1.0.0.3 false Acquisitions false 1 $ false false Unit_1 Divide http://www.xbrl.org/2003/iso4217 USD iso4217 http://www.xbrl.org/2003/instance shares xbrli 0 Unit_2 Standard http://www.xbrl.org/2003/instance shares xbrli 0 Unit_5 Standard http://www.xbrl.org/2003/iso4217 USD iso4217 0 2 Acquisitions [Abstract] 0 dtv_AcquisitionsAbstract dtv false na duration string Acquisitions false false false false false true false false false 1 false false 0 0 false false Acquisitions false 3 Acquisitions 1 us-gaap_BusinessCombinationDisclosureTextBlock us-gaap true na duration string No definition available. false false false false false false false false false 1 false false 0 0 <div> <div><div><div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <div> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 10pt; margin: 12pt 0in; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"><b>Note 10: Acquisitions</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 10pt; margin: 0in 0in 12pt 0.75in; text-indent: -0.25in; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"><i>Home Services Providers</i></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 10pt; margin: 0in 0in 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"><i>180 Connect.</i><font class="_mt">  On July 8, 2008, we acquired 100% of 180 Connect Inc.’s outstanding common stock and exchangeable shares. Simultaneously, in a separate transaction, UniTek USA, LLC acquired 100% of 180 Connect’s cable service operating unit and operations in certain of our installation services markets in exchange for satellite installation operations in certain markets and $7 million in cash. These transactions provide us with control over a significant portion of DIRECTV U.S.’ home service provider network. We paid $91 million in cash, net of the $7 million we received from UniTek USA, for the acquisition, including the equity purchase price, repayment of assumed debt and related transaction costs.</font></p> <p><font class="_mt" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">We accounted for the 180 Connect acquisition using the purchase method of accounting, and began consolidating the results from the date of acquisition. The September 30, 2009 consolidated financial statements reflect the final allocation of the $91 million net purchase price to assets acquired and the liabilities assumed based on their estimated fair values at the date of acquisition using information currently available. The assets acquired included approximately $5 million in cash. The excess of the purchase price over the estimated fair values of the net assets has been recorded as goodwill. We currently expect that $28 million of the recorded goodwill will be deductible for tax purposes.</font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 10pt; margin: 0in 0in 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">The following table sets forth the final allocation of the purchase price to the 180 Connect net assets acquired on July 8, 2008 (dollars in millions):</p>  <div align="center"> <table class="MsoNormalTable" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; border-collapse: separate;" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"> <tr> <td style="padding-right: 0.05in; border-top: 0px; padding-left: 0.05in; padding-bottom: 0in; width: 91.18%; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top" width="91%"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 10pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 10pt; text-indent: -10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; white-space: nowrap;">Total current assets<font class="_mt">.........................................................................................................................................</font></p> </td> <td style="padding-right: 0.05in; border-top: 0px; padding-left: 0.05in; padding-bottom: 0in; width: 8.82%; padding-top: 0in;" valign="bottom" width="8%"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 10pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right;" align="right">$18</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="padding-right: 0.05in; border-top: 0px; padding-left: 0.05in; padding-bottom: 0in; width: 91.18%; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top" width="91%"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 10pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 10pt; text-indent: -10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; white-space: nowrap;">Property and equipment<font class="_mt">................................................................................................................................</font></p> </td> <td style="padding-right: 0.05in; border-top: 0px; padding-left: 0.05in; padding-bottom: 0in; width: 8.82%; padding-top: 0in;" valign="bottom" width="8%"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 10pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right;" align="right">16</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="padding-right: 0.05in; border-top: 0px; padding-left: 0.05in; padding-bottom: 0in; width: 91.18%; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top" width="91%"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 10pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 10pt; text-indent: -10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; white-space: nowrap;">Goodwill<font class="_mt">............................................................................................................................................................</font></p> </td> <td style="padding-right: 0.05in; border-top: 0px; padding-left: 0.05in; padding-bottom: 0in; width: 8.82%; padding-top: 0in;" valign="bottom" width="8%"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 10pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right;" align="right">97</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="padding-right: 0.05in; border-top: 0px; padding-left: 0.05in; padding-bottom: 0in; width: 91.18%; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top" width="91%"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 10pt; margin: 0in 0in 1pt 10pt; text-indent: -10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; white-space: nowrap;">Investments and other assets<font class="_mt">........................................................................................................................</font></p> </td> <td style="padding-right: 0.05in; border-top: 0px; padding-left: 0.05in; padding-bottom: 0in; width: 8.82%; padding-top: 0in;" valign="bottom" width="8%"> <div style="border-right: medium none; padding-right: 0in; border-top: medium none; padding-left: 0in; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: medium none; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border-right: medium none; padding-right: 0in; border-top: medium none; padding-left: 0in; font-size: 10pt; padding-bottom: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 1pt; border-left: medium none; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: medium none; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; text-align: right;" align="right">51</p> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="padding-right: 0.05in; border-top: 0px; padding-left: 0.05in; padding-bottom: 0in; width: 91.18%; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top" width="91%"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 10pt; margin: 0in 0in 2pt 10pt; text-indent: -10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; white-space: nowrap;">Total assets acquired<font class="_mt">......................................................................................................................................</font></p> </td> <td style="padding-right: 0.05in; border-top: 0px; padding-left: 0.05in; padding-bottom: 0in; width: 8.82%; padding-top: 0in;" valign="bottom" width="8%"> <div style="border-right: medium none; padding-right: 0in; border-top: medium none; padding-left: 0in; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: medium none; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: windowtext 1.5pt double;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border-right: medium none; padding-right: 0in; border-top: medium none; padding-left: 0in; font-size: 10pt; padding-bottom: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 2pt; border-left: medium none; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: medium none; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; text-align: right;" align="right">$182</p> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="padding-right: 0.05in; border-top: 0px; padding-left: 0.05in; padding-bottom: 0in; width: 91.18%; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top" width="91%"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 10pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 10pt; text-indent: -10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; white-space: nowrap;">Total current liabilities<font class="_mt">....................................................................................................................................</font></p> </td> <td style="padding-right: 0.05in; border-top: 0px; padding-left: 0.05in; padding-bottom: 0in; width: 8.82%; padding-top: 0in;" valign="bottom" width="8%"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 10pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right;" align="right">$83</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="padding-right: 0.05in; border-top: 0px; padding-left: 0.05in; padding-bottom: 0in; width: 91.18%; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top" width="91%"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 10pt; margin: 0in 0in 1pt 10pt; text-indent: -10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; white-space: nowrap;">Other liabilities<font class="_mt">.................................................................................................................................................</font></p> </td> <td style="padding-right: 0.05in; border-top: 0px; padding-left: 0.05in; padding-bottom: 0in; width: 8.82%; padding-top: 0in;" valign="bottom" width="8%"> <div style="border-right: medium none; padding-right: 0in; border-top: medium none; padding-left: 0in; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: medium none; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border-right: medium none; padding-right: 0in; border-top: medium none; padding-left: 0in; font-size: 10pt; padding-bottom: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 1pt; border-left: medium none; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: medium none; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; text-align: right;" align="right">8</p> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="padding-right: 0.05in; border-top: 0px; padding-left: 0.05in; padding-bottom: 0in; width: 91.18%; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top" width="91%"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 10pt; margin: 0in 0in 2pt 10pt; text-indent: -10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; white-space: nowrap;">Total liabilities assumed<font class="_mt">.................................................................................................................................</font></p> </td> <td style="padding-right: 0.05in; border-top: 0px; padding-left: 0.05in; padding-bottom: 0in; width: 8.82%; padding-top: 0in;" valign="bottom" width="8%"> <div style="border-right: medium none; padding-right: 0in; border-top: medium none; padding-left: 0in; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: medium none; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: windowtext 1.5pt double;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border-right: medium none; padding-right: 0in; border-top: medium none; padding-left: 0in; font-size: 10pt; padding-bottom: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 2pt; border-left: medium none; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: medium none; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; text-align: right;" align="right">$91</p> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="padding-right: 0.05in; border-top: 0px; padding-left: 0.05in; padding-bottom: 0in; width: 91.18%; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top" width="91%"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 10pt; margin: 0in 0in 2pt 20pt; text-indent: -10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; white-space: nowrap;">Net assets acquired<font class="_mt">.....................................................................................................................................</font></p> </td> <td style="padding-right: 0.05in; border-top: 0px; padding-left: 0.05in; padding-bottom: 0in; width: 8.82%; padding-top: 0in;" valign="bottom" width="8%"> <div style="border-right: medium none; padding-right: 0in; border-top: medium none; padding-left: 0in; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: medium none; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: windowtext 1.5pt double;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border-right: medium none; padding-right: 0in; border-top: medium none; padding-left: 0in; font-size: 10pt; padding-bottom: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 2pt; border-left: medium none; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: medium none; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; text-align: right;" align="right">$91</p> </div> </td> </tr> </table> </div>  <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 10pt; margin: 12pt 0in; text-indent: 0.5in; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">The following selected unaudited pro forma information is being provided to present a summary of the combined results of The DIRECTV Group and 180 Connect for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008 as if the acquisition had occurred as of the beginning of the period, giving effect to purchase accounting adjustments. The pro forma data is presented for informational purposes only and may not necessarily reflect the results of our operations had 180 Connect operated as part of us for the period presented, nor are they necessarily indicative of the results of future operations. The pro forma information excludes the effect of non-recurring charges.</p> <div align="center"> <table class="MsoNormalTable" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; border-collapse: separate;" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"> <tr> <td style="padding-right: 0.05in; border-top: 0px; padding-left: 0.05in; padding-bottom: 0in; width: 61.62%; padding-top: 0in;" valign="bottom" width="61%"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 10pt; margin: 0in 0in 1pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; white-space: nowrap; text-align: center;" align="center">  </p> </td> <td style="padding-right: 0.05in; border-top: 0px; padding-left: 0.05in; padding-bottom: 0in; width: 20.26%; padding-top: 0in;" valign="bottom" width="20%"> <div style="border-right: medium none; padding-right: 0in; border-top: medium none; padding-left: 0in; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: medium none; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border-right: medium none; padding-right: 0in; border-top: medium none; padding-left: 0in; font-size: 10pt; padding-bottom: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 1pt; border-left: medium none; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: medium none; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; text-align: center;" align="center"><b><font class="_mt" style="font-size: 8pt;">Three Months Ended<br /> September 30,</font></b></p> </div> </td> <td style="padding-right: 0.05in; border-top: 0px; padding-left: 0.05in; padding-bottom: 0in; width: 18.12%; padding-top: 0in;" valign="bottom" width="18%"> <div style="border-right: medium none; padding-right: 0in; border-top: medium none; padding-left: 0in; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: medium none; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border-right: medium none; padding-right: 0in; border-top: medium none; padding-left: 0in; font-size: 10pt; padding-bottom: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 1pt; border-left: medium none; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: medium none; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; text-align: center;" align="center"><b><font class="_mt" style="font-size: 8pt;">Nine Month Ended<br /> September 30,</font></b></p> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="padding-right: 0.05in; border-top: 0px; padding-left: 0.05in; padding-bottom: 0in; width: 61.62%; padding-top: 0in;" valign="bottom" width="61%"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 10pt; margin: 0in 0in 1pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; white-space: nowrap; text-align: center;" align="center">  </p> </td> <td style="padding-right: 0.05in; border-top: 0px; padding-left: 0.05in; padding-bottom: 0in; width: 20.26%; padding-top: 0in;" valign="bottom" width="20%"> <div style="border-right: medium none; padding-right: 0in; border-top: medium none; padding-left: 0in; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: medium none; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border-right: medium none; padding-right: 0in; border-top: medium none; padding-left: 0in; font-size: 10pt; padding-bottom: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 1pt; border-left: medium none; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: medium none; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; text-align: center;" align="center"><b><font class="_mt" style="font-size: 8pt;">2008</font></b></p> </div> </td> <td style="padding-right: 0.05in; border-top: 0px; padding-left: 0.05in; padding-bottom: 0in; width: 18.12%; padding-top: 0in;" valign="bottom" width="18%"> <div style="border-right: medium none; padding-right: 0in; border-top: medium none; padding-left: 0in; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: medium none; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="border-right: medium none; padding-right: 0in; border-top: medium none; padding-left: 0in; font-size: 10pt; padding-bottom: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 1pt; border-left: medium none; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: medium none; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; text-align: center;" align="center"><b><font class="_mt" style="font-size: 8pt;">2008</font></b></p> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="padding-right: 0.05in; border-top: 0px; padding-left: 0.05in; padding-bottom: 0in; width: 61.62%; padding-top: 0in;" valign="bottom" width="61%"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 10pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; white-space: nowrap; text-align: center;" align="center">  </p> </td> <td style="padding-right: 0.05in; border-top: 0px; padding-left: 0.05in; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-top: 0in;" valign="bottom" colspan="2"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 10pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; white-space: nowrap; text-align: center;" align="center"><b><font class="_mt" style="font-size: 8pt;">(Dollars in Millions, Except<br /> Per Share Amounts)</font></b></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="padding-right: 0.05in; border-top: 0px; padding-left: 0.05in; padding-bottom: 0in; width: 61.62%; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top" width="61%"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 10pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 10pt; text-indent: -10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; white-space: nowrap;" align="left">Revenues</p> </td> <td style="padding-right: 0.05in; border-top: 0px; padding-left: 0.05in; padding-bottom: 0in; width: 20.26%; padding-top: 0in;" valign="bottom" width="20%"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 10pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right;" align="left">$4,981</p> </td> <td style="padding-right: 0.05in; border-top: 0px; padding-left: 0.05in; padding-bottom: 0in; width: 18.12%; padding-top: 0in;" valign="bottom" width="18%"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 10pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right;" align="left">$14,379</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="padding-right: 0.05in; border-top: 0px; padding-left: 0.05in; padding-bottom: 0in; width: 61.62%; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top" width="61%"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 10pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 10pt; text-indent: -10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; white-space: nowrap;" align="left">Net income attributable to The DIRECTV Group, Inc.</p> </td> <td style="padding-right: 0.05in; border-top: 0px; padding-left: 0.05in; padding-bottom: 0in; width: 20.26%; padding-top: 0in;" valign="bottom" width="20%"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 10pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right;" align="left">363</p> </td> <td style="padding-right: 0.05in; border-top: 0px; padding-left: 0.05in; padding-bottom: 0in; width: 18.12%; padding-top: 0in;" valign="bottom" width="18%"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 10pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right;" align="left">1,147</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="padding-right: 0.05in; border-top: 0px; padding-left: 0.05in; padding-bottom: 0in; width: 61.62%; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top" width="61%"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 10pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 10pt; text-indent: -10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; white-space: nowrap;" align="left">Basic earnings per common share attributable to The DIRECTV Group, Inc</p> </td> <td style="padding-right: 0.05in; border-top: 0px; padding-left: 0.05in; padding-bottom: 0in; width: 20.26%; padding-top: 0in;" valign="bottom" width="20%"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 10pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right;" align="left">0.33</p> </td> <td style="padding-right: 0.05in; border-top: 0px; padding-left: 0.05in; padding-bottom: 0in; width: 18.12%; padding-top: 0in;" valign="bottom" width="18%"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 10pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right;" align="left">1.01</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="padding-right: 0.05in; border-top: 0px; padding-left: 0.05in; padding-bottom: 0in; width: 61.62%; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top" width="61%"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 10pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 10pt; text-indent: -10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; white-space: nowrap;" align="left">Diluted earnings per common share attributable to The DIRECTV Group, Inc</p> </td> <td style="padding-right: 0.05in; border-top: 0px; padding-left: 0.05in; padding-bottom: 0in; width: 20.26%; padding-top: 0in;" valign="bottom" width="20%"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 10pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right;" align="right">0.33</p> </td> <td style="padding-right: 0.05in; border-top: 0px; padding-left: 0.05in; padding-bottom: 0in; width: 18.12%; padding-top: 0in;" valign="bottom" width="18%"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 10pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; white-space: nowrap; text-align: right;" align="right">1.01</p> </td> </tr> </table> </div>  <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 10pt; margin: 12pt 0in; text-indent: 0.5in; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">  </p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div></div></div> </div> Note 10: Acquisitions Home Services Providers 180 Connect.  On July 8, 2008, we acquired 100% of 180 Connect Inc.’s outstanding false false No definition available. 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