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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2018
Accounting Policies [Abstract]  
Summary of assets and liabilities measured at fair value
Our assets and liabilities measured at fair value were as follows:
 
March 31, 2018
 
December 31, 2017
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
Total Fair
Value
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
Total Fair
Value
Assets:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Pandora Media, Inc. (“Pandora”) - investment (a)

 
$
511,847

 

 
$
511,847

 

 
480,472

 

 
$
480,472

Liabilities:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Debt (b)

 
$
6,756,559

 

 
$
6,756,559

 

 
$
6,987,473

 

 
$
6,987,473

(a)
During the year ended December 31, 2017, Sirius XM completed a $480,000 investment in Pandora. We have elected the fair value option to account for this investment. Refer to Note 10 for information on this transaction.
(b)
The fair value for non-publicly traded debt is based upon estimates from a market maker and brokerage firm.  Refer to Note 11 for information related to the carrying value of our debt as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017.
Schedule of new ASU adoption impact on financial statements
 
Balance at
December 31, 2017
 
Adjustments Due to ASU 2014-09
 
Adjustments Due to ASU 2018-02
 
Balance at
January 1, 2018
Balance Sheet
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
$
129,669

 
$
8,262

 
$

 
$
137,931

Other long-term assets
118,671

 
2,576

 

 
121,247

Deferred tax assets
505,528

 
(5,915
)
 

 
499,613

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
794,341

 
32,399

 

 
826,740

Current portion of deferred revenue
1,881,825

 
(41,902
)
 

 
1,839,923

Deferred revenue
174,579

 
(3,990
)
 

 
170,589

 
 
 
 
 

 
 
Equity:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Accumulated deficit
(3,243,473
)
 
18,416

 
(4,013
)
 
(3,229,070
)
AOCI, net of tax
18,407

 

 
4,013

 
22,420

The following table illustrates the impact that adopting ASU 2014-09 has had on our reported results in the unaudited consolidated statement of comprehensive income. The adoption of ASU 2018-02 did not impact our unaudited consolidated statement of comprehensive income.
 
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2018
 
As Reported
 
Impact of Adopting ASU 2014-09
 
Balances Without Adoption of ASU 2014-09
Income Statement
 
 
 
 
 
Revenues
 
 
 
 
 
Subscriber revenue
$
1,117,084

 
$
24,392

 
$
1,141,476

 
 
 
 
 
 
Expenses
 
 
 
 
 
Revenue share and royalties
310,132

 
22,069

 
332,201

Subscriber acquisition costs
122,693

 
1,046

 
123,739

Income tax expense
(80,249
)
 
(277
)
 
(80,526
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net Income
$
289,441

 
$
1,000

 
$
290,441