Supplemental Disclosures

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

(11)	Supplemental Disclosures

Other Income

After its launch in March 2014, the Amazonas 4A communications satellite experienced an anomaly during in-orbit testing. Operating results for the first nine months of 2014 included a loss of approximately $10 million attributable to the anomaly investigation costs and the loss of performance incentives. In the first nine months of 2014, the company recorded insurance income of $12 million in "interest income and other, net," pertaining to this incident, all of which was collected in the third quarter of 2014.

Income Taxes

The company's effective tax rates were 36.1% and 36.4% for the first nine months of 2014 and 2013, respectively.