v3.7.0.1
Additional Financial Information (Details) - USD ($)
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3 Months Ended |
6 Months Ended |
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| Cash Flows [Abstract] |
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| Cash payments made for interest |
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$ (543,000,000)
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$ (676,000,000)
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| Interest income received |
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38,000,000
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82,000,000
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| Cash interest payments, net |
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(505,000,000)
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(594,000,000)
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| Cash payments made for income taxes |
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(810,000,000)
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(686,000,000)
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| Income tax refunds received |
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19,000,000
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18,000,000
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| Cash tax payments, net |
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(791,000,000)
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(668,000,000)
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| Interest Expense, Net [Abstract] |
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| Interest income |
$ 57,000,000
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$ 56,000,000
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106,000,000
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119,000,000
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| Interest expense |
(306,000,000)
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(348,000,000)
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(614,000,000)
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(695,000,000)
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| Total interest expense, net |
(249,000,000)
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(292,000,000)
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(508,000,000)
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(576,000,000)
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| Other Income (Loss), Net [Abstract] |
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| Investment gains, net |
96,000,000
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47,000,000
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255,000,000
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36,000,000
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| Loss on equity method investees |
(19,000,000)
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(168,000,000)
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(95,000,000)
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(202,000,000)
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| Other |
(6,000,000)
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(10,000,000)
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(13,000,000)
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(5,000,000)
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| Total other income (loss), net |
71,000,000
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(131,000,000)
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147,000,000
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(171,000,000)
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| Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities [Abstract] |
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| Accounts payable |
534,000,000
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534,000,000
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$ 527,000,000
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| Other accrued expenses |
1,442,000,000
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1,442,000,000
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1,878,000,000
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| Participations payable |
2,601,000,000
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2,601,000,000
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2,525,000,000
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| Programming costs payable |
837,000,000
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837,000,000
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776,000,000
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| Accrued compensation |
799,000,000
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799,000,000
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1,004,000,000
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| Accrued interest |
352,000,000
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352,000,000
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320,000,000
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| Accrued dividends |
316,000,000
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316,000,000
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0
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| Accrued income taxes |
150,000,000
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150,000,000
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162,000,000
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| Total accounts payable and accrued liabilities |
7,031,000,000
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7,031,000,000
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7,192,000,000
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| Other Noncurrent Liabilities [Abstract] |
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| Noncurrent tax and interest reserves |
1,642,000,000
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1,642,000,000
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1,567,000,000
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| Participations payable |
1,805,000,000
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1,805,000,000
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1,780,000,000
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| Programming costs payable |
702,000,000
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702,000,000
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827,000,000
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| Noncurrent pension and post-retirement liabilities |
1,005,000,000
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1,005,000,000
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954,000,000
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| Deferred compensation |
494,000,000
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494,000,000
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491,000,000
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| Other noncurrent liabilities |
649,000,000
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649,000,000
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722,000,000
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| Total other noncurrent liabilities |
6,297,000,000
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6,297,000,000
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$ 6,341,000,000
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| Collaborative Arrangements and Non-collaborative Arrangement Transactions [Line Items] |
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| Collaborative arrangement, income statement classifications and amounts, costs of revenue |
43,000,000
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$ 45,000,000
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136,000,000
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$ 118,000,000
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| Maximum |
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| Collaborative Arrangements and Non-collaborative Arrangement Transactions [Line Items] |
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| Collaborative arrangement, shortfall |
45,000,000
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45,000,000
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| Minimum |
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| Collaborative Arrangements and Non-collaborative Arrangement Transactions [Line Items] |
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| Collaborative arrangement, shortfall |
$ 30,000,000
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$ 30,000,000
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