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Discovery, Inc. – ‘10-K’ for 12/31/19 – ‘EX-18’

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 2/27/20  Discovery, Inc.                   10-K       12/31/19  196:42M

Annual Report   —   Form 10-K   —   Sect. 13 / 15(d) – SEA’34
Filing Table of Contents

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 7: EX-21       Subsidiaries List                                   HTML    109K 
 8: EX-23       Consent of Experts or Counsel                       HTML     51K 
 6: EX-18       Letter re: Change in Accounting Principles          HTML     53K 
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10: EX-31.2     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     60K 
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90: R8          Description of Business and Basis of Presentation   HTML     58K 
29: R9          Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML    149K 
143: R10         Acquisitions and Dispositions                       HTML    216K  
168: R11         Investments                                         HTML    154K  
104: R12         Fair Value Measurements                             HTML    156K  
39: R13         Content Rights                                      HTML     95K 
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170: R15         Debt                                                HTML    145K  
106: R16         Leases                                              HTML    214K  
41: R17         Derivative Financial Instruments                    HTML    242K 
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63: R20         Noncontrolling Interest                             HTML    104K 
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27: R59         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML     54K 
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52: R63         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML     66K 
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75: R66         Acquisitions and Dispositions (Lifestyle Business)  HTML     98K 
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                Interactive, Inc. ("Scripps Networks")) (Details)                
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                Acquisition of Scripps Networks Consideration)                   
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                Combinations) (Details)                                          
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                Determinable Fair Values Assessed Under the                      
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161: R88         Fair Value Measurements (Narrative) (Details)       HTML     54K  
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                Intangible Assets Not Subject to Amortization)                   
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                Analysis) (Details)                                              
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86: R104        Leases (Narrative) (Details)                        HTML     67K 
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88: R108        Leases (Maturities of Lease Liabilities) (Details)  HTML     93K 
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                Derivative Instruments, Fair Value) (Details)                    
193: R112        Derivative Financial Instruments (Schedule of       HTML     86K  
                Income and Comprehensive Income (Loss) Impact of                 
                Items Designated as Cash Flow Hedges) (Details)                  
125: R113        Derivative Financial Instruments (Schedule of       HTML     68K  
                Comprehensive Income (Loss) Impact of Items                      
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                Pre-Tax Impact of Items Designated as Fair Value                 
                Hedges) (Details)                                                
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                Pre-Tax Impact of Items not Designated as Hedges)                
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191: R116        Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests (Schedule of    HTML     64K  
                Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest Balances)                     
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                Changes in Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest)                   
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56: R118        Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests (Narrative)     HTML     89K 
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                Adjustments) (Details)                                           
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                Performance Obligations) (Details)                               
30: R126        Revenues (Contract Balances) (Details)              HTML     55K 
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                Assumptions) (Details)                                           
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                Segment) (Details)                                               
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                Reconciliation) (Details)                                        
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                Assets and Liabilities in Statement of Financial                 
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                Carryforwards) (Details)                                         
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‘EX-18’   —   Letter re: Change in Accounting Principles


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February 27, 2020


Board of Directors
Discovery, Inc.
8403 Colesville Road
Silver Spring, MD 20910

Dear Directors:

We are providing this letter to you for inclusion as an exhibit to Discovery, Inc.’s (the “Company”) Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019 (the “Form 10-K”) pursuant to Item 601 of Regulation S-K.

We have audited the consolidated financial statements included in the Form 10-K and issued our report thereon dated February 27, 2020. Note 2 to the financial statements describes a change in accounting principle to change the goodwill impairment date from November 30th to October 1st. It should be understood that the preferability of one acceptable method of accounting over another for the date of the goodwill impairment assessment has not been addressed in any authoritative accounting literature, and in expressing our concurrence below we have relied on management’s determination that this change in accounting principle is preferable. Based on our reading of management’s stated reasons and justification for this change in accounting principle in the Form 10-K, and our discussions with management as to their judgment about the relevant business planning factors relating to the change, we concur with management that such change represents, in the Company’s circumstances, a change to a preferable accounting principle in conformity with Accounting Standards Codification 250, Accounting Changes and Error Corrections.

Very truly yours,



/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
McLean, Virginia






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