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  As Of               Filer                 Filing    For·On·As Docs:Size

11/04/21  ViacomCBS Inc.                    10-Q        9/30/21  102:12M

Quarterly Report   —   Form 10-Q

Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

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 2: EX-10.A     Material Contract                                   HTML    115K 
 3: EX-10.B     Material Contract                                   HTML     81K 
 4: EX-10.C     Material Contract                                   HTML    118K 
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11: EX-32.B     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     26K 
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24: R7          Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows               HTML     31K 
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26: R9          Basis of Presentation                               HTML     67K 
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29: R12         Restructuring. Impairment, and Other Corporate      HTML    120K 
                Matters                                                          
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31: R14         Revenues                                            HTML     52K 
32: R15         Debt                                                HTML     84K 
33: R16         Financial Instruments and Fair Value Measurements   HTML     62K 
34: R17         Stockholders' Equity                                HTML     73K 
35: R18         Stock-based Compensation                            HTML     45K 
36: R19         Income Taxes                                        HTML     34K 
37: R20         Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits           HTML     63K 
38: R21         Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests                 HTML     36K 
39: R22         Reportable Segments                                 HTML    128K 
40: R23         Commitments and Contingencies                       HTML     50K 
41: R24         Supplemental Financial Information                  HTML     52K 
42: R25         Basis of Presentation (Policies)                    HTML     39K 
43: R26         Basis of Presentation (Tables)                      HTML     57K 
44: R27         Dispositions (Tables)                               HTML     74K 
45: R28         Programming and Other Inventory (Tables)            HTML     87K 
46: R29         Restructuring. Impairment, and Other Corporate      HTML     66K 
                Matters (Tables)                                                 
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48: R31         Revenues (Tables)                                   HTML     43K 
49: R32         Debt (Tables)                                       HTML     74K 
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                (Tables)                                                         
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52: R35         Stock-based Compensation (Tables)                   HTML     45K 
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55: R38         Reportable Segments (Tables)                        HTML    127K 
56: R39         Supplemental Financial Information (Tables)         HTML     56K 
57: R40         Basis of Presentation - Narrative (Details)         HTML     49K 
58: R41         Basis of Presentation - Schedule of earnings per    HTML     61K 
                share, basic and diluted (Details)                               
59: R42         Basis of Presentation - Reconciliation from Basic   HTML     34K 
                to Diluted Shares (Details)                                      
60: R43         Dispositions - Narrative (Details)                  HTML     50K 
61: R44         Dispositions - Schedule of Discontinued             HTML     59K 
                Operations, Net Earnings (Details)                               
62: R45         Dispositions - Schedule of Discontinued             HTML     64K 
                Operations, Assets and Liabilities (Details)                     
63: R46         Programming and Other Inventory - Programming       HTML     58K 
                Inventory (Details)                                              
64: R47         Programming and Other Inventory - Programming and   HTML     34K 
                Production Costs (Details)                                       
65: R48         Programming and Other Inventory - Narrative         HTML     33K 
                (Details)                                                        
66: R49         Restructuring. Impairment, and Other Corporate      HTML     44K 
                Matters - Restructuring. Impairment, and Other                   
                Corporate Matters (Details)                                      
67: R50         Restructuring. Impairment, and Other Corporate      HTML     47K 
                Matters - Narrative (Details)                                    
68: R51         Restructuring. Impairment, and Other Corporate      HTML     63K 
                Matters - Rollforward (Details)                                  
69: R52         Related Parties - Narrative (Details)               HTML     36K 
70: R53         Related Parties - Schedule of Related Party         HTML     39K 
                Transactions (Details)                                           
71: R54         Revenues - Schedule of Disaggregation of Revenue    HTML     42K 
                (Details)                                                        
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                (Details)                                                        
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                Previous Periods (Details)                                       
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77: R60         Debt - Narrative (Details)                          HTML     54K 
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80: R63         Debt - Other Bank Borrowings Narrative (Details)    HTML     37K 
81: R64         Financial Instruments and Fair Value Measurements   HTML     58K 
                - Narrative (Details)                                            
82: R65         Financial Instruments and Fair Value Measurements   HTML     30K 
                - Gain (Losses) Recognized on Derivative Financial               
                Instruments (Details)                                            
83: R66         Financial Instruments and Fair Value Measurements   HTML     40K 
                - Fair Value of Assets and Liabilities (Details)                 
84: R67         Stockholders' Equity - Stock Offerings (Details)    HTML     44K 
85: R68         Stockholders' Equity - Mandatory Convertible        HTML     44K 
                Preferred Stock (Details)                                        
86: R69         Stockholders' Equity - Dividends (Details)          HTML     39K 
87: R70         Stockholders' Equity - Accumulated Other            HTML     53K 
                Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Details)                            
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89: R72         Income Taxes (Details)                              HTML     45K 
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                (Details)                                                        
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92: R75         Reportable Segments - Revenues (Details)            HTML     73K 
93: R76         Reportable Segments - Operating Income (Loss)       HTML    123K 
                (Details)                                                        
94: R77         Reportable Segments - Assets (Details)              HTML     47K 
95: R78         Commitments and Contingencies (Details)             HTML     65K 
96: R79         Supplemental Financial Information - Supplemental   HTML     37K 
                Cash Flow Information (Details)                                  
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                Interest Entities (Details)                                      
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                (Details)                                                        
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