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Comcast Corp. – ‘10-K’ for 12/31/21 – ‘EX-101.DEF’

On: Wednesday, 2/2/22, at 3:15pm ET · For: 12/31/21 · Accession #: 1166691-22-9 · File #: 1-32871

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

 2/02/22  Comcast Corp.                     10-K       12/31/21  106:17M

Annual Report — Form 10-K

Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: 10-K        Annual Report                                       HTML   1.63M 
 2: EX-4.15     Instrument Defining the Rights of Security Holders  HTML    257K 
 3: EX-10.2     Material Contract                                   HTML    506K 
 4: EX-10.3     Material Contract                                   HTML    118K 
 5: EX-10.6     Material Contract                                   HTML    162K 
 6: EX-21       Subsidiaries List                                   HTML     44K 
 7: EX-23       Consent of Expert or Counsel                        HTML     28K 
 8: EX-31       Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     36K 
 9: EX-32       Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     29K 
15: R1          Cover                                               HTML    121K 
16: R2          Audit Information                                   HTML     32K 
17: R3          Consolidated Statement of Income                    HTML    107K 
18: R4          Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income      HTML     64K 
19: R5          Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income      HTML     37K 
                (Parenthetical)                                                  
20: R6          Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows                HTML    114K 
21: R7          Consolidated Balance Sheet                          HTML    155K 
22: R8          Consolidated Balance Sheet (Parenthetical)          HTML     45K 
23: R9          Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity         HTML    119K 
24: R10         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML     40K 
25: R11         Segment Information                                 HTML    142K 
26: R12         Revenue                                             HTML    125K 
27: R13         Programming and Production Costs                    HTML     64K 
28: R14         Income Taxes                                        HTML    115K 
29: R15         Long-Term Debt                                      HTML     66K 
30: R16         Significant Transactions                            HTML     34K 
31: R17         Investments                                         HTML     66K 
32: R18         Property and Equipment                              HTML     54K 
33: R19         Goodwill and Intangible Assets                      HTML     99K 
34: R20         Employee Benefit Plans                              HTML     41K 
35: R21         Equity                                              HTML     66K 
36: R22         Share-Based Compensation                            HTML     60K 
37: R23         Supplemental Financial Information                  HTML     46K 
38: R24         Commitments and Contingencies                       HTML     51K 
39: R25         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML    142K 
                (Policies)                                                       
40: R26         Segment Information (Tables)                        HTML    152K 
41: R27         Revenue (Tables)                                    HTML    108K 
42: R28         Programming and Production Costs (Tables)           HTML     59K 
43: R29         Income Taxes (Tables)                               HTML    117K 
44: R30         Long-Term Debt (Tables)                             HTML     57K 
45: R31         Investments (Tables)                                HTML     51K 
46: R32         Property and Equipment (Tables)                     HTML     52K 
47: R33         Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Tables)             HTML     95K 
48: R34         Employee Benefit Plans (Tables)                     HTML     34K 
49: R35         Equity (Tables)                                     HTML     61K 
50: R36         Share-Based Compensation (Tables)                   HTML     62K 
51: R37         Supplemental Financial Information (Tables)         HTML     43K 
52: R38         Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)              HTML     46K 
53: R39         Segment Information - Narrative (Details)           HTML     38K 
54: R40         Segment Information - Financial Data (Details)      HTML     80K 
55: R41         Segment Information - Intersegment Revenue          HTML     55K 
                (Details)                                                        
56: R42         Segment Information - Reconciliation of Adjusted    HTML     49K 
                EBITDA from Segment to Consolidated Statements                   
                (Details)                                                        
57: R43         Revenue - Disaggregation of Revenue (Details)       HTML     89K 
58: R44         Revenue - Revenue by Geographic Location (Details)  HTML     42K 
59: R45         Revenue - Narrative (Details)                       HTML     70K 
60: R46         Revenue - Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet      HTML     42K 
                (Details)                                                        
61: R47         Revenue - Changes in the Allowance for Doubtful     HTML     35K 
                Accounts (Details)                                               
62: R48         Programming and Production Costs - Programming and  HTML     41K 
                Production Expense (Details)                                     
63: R49         Programming and Production Costs - Capitalized      HTML     39K 
                Film and Television Costs (Details)                              
64: R50         Programming and Production Costs - Estimated        HTML     46K 
                Future Amortization Expense for Capitalized Film                 
                and Television Costs (Details)                                   
65: R51         Programming and Production Costs (Narrative)        HTML     31K 
                (Details)                                                        
66: R52         Income Taxes - Income Before Income Taxes           HTML     37K 
                (Details)                                                        
67: R53         Income Taxes - Components of Income Tax Expense     HTML     56K 
                (Details)                                                        
68: R54         Income Taxes - Federal Statutory (Details)          HTML     50K 
69: R55         Income Taxes - Components of Net Deferred Tax       HTML     51K 
                Liability (Details)                                              
70: R56         Income Taxes - Changes in the Valuation Allowance   HTML     34K 
                for Deferred Tax Assets (Details)                                
71: R57         Income Taxes - Narrative (Details)                  HTML     39K 
72: R58         Income Taxes - Reconciliation of Unrecognized Tax   HTML     42K 
                Benefits (Details)                                               
73: R59         Long-Term Debt - Schedule of Debt Outstanding       HTML     71K 
                (Details)                                                        
74: R60         Long-Term Debt - Narrative (Details)                HTML     75K 
75: R61         Long-Term Debt - Debt Maturities (Details)          HTML     44K 
76: R62         Significant Transactions (Details)                  HTML     67K 
77: R63         Investments - Investment and Other Income (Loss),   HTML     37K 
                Net (Details)                                                    
78: R64         Investments - Schedule of Investments (Details)     HTML     45K 
79: R65         Investments - Equity Method Investments (Details)   HTML     97K 
80: R66         Investments - Other Investments (Details)           HTML     37K 
81: R67         Property and Equipment (Details)                    HTML     57K 
82: R68         Goodwill and Intangible Assets - Change in          HTML     68K 
                Goodwill (Details)                                               
83: R69         Goodwill and Intangible Assets - Intangible Assets  HTML     52K 
                (Details)                                                        
84: R70         Goodwill and Intangible Assets - Narrative          HTML     35K 
                (Details)                                                        
85: R71         Goodwill and Intangible Assets - Amortization of    HTML     39K 
                Intangible Assets (Details)                                      
86: R72         Employee Benefit Plans - Deferred Compensation      HTML     32K 
                Plans (Details)                                                  
87: R73         Employee Benefit Plans - Narrative (Details)        HTML     32K 
88: R74         Equity - Narrative (Details)                        HTML     34K 
89: R75         Equity (Changes in Common Stock) (Details)          HTML     45K 
90: R76         Equity (Weighted Average Common Shares              HTML     35K 
                Outstanding) (Details)                                           
91: R77         Equity (Components of Accumulated Other             HTML     39K 
                Comprehensive Income (Loss)) (Details)                           
92: R78         Share-Based Compensation - Recognized Share-Based   HTML     37K 
                Compensation Expense (Details)                                   
93: R79         Share-Based Compensation - Narrative (Details)      HTML     44K 
94: R80         Share-Based Compensation - Stock Options and        HTML     45K 
                Restricted Share Units (Details)                                 
95: R81         Share-Based Compensation - Restricted Share Units   HTML     47K 
                and Stock Option Fair Value (Details)                            
96: R82         Supplemental Financial Information - Cash Payments  HTML     32K 
                for Interest and Income Taxes (Details)                          
97: R83         Supplemental Financial Information - Noncash        HTML     34K 
                Investing and Financing Activities (Details)                     
98: R84         Supplemental Financial Information - Cash, Cash     HTML     40K 
                Equivalents and Restricted Cash (Details)                        
99: R85         Commitments and Contingencies (Narrative)           HTML     50K 
                (Details)                                                        
100: R86         Commitments and Contingencies - Summary of          HTML     40K  
                Operating Lease Assets and Liabilities Recorded in               
                the Consolidated Balance Sheets (Details)                        
101: R87         Commitments and Contingencies - Summary of Future   HTML     46K  
                Minimum Rental Commitments for Operating Leases                  
                (Details)                                                        
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