| Inventories and Theatrical Film and Television Production Costs [Table Text Block] |
The following table summarizes inventories and theatrical film and television production costs as of December 31: | | | | | | | | | 2019 | 2018 | Inventories: | | | | | Programming costs, less amortization1 | $ | 4,599 | $ | 4,097 | Other inventory, primarily DVD and Blu-ray Discs | | 96 | | 146 | Total inventories | | 4,695 | | 4,243 | Less: current portion of inventory | | (96) | | (2,420) | Total noncurrent inventories | | 4,599 | | 1,823 | | | | | | | Theatrical film production costs:2 | | | | | Released, less amortization | | 392 | | 451 | Completed and not released | | 437 | | 435 | In production | | 1,475 | | 866 | Development and pre-production | | 171 | | 159 | | | | | | | Television production costs:2 | | | | | Released, less amortization | | 1,752 | | 965 | Completed and not released | | 1,344 | | 1,087 | In production | | 2,207 | | 1,898 | Development and pre-production | | 57 | | 29 | Total theatrical film and television production costs | | 7,835 | | 5,890 | Total noncurrent inventories and theatrical film and television production costs | $ | 12,434 | $ | 7,713 | 1 | Includes the costs of certain programming rights, primarily sports, for which payments have been made prior to the related | | rights being received. | | | | | 2 | Does not include $5,967, and $7,826 of acquired film and television library intangible assets as of December 31, 2019, and 2018, | | respectively, which are included in “Other Intangible Assets – Net” on our consolidated balance sheet. |
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