Income Taxes (Components of Income Tax Expense) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions |
12 Months Ended | ||
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Dec. 31, 2018 |
Dec. 31, 2017 |
Dec. 31, 2016 |
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| Current Expense (Benefit): | |||
| Federal | $ 2,026 | $ 2,411 | $ 3,190 |
| State | 639 | 277 | 480 |
| Foreign | 425 | 389 | 194 |
| Current income tax expense (benefit) | 3,090 | 3,077 | 3,864 |
| Deferred Expense (Benefit): | |||
| Federal | 546 | (10,651) | 1,183 |
| State | (167) | 11 | 153 |
| Foreign | (89) | (6) | 98 |
| Deferred income tax expense (benefit) | 290 | (10,646) | 1,434 |
| Income tax expense (benefit) | 3,380 | (7,569) | 5,298 |
| NBCUniversal Media LLC [Member] | |||
| Current Expense (Benefit): | |||
| Foreign | 230 | 201 | 38 |
| Deferred Expense (Benefit): | |||
| Foreign | (31) | (7) | 96 |
| Deferred income tax expense (benefit) | (39) | 2 | 89 |
| Withholding tax expense | 163 | 187 | 158 |
| U.S. domestic tax expense | (11) | 11 | 13 |
| Income tax expense (benefit) | $ 351 | $ 392 | $ 305 |
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- Definition Amount of current and deferred income tax expense (benefit) attributable to income (loss) from continuing domestic operations within the country of domicile of the entity. No definition available.
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- Definition The amount of tax liability incurred by the Company in licensing its content to non-US territories. No definition available.
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- Definition Amount of current federal tax expense (benefit) pertaining to income (loss) from continuing operations. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Amount of current foreign income tax expense (benefit) pertaining to income (loss) from continuing operations. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Amount of current income tax expense (benefit) pertaining to taxable income (loss) from continuing operations. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Amount of current state and local tax expense (benefit) pertaining to income (loss) from continuing operations. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Amount of deferred federal income tax expense (benefit) pertaining to income (loss) from continuing operations. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Amount of deferred foreign income tax expense (benefit) pertaining to income (loss) from continuing operations. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Amount of deferred income tax expense (benefit) pertaining to income (loss) from continuing operations. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Amount of deferred state and local tax expense (benefit) pertaining to income (loss) from continuing operations. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Amount of current income tax expense (benefit) and deferred income tax expense (benefit) pertaining to continuing operations. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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