Significant Transactions (Allocation of Purchase Price) (Details) $ in Millions, £ in Billions |
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Oct. 09, 2018
USD ($)
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Dec. 31, 2018
USD ($)
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Dec. 31, 2018
GBP (£)
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Dec. 31, 2018
USD ($)
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Dec. 31, 2017
USD ($)
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| Business Acquisition [Line Items] | |||||
| Goodwill, Acquired During Period | $ 29,925 | $ 418 | |||
| Sky Limited [Member] | |||||
| Business Acquisition [Line Items] | |||||
| Consideration transferred | $ 39,387 | $ 39,400 | £ 30.2 | ||
| Cash | 1,283 | ||||
| Accounts receivable and other current assets | 2,405 | ||||
| Film and television costs (See Note 4) | 2,526 | ||||
| Property and equipment (See Note 11) | 3,386 | ||||
| Intangible assets (See Note 12) | 20,628 | ||||
| Accounts payable, accrued liabilities and other current liabilities | (5,791) | ||||
| Long-term debt (See Note 7) | (11,215) | ||||
| Deferred tax assets (liabilities), net (See Note 5) | (1,903) | ||||
| Other noncurrent assets and (liabilities), net | (1,809) | ||||
| Fair value of identifiable net assets acquired | 9,510 | ||||
| Goodwill, Acquired During Period | $ 29,877 | ||||
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- Definition Amount of Deferred Tax Assets (Liabilities), Net recognized as of the acquisition date No definition available.
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- Definition Amount of Film And Television Costs recognized as of the acquisition date No definition available.
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- Definition Amount of Other Noncurrent Assets And Liabilities, Net recognized as of the acquisition date No definition available.
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- Definition Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table. No definition available.
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- Definition Amount of consideration transferred, consisting of acquisition-date fair value of assets transferred by the acquirer, liabilities incurred by the acquirer, and equity interest issued by the acquirer. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Amount of currency on hand as well as demand deposits with banks or financial institutions, acquired at the acquisition date. Includes other kinds of accounts that have the general characteristics of demand deposits. Also includes short-term, highly liquid investments that are both readily convertible to known amounts of cash and so near their maturity that they present insignificant risk of changes in value because of changes in interest rates. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Amount of intangible assets, excluding goodwill, acquired at the acquisition date. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Amount recognized as of the acquisition date for the identifiable assets acquired in excess of (less than) the aggregate liabilities assumed. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Amount of long-term debt due after one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer, assumed at the acquisition date. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition The amount of property, plant, and equipment recognized as of the acquisition date. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Amount of increase in asset representing future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized resulting from a business combination. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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