Income Taxes (Components of Income Tax Expense) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions |
12 Months Ended | ||
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Dec. 31, 2019 |
Dec. 31, 2018 |
Dec. 31, 2017 |
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| Current (Expense) Benefit: | |||
| Federal | $ (2,085) | $ (2,026) | $ (2,411) |
| State | (425) | (639) | (277) |
| Foreign | (600) | (425) | (389) |
| Current income tax (expense) benefit | (3,110) | (3,090) | (3,077) |
| Deferred (Expense) Benefit: | |||
| Federal | (902) | (546) | 10,651 |
| State | 15 | 167 | (11) |
| Foreign | 324 | 89 | 6 |
| Deferred income tax (expense) benefit | (563) | (290) | 10,646 |
| Income tax (expense) benefit | (3,673) | (3,380) | 7,569 |
| NBCUniversal Media LLC [Member] | |||
| Current (Expense) Benefit: | |||
| Foreign | (184) | (230) | (201) |
| Deferred (Expense) Benefit: | |||
| Foreign | 44 | 31 | 7 |
| Deferred income tax (expense) benefit | 42 | 39 | (2) |
| Withholding tax expense | (145) | (163) | (187) |
| U.S. domestic tax expense | (35) | 11 | (11) |
| Income tax (expense) benefit | $ (320) | $ (351) | $ (392) |
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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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