Investments (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Investment Summary

			September 30,		December 31,
(in millions)			2015		2014
Fair Value Method		$	167	$	662
Equity Method:
	The Weather Channel		81		335
	Hulu		247		167
	Other		473		517
			801		1,019
Cost Method:
	AirTouch		1,579		1,568
	Other		913		488
			2,492		2,056
Total investments			3,460		3,737
Less: Current investments			137		602
Noncurrent investments		$	3,323	$	3,135

Investment Income (Loss), Net

Investment Income (Loss), Net
		Three Months Ended					Nine Months Ended
		September 30					September 30
(in millions)		2015		2014			2015		2014
Gains on sales and exchanges of investments, net		$	3	$	3		$	7	$	176
Investment impairment losses			(15)		(6)			(46)		(30)
Unrealized gains (losses) on securities underlying prepaid
	forward sale agreements		-		15			42		(13)
Mark to market adjustments on derivative component of prepaid
	forward sale agreements and indexed debt instruments		(5)		(13)			(42)		19
Interest and dividend income			27		29			83		85
Other, net			(36)		(7)			(20)		17
Investment income (loss), net		$	(26)	$	21		$	24	$	254

NBCUniversal Media, LLC [Member]

Investment Summary

			September 30,		December 31,
(in millions)			2015		2014
Fair Value Method		$	10	$	10
Equity Method:
	The Weather Channel		81		335
	Hulu		247		167
	Other		298		338
			626		840
Cost Method			456		32
Total investments		$	1,092	$	882