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Condensed Consolidating Financial Information (Tables)
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2015
Condensed Consolidating Financial Information [Abstract]  
Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements
Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet
September 30, 2015
(in millions)Comcast ParentComcast HoldingsCCCL ParentCombined CCHMO ParentsNBCUniversal Media ParentNon-Guarantor SubsidiariesElimination and Consolidation AdjustmentsConsolidated Comcast Corporation
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents$-$-$-$-$209$1,684$-$1,893
Investments-----137-137
Receivables, net-----6,527-6,527
Programming rights-----1,130-1,130
Other current assets342---391,433-1,814
Total current assets342---24810,911-11,501
Film and television costs-----5,712-5,712
Investments30---5082,785-3,323
Investments in and amounts due from subsidiaries eliminated upon consolidation84,507109,269116,60463,10842,103107,420(523,011)-
Property and equipment, net204----31,966-32,170
Franchise rights-----59,364-59,364
Goodwill-----27,492-27,492
Other intangible assets, net11----16,885-16,896
Other noncurrent assets, net1,248149--872,137(1,121)2,500
Total assets$86,342$109,418$116,604$63,108$42,946$264,672$(524,132)$158,958
Liabilities and Equity
Accounts payable and accrued expenses related to  trade creditors$8$-$-$-$-$5,988$-$5,996
Accrued participations and residuals-----1,491-1,491
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities1,634335384114313,925-6,720
Current portion of long-term debt750---1,0071,395-3,152
Total current liabilities2,392335384111,43812,799-17,359
Long-term debt, less current portion29,8291331,8288228,2233,770-44,605
Deferred income taxes-642--5933,405(975)33,131
Other noncurrent liabilities2,405---1,1217,314(146)10,694
Redeemable noncontrolling interests and redeemable subsidiary preferred stock-----1,204-1,204
Equity:
Common stock29------29
Other shareholders’ equity51,687108,308114,39262,27532,105205,931(523,011)51,687
Total Comcast Corporation
shareholders’ equity51,716108,308114,39262,27532,105205,931(523,011)51,716
Noncontrolling interests-----249-249
Total equity51,716108,308114,39262,27532,105206,180(523,011)51,965
Total liabilities and equity$86,342$109,418$116,604$63,108$42,946$264,672$(524,132)$158,958

Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet
December 31, 2014
(in millions)Comcast ParentComcast HoldingsCCCL ParentCombined CCHMO ParentsNBCUniversal Media ParentNon-Guarantor SubsidiariesElimination and Consolidation AdjustmentsConsolidated Comcast Corporation
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents$-$-$-$-$385$3,525$-$3,910
Investments-----602-602
Receivables, net-----6,321-6,321
Programming rights-----839-839
Other current assets267---411,551-1,859
Total current assets267---42612,838-13,531
Film and television costs-----5,727-5,727
Investments36---3782,721-3,135
Investments in and amounts due from subsidiaries eliminated upon consolidation84,142103,420110,32358,67741,23998,152(495,953)-
Property and equipment, net199----30,754-30,953
Franchise rights-----59,364-59,364
Goodwill-----27,316-27,316
Other intangible assets, net11----16,969-16,980
Other noncurrent assets, net1,224148--921,949(1,080)2,333
Total assets$85,879$103,568$110,323$58,677$42,135$255,790$(497,033)$159,339
Liabilities and Equity
Accounts payable and accrued expenses related to trade creditors$19$-$-$1$-$5,618$-$5,638
Accrued participations and residuals-----1,347-1,347
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities1,547283233473313,767-6,208
Current portion of long-term debt1,650--6771,006884-4,217
Total current liabilities3,2162832337251,33711,616-17,410
Long-term debt, less current portion27,6161261,8278229,2184,408-44,017
Deferred income taxes-701--6733,127(936)32,959
Other noncurrent liabilities2,336---1,1437,484(144)10,819
Redeemable noncontrolling interests and redeemable subsidiary preferred stock-----1,066-1,066
Equity:
Common stock30------30
Other shareholders’ equity52,681102,458108,26357,13030,370197,732(495,953)52,681
Total Comcast Corporation shareholders’ equity52,711102,458108,26357,13030,370197,732(495,953)52,711
Noncontrolling interests-----357-357
Total equity52,711102,458108,26357,13030,370198,089(495,953)53,068
Total liabilities and equity$85,879$103,568$110,323$58,677$42,135$255,790$(497,033)$159,339

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Income
For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2015
(in millions)Comcast ParentComcast HoldingsCCCL ParentCombined CCHMO ParentsNBCUniversal Media ParentNon-Guarantor SubsidiariesElimination and Consolidation AdjustmentsConsolidated Comcast Corporation
Revenue
Service revenue$-$-$-$-$-$18,669$-$18,669
Management fee revenue251-244151--(646)-
251-244151-18,669(646)18,669
Costs and Expenses:
Programming and production-----5,582-5,582
Other operating and administrative146-2441512355,264(646)5,394
Advertising, marketing and promotion-----1,509-1,509
Depreciation8----1,689-1,697
Amortization1----485-486
155-24415123514,529(646)14,668
Operating income (loss)96---(235)4,140-4,001
Other Income (Expense):
Interest expense(428)(3)(44)(21)(111)(52)-(659)
Investment income (loss), net3(4)--(3)(22)-(26)
Equity in net income
(losses) of investees, net 2,2102,1231,9631,7011,289928(10,213)1
Other income (expense), net----(7)(46)-(53)
1,7852,1161,9191,6801,168808(10,213)(737)
Income (loss) before income taxes1,8812,1161,9191,6809334,948(10,213)3,264
Income tax (expense) benefit1152167(6)(1,357)-(1,223)
Net income (loss) 1,9962,1181,9351,6879273,591(10,213)2,041
Net (income) loss attributable
to noncontrolling interests and redeemable subsidiary preferred stock-----(45)-(45)
Net income (loss) attributable
to Comcast Corporation$1,996$2,118$1,935$1,687$927$3,546$(10,213)$1,996
Comprehensive income (loss)
attributable to Comcast Corporation$1,967$2,112$1,936$1,687$902$3,546$(10,183)$1,967

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Income
For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2014
(in millions)Comcast ParentComcast HoldingsCCCL ParentCombined CCHMO ParentsNBCUniversal Media ParentNon-Guarantor SubsidiariesElimination and Consolidation AdjustmentsConsolidated Comcast Corporation
Revenue
Service revenue$-$-$-$-$-$16,791$-$16,791
Management fee revenue237-237146--(620)-
237-237146-16,791(620)16,791
Costs and Expenses:
Programming and production-----4,772-4,772
Other operating and administrative197-2371462034,854(620)5,017
Advertising, marketing and promotion-----1,298-1,298
Depreciation10----1,529-1,539
Amortization1----419-420
208-23714620312,872(620)13,046
Operating income (loss)29---(203)3,919-3,745
Other Income (Expense):
Interest expense(412)(2)(43)(29)(111)(66)-(663)
Investment income (loss), net12--(14)32-21
Equity in net income (losses) of
investees, net 2,8402,5562,3621,8011,144835(11,505)33
Other income (expense), net----(3)(93)-(96)
2,4292,5562,3191,7721,016708(11,505)(705)
Income (loss) before income taxes2,4582,5562,3191,7728134,627(11,505)3,040
Income tax (expense) benefit134-1510(11)(555)-(407)
Net income (loss)2,5922,5562,3341,7828024,072(11,505)2,633
Net (income) loss attributable
to noncontrolling interests and redeemable subsidiary preferred stock-----(41)-(41)
Net income (loss)
attributable to Comcast Corporation$2,592$2,556$2,334$1,782$802$4,031$(11,505)$2,592
Comprehensive
income (loss) attributable to Comcast Corporation$2,609$2,551$2,335$1,781$785$4,031$(11,483)$2,609

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Income
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015
(in millions)Comcast ParentComcast HoldingsCCCL ParentCombined CCHMO ParentsNBCUniversal Media ParentNon-Guarantor SubsidiariesElimination and Consolidation AdjustmentsConsolidated Comcast Corporation
Revenue:
Service revenue$-$-$-$-$-$55,265$-$55,265
Management fee revenue747-727457--(1,931)-
747-727457-55,265(1,931)55,265
Costs and Expenses:
Programming and production-----16,714-16,714
Other operating and administrative597-72745772715,176(1,931)15,753
Advertising, marketing and promotion-----4,392-4,392
Depreciation23----4,982-5,005
Amortization4----1,401-1,405
624-72745772742,665(1,931)43,269
Operating income (loss)123---(727)12,600-11,996
Other Income (Expense):
Interest expense(1,310)(9)(131)(80)(347)(151)-(2,028)
Investment income (loss), net4(3)--(17)40-24
Equity in net income
(losses) of investees, net 6,9636,5115,9375,0603,8012,489(30,963)(202)
Other income (expense), net(3)---(2)369-364
5,6546,4995,8064,9803,4352,747(30,963)(1,842)
Income (loss) before income taxes5,7776,4995,8064,9802,70815,347(30,963)10,154
Income tax (expense) benefit41544628(17)(4,273)-(3,797)
Net income (loss) 6,1926,5035,8525,0082,69111,074(30,963)6,357
Net (income) loss attributable
to noncontrolling interests and redeemable subsidiary preferred stock-----(165)-(165)
Net income (loss) attributable
to Comcast Corporation$6,192$6,503$5,852$5,008$2,691$10,909$(30,963)$6,192
Comprehensive income (loss)
attributable to Comcast Corporation$6,143$6,489$5,852$5,007$2,639$10,908$(30,895)$6,143

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Income
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014
(in millions)Comcast ParentComcast HoldingsCCCL ParentCombined CCHMO ParentsNBCUniversal Media ParentNon-Guarantor SubsidiariesElimination and Consolidation AdjustmentsConsolidated Comcast Corporation
Revenue:
Service revenue$-$-$-$-$-$51,043$-$51,043
Management fee revenue704-691432--(1,827)-
704-691432-51,043(1,827)51,043
Costs and Expenses:
Programming and production-----15,554-15,554
Other operating and administrative471-69143269714,224(1,827)14,688
Advertising, marketing and promotion-----3,755-3,755
Depreciation25----4,682-4,707
Amortization4----1,218-1,222
500-69143269739,433(1,827)39,926
Operating income (loss)204---(697)11,610-11,117
Other Income (Expense):
Interest expense(1,199)(8)(132)(88)(360)(166)-(1,953)
Investment income (loss), net35--(9)255-254
Equity in net income
(losses) of investees, net 7,1006,7316,3014,8663,3862,385(30,682)87
Other income (expense), net-----(150)-(150)
5,9046,7286,1694,7783,0172,324(30,682)(1,762)
Income (loss) before income taxes6,1086,7286,1694,7782,32013,934(30,682)9,355
Income tax (expense) benefit34714631(22)(3,162)-(2,759)
Net income (loss) 6,4556,7296,2154,8092,29810,772(30,682)6,596
Net (income) loss attributable
to noncontrolling interests and redeemable subsidiary preferred stock-----(141)-(141)
Net income (loss) attributable
to Comcast Corporation$6,455$6,729$6,215$4,809$2,298$10,631$(30,682)$6,455
Comprehensive income (loss)
attributable to Comcast Corporation$6,402$6,732$6,217$4,809$2,302$10,566$(30,626)$6,402

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015
(in millions)Comcast ParentComcast HoldingsCCCL ParentCombined CCHMO ParentsNBCUniversal Media ParentNon-Guarantor SubsidiariesElimination and Consolidation AdjustmentsConsolidated Comcast Corporation
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities$(725)$51$69$(93)$(1,019)$15,530$-$13,813
Investing Activities
Net transactions with affiliates6,786(51)(69)7662,249(9,681)--
Capital expenditures(19)----(5,843)-(5,862)
Cash paid for intangible assets(3)----(913)-(916)
Acquisitions and construction of real estate properties-----(116)-(116)
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired-----(286)-(286)
Proceeds from sales of businesses and investments----1419-420
Purchases of investments(3)---(400)(309)-(712)
Other7---(5)266-268
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities6,768(51)(69)7661,845(16,463)-(7,204)
Financing Activities
Proceeds from (repayments of) short-term borrowings, net-----(220)-(220)
Proceeds from borrowings3,996------3,996
Repurchases and repayments of debt(2,650)--(673)(1,002)(28)-(4,353)
Repurchases and retirements of common stock(5,770)------(5,770)
Dividends paid(1,823)------(1,823)
Issuances of common stock35------35
Distributions to noncontrolling interests and dividends for redeemable subsidiary preferred stock-----(178)-(178)
Other169----(482)-(313)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities(6,043)--(673)(1,002)(908)-(8,626)
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents----(176)(1,841)-(2,017)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period----3853,525-3,910
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period$-$-$-$-$209$1,684$-$1,893

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014
(in millions)Comcast ParentComcast HoldingsCCCL ParentCombined CCHMO ParentsNBCUniversal Media ParentNon-Guarantor SubsidiariesElimination and Consolidation AdjustmentsConsolidated Comcast Corporation
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities$(433)$11$84$(88)$(998)$13,726$-$12,302
Investing Activities
Net transactions with affiliates2,349(11)(84)881,761(4,103)--
Capital expenditures(3)----(5,193)-(5,196)
Cash paid for intangible assets(2)----(733)-(735)
Acquisitions and construction of real estate properties-----(28)-(28)
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired-----(477)-(477)
Proceeds from sales of businesses and investments----1621-622
Purchases of investments(10)---(6)(129)-(145)
Other----4(125)-(121)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities2,334(11)(84)881,760(10,167)-(6,080)
Financing Activities
Proceeds from (repayments of) short-term borrowings, net(1,350)----913-(437)
Proceeds from borrowings4,180----2-4,182
Repurchases and repayments of debt(1,000)---(902)(1,270)-(3,172)
Repurchases and retirements of common stock(2,250)------(2,250)
Dividends paid(1,676)------(1,676)
Issuances of common stock33------33
Distributions to noncontrolling interests and dividends for redeemable subsidiary preferred stock-----(170)-(170)
Other162----(65)-97
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities(1,901)---(902)(590)-(3,393)
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents----(140)2,969-2,829
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period----3361,382-1,718
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period$-$-$-$-$196$4,351$-$4,547