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Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows - USD ($)
$ in Millions
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2015
Sep. 30, 2014
Operating Activities    
Net cash provided by operating activities $ 13,813 $ 12,302
Investing Activities    
Capital expenditures (5,862) (5,196)
Cash paid for intangible assets (916) (735)
Acquisitions and construction of real estate properties (116) (28)
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired (286) (477)
Proceeds from sales of businesses and investments 420 622
Purchases of investments (712) (145)
Other 268 (121)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities (7,204) (6,080)
Financing Activities    
Proceeds from (repayments of) short-term borrowings, net (220) (437)
Proceeds from borrowings 3,996 4,182
Repurchases and repayments of debt (4,353) (3,172)
Repurchases and retirements of common stock (5,770) (2,250)
Dividends paid (1,823) (1,676)
Issuances of common stock 35 33
Distributions to noncontrolling interests and dividends for redeemable subsidiary preferred stock (178) (170)
Other (313) 97
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities (8,626) (3,393)
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents (2,017) 2,829
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period 3,910 1,718
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period 1,893 4,547
NBCUniversal Media, LLC [Member]    
Operating Activities    
Net cash provided by operating activities 4,318 3,156
Investing Activities    
Capital expenditures (829) (884)
Cash paid for intangible assets (99) (86)
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired (38) (118)
Note receivable from Comcast (77) 0
Proceeds from sales of businesses and investments 218 0
Purchases of investments (626) (29)
Other 186 (140)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities (1,265) (1,257)
Financing Activities    
Proceeds from (repayments of) borrowings from Comcast, net (896) 279
Repurchases and repayments of debt (1,004) (904)
Distributions to noncontrolling interests (146) (135)
Distributions to member (1,186) (1,237)
Other 0 (4)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities (3,232) (2,001)
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents (179) (102)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period 1,248 967
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period $ 1,069 $ 865