Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Tables)
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12 Months Ended |
Dec. 31, 2015 |
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| Schedule of Goodwill |
| Goodwill | | | | | NBCUniversal | | | | | | (in millions) | | Cable Communications | | Cable Networks | | Broadcast Television | | Filmed Entertainment | | Theme Parks | | Corporate and Other | | Total | | Balance, December 31, 2013 | $ | 12,206 | $ | 13,130 | $ | 769 | $ | 1 | $ | 982 | $ | 10 | $ | 27,098 | | Acquisitions | | 11 | | 20 | | - | | 15 | | - | | 181 | | 227 | | Adjustments(a) | | - | | (202) | | (2) | | 195 | | - | | - | | (9) | | Balance, December 31, 2014 | | 12,217 | | 12,948 | | 767 | | 211 | | 982 | | 191 | | 27,316 | | Acquisitions(b) | | 173 | | 17 | | 39 | | 58 | | 5,373 | | 1 | | 5,661 | | Adjustments(a) | | (1) | | (18) | | - | | (2) | | (11) | | - | | (32) | | Balance, December 31, 2015 | $ | 12,389 | $ | 12,947 | $ | 806 | $ | 267 | $ | 6,344 | $ | 192 | $ | 32,945 |
(a) Adjustments to goodwill in 2015 and 2014 included foreign currency translation. Adjustments to goodwill in 2014 included the reclassification of Fandango, our movie ticketing and entertainment business, from our Cable Networks segment to our Filmed Entertainment segment. (b) Acquisitions in 2015 in our Theme Parks segment related to the Universal Studios Japan transaction (see Note 5 for additional information). |
| Other Intangible Assets |
| Intangible Assets | | | | | | 2015 | | 2014 | | December 31 (in millions) | Weighted-Average Original Useful Life as of December 31, 2015 | | Gross Carrying Amount | | Accumulated Amortization | | Gross Carrying Amount | | Accumulated Amortization | | Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | Franchise rights | | N/A | $ | 59,364 | | | $ | 59,364 | | | | Trade names | | N/A | | 2,857 | | | | 3,083 | | | | FCC licenses | | N/A | | 651 | | | | 651 | | | | Finite-Lived Intangible Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | Customer relationships | 19 | years | | 13,396 | $ | (4,442) | | 15,129 | $ | (5,495) | | Software | 4 | years | | 6,008 | | (3,429) | | 5,040 | | (2,832) | | Cable franchise renewal costs and contractual operating rights | 9 | years | | 1,499 | | (849) | | 1,418 | | (792) | | Patents and other technology rights | 7 | years | | 409 | | (350) | | 373 | | (330) | | Other agreements and rights | 18 | years | | 1,994 | | (798) | | 1,456 | | (721) | | Total | | | $ | 86,178 | $ | (9,868) | $ | 86,514 | $ | (10,170) |
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| Amortization of Intangible Assets |
| Estimated Amortization Expense of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets | | (in millions) | | | | 2016 | $ | 1,785 | | 2017 | $ | 1,612 | | 2018 | $ | 1,365 | | 2019 | $ | 1,039 | | 2020 | $ | 902 |
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| NBCUniversal Media LLC [Member] |
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| Schedule of Goodwill |
| Goodwill | | (in millions) | | Cable Networks | | Broadcast Television | | Filmed Entertainment | | Theme Parks | | Total | | Balance, December 31, 2013 | $ | 13,130 | $ | 769 | $ | 1 | $ | 982 | $ | 14,882 | | Acquisitions | | 20 | | - | | 15 | | - | | 35 | | Adjustments(a) | | (202) | | (2) | | 195 | | - | | (9) | | Balance, December 31, 2014 | | 12,948 | | 767 | | 211 | | 982 | | 14,908 | | Acquisitions(b) | | 17 | | 39 | | 58 | | 5,373 | | 5,487 | | Adjustments(a) | | (18) | | - | | (2) | | (11) | | (31) | | Balance, December 31, 2015 | $ | 12,947 | $ | 806 | $ | 267 | $ | 6,344 | $ | 20,364 |
(a) Adjustments to goodwill in 2015 and 2014 included foreign currency translation. Adjustments to goodwill in 2014 included the reclassification of Fandango, our movie ticketing and entertainment business, from our Cable Networks segment to our Filmed Entertainment segment. (b) Acquisitions in 2015 in our Theme Parks segment related to the Universal Studios Japan transaction (see Note 4 for additional information). |
| Other Intangible Assets |
| Intangible Assets | | | | | | 2015 | | 2014 | | December 31 (in millions) | Weighted-Average Original Useful Life as of December 31, 2015 | | Gross Carrying Amount | | Accumulated Amortization | | Gross Carrying Amount | | Accumulated Amortization | | Finite-Lived Intangible Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | Customer relationships | 19 | years | $ | 13,107 | $ | (4,291) | $ | 13,093 | $ | (3,636) | | Software | 5 | years | | 849 | | (431) | | 657 | | (329) | | Other | 19 | years | | 1,996 | | (932) | | 1,556 | | (864) | | Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | Trade names | N/A | | | 2,857 | | | | 3,059 | | | | FCC licenses | N/A | | | 651 | | | | 651 | | | | Total | | | $ | 19,460 | $ | (5,654) | $ | 19,016 | $ | (4,829) |
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| Amortization of Intangible Assets |
| Estimated Amortization Expense of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets | | (in millions) | | | | 2016 | $ | 812 | | 2017 | $ | 789 | | 2018 | $ | 776 | | 2019 | $ | 777 | | 2020 | $ | 781 |
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