Long-Term Debt (Tables)
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12 Months Ended |
Dec. 31, 2015 |
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| Schedule of Long-Term Debt |
| Long-Term Debt Outstanding | | December 31 (in millions) | Weighted-Average Interest Rate as of December 31, 2015 | | 2015 | | 2014 | | Commercial paper | 0.62 | % | $ | 975 | $ | 845 | | Revolving bank credit facilities | — | % | | - | | - | | Term loans | 2.74 | % | | 3,259 | | - | | Senior notes with maturities of 5 years or less, at face value | 4.40 | % | | 14,300 | | 15,223 | | Senior notes with maturities between 5 and 10 years, at face value | 4.24 | % | | 9,630 | | 10,530 | | Senior notes with maturities greater than 10 years, at face value(a) | 5.63 | % | | 23,925 | | 20,989 | | Other, including capital lease obligations | — | | | 794 | | 689 | | Debt issuance costs, premiums, discounts and fair value | | | | | | | | adjustments for hedged positions, net | — | | | (262) | | (195) | | Total debt | 4.70 | %(b) | | 52,621 | | 48,081 | | Less: Current portion | | | | 3,627 | | 4,217 | | Long-term debt | | | $ | 48,994 | $ | 43,864 | | (a) The December 31, 2015 and 2014 amounts include £625 million of 5.50% notes due 2029, which translated to $921 million and $974 million, respectively, using the exchange rates as of these dates. | | (b) Includes the effects of our derivative financial instruments. |
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| Debt Maturities |
| Debt Principal Maturities | | (in millions) | Weighted-Average Interest Rate as of December 31, 2015 | | | | | | 2016 | 2.79 | % | | $ | 3,627 | | 2017 | 6.75 | % | | $ | 2,695 | | 2018 | 4.11 | % | | $ | 4,194 | | 2019 | 3.14 | % | | $ | 2,445 | | 2020 | 4.09 | % | | $ | 6,076 | | Thereafter | 5.23 | % | | $ | 33,846 |
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| Debt Borrowings |
| 2015 Debt Borrowings | | | | Year ended December 31, 2015 (in millions) | | | | Comcast 4.60% senior notes due 2045 | $ | 1,700 | | Comcast 3.375% senior notes due 2025 | | 1,500 | | Comcast 4.60% senior notes due 2046 | | 1,490 | | Comcast 4.40% senior notes due 2035 | | 800 | | Total | $ | 5,490 |
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| Debt Repayments and Repurchases |
| 2015 Debt Redemptions and Repayments | | | | Year ended December 31, 2015 (in millions) | | | | NBCUniversal 3.65% senior notes due 2015 | $ | 1,000 | | Comcast 5.90% senior notes due 2016(a) | | 1,000 | | Comcast 6.50% senior notes due 2015 | | 900 | | Comcast 5.85% senior notes due 2015(a) | | 750 | | Comcast 8.75% senior notes due 2015 | | 673 | | Other | | 55 | | Total | $ | 4,378 | | (a) The early redemption of these senior notes resulted in $47 million of additional interest expense in 2015. |
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| NBCUniversal Media LLC [Member] |
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| Schedule of Long-Term Debt |
| Long-Term Debt Outstanding | | | | | | | | December 31 (in millions) | Weighted-Average Interest Rate as of December 31, 2015 | 2015 | | 2014 | | Term loans | 2.74 | % | $ | 3,259 | $ | - | | Senior notes with maturities of 5 years or less, at face value | 4.39 | % | | 3,000 | | 2,000 | | Senior notes with maturities between 5 and 10 years, at face value | 3.88 | % | | 3,000 | | 5,000 | | Senior notes with maturities greater than 10 years, at face value | 5.62 | % | | 3,200 | | 3,200 | | Other, including capital lease obligations | — | | | 47 | | 44 | | Debt issuance costs, premiums, discounts and fair value | | | | | | | | adjustments for hedged positions, net | — | | | (12) | | (7) | | Total debt | 4.12 | %(a) | | 12,494 | | 10,237 | | Less: Current portion | | | | 1,163 | | 1,023 | | Long-term debt | | | $ | 11,331 | $ | 9,214 | | (a) Includes the effects of our derivative financial instruments. |
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| Debt Maturities |
| Debt Principal Maturities | | (in millions) | Weighted-Average Interest Rate as of December 31, 2015 | | | | | | 2016 | 2.87 | % | | $ | 1,163 | | 2017 | 3.45 | % | | $ | 120 | | 2018 | 2.79 | % | | $ | 127 | | 2019 | 3.05 | % | | $ | 226 | | 2020 | 3.77 | % | | $ | 4,657 | | Thereafter | 4.78 | % | | $ | 6,213 |
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