Related Party Transactions (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Other noncurrent liabilities	$ 10,431	$ 10,637
NBCUniversal Media LLC [Member]
Other noncurrent liabilities	3,890	$ 3,790
Carrying Value Of Related Party Contractual Obligation [Member] \| NBCUniversal Media LLC [Member]
Other noncurrent liabilities	$ 383

Aggregate carrying amount, as of the balance sheet date, of noncurrent obligations not separately disclosed in the balance sheet. Noncurrent liabilities are expected to be paid after one year (or the normal operating cycle, if longer).

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.24)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682

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