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Investments (Tables)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2016
Fair Value, Equity And Cost Method Investments [Line Items]  
Investment Summary
December 31 (in millions)
2016

2015

Fair Value Method
$
198

$
167

Equity Method:
 
 
Atairos
1,601

—

Hulu
225

184

Other
550

494

 
2,376

678

Cost Method:

 
AirTouch
1,599

1,583

BuzzFeed
400

200

Other
771

702

 
2,770

2,485

Total investments
5,344

3,330

Less: Current investments
97

106

Noncurrent investments
$
5,247

$
3,224
Investment Income (Loss), Net
Investment Income (Loss), Net
 
 
 
Year ended December 31 (in millions)
2016

2015

2014

Gains on sales and exchanges of investments, net
$
46

$
12

$
192

Investment impairment losses
(34
)
(59
)
(50
)
Unrealized gains on securities underlying prepaid forward sale agreements
—

42

66

Mark to market adjustments on derivative component of prepaid forward sale agreements and indexed debt instruments
(4
)
(42
)
(56
)
Interest and dividend income
123

115

116

Other, net
82

13

28

Investment income (loss), net
$
213

$
81

$
296
NBCUniversal Media LLC [Member]  
Fair Value, Equity And Cost Method Investments [Line Items]  
Investment Summary
December 31 (in millions)
2016

2015

Fair Value Method
$
6

$
10

Equity Method:
 
 
Hulu
225

184

Other
336

313

 
561

497

Cost Method:
 
 
BuzzFeed
400

200

Other
296

258


696

458

Total investments
$
1,263

$
965
Summarized Financial Information
The tables below present the summarized combined financial information of our equity method investments.
December 31 (in millions)
2016

2015

Current assets
$
2,105

$
1,904

Noncurrent assets
$
2,724

$
3,584

Current liabilities
$
1,921

$
1,225

Noncurrent liabilities
$
2,853

$
4,879

Year ended December 31 (in millions)
2016

2015

2014

Revenue
$
4,285

$
3,944

$
3,756

Operating income (loss)
$
(182
)
$
(1,609
)
$
483

Net income (loss)
$
(313
)
$
(1,820
)
$
243