Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Tables)
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12 Months Ended |
Dec. 31, 2016 |
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| Goodwill And Intangible Assets [Line Items] |
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| Schedule of Goodwill |
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| | | NBCUniversal | | | (in millions) | Cable
Communications |
| Cable
Networks |
| Broadcast
Television |
| Filmed
Entertainment |
| Theme
Parks |
| Corporate
and Other |
| Total |
| Balance, December 31, 2014 | $ | 12,217 |
| $ | 12,948 |
| $ | 767 |
| $ | 211 |
| $ | 982 |
| $ | 191 |
| $ | 27,316 |
| Acquisitions(a) | 173 |
| 17 |
| 39 |
| 58 |
| 5,373 |
| 1 |
| 5,661 |
| Adjustments | (1 | ) | — |
| — |
| — |
| — |
| — |
| (1 | ) | Foreign currency translation | — |
| (18 | ) | — |
| (2 | ) | (11 | ) | — |
| (31 | ) | Balance, December 31, 2015 | 12,389 |
| 12,947 |
| 806 |
| 267 |
| 6,344 |
| 192 |
| 32,945 |
| Acquisitions(b) | 82 |
| 232 |
| — |
| 2,717 |
| — |
| 1 |
| 3,032 |
| Adjustments(c) | 174 |
| — |
| — |
| — |
| (250 | ) | (181 | ) | (257 | ) | Foreign currency translation | — |
| 4 |
| — |
| 9 |
| 247 |
| — |
| 260 |
| Balance, December 31, 2016 | $ | 12,645 |
| $ | 13,183 |
| $ | 806 |
| $ | 2,993 |
| $ | 6,341 |
| $ | 12 |
| $ | 35,980 |
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| | (a) | Acquisitions in 2015 in our Theme Parks segment included the Universal Studios Japan transaction (see Note 5 for additional information). |
| | (b) | Acquisitions in 2016 in our Filmed Entertainment segment primarily included the DreamWorks Animation acquisition (see Note 5 for additional information). |
| | (c) | Adjustments in 2016 primarily included the updated allocation of the purchase price for Universal Studios Japan in our Theme Parks segment (see Note 5 for additional information) and the reclassification of certain operations and businesses from Corporate and Other to our Cable Communications segment. |
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| Other Intangible Assets |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Intangible Assets | | | | | | | | 2016 | 2015 | December 31 (in millions) | Weighted-Average Original Useful Life as of December 31, 2016 | 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 | 2,981 |
| | 2,857 |
| | FCC licenses | N/A | 651 |
| | 651 |
| | Finite-Lived Intangible Assets: | | | | | | Customer relationships | 19 years | 13,478 |
| $ | (5,110 | ) | 13,396 |
| $ | (4,442 | ) | Software | 4 years | 7,017 |
| (3,997 | ) | 6,008 |
| (3,429 | ) | Cable franchise renewal costs and contractual operating rights | 9 years | 1,460 |
| (800 | ) | 1,499 |
| (849 | ) | Patents and other technology rights | 7 years | 257 |
| (208 | ) | 409 |
| (350 | ) | Other agreements and rights | 15 years | 2,443 |
| (898 | ) | 1,994 |
| (798 | ) | Total | | $ | 87,651 |
| $ | (11,013 | ) | $ | 86,178 |
| $ | (9,868 | ) |
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| Amortization of Intangible Assets |
| | | | | Estimated Amortization Expense of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets | | (in millions) | | 2017 | $ | 2,077 |
| 2018 | $ | 1,828 |
| 2019 | $ | 1,475 |
| 2020 | $ | 1,168 |
| 2021 | $ | 939 |
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| NBCUniversal Media LLC [Member] |
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| Goodwill And Intangible Assets [Line Items] |
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| Schedule of Goodwill |
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| (in millions) | Cable
Networks |
| Broadcast
Television |
| Filmed
Entertainment |
| Theme
Parks |
| Total |
| Balance, December 31, 2014 | $ | 12,948 |
| $ | 767 |
| $ | 211 |
| $ | 982 |
| $ | 14,908 |
| Acquisitions(a) | 17 |
| 39 |
| 58 |
| 5,373 |
| 5,487 |
| Foreign currency translation | (18 | ) | — |
| (2 | ) | (11 | ) | (31 | ) | Balance, December 31, 2015 | 12,947 |
| 806 |
| 267 |
| 6,344 |
| 20,364 |
| Acquisitions(b) | 232 |
| — |
| 2,717 |
| — |
| 2,949 |
| Adjustments(c) | — |
| — |
| — |
| (250 | ) | (250 | ) | Foreign currency translation | 4 |
| — |
| 9 |
| 247 |
| 260 |
| Balance, December 31, 2016 | $ | 13,183 |
| $ | 806 |
| $ | 2,993 |
| $ | 6,341 |
| $ | 23,323 |
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| | (a) | Acquisitions in 2015 in our Theme Parks segment included the Universal Studios Japan transaction (see Note 4 for additional information). |
| | (b) | Acquisitions in 2016 in our Filmed Entertainment segment primarily included the DreamWorks Animation acquisition (see Note 4 for additional information). |
| | (c) | Adjustments in 2016 included the updated allocation of the purchase price for Universal Studios Japan in our Theme Parks segment (see Note 4 for additional information). |
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| Other Intangible Assets |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Intangible Assets | | | | | | | | 2016 | 2015 | December 31 (in millions) | Weighted-Average
Original Useful Life
as of December 31, 2016 | Gross
Carrying
Amount |
| Accumulated
Amortization |
| Gross
Carrying
Amount |
| Accumulated
Amortization |
| Finite-Lived Intangible Assets: | | | | | | Customer relationships | 19 years | $ | 13,173 |
| $ | (4,952 | ) | $ | 13,107 |
| $ | (4,291 | ) | Software | 5 years | 1,195 |
| (563 | ) | 849 |
| (431 | ) | Other | 15 years | 2,345 |
| (1,053 | ) | 1,996 |
| (932 | ) | Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets: | | | | | | Trade names | N/A | 2,981 |
| | 2,857 |
| | FCC licenses | N/A | 651 |
| | 651 |
| | Total | | $ | 20,345 |
| $ | (6,568 | ) | $ | 19,460 |
| $ | (5,654 | ) |
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| Amortization of Intangible Assets |
| | | | | Estimated Amortization Expense of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets | | (in millions) | | 2017 | $ | 946 |
| 2018 | $ | 929 |
| 2019 | $ | 900 |
| 2020 | $ | 873 |
| 2021 | $ | 804 |
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