Long-Term Debt (Tables)
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12 Months Ended |
Dec. 31, 2016 |
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| Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
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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, 2016 |
| | 2016 |
| 2015 |
| Commercial paper | 1.01 | % | | $ | 2,781 |
| $ | 975 |
| Revolving bank credit facilities | — | % | | — |
| — |
| Term loans(a) | 2.93 | % | | 3,262 |
| 3,259 |
| Senior notes with maturities of 5 years or less, at face value | 4.68 | % | | 13,850 |
| 14,300 |
| Senior notes with maturities between 5 and 10 years, at face value | 3.86 | % | | 12,049 |
| 9,630 |
| Senior notes with maturities greater than 10 years, at face value(b) | 5.19 | % | | 28,587 |
| 23,925 |
| Other, including capital lease obligations | — |
| | 842 |
| 794 |
| Debt issuance costs, premiums, discounts and fair value adjustments for hedged positions, net | — |
| | (325 | ) | (262 | ) | Total debt | 4.50 | % | (c) | 61,046 |
| 52,621 |
| Less: Current portion | | | 5,480 |
| 3,627 |
| Long-term debt |
| | $ | 55,566 |
| $ | 48,994 |
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| | (a) | The December 31, 2016 and 2015 amounts consist of ¥382 billion and ¥400 billion, respectively, of Universal Studios Japan term loans translated using the exchange rates as of these dates. |
| | (b) | The December 31, 2016 and 2015 amounts include £625 million of 5.50% notes due 2029, which translated to $771 million and $921 million, respectively, using the exchange rates as of these dates. |
| | (c) | Includes the effects of our derivative financial instruments. |
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| Debt Maturities |
| | | | | | | Principal Maturities of Debt | | | (in millions) | Weighted-Average
Interest Rate as of
December 31, 2016 |
| | 2017 | 4.22 | % | $ | 5,483 |
| 2018 | 4.05 | % | $ | 4,203 |
| 2019 | 3.11 | % | $ | 2,466 |
| 2020 | 4.18 | % | $ | 6,217 |
| 2021 | 4.36 | % | $ | 2,043 |
| Thereafter | 4.82 | % | $ | 40,959 |
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| Debt Borrowings |
| | | | | 2016 Debt Borrowings | | Year ended December 31, 2016 (in millions) | | Comcast 3.15% senior notes due 2026 | $ | 2,200 |
| Comcast 4.05% senior notes due 2046 | 1,430 |
| Comcast 2.35% senior notes due 2027 | 1,400 |
| Comcast 3.40% senior notes due 2046 | 1,400 |
| Comcast 2.75% senior notes due 2023 | 1,100 |
| Comcast 3.20% senior notes due 2036 | 1,000 |
| Comcast 1.625% senior notes due 2022 | 700 |
| Other | 1 |
| Total | $ | 9,231 |
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| Debt Repayments and Repurchases |
| | | | | 2016 Debt Redemptions and Repayments | | Year ended December 31, 2016 (in millions) | | NBCUniversal 2.875% senior notes due 2016 | $ | 1,000 |
| Comcast 4.95% senior notes due 2016 | 750 |
| NBCUniversal Enterprise senior notes due 2016 | 700 |
| DreamWorks Animation assumed debt (see Note 5) | 381 |
| Other | 221 |
| Total | $ | 3,052 |
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| NBCUniversal Media LLC [Member] |
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| Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
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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, 2016 |
| | 2016 |
| 2015 |
| Term loans (a) | 2.93 | % | | $ | 3,262 |
| $ | 3,259 |
| Senior notes with maturities of 5 years or less, at face value | 4.76 | % | | 4,000 |
| 3,000 |
| Senior notes with maturities between 5 and 10 years, at face value | 2.88 | % | | 1,000 |
| 3,000 |
| Senior notes with maturities greater than 10 years, at face value | 5.62 | % | | 3,200 |
| 3,200 |
| Other, including capital lease obligations | — |
| | 138 |
| 47 |
| Debt issuance costs, premiums, discounts and fair value adjustments for hedged positions, net | — |
| | (12 | ) | (12 | ) | Total debt | 4.38 | % | (b) | 11,588 |
| 12,494 |
| Less: Current portion | | | 127 |
| 1,163 |
| Long-term debt | | | $ | 11,461 |
| $ | 11,331 |
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| | (a) | The December 31, 2016 and 2015 amounts consist of ¥382 billion and ¥400 billion, respectively, of Universal Studios Japan term loans translated using the exchange rates as of these dates. |
| | (b) | Includes the effects of our derivative financial instruments. |
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| Debt Maturities |
| | | | | | | Principal Maturities of Debt | | | (in millions) | Weighted-Average
Interest Rate as of
December 31, 2016 |
| | 2017 | 2.94 | % | $ | 127 |
| 2018 | 3.15 | % | $ | 148 |
| 2019 | 2.74 | % | $ | 247 |
| 2020 | 3.90 | % | $ | 4,797 |
| 2021 | 4.40 | % | $ | 2,008 |
| Thereafter | 5.04 | % | $ | 4,273 |
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