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Represents the number of customers that subscribe to our services.

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The parent entity's interest in net assets of the subsidiary, expressed as a percentage

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Represents the number of residential and business customers that subscribe to at least one of our three primary services of video, high-speed Internet and voice.

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Number of segments reported by the entity. A reportable segment is a component of an entity for which there is an accounting requirement to report separate financial information on that component in the entity's financial statements.

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Ratio applied to the conversion of stock split, for example but not limited to, one share converted to two or two shares converted to one.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 505
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 4
-Subparagraph (SAB TOPIC 4.C)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=27012166&loc=d3e187143-122770

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Glossary Stock Split
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6525746

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Business and Basis of Presentation (Details) customer in Millions		12 Months Ended
	Jan. 24, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016 customer segment	Nov. 30, 2015
Business And Basis Of Presentation [Line Items]
Number of reportable segments \| segment		5
NBCUniversal Media LLC [Member]
Business And Basis Of Presentation [Line Items]
Number of reportable segments \| segment		4
Cable Communications [Member]
Business And Basis Of Presentation [Line Items]
Number of reportable segments \| segment		1
Total customer relationships \| customer		28.6
NBCUniversal [Member]
Business And Basis Of Presentation [Line Items]
Number of reportable segments \| segment		4
Video Customers [Member] \| Cable Communications [Member]
Business And Basis Of Presentation [Line Items]
Number of customers \| customer		22.5
High-speed Internet Customers [Member] \| Cable Communications [Member]
Business And Basis Of Presentation [Line Items]
Number of customers \| customer		24.7
Voice Customers [Member] \| Cable Communications [Member]
Business And Basis Of Presentation [Line Items]
Number of customers \| customer		11.7
Universal Studios Japan [Member] \| Theme Parks [Member]
Business And Basis Of Presentation [Line Items]
Ownership percentage			51.00%
Universal Studios Japan [Member] \| Theme Parks [Member] \| NBCUniversal Media LLC [Member]
Business And Basis Of Presentation [Line Items]
Ownership percentage			51.00%
Subsequent Event [Member]
Business And Basis Of Presentation [Line Items]
Stockholders' Equity Note, Stock Split, Conversion Ratio	2