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Inventories And Theatrical Film And Television Production Costs
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2020
Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]  
Inventories And Theatrical Film And Television Production Costs
NOTE 11. INVENTORIES AND THEATRICAL FILM AND TELEVISION PRODUCTION COSTS

Film and television production costs are stated at the lower of cost, less accumulated amortization, or fair value and include the unamortized cost of completed theatrical films and television episodes, theatrical films and television series in production and undeveloped film and television rights. The amount of capitalized film and television production costs recognized as broadcast, programming and operations expenses for a given period is determined using the film forecast computation method. As of January 1, 2019, we reclassified $2,274 of our programming inventory costs from “Other current assets” to “Other Assets” in connection with the adoption of ASU 2019-2 (see Note 1).

In the fourth quarter of 2020, we recognized an impairment of $524 based on a change in these estimates for various film titles. This change in estimates was driven by the continued shutdown of theaters during the pandemic, including the resurgence of an outbreak in the fourth quarter and the impact of our decision to release our 2021 movies in theaters and on HBO Max at the same time.
The following table summarizes inventories and theatrical film and television production costs as of December 31:
20202019
Inventories:
Programming costs, less amortization1
$6,010 $4,151 
Other inventory, primarily DVD and Blu-ray Discs103 96 
Total inventories6,113 4,247 
Less: current portion of inventory(103)(96)
Total noncurrent inventories6,010 4,151 
Theatrical film production costs:2
Released, less amortization487 392 
Completed and not released616 437 
In production1,130 1,475 
Development and pre-production
190 171 
Television production costs:2
Released, less amortization2,495 2,199 
Completed and not released1,381 1,344 
In production2,353 2,208 
Development and pre-production90 57 
Total theatrical film and television production costs8,742 8,283 
Total noncurrent inventories and theatrical film and television production costs$14,752 $12,434 
1Includes the costs of certain programming rights, primarily sports, for which payments have been made prior to the related rights being received.
2Does not include $4,699 and $5,967 of acquired film and television library intangible assets as of December 31, 2020, and 2019, respectively, which are included in “Other Intangible Assets – Net” on our consolidated balance sheets.

Approximately 90% of unamortized film costs for released theatrical and television content are expected to be amortized within three years from December 31, 2020. In addition, approximately $3,111 of the total $5,171 film costs of released and completed and not released theatrical and television product are expected to be amortized during 2021.