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Supplemental Financial Information (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2012
Supplemental Financial Information [Abstract] |
Receivable |
Receivables
|  | June 30, |  | December 31,
(in millions) |  | 2012 |  | 2011
Receivables, gross | $ | 4,846 | $ | 4,978
Less: Allowance for returns and customer incentives |  | 259 |  | 425
Less: Allowance for doubtful accounts |  | 200 |  | 202
Receivables, net | $ | 4,387 | $ | 4,351
Schedule of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Table Text Block] |
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
|  |  | June 30, |  | June 30,
(in millions) |  |  | 2012 |  | 2011
Unrealized gains (losses) on marketable securities | $ | 22 | $ | 22
Deferred gains (losses) on cash flow hedges |  | (125) |  | (112)
Unrecognized gains (losses) on employee benefit obligations |  | (59) |  | (18)
Cumulative translation adjustments |  | (8) |  | 3
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of deferred taxes | $ | (170) | $ | (105)
Operating Costs and Expenses (Excluding Depreciation and Amortization) |
Operating Costs and Expenses
| Three Months Ended | Six Months Ended
| June 30 | June 30
(in millions) |  | 2012 |  | 2011 |  | 2012 |  | 2011
Programming and production | $ | 4,554 | $ | 4,323 | $ | 9,290 | $ | 7,593
Cable Communications technical labor |  | 579 |  | 568 |  | 1,167 |  | 1,161
Cable Communications customer service |  | 481 |  | 460 |  | 975 |  | 929
Advertising, marketing and promotion |  | 1,287 |  | 1,105 |  | 2,489 |  | 2,075
Other |  | 3,306 |  | 3,076 |  | 6,476 |  | 5,836
Operating costs and expenses (excluding depreciation and amortization) | $ | 10,207 | $ | 9,532 | $ | 20,397 | $ | 17,594
Schedule Of Adjustments To Reconcile Net Income To Net Cash Provided By Operating Activities |
Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Six Months Ended
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  | June 30
(in millions) |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2012 |  | 2011
Net income |  | $ | 3,080 | $ | 2,406
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: |  |  |  |  |
| Depreciation and amortization |  |  | 3,855 |  | 3,705
| Amortization of film and television costs |  |  | 4,156 |  | 2,889
| Share-based compensation |  |  | 189 |  | 174
| Noncash interest expense (income), net |  |  | 105 |  | 78
| Equity in net (income) losses of investees, net |  |  | (32) |  | -
| Cash received from investees |  |  |  |  |  |  | 142 |  | 170
| Net (gain) loss on investment activity and other |  |  | (27) |  | (107)
| Deferred income taxes |  |  | 41 |  | 693
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisitions and divestitures: |  |  |  |  |
| Change in receivables, net |  |  | (30) |  | 277
| Change in film and television costs |  |  | (4,176) |  | (3,268)
| Change in accounts payable and accrued expenses related to trade creditors |  |  | (4) |  | (154)
| Change in other operating assets and liabilities |  |  | 516 |  | 93
Net cash provided by operating activities |  | $ | 7,815 | $ | 6,956
Cash Payments For Interest and Income Taxes |
Cash Payments for Interest and Income Taxes
| Three Months Ended |  | Six Months Ended
| June 30 |  | June 30
(in millions) |  | 2012 |  | 2011 |  |  | 2012 |  | 2011
Interest | $ | 544 | $ | 540 |  | $ | 1,158 | $ | 1,197
Income taxes | $ | 904 | $ | 496 |  | $ | 1,022 | $ | 570
Unaudited Pro Forma Information |
|  | Three Months Ended | Six Months Ended
|  | June 30 | June 30
|  | Actual | Pro Forma | Actual | Pro Forma
(in millions except per share amounts) |  | 2012 |  | 2011 |  | 2012 |  | 2011
Revenue | $ | 15,211 | $ | 14,700 | $ | 30,089 | $ | 28,280
Net income | $ | 1,633 | $ | 1,418 | $ | 3,080 | $ | 2,418
Net income attributable to Comcast Corporation | $ | 1,348 | $ | 1,038 | $ | 2,572 | $ | 1,954
Basic earnings per common share attributable to Comcast |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Corporation shareholders | $ | 0.50 | $ | 0.38 | $ | 0.95 | $ | 0.71
Diluted earnings per common share attributable to Comcast |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Corporation shareholders | $ | 0.50 | $ | 0.37 | $ | 0.94 | $ | 0.70

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