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Financial Data by Business Segment (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2012
Financial Data By Business Segment [Abstract] |
Financial Data by Business Segment |
|  | Three Months Ended June 30, 2012
(in millions) |  | Revenue(f) |  | Operating Income (Loss) Before Depreciation and Amortization(g) |  | Depreciation and Amortization |  | Operating Income (Loss) |  | Capital Expenditures
Cable Communications(a) | $ | 9,897 | $ | 4,101 | $ | 1,593 | $ | 2,508 | $ | 1,124
NBCUniversal |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Cable Networks |  | 2,252 |  | 788 |  | 183 |  | 605 |  | 22
| Broadcast Television |  | 1,540 |  | 196 |  | 21 |  | 175 |  | 11
| Filmed Entertainment |  | 1,231 |  | (83) |  | 4 |  | (87) |  | 3
| Theme Parks |  | 539 |  | 235 |  | 63 |  | 172 |  | 52
| Headquarters and Other(d) |  | 11 |  | (155) |  | 48 |  | (203) |  | 68
| Eliminations(e) |  | (69) |  | 1 |  | 1 |  | - |  | -
NBCUniversal |  | 5,504 |  | 982 |  | 320 |  | 662 |  | 156
Corporate and Other |  | 130 |  | (90) |  | 16 |  | (106) |  | 7
Eliminations(e) |  | (320) |  | 11 |  | (4) |  | 15 |  | -
Comcast Consolidated | $ | 15,211 | $ | 5,004 | $ | 1,925 | $ | 3,079 | $ | 1,287
|  | Three Months Ended June 30, 2011
(in millions) |  | Revenue(f) |  | Operating Income (Loss) Before Depreciation and Amortization(g) |  | Depreciation and Amortization |  | Operating Income (Loss) |  | Capital Expenditures
Cable Communications(a) | $ | 9,341 | $ | 3,886 | $ | 1,591 | $ | 2,295 | $ | 1,181
NBCUniversal |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Cable Networks |  | 2,173 |  | 846 |  | 187 |  | 659 |  | 19
| Broadcast Television |  | 1,695 |  | 190 |  | 9 |  | 181 |  | 12
| Filmed Entertainment |  | 1,254 |  | 27 |  | 5 |  | 22 |  | 1
| Theme Parks(c) |  | 521 |  | 225 |  | 57 |  | 168 |  | 28
| Headquarters and Other(d) |  | 14 |  | (129) |  | 44 |  | (173) |  | 25
| Eliminations(e) |  | (478) |  | (158) |  | (48) |  | (110) |  | -
NBCUniversal |  | 5,179 |  | 1,001 |  | 254 |  | 747 |  | 85
Corporate and Other |  | 128 |  | (87) |  | 16 |  | (103) |  | 5
Eliminations(e) |  | (315) |  | 1 |  | 2 |  | (1) |  | -
Comcast Consolidated | $ | 14,333 | $ | 4,801 | $ | 1,863 | $ | 2,938 | $ | 1,271
|  | Six Months Ended June 30, 2012
(in millions) |  | Revenue(f) |  | Operating Income (Loss) Before Depreciation and Amortization(g) |  | Depreciation and Amortization |  | Operating Income (Loss) |  | Capital Expenditures
Cable Communications(a) | $ | 19,496 | $ | 8,056 | $ | 3,195 | $ | 4,861 | $ | 2,180
NBCUniversal |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Cable Networks |  | 4,390 |  | 1,593 |  | 361 |  | 1,232 |  | 31
| Broadcast Television |  | 3,391 |  | 186 |  | 42 |  | 144 |  | 19
| Filmed Entertainment |  | 2,423 |  | (77) |  | 8 |  | (85) |  | 4
| Theme Parks |  | 951 |  | 392 |  | 125 |  | 267 |  | 99
| Headquarters and Other(d) |  | 23 |  | (301) |  | 96 |  | (397) |  | 114
| Eliminations(e) |  | (202) |  | 2 |  | - |  | 2 |  | -
NBCUniversal |  | 10,976 |  | 1,795 |  | 632 |  | 1,163 |  | 267
Corporate and Other |  | 304 |  | (154) |  | 30 |  | (184) |  | 14
Eliminations(e) |  | (687) |  | (5) |  | (2) |  | (3) |  | -
Comcast Consolidated | $ | 30,089 | $ | 9,692 | $ | 3,855 | $ | 5,837 | $ | 2,461
|  | Six Months Ended June 30, 2011
(in millions) |  | Revenue(f) |  | Operating Income (Loss) Before Depreciation and Amortization(g) |  | Depreciation and Amortization |  | Operating Income (Loss) |  | Capital Expenditures
Cable Communications(a) | $ | 18,425 | $ | 7,635 | $ | 3,212 | $ | 4,423 | $ | 2,234
NBCUniversal |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Cable Networks(b) |  | 3,805 |  | 1,511 |  | 340 |  | 1,171 |  | 31
| Broadcast Television |  | 2,583 |  | 225 |  | 30 |  | 195 |  | 17
| Filmed Entertainment |  | 1,876 |  | (116) |  | 9 |  | (125) |  | 2
| Theme Parks(c) |  | 796 |  | 322 |  | 115 |  | 207 |  | 40
| Headquarters and Other(d) |  | 25 |  | (249) |  | 66 |  | (315) |  | 42
| Eliminations(e) |  | (763) |  | (234) |  | (100) |  | (134) |  | -
NBCUniversal |  | 8,322 |  | 1,459 |  | 460 |  | 999 |  | 132
Corporate and Other |  | 316 |  | (228) |  | 32 |  | (260) |  | 11
Eliminations(e) |  | (602) |  | 1 |  | 1 |  | - |  | -
Comcast Consolidated | $ | 26,461 | $ | 8,867 | $ | 3,705 | $ | 5,162 | $ | 2,377
Cable Segment Revenue Sources |
|  | Three Months Ended |  | Six Months Ended
|  | June 30 |  | June 30
|  | 2012 |  | 2011 |  |  | 2012 |  | 2011 |
Residential: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Video | 51.3 | % | 52.9 | % |  | 51.5 | % | 53.4 | %
| High-speed Internet | 24.0 | % | 23.4 | % |  | 24.1 | % | 23.3 | %
| Voice | 9.0 | % | 9.4 | % |  | 9.1 | % | 9.4 | %
Business services | 5.9 | % | 4.6 | % |  | 5.8 | % | 4.5 | %
Advertising | 5.6 | % | 5.5 | % |  | 5.3 | % | 5.2 | %
Other | 4.2 | % | 4.2 | % |  | 4.2 | % | 4.2 | %
Total | 100 | % | 100 | % |  | 100 | % | 100 | %

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