Investments (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Investment Summary

December 31 (in millions)			2013		2012
Fair Value Method		$	4,345	$	4,493
Equity Method:
	The Weather Channel		333		471
	Hulu		187		-
	Other		469		693
			989		1,164
Cost Method:
	AirTouch		1,553		1,538
	Other		456		594
			2,009		2,132
Total investments			7,343		7,789
Less: Current investments			3,573		1,464
Noncurrent investments		$	3,770	$	6,325

Investment Income (Loss), Net

Investment Income (Loss), Net
Year ended December 31 (in millions)			2013		2012		2011
Gains on sales and exchanges of investments, net		$	484	$	30	$	41
Investment impairment losses			(29)		(24)		(5)
Unrealized gains (losses) on securities underlying prepaid forward sale agreements			1,601		1,159		192
Mark to market adjustments on derivative component of prepaid forward sale
	agreements and indexed debt instruments		(1,604)		(1,071)		(119)
Interest and dividend income			111		119		110
Other, net			13		6		(60)
Investment income (loss), net		$	576	$	219	$	159

Prepaid Forward Sale Agreements

Prepaid Forward Sale Agreements
December 31 (in millions)			2013		2012
Assets:
	Fair value equity securities held as collateral	$	3,959	$	4,143

Liabilities:
	Obligations under prepaid forward sale agreements	$	811	$	1,248
	Derivative component of prepaid forward sale agreements		2,800		2,302
Total liabilities		$	3,611	$	3,550

NBCUniversal Media, LLC [Member]

Investment Summary

			Successor
December 31 (in millions)			2013		2012

Fair Value Method		$	11	$	21
Equity Method:
	The Weather Channel		333		471
	Hulu		187		-
	Other		332		545
			852		1,016
Cost Method			21		229
Total investments		$	884	$	1,266