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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