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Income Taxes (Components of Income Tax Expense) (Details) (USD $)
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12 Months Ended | 1 Months Ended | 11 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | |||
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Dec. 31, 2013
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Dec. 31, 2012
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Dec. 31, 2011
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Jan. 28, 2011
NBCUniversal Media, LLC [Member]
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Dec. 31, 2011
NBCUniversal Media, LLC [Member]
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Dec. 31, 2013
NBCUniversal Media, LLC [Member]
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Dec. 31, 2012
NBCUniversal Media, LLC [Member]
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| Federal | $ 3,183 | $ 3,004 | $ 1,480 | ||||
| State | 581 | 432 | 359 | ||||
| Foreign | 200 | 169 | 153 | 53 | 77 | 69 | |
| Current income tax expense (benefit) | 3,964 | 3,605 | 1,992 | ||||
| Federal | (76) | 160 | 658 | ||||
| Foreign | (16) | 19 | 29 | 29 | (16) | 16 | |
| State | 108 | (40) | 371 | ||||
| Deferred income tax expense (benefit) | 16 | 139 | 1,058 | ||||
| U.S. domestic tax expense | 3 | 22 | 9 | ||||
| Withholding tax expense | 100 | 123 | 103 | ||||
| Income tax expense | $ 3,980 | $ 3,744 | $ 3,050 | $ (4) | $ 185 | $ 206 | $ 197 |
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Amount of current and deferred income tax expense (benefit) attributable to income (loss) from continuing domestic operations within the country of domicile of the entity. No definition available.
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The amount of tax liability incurred by the Company in licensing its content to non-US territories. No definition available.
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Amount of current federal tax expense (benefit) pertaining to income (loss) from continuing operations. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount of current foreign income tax expense (benefit) pertaining to income (loss) from continuing operations. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount of current income tax expense (benefit) pertaining to taxable income (loss) from continuing operations. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount of current state and local tax expense (benefit) pertaining to income (loss) from continuing operations. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount of deferred federal income tax expense (benefit) pertaining to income (loss) from continuing operations. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount of deferred foreign income tax expense (benefit) pertaining to income (loss) from continuing operations. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount of deferred income tax expense (benefit) pertaining to income (loss) from continuing operations. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount of deferred state and local tax expense (benefit) pertaining to income (loss) from continuing operations. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount of current income tax expense (benefit) and deferred income tax expense (benefit) pertaining to continuing operations. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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