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Related Party Transactions (NBCUniversal Media, LLC [Member]) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2014
NBCUniversal Media, LLC [Member] |
Related Party Transactions | Note 3: Related Party Transactions In the ordinary course of our business, we enter into transactions with Comcast. We generate revenue from Comcast primarily from the distribution of our cable network programming and, to a lesser extent, the sale of advertising and our owned programming, and we incur expenses primarily related to various support services provided by Comcast to us. In 2013, as part of the Comcast cash management process, we and Comcast entered into a revolving credit agreement under which we can borrow up to $3 billion from Comcast and Comcast can borrow up to $3 billion from us. Amounts owed by us to Comcast under the revolving credit agreement, including accrued interest, are presented under the caption “note payable to Comcast” in our condensed consolidated balance sheet. The revolving credit agreement bear s interest at floating rates equal to the interest rate under the Comcast and Comcast Cable Communications, LLC revolving credit facility (the “Comcast revolving credit facility”). The interest rate on the Comcast revolving credit facility consists of a base rate plus a borrowing margin that is determined based on Comcast’s credit rating. As of September 30, 2014, the borrowing margin for our London Interbank Offered Rate-based borrowings was 1.00%. In addition, Comcast is the counterparty to one of our contractual obligations. As of September 30, 2014, the carrying value of the l iability associated with this contractual obligation was $383 million. The following tables present transactions with Comcast and its consolidated subsidiaries that are included in our condensed consolidated financial statements.
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet
|  |  |  | September 30, |  | December 31,
(in millions) |  | 2014 |  |  | 2013
Transactions with Comcast and Consolidated Subsidiaries |  |  |  |  |
|  | Receivables, net | $ | 241 |  | $ | 228
|  | Accounts payable and accrued expenses related to trade creditors | $ | 35 |  | $ | 56
|  | Accrued expenses and other current liabilities | $ | 34 |  | $ | 37
|  | Note payable to Comcast |  | $ | 1,078 |  | $ | 799
|  | Other noncurrent liabilities |  | $ | 383 |  | $ | 383
Condensed Consolidated Statement of Income
|  |  |  |  | Three Months Ended |  | Nine Months Ended
|  |  |  | September 30 | September 30
(in millions) |  |  | 2014 |  |  | 2013 |  | 2014 |  |  | 2013
Transactions with Comcast and Consolidated Subsidiaries |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | Revenue | $ | 316 |  | $ | 299 | $ | 989 |  | $ | 953
|  | Operating costs and expenses | $ | (32) |  | $ | (29) | $ | (96) |  | $ | (126)
|  | Other income (expense) |  | $ | (10) |  | $ | - | $ | (32) |  | $ | -
Distributions to NBCUniversal Holdings In addition to the transactions above, we make distributions to NBCUniversal Holdings on a periodic basis to enable its owners to meet their obligations to pay taxes on taxable income generated by our businesses. We also make quarterly distributions to NBCUniversal Holdings to enable it to make its required quarterly payments to N BCUniversal Enterprise, Inc. (“NBCUniversal Enterprise”) at an initial annual rate of 8.25% on the $9.4 billion aggregate liquidation preference of preferred units. These distributions are presented under the caption “distributions to member” in our condensed consolidated statement o f cash flows.

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