Investments (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Investment Summary

			September 30,		December 31,
(in millions)			2014		2013
Fair Value Method		$	588	$	4,345
Equity Method:
	The Weather Channel		333		333
	Hulu		188		187
	Other		503		469
			1,024		989
Cost Method:
	AirTouch		1,564		1,553
	Other		484		456
			2,048		2,009
Total investments			3,660		7,343
Less: Current investments			531		3,573
Noncurrent investments		$	3,129	$	3,770

Investment Income (Loss), Net

Investment Income (Loss), Net
		Three Months Ended					Nine Months Ended
		September 30					September 30
(in millions)		2014		2013			2014		2013
Gains on sales and exchanges of investments, net		$	3	$	445		$	176	$	483
Investment impairment losses			(6)		(12)			(30)		(25)
Unrealized gains (losses) on securities underlying prepaid
	forward sale agreements		15		345			(13)		1,197
Mark to market adjustments on derivative component of prepaid
	forward sale agreements and indexed debt instruments		(13)		(348)			19		(1,189)
Interest and dividend income			29		28			85		84
Other, net			(7)		6			17		(1)
Investment income (loss), net		$	21	$	464		$	254	$	549

Prepaid Forward Sale Agreements

Prepaid Forward Sale Agreements
		September 30,		December 31,
(in millions)		2014		2013
Assets:
	Fair value equity securities held as collateral	$	444	$	3,959

Liabilities:
	Obligations under prepaid forward sale agreements	$	117	$	811
	Derivative component of prepaid forward sale agreements		277		2,800
Total liabilities		$	394	$	3,611

NBCUniversal Media, LLC [Member]

Investment Summary

			September 30,		December 31,
(in millions)			2014		2013
Fair Value Method		$	16	$	11
Equity Method:
	The Weather Channel		333		333
	Hulu		188		187
	Other		347		332
			868		852
Cost Method			28		21
Total investments			912		884
Less: Current investments			5		-
Noncurrent Investments		$	907	$	884