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Investments (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014
Investment Summary |
December 31 (in millions) |  | 2014 |  | 2013
Fair Value Method | $ | 662 | $ | 4,345
Equity Method: |  |  |  |
| The Weather Channel |  | 335 |  | 333
| Hulu |  | 167 |  | 187
| Other |  | 517 |  | 469
|  |  | 1,019 |  | 989
Cost Method: |  |  |  |
| AirTouch |  | 1,568 |  | 1,553
| Other |  | 488 |  | 456
|  |  | 2,056 |  | 2,009
Total investments |  | 3,737 |  | 7,343
Less: Current investments |  | 602 |  | 3,573
Noncurrent investments | $ | 3,135 | $ | 3,770
Investment Income (Loss), Net |
Investment Income (Loss), Net |  |  |  |  |  |
Year ended December 31 (in millions) |  | 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2012
Gains on sales and exchanges of investments, net | $ | 192 | $ | 484 | $ | 30
Investment impairment losses |  | (50) |  | (29) |  | (24)
Unrealized gains on securities underlying prepaid forward sale agreements |  | 66 |  | 1,601 |  | 1,159
Mark to market adjustments on derivative component of prepaid forward sale |  |  |  |  |  |
| agreements and indexed debt instruments |  | (56) |  | (1,604) |  | (1,071)
Interest and dividend income |  | 116 |  | 111 |  | 119
Other, net |  | 28 |  | 13 |  | 6
Investment income (loss), net | $ | 296 | $ | 576 | $ | 219
Prepaid Forward Sale Agreements |
Prepaid Forward Sale Agreements
December 31 (in millions) |  | 2014 |  | 2013
Assets: |  |  |  |
| Fair value equity securities held as collateral | $ | 523 | $ | 3,959
Liabilities: |  |  |  |
| Obligations under prepaid forward sale agreements | $ | 119 | $ | 811
| Derivative component of prepaid forward sale agreements |  | 356 |  | 2,800
Total liabilities | $ | 475 | $ | 3,611
NBCUniversal Media, LLC [Member] |
Investment Summary |
December 31 (in millions) |  | 2014 |  | 2013
Fair Value Method | $ | 10 | $ | 11
Equity Method: |  |  |  |
| The Weather Channel |  | 335 |  | 333
| Hulu |  | 167 |  | 187
| Other |  | 338 |  | 332
|  |  | 840 |  | 852
Cost Method |  | 32 |  | 21
Total investments | $ | 882 | $ | 884

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