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Consolidated Statement of Income (NBCUniversal) (USD $)
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3 Months Ended |
12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2014
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Sep. 30, 2014
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Jun. 30, 2014
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Mar. 31, 2014
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Dec. 31, 2013
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Sep. 30, 2013
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Jun. 30, 2013
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Mar. 31, 2013
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Dec. 31, 2014
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Dec. 31, 2013
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Dec. 31, 2012
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| Revenue |
$ 17,732,000,000us-gaap_Revenues |
$ 16,791,000,000us-gaap_Revenues |
$ 16,844,000,000us-gaap_Revenues |
$ 17,408,000,000us-gaap_Revenues |
$ 16,926,000,000us-gaap_Revenues |
$ 16,151,000,000us-gaap_Revenues |
$ 16,270,000,000us-gaap_Revenues |
$ 15,310,000,000us-gaap_Revenues |
$ 68,775,000,000us-gaap_Revenues |
$ 64,657,000,000us-gaap_Revenues |
$ 62,570,000,000us-gaap_Revenues |
| Costs and Expenses: |
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| Programming and production |
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20,912,000,000cmcsa_ProgrammingAndProductionCosts |
19,670,000,000cmcsa_ProgrammingAndProductionCosts |
19,929,000,000cmcsa_ProgrammingAndProductionCosts |
| Other operating and administrative |
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19,862,000,000cmcsa_OtherOperatingAndAdministrative |
18,584,000,000cmcsa_OtherOperatingAndAdministrative |
17,833,000,000cmcsa_OtherOperatingAndAdministrative |
| Advertising, marketing and promotion |
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5,078,000,000us-gaap_MarketingAndAdvertisingExpense |
4,969,000,000us-gaap_MarketingAndAdvertisingExpense |
4,831,000,000us-gaap_MarketingAndAdvertisingExpense |
| Depreciation |
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6,337,000,000us-gaap_Depreciation |
6,254,000,000us-gaap_Depreciation |
6,150,000,000us-gaap_Depreciation |
| Amortization |
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1,682,000,000us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets |
1,617,000,000us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets |
1,648,000,000us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets |
| Total costs and expenses |
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53,871,000,000us-gaap_CostsAndExpenses |
51,094,000,000us-gaap_CostsAndExpenses |
50,391,000,000us-gaap_CostsAndExpenses |
| Operating income |
3,787,000,000us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss |
3,745,000,000us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss |
3,804,000,000us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss |
3,568,000,000us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss |
3,647,000,000us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss |
3,414,000,000us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss |
3,435,000,000us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss |
3,067,000,000us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss |
14,904,000,000us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss |
13,563,000,000us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss |
12,179,000,000us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss |
| Other Income (Expense): |
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| Interest expense |
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(2,617,000,000)us-gaap_InterestExpense |
(2,574,000,000)us-gaap_InterestExpense |
(2,521,000,000)us-gaap_InterestExpense |
| Investment income (loss), net |
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296,000,000us-gaap_InvestmentIncomeNonoperating |
576,000,000us-gaap_InvestmentIncomeNonoperating |
219,000,000us-gaap_InvestmentIncomeNonoperating |
| Equity in net income (losses) of investees, net |
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97,000,000us-gaap_IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments |
(86,000,000)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments |
959,000,000us-gaap_IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments |
| Other income (expense), net |
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(215,000,000)us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense |
(364,000,000)us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense |
773,000,000us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense |
| Nonoperating income (expense) |
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(2,439,000,000)us-gaap_NonoperatingIncomeExpense |
(2,448,000,000)us-gaap_NonoperatingIncomeExpense |
(570,000,000)us-gaap_NonoperatingIncomeExpense |
| Income before income taxes |
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12,465,000,000us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest |
11,115,000,000us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest |
11,609,000,000us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest |
| Income tax expense |
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(3,873,000,000)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit |
(3,980,000,000)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit |
(3,744,000,000)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit |
| Net income |
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8,592,000,000us-gaap_ProfitLoss |
7,135,000,000us-gaap_ProfitLoss |
7,865,000,000us-gaap_ProfitLoss |
| Net income attributable to Parent |
1,925,000,000us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss |
2,592,000,000us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss |
1,992,000,000us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss |
1,871,000,000us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss |
1,913,000,000us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss |
1,732,000,000us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss |
1,734,000,000us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss |
1,437,000,000us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss |
8,380,000,000us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss |
6,816,000,000us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss |
6,203,000,000us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss |
| N B C Universal Media L L C [Member] |
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| Revenue |
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25,428,000,000us-gaap_Revenues / dei_LegalEntityAxis = cmcsa_NBCUniversalMediaLLCMember |
23,650,000,000us-gaap_Revenues / dei_LegalEntityAxis = cmcsa_NBCUniversalMediaLLCMember |
23,812,000,000us-gaap_Revenues / dei_LegalEntityAxis = cmcsa_NBCUniversalMediaLLCMember |
| Costs and Expenses: |
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| Programming and production |
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12,318,000,000cmcsa_ProgrammingAndProductionCosts / dei_LegalEntityAxis = cmcsa_NBCUniversalMediaLLCMember |
11,770,000,000cmcsa_ProgrammingAndProductionCosts / dei_LegalEntityAxis = cmcsa_NBCUniversalMediaLLCMember |
12,710,000,000cmcsa_ProgrammingAndProductionCosts / dei_LegalEntityAxis = cmcsa_NBCUniversalMediaLLCMember |
| Other operating and administrative |
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5,364,000,000cmcsa_OtherOperatingAndAdministrative / dei_LegalEntityAxis = cmcsa_NBCUniversalMediaLLCMember |
4,949,000,000cmcsa_OtherOperatingAndAdministrative / dei_LegalEntityAxis = cmcsa_NBCUniversalMediaLLCMember |
4,763,000,000cmcsa_OtherOperatingAndAdministrative / dei_LegalEntityAxis = cmcsa_NBCUniversalMediaLLCMember |
| Advertising, marketing and promotion |
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2,158,000,000us-gaap_MarketingAndAdvertisingExpense / dei_LegalEntityAxis = cmcsa_NBCUniversalMediaLLCMember |
2,199,000,000us-gaap_MarketingAndAdvertisingExpense / dei_LegalEntityAxis = cmcsa_NBCUniversalMediaLLCMember |
2,232,000,000us-gaap_MarketingAndAdvertisingExpense / dei_LegalEntityAxis = cmcsa_NBCUniversalMediaLLCMember |
| Depreciation |
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654,000,000us-gaap_Depreciation / dei_LegalEntityAxis = cmcsa_NBCUniversalMediaLLCMember |
639,000,000us-gaap_Depreciation / dei_LegalEntityAxis = cmcsa_NBCUniversalMediaLLCMember |
562,000,000us-gaap_Depreciation / dei_LegalEntityAxis = cmcsa_NBCUniversalMediaLLCMember |
| Amortization |
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841,000,000us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets / dei_LegalEntityAxis = cmcsa_NBCUniversalMediaLLCMember |
772,000,000us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets / dei_LegalEntityAxis = cmcsa_NBCUniversalMediaLLCMember |
764,000,000us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets / dei_LegalEntityAxis = cmcsa_NBCUniversalMediaLLCMember |
| Total costs and expenses |
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21,335,000,000us-gaap_CostsAndExpenses / dei_LegalEntityAxis = cmcsa_NBCUniversalMediaLLCMember |
20,329,000,000us-gaap_CostsAndExpenses / dei_LegalEntityAxis = cmcsa_NBCUniversalMediaLLCMember |
21,031,000,000us-gaap_CostsAndExpenses / dei_LegalEntityAxis = cmcsa_NBCUniversalMediaLLCMember |
| Operating income |
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4,093,000,000us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss / dei_LegalEntityAxis = cmcsa_NBCUniversalMediaLLCMember |
3,321,000,000us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss / dei_LegalEntityAxis = cmcsa_NBCUniversalMediaLLCMember |
2,781,000,000us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss / dei_LegalEntityAxis = cmcsa_NBCUniversalMediaLLCMember |
| Other Income (Expense): |
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| Interest expense |
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(508,000,000)us-gaap_InterestExpense / dei_LegalEntityAxis = cmcsa_NBCUniversalMediaLLCMember |
(515,000,000)us-gaap_InterestExpense / dei_LegalEntityAxis = cmcsa_NBCUniversalMediaLLCMember |
(480,000,000)us-gaap_InterestExpense / dei_LegalEntityAxis = cmcsa_NBCUniversalMediaLLCMember |
| Investment income (loss), net |
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27,000,000us-gaap_InvestmentIncomeNonoperating / dei_LegalEntityAxis = cmcsa_NBCUniversalMediaLLCMember |
17,000,000us-gaap_InvestmentIncomeNonoperating / dei_LegalEntityAxis = cmcsa_NBCUniversalMediaLLCMember |
27,000,000us-gaap_InvestmentIncomeNonoperating / dei_LegalEntityAxis = cmcsa_NBCUniversalMediaLLCMember |
| Equity in net income (losses) of investees, net |
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46,000,000us-gaap_IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments / dei_LegalEntityAxis = cmcsa_NBCUniversalMediaLLCMember |
(93,000,000)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments / dei_LegalEntityAxis = cmcsa_NBCUniversalMediaLLCMember |
183,000,000us-gaap_IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments / dei_LegalEntityAxis = cmcsa_NBCUniversalMediaLLCMember |
| Other income (expense), net |
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(218,000,000)us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense / dei_LegalEntityAxis = cmcsa_NBCUniversalMediaLLCMember |
(402,000,000)us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense / dei_LegalEntityAxis = cmcsa_NBCUniversalMediaLLCMember |
917,000,000us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense / dei_LegalEntityAxis = cmcsa_NBCUniversalMediaLLCMember |
| Nonoperating income (expense) |
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(653,000,000)us-gaap_NonoperatingIncomeExpense / dei_LegalEntityAxis = cmcsa_NBCUniversalMediaLLCMember |
(993,000,000)us-gaap_NonoperatingIncomeExpense / dei_LegalEntityAxis = cmcsa_NBCUniversalMediaLLCMember |
647,000,000us-gaap_NonoperatingIncomeExpense / dei_LegalEntityAxis = cmcsa_NBCUniversalMediaLLCMember |
| Income before income taxes |
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3,440,000,000us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest / dei_LegalEntityAxis = cmcsa_NBCUniversalMediaLLCMember |
2,328,000,000us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest / dei_LegalEntityAxis = cmcsa_NBCUniversalMediaLLCMember |
3,428,000,000us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest / dei_LegalEntityAxis = cmcsa_NBCUniversalMediaLLCMember |
| Income tax expense |
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(143,000,000)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit / dei_LegalEntityAxis = cmcsa_NBCUniversalMediaLLCMember |
(206,000,000)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit / dei_LegalEntityAxis = cmcsa_NBCUniversalMediaLLCMember |
(197,000,000)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit / dei_LegalEntityAxis = cmcsa_NBCUniversalMediaLLCMember |
| Net income |
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3,297,000,000us-gaap_ProfitLoss / dei_LegalEntityAxis = cmcsa_NBCUniversalMediaLLCMember |
2,122,000,000us-gaap_ProfitLoss / dei_LegalEntityAxis = cmcsa_NBCUniversalMediaLLCMember |
3,231,000,000us-gaap_ProfitLoss / dei_LegalEntityAxis = cmcsa_NBCUniversalMediaLLCMember |
| Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests |
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(182,000,000)us-gaap_NetIncomeLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest / dei_LegalEntityAxis = cmcsa_NBCUniversalMediaLLCMember |
(154,000,000)us-gaap_NetIncomeLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest / dei_LegalEntityAxis = cmcsa_NBCUniversalMediaLLCMember |
(176,000,000)us-gaap_NetIncomeLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest / dei_LegalEntityAxis = cmcsa_NBCUniversalMediaLLCMember |
| Net income attributable to Parent |
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$ 3,115,000,000us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss / dei_LegalEntityAxis = cmcsa_NBCUniversalMediaLLCMember |
$ 1,968,000,000us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss / dei_LegalEntityAxis = cmcsa_NBCUniversalMediaLLCMember |
$ 3,055,000,000us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss / dei_LegalEntityAxis = cmcsa_NBCUniversalMediaLLCMember |