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Share-Based Compensation (Recognized Share-Based Compensation Expense) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2015 | Mar. 31, 2014
Recognized share-based compensation expense | $ 101 us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense | $ 90 us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
NBCUniversal Media, LLC [Member] |  |
Recognized share-based compensation expense | 21 us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense / dei_LegalEntityAxis = cmcsa_NBCUniversalMediaLLCMember | 18 us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense / dei_LegalEntityAxis = cmcsa_NBCUniversalMediaLLCMember
Stock Options [Member] |  |
Recognized share-based compensation expense | 35 us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense / us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareByAntidilutiveSecuritiesAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember | 36 us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense / us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareByAntidilutiveSecuritiesAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
Stock Options [Member] | NBCUniversal Media, LLC [Member] |  |
Recognized share-based compensation expense | 2 us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense / us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareByAntidilutiveSecuritiesAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = cmcsa_NBCUniversalMediaLLCMember | 3 us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense / us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareByAntidilutiveSecuritiesAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = cmcsa_NBCUniversalMediaLLCMember
Restricted Share Units [Member] |  |
Recognized share-based compensation expense | 58 us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense / us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareByAntidilutiveSecuritiesAxis = us-gaap_RestrictedStockMember | 48 us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense / us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareByAntidilutiveSecuritiesAxis = us-gaap_RestrictedStockMember
Restricted Share Units [Member] | NBCUniversal Media, LLC [Member] |  |
Recognized share-based compensation expense | 17 us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense / us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareByAntidilutiveSecuritiesAxis = us-gaap_RestrictedStockMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = cmcsa_NBCUniversalMediaLLCMember | 13 us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense / us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareByAntidilutiveSecuritiesAxis = us-gaap_RestrictedStockMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = cmcsa_NBCUniversalMediaLLCMember
Employee Stock Purchase Plan [Member] |  |
Recognized share-based compensation expense | 8 us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense / us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareByAntidilutiveSecuritiesAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeStockMember | 6 us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense / us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareByAntidilutiveSecuritiesAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeStockMember
Employee Stock Purchase Plan [Member] | NBCUniversal Media, LLC [Member] |  |
Recognized share-based compensation expense | $ 2 us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense / us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareByAntidilutiveSecuritiesAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeStockMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = cmcsa_NBCUniversalMediaLLCMember | $ 2 us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense / us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareByAntidilutiveSecuritiesAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeStockMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = cmcsa_NBCUniversalMediaLLCMember

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