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Film and Television Costs | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2015
Film And Television Costs Disclosure [Text Block] | Note 5: Film and Television Costs
|  |  | March 31, |  | December 31,
(in millions) |  | 2015 |  | 2014
Film Costs: |  |  |  |
| Released, less amortization | $ | 1,244 | $ | 1,371
| Completed, not released |  | 444 |  | 71
| In production and in development |  | 952 |  | 1,189
|  |  | 2,640 |  | 2,631
Television Costs: |  |  |  |
| Released, less amortization |  | 1,361 |  | 1,273
| In production and in development |  | 407 |  | 505
|  |  | 1,768 |  | 1,778
Programming rights, less amortization |  | 2,174 |  | 2,157
|  |  | 6,582 |  | 6,566
Less: Current portion of programming rights |  | 945 |  | 839
Film and television costs | $ | 5,637 | $ | 5,727
NBCUniversal Media, LLC [Member] |
Film And Television Costs Disclosure [Text Block] | Note 4: Film and Television Costs
|  |  | March 31, |  | December 31,
(in millions) |  | 2015 |  | 2014
Film Costs: |  |  |  |
| Released, less amortization | $ | 1,244 | $ | 1,371
| Completed, not released |  | 444 |  | 71
| In production and in development |  | 952 |  | 1,189
|  |  | 2,640 |  | 2,631
Television Costs: |  |  |  |
| Released, less amortization |  | 1,361 |  | 1,273
| In production and in development |  | 407 |  | 505
|  |  | 1,768 |  | 1,778
Programming rights, less amortization |  | 2,145 |  | 2,130
|  |  | 6,553 |  | 6,539
Less: Current portion of programming rights |  | 925 |  | 825
Film and television costs | $ | 5,628 | $ | 5,714

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