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Condensed Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income (USD $)
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Mar. 31, 2015
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Mar. 31, 2014
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| Net income | $ 2,141us-gaap_ProfitLoss | $ 1,938us-gaap_ProfitLoss |
| Unrealized gains (losses) on marketable securities, net of deferred taxes | 0us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedHoldingGainLossOnSecuritiesArisingDuringPeriodNetOfTax | 30us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedHoldingGainLossOnSecuritiesArisingDuringPeriodNetOfTax |
| Deferred gains (losses) on cash flow hedges, net of deferred taxes | (39)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedGainLossOnDerivativesArisingDuringPeriodNetOfTax | (2)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedGainLossOnDerivativesArisingDuringPeriodNetOfTax |
| Amounts reclassified to net income: | ||
| Realized (gains) losses on marketable securities, net of deferred taxes | 0us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentFromAOCIForSaleOfSecuritiesNetOfTax | (50)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentFromAOCIForSaleOfSecuritiesNetOfTax |
| Realized (gains) losses on cash flow hedges, net of deferred taxes | 37us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentFromAOCIOnDerivativesNetOfTax | (3)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentFromAOCIOnDerivativesNetOfTax |
| Currency translation adjustments, net of deferred taxes | (40)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTax | 2us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTax |
| Comprehensive income | 2,099us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest | 1,915us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest |
| Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests and redeemable subsidiary preferred stock | (82)cmcsa_NetIncomeLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterestsAndRedeemableSubsidiaryPreferredStock | (67)cmcsa_NetIncomeLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterestsAndRedeemableSubsidiaryPreferredStock |
| Comprehensive income attributable to Parent | 2,017us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax | 1,848us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax |
| NBCUniversal Media, LLC [Member] | ||
| Net income | 918us-gaap_ProfitLoss / dei_LegalEntityAxis = cmcsa_NBCUniversalMediaLLCMember |
741us-gaap_ProfitLoss / dei_LegalEntityAxis = cmcsa_NBCUniversalMediaLLCMember |
| Deferred gains (losses) on cash flow hedges, net of deferred taxes | 12us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedGainLossOnDerivativesArisingDuringPeriodNetOfTax / dei_LegalEntityAxis = cmcsa_NBCUniversalMediaLLCMember |
0us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedGainLossOnDerivativesArisingDuringPeriodNetOfTax / dei_LegalEntityAxis = cmcsa_NBCUniversalMediaLLCMember |
| Amounts reclassified to net income: | ||
| Currency translation adjustments, net of deferred taxes | (63)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTax / dei_LegalEntityAxis = cmcsa_NBCUniversalMediaLLCMember |
3us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTax / dei_LegalEntityAxis = cmcsa_NBCUniversalMediaLLCMember |
| Comprehensive income | 867us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest / dei_LegalEntityAxis = cmcsa_NBCUniversalMediaLLCMember |
744us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest / dei_LegalEntityAxis = cmcsa_NBCUniversalMediaLLCMember |
| Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests | (66)us-gaap_NetIncomeLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest / dei_LegalEntityAxis = cmcsa_NBCUniversalMediaLLCMember |
(59)us-gaap_NetIncomeLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest / dei_LegalEntityAxis = cmcsa_NBCUniversalMediaLLCMember |
| Comprehensive income attributable to Parent | $ 801us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax / dei_LegalEntityAxis = cmcsa_NBCUniversalMediaLLCMember |
$ 685us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax / dei_LegalEntityAxis = cmcsa_NBCUniversalMediaLLCMember |
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Amount after tax of increase (decrease) in equity from transactions and other events and circumstances from net income and other comprehensive income, attributable to parent entity. Excludes changes in equity resulting from investments by owners and distributions to owners. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount after tax and reclassification adjustments of gain (loss) on foreign currency translation adjustments, foreign currency transactions designated and effective as economic hedges of a net investment in a foreign entity and intra-entity foreign currency transactions that are of a long-term-investment nature. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount after tax of reclassification adjustment from accumulated other comprehensive income of accumulated gain (loss) realized from derivative instruments designated and qualifying as the effective portion of cash flow hedges and an entity's share of an equity investee's deferred hedging gain (loss). Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount after tax of increase (decrease) in accumulated gain (loss) from derivative instruments designated and qualifying as the effective portion of cash flow hedges and an entity's share of an equity investee's increase (decrease) in deferred hedging gain (loss). Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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