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Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity - USD ($) $ in Millions | Total | NBCUniversal Media LLC [Member] | Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests And Redeemable Subsidiary Preferred Stock [Member] | Class A Common Stock [Member] | Class A Special Common Stock [Member] | Class B Common Stock [Member] | Additional Paid-In Capital [Member] | Retained Earnings [Member] | Treasury Stock at Cost [Member] | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Member] | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Member] NBCUniversal Media LLC [Member] | Noncontrolling Interests [Member] | Noncontrolling Interests [Member] NBCUniversal Media LLC [Member] | Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest [Member] NBCUniversal Media LLC [Member] | Member's Capital [Member] NBCUniversal Media LLC [Member]
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Beginning Balance at Dec. 31, 2012 | $ 49,796 |  | $ 16,998 | $ 25 | $ 6 | $ 0 | $ 40,547 | $ 16,280 | $ (7,517) | $ 15 |  | $ 440 |  |  |
Beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2012 |  | $ 32,254 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ (65) |  | $ 419 | $ 131 | $ 31,900
Stock compensation plans | 232 |  |  |  |  |  | 603 | (371) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Repurchases and retirements of common stock | (2,000) |  |  |  | (1) |  | (555) | (1,444) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Employee stock purchase plans | 98 |  |  |  |  |  | 98 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Compensation Plans |  | 7 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7
Redemption Transaction Distribution |  | 3,200 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (3,200)
Dividends declared | (2,046) | (1,422) |  |  |  |  |  | (2,046) |  |  |  |  |  |  | (1,422)
Other comprehensive income (loss) | 67 | 49 | (9) |  |  |  |  |  |  | 67 | 49 |  |  |  |
Purchase of NBCUniversal noncontrolling common equity interest | (1,677) |  | (17,006) |  |  |  | (1,651) |  |  | (26) |  |  |  |  |
Purchase of subsidiary shares from noncontrolling interests, net |  | (33) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (33)
Redeemable subsidiary preferred stock |  |  | 725 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contributions from (distributions to) noncontrolling interests, net | (136) | (155) | (22) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (136) | (155) | (22) |
Other | (210) | (275) | 70 |  |  |  | (152) |  |  |  |  | (58) | (111) | 102 | (164)
Net income (loss) | 6,934 | 2,102 | 201 |  |  |  |  | 6,816 |  |  |  | 118 | 134 | 20 | 1,968
Ending balance at Dec. 31, 2013 |  | 29,327 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (16) |  | 287 | 231 | 29,056
Ending Balance at Dec. 31, 2013 | 51,058 |  | 957 | $ 25 | 5 | 0 | 38,890 | 19,235 | (7,517) | 56 |  | 364 |  |  |
Stock compensation plans | 299 |  |  |  |  |  | 732 | (433) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Repurchases and retirements of common stock | (4,251) |  |  |  |  |  | (928) | (3,323) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Employee stock purchase plans | 118 |  |  |  |  |  | 118 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Redemption Transaction Distribution |  | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividends declared | (2,320) | (1,641) |  |  |  |  |  | (2,320) |  |  |  |  |  |  | (1,641)
Other comprehensive income (loss) | (202) | (143) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (202) | (143) |  |  |  |
Issuance of subsidiary shares to noncontrolling interests | 11 |  | 85 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 11 |  | 85 |
Contributions from (distributions to) noncontrolling interests, net | (132) | (152) | (19) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (132) | (152) | (24) |
Other | (29) | (13) | (33) |  |  |  | (7) |  |  |  |  | (22) | (12) |  | (1)
Net income (loss) | 8,516 | 3,259 | 76 |  |  |  |  | 8,380 |  |  |  | 136 | 144 | 38 | 3,115
Ending balance at Dec. 31, 2014 |  | 30,637 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (159) |  | 267 | 330 | 30,529
Ending Balance at Dec. 31, 2014 | 53,068 |  | 1,066 | $ 25 | 5 | 0 | 38,805 | 21,539 | (7,517) | (146) |  | 357 |  |  |
Stock compensation plans | 337 |  |  |  |  |  | 739 | (402) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Repurchases and retirements of common stock | (6,750) |  |  |  | (1) |  | (1,345) | (5,404) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Employee stock purchase plans | 136 |  |  |  |  |  | 136 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Redemption Transaction Distribution |  | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividends declared | (2,483) | (1,385) |  |  |  |  |  | (2,483) |  |  |  |  |  |  | (1,385)
Contribution from member |  | 252 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 252
Other comprehensive income (loss) | (57) | (82) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (28) | (53) | (29) | (29) |  |
Contributions from (distributions to) noncontrolling interests, net | (146) | (159) | 11 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (146) | (159) | (30) |
Reclassification of Class A Special common stock | 0 |  |  | 4 | (4) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Universal Studios Japan | 1,440 | 1,429 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,440 | 1,440 |  | (11)
Other | 106 | 31 | 58 |  |  |  | 183 |  |  |  |  | (77) | (4) | 28 | 35
Net income (loss) | 8,327 | 3,580 | 86 |  |  |  |  | 8,163 |  |  |  | 164 | 166 | 44 | 3,414
Ending balance at Dec. 31, 2015 |  | $ 34,303 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ (212) |  | $ 1,681 | $ 372 | $ 32,834
Ending Balance at Dec. 31, 2015 | $ 53,978 |  | $ 1,221 | $ 29 | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 38,518 | $ 21,413 | $ (7,517) | $ (174) |  | $ 1,709 |  |  |

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