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Related Party Transactions | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2016
NBCUniversal Media LLC [Member] |
Related Party Transactions | Note 4: Related Party Transactions In the ordinary course of our business, we enter into transactions with Comcast. We generate revenue from Comcast primarily from the distribution of our cable network programming, the fees received under retransmission consent agreements in our Broadcast Television segment and, to a lesser extent, the sale of advertising and our owned programming, and we incur expenses primarily related to advertising and various support services provided by Comcast to us. Comcast is also the counterparty to one of our contractual obligations. As of June 30, 2016, the carrying value of the liability associated with this contractual obligation was $383 million. The following tables present transactions with Comcast and its consolidated subsidiaries that are included in our condensed consolidated financial statements.
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet
|  |  |  | June 30, |  | December 31,
(in millions) |  | 2016 |  |  | 2015
Transactions with Comcast and Consolidated Subsidiaries |  |  |  |  |
|  | Receivables, net | $ | 281 |  | $ | 239
|  | Accounts payable and accrued expenses related to trade creditors | $ | 50 |  | $ | 68
|  | Accrued expenses and other current liabilities | $ | 70 |  | $ | 51
|  | Note payable to Comcast | $ | 1,884 |  | $ | 1,750
|  | Other noncurrent liabilities | $ | 387 |  | $ | 383
Condensed Consolidated Statement of Income
|  |  |  |  | Three Months Ended |  | Six Months Ended
|  |  |  | June 30 | June 30
(in millions) |  |  | 2016 |  |  | 2015 |  | 2016 |  |  | 2015
Transactions with Comcast and Consolidated Subsidiaries |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | Revenue | $ | 407 |  | $ | 330 | $ | 813 |  | $ | 672
|  | Operating costs and expenses | $ | (44) |  | $ | (43) | $ | (104) |  | $ | (93)
|  | Other income (expense) |  | $ | (17) |  | $ | (9) | $ | (30) |  | $ | (18)

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