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Goodwill | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2016
Goodwill | Note 7: Goodwill
|  |  |  | NBCUniversal |  |  |  |
(in millions) |  | Cable Communications |  | Cable Networks |  | Broadcast Television |  | Filmed Entertainment |  | Theme Parks |  | Corporate and Other |  | Total
Balance, December 31, 2015 | $ | 12,389 | $ | 12,947 | $ | 806 | $ | 267 | $ | 6,344 | $ | 192 | $ | 32,945
Acquisitions |  | 73 |  | - |  | - |  | 92 |  | - |  | - |  | 165
Adjustments |  | 176 |  | - |  | - |  | - |  | (289) |  | (181) |  | (294)
Foreign currency translation |  | - |  | 7 |  | - |  | 12 |  | 957 |  | - |  | 976
Balance, June 30, 2016 | $ | 12,638 | $ | 12,954 | $ | 806 | $ | 371 | $ | 7,012 | $ | 11 | $ | 33,792
Adjustments to goodwill during the six months ended June 30, 2016 included the updated preliminary allocation of the purchase price for Universal Studios Japan in our Theme Parks segment and the reclassification of certain operations and businesses from Corporate and Other to our Cable Communications segment.
NBCUniversal Media LLC [Member] |
Goodwill | Note 7: Goodwill
(in millions) |  | Cable Networks |  | Broadcast Television |  | Filmed Entertainment |  | Theme Parks |  | Total
Balance, December 31, 2015 | $ | 12,947 | $ | 806 | $ | 267 | $ | 6,344 | $ | 20,364
Acquisitions |  | - |  | - |  | 92 |  | - |  | 92
Adjustments |  | - |  | - |  | - |  | (289) |  | (289)
Foreign currency translation |  | 7 |  | - |  | 12 |  | 957 |  | 976
Balance, June 30, 2016 | $ | 12,954 | $ | 806 | $ | 371 | $ | 7,012 | $ | 21,143
Adjustments to goodwill during the six months ended June 30, 2016 included the updated preliminary allocation of the purchase price for Universal Studios Japan in our Theme Parks segment.

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