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Goodwill (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2016
Schedule of 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
NBCUniversal Media LLC [Member] |
Schedule of 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

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