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Condensed 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]
Beginning Balance at Dec. 31, 2014	$ 53,068		$ 1,066	$ 25	$ 5	$ 0	$ 38,805	$ 21,539	$ (7,517)	$ (146)		$ 357
Beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2014		$ 30,637									$ (159)		$ 267	$ 330	$ 30,529
Stock compensation plans	128						436	(308)
Repurchases and retirements of common stock	(3,585)				(1)		(724)	(2,860)
Employee stock purchase plans	71						71
Dividends declared	(1,254)	(991)						(1,254)							(991)
Contribution from member		252													252
Other comprehensive income (loss)	(30)	(37)								(20)	(27)	(10)	(10)
Contributions from (distributions to) noncontrolling interests, net	(73)	(79)	4									(73)	(79)	(14)
Other	128	0	(2)				153					(25)	1		(1)
Net income (loss)	4,276	1,841	40					4,196				80	77	21	1,764
Ending balance at Jun. 30, 2015		31,623									(186)		256	337	31,553
Ending Balance at Jun. 30, 2015	52,729		1,108	25	4	0	38,741	21,313	(7,517)	(166)		329
Beginning Balance at Dec. 31, 2015	53,978		1,221	29	0	0	38,518	21,413	(7,517)	(174)		1,709
Beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2015		34,303									(212)		1,681	372	32,834
Stock compensation plans	165						377	(212)
Repurchases and retirements of common stock	(2,385)			(1)			(475)	(1,909)
Employee stock purchase plans	78						78
Dividends declared	(1,337)	(853)						(1,337)							(853)
Other comprehensive income (loss)	462	594								175	307	287	287
Contributions from (distributions to) noncontrolling interests, net	(68)	(75)	1									(68)	(75)	(29)
Other	125	160	(20)				(29)					154	155		5
Net income (loss)	4,258	2,033	46					4,162				96	98	24	1,935
Ending balance at Jun. 30, 2016		$ 36,162									$ 95		$ 2,146	$ 367	$ 33,921
Ending Balance at Jun. 30, 2016	$ 55,276		$ 1,248	$ 28	$ 0	$ 0	$ 38,469	$ 22,117	$ (7,517)	$ 1		$ 2,178

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