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Condensed Consolidating Financial Information (Condensed Consolidating Statement of Income) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2017 | Mar. 31, 2016
Revenue: |  |
Service revenue | $ 20,463 | $ 18,790
Management fee revenue | 0 | 0
Revenue | 20,463 | 18,790
Costs and Expenses: |  |
Programming and production | 6,074 | 5,431
Other operating and administrative | 5,827 | 5,526
Advertising, marketing and promotion | 1,530 | 1,466
Depreciation | 1,915 | 1,785
Amortization | 587 | 493
Costs and expenses, total | 15,933 | 14,701
Operating income (loss) | 4,530 | 4,089
Other Income (Expense): |  |
Interest expense | (755) | (703)
Investment income (loss), net | 59 | 30
Equity in net income (losses) of investees, net | 36 | (11)
Other income (expense), net | 35 | 130
Other income (expense) items, net | (625) | (554)
Income (loss) before income taxes | 3,905 | 3,535
Income tax (expense) benefit | (1,258) | (1,311)
Net income (loss) | 2,647 | 2,224
Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests and redeemable subsidiary preferred stock | (81) | (90)
Net income (loss) attributable to Parent | 2,566 | 2,134
Comprehensive income attributable to Parent | 2,810 | 2,224
Elimination and Consolidation Adjustments [Member] |  |
Revenue: |  |
Service revenue | 0 | 0
Management fee revenue | (545) | (513)
Revenue | (545) | (513)
Costs and Expenses: |  |
Programming and production | 0 | 0
Other operating and administrative | (545) | (513)
Advertising, marketing and promotion | 0 | 0
Depreciation | 0 | 0
Amortization | 0 | 0
Costs and expenses, total | (545) | (513)
Operating income (loss) | 0 | 0
Other Income (Expense): |  |
Interest expense | 0 | 0
Investment income (loss), net | 0 | 0
Equity in net income (losses) of investees, net | (10,606) | (9,043)
Other income (expense), net | 0 | 0
Other income (expense) items, net | (10,606) | (9,043)
Income (loss) before income taxes | (10,606) | (9,043)
Income tax (expense) benefit | 0 | 0
Net income (loss) | (10,606) | (9,043)
Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests and redeemable subsidiary preferred stock | 0 | 0
Net income (loss) attributable to Parent | (10,606) | (9,043)
Comprehensive income attributable to Parent | (11,107) | (9,235)
Comcast Parent [Member] |  |
Revenue: |  |
Service revenue | 0 | 0
Management fee revenue | 275 | 259
Revenue | 275 | 259
Costs and Expenses: |  |
Programming and production | 0 | 0
Other operating and administrative | 170 | 156
Advertising, marketing and promotion | 0 | 0
Depreciation | 7 | 8
Amortization | 2 | 1
Costs and expenses, total | 179 | 165
Operating income (loss) | 96 | 94
Other Income (Expense): |  |
Interest expense | (517) | (451)
Investment income (loss), net | 1 | 0
Equity in net income (losses) of investees, net | 2,839 | 2,366
Other income (expense), net | 0 | 0
Other income (expense) items, net | 2,323 | 1,915
Income (loss) before income taxes | 2,419 | 2,009
Income tax (expense) benefit | 147 | 125
Net income (loss) | 2,566 | 2,134
Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests and redeemable subsidiary preferred stock | 0 | 0
Net income (loss) attributable to Parent | 2,566 | 2,134
Comprehensive income attributable to Parent | 2,810 | 2,224
Comcast Holdings [Member] |  |
Revenue: |  |
Service revenue | 0 | 0
Management fee revenue | 0 | 0
Revenue | 0 | 0
Costs and Expenses: |  |
Programming and production | 0 | 0
Other operating and administrative | 0 | 0
Advertising, marketing and promotion | 0 | 0
Depreciation | 0 | 0
Amortization | 0 | 0
Costs and expenses, total | 0 | 0
Operating income (loss) | 0 | 0
Other Income (Expense): |  |
Interest expense | (3) | (3)
Investment income (loss), net | 28 | 0
Equity in net income (losses) of investees, net | 2,650 | 2,264
Other income (expense), net | 0 | 0
Other income (expense) items, net | 2,675 | 2,261
Income (loss) before income taxes | 2,675 | 2,261
Income tax (expense) benefit | (9) | 1
Net income (loss) | 2,666 | 2,262
Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests and redeemable subsidiary preferred stock | 0 | 0
Net income (loss) attributable to Parent | 2,666 | 2,262
Comprehensive income attributable to Parent | 2,716 | 2,306
CCCL Parent [Member] |  |
Revenue: |  |
Service revenue | 0 | 0
Management fee revenue | 270 | 254
Revenue | 270 | 254
Costs and Expenses: |  |
Programming and production | 0 | 0
Other operating and administrative | 270 | 254
Advertising, marketing and promotion | 0 | 0
Depreciation | 0 | 0
Amortization | 0 | 0
Costs and expenses, total | 270 | 254
Operating income (loss) | 0 | 0
Other Income (Expense): |  |
Interest expense | (60) | (59)
Investment income (loss), net | 0 | 0
Equity in net income (losses) of investees, net | 2,320 | 2,114
Other income (expense), net | 0 | 0
Other income (expense) items, net | 2,260 | 2,055
Income (loss) before income taxes | 2,260 | 2,055
Income tax (expense) benefit | 21 | 21
Net income (loss) | 2,281 | 2,076
Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests and redeemable subsidiary preferred stock | 0 | 0
Net income (loss) attributable to Parent | 2,281 | 2,076
Comprehensive income attributable to Parent | 2,282 | 2,078
NBCUniversal Media Parent [Member] |  |
Revenue: |  |
Service revenue | 0 | 0
Management fee revenue | 0 | 0
Revenue | 0 | 0
Costs and Expenses: |  |
Programming and production | 0 | 0
Other operating and administrative | 306 | 295
Advertising, marketing and promotion | 0 | 0
Depreciation | 0 | 0
Amortization | 0 | 0
Costs and expenses, total | 306 | 295
Operating income (loss) | (306) | (295)
Other Income (Expense): |  |
Interest expense | (112) | (117)
Investment income (loss), net | (4) | (2)
Equity in net income (losses) of investees, net | 1,597 | 1,297
Other income (expense), net | 28 | 124
Other income (expense) items, net | 1,509 | 1,302
Income (loss) before income taxes | 1,203 | 1,007
Income tax (expense) benefit | (3) | (5)
Net income (loss) | 1,200 | 1,002
Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests and redeemable subsidiary preferred stock | 0 | 0
Net income (loss) attributable to Parent | 1,200 | 1,002
Comprehensive income attributable to Parent | 1,406 | 1,146
Comcast Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member] |  |
Revenue: |  |
Service revenue | 20,463 | 18,790
Management fee revenue | 0 | 0
Revenue | 20,463 | 18,790
Costs and Expenses: |  |
Programming and production | 6,074 | 5,431
Other operating and administrative | 5,626 | 5,334
Advertising, marketing and promotion | 1,530 | 1,466
Depreciation | 1,908 | 1,777
Amortization | 585 | 492
Costs and expenses, total | 15,723 | 14,500
Operating income (loss) | 4,740 | 4,290
Other Income (Expense): |  |
Interest expense | (63) | (73)
Investment income (loss), net | 34 | 32
Equity in net income (losses) of investees, net | 1,236 | 991
Other income (expense), net | 7 | 6
Other income (expense) items, net | 1,214 | 956
Income (loss) before income taxes | 5,954 | 5,246
Income tax (expense) benefit | (1,414) | (1,453)
Net income (loss) | 4,540 | 3,793
Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests and redeemable subsidiary preferred stock | (81) | (90)
Net income (loss) attributable to Parent | 4,459 | 3,703
Comprehensive income attributable to Parent | $ 4,703 | $ 3,705

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