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Revenue (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2018 | Jun. 30, 2017 | Jun. 30, 2018 | Jun. 30, 2017
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue | $ 21,735 | $ 21,286 | $ 44,526 | $ 41,873
Cable Communications [Member] |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 13,710 | 13,257 | 27,228 | 26,307
Cable Communications [Member] | Residential, Video [Member] |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 5,628 | 5,740 | 11,287 | 11,446
Cable Communications [Member] | Residential, High-Speed Internet [Member] |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 4,262 | 3,898 | 8,419 | 7,740
Cable Communications [Member] | Residential, Voice [Member] |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 994 | 1,034 | 2,000 | 2,068
Cable Communications [Member] | Business Services [Member] |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 1,761 | 1,585 | 3,487 | 3,128
Cable Communications [Member] | Advertising [Member] |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 666 | 626 | 1,248 | 1,180
Cable Communications [Member] | Other [Member] |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue | $ 399 | $ 374 | $ 787 | $ 745
Cable Communications [Member] | Franchise And Other Regulatory Fees [Member] |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Cable segment revenue types as percentage of total cable revenue | 2.70% | 2.80% | 2.70% | 2.80%
Cable Networks [Member] |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue | $ 2,916 | $ 2,696 | $ 6,110 | $ 5,336
Cable Networks [Member] | Distribution [Member] |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 1,684 | 1,550 | 3,571 | 3,112
Cable Networks [Member] | Advertising [Member] |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 938 | 906 | 1,926 | 1,732
Cable Networks [Member] | Content Licensing And Other [Member] |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 294 | 240 | 613 | 492
Broadcast Television [Member] |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 2,391 | 2,241 | 5,888 | 4,449
Broadcast Television [Member] | Advertising [Member] |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 1,387 | 1,270 | 3,752 | 2,549
Broadcast Television [Member] | Content Licensing [Member] |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 481 | 523 | 1,003 | 1,026
Broadcast Television [Member] | Distribution And Other [Member] |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 523 | 448 | 1,133 | 874
Filmed Entertainment [Member] |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 1,710 | 2,142 | 3,357 | 4,109
Filmed Entertainment [Member] | Theatrical [Member] |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 540 | 837 | 963 | 1,488
Filmed Entertainment [Member] | Content Licensing [Member] |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 648 | 684 | 1,381 | 1,418
Filmed Entertainment [Member] | Home Entertainment [Member] |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 225 | 334 | 473 | 620
Filmed Entertainment [Member] | Other [Member] |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 297 | 287 | 540 | 583
Theme Parks [Member] |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 1,361 | 1,314 | 2,642 | 2,432
NBCUniversal Segments [Member] |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 8,313 | 8,318 | 17,843 | 16,171
Corporate, Non-Segment [Member] |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 255 | 205 | 646 | 413
Corporate, Non-Segment [Member] | NBCUniversal Segments [Member] |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 15 | 9 | 29 | 17
Eliminations [Member] |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue | (543) | (494) | (1,191) | (1,018)
Eliminations [Member] | NBCUniversal Segments [Member] |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue | (80) | (84) | (183) | (172)
NBCUniversal Media LLC [Member] |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 8,313 | 8,318 | 17,843 | 16,171
NBCUniversal Media LLC [Member] | Cable Networks [Member] |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 2,916 | 2,696 | 6,110 | 5,336
NBCUniversal Media LLC [Member] | Cable Networks [Member] | Distribution [Member] |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 1,684 | 1,550 | 3,571 | 3,112
NBCUniversal Media LLC [Member] | Cable Networks [Member] | Advertising [Member] |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 938 | 906 | 1,926 | 1,732
NBCUniversal Media LLC [Member] | Cable Networks [Member] | Content Licensing And Other [Member] |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 294 | 240 | 613 | 492
NBCUniversal Media LLC [Member] | Broadcast Television [Member] |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 2,391 | 2,241 | 5,888 | 4,449
NBCUniversal Media LLC [Member] | Broadcast Television [Member] | Advertising [Member] |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 1,387 | 1,270 | 3,752 | 2,549
NBCUniversal Media LLC [Member] | Broadcast Television [Member] | Content Licensing [Member] |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 481 | 523 | 1,003 | 1,026
NBCUniversal Media LLC [Member] | Broadcast Television [Member] | Distribution And Other [Member] |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 523 | 448 | 1,133 | 874
NBCUniversal Media LLC [Member] | Filmed Entertainment [Member] |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 1,710 | 2,142 | 3,357 | 4,109
NBCUniversal Media LLC [Member] | Filmed Entertainment [Member] | Theatrical [Member] |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 540 | 837 | 963 | 1,488
NBCUniversal Media LLC [Member] | Filmed Entertainment [Member] | Content Licensing [Member] |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 648 | 684 | 1,381 | 1,418
NBCUniversal Media LLC [Member] | Filmed Entertainment [Member] | Home Entertainment [Member] |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 225 | 334 | 473 | 620
NBCUniversal Media LLC [Member] | Filmed Entertainment [Member] | Other [Member] |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 297 | 287 | 540 | 583
NBCUniversal Media LLC [Member] | Theme Parks [Member] |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 1,361 | 1,314 | 2,642 | 2,432
NBCUniversal Media LLC [Member] | Corporate, Non-Segment [Member] |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 15 | 9 | 29 | 17
NBCUniversal Media LLC [Member] | Eliminations [Member] |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue | $ (80) | $ (84) | $ (183) | $ (172)

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