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Long-Term Debt (Commercial Paper Programs) (Details) - Commercial Paper [Member]	Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($)
Comcast [Member]
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Commercial paper outstanding	$ 0
NBCUniversal Enterprise [Member]
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Commercial paper outstanding	$ 927,000,000

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