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Revenue (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2019 | Mar. 31, 2018
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue | $ 26,859 | $ 22,791
Cable Communications [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue | 14,280 | 13,703
Cable Communications [Member] | Residential, High-Speed Internet [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue | 4,577 | 4,157
Cable Communications [Member] | Residential, Video [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue | 5,628 | 5,659
Cable Communications [Member] | Residential, Voice [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue | 990 | 1,006
Cable Communications [Member] | Residential, Wireless [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue | 225 | 185
Cable Communications [Member] | Business Services [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue | 1,891 | 1,726
Cable Communications [Member] | Advertising [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue | 556 | 582
Cable Communications [Member] | Other [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue | $ 413 | $ 388
Cable Communications [Member] | Franchise And Other Regulatory Fees [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Cable segment revenue types as percentage of total cable revenue | 2.60% | 2.70%
Cable Networks [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue | $ 2,868 | $ 3,157
Cable Networks [Member] | Distribution [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue | 1,735 | 1,861
Cable Networks [Member] | Advertising [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue | 852 | 977
Cable Networks [Member] | Content Licensing And Other [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue | 281 | 319
Broadcast Television [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue | 2,467 | 3,497
Broadcast Television [Member] | Advertising [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue | 1,317 | 2,365
Broadcast Television [Member] | Content Licensing [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue | 560 | 522
Broadcast Television [Member] | Distribution And Other [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue | 590 | 610
Filmed Entertainment [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue | 1,768 | 1,647
Filmed Entertainment [Member] | Content Licensing [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue | 817 | 733
Filmed Entertainment [Member] | Theatrical [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue | 445 | 423
Filmed Entertainment [Member] | Home Entertainment [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue | 267 | 248
Filmed Entertainment [Member] | Other [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue | 239 | 243
Theme Parks [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue | 1,276 | 1,281
NBCUniversal Segments [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue | 8,313 | 9,497
Sky Limited [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue | 4,797 | 0
Sky Limited [Member] | Advertising [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue | 593 | 0
Sky Limited [Member] | Direct To Consumer [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue | 3,834 | 0
Sky Limited [Member] | Content [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue | 370 | 0
Corporate, Non-Segment [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue | 108 | 243
Corporate, Non-Segment [Member] | NBCUniversal Segments [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue | 17 | 14
Eliminations [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue | (639) | (652)
Eliminations [Member] | NBCUniversal Segments [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue | (83) | (99)
NBCUniversal Media LLC [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue | 8,345 | 9,530
NBCUniversal Media LLC [Member] | Cable Networks [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue | 2,868 | 3,157
NBCUniversal Media LLC [Member] | Cable Networks [Member] | Distribution [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue | 1,735 | 1,861
NBCUniversal Media LLC [Member] | Cable Networks [Member] | Advertising [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue | 852 | 977
NBCUniversal Media LLC [Member] | Cable Networks [Member] | Content Licensing And Other [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue | 281 | 319
NBCUniversal Media LLC [Member] | Broadcast Television [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue | 2,467 | 3,497
NBCUniversal Media LLC [Member] | Broadcast Television [Member] | Advertising [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue | 1,317 | 2,365
NBCUniversal Media LLC [Member] | Broadcast Television [Member] | Content Licensing [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue | 560 | 522
NBCUniversal Media LLC [Member] | Broadcast Television [Member] | Distribution And Other [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue | 590 | 610
NBCUniversal Media LLC [Member] | Filmed Entertainment [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue | 1,768 | 1,647
NBCUniversal Media LLC [Member] | Filmed Entertainment [Member] | Content Licensing [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue | 817 | 733
NBCUniversal Media LLC [Member] | Filmed Entertainment [Member] | Theatrical [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue | 445 | 423
NBCUniversal Media LLC [Member] | Filmed Entertainment [Member] | Home Entertainment [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue | 267 | 248
NBCUniversal Media LLC [Member] | Filmed Entertainment [Member] | Other [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue | 239 | 243
NBCUniversal Media LLC [Member] | Theme Parks [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue | 1,276 | 1,281
NBCUniversal Media LLC [Member] | Corporate, Non-Segment [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue | 51 | 51
NBCUniversal Media LLC [Member] | Eliminations [Member] |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |
Revenue | $ (85) | $ (103)

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