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Supplemental Financial Information (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019
Supplemental Financial Information [Line Items] |
Schedule of cash payments for interest and income taxes |
Cash Payments for Interest and Income Taxes |  |  |
Year ended December 31 (in millions) | 2019 |  | 2018 |  | 2017 |
Interest | $ | 4,254 |  | $ | 2,897 |  | $ | 2,820 |
Income taxes | $ | 3,231 |  | $ | 2,355 |  | $ | 4,057 |
Schedule of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | The following table provides a reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash reported in the consolidated balance sheet to the total of the amounts reported in our consolidated statement of cash flows.
December 31 (in millions) | 2019 |  | 2018 |
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 5,500 |  | $ | 3,814 |
Restricted cash included in other current assets | 42 |  | 46 |
Restricted cash included in other noncurrent assets, net | 47 |  | 49 |
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of year | $ | 5,589 |  | $ | 3,909 |
Schedule of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) |
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) |  |  |
December 31 (in millions) | 2019 |  |  | 2018 |
Unrealized gains (losses) on marketable securities | $ | 6 |  |  | $ | 3 |
Deferred gains (losses) on cash flow hedges | 139 |  |  | 55 |
Unrecognized gains (losses) on employee benefit obligations | 265 |  |  | 325 |
Cumulative translation adjustments | 637 |  |  | (751 | )
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of deferred taxes | $ | 1,047 |  |  | $ | (368 | )
NBCUniversal Media LLC [Member] |
Supplemental Financial Information [Line Items] |
Schedule of cash payments for interest and income taxes |
Cash Payments for Interest and Income Taxes |  |  |
Year ended December 31 (in millions) | 2019 |  | 2018 |  | 2017 |
Interest | $ | 440 |  | $ | 408 |  | $ | 517 |
Income taxes | $ | 356 |  | $ | 430 |  | $ | 282 |
Schedule of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | The following table provides a reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash reported in the consolidated balance sheet to the total of the amounts reported in our consolidated statement of cash flows.
December 31 (in millions) | 2019 |  | 2018 |
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 1,424 |  | $ | 1,444 |
Restricted cash included in other noncurrent assets, net | 20 |  | 20 |
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of year | $ | 1,444 |  | $ | 1,464 |
Schedule of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) |
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) |  |
December 31 (in millions) | 2019 |  | 2018 |
Deferred gains (losses) on cash flow hedges | $ | 7 |  | $ | 12 |
Unrecognized gains (losses) on employee benefit obligations | 87 |  | 140 |
Cumulative translation adjustments | 120 |  | 102 |
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) | $ | 214 |  | $ | 254 |

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