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Revenue (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019 | Sep. 30, 2019 | Jun. 30, 2019 | Mar. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018 | Sep. 30, 2018 | Jun. 30, 2018 | Mar. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue | $ 28,398 | $ 26,827 | $ 26,858 | $ 26,859 | $ 27,846 | $ 22,135 | $ 21,735 | $ 22,791 | $ 108,942 | $ 94,507 | $ 85,029
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% | 2.60% | 2.80%
NBCUniversal Segments [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 33,967 | $ 35,761 | $ 32,836
Operating Segments [Member] | Cable Communications [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 58,082 | 56,033 | 53,399
Operating Segments [Member] | Cable Communications [Member] | Residential, High-Speed Internet [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 18,752 | 17,144 | 15,681
Operating Segments [Member] | Cable Communications [Member] | Residential, Video [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 22,270 | 22,455 | 22,874
Operating Segments [Member] | Cable Communications [Member] | Residential, Voice [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,879 | 3,960 | 4,090
Operating Segments [Member] | Cable Communications [Member] | Residential, Wireless [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,167 | 890 | 329
Operating Segments [Member] | Cable Communications [Member] | Business Services [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7,795 | 7,129 | 6,437
Operating Segments [Member] | Cable Communications [Member] | Advertising [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,465 | 2,795 | 2,450
Operating Segments [Member] | Cable Communications [Member] | Other [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,754 | 1,660 | 1,538
Operating Segments [Member] | Cable Networks [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 11,513 | 11,773 | 10,497
Operating Segments [Member] | Cable Networks [Member] | Distribution [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6,790 | 6,826 | 6,081
Operating Segments [Member] | Cable Networks [Member] | Advertising [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,478 | 3,587 | 3,359
Operating Segments [Member] | Cable Networks [Member] | Content Licensing And Other [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,245 | 1,360 | 1,057
Operating Segments [Member] | Broadcast Television [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10,261 | 11,439 | 9,563
Operating Segments [Member] | Broadcast Television [Member] | Advertising [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5,712 | 7,010 | 5,654
Operating Segments [Member] | Filmed Entertainment [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6,493 | 7,152 | 7,595
Operating Segments [Member] | Filmed Entertainment [Member] | Theatrical [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,469 | 2,111 | 2,192
Operating Segments [Member] | Filmed Entertainment [Member] | Content Licensing [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,045 | 2,899 | 2,956
Operating Segments [Member] | Filmed Entertainment [Member] | Home Entertainment [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 957 | 1,048 | 1,287
Operating Segments [Member] | Filmed Entertainment [Member] | Other [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,022 | 1,094 | 1,160
Operating Segments [Member] | Theme Parks [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5,933 | 5,683 | 5,443
Operating Segments [Member] | NBCUniversal Segments [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 33,967 | 35,761 | 32,836
Operating Segments [Member] | Sky Limited [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 19,219 | 4,587 | 0
Operating Segments [Member] | Sky Limited [Member] | Direct To Consumer [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 15,538 | 3,632 | 0
Operating Segments [Member] | Sky Limited [Member] | Advertising [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,249 | 651 | 0
Operating Segments [Member] | Sky Limited [Member] | Content [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,432 | 304 | 0
Corporate, Non-Segment [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 333 | 513 | 864
Corporate, Non-Segment [Member] | NBCUniversal Segments [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 83 | 63 | 45
Eliminations [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (2,659) | (2,387) | (2,070)
Eliminations [Member] | NBCUniversal Segments [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (316) | (349) | (307)
NBCUniversal Media LLC [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 34,021 | 35,895 | 32,950
NBCUniversal Media LLC [Member] | Cable Networks [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 11,513 | 11,773 | 10,497
NBCUniversal Media LLC [Member] | Cable Networks [Member] | Distribution [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6,790 | 6,826 | 6,081
NBCUniversal Media LLC [Member] | Cable Networks [Member] | Advertising [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,478 | 3,587 | 3,359
NBCUniversal Media LLC [Member] | Cable Networks [Member] | Content Licensing And Other [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,245 | 1,360 | 1,057
NBCUniversal Media LLC [Member] | Broadcast Television [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10,261 | 11,439 | 9,563
NBCUniversal Media LLC [Member] | Broadcast Television [Member] | Advertising [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5,712 | 7,010 | 5,654
NBCUniversal Media LLC [Member] | Filmed Entertainment [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6,493 | 7,152 | 7,595
NBCUniversal Media LLC [Member] | Filmed Entertainment [Member] | Theatrical [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,469 | 2,111 | 2,192
NBCUniversal Media LLC [Member] | Filmed Entertainment [Member] | Content Licensing [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,045 | 2,899 | 2,956
NBCUniversal Media LLC [Member] | Filmed Entertainment [Member] | Home Entertainment [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 957 | 1,048 | 1,287
NBCUniversal Media LLC [Member] | Filmed Entertainment [Member] | Other [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,022 | 1,094 | 1,160
NBCUniversal Media LLC [Member] | Theme Parks [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5,933 | 5,683 | 5,443
NBCUniversal Media LLC [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] | Cable Networks [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 11,513 | 11,773 | 10,497
NBCUniversal Media LLC [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] | Broadcast Television [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10,261 | 11,439 | 9,563
NBCUniversal Media LLC [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] | Broadcast Television [Member] | Content Licensing [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,157 | 2,182 | 2,114
NBCUniversal Media LLC [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] | Broadcast Television [Member] | Distribution And Other [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,392 | 2,247 | 1,795
NBCUniversal Media LLC [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] | Filmed Entertainment [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6,493 | 7,152 | 7,595
NBCUniversal Media LLC [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] | Theme Parks [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5,933 | 5,683 | 5,443
NBCUniversal Media LLC [Member] | Corporate, Non-Segment [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 142 | 212 | 179
NBCUniversal Media LLC [Member] | Eliminations [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ (321) | $ (364) | $ (327)

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