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EQUITY AND EARNINGS PER SHARE (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2024

Equity And Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Schedule of Basic and Diluted Earnings Per Share

The table below sets forth the Company’s calculated earnings per share (in millions). Earnings per share amounts may not recalculate due to rounding.

						Year Ended December 31,
						2024						2023						2022
Numerator:
Net loss						$	(11,482)					$	(3,079)					$	(7,297)
Less:
Allocation of undistributed income to Series A-1 convertible preferred stock						—						—						(49)
Net loss (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests						129						(38)						(68)
Net loss (income) attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests						42						(9)						(6)
Redeemable noncontrolling interest adjustments of carrying value to redemption value (redemption value does not equal fair value)						(3)						—						—
Net loss available to Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. Series A common stockholders for basic and diluted earnings per share						$	(11,314)					$	(3,126)					$	(7,420)
Denominator — weighted average:
Common shares outstanding — basic and diluted						2,450						2,436						1,940
Basic net loss per share allocated to common stockholders						$	(4.62)					$	(1.28)					$	(3.82)
Diluted net loss per share allocated to common stockholders						$	(4.62)					$	(1.28)					$	(3.82)

Schedule of Weighted Average Basic and Diluted Shares Outstanding

The table below sets forth the Company’s calculated earnings per share (in millions). Earnings per share amounts may not recalculate due to rounding.

						Year Ended December 31,
						2024						2023						2022
Numerator:
Net loss						$	(11,482)					$	(3,079)					$	(7,297)
Less:
Allocation of undistributed income to Series A-1 convertible preferred stock						—						—						(49)
Net loss (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests						129						(38)						(68)
Net loss (income) attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests						42						(9)						(6)
Redeemable noncontrolling interest adjustments of carrying value to redemption value (redemption value does not equal fair value)						(3)						—						—
Net loss available to Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. Series A common stockholders for basic and diluted earnings per share						$	(11,314)					$	(3,126)					$	(7,420)
Denominator — weighted average:
Common shares outstanding — basic and diluted						2,450						2,436						1,940
Basic net loss per share allocated to common stockholders						$	(4.62)					$	(1.28)					$	(3.82)
Diluted net loss per share allocated to common stockholders						$	(4.62)					$	(1.28)					$	(3.82)

Schedule of Income Available to Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. Stockholders

The table below sets forth the Company’s calculated earnings per share (in millions). Earnings per share amounts may not recalculate due to rounding.

						Year Ended December 31,
						2024						2023						2022
Numerator:
Net loss						$	(11,482)					$	(3,079)					$	(7,297)
Less:
Allocation of undistributed income to Series A-1 convertible preferred stock						—						—						(49)
Net loss (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests						129						(38)						(68)
Net loss (income) attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests						42						(9)						(6)
Redeemable noncontrolling interest adjustments of carrying value to redemption value (redemption value does not equal fair value)						(3)						—						—
Net loss available to Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. Series A common stockholders for basic and diluted earnings per share						$	(11,314)					$	(3,126)					$	(7,420)
Denominator — weighted average:
Common shares outstanding — basic and diluted						2,450						2,436						1,940
Basic net loss per share allocated to common stockholders						$	(4.62)					$	(1.28)					$	(3.82)
Diluted net loss per share allocated to common stockholders						$	(4.62)					$	(1.28)					$	(3.82)

Schedule of Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share

The table below presents the details of share-based awards that were excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share (in millions).

						Year Ended December 31,
						2024						2023						2022
Anti-dilutive share-based awards						76						69						49

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