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GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Tables)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of Changes in the Carrying Value of Goodwill
Changes in the carrying value of goodwill attributable to each business unit were as follows (in millions).
StudiosNetworksDTCTotal
December 31, 2022$8,963 $17,557 $7,918 $34,438 
Acquisitions (See Note 4)
245 (24)127 348 
Foreign currency translation and other adjustments64 97 22 183 
December 31, 2023$9,272 $17,630 $8,067 $34,969 
Impairment of goodwill— (9,147)— (9,147)
Foreign currency translation and other adjustments(75)(64)(16)(155)
December 31, 2024$9,197 $8,419 $8,051 $25,667 
Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets Subject to Amortization
Finite-lived intangible assets subject to amortization consisted of the following (in millions, except years).
 
 Weighted
Average
Amortization
Period (Years)		December 31, 2024December 31, 2023
GrossAccumulated 
Amortization		NetGrossAccumulated
Amortization		Net
Trademarks and trade names27$22,835 $(4,212)$18,623 $22,935 $(2,688)$20,247 
Affiliate, advertising and subscriber relationships824,240 (18,528)5,712 24,335 (14,730)9,605 
Franchises357,900 (789)7,111 7,900 (426)7,474 
Character rights14995 (197)798 995 (125)870 
Other6586 (531)55 591 (502)89 
Total$56,556 $(24,257)$32,299 $56,756 $(18,471)$38,285 
Schedule of Amortization Expense Relating to Intangible Assets Subject to Amortization
Amortization expense relating to intangible assets subject to amortization for each of the next five years and thereafter is estimated to be as follows (in millions).
20252026202720282029Thereafter
Amortization expense$4,578 $3,423 $2,636 $2,013 $1,768 $17,881