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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EQUITY - USD ($)
shares in Millions, $ in Millions
Total
Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.  Stockholders’ Equity
Preferred Stock
Common Stock
Additional Paid-In Capital
Treasury Stock
Retained Earnings (Accumulated Deficit)
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
Noncontrolling Interests
Beginning balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2021     12            
Beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2021 $ 13,033 $ 11,599   $ 7 $ 11,086 $ (8,244) $ 9,580 $ (830) $ 1,434
Beginning balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2021       736          
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]                  
Net (loss) income available to Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. and attributable to noncontrolling interests (7,303) (7,371)         (7,371)   68
Other comprehensive (loss) income (693) (693)           (693)  
Share-based compensation 399 399     399        
Conversion and issuance of common stock and noncontrolling interest in connection with the acquisition of the WarnerMedia Business (in shares)     (12) (739)          
Conversion and issuance of common stock and noncontrolling interest in connection with the acquisition of the WarnerMedia Business 43,195 43,193   $ (7) 43,173       2
Conversion and issuance of common stock and noncontrolling interest in connection with the acquisition of the WarnerMedia Business (in shares)       2,658          
Conversion and issuance of common stock and noncontrolling interest in connection with the acquisition of the WarnerMedia Business       $ 27          
Tax settlements associated with share-based plans (54) (54)     (54)        
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interests (250)               (250)
Issuance of stock in connection with share-based plans (in shares)       3          
Issuance of stock in connection with share-based plans (in shares)       2          
Issuance of stock in connection with share-based plans 26 26     26        
Redeemable noncontrolling interest adjustments to redemption value (4) (4)         (4)    
Ending balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2022     0            
Ending balance at Dec. 31, 2022 48,349 47,095   $ 27 54,630 (8,244) 2,205 (1,523) 1,254
Ending balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2022       2,660          
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]                  
Net (loss) income available to Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. and attributable to noncontrolling interests (3,088) (3,126)         (3,126)   38
Other comprehensive (loss) income 782 782           782  
Share-based compensation 452 452     452        
Reclassification of redeemable noncontrolling interest to noncontrolling interest and change in noncontrolling interest ownership (See Note 19) 62 2     2       60
Tax settlements associated with share-based plans (70) (70)     (70)        
Redemption of redeemable noncontrolling interest 73 73     73        
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interests (271)               (271)
Issuance of stock in connection with share-based plans (in shares)       9          
Issuance of stock in connection with share-based plans 26 26     26        
Redeemable noncontrolling interest adjustments to redemption value (4) (4)     1   (5)    
Other adjustments to stockholders' equity $ (4) (4)     (2)   (2)    
Ending balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2023 0   0            
Ending balance at Dec. 31, 2023 $ 46,307 45,226   $ 27 55,112 (8,244) (928) (741) 1,081
Ending balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2023 2,439     2,669          
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]                  
Net (loss) income available to Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. and attributable to noncontrolling interests $ (11,440) (11,311)         (11,311)   (129)
Other comprehensive (loss) income (329) (326)           (326) (3)
Share-based compensation 497 497     497        
Tax settlements associated with share-based plans (71) (71)     (71)        
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interests (157)               (157)
Issuance of stock in connection with share-based plans (in shares)       0          
Issuance of stock in connection with share-based plans (in shares)       15          
Issuance of stock in connection with share-based plans 43 43     43        
Redeemable noncontrolling interest adjustments to redemption value $ (21) (21)     (21)   0    
Ending balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2024 0   0            
Ending balance at Dec. 31, 2024 $ 34,829 $ 34,037   $ 27 $ 55,560 $ (8,244) $ (12,239) $ (1,067) $ 792
Ending balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2024 2,454     2,684