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REPORTABLE SEGMENTS - Schedule Reconciliation of Revenues to Segment Adjusted EBITDA (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2025 | Mar. 31, 2024
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |
Total revenues | $ 8,979 | $ 9,958
Segment Adjusted EBITDA | 2,391 | 2,389
Operating Segments | Streaming |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |
Total revenues | 2,656 | 2,460
Content expense | 1,504 | 1,567
Personnel expense | 186 | 192
Marketing expense | 220 | 289
Other segment expenses | 407 | 326
Segment Adjusted EBITDA | 339 | 86
Operating Segments | Studios |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |
Total revenues | 2,314 | 2,821
Content expense | 1,339 | 1,950
Personnel expense | 230 | 240
Marketing expense | 252 | 289
Other segment expenses | 234 | 158
Segment Adjusted EBITDA | 259 | 184
Operating Segments | Global Linear Networks |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |
Total revenues | 4,774 | 5,125
Content expense | 1,832 | 1,843
Personnel expense | 496 | 548
Marketing expense | 104 | 88
Other segment expenses | 549 | 527
Segment Adjusted EBITDA | 1,793 | 2,119
Corporate |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |
Total revenues | 0 | 1
Segment Adjusted EBITDA | 233 | 346
Inter-segment eliminations |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |
Total revenues | (765) | (449)
Segment Adjusted EBITDA | $ 53 | $ (59)

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