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SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract] |
Schedule of Other Income (Expense), Net | Other income (expense), net, consisted of the following (in millions).
| Three Months Ended March 31, |  |
| 2025 |  | 2024 |  |  |  |
Foreign currency gains (losses), net | $ | 30 |  |  | $ | (137) |  |  |  |  |
Gains (losses) on derivative instruments, net | 22 |  |  | (6) |  |  |  |  |
Change in the value of investments with readily determinable fair value | 4 |  |  | (1) |  |  |  |  |
Change in fair value of equity investments without readily determinable fair value | (4) |  |  | (14) |  |  |  |  |
Interest income | 64 |  |  | 60 |  |  |  |  |
Indemnification receivable accrual | (38) |  |  | 90 |  |  |  |  |
Other income (loss), net | 4 |  |  | (6) |  |  |  |  |
Total other income (expense), net | $ | 82 |  |  | $ | (14) |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Supplemental Cash Flow Information | Supplemental Cash Flow Information
|  | Three Months Ended March 31,
|  | 2025 |  | 2024
Non-cash investing and financing activities: |  |  |  |
Assets acquired under finance lease and other arrangements |  | 144 |  |  | 111 |
Settlement of PRSU awards |  | 51 |  |  | 31 |
Schedule of Cash and Cash Equivalents | Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Restricted Cash
|  |  |  |  |  | March 31, 2025 |  | December 31, 2024
Cash and cash equivalents |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 3,868 |  |  | $ | 5,312 |
Restricted cash - recorded in prepaid expenses and other current assets (1) |  |  |  |  |  | 106 |  |  | 104 |
Total cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 3,974 |  |  | $ | 5,416 |
(1) Restricted cash primarily includes cash posted as collateral related to the Company’s revolving receivables program. (See Note 5.)
Schedule of Restrictions on Cash and Cash Equivalents | Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Restricted Cash
|  |  |  |  |  | March 31, 2025 |  | December 31, 2024
Cash and cash equivalents |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 3,868 |  |  | $ | 5,312 |
Restricted cash - recorded in prepaid expenses and other current assets (1) |  |  |  |  |  | 106 |  |  | 104 |
Total cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 3,974 |  |  | $ | 5,416 |
(1) Restricted cash primarily includes cash posted as collateral related to the Company’s revolving receivables program. (See Note 5.)
Schedule of Net Income (Loss) Available to Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. Series A Common Stockholders for Basic and Diluted Earnings Per Share | The table below presents a reconciliation of net income (loss) available to Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. Series A common stockholders for basic and diluted earnings per share (in millions).
| Three Months Ended March 31, |  |
| 2025 |  | 2024 |  |  |  |
Numerator: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net loss | $ | (449) |  |  | $ | (955) |  |  |  |  |
Less: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests | (8) |  |  | (7) |  |  |  |  |
Net loss (income) attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests | 4 |  |  | (4) |  |  |  |  |
Redeemable noncontrolling interest adjustments of carrying value to redemption value (redemption value does not equal fair value) | — |  |  | (4) |  |  |  |  |
Net loss available to Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. Series A common stockholders for basic and diluted earnings per share | $ | (453) |  |  | $ | (970) |  |  |  |  |
Denominator — weighted average: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Common shares outstanding — basic and diluted | 2,462 |  |  | 2,443 |  |  |  |  |
Basic net loss per share allocated to common stockholders | $ | (0.18) |  |  | $ | (0.40) |  |  |  |  |
Diluted net loss per share allocated to common stockholders | $ | (0.18) |  |  | $ | (0.40) |  |  |  |  |
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).
|  | Three Months Ended March 31, |  |
|  | 2025 |  | 2024 |  |  |  |
Anti-dilutive share-based awards |  | 92 |  |  | 74 |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss | The table below presents the changes in the components of accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of taxes (in millions).
| Three Months Ended March 31, 2025
| Currency Translation |  | Derivatives |  | Pension Plan and SERP Liability |  | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
Beginning balance | $ | (1,008) |  |  | $ | 15 |  |  | $ | (74) |  |  | $ | (1,067) |
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications | 231 |  |  | 9 |  |  | — |  |  | 240 |
Reclassifications from accumulated other comprehensive loss to net income | — |  |  | (13) |  |  | — |  |  | (13) |
Other comprehensive income (loss) | 231 |  |  | (4) |  |  | — |  |  | 227 |
Ending balance | $ | (777) |  |  | $ | 11 |  |  | $ | (74) |  |  | $ | (840) |
| Three Months Ended March 31, 2024
| Currency Translation |  |  |  | Derivatives |  | Pension Plan and SERP Liability |  | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
Beginning balance | $ | (699) |  |  |  |  | $ | 18 |  |  | $ | (60) |  |  | $ | (741) |
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications | (176) |  |  |  |  | 13 |  |  | — |  |  | (163) |
Reclassifications from accumulated other comprehensive loss to net income | — |  |  |  |  | (9) |  |  | — |  |  | (9) |
Other comprehensive income (loss) | (176) |  |  |  |  | 4 |  |  | — |  |  | (172) |
Ending balance | $ | (875) |  |  |  |  | $ | 22 |  |  | $ | (60) |  |  | $ | (913) |

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