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RESTRUCTURING AND OTHER CHARGES
 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2025
Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]  
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The Company periodically initiates restructuring programs, which may include, among other things, strategic content programming assessments, organizational restructuring, facility consolidation activities, and other contract termination costs. During 2025, the Company initiated restructuring plans related to the announced Separation. During 2024, the Company initiated two restructuring initiatives; an organizational and personnel restructuring plan and a restructuring initiative associated with its Warner Bros. Games group.
Restructuring and other charges by reportable segments and corporate and inter-segment eliminations were as follows (in millions).
 Three Months Ended June 30,Six Months Ended June 30,
 2025202420252024
Streaming$7 $15 $19 $17 
Studios(1)19 (6)30 
Global Linear Networks25 42 41 53 
Corporate and inter-segment eliminations49 41 80 52 
Total restructuring and other charges$80 $117 $134 $152 
During the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024, restructuring and other charges were primarily related to organization restructuring costs and consulting fees.
Changes in restructuring liabilities recorded in accounts payable, accrued liabilities, and other noncurrent liabilities by major category and by reportable segment and corporate were as follows (in millions).
StreamingStudiosGlobal Linear NetworksCorporateTotal
December 31, 2024$31 $95 $105 $58 $289 
Employee termination accruals, net19 (6)41 35 89 
Other accruals and adjustments— — — 45 45 
Cash paid(12)(40)(51)(54)(157)
June 30, 2025$38 $49 $95 $84 $266