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RESTRUCTURING AND TRANSACTION-RELATED ITEMS
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2026
Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]  
RESTRUCTURING AND TRANSACTION-RELATED ITEMS RESTRUCTURING AND TRANSACTION-RELATED ITEMS
During the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, we recorded the following within “Restructuring
and transaction-related items” on the Consolidated Statements of Operations.
Successor
Predecessor
Successor
Predecessor
Three Months
Ended June 30,
Three Months
Ended June 30,
Six Months
Ended June 30,
Six Months
Ended June 30,
2026
2025
2026
2025
Severance (a)
$35
$177
$35
$177
Exit costs
65
Restructuring charges
35
177
35
242
Transaction-related items
153
4
256
24
Restructuring and transaction-related items
$188
$181
$291
$266
(a) Severance costs include the accelerated vesting of stock-based compensation.
Restructuring Charges
During the second quarter of 2026, we recorded restructuring severance costs of $35 million associated with
changes in management and aligning the business around our strategic priorities following the Skydance
Transactions, including costs related to a plan under which severance payments are being provided to certain
eligible employees who voluntarily elected to participate.
Restructuring charges for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 included severance costs of $177 million
associated with strategic changes in our global workforce in order to streamline our organization. In addition,
during the six months ended June 30, 2025, we recorded exit costs of $65 million, primarily for the impairment of
lease assets that we ceased use of in connection with initiatives to reduce our real estate footprint. The impairments
were primarily the result of a decline in market conditions since the inception of these leases and reflect the
difference between the estimated fair values, which were determined based on the expected future cash flows of
the lease assets, and the carrying values.
The following is a rollforward of our restructuring severance liability, which is recorded in “Other current
liabilities” and “Other liabilities” on the Consolidated Balance Sheets, and is expected to be substantially paid by
the end of 2027.
Successor
2026 Activity
Balance at
December 31, 2025
Charges (a)
Payments
and other
Balance at
June 30, 2026
Studios
$133
$6
$(44)
$95
Direct-to-Consumer
53
(20)
33
TV Media
384
15
(168)
231
Corporate
135
5
(29)
111
Total
$705
$26
$(261)
$470
    (a) Excludes stock-based compensation expense of $9 million.
Transaction-Related Items
Transaction-related items include costs directly associated with prospective and completed mergers and
acquisitions, as well as related integration activities. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2026, we
recorded transaction-related costs of $153 million and $256 million, respectively, principally for legal, advisory,
and other professional fees associated with the planned WBD Merger and related integration. During the three and
six months ended June 30, 2025, we recorded legal, advisory, and other professional fees relating to the Skydance
Transactions of $4 million and $24 million, respectively.