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The percentage of ownership of common stock or equity participation in the investee accounted for under the equity method of accounting.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 323
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
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Maximum potential amount of future payments (undiscounted) the guarantor could be required to make under the guarantee or each group of similar guarantees before reduction for potential recoveries under recourse or collateralization provisions.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 460
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 4
-Subparagraph (b)(1)
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The cash outflow associated with the purchase of or advances to an equity method investments, which are investments in joint ventures and entities in which the entity has an equity ownership interest normally of 20 to 50 percent and exercises significant influence.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 230
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 13
-Subparagraph (b)
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Detail information of subsequent event by type. User is expected to use existing line items from elsewhere in the taxonomy as the primary line items for this disclosure, which is further associated with dimension and member elements pertaining to a subsequent event.

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Subsequent Events Subsequent Events - Additional Details (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	1 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2017	Aug. 31, 2016	Jul. 02, 2016
BAMTech, LLC [Member] \| Subsequent Event
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage		15.00%
Payments to Acquire Equity Method Investments		$ 450
Hulu Llc
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage			33.00%
Hulu Llc \| Subsequent Event
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage		30.00%
Guarantor Obligations, Maximum Exposure, Undiscounted		$ 300
Additional Capital Contributions Commitment From Noncontrolling Interest		$ 300
Equity Interest Held By Time Warner \| Hulu Llc \| Subsequent Event
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage		10.00%
Payments to Acquire Equity Method Investments		$ 583
Equity Securities \| BAMTech, LLC [Member] \| Subsequent Event
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage	18.00%
Payments to Acquire Equity Method Investments	$ 557