Reportable Segments (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Revenues by Segment

	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	September 30,						September 30,
	2015			2014			2015			2014
Revenues:
Entertainment	$	1,932		$	1,911		$	5,978		$	6,049
Cable Networks	526			624			1,680			1,677
Publishing	203			199			547			563
Local Broadcasting	638			680			1,888			1,971
Corporate/Eliminations	(42		)	(47		)	(117		)	(135		)
Total Revenues	$	3,257		$	3,367		$	9,976		$	10,125

Intercompany Revenues by Segment

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2015		2014		2015		2014
Intercompany Revenues:
Entertainment	$	39	$	45	$	113	$	130
Local Broadcasting	5		5		11		13
Total Intercompany Revenues	$	44	$	50	$	124	$	143

Segment Operating Income (Loss) and Reconciliation to Net Earnings (Loss)

	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	September 30,						September 30,
	2015			2014			2015			2014
Segment Operating Income (Loss):
Entertainment	$	339		$	302		$	947		$	1,063
Cable Networks	246			266			717			733
Publishing	43			42			80			76
Local Broadcasting	174			192			533			586
Corporate	(49		)	(56		)	(181		)	(191		)
Total Segment Operating Income	753			746			2,096			2,267
Restructuring charges	—			(26		)	(55		)	(26		)
Impairment charge	—			(52		)	—			(52		)
Operating income	753			668			2,041			2,189
Interest expense	(102		)	(89		)	(289		)	(276		)
Interest income	6			4			18			10
Loss on early extinguishment of debt	—			(352		)	—			(352		)
Other items, net	(4		)	(21		)	(4		)	(10		)
Earnings from continuing operations before income taxes and equity in loss of investee companies	653			210			1,766			1,561
Provision for income taxes	(211		)	(110		)	(579		)	(561		)
Equity in loss of investee companies, net of tax	(16		)	(28		)	(35		)	(48		)
Net earnings from continuing operations	426			72			1,152			952
Net earnings from discontinued operations, net of tax	—			1,567			—			1,594
Net earnings	$	426		$	1,639		$	1,152		$	2,546

Depreciation and Amortization by Segment

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2015		2014		2015		2014
Depreciation and Amortization:
Entertainment	$	31	$	33	$	95	$	105
Cable Networks	5		6		17		17
Publishing	1		1		4		4
Local Broadcasting	20		22		60		66
Corporate	8		6		23		18
Total Depreciation and Amortization	$	65	$	68	$	199	$	210

Stock-based Compensation by Segment

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2015		2014		2015		2014
Stock-based Compensation:
Entertainment	$	16	$	16	$	48	$	45
Cable Networks	3		2		8		7
Publishing	1		1		3		3
Local Broadcasting	5		7		21		22
Corporate	14		7		48		40
Total Stock-based Compensation	$	39	$	33	$	128	$	117

Capital Expenditures by Segment

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2015		2014		2015		2014
Capital Expenditures:
Entertainment	$	33	$	21	$	54	$	58
Cable Networks	5		2		8		7
Publishing	2		—		4		1
Local Broadcasting	15		15		33		35
Corporate	3		5		5		11
Total Capital Expenditures	$	58	$	43	$	104	$	112

Assets by Segment

	At			At
	September 30, 2015			December 31, 2014
Assets:
Entertainment		$	10,919		$	10,469
Cable Networks		2,236			2,113
Publishing		969			990
Local Broadcasting		9,549			9,585
Corporate		536			876
Discontinued operations		30			39
Total Assets		$	24,239		$	24,072