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Quarterly Financial Data (unaudited) (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015
Quarterly Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract]  
Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited)
 
First
 
Second
 
Third
 
Fourth
 
 
2015 (a) (b)
Quarter
 
Quarter
 
Quarter
 
Quarter
 
Total Year
Revenues:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Entertainment
$
2,261

 
$
1,785

 
$
1,932

 
$
2,460

 
$
8,438

Cable Networks
539

 
615

 
526

 
562

 
2,242

Publishing
145

 
199

 
203

 
233

 
780

Local Broadcasting
596

 
654

 
638

 
719

 
2,607

Corporate/Eliminations
(41
)
 
(34
)
 
(42
)
 
(64
)
 
(181
)
Total Revenues
$
3,500

 
$
3,219

 
$
3,257

 
$
3,910

 
$
13,886

Segment Operating Income (Loss):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Entertainment
$
346

 
$
262

 
$
339

 
$
347

 
$
1,294

Cable Networks
251

 
220

 
246

 
228

 
945

Publishing
12

 
25

 
43

 
34

 
114

Local Broadcasting
161

 
198

 
174

 
232

 
765

Corporate
(68
)
 
(64
)
 
(49
)
 
(94
)
 
(275
)
Total Segment Operating Income
702

 
641

 
753

 
747

 
2,843

Restructuring charges

 
(55
)
 

 
(26
)
 
(81
)
Impairment charge

 

 

 
(484
)
 
(484
)
Gain on sales of businesses
19

 

 

 
120

 
139

Total Operating Income
$
721

 
$
586

 
$
753

 
$
357

 
$
2,417

Net earnings from continuing operations
$
394

 
$
332

 
$
426

 
$
251

 
$
1,403

Net earnings
$
394

 
$
332

 
$
426

 
$
261

 
$
1,413

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic net earnings per common share:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net earnings from continuing operations
$
.79

 
$
.68

 
$
.89

 
$
.54

 
$
2.90

Net earnings
$
.79

 
$
.68

 
$
.89

 
$
.56

 
$
2.92

Diluted net earnings per common share:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net earnings from continuing operations
$
.78

 
$
.67

 
$
.88

 
$
.53

 
$
2.87

Net earnings
$
.78

 
$
.67

 
$
.88

 
$
.55

 
$
2.89

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Weighted average number of common shares
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
outstanding:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
498

 
490

 
480

 
469

 
484

Diluted
506

 
495

 
484

 
474

 
489

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Dividends per common share
$
.15

 
$
.15

 
$
.15

 
$
.15

 
$
.60

(a) In the fourth quarter of 2015, the Company recorded a pretax noncash impairment charge of $484 million to reduce the carrying value of radio FCC licenses to their fair value. (See Note 3).
(b) During 2015, the Company recorded gains from the sales of Internet businesses in China. (See Note 3).

 
First
 
Second
 
Third
 
Fourth
 
 
2014
Quarter
 
Quarter
 
Quarter
 
Quarter
 
Total Year
Revenues:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Entertainment
$
2,303

 
$
1,835

 
$
1,911

 
$
2,260

 
$
8,309

Cable Networks
537

 
516

 
624

 
499

 
2,176

Publishing
153

 
211

 
199

 
215

 
778

Local Broadcasting
626

 
665

 
680

 
785

 
2,756

Corporate/Eliminations
(49
)
 
(39
)
 
(47
)
 
(78
)
 
(213
)
Total Revenues
$
3,570

 
$
3,188

 
$
3,367

 
$
3,681

 
$
13,806

Segment Operating Income (Loss):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Entertainment
$
420

 
$
341

 
$
302

 
$
253

 
$
1,316

Cable Networks
254

 
213

 
266

 
241

 
974

Publishing
11

 
23

 
42

 
25

 
101

Local Broadcasting
179

 
215

 
192

 
292

 
878

Corporate
(73
)
 
(62
)
 
(56
)
 
(104
)
 
(295
)
Total Segment Operating Income
791

 
730

 
746

 
707

 
2,974

Restructuring charges

 

 
(26
)
 

 
(26
)
Impairment charge

 

 
(52
)
 

 
(52
)
Total Operating Income
$
791

 
$
730

 
$
668

 
$
707

 
$
2,896

Net earnings from continuing operations
$
462

 
$
418

 
$
72

 
$
402

 
$
1,354

Net earnings
$
468

 
$
439

 
$
1,639

 
$
413

 
$
2,959

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic net earnings per common share:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net earnings from continuing operations
$
.79

 
$
.73

 
$
.14

 
$
.78

 
$
2.46

Net earnings
$
.80

 
$
.77

 
$
3.08

 
$
.80

 
$
5.38

Diluted net earnings per common share:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net earnings from continuing operations
$
.77

 
$
.72

 
$
.13

 
$
.77

 
$
2.41

Net earnings
$
.78

 
$
.76

 
$
3.03

 
$
.79

 
$
5.27

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Weighted average number of common shares
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
outstanding:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
585

 
570

 
532

 
515

 
550

Diluted
600

 
581

 
541

 
523

 
561

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Dividends per common share
$
.12

 
$
.12

 
$
.15

 
$
.15

 
$
.54