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Restructuring, Programming Charges and Other Corporate Matters (Tables)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
Restructuring Charges [Abstract]  
Restructuring Reserve Rollforward
 
Balance at
 
2019 Activity
 
Balance at
 
December 31, 2018
 
Charges (a)
 
Payments
 
Other
 
December 31, 2019
TV Entertainment
 
$
54

 
 
$
93


 
$
(82
)
 
 
$
(1
)
 
 
$
64

 
Cable Networks
 
151

 
 
93

 
 
(104
)
 
 
(7
)
 
 
133

 
Filmed Entertainment
 
22

 
 
8

 
 
(12
)
 
 
(1
)
 
 
17

 
Publishing
 
2

 
 
6


 
(4
)
 
 
—

 
 
4

 
Corporate
 
57

 
 
157


 
(32
)
 
 
—

 
 
182

 
Total
 
$
286

 
 
$
357

 
 
$
(234
)
 
 
$
(9
)
 
 
$
400

 
 
Balance at
 
2018 Activity
 
Balance at
 
December 31, 2017
 
Charges (a)
 
Payments
 
Other
 
December 31, 2018
TV Entertainment
 
$
50

 
 
$
45

 
 
$
(40
)
 
 
$
(1
)
 
 
$
54

 
Cable Networks
 
91

 
 
185

 
 
(117
)
 
 
(8
)
 
 
151

 
Filmed Entertainment
 
32

 
 
18

 
 
(28
)
 
 
—

 
 
22

 
Publishing
 
3

 
 
1

 
 
(2
)
 
 
—

 
 
2

 
Corporate
 
37

 
 
53

 
 
(32
)
 
 
(1
)
 
 
57

 
Total
 
$
213

 
 
$
302

 

$
(219
)
 
 
$
(10
)
 
 
$
286

 

(a) Excludes stock-based compensation expense of $67 million and $8 million in 2019 and 2018, respectively.
During the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017, we recorded restructuring charges, merger-related costs, programming charges and costs for other corporate matters as follows:

Year Ended December 31,
2019
 
2018
 
2017
Severance
$
401

 
$
235

 
$
224

Exit costs and other
23

 
75

 
12

Asset impairment
—

 
—

 
22

Restructuring charges
424

 
310

 
258

Restructuring-related costs
—

 
52

 
—

Merger-related costs
294

 
—

 
—

Other corporate matters
57

 
128

 
—

Restructuring and other corporate matters
$
775

 
$
490

 
$
258

 
 
 
 
 
 
Programming charges
$
589

 
$
162

 
$
144