Leases (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

Leases [Abstract]

Schedule of Assets and Liabilities, Lessee

At December 31, 2019, the following amounts were recorded on the Consolidated Balance Sheet relating to our leases.

	Leases
	Operating		Finance
Right-of-Use Assets
Operating lease assets	$	1,939	$	—
Property and equipment, net	$	—	$	35
Lease Liabilities
Other current liabilities	$	292	$	—
Debt	—		19
Operating lease liabilities	1,909		—
Long-term debt	—		25
Total lease liabilities	$	2,201	$	44

Composition of Lease Cost

The following table presents our lease cost.

	Year Ended
	December 31, 2019
Operating lease cost (a) (b)		$	406
Finance lease cost:
Amortization of right-of-use assets		23
Interest expense on lease liabilities		3
Short-term lease cost (b) (c)		242
Variable lease cost (d)		80
Sublease income		(31		)
Total lease cost		$	723

(a) Includes fixed lease costs and non-lease costs (consisting of other occupancy and service costs relating to the use of an asset) associated with long-term operating leases.

(b) Includes costs capitalized in programming assets during the period for leased assets used in the production of programming.

(c) Short-term leases have a term of 12 months or less and exclude month-to-month leases. Short-term leases are not recorded on the Consolidated Balance Sheet.

(d) Primarily includes non-lease costs (consisting of other occupancy and service costs relating to the use of an asset) and costs for equipment leases that vary based on usage.

	Leases
	Operating		Finance
Weighted average remaining lease term	9 years		3 years
Weighted average discount rate	4.1	%	4.5	%

Supplemental Cash Flow Information Related to Leases

The following table presents supplemental cash flow information related to our leases.

	Year Ended
	December 31, 2019
Cash paid for amounts included in lease liabilities
Operating lease payments, included in operating cash flows		$	341
Finance lease payments, included in financing cash flows		$	27
Noncash additions to operating lease assets		$	389

Lessee, Operating Lease, Future Lease Payments

The expected future payments relating to our operating and finance lease liabilities at December 31, 2019 are as follows:

	Leases
	Operating		Finance
2020	$	371	$	21
2021	352		16
2022	296		7
2023	251		1
2024	205		1
2025 and thereafter	1,234		1
Total minimum payments	2,709		47
Less amounts representing interest	508		3
Present value of minimum payments	$	2,201	$	44

Lessee, Finance Lease, Future Lease Payments

The expected future payments relating to our operating and finance lease liabilities at December 31, 2019 are as follows:

	Leases
	Operating		Finance
2020	$	371	$	21
2021	352		16
2022	296		7
2023	251		1
2024	205		1
2025 and thereafter	1,234		1
Total minimum payments	2,709		47
Less amounts representing interest	508		3
Present value of minimum payments	$	2,201	$	44

Lessee, Finance Lease, Future Lease Payments, Prior to Adoption

The following table presents the future payments under our operating and finance leases as of December 31, 2018 based on lease guidance in effect prior to the adoption of new FASB lease guidance on January 1, 2019.

	Leases
	Operating (a)		Finance
2019	$	305	$	29
2020	309		20
2021	282		15
2022	247		7
2023	211		2
2024 and thereafter	1,228		2
Total minimum payments	$	2,582	$	75
Less amounts representing interest			6
Present value of minimum payments			$	69

(a) Future minimum operating lease payments have been reduced by future minimum sublease income of $57 million. Rent expense based on lease guidance in effect prior to January 1, 2019 was $474 million in 2018 and $449 million in 2017. Included in net earnings (loss) from discontinued operations was rent expense of $32 million in 2017.

Lessee, Operating Lease, Future Lease Payments, Prior to Adoption

The following table presents the future payments under our operating and finance leases as of December 31, 2018 based on lease guidance in effect prior to the adoption of new FASB lease guidance on January 1, 2019.

	Leases
	Operating (a)		Finance
2019	$	305	$	29
2020	309		20
2021	282		15
2022	247		7
2023	211		2
2024 and thereafter	1,228		2
Total minimum payments	$	2,582	$	75
Less amounts representing interest			6
Present value of minimum payments			$	69

(a) Future minimum operating lease payments have been reduced by future minimum sublease income of $57 million. Rent expense based on lease guidance in effect prior to January 1, 2019 was $474 million in 2018 and $449 million in 2017. Included in net earnings (loss) from discontinued operations was rent expense of $32 million in 2017.

Lessor, Future Lease Income

At December 31, 2019, future fixed lease income under noncancellable operating leases is as follows:

2020	$	68
2021	52
2022	45
2023	44
2024	36
2025 and thereafter	57
Total	$	302