Programming and Other Inventory - Programming Inventory (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Inventory [Line Items]
Acquired program rights, including prepaid sports rights, film group monetization	$ 3,054	$ 3,432
Acquired libraries, individual monetization	427	441
Home entertainment	36	37
Total programming and other inventory	15,130	14,862
Less current portion	950	1,504
Total noncurrent programming and other inventory	14,180	13,358
Internally Produced Television Programming
Inventory [Line Items]
Released, film group monetization	5,132	3,808
In process and other, film group monetization	2,807	2,609
Released, individual monetization	786	1,604
In process and other, individual monetization	663	769
Film Inventory
Inventory [Line Items]
Released, individual monetization	691	606
Completed, not yet released, individual monetization	322	253
In process and other, individual monetization	$ 1,212	$ 1,303

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