Condensed Consolidating Financials (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011	Sep. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2011	Mar. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Sep. 30, 2010	Jun. 30, 2010	Mar. 31, 2010	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Dec. 31, 2009	Dec. 31, 2008
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations [Abstract]
Revenues	$ 3,784,000,000	$ 3,365,000,000	$ 3,586,000,000	$ 3,510,000,000	$ 3,901,000,000	$ 3,297,000,000	$ 3,331,000,000	$ 3,531,000,000	$ 14,245,000,000	$ 14,060,000,000	$ 13,015,000,000
Expenses:
Operating									8,367,000,000	8,985,000,000	8,700,000,000
Selling, general and administrative									2,755,000,000	2,615,000,000	2,488,000,000
Restructuring charges									46,000,000	81,000,000	23,000,000
Impairment charges									0	0	210,000,000
Depreciation and amortization	136,000,000	134,000,000	139,000,000	139,000,000	139,000,000	139,000,000	144,000,000	141,000,000	548,000,000	563,000,000	583,000,000
Total expenses									11,716,000,000	12,244,000,000	12,004,000,000
Operating Income (Loss)	655,000,000	703,000,000	734,000,000	437,000,000	617,000,000	611,000,000	435,000,000	153,000,000	2,529,000,000	1,816,000,000	1,011,000,000
Interest (expense) income, net									(429,000,000)	(523,000,000)	(536,000,000)
Loss on early extinguishment of debt									0	(81,000,000)	(30,000,000)
Other items, net									(17,000,000)	10,000,000	(2,000,000)
Earnings (loss) before income taxes and equity in earnings (loss) of investee companies									2,083,000,000	1,222,000,000	443,000,000
(Provision) benefit for income taxes									(755,000,000)	(463,000,000)	(183,000,000)
Equity in earnings (loss) of investee companies, net of tax									(37,000,000)	(35,000,000)	(33,000,000)
Net earnings (loss) from continuing operations	356,000,000	338,000,000	395,000,000	202,000,000					1,291,000,000	724,000,000	227,000,000
Net earnings (loss) from discontinued operations									14,000,000	0	0
Net earnings (loss)	370,000,000	338,000,000	395,000,000	202,000,000	283,000,000	317,000,000	150,000,000	(26,000,000)	1,305,000,000	724,000,000	227,000,000
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	660,000,000				480,000,000				660,000,000	480,000,000	717,000,000
Receivables, net	3,254,000,000				3,248,000,000				3,254,000,000	3,248,000,000
Programming and other inventory (Note 4)	735,000,000				751,000,000				735,000,000	751,000,000
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	894,000,000				916,000,000				894,000,000	916,000,000
Total current assets	5,543,000,000				5,395,000,000				5,543,000,000	5,395,000,000
Property and equipment	5,334,000,000				5,320,000,000				5,334,000,000	5,320,000,000
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization	2,824,000,000				2,626,000,000				2,824,000,000	2,626,000,000
Net property and equipment	2,510,000,000				2,694,000,000				2,510,000,000	2,694,000,000
Programming and other inventory (Note 4)	1,496,000,000				1,365,000,000				1,496,000,000	1,365,000,000
Goodwill	8,620,000,000				8,524,000,000				8,620,000,000	8,524,000,000	8,668,000,000
Intangible assets (Note 2)	6,526,000,000				6,624,000,000				6,526,000,000	6,624,000,000
Investments in consolidated subsidiaries	0				0				0	0
Other assets	1,502,000,000				1,541,000,000				1,502,000,000	1,541,000,000
Intercompany	0				0				0	0
Total Assets	26,197,000,000				26,143,000,000				26,197,000,000	26,143,000,000
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Accounts payable	410,000,000				439,000,000				410,000,000	439,000,000
Participants' share and royalties payable	938,000,000				943,000,000				938,000,000	943,000,000
Program rights	577,000,000				601,000,000				577,000,000	601,000,000
Current portion of long-term debt	24,000,000				27,000,000				24,000,000	27,000,000
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	1,984,000,000				2,016,000,000				1,984,000,000	2,016,000,000
Total current liabilities	3,933,000,000				4,026,000,000				3,933,000,000	4,026,000,000
Long-term debt (Note 7)	5,958,000,000				5,973,000,000				5,958,000,000	5,973,000,000
Other liabilities	6,398,000,000				6,323,000,000				6,398,000,000	6,323,000,000
Intercompany	0				0				0	0
Stockholders' Equity:
Preferred stock	0				0				0	0
Common stock	1,000,000				1,000,000				1,000,000	1,000,000
Additional paid-in capital	43,395,000,000				43,443,000,000				43,395,000,000	43,443,000,000
Retained earnings (deficit)	(28,343,000,000)				(29,648,000,000)				(28,343,000,000)	(29,648,000,000)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	(439,000,000)				(286,000,000)				(439,000,000)	(286,000,000)	(396,000,000)	(607,000,000)
Stockholders' equity including treasury stock	14,614,000,000				13,510,000,000				14,614,000,000	13,510,000,000
Less treasury stock, at cost	4,706,000,000				3,689,000,000				4,706,000,000	3,689,000,000
Total Stockholders' Equity	9,908,000,000				9,821,000,000				9,908,000,000	9,821,000,000	9,019,000,000
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity	26,197,000,000				26,143,000,000				26,197,000,000	26,143,000,000
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows [Abstract]
Net cash flow provided by (used for) operating activities									1,749,000,000	1,735,000,000	939,000,000
Investing Activities:
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired									(75,000,000)	(11,000,000)	(26,000,000)
Capital expenditures									(265,000,000)	(284,000,000)	(262,000,000)
Investments in and advances to investee companies									(79,000,000)	(90,000,000)	(56,000,000)
Purchases of marketable securities									0	0	(36,000,000)
Proceeds from dispositions									22,000,000	18,000,000	131,000,000
Other investing activities									8,000,000	(1,000,000)	0
Net cash flow provided by (used for) investing activities									(389,000,000)	(368,000,000)	(249,000,000)
Financing Activities:
Proceeds from issuance of notes									0	1,094,000,000	973,000,000
Repayment of notes and debentures									0	(2,126,000,000)	(1,008,000,000)
Payment of capital lease obligations									(19,000,000)	(16,000,000)	(16,000,000)
Dividends									(206,000,000)	(142,000,000)	(297,000,000)
Purchase of Company common stock									(1,012,000,000)	0	0
Payment of payroll taxes in lieu of issuing shares for stock-based compensation									(82,000,000)	(37,000,000)	(19,000,000)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options									72,000,000	7,000,000	0
Excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation									72,000,000	16,000,000	1,000,000
Decrease to accounts receivable securitization program (Note 7)									0	(400,000,000)	0
Other financing activities									(5,000,000)	0	(27,000,000)
Increase (decrease) in intercompany payables									0	0	0
Net cash flow provided by (used for) financing activities									(1,180,000,000)	(1,604,000,000)	(393,000,000)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents									180,000,000	(237,000,000)	297,000,000
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year				480,000,000				717,000,000	480,000,000	717,000,000	420,000,000
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year	660,000,000				480,000,000				660,000,000	480,000,000	717,000,000
CBS Corp. [Member]
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations [Abstract]
Revenues									131,000,000	149,000,000	116,000,000
Expenses:
Operating									72,000,000	73,000,000	70,000,000
Selling, general and administrative									109,000,000	49,000,000	145,000,000
Restructuring charges									0	1,000,000	0
Impairment charges											0
Depreciation and amortization									5,000,000	5,000,000	4,000,000
Total expenses									186,000,000	128,000,000	219,000,000
Operating Income (Loss)									(55,000,000)	21,000,000	(103,000,000)
Interest (expense) income, net									(514,000,000)	(568,000,000)	(578,000,000)
Loss on early extinguishment of debt										(81,000,000)	(30,000,000)
Other items, net									0	0	(9,000,000)
Earnings (loss) before income taxes and equity in earnings (loss) of investee companies									(569,000,000)	(628,000,000)	(720,000,000)
(Provision) benefit for income taxes									211,000,000	191,000,000	304,000,000
Equity in earnings (loss) of investee companies, net of tax									1,656,000,000	1,161,000,000	643,000,000
Net earnings (loss) from continuing operations									1,298,000,000
Net earnings (loss) from discontinued operations									7,000,000
Net earnings (loss)									1,305,000,000	724,000,000	227,000,000
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	134,000,000				105,000,000				134,000,000	105,000,000	248,000,000
Receivables, net	30,000,000				30,000,000				30,000,000	30,000,000
Programming and other inventory (Note 4)	6,000,000				4,000,000				6,000,000	4,000,000
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	81,000,000				50,000,000				81,000,000	50,000,000
Total current assets	251,000,000				189,000,000				251,000,000	189,000,000
Property and equipment	46,000,000				43,000,000				46,000,000	43,000,000
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization	14,000,000				10,000,000				14,000,000	10,000,000
Net property and equipment	32,000,000				33,000,000				32,000,000	33,000,000
Programming and other inventory (Note 4)	8,000,000				7,000,000				8,000,000	7,000,000
Goodwill	98,000,000				98,000,000				98,000,000	98,000,000
Intangible assets (Note 2)	0				255,000,000				0	255,000,000
Investments in consolidated subsidiaries	36,473,000,000				34,562,000,000				36,473,000,000	34,562,000,000
Other assets	223,000,000				243,000,000				223,000,000	243,000,000
Intercompany	0				0				0	0
Total Assets	37,085,000,000				35,387,000,000				37,085,000,000	35,387,000,000
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Accounts payable	5,000,000				18,000,000				5,000,000	18,000,000
Participants' share and royalties payable	0				0				0	0
Program rights	7,000,000				5,000,000				7,000,000	5,000,000
Current portion of long-term debt	7,000,000				8,000,000				7,000,000	8,000,000
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	311,000,000				260,000,000				311,000,000	260,000,000
Total current liabilities	330,000,000				291,000,000				330,000,000	291,000,000
Long-term debt (Note 7)	5,845,000,000				5,849,000,000				5,845,000,000	5,849,000,000
Other liabilities	3,169,000,000				3,412,000,000				3,169,000,000	3,412,000,000
Intercompany	17,833,000,000				16,014,000,000				17,833,000,000	16,014,000,000
Stockholders' Equity:
Preferred stock	0				0				0	0
Common stock	1,000,000				1,000,000				1,000,000	1,000,000
Additional paid-in capital	43,395,000,000				43,443,000,000				43,395,000,000	43,443,000,000
Retained earnings (deficit)	(28,343,000,000)				(29,648,000,000)				(28,343,000,000)	(29,648,000,000)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	(439,000,000)				(286,000,000)				(439,000,000)	(286,000,000)
Stockholders' equity including treasury stock	14,614,000,000				13,510,000,000				14,614,000,000	13,510,000,000
Less treasury stock, at cost	4,706,000,000				3,689,000,000				4,706,000,000	3,689,000,000
Total Stockholders' Equity	9,908,000,000				9,821,000,000				9,908,000,000	9,821,000,000
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity	37,085,000,000				35,387,000,000				37,085,000,000	35,387,000,000
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows [Abstract]
Net cash flow provided by (used for) operating activities									(700,000,000)	(695,000,000)	(564,000,000)
Investing Activities:
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired									0	0	0
Capital expenditures									0	0	0
Investments in and advances to investee companies									0	0	0
Purchases of marketable securities											0
Proceeds from dispositions									0	0	0
Other investing activities									0	(1,000,000)
Net cash flow provided by (used for) investing activities									0	(1,000,000)	0
Financing Activities:
Proceeds from issuance of notes										1,091,000,000	973,000,000
Repayment of notes and debentures										(2,122,000,000)	(1,008,000,000)
Payment of capital lease obligations									0	0	0
Dividends									(206,000,000)	(142,000,000)	(297,000,000)
Purchase of Company common stock									(1,012,000,000)
Payment of payroll taxes in lieu of issuing shares for stock-based compensation									(82,000,000)	(37,000,000)	(19,000,000)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options									72,000,000	7,000,000
Excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation									72,000,000	16,000,000	1,000,000
Decrease to accounts receivable securitization program (Note 7)										0
Other financing activities									(5,000,000)		(27,000,000)
Increase (decrease) in intercompany payables									1,890,000,000	1,740,000,000	1,080,000,000
Net cash flow provided by (used for) financing activities									729,000,000	553,000,000	703,000,000
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents									29,000,000	(143,000,000)	139,000,000
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year				105,000,000				248,000,000	105,000,000	248,000,000	109,000,000
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year	134,000,000				105,000,000				134,000,000	105,000,000	248,000,000
CBS Operations Inc. [Member]
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations [Abstract]
Revenues									144,000,000	102,000,000	93,000,000
Expenses:
Operating									112,000,000	82,000,000	75,000,000
Selling, general and administrative									252,000,000	246,000,000	180,000,000
Restructuring charges									0	0	0
Impairment charges											0
Depreciation and amortization									15,000,000	13,000,000	11,000,000
Total expenses									379,000,000	341,000,000	266,000,000
Operating Income (Loss)									(235,000,000)	(239,000,000)	(173,000,000)
Interest (expense) income, net									(341,000,000)	(326,000,000)	(314,000,000)
Loss on early extinguishment of debt										0	0
Other items, net									6,000,000	4,000,000	(14,000,000)
Earnings (loss) before income taxes and equity in earnings (loss) of investee companies									(570,000,000)	(561,000,000)	(501,000,000)
(Provision) benefit for income taxes									211,000,000	205,000,000	198,000,000
Equity in earnings (loss) of investee companies, net of tax									1,245,000,000	884,000,000	745,000,000
Net earnings (loss) from continuing operations									886,000,000
Net earnings (loss) from discontinued operations									7,000,000
Net earnings (loss)									893,000,000	528,000,000	442,000,000
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	1,000,000				1,000,000				1,000,000	1,000,000	0
Receivables, net	54,000,000				27,000,000				54,000,000	27,000,000
Programming and other inventory (Note 4)	4,000,000				5,000,000				4,000,000	5,000,000
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	83,000,000				91,000,000				83,000,000	91,000,000
Total current assets	142,000,000				124,000,000				142,000,000	124,000,000
Property and equipment	100,000,000				91,000,000				100,000,000	91,000,000
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization	56,000,000				45,000,000				56,000,000	45,000,000
Net property and equipment	44,000,000				46,000,000				44,000,000	46,000,000
Programming and other inventory (Note 4)	125,000,000				104,000,000				125,000,000	104,000,000
Goodwill	62,000,000				62,000,000				62,000,000	62,000,000
Intangible assets (Note 2)	0				0				0	0
Investments in consolidated subsidiaries	7,972,000,000				6,727,000,000				7,972,000,000	6,727,000,000
Other assets	20,000,000				14,000,000				20,000,000	14,000,000
Intercompany	4,022,000,000				4,419,000,000				4,022,000,000	4,419,000,000
Total Assets	12,387,000,000				11,496,000,000				12,387,000,000	11,496,000,000
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Accounts payable	17,000,000				17,000,000				17,000,000	17,000,000
Participants' share and royalties payable	28,000,000				19,000,000				28,000,000	19,000,000
Program rights	5,000,000				5,000,000				5,000,000	5,000,000
Current portion of long-term debt	0				0				0	0
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	279,000,000				293,000,000				279,000,000	293,000,000
Total current liabilities	329,000,000				334,000,000				329,000,000	334,000,000
Long-term debt (Note 7)	0				0				0	0
Other liabilities	406,000,000				403,000,000				406,000,000	403,000,000
Intercompany	0				0				0	0
Stockholders' Equity:
Preferred stock	0				0				0	0
Common stock	123,000,000				123,000,000				123,000,000	123,000,000
Additional paid-in capital	0				0				0	0
Retained earnings (deficit)	11,860,000,000				10,967,000,000				11,860,000,000	10,967,000,000
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	0				0				0	0
Stockholders' equity including treasury stock	11,983,000,000				11,090,000,000				11,983,000,000	11,090,000,000
Less treasury stock, at cost	331,000,000				331,000,000				331,000,000	331,000,000
Total Stockholders' Equity	11,652,000,000				10,759,000,000				11,652,000,000	10,759,000,000
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity	12,387,000,000				11,496,000,000				12,387,000,000	11,496,000,000
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows [Abstract]
Net cash flow provided by (used for) operating activities									(181,000,000)	(233,000,000)	(139,000,000)
Investing Activities:
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired									0	0	0
Capital expenditures									(14,000,000)	(17,000,000)	(15,000,000)
Investments in and advances to investee companies									0	0	1,000,000
Purchases of marketable securities											(36,000,000)
Proceeds from dispositions									0	0	0
Other investing activities									8,000,000	0
Net cash flow provided by (used for) investing activities									(6,000,000)	(17,000,000)	(50,000,000)
Financing Activities:
Proceeds from issuance of notes										0	0
Repayment of notes and debentures										0	0
Payment of capital lease obligations									0	0	0
Dividends									0	0	0
Purchase of Company common stock									0
Payment of payroll taxes in lieu of issuing shares for stock-based compensation									0	0	0
Proceeds from exercise of stock options									0	0
Excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation									0	0	0
Decrease to accounts receivable securitization program (Note 7)										0
Other financing activities									0		0
Increase (decrease) in intercompany payables									187,000,000	251,000,000	188,000,000
Net cash flow provided by (used for) financing activities									187,000,000	251,000,000	188,000,000
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents									0	1,000,000	(1,000,000)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year				1,000,000				0	1,000,000	0	1,000,000
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year	1,000,000				1,000,000				1,000,000	1,000,000	0
Non-Guarantor Affiliates [Member]
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations [Abstract]
Revenues									13,970,000,000	13,809,000,000	12,806,000,000
Expenses:
Operating									8,183,000,000	8,830,000,000	8,555,000,000
Selling, general and administrative									2,394,000,000	2,320,000,000	2,163,000,000
Restructuring charges									46,000,000	80,000,000	23,000,000
Impairment charges											210,000,000
Depreciation and amortization									528,000,000	545,000,000	568,000,000
Total expenses									11,151,000,000	11,775,000,000	11,519,000,000
Operating Income (Loss)									2,819,000,000	2,034,000,000	1,287,000,000
Interest (expense) income, net									426,000,000	371,000,000	356,000,000
Loss on early extinguishment of debt										0	0
Other items, net									(23,000,000)	6,000,000	21,000,000
Earnings (loss) before income taxes and equity in earnings (loss) of investee companies									3,222,000,000	2,411,000,000	1,664,000,000
(Provision) benefit for income taxes									(1,177,000,000)	(859,000,000)	(685,000,000)
Equity in earnings (loss) of investee companies, net of tax									(37,000,000)	(35,000,000)	(33,000,000)
Net earnings (loss) from continuing operations									2,008,000,000
Net earnings (loss) from discontinued operations									0
Net earnings (loss)									2,008,000,000	1,517,000,000	946,000,000
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	525,000,000				374,000,000				525,000,000	374,000,000	469,000,000
Receivables, net	3,170,000,000				3,191,000,000				3,170,000,000	3,191,000,000
Programming and other inventory (Note 4)	725,000,000				742,000,000				725,000,000	742,000,000
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	752,000,000				788,000,000				752,000,000	788,000,000
Total current assets	5,172,000,000				5,095,000,000				5,172,000,000	5,095,000,000
Property and equipment	5,188,000,000				5,186,000,000				5,188,000,000	5,186,000,000
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization	2,754,000,000				2,571,000,000				2,754,000,000	2,571,000,000
Net property and equipment	2,434,000,000				2,615,000,000				2,434,000,000	2,615,000,000
Programming and other inventory (Note 4)	1,363,000,000				1,254,000,000				1,363,000,000	1,254,000,000
Goodwill	8,460,000,000				8,364,000,000				8,460,000,000	8,364,000,000
Intangible assets (Note 2)	6,526,000,000				6,369,000,000				6,526,000,000	6,369,000,000
Investments in consolidated subsidiaries	0				0				0	0
Other assets	1,259,000,000				1,284,000,000				1,259,000,000	1,284,000,000
Intercompany	14,103,000,000				11,906,000,000				14,103,000,000	11,906,000,000
Total Assets	39,317,000,000				36,887,000,000				39,317,000,000	36,887,000,000
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Accounts payable	388,000,000				404,000,000				388,000,000	404,000,000
Participants' share and royalties payable	910,000,000				924,000,000				910,000,000	924,000,000
Program rights	565,000,000				591,000,000				565,000,000	591,000,000
Current portion of long-term debt	17,000,000				19,000,000				17,000,000	19,000,000
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	1,417,000,000				1,477,000,000				1,417,000,000	1,477,000,000
Total current liabilities	3,297,000,000				3,415,000,000				3,297,000,000	3,415,000,000
Long-term debt (Note 7)	113,000,000				124,000,000				113,000,000	124,000,000
Other liabilities	2,824,000,000				2,511,000,000				2,824,000,000	2,511,000,000
Intercompany	0				0				0	0
Stockholders' Equity:
Preferred stock	128,000,000				128,000,000				128,000,000	128,000,000
Common stock	1,136,000,000				1,136,000,000				1,136,000,000	1,136,000,000
Additional paid-in capital	61,690,000,000				61,435,000,000				61,690,000,000	61,435,000,000
Retained earnings (deficit)	(25,366,000,000)				(27,374,000,000)				(25,366,000,000)	(27,374,000,000)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	295,000,000				312,000,000				295,000,000	312,000,000
Stockholders' equity including treasury stock	37,883,000,000				35,637,000,000				37,883,000,000	35,637,000,000
Less treasury stock, at cost	4,800,000,000				4,800,000,000				4,800,000,000	4,800,000,000
Total Stockholders' Equity	33,083,000,000				30,837,000,000				33,083,000,000	30,837,000,000
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity	39,317,000,000				36,887,000,000				39,317,000,000	36,887,000,000
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows [Abstract]
Net cash flow provided by (used for) operating activities									2,630,000,000	2,663,000,000	1,642,000,000
Investing Activities:
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired									(75,000,000)	(11,000,000)	(26,000,000)
Capital expenditures									(251,000,000)	(267,000,000)	(247,000,000)
Investments in and advances to investee companies									(79,000,000)	(90,000,000)	(57,000,000)
Purchases of marketable securities											0
Proceeds from dispositions									22,000,000	18,000,000	131,000,000
Other investing activities									0	0
Net cash flow provided by (used for) investing activities									(383,000,000)	(350,000,000)	(199,000,000)
Financing Activities:
Proceeds from issuance of notes										3,000,000	0
Repayment of notes and debentures										(4,000,000)	0
Payment of capital lease obligations									(19,000,000)	(16,000,000)	(16,000,000)
Dividends									0	0	0
Purchase of Company common stock									0
Payment of payroll taxes in lieu of issuing shares for stock-based compensation									0	0	0
Proceeds from exercise of stock options									0	0
Excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation									0	0	0
Decrease to accounts receivable securitization program (Note 7)										(400,000,000)
Other financing activities									0		0
Increase (decrease) in intercompany payables									(2,077,000,000)	(1,991,000,000)	(1,268,000,000)
Net cash flow provided by (used for) financing activities									(2,096,000,000)	(2,408,000,000)	(1,284,000,000)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents									151,000,000	(95,000,000)	159,000,000
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year				374,000,000				469,000,000	374,000,000	469,000,000	310,000,000
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year	525,000,000				374,000,000				525,000,000	374,000,000	469,000,000
Eliminations [Member]
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations [Abstract]
Revenues									0	0	0
Expenses:
Operating									0	0	0
Selling, general and administrative									0	0	0
Restructuring charges									0	0	0
Impairment charges											0
Depreciation and amortization									0	0	0
Total expenses									0	0	0
Operating Income (Loss)									0	0	0
Interest (expense) income, net									0	0	0
Loss on early extinguishment of debt										0	0
Other items, net									0	0	0
Earnings (loss) before income taxes and equity in earnings (loss) of investee companies									0	0	0
(Provision) benefit for income taxes									0	0	0
Equity in earnings (loss) of investee companies, net of tax									(2,901,000,000)	(2,045,000,000)	(1,388,000,000)
Net earnings (loss) from continuing operations									(2,901,000,000)
Net earnings (loss) from discontinued operations									0
Net earnings (loss)									(2,901,000,000)	(2,045,000,000)	(1,388,000,000)
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	0				0				0	0	0
Receivables, net	0				0				0	0
Programming and other inventory (Note 4)	0				0				0	0
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	(22,000,000)				(13,000,000)				(22,000,000)	(13,000,000)
Total current assets	(22,000,000)				(13,000,000)				(22,000,000)	(13,000,000)
Property and equipment	0				0				0	0
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization	0				0				0	0
Net property and equipment	0				0				0	0
Programming and other inventory (Note 4)	0				0				0	0
Goodwill	0				0				0	0
Intangible assets (Note 2)	0				0				0	0
Investments in consolidated subsidiaries	(44,445,000,000)				(41,289,000,000)				(44,445,000,000)	(41,289,000,000)
Other assets	0				0				0	0
Intercompany	(18,125,000,000)				(16,325,000,000)				(18,125,000,000)	(16,325,000,000)
Total Assets	(62,592,000,000)				(57,627,000,000)				(62,592,000,000)	(57,627,000,000)
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Accounts payable	0				0				0	0
Participants' share and royalties payable	0				0				0	0
Program rights	0				0				0	0
Current portion of long-term debt	0				0				0	0
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	(23,000,000)				(14,000,000)				(23,000,000)	(14,000,000)
Total current liabilities	(23,000,000)				(14,000,000)				(23,000,000)	(14,000,000)
Long-term debt (Note 7)	0				0				0	0
Other liabilities	(1,000,000)				(3,000,000)				(1,000,000)	(3,000,000)
Intercompany	(17,833,000,000)				(16,014,000,000)				(17,833,000,000)	(16,014,000,000)
Stockholders' Equity:
Preferred stock	(128,000,000)				(128,000,000)				(128,000,000)	(128,000,000)
Common stock	(1,259,000,000)				(1,259,000,000)				(1,259,000,000)	(1,259,000,000)
Additional paid-in capital	(61,690,000,000)				(61,435,000,000)				(61,690,000,000)	(61,435,000,000)
Retained earnings (deficit)	13,506,000,000				16,407,000,000				13,506,000,000	16,407,000,000
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	(295,000,000)				(312,000,000)				(295,000,000)	(312,000,000)
Stockholders' equity including treasury stock	(49,866,000,000)				(46,727,000,000)				(49,866,000,000)	(46,727,000,000)
Less treasury stock, at cost	(5,131,000,000)				(5,131,000,000)				(5,131,000,000)	(5,131,000,000)
Total Stockholders' Equity	(44,735,000,000)				(41,596,000,000)				(44,735,000,000)	(41,596,000,000)
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity	(62,592,000,000)				(57,627,000,000)				(62,592,000,000)	(57,627,000,000)
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows [Abstract]
Net cash flow provided by (used for) operating activities									0	0	0
Investing Activities:
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired									0	0	0
Capital expenditures									0	0	0
Investments in and advances to investee companies									0	0	0
Purchases of marketable securities											0
Proceeds from dispositions									0	0	0
Other investing activities									0	0
Net cash flow provided by (used for) investing activities									0	0	0
Financing Activities:
Proceeds from issuance of notes										0	0
Repayment of notes and debentures										0	0
Payment of capital lease obligations									0	0	0
Dividends									0	0	0
Purchase of Company common stock									0
Payment of payroll taxes in lieu of issuing shares for stock-based compensation									0	0	0
Proceeds from exercise of stock options									0	0
Excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation									0	0	0
Decrease to accounts receivable securitization program (Note 7)										0
Other financing activities									0		0
Increase (decrease) in intercompany payables									0	0	0
Net cash flow provided by (used for) financing activities									0	0	0
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents									0	0	0
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year				0				0	0	0	0
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year	$ 0				$ 0				$ 0	$ 0	$ 0