Reportable Segments (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Reportable Segments Tables [Abstract]

Revenues by Segment [Table Text Block]

				Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
				September 30,				September 30,
			2012		2011		2012		2011
Revenues:
	Entertainment		$	1,680	$	1,632	$	5,705	$	5,462
	Cable Networks			436		420		1,334		1,226
	Publishing			210		220		575		558
	Local Broadcasting			661		656		1,987		1,968
	Outdoor			486		477		1,383		1,380
	Eliminations			(55)		(40)		(166)		(133)
		Total Revenues	$	3,418	$	3,365	$	10,818	$	10,461

Intercompany Revenues by Segment [Table Text Block]

			Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
			September 30,				September 30,
			2012		2011		2012		2011
Intercompany Revenues:
	Entertainment		$	42	$	27	$	139	$	101
	Local Broadcasting			5		6		14		15
	Outdoor			8		7		13		17
		Total Intercompany Revenues	$	55	$	40	$	166	$	133

OIBDA before Impairment Charges by Segment and Reconciliation to Consolidated Net Earnings (Loss) [Table Text Block]

		Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
		September 30,				September 30,
		2012		2011		2012		2011
Segment OIBDA before Impairment Charges:
	Entertainment	$	384	$	405	$	1,221	$	1,113
	Cable Networks		227		203		626		532
	Publishing		39		38		58		64
	Local Broadcasting		213		184		632		583
	Outdoor		99		80		245		215
	Corporate		(53)		(55)		(163)		(164)
	Residual costs		(12)		(19)		(36)		(56)
	Eliminations		1		1		—		(1)
OIBDA before Impairment Charges			898		837		2,583		2,286
Impairment charges			—		—		(11)		—
Depreciation and amortization			(127)		(134)		(390)		(412)
Total Operating Income			771		703		2,182		1,874
	Interest expense		(95)		(110)		(309)		(330)
	Interest income		2		2		5		5
	Net loss on early extinguishment of debt		(57)		—		(32)		—
	Other items, net		3		(21)		12		(7)
Earnings before income taxes and equity
	in loss of investee companies		624		574		1,858		1,542
Provision for income taxes			(219)		(217)		(647)		(569)
Equity in loss of investee companies, net of tax			(14)		(19)		(30)		(38)
Net earnings		$	391	$	338	$	1,181	$	935

Operating Income (Loss) by Segment [Table Text Block]

				Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
				September 30,				September 30,
			2012		2011		2012		2011
Operating Income (Loss):
	Entertainment		$	346	$	366	$	1,101	$	996
	Cable Networks			221		197		609		515
	Publishing			38		36		53		58
	Local Broadcasting			190		161		553		508
	Outdoor			45		21		82		35
	Corporate			(58)		(60)		(180)		(181)
	Residual costs			(12)		(19)		(36)		(56)
	Eliminations			1		1		—		(1)
		Total Operating Income	$	771	$	703	$	2,182	$	1,874

Depreciation and Amortization by Segment [Table Text Block]

			Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
			September 30,				September 30,
			2012		2011		2012		2011
Depreciation and Amortization:
	Entertainment		$	38	$	39	$	120	$	117
	Cable Networks			6		6		17		17
	Publishing			1		2		5		6
	Local Broadcasting			23		23		68		75
	Outdoor			54		59		163		180
	Corporate			5		5		17		17
		Total Depreciation and Amortization	$	127	$	134	$	390	$	412

Stock-based Compensation by Segment [Table Text Block]

			Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
			September 30,				September 30,
			2012		2011		2012		2011
Stock-based Compensation:
	Entertainment		$	13	$	11	$	40	$	35
	Cable Networks			1		2		4		4
	Publishing			1		—		2		2
	Local Broadcasting			7		6		19		17
	Outdoor			2		2		6		5
	Corporate			14		14		48		47
		Total Stock-based Compensation	$	38	$	35	$	119	$	110

Capital Expenditures by Segment [Table Text Block]

			Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
			September 30,				September 30,
			2012		2011		2012		2011
Capital Expenditures:
	Entertainment		$	20	$	22	$	56	$	53
	Cable Networks			5		3		9		8
	Publishing			1		1		1		3
	Local Broadcasting			14		17		38		45
	Outdoor			15		12		41		38
	Corporate			4		2		7		5
		Total Capital Expenditures	$	59	$	57	$	152	$	152

Assets by Segment [Table Text Block]

			At September 30,		At December 31,
			2012		2011
Assets:
	Entertainment		$	8,522	$	8,471
	Cable Networks			1,777		1,679
	Publishing			996		1,091
	Local Broadcasting			9,526		9,626
	Outdoor			3,994		4,092
	Corporate			1,644		1,262
	Discontinued operations			74		77
	Eliminations			(141)		(101)
		Total Assets	$	26,392	$	26,197