CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2019
CASH FLOWS (USED IN) FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net income	$ 151	$ 23
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash flows from operating activities:
Depreciation of property and equipment	24	23
Amortization of definite-lived intangible and other assets	150	43
Amortization of program contract costs and net realizable value adjustments	23	24
Stock-based compensation	17	11
Deferred tax benefit	22	2
Gain on asset disposition and other, net of impairment	(32)	(8)
Loss from equity method investments	6	14
Distributions from investments	24	1
Amortization of sports programming rights	391	0
Sports programming rights payments	(612)	0
Gain on extinguishment of debt	(2)	0
Change in assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions:
Decrease in accounts receivable	34	16
Decrease (increase) in prepaid expenses and other current assets	44	(23)
Decrease in accounts payable and accrued and other current liabilities	(240)	(18)
Net change in net income taxes payable/receivable	(34)	1
Decrease in program contracts payable	(23)	(24)
Other, net	18	14
Net cash flows (used in) from operating activities	(39)	99
CASH FLOWS USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Acquisition of property and equipment	(46)	(29)
Spectrum repack reimbursements	24	8
Proceeds from the sale of assets	18	0
Purchases of investments	(25)	(28)
Other, net	6	2
Net cash flows used in investing activities	(23)	(47)
CASH FLOWS FROM (USED IN) FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Proceeds from notes payable and commercial bank financing	873	0
Repayments of notes payable, commercial bank financing, and finance leases	(20)	(11)
Repurchase of outstanding Class A Common Stock	(176)	(105)
Dividends paid on Class A and Class B Common Stock	(18)	(18)
Redemption of redeemable subsidiary preferred equity	(198)	0
Distributions to noncontrolling interests, net	(3)	(2)
Distributions to redeemable noncontrolling interests	(378)	0
Other, net	(9)	(1)
Net cash flows from (used in) financing activities	71	(137)
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS, AND RESTRICTED CASH	9	(85)
CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS, AND RESTRICTED CASH, beginning of period	1,333	1,060
CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS, AND RESTRICTED CASH, end of period	$ 1,342	$ 975