VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES - Schedule of Variable Interest Entities Assets and Liabilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		Jun. 30, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents		$ 964	$ 1,259
Accounts receivable, net		1,148	1,060
Prepaid sports rights		190	498
Other current assets		175	170
Total current assets		2,657	3,217
Property and equipment, net		789	823
Operating lease assets		179	197
Definite-lived intangible assets, net		5,347	5,624
Total assets	[1]	12,780	13,382
Current liabilities:
Other current liabilities		293	317
Notes payable, finance leases, and commercial bank financing, less current portion		12,473	12,493
Operating lease liabilities, less current portion		187	198
Program contracts payable, less current portion		29	30
Other long-term liabilities		417	622
Total liabilities	[1]	14,142	14,377
Consolidated VIEs
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents		30	64
Accounts receivable, net		85	70
Prepaid sports rights		15	2
Other current assets		3	5
Total current assets		133	141
Property and equipment, net		15	16
Operating lease assets		5	6
Goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets		15	15
Definite-lived intangible assets, net		50	54
Other assets		1	1
Total assets		219	233
Current liabilities:
Other current liabilities		51	40
Notes payable, finance leases, and commercial bank financing, less current portion		8	10
Operating lease liabilities, less current portion		5	5
Program contracts payable, less current portion		2	4
Other long-term liabilities		4	17
Total liabilities		$ 70	$ 76

[1] Our consolidated total assets as of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 include total assets of variable interest entities (VIEs) of $219 million and $233 million, respectively, which can only be used to settle the obligations of the VIEs. Our consolidated total liabilities as of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 include total liabilities of VIEs of $56 million and $60 million, respectively, for which the creditors of the VIEs have no recourse to us. See Note 9. Variable Interest Entities.