SEGMENT DATA - Segment Financial Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions			3 Months Ended
		Mar. 01, 2022	Mar. 31, 2023	Mar. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2022
Segment data
Assets	[1]		$ 6,436		$ 6,704
Revenue			773	$ 1,288
Depreciation of property and equipment and amortization of definite-lived intangibles and other assets			65	121
Amortization of sports programming rights			0	326
Amortization of program contract costs			22	25
Corporate general and administrative expenses			58	47
Gain on deconsolidation of subsidiary		$ (3,357)	0	(3,357)
(Gain) loss on asset dispositions and other, net of impairment			6	(5)
Operating income (loss)			21	3,466
Interest expense including amortization of debt discount and deferred financing costs			74	115
Income from equity method investments			31	12
Note receivable			193		193
Notes Receivable of Diamond Sports Finance SPV, LLC | Affiliated Entity
Segment data
Note receivable			193		$ 193
Broadcast
Segment data
Intersegment revenues			1	24
Revenue from related parties			10	5
Operating Segments | Broadcast
Segment data
Assets			4,379
Revenue			676	721
Depreciation of property and equipment and amortization of definite-lived intangibles and other assets			59	60
Amortization of sports programming rights				0
Amortization of program contract costs			17	20
Corporate general and administrative expenses			33	43
Gain on deconsolidation of subsidiary				0
(Gain) loss on asset dispositions and other, net of impairment			(2)	(5)
Operating income (loss)			51	97
Interest expense including amortization of debt discount and deferred financing costs			1	1
Income from equity method investments			0	0
Operating Segments | Local sports
Segment data
Revenue				482
Depreciation of property and equipment and amortization of definite-lived intangibles and other assets				54
Amortization of sports programming rights				326
Amortization of program contract costs				0
Corporate general and administrative expenses				1
Gain on deconsolidation of subsidiary				0
(Gain) loss on asset dispositions and other, net of impairment				0
Operating income (loss)				(4)
Interest expense including amortization of debt discount and deferred financing costs				72
Income from equity method investments				10
Other & Corporate
Segment data
Assets			2,057
Revenue			104	134
Depreciation of property and equipment and amortization of definite-lived intangibles and other assets			7	8
Amortization of sports programming rights				0
Amortization of program contract costs			5	5
Corporate general and administrative expenses			25	3
Gain on deconsolidation of subsidiary				(3,357)
(Gain) loss on asset dispositions and other, net of impairment			8	0
Operating income (loss)			(30)	3,372
Interest expense including amortization of debt discount and deferred financing costs			76	47
Income from equity method investments			31	2
Intersegment revenues			5	22
Eliminations
Segment data
Assets			0
Revenue			(7)	(49)
Depreciation of property and equipment and amortization of definite-lived intangibles and other assets			(1)	(1)
Amortization of sports programming rights				0
Amortization of program contract costs			0	0
Corporate general and administrative expenses			0	0
Gain on deconsolidation of subsidiary				0
(Gain) loss on asset dispositions and other, net of impairment			0	0
Operating income (loss)			0	1
Interest expense including amortization of debt discount and deferred financing costs			(3)	(5)
Income from equity method investments			$ 0	$ 0

[1] Our consolidated total assets as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022 include total assets of variable interest entities ("VIE") of $83 million and $115 million, respectively, which can only be used to settle the obligations of the VIEs. Our consolidated total liabilities as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022 include total liabilities of VIEs of $17 million and $18 million, respectively, for which the creditors of the VIEs have no recourse to us. See Note 8. Variable Interest Entities.