Intangible Assets (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]



	December 31, 2011		Net Additions		March 31, 2012
			(in millions)
FCC licenses	$	20,044	$	87	$	20,131
Trademarks	409		—		409
Goodwill	359		—		359
	$	20,812	$	87	$	20,899

Intangible Assets Subject to Amortization



		March 31, 2012							December 31, 2011
	Useful Lives	Gross Carrying Value		Accumulated Amortization			Net Carrying Value		Gross Carrying Value		Accumulated Amortization			Net Carrying Value
							(in millions)
Customer relationships	4 to 5 years	$	341	$	(311	)	$	30	$	341	$	(297	)	$	44
Other intangible assets
Trademarks	10 to 37 years	1,168		(609		)	559		1,169		(585		)	584
Reacquired rights	9 to 14 years	1,571		(685		)	886		1,571		(652		)	919
Other	9 to 10 years	128		(62		)	66		126		(57		)	69
Total other intangible assets		2,867		(1,356		)	1,511		2,866		(1,294		)	1,572
Total definite-lived intangible assets		$	3,208	$	(1,667	)	$	1,541	$	3,207	$	(1,591	)	$	1,616

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of amortizable intangibles assets, in total and by major class, including the gross carrying amount and accumulated amortization. A major class is composed of intangible assets that can be grouped together because they are similar, either by their nature or by their use in the operations of a company.

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