Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities, Current [Abstract]
Accounts payable - trade	$ 121	$ 140
Accrued capital expenditures	279	268
Deferred revenue	93	85
Accrued liabilities:
Interest	317	212
Programming costs	447	430
Franchise related fees	59	65
Compensation	192	169
Other	321	266
Total	$ 1,829	$ 1,635