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3false0us-gaap_ScheduleOfDerivativeInstrumentsTextBlockus-gaaptruenadurationNo definition available.falsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalse| 1falsefalsefalse00<p style='margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt'><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;margin-left:14.4px;">The following is a summary of amounts recorded </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">i</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">n the consolidated balance sheet pertaining to Time Warner's use of foreign currency derivatives at </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">December 31, 2010</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> and </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">December 31, 2009</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> (millions):</font></p><p style='margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;'></p><div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;margin-top:20px;"><tr style="height: 14px"><td style="width: 14px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:14px;"> </td><td style="width: 461px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:461px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 75px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:75px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 75px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:75px;"> </td></tr><tr style="height: 14px"><td style="width: 14px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:14px;"> </td><td style="width: 461px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:461px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td colspan="2" style="width: 85px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:85px;"><font style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold;FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: center;">December 31, 2010</font></td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td colspan="2" style="width: 85px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:85px;"><font style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold;FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 8pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: center;">December 31, 2009</font></td></tr><tr style="height: 14px"><td style="width: 14px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:14px;"> </td><td style="width: 461px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:461px;"><font style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold;FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: left;">Qualifying Hedges</font></td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 75px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:75px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 75px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:75px;"> </td></tr><tr style="height: 14px"><td style="width: 14px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:14px;"> </td><td style="width: 461px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:461px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: left;">Assets</font></td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: left;">$</font></td><td style="width: 75px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:75px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 86</font></td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: left;">$</font></td><td style="width: 75px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:75px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 90</font></td></tr><tr style="height: 14px"><td style="width: 14px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:14px;"> </td><td style="width: 461px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:461px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: left;">Liabilities</font></td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 75px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:75px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;"> (79)</font></td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 75px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:75px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;"> (137)</font></td></tr><tr style="height: 14px"><td style="width: 14px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:14px;"> </td><td style="width: 461px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:461px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 75px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:75px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 75px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:75px;"> </td></tr><tr style="height: 14px"><td style="width: 14px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:14px;"> </td><td style="width: 461px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:461px;"><font style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold;FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: left;">Economic Hedges</font></td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 75px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:75px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 75px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:75px;"> </td></tr><tr style="height: 14px"><td style="width: 14px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:14px;"> </td><td style="width: 461px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:461px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: left;">Assets</font></td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: left;">$</font></td><td style="width: 75px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:75px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 17</font></td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: left;">$</font></td><td style="width: 75px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:75px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 7</font></td></tr><tr style="height: 14px"><td style="width: 14px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:14px;"> </td><td style="width: 461px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:461px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: left;">Liabilities</font></td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 75px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:75px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;"> (27)</font></td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 75px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:75px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;"> (43)</font></td></tr></table></div>The following is a summary of amounts recorded in the consolidated balance sheet pertaining to Time Warner's use of foreign currency derivatives at Decemberfalsefalsefalsefalsefalse | Otherus-types:textBlockItemTypestringA table or schedule that identifies and provides pertinent information about a derivative or group of derivatives on a disaggregated basis, such as for individual instruments, or small groups of similar instruments. 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