Supplementary Information - Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements (Details) (USD $) In Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2010	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2010	Dec. 31, 2010	Dec. 31, 2009
Current assets
Cash and equivalents	$ 3,520	$ 4,238	$ 3,520	$ 4,238
Receivables, net	5,902		5,902		6,413
Inventories	1,899		1,899		1,920
Deferred income taxes	558		558		581
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	560		560		561
Total current assets	12,439		12,439		13,138
Noncurrent inventories and film costs	6,285		6,285		5,985
Investments, including available-for-sale securities	1,998		1,998		1,796
Property, plant and equipment, net	3,914		3,914		3,874
Intangible assets subject to amortization, net	2,388		2,388		2,492
Intangible assets not subject to amortization	7,834		7,834		7,827
Goodwill	30,080		30,080		29,994
Other assets	1,690		1,690		1,418
Total assets	66,628		66,628		66,524
Current liabilities
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	6,625		6,625		7,733
Deferred revenue	874		874		884
Debt due within one year	29		29		26
Total current liabilities	7,528		7,528		8,643
Long-term debt	18,512		18,512		16,523
Deferred income taxes	2,502		2,502		1,950
Deferred revenue	292		292		296
Other noncurrent liabilities	6,081		6,081		6,167
Equity
Total Time Warner Inc. shareholders' equity	31,716		31,716		32,940
Noncontrolling interests	(3)		(3)		5
Total equity	31,713	33,111	31,713	33,111	32,945	33,397
Total liabilities and equity	66,628		66,628		66,524
Consolidated Statement of Operations
Revenues	7,030	6,377	13,713	12,699
Costs of revenues	(4,044)	(3,599)	(7,771)	(6,952)
Selling, general and administrative	(1,621)	(1,512)	(3,212)	(3,000)
Amortization of intangible assets	(66)	(66)	(134)	(134)
Restructuring and severance costs	(24)	(6)	(54)	(15)
Asset impairments	(11)	0	(11)	0
Gain on operating assets	2	0	5	59
Operating income	1,266	1,194	2,536	2,657
Interest expense, net	(314)	(300)	(588)	(596)
Other loss, net	(2)	(17)	(16)	(70)
Income before income taxes	950	877	1,932	1,991
Income tax provision	(313)	(317)	(644)	(706)
Net income	637	560	1,288	1,285
Less Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	1	2	3	2
Net income attributable to Time Warner Inc. shareholders	638	562	1,291	1,287
OPERATIONS
Net income	637	560	1,288	1,285
Adjustments for noncash and nonoperating items:
Depreciation and amortization			461	468
Amortization of film and television costs			3,832	3,111
Asset impairments	11	0	11	0
(Gain) loss on investments and other assets, net			5	(1)
Excess (deficiency) of distributions over equity in pretax income of consolidated subsidiaries, net of cash distributions			0	0
Equity in losses of investee companies, net of cash distributions			40	22
Equity-based compensation			147	128
Deferred income taxes			103	(85)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions			(5,019)	(3,540)
Intercompany			0	0
Cash provided by operations from continuing operations			868	1,388
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Investments in available-for-sale securities			(3)	(6)
Investments and acquisitions, net of cash acquired			(280)	(536)
Capital expenditures			(337)	(206)
Investment proceeds from available-for-sale securities			8	0
Advances to (from) parent and consolidated subsidiaries			0	0
Other investment proceeds			22	102
Cash used by investing activities from continuing operations			(590)	(646)
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Borrowings			2,023	2,204
Debt repayments			(45)	(1,908)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options			160	68
Excess tax benefit on stock options			17	4
Principal payments on capital leases			(5)	(8)
Repurchases of common stock			(1,976)	(1,016)
Dividends paid			(514)	(492)
Other financing activities			(81)	(66)
Change in due to/from parent and investment in segment			0	0
Cash used by financing activities from continuing operations			(421)	(1,214)
Cash used by continuing operations			(143)	(472)
Cash used by operations from discontinued operations			0	(23)
DECREASE IN CASH AND EQUIVALENTS			(143)	(495)
CASH AND EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD			3,663	4,733
CASH AND EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD	3,520	4,238	3,520	4,238
Parent Company
Current assets
Cash and equivalents	2,587	2,957	2,587	2,957
Receivables, net	9		9		26
Inventories	0		0		0
Deferred income taxes	558		558		581
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	136		136		126
Total current assets	3,290		3,290		3,548
Noncurrent inventories and film costs	0		0		0
Investments in amounts due to and from consolidated subsidiaries	46,050		46,050		44,677
Investments, including available-for-sale securities	105		105		101
Property, plant and equipment, net	384		384		346
Intangible assets subject to amortization, net	0		0		0
Intangible assets not subject to amortization	0		0		0
Goodwill	0		0		0
Other assets	278		278		228
Total assets	50,107		50,107		48,900
Current liabilities
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	587		587		676
Deferred revenue	0		0		0
Debt due within one year	0		0		0
Total current liabilities	587		587		676
Long-term debt	13,739		13,739		11,761
Due (to) from affiliates	(908)		(908)		(858)
Deferred income taxes	2,502		2,502		1,950
Deferred revenue	0		0		0
Other noncurrent liabilities	2,471		2,471		2,431
Equity
Due (to) from Time Warner and subsidiaries	0		0		0
Other shareholders' equity	31,716		31,716		32,940
Total Time Warner Inc. shareholders' equity	31,716		31,716		32,940
Noncontrolling interests	0		0		0
Total equity	31,716		31,716		32,940
Total liabilities and equity	50,107		50,107		48,900
Consolidated Statement of Operations
Revenues	0	0	0	0
Costs of revenues	0	0	0	0
Selling, general and administrative	(78)	(88)	(166)	(194)
Amortization of intangible assets	0	0	0	0
Restructuring and severance costs	(1)	0	0	0
Asset impairments	0	0	0	0
Gain on operating assets	0	0	0	0
Operating income	(79)	(88)	(166)	(194)
Equity in pretax income (loss) of consolidated subsidiaries	1,239	1,165	2,482	2,624
Interest expense, net	(214)	(188)	(401)	(368)
Other loss, net	4	(12)	17	(71)
Income before income taxes	950	877	1,932	1,991
Income tax provision	(313)	(317)	(644)	(706)
Net income	637	560	1,288	1,285
Less Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	1	2	3	2
Net income attributable to Time Warner Inc. shareholders	638	562	1,291	1,287
OPERATIONS
Net income	637	560	1,288	1,285
Adjustments for noncash and nonoperating items:
Depreciation and amortization			13	18
Amortization of film and television costs			0	0
Asset impairments	0	0	0	0
(Gain) loss on investments and other assets, net			(2)	1
Excess (deficiency) of distributions over equity in pretax income of consolidated subsidiaries, net of cash distributions			(2,482)	(2,624)
Equity in losses of investee companies, net of cash distributions			(2)	(1)
Equity-based compensation			24	24
Deferred income taxes			103	(85)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions			1	105
Intercompany			0	0
Cash provided by operations from continuing operations			(1,057)	(1,277)
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Investments in available-for-sale securities			(2)	(5)
Investments and acquisitions, net of cash acquired			(12)	4
Capital expenditures			(51)	(2)
Investment proceeds from available-for-sale securities			8	0
Advances to (from) parent and consolidated subsidiaries			1,197	701
Other investment proceeds			11	54
Cash used by investing activities from continuing operations			1,151	752
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Borrowings			1,977	2,143
Debt repayments			0	(1,000)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options			160	68
Excess tax benefit on stock options			17	4
Principal payments on capital leases			0	0
Repurchases of common stock			(1,976)	(1,016)
Dividends paid			(514)	(492)
Other financing activities			14	(65)
Change in due to/from parent and investment in segment			0	0
Cash used by financing activities from continuing operations			(322)	(358)
Cash used by continuing operations			(228)	(883)
Cash used by operations from discontinued operations			0	(23)
DECREASE IN CASH AND EQUIVALENTS			(228)	(906)
CASH AND EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD			2,815	3,863
CASH AND EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD	2,587	2,957	2,587	2,957
Guarantor Subsidiaries
Current assets
Cash and equivalents	285	330	285	330
Receivables, net	663		663		639
Inventories	456		456		496
Deferred income taxes	561		561		583
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	52		52		80
Total current assets	2,017		2,017		2,054
Noncurrent inventories and film costs	1,770		1,770		1,643
Investments in amounts due to and from consolidated subsidiaries	22,507		22,507		21,709
Investments, including available-for-sale securities	420		420		383
Property, plant and equipment, net	445		445		448
Intangible assets subject to amortization, net	0		0		0
Intangible assets not subject to amortization	2,007		2,007		2,007
Goodwill	9,879		9,879		9,879
Other assets	166		166		142
Total assets	39,211		39,211		38,265
Current liabilities
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	776		776		730
Deferred revenue	13		13		19
Debt due within one year	11		11		9
Total current liabilities	800		800		758
Long-term debt	4,738		4,738		4,728
Due (to) from affiliates	0		0		0
Deferred income taxes	3,359		3,359		3,220
Deferred revenue	0		0		0
Other noncurrent liabilities	2,023		2,023		2,058
Equity
Due (to) from Time Warner and subsidiaries	(22,297)		(22,297)		(21,172)
Other shareholders' equity	50,588		50,588		48,673
Total Time Warner Inc. shareholders' equity	28,291		28,291		27,501
Noncontrolling interests	0		0		0
Total equity	28,291		28,291		27,501
Total liabilities and equity	39,211		39,211		38,265
Consolidated Statement of Operations
Revenues	1,416	1,355	2,964	2,697
Costs of revenues	(694)	(643)	(1,476)	(1,242)
Selling, general and administrative	(245)	(229)	(480)	(453)
Amortization of intangible assets	0	0	0	0
Restructuring and severance costs	(1)	0	(4)	0
Asset impairments	0	0	0	0
Gain on operating assets	0	0	0	59
Operating income	476	483	1,004	1,061
Equity in pretax income (loss) of consolidated subsidiaries	859	789	1,670	1,778
Interest expense, net	(93)	(105)	(185)	(213)
Other loss, net	(2)	(4)	(6)	(4)
Income before income taxes	1,240	1,163	2,483	2,622
Income tax provision	(402)	(404)	(819)	(906)
Net income	838	759	1,664	1,716
Less Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	1	2	3	2
Net income attributable to Time Warner Inc. shareholders	839	761	1,667	1,718
OPERATIONS
Net income	838	759	1,664	1,716
Adjustments for noncash and nonoperating items:
Depreciation and amortization			69	68
Amortization of film and television costs			1,174	960
Asset impairments	0	0	0	0
(Gain) loss on investments and other assets, net			1	(2)
Excess (deficiency) of distributions over equity in pretax income of consolidated subsidiaries, net of cash distributions			(1,670)	(1,778)
Equity in losses of investee companies, net of cash distributions			4	13
Equity-based compensation			34	30
Deferred income taxes			109	(91)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions			(503)	(324)
Intercompany			755	731
Cash provided by operations from continuing operations			1,637	1,323
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Investments in available-for-sale securities			0	0
Investments and acquisitions, net of cash acquired			6	(281)
Capital expenditures			(52)	(38)
Investment proceeds from available-for-sale securities			0	0
Advances to (from) parent and consolidated subsidiaries			(427)	(277)
Other investment proceeds			5	26
Cash used by investing activities from continuing operations			(468)	(570)
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Borrowings			0	0
Debt repayments			0	0
Proceeds from exercise of stock options			0	0
Excess tax benefit on stock options			0	0
Principal payments on capital leases			(5)	(6)
Repurchases of common stock			0	0
Dividends paid			0	0
Other financing activities			(10)	0
Change in due to/from parent and investment in segment			(1,125)	(555)
Cash used by financing activities from continuing operations			(1,140)	(561)
Cash used by continuing operations			29	192
Cash used by operations from discontinued operations			0	0
DECREASE IN CASH AND EQUIVALENTS			29	192
CASH AND EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD			256	138
CASH AND EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD	285	330	285	330
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries
Current assets
Cash and equivalents	648	951	648	951
Receivables, net	5,230		5,230		5,748
Inventories	1,443		1,443		1,424
Deferred income taxes	489		489		507
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	372		372		355
Total current assets	8,182		8,182		8,626
Noncurrent inventories and film costs	4,609		4,609		4,443
Investments in amounts due to and from consolidated subsidiaries	11,493		11,493		11,381
Investments, including available-for-sale securities	2,097		2,097		1,903
Property, plant and equipment, net	3,085		3,085		3,080
Intangible assets subject to amortization, net	2,388		2,388		2,492
Intangible assets not subject to amortization	5,827		5,827		5,820
Goodwill	20,201		20,201		20,115
Other assets	1,246		1,246		1,048
Total assets	59,128		59,128		58,908
Current liabilities
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	5,323		5,323		6,401
Deferred revenue	870		870		882
Debt due within one year	18		18		17
Total current liabilities	6,211		6,211		7,300
Long-term debt	35		35		34
Due (to) from affiliates	908		908		858
Deferred income taxes	2,975		2,975		2,859
Deferred revenue	353		353		363
Other noncurrent liabilities	3,471		3,471		3,635
Equity
Due (to) from Time Warner and subsidiaries	(1,247)		(1,247)		(680)
Other shareholders' equity	46,425		46,425		44,534
Total Time Warner Inc. shareholders' equity	45,178		45,178		43,854
Noncontrolling interests	(3)		(3)		5
Total equity	45,175		45,175		43,859
Total liabilities and equity	59,128		59,128		58,908
Consolidated Statement of Operations
Revenues	5,783	5,174	11,092	10,196
Costs of revenues	(3,493)	(3,091)	(6,584)	(5,880)
Selling, general and administrative	(1,322)	(1,213)	(2,615)	(2,375)
Amortization of intangible assets	(66)	(66)	(134)	(134)
Restructuring and severance costs	(22)	(6)	(50)	(15)
Asset impairments	(11)	0	(11)	0
Gain on operating assets	2	0	5	0
Operating income	871	798	1,703	1,792
Equity in pretax income (loss) of consolidated subsidiaries	329	341	725	752
Interest expense, net	(10)	(11)	(7)	(19)
Other loss, net	25	30	25	64
Income before income taxes	1,215	1,158	2,446	2,589
Income tax provision	(392)	(403)	(806)	(912)
Net income	823	755	1,640	1,677
Less Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	1	2	3	2
Net income attributable to Time Warner Inc. shareholders	824	757	1,643	1,679
OPERATIONS
Net income	823	755	1,640	1,677
Adjustments for noncash and nonoperating items:
Depreciation and amortization			379	382
Amortization of film and television costs			2,655	2,148
Asset impairments	11	0	11	0
(Gain) loss on investments and other assets, net			6	0
Excess (deficiency) of distributions over equity in pretax income of consolidated subsidiaries, net of cash distributions			(725)	(752)
Equity in losses of investee companies, net of cash distributions			38	10
Equity-based compensation			89	74
Deferred income taxes			94	(57)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions			(3,153)	(1,417)
Intercompany			(755)	(731)
Cash provided by operations from continuing operations			279	1,334
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Investments in available-for-sale securities			(1)	(1)
Investments and acquisitions, net of cash acquired			(274)	(259)
Capital expenditures			(234)	(166)
Investment proceeds from available-for-sale securities			0	0
Advances to (from) parent and consolidated subsidiaries			0	0
Other investment proceeds			6	22
Cash used by investing activities from continuing operations			(503)	(404)
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Borrowings			46	61
Debt repayments			(45)	(908)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options			0	0
Excess tax benefit on stock options			0	0
Principal payments on capital leases			0	(2)
Repurchases of common stock			0	0
Dividends paid			0	0
Other financing activities			(82)	(1)
Change in due to/from parent and investment in segment			361	139
Cash used by financing activities from continuing operations			280	(711)
Cash used by continuing operations			56	219
Cash used by operations from discontinued operations			0	0
DECREASE IN CASH AND EQUIVALENTS			56	219
CASH AND EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD			592	732
CASH AND EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD	648	951	648	951
Eliminations
Current assets
Cash and equivalents	0	0	0	0
Receivables, net	0		0		0
Inventories	0		0		0
Deferred income taxes	(1,050)		(1,050)		(1,090)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	0		0		0
Total current assets	(1,050)		(1,050)		(1,090)
Noncurrent inventories and film costs	(94)		(94)		(101)
Investments in amounts due to and from consolidated subsidiaries	(80,050)		(80,050)		(77,767)
Investments, including available-for-sale securities	(624)		(624)		(591)
Property, plant and equipment, net	0		0		0
Intangible assets subject to amortization, net	0		0		0
Intangible assets not subject to amortization	0		0		0
Goodwill	0		0		0
Other assets	0		0		0
Total assets	(81,818)		(81,818)		(79,549)
Current liabilities
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	(61)		(61)		(74)
Deferred revenue	(9)		(9)		(17)
Debt due within one year	0		0		0
Total current liabilities	(70)		(70)		(91)
Long-term debt	0		0		0
Due (to) from affiliates	0		0		0
Deferred income taxes	(6,334)		(6,334)		(6,079)
Deferred revenue	(61)		(61)		(67)
Other noncurrent liabilities	(1,884)		(1,884)		(1,957)
Equity
Due (to) from Time Warner and subsidiaries	23,544		23,544		21,852
Other shareholders' equity	(97,013)		(97,013)		(93,207)
Total Time Warner Inc. shareholders' equity	(73,469)		(73,469)		(71,355)
Noncontrolling interests	0		0		0
Total equity	(73,469)		(73,469)		(71,355)
Total liabilities and equity	(81,818)		(81,818)		(79,549)
Consolidated Statement of Operations
Revenues	(169)	(152)	(343)	(194)
Costs of revenues	143	135	289	170
Selling, general and administrative	24	18	49	22
Amortization of intangible assets	0	0	0	0
Restructuring and severance costs	0	0	0	0
Asset impairments	0	0	0	0
Gain on operating assets	0	0	0	0
Operating income	(2)	1	(5)	(2)
Equity in pretax income (loss) of consolidated subsidiaries	(2,427)	(2,295)	(4,877)	(5,154)
Interest expense, net	3	4	5	4
Other loss, net	(29)	(31)	(52)	(59)
Income before income taxes	(2,455)	(2,321)	(4,929)	(5,211)
Income tax provision	794	807	1,625	1,818
Net income	(1,661)	(1,514)	(3,304)	(3,393)
Less Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	(2)	(4)	(6)	(4)
Net income attributable to Time Warner Inc. shareholders	(1,663)	(1,518)	(3,310)	(3,397)
OPERATIONS
Net income	(1,661)	(1,514)	(3,304)	(3,393)
Adjustments for noncash and nonoperating items:
Depreciation and amortization			0	0
Amortization of film and television costs			3	3
Asset impairments	0	0	0	0
(Gain) loss on investments and other assets, net			0	0
Excess (deficiency) of distributions over equity in pretax income of consolidated subsidiaries, net of cash distributions			4,877	5,154
Equity in losses of investee companies, net of cash distributions			0	0
Equity-based compensation			0	0
Deferred income taxes			(203)	148
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions			(1,364)	(1,904)
Intercompany			0	0
Cash provided by operations from continuing operations			9	8
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Investments in available-for-sale securities			0	0
Investments and acquisitions, net of cash acquired			0	0
Capital expenditures			0	0
Investment proceeds from available-for-sale securities			0	0
Advances to (from) parent and consolidated subsidiaries			(770)	(424)
Other investment proceeds			0	0
Cash used by investing activities from continuing operations			(770)	(424)
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Borrowings			0	0
Debt repayments			0	0
Proceeds from exercise of stock options			0	0
Excess tax benefit on stock options			0	0
Principal payments on capital leases			0	0
Repurchases of common stock			0	0
Dividends paid			0	0
Other financing activities			(3)	0
Change in due to/from parent and investment in segment			764	416
Cash used by financing activities from continuing operations			761	416
Cash used by continuing operations			0	0
Cash used by operations from discontinued operations			0	0
DECREASE IN CASH AND EQUIVALENTS			0	0
CASH AND EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD			0	0
CASH AND EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0