Condensed Consolidating Financial Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Condensed Financial Information of Parent Company Only Disclosure [Abstract]



December 31, 2017 (in millions)	Comcast Parent		Comcast Holdings		CCCL Parent		NBCUniversal Media Parent		Non- Guarantor Subsidiaries		Elimination and Consolidation Adjustments			Consolidated Comcast Corporation
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	496	$	2,932	$	—		$	3,428
Receivables, net	—		—		—		—		8,546		—			8,546
Programming rights	—		—		—		—		1,613		—			1,613
Deposits	—		—		—		—		9		—			9
Other current assets	60		—		7		25		2,372		—			2,464
Total current assets	60		—		7		521		15,472		—			16,060
Film and television costs	—		—		—		—		7,076		—			7,076
Investments	146		21		108		693		5,963		—			6,931
Investments in and amounts due from subsidiaries eliminated upon consolidation	117,154		142,412		139,364		50,249		113,479		(562,658		)	—
Property and equipment, net	551		—		—		—		37,919		—			38,470
Franchise rights	—		—		—		—		59,364		—			59,364
Goodwill	—		—		—		—		36,780		—			36,780
Other intangible assets, net	12		—		—		—		18,767		—			18,779
Other noncurrent assets, net	435		708		—		88		2,572		(314		)	3,489
Total assets	$	118,358	$	143,141	$	139,479	$	51,551	$	297,392	$	(562,972	)	$	186,949
Liabilities and Equity
Accounts payable and accrued expenses related to trade creditors	$	16	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	6,910	$	—		$	6,926
Accrued participations and residuals	—		—		—		—		1,683		—			1,683
Deferred revenue	—		—		—		—		1,552		—			1,552
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	1,888		92		333		326		3,627		—			6,266
Current portion of long-term debt	2,810		—		—		4		2,320		—			5,134
Total current liabilities	4,714		92		333		330		16,092		—			21,561
Long-term debt, less current portion	42,428		140		2,100		7,751		7,003		—			59,422
Deferred income taxes	—		285		—		67		24,247		(343		)	24,256
Other noncurrent liabilities	2,610		—		—		1,128		7,137		29			10,904
Redeemable noncontrolling interests and redeemable subsidiary preferred stock	—		—		—		—		1,357		—			1,357
Equity:
Common stock	55		—		—		—		—		—			55
Other shareholders’ equity	68,551		142,624		137,046		42,275		240,713		(562,658		)	68,551
Total Comcast Corporation shareholders’ equity	68,606		142,624		137,046		42,275		240,713		(562,658		)	68,606
Noncontrolling interests	—		—		—		—		843		—			843
Total equity	68,606		142,624		137,046		42,275		241,556		(562,658		)	69,449
Total liabilities and equity	$	118,358	$	143,141	$	139,479	$	51,551	$	297,392	$	(562,972	)	$	186,949

Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet



December 31, 2016 (in millions)	Comcast Parent		Comcast Holdings		CCCL Parent		NBCUniversal Media Parent		Non- Guarantor Subsidiaries		Elimination and Consolidation Adjustments			Consolidated Comcast Corporation
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	482	$	2,819	$	—		$	3,301
Receivables, net	—		—		—		—		7,955		—			7,955
Programming rights	—		—		—		—		1,250		—			1,250
Deposits	—		—		—		—		1,772		—			1,772
Other current assets	151		—		—		36		1,896		—			2,083
Total current assets	151		—		—		518		15,692		—			16,361
Film and television costs	—		—		—		—		7,252		—			7,252
Investments	75		—		—		651		4,521		—			5,247
Investments in and amounts due from subsidiaries eliminated upon consolidation	98,350		120,071		117,696		47,393		97,704		(481,214		)	—
Property and equipment, net	298		—		—		—		35,955		—			36,253
Franchise rights	—		—		—		—		59,364		—			59,364
Goodwill	—		—		—		—		35,980		—			35,980
Other intangible assets, net	13		—		—		—		17,261		—			17,274
Other noncurrent assets, net	1,138		638		—		89		1,921		(1,017		)	2,769
Total assets	$	100,025	$	120,709	$	117,696	$	48,651	$	275,650	$	(482,231	)	$	180,500
Liabilities and Equity
Accounts payable and accrued expenses related to trade creditors	$	23	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	6,892	$	—		$	6,915
Accrued participations and residuals	—		—		—		—		1,726		—			1,726
Deferred revenue	—		—		—		—		1,132		—			1,132
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	1,726		—		341		302		3,913		—			6,282
Current portion of long-term debt	3,739		—		550		4		1,187		—			5,480
Total current liabilities	5,488		—		891		306		14,850		—			21,535
Long-term debt, less current portion	38,123		141		2,100		8,208		6,994		—			55,566
Deferred income taxes	—		542		—		70		35,259		(1,017		)	34,854
Other noncurrent liabilities	2,471		—		—		1,166		7,288		—			10,925
Redeemable noncontrolling interests and redeemable subsidiary preferred stock	—		—		—		—		1,446		—			1,446
Equity:
Common stock	56		—		—		—		—		—			56
Other shareholders’ equity	53,887		120,026		114,705		38,901		207,582		(481,214		)	53,887
Total Comcast Corporation shareholders’ equity	53,943		120,026		114,705		38,901		207,582		(481,214		)	53,943
Noncontrolling interests	—		—		—		—		2,231		—			2,231
Total equity	53,943		120,026		114,705		38,901		209,813		(481,214		)	56,174
Total liabilities and equity	$	100,025	$	120,709	$	117,696	$	48,651	$	275,650	$	(482,231	)	$	180,500

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Income



For the Year Ended December 31, 2017 (in millions)	Comcast Parent			Comcast Holdings			CCCL Parent			NBCUniversal Media Parent			Non- Guarantor Subsidiaries			Elimination and Consolidation Adjustments			Consolidated Comcast Corporation
Revenue:
Service revenue	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	84,526		$	—		$	84,526
Management fee revenue	1,128			—			1,109			—			—			(2,237		)	—
Total revenue	1,128			—			1,109			—			84,526			(2,237		)	84,526
Costs and Expenses:
Programming and production	—			—			—			—			25,384			—			25,384
Other operating and administrative	766			—			1,109			1,044			24,331			(2,237		)	25,013
Advertising, marketing and promotion	—			—			—			—			6,317			—			6,317
Depreciation	31			—			—			—			7,883			—			7,914
Amortization	6			—			—			—			2,347			—			2,353
Other operating gains	—			—			—			—			(442		)	—			(442		)
Total costs and expenses	803			—			1,109			1,044			65,820			(2,237		)	66,539
Operating income (loss)	325			—			—			(1,044		)	18,706			—			17,987
Other Income (Expense):
Interest expense	(2,172		)	(12		)	(207		)	(456		)	(239		)	—			(3,086		)
Investment income (loss), net	(1		)	109			—			(197		)	342			—			253
Equity in net income (losses) of investees, net	24,056			21,622			19,570			6,740			5,191			(77,072		)	107
Other income (expense), net	—			—			—			45			16			—			61
Total other income (expense)	21,883			21,719			19,363			6,132			5,310			(77,072		)	(2,665		)
Income (loss) before income taxes	22,208			21,719			19,363			5,088			24,016			(77,072		)	15,322
Income tax (expense) benefit	506			156			71			(4		)	6,849			—			7,578
Net income (loss)	22,714			21,875			19,434			5,084			30,865			(77,072		)	22,900
Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests and redeemable subsidiary preferred stock	—			—			—			—			(186		)	—			(186		)
Net income (loss) attributable to Comcast Corporation	$	22,714		$	21,875		$	19,434		$	5,084		$	30,679		$	(77,072	)	$	22,714
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Comcast Corporation	$	22,801		$	21,873		$	19,437		$	5,058		$	30,541		$	(76,909	)	$	22,801

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Income



For the Year Ended December 31, 2016 (in millions)	Comcast Parent			Comcast Holdings			CCCL Parent			NBCUniversal Media Parent			Non- Guarantor Subsidiaries			Elimination and Consolidation Adjustments			Consolidated Comcast Corporation
Revenue:
Service revenue	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	80,403		$	—		$	80,403
Management fee revenue	1,067			—			1,049			—			—			(2,116		)	—
Total revenue	1,067			—			1,049			—			80,403			(2,116		)	80,403
Costs and Expenses:
Programming and production	—			—			—			—			24,463			—			24,463
Other operating and administrative	813			—			1,049			932			22,738			(2,116		)	23,416
Advertising, marketing and promotion	—			—			—			—			6,107			—			6,107
Depreciation	28			—			—			—			7,436			—			7,464
Amortization	6			—			—			—			2,088			—			2,094
Other operating gains	—			—			—			—			—			—			—
Total costs and expenses	847			—			1,049			932			62,832			(2,116		)	63,544
Operating income (loss)	220			—			—			(932		)	17,571			—			16,859
Other Income (Expense):
Interest expense	(1,941		)	(12		)	(239		)	(456		)	(294		)	—			(2,942		)
Investment income (loss), net	7			(5		)	—			(25		)	236			—			213
Equity in net income (losses) of investees, net	9,809			9,286			8,679			5,545			4,131			(37,554		)	(104		)
Other income (expense), net	—			—			—			116			211			—			327
Total other income (expense)	7,875			9,269			8,440			5,180			4,284			(37,554		)	(2,506		)
Income (loss) before income taxes	8,095			9,269			8,440			4,248			21,855			(37,554		)	14,353
Income tax (expense) benefit	600			6			84			(13		)	(5,985		)	—			(5,308		)
Net income (loss)	8,695			9,275			8,524			4,235			15,870			(37,554		)	9,045
Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests and redeemable subsidiary preferred stock	—			—			—			—			(350		)	—			(350		)
Net income (loss) attributable to Comcast Corporation	$	8,695		$	9,275		$	8,524		$	4,235		$	15,520		$	(37,554	)	$	8,695
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Comcast Corporation	$	8,967		$	9,317		$	8,530		$	4,312		$	15,610		$	(37,769	)	$	8,967

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Income



For the Year Ended December 31, 2015 (in millions)	Comcast Parent			Comcast Holdings			CCCL Parent			NBCUniversal Media Parent			Non- Guarantor Subsidiaries			Elimination and Consolidation Adjustments			Consolidated Comcast Corporation
Revenue:
Service revenue	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	74,510		$	—		$	74,510
Management fee revenue	1,005			—			977			—			—			(1,982		)	—
Total revenue	1,005			—			977			—			74,510			(1,982		)	74,510
Costs and Expenses:
Programming and production	—			—			—			—			22,550			—			22,550
Other operating and administrative	760			—			977			922			20,648			(1,982		)	21,325
Advertising, marketing and promotion	—			—			—			—			5,957			—			5,957
Depreciation	31			—			—			—			6,750			—			6,781
Amortization	6			—			—			—			1,893			—			1,899
Other operating gains	—			—			—			—			—			—			—
Total costs and expenses	797			—			977			922			57,798			(1,982		)	58,512
Operating income (loss)	208			—			—			(922		)	16,712			—			15,998
Other Income (Expense):
Interest expense	(1,744		)	(12		)	(270		)	(462		)	(214		)	—			(2,702		)
Investment income (loss), net	6			(1		)	—			(19		)	95			—			81
Equity in net income (losses) of investees, net	9,159			8,651			8,040			4,852			3,089			(34,116		)	(325		)
Other income (expense), net	(3		)	—			—			(31		)	354			—			320
Total other income (expense)	7,418			8,638			7,770			4,340			3,324			(34,116		)	(2,626		)
Income (loss) before income taxes	7,626			8,638			7,770			3,418			20,036			(34,116		)	13,372
Income tax (expense) benefit	537			4			94			(4		)	(5,590		)	—			(4,959		)
Net income (loss)	8,163			8,642			7,864			3,414			14,446			(34,116		)	8,413
Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests and redeemable subsidiary preferred stock	—			—			—			—			(250		)	—			(250		)
Net income (loss) attributable to Comcast Corporation	$	8,163		$	8,642		$	7,864		$	3,414		$	14,196		$	(34,116	)	$	8,163
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Comcast Corporation	$	8,135		$	8,625		$	7,864		$	3,361		$	14,192		$	(34,042	)	$	8,135

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows



For the Year Ended December 31, 2017 (in millions)	Comcast Parent			Comcast Holdings			CCCL Parent			NBCUniversal Media Parent			Non- Guarantor Subsidiaries			Elimination and Consolidation Adjustments		Consolidated Comcast Corporation
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	$	151		$	15		$	(147	)	$	(1,439	)	$	22,823		$	—	$	21,403
Investing Activities:
Net transactions with affiliates	5,578			(5		)	757			1,447			(7,777		)	—		—
Capital expenditures	(12		)	—			—			—			(9,538		)	—		(9,550		)
Cash paid for intangible assets	(4		)	—			—			—			(1,743		)	—		(1,747		)
Acquisitions and construction of real estate properties	(267		)	—			—			—			(151		)	—		(418		)
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired	—			—			—			—			(532		)	—		(532		)
Proceeds from sales of businesses and investments	—			—			—			14			136			—		150
Purchases of investments	(70		)	(10		)	(60		)	(62		)	(2,090		)	—		(2,292		)
Deposits	—			—			—			—			—			—		—
Other	101			—			—			58			526			—		685
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	5,326			(15		)	697			1,457			(21,169		)	—		(13,704		)
Financing Activities:
Proceeds from (repayments of) short-term borrowings, net	(837		)	—			—			—			(1,068		)	—		(1,905		)
Proceeds from borrowings	5,997			—			—			—			5,469			—		11,466
Repurchases and repayments of debt	(2,288		)	—			(550		)	(4		)	(3,522		)	—		(6,364		)
Repurchases of common stock under repurchase program and employee plans	(5,435		)	—			—			—			—			—		(5,435		)
Dividends paid	(2,883		)	—			—			—			—			—		(2,883		)
Purchase of Universal Studios Japan noncontrolling interests	—			—			—			—			(2,299		)	—		(2,299		)
Issuances of common stock	—			—			—			—			—			—		—
Distributions to noncontrolling interests and dividends for redeemable subsidiary preferred stock	—			—			—			—			(252		)	—		(252		)
Other	(31		)	—			—			—			131			—		100
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	(5,477		)	—			(550		)	(4		)	(1,541		)	—		(7,572		)
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	—			—			—			14			113			—		127
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year	—			—			—			482			2,819			—		3,301
Cash and cash equivalents, end of year	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	496		$	2,932		$	—	$	3,428

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows



For the Year Ended December 31, 2016 (in millions)	Comcast Parent			Comcast Holdings			CCCL Parent			NBCUniversal Media Parent			Non- Guarantor Subsidiaries			Elimination and Consolidation Adjustments		Consolidated Comcast Corporation
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	$	(747	)	$	(189	)	$	(100	)	$	(1,453	)	$	22,314		$	—	$	19,825
Investing Activities:
Net transactions with affiliates	(860		)	189			100			2,642			(2,071		)	—		—
Capital expenditures	(13		)	—			—			—			(9,122		)	—		(9,135		)
Cash paid for intangible assets	(9		)	—			—			—			(1,677		)	—		(1,686		)
Acquisitions and construction of real estate properties	(35		)	—			—			—			(393		)	—		(428		)
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired	—			—			—			—			(3,929		)	—		(3,929		)
Proceeds from sales of businesses and investments	—			—			—			104			114			—		218
Purchases of investments	(40		)	—			—			(210		)	(1,447		)	—		(1,697		)
Deposits	—			—			—			—			(1,749		)	—		(1,749		)
Other	(108		)	—			—			(35		)	164			—		21
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	(1,065		)	189			100			2,501			(20,110		)	—		(18,385		)
Financing Activities:
Proceeds from (repayments of) short-term borrowings, net	1,339			—			—			—			451			—		1,790
Proceeds from borrowings	9,231			—			—			—			—			—		9,231
Repurchases and repayments of debt	(750		)	—			—			(1,005		)	(1,297		)	—		(3,052		)
Repurchases of common stock under repurchase program and employee plans	(5,352		)	—			—			—			—			—		(5,352		)
Dividends paid	(2,601		)	—			—			—			—			—		(2,601		)
Issuances of common stock	23			—			—			—			—			—		23
Distributions to noncontrolling interests and dividends for redeemable subsidiary preferred stock	—			—			—			—			(253		)	—		(253		)
Other	(78		)	—			—			25			(167		)	—		(220		)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	1,812			—			—			(980		)	(1,266		)	—		(434		)
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	—			—			—			68			938			—		1,006
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year	—			—			—			414			1,881			—		2,295
Cash and cash equivalents, end of year	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	482		$	2,819		$	—	$	3,301

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows



For the Year Ended December 31, 2015 (in millions)	Comcast Parent			Comcast Holdings			CCCL Parent			NBCUniversal Media Parent			Non- Guarantor Subsidiaries			Elimination and Consolidation Adjustments		Consolidated Comcast Corporation
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	$	(85	)	$	48		$	(167	)	$	(1,398	)	$	21,087		$	—	$	19,485
Investing Activities:
Net transactions with affiliates	6,559			(48		)	840			2,839			(10,190		)	—		—
Capital expenditures	(27		)	—			—			—			(8,472		)	—		(8,499		)
Cash paid for intangible assets	(6		)	—			—			—			(1,364		)	—		(1,370		)
Acquisitions and construction of real estate properties	—			—			—			—			(178		)	—		(178		)
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired	—			—			—			—			(1,786		)	—		(1,786		)
Proceeds from sales of businesses and investments	—			—			—			4			429			—		433
Purchases of investments	(7		)	—			—			(407		)	(370		)	—		(784		)
Deposits	—			—			—			—			(18		)	—		(18		)
Other	7			—			—			(5		)	236			—		238
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	6,526			(48		)	840			2,431			(21,713		)	—		(11,964		)
Financing Activities:
Proceeds from (repayments of) short-term borrowings, net	400			—			—			—			(265		)	—		135
Proceeds from borrowings	5,486			—			—			—			—			—		5,486
Repurchases and repayments of debt	(2,650		)	—			(673		)	(1,004		)	(51		)	—		(4,378		)
Repurchases of common stock under repurchase program and employee plans	(7,175		)	—			—			—			—			—		(7,175		)
Dividends paid	(2,437		)	—			—			—			—			—		(2,437		)
Issuances of common stock	36			—			—			—			—			—		36
Distributions to noncontrolling interests and dividends for redeemable subsidiary preferred stock	—			—			—			—			(232		)	—		(232		)
Other	(101		)	—			—			—			(470		)	—		(571		)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	(6,441		)	—			(673		)	(1,004		)	(1,018		)	—		(9,136		)
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	—			—			—			29			(1,644		)	—		(1,615		)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year	—			—			—			385			3,525			—		3,910
Cash and cash equivalents, end of year	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	414		$	1,881		$	—	$	2,295