Programming and Production Costs (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

Film And Television Costs [Line Items]

Film and Television Costs

Cable Networks, Broadcast Television, Filmed Entertainment and Sky produce owned content or acquire the rights to programming from third parties, which are described as film and television costs and programming rights, respectively.

December 31 (in millions)	2019		2018
Film Costs:
Released, less amortization	$	1,551	$	1,600
Completed, not released	187		144
In production and in development	1,314		1,063
	3,052		2,807
Television Costs:
Released, less amortization	2,810		2,289
In production and in development	1,162		953
	3,972		3,242
Programming rights, less amortization	5,786		5,534
	12,810		11,583
Less: Current portion of programming rights	3,877		3,746
Film and television costs	$	8,933	$	7,837

NBCUniversal Media LLC [Member]

Film And Television Costs [Line Items]

Film and Television Costs

December 31 (in millions)	2019		2018
Film Costs:
Released, less amortization	$	1,546	$	1,600
Completed, not released	187		144
In production and in development	1,314		1,063
	3,047		2,807
Television Costs:
Released, less amortization	2,706		2,161
In production and in development	1,162		953
	3,868		3,114
Programming rights, less amortization	2,586		2,694
	9,501		8,615
Less: Current portion of programming rights	1,545		1,323
Film and television costs	$	7,956	$	7,292