Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Goodwill

Goodwill by Segment
			NBCUniversal
(in millions)	Cable Communications		Cable Networks		Broadcast Television		Filmed Entertainment		Media		Studios		Theme Parks		Sky		Corporate and Other		Total
Balance, December 31, 2019	$	15,074	$	14,067	$	1,059	$	3,321	$	—	$	—	$	6,739	$	28,461	$	4	$	68,725
Acquisitions	122		—		—		27		—		—		—		—		—		149
Foreign currency translation and other	68		(73)		3		(4)		—		—		314		1,489		(2)		1,795
Balance, December 31, 2020	15,264		13,994		1,062		3,344		—		—		7,053		29,950		2		70,669
Segment change	—		(13,994)		(1,062)		(3,344)		14,728		3,672		—		—		—		—
Acquisitions	950		—		—		—		6		3		—		21		—		979
Foreign currency translation and other	(22)		—		—		—		(34)		(3)		(624)		(775)		(2)		(1,459)
Balance, December 31, 2021	$	16,192	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	14,700	$	3,672	$	6,429	$	29,196	$	—	$	70,189

Summary of Intangible Assets

Intangible Assets
		2021				2020
December 31 (in millions)	Weighted-Average Original Useful Life as of December 31, 2021	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization
Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets:
Franchise rights	N/A	$	59,365			$	59,365
FCC licenses	N/A	2,807				2,804
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets:
Customer relationships	14 years	22,119		$	(10,612)	22,197		$	(8,914)
Software	5 years	20,329		(11,520)		17,819		(9,518)
Other agreements and rights	28 years	11,870		(1,413)		12,394		(1,393)
Total		$	116,491	$	(23,545)	$	114,579	$	(19,825)

Amortization of Intangible Assets

Estimated Amortization Expense of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets
(in millions)
2022	$	5,140
2023	$	4,513
2024	$	3,737
2025	$	2,996
2026	$	2,403