Segment Information - Narrative (Details) - Operating Segments	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021 business segment
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of primary businesses \| business	3
Cable Communications
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of reportable segments	1
NBCUniversal
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of reportable segments	3
Sky
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of reportable segments	1

Number of segments reported by the entity. A reportable segment is a component of an entity for which there is an accounting requirement to report separate financial information on that component in the entity's financial statements.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 280
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 18
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=123359005&loc=d3e8672-108599

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