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Film and Television Costs (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2012
Film And Television Costs [Abstract]  
Film and Television Costs
      
December 31 (in millions) 2012 2011
Film Costs:    
 Released, less amortization$ 1,472$ 1,428
 Completed, not released  99  148
 In production and in development  1,048  1,374
    2,619  2,950
Television Costs:    
 Released, less amortization  1,124  1,002
 In production and in development  334  201
    1,458  1,203
Programming rights, less amortization  1,886  2,061
    5,963  6,214
Less: Current portion of programming rights  909  987
Film and television costs$ 5,054$ 5,227