Quarterly Financial Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Quarterly Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Quarterly Financial Information

The following table sets forth the quarterly information for Warner Music Group Corp.

		Three months ended
		September 30,			June 30,			March 31,			December 31,
		2016			2016			2016			2015
	(in millions)
Revenues		$	841		$	811		$	745		$	849
Costs and expenses:
Cost of revenue			(436	)		(448	)		(374	)		(449	)
Selling, general and administrative expenses (a)			(295	)		(255	)		(256	)		(276	)
Amortization expense			(55	)		(63	)		(63	)		(62	)
Total costs and expenses			(786	)		(766	)		(693	)		(787	)
Operating income			55			45			52			62
Loss on extinguishment of debt			(14	)		—			(4	)		—
Interest expense, net			(42	)		(43	)		(43	)		(45	)
Other (expense) income			(7	)		(5	)		22			8
(Loss) income before income taxes			(8	)		(3	)		27			25
Income tax benefit (expense)			5			(4	)		(15	)		3
Net (loss) income			(3	)		(7	)		12			28
Less: income attributable to noncontrolling interest			(1	)		(2	)		(1	)		(1	)
Net (loss) income attributable to Warner Music Group Corp.		$	(4	)	$	(9	)	$	11		$	27

Quarterly operating results can be disproportionately affected by a particularly strong or weak quarter. Therefore, these quarterly operating results are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the full fiscal year.

WARNER MUSIC GROUP CORP.

2015 QUARTERLY FINANCIAL INFORMATION

(unaudited)

The following table sets forth the quarterly information for Warner Music Group Corp.

		Three months ended
		September 30,			June 30,			March 31,			December 31,
		2015			2015			2015			2014
	(in millions)
Revenues		$	750		$	710		$	677		$	829
Costs and expenses:
Cost of revenue			(375	)		(373	)		(318	)		(445	)
Selling, general and administrative expenses (a)			(274	)		(251	)		(252	)		(296	)
Amortization expense			(64	)		(63	)		(63	)		(65	)
Total costs and expenses			(713	)		(687	)		(633	)		(806	)
Operating income			37			23			44			23
Interest expense, net			(45	)		(45	)		(45	)		(46	)
Other income (expense)			(9	)		(17	)		14			(9	)
Loss (income) before income taxes			(17	)		(39	)		13			(32	)
Income tax (expense) benefit			(6	)		(4	)		6			(9	)
Net (loss) income			(23	)		(43	)		19			(41	)
Less: income attributable to noncontrolling interest			—			(1	)		(1	)		(1	)
Net (loss) income attributable to Warner Music Group Corp.		$	(23	)	$	(44	)	$	18		$	(42	)

Quarterly operating results can be disproportionately affected by a particularly strong or weak quarter. Therefore, these quarterly operating results are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the full fiscal year.