Reporting Segments (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2011

Reporting Segments Tables [Abstract]

Revenues by Segment (Tables)

	Quarter Ended				Nine Months Ended
Revenues by Segment	June 30,				June 30,
(in millions)	2011		2010		2011		2010
Media Networks	$	2,391	$	2,065	$	6,853	$	6,203
Filmed Entertainment		1,407		1,245		4,130		3,922
Eliminations		(32)		(35)		(122)		(99)
Total revenues	$	3,766	$	3,275	$	10,861	$	10,026

Adjusted Operating Income (Loss) (Tables)

	Quarter Ended				Nine Months Ended
Adjusted Operating Income	June 30,				June 30,
(in millions)	2011		2010		2011		2010
Media Networks	$	1,033	$	811	$	2,890	$	2,508
Filmed Entertainment		49		69		156		288
Corporate expenses		(58)		(45)		(160)		(148)
Equity-based compensation		(30)		(20)		(93)		(77)
Eliminations		1		1		2		-
Restructuring		(14)		-		(14)		-
Asset impairment		-		-		-		(60)
Operating income		981		816		2,781		2,511
Interest expense, net		(104)		(104)		(310)		(322)
Equity in net earnings (losses) of investee companies		12		(24)		51		(72)
Loss on extinguishment of debt		-		-		(87)		-
Other items, net		10		(3)		3		(3)
Earnings from continuing operations before provision for income taxes	$	899	$	685	$	2,438	$	2,114

Total Assets (Tables)

Total Assets	June 30,		September 30,
(in millions)	2011		2010
Media Networks	$	16,251	$	15,911
Filmed Entertainment		5,596		5,343
Corporate/Eliminations		463		842
Total assets	$	22,310	$	22,096

Revenues by Component (Tables)

	Quarter Ended				Nine Months Ended
Revenues by Component	June 30,				June 30,
(in millions)	2011		2010		2011		2010
Advertising	$	1,275	$	1,122	$	3,744	$	3,384
Feature film		1,335		1,199		3,810		3,705
Affiliate fees		971		815		2,636		2,339
Ancillary		217		174		793		697
Eliminations		(32)		(35)		(122)		(99)
Total revenues by component	$	3,766	$	3,275	$	10,861	$	10,026