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Reporting Segments (Tables)
 12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2015
Segment Reporting [Abstract]  
Revenues by Segment
 
 
 
 
 
 
Revenues by Segment
(in millions)
Year Ended September 30,
2015
 
2014
 
2013
Media Networks
$
10,490

 
$
10,171

 
$
9,656

Filmed Entertainment
2,883

 
3,725

 
4,282

Eliminations
(105
)
 
(113
)
 
(144
)
Total revenues
$
13,268

 
$
13,783

 
$
13,794

 
 
 
 
 
 
Adjusted Operating Income (Loss)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Adjusted Operating Income
(in millions)
Year Ended September 30,
2015
 
2014
 
2013
Media Networks
$
4,143

 
$
4,271

 
$
4,096

Filmed Entertainment
111

 
205

 
234

Corporate expenses
(235
)
 
(227
)
 
(251
)
Eliminations
2

 
(2
)
 
(9
)
Equity-based compensation
(101
)
 
(122
)
 
(128
)
Asset impairment
—

 
(43
)
 
(7
)
Restructuring and programming charges
(784
)
 
—

 
(99
)
Loss on pension settlement
(24
)
 
—

 
—

Operating income
3,112

 
4,082

 
3,836

Interest expense, net
(657
)
 
(615
)
 
(464
)
Equity in net earnings of investee companies
102

 
69

 
41

Loss on extinguishment of debt
(18
)
 
(11
)
 
—

Other items, net
(36
)
 
(11
)
 
106

Earnings from continuing operations before provision for income taxes
$
2,503

 
$
3,514

 
$
3,519

 
 
 
 
 
 
Depreciation and Amortization Total Assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Depreciation and Amortization
 
Total Assets
Depreciation and Amortization and Total Assets
(in millions)
Year Ended September 30,
 
September 30,
2015
 
2014
 
2013
 
2015
 
2014
Media Networks
$
162

 
$
148

 
$
144

 
$
17,251

 
$
17,647

Filmed Entertainment
53

 
64

 
89

 
5,928

 
5,440

Corporate/Eliminations
7

 
5

 
4

 
(962
)
 
(40
)
Total
$
222

 
$
217

 
$
237

 
$
22,217

 
$
23,047

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Capital Expenditure
 
 
 
 
 
 
Capital Expenditures
(in millions)
Year Ended September 30,
2015
 
2014
 
2013
Media Networks
$
115

 
$
85

 
$
103

Filmed Entertainment
22

 
34

 
53

Corporate
5

 
4

 
4

Total capital expenditures
$
142

 
$
123

 
$
160

 
 
 
 
 
 
Revenues by Component
 
 
 
 
 
 
Revenues by Component
(in millions)
Year Ended September 30,
2015
 
2014
 
2013
Advertising
$
5,007

 
$
4,953

 
$
4,855

Feature film
2,692

 
3,488

 
4,022

Affiliate fees
4,908

 
4,660

 
4,245

Ancillary
766

 
795

 
816

Eliminations
(105
)
 
(113
)
 
(144
)
Total revenues
$
13,268

 
$
13,783

 
$
13,794

 
 
 
 
 
 
Schedule of Revenue and Long LIved Assets Attributed to Foreign Countries by Geographical Area
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Revenues*
 
Long-lived Assets**
Geographic Information
(in millions)
Year Ended September 30,
 
September 30,
2015
 
2014
 
2013
 
2015
 
2014
United States
$
9,928

 
$
10,252

 
$
10,152

 
$
4,850

 
$
5,018

EMEA
2,193

 
2,046

 
2,173

 
309

 
406

All other
1,147

 
1,485

 
1,469

 
54

 
110

Total
$
13,268

 
$
13,783

 
$
13,794

 
$
5,213

 
$
5,534

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

*Revenue classifications are based on customers’ locations. Transactions within Viacom between geographic areas are not significant.
**Excludes deferred tax assets, goodwill, other intangible assets and investments.