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Reporting Segments (Tables)
 12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2016
Segment Reporting [Abstract]  
Revenues by Segment
 
 
 
 
 
 
Revenues by Segment
(in millions)
Year Ended September 30,
2016
 
2015
 
2014
Media Networks
$
9,942

 
$
10,490

 
$
10,171

Filmed Entertainment
2,662

 
2,883

 
3,725

Eliminations
(116
)
 
(105
)
 
(113
)
Total revenues
$
12,488

 
$
13,268

 
$
13,783

 
 
 
 
 
 
Adjusted Operating Income (Loss)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Adjusted Operating Income/(Loss)
(in millions)
Year Ended September 30,
2016
 
2015
 
2014
Media Networks
$
3,484

 
$
4,143

 
$
4,271

Filmed Entertainment
(445
)
 
111

 
205

Corporate expenses
(213
)
 
(235
)
 
(227
)
Eliminations
1

 
2

 
(2
)
Equity-based compensation
(95
)
 
(101
)
 
(122
)
Asset impairment
—

 
—

 
(43
)
Restructuring and programming charges
(206
)
 
(784
)
 
—

Loss on pension settlement
—

 
(24
)
 
—

Operating income
2,526

 
3,112

 
4,082

Interest expense, net
(616
)
 
(657
)
 
(615
)
Equity in net earnings of investee companies
87

 
102

 
69

Loss on extinguishment of debt
—

 
(18
)
 
(11
)
Other items, net
(7
)
 
(36
)
 
(11
)
Earnings from continuing operations before provision for income taxes
$
1,990

 
$
2,503

 
$
3,514

 
 
 
 
 
 
Depreciation and Amortization and Total Assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Depreciation and Amortization
 
Total Assets
Depreciation and Amortization and Total Assets
(in millions)
Year Ended September 30,
 
September 30,
2016
 
2015
 
2014
 
2016
 
2015
Media Networks
$
166

 
$
162

 
$
148

 
$
16,410

 
$
17,088

Filmed Entertainment
50

 
53

 
64

 
6,391

 
5,914

Corporate/Eliminations
5

 
7

 
5

 
(293
)
 
(859
)
Total
$
221

 
$
222

 
$
217

 
$
22,508

 
$
22,143

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Capital Expenditures
 
 
 
 
 
 
Capital Expenditures
(in millions)
Year Ended September 30,
2016
 
2015
 
2014
Media Networks
$
141

 
$
115

 
$
85

Filmed Entertainment
28

 
22

 
34

Corporate
3

 
5

 
4

Total capital expenditures
$
172

 
$
142

 
$
123

 
 
 
 
 
 
Revenues by Component
 
 
 
 
 
 
Revenues by Component
(in millions)
Year Ended September 30,
2016
 
2015
 
2014
Advertising
$
4,809

 
$
5,007

 
$
4,953

Affiliate
4,556

 
4,908

 
4,660

Feature film
2,488

 
2,692

 
3,488

Ancillary
751

 
766

 
795

Eliminations
(116
)
 
(105
)
 
(113
)
Total revenues
$
12,488

 
$
13,268

 
$
13,783

 
 
 
 
 
 
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,
2016
 
2015
 
2014
 
2016
 
2015
United States
$
9,308

 
$
9,928

 
$
10,252

 
$
5,180

 
$
4,850

EMEA
2,182

 
2,193

 
2,046

 
348

 
309

All other
998

 
1,147

 
1,485

 
62

 
54

Total
$
12,488

 
$
13,268

 
$
13,783

 
$
5,590

 
$
5,213

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

*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.