Revenues And Accounts Receivable (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]

The following table presents the Company’s revenues disaggregated by revenue source (in millions). Management uses these categories of revenue to evaluate the performance of its businesses and to assess its financial results and forecasts.


	Three Months Ended September 30,
	2020								2019
	U.S. Networks		International Networks		Corporate, inter-segment eliminations, and other		Total		U.S. Networks		International Networks		Corporate, inter-segment eliminations, and other		Total
Revenues:
Advertising	$	941	$	365	$	—	$	1,306	$	1,019	$	394	$	—	$	1,413
Distribution	696		503		—		1,199		681		520		—		1,201
Other	22		34		—		56		25		36		3		64
Total	$	1,659	$	902	$	—	$	2,561	$	1,725	$	950	$	3	$	2,678


	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2020								2019
	U.S. Networks		International Networks		Corporate, inter-segment eliminations, and other		Total		U.S. Networks		International Networks		Corporate, inter-segment eliminations, and other		Total
Revenues:
Advertising	$	2,964	$	1,017	$	—	$	3,981	$	3,194	$	1,253	$	—	$	4,447
Distribution	2,143		1,504		—		3,647		2,066		1,565		—		3,631
Other	64		87		6		157		80		104		8		192
Total	$	5,171	$	2,608	$	6	$	7,785	$	5,340	$	2,922	$	8	$	8,270

Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss

Changes in allowance for credit losses consisted of the following (in millions):


	December 31, 2019		Impact of adoption of ASU 2016-13		Provisions for credit losses		Write-offs		September 30, 2020
Distribution customers	$	19	$	1	$	3	$	(6)	$	17
Advertising and other customers	35		(3)		20		(9)		43
Total	$	54	$	(2)	$	23	$	(15)	$	60