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Produced and Acquired/Licensed Content Costs and Advances
 12 Months Ended
Oct. 02, 2021
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Produced and Acquired/Licensed Content Costs and Advances Disclosure Produced and Acquired/Licensed Content Costs and Advances
Total capitalized produced and licensed content by predominant monetization strategy is as follows:
As of October 2, 2021As of October 3, 2020
Predominantly Monetized IndividuallyPredominantly
Monetized
as a Group		TotalPredominantly Monetized IndividuallyPredominantly
Monetized
as a Group		Total
Produced content
Released, less amortization$4,944 $9,779 $14,723 $5,090 $8,185 $13,275 
Completed, not released630 762 1,392 555 720 1,275 
In-process4,371   4,623   8,994   3,585   2,090   5,675   
In development or pre-production351 162 513 268 103 371 
$10,296 $15,326 25,622 $9,498 $11,098 20,596 
Licensed content - Programming rights and advances6,110 6,597 
Total produced and licensed content$31,732 $27,193 
Current portion$2,183 $2,171 
Non-current portion$29,549 $25,022 
Amortization of produced and licensed content is as follows:
20212020
Produced content
Predominantly monetized individually$2,947 $4,305 
Predominantly monetized as a group5,228 5,032 
8,175 9,337 
Licensed programming rights and advances12,784 11,241 
Total produced and licensed content costs(1)
$20,959 $20,578 
(1)Primarily included in “Costs of services” in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.
Amortization of produced and licensed content for fiscal 2019 was $17.1 billion.
Total expected amortization by fiscal year of completed (released and not released) produced, licensed and acquired library content on the balance sheet as of October 2, 2021 is as follows:
Predominantly Monetized IndividuallyPredominantly
Monetized
as a Group		Total
Produced content
Released
2022$1,459 $3,127 $4,586 
2023764 1,987 2,751 
2024473   1,254   1,727   
Completed, not released
2022334   312   646   
Licensed content - Programming rights and advances
2022$3,663 
20231,125 
2024585   
Approximately $2.4 billion of accrued participations and residual liabilities will be paid in fiscal 2022.
At October 2, 2021, acquired film and television libraries have remaining unamortized costs of $3.5 billion, which are generally being amortized straight-line over a weighted-average remaining period of approximately 16 years.