Goodwill and Intangible Assets, Net (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2020

Goodwill And Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Changes in Carrying Values of Intangible Assets and Related Accumulated Amortization

The changes in the carrying values of the Company’s intangible assets and related accumulated amortization were as follows:

	Intangible assets not subject to amortization
	FCC licenses			Other		Total			Amortizable intangible assets, net(a)			Total intangible assets, net
	(in millions)
Balance, June 30, 2019	$	2,167		$	642	$	2,809		$	42		$	2,851
Acquisitions(b)		113			-		113			300			413
Disposals(b)		(30	)		-		(30	)		-			(30	)
Amortization		-			-		-			(36	)		(36	)
Balance, June 30, 2020	$	2,250		$	642	$	2,892		$	306		$	3,198

^(a) Net of accumulated amortization of $165 million and $129 million as of June 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively. The average useful life of amortizable intangible assets ranges from three to 20 years.

^(b) See Note 3—Acquisitions, Disposals and Other Transactions under the heading “Acquisitions and Disposals.”

Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Estimated Amortization Expense

Based on the current balance of finite-lived intangible assets, the estimated amortization expense for each of the succeeding five fiscal years is as follows:

	For the years ending June 30,
	2021		2022		2023		2024		2025
	(in millions)
Estimated amortization expense(a)	$	61	$	52	$	48	$	31	$	26

^(a) These amounts may vary as acquisitions and dispositions occur in the future.

Schedule of Carrying Value of Goodwill, by Segment

The changes in the carrying value of goodwill, by segment, are as follows:

	Cable Network Programming		Television			Other, Corporate and Eliminations		Total Goodwill
	(in millions)
Balance, June 30, 2019	$	987	$	1,704		$	-	$	2,691
Acquisitions(a)		45		462			222		729
Disposals(a)		-		(11	)		-		(11	)
Balance, June 30, 2020	$	1,032	$	2,155		$	222	$	3,409

^(a) See Note 3—Acquisitions, Disposals and Other Transactions under the heading “Acquisitions and Disposals.”