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The amount represents the after tax gain on sale of a business sold by the Company.

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The amount of guaranteed debt issued by buyer that makes up the non-cash consideration in the sale of an asset.

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Ownership percentage in the newly formed entity that was formed after the sale of a company business.

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The amount represents the pretax gain on sale of a business sold by the Company.

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Amount of transaction related cost reimbursement included in the sales price of the business.

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Represents the sum of the carrying value of all the Assets Held-for-Sale at the balance sheet date.

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Amount of deferred tax liability attributable to taxable temporary differences.

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The percentage of ownership of common stock or equity participation in the investee accounted for under the equity method of accounting.

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This item represents the carrying amount on the entity's balance sheet of its investment in common stock of an equity method investee. This is not an indicator of the fair value of the investment, rather it is the initial cost adjusted for the entity's share of earnings and losses of the investee, adjusted for any distributions (dividends) and other than temporary impairment (OTTI) losses recognized.

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Amount of current income tax expense (benefit) and deferred income tax expense (benefit) pertaining to continuing operations.

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Liability (such as a mortgage) related to a disposal group that is held for sale and anticipated to be sold in less than one year. The liability is expected to be discharged as part of the plan of sale for the asset.

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Aggregate par or stated value of issued nonredeemable preferred stock (or preferred stock redeemable solely at the option of the issuer). This item includes treasury stock repurchased by the entity. Note: elements for number of nonredeemable preferred shares, par value and other disclosure concepts are in another section within stockholders' equity.

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This element represents the cash inflow during the period from the sale of a component of the entity.

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Cash received from the sale of real estate that is held for investment, that is, it is part of an investing activity during the period.

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Assets and Liabilities of Businesses Held For Sale and Discontinued Operations (Narrative, Financial Information and NBCU) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended			0 Months Ended		0 Months Ended						0 Months Ended		3 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Mar. 19, 2013 Sale Of Rockefeller Center [Member]	Mar. 19, 2013 Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Segment [Member] Sale Of Rockefeller Center [Member]	Oct. 02, 2012 Business Property [Member]	Mar. 19, 2013 NBCU LLC [Member]	Jan. 28, 2011 NBCU LLC [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 NBCU LLC [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 NBCU LLC [Member]	Jan. 28, 2011 Comcast [Member]	Jul. 15, 2013 Portugal Consumer Auto Personal Loan [Member]	Dec. 02, 2013 Machining And Fabrication Business [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 South Korea CLL [Member]
Financial Information For Businesses Held For Sale [Line Items]
Proceeds from Sale of Real Estate Held-for-investment				$ 1,430		$ 2,406
Summarized financial information for business held for sale
Assets Held-for-sale, at Carrying Value	50	211
Liabilities of Assets Held-for-sale	6	157
Ownership Percentage In Newly Formed Entity								49.00%	49.00%		51.00%
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage							49.00%
Transaction Related Cost Reimbursements Related To Sale Of Business								49
Proceeds from Divestiture of Businesses, Net of Cash Divested	528	227	8,950				11,997	6,176				83	108	168
Guaranteed Debt Included In Sale Of Asset							4,000
Preferred Stock, Value, Issued	0	0	0				725
Consideration Received For Sale Of Business							16,722
Pre Tax Gain On Sale Of Business					921		1,096	3,705
Gain On Sale Of Business Net Of Tax					564		825	526
Income Tax Expense (Benefit)	676	2,534	5,745					3,179
Equity Method Investments										18,887
Deferred income taxes	$ 28,233	$ 31,675								$ 4,937