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Guarantor Obligations, Increase (Decrease) of Maximum Exposure per Year

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Investment Ownership Percentage

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Proceeds from Sale of Cost Method Investment

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Amount of deferred tax liability attributable to taxable temporary differences from investments (excludes investments in subsidiaries and equity method investments).

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Maximum potential amount of future payments (undiscounted) the guarantor could be required to make under the guarantee or each group of similar guarantees before reduction for potential recoveries under recourse or collateralization provisions.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Amount of cash inflow from contractual arrangement with the lender, including but not limited to, letter of credit, standby letter of credit and revolving credit arrangements.

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Investments Cost Method Investments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions			9 Months Ended
	Jul. 29, 2011	Jul. 29, 2008	Sep. 30, 2015	Jan. 01, 2018	Sep. 02, 2015	Dec. 28, 2014	Oct. 27, 2009
Newsday Holdings LLC and Newsday LLC [Member] \| Secured Debt
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of Credit Assumed		$ 650
New Cubs LLC
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Investment Ownership Percentage							5.00%
Deferred Tax Liabilities, Investments			$ 167
New Cubs LLC \| Payment Guarantee
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Guarantor maximum exposure							$ 699
Newsday LLC
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Investment Ownership Percentage		3.00%			3.00%
Proceeds from Sale of Cost Method Investment			8
Realized Gain (Loss) on Marketable Securities, Cost Method Investments, and Other Investments			3
Deferred Tax Liabilities, Investments					$ 101	$ 110
Newsday LLC \| Indemnification Agreement
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Guarantor maximum exposure		$ 650				$ 425
Reduction in Maximum Indemnification Amount after Third Anniversary	$ 120
Reduction in Maximum Indemnification Amount per year after Third Anniversary until January 1, 2018			$ 35
Newsday LLC \| Indemnification Agreement \| Scenario, Forecast
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Guarantor maximum exposure				$ 0