Contractual Commitments for Broadcast Rights Not Available for Broadcast

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Expected Proceeds from FCC Spectrum Auction

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The maximum industry-wide total of reimbursement for relocation costs to television stations that do not participate in the FCC voluntary "incentives auction."

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The number of radio stations authorized to operate by the FCC.

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The number of television stations authorized to operate by the FCC.

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FCC Regulation, Television Station Ownership Cap, National Reach Percent

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The percentage reach to total U.S. television households prohibited by the FCC under the "National Television Multiple Ownership Rule."

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Federal Communications Commission Regulation, Television and Radio Broadcast Station License Terms

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The discount of the number of television households attributable to UHF stations.

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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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Rental expense for the reporting period incurred under operating leases, including minimum and any contingent rent expense, net of related sublease income.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 840
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
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-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6453985&loc=d3e41499-112717

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Minimum amount of other commitment not otherwise specified in the taxonomy. Excludes commitments explicitly modeled in the taxonomy, including but not limited to, long-term and short-term purchase commitments, recorded and unrecorded purchase obligations, supply commitments, registration payment arrangements, leases, debt, product warranties, guarantees, environmental remediation obligations, and pensions.

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Commitments and Contingencies (Details) $ in Millions		1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Commitments and Contingencies (Details) $ in Millions	Feb. 08, 2017 USD ($)	Feb. 29, 2012 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 28, 2014 USD ($)	Mar. 01, 2017 radio_station station
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Contractual commitments, broadcast rights			$ 1,200	$ 999
Net lease expense from continuing operations			24	$ 23	$ 21
Commitments related to purchase of technology services, news and market data services, and talent contracts			$ 358
FCC Regulation, television and radio broadcast station license terms, years			8 years
FCC Regulation, television ownership cap, percent			39.00%
The UHF Discount, percent			50.00%
FCC Regulation, television ownership cap, national reach, percent			39.00%
FCC Regulation, maximum reimbursement amount for required product modifications		$ 1,750
Subsequent Event
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
FCC Regulation, number of television stations authorized \| station						39
FCC Regulation, number of radio stations authorized \| radio_station						1
Expected Proceeds from Reverse Auction	$ 190
Gracenote Companies
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Commitments related to purchase of technology services, news and market data services, and talent contracts			$ 5