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Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited) (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
Quarterly Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract]  
Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited)
 
First
 
Second
 
Third
 
Fourth
 
 
2017 (a)
Quarter
 
Quarter
 
Quarter
 
Quarter (c) (d)
 
Total Year
Revenues:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Entertainment
$
2,347

 
$
2,184

 
$
1,815

 
$
2,818

 
$
9,164

Cable Networks
543

 
571

 
840

 
547

 
2,501

Publishing
161

 
206

 
228

 
235

 
830

Local Media
409

 
412

 
397

 
450

 
1,668

Corporate/Eliminations
(117
)
 
(116
)
 
(109
)
 
(129
)
 
(471
)
Total Revenues
$
3,343

 
$
3,257

 
$
3,171

 
$
3,921

 
$
13,692

Segment Operating Income (Loss):


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Entertainment
$
403

 
$
351

 
$
350

 
$
469

 
$
1,573

Cable Networks
250

 
255

 
296

 
203

 
1,004

Publishing
15

 
29

 
47

 
45

 
136

Local Media
124

 
128

 
106

 
139

 
497

Corporate
(66
)
 
(73
)
 
(70
)
 
(96
)
 
(305
)
Total Segment Operating Income
726

 
690

 
729

 
760

 
2,905

Restructuring charges

 

 

 
(63
)
 
(63
)
Other operating items, net

 

 

 
19

 
19

Total Operating Income
$
726

 
$
690

 
$
729

 
$
716

 
$
2,861

Net earnings from continuing operations
$
454

 
$
397

 
$
418

 
$
40

 
$
1,309

Net earnings (loss) (b)
$
(252
)
 
$
58

 
$
592

 
$
(41
)
 
$
357

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic net earnings per common share:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net earnings from continuing operations
$
1.11

 
$
.98

 
$
1.04

 
$
.10

 
$
3.26

Net earnings (loss)
$
(.61
)
 
$
.14

 
$
1.48

 
$
(.10
)
 
$
.89

Diluted net earnings per common share:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net earnings from continuing operations
$
1.09

 
$
.97

 
$
1.03

 
$
.10

 
$
3.22

Net earnings (loss)
$
(.61
)
 
$
.14

 
$
1.46

 
$
(.10
)
 
$
.88

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Weighted average number of common shares
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
outstanding:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
410

 
405

 
401

 
391

 
401

Diluted
416

 
410

 
406

 
395

 
407

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Dividends per common share
$
.18

 
$
.18

 
$
.18

 
$
.18

 
$
.72

(a) During the first quarter of 2018, the Company adopted amended FASB guidance on the presentation of net benefit cost. As a result, the components of net benefit cost other than the service cost component are presented in the statement of operations below the subtotal of operating income. All prior periods have been recast to conform to this presentation. This change resulted in an increase to total operating income of $22 million, $21 million, $22 million and $373 million for the first quarter, second quarter, third quarter and fourth quarter of 2017, respectively.
(b) CBS Radio has been presented as a discontinued operation for all periods presented. In the fourth quarter of 2017, the Company recorded a loss on the split-off of CBS Radio of $105 million. During 2017, prior to the split-off, the Company recorded a market value adjustment of $980 million, including a charge of $715 million, a charge of $365 million and a gain of $100 million in the first, second and third quarter, respectively, to reduce the carrying value of CBS Radio to the value indicated by the stock valuation of Entercom (See Note 4).
(c) In the fourth quarter of 2017, the Company recorded a pension settlement charge of $352 million for the settlement of pension obligations resulting from the transfer of pension obligations to an insurance company through the purchase of a group annuity contract (See Note 15).
(d) In the fourth quarter of 2017, the Company recorded a provisional charge of $129 million, or $.32 per diluted share, resulting from the enactment of the Tax Reform Act.
 
First
 
Second
 
Third
 
Fourth
 
 
2016 (a) (b)
Quarter
 
Quarter
 
Quarter
 
Quarter (c) (d)
 
Total Year
Revenues:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Entertainment
$
2,587

 
$
1,947

 
$
1,949

 
$
2,394

 
$
8,877

Cable Networks
525

 
536

 
598

 
501

 
2,160

Publishing
145

 
187

 
226

 
209

 
767

Local Media
448

 
396

 
409

 
526

 
1,779

Corporate/Eliminations
(117
)
 
(90
)
 
(98
)
 
(112
)
 
(417
)
Total Revenues
$
3,588

 
$
2,976

 
$
3,084

 
$
3,518

 
$
13,166

Segment Operating Income (Loss):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Entertainment
$
452

 
$
355

 
$
352

 
$
374

 
$
1,533

Cable Networks
230

 
228

 
287

 
220

 
965

Publishing
13

 
27

 
44

 
38

 
122

Local Media
151

 
130

 
123

 
218

 
622

Corporate
(73
)
 
(71
)
 
(68
)
 
(99
)
 
(311
)
Total Segment Operating Income
773

 
669

 
738

 
751

 
2,931

Restructuring and merger and
acquisition-related costs

 

 

 
(38
)
 
(38
)
Other operating items, net
9

 

 

 

 
9

Total Operating Income
$
782

 
$
669

 
$
738

 
$
713

 
$
2,902

Net earnings from continuing operations
$
442

 
$
373

 
$
466

 
$
271

 
$
1,552

Net earnings (loss)
$
473

 
$
423

 
$
478

 
$
(113
)
 
$
1,261

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic net earnings per common share:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net earnings from continuing operations
$
.96

 
$
.83

 
$
1.05

 
$
.64

 
$
3.50

Net earnings (loss)
$
1.03

 
$
.94

 
$
1.08

 
$
(.27
)
 
$
2.84

Diluted net earnings per common share:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net earnings from continuing operations
$
.95

 
$
.82

 
$
1.04

 
$
.63

 
$
3.46

Net earnings (loss)
$
1.02

 
$
.93

 
$
1.07

 
$
(.26
)
 
$
2.81

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Weighted average number of common shares
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
outstanding:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
459

 
451

 
442

 
424

 
444

Diluted
464

 
455

 
446

 
429

 
448

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Dividends per common share
$
.15

 
$
.15

 
$
.18

 
$
.18

 
$
.66

(a) During the first quarter of 2018, the Company adopted amended FASB guidance on the presentation of net benefit cost. As a result, the components of net benefit cost other than the service cost component are presented in the statement of operations below the subtotal of operating income. All prior periods have been recast to conform to this presentation. This change resulted in an increase to total operating income of $17 million, $18 million, $17 million and $229 million for the first quarter, second quarter, third quarter and fourth quarter of 2016, respectively.
(b) CBS Radio has been presented as a discontinued operation for all periods presented.
(c) In the fourth quarter of 2016, the Company recorded a noncash impairment charge of $444 million to reduce the carrying value of CBS Radio’s goodwill and FCC licenses to their fair value. This charge has been presented in discontinued operations (See Note 4).
(d) In the fourth quarter of 2016, the Company recorded a pension settlement charge of $211 million for the settlement of pension obligations resulting from the completion of the Company’s offer to eligible former employees to receive lump-sum distributions of their pension benefits (See Note 15).