Restructuring Charges and Other Corporate Matters (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2020

Restructuring Charges [Abstract]

Restructuring Reserve Rollforward

During the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, we recorded restructuring charges, merger-related costs, and costs for other corporate matters as follows:

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2020		2019
Severance	$	176	$	98
Exit costs	26		30
Restructuring charges	202		128
Merger-related costs	31		—
Other corporate matters	—		50
Restructuring and other corporate matters	$	233	$	178
Depreciation of abandoned technology	$	12	$	—

	Balance at			2020 Activity									Balance at
	December 31, 2019			Charges (a)		Payments				Other			March 31, 2020
TV Entertainment		$	99	$	28		$	(21	)	$	(1	)		$	105
Cable Networks		137		96			(16		)	(1		)		216
Filmed Entertainment		17		1			(3		)	1				16
Publishing		4		1			(1		)	—				4
Corporate		143		42			(58		)	(3		)		124
Total		$	400	$	168		$	(99	)	$	(4	)		$	465

(a) Excludes stock-based compensation expense of $34 million.