Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019
Operating Activities:
Net earnings (ViacomCBS and noncontrolling interests)	$ 726	$ 983	$ 1,245	$ 2,947
Net earnings from discontinued operations, net of tax	3	6	11	19
Net earnings from continuing operations	723	977	1,234	2,928
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings from continuing operations to net cash flow provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	124	109	237	215
Deferred tax provision (benefit)			224	(535)
Stock-based compensation	57	50	145	106
Gain on sale of assets			0	(549)
Gains from investments			(32)	(77)
Loss on extinguishment of debt	103	0	103	0
Equity in loss of investee companies, net of tax and distributions			22	41
Change in assets and liabilities			(782)	(940)
Net cash flow provided by operating activities			1,151	1,189
Investing Activities:
Investments			(60)	(132)
Capital expenditures			(132)	(142)
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired			(141)	(361)
Proceeds from dispositions			146	751
Other investing activities			0	4
Net cash flow (used for) provided by investing activities			(187)	120
Financing Activities:
Repayments of short-term debt borrowings, net			(698)	(674)
Proceeds from issuance of senior notes			4,370	493
Repayment of notes and debentures			(2,535)	(600)
Dividends			(301)	(299)
Purchase of Company common stock			(58)	(14)
Payment of payroll taxes in lieu of issuing shares for stock-based compensation			(59)	(52)
Other financing activities			(70)	(81)
Net cash flow provided by (used for) financing activities			649	(1,227)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash			(17)	2
Net increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash			1,596	84
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period (includes $202 (2020) and $120 (2019) of restricted cash)			834	976
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period (includes $142 (2020) and $122 (2019) of restricted cash)	$ 2,430	$ 1,060	$ 2,430	$ 1,060