Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019
Operating Activities:
Net earnings (ViacomCBS and noncontrolling interests)	$ 627	$ 646	$ 1,872	$ 3,593
Net earnings from discontinued operations, net of tax	3	4	14	23
Net earnings from continuing operations	624	642	1,858	3,570
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings from continuing operations to net cash flow provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	98	108	335	323
Deferred tax provision (benefit)			176	(506)
Stock-based compensation	46	65	191	171
Gain on sale of assets			0	(549)
Gains from investments			(32)	(89)
Loss on extinguishment of debt	23	0	126	0
Equity in loss of investee companies, net of tax and distributions			34	58
Change in assets and liabilities			(123)	(1,289)
Net cash flow provided by operating activities			2,565	1,689
Investing Activities:
Investments			(60)	(137)
Capital expenditures			(213)	(251)
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired			(142)	(384)
Proceeds from dispositions			146	755
Other investing activities			0	6
Net cash flow used for investing activities			(269)	(11)
Financing Activities:
Repayments of short-term debt borrowings, net			(706)	(624)
Proceeds from issuance of senior notes			4,365	492
Repayment of notes and debentures			(2,896)	(820)
Dividends			(450)	(446)
Purchase of Company common stock			(58)	(14)
Payment of payroll taxes in lieu of issuing shares for stock-based compensation			(62)	(52)
Other financing activities			(87)	(96)
Net cash flow provided by (used for) financing activities			106	(1,560)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash			(6)	(16)
Net increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash			2,396	102
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 $138 (2020) and $122 (2019) of restricted cash, and $6 (2020) of assets held for sale)	$ 3,230	$ 1,078	$ 3,230	$ 1,078