Quarterly Financial Data (unaudited) (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Quarterly Financial Data Tables [Abstract]

Quarterly Financial Information (unaudited) [Table Text Block]

			First		Second		Third		Fourth
		2011	Quarter		Quarter		Quarter		Quarter		Total Year
Revenues:
	Entertainment		$	1,994	$	1,836	$	1,632	$	1,995	$	7,457
	Cable Networks			393		413		420		395		1,621
	Publishing			155		183		220		229		787
	Local Broadcasting			621		691		656		721		2,689
	Outdoor			413		490		477		514		1,894
	Eliminations			(66)		(27)		(40)		(70)		(203)
		Total Revenues	$	3,510	$	3,586	$	3,365	$	3,784	$	14,245
Segment OIBDA:
	Entertainment		$	268	$	440	$	405	$	278	$	1,391
	Cable Networks			153		176		203		175		707
	Publishing			7		19		38		26		90
	Local Broadcasting			169		230		184		266		849
	Outdoor			49		86		80		127		342
	Corporate			(52)		(57)		(55)		(64)		(228)
	Residual costs			(19)		(18)		(19)		(19)		(75)
	Eliminations			1		(3)		1		2		1
OIBDA				576		873		837		791		3,077
Depreciation and amortization				(139)		(139)		(134)		(136)		(548)
		Total Operating Income	$	437	$	734	$	703	$	655	$	2,529
Operating Income (Loss):
	Entertainment		$	230	$	400	$	366	$	235	$	1,231
	Cable Networks			147		171		197		169		684
	Publishing			5		17		36		25		83
	Local Broadcasting			143		204		161		242		750
	Outdoor			(12)		26		21		72		107
	Corporate			(58)		(63)		(60)		(71)		(252)
	Residual costs			(19)		(18)		(19)		(19)		(75)
	Eliminations			1		(3)		1		2		1
		Total Operating Income	$	437	$	734	$	703	$	655	$	2,529
Net earnings from continuing operations			$	202	$	395	$	338	$	356	$	1,291
Net earnings			$	202	$	395	$	338	$	370	$	1,305
Basic earnings per common share:
	Net earnings from continuing operations		$	.30	$	.59	$	.51	$	.55	$	1.94
	Net earnings		$	.30	$	.59	$	.51	$	.57	$	1.97
Diluted earnings per common share:
	Net earnings from continuing operations		$	.29	$	.58	$	.50	$	.53	$	1.90
	Net earnings		$	.29	$	.58	$	.50	$	.55	$	1.92
Weighted average number of common shares
	outstanding:
		Basic		674		669		659		653		664
		Diluted		693		686		675		669		681
Dividends per common share			$	.05	$	.10	$	.10	$	.10	$	.35

			First		Second		Third		Fourth
		2010	Quarter		Quarter		Quarter		Quarter		Total Year
Revenues:
	Entertainment		$	2,081	$	1,672	$	1,617	$	2,021	$	7,391
	Cable Networks			368		369		370		368		1,475
	Publishing			152		189		218		232		791
	Local Broadcasting			606		678		677		821		2,782
	Outdoor			392		457		459		511		1,819
	Eliminations			(68)		(34)		(44)		(52)		(198)
		Total Revenues	$	3,531	$	3,331	$	3,297	$	3,901	$	14,060
Segment OIBDA:
	Entertainment		$	134	$	223	$	277	$	237	$	871
	Cable Networks			101		129		167		169		566
	Publishing			2		17		31		18		68
	Local Broadcasting			109		214		195		322		840
	Outdoor			12		77		74		100		263
	Corporate			(39)		(56)		(59)		(64)		(218)
	Residual costs (a)			(26)		(26)		64		(27)		(15)
	Eliminations			1		1		1		1		4
OIBDA				294		579		750		756		2,379
Depreciation and amortization				(141)		(144)		(139)		(139)		(563)
		Total Operating Income	$	153	$	435	$	611	$	617	$	1,816
Operating Income (Loss):
	Entertainment		$	93	$	181	$	237	$	197	$	708
	Cable Networks			95		123		162		163		543
	Publishing			1		15		29		16		61
	Local Broadcasting			84		190		170		296		740
	Outdoor			(51)		12		12		41		14
	Corporate			(44)		(61)		(64)		(70)		(239)
	Residual costs (a)			(26)		(26)		64		(27)		(15)
	Eliminations			1		1		1		1		4
		Total Operating Income	$	153	$	435	$	611	$	617	$	1,816
Net earnings (loss)			$	(26)	$	150	$	317	$	283	$	724
Basic earnings (loss) per common share			$	(.04)	$	.22	$	.47	$	.42	$	1.07
Diluted earnings (loss) per common share			$	(.04)	$	.22	$	.46	$	.41	$	1.04
Weighted average number of common shares
	outstanding:
		Basic		676		679		679		680		679
		Diluted		676		693		694		698		694
Dividends per common share			$	.05	$	.05	$	.05	$	.05	$	.20

(a)Residual costs for the third quarter include a settlement of $90 million related to the favorable resolution of certain disputes regarding previously disposed businesses.