Consolidated Balance Sheets (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 794,000,000	$ 660,000,000
Receivables, less allowances of $112 (2012) and $114 (2011)	3,332,000,000	3,254,000,000
Programming and other inventory (Note 4)	574,000,000	735,000,000
Deferred income tax assets, net	324,000,000	319,000,000
Prepaid income taxes	0	10,000,000
Prepaid expenses	299,000,000	213,000,000
Other current assets	449,000,000	343,000,000
Current assets of discontinued operations	11,000,000	9,000,000
Total current assets	5,783,000,000	5,543,000,000
Property and equipment:
Land	330,000,000	329,000,000
Buildings	712,000,000	714,000,000
Capital leases	201,000,000	200,000,000
Advertising structures	2,106,000,000	2,069,000,000
Equipment and other	2,023,000,000	2,022,000,000
Property and equipment, gross	5,372,000,000	5,334,000,000
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization	2,914,000,000	2,824,000,000
Net property and equipment	2,458,000,000	2,510,000,000
Programming and other inventory (Note 4)	1,425,000,000	1,496,000,000
Goodwill	8,630,000,000	8,620,000,000
Intangible assets (Note 3)	6,555,000,000	6,526,000,000
Other assets	1,474,000,000	1,434,000,000
Assets of discontinued operations	68,000,000	68,000,000
Total Assets	26,393,000,000	26,197,000,000
Current Liabilities:
Accounts payable	339,000,000	410,000,000
Accrued compensation	227,000,000	403,000,000
Participants' share and royalties payable	892,000,000	938,000,000
Program rights	784,000,000	577,000,000
Deferred revenue	262,000,000	253,000,000
Income taxes payable	169,000,000	0
Current portion of long-term debt (Note 6)	22,000,000	24,000,000
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	1,443,000,000	1,316,000,000
Current liabilities of discontinued operations	12,000,000	12,000,000
Total current liabilities	4,150,000,000	3,933,000,000
Long-term debt (Note 6)	5,902,000,000	5,958,000,000
Pension and postretirement benefit obligations	1,832,000,000	1,839,000,000
Deferred income tax liabilities, net	993,000,000	1,025,000,000
Other liabilities	3,330,000,000	3,351,000,000
Liabilities of discontinued operations	182,000,000	183,000,000
Commitments and contingencies (Note 10)	0	0
Stockholders' Equity:
Common Stock	1,000,000	1,000,000
Additional paid-in capital	43,376,000,000	43,395,000,000
Accumulated deficit	(27,980,000,000)	(28,343,000,000)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(420,000,000)	(439,000,000)
Stockholders' equity including treasury stock	14,977,000,000	14,614,000,000
Less treasury stock, at cost; 171 (2012) and 162 (2011) Class B Shares	4,973,000,000	4,706,000,000
Total Stockholders' Equity	10,004,000,000	9,908,000,000
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity	26,393,000,000	26,197,000,000
Class A Common Stock
Stockholders' Equity:
Common Stock	0	0
Class B Common Stock
Stockholders' Equity:
Common Stock	$ 1,000,000	$ 1,000,000