VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES - Schedule of Variable Interest Entities Assets and Liabilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		Jun. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents		$ 622	$ 1,333
Accounts receivable, net		985	1,132
Prepaid sports rights		725	113
Other current assets		150	232
Total current assets		2,592	2,913
Property and equipment, net		809	765
Operating lease assets		220	223
Other definite-lived intangible assets, net		7,664	7,977
Total assets	[1]	16,769	17,370
Current liabilities:
Other current liabilities		169	155
Notes payable, finance leases, and commercial bank financing, less current portion		12,328	12,367
Operating lease liabilities, less current portion		211	217
Program contracts payable, less current portion		31	39
Other long-term liabilities		520	434
Total liabilities	[1]	14,448	14,598
Consolidated VIEs
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents		29	39
Accounts receivable, net		37	39
Prepaid sports rights		72	10
Other current assets		3	6
Total current assets		141	94
Property and equipment, net		16	15
Operating lease assets		7	8
Goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets		18	15
Other definite-lived intangible assets, net		85	93
Other assets		1	3
Total assets		268	228
Current liabilities:
Other current liabilities		21	19
Notes payable, finance leases, and commercial bank financing, less current portion		13	15
Operating lease liabilities, less current portion		6	6
Program contracts payable, less current portion		5	7
Other long-term liabilities		5	1
Total liabilities		$ 50	$ 48

[1] Our consolidated total assets as of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019 include total assets of variable interest entities (VIEs) of $268 million and $228 million, respectively, which can only be used to settle the obligations of the VIEs. Our consolidated total liabilities as of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019 include total liabilities of VIEs of $32 million and $27 million, respectively, for which the creditors of the VIEs have no recourse to us. See Note 8. Variable Interest Entities.