CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($) $ in Millions	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net income	$ 424	$ 66
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash flows from operating activities:
Depreciation of property and equipment	50	45
Amortization of definite-lived intangible and other assets	300	87
Amortization of program contract costs	44	46
Amortization of sports programming rights	396	0
Stock-based compensation	29	20
Deferred tax benefit	49	3
Gain on asset disposition and other, net of impairment	(60)	(22)
Loss from equity method investments	13	26
Distributions from investments	26	1
Sports programming rights payments	(1,025)	0
Gain on extinguishment of debt	(5)	0
Change in assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions:
Decrease in accounts receivable	148	5
Decrease (increase) in prepaid expenses and other current assets	33	(25)
(Decrease) increase in accounts payable and accrued and other current liabilities	(153)	24
Net change in net income taxes payable/receivable	(6)	(31)
Decrease in program contracts payable	(47)	(49)
Increase in other long-term liabilities	85	1
Other, net	33	26
Net cash flows from operating activities	334	223
CASH FLOWS USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Acquisition of property and equipment	(97)	(62)
Spectrum repack reimbursements	52	22
Proceeds from the sale of assets	18	0
Purchases of investments	(48)	(47)
Other, net	4	5
Net cash flows used in investing activities	(71)	(82)
CASH FLOWS USED IN FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Proceeds from notes payable and commercial bank financing	873	1
Repayments of notes payable, commercial bank financing, and finance leases	(928)	(109)
Repurchase of outstanding Class A Common Stock	(261)	(125)
Dividends paid on Class A and Class B Common Stock	(35)	(36)
Dividends paid on redeemable subsidiary preferred equity	(24)	0
Redemption of redeemable subsidiary preferred equity	(198)	0
Distributions to noncontrolling interests, net	(7)	(3)
Distributions to redeemable noncontrolling interests	378	0
Other, net	(16)	0
Net cash flows used in financing activities	(974)	(272)
NET DECREASE IN CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS, AND RESTRICTED CASH	(711)	(131)
CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS, AND RESTRICTED CASH, beginning of period	1,333	1,060
CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS, AND RESTRICTED CASH, end of period	$ 622	$ 929