NATURE OF OPERATIONS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Disaggregation of Revenue

The following table presents our revenue disaggregated by type and segment (in millions):

For the three months ended September 30, 2020	Broadcast		Local sports		Other		Eliminations			Total
Distribution revenue	$	356	$	597	$	50	$	—		$	1,003
Advertising revenue	344		124		31		1			500
Other media, non-media, and intercompany revenues	34		6		24		(28		)	36
Total revenues	$	734	$	727	$	105	$	(27	)	$	1,539
For the three months ended September 30, 2019	Broadcast		Local sports		Other		Eliminations			Total
Distribution revenue	$	340	$	306	$	33	$	—		$	679
Advertising revenue	302		43		32		(1		)	376
Other media, non-media, and intercompany revenue	19		3		64		(16		)	70
Total revenues	$	661	$	352	$	129	$	(17	)	$	1,125
For the nine months ended September 30, 2020	Broadcast		Local sports		Other		Eliminations			Total
Distribution revenue	$	1,059	$	1,959	$	150	$	—		$	3,168
Advertising revenue	861		182		92		—			1,135
Other media, non-media, and intercompany revenues	106		14		96		(88		)	128
Total revenues	$	2,026	$	2,155	$	338	$	(88	)	$	4,431
For the nine months ended September 30, 2019	Broadcast		Local sports		Other		Eliminations			Total
Distribution revenue	$	995	$	306	$	97	$	—		$	1,398
Advertising revenue	904		43		78		(1		)	1,024
Other media, non-media, and intercompany revenues	40		3		179		(26		)	196
Total revenues	$	1,939	$	352	$	354	$	(27	)	$	2,618