VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES - Schedule of Variable Interest Entities Assets and Liabilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
CURRENT ASSETS:
Cash and cash equivalents		$ 1,259	$ 1,333
Accounts receivable		1,060	1,132
Prepaid sports rights		498	113
Other current assets		170	232
Total current assets		3,217	2,913
Property and equipment, net		823	765
Operating lease assets		197	223
Finite-lived intangible assets, net		5,624	7,977
Other assets		1,058	618
Total assets	[1]	13,382	17,370
Current liabilities:
Other current liabilities		317	155
Long-term liabilities
Notes payable, finance leases, and commercial bank financing, less current portion		12,493	12,367
Operating lease liabilities, less current portion		198	217
Program contracts payable, less current portion		30	39
Other long-term liabilities		622	434
Total liabilities	[1]	14,377	14,598
Consolidated VIEs
CURRENT ASSETS:
Cash and cash equivalents		64	39
Accounts receivable		70	39
Prepaid sports rights		2	10
Other current assets		5	6
Total current assets		141	94
Property and equipment, net		16	15
Operating lease assets		6	8
Goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets		15	15
Finite-lived intangible assets, net		54	93
Other assets		1	3
Total assets		233	228
Current liabilities:
Other current liabilities		40	19
Long-term liabilities
Notes payable, finance leases, and commercial bank financing, less current portion		10	15
Operating lease liabilities, less current portion		5	6
Program contracts payable, less current portion		4	7
Other long-term liabilities		17	1
Total liabilities		$ 76	$ 48

[1] Our consolidated total assets as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 include total assets of variable interest entities (VIEs) of $233 million and $228 million, respectively, which can only be used to settle the obligations of the VIEs.  Our consolidated total liabilities as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 include total liabilities of the VIEs of $60 million and $27 million, respectively, for which the creditors of the VIEs have no recourse to us.  See Note 14. Variable Interest Entities.