VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES - Schedule of Variable Interest Entities Assets and Liabilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		Mar. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents		$ 941	$ 1,259
Accounts receivable, net		1,058	1,060
Prepaid sports rights		542	498
Other current assets		194	170
Total current assets		2,970	3,217
Property and equipment, net		804	823
Operating lease assets		189	197
Definite-lived intangible assets, net		5,500	5,624
Assets	[1]	13,132	13,382
Current liabilities:
Other current liabilities		288	317
Notes payable, finance leases, and commercial bank financing, less current portion		12,482	12,493
Operating lease liabilities, less current portion		194	198
Program contracts payable, less current portion		26	30
Other long-term liabilities		506	622
Liabilities	[1]	14,130	14,377
Consolidated VIEs
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents		45	64
Accounts receivable, net		57	70
Prepaid sports rights		46	2
Other current assets		4	5
Total current assets		152	141
Property and equipment, net		15	16
Operating lease assets		6	6
Goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets		15	15
Definite-lived intangible assets, net		52	54
Other assets		1	1
Assets		241	233
Current liabilities:
Other current liabilities		45	40
Notes payable, finance leases, and commercial bank financing, less current portion		9	10
Operating lease liabilities, less current portion		5	5
Program contracts payable, less current portion		3	4
Other long-term liabilities		11	17
Liabilities		$ 73	$ 76

[1] Our consolidated total assets as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020 include total assets of variable interest entities (VIEs) of $241 million and $233 million, respectively, which can only be used to settle the obligations of the VIEs. Our consolidated total liabilities as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020 include total liabilities of VIEs of $57 million and $60 million, respectively, for which the creditors of the VIEs have no recourse to us. See Note 9. Variable Interest Entities.