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Equity Method Investment, Management Service Fee, Number of Renewal Terms

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Equity Method Investment, Management Service Fee, Renewal Term, Period

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Represents the amount paid for transactions to related party during the financial reporting period.

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Expenditures for planning and executing the conception, pricing, promotion, and distribution of ideas, goods, and services. Costs of public relations and corporate promotions are typically considered to be marketing costs.

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 220
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-03.4)
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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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RELATED PERSON TRANSACTIONS - Equity Method Investees (Details) $ in Millions	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Aug. 31, 2019 renewal	Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($)
Sports marketing company
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Marketing services		$ 5		$ 15
YES Network
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Number of renewal terms \| renewal	2
Renewal period	2 years
Management service fee		1	$ 1	4	$ 4
Mobile Trucks
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Amount paid		$ 13	$ 7	$ 37	$ 16