SEGMENT DATA - Segment Financial Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions			3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
		Mar. 01, 2022	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021	Dec. 31, 2021
Segment data
Assets	[1]		$ 6,605		$ 6,605		$ 12,541
Revenue			843	$ 1,535	2,968	$ 4,658
Depreciation of property and equipment and amortization of definite-lived intangibles and other assets			67	148	255	448
Amortization of sports programming rights				531	326	1,912
Amortization of program contract costs			22	22	68	67
Corporate general and administrative expenses			30	35	115	132
Gain on deconsolidation of subsidiary		$ (3,357)	0	0	(3,357)	0
Gain on asset dispositions and other, net of impairment			(28)	(4)	(37)	(26)
Operating income (loss)			154	73	3,727	(70)
Interest expense including amortization of debt discount and deferred financing costs			59	155	228	466
Income (loss) from equity method investments			33	12	48	23
Note receivable			193		193		$ 0
Notes Receivable of Diamond Sports Finance SPV, LLC | Affiliated Entity
Segment data
Note receivable			193		193
Broadcast
Segment data
Intersegment revenues			1	28	26	82
Revenue from related parties			12		27
Operating Segments | Broadcast
Segment data
Assets			4,609		4,609
Revenue			753	701	2,206	2,053
Depreciation of property and equipment and amortization of definite-lived intangibles and other assets			60	61	180	187
Amortization of sports programming rights				0	0	0
Amortization of program contract costs			17	18	55	56
Corporate general and administrative expenses			17	30	93	114
Gain on deconsolidation of subsidiary					0
Gain on asset dispositions and other, net of impairment			(7)	(6)	(12)	(23)
Operating income (loss)			152	126	367	294
Interest expense including amortization of debt discount and deferred financing costs			0	1	2	3
Income (loss) from equity method investments			0	0	0	0
Operating Segments | Local sports
Segment data
Assets			0		0
Revenue			0	759	482	2,365
Depreciation of property and equipment and amortization of definite-lived intangibles and other assets			0	79	54	241
Amortization of sports programming rights				531	326	1,912
Amortization of program contract costs			0	0	0	0
Corporate general and administrative expenses			0	2	1	8
Gain on deconsolidation of subsidiary					0
Gain on asset dispositions and other, net of impairment			0	0	0	0
Operating income (loss)			0	(39)	(4)	(368)
Interest expense including amortization of debt discount and deferred financing costs			0	109	72	327
Income (loss) from equity method investments			0	12	10	35
Other & Corporate
Segment data
Assets			1,999		1,999
Revenue			103	117	368	345
Depreciation of property and equipment and amortization of definite-lived intangibles and other assets			7	9	23	23
Amortization of sports programming rights				0	0	0
Amortization of program contract costs			5	4	13	11
Corporate general and administrative expenses			13	3	21	10
Gain on deconsolidation of subsidiary					(3,357)
Gain on asset dispositions and other, net of impairment			(21)	2	(25)	(3)
Operating income (loss)			5	(12)	3,364	5
Interest expense including amortization of debt discount and deferred financing costs			61	48	164	144
Income (loss) from equity method investments			33	0	38	(12)
Intersegment revenues			8		51
Eliminations
Segment data
Assets			(3)		(3)
Revenue			(13)	(42)	(88)	(105)
Depreciation of property and equipment and amortization of definite-lived intangibles and other assets			0	(1)	(2)	(3)
Amortization of sports programming rights				0	0	0
Amortization of program contract costs			0	0	0	0
Corporate general and administrative expenses			0	0	0	0
Gain on deconsolidation of subsidiary					0
Gain on asset dispositions and other, net of impairment			0	0	0	0
Operating income (loss)			(3)	(2)	0	(1)
Interest expense including amortization of debt discount and deferred financing costs			(2)	(3)	(10)	(8)
Income (loss) from equity method investments			$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0

[1] Our consolidated total assets as of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021 include total assets of variable interest entities ("VIE") of $113 million and $217 million, respectively, which can only be used to settle the obligations of the VIEs. Our consolidated total liabilities as of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021 include total liabilities of VIEs of $18 million and $62 million, respectively, for which the creditors of the VIEs have no recourse to us. See Note 9. Variable Interest Entities.