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Investments In Available-For-Sale Securities And Other Cost Investments (Details)

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Investments In Available-For-Sale Securities And Other Cost Investments (Details) - USD ($)
shares in Millions, $ in Millions
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2015
Sep. 30, 2014
Dec. 31, 2014
Schedule of Investments [Line Items] Ìý Ìý Ìý
Investments in available-for-sale securities and other cost investments $ 541 Ìý $ 816
Proceeds from Sale of Available-for-sale Securities 175 $ 247 Ìý
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Available-for-sale Securities Adjustment, Net of Tax 0 Ìý 0
Other Investments [Member] Ìý Ìý Ìý
Schedule of Investments [Line Items] Ìý Ìý Ìý
Investments in available-for-sale securities and other cost investments 56 Ìý 47
AFS and cost method investments Ìý Ìý Ìý
Schedule of Investments [Line Items] Ìý Ìý Ìý
Investments in available-for-sale securities and other cost investments $ 80 Ìý 71
Viacom, Inc. Ìý Ìý Ìý
Schedule of Investments [Line Items] Ìý Ìý Ìý
Available for sale securities number of shares sold 1.8 Ìý Ìý
Proceeds from Sale of Available-for-sale Securities $ 122 Ìý Ìý
Live Nation | Debt Securities Ìý Ìý Ìý
Schedule of Investments [Line Items] Ìý Ìý Ìý
Investments in available-for-sale securities and other cost investments 24 Ìý 24
Fair Value Option Securities Ìý Ìý Ìý
Schedule of Investments [Line Items] Ìý Ìý Ìý
Investments in available-for-sale securities and other cost investments 461 Ìý 745
Fair Value Option Securities | Time Warner Inc | Equity Securities Ìý Ìý Ìý
Schedule of Investments [Line Items] Ìý Ìý Ìý
Investments in available-for-sale securities and other cost investments 292 Ìý 363
Fair Value Option Securities | Viacom, Inc. | Equity Securities Ìý Ìý Ìý
Schedule of Investments [Line Items] Ìý Ìý Ìý
Investments in available-for-sale securities and other cost investments 80 Ìý 273
Fair Value Option Securities | Other AFS Equity Securities | Equity Securities Ìý Ìý Ìý
Schedule of Investments [Line Items] Ìý Ìý Ìý
Investments in available-for-sale securities and other cost investments 64 Ìý 55
Fair Value Option Securities | Other AFS Debt Securities | Debt Securities Ìý Ìý Ìý
Schedule of Investments [Line Items] Ìý Ìý Ìý
Investments in available-for-sale securities and other cost investments $ 25 Ìý $ 54