Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Stock-Based Compensation (Details)

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Stock-Based Compensation (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
 3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2017
Sep. 30, 2016
Sep. 30, 2017
Sep. 30, 2016
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]        
Share-based Compensation $ 85 $ 41 $ 182 $ 109
Programming and content expense        
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]        
Share-based Compensation 7 6 21 14
Customer service and billing        
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]        
Share-based Compensation 1 1 3 3
Other cost of subscriber services        
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]        
Share-based Compensation 2 1 4 3
Operating operating expense        
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]        
Share-based Compensation 4 3 11 9
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses        
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]        
Share-based Compensation $ 71 $ 30 $ 143 $ 80