SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES (Tables)
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3 Months Ended |
Mar. 31, 2026 |
| Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract] |
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| Schedule of Other (Expense) Income, Net |
Other (expense) income, net, consisted of the following (in millions). | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Three Months Ended March 31, | | | | 2026 | | 2025 | | | | | | Foreign currency (losses) gains, net | $ | (52) | | | $ | 30 | | | | | | | (Losses) gains on derivative instruments, net | (2) | | | 22 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Change in the value of investments with readily determinable fair value | — | | | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Change in fair value of equity investments without readily determinable fair value | — | | | (4) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Interest income | 22 | | | 64 | | | | | | | Indemnification receivable accrual | (3) | | | (38) | | | | | | | Other (expense) income, net | (3) | | | 4 | | | | | | Total other (expense) income, net | $ | (38) | | | $ | 82 | | | | | |
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| Schedule of Supplemental Cash Flow Information |
Supplemental Cash Flow Information | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Three Months Ended March 31, | | | 2026 | | 2025 | | | | | | | | | | | | Non-cash investing and financing activities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Assets acquired under finance lease and other arrangements | | $ | 17 | | | $ | 144 | | | | | | | | Settlement of PRSU awards | | $ | 97 | | | $ | 51 | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| Schedule of Cash and Cash Equivalents |
Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Restricted Cash | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | March 31, 2026 | | December 31, 2025 | | Cash and cash equivalents | | | | | | $ | 3,264 | | | $ | 4,566 | | | Restricted cash - recorded in prepaid expenses and other current assets | | | | | | 4 | | | 4 | | | Total cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash | | | | | | $ | 3,268 | | | $ | 4,570 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| Schedule of Restrictions Cash |
Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Restricted Cash | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | March 31, 2026 | | December 31, 2025 | | Cash and cash equivalents | | | | | | $ | 3,264 | | | $ | 4,566 | | | Restricted cash - recorded in prepaid expenses and other current assets | | | | | | 4 | | | 4 | | | Total cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash | | | | | | $ | 3,268 | | | $ | 4,570 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| Schedule of Net Income (Loss) Available to Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. Series A Common Stockholders for Basic and Diluted Earnings Per Share |
The table below presents a reconciliation of net income (loss) available to Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. Series A common stockholders for basic and diluted earnings per share (in millions). | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Three Months Ended March 31, | | | | 2026 | | 2025 | | | | | | Numerator: | | | | | | | | | Net loss | $ | (2,906) | | | $ | (449) | | | | | | | Less: | | | | | | | | | Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests | (10) | | | (8) | | | | | | | Net loss attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests | — | | | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Net loss available to Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. Series A common stockholders for basic and diluted earnings per share | $ | (2,916) | | | $ | (453) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Denominator — weighted average: | | | | | | | | | Common shares outstanding — basic and diluted | 2,492 | | | 2,462 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | Basic net loss per share allocated to common stockholders | $ | (1.17) | | | $ | (0.18) | | | | | | | Diluted net loss per share allocated to common stockholders | $ | (1.17) | | | $ | (0.18) | | | | | |
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| Schedule of Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share |
The table below presents the details of share-based awards that were excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share (in millions). | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Three Months Ended March 31, | | | | | 2026 | | 2025 | | | | | | Anti-dilutive share-based awards | | 111 | | | 92 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| Schedule of Changes in the Components of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss, Net of Taxes |
The table below presents the changes in the components of accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of taxes (in millions). | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Three Months Ended March 31, 2026 | | Currency Translation | | Derivatives | | Pension Plan and SERP Liability | | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss | | Beginning balance | $ | (342) | | | $ | 39 | | | $ | (104) | | | $ | (407) | | | Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications | (218) | | | (26) | | | 2 | | | (242) | | | Reclassifications from accumulated other comprehensive loss to net income | — | | | 7 | | | — | | | 7 | | | Other comprehensive income (loss) | (218) | | | (19) | | | 2 | | | (235) | | | Ending balance | $ | (560) | | | $ | 20 | | | $ | (102) | | | $ | (642) | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Three Months Ended March 31, 2025 | | Currency Translation | | | | Derivatives | | Pension Plan and SERP Liability | | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss | | Beginning balance | $ | (1,008) | | | | | $ | 15 | | | $ | (74) | | | $ | (1,067) | | | Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications | 231 | | | | | 9 | | | — | | | 240 | | Reclassifications from accumulated other comprehensive loss to net income | — | | | | | (13) | | | — | | | (13) | | | Other comprehensive income (loss) | 231 | | | | | (4) | | | — | | | 227 | | Ending balance | $ | (777) | | | | | $ | 11 | | | $ | (74) | | | $ | (840) | |
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