v3.26.1
Segment Information - Schedule of Segment Information (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
 3 Months Ended 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2026
Jun. 30, 2025
Jun. 30, 2026
Jun. 30, 2025
Segment Reporting [Line Items]        
Revenue $ 29,940 $ 30,313 $ 61,396 $ 60,199
Programming and production 8,389 7,576 19,273 15,991
Marketing and promotion 2,258 2,168 4,422 4,239
Depreciation (2,391) (2,349) (4,724) (4,580)
Amortization (1,297) (1,805) (2,829) (3,423)
Interest expense (1,052) (1,105) (2,146) (2,155)
Investment and other income (loss), net 503 9,760 195 9,644
Income before income taxes 4,612 14,647 7,345 19,139
Spinoff        
Segment Reporting [Line Items]        
Revenue 0 1,770 0 3,539
Adjusted EBITDA   789   1,623
Operating Segments        
Segment Reporting [Line Items]        
Revenue 30,940 29,739 63,938 59,129
Adjusted EBITDA 9,483 9,835 18,073 18,893
Operating Segments | External Customers        
Segment Reporting [Line Items]        
Revenue 29,314 27,934 59,792 55,427
Operating Segments | Total Residential Connectivity & Platforms Segment        
Segment Reporting [Line Items]        
Revenue 17,124 17,839 34,446 35,504
Programming and production 3,698 3,998 7,485 8,105
Other 6,977 6,835 14,079 13,551
Adjusted EBITDA 6,448 7,006 12,882 13,848
Operating Segments | Total Residential Connectivity & Platforms Segment | External Customers        
Segment Reporting [Line Items]        
Revenue 17,115 17,820 34,402 35,449
Operating Segments | Total Business Services Connectivity Segment        
Segment Reporting [Line Items]        
Revenue 2,671 2,575 5,311 5,071
Other 1,155 1,131 2,319 2,205
Adjusted EBITDA 1,516 1,444 2,992 2,866
Operating Segments | Total Business Services Connectivity Segment | External Customers        
Segment Reporting [Line Items]        
Revenue 2,667 2,569 5,300 5,059
Operating Segments | Total Media Segment        
Segment Reporting [Line Items]        
Revenue 5,691 4,543 12,970 9,069
Programming and production 3,699 2,759 10,003 6,042
Marketing and promotion 289 285 694 591
Other 994 816 1,991 1,646
Adjusted EBITDA 708 683 282 790
Operating Segments | Total Media Segment | External Customers        
Segment Reporting [Line Items]        
Revenue 4,637 3,463 10,771 6,960
Operating Segments | Total Studios Segment        
Segment Reporting [Line Items]        
Revenue 3,040 2,432 6,466 5,259
Programming and production 2,047 1,664 4,282 3,564
Marketing and promotion 545 452 918 844
Other 247 256 509 515
Adjusted EBITDA 202 61 757 335
Operating Segments | Total Studios Segment | External Customers        
Segment Reporting [Line Items]        
Revenue 2,482 1,733 4,575 3,733
Operating Segments | Total Theme Parks Segment        
Segment Reporting [Line Items]        
Revenue 2,413 2,349 4,744 4,226
Other 1,805 1,708 3,584 3,171
Adjusted EBITDA 609 641 1,159 1,055
Operating Segments | Total Theme Parks Segment | External Customers        
Segment Reporting [Line Items]        
Revenue 2,413 2,349 4,744 4,225
Intersegment Eliminations        
Segment Reporting [Line Items]        
Revenue 1,625 1,805 4,146 3,702
Intersegment Eliminations | Total Residential Connectivity & Platforms Segment        
Segment Reporting [Line Items]        
Revenue 9 19 44 56
Intersegment Eliminations | Total Business Services Connectivity Segment        
Segment Reporting [Line Items]        
Revenue 5 6 11 11
Intersegment Eliminations | Total Media Segment        
Segment Reporting [Line Items]        
Revenue 1,054 1,080 2,199 2,109
Intersegment Eliminations | Total Studios Segment        
Segment Reporting [Line Items]        
Revenue 558 700 1,892 1,525
Intersegment Eliminations | Total Theme Parks Segment        
Segment Reporting [Line Items]        
Revenue 0 0 0 1
Other revenue        
Segment Reporting [Line Items]        
Revenue 771 885 1,792 1,802
Other revenue | Media, Studios and Theme Parks headquarters and other        
Segment Reporting [Line Items]        
Adjusted EBITDA (214) (201) (423) (396)
Other revenue | Corporate and other        
Segment Reporting [Line Items]        
Adjusted EBITDA (449) (360) (659) (583)
Eliminations        
Segment Reporting [Line Items]        
Revenue (1,771) (2,081) (4,333) (4,270)
Adjusted EBITDA $ 29 $ 84 $ (142) $ 116