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RESTRUCTURING AND OTHER CHARGES
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2026
Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]  
RESTRUCTURING AND OTHER CHARGES RESTRUCTURING AND OTHER CHARGES
The Company periodically initiates restructuring programs, which may include, among other things, strategic content programming assessments, organizational restructuring, employee retention, facility consolidation activities, other contract termination costs, and consulting fees related to the previously announced Separation Transaction and the PSKY Merger. During 2025, the Company initiated restructuring plans related to the previously proposed Separation Transaction.
Restructuring and other charges by reportable segments and corporate and inter-segment eliminations were as follows (in millions).
Three Months Ended June 30,Six Months Ended June 30,
2026202520262025
Streaming$18 $$44 $19 
Studios14 (1)23 (6)
Global Linear Networks33 25 75 41 
Corporate and inter-segment eliminations48 49 175 80 
Total restructuring and other charges$113 $80 $317 $134 
During the three and six months ended June 30, 2026, restructuring and other charges were primarily related to organization restructuring costs, employee retention, and consulting fees related to the previously announced Separation Transaction and the PSKY Merger. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, restructuring and other charges were primarily related to organization restructuring costs and consulting fees.
Changes in restructuring liabilities recorded in accounts payable, accrued liabilities, and other noncurrent liabilities by major category and by reportable segment and corporate were as follows (in millions).
StreamingStudiosGlobal Linear NetworksCorporateTotal
December 31, 2025$23 $58 $69 $127 $277 
Contract termination accruals, net— — — 12 12 
Employee termination accruals, net11 (2)20 
Employee retention, net31 20 63 63 177 
Consulting fees and other accruals and adjustments
11 (6)102 108 
Cash paid(28)(14)(50)(197)(289)
June 30, 2026$39 $67 $94 $105 $305