Warner Media (TWX) 10-Q 30 Apr 14 2014 Q1 Quarterly report Financial data

Document_and_Entity_Informatio

Document and Entity Information (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Billions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014	Apr. 22, 2014	Jun. 28, 2013
Document and Entity Information [Abstract]	'	'	'
Document Type	'10-Q	'	'
Amendment Flag	'false	'	'
Document Period End Date	31-Mar-14	'	'
Document Fiscal Year Focus	'2014	'	'
Document Fiscal Period Focus	'Q1	'	'
Entity Registrant Name	'TIME WARNER INC.	'	'
Entity Central Index Key	'0001105705	'	'
Current Fiscal Year End Date	'--12-31	'	'
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	'Yes	'	'
Entity Voluntary Filers	'No	'	'
Entity Current Reporting Status	'Yes	'	'
Entity Filer Category	'Large Accelerated Filer	'	'
Entity Public Float	'	'	$51.57
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding	'	882,097,734	'

Consolidated_Balance_Sheet

Consolidated Balance Sheet (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Current assets	'	'
Cash and equivalents	$3,546	$1,862
Receivables, less allowances of $1,324 and $1,666	7,371	7,868
Inventories	1,879	2,028
Deferred income taxes	512	447
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	686	639
Total current assets	13,994	12,844
Noncurrent inventories and theatrical film and television production costs	6,347	6,699
Investments, including available-for-sale securities	2,117	2,024
Property, plant and equipment, net	3,219	3,825
Intangible assets subject to amortization, net	2,437	1,920
Intangible assets not subject to amortization	7,041	7,629
Goodwill	30,568	30,563
Other assets	2,476	2,490
Total assets	68,199	67,994
Current liabilities	'	'
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	7,262	7,322
Deferred revenue	951	995
Debt due within one year	65	66
Total current liabilities	8,278	8,383
Long-term debt	20,226	20,099
Deferred income taxes	2,461	2,642
Deferred revenue	458	482
Other noncurrent liabilities	6,732	6,484
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 13)	'	'
Equity	'	'
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 1.652 billion and 1.652 billion shares issued and 886 million and 895 million shares outstanding	17	17
Paid-in capital	152,988	153,410
Treasury stock, at cost (766 million and 757 million shares)	-38,337	-37,630
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net	-875	-852
Accumulated deficit	-83,749	-85,041
Total Time Warner Inc. shareholders' equity	30,044	29,904
Noncontrolling interests	0	0
Total equity	30,044	29,904
Total liabilities and equity	$68,199	$67,994

Consolidated_Balance_Sheet_Par

Consolidated Balance Sheet (Parenthetical) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
In Millions, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified
Current assets	'	'
Allowances	$1,324	$1,666
Equity	'	'
Time Warner common stock, par value	$0.01	$0.01
Time Warner common stock, shares issued	1,652	1,652
Time Warner common stock, shares outstanding	886	895
Treasury stock, shares	766	757

Consolidated_Statement_Of_Oper

Consolidated Statement Of Operations (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Millions, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Consolidated Statement of Operations	'	'
Revenues	$7,545	$6,939
Costs of revenues	-4,160	-3,750
Selling, general and administrative	-1,663	-1,620
Amortization of intangible assets	-69	-60
Restructuring and severance costs	-137	-80
Asset impairments	-38	-27
Gain (loss) on operating assets, net	454	8
Operating income	1,932	1,410
Interest expense, net	-266	-290
Other income (loss), net	-6	16
Income before income taxes	1,660	1,136
Income tax provision	-368	-382
Net income	1,292	754
Less Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	0	0
Net income attributable to Time Warner Inc. shareholders	$1,292	$754
Per share information attributable to Time Warner Inc. common shareholders:	'	'
Basic net income per common share	$1.45	$0.80
Average basic common shares outstanding	891	932.8
Diluted net income per common share	$1.42	$0.79
Average diluted common shares outstanding	910.6	956.4
Cash dividends declared per share of common stock	$0.32	$0.29

Consolidated_Statement_Of_Comp

Consolidated Statement Of Comprehensive Income (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Statement of Income and Comprehensive Income [Abstract]	'	'
Net income	$1,292	$754
Foreign currency translation:	'	'
Unrealized gains (losses) occurring during the period	-20	-67
Reclassification adjustment for (gains) losses realized in net income	0	-6
Change in foreign currency translation	-20	-73
Unrealized gains (losses) on securities:	'	'
Unrealized gains (losses) occurring during the period	-3	1
Benefit obligations:	'	'
Unrealized gains (losses) occurring during the period	-6	3
Reclassification adjustment for (gains) losses realized in net income	5	6
Change in benefit obligations	-1	9
Derivative financial instruments:	'	'
Unrealized gains (losses) occurring during the period	6	0
Reclassification adjustment for (gains) losses realized in net income	-5	-8
Change in derivative financial instruments	1	-8
Other comprehensive income (loss)	-23	-71
Comprehensive income	1,269	683
Less Comprehensive loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	0	0
Comprehensive income attributable to Time Warner Inc. shareholders	$1,269	$683

Consolidated_Statement_Of_Cash

Consolidated Statement Of Cash Flows (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
OPERATIONS	'	'
Net income	$1,292	$754
Adjustments for noncash and nonoperating items:	'	'
Depreciation and amortization	226	217
Amortization of film and television costs	1,957	1,792
Asset impairments	38	27
(Gain) loss on investments and other assets, net	-448	-69
Equity in losses of investee companies, net of cash distributions	21	77
Equity-based compensation	91	106
Deferred income taxes	-253	400
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions	-1,220	-2,575
Cash provided by operations	1,704	729
INVESTING ACTIVITIES	'	'
Investments in available-for-sale securities	-23	-15
Investments and acquisitions, net of cash acquired	-118	-62
Capital expenditures	-99	-85
Investment proceeds from available-for-sale securities	0	33
Other investment proceeds	1,308	120
Cash provided (used) by investing activities	1,068	-9
FINANCING ACTIVITIES	'	'
Borrowings	129	6
Debt repayments	-5	-438
Proceeds from exercise of stock options	116	339
Excess tax benefit from equity instruments	64	84
Principal payments on capital leases	-3	-2
Repurchases of common stock	-991	-672
Dividends paid	-287	-273
Other financing activities	-111	-112
Cash used by financing activities	-1,088	-1,068
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND EQUIVALENTS	1,684	-348
CASH AND EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD	1,862	2,841
CASH AND EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD	$3,546	$2,493

Consolidated_Statement_Of_Equi

Consolidated Statement Of Equity (USD $)	Total	Time Warner Shareholders	Noncontrolling Interests
In Millions
BALANCE AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD at Dec. 31, 2012	$29,797	$29,796	$1
Net income	754	754	0
Other comprehensive income (loss)	-71	-71	0
Cash dividends	-273	-273	0
Common stock repurchases	-661	-661	0
Amounts related primarily to stock options and restricted stock units	401	401	0
BALANCE AT END OF PERIOD at Mar. 31, 2013	29,947	29,946	1
BALANCE AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD at Dec. 31, 2013	29,904	29,904	0
Net income	1,292	1,292	0
Other comprehensive income (loss)	-23	-23	0
Cash dividends	-287	-287	0
Common stock repurchases	-1,000	-1,000	0
Amounts related primarily to stock options and restricted stock units	158	158	0
BALANCE AT END OF PERIOD at Mar. 31, 2014	$30,044	$30,044	$0

Description_of_Business_Basis_

Description of Business, Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]	'
DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION	'
	1.       DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION
	Description of Business
	Time Warner Inc. (“Time Warner” or the “Company”) is a leading media and entertainment company, whose businesses include television networks, film and TV entertainment and publishing. Time Warner classifies its operations into four reportable segments: Turner: consisting principally of cable networks and digital media properties; Home Box Office: consisting principally of premium pay television services domestically and premium pay and basic tier television services internationally; Warner Bros.: consisting principally of feature film, television, home video and videogame production and distribution; and Time Inc.: consisting principally of magazine publishing and related websites and operations. See Note 2, “Business Dispositions,” for information regarding the separation of the Time Inc. segment from Time Warner.
	Basis of Presentation
	Interim Financial Statements
	The consolidated financial statements are unaudited; however, in the opinion of management, they contain all of the adjustments (consisting of those of a normal recurring nature) considered necessary to present fairly the financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the periods presented in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) applicable to interim periods. The consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements of Time Warner included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013 (the “2013 Form 10-K”).
	Basis of Consolidation
	The consolidated financial statements include all of the assets, liabilities, revenues, expenses and cash flows of entities in which Time Warner has a controlling interest (“subsidiaries”). Intercompany accounts and transactions between consolidated entities have been eliminated in consolidation.
	Use of Estimates
	The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates, judgments and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the consolidated financial statements and footnotes thereto. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
	Significant estimates and judgments inherent in the preparation of the consolidated financial statements include accounting for asset impairments, multiple-element transactions, allowances for doubtful accounts, depreciation and amortization, the determination of ultimate revenues as it relates to amortization of capitalized film and programming costs and participations and residuals, home video and videogames product and magazine returns, business combinations, pension and other postretirement benefits, equity-based compensation, income taxes, contingencies, litigation matters, reporting revenue for certain transactions on a gross versus net basis, and the determination of whether the Company should consolidate certain entities.
	Accounting Guidance Adopted in 2014
	Presentation of Unrecognized Tax Benefits
	On January 1, 2014, the Company adopted on a prospective basis guidance requiring a liability related to an unrecognized tax benefit to be offset against a deferred tax asset for a net operating loss carryforward, a similar tax loss or a tax credit carryforward if such settlement is required or expected in the event the uncertain tax position is disallowed. In situations in which a net operating loss carryforward, a similar tax loss or a tax credit carryforward is not available at the reporting date under the tax law of a jurisdiction or the tax law of a jurisdiction does not require it, and the Company does not intend to use the deferred tax asset for such purpose, the unrecognized tax benefit would be presented in the financial statements as a liability and will not be combined with deferred tax assets. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements.
	Accounting Guidance Not Yet Adopted
	In April 2014, guidance was issued that raises the threshold for disposals to qualify as discontinued operations. Under this new guidance, a discontinued operation is (1) a component of an entity or group of components that has been disposed of or is classified as held for sale and represents a strategic shift that has or will have a major effect on an entity's operations and financial results or (2) an acquired business that is classified as held for sale on the acquisition date. This guidance also requires expanded or new disclosures for discontinued operations, individually material disposals that do not meet the definition of a discontinued operation, an entity's continuing involvement with a discontinued operation following disposal and retained equity method investments in a discontinued operation. This guidance will become effective on a prospective basis for the Company on January 1, 2015 and is not expected to have a material impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements.
	Interim Impairment Testing of Goodwill and Long-Lived Assets at Time Inc.
	As discussed in more detail in Note 1, “Description of Business, Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Policies,” to the Company's consolidated financial statements in the 2013 Form 10-K, Goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets are tested annually for impairment during the fourth quarter or earlier upon the occurrence of certain events or substantive changes in circumstances. Long-lived assets, including finite-lived intangible assets, do not require that an annual impairment test be performed. Instead, long-lived assets are tested for impairment upon the occurrence of a triggering event. As a result of the Company's decision to spin off Time Inc., the Company assessed Goodwill and long-lived assets at Time Inc. for impairment as of March 31, 2014.
	The March 31, 2014 impairment test did not result in an impairment of Goodwill at Time Inc. because the fair value of the Time Inc. reporting unit exceeded its carrying value by approximately 5%. Had the fair value of the Time Inc. reporting unit been less than its carrying value, the second step of the impairment review process would need to be performed to determine the ultimate amount of the impairment loss to record. The significant assumptions utilized in the impairment test included projected future cash flows from Time Inc.'s 2014 budget and long-range plan, a discount rate of 10.5%, a terminal revenue growth rate of 1.0%, and a market multiple of 7.5x earnings. For more information regarding the separation of Time Inc. from Time Warner, see Note 2, “Business Acquisitions and Dispositions.”
	The impairment test for long-lived assets, including finite-lived intangible assets, utilized estimates of undiscounted future cash flows based on the use of the assets for their remaining useful life assuming the disposition transaction (i.e., the spin-off of Time Inc.) does not occur. The impairment test did not result in the impairment of any long-lived assets. Certain tradenames at the Time Inc. segment with a carrying value totaling approximately $586 million as of December 31, 2013 that were previously assigned indefinite lives, were assigned finite lives of 17 years and the Company began amortizing them starting in the first quarter of 2014.
	Although the March 31, 2014 impairment test did not result in an impairment of goodwill or long-lived assets, Time Inc. is experiencing declines in its print advertising and newsstand sales as a result of market conditions in the publishing industry. Senior management at Time Inc. has prepared a long-range plan that served as the basis for the discounted cash flow (“DCF”) analysis used in the March 31, 2014 impairment review.  If market conditions worsen as compared to the assumptions incorporated in that long-range plan, if market conditions associated with valuation multiples of comparable companies decline, or if Time Inc.'s performance fails to meet current expectations, it is possible that the carrying value of Time Inc. will exceed its fair value, which could result in the Company recognizing a noncash impairment of goodwill that could be material.
	Venezuela Currency
	Certain of the Company's divisions conduct business in Venezuela. As of March 31, 2014, the Company has $111 million of net Venezuelan Bolivares Fuertes (“VEF”) denominated consolidated monetary assets, primarily consisting of cash and accounts receivable, which have been remeasured at the official exchange rate as published by the Central Bank of Venezuela of 6.3 VEF to each U.S. Dollar.  However, because of Venezuelan government-imposed restrictions on the exchange of foreign currency in Venezuela, the Company has not been able to convert VEF earned in Venezuela into U.S. Dollars at the official government rate. While there are two other legal exchange systems available in Venezuela, the Company believes the official exchange rate is appropriate to use as its remeasurement rate at March 31, 2014 for several reasons, including (i) the Company's belief that it is not eligibile to access those other exchange systems, (ii) a lack of clarity about those exchange systems' stability and transaction volume and (iii) the Company's inability to access Venezuelan currency exchange markets operated by the government in the past several years.  If the Company had used the least favorable legal published exchange rate as of March 31, 2014 to remeasure its VEF-denominated consolidated monetary assets, the Company would have recognized foreign exchange losses of approximately $97 million, on a pre-tax basis, in its Consolidated Statement of Operations.

Dispositions_and_Acquisitions

Dispositions and Acquisitions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Acquisitions and Dispositions [Abstract]	'
DISPOSITIONS AND ACQUISITIONS	'
	2. BUSINESS DISPOSITIONS
	Dispositions
	Time Inc. Separation from Time Warner
	On March 6, 2013, Time Warner announced that its Board of Directors has authorized management to proceed with plans for the complete legal and structural separation of the Company's Time Inc. segment from Time Warner (the “Time Separation”). The Time Separation is currently expected to be effected as a spin-off of Time Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary. In the Time Separation, Time Warner will distribute all of its Time Inc. common stock to Time Warner stockholders, and Time Inc. will become an independent publicly-traded company. The Time Separation is contingent on the satisfaction of a number of conditions, including the effectiveness of a registration statement on Form 10, which Time Inc. filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 22, 2013. Time Warner expects to complete the Time Separation during the second quarter of 2014.

Investments

Investments	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Investments [Abstract]	'
INVESTMENTS	'
	3.       INVESTMENTS
	Central European Media Enterprises Ltd.
	On February 28, 2014, Time Warner and Central European Media Enterprises Ltd. (“CME”) entered into a framework agreement and a term loan agreement. Pursuant to the framework agreement and the term loan agreement, Time Warner and CME agreed to undertake a series of related financing transactions in which the Company will provide CME with up to approximately $550 million through (i) a $115 million revolving credit facility and a $30 million term loan that mature on December 1, 2017, and (ii) the purchase of units from CME. CME will use the proceeds from the transactions to redeem the approximately €273 million aggregate principal amount of its fixed rate notes due 2016 and for general corporate purposes.
	As part of these transactions, on April 3, 2014, CME commenced a rights offering and offered its shareholders rights to subscribe for 3,418,467 units at a subscription price of $100.00 per unit. Each unit consists of $100 principal amount of 15% senior secured notes due 2017 and 21 unit warrants, with each unit warrant entitling the holder to purchase one share of CME Class A common stock at an exercise price of $1.00 per share. At the closing of the rights offering, which is expected to occur on May 2, 2014 (the “Closing Date”), Time Warner has agreed to exercise in full its right to purchase approximately 2.2 million units and also will purchase any units that are not purchased by CME's other shareholders. In addition, on the Closing Date, Time Warner will purchase a total of 581,533 units in private offerings, and CME will issue warrants to Time Warner to purchase a total of 30 million shares of Class A common stock. The warrants that will be issued to Time Warner, including the unit warrants in connection with the rights offering, do not contain any voting rights and are exercisable for a two-year period starting on the second anniversary of their issuance. The warrants are subject to a limited right whereby the Company can exercise any of its warrants earlier solely to maintain its ownership percentage.
	The $30 million term loan will bear interest at a rate of 15.0% per annum, paid semi-annually either fully in cash or by adding such amount to the principal amount of the loan. Amounts outstanding under the revolving credit facility will bear interest at a rate per annum based on LIBOR (subject to a minimum rate of 1.00%) plus 14%. CME can pay accrued interest for an applicable quarterly interest period either fully in cash or by adding such amount to the principal amount of the revolving credit facility. The revolving credit facility also contains a commitment fee on the average daily unused amount under the facility of 0.50% per annum.
	The transactions will not change the Company's approximately 49% voting interest, but will result in the Company holding up to an approximate 78% economic interest in CME's equity interests on a diluted basis. At December 31, 2013, the Company held an approximate 65% economic interest in CME's equity interests. The Company accounts for its investment in CME's common stock and Class A preferred stock under the equity method of accounting. The Company accounts for its investment in CME's Series B convertible redeemable preferred shares under the cost method of accounting.

Fair_Value_Measurements

Fair Value Measurements	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]	'
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS	'
	4. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
	A fair value measurement is determined based on the assumptions that a market participant would use in pricing an asset or liability. A three-tiered hierarchy draws distinctions between market participant assumptions based on (i) observable inputs such as quoted prices in active markets (Level 1), (ii) inputs other than quoted prices in active markets that are observable either directly or indirectly (Level 2) and (iii) unobservable inputs that require the Company to use present value and other valuation techniques in the determination of fair value (Level 3). The following table presents information about assets and liabilities required to be carried at fair value on a recurring basis as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively (millions):
			31-Mar-14								31-Dec-13
				Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
		Assets:
		Trading securities:
		Diversified equity securities(a)	$	252	$	5	$	-	$	257	$	254	$	5	$	-	$	259
		Available-for-sale securities:
		Equity securities		54		-		-		54		57		-		-		57
		Debt securities		-		53		-		53		-		40		-		40
		Derivatives:
		Foreign exchange contracts		-		10		-		10		-		10		-		10
		Other		5		-		-		5		6		-		8		14
		Liabilities:
		Derivatives:
		Foreign exchange contracts		-		-11		-		-11		-		-17		-		-17
		Other		-		-		-6		-6		-		-		-7		-7
		Total	$	311	$	57	$	-6	$	362	$	317	$	38	$	1	$	356
		__________
	(a)        Consists of investments related to deferred compensation.
	The Company primarily applies the market approach for valuing recurring fair value measurements.
	As of both March 31, 2014 and March 31, 2013, liabilities valued using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) primarily consisted of contingent consideration and options to redeem securities. The balance as of March 31, 2013 also included an asset related to equity instruments held by employees of a former subsidiary of the Company. As of March 31, 2014, all of these equity instruments have expired or been exercised. The following table reconciles the beginning and ending balances of net derivative assets and liabilities classified as Level 3 and identifies the total gains (losses) the Company recognized during the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 on such assets and liabilities that were included in the Consolidated Balance Sheet as of March 31, 2014 and 2013 (millions):
			31-Mar-14		31-Mar-13
		Balance as of the beginning of the period	$	1	$	7
		Total gains (losses), net:
		Included in other loss, net		-1		6
		Included in other comprehensive income (loss)		-		-
		Settlements		-6		-7
		Issuances		-		-
		Transfers in and/or out of Level 3		-		-
		Balance as of the end of the period	$	-6	$	6
		Net gain for the period included in net income related to assets and liabilities
		still held as of the end of the period	$	-	$	6
	Other Financial Instruments
	The Company's other financial instruments, including debt, are not required to be carried at fair value. Based on the interest rates prevailing at March 31, 2014, the fair value of Time Warner's debt exceeded its carrying value by approximately $3.521 billion and, based on interest rates prevailing at December 31, 2013, the fair value of Time Warner's debt exceeded its carrying value by approximately $2.754 billion. The fair value of Time Warner's debt was considered a Level 2 measurement as it was based on observable market inputs such as current interest rates and, where available, actual sales transactions. Unrealized gains or losses on debt do not result in the realization or expenditure of cash and generally are not recognized in the consolidated financial statements unless the debt is retired prior to its maturity. The carrying value for the majority of the Company's other financial instruments approximates fair value due to the short-term nature of the financial instruments or because the financial instruments are of a longer-term nature and are recorded on a discounted basis. At March 31, 2014, the estimated fair value of the Company's investment in CME exceeded its carrying value by approximately $91 million. For the remainder of the Company's other financial instruments, differences between the carrying value and fair value were not significant at March 31, 2014. The fair value of financial instruments is generally determined by reference to the market value of the instrument as quoted on a national securities exchange or an over-the-counter market. In cases where a quoted market value is not available, fair value is based on an estimate using present value or other valuation techniques.
	Non-Financial Instruments
	The majority of the Company's non-financial instruments, which include goodwill, intangible assets, inventories and property, plant and equipment, are not required to be carried at fair value on a recurring basis. However, if certain triggering events occur (or at least annually for goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets), a non-financial instrument is required to be evaluated for impairment. If the Company determines that the non-financial instrument is impaired, the Company would be required to write down the non-financial instrument to its fair value.
	During the three months ended March 31, 2014, the Company committed to a plan to sell a building owned by Time Inc. As a result, the Company recorded a noncash impairment of $20 million to write down the value of the building to its fair value. The resulting fair value measurement was considered to be a Level 3 measurement and was determined using a market approach. During the three months ended March 31, 2013, the Company performed an impairment review of certain intangible assets at an international subsidiary at Turner. As a result, the Company recorded noncash impairments of $12 million to write down the value of these assets to zero. The resulting fair value measurements were considered to be Level 3 measurements and were determined using a DCF methodology with assumptions for cash flows associated with the use and eventual disposition of the assets.
	In determining the fair value of its theatrical films, the Company employs a DCF methodology that includes cash flow estimates of a film's ultimate revenue and costs as well as a discount rate. The discount rate utilized in the DCF analysis is based on the weighted average cost of capital of the respective business (e.g., Warner Bros.) plus a risk premium representing the risk associated with producing a particular theatrical film. The fair value of any theatrical film and television production that management plans to abandon is zero. As the primary determination of fair value is determined using a DCF model, the resulting fair value is considered a Level 3 measurement. The following table presents certain theatrical film and television production costs, which were recorded as inventory in the Consolidated Balance Sheet, that were written down to fair value (millions):
			Carrying value before write down		Carrying value after write down
		Fair value measurements made during the three months ended March 31,:
		2014	$	184	$	140
		2013		35		4

Inventories_and_Theatrical_Fil

Inventories and Theatrical Film and Television Production Costs	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]	'
INVENTORIES AND THEATRICAL FILM AND TELEVISION PRODUCTION COSTS	'
	5. INVENTORIES AND THEATRICAL FILM AND TELEVISION PRODUCTION COSTS
	Inventories and theatrical film and television production costs consist of (millions):
			31-Mar-14		31-Dec-13
		Inventories:
		Programming costs, less amortization	$	3,553	$	3,738
		DVDs, Blu-ray Discs, books, paper and other merchandise		334		325
		Total inventories		3,887		4,063
		Less: current portion of inventory		-1,879		-2,028
		Total noncurrent inventories		2,008		2,035
		Theatrical film production costs:(a)
		Released, less amortization		442		500
		Completed and not released		343		246
		In production		1,192		1,480
		Development and pre-production		82		107
		Television production costs:(a)
		Released, less amortization		1,171		1,094
		Completed and not released		526		536
		In production		569		694
		Development and pre-production		14		7
		Total theatrical film and television production costs		4,339		4,664
		Total noncurrent inventories and theatrical film and television production costs	$	6,347	$	6,699
		_____________
	(a)        Does not include $923 million and $958 million of acquired film library intangible assets as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively, which are included in Intangible assets subject to amortization, net in the Consolidated Balance Sheet.

Derivative_Instruments

Derivative Instruments	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]	'
DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS	'
	6. DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS
	Time Warner uses derivative instruments, principally forward contracts, to manage the risk associated with the volatility of future cash flows denominated in foreign currencies and changes in fair value resulting from changes in foreign currency exchange rates. The principal currencies being hedged include the British Pound, Euro, Australian Dollar and Canadian Dollar. Time Warner uses foreign exchange contracts that generally have maturities of three to 18 months to hedge various foreign exchange exposures, including the following: (i) variability in foreign-currency-denominated cash flows, such as the hedges of unremitted or forecasted royalty and license fees owed to Time Warner's domestic companies for the sale or anticipated sale of U.S. copyrighted products abroad or cash flows for certain film production costs denominated in a foreign currency (i.e., cash flow hedges) and (ii) currency risk associated with foreign-currency-denominated operating assets and liabilities (i.e., fair value hedges). For these qualifying hedge relationships, the Company excludes the impact of forward points from its assessment of hedge effectiveness. As a result, changes in the fair value due to forward points are recorded in Other loss, net in the Consolidated Statement of Operations each quarter.
	The Company also enters into derivative contracts that economically hedge certain of its foreign currency risks, even though hedge accounting does not apply or the Company elects not to apply hedge accounting. These economic hedges are used primarily to offset the change in certain foreign currency denominated long-term receivables and certain foreign-currency-denominated debt due to changes in the underlying foreign exchange rates.
	Gains and losses from hedging activities recognized in the Consolidated Statement of Operations, including hedge ineffectiveness, were not material for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 and were largely offset by corresponding economic gains or losses from the respective transactions that were hedged.
	The Company monitors its positions with, and the credit quality of, the financial institutions that are party to its financial transactions and has entered into collateral agreements with certain of these counterparties to further protect the Company in the event of the deterioration of the credit quality of such counterparties. Additionally, netting provisions are included in agreements in situations where the Company executes multiple contracts with the same counterparty. The Company offsets the fair values of the foreign exchange derivatives contracts executed with the same counterparty and classifies that amount as a net asset or net liability within Prepaid expenses and other current assets or Accounts payable and accrued liabilities, respectively, in the Consolidated Balance Sheet. The following is a summary of amounts recorded in the Consolidated Balance Sheet pertaining to Time Warner's use of foreign currency derivatives at March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013 (millions):
			March 31, 2014(a)		December 31, 2013(b)
		Prepaid expenses and other current assets	$	10	$	10
		Accounts payable and accrued liabilities		-11		-17
	___________
	(a)        Includes $89 million ($68 million of qualifying hedges and $21 million of economic hedges) and $90 million ($57 million of qualifying hedges and $33 million of economic hedges) of foreign exchange derivative contracts in asset and liability positions, respectively.
	(b)        Includes $77 million ($64 million of qualifying hedges and $13 million of economic hedges) and $84 million ($53 million of qualifying hedges and $31 million of economic hedges) of foreign exchange derivative contracts in asset and liability positions, respectively.
	At March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, $31 million and $28 million of gains, respectively, related to cash flow hedges are recorded in Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net and are expected to be recognized in earnings at the same time the hedged items affect earnings. Included in Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net at both March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013 are deferred net gains of $21 million related to hedges of cash flows associated with films that are not expected to be released within the next twelve months.

Shareholders_Equity

Shareholders' Equity	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Equity [Abstract]	'
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY	'
	7. SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
	Common Stock Repurchase Program
	In January 2014, Time Warner's Board of Directors authorized up to $5.0 billion of share repurchases beginning January 1, 2014, including amounts available under the Company's prior stock repurchase program as of December 31, 2013. Purchases under the stock repurchase program may be made from time to time on the open market and in privately negotiated transactions. The size and timing of these purchases are based on a number of factors, including price and business and market conditions.
	From January 1, 2014 through March 31, 2014, the Company repurchased approximately 15 million shares of common stock for approximately $1.000 billion pursuant to trading plans under Rule 10b5-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. As of March 31, 2014, $4.000 billion was remaining under the stock repurchase program.
	Comprehensive Income
	Comprehensive income is reported in the Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income and consists of Net income and other gains and losses affecting shareholders' equity that, under GAAP, are excluded from Net income. For Time Warner, such items consist primarily of foreign currency translation gains (losses), unrealized gains and losses on certain derivative financial instruments and equity securities, and changes in benefit plan obligations.
	The following summary sets forth the activity within Other comprehensive income (loss) (millions):
			Three Months Ended March 31, 2014						Three Months Ended March 31, 2013
			Pretax		Tax (provision) benefit		Net of tax		Pretax		Tax (provision) benefit		Net of tax
		Unrealized losses on foreign
		currency translation	$	-16	$	-4	$	-20	$	-83	$	16	$	-67
		Reclassification adjustment for gains on
		foreign currency translation realized
		in net income(a)		-		-		-		-9		3		-6
		Unrealized gains (losses) on securities		-5		2		-3		1		-		1
		Unrealized gains (losses) on benefit obligations		-8		2		-6		17		-14		3
		Reclassification adjustment for losses
		on benefit obligations realized in net income(b)		7		-2		5		9		-3		6
		Unrealized gains on derivative financial
		instruments		10		-4		6		-		-		-
		Reclassification adjustment for derivative
		financial instruments gains
		realized in net income(c)		-7		2		-5		-13		5		-8
		Other comprehensive loss	$	-19	$	-4	$	-23	$	-78	$	7	$	-71
	___________
	(a)        Pretax (gains) losses included in Other income (loss), net.
	(b)        Pretax (gains) losses included in Selling, general and administrative expenses.
	(c)        Pretax (gains) losses included in Selling, general and administrative expenses, Costs of revenues and Other income (loss), net are as follows (millions):
			Three Months Ended March 31,
			2014		2013
		Selling, general and administrative expenses	$	-2	$	-1
		Costs of revenues		-5		-9
		Other income (loss), net		-		-3

Net_Income_Per_Common_Share

Net Income Per Common Share	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]	'
NET INCOME PER COMMON SHARE	'
	8. NET INCOME PER COMMON SHARE
	Set forth below is a reconciliation of Basic and Diluted net income per common share attributable to Time Warner Inc. common shareholders (millions, except per share amounts):
				Three Months Ended March 31,
			2014		2013
		Net income attributable to Time Warner Inc. shareholders	$	1,292	$	754
		Net income allocated to participating securities		-4		-4
		Net income attributable to Time Warner Inc. common
		shareholders — basic	$	1,288	$	750
		Average number of common shares outstanding — basic		891		932.8
		Dilutive effect of equity awards		19.6		23.6
		Average number of common shares outstanding — diluted		910.6		956.4
		Net income per common share attributable to Time Warner Inc.
		common shareholders:
		Basic	$	1.45	$	0.8
		Diluted	$	1.42	$	0.79
	Diluted net income per common share for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 excludes certain equity awards for which common shares may be issued under the Company's stock compensation plans because they do not have a dilutive effect as set forth below (millions):
				Three Months Ended March 31,
			2014		2013
		Antidilutive common shares		1		1

EquityBased_Compensation

Equity-Based Compensation	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]	'
EQUITY-BASED COMPENSATION	'
	9. EQUITY-BASED COMPENSATION
	The table below summarizes the weighted-average assumptions used to value stock options at their grant date and the weighted-average grant date fair value per share:
				Three Months Ended March 31,
				2014			2013
		Expected volatility		28.20%			29.70%
		Expected term to exercise from grant date		5.95 years			6.36 years
		Risk-free rate		1.90%			1.20%
		Expected dividend yield		1.90%			2.20%
		Weighted average grant date fair value per option	$	15.64		$	12.72
	The following table sets forth the weighted average grant date fair value of restricted stock units (“RSUs”) and target performance stock units (“PSUs”). For PSUs, the service inception date precedes the grant date and requires the Company to apply mark-to-market accounting that is reflected in the grant date fair values presented:
				Three Months Ended March 31,
				2014			2013
		RSUs	$	65.31		$	53.53
		PSUs		65.66			70.16
	The following table sets forth the number of stock options, RSUs and target PSUs granted (millions):
			Three Months Ended March 31,
			2014		2013
		Stock options	1		1.2
		RSUs	2.6		3.1
		PSUs	0.2		0.2
	Compensation expense recognized for equity-based awards is as follows (millions):
			Three Months Ended March 31,
			2014			2013
		RSUs and PSUs	$	76		$	87
		Stock options		15			19
		Total impact on operating income	$	91		$	106
		Tax benefit recognized	$	34		$	38
	Total unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested RSUs and target PSUs as of March 31, 2014, without taking into account expected forfeitures, is $306 million and is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period between one and two years.
	Total unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested stock option awards as of March 31, 2014, without taking into account expected forfeitures, is $29 million and is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period between one and two years.

Benefit_Plans

Benefit Plans	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]	'
BENEFIT PLANS	'
	10.        BENEFIT PLANS
	A summary of the components of the net periodic benefit costs recognized for substantially all of Time Warner's defined benefit pension plans for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 is as follows (millions):
	Components of Net Periodic Benefit Costs
			Three Months Ended March 31,
			2014		2013
		Service cost	$	1	$	1
		Interest cost		47		43
		Expected return on plan assets		-51		-50
		Amortization of net loss		7		9
		Net periodic benefit costs	$	4	$	3
		Contributions	$	11	$	7

Restructuring_and_Severance_Co

Restructuring and Severance Costs	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]	'
RESTRUCTURING AND SEVERANCE COSTS	'
	11. RESTRUCTURING AND SEVERANCE COSTS
	The Company's Restructuring and severance costs primarily related to employee termination costs, ranging from senior executives to line personnel, and other exit costs, including lease terminations and real estate consolidations. Restructuring and severance costs expensed as incurred by segment for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 are as follows (millions):
			Three Months Ended March 31,
			2014		2013
		Turner	$	12	$	14
		Home Box Office		8		8
		Warner Bros.		2		3
		Time Inc.		115		53
		Corporate		4		2
		Intersegment eliminations		-4		-
		Total restructuring and severance costs	$	137	$	80
			Three Months Ended March 31,
			2014		2013
		2014 activity	$	136	$	-
		2013 and prior activity		1		80
		Total restructuring and severance costs	$	137	$	80
	Selected information relating to accrued restructuring and severance costs is as follows (millions):
			Employee Terminations		Other Exit Costs			Total
		Remaining liability as of December 31, 2013	$	208	$	36	$	244
		Net accruals		116		21		137
		Noncash reductions(a)		-3		-		-3
		Cash paid		-61		-7		-68
		Remaining liability as of March 31, 2014	$	260	$	50	$	310
		____________
	(a)        Noncash reductions relate to the settlement of certain employee-related liabilities with equity instruments.
	As of March 31, 2014, of the remaining liability of $310 million, $211 million was classified as a current liability in the Consolidated Balance Sheet, with the remaining $99 million classified as a long-term liability. Amounts classified as long-term are expected to be paid through 2020.

Segment_Information

Segment Information	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Segment Reporting [Abstract]	'
SEGMENT INFORMATION	'
	12. SEGMENT INFORMATION
	Time Warner classifies its operations into four reportable segments: Turner: consisting principally of cable networks and digital media properties; Home Box Office: consisting principally of premium pay television services domestically and premium pay and basic tier television services internationally; Warner Bros.: consisting principally of feature film, television, home video and videogame production and distribution; and Time Inc.: consisting principally of magazine publishing and related websites and operations.
	Information as to the Revenues, intersegment revenues, Operating Income (Loss) and Assets of Time Warner in each of its reportable segments is set forth below (millions):
			Three Months Ended March 31,
			2014		2013
		Revenues
		Turner	$	2,593	$	2,470
		Home Box Office		1,339		1,228
		Warner Bros.		3,066		2,681
		Time Inc.		745		737
		Intersegment eliminations		-198		-177
		Total revenues	$	7,545	$	6,939
			Three Months Ended March 31,
			2014		2013
		Intersegment Revenues
		Turner	$	21	$	24
		Home Box Office		9		1
		Warner Bros.		166		148
		Time Inc.		2		4
		Total intersegment revenues	$	198	$	177
			Three Months Ended March 31,
			2014		2013
		Operating Income (Loss)
		Turner	$	900	$	851
		Home Box Office		464		417
		Warner Bros.		369		263
		Time Inc.		-120		-9
		Corporate		309		-124
		Intersegment eliminations		10		12
		Total operating income (loss)	$	1,932	$	1,410
			31-Mar-14		31-Dec-13
		Assets
		Turner	$	25,695	$	26,067
		Home Box Office		13,629		13,687
		Warner Bros.		19,339		20,066
		Time Inc.		5,566		5,667
		Corporate		3,970		2,507
		Total assets	$	68,199	$	67,994

Commitments_and_Contingencies

Commitments and Contingencies	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]	'
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES	'
	13. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
	Commitments
	Six Flags
	In connection with the Company's former investment in the Six Flags theme parks located in Georgia and Texas (collectively, the “Parks”), in 1997, certain subsidiaries of the Company (including Historic TW and, in connection with the separation of TWC in 2009, Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.) agreed to guarantee (the “Six Flags Guarantee”) certain obligations of the partnerships that hold the Parks (the “Partnerships”) for the benefit of the limited partners in such Partnerships, including: annual payments made at the Parks or to the limited partners and additional obligations at the end of the respective terms for the Partnerships in 2027 and 2028 (the “Guaranteed Obligations”). The aggregate undiscounted estimated future cash flow requirements covered by the Six Flags Guarantee over the remaining term (through 2028) are $937 million (for a net present value of $419 million). To date, no payments have been made by the Company pursuant to the Six Flags Guarantee.
	Six Flags Entertainment Corporation (formerly known as Six Flags, Inc. and Premier Parks Inc.) (“Six Flags”), which has the controlling interest in the Parks, has agreed, pursuant to a subordinated indemnity agreement (the “Subordinated Indemnity Agreement”), to guarantee the performance of the Guaranteed Obligations when due and to indemnify Historic TW, among others, if the Six Flags Guarantee is called upon. If Six Flags defaults in its indemnification obligations, Historic TW has the right to acquire control of the managing partner of the Parks. Six Flags' obligations to Historic TW are further secured by its interest in all limited partnership units held by Six Flags.
	Because the Six Flags Guarantee existed prior to December 31, 2002 and no modifications to the arrangements have been made since the date the guarantee came into existence, the Company is required to continue to account for the Guaranteed Obligations as a contingent liability. Based on its evaluation of the current facts and circumstances surrounding the Guaranteed Obligations and the Subordinated Indemnity Agreement, the Company is unable to predict the loss, if any, that may be incurred under the Guaranteed Obligations, and no liability for the arrangements has been recognized at March 31, 2014. Because of the specific circumstances surrounding the arrangements and the fact that no active or observable market exists for this type of financial guarantee, the Company is unable to determine a current fair value for the Guaranteed Obligations and related Subordinated Indemnity Agreement.
	Contingencies
	In the ordinary course of business, the Company and its subsidiaries are defendants in or parties to various legal claims, actions and proceedings. These claims, actions and proceedings are at varying stages of investigation, arbitration or adjudication, and involve a variety of areas of law.
	On October 8, 2004, certain heirs of Jerome Siegel, one of the creators of the “Superman” character, filed suit against the Company, DC Comics and Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. Plaintiffs' complaint seeks an accounting and demands up to one-half of the profits made on Superman since the alleged April 16, 1999 termination by plaintiffs of Siegel's grants of one-half of the rights to the Superman character to DC Comics' predecessor-in-interest. Plaintiffs have also asserted various Lanham Act and unfair competition claims, alleging “wasting” of the Superman property by DC Comics, and the Company has filed counterclaims. On March 26, 2008, the court entered an order of summary judgment finding, among other things, that plaintiffs' notices of termination were valid and that plaintiffs had thereby recaptured, as of April 16, 1999, their rights to a one-half interest in the Superman story material, as first published, but that the accounting for profits would not include profits attributable to foreign exploitation, republication of pre-termination works and trademark exploitation. On January 10, 2013, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit reversed the district court's decision to grant summary judgment in plaintiffs' favor, holding that the parties reached a binding settlement agreement in 2001, and directed the district court to reconsider its ruling on DC Comics' counterclaims challenging the validity of the plaintiffs' termination notices. By orders dated March 20, 2013, April 18, 2013, and June 18, 2013, the district court, among other things, granted summary judgment and entered final judgment in this lawsuit and the related Superboy lawsuit, described below, in DC Comics' favor, ruling that the plaintiffs had transferred any and all rights in the Superman and Superboy properties to DC Comics in 2001 pursuant to a binding settlement agreement. On July 16, 2013, the plaintiffs filed a notice of appeal from the final judgment to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
	On October 22, 2004, the same Siegel heirs filed a related lawsuit against the same defendants, as well as Warner Communications Inc. (now known as Warner Communications LLC) and Warner Bros. Television Production Inc., in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. Plaintiffs claim that Siegel was the sole creator of the character Superboy and, as such, DC Comics has had no right to create new Superboy works since the alleged October 17, 2004 termination by plaintiffs of Siegel's grants of rights to the Superboy character to DC Comics' predecessor-in-interest. This lawsuit seeks a declaration regarding the validity of the alleged termination and an injunction against future use of the Superboy character. As described in the paragraph above regarding the Superman lawsuit, by orders dated April 18, 2013 and June 18, 2013, the district court, among other things, entered final judgment in DC Comics' favor, ruling that the plaintiffs had transferred any and all rights in the Superman and Superboy properties to DC Comics in 2001 pursuant to a binding settlement agreement. On July 16, 2013, the plaintiffs filed a notice of appeal from the final judgment to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
	On May 14, 2010, DC Comics filed a related lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California against the heirs of Superman co-creator Joseph Shuster, the Siegel heirs, their attorney Marc Toberoff and certain companies that Mr. Toberoff controls. The lawsuit asserts a claim for declaratory relief concerning the validity and scope of the copyright termination notice served by the Shuster heirs, which, together with the termination notices served by the Siegel heirs described above, purports to preclude DC Comics from creating new Superman and/or Superboy works for distribution and sale in the United States after October 26, 2013. The lawsuit also asserts state law-based claims, including seeking declaratory relief with respect to, inter alia, the validity of various agreements between Mr. Toberoff, his companies and the Shuster and Siegel heirs, and claims for intentional interference by Mr. Toberoff with DC Comics' contracts and prospective economic advantage with the Shuster and Siegel heirs, for which DC Comics seeks monetary damages. On October 17, 2012, the district court granted partial summary judgment in favor of DC Comics, holding that, among other things, the copyright termination notice served by the Shuster heirs is invalid and the agreements referenced above interfered with DC Comics' rights under the copyright termination provisions. On April 4, 2013, the district court granted summary judgment in favor of defendants on DC Comics' state law intentional interference claims. On November 21, 2013, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's October 2012 decision. On January 21, 2014, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit denied defendants' request for a rehearing of the court's November 2013 decision.
	On April 4, 2007, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) issued a complaint against CNN America Inc. (“CNN America”) and Team Video Services, LLC (“Team Video”). This administrative proceeding relates to CNN America's December 2003 and January 2004 terminations of its contractual relationships with Team Video, under which Team Video had provided electronic newsgathering services in Washington, DC and New York, NY. The National Association of Broadcast Employees and Technicians, under which Team Video's employees were unionized, initially filed charges of unfair labor practices with the NLRB in February 2004, alleging that CNN America and Team Video were joint employers, that CNN America was a successor employer to Team Video, and/or that CNN America discriminated in its hiring practices to avoid becoming a successor employer or due to specific individuals' union affiliation or activities. The NLRB complaint seeks, among other things, the reinstatement of certain union members and monetary damages. On November 19, 2008, the presiding NLRB Administrative Law Judge issued a non-binding recommended decision, finding CNN America liable. On February 17, 2009, CNN America filed exceptions to this decision with the NLRB.
	On March 10, 2009, Anderson News L.L.C. and Anderson Services L.L.C. (collectively, “Anderson News”) filed an antitrust lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York against several magazine publishers, distributors and wholesalers, including Time Inc. and one of its subsidiaries, Time/Warner Retail Sales & Marketing, Inc. Plaintiffs allege that defendants violated Section 1 of the Sherman Antitrust Act by engaging in an antitrust conspiracy against Anderson News, as well as other related state law claims. Specifically, plaintiffs allege that defendants conspired to reduce competition in the wholesale market for single-copy magazines by rejecting the magazine distribution surcharge proposed by Anderson News and another magazine wholesaler and refusing to distribute magazines to them. Plaintiffs are seeking unspecified monetary damages. On August 2, 2010, the court granted defendants' motions to dismiss the complaint with prejudice and, on October 25, 2010, the court denied Anderson News' motion for reconsideration of that dismissal. On November 8, 2010, Anderson News appealed and, on April 3, 2012, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit vacated the district court's dismissal of the complaint and remanded the case to the district court. On January 7, 2013, the U.S. Supreme Court denied defendants' petition for writ of certiorari to review the judgment of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit vacating the district court's dismissal of the complaint. In February 2014, Time Inc. and several other defendants amended their answers to assert antitrust counterclaims against plaintiffs.
	In April 2013, the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) Appeals Division issued a notice of deficiency to the Company relating to the appropriate tax characterization of stock warrants received from Google Inc. in 2002. On May 6, 2013, the Company filed a petition with the United States Tax Court seeking a redetermination of the deficiency set forth in the notice. The Company's petition asserts that the IRS erred in determining that the stock warrants were taxable upon exercise (in 2004) rather than at the date of grant based on, among other things, a misapplication of Section 83 of the Internal Revenue Code. Should the IRS prevail in this litigation, the additional tax payable by the Company would be approximately $70 million.
	The Company intends to vigorously defend against or prosecute, as applicable, the matters described above.
	The Company establishes an accrued liability for legal claims when the Company determines that a loss is both probable and the amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated. Once established, accruals are adjusted from time to time, as appropriate, in light of additional information. The amount of any loss ultimately incurred in relation to matters for which an accrual has been established may be higher or lower than the amounts accrued for such matters.
	For matters disclosed above for which a loss is probable or reasonably possible, whether in excess of an accrued liability or where there is no accrued liability, the Company has estimated a range of possible loss. The Company believes the estimate of the aggregate range of possible loss in excess of accrued liabilities for such matters is between $0 and $65 million at March 31, 2014. The estimated aggregate range of possible loss is subject to significant judgment and a variety of assumptions. The matters represented in the estimated aggregate range of possible loss will change from time to time and actual results may vary significantly from the current estimate.
	In view of the inherent difficulty of predicting the outcome of litigation and claims, the Company often cannot predict what the eventual outcome of the pending matters will be, what the timing of the ultimate resolution of these matters will be, or what the eventual loss, fines or penalties related to each pending matter may be. An adverse outcome in one or more of these matters could be material to the Company's results of operations or cash flows for any particular reporting period.
	Income Tax Uncertainties
	During the three months ended March 31, 2014, the Company recorded net increases to income tax reserves of approximately $9 million, all of which impacted the Company's effective tax rate. During the three months ended March 31, 2014, the Company recorded increases to interest reserves related to the income tax reserves of approximately $17 million.
	In the Company's judgment, uncertainties related to certain tax matters are reasonably possible of being resolved during the next twelve months.  The effect of such resolution, which could vary based on the final terms and timing of actual settlements with taxing authorities, is estimated to be a reduction of recorded unrecognized tax benefits ranging from $0 to $650 million, most of which would decrease the Company's effective tax rate.

Related_Party_Transactions

Related Party Transactions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]	'
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS	'
	14.       RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
	The Company has entered into certain transactions in the ordinary course of business with unconsolidated investees accounted for under the equity method of accounting. These transactions have been executed on terms comparable to the terms of transactions with unrelated third parties and primarily relate to the licensing of television programming to The CW broadcast network and certain international networks by the Warner Bros. segment. Revenues and expenses resulting from transactions with related parties consist of (millions):
			Three Months Ended March 31,
			2014		2013
		Revenues	$	117	$	145
		Expenses		-2		-10

Additional_Financial_Informati

Additional Financial Information	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Disclosure Text Block Supplement [Abstract]	'
ADDITIONAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION	'
	15.       ADDITIONAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION
	Additional financial information with respect to cash payments and receipts, Interest expense, net, Other loss, net, Accounts payable and accrued liabilities and Other noncurrent liabilities is as follows (millions):
			Three Months Ended March 31,
			2014		2013
		Cash Flows
		Cash payments made for interest	$	-262	$	-282
		Interest income received		25		13
		Cash interest payments, net	$	-237	$	-269
		Cash payments made for income taxes	$	-160	$	-200
		Income tax refunds received		32		11
		Cash tax payments, net	$	-128	$	-189
			Three Months Ended March 31,
			2014		2013
		Interest Expense, Net
		Interest income	$	62	$	26
		Interest expense		-328		-316
		Total interest expense, net	$	-266	$	-290
			Three Months Ended March 31,
			2014		2013
		Other Income (Loss), Net
		Investment gains (losses), net	$	-5	$	71
		Loss on equity method investees		-1		-60
		Other		-		5
		Total other income (loss), net	$	-6	$	16
			31-Mar-14		31-Dec-13
		Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities
		Accounts payable	$	643	$	693
		Accrued expenses		1,824		1,925
		Participations payable		2,476		2,302
		Programming costs payable		718		706
		Accrued compensation		729		1,224
		Accrued interest		359		313
		Accrued income taxes		513		159
		Total accounts payable and accrued liabilities	$	7,262	$	7,322
			31-Mar-14		31-Dec-13
		Other Noncurrent Liabilities
		Noncurrent tax and interest reserves	$	2,585	$	2,561
		Participations payable		1,043		1,078
		Programming costs payable		1,075		1,076
		Noncurrent pension and post-retirement liabilities		728		733
		Deferred compensation		561		573
		Other noncurrent liabilities		740		463
		Total other noncurrent liabilities	$	6,732	$	6,484
	Accounting for Collaborative Arrangements
	The Company's collaborative arrangements primarily relate to arrangements entered into with third parties to jointly finance and distribute theatrical productions and the arrangement entered into with CBS Broadcasting, Inc. (“CBS”) and The National Collegiate Athletic Association (the “NCAA”) that provides Turner and CBS with exclusive television, Internet and wireless rights to the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship events (the “NCAA Tournament”) in the United States and its territories and possessions from 2011 through 2024.
	For the Company's collaborative arrangements entered into with third parties to jointly finance and distribute theatrical productions, net participation costs of $118 million and $88 million were recorded in Costs of revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively.
	The aggregate programming rights fee, production costs, advertising revenues and sponsorship revenues related to the NCAA Tournament and related programming are shared equally by Turner and CBS. However, if the amount paid for the programming rights fee and production costs, in any given year, exceeds advertising and sponsorship revenues for that year, CBS' share of such shortfall is limited to specified annual amounts, ranging from approximately $90 million to $30 million.

Supplementary_Information_Cond

Supplementary Information - Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Condensed Financial Information of Parent Company Only Disclosure [Abstract]	'
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION - CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS	'
	Overview
	Set forth below are condensed consolidating financial statements presenting the financial position, results of operations and cash flows of (i) Time Warner Inc. (the “Parent Company”), (ii) Historic TW Inc. (in its own capacity and as successor by merger to Time Warner Companies, Inc.), Home Box Office, Inc., and Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., each a wholly owned subsidiary of the Parent Company (collectively, the “Guarantor Subsidiaries”), on a combined basis, (iii) the direct and indirect non-guarantor subsidiaries of the Parent Company (the “Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries”), on a combined basis, and (iv) the eliminations necessary to arrive at the information for Time Warner Inc. on a consolidated basis. The Guarantor Subsidiaries, fully and unconditionally, jointly and severally, guarantee securities issued under certain of the Company's indentures on an unsecured basis.
	There are no legal or regulatory restrictions on the Parent Company's ability to obtain funds from any of its wholly owned subsidiaries through dividends, loans or advances.
	Basis of Presentation
	In presenting the condensed consolidating financial statements, the equity method of accounting has been applied to (i) the Parent Company's interests in the Guarantor Subsidiaries and (ii) the Guarantor Subsidiaries' interests in the Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries, where applicable, even though all such subsidiaries meet the requirements to be consolidated under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. All intercompany balances and transactions between the Parent Company, the Guarantor Subsidiaries and the Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries have been eliminated, as shown in the column “Eliminations.”
	The Parent Company's accounting bases in all subsidiaries, including goodwill and identified intangible assets, have been “pushed down” to the applicable subsidiaries. Corporate overhead expenses have been reflected as expenses of the Parent Company and have not been allocated to the Guarantor Subsidiaries or the Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries. Interest income (expense) is determined based on outstanding debt and the relevant intercompany amounts at the respective subsidiary.
	All direct and indirect domestic subsidiaries are included in Time Warner Inc.'s consolidated U.S. tax return. In the condensed consolidating financial statements, tax expense has been allocated based on each such subsidiary's relative pretax income to the consolidated pretax income. With respect to the use of certain consolidated tax attributes (principally operating and capital loss carryforwards), such benefits have been allocated to the respective subsidiary that generated the taxable income permitting such use (i.e., pro-rata based on where the income was generated). For example, to the extent a Non-Guarantor Subsidiary generated a gain on the sale of a business for which the Parent Company utilized tax attributes to offset such gain, the tax attribute benefit would be allocated to that Non-Guarantor Subsidiary. Deferred taxes of the Parent Company, the Guarantor Subsidiaries and the Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries have been determined based on the temporary differences between the book and tax basis of the respective assets and liabilities of the applicable entities.
	Certain transfers of cash between subsidiaries and their parent companies and intercompany dividends are reflected as cash flows from investing and financing activities in the accompanying condensed consolidating statements of cash flows. All other intercompany activity is reflected in cash flows from operations.
	During the three months ended March 31, 2014, the Parent Company completed an internal reorganization to make Time Inc. a direct subsidiary of the Parent Company in connection with the planned legal and structural separation of the Parent Company's Time Inc. segment from the Parent Company.  This reorganization was the primary reason for the reduction in the Guarantor Subsidiaries' Total assets as of March 31, 2014 as compared with their Total assets as of December 31, 2013.
	Management believes that the allocations and adjustments noted above are reasonable.  However, such allocations and adjustments may not be indicative of the actual amounts that would have been incurred had the Parent Company, Guarantor Subsidiaries and Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries operated independently.
	Consolidating Balance Sheet
	31-Mar-14
	(Unaudited; millions)
										Time
		Parent		Guarantor		Non-Guarantor				Warner
		Company		Subsidiaries		Subsidiaries		Eliminations		Consolidated
	ASSETS
	Current assets
	Cash and equivalents	$	2,676	$	160	$	710	$	-	$	3,546
	Receivables, net		54		897		6,424		-4		7,371
	Inventories		-		376		1,503		-		1,879
	Deferred income taxes		512		146		43		-189		512
	Prepaid expenses and other current assets		89		91		506		-		686
	Total current assets		3,331		1,670		9,186		-193		13,994
	Noncurrent inventories and theatrical film and television
	production costs		-		1,764		4,663		-80		6,347
	Investments in amounts due to and from consolidated
	subsidiaries		47,603		12,093		12,395		-72,091		-
	Investments, including available-for-sale securities		129		458		1,530		-		2,117
	Property, plant and equipment, net		126		356		2,737		-		3,219
	Intangible assets subject to amortization, net		-		-		2,437		-		2,437
	Intangible assets not subject to amortization		-		2,007		5,034		-		7,041
	Goodwill		-		9,880		20,688		-		30,568
	Other assets		318		183		1,975		-		2,476
	Total assets	$	51,507	$	28,411	$	60,645	$	-72,364	$	68,199
	LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
	Current liabilities
	Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	$	992	$	662	$	5,670	$	-62	$	7,262
	Deferred revenue		-		40		924		-13		951
	Debt due within one year		48		9		8		-		65
	Total current liabilities		1,040		711		6,602		-75		8,278
	Long-term debt		16,172		4,003		51		-		20,226
	Due to (from) affiliates		-921		-		921		-		-
	Deferred income taxes		2,461		2,850		2,068		-4,918		2,461
	Deferred revenue		-		28		459		-29		458
	Other noncurrent liabilities		2,711		1,926		3,795		-1,700		6,732
	Equity
	Due to (from) Time Warner and subsidiaries		-		-39,976		8,609		31,367		-
	Other shareholders’ equity		30,044		58,869		38,140		-97,009		30,044
	Total Time Warner Inc. shareholders’ equity		30,044		18,893		46,749		-65,642		30,044
	Noncontrolling interests		-		-		-		-		-
	Total equity		30,044		18,893		46,749		-65,642		30,044
	Total liabilities and equity	$	51,507	$	28,411	$	60,645	$	-72,364	$	68,199
	Consolidating Balance Sheet
	31-Dec-13
	(Unaudited; millions)
										Time
		Parent		Guarantor		Non-Guarantor				Warner
		Company		Subsidiaries		Subsidiaries		Eliminations		Consolidated
	ASSETS
	Current assets
	Cash and equivalents	$	1,039	$	148	$	675	$	-	$	1,862
	Receivables, net		73		900		6,905		-10		7,868
Inventories		-		383		1,645		-		2,028
Deferred income taxes		447		128		25		-153		447
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		104		84		451		-		639
Total current assets		1,663		1,643		9,701		-163		12,844
Noncurrent inventories and theatrical film and television
production costs		-		1,726		5,054		-81		6,699
Investments in amounts due to and from consolidated
subsidiaries		48,549		21,249		12,288		-82,086		-
Investments, including available-for-sale securities		130		460		1,434		-		2,024
Property, plant and equipment, net		373		377		3,075		-		3,825
Intangible assets subject to amortization, net		-		-		1,920		-		1,920
Intangible assets not subject to amortization		-		2,007		5,622		-		7,629
Goodwill		-		9,879		20,684		-		30,563
Other assets		322		194		1,974		-		2,490
Total assets	$	51,037	$	37,535	$	61,752	$	-82,330	$	67,994
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Current liabilities
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	$	619	$	770	$	5,994	$	-61	$	7,322
Deferred revenue		-		28		977		-10		995
Debt due within one year		48		9		9		-		66
Total current liabilities		667		807		6,980		-71		8,383
Long-term debt		16,046		4,001		52		-		20,099
Due to (from) affiliates		-900		-		900		-		-
Deferred income taxes		2,642		3,050		2,394		-5,444		2,642
Deferred revenue		-		36		479		-33		482
Other noncurrent liabilities		2,678		1,966		3,518		-1,678		6,484
Equity
Due to (from) Time Warner and subsidiaries		-		-33,497		6,155		27,342		-
Other shareholders’ equity		29,904		61,172		41,274		-102,446		29,904
Total Time Warner Inc. shareholders’ equity		29,904		27,675		47,429		-75,104		29,904
Noncontrolling interests		-		-		-		-		-
Total equity		29,904		27,675		47,429		-75,104		29,904
Total liabilities and equity	$	51,037	$	37,535	$	61,752	$	-82,330	$	67,994
Consolidating Statement of Operations
For The Three Months Ended March 31, 2014
(Unaudited; millions)
									Time
	Parent		Guarantor		Non-Guarantor				Warner
	Company		Subsidiaries		Subsidiaries		Eliminations		Consolidated
Revenues	$	-	$	1,724	$	6,012	$	-191	$	7,545
Costs of revenues		-		-826		-3,503		169		-4,160
Selling, general and administrative		-113		-264		-1,308		22		-1,663
Amortization of intangible assets		-		-		-69		-		-69
Restructuring and severance costs		-3		-14		-120		-		-137
Asset impairments		-6		-		-32		-		-38
Gain on operating assets, net		-		-		454		-		454
Operating income		-122		620		1,434		-		1,932
Equity in pretax income (loss) of consolidated subsidiaries		2,024		1,071		458		-3,553		-
Interest expense, net		-232		-41		5		2		-266
Other income (loss), net		-10		9		-5		-		-6
Income before income taxes		1,660		1,659		1,892		-3,551		1,660
Income tax provision		-368		-555		-432		987		-368
Net income		1,292		1,104		1,460		-2,564		1,292
Less Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests		-		-		-		-		-
Net income attributable to Time Warner Inc.
shareholders	$	1,292	$	1,104	$	1,460	$	-2,564	$	1,292
Comprehensive income		1,269		1,085		1,410		-2,495		1,269
Less Comprehensive loss attributable to
noncontrolling interests		-		-		-		-		-
Comprehensive income attributable to
Time Warner Inc. shareholders	$	1,269	$	1,085	$	1,410	$	-2,495	$	1,269
Consolidating Statement of Operations
For The Three Months Ended March 31, 2013
(Unaudited; millions)
									Time
	Parent		Guarantor		Non-Guarantor				Warner
	Company		Subsidiaries		Subsidiaries		Eliminations		Consolidated
Revenues	$	-	$	1,619	$	5,441	$	-121	$	6,939
Costs of revenues		-		-762		-3,085		97		-3,750
Selling, general and administrative		-118		-258		-1,266		22		-1,620
Amortization of intangible assets		-		-		-60		-		-60
Restructuring and severance costs		-2		-11		-67		-		-80
Asset impairments		-7		-		-20		-		-27
Gain on operating assets, net		8		-		-		-		8
Operating income		-119		588		943		-2		1,410
Equity in pretax income (loss) of consolidated subsidiaries		1,468		1,024		408		-2,900		-
Interest expense, net		-224		-85		16		3		-290
Other income (loss), net		11		-3		10		-2		16
Income before income taxes		1,136		1,524		1,377		-2,901		1,136
Income tax provision		-382		-508		-471		979		-382
Net income		754		1,016		906		-1,922		754
Less Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests		-		-		-		-		-
Net income attributable to Time Warner Inc.
shareholders	$	754	$	1,016	$	906	$	-1,922	$	754
Comprehensive income		683		989		884		-1,873		683
Less Comprehensive loss attributable to
noncontrolling interests		-		-		-		-		-
Comprehensive income attributable to
Time Warner Inc. shareholders	$	683	$	989	$	884	$	-1,873	$	683
Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows
For The Three Months Ended March 31, 2014
(Unaudited; millions)
	Parent		Guarantor		Non-Guarantor				Time Warner
	Company		Subsidiaries		Subsidiaries		Eliminations		Consolidated
OPERATIONS
Net income	$	1,292	$	1,104	$	1,460	$	-2,564	$	1,292
Adjustments for noncash and nonoperating items:
Depreciation and amortization		5		29		192		-		226
Amortization of film and television costs		-		662		1,305		-10		1,957
Asset impairments		6		-		32		-		38
Gain on investments and other assets, net		5		-		-453		-		-448
Excess (deficiency) of distributions over equity in pretax
income of consolidated subsidiaries, net of cash
distributions		-2,024		-1,071		-458		3,553		-
Equity in losses of investee companies, net
of cash distributions		1		-7		27		-		21
Equity-based compensation		25		29		37		-		91
Deferred income taxes		-253		-193		-268		461		-253
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions		686		1		-463		-1,444		-1,220
Intercompany		-		862		-862		-		-
Cash provided by operations		-257		1,416		549		-4		1,704
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Investments in available-for-sale securities		-5		-		-18		-		-23
Investments and acquisitions, net of cash acquired		-5		-		-113		-		-118
Capital expenditures		-5		-13		-81		-		-99
Investment proceeds from available-for-sale securities		-		-		-		-		-
Advances to (from) parent and consolidated subsidiaries		2,861		4,658		-		-7,519		-
Other investment proceeds		-		46		1,271		-9		1,308
Cash provided (used) by investing activities		2,846		4,691		1,059		-7,528		1,068
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Borrowings		125		-		4		-		129
Debt repayments		-		-		-5		-		-5
Proceeds from exercise of stock options		116		-		-		-		116
Excess tax benefit from equity instruments		64		-		-		-		64
Principal payments on capital leases		-		-3		-		-		-3
Repurchases of common stock		-991		-		-		-		-991
Dividends paid		-287		-		-		-		-287
Other financing activities		21		-31		-114		13		-111
Change in due to/from parent and investment in segment		-		-6,061		-1,458		7,519		-
Cash used by financing activities		-952		-6,095		-1,573		7,532		-1,088
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND
EQUIVALENTS		1,637		12		35		-		1,684
CASH AND EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING
OF PERIOD		1,039		148		675		-		1,862
CASH AND EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD	$	2,676	$	160	$	710	$	-	$	3,546
Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows
For The Three Months Ended March 31, 2013
(Unaudited; millions)
	Parent		Guarantor		Non-Guarantor				Time Warner
	Company		Subsidiaries		Subsidiaries		Eliminations		Consolidated
OPERATIONS
Net income	$	754	$	1,016	$	906	$	-1,922	$	754
Adjustments for noncash and nonoperating items:
Depreciation and amortization		7		32		178		-		217
Amortization of film and television costs		-		622		1,176		-6		1,792
Asset impairments		7		-		20		-		27
Gain on investments and other assets, net		-10		1		-60		-		-69
Excess (deficiency) of distributions over equity in pretax
income of consolidated subsidiaries, net of cash
distributions		-1,468		-1,024		-408		2,900		-
Equity in losses of investee companies, net
of cash distributions		-		2		75		-		77
Equity-based compensation		30		27		49		-		106
Deferred income taxes		400		319		133		-452		400
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions		-278		-623		-1,151		-523		-2,575
Intercompany		-		493		-493		-		-
Cash provided by operations		-558		865		425		-3		729
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Investments in available-for-sale securities		-1		-		-14		-		-15
Investments and acquisitions, net of cash acquired		-1		-		-61		-		-62
Capital expenditures		-4		-13		-68		-		-85
Investment proceeds from available-for-sale securities		8		-		25		-		33
Advances to (from) parent and consolidated subsidiaries		765		162		-		-927		-
Other investment proceeds		15		17		104		-16		120
Cash provided (used) by investing activities		782		166		-14		-943		-9
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Borrowings		-		-		6		-		6
Debt repayments		-		-432		-6		-		-438
Proceeds from exercise of stock options		339		-		-		-		339
Excess tax benefit from equity instruments		84		-		-		-		84
Principal payments on capital leases		-		-2		-		-		-2
Repurchases of common stock		-672		-		-		-		-672
Dividends paid		-273		-		-		-		-273
Other financing activities		4		-10		-121		15		-112
Change in due to/from parent and investment in segment		-		-609		-322		931		-
Cash used by financing activities		-518		-1,053		-443		946		-1,068
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND
EQUIVALENTS		-294		-22		-32		-		-348
CASH AND EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING
OF PERIOD		1,861		295		685		-		2,841
CASH AND EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD	$	1,567	$	273	$	653	$	-	$	2,493

Description_of_Business_Basis_1

Description of Business, Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Accounting Policies [Abstract]	'
Goodwill and Intangible Assets	'
	As discussed in more detail in Note 1, “Description of Business, Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Policies,” to the Company's consolidated financial statements in the 2013 Form 10-K, Goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets are tested annually for impairment during the fourth quarter or earlier upon the occurrence of certain events or substantive changes in circumstances.
	The March 31, 2014 impairment test did not result in an impairment of Goodwill at Time Inc. because the fair value of the Time Inc. reporting unit exceeded its carrying value by approximately 5%. Had the fair value of the Time Inc. reporting unit been less than its carrying value, the second step of the impairment review process would need to be performed to determine the ultimate amount of the impairment loss to record. The significant assumptions utilized in the impairment test included projected future cash flows from Time Inc.'s 2014 budget and long-range plan, a discount rate of 10.5%, a terminal revenue growth rate of 1.0%, and a market multiple of 7.5x earnings. For more information regarding the separation of Time Inc. from Time Warner, see Note 2, “Business Acquisitions and Dispositions.”
Long-Lived Assets	'
	Long-lived assets, including finite-lived intangible assets, do not require that an annual impairment test be performed. Instead, long-lived assets are tested for impairment upon the occurrence of a triggering event. As a result of the Company's decision to spin off Time Inc., the Company assessed Goodwill and long-lived assets at Time Inc. for impairment as of March 31, 2014.
	The impairment test for long-lived assets, including finite-lived intangible assets, utilized estimates of undiscounted future cash flows based on the use of the assets for their remaining useful life assuming the disposition transaction (i.e., the spin-off of Time Inc.) does not occur. The impairment test did not result in the impairment of any long-lived assets.
Cost of Sales	'
	In determining the fair value of its theatrical films, the Company employs a DCF methodology that includes cash flow estimates of a film's ultimate revenue and costs as well as a discount rate. The discount rate utilized in the DCF analysis is based on the weighted average cost of capital of the respective business (e.g., Warner Bros.) plus a risk premium representing the risk associated with producing a particular theatrical film. The fair value of any theatrical film and television production that management plans to abandon is zero. As the primary determination of fair value is determined using a DCF model, the resulting fair value is considered a Level 3 measurement.

Fair_Value_Measurements_Tables

Fair Value Measurements (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]	'
Fair Value Measurement Inputs	'
	The following table presents information about assets and liabilities required to be carried at fair value on a recurring basis as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively (millions):
			31-Mar-14								31-Dec-13
				Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
		Assets:
		Trading securities:
		Diversified equity securities(a)	$	252	$	5	$	-	$	257	$	254	$	5	$	-	$	259
		Available-for-sale securities:
		Equity securities		54		-		-		54		57		-		-		57
		Debt securities		-		53		-		53		-		40		-		40
		Derivatives:
		Foreign exchange contracts		-		10		-		10		-		10		-		10
		Other		5		-		-		5		6		-		8		14
		Liabilities:
		Derivatives:
		Foreign exchange contracts		-		-11		-		-11		-		-17		-		-17
		Other		-		-		-6		-6		-		-		-7		-7
		Total	$	311	$	57	$	-6	$	362	$	317	$	38	$	1	$	356
		__________
	(a)        Consists of investments related to deferred compensation.
Level 3 Asset and Liability Reconciliation	'
	As of both March 31, 2014 and March 31, 2013, liabilities valued using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) primarily consisted of contingent consideration and options to redeem securities. The balance as of March 31, 2013 also included an asset related to equity instruments held by employees of a former subsidiary of the Company. As of March 31, 2014, all of these equity instruments have expired or been exercised. The following table reconciles the beginning and ending balances of net derivative assets and liabilities classified as Level 3 and identifies the total gains (losses) the Company recognized during the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 on such assets and liabilities that were included in the Consolidated Balance Sheet as of March 31, 2014 and 2013 (millions):
			31-Mar-14		31-Mar-13
		Balance as of the beginning of the period	$	1	$	7
		Total gains (losses), net:
		Included in other loss, net		-1		6
		Included in other comprehensive income (loss)		-		-
		Settlements		-6		-7
		Issuances		-		-
		Transfers in and/or out of Level 3		-		-
		Balance as of the end of the period	$	-6	$	6
		Net gain for the period included in net income related to assets and liabilities
		still held as of the end of the period	$	-	$	6
Fair Value Measurements, Nonrecurring	'
	The following table presents certain theatrical film and television production costs, which were recorded as inventory in the Consolidated Balance Sheet, that were written down to fair value (millions):
			Carrying value before write down		Carrying value after write down
		Fair value measurements made during the three months ended March 31,:
		2014	$	184	$	140
		2013		35		4

Inventories_and_Theatrical_Fil1

Inventories and Theatrical Film and Television Production Costs (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]	'
Inventories and Theatrical Film and Television Production Costs	'
	Inventories and theatrical film and television production costs consist of (millions):
			31-Mar-14		31-Dec-13
		Inventories:
		Programming costs, less amortization	$	3,553	$	3,738
		DVDs, Blu-ray Discs, books, paper and other merchandise		334		325
		Total inventories		3,887		4,063
		Less: current portion of inventory		-1,879		-2,028
		Total noncurrent inventories		2,008		2,035
		Theatrical film production costs:(a)
		Released, less amortization		442		500
		Completed and not released		343		246
		In production		1,192		1,480
		Development and pre-production		82		107
		Television production costs:(a)
		Released, less amortization		1,171		1,094
		Completed and not released		526		536
		In production		569		694
		Development and pre-production		14		7
		Total theatrical film and television production costs		4,339		4,664
		Total noncurrent inventories and theatrical film and television production costs	$	6,347	$	6,699
		_____________
	(a)        Does not include $923 million and $958 million of acquired film library intangible assets as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively, which are included in Intangible assets subject to amortization, net in the Consolidated Balance Sheet.

Derivative_Instruments_Tables

Derivative Instruments (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]	'
Schedule of Derivative Instruments in Statement of Financial Position, Fair Value	'
	The following is a summary of amounts recorded in the Consolidated Balance Sheet pertaining to Time Warner's use of foreign currency derivatives at March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013 (millions):
			March 31, 2014(a)		December 31, 2013(b)
		Prepaid expenses and other current assets	$	10	$	10
		Accounts payable and accrued liabilities		-11		-17
	___________
	(a)        Includes $89 million ($68 million of qualifying hedges and $21 million of economic hedges) and $90 million ($57 million of qualifying hedges and $33 million of economic hedges) of foreign exchange derivative contracts in asset and liability positions, respectively.
	(b)        Includes $77 million ($64 million of qualifying hedges and $13 million of economic hedges) and $84 million ($53 million of qualifying hedges and $31 million of economic hedges) of foreign exchange derivative contracts in asset and liability positions, respectively.

Shareholders_Equity_Tables

Shareholders' Equity (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Equity [Abstract]	'
Schedule of Comprehensive Income (Loss)	'
	The following summary sets forth the activity within Other comprehensive income (loss) (millions):
			Three Months Ended March 31, 2014						Three Months Ended March 31, 2013
			Pretax		Tax (provision) benefit		Net of tax		Pretax		Tax (provision) benefit		Net of tax
		Unrealized losses on foreign
		currency translation	$	-16	$	-4	$	-20	$	-83	$	16	$	-67
		Reclassification adjustment for gains on
		foreign currency translation realized
		in net income(a)		-		-		-		-9		3		-6
		Unrealized gains (losses) on securities		-5		2		-3		1		-		1
		Unrealized gains (losses) on benefit obligations		-8		2		-6		17		-14		3
		Reclassification adjustment for losses
		on benefit obligations realized in net income(b)		7		-2		5		9		-3		6
		Unrealized gains on derivative financial
		instruments		10		-4		6		-		-		-
		Reclassification adjustment for derivative
		financial instruments gains
		realized in net income(c)		-7		2		-5		-13		5		-8
		Other comprehensive loss	$	-19	$	-4	$	-23	$	-78	$	7	$	-71
	___________
	(a)        Pretax (gains) losses included in Other income (loss), net.
	(b)        Pretax (gains) losses included in Selling, general and administrative expenses.
	(c)        Pretax (gains) losses included in Selling, general and administrative expenses, Costs of revenues and Other income (loss), net are as follows (millions):
			Three Months Ended March 31,
			2014		2013
		Selling, general and administrative expenses	$	-2	$	-1
		Costs of revenues		-5		-9
		Other income (loss), net		-		-3
Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income	'
	(c)        Pretax (gains) losses included in Selling, general and administrative expenses, Costs of revenues and Other income (loss), net are as follows (millions):
			Three Months Ended March 31,
			2014		2013
		Selling, general and administrative expenses	$	-2	$	-1
		Costs of revenues		-5		-9
		Other income (loss), net		-		-3

Net_Income_Per_Common_Share_Ta

Net Income Per Common Share (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]	'
Net Income Per Common Share	'
	Set forth below is a reconciliation of Basic and Diluted net income per common share attributable to Time Warner Inc. common shareholders (millions, except per share amounts):
				Three Months Ended March 31,
			2014		2013
		Net income attributable to Time Warner Inc. shareholders	$	1,292	$	754
		Net income allocated to participating securities		-4		-4
		Net income attributable to Time Warner Inc. common
		shareholders — basic	$	1,288	$	750
		Average number of common shares outstanding — basic		891		932.8
		Dilutive effect of equity awards		19.6		23.6
		Average number of common shares outstanding — diluted		910.6		956.4
		Net income per common share attributable to Time Warner Inc.
		common shareholders:
		Basic	$	1.45	$	0.8
		Diluted	$	1.42	$	0.79
	Diluted net income per common share for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 excludes certain equity awards for which common shares may be issued under the Company's stock compensation plans because they do not have a dilutive effect as set forth below (millions):
				Three Months Ended March 31,
			2014		2013
		Antidilutive common shares		1		1

EquityBased_Compensation_Table

Equity-Based Compensation (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]	'
Assumptions Used to Value Option Grants	'
	The table below summarizes the weighted-average assumptions used to value stock options at their grant date and the weighted-average grant date fair value per share:
				Three Months Ended March 31,
				2014			2013
		Expected volatility		28.20%			29.70%
		Expected term to exercise from grant date		5.95 years			6.36 years
		Risk-free rate		1.90%			1.20%
		Expected dividend yield		1.90%			2.20%
		Weighted average grant date fair value per option	$	15.64		$	12.72
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, RSUs and Target PSUs, Grants in Period, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value	'
	The following table sets forth the weighted average grant date fair value of restricted stock units (“RSUs”) and target performance stock units (“PSUs”). For PSUs, the service inception date precedes the grant date and requires the Company to apply mark-to-market accounting that is reflected in the grant date fair values presented:
				Three Months Ended March 31,
				2014			2013
		RSUs	$	65.31		$	53.53
		PSUs		65.66			70.16
Schedule Of Share Based Compensation Number of Awards Granted Table	'
	The following table sets forth the number of stock options, RSUs and target PSUs granted (millions):
			Three Months Ended March 31,
			2014		2013
		Stock options	1		1.2
		RSUs	2.6		3.1
		PSUs	0.2		0.2
Schedule of Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs	'
	Compensation expense recognized for equity-based awards is as follows (millions):
			Three Months Ended March 31,
			2014			2013
		RSUs and PSUs	$	76		$	87
		Stock options		15			19
		Total impact on operating income	$	91		$	106
		Tax benefit recognized	$	34		$	38

Benefit_Plans_Tables

Benefit Plans (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]	'
Schedule of Net Benefit Costs	'
	A summary of the components of the net periodic benefit costs recognized for substantially all of Time Warner's defined benefit pension plans for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 is as follows (millions):
	Components of Net Periodic Benefit Costs
			Three Months Ended March 31,
			2014		2013
		Service cost	$	1	$	1
		Interest cost		47		43
		Expected return on plan assets		-51		-50
		Amortization of net loss		7		9
		Net periodic benefit costs	$	4	$	3
		Contributions	$	11	$	7

Restructuring_and_Severance_Co1

Restructuring and Severance Costs (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]	'
Schedule of Restructuring and Severance Costs	'
	Restructuring and severance costs expensed as incurred by segment for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 are as follows (millions):
			Three Months Ended March 31,
			2014		2013
		Turner	$	12	$	14
		Home Box Office		8		8
		Warner Bros.		2		3
		Time Inc.		115		53
		Corporate		4		2
		Intersegment eliminations		-4		-
		Total restructuring and severance costs	$	137	$	80
			Three Months Ended March 31,
			2014		2013
		2014 activity	$	136	$	-
		2013 and prior activity		1		80
		Total restructuring and severance costs	$	137	$	80
Selected Information	'
	Selected information relating to accrued restructuring and severance costs is as follows (millions):
			Employee Terminations		Other Exit Costs			Total
		Remaining liability as of December 31, 2013	$	208	$	36	$	244
		Net accruals		116		21		137
		Noncash reductions(a)		-3		-		-3
		Cash paid		-61		-7		-68
		Remaining liability as of March 31, 2014	$	260	$	50	$	310
		____________
	(a)        Noncash reductions relate to the settlement of certain employee-related liabilities with equity instruments.

Segment_Information_Tables

Segment Information (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Segment Reporting [Abstract]	'
Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment	'
	Information as to the Revenues, intersegment revenues, Operating Income (Loss) and Assets of Time Warner in each of its reportable segments is set forth below (millions):
			Three Months Ended March 31,
			2014		2013
		Revenues
		Turner	$	2,593	$	2,470
		Home Box Office		1,339		1,228
		Warner Bros.		3,066		2,681
		Time Inc.		745		737
		Intersegment eliminations		-198		-177
		Total revenues	$	7,545	$	6,939
			Three Months Ended March 31,
			2014		2013
		Intersegment Revenues
		Turner	$	21	$	24
		Home Box Office		9		1
		Warner Bros.		166		148
		Time Inc.		2		4
		Total intersegment revenues	$	198	$	177
			Three Months Ended March 31,
			2014		2013
		Operating Income (Loss)
		Turner	$	900	$	851
		Home Box Office		464		417
		Warner Bros.		369		263
		Time Inc.		-120		-9
		Corporate		309		-124
		Intersegment eliminations		10		12
		Total operating income (loss)	$	1,932	$	1,410
			31-Mar-14		31-Dec-13
		Assets
		Turner	$	25,695	$	26,067
		Home Box Office		13,629		13,687
		Warner Bros.		19,339		20,066
		Time Inc.		5,566		5,667
		Corporate		3,970		2,507
		Total assets	$	68,199	$	67,994

Related_Party_Transactions_Tab

Related Party Transactions (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]	'
Schedule of Related Party Transactions	'
	Revenues and expenses resulting from transactions with related parties consist of (millions):
			Three Months Ended March 31,
			2014		2013
		Revenues	$	117	$	145
		Expenses		-2		-10

Additional_Financial_Informati1

Additional Financial Information (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Disclosure Text Block Supplement [Abstract]	'
Cash Flows	'
	Additional financial information with respect to cash payments and receipts, Interest expense, net, Other loss, net, Accounts payable and accrued liabilities and Other noncurrent liabilities is as follows (millions):
			Three Months Ended March 31,
			2014		2013
		Cash Flows
		Cash payments made for interest	$	-262	$	-282
		Interest income received		25		13
		Cash interest payments, net	$	-237	$	-269
		Cash payments made for income taxes	$	-160	$	-200
		Income tax refunds received		32		11
		Cash tax payments, net	$	-128	$	-189
Interest Expense, Net	'
			Three Months Ended March 31,
			2014		2013
		Interest Expense, Net
		Interest income	$	62	$	26
		Interest expense		-328		-316
		Total interest expense, net	$	-266	$	-290
Other Income (Loss), Net	'
			Three Months Ended March 31,
			2014		2013
		Other Income (Loss), Net
		Investment gains (losses), net	$	-5	$	71
		Loss on equity method investees		-1		-60
		Other		-		5
		Total other income (loss), net	$	-6	$	16
Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities	'
			31-Mar-14		31-Dec-13
		Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities
		Accounts payable	$	643	$	693
		Accrued expenses		1,824		1,925
		Participations payable		2,476		2,302
		Programming costs payable		718		706
		Accrued compensation		729		1,224
		Accrued interest		359		313
		Accrued income taxes		513		159
		Total accounts payable and accrued liabilities	$	7,262	$	7,322
Other Noncurrent Liabilities	'
			31-Mar-14		31-Dec-13
		Other Noncurrent Liabilities
		Noncurrent tax and interest reserves	$	2,585	$	2,561
		Participations payable		1,043		1,078
		Programming costs payable		1,075		1,076
		Noncurrent pension and post-retirement liabilities		728		733
		Deferred compensation		561		573
		Other noncurrent liabilities		740		463
		Total other noncurrent liabilities	$	6,732	$	6,484

Description_of_Business_Basis_2

Description of Business, Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
	segments
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]	'	'
Number of Reportable Segments	4	'
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]	'	'
Total	$3,219	$3,825
Venezuelan bolivar fuerte [Member]	'	'
Multiple Foreign Currency Exchange Rates [Abstract]	'	'
Net Monetary Asset Reporting Currency Denominated Value	111	'
Foreign Currency Exchange Rate, Remeasurement	6.3	'
Losses Reporting Currency Denominated Value If Alternative Rate Used	97	'
Time Inc. [Member]	'	'
Impairment Analysis [Line Items]	'	'
Goodwill Impairment Analysis, Discount Rate	10.50%	'
Goodwill Impairment Analysis, Terminal Growth Rate	1.00%	'
Reporting Unit, Percentage Of Fair Value In Excess Of Carrying Amount	5.00%	'
Goodwill, Impairment Loss	$0	'
Market Multiple	7.5	'

Description_of_Business_Basis_3

Description of Business, Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets (Details) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Impaired Intangible Assets [Line Items]	'	'
Intangible assets not subject to amortization	$7,041	$7,629

Description_of_Business_Basis_4

Description of Business, Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Finite-Lived Intangible Assets (Details) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2014
In Millions, unless otherwise specified			Certain Time Inc. Tradenames [Member]
			Time Inc. [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]	'	'	'
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net	$2,437	$1,920	$586
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life	'	'	'17 years

Description_of_Business_Basis_5

Description of Business, Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Indefinite and Finite-Lived Intangible Assets (Details) (Time Inc. [Member], USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014
Time Inc. [Member]	'
Impaired Intangible Assets [Line Items]	'
Impairment of Intangible Assets (Excluding Goodwill)	$0

Goodwill_and_Intangible_Assets

Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013
Goodwill [Line Items]	'	'	'
Net goodwill	$30,568	'	$30,563
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]	'	'	'
Net	2,437	'	1,920
Amortization of Intangible Assets	69	60	'
Film Library [Member]	'	'	'
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]	'	'	'
Net	923	'	958
Time Inc. [Member]	'	'	'
Impaired Intangible Assets [Line Items]	'	'	'
Impairment of Intangible Assets (Excluding Goodwill)	0	'	'
Goodwill [Line Items]	'	'	'
Goodwill Impairments	0	'	'
Time Inc. [Member] | Certain Time Inc. Tradenames [Member]	'	'	'
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]	'	'	'
Net	$586	'	'
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life	'17 years	'	'

Dispositions_Details

Dispositions (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]	'	'
Gain (loss) on operating assets	$454	$8
Asset impairments	38	27
Other gain (loss), net	($6)	$16

Acquisitions_Details

Acquisitions (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Business Acquisition [Line Items]	'	'
Gain (loss) on operating assets, net	$454	$8

Investments_Details

Investments (Details)

Mar. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Feb. 28, 2014

Mar. 31, 2014

Feb. 28, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Apr. 03, 2014

Apr. 03, 2014

Apr. 03, 2014

Apr. 03, 2014

Apr. 03, 2014

Feb. 28, 2014

Feb. 28, 2014

USD ($)

USD ($)

CME Equity Investment [Member]

CME Equity Investment [Member]

CME Equity Investment [Member]

CME Equity Investment [Member]

CME Equity Investment [Member]

CME Equity Investment [Member]

CME Equity Investment [Member]

CME Equity Investment [Member]

CME Equity Investment [Member]

CME Equity Investment [Member]

CME Equity Investment [Member]

EUR (€)

USD ($)

Subsequent Event [Member]

Subsequent Event [Member]

Unit Warrant [Member]

Private Issue Warrant [Member]

Senior Secured Notes due 2017 [Member]

Loans Receivable [Member]

Time Warner Inc [Member]

units

Scenario, Plan [Member]

Subsequent Event [Member]

Subsequent Event [Member]

Subsequent Event [Member]

USD ($)

USD ($)

units

USD ($)

Scenario, Plan [Member]

USD ($)

unitwarrants

Investments [Abstract]

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Total

$2,117,000,000

$2,024,000,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage

'

'

'

49.00%

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Equity Method Investment, Economic Interest Percentage

'

'

'

'

'

65.00%

'

78.00%

'

'

'

'

'

Related Financing Transactions With Company

'

'

'

'

550,000,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

115,000,000

Revolving Credit Facility With Company Amounts Outstanding Rate

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

14.00%

Revolving Credit Facility With Company LIBOR Minimum Rate

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

1.00%

Line of Credit Facility, Unused Capacity, Commitment Fee Percentage

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

0.50%

Loans Receivable with Fixed Rates of Interest

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

30,000,000

'

Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

15.00%

15.00%

'

Rights Offering Unit Senior Secured Note Principal

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

100

'

'

Rights Offering Unit Warrant

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

21

'

'

'

'

Exercise time period of warrants

'

'

'

'

'

'

'2 years

'

'

'

'

'

'

Class of Warrant or Right, Exercise Price of Warrants or Rights

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

$1

'

'

'

'

Class of Warrant or Right, Number of Securities Called by Each Warrant or Right

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

1

'

'

'

'

Investee Fixed Rate Notes Principal Amount Redeemed

'

'

€ 273,000,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Rights Offering Unit Subscription Price

'

'

'

'

'

'

100

'

'

'

'

'

'

Rights Offering Units

'

'

'

'

'

'

3,418,467

'

'

'

'

'

'

Rights Offering Units Purchased By Company

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

2,200,000

'

'

'

'

'

Private Offering Units Purchased By Company

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

581,533

'

'

'

'

'

Class of Warrant or Right, Number of Securities Called by Warrants or Rights

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

30,000,000

'

'

'

Fair_Value_Measurements_Detail

Fair Value Measurements (Details) (USD $)

Mar. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Mar. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Mar. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Mar. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2013

In Millions, unless otherwise specified

Derivatives [Member]

Derivatives [Member]

CME Equity Investment [Member]

Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]

Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]

Level 1 [Member]

Level 1 [Member]

Level 2 [Member]

Level 2 [Member]

Level 2 [Member]

Level 2 [Member]

Level 3 [Member]

Level 3 [Member]

Level 3 [Member]

Level 3 [Member]

Level 3 [Member]

Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]

Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]

Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]

Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]

Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]

Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]

Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring [Member]

Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring [Member]

Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring [Member]

Certain Intangible Assets [Member]

Turner [Member]

Trading securities [Abstract]

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Diversified equity securities

'

'

'

'

'

$257

$259

$252

$254

'

'

$5

$5

$0

$0

'

'

'

Available-for-sale securities [Abstract]

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Equity securities

'

'

'

'

'

54

57

54

57

'

'

0

0

0

0

'

'

'

Debt securities

'

'

'

'

'

53

40

0

0

'

'

53

40

0

0

'

'

'

Derivatives [Abstract]

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Foreign exchange contracts

10

10

'

'

'

10

10

0

0

'

'

10

10

0

0

'

'

'

Other

'

'

'

'

'

5

14

5

6

'

'

0

0

0

8

'

'

'

Derivatives [Abstract]

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Foreign exchange contracts

-11

-17

'

'

'

-11

-17

0

0

'

'

-11

-17

0

0

'

'

'

Other

'

'

'

'

'

-6

-7

0

0

'

'

0

0

-6

-7

'

'

'

Total

'

'

'

'

'

362

356

311

317

'

'

57

38

-6

1

'

'

'

Other Financial Instruments Numeric [Abstract]

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Difference between carrying value and fair value of debt

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

3,521

2,754

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Difference between carrying value and fair value of equity method investment

'

'

'

'

91

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Non Financial Instruments Numeric [Abstract]

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Noncash impairment of finite intangible asset

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

12

Value after impairment, finite intangible asset

2,437

1,920

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

0

Fair value of film costs to be abandoned

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

0

'

'

Theatrical film and television production costs, carrying value in inventory subsequent to write down

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

140

4

'

Theatrical film and television production costs, carrying value in inventory prior to write down

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

184

35

'

Fair Value, Net Derivative Asset (Liability) Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Balance as of the beginning of the period

'

'

1

7

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Total gains (losses), net: [Abstract]

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Included in other loss, net

'

'

-1

6

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Included in other comprehensive income (loss)

'

'

0

0

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Settlements

'

'

-6

-7

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Issuances

'

'

0

0

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Transfers in and/or out of Level 3

'

'

0

0

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Balance as of the end of the period

'

'

-6

6

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Net gain (loss) for the period included in net income related to assets and liabilities still held as of the end of the period

'

'

$0

$6

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Fair_Value_Measurements_2_Deta

Fair Value Measurements 2 (Details) (Level 3 [Member], Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring [Member], Building to be Sold [Member], Time Inc. [Member], USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014
Level 3 [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring [Member] | Building to be Sold [Member] | Time Inc. [Member]	'
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets to be Disposed of	$20

Inventories_and_Theatrical_Fil2

Inventories and Theatrical Film and Television Production Costs (Details) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Inventories [Abstract]	'	'
Total inventories	$3,887	$4,063
Less: current portion of inventory	-1,879	-2,028
Total noncurrent inventories	2,008	2,035
Theatrical film production costs: [Abstract]	'	'
Released, less amortization	442	500
Completed and not released	343	246
In production	1,192	1,480
Development and pre-production	82	107
Television production costs: [Abstract]	'	'
Released, less amortization	1,171	1,094
Completed and not released	526	536
In production	569	694
Development and pre-production	14	7
Total theatrical film and television production costs	4,339	4,664
Total noncurrent inventories and theatrical film and television production costs	6,347	6,699
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]	'	'
Intangible assets subject to amortization	2,437	1,920
Film Library [Member]	'	'
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]	'	'
Intangible assets subject to amortization	$923	$958

Inventories_and_Theatrical_Fil3

Inventories and Theatrical Film and Television Production Costs 2 (Details) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]	'	'
Programming costs, less amortization	$3,553	$3,738
DVDs, Blu-ray Discs, books, paper and other merchandise	334	325
Total inventories	$3,887	$4,063

Derivative_Instruments_Details

Derivative Instruments (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]	'	'
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	$10	$10
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	-11	-17
General Discussion of Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities [Abstract]	'	'
Cash flow hedge gains (losses) recorded in accumulated OCI	31	28
Cash flow hedge gains (losses) recorded in accumulated OCI deferred gains (losses)	21	21
Foreign Currency Derivatives [Member]	'	'
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]	'	'
Derivative Asset, Fair Value, Gross Asset	89	77
Derivative Liability, Fair Value, Gross Liability	90	84
Derivative, Lower Remaining Maturity Range	'3 months	'
Derivative, Higher Remaining Maturity Range	'18 months	'
Qualifying Hedges [Member] | Foreign Currency Derivatives [Member]	'	'
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]	'	'
Derivative Asset, Fair Value, Gross Asset	68	64
Derivative Liability, Fair Value, Gross Liability	57	53
Economic Hedges [Member] | Foreign Currency Derivatives [Member]	'	'
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]	'	'
Derivative Asset, Fair Value, Gross Asset	21	13
Derivative Liability, Fair Value, Gross Liability	$33	$31

Long_Term_Debt_and_Other_Finan

Long Term Debt and Other Financing Arrangements (Details) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Debt Instrument [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Debt due within one year	($65)	($66)	'	'
Total long-term debt	20,226	20,099	'	'
Cash and equivalents	$3,546	$1,862	$2,493	$2,841

Income_Taxes_Details

Income Taxes (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Equity Method Investments, Income Taxes, Extraordinary Items, Noncontrolling Interest [Abstract]	'	'
Total	$1,660	$1,136
Income Tax Expense (Benefit), Continuing Operations, by Jurisdiction [Abstract]	'	'
Total	$368	$382

Income_Taxes_2_Details

Income Taxes 2 (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Income Tax Expense (Benefit), Continuing Operations, Income Tax Reconciliation [Abstract]	'	'
Total	$368	$382

Shareholders_Equity_Details

Shareholders' Equity (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
Share data in Millions, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013	Jan. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Equity [Abstract]	'	'	'	'
Common stock repurchases	$1,000,000,000	$661,000,000	'	'
Treasury stock, shares, acquired	15	'	'	'
Treasury stock, shares	766	'	'	757
Stock Repurchase Program, Remaining Authorized Repurchase Amount	4,000,000,000	'	'	'
Stock Repurchase Program Authorized Amount	'	'	5,000,000,000	'
Time Warner common stock, shares outstanding	886	'	'	895
Statement of Income and Comprehensive Income [Abstract]	'	'	'	'
Unrealized gains (losses) on foreign currency translation, Pretax	-16,000,000	-83,000,000	'	'
Unrealized gains (losses) on foreign currency translation, Tax (provision) benefit	-4,000,000	16,000,000	'	'
Unrealized gains (losses) on foreign currency translation, Net of tax	-20,000,000	-67,000,000	'	'
Reclassification adjustment for (gains) losses on foreign currency translation realized in net income, Pretax	0	-9,000,000	'	'
Reclassification adjustment for (gains) losses on foreign currency translation realized in net income, Tax (provision) benefit	0	3,000,000	'	'
Reclassification adjustment for (gains) losses on foreign currency translation realized in net income, Net of tax	0	-6,000,000	'	'
Unrealized gains (losses) on securities, Pretax	-5,000,000	1,000,000	'	'
Unrealized gains (losses) on securities, Tax (provision) benefit	2,000,000	0	'	'
Unrealized gains (losses) on securities, Net of tax	-3,000,000	1,000,000	'	'
Unrealized gains (losses) on benefit obligations, Pretax	-8,000,000	17,000,000	'	'
Unrealized gains (losses) on benefit obligations, Tax (provision) benefit	2,000,000	-14,000,000	'	'
Unrealized gains (losses) on benefit obligations, Net of tax	-6,000,000	3,000,000	'	'
Reclassification adjustment for (gains) losses on benefit obligations realized in net income, Pretax	7,000,000	9,000,000	'	'
Reclassification adjustment for (gains) losses on benefit obligations realized in net income, Tax (provision) benefit	-2,000,000	-3,000,000	'	'
Reclassification adjustment for (gains) losses on benefit obligations realized in net income, Net of tax	5,000,000	6,000,000	'	'
Unrealized gains (losses) on derivative financial instruments, Pretax	10,000,000	0	'	'
Unrealized gains (losses) on derivative financial instruments, Tax (provision) benefit	-4,000,000	0	'	'
Unrealized gains (losses) on derivative financial instruments, Net of tax	6,000,000	0	'	'
Reclassification adjustment for derivative financial instruments (gains) losses realized in net income, Pretax	-7,000,000	-13,000,000	'	'
Reclassification adjustment for derivative financial instruments (gains) losses realized in net income, Tax (provision) benefit	2,000,000	5,000,000	'	'
Reclassification adjustment for derivative financial instruments (gains) losses realized in net income, Net of tax	-5,000,000	-8,000,000	'	'
Other comprehensive income (loss), Pretax	-19,000,000	-78,000,000	'	'
Other comprehensive income (loss), Tax (provision) benefit	-4,000,000	7,000,000	'	'
Other comprehensive income (loss)	-23,000,000	-71,000,000	'	'
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Pretax (gains) losses reclassified out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income to Selling, general and administrative expenses	1,663,000,000	1,620,000,000	'	'
Pretax (gains) losses reclassified out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income to Costs of revenues	4,160,000,000	3,750,000,000	'	'
Pretax (gains) losses reclassified out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income to Other income (loss)	6,000,000	-16,000,000	'	'
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax [Abstract]	'	'	'	'
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net	-875,000,000	'	'	-852,000,000
Accumulated Translation Adjustment [Member] | Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Member]	'	'	'	'
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Pretax (gains) losses reclassified out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income to Other income (loss)	0	-9,000,000	'	'
Accumulated Defined Benefit Plans Adjustment [Member] | Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Member]	'	'	'	'
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Pretax (gains) losses reclassified out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income to Selling, general and administrative expenses	7,000,000	9,000,000	'	'
Accumulated Net Gain (Loss) from Designated or Qualifying Cash Flow Hedges [Member] | Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Member]	'	'	'	'
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Pretax (gains) losses reclassified out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income to Selling, general and administrative expenses	-2,000,000	-1,000,000	'	'
Pretax (gains) losses reclassified out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income to Costs of revenues	-5,000,000	-9,000,000	'	'
Pretax (gains) losses reclassified out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income to Other income (loss)	$0	($3,000,000)	'	'

Net_Income_Per_Common_Share_De

Net Income Per Common Share (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Millions, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]	'	'
Net income attributable to Time Warner Inc. shareholders	$1,292	$754
Net income allocated to participating securities	-4	-4
Net income attributable to Time Warner Inc. common shareholders - basic	$1,288	$750
Average number of common shares outstanding - basic	891	932.8
Dilutive effect of equity awards	19.6	23.6
Average number of common shares outstanding - diluted	910.6	956.4
Net income per common share attributable to Time Warner Inc common shareholders - basic	$1.45	$0.80
Net income per common share attributable to Time Warner Inc common shareholders - diluted	$1.42	$0.79
Earnings Per Share, Diluted, Other Disclosures [Abstract]	'	'
Antidilutive common shares	1	1

EquityBased_Compensation_Detai

Equity-Based Compensation (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Millions, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Aggregate Disclosures [Abstract]	'	'
Total impact on operating income	$91	$106
Tax benefit recognized	34	38
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions and Methodology [Abstract]	'	'
Expected volatility	28.20%	29.70%
Expected term to exercise from grant date, in years	'5 years 11 months 17 days	'6 years 4 months 11 days
Risk-free rate	1.90%	1.20%
Expected dividend yield	1.90%	2.20%
Weighted average grant date fair value per option	$15.64	$12.72
Restricted Stock Unit [Member]	'	'
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested, Number of Shares [Roll Forward]	'	'
Number of Shares/Units Granted	2.6	3.1
Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value of Granted	$65.31	$53.53
Performance Stock Unit [Member]	'	'
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested, Number of Shares [Roll Forward]	'	'
Number of Shares/Units Granted	0.2	0.2
Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value of Granted	$65.66	$70.16
Stock Option [Member]	'	'
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Aggregate Disclosures [Abstract]	'	'
Total impact on operating income	15	19
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Total Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized	29	'
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding [Roll Forward]	'	'
Number of Options Granted	1	1.2
Stock Option [Member] | Maximum [Member]	'	'
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Aggregate Disclosures [Abstract]	'	'
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Total Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized, Period for Recognition	'2 years	'
Stock Option [Member] | Minimum [Member]	'	'
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Aggregate Disclosures [Abstract]	'	'
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Total Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized, Period for Recognition	'1 year	'
Restricted stock units and performance stock units [Member]	'	'
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Aggregate Disclosures [Abstract]	'	'
Total impact on operating income	76	87
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Total Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized	$306	'
Restricted stock units and performance stock units [Member] | Maximum [Member]	'	'
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Aggregate Disclosures [Abstract]	'	'
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Total Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized, Period for Recognition	'2 years	'
Restricted stock units and performance stock units [Member] | Minimum [Member]	'	'
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Aggregate Disclosures [Abstract]	'	'
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Total Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized, Period for Recognition	'1 year	'

Benefit_Plans_Details

Benefit Plans (Details) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
In Millions, unless otherwise specified			Defined Benefit Pension Plans [Member]	Defined Benefit Pension Plans [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Benefit Obligation [Roll Forward]	'	'	'	'
Service cost	'	'	$1	$1
Interest cost	'	'	47	43
Noncurrent liability	728	733	'	'
Components of Net Periodic Benefit Costs [Abstract]	'	'	'	'
Service cost	'	'	1	1
Interest cost	'	'	47	43
Expected return on plan assets	'	'	-51	-50
Amortization of net loss	'	'	7	9
Net periodic benefit costs	'	'	4	3
Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Contributions [Abstract]	'	'	'	'
Contributions	'	'	$11	$7

Restructuring_and_Severance_Co2

Restructuring and Severance Costs (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Restructuring and Related Costs [Line Items]	'	'
Total restructuring and severance costs	$137	$80
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]	'	'
Remaining liability, beginning balance	244	'
Net accruals	137	80
Noncash reductions	-3	'
Cash paid	-68	'
Remaining liability, ending balance	310	'
Restructuring Reserve [Abstract]	'	'
Restructuring reserve, current	211	'
Restructuring reserve, noncurrent	99	'
Corporate [Member]	'	'
Restructuring and Related Costs [Line Items]	'	'
Total restructuring and severance costs	4	2
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]	'	'
Net accruals	4	2
Intersegment Elimination [Member]	'	'
Restructuring and Related Costs [Line Items]	'	'
Total restructuring and severance costs	-4	0
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]	'	'
Net accruals	-4	0
2014 activity [Member]	'	'
Restructuring and Related Costs [Line Items]	'	'
Total restructuring and severance costs	136	0
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]	'	'
Net accruals	136	0
2013 and prior activity [Member]	'	'
Restructuring and Related Costs [Line Items]	'	'
Total restructuring and severance costs	1	80
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]	'	'
Net accruals	1	80
Employee Terminations [Member]	'	'
Restructuring and Related Costs [Line Items]	'	'
Total restructuring and severance costs	116	'
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]	'	'
Remaining liability, beginning balance	208	'
Net accruals	116	'
Noncash reductions	-3	'
Cash paid	-61	'
Remaining liability, ending balance	260	'
Other Exit Costs [Member]	'	'
Restructuring and Related Costs [Line Items]	'	'
Total restructuring and severance costs	21	'
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]	'	'
Remaining liability, beginning balance	36	'
Net accruals	21	'
Noncash reductions	0	'
Cash paid	-7	'
Remaining liability, ending balance	50	'
Turner [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]	'	'
Restructuring and Related Costs [Line Items]	'	'
Total restructuring and severance costs	12	14
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]	'	'
Net accruals	12	14
Home Box Office [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]	'	'
Restructuring and Related Costs [Line Items]	'	'
Total restructuring and severance costs	8	8
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]	'	'
Net accruals	8	8
Warner Bros. [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]	'	'
Restructuring and Related Costs [Line Items]	'	'
Total restructuring and severance costs	2	3
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]	'	'
Net accruals	2	3
Time Inc. [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]	'	'
Restructuring and Related Costs [Line Items]	'	'
Total restructuring and severance costs	115	53
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]	'	'
Net accruals	$115	$53

Segment_Information_Details

Segment Information (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013
	segments
Revenues:	'	'	'
Total revenues	$7,545	$6,939	'
Total amortization of intangible assets	-69	-60	'
Total operating income (loss)	1,932	1,410	'
Total assets	68,199	'	67,994
Total capital expenditures	99	85	'
Number of Reportable Segments	4	'	'
Intersegment eliminations [Member]	'	'	'
Revenues:	'	'	'
Total revenues	-198	-177	'
Total operating income (loss)	10	12	'
Corporate [Member]	'	'	'
Revenues:	'	'	'
Total operating income (loss)	309	-124	'
Total assets	3,970	'	2,507
Turner [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]	'	'	'
Revenues:	'	'	'
Total revenues	2,593	2,470	'
Total operating income (loss)	900	851	'
Total assets	25,695	'	26,067
Turner [Member] | Intersegment eliminations [Member]	'	'	'
Revenues:	'	'	'
Total revenues	-21	-24	'
Home Box Office [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]	'	'	'
Revenues:	'	'	'
Total revenues	1,339	1,228	'
Total operating income (loss)	464	417	'
Total assets	13,629	'	13,687
Home Box Office [Member] | Intersegment eliminations [Member]	'	'	'
Revenues:	'	'	'
Total revenues	-9	-1	'
Warner Bros. [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]	'	'	'
Revenues:	'	'	'
Total revenues	3,066	2,681	'
Total operating income (loss)	369	263	'
Total assets	19,339	'	20,066
Warner Bros. [Member] | Intersegment eliminations [Member]	'	'	'
Revenues:	'	'	'
Total revenues	-166	-148	'
Time Inc. [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]	'	'	'
Revenues:	'	'	'
Total revenues	745	737	'
Total operating income (loss)	-120	-9	'
Total assets	5,566	'	5,667
Time Inc. [Member] | Intersegment eliminations [Member]	'	'	'
Revenues:	'	'	'
Total revenues	($2)	($4)	'

Commitments_and_Contingencies_

Commitments and Contingencies (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014	Apr. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014
		Maximum [Member]	Maximum [Member]	Minimum [Member]	Six Flags [Member]	Six Flags [Member]
			Internal Revenue Service (IRS) [Member]			Financial Guarantee [Member]
Other Commitments [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'	'
Total Contingent Commitment	'	'	'	'	'	$937
Six Flags, net present value	'	'	'	'	419	'
Six Flags, guarantee payments made	'	'	'	'	0	'
Six Flags, guarantor obligations, current carrying value	'	'	'	'	0	'
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'	'
Loss Contingency Range Of Possible Loss Portion Not Accrued	'	65	'	0	'	'
Income Tax Examination [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'	'
Income Tax Examination, Estimate of Possible Loss	'	'	70	'	'	'
Income tax Uncertainties [Abstract]	'	'	'	'	'	'
Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Increases Resulting from Prior and Current Periods Tax Positions	9	'	'	'	'	'
Unrecognized Tax Benefits that Impacted Effective Tax Rate	9	'	'	'	'	'
Unrecognized Tax Benefits Interest On Income Taxes Accrued (Reversed)	17	'	'	'	'	'
Significant Change in Unrecognized Tax Benefits is Reasonably Possible, Estimated Range of Change, Lower Bound	0	'	'	'	'	'
Significant Change in Unrecognized Tax Benefits is Reasonably Possible, Estimated Range of Change, Upper Bound	$650	'	'	'	'	'

Related_Party_Transactions_Det

Related Party Transactions (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]	'	'
Revenues	$117	$145
Expenses	($2)	($10)

Subsequent_Event_Details

Subsequent Event (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Subsequent Event [Line Items]	'	'
Gain (loss) on operating assets	$454	$8
Income Tax Expense (Benefit)	$368	$382

Additional_Financial_Informati2

Additional Financial Information (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013
Cash Flows [Abstract]	'	'	'
Cash payments made for interest	($262)	($282)	'
Interest income received	25	13	'
Cash interest payments, net	-237	-269	'
Cash payments made for income taxes	-160	-200	'
Income tax refunds received	32	11	'
Cash tax payments, net	-128	-189	'
Interest Expense, Net [Abstract]	'	'	'
Interest income	62	26	'
Interest expense	-328	-316	'
Total interest expense, net	-266	-290	'
Other Income (Loss), Net [Abstract]	'	'	'
Investment gains (losses), net	-5	71	'
Loss on equity method investees	-1	-60	'
Other	0	5	'
Total other income (loss), net	-6	16	'
Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities [Abstract]	'	'	'
Accounts payable	643	'	693
Accrued expenses	1,824	'	1,925
Participations payable	2,476	'	2,302
Programming costs payable	718	'	706
Accrued compensation	729	'	1,224
Accrued interest	359	'	313
Accrued income taxes	513	'	159
Total accounts payable and accrued liabilities	7,262	'	7,322
Other Noncurrent Liabilities [Abstract]	'	'	'
Noncurrent tax and interest reserves	2,585	'	2,561
Participations payable	1,043	'	1,078
Programming costs payable	1,075	'	1,076
Noncurrent pension and post retirement liabilities	728	'	733
Deferred compensation	561	'	573
Other noncurrent liabilities	740	'	463
Total other noncurrent liabilities	6,732	'	6,484
Collaborative Arrangements and Non-collaborative Arrangement Transactions [Line Items]	'	'	'
Collaborative Arrangement Income Statement Classifications And Amounts Cost of Revenue	118	88	'
Maximum [Member]	'	'	'
Collaborative Arrangements and Non-collaborative Arrangement Transactions [Line Items]	'	'	'
Collaborative Arrangement Shortfall	90	'	'
Minimum [Member]	'	'	'
Collaborative Arrangements and Non-collaborative Arrangement Transactions [Line Items]	'	'	'
Collaborative Arrangement Shortfall	$30	'	'

Supplementary_Information_Cond1

Supplementary Information - Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements - Balance Sheet (Details) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Current assets	'	'	'	'
Cash and equivalents	$3,546	$1,862	$2,493	$2,841
Receivables, net	7,371	7,868	'	'
Inventories	1,879	2,028	'	'
Deferred income taxes	512	447	'	'
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	686	639	'	'
Total current assets	13,994	12,844	'	'
Noncurrent inventories and theatrical film and television production costs	6,347	6,699	'	'
Investments in amounts due to and from consolidated subsidiaries	0	0	'	'
Investments, including available-for-sale securities	2,117	2,024	'	'
Property, plant and equipment, net	3,219	3,825	'	'
Intangible assets subject to amortization, net	2,437	1,920	'	'
Intangible assets not subject to amortization	7,041	7,629	'	'
Goodwill	30,568	30,563	'	'
Other assets	2,476	2,490	'	'
Total assets	68,199	67,994	'	'
Current liabilities	'	'	'	'
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	7,262	7,322	'	'
Deferred revenue	951	995	'	'
Debt due within one year	65	66	'	'
Total current liabilities	8,278	8,383	'	'
Long-term debt	20,226	20,099	'	'
Due to (from) affiliates	0	0	'	'
Deferred income taxes	2,461	2,642	'	'
Deferred revenue	458	482	'	'
Other noncurrent liabilities	6,732	6,484	'	'
Equity	'	'	'	'
Due to (from) Time Warner and subsidiaries	0	0	'	'
Other shareholders' equity	30,044	29,904	'	'
Total Time Warner Inc. shareholders' equity	30,044	29,904	'	'
Noncontrolling interests	0	0	'	'
Total equity	30,044	29,904	29,947	29,797
Total liabilities and equity	68,199	67,994	'	'
Eliminations [Member]	'	'	'	'
Current assets	'	'	'	'
Cash and equivalents	0	0	0	0
Receivables, net	-4	-10	'	'
Inventories	0	0	'	'
Deferred income taxes	-189	-153	'	'
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	0	0	'	'
Total current assets	-193	-163	'	'
Noncurrent inventories and theatrical film and television production costs	-80	-81	'	'
Investments in amounts due to and from consolidated subsidiaries	-72,091	-82,086	'	'
Investments, including available-for-sale securities	0	0	'	'
Property, plant and equipment, net	0	0	'	'
Intangible assets subject to amortization, net	0	0	'	'
Intangible assets not subject to amortization	0	0	'	'
Goodwill	0	0	'	'
Other assets	0	0	'	'
Total assets	-72,364	-82,330	'	'
Current liabilities	'	'	'	'
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	-62	-61	'	'
Deferred revenue	-13	-10	'	'
Debt due within one year	0	0	'	'
Total current liabilities	-75	-71	'	'
Long-term debt	0	0	'	'
Due to (from) affiliates	0	0	'	'
Deferred income taxes	-4,918	-5,444	'	'
Deferred revenue	-29	-33	'	'
Other noncurrent liabilities	-1,700	-1,678	'	'
Equity	'	'	'	'
Due to (from) Time Warner and subsidiaries	31,367	27,342	'	'
Other shareholders' equity	-97,009	-102,446	'	'
Total Time Warner Inc. shareholders' equity	-65,642	-75,104	'	'
Noncontrolling interests	0	0	'	'
Total equity	-65,642	-75,104	'	'
Total liabilities and equity	-72,364	-82,330	'	'
Parent Company [Member]	'	'	'	'
Current assets	'	'	'	'
Cash and equivalents	2,676	1,039	1,567	1,861
Receivables, net	54	73	'	'
Inventories	0	0	'	'
Deferred income taxes	512	447	'	'
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	89	104	'	'
Total current assets	3,331	1,663	'	'
Noncurrent inventories and theatrical film and television production costs	0	0	'	'
Investments in amounts due to and from consolidated subsidiaries	47,603	48,549	'	'
Investments, including available-for-sale securities	129	130	'	'
Property, plant and equipment, net	126	373	'	'
Intangible assets subject to amortization, net	0	0	'	'
Intangible assets not subject to amortization	0	0	'	'
Goodwill	0	0	'	'
Other assets	318	322	'	'
Total assets	51,507	51,037	'	'
Current liabilities	'	'	'	'
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	992	619	'	'
Deferred revenue	0	0	'	'
Debt due within one year	48	48	'	'
Total current liabilities	1,040	667	'	'
Long-term debt	16,172	16,046	'	'
Due to (from) affiliates	-921	-900	'	'
Deferred income taxes	2,461	2,642	'	'
Deferred revenue	0	0	'	'
Other noncurrent liabilities	2,711	2,678	'	'
Equity	'	'	'	'
Due to (from) Time Warner and subsidiaries	0	0	'	'
Other shareholders' equity	30,044	29,904	'	'
Total Time Warner Inc. shareholders' equity	30,044	29,904	'	'
Noncontrolling interests	0	0	'	'
Total equity	30,044	29,904	'	'
Total liabilities and equity	51,507	51,037	'	'
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]	'	'	'	'
Current assets	'	'	'	'
Cash and equivalents	160	148	273	295
Receivables, net	897	900	'	'
Inventories	376	383	'	'
Deferred income taxes	146	128	'	'
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	91	84	'	'
Total current assets	1,670	1,643	'	'
Noncurrent inventories and theatrical film and television production costs	1,764	1,726	'	'
Investments in amounts due to and from consolidated subsidiaries	12,093	21,249	'	'
Investments, including available-for-sale securities	458	460	'	'
Property, plant and equipment, net	356	377	'	'
Intangible assets subject to amortization, net	0	0	'	'
Intangible assets not subject to amortization	2,007	2,007	'	'
Goodwill	9,880	9,879	'	'
Other assets	183	194	'	'
Total assets	28,411	37,535	'	'
Current liabilities	'	'	'	'
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	662	770	'	'
Deferred revenue	40	28	'	'
Debt due within one year	9	9	'	'
Total current liabilities	711	807	'	'
Long-term debt	4,003	4,001	'	'
Due to (from) affiliates	0	0	'	'
Deferred income taxes	2,850	3,050	'	'
Deferred revenue	28	36	'	'
Other noncurrent liabilities	1,926	1,966	'	'
Equity	'	'	'	'
Due to (from) Time Warner and subsidiaries	-39,976	-33,497	'	'
Other shareholders' equity	58,869	61,172	'	'
Total Time Warner Inc. shareholders' equity	18,893	27,675	'	'
Noncontrolling interests	0	0	'	'
Total equity	18,893	27,675	'	'
Total liabilities and equity	28,411	37,535	'	'
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]	'	'	'	'
Current assets	'	'	'	'
Cash and equivalents	710	675	653	685
Receivables, net	6,424	6,905	'	'
Inventories	1,503	1,645	'	'
Deferred income taxes	43	25	'	'
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	506	451	'	'
Total current assets	9,186	9,701	'	'
Noncurrent inventories and theatrical film and television production costs	4,663	5,054	'	'
Investments in amounts due to and from consolidated subsidiaries	12,395	12,288	'	'
Investments, including available-for-sale securities	1,530	1,434	'	'
Property, plant and equipment, net	2,737	3,075	'	'
Intangible assets subject to amortization, net	2,437	1,920	'	'
Intangible assets not subject to amortization	5,034	5,622	'	'
Goodwill	20,688	20,684	'	'
Other assets	1,975	1,974	'	'
Total assets	60,645	61,752	'	'
Current liabilities	'	'	'	'
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	5,670	5,994	'	'
Deferred revenue	924	977	'	'
Debt due within one year	8	9	'	'
Total current liabilities	6,602	6,980	'	'
Long-term debt	51	52	'	'
Due to (from) affiliates	921	900	'	'
Deferred income taxes	2,068	2,394	'	'
Deferred revenue	459	479	'	'
Other noncurrent liabilities	3,795	3,518	'	'
Equity	'	'	'	'
Due to (from) Time Warner and subsidiaries	8,609	6,155	'	'
Other shareholders' equity	38,140	41,274	'	'
Total Time Warner Inc. shareholders' equity	46,749	47,429	'	'
Noncontrolling interests	0	0	'	'
Total equity	46,749	47,429	'	'
Total liabilities and equity	$60,645	$61,752	'	'

Supplementary_Information_Cond2

Supplementary Information - Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements - Statement of Operations (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Consolidated Statement of Operations	'	'
Revenues	$7,545	$6,939
Costs of revenues	-4,160	-3,750
Selling, general and administrative	-1,663	-1,620
Amortization of intangible assets	-69	-60
Restructuring and severance costs	-137	-80
Asset impairments	-38	-27
Gain (loss) on operating assets, net	454	8
Operating income	1,932	1,410
Equity in pretax income (loss) of consolidated subsidiaries	0	0
Interest expense, net	-266	-290
Other income (loss), net	-6	16
Income before income taxes	1,660	1,136
Income tax provision	-368	-382
Net income	1,292	754
Less Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	0	0
Net income attributable to Time Warner Inc. shareholders	1,292	754
Comprehensive income	1,269	683
Less Comprehensive loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	0	0
Comprehensive income attributable to Time Warner Inc. shareholders	1,269	683
Eliminations [Member]	'	'
Consolidated Statement of Operations	'	'
Revenues	-191	-121
Costs of revenues	169	97
Selling, general and administrative	22	22
Amortization of intangible assets	0	0
Restructuring and severance costs	0	0
Asset impairments	0	0
Gain (loss) on operating assets, net	0	0
Operating income	0	-2
Equity in pretax income (loss) of consolidated subsidiaries	-3,553	-2,900
Interest expense, net	2	3
Other income (loss), net	0	-2
Income before income taxes	-3,551	-2,901
Income tax provision	987	979
Net income	-2,564	-1,922
Less Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	0	0
Net income attributable to Time Warner Inc. shareholders	-2,564	-1,922
Comprehensive income	-2,495	-1,873
Less Comprehensive loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	0	0
Comprehensive income attributable to Time Warner Inc. shareholders	-2,495	-1,873
Parent Company [Member]	'	'
Consolidated Statement of Operations	'	'
Revenues	0	0
Costs of revenues	0	0
Selling, general and administrative	-113	-118
Amortization of intangible assets	0	0
Restructuring and severance costs	-3	-2
Asset impairments	-6	-7
Gain (loss) on operating assets, net	0	8
Operating income	-122	-119
Equity in pretax income (loss) of consolidated subsidiaries	2,024	1,468
Interest expense, net	-232	-224
Other income (loss), net	-10	11
Income before income taxes	1,660	1,136
Income tax provision	-368	-382
Net income	1,292	754
Less Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	0	0
Net income attributable to Time Warner Inc. shareholders	1,292	754
Comprehensive income	1,269	683
Less Comprehensive loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	0	0
Comprehensive income attributable to Time Warner Inc. shareholders	1,269	683
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]	'	'
Consolidated Statement of Operations	'	'
Revenues	1,724	1,619
Costs of revenues	-826	-762
Selling, general and administrative	-264	-258
Amortization of intangible assets	0	0
Restructuring and severance costs	-14	-11
Asset impairments	0	0
Gain (loss) on operating assets, net	0	0
Operating income	620	588
Equity in pretax income (loss) of consolidated subsidiaries	1,071	1,024
Interest expense, net	-41	-85
Other income (loss), net	9	-3
Income before income taxes	1,659	1,524
Income tax provision	-555	-508
Net income	1,104	1,016
Less Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	0	0
Net income attributable to Time Warner Inc. shareholders	1,104	1,016
Comprehensive income	1,085	989
Less Comprehensive loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	0	0
Comprehensive income attributable to Time Warner Inc. shareholders	1,085	989
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]	'	'
Consolidated Statement of Operations	'	'
Revenues	6,012	5,441
Costs of revenues	-3,503	-3,085
Selling, general and administrative	-1,308	-1,266
Amortization of intangible assets	-69	-60
Restructuring and severance costs	-120	-67
Asset impairments	-32	-20
Gain (loss) on operating assets, net	454	0
Operating income	1,434	943
Equity in pretax income (loss) of consolidated subsidiaries	458	408
Interest expense, net	5	16
Other income (loss), net	-5	10
Income before income taxes	1,892	1,377
Income tax provision	-432	-471
Net income	1,460	906
Less Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	0	0
Net income attributable to Time Warner Inc. shareholders	1,460	906
Comprehensive income	1,410	884
Less Comprehensive loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	0	0
Comprehensive income attributable to Time Warner Inc. shareholders	$1,410	$884

Supplementary_Information_Cond3

Supplementary Information - Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements - Statement of Cash Flows (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
OPERATIONS	'	'
Net income	$1,292	$754
Adjustments for noncash and nonoperating items:	'	'
Depreciation and amortization	226	217
Amortization of film and television costs	1,957	1,792
Asset impairments	38	27
(Gain) loss on investments and other assets, net	-448	-69
Excess (deficiency) of distributions over equity in pretax income of consolidated subsidiaries, net of cash distributions	0	0
Equity in losses of investee companies, net of cash distributions	21	77
Equity-based compensation	91	106
Deferred income taxes	-253	400
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions	-1,220	-2,575
Intercompany	0	0
Cash provided by operations	1,704	729
INVESTING ACTIVITIES	'	'
Investments in available-for-sale securities	-23	-15
Investments and acquisitions, net of cash acquired	-118	-62
Capital expenditures	-99	-85
Investment proceeds from available-for-sale securities	0	33
Advances to (from) parent and consolidated subsidiaries	0	0
Other investment proceeds	1,308	120
Cash provided (used) by investing activities	1,068	-9
FINANCING ACTIVITIES	'	'
Borrowings	129	6
Debt repayments	-5	-438
Proceeds from exercise of stock options	116	339
Excess tax benefit from equity instruments	64	84
Principal payments on capital leases	-3	-2
Repurchases of common stock	-991	-672
Dividends paid	-287	-273
Other financing activities	-111	-112
Change in due to/from parent and investment in segment	0	0
Cash used by financing activities	-1,088	-1,068
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND EQUIVALENTS	1,684	-348
CASH AND EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD	1,862	2,841
CASH AND EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD	3,546	2,493
Eliminations [Member]	'	'
OPERATIONS	'	'
Net income	-2,564	-1,922
Adjustments for noncash and nonoperating items:	'	'
Depreciation and amortization	0	0
Amortization of film and television costs	-10	-6
Asset impairments	0	0
(Gain) loss on investments and other assets, net	0	0
Excess (deficiency) of distributions over equity in pretax income of consolidated subsidiaries, net of cash distributions	3,553	2,900
Equity in losses of investee companies, net of cash distributions	0	0
Equity-based compensation	0	0
Deferred income taxes	461	-452
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions	-1,444	-523
Intercompany	0	0
Cash provided by operations	-4	-3
INVESTING ACTIVITIES	'	'
Investments in available-for-sale securities	0	0
Investments and acquisitions, net of cash acquired	0	0
Capital expenditures	0	0
Investment proceeds from available-for-sale securities	0	0
Advances to (from) parent and consolidated subsidiaries	-7,519	-927
Other investment proceeds	-9	-16
Cash provided (used) by investing activities	-7,528	-943
FINANCING ACTIVITIES	'	'
Borrowings	0	0
Debt repayments	0	0
Proceeds from exercise of stock options	0	0
Excess tax benefit from equity instruments	0	0
Principal payments on capital leases	0	0
Repurchases of common stock	0	0
Dividends paid	0	0
Other financing activities	13	15
Change in due to/from parent and investment in segment	7,519	931
Cash used by financing activities	7,532	946
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND EQUIVALENTS	0	0
CASH AND EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD	0	0
CASH AND EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD	0	0
Parent Company [Member]	'	'
OPERATIONS	'	'
Net income	1,292	754
Adjustments for noncash and nonoperating items:	'	'
Depreciation and amortization	5	7
Amortization of film and television costs	0	0
Asset impairments	6	7
(Gain) loss on investments and other assets, net	5	-10
Excess (deficiency) of distributions over equity in pretax income of consolidated subsidiaries, net of cash distributions	-2,024	-1,468
Equity in losses of investee companies, net of cash distributions	1	0
Equity-based compensation	25	30
Deferred income taxes	-253	400
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions	686	-278
Intercompany	0	0
Cash provided by operations	-257	-558
INVESTING ACTIVITIES	'	'
Investments in available-for-sale securities	-5	-1
Investments and acquisitions, net of cash acquired	-5	-1
Capital expenditures	-5	-4
Investment proceeds from available-for-sale securities	0	8
Advances to (from) parent and consolidated subsidiaries	2,861	765
Other investment proceeds	0	15
Cash provided (used) by investing activities	2,846	782
FINANCING ACTIVITIES	'	'
Borrowings	125	0
Debt repayments	0	0
Proceeds from exercise of stock options	116	339
Excess tax benefit from equity instruments	64	84
Principal payments on capital leases	0	0
Repurchases of common stock	-991	-672
Dividends paid	-287	-273
Other financing activities	21	4
Change in due to/from parent and investment in segment	0	0
Cash used by financing activities	-952	-518
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND EQUIVALENTS	1,637	-294
CASH AND EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD	1,039	1,861
CASH AND EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD	2,676	1,567
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]	'	'
OPERATIONS	'	'
Net income	1,104	1,016
Adjustments for noncash and nonoperating items:	'	'
Depreciation and amortization	29	32
Amortization of film and television costs	662	622
Asset impairments	0	0
(Gain) loss on investments and other assets, net	0	1
Excess (deficiency) of distributions over equity in pretax income of consolidated subsidiaries, net of cash distributions	-1,071	-1,024
Equity in losses of investee companies, net of cash distributions	-7	2
Equity-based compensation	29	27
Deferred income taxes	-193	319
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions	1	-623
Intercompany	862	493
Cash provided by operations	1,416	865
INVESTING ACTIVITIES	'	'
Investments in available-for-sale securities	0	0
Investments and acquisitions, net of cash acquired	0	0
Capital expenditures	-13	-13
Investment proceeds from available-for-sale securities	0	0
Advances to (from) parent and consolidated subsidiaries	4,658	162
Other investment proceeds	46	17
Cash provided (used) by investing activities	4,691	166
FINANCING ACTIVITIES	'	'
Borrowings	0	0
Debt repayments	0	-432
Proceeds from exercise of stock options	0	0
Excess tax benefit from equity instruments	0	0
Principal payments on capital leases	-3	-2
Repurchases of common stock	0	0
Dividends paid	0	0
Other financing activities	-31	-10
Change in due to/from parent and investment in segment	-6,061	-609
Cash used by financing activities	-6,095	-1,053
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND EQUIVALENTS	12	-22
CASH AND EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD	148	295
CASH AND EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD	160	273
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]	'	'
OPERATIONS	'	'
Net income	1,460	906
Adjustments for noncash and nonoperating items:	'	'
Depreciation and amortization	192	178
Amortization of film and television costs	1,305	1,176
Asset impairments	32	20
(Gain) loss on investments and other assets, net	-453	-60
Excess (deficiency) of distributions over equity in pretax income of consolidated subsidiaries, net of cash distributions	-458	-408
Equity in losses of investee companies, net of cash distributions	27	75
Equity-based compensation	37	49
Deferred income taxes	-268	133
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions	-463	-1,151
Intercompany	-862	-493
Cash provided by operations	549	425
INVESTING ACTIVITIES	'	'
Investments in available-for-sale securities	-18	-14
Investments and acquisitions, net of cash acquired	-113	-61
Capital expenditures	-81	-68
Investment proceeds from available-for-sale securities	0	25
Advances to (from) parent and consolidated subsidiaries	0	0
Other investment proceeds	1,271	104
Cash provided (used) by investing activities	1,059	-14
FINANCING ACTIVITIES	'	'
Borrowings	4	6
Debt repayments	-5	-6
Proceeds from exercise of stock options	0	0
Excess tax benefit from equity instruments	0	0
Principal payments on capital leases	0	0
Repurchases of common stock	0	0
Dividends paid	0	0
Other financing activities	-114	-121
Change in due to/from parent and investment in segment	-1,458	-322
Cash used by financing activities	-1,573	-443
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND EQUIVALENTS	35	-32
CASH AND EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD	675	685
CASH AND EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD	$710	$653