Warner Media (TWX) 10-Q 29 Apr 15 2015 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, 2015	Apr. 20, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014
Document and Entity Information [Abstract]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	FALSE
Document Period End Date	31-Mar-15
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2015
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Entity Registrant Name	TIME WARNER INC.
Entity Central Index Key	1105705
Current Fiscal Year End Date	-19
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Public Float			$58.28
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		824,602,394

Consolidated_Balance_Sheet

Consolidated Balance Sheet (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Current assets
Cash and equivalents	$2,260	$2,618
Receivables, less allowances of $854 and $1,152	7,645	7,720
Inventories	1,532	1,700
Deferred income taxes	184	184
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	874	958
Total current assets	12,495	13,180
Noncurrent inventories and theatrical film and television production costs	6,735	6,841
Investments, including available-for-sale securities	2,270	2,326
Property, plant and equipment, net	2,580	2,655
Intangible assets subject to amortization, net	1,080	1,141
Intangible assets not subject to amortization	7,030	7,032
Goodwill	27,557	27,565
Other assets	2,448	2,519
Total assets	62,195	63,259
Current liabilities
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	7,062	7,507
Deferred revenue	530	579
Debt due within one year	1,299	1,118
Total current liabilities	8,891	9,204
Long-term debt	21,172	21,376
Deferred income taxes	2,124	2,204
Deferred revenue	307	315
Other noncurrent liabilities	5,503	5,684
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 13)
Equity
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 1.652 billion and 1.652 billion shares issued and 826 million and 832 million shares outstanding	17	17
Additional paid-in capital	148,819	149,282
Treasury stock, at cost (826 million and 820 million shares)	-43,087	-42,445
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net	-1,307	-1,164
Accumulated deficit	-80,244	-81,214
Total equity	24,198	24,476
Total liabilities and equity	$62,195	$63,259

Consolidated_Balance_Sheet_Par

Consolidated Balance Sheet (Parenthetical) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
In Millions, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified
Current assets
Allowances	$854	$1,152
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	826	832
Treasury stock, shares	826	820

Consolidated_Statement_Of_Oper

Consolidated Statement Of Operations (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Millions, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014
Consolidated Statement of Operations
Revenues	$7,127	$6,803
Costs of revenues	-4,088	-3,851
Selling, general and administrative	-1,189	-1,270
Amortization of intangible assets	-48	-50
Restructuring and severance costs	-12	-26
Asset impairments	-1	-12
Gain (loss) on operating assets, net	-3	454
Operating income	1,786	2,048
Interest expense, net	-294	-265
Other income (loss), net	-117	-11
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	1,375	1,772
Income tax (provision) benefit	-442	-407
Income from continuing operations	933	1,365
Discontinued operations, net of tax	37	-73
Net income	970	1,292
Amounts attributable to Time Warner Inc. shareholders
Income from continuing operations	$933	$1,365
Per share information:
Basic income per common share from continuing operations	$1.12	$1.53
Discontinued operations	$0.05	($0.08)
Basic net income per common share	$1.17	$1.45
Average basic common shares outstanding	829.4	891
Diluted income per common share from continuing operations	$1.10	$1.50
Discontinued operations	$0.05	($0.08)
Diluted net income per common share	$1.15	$1.42
Average diluted common shares outstanding	845.9	910.6
Cash dividends declared per share of common stock	$0.35	$0.32

Consolidated_Statement_Of_Comp

Consolidated Statement Of Comprehensive Income (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014
Statement of Income and Comprehensive Income [Abstract]
Net income	$970	$1,292
Foreign currency translation:
Unrealized gains (losses) occurring during the period	-202	-20
Reclassification adjustment for (gains) losses realized in net income	5	0
Change in foreign currency translation	-197	-20
Securities:
Unrealized gains (losses) occurring during the period	4	-3
Benefit obligations:
Unrealized gains (losses) occurring during the period	8	-6
Reclassification adjustment for (gains) losses realized in net income	6	5
Change in benefit obligations	14	-1
Derivative financial instruments:
Unrealized gains (losses) occurring during the period	63	6
Reclassification adjustment for (gains) losses realized in net income	-27	-5
Change in derivative financial instruments	36	1
Other comprehensive income (loss)	-143	-23
Comprehensive income	$827	$1,269

Consolidated_Statement_Of_Cash

Consolidated Statement Of Cash Flows (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014
OPERATIONS
Net income	$970	$1,292
Less Discontinued operations, net of tax	-37	73
Net income from continuing operations	933	1,365
Adjustments for noncash and nonoperating items:
Depreciation and amortization	170	183
Amortization of film and television costs	2,034	1,957
Asset impairments	1	12
(Gain) loss on investments and other assets, net	3	-448
Equity in losses of investee companies, net of cash distributions	64	19
Equity-based compensation	90	89
Deferred income taxes	-96	-244
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions:
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions	-2,190	-1,200
Cash provided by operations from continuing operations	1,009	1,733
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Investments in available-for-sale securities	-29	-23
Investments and acquisitions, net of cash acquired	-96	-106
Capital expenditures	-57	-92
Proceeds from the sale of Time Warner Center	0	1,264
Other investment proceeds	5	44
Cash provided (used) by investing activities from continuing operations	-177	1,087
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Borrowings	6	129
Debt repayments	-11	-5
Proceeds from exercise of stock options	67	116
Excess tax benefit from equity instruments	83	64
Principal payments on capital leases	-2	-3
Repurchases of common stock	-890	-991
Dividends paid	-294	-287
Other financing activities	-152	-111
Cash provided (used) by financing activities from continuing operations	-1,193	-1,088
Cash provided (used) by continuing operations	-361	1,732
Cash provided (used) by operations from discontinued operations	3	-29
Cash provided (used) by investing activities from discontinued operations	0	-19
Cash provided (used) by financing activities from discontinued operations		0
Effect of change in cash and equivalents of discontinued operations	0	-5
Cash provided (used) by discontinued operations	3	-53
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND EQUIVALENTS	-358	1,679
CASH AND EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD	2,618	1,816
CASH AND EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD	$2,260	$3,495

Consolidated_Statement_Of_Equi

Consolidated Statement Of Equity (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014
BALANCE AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD	$24,476	$29,904
Net income	970	1,292
Other comprehensive income (loss) attributable to continuing operations	-143	-42
Other comprehensive income (loss) attributable to discontinued operations	0	19
Cash dividends	-294	-287
Common stock repurchases	-900	-1,000
Amounts related primarily to stock options and restricted stock units	89	158
BALANCE AT END OF PERIOD	$24,198	$30,044

Description_of_Business_Basis_

Description of Business, Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015
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, and film and TV entertainment. Time Warner classifies its operations into three 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; and Warner Bros.: consisting principally of television, feature film, home video and videogame production and distribution.
	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, 2014 (the “2014 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 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 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.
	Venezuela Currency
	Certain of the Company's divisions conduct business with third parties located in Venezuela and, as a result, the Company holds net monetary assets denominated in Venezuelan Bolivares Fuertes (“VEF”) that primarily consist of cash and accounts receivable. As of December 31, 2014, the Company used the SICAD 2 exchange rate to remeasure its VEF-denominated monetary assets. Because of Venezuelan government-imposed restrictions on the exchange of VEF into foreign currency in Venezuela, the Company has not been able to convert VEF earned in Venezuela into U.S. Dollars through the Venezuelan government's foreign currency exchanges.
	On February 10, 2015, Venezuelan government officials announced changes to Venezuela's foreign currency exchange system. Those changes included the elimination of the SICAD 2 exchange due to the merger of the SICAD 1 and SICAD 2 exchanges into a single SICAD exchange as well as the creation of the Simadi exchange, which is a new free market foreign currency exchange. On their initial date of activity, the exchange rates published by the Central Bank of Venezuela were 12 VEF to each U.S. Dollar for the SICAD exchange and 170 VEF to each U.S. Dollar for the Simadi exchange. Given the restrictions associated with the official government rate and the SICAD exchange, starting on February 10, 2015, the Company began to use the Simadi exchange rate to remeasure its VEF-denominated transactions and balances and recognized a pretax foreign exchange loss of $22 million in the Consolidated Statement of Operations. Approximately $15 million of such loss related to cash balances.
	Accounting Guidance Adopted in 2015
	Discontinued Operations
	In April 2014, guidance was issued that changes the requirements for reporting discontinued operations. Under this new guidance, a discontinued operation is (i) 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 had or will have a major effect on an entity's operations and financial results or (ii) 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 became effective on a prospective basis for the Company on January 1, 2015 and did not have a material impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements.
	Accounting Guidance Not Yet Adopted
	Revenue Recognition
	In May 2014, guidance was issued that establishes a new revenue recognition framework in GAAP for all companies and industries. The core principle of the guidance is that an entity should recognize revenue from the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration the entity expects to receive for those goods or services. The guidance includes a five-step framework to determine the timing and amount of revenue to recognize related to contracts with customers.  In addition, this guidance requires new or expanded disclosures related to the judgments made by companies when following this framework.  Based on the current guidance, the new framework will become effective on either a full or modified retrospective basis for the Company on January 1, 2017.  The Company is evaluating the impact the guidance will have on its consolidated financial statements.
	Consolidation
	In February 2015, guidance was issued that changes how companies evaluate entities for consolidation. The changes primarily relate to (i) the identification of variable interests related to fees paid to decision makers or service providers, (ii) how entities determine whether limited partnerships or similar entities are variable interest entities, (iii) how related parties and de facto agents are considered in the primary beneficiary determination, and (iv) the elimination of the presumption that a general partner controls a limited partnership. This guidance will become effective for the Company on January 1, 2016 on either a modified retrospective or full retrospective basis. The Company is currently evaluating the impact the guidance will have, if any, on its consolidated financial statements.

Dispositions_and_Acquisitions

Dispositions and Acquisitions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015
Acquisitions and Dispositions [Abstract]
DISPOSITIONS AND ACQUISITIONS	2. BUSINESS DISPOSITIONS AND ACQUISITIONS
	Summary of Discontinued Operations
	Discontinued operations, net of tax for the three months ended March 31, 2015 was income of $37 million primarily related to the final resolution of a tax indemnification obligation associated with the disposition of Warner Music Group in 2004.
	During 2014, the Company completed the legal and structural separation of Time Inc.  With the completion of the separation, the Company disposed of its Time Inc. segment in its entirety and ceased to consolidate Time Inc.'s financial position and results of operations in its consolidated financial statements. Accordingly, the Company has presented the financial position and results of operations of its former Time Inc. segment as discontinued operations in the consolidated financial statements for all periods presented.
	Financial data for discontinued operations is as follows for three months ended March 31, 2014 (millions, except per share amounts):
		Total revenues	$	745
		Pretax loss		-112
		Income tax benefit		39
		Net loss	$	-73
		Per share information:
		Basic net loss per common share	$	-0.08
		Average common shares outstanding — basic		891
		Diluted net loss per common share	$	-0.08
		Average common shares outstanding — diluted		910.6

Investments

Investments	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015
Investments [Abstract]
INVESTMENTS	3.       INVESTMENTS
	Investment in Hudson Yards Development Project
	During the first quarter of 2015, the Company finalized agreements relating to the construction and development of office and studio space in the Hudson Yards development on the west side of Manhattan in order to move its Corporate headquarters and New York City-based employees to the new space. The Company will fund its proportionate share of the costs for the construction and development through a limited liability corporation (“LLC”) that is controlled by the developer and managed by an affiliate of the developer. As of March 31, 2015, the Company's investment in the LLC, which is accounted for under the equity method of accounting, is approximately $144 million and is included in Investments, including available-for-sale securities in the Consolidated Balance Sheet. Based on current construction cost and space projections, the Company expects to invest approximately $1.7 billion in the Hudson Yards development project over the next five years.
	Central European Media Enterprises Ltd.
	As of March 31, 2015, the Company has an approximate 49% voting interest in Central European Media Enterprises Ltd.'s (“CME”) common stock and an approximate 75% economic interest in CME on a diluted basis.
	As of March 31, 2015, the Company owned 61.4 million shares of CME's Class A common stock and 1 share of Series A convertible preferred stock, which is convertible into 11.2 million shares of CME's Class A common stock and votes with the Class A common stock on an as-converted basis. The Company accounts for its investment in CME's Class A common stock and Series A convertible preferred stock under the equity method of accounting.
	As of March 31, 2015, the Company owned shares of CME's Series B convertible redeemable preferred shares that may be converted into approximately 94.1 million shares of CME's Class A common stock at the Company's option at any time after June 25, 2016. The Company accounts for its investment in CME's Series B convertible redeemable preferred shares under the cost method of accounting.
	As of March 31, 2015, the Company owned approximately 3.4 million notes, each consisting of an initial $100 principal amount plus accrued interest of 15% senior secured notes due 2017 (the “Senior Secured Notes”). The Senior Secured Notes are accounted for at their amortized cost and classified as held-to-maturity in the Consolidated Balance Sheet.
	As of March 31, 2015, the Company held approximately 101 million warrants to purchase one share of CME Class A common stock. The warrants issued to Time Warner have a four-year term and an exercise price of $1.00 per share, do not contain any voting rights and are not exercisable until May 2016. The warrants are subject to a limited right whereby the Company can exercise any of its warrants earlier solely to own up to 49.9% of CME's Class A common stock. The warrants are carried at fair value in the Consolidated Balance Sheet. The initial fair value of the warrants was recognized as a discount to the Senior Secured Notes and the term loan provided by the Company to CME (as described below) and a deferred gain related to the revolving credit facility provided by the Company to CME (as described below).
	Time Warner has also provided CME a $115 million revolving credit facility and a $30 million term loan that both mature on December 1, 2017. CME can pay accrued interest on the amounts outstanding under the revolving credit facility and term loan either in cash or by adding the amount of accrued interest to the outstanding principal amount of the term loan or revolving credit facility as applicable. As of March 31, 2015, the carrying value of amounts outstanding under the revolving credit facility and the term loan were $26 million and $22 million, respectively, and are classified as other assets in the Consolidated Balance Sheet.
	On November 14, 2014, Time Warner and CME entered into an agreement pursuant to which Time Warner agreed to assist CME in refinancing $261 million aggregate principal amount of its Senior Convertible Notes due 2015 (“2015 Notes”) and €240 million aggregate principal amount of its Senior Notes due 2017 (“2017 Notes”). In connection with this agreement, CME entered into a €251 million senior unsecured term loan that matures on November 1, 2017 (the “2017 Term Loan”) with third-party financial institutions the same day. Time Warner has guaranteed CME's obligations under the 2017 Term Loan for a fee equal to 8.5% less the interest rate on the 2017 Term Loan. The fee is payable to Time Warner in cash or in kind at CME's option.  CME used the proceeds of the 2017 Term Loan to redeem the 2017 Notes.  CME also entered into unsecured interest rate hedge arrangements to protect against changes in the applicable interest rate on the 2017 Term Loan during its term. Time Warner has also guaranteed CME's obligations under the hedge arrangements.
	Upon maturity of the 2015 Notes in November 2015, Time Warner will, at its option, either (i) guarantee a $261 million unsecured term loan due November 1, 2019 (the “2015 Term Loan”) obtained by CME from one or more third-party financial institutions, for a fee equal to 8.5% less the interest rate on the 2015 Term Loan or (ii) provide a $261 million senior secured term loan that matures on November 1, 2019 directly to CME, with an 8.5% interest rate (the “Time Warner Loan”).  The guarantee fee or interest payments, as applicable, will be paid to Time Warner in cash or in kind at CME's option. Not later than the maturity of the 2015 Term Loan or the Time Warner Loan, as applicable, Time Warner also will earn a commitment fee of $9 million, which will accrue interest at 8.5% from the date of the 2015 Term Loan or Time Warner Loan, as applicable, until paid.

Fair_Value_Measurements

Fair Value Measurements	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015
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, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively (millions):
				31-Mar-15										31-Dec-14
					Level 1			Level 2			Level 3		Total		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
		Assets:
		Trading securities:
		Diversified equity securities(a)		$	234		$	-		$	-	$	234	$	232	$	5	$	-	$	237
		Available-for-sale securities:
		Equity securities			22			-			-		22		19		-		-		19
		Debt securities			-			89			-		89		-		60		-		60
		Derivatives:
		Foreign exchange contracts			-			101			-		101		-		61		-		61
		Other			-			-			190		190		-		-		247		247
		Liabilities:
		Derivatives:
		Foreign exchange contracts			-			-			-		-		-		-3		-		-3
		Other			-			-			-6		-6		-		-		-6		-6
		Total		$	256		$	190		$	184	$	630	$	251	$	123	$	241	$	615
		__________
	(a)        Consists of investments related to deferred compensation.
	The Company primarily applies the market approach for valuing recurring fair value measurements. As of March 31, 2015, assets and liabilities valued using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) primarily related to an asset of $186 million related to warrants to purchase shares of Class A common stock of Central European Media Enterprises Ltd. (“CME”). The Company estimates the fair value of these warrants using a Monte Carlo Simulation model. Significant unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurement at March 31, 2015 are an expected term of 2.35 years and an expected volatility of approximately 82%. As of both March 31, 2015 and 2014, the other Level 3 assets and liabilities consisted of assets related to equity instruments held by employees of former subsidiaries of the Company, liabilities for contingent consideration and options to redeem securities.
	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, 2015 and 2014 on such assets and liabilities that were included in the Consolidated Balance Sheet as of March 31, 2015 and 2014 (millions):
				31-Mar-15			31-Mar-14
		Balance as of the beginning of the period		$	241		$	1
		Total losses, net:
		Included in other loss, net			-56			-1
		Included in other comprehensive loss			-			-
		Purchases			-			-
		Settlements			-1			-6
		Issuances			-			-
		Transfers in and/or out of Level 3			-			-
		Balance as of the end of the period		$	184		$	-6
		Net loss for the period included in net income related to assets and liabilities
		still held as of the end of the period		$	-56		$	-
	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, 2015, the fair value of Time Warner's debt exceeded its carrying value by approximately $4.911 billion and, based on interest rates prevailing at December 31, 2014, the fair value of Time Warner's debt exceeded its carrying value by approximately $4.251 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.
	Information as of March 31, 2015 about the Company's investments in CME that are not required to be carried at fair value on a recurring basis is as follows (millions):
			Carrying Value			Fair Value			Fair Value Hierarchy
		Class A common stock(a)	$	0		$	193			Level 1
		Series B convertible redeemable preferred shares	$	50		$	250			Level 2
		Senior secured notes	$	257		$	389			Level 2
		__________
	(a)        Includes one share of Series A convertible preferred stock.
	The fair values of the Company's investments in CME's Class A common stock (including Series A convertible preferred stock) and Series B convertible redeemable preferred shares are primarily determined by reference to the March 31, 2015 closing price of CME's common stock. The fair value of the Company's investment in CME's senior secured notes is primarily determined by reference to observable sales transactions.
	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.
	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, 2015 and March 31, 2014, the Company performed fair value measurements related to certain theatrical films and television programs. 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 films and television programs that management plans to abandon is zero. Because 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,:
		2015		$	176		$	137
		2014		$	184		$	140

Inventories_and_Theatrical_Fil

Inventories and Theatrical Film and Television Production Costs	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015
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-15		31-Dec-14
		Inventories:
		Programming costs, less amortization	$	3,003	$	3,251
		Other inventory, primarily DVDs and Blu-ray Discs		204		228
		Total inventories		3,207		3,479
		Less: current portion of inventory		-1,532		-1,700
		Total noncurrent inventories		1,675		1,779
		Theatrical film production costs:(a)
		Released, less amortization		624		641
		Completed and not released		512		379
		In production		1,003		1,266
		Development and pre-production		99		105
		Television production costs:(a)
		Released, less amortization		1,328		1,251
		Completed and not released		755		521
		In production		709		889
		Development and pre-production		30		10
		Total theatrical film and television production costs		5,060		5,062
		Total noncurrent inventories and theatrical film and television production costs	$	6,735	$	6,841
		_____________
	(a)        Does not include $763 million and $797 million of acquired film library intangible assets as of March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, 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, 2015
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]
DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS	6. DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS
	Time Warner uses derivative instruments, primarily 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).
	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.
	Net gains and losses from hedging activities recognized in the Consolidated Statement of Operations for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 were as follows (millions):
			31-Mar-15		31-Mar-14
		Gains (losses) recognized in:
		Costs of revenues	$	66	$	-
		Selling, general and administrative		6		2
		Other loss, net		-6		-4
	Included in Other loss, net is the impact of hedge ineffectiveness and forward points and option premiums, which are excluded from the assessment of hedge effectiveness. Such amounts were not material.
	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 deterioration of the credit quality of such counterparties on outstanding transactions. Additionally, netting provisions are included in agreements in situations where the Company executes multiple contracts with the same counterparty. For such foreign exchange contracts, the Company offsets the fair values of the amounts owed to or due from the same counterparty and classifies the net 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, 2015 and December 31, 2014 (millions):
			March 31, 2015(a)		December 31, 2014(b)
		Prepaid expenses and other current assets	$	101	$	61
		Accounts payable and accrued liabilities		-		-3
	___________
	(a)        Includes $264 million ($202 million of qualifying hedges and $62 million of economic hedges) and $163 million ($132 million of qualifying hedges and $31 million of economic hedges) of foreign exchange derivative contracts in asset and liability positions, respectively.
	(b)        Includes $139 million ($92 million of qualifying hedges and $47 million of economic hedges) and $81 million ($65 million of qualifying hedges and $16 million of economic hedges) of foreign exchange derivative contracts in asset and liability positions, respectively.
	At March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, $75 million and $20 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 March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014 are net gains of $16 million and net losses of $5 million, respectively, 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, 2015
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. In June 2014, Time Warner's Board of Directors authorized an additional $5.0 billion of share repurchases. 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, 2015 through March 31, 2015, the Company repurchased approximately 11 million shares of common stock for approximately $900 million pursuant to trading plans under Rule 10b5-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. As of March 31, 2015, $3.600 billion remained under the stock repurchase program.
	Comprehensive Income (Loss)
	Comprehensive income (loss) 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 loss (millions):
			Three Months Ended March 31, 2015						Three Months Ended March 31, 2014
			Pretax		Tax (provision) benefit		Net of tax		Pretax		Tax (provision) benefit		Net of tax
		Unrealized losses on foreign
		currency translation	$	-214	$	12	$	-202	$	-16	$	-4	$	-20
		Reclassification adjustment for losses on
		foreign currency translation realized
		in net income(a)		5		-		5		-		-		-
		Unrealized gains (losses) on securities		6		-2		4		-5		2		-3
		Unrealized gains (losses) on benefit obligations		9		-1		8		-8		2		-6
		Reclassification adjustment for losses
		on benefit obligations realized in net income(b)		8		-2		6		7		-2		5
		Unrealized gains on derivative financial
		instruments		97		-34		63		10		-4		6
		Reclassification adjustment for derivative
		financial instruments gains
		realized in net income(c)		-42		15		-27		-7		2		-5
		Other comprehensive loss	$	-131	$	-12	$	-143	$	-19	$	-4	$	-23
	___________
	(a)        Pretax (gains) losses included in Gain (loss) on operating assets, 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 loss, net are as follows (millions):
			Three Months Ended March 31,
			2015		2014
		Selling, general and administrative expenses	$	-6	$	-2
		Costs of revenues		-36		-5
		Other loss, net		-		-

Income_Per_Common_Share

Income Per Common Share	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
INCOME PER COMMON SHARE	8. INCOME PER COMMON SHARE
	Set forth below is a reconciliation of Basic and Diluted income per common share from continuing operations (millions, except per share amounts):
				Three Months Ended March 31,
			2015		2014
		Income from continuing operations	$	933	$	1,365
		Income allocated to participating securities		-3		-4
		Income from continuing operations — basic	$	930	$	1,361
		Average basic common shares outstanding		829.4		891
		Dilutive effect of equity awards		16.5		19.6
		Average diluted common shares outstanding		845.9		910.6
		Antidilutive common share equivalents excluded from computation		3		1
		Income per common share from continuing operations:
		Basic	$	1.12	$	1.53
		Diluted	$	1.1	$	1.5

EquityBased_Compensation

Equity-Based Compensation	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015
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,
				2015			2014
		Expected volatility		25.10%			28.20%
		Expected term to exercise from grant date		5.81 years			5.95 years
		Risk-free rate		1.80%			1.90%
		Expected dividend yield		1.70%			1.90%
		Weighted average grant date fair value per option	$	18.39		$	15.64
	The following table sets forth the weighted average grant date fair value of restricted stock units (“RSUs”) and target performance stock units (“PSUs”) granted during the period. For PSUs, the Company applies mark-to-market accounting that is reflected in the grant date fair values presented because for accounting purposes, the service inception date is deemed to precede the grant date for accounting purposes:
				Three Months Ended March 31,
				2015			2014
		RSUs	$	83.87		$	65.31
		PSUs		87.27			93.45
	The following table sets forth the number of stock options, RSUs and target PSUs granted (millions):
			Three Months Ended March 31,
			2015		2014
		Stock options	2.9		1
		RSUs	1.9		2.6
		PSUs	0.1		0.2
	Compensation expense recognized for equity-based awards is as follows (millions):
			Three Months Ended March 31,
			2015			2014
		RSUs and PSUs	$	73		$	74
		Stock options		17			15
		Total impact on operating income	$	90		$	89
		Tax benefit recognized	$	32		$	33
	Total unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested RSUs and target PSUs as of March 31, 2015, without taking into account expected forfeitures, is $279 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, 2015, without taking into account expected forfeitures, is $54 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, 2015
Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]
BENEFIT PLANS	10.        BENEFIT PLANS
	Components of Net Periodic Benefit Costs
	A summary of the components of the net periodic benefit costs from continuing operations recognized for substantially all of Time Warner's defined benefit pension plans for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 is as follows (millions):
			Three Months Ended March 31,
			2015		2014
		Service cost	$	1	$	1
		Interest cost		21		22
		Expected return on plan assets		-23		-23
		Amortization of net loss		5		3
		Net periodic benefit costs (a)	$	4	$	3
		Contributions	$	7	$	8
	(a)       Excludes net periodic benefit costs related to discontinued operations of $1 million during both the three months ended March 31, 2015 and March 31, 2014.

Restructuring_and_Severance_Co

Restructuring and Severance Costs	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015
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 for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 are as follows (millions):
			Three Months Ended March 31,
			2015		2014
		Turner	$	8	$	12
		Home Box Office		1		8
		Warner Bros.		3		2
		Corporate		-		4
		Total restructuring and severance costs	$	12	$	26
			Three Months Ended March 31,
			2015		2014
		2015 activity	$	9	$	-
		2014 and prior activity		3		26
		Total restructuring and severance costs	$	12	$	26
	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, 2014	$	525	$	9	$	534
		Net accruals		10		2		12
		Foreign currency translation adjustment		-4		-		-4
		Cash paid		-116		-3		-119
		Remaining liability as of March 31, 2015	$	415	$	8	$	423
	As of March 31, 2015, of the remaining $423 million liability, $335 million was classified as a current liability in the Consolidated Balance Sheet, with the remaining $88 million classified as a long-term liability. Amounts classified as long-term are expected to be paid through 2018.

Segment_Information

Segment Information	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015
Segment Reporting [Abstract]
SEGMENT INFORMATION	12. SEGMENT INFORMATION
	Time Warner classifies its operations into three 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; and Warner Bros.: consisting principally of television, feature film, home video and videogame production and distribution. Time Warner's reportable segments have been determined in accordance with its internal management structure and the financial information that is evaluated regularly by the Company's chief operating decision maker.
	In the ordinary course of business, Time Warner's reportable segments enter into transactions with one another. The most common types of intersegment transactions include the Warner Bros. segment generating revenues by licensing television and theatrical programming to the Turner and Home Box Office segments. These intersegment transactions are recorded by each segment at estimated fair value as if the transactions were with third parties and, therefore, affect segment performance. While intersegment transactions are treated like third-party transactions to determine segment performance, the revenues (and corresponding expenses or assets recognized by the segment that is counterparty to the transaction) are eliminated in consolidation and, therefore, do not affect consolidated results.
	Information as to the Revenues, intersegment revenues, Operating Income (Loss) and Assets of Time Warner's reportable segments is set forth below (millions):
			Three Months Ended March 31,
			2015		2014
		Revenues
		Turner	$	2,710	$	2,593
		Home Box Office		1,398		1,339
		Warner Bros.		3,199		3,066
		Intersegment eliminations		-180		-195
		Total revenues	$	7,127	$	6,803
			Three Months Ended March 31,
			2015		2014
		Intersegment Revenues
		Turner	$	24	$	20
		Home Box Office		7		9
		Warner Bros.		149		166
		Total intersegment revenues	$	180	$	195
			Three Months Ended March 31,
			2015		2014
		Operating Income (Loss)
		Turner	$	1,108	$	900
		Home Box Office		458		464
		Warner Bros.		324		369
		Corporate		-104		309
		Intersegment eliminations		-		6
		Total operating income	$	1,786	$	2,048
			31-Mar-15		31-Dec-14
		Assets
		Turner	$	25,325	$	25,271
		Home Box Office		13,856		13,869
		Warner Bros.		20,074		20,559
		Corporate		2,940		3,560
		Total assets	$	62,195	$	63,259

Commitments_and_Contingencies

Commitments and Contingencies	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015
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 Time Warner Cable Inc. 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 $896 million (for a net present value of $420 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, 2015. 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 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 (“ALJ”) issued a non-binding recommended decision and order, finding CNN America liable. On September 15, 2014, a three-member panel of the NLRB affirmed the ALJ's decision and adopted the ALJ's order with certain modifications. On September 16, 2014, CNN America filed a notice of appeal with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. On November 12, 2014, both CNN America and the General Counsel of the NLRB filed motions with the NLRB for reconsideration of the panel's decision. On December 17, 2014, CNN America's appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals was placed on hold pending resolution of the motions for reconsideration. On March 20, 2015, the NLRB granted the NLRB General Counsel's motion for reconsideration to correct certain inadvertent errors in the panel's decision, and it denied CNN America's motion for reconsideration. As of April 27, 2015, CNN America's appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals remained on hold.
	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. In December 2014, the Company reached a preliminary agreement with the IRS to resolve the issues raised in the notice of deficiency. Final resolution of these issues is subject to agreement regarding certain necessary computations and the preparation and execution of definitive documentation.
	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 $130 million at March 31, 2015. 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, 2015, the Company recorded net decreases to income tax reserves of approximately $71 million, of which approximately $22 million impacted the Company's effective tax rate. During the three months ended March 31, 2015, the Company recorded net increases to interest reserves related to the income tax reserves of approximately $15 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 $80 million, most of which would decrease the Company's effective tax rate.

Related_Party_Transactions

Related Party Transactions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015
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. The transactions that generate revenue and expenses primarily relate to the licensing by the Warner Bros. segment of television programming to The CW broadcast network and certain international networks, including networks owned by CME. Transactions that generate interest income and other, net relate to financing transactions with CME. Amounts included in the consolidated financial statements resulting from transactions with related parties consist of (millions):
			Three Months Ended March 31,
			2015		2014
		Revenues	$	118	$	116
		Expenses		-2		-2
		Interest income		29		-
		Other, net		4		4

Additional_Financial_Informati

Additional Financial Information	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015
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,
			2015		2014
		Cash Flows
		Cash payments made for interest	$	-266	$	-262
		Interest income received		8		25
		Cash interest payments, net	$	-258	$	-237
		Cash payments made for income taxes	$	-169	$	-159
		Income tax refunds received		11		32
		Cash tax payments, net	$	-158	$	-127
			Three Months Ended March 31,
			2015		2014
		Interest Expense, Net
		Interest income	$	51	$	62
		Interest expense		-345		-327
		Total interest expense, net	$	-294	$	-265
			Three Months Ended March 31,
			2015		2014
		Other Loss, Net
		Investment losses, net	$	-59	$	-5
		Income (loss) on equity method investees		-49		1
		Other		-9		-7
		Total other loss, net	$	-117	$	-11
			31-Mar-15		31-Dec-14
		Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities
		Accounts payable	$	495	$	574
		Accrued expenses		1,835		2,173
		Participations payable		2,687		2,551
		Programming costs payable		756		722
		Accrued compensation		651		1,034
		Accrued interest		361		303
		Accrued income taxes		277		150
		Total accounts payable and accrued liabilities	$	7,062	$	7,507
			31-Mar-15		31-Dec-14
		Other Noncurrent Liabilities
		Noncurrent tax and interest reserves	$	1,532	$	1,520
		Participations payable		1,038		1,076
		Programming costs payable		896		959
		Noncurrent pension and post-retirement liabilities		912		928
		Deferred compensation		474		491
		Other noncurrent liabilities		651		710
		Total other noncurrent liabilities	$	5,503	$	5,684
	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 through 2024.
	For the Company's collaborative arrangements entered into with third parties to jointly finance and distribute theatrical productions, net participation costs of $127 million and $118 million were recorded in Costs of revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, 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, 2015
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 (provision) benefit 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.
	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-15
	(Unaudited; millions)
										Time
		Parent		Guarantor		Non-Guarantor				Warner
		Company		Subsidiaries		Subsidiaries		Eliminations		Consolidated
	ASSETS
	Current assets
	Cash and equivalents	$	1,295	$	132	$	833	$	-	$	2,260
	Receivables, net		79		962		6,611		-7		7,645
	Inventories		-		451		1,082		-1		1,532
	Deferred income taxes		184		42		7		-49		184
	Prepaid expenses and other current assets		255		108		511		-		874
	Total current assets		1,813		1,695		9,044		-57		12,495
	Noncurrent inventories and theatrical film and television
	production costs		-		1,702		5,111		-78		6,735
	Investments in amounts due to and from consolidated
	subsidiaries		44,611		11,123		12,299		-68,033		-
	Investments, including available-for-sale securities		194		413		1,664		-1		2,270
	Property, plant and equipment, net		72		376		2,132		-		2,580
	Intangible assets subject to amortization, net		-		-		1,080		-		1,080
	Intangible assets not subject to amortization		-		2,007		5,023		-		7,030
	Goodwill		-		9,880		17,677		-		27,557
	Other assets		425		140		1,883		-		2,448
	Total assets	$	47,115	$	27,336	$	55,913	$	-68,169	$	62,195
	LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
	Current liabilities
	Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	$	844	$	791	$	5,502	$	-75	$	7,062
	Deferred revenue		-		55		497		-22		530
	Debt due within one year		1,131		160		8		-		1,299
	Total current liabilities		1,975		1,006		6,007		-97		8,891
	Long-term debt		17,079		3,868		225		-		21,172
	Deferred income taxes		2,124		2,317		1,738		-4,055		2,124
	Deferred revenue		-		14		312		-19		307
	Other noncurrent liabilities		1,739		1,806		3,042		-1,084		5,503
	Equity
	Due to (from) Time Warner Inc. and subsidiaries		-		-44,424		6,150		38,274		-
	Other shareholders’ equity		24,198		62,749		38,439		-101,188		24,198
	Total equity		24,198		18,325		44,589		-62,914		24,198
	Total liabilities and equity	$	47,115	$	27,336	$	55,913	$	-68,169	$	62,195
	Consolidating Balance Sheet
	31-Dec-14
	(Unaudited; millions)
										Time
		Parent		Guarantor		Non-Guarantor				Warner
		Company		Subsidiaries		Subsidiaries		Eliminations		Consolidated
	ASSETS
	Current assets
	Cash and equivalents	$	1,623	$	290	$	705	$	-	$	2,618
	Receivables, net		93		996		6,638		-7		7,720
	Inventories		-		453		1,247		-		1,700
	Deferred income taxes		184		42		7		-49		184
	Prepaid expenses and other current assets		360		120		478		-		958
	Total current assets		2,260		1,901		9,075		-56		13,180
	Noncurrent inventories and theatrical film and television
production costs		-		1,744		5,182		-85		6,841
Investments in amounts due to and from consolidated
subsidiaries		44,407		11,333		12,369		-68,109		-
Investments, including available-for-sale securities		186		417		1,723		-		2,326
Property, plant and equipment, net		73		377		2,205		-		2,655
Intangible assets subject to amortization, net		-		-		1,141		-		1,141
Intangible assets not subject to amortization		-		2,007		5,025		-		7,032
Goodwill		-		9,880		17,685		-		27,565
Other assets		429		156		1,934		-		2,519
Total assets	$	47,355	$	27,815	$	56,339	$	-68,250	$	63,259
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Current liabilities
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	$	744	$	953	$	5,990	$	-180	$	7,507
Deferred revenue		-		57		549		-27		579
Debt due within one year		1,100		9		9		-		1,118
Total current liabilities		1,844		1,019		6,548		-207		9,204
Long-term debt		17,108		4,006		262		-		21,376
Deferred income taxes		2,204		2,443		1,840		-4,283		2,204
Deferred revenue		-		17		322		-24		315
Other noncurrent liabilities		1,723		1,844		3,179		-1,062		5,684
Equity
Due to (from) Time Warner Inc. and subsidiaries		-		-43,026		6,668		36,358		-
Other shareholders’ equity		24,476		61,512		37,520		-99,032		24,476
Total equity		24,476		18,486		44,188		-62,674		24,476
Total liabilities and equity	$	47,355	$	27,815	$	56,339	$	-68,250	$	63,259
Consolidating Statement of Operations
For The Three Months Ended March 31, 2015
(Unaudited; millions)
									Time
	Parent		Guarantor		Non-Guarantor				Warner
	Company		Subsidiaries		Subsidiaries		Eliminations		Consolidated
Revenues	$	-	$	1,802	$	5,540	$	-215	$	7,127
Costs of revenues		-		-882		-3,394		188		-4,088
Selling, general and administrative		-100		-256		-856		23		-1,189
Amortization of intangible assets		-		-		-48		-		-48
Restructuring and severance costs		-		-4		-8		-		-12
Asset impairments		-		-		-1		-		-1
Gain (loss) on operating assets, net		-		-		-3		-		-3
Operating income		-100		660		1,230		-4		1,786
Equity in pretax income (loss) of consolidated subsidiaries		1,742		1,232		442		-3,416		-
Interest expense, net		-245		-78		27		2		-294
Other loss, net		-22		3		-97		-1		-117
Income from continuing operations before income
taxes		1,375		1,817		1,602		-3,419		1,375
Income tax provision		-442		-553		-519		1,072		-442
Income from continuing operations		933		1,264		1,083		-2,347		933
Discontinued operations, net of tax		37		37		37		-74		37
Net income	$	970	$	1,301	$	1,120	$	-2,421	$	970
Comprehensive income	$	827	$	1,200	$	972	$	-2,172	$	827
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	$	5,269	$	-190	$	6,803
Costs of revenues		-		-826		-3,194		169		-3,851
Selling, general and administrative		-113		-264		-914		21		-1,270
Amortization of intangible assets		-		-		-50		-		-50
Restructuring and severance costs		-3		-14		-9		-		-26
Asset impairments		-6		-		-6		-		-12
Gain (loss) on operating assets, net		-		-		454		-		454
Operating income		-122		620		1,550		-		2,048
Equity in pretax income (loss) of consolidated subsidiaries		2,136		1,132		458		-3,726		-
Interest expense, net		-232		-41		6		2		-265
Other loss, net		-10		9		-10		-		-11
Income from continuing operations before income
taxes		1,772		1,720		2,004		-3,724		1,772
Income tax provision		-407		-577		-471		1,048		-407
Income from continuing operations		1,365		1,143		1,533		-2,676		1,365
Discontinued operations, net of tax		-73		-39		-73		112		-73
Net income	$	1,292	$	1,104	$	1,460	$	-2,564	$	1,292
Comprehensive income	$	1,269	$	1,085	$	1,410	$	-2,495	$	1,269
Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows
For The Three Months Ended March 31, 2015
(Unaudited; millions)
	Parent		Guarantor		Non-Guarantor				Time Warner
	Company		Subsidiaries		Subsidiaries		Eliminations		Consolidated
OPERATIONS
Net income	$	970	$	1,301	$	1,120	$	-2,421	$	970
Less Discontinued operations, net of tax		-37		-37		-37		74		-37
Net income from continuing operations		933		1,264		1,083		-2,347		933
Adjustments for noncash and nonoperating items:
Depreciation and amortization		3		27		140		-		170
Amortization of film and television costs		-		702		1,338		-6		2,034
Asset impairments		-		-		1		-		1
(Gain) loss on investments and other assets, net		3		-		-		-		3
Excess (deficiency) of distributions over equity in pretax
income of consolidated subsidiaries, net of cash distributions		-1,742		-1,232		-442		3,416		-
Equity in losses of investee companies, net of cash distributions		-4		-		67		1		64
Equity-based compensation		30		23		37		-		90
Deferred income taxes		-96		-140		-109		249		-96
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions		219		-50		-1,049		-1,310		-2,190
Intercompany		-		521		-521		-		-
Cash provided by operations from continuing operations		-654		1,115		545		3		1,009
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Investments in available-for-sale securities		-16		-		-13		-		-29
Investments and acquisitions, net of cash acquired		-2		-		-94		-		-96
Capital expenditures		-1		-9		-47		-		-57
Advances to (from) parent and consolidated subsidiaries		1,372		154		-		-1,526		-
Other investment proceeds		-		4		1		-		5
Cash provided (used) by investing activities from
continuing operations		1,353		149		-153		-1,526		-177
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Borrowings		-		-		6		-		6
Debt repayments		-		-		-11		-		-11
Proceeds from exercise of stock options		67		-		-		-		67
Excess tax benefit from equity instruments		83		-		-		-		83
Principal payments on capital leases		-		-2		-		-		-2
Repurchases of common stock		-890		-		-		-		-890
Dividends paid		-294		-		-		-		-294
Other financing activities		-		-21		-128		-3		-152
Change in due to/from parent and investment in segment		-		-1,399		-127		1,526		-
Cash used by financing activities from continuing operations		-1,034		-1,422		-260		1,523		-1,193
Cash provided (used) by continuing operations		-335		-158		132		-		-361
Cash provided (used) by operations from discontinued
operations		7		-		-4		-		3
Cash provided (used) by discontinued operations		7		-		-4		-		3
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND EQUIVALENTS		-328		-158		128		-		-358
CASH AND EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING
OF PERIOD		1,623		290		705		-		2,618
CASH AND EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD	$	1,295	$	132	$	833	$	-	$	2,260
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
Less Discontinued operations, net of tax		73		39		73		-112		73
Net income from continuing operations		1,365		1,143		1,533		-2,676		1,365
Adjustments for noncash and nonoperating items:
Depreciation and amortization		5		29		149		-		183
Amortization of film and television costs		-		662		1,305		-10		1,957
Asset impairments		6		-		6		-		12
(Gain) loss 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		-2,136		-1,132		-458		3,726		-
Equity in losses of investee companies, net of cash distributions		1		-7		25		-		19
Equity-based compensation		25		29		35		-		89
Deferred income taxes		-244		-184		-259		443		-244
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions		716		14		-443		-1,487		-1,200
Intercompany		-		862		-862		-		-
Cash provided by operations from continuing operations		-257		1,416		578		-4		1,733
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Investments in available-for-sale securities		-5		-		-18		-		-23
Investments and acquisitions, net of cash acquired		-5		-		-101		-		-106
Capital expenditures		-5		-13		-74		-		-92
Proceeds from the sale of Time Warner Center		-		-		1,264		-		1,264
Advances to (from) parent and consolidated subsidiaries		6,981		4,812		-		-11,793		-
Other investment proceeds		-		46		7		-9		44
Cash provided (used) by investing activities from
continuing operations		6,966		4,845		1,078		-11,802		1,087
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		-5,732		11,793		-
Cash used by financing activities from continuing operations		-952		-6,095		-5,847		11,806		-1,088
Cash provided (used) by continuing operations		5,757		166		-4,191		-		1,732
Cash provided (used) by operations from discontinued
operations		-		-		-29		-		-29
Cash used by investing activities from discontinued operations		-4,120		-154		-19		4,274		-19
Cash used by financing activities from discontinued operations		-		-		4,274		-4,274		-
Effect of change in cash and equivalents of discontinued
operations		-		-		-5		-		-5
Cash provided (used) by discontinued operations		-4,120		-154		4,221		-		-53
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND
EQUIVALENTS		1,637		12		30		-		1,679
CASH AND EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING
OF PERIOD		1,039		148		629		-		1,816
CASH AND EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD	$	2,676	$	160	$	659	$	-	$	3,495

Description_of_Business_Basis_1

Description of Business, Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Long-Lived Assets	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.
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 films and television programs that management plans to abandon is zero. Because the primary determination of fair value is determined using a DCF model, the resulting fair value is considered a Level 3 measurement.
Discontinued Operations	Accounting Guidance Adopted in 2015
	Discontinued Operations
	In April 2014, guidance was issued that changes the requirements for reporting discontinued operations. Under this new guidance, a discontinued operation is (i) 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 had or will have a major effect on an entity's operations and financial results or (ii) 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 became effective on a prospective basis for the Company on January 1, 2015 and did not have a material impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements.
Derivatives, Offsetting Fair Value Amounts	For such foreign exchange contracts, the Company offsets the fair values of the amounts owed to or due from the same counterparty and classifies the net 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.

Dispositions_and_Acquisitions_

Dispositions and Acquisitions (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015
Business Combinations [Abstract]
Summary of Discontinued Operations	Financial data for discontinued operations is as follows for three months ended March 31, 2014 (millions, except per share amounts):
		Total revenues	$	745
		Pretax loss		-112
		Income tax benefit		39
		Net loss	$	-73
		Per share information:
		Basic net loss per common share	$	-0.08
		Average common shares outstanding — basic		891
		Diluted net loss per common share	$	-0.08
		Average common shares outstanding — diluted		910.6

Fair_Value_Measurements_Tables

Fair Value Measurements (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015
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, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively (millions):
				31-Mar-15										31-Dec-14
					Level 1			Level 2			Level 3		Total		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
		Assets:
		Trading securities:
		Diversified equity securities(a)		$	234		$	-		$	-	$	234	$	232	$	5	$	-	$	237
		Available-for-sale securities:
		Equity securities			22			-			-		22		19		-		-		19
		Debt securities			-			89			-		89		-		60		-		60
		Derivatives:
		Foreign exchange contracts			-			101			-		101		-		61		-		61
		Other			-			-			190		190		-		-		247		247
		Liabilities:
		Derivatives:
		Foreign exchange contracts			-			-			-		-		-		-3		-		-3
		Other			-			-			-6		-6		-		-		-6		-6
		Total		$	256		$	190		$	184	$	630	$	251	$	123	$	241	$	615
		__________
	(a)        Consists of investments related to deferred compensation.
Level 3 Asset and Liability Reconciliation	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, 2015 and 2014 on such assets and liabilities that were included in the Consolidated Balance Sheet as of March 31, 2015 and 2014 (millions):
				31-Mar-15			31-Mar-14
		Balance as of the beginning of the period		$	241		$	1
		Total losses, net:
		Included in other loss, net			-56			-1
		Included in other comprehensive loss			-			-
		Purchases			-			-
		Settlements			-1			-6
		Issuances			-			-
		Transfers in and/or out of Level 3			-			-
		Balance as of the end of the period		$	184		$	-6
		Net loss for the period included in net income related to assets and liabilities
		still held as of the end of the period		$	-56		$	-
Carrying Value Fair Value, by investment	Information as of March 31, 2015 about the Company's investments in CME that are not required to be carried at fair value on a recurring basis is as follows (millions):
			Carrying Value			Fair Value			Fair Value Hierarchy
		Class A common stock(a)	$	0		$	193			Level 1
		Series B convertible redeemable preferred shares	$	50		$	250			Level 2
		Senior secured notes	$	257		$	389			Level 2
		__________
	(a)        Includes one share of Series A convertible preferred stock.
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,:
		2015		$	176		$	137
		2014		$	184		$	140

Inventories_and_Theatrical_Fil1

Inventories and Theatrical Film and Television Production Costs (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015
Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]
Inventories and Theatrical Film and Television Production Costs	Inventories and theatrical film and television production costs consist of (millions):
			31-Mar-15		31-Dec-14
		Inventories:
		Programming costs, less amortization	$	3,003	$	3,251
		Other inventory, primarily DVDs and Blu-ray Discs		204		228
		Total inventories		3,207		3,479
		Less: current portion of inventory		-1,532		-1,700
		Total noncurrent inventories		1,675		1,779
		Theatrical film production costs:(a)
		Released, less amortization		624		641
		Completed and not released		512		379
		In production		1,003		1,266
		Development and pre-production		99		105
		Television production costs:(a)
		Released, less amortization		1,328		1,251
		Completed and not released		755		521
		In production		709		889
		Development and pre-production		30		10
		Total theatrical film and television production costs		5,060		5,062
		Total noncurrent inventories and theatrical film and television production costs	$	6,735	$	6,841
		_____________
	(a)        Does not include $763 million and $797 million of acquired film library intangible assets as of March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, 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, 2015
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]
Schedule of Hedging Activities Net Gains and Losses Recognized	Net gains and losses from hedging activities recognized in the Consolidated Statement of Operations for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 were as follows (millions):
			31-Mar-15		31-Mar-14
		Gains (losses) recognized in:
		Costs of revenues	$	66	$	-
		Selling, general and administrative		6		2
		Other loss, net		-6		-4
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, 2015 and December 31, 2014 (millions):
			March 31, 2015(a)		December 31, 2014(b)
		Prepaid expenses and other current assets	$	101	$	61
		Accounts payable and accrued liabilities		-		-3
	___________
	(a)        Includes $264 million ($202 million of qualifying hedges and $62 million of economic hedges) and $163 million ($132 million of qualifying hedges and $31 million of economic hedges) of foreign exchange derivative contracts in asset and liability positions, respectively.
	(b)        Includes $139 million ($92 million of qualifying hedges and $47 million of economic hedges) and $81 million ($65 million of qualifying hedges and $16 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, 2015
Equity [Abstract]
Schedule of Comprehensive Income (Loss)	The following summary sets forth the activity within Other comprehensive loss (millions):
			Three Months Ended March 31, 2015						Three Months Ended March 31, 2014
			Pretax		Tax (provision) benefit		Net of tax		Pretax		Tax (provision) benefit		Net of tax
		Unrealized losses on foreign
		currency translation	$	-214	$	12	$	-202	$	-16	$	-4	$	-20
		Reclassification adjustment for losses on
		foreign currency translation realized
		in net income(a)		5		-		5		-		-		-
		Unrealized gains (losses) on securities		6		-2		4		-5		2		-3
		Unrealized gains (losses) on benefit obligations		9		-1		8		-8		2		-6
		Reclassification adjustment for losses
		on benefit obligations realized in net income(b)		8		-2		6		7		-2		5
		Unrealized gains on derivative financial
		instruments		97		-34		63		10		-4		6
		Reclassification adjustment for derivative
		financial instruments gains
		realized in net income(c)		-42		15		-27		-7		2		-5
		Other comprehensive loss	$	-131	$	-12	$	-143	$	-19	$	-4	$	-23
	___________
	(a)        Pretax (gains) losses included in Gain (loss) on operating assets, 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 loss, net are as follows (millions):
			Three Months Ended March 31,
			2015		2014
		Selling, general and administrative expenses	$	-6	$	-2
		Costs of revenues		-36		-5
		Other loss, net		-		-
Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income	(c)        Pretax (gains) losses included in Selling, general and administrative expenses, Costs of revenues and Other loss, net are as follows (millions):
			Three Months Ended March 31,
			2015		2014
		Selling, general and administrative expenses	$	-6	$	-2
		Costs of revenues		-36		-5
		Other loss, net		-		-

Income_Per_Common_Share_Tables

Income Per Common Share (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
Income Per Common Share	Set forth below is a reconciliation of Basic and Diluted income per common share from continuing operations (millions, except per share amounts):
				Three Months Ended March 31,
			2015		2014
		Income from continuing operations	$	933	$	1,365
		Income allocated to participating securities		-3		-4
		Income from continuing operations — basic	$	930	$	1,361
		Average basic common shares outstanding		829.4		891
		Dilutive effect of equity awards		16.5		19.6
		Average diluted common shares outstanding		845.9		910.6
		Antidilutive common share equivalents excluded from computation		3		1
		Income per common share from continuing operations:
		Basic	$	1.12	$	1.53
		Diluted	$	1.1	$	1.5

EquityBased_Compensation_Table

Equity-Based Compensation (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015
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,
				2015			2014
		Expected volatility		25.10%			28.20%
		Expected term to exercise from grant date		5.81 years			5.95 years
		Risk-free rate		1.80%			1.90%
		Expected dividend yield		1.70%			1.90%
		Weighted average grant date fair value per option	$	18.39		$	15.64
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”) granted during the period. For PSUs, the Company applies mark-to-market accounting that is reflected in the grant date fair values presented because for accounting purposes, the service inception date is deemed to precede the grant date for accounting purposes:
				Three Months Ended March 31,
				2015			2014
		RSUs	$	83.87		$	65.31
		PSUs		87.27			93.45
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,
			2015		2014
		Stock options	2.9		1
		RSUs	1.9		2.6
		PSUs	0.1		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,
			2015			2014
		RSUs and PSUs	$	73		$	74
		Stock options		17			15
		Total impact on operating income	$	90		$	89
		Tax benefit recognized	$	32		$	33

Benefit_Plans_Tables

Benefit Plans (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015
Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]
Schedule of Net Benefit Costs	Components of Net Periodic Benefit Costs
	A summary of the components of the net periodic benefit costs from continuing operations recognized for substantially all of Time Warner's defined benefit pension plans for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 is as follows (millions):
			Three Months Ended March 31,
			2015		2014
		Service cost	$	1	$	1
		Interest cost		21		22
		Expected return on plan assets		-23		-23
		Amortization of net loss		5		3
		Net periodic benefit costs (a)	$	4	$	3
		Contributions	$	7	$	8
	(a)       Excludes net periodic benefit costs related to discontinued operations of $1 million during both the three months ended March 31, 2015 and March 31, 2014.

Restructuring_and_Severance_Co1

Restructuring and Severance Costs (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015
Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]
Schedule of Restructuring and Severance Costs	Restructuring and severance costs expensed as incurred for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 are as follows (millions):
			Three Months Ended March 31,
			2015		2014
		Turner	$	8	$	12
		Home Box Office		1		8
		Warner Bros.		3		2
		Corporate		-		4
		Total restructuring and severance costs	$	12	$	26
			Three Months Ended March 31,
			2015		2014
		2015 activity	$	9	$	-
		2014 and prior activity		3		26
		Total restructuring and severance costs	$	12	$	26
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, 2014	$	525	$	9	$	534
		Net accruals		10		2		12
		Foreign currency translation adjustment		-4		-		-4
		Cash paid		-116		-3		-119
		Remaining liability as of March 31, 2015	$	415	$	8	$	423

Segment_Information_Tables

Segment Information (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015
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's reportable segments is set forth below (millions):
			Three Months Ended March 31,
			2015		2014
		Revenues
		Turner	$	2,710	$	2,593
		Home Box Office		1,398		1,339
		Warner Bros.		3,199		3,066
		Intersegment eliminations		-180		-195
		Total revenues	$	7,127	$	6,803
			Three Months Ended March 31,
			2015		2014
		Intersegment Revenues
		Turner	$	24	$	20
		Home Box Office		7		9
		Warner Bros.		149		166
		Total intersegment revenues	$	180	$	195
			Three Months Ended March 31,
			2015		2014
		Operating Income (Loss)
		Turner	$	1,108	$	900
		Home Box Office		458		464
		Warner Bros.		324		369
		Corporate		-104		309
		Intersegment eliminations		-		6
		Total operating income	$	1,786	$	2,048
			31-Mar-15		31-Dec-14
		Assets
		Turner	$	25,325	$	25,271
		Home Box Office		13,856		13,869
		Warner Bros.		20,074		20,559
		Corporate		2,940		3,560
		Total assets	$	62,195	$	63,259

Related_Party_Transactions_Tab

Related Party Transactions (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]
Schedule of Related Party Transactions	Amounts included in the consolidated financial statements resulting from transactions with related parties consist of (millions):
			Three Months Ended March 31,
			2015		2014
		Revenues	$	118	$	116
		Expenses		-2		-2
		Interest income		29		-
		Other, net		4		4

Additional_Financial_Informati1

Additional Financial Information (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015
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,
			2015		2014
		Cash Flows
		Cash payments made for interest	$	-266	$	-262
		Interest income received		8		25
		Cash interest payments, net	$	-258	$	-237
		Cash payments made for income taxes	$	-169	$	-159
		Income tax refunds received		11		32
		Cash tax payments, net	$	-158	$	-127
Interest Expense, Net			Three Months Ended March 31,
			2015		2014
		Interest Expense, Net
		Interest income	$	51	$	62
		Interest expense		-345		-327
		Total interest expense, net	$	-294	$	-265
Other Income (Loss), Net			Three Months Ended March 31,
			2015		2014
		Other Loss, Net
		Investment losses, net	$	-59	$	-5
		Income (loss) on equity method investees		-49		1
		Other		-9		-7
		Total other loss, net	$	-117	$	-11
Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities			31-Mar-15		31-Dec-14
		Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities
		Accounts payable	$	495	$	574
		Accrued expenses		1,835		2,173
		Participations payable		2,687		2,551
		Programming costs payable		756		722
		Accrued compensation		651		1,034
		Accrued interest		361		303
		Accrued income taxes		277		150
		Total accounts payable and accrued liabilities	$	7,062	$	7,507
Other Noncurrent Liabilities			31-Mar-15		31-Dec-14
		Other Noncurrent Liabilities
		Noncurrent tax and interest reserves	$	1,532	$	1,520
		Participations payable		1,038		1,076
		Programming costs payable		896		959
		Noncurrent pension and post-retirement liabilities		912		928
		Deferred compensation		474		491
		Other noncurrent liabilities		651		710
		Total other noncurrent liabilities	$	5,503	$	5,684

Description_of_Business_Basis_2

Description of Business, Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended	1 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2015	Feb. 10, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
	segments
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Number of Reportable Segments	3
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Total	$2,580		$2,655
SICAD Exchange Venezuelan bolivar fuerte [Member]
Multiple Foreign Currency Exchange Rates [Abstract]
Foreign Currency Exchange Rate, Remeasurement		12
Simadi Exchange Venezuelan bolivar fuerte [Member]
Multiple Foreign Currency Exchange Rates [Abstract]
Foreign Currency Exchange Rate, Remeasurement		170
Venezuelan foreign currency loss		22
Effect of Venezuelan exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents		$15

Goodwill_and_Intangible_Assets

Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2014
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill	$27,557		$27,565
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Net	1,080		1,141
Amortization of Intangible Assets	48	50
Film libraries [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Net	$763		$797

Dispositions_Details

Dispositions (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Millions, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Asset impairments	$1	$12
Other gain (loss), net	-117	-11
Discontinued Operations [Abstract]
Total revenues		745
Pretax income (loss)		-112
Income tax benefit (provision)		39
Net income (loss)	37	-73
Per share information:
Basic net income (loss) per common share	$0.05	($0.08)
Average basic common shares outstanding	829.4	891
Diluted net income (loss) per common share	$0.05	($0.08)
Average diluted common shares outstanding	845.9	910.6
Warner Music Group [Member]
Discontinued Operations [Abstract]
Net income (loss)	$37

Acquisitions_Details

Acquisitions (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Investments and acquisitions, net of cash required	$96	$106

Investments_Details

Investments (Details)	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2015
	Time Warner Inc Revolving Credit Facility with CME [Member]	CME Loans Receivable [Member]	CME Senior Secured Notes [Member]	CME Rights Offering [Member]	CME Rights Offering [Member]	CME Rights Offering [Member]	CME Equity Investment [Member]	CME Equity Investment [Member]	Series B convertible redeemable preferred shares [Member]	Hudson Yards [Member]
	USD ($)	USD ($)	USD ($)	USD ($)	Warrant [Member]	CME Senior Secured Notes [Member]	USD ($)	EUR (€)		USD ($)
					warrants	USD ($)
						notes
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Equity Method Investments							$0			$144,000,000
Equity Method Investment, Expected Investment										1,700,000,000
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage							49.00%	49.00%
Class A common stock, number of shares at end of period							61,400,000	61,400,000
Series A convertible preferred stock, number of shares at end of period							1	1
Convertible Preferred Stock, Shares Issued upon Conversion							11,200,000	11,200,000
CME Refinancing of Aggregate Principal of Senior Convertible Notes due 2015							261,000,000
CME Refinancing of Aggregate Principal of Senior Notes due 2017								240,000,000
CME Senior Unsecured Term Loan								251,000,000
CME Term Loan Guarantee Fee							8.50%	8.50%
Term Loan Option							261,000,000
Term Loan Option, Unsecured Term Loan Guarantee Fee							8.50%	8.50%
Term Loan Option, Senior Secured Term Loan Fee							8.50%	8.50%
Term Loan Option, Commitment Fee							9,000,000
Term Loan Option, Commitment Fee Interest Rate							8.50%	8.50%
Schedule of Cost-method Investments [Line Items]
Class B convertible redeemable preferred shares, number of shares at end of period									94,100,000
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]
Held-to-maturity securities			257,000,000
Notes Owned at End of Period						3,400,000
Rights Offering Unit Senior Secured Note Principal						100
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage						15.00%
Warrants Held at End of Period					101,000,000
Class of Warrant or Right, Number of Securities Called by Each Warrant or Right				1
Class of Warrant or Right, Term				4 years
Class of Warrant or Right, Exercise Price of Warrants or Rights				$1
Maximum Voting Interest Prior To Warrants Becoming Legally Exercisable				49.90%
Economic Interest Percentage				75.00%
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Initial Loans Receivable with Fixed Rates of Interest		30,000,000
Loans Receivable with Fixed Rates of Interest		22,000,000
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity	115,000,000
Long-term Line of Credit	$26,000,000

Investments_2_Details

Investments 2 (Details) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Investments [Abstract]
Total	$2,270	$2,326

Fair_Value_Measurements_Detail

Fair Value Measurements (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Millions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2014
Derivatives [Abstract]
Foreign exchange contracts	$101		$61
Derivatives [Abstract]
Foreign exchange contracts	0		-3
Non Financial Instruments Numeric [Abstract]
Value after impairment, indefinite intangible assets	7,030		7,032
Value after impairment, finite intangible assets	1,080		1,141
Derivatives [Member]
Fair Value, Net Derivative Asset (Liability) Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]
Balance as of the beginning of the period	241	1
Total gains (losses), net: [Abstract]
Included in other comprehensive income (loss)	0	0
Purchases	0	0
Settlements	-1	-6
Issuances	0	0
Transfers in and/or out of Level 3	0	0
Balance as of the end of the period	184	-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	-56	0
Derivatives [Member] | Other Nonoperating Income (Expense) [Member]
Total gains (losses), net: [Abstract]
Included in earnings	-56	-1
Class A common stock [Member]
Other Financial Instruments Numeric [Abstract]
Class A common stock, carrying value	0
Series A convertible preferred stock, number of shares at end of period	1
Series B convertible redeemable preferred shares [Member]
Other Financial Instruments Numeric [Abstract]
Series B convertible redeemable preferred shares, carrying value	50
CME Senior Secured Notes [Member]
Other Financial Instruments Numeric [Abstract]
Senior secured notes, carrying value	257
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]
Trading securities [Abstract]
Diversified equity securities	234		237
Available-for-sale securities [Abstract]
Equity securities	22		19
Debt securities	89		60
Derivatives [Abstract]
Foreign exchange contracts	101		61
Other	190		247
Derivatives [Abstract]
Foreign exchange contracts	0		-3
Other	-6		-6
Total	630		615
Level 1 [Member] | Class A common stock [Member]
Other Financial Instruments Numeric [Abstract]
Class A common stock, fair value	193
Level 1 [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]
Trading securities [Abstract]
Diversified equity securities	234		232
Available-for-sale securities [Abstract]
Equity securities	22		19
Debt securities	0		0
Derivatives [Abstract]
Foreign exchange contracts	0		0
Other	0		0
Derivatives [Abstract]
Foreign exchange contracts	0		0
Other	0		0
Total	256		251
Level 2 [Member]
Other Financial Instruments Numeric [Abstract]
Difference between carrying value and fair value of debt	4,911		4,251
Level 2 [Member] | Series B convertible redeemable preferred shares [Member]
Other Financial Instruments Numeric [Abstract]
Series B convertible redeemable preferred shares, fair value	250
Level 2 [Member] | CME Senior Secured Notes [Member]
Other Financial Instruments Numeric [Abstract]
Senior secured notes, fair value	389
Level 2 [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]
Trading securities [Abstract]
Diversified equity securities	0		5
Available-for-sale securities [Abstract]
Equity securities	0		0
Debt securities	89		60
Derivatives [Abstract]
Foreign exchange contracts	101		61
Other	0		0
Derivatives [Abstract]
Foreign exchange contracts	0		-3
Other	0		0
Total	190		123
Level 3 [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]
Trading securities [Abstract]
Diversified equity securities	0		0
Available-for-sale securities [Abstract]
Equity securities	0		0
Debt securities	0		0
Derivatives [Abstract]
Foreign exchange contracts	0		0
Other	190		247
Derivatives [Abstract]
Foreign exchange contracts	0		0
Other	-6		-6
Total	184		241
Level 3 [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Warrant [Member] | CME Rights Offering [Member]
Derivatives [Abstract]
Equity Warrants	186
Fair Value Assumptions Expected Term	2 years 4 months 8 days
Fair Value Assumptions Expected Volatility Rate	82.00%
Level 3 [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring [Member]
Non Financial Instruments Numeric [Abstract]
Fair value of film costs to be abandoned	0
Theatrical film and television production costs, carrying value in inventory subsequent to write down	137	140
Theatrical film and television production costs, carrying value in inventory prior to write down	$176	$184

Inventories_and_Theatrical_Fil2

Inventories and Theatrical Film and Television Production Costs (Details) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Inventories [Abstract]
Total inventories	$3,207	$3,479
Less: current portion of inventory	-1,532	-1,700
Total noncurrent inventories	1,675	1,779
Theatrical film production costs: [Abstract]
Released, less amortization	624	641
Completed and not released	512	379
In production	1,003	1,266
Development and pre-production	99	105
Television production costs: [Abstract]
Released, less amortization	1,328	1,251
Completed and not released	755	521
In production	709	889
Development and pre-production	30	10
Total theatrical film and television production costs	5,060	5,062
Total noncurrent inventories and theatrical film and television production costs	6,735	6,841
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Intangible assets subject to amortization	1,080	1,141
Film Libraries [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Intangible assets subject to amortization	$763	$797

Inventories_and_Theatrical_Fil3

Inventories and Theatrical Film and Television Production Costs 2 (Details) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]
Programming costs, less amortization	$3,003	$3,251
Other inventory, primarily DVDs and Blu-ray Discs	204	228
Total inventories	$3,207	$3,479

Derivative_Instruments_Details

Derivative Instruments (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2014
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]
Recognized in Costs of revenues	$66	$0
Recognized in Selling, general and administrative	6	2
Recognized in Other loss, net	-6	-4
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	101		61
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	0		-3
General Discussion of Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities [Abstract]
Cash flow hedge gains (losses) recorded in accumulated OCI	75		20
Cash flow hedge gains (losses) recorded in accumulated OCI deferred gains (losses)	16		-5
Foreign Currency Derivatives [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative Asset, Fair Value, Gross Asset	264		139
Derivative Liability, Fair Value, Gross Liability	163		81
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	202		92
Derivative Liability, Fair Value, Gross Liability	132		65
Economic Hedges [Member] | Foreign Currency Derivatives [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Derivative Asset, Fair Value, Gross Asset	62		47
Derivative Liability, Fair Value, Gross Liability	$31		$16

Long_Term_Debt_and_Other_Finan

Long Term Debt and Other Financing Arrangements (Details) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt due within one year	($1,299)	($1,118)
Total long-term debt	21,172	21,376
Cash and equivalents	$2,260	$2,618	$3,495	$1,816

Income_Taxes_Details

Income Taxes (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Equity Method Investments, Income Taxes, Extraordinary Items, Noncontrolling Interest [Abstract]
Total	$1,375	$1,772
Income Tax Expense (Benefit), Continuing Operations, by Jurisdiction [Abstract]
Total	442	407
Excess tax benefit from equity instruments	$83	$64

Income_Taxes_2_Details

Income Taxes 2 (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014
Income Tax Expense (Benefit), Continuing Operations, Income Tax Reconciliation [Abstract]
Total	$442	$407

Shareholders_Equity_Details

Shareholders' Equity (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
Share data in Millions, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2014	Jan. 31, 2014	Jun. 30, 2014
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock [Line Items]
Common stock repurchases	$900,000,000	$1,000,000,000
Treasury stock, shares, acquired	11
Treasury stock, shares	826		820
Stock Repurchase Program, Remaining Authorized Repurchase Amount	3,600,000,000
Time Warner common stock, shares outstanding	826		832
Statement of Income and Comprehensive Income [Abstract]
Unrealized gains (losses) on foreign currency translation, Pretax	-214,000,000	-16,000,000
Unrealized gains (losses) on foreign currency translation, Tax (provision) benefit	12,000,000	-4,000,000
Unrealized gains (losses) on foreign currency translation, Net of tax	-202,000,000	-20,000,000
Reclassification adjustment for (gains) losses on foreign currency translation realized in net income, Pretax	5,000,000	0
Reclassification adjustment for (gains) losses on foreign currency translation realized in net income, Tax (provision) benefit	0	0
Reclassification adjustment for (gains) losses on foreign currency translation realized in net income, Net of tax	5,000,000	0
Unrealized gains (losses) on securities, Pretax	6,000,000	-5,000,000
Unrealized gains (losses) on securities, Tax (provision) benefit	-2,000,000	2,000,000
Unrealized gains (losses) on securities, Net of tax	4,000,000	-3,000,000
Unrealized gains (losses) on benefit obligations, Pretax	9,000,000	-8,000,000
Unrealized gains (losses) on benefit obligations, Tax (provision) benefit	-1,000,000	2,000,000
Unrealized gains (losses) on benefit obligations, Net of tax	8,000,000	-6,000,000
Reclassification adjustment for (gains) losses on benefit obligations realized in net income, Pretax	8,000,000	7,000,000
Reclassification adjustment for (gains) losses on benefit obligations realized in net income, Tax (provision) benefit	-2,000,000	-2,000,000
Reclassification adjustment for (gains) losses on benefit obligations realized in net income, Net of tax	6,000,000	5,000,000
Unrealized gains (losses) on derivative financial instruments, Pretax	97,000,000	10,000,000
Unrealized gains (losses) on derivative financial instruments, Tax (provision) benefit	-34,000,000	-4,000,000
Unrealized gains (losses) on derivative financial instruments, Net of tax	63,000,000	6,000,000
Reclassification adjustment for derivative financial instruments (gains) losses realized in net income, Pretax	-42,000,000	-7,000,000
Reclassification adjustment for derivative financial instruments (gains) losses realized in net income, Tax (provision) benefit	15,000,000	2,000,000
Reclassification adjustment for derivative financial instruments (gains) losses realized in net income, Net of tax	-27,000,000	-5,000,000
Other comprehensive income (loss), Pretax	-131,000,000	-19,000,000
Other comprehensive income (loss), Tax (provision) benefit	-12,000,000	-4,000,000
Other comprehensive income (loss)	-143,000,000	-23,000,000
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	1,189,000,000	1,270,000,000
Pretax (gains) losses reclassified out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income to Costs of revenues	4,088,000,000	3,851,000,000
Pretax (gains) losses reclassified out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income to Other income (loss)	117,000,000	11,000,000
Pretax (gains) losses reclassified out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income to Gain (loss) on operating assets, net	3,000,000	-454,000,000
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax [Abstract]
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net	-1,307,000,000		-1,164,000,000
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 Gain (loss) on operating assets, net	5,000,000	0
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	8,000,000	7,000,000
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	-6,000,000	-2,000,000
Pretax (gains) losses reclassified out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income to Costs of revenues	-36,000,000	-5,000,000
Pretax (gains) losses reclassified out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income to Other income (loss)	0	0
January 2014 Plan [Member]
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock [Line Items]
Stock Repurchase Program Authorized Amount				5,000,000,000
June 2014 Plan [Member]
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock [Line Items]
Stock Repurchase Program Authorized Amount					$5,000,000,000

Income_Per_Common_Share_Detail

Income Per Common Share (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Millions, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
Income from continuing operations	$933	$1,365
Income allocated to participating securities	-3	-4
Income from continuing operations - basic	$930	$1,361
Average basic common shares outstanding	829.4	891
Dilutive effect of equity awards	16.5	19.6
Average diluted common shares outstanding	845.9	910.6
Antidilutive common share equivalents excluded from computation	3	1
Income per common share from continuing operations - basic	$1.12	$1.53
Income per common share from continuing operations - diluted	$1.10	$1.50

EquityBased_Compensation_Detai

Equity-Based Compensation (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Millions, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Aggregate Disclosures [Abstract]
Total impact on operating income	$90	$89
Tax benefit recognized	32	33
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions and Methodology [Abstract]
Expected volatility	25.10%	28.20%
Expected term to exercise from grant date, in years	5 years 9 months 26 days	5 years 11 months 17 days
Risk-free rate	1.80%	1.90%
Expected dividend yield	1.70%	1.90%
Weighted average grant date fair value per option	$18.39	$15.64
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	1.9	2.6
Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value of Granted	$83.87	$65.31
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	0.1	0.2
Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value of Granted	$87.27	$93.45
Stock Option [Member]
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Aggregate Disclosures [Abstract]
Total impact on operating income	17	15
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Total Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized	54
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding [Roll Forward]
Number of Options Granted	2.9	1
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	73	74
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Total Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized	$279
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 $)	3 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2014
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Noncurrent liability	$912		$928
Defined Benefit Pension Plans [Member]
Components of Net Periodic Benefit Costs [Abstract]
Service cost	1	1
Interest cost	21	22
Expected return on plan assets	-23	-23
Amortization of net loss	5	3
Net periodic benefit costs	4	3
Net periodic benefit costs, related to discontinued operations	1	1
Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Contributions [Abstract]
Contributions	$7	$8

Restructuring_and_Severance_Co2

Restructuring and Severance Costs (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014
Restructuring and Related Costs [Line Items]
Total restructuring and severance costs	$12	$26
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Remaining liability, beginning balance	534
Net accruals	12	26
Foreign currency translation adjustment	-4
Cash paid	-119
Remaining liability, ending balance	423
Restructuring Reserve [Abstract]
Restructuring reserve, current	335
Restructuring reserve, noncurrent	88
Corporate [Member]
Restructuring and Related Costs [Line Items]
Total restructuring and severance costs	0	4
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Net accruals	0	4
2015 activity [Member]
Restructuring and Related Costs [Line Items]
Total restructuring and severance costs	9	0
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Net accruals	9	0
2014 and prior activity [Member]
Restructuring and Related Costs [Line Items]
Total restructuring and severance costs	3	26
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Net accruals	3	26
Employee Terminations [Member]
Restructuring and Related Costs [Line Items]
Total restructuring and severance costs	10
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Remaining liability, beginning balance	525
Net accruals	10
Foreign currency translation adjustment	-4
Cash paid	-116
Remaining liability, ending balance	415
Other Exit Costs [Member]
Restructuring and Related Costs [Line Items]
Total restructuring and severance costs	2
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Remaining liability, beginning balance	9
Net accruals	2
Foreign currency translation adjustment	0
Cash paid	-3
Remaining liability, ending balance	8
Turner [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Restructuring and Related Costs [Line Items]
Total restructuring and severance costs	8	12
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Net accruals	8	12
Home Box Office [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Restructuring and Related Costs [Line Items]
Total restructuring and severance costs	1	8
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Net accruals	1	8
Warner Bros. [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Restructuring and Related Costs [Line Items]
Total restructuring and severance costs	3	2
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Net accruals	$3	$2

Segment_Information_Details

Segment Information (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2014
	segments
Revenues:
Total revenues	$7,127	$6,803
Total amortization of intangible assets	-48	-50
Total operating income (loss)	1,786	2,048
Total assets	62,195		63,259
Total capital expenditures	57	92
Number of Reportable Segments	3
Intersegment eliminations [Member]
Revenues:
Total revenues	-180	-195
Total operating income (loss)	0	6
Corporate [Member]
Revenues:
Total operating income (loss)	-104	309
Total assets	2,940		3,560
Turner [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Revenues:
Total revenues	2,710	2,593
Total operating income (loss)	1,108	900
Total assets	25,325		25,271
Turner [Member] | Intersegment eliminations [Member]
Revenues:
Total revenues	-24	-20
Home Box Office [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Revenues:
Total revenues	1,398	1,339
Total operating income (loss)	458	464
Total assets	13,856		13,869
Home Box Office [Member] | Intersegment eliminations [Member]
Revenues:
Total revenues	-7	-9
Warner Bros. [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Revenues:
Total revenues	3,199	3,066
Total operating income (loss)	324	369
Total assets	20,074		20,559
Warner Bros. [Member] | Intersegment eliminations [Member]
Revenues:
Total revenues	($149)	($166)

Commitments_and_Contingencies_

Commitments and Contingencies (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015
Maximum [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss Contingency Range Of Possible Loss Portion Not Accrued	$130,000,000
Minimum [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss Contingency Range Of Possible Loss Portion Not Accrued	0
Six Flags [Member]
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Six Flags, net present value	420,000,000
Six Flags, guarantee payments made	0
Six Flags, guarantor obligations, current carrying value	0
Six Flags [Member] | Financial Guarantee [Member]
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Total Contingent Commitment	$896,000,000

Commitments_and_Contingencies_1

Commitments and Contingencies 2 (Details) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2015
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Income tax Uncertainties [Abstract]
Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Decreases Resulting from Prior and Current Periods Tax Positions	$71
Unrecognized Tax Benefits that Impacted Effective Tax Rate	-22
Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Interest on Income Taxes Accrued (Reversed)	15
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	$80

Related_Party_Transactions_Det

Related Party Transactions (Details) (Equity Method Investee [Member], USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014
Equity Method Investee [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Revenues	$118	$116
Expenses	-2	-2
Interest income	29	0
Other, net	$4	$4

Additional_Financial_Informati2

Additional Financial Information (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2014
Cash Flows [Abstract]
Cash payments made for interest	($266)	($262)
Interest income received	8	25
Cash interest payments, net	-258	-237
Cash payments made for income taxes	-169	-159
Income tax refunds received	11	32
Cash tax payments, net	-158	-127
Interest Expense, Net [Abstract]
Interest income	51	62
Interest expense	-345	-327
Total interest expense, net	-294	-265
Other Income (Loss), Net [Abstract]
Investment gains (losses), net	-59	-5
Income (loss) on equity method investees	-49	1
Other	-9	-7
Total other income (loss), net	-117	-11
Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities [Abstract]
Accounts payable	495		574
Accrued expenses	1,835		2,173
Participations payable	2,687		2,551
Programming costs payable	756		722
Accrued compensation	651		1,034
Accrued interest	361		303
Accrued income taxes	277		150
Total accounts payable and accrued liabilities	7,062		7,507
Other Noncurrent Liabilities [Abstract]
Noncurrent tax and interest reserves	1,532		1,520
Participations payable	1,038		1,076
Programming costs payable	896		959
Noncurrent pension and post-retirement liabilities	912		928
Deferred compensation	474		491
Other noncurrent liabilities	651		710
Total other noncurrent liabilities	5,503		5,684
Collaborative Arrangements and Non-collaborative Arrangement Transactions [Line Items]
Collaborative Arrangement, Income Statement Classifications and Amounts Costs of Revenue	127	118
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, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Current assets
Cash and equivalents	$2,260	$2,618	$3,495	$1,816
Receivables, net	7,645	7,720
Inventories	1,532	1,700
Deferred income taxes	184	184
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	874	958
Total current assets	12,495	13,180
Noncurrent inventories and theatrical film and television production costs	6,735	6,841
Investments in amounts due to and from consolidated subsidiaries	0	0
Investments, including available-for-sale securities	2,270	2,326
Property, plant and equipment, net	2,580	2,655
Intangible assets subject to amortization, net	1,080	1,141
Intangible assets not subject to amortization	7,030	7,032
Goodwill	27,557	27,565
Other assets	2,448	2,519
Total assets	62,195	63,259
Current liabilities
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	7,062	7,507
Deferred revenue	530	579
Debt due within one year	1,299	1,118
Total current liabilities	8,891	9,204
Long-term debt	21,172	21,376
Deferred income taxes	2,124	2,204
Deferred revenue	307	315
Other noncurrent liabilities	5,503	5,684
Equity
Due to (from) Time Warner Inc. and subsidiaries	0	0
Other shareholders' equity	24,198	24,476
Total equity	24,198	24,476	30,044	29,904
Total liabilities and equity	62,195	63,259
Eliminations [Member]
Current assets
Cash and equivalents	0	0	0	0
Receivables, net	-7	-7
Inventories	-1	0
Deferred income taxes	-49	-49
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	0	0
Total current assets	-57	-56
Noncurrent inventories and theatrical film and television production costs	-78	-85
Investments in amounts due to and from consolidated subsidiaries	-68,033	-68,109
Investments, including available-for-sale securities	-1	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	-68,169	-68,250
Current liabilities
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	-75	-180
Deferred revenue	-22	-27
Debt due within one year	0	0
Total current liabilities	-97	-207
Long-term debt	0	0
Deferred income taxes	-4,055	-4,283
Deferred revenue	-19	-24
Other noncurrent liabilities	-1,084	-1,062
Equity
Due to (from) Time Warner Inc. and subsidiaries	38,274	36,358
Other shareholders' equity	-101,188	-99,032
Total equity	-62,914	-62,674
Total liabilities and equity	-68,169	-68,250
Parent Company [Member]
Current assets
Cash and equivalents	1,295	1,623	2,676	1,039
Receivables, net	79	93
Inventories	0	0
Deferred income taxes	184	184
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	255	360
Total current assets	1,813	2,260
Noncurrent inventories and theatrical film and television production costs	0	0
Investments in amounts due to and from consolidated subsidiaries	44,611	44,407
Investments, including available-for-sale securities	194	186
Property, plant and equipment, net	72	73
Intangible assets subject to amortization, net	0	0
Intangible assets not subject to amortization	0	0
Goodwill	0	0
Other assets	425	429
Total assets	47,115	47,355
Current liabilities
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	844	744
Deferred revenue	0	0
Debt due within one year	1,131	1,100
Total current liabilities	1,975	1,844
Long-term debt	17,079	17,108
Deferred income taxes	2,124	2,204
Deferred revenue	0	0
Other noncurrent liabilities	1,739	1,723
Equity
Due to (from) Time Warner Inc. and subsidiaries	0	0
Other shareholders' equity	24,198	24,476
Total equity	24,198	24,476
Total liabilities and equity	47,115	47,355
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Current assets
Cash and equivalents	132	290	160	148
Receivables, net	962	996
Inventories	451	453
Deferred income taxes	42	42
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	108	120
Total current assets	1,695	1,901
Noncurrent inventories and theatrical film and television production costs	1,702	1,744
Investments in amounts due to and from consolidated subsidiaries	11,123	11,333
Investments, including available-for-sale securities	413	417
Property, plant and equipment, net	376	377
Intangible assets subject to amortization, net	0	0
Intangible assets not subject to amortization	2,007	2,007
Goodwill	9,880	9,880
Other assets	140	156
Total assets	27,336	27,815
Current liabilities
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	791	953
Deferred revenue	55	57
Debt due within one year	160	9
Total current liabilities	1,006	1,019
Long-term debt	3,868	4,006
Deferred income taxes	2,317	2,443
Deferred revenue	14	17
Other noncurrent liabilities	1,806	1,844
Equity
Due to (from) Time Warner Inc. and subsidiaries	-44,424	-43,026
Other shareholders' equity	62,749	61,512
Total equity	18,325	18,486
Total liabilities and equity	27,336	27,815
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Current assets
Cash and equivalents	833	705	659	629
Receivables, net	6,611	6,638
Inventories	1,082	1,247
Deferred income taxes	7	7
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	511	478
Total current assets	9,044	9,075
Noncurrent inventories and theatrical film and television production costs	5,111	5,182
Investments in amounts due to and from consolidated subsidiaries	12,299	12,369
Investments, including available-for-sale securities	1,664	1,723
Property, plant and equipment, net	2,132	2,205
Intangible assets subject to amortization, net	1,080	1,141
Intangible assets not subject to amortization	5,023	5,025
Goodwill	17,677	17,685
Other assets	1,883	1,934
Total assets	55,913	56,339
Current liabilities
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	5,502	5,990
Deferred revenue	497	549
Debt due within one year	8	9
Total current liabilities	6,007	6,548
Long-term debt	225	262
Deferred income taxes	1,738	1,840
Deferred revenue	312	322
Other noncurrent liabilities	3,042	3,179
Equity
Due to (from) Time Warner Inc. and subsidiaries	6,150	6,668
Other shareholders' equity	38,439	37,520
Total equity	44,589	44,188
Total liabilities and equity	$55,913	$56,339

Supplementary_Information_Cond2

Supplementary Information - Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements - Statement of Operations (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014
Consolidated Statement of Operations
Revenues	$7,127	$6,803
Costs of revenues	-4,088	-3,851
Selling, general and administrative	-1,189	-1,270
Amortization of intangible assets	-48	-50
Restructuring and severance costs	-12	-26
Asset impairments	-1	-12
Gain (loss) on operating assets, net	-3	454
Operating income	1,786	2,048
Equity in pretax income (loss) of consolidated subsidiaries	0	0
Interest expense, net	-294	-265
Other income (loss), net	-117	-11
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	1,375	1,772
Income tax (provision) benefit	-442	-407
Income from continuing operations	933	1,365
Discontinued operations, net of tax	37	-73
Net income	970	1,292
Comprehensive income	827	1,269
Eliminations [Member]
Consolidated Statement of Operations
Revenues	-215	-190
Costs of revenues	188	169
Selling, general and administrative	23	21
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	-4	0
Equity in pretax income (loss) of consolidated subsidiaries	-3,416	-3,726
Interest expense, net	2	2
Other income (loss), net	-1	0
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	-3,419	-3,724
Income tax (provision) benefit	1,072	1,048
Income from continuing operations	-2,347	-2,676
Discontinued operations, net of tax	-74	112
Net income	-2,421	-2,564
Comprehensive income	-2,172	-2,495
Parent Company [Member]
Consolidated Statement of Operations
Revenues	0	0
Costs of revenues	0	0
Selling, general and administrative	-100	-113
Amortization of intangible assets	0	0
Restructuring and severance costs	0	-3
Asset impairments	0	-6
Gain (loss) on operating assets, net	0	0
Operating income	-100	-122
Equity in pretax income (loss) of consolidated subsidiaries	1,742	2,136
Interest expense, net	-245	-232
Other income (loss), net	-22	-10
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	1,375	1,772
Income tax (provision) benefit	-442	-407
Income from continuing operations	933	1,365
Discontinued operations, net of tax	37	-73
Net income	970	1,292
Comprehensive income	827	1,269
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Consolidated Statement of Operations
Revenues	1,802	1,724
Costs of revenues	-882	-826
Selling, general and administrative	-256	-264
Amortization of intangible assets	0	0
Restructuring and severance costs	-4	-14
Asset impairments	0	0
Gain (loss) on operating assets, net	0	0
Operating income	660	620
Equity in pretax income (loss) of consolidated subsidiaries	1,232	1,132
Interest expense, net	-78	-41
Other income (loss), net	3	9
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	1,817	1,720
Income tax (provision) benefit	-553	-577
Income from continuing operations	1,264	1,143
Discontinued operations, net of tax	37	-39
Net income	1,301	1,104
Comprehensive income	1,200	1,085
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Consolidated Statement of Operations
Revenues	5,540	5,269
Costs of revenues	-3,394	-3,194
Selling, general and administrative	-856	-914
Amortization of intangible assets	-48	-50
Restructuring and severance costs	-8	-9
Asset impairments	-1	-6
Gain (loss) on operating assets, net	-3	454
Operating income	1,230	1,550
Equity in pretax income (loss) of consolidated subsidiaries	442	458
Interest expense, net	27	6
Other income (loss), net	-97	-10
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	1,602	2,004
Income tax (provision) benefit	-519	-471
Income from continuing operations	1,083	1,533
Discontinued operations, net of tax	37	-73
Net income	1,120	1,460
Comprehensive income	$972	$1,410

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, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014
OPERATIONS
Net income	$970	$1,292
Less Discontinued operations, net of tax	-37	73
Net income from continuing operations	933	1,365
Adjustments for noncash and nonoperating items:
Depreciation and amortization	170	183
Amortization of film and television costs	2,034	1,957
Asset impairments	1	12
(Gain) loss on investments and other assets, net	3	-448
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	64	19
Equity-based compensation	90	89
Deferred income taxes	-96	-244
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions	-2,190	-1,200
Intercompany	0	0
Cash provided by operations from continuing operations	1,009	1,733
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Investments in available-for-sale securities	-29	-23
Investments and acquisitions, net of cash acquired	-96	-106
Capital expenditures	-57	-92
Proceeds from the sale of Time Warner Center	0	1,264
Advances to (from) parent and consolidated subsidiaries	0	0
Other investment proceeds	5	44
Cash provided (used) by investing activities from continuing operations	-177	1,087
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Borrowings	6	129
Debt repayments	-11	-5
Proceeds from exercise of stock options	67	116
Excess tax benefit from equity instruments	83	64
Principal payments on capital leases	-2	-3
Repurchases of common stock	-890	-991
Dividends paid	-294	-287
Other financing activities	-152	-111
Change in due to/from parent and investment in segment	0	0
Cash provided (used) by financing activities from continuing operations	-1,193	-1,088
Cash provided (used) by continuing operations	-361	1,732
Cash provided (used) by operations from discontinued operations	3	-29
Cash provided (used) by investing activities from discontinued operations	0	-19
Cash provided (used) by financing activities from discontinued operations		0
Effect of change in cash and equivalents of discontinued operations	0	-5
Cash provided (used) by discontinued operations	3	-53
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND EQUIVALENTS	-358	1,679
CASH AND EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD	2,618	1,816
CASH AND EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD	2,260	3,495
Eliminations [Member]
OPERATIONS
Net income	-2,421	-2,564
Less Discontinued operations, net of tax	74	-112
Net income from continuing operations	-2,347	-2,676
Adjustments for noncash and nonoperating items:
Depreciation and amortization	0	0
Amortization of film and television costs	-6	-10
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	3,416	3,726
Equity in losses of investee companies, net of cash distributions	1	0
Equity-based compensation	0	0
Deferred income taxes	249	443
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions	-1,310	-1,487
Intercompany	0	0
Cash provided by operations from continuing operations	3	-4
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Investments in available-for-sale securities	0	0
Investments and acquisitions, net of cash acquired	0	0
Capital expenditures	0	0
Proceeds from the sale of Time Warner Center		0
Advances to (from) parent and consolidated subsidiaries	-1,526	-11,793
Other investment proceeds	0	-9
Cash provided (used) by investing activities from continuing operations	-1,526	-11,802
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	-3	13
Change in due to/from parent and investment in segment	1,526	11,793
Cash provided (used) by financing activities from continuing operations	1,523	11,806
Cash provided (used) by continuing operations	0	0
Cash provided (used) by operations from discontinued operations	0	0
Cash provided (used) by investing activities from discontinued operations		4,274
Cash provided (used) by financing activities from discontinued operations		-4,274
Effect of change in cash and equivalents of discontinued operations		0
Cash provided (used) by discontinued operations	0	0
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	970	1,292
Less Discontinued operations, net of tax	-37	73
Net income from continuing operations	933	1,365
Adjustments for noncash and nonoperating items:
Depreciation and amortization	3	5
Amortization of film and television costs	0	0
Asset impairments	0	6
(Gain) loss on investments and other assets, net	3	5
Excess (deficiency) of distributions over equity in pretax income of consolidated subsidiaries, net of cash distributions	-1,742	-2,136
Equity in losses of investee companies, net of cash distributions	-4	1
Equity-based compensation	30	25
Deferred income taxes	-96	-244
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions	219	716
Intercompany	0	0
Cash provided by operations from continuing operations	-654	-257
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Investments in available-for-sale securities	-16	-5
Investments and acquisitions, net of cash acquired	-2	-5
Capital expenditures	-1	-5
Proceeds from the sale of Time Warner Center		0
Advances to (from) parent and consolidated subsidiaries	1,372	6,981
Other investment proceeds	0	0
Cash provided (used) by investing activities from continuing operations	1,353	6,966
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Borrowings	0	125
Debt repayments	0	0
Proceeds from exercise of stock options	67	116
Excess tax benefit from equity instruments	83	64
Principal payments on capital leases	0	0
Repurchases of common stock	-890	-991
Dividends paid	-294	-287
Other financing activities	0	21
Change in due to/from parent and investment in segment	0	0
Cash provided (used) by financing activities from continuing operations	-1,034	-952
Cash provided (used) by continuing operations	-335	5,757
Cash provided (used) by operations from discontinued operations	7	0
Cash provided (used) by investing activities from discontinued operations		-4,120
Cash provided (used) by financing activities from discontinued operations		0
Effect of change in cash and equivalents of discontinued operations		0
Cash provided (used) by discontinued operations	7	-4,120
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND EQUIVALENTS	-328	1,637
CASH AND EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD	1,623	1,039
CASH AND EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD	1,295	2,676
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
OPERATIONS
Net income	1,301	1,104
Less Discontinued operations, net of tax	-37	39
Net income from continuing operations	1,264	1,143
Adjustments for noncash and nonoperating items:
Depreciation and amortization	27	29
Amortization of film and television costs	702	662
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	-1,232	-1,132
Equity in losses of investee companies, net of cash distributions	0	-7
Equity-based compensation	23	29
Deferred income taxes	-140	-184
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions	-50	14
Intercompany	521	862
Cash provided by operations from continuing operations	1,115	1,416
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Investments in available-for-sale securities	0	0
Investments and acquisitions, net of cash acquired	0	0
Capital expenditures	-9	-13
Proceeds from the sale of Time Warner Center		0
Advances to (from) parent and consolidated subsidiaries	154	4,812
Other investment proceeds	4	46
Cash provided (used) by investing activities from continuing operations	149	4,845
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	-2	-3
Repurchases of common stock	0	0
Dividends paid	0	0
Other financing activities	-21	-31
Change in due to/from parent and investment in segment	-1,399	-6,061
Cash provided (used) by financing activities from continuing operations	-1,422	-6,095
Cash provided (used) by continuing operations	-158	166
Cash provided (used) by operations from discontinued operations	0	0
Cash provided (used) by investing activities from discontinued operations		-154
Cash provided (used) by financing activities from discontinued operations		0
Effect of change in cash and equivalents of discontinued operations		0
Cash provided (used) by discontinued operations	0	-154
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND EQUIVALENTS	-158	12
CASH AND EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD	290	148
CASH AND EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD	132	160
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
OPERATIONS
Net income	1,120	1,460
Less Discontinued operations, net of tax	-37	73
Net income from continuing operations	1,083	1,533
Adjustments for noncash and nonoperating items:
Depreciation and amortization	140	149
Amortization of film and television costs	1,338	1,305
Asset impairments	1	6
(Gain) loss on investments and other assets, net	0	-453
Excess (deficiency) of distributions over equity in pretax income of consolidated subsidiaries, net of cash distributions	-442	-458
Equity in losses of investee companies, net of cash distributions	67	25
Equity-based compensation	37	35
Deferred income taxes	-109	-259
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions	-1,049	-443
Intercompany	-521	-862
Cash provided by operations from continuing operations	545	578
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Investments in available-for-sale securities	-13	-18
Investments and acquisitions, net of cash acquired	-94	-101
Capital expenditures	-47	-74
Proceeds from the sale of Time Warner Center		1,264
Advances to (from) parent and consolidated subsidiaries	0	0
Other investment proceeds	1	7
Cash provided (used) by investing activities from continuing operations	-153	1,078
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Borrowings	6	4
Debt repayments	-11	-5
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	-128	-114
Change in due to/from parent and investment in segment	-127	-5,732
Cash provided (used) by financing activities from continuing operations	-260	-5,847
Cash provided (used) by continuing operations	132	-4,191
Cash provided (used) by operations from discontinued operations	-4	-29
Cash provided (used) by investing activities from discontinued operations		-19
Cash provided (used) by financing activities from discontinued operations		4,274
Effect of change in cash and equivalents of discontinued operations		-5
Cash provided (used) by discontinued operations	-4	4,221
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND EQUIVALENTS	128	30
CASH AND EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD	705	629
CASH AND EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD	$833	$659