Condensed Financial Information of Parent Company Only Disclosure [Text Block] | 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 June 30, 2015 (Unaudited; millions) Parent Company Guarantor Subsidiaries Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries Eliminations Time Warner Consolidated ASSETS Current assets Cash and equivalents $ 2,044 $ 109 $ 969 $ — $ 3,122 Receivables, net 20 1,063 6,936 (15 ) 8,004 Inventories — 456 1,187 (3 ) 1,640 Deferred income taxes 184 42 7 (49 ) 184 Prepaid expenses and other current assets 263 70 527 — 860 Total current assets 2,511 1,740 9,626 (67 ) 13,810 Noncurrent inventories and theatrical film and television production costs — 1,896 4,775 (74 ) 6,597 Investments in amounts due to and from consolidated subsidiaries 44,835 10,798 12,578 (68,211 ) — Investments, including available-for-sale securities 195 408 1,531 (2 ) 2,132 Property, plant and equipment, net 79 369 2,119 — 2,567 Intangible assets subject to amortization, net — — 1,036 — 1,036 Intangible assets not subject to amortization — 2,007 5,023 — 7,030 Goodwill — 9,880 17,695 — 27,575 Other assets 428 165 2,085 — 2,678 Total assets $ 48,048 $ 27,263 $ 56,468 $ (68,354 ) $ 63,425 LIABILITIES AND EQUITY Current liabilities Accounts payable and accrued liabilities $ 619 $ 868 $ 5,640 $ (68 ) $ 7,059 Deferred revenue — 53 589 (19 ) 623 Debt due within one year 1,345 160 8 — 1,513 Total current liabilities 1,964 1,081 6,237 (87 ) 9,195 Long-term debt 18,176 3,870 235 — 22,281 Deferred income taxes 2,109 2,325 1,775 (4,100 ) 2,109 Deferred revenue — 4 321 (18 ) 307 Other noncurrent liabilities 1,774 1,797 3,041 (1,104 ) 5,508 Equity Due to (from) Time Warner Inc. and subsidiaries — (45,896 ) 5,388 40,508 — Other shareholders’ equity 24,025 64,082 39,471 (103,553 ) 24,025 Total equity 24,025 18,186 44,859 (63,045 ) 24,025 Total liabilities and equity $ 48,048 $ 27,263 $ 56,468 $ (68,354 ) $ 63,425 Consolidating Balance Sheet December 31, 2014 (Unaudited; millions) Parent Company Guarantor Subsidiaries Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries Eliminations Time Warner 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 June 30, 2015 (Unaudited; millions) Parent Company Guarantor Subsidiaries Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries Eliminations Time Warner Consolidated Revenues $ — $ 1,830 $ 5,680 $ (162 ) $ 7,348 Costs of revenues — (780 ) (3,535 ) 127 (4,188 ) Selling, general and administrative (84 ) (292 ) (903 ) 31 (1,248 ) Amortization of intangible assets — — (43 ) — (43 ) Restructuring and severance costs — (10 ) — — (10 ) Operating income (84 ) 748 1,199 (4 ) 1,859 Equity in pretax income (loss) of consolidated subsidiaries 1,848 1,199 488 (3,535 ) — Interest expense, net (247 ) (78 ) 37 2 (286 ) Other income (loss), net (69 ) 20 (73 ) (3 ) (125 ) Income from continuing operations before income taxes 1,448 1,889 1,651 (3,540 ) 1,448 Income tax provision (477 ) (592 ) (545 ) 1,137 (477 ) Net income $ 971 $ 1,297 $ 1,106 $ (2,403 ) $ 971 Comprehensive income $ 882 $ 1,308 $ 1,016 $ (2,324 ) $ 882 Consolidating Statement of Operations For The Three Months Ended June 30, 2014 (Unaudited; millions) Parent Company Guarantor Subsidiaries Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries Eliminations Time Warner Consolidated Revenues $ — $ 1,788 $ 5,177 $ (177 ) $ 6,788 Costs of revenues — (786 ) (3,294 ) 155 (3,925 ) Selling, general and administrative (126 ) (215 ) (898 ) 22 (1,217 ) Amortization of intangible assets — — (50 ) — (50 ) Restructuring and severance costs (1 ) (6 ) (10 ) — (17 ) Asset impairments — — (14 ) — (14 ) Gain (loss) on operating assets, net — — 2 — 2 Operating income (127 ) 781 913 — 1,567 Equity in pretax income (loss) of consolidated subsidiaries 1,625 920 539 (3,084 ) — Interest expense, net (236 ) (77 ) 15 2 (296 ) Other income (loss), net 15 6 (14 ) (1 ) 6 Income from continuing operations before income taxes 1,277 1,630 1,453 (3,083 ) 1,277 Income tax provision (434 ) (540 ) (491 ) 1,031 (434 ) Income from continuing operations 843 1,090 962 (2,052 ) 843 Discontinued operations, net of tax 7 (2 ) 10 (8 ) 7 Net income $ 850 $ 1,088 $ 972 $ (2,060 ) 850 Comprehensive income $ 817 $ 1,062 $ 970 $ (2,032 ) 817 Consolidating Statement of Operations For The Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 (Unaudited; millions) Parent Company Guarantor Subsidiaries Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries Eliminations Time Warner Consolidated Revenues $ — $ 3,632 $ 11,220 $ (377 ) $ 14,475 Costs of revenues — (1,662 ) (6,929 ) 315 (8,276 ) Selling, general and administrative (184 ) (548 ) (1,759 ) 54 (2,437 ) Amortization of intangible assets — — (91 ) — (91 ) Restructuring and severance costs — (14 ) (8 ) — (22 ) Asset impairments — — (1 ) — (1 ) Gain (loss) on operating assets, net — — (3 ) — (3 ) Operating income (184 ) 1,408 2,429 (8 ) 3,645 Equity in pretax income (loss) of consolidated subsidiaries 3,590 2,431 930 (6,951 ) — Interest expense, net (492 ) (156 ) 64 4 (580 ) Other income (loss), net (91 ) 23 (170 ) (4 ) (242 ) Income from continuing operations before income taxes 2,823 3,706 3,253 (6,959 ) 2,823 Income tax provision (919 ) (1,145 ) (1,064 ) 2,209 (919 ) Income from continuing operations 1,904 2,561 2,189 (4,750 ) 1,904 Discontinued operations, net of tax 37 37 37 (74 ) 37 Net income $ 1,941 $ 2,598 $ 2,226 $ (4,824 ) $ 1,941 Comprehensive income $ 1,709 $ 2,508 $ 1,988 $ (4,496 ) $ 1,709 Consolidating Statement of Operations For The Six Months Ended June 30, 2014 (Unaudited; millions) Parent Company Guarantor Subsidiaries Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries Eliminations Time Warner Consolidated Revenues $ — $ 3,512 $ 10,446 $ (367 ) $ 13,591 Costs of revenues — (1,612 ) (6,488 ) 324 (7,776 ) Selling, general and administrative (239 ) (479 ) (1,812 ) 43 (2,487 ) Amortization of intangible assets — — (100 ) — (100 ) Restructuring and severance costs (4 ) (20 ) (19 ) — (43 ) Asset impairments (6 ) — (20 ) — (26 ) Gain (loss) on operating assets, net — — 456 — 456 Operating income (249 ) 1,401 2,463 — 3,615 Equity in pretax income (loss) of consolidated subsidiaries 3,761 2,052 997 (6,810 ) — Interest expense, net (468 ) (118 ) 21 4 (561 ) Other income (loss), net 5 15 (24 ) (1 ) (5 ) Income from continuing operations before income taxes 3,049 3,350 3,457 (6,807 ) 3,049 Income tax provision (841 ) (1,117 ) (962 ) 2,079 (841 ) Income from continuing operations 2,208 2,233 2,495 (4,728 ) 2,208 Discontinued operations, net of tax (66 ) (41 ) (63 ) 104 (66 ) Net income $ 2,142 $ 2,192 $ 2,432 $ (4,624 ) 2,142 Comprehensive income $ 2,086 $ 2,147 $ 2,380 $ (4,527 ) 2,086 Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows For The Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 (Unaudited; millions) Parent Company Guarantor Subsidiaries Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries Eliminations Time Warner Consolidated OPERATIONS Net income $ 1,941 $ 2,598 $ 2,226 $ (4,824 ) $ 1,941 Less Discontinued operations, net of tax (37 ) (37 ) (37 ) 74 (37 ) Net income from continuing operations 1,904 2,561 2,189 (4,750 ) 1,904 Adjustments for noncash and nonoperating items: Depreciation and amortization 6 54 274 — 334 Amortization of film and television costs — 1,318 2,782 (13 ) 4,087 Asset impairments — — 1 — 1 Gain on investments and other assets, net 6 (20 ) (6 ) — (20 ) Excess (deficiency) of distributions over equity in pretax income of consolidated subsidiaries, net of cash distributions (3,590 ) (2,431 ) (930 ) 6,951 — Equity in losses of investee companies, net of cash distributions (4 ) — 118 2 116 Equity-based compensation 45 38 52 — 135 Deferred income taxes (80 ) (101 ) (44 ) 145 (80 ) Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions 224 (314 ) (2,253 ) (2,334 ) (4,677 ) Intercompany — 1,224 (1,224 ) — — Cash provided by operations from continuing operations (1,489 ) 2,329 959 1 1,800 INVESTING ACTIVITIES Investments in available-for-sale securities (16 ) — (16 ) — (32 ) Investments and acquisitions, net of cash acquired (17 ) (1 ) (134 ) — (152 ) Capital expenditures (16 ) (29 ) (109 ) — (154 ) Advances to (from) parent and consolidated subsidiaries 2,818 344 1 (3,163 ) — Other investment proceeds 25 72 12 — 109 Cash provided (used) by investing activities from continuing operations 2,794 386 (246 ) (3,163 ) (229 ) FINANCING ACTIVITIES Borrowings 2,096 — 10 — 2,106 Debt repayments (787 ) — (17 ) — (804 ) Proceeds from exercise of stock options 121 — — — 121 Excess tax benefit from equity instruments 120 — — — 120 Principal payments on capital leases — (5 ) — — (5 ) Repurchases of common stock (1,804 ) — — — (1,804 ) Dividends paid (584 ) — — — (584 ) Other financing activities (53 ) (20 ) (144 ) — (217 ) Change in due to/from parent and investment in segment — (2,871 ) (291 ) 3,162 — Cash used by financing activities from continuing operations (891 ) (2,896 ) (442 ) 3,162 (1,067 ) Cash provided by continuing operations 414 (181 ) 271 — 504 Cash used by operations from discontinued operations 7 — (7 ) — — Cash used by discontinued operations 7 — (7 ) — — INCREASE IN CASH AND EQUIVALENTS 421 (181 ) 264 — 504 CASH AND EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD 1,623 290 705 — 2,618 CASH AND EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD $ 2,044 $ 109 $ 969 $ — $ 3,122 Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows For The Six Months Ended June 30, 2014 (Unaudited; millions) Parent Company Guarantor Subsidiaries Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries Eliminations Time Warner Consolidated OPERATIONS Net income $ 2,142 $ 2,192 $ 2,432 $ (4,624 ) $ 2,142 Less Discontinued operations, net of tax 66 41 63 (104 ) 66 Net income from continuing operations 2,208 2,233 2,495 (4,728 ) 2,208 Adjustments for noncash and nonoperating items: Depreciation and amortization 9 58 301 — 368 Amortization of film and television costs — 1,280 2,655 (22 ) 3,913 Asset impairments 6 — 20 — 26 Gain on investments and other assets, net (15 ) (7 ) (455 ) — (477 ) Excess (deficiency) of distributions over equity in pretax income of consolidated subsidiaries, net of cash distributions (3,761 ) (2,052 ) (997 ) 6,810 — Equity in losses of investee companies, net of cash distributions 1 (6 ) 59 — 54 Equity-based compensation 41 39 46 — 126 Deferred income taxes (312 ) (270 ) (333 ) 603 (312 ) Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions 359 (429 ) (1,148 ) (2,631 ) (3,849 ) Intercompany — 1,518 (1,518 ) — — Cash provided by operations from continuing operations (1,464 ) 2,364 1,125 32 2,057 INVESTING ACTIVITIES Investments in available-for-sale securities (5 ) — (23 ) — (28 ) Investments and acquisitions, net of cash acquired (19 ) (2 ) (840 ) — (861 ) Capital expenditures (18 ) (32 ) (156 ) — (206 ) Investment proceeds from available-for-sale securities 13 3 — — 16 Proceeds from Time Inc. in the Time Separation 590 — 810 — 1,400 Proceeds from the sale of Time Warner Center — — 1,264 — 1,264 Advances to (from) parent and consolidated subsidiaries 3,946 5,336 — (9,282 ) — Other investment proceeds 43 85 12 (18 ) 122 Cash provided (used) by investing activities from continuing operations 4,550 5,390 1,067 (9,300 ) 1,707 FINANCING ACTIVITIES Borrowings 2,118 — 283 — 2,401 Debt repayments — — (15 ) — (15 ) Proceeds from exercise of stock options 182 — — — 182 Excess tax benefit from equity instruments 95 — — — 95 Principal payments on capital leases — (4 ) (1 ) — (5 ) Repurchases of common stock (2,876 ) — — — (2,876 ) Dividends paid (568 ) — — — (568 ) Other financing activities 61 (40 ) (136 ) (10 ) (125 ) Change in due to/from parent and investment in segment — (7,571 ) (1,707 ) 9,278 — Cash used by financing activities from continuing operations (988 ) (7,615 ) (1,576 ) 9,268 (911 ) Cash provided by continuing operations 2,098 139 616 — 2,853 Cash used by operations from discontinued operations — — (15 ) — (15 ) Cash used by investing activities from discontinued operations 318 18 (51 ) (336 ) (51 ) Cash used by financing activities from discontinued operations — — (372 ) 336 (36 ) Effect of change in cash and equivalents of discontinued operations — — (87 ) — (87 ) Cash used by discontinued operations 318 18 (525 ) — (189 ) INCREASE IN CASH AND EQUIVALENTS 2,416 157 91 — 2,664 CASH AND EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD 1,039 148 629 — 1,816 CASH AND EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD $ 3,455 $ 305 $ 720 $ — $ 4,480 |