Form 10-Q
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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

x

Quarterly Report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2011

OR

 

¨

Transition Report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the Transition Period from              to             

Commission File Number 001-32871

 

 

LOGO

COMCAST CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

PENNSYLVANIA   27-0000798
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
  (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
One Comcast Center, Philadelphia, PA   19103-2838
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (215) 286-1700

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding twelve months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

Yes x No ¨

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).

Yes x No ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer x         Accelerated filer ¨        Non-accelerated filer ¨         Smaller reporting company ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act).

Yes ¨ No x

As of June 30, 2011, there were 2,089,624,288 shares of our Class A common stock, 650,044,422 shares of our Class A Special common stock and 9,444,375 shares of our Class B common stock outstanding.

 

 

 


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TABLE OF CONTENTS

           Page
Number
 
PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION   

Item 1.

  Financial Statements      2   
  Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 (Unaudited)      2   
  Condensed Consolidated Statement of Income for the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2011 and 2010 (Unaudited)      3   
  Condensed Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income for the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2011 and 2010 (Unaudited)      4   
  Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2011 and 2010 (Unaudited)      5   
  Condensed Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2011 and 2010 (Unaudited)      6   
  Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)      7   

Item 2.

  Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations      38   

Item 3.

  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk      59   

Item 4.

  Controls and Procedures      60   
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION   

Item 1.

  Legal Proceedings      60   

Item 1A.

  Risk Factors      60   

Item 2.

  Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds      61   

Item 6.

  Exhibits      62   
SIGNATURES        63   

 

 

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q is for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011. This Quarterly Report modifies and supersedes documents filed prior to this Quarterly Report. The Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) allows us to “incorporate by reference” information that we file with it, which means that we can disclose important information to you by referring you directly to those documents. Information incorporated by reference is considered to be part of this Quarterly Report. In addition, information that we file with the SEC in the future will automatically update and supersede information contained in this Quarterly Report. Throughout this Quarterly Report, we refer to Comcast Corporation as “Comcast;” Comcast and its consolidated subsidiaries, including NBCUniversal, as “we,” “us” and “our;” and Comcast Holdings Corporation as “Comcast Holdings.”

You should carefully review the information contained in this Quarterly Report and particularly consider any risk factors set forth in this Quarterly Report and in other reports or documents that we file from time to time with the SEC. In this Quarterly Report, we state our beliefs of future events and of our future financial performance. In some cases, you can identify these so-called “forward-looking statements” by words such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “expects,” “believes,” “estimates,” “potential,” or “continue,” or the negative of those words, and other comparable words. You should be aware that those statements are only our predictions. In evaluating those statements, you should specifically consider various factors, including the risks outlined below and in other reports we file with the SEC. Actual events or our actual results may differ materially from any of our forward-looking statements. We undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statements.

Our businesses may be affected by, among other things, the following:

 

   

our businesses currently face a wide range of competition, and our business and results of operations could be adversely affected if we do not compete effectively

 

 

   

changes in technology and consumer behavior may adversely affect our businesses and results of operations

 

 

   

programming expenses for our video services are increasing, which could adversely affect our future results of operations

 

 

   

as a result of the NBCUniversal transaction, our businesses are subject to the conditions set forth in the NBCUniversal Order and the NBCUniversal Consent Decree, and there can be no assurance that these conditions will not have an adverse effect on our businesses and results of operations

 

 

   

we are subject to regulation by federal, state, local and foreign authorities, which may impose additional costs and restrictions on our businesses

 

 

   

weak economic conditions may have a negative impact on our results of operations and financial condition

 

 

   

a decline in advertising expenditures or changes in advertising markets could negatively impact our results of operations

 

 

   

NBCUniversal’s success depends on consumer acceptance of its content, which is difficult to predict, and our results of operations may be adversely affected if our content fails to achieve sufficient consumer acceptance or our costs to acquire content increase

 

 

   

the loss of our programming distribution agreements, or the renewal of these agreements on less favorable terms, could adversely affect our business

 

 

   

sales of DVDs have been declining

 

 

   

we rely on network and information systems and other technology, as well as key properties, and a disruption, failure or destruction of such networks, systems, technology or properties may disrupt our business

 

 

   

we may be unable to obtain necessary hardware, software and operational support

 

 

   

our businesses depend on using and protecting certain intellectual property rights and on not infringing the intellectual property rights of others

 

 

   

labor disputes, whether involving our own employees or sports leagues, may disrupt our operations and adversely affect our business

 

 

   

we may face a significant withdrawal liability if we withdraw from multiemployer pension plans or be required to make additional contributions under such plans

 

 

   

the other risk factors that are described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010

 

 

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PART I: FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1: FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet

(Unaudited)

 

(in millions, except share data)   June 30,
2011
    December 31,
2010
 

Assets

   

Current Assets:

   

Cash and cash equivalents

  $ 1,997      $ 5,984   

Receivables, net

    4,156        1,855   

Programming rights

    955        122   

Other current assets

    1,242        925   

Total current assets

    8,350        8,886   

Film and television costs

    5,106        460   

Investments

    10,829        6,670   

Property and equipment, net

    24,619        23,515   

Franchise rights

    59,442        59,442   

Goodwill

    26,919        14,958   

Other intangible assets, net

    17,391        3,431   

Other noncurrent assets, net

    2,126        1,172   

Total assets

  $ 154,782      $ 118,534   

Liabilities and Equity

   

Current Liabilities:

   

Accounts payable and accrued expenses related to trade creditors

  $ 4,838      $ 3,291   

Accrued participations and residuals

    1,235          

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

    5,274        3,143   

Current portion of long-term debt

    1,350        1,800   

Total current liabilities

    12,697        8,234   

Long-term debt, less current portion

    38,209        29,615   

Deferred income taxes

    29,477        28,246   

Other noncurrent liabilities

    11,985        7,862   

Commitments and contingencies (Note 16)

   

Redeemable noncontrolling interests

    15,509        143   

Equity:

   

Preferred stock—authorized, 20,000,000 shares; issued, zero

             

Class A common stock, $0.01 par value—authorized, 7,500,000,000 shares; issued, 2,455,085,038 and 2,437,281,651; outstanding, 2,089,624,288 and 2,071,820,901

    25        24   

Class A Special common stock, $0.01 par value—authorized, 7,500,000,000 shares; issued, 720,979,186 and 766,168,658; outstanding, 650,044,422 and 695,233,894

    7        8   

Class B common stock, $0.01 par value—authorized, 75,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding, 9,444,375

             

Additional paid-in capital

    41,301        39,780   

Retained earnings

    12,932        12,158   

Treasury stock, 365,460,750 Class A common shares and 70,934,764 Class A Special common shares

    (7,517     (7,517

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

    (105     (99

Total Comcast Corporation shareholders’ equity

    46,643        44,354   

Noncontrolling interests

    262        80   

Total equity

    46,905        44,434   

Total liabilities and equity

  $ 154,782      $ 118,534   

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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Condensed Consolidated Statement of Income

(Unaudited)

 

    Three Months Ended
June 30
    Six Months Ended
June 30
 
(in millions, except per share data)       2011             2010             2011             2010      

Revenue

  $ 14,333      $ 9,525      $ 26,461      $ 18,727   

Costs and Expenses:

       

Operating costs and expenses

    9,532        5,788        17,594        11,425   

Depreciation

    1,478        1,411        2,964        2,790   

Amortization

    385        248        741        499   
      11,395        7,447        21,299        14,714   

Operating income

    2,938        2,078        5,162        4,013   

Other Income (Expense):

       

Interest expense

    (621     (543     (1,226     (1,067

Investment income (loss), net

    61               150        101   

Equity in net income (losses) of investees, net

    37        (26            (58

Other income (expense), net

    (34     (35     (70     (45
      (557     (604     (1,146     (1,069

Income before income taxes

    2,381        1,474        4,016        2,944   

Income tax expense

    (1,014     (588     (1,610     (1,179

Net income from consolidated operations

    1,367        886        2,406        1,765   

Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests

    (345     (2     (441     (15

Net income attributable to Comcast Corporation

  $ 1,022      $ 884      $ 1,965      $ 1,750   

Basic earnings per common share attributable to Comcast Corporation shareholders

  $ 0.37      $ 0.31      $ 0.71      $ 0.62   

Diluted earnings per common share attributable to Comcast Corporation shareholders

  $ 0.37      $ 0.31      $ 0.70      $ 0.62   

Dividends declared per common share attributable to Comcast Corporation shareholders

  $ 0.1125      $ 0.0945      $ 0.225      $ 0.189   

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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Condensed Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income

(Unaudited)

 

    Three Months Ended
June 30
    Six Months Ended
June 30
 
(in millions)       2011             2010             2011             2010      

Net income from consolidated operations

  $ 1,367      $ 886      $ 2,406      $ 1,765   

Unrealized gains (losses) on marketable securities, net of deferred taxes of $–, $–, $(3) and $–

                  5        1   

Deferred gains (losses) on cash flow hedges, net of deferred taxes of $4, $24, $(2) and $24

    (9     (42     2        (42

Amounts reclassified to net income:

       

Realized (gains) losses on marketable securities, net of deferred taxes of $1, $–, $5 and $–

    (2            (9       

Realized (gains) losses on cash flow hedges, net of deferred taxes of $(1), $(2), $6 and $(3)

    2        3        (10     5   

Employee benefit obligations, net of deferred taxes of $1, $–, $(1)– and $–

    (4            (1       

Currency translation adjustments

    3               7        (4

Comprehensive income

    1,357        847        2,400        1,725   

Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests

    (345     (2     (441     (15

Other comprehensive (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests

    2                        

Comprehensive income attributable to Comcast Corporation

  $ 1,014      $ 845      $ 1,959      $ 1,710   

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows

(Unaudited)

 

    Six Months Ended
June 30
 
(in millions)       2011             2010      

Net cash provided by operating activities

  $ 6,956      $ 5,332   

Investing Activities

   

Capital expenditures

    (2,377     (2,063

Cash paid for intangible assets

    (296     (237

Acquisitions, net of cash acquired

    (5,660     (183

Proceeds from sales of investments

    116        15   

Purchases of investments

    (46     (32

Other

    (23     (55

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

    (8,286     (2,555

Financing Activities

   

Proceeds from (repayments of) short-term borrowings, net

    741          

Proceeds from borrowings

           2,421   

Repurchases and repayments of debt

    (1,764     (638

Repurchases and retirements of common stock

    (1,050     (600

Dividends paid

    (572     (535

Distributions to noncontrolling interests

    (175     (32

Other

    163        (36

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

    (2,657     580   

Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

    (3,987     3,357   

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

    5,984        671   

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

  $ 1,997      $ 4,028   

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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Condensed Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity

(Unaudited)

 

    Redeemable
Non-
controlling
Interests
        Common Stock    

Additional
Paid-In
Capital

   

Retained
Earnings

   

Treasury
Stock at
Cost

    Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
   

Non-

controlling
Interests

   

Total
Equity

 
(in millions)          A     A Special     B              

Balance, January 1, 2010

  $ 166          $ 24      $ 8      $  —      $ 40,247      $ 10,005      $ (7,517   $ (46   $ 90      $ 42,811   

Stock compensation plans

                100        (4           96   

Repurchases and retirements of common stock

                (407     (193           (600

Employee stock purchase plan

                31                31   

Dividends declared

                  (532           (532

Other comprehensive income (loss)

                      (40       (40

Sale (purchase) of subsidiary shares to (from) noncontrolling interests, net

    (20               11                11   

Contributions from (distributions to) noncontrolling interests

                        (19     (19

Net income (loss)

    (1                                         1,750                        16        1,766   

Balance, June 30, 2010

  $ 145          $ 24      $ 8      $  —      $ 39,982      $ 11,026      $ (7,517   $ (86   $ 87      $ 43,524   

Balance, January 1, 2011

  $ 143          $ 24      $ 8      $  —      $ 39,780      $ 12,158      $ (7,517   $ (99   $ 80      $ 44,434   

Stock compensation plans

          1            310        (35           276   

Repurchases and retirements of common stock

            (1       (514     (535           (1,050

Employee stock purchase plan

                33                33   

Dividends declared

                  (621           (621

Other comprehensive income (loss)

                      (6       (6

NBCUniversal transaction

    15,166                  1,692              188        1,880   

Contributions from (distributions to) noncontrolling interests

    (162                       (85     (85

Net income (loss)

    362                                            1,965                        79        2,044   

Balance, June 30, 2011

  $ 15,509          $ 25      $ 7      $  —      $ 41,301      $ 12,932      $ (7,517   $ (105   $ 262      $ 46,905   

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

Note 1: Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

Basis of Presentation

We have prepared these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements based on Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) rules that permit reduced disclosure for interim periods. These financial statements include all adjustments that are necessary for a fair presentation of our consolidated results of operations, financial condition and cash flows for the periods shown, including normal, recurring accruals and other items. We also evaluated events or transactions that occurred after the balance sheet date through the issuance date of these condensed consolidated financial statements to determine if financial statement recognition or additional disclosure is required. The consolidated results of operations for the interim periods presented are not necessarily indicative of results for the full year.

The year-end condensed consolidated balance sheet was derived from audited financial statements but does not include all disclosures required by generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“GAAP”). For a more complete discussion of our accounting policies and certain other information, refer to our annual financial statements for the preceding fiscal year as filed with the SEC.

On January 28, 2011, we closed our transaction with General Electric Company (“GE”) in which we acquired control of the businesses of NBC Universal, Inc. (now named NBCUniversal Media, LLC (“NBCUniversal”)), a leading media and entertainment company that develops, produces and distributes entertainment, news and information, sports and other content to global audiences. NBCUniversal’s results of operations from January 29 through June 30, 2011 are included in our consolidated results of operations. See Note 4 for additional information on the transaction.

Note 2: Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

The accounting policies described below became significant to our business as a result of the NBCUniversal transaction on January 28, 2011.

Use of Estimates

In connection with the NBCUniversal transaction, we have performed a preliminary allocation of purchase price to the assets and liabilities of the businesses acquired using preliminary estimates. The estimates are subject to change as discussed in Note 4. Estimates are also used when accounting for various items, including capitalized film and television costs, amortization of owned and acquired programming, participation and residual payments, and estimates of DVD returns and customer incentives. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Film and Television Costs

We capitalize film and television production costs, including direct costs, production overhead, print costs, development costs and interest. We amortize capitalized film and television production costs, as well as accrue costs associated with participation and residual payments, on an individual production basis using the ratio of the current period’s actual revenue to the estimated total remaining gross revenue from all sources, which is referred to as ultimate revenue. Estimates of total revenue and total costs are based on anticipated release patterns, public acceptance and historical results for similar productions. We state unamortized film and television costs at the lower of unamortized cost or fair value. We do not capitalize costs related to film exploitation, which are primarily costs associated with the marketing and distribution of film and television programming.

We state acquired film and television libraries at the lower of unamortized cost or fair value. In determining the estimated lives and method of amortization, we generally use the method and the life that most closely follow the undiscounted cash flows over the estimated life of the asset.

 

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We capitalize the costs to license programming content, including rights to multiyear live-event sports programming, at the earlier of the programming acquisition or when the license period begins and the content is available for use. We amortize capitalized programming costs as the associated programs are broadcast. We amortize multiyear, live-event sports programming rights using the ratio of the current period’s actual direct revenue to the estimated total remaining direct revenue or based on the contract terms.

We state the cost of acquired programming at the lower of unamortized cost or net realizable value on a program-by-program, package, channel or daypart basis. A daypart is defined as an aggregation of programs broadcast during a particular time of day or programs of a similar type. Acquired programming used by our cable programming networks is tested on a channel basis for impairment, whereas the programming for the NBC and Telemundo broadcast networks is tested on a daypart basis. If we determine that the estimates of future cash flows are insufficient or there is no plan to broadcast certain programming, we will recognize an impairment charge in other operating costs and expenses.

We enter into arrangements with third parties to jointly finance and distribute many of our film productions. These arrangements, which are referred to as cofinancing arrangements, can take various forms. In most cases, the form of the arrangement involves the grant of an economic interest in a film to a third-party investor. The number of investors and the terms of these arrangements can also vary, although in most cases an investor assumes the full risk for the portion of the film acquired in these arrangements. We account for our proceeds under these arrangements as a reduction to our capitalized film costs. In these arrangements, the investor owns an undivided copyright interest in the film and, therefore, in each period we record either a charge or benefit to operating costs and expenses to reflect the estimate of the third-party investor’s interest in the profit or loss of the film. The estimate of the third-party investor’s interest in the profit or loss of a film is determined by reference to the ratio of actual revenue earned to date in relation to the ultimate revenue expected to be recognized over a film’s useful life.

See Note 5 for additional information on our film and television costs.

Revenue Recognition

We recognize revenue from the theatrical distribution of films when films are exhibited. We recognize revenue from the licensing of film and television productions when the content is available for use by the licensee, and when certain other conditions are met. When license fees are contracted as part cash and part advertising time, we recognize the advertising time component when the advertising units are aired. We recognize revenue from home entertainment units, net of estimated returns and customer incentives, on the date that units are delivered to and made available for sale by retailers.

We recognize revenue from advance theme park ticket sales when the tickets are used. For nonexpiring, multiday or annual passes, we recognize revenue over the period of benefit based on estimated usage patterns that are derived from historical experience. We recognize revenue from corporate sponsors at the theme parks over the period of the applicable contract.

We also enter into nonmonetary exchanges of advertising units for other advertising units, products or services. Advertising units exchanged for advertising units are recorded at the fair value of advertising units provided and recognized when aired. Advertising units exchanged for products or services are recorded at the fair value of the goods or services received or advertising units provided. Advertising units provided are recognized when aired, and costs are recognized in the period the products or services are used.

Foreign Currency Translation

Functional currencies are determined based on entity-specific economic and management indicators. We translate the assets and liabilities of our foreign subsidiaries where the functional currency is the local currency, primarily the euro and the British pound, into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate in effect at the balance sheet date. We translate revenue and expenses using average exchange rates prevailing during the period. The related translation adjustments are recorded as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss).

 

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Reclassifications

Reclassifications have been made to the prior year’s condensed consolidated balance sheet to programming rights, other current assets, film and television costs, other intangible assets, net and other noncurrent assets, net to adjust to classifications used in the current period as a result of the acquisition of the NBCUniversal businesses.

Note 3: Earnings Per Share

Basic earnings per common share attributable to Comcast Corporation shareholders (“basic EPS”) is computed by dividing net income attributable to Comcast Corporation by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the period.

Our potentially dilutive securities include potential common shares related to our stock options and our restricted share units (“RSUs”). Diluted earnings per common share attributable to Comcast Corporation shareholders (“diluted EPS”) considers the impact of potentially dilutive securities using the treasury stock method. Diluted EPS excludes the impact of potential common shares related to our stock options in periods in which the option exercise price is greater than the average market price of our Class A common stock or our Class A Special common stock, as applicable.

Diluted EPS for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 excludes approximately 52 million and 43 million, respectively, of potential common shares related to our share-based compensation plans, because the inclusion of the potential common shares would have had an antidilutive effect. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2010, diluted EPS excluded approximately 195 million and 194 million, respectively, of potential common shares.

Computation of Diluted EPS

 

    Three Months Ended June 30  
    2011      2010  
(in millions, except per share data)   Net Income
Attributable to
Comcast
Corporation
     Shares      Per Share
Amount
     Net Income
Attributable to
Comcast
Corporation
     Shares      Per Share
Amount
 

Basic EPS attributable to Comcast Corporation shareholders

  $ 1,022         2,759       $ 0.37       $ 884         2,816       $ 0.31   

Effect of dilutive securities:

                

Assumed exercise or issuance of shares relating to stock plans

             30                           6            

Diluted EPS attributable to Comcast Corporation shareholders

  $ 1,022         2,789       $ 0.37       $ 884         2,822       $ 0.31   

 

    Six Months Ended June 30  
    2011      2010  
(in millions, except per share data)   Net Income
Attributable to
Comcast
Corporation
     Shares      Per Share
Amount
     Net Income
Attributable to
Comcast
Corporation
     Shares      Per Share
Amount
 

Basic EPS attributable to Comcast Corporation shareholders

  $ 1,965         2,765       $ 0.71       $ 1,750         2,823       $ 0.62   

Effect of dilutive securities:

                

Assumed exercise or issuance of shares relating to stock plans

             34                           7            

Diluted EPS attributable to Comcast Corporation shareholders

  $ 1,965         2,799       $ 0.70       $ 1,750         2,830       $ 0.62   

 

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Note 4: Acquisitions

NBCUniversal Transaction

On January 28, 2011, we closed our transaction with GE to form a new company named NBCUniversal, LLC (“NBCUniversal Holdings”). We now control and own 51% of NBCUniversal Holdings and GE owns the remaining 49%. As part of the NBCUniversal transaction, GE contributed the existing businesses of NBCUniversal, which is now a wholly owned subsidiary of NBCUniversal Holdings. The NBCUniversal contributed businesses include its national cable programming networks, the NBC Network and its owned NBC affiliated local television stations, the Telemundo Network and its owned Telemundo affiliated local television stations, Universal Pictures filmed entertainment, the Universal Studios Hollywood theme park, and other investments and related assets. We contributed our national cable programming networks, our regional sports and news networks, certain of our Internet businesses, including DailyCandy and Fandango, and other related assets (the “Comcast Content Business”). The combination of these businesses creates a leading media and entertainment company capable of providing entertainment, news, sports and other content to a global audience across many platforms. In addition to contributing the Comcast Content Business, we made a cash payment to GE of $6.2 billion, which included transaction-related costs. We expect to receive tax benefits related to the transaction and have agreed to share with GE certain of these future tax benefits as they are realized.

In connection with the NBCUniversal transaction, NBCUniversal issued $9.1 billion of senior debt securities with maturities ranging from 2014 to 2041 and repaid approximately $1.7 billion of existing debt during 2010. Prior to the closing, NBCUniversal made a cash distribution of approximately $7.4 billion to GE.

Under the terms of the operating agreement of NBCUniversal Holdings, during the six month period beginning July 28, 2014, GE has the right to cause NBCUniversal Holdings to redeem, in cash, half of GE’s interest in NBCUniversal Holdings, and we would have the immediate right to purchase the remainder of GE’s interest. If, however, we elect not to exercise this right, during the six month period beginning January 28, 2018, GE has the right to cause NBCUniversal Holdings to redeem GE’s remaining interest, if any. If GE does not exercise its first redemption right, during the six month period beginning January 28, 2016, we have the right to purchase half of GE’s interest in NBCUniversal Holdings, and during the six month period beginning January 28, 2019, we have the right to purchase GE’s remaining interest, if any, in NBCUniversal Holdings. The purchase price to be paid in connection with any purchase or redemption described in this paragraph will be equal to the ownership percentage being acquired multiplied by an amount equal to 120% of the fully distributed public market trading value of NBCUniversal Holdings (determined pursuant to an appraisal process if NBCUniversal Holdings is not then publicly traded), less 50% of an amount (not less than zero) equal to the excess of 120% of the fully distributed public market trading value over $28.4 billion. Subject to various limitations, we are committed to fund up to $2.875 billion in cash or our common stock for each of the two redemptions (up to an aggregate of $5.75 billion) to the extent NBCUniversal Holdings cannot fund the redemptions, with amounts not used in the first redemption to be available for the second redemption.

Until July 28, 2014, GE may not directly or indirectly transfer its interest in NBCUniversal Holdings. Thereafter, GE may transfer its interest to a third party, subject to our right of first offer. The right of first offer would permit us to purchase all, but not less than all, of the interests proposed to be transferred. In the event that GE makes a registration request in accordance with certain registration rights that are granted to it under the operating agreement, we will have the right to purchase, for cash at the market value (determined pursuant to an appraisal process if NBCUniversal Holdings is not then publicly traded), all of GE’s interest in NBCUniversal Holdings that GE is seeking to register.

Preliminary Allocation of Purchase Price

Because we now control NBCUniversal Holdings, we have applied acquisition accounting to the NBCUniversal contributed businesses and their results of operations are included in our consolidated results of operations following the acquisition date. The net assets of the NBCUniversal contributed businesses were recorded at their estimated fair value using Level 3 inputs (see Note 10 for an explanation of Level 3 inputs). In valuing acquired assets and liabilities, fair value estimates are based on, but are not limited to, future expected cash flows, market rate assumptions for contractual obligations, actuarial assumptions for benefit plans and appropriate discount

 

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rates. The Comcast Content Business continues at its historical or carry-over basis. GE’s interest in NBCUniversal Holdings is recorded as a redeemable noncontrolling interest in our consolidated financial statements due to the redemption provisions outlined above. GE’s redeemable noncontrolling interest has been recorded at fair value for the portion attributable to the net assets we acquired, and at historical cost for the portion attributable to the Comcast Content Business. The estimated values are not yet final and are subject to change, and the changes could be significant. We will finalize the amounts recognized as soon as possible as we obtain the information necessary to complete the analysis, but no later than one year from the acquisition date.

The tables below present the preliminary fair value of the consideration transferred and the preliminary allocation of purchase price to the assets and liabilities of the NBCUniversal businesses acquired as a result of the NBCUniversal transaction.

Consideration Transferred

 

(in millions)       

Cash

  $ 6,127   

Fair value of 49% of the Comcast Content Business

    4,278   

Fair value of contingent consideration

    639   

Fair value of redeemable noncontrolling interest associated with net assets acquired

    13,032   
    $ 24,076   

Preliminary Allocation of Purchase Price

 

(in millions)       

Film and television costs (see Note 5)

  $ 5,126   

Investments (see Note 6)

    3,848   

Property and equipment, net (see Note 14)

    1,932   

Intangible assets, net (see Note 7)

    14,376   

Working capital

    (1,241

Long-term debt (see Note 8)

    (9,115

Deferred income tax liabilities

    (69

Other noncurrent assets and liabilities

    (2,548

Noncontrolling interests acquired (see Note 11)

    (188

Fair value of identifiable net assets acquired

    12,121   

Goodwill

    11,955   
    $ 24,076   

Income Taxes

We are responsible for the tax matters for both NBCUniversal Holdings and NBCUniversal, including the filing of returns and the administering of any proceedings with taxing authorities. For U.S. federal income tax purposes, NBCUniversal Holdings is treated as a partnership and NBCUniversal is disregarded as an entity separate from NBCUniversal Holdings. Accordingly, neither NBCUniversal Holdings nor NBCUniversal and its subsidiaries will incur any material current or deferred U.S. federal income taxes. NBCUniversal Holdings and NBCUniversal and its subsidiaries are, however, expected to incur current and deferred income taxes in a limited number of states and localities. In addition, NBCUniversal’s foreign subsidiaries are expected to incur current and deferred foreign income taxes. GE has indemnified us and NBCUniversal Holdings for any income tax liability attributable to the historical NBCUniversal businesses for periods prior to the acquisition date. We have also indemnified GE and NBCUniversal Holdings for any income tax liability attributable to the Comcast Content Business for periods prior to the acquisition date.

NBCUniversal recognized net deferred income tax liabilities of $69 million in the preliminary allocation of purchase price related primarily to acquired intangible assets in state and foreign jurisdictions. In addition, Comcast recognized $460 million of deferred tax liabilities in connection with GE acquiring an indirect noncontrolling interest in the Comcast Content Business in exchange for our acquisition of a portion of our interest in NBCUniversal Holdings. Because we maintained control of the Comcast Content Business, the excess of fair value received over historical carrying value and the related tax impact were recorded in additional paid-in capital.

 

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We agreed to share with GE certain tax benefits as they are realized, related to the form and structure of the transaction. These payments to GE are contingent on us realizing tax benefits in the future and are accounted for as contingent consideration. We have recorded $639 million in other current and noncurrent liabilities in our acquisition accounting based on the present value of the expected future payments to GE.

Following the closing of the NBCUniversal transaction, our provision for income taxes includes a federal and state tax provision on our allocable share of the earnings of NBCUniversal Holdings and NBCUniversal, as well as the state, local and foreign tax provisions of NBCUniversal Holdings and NBCUniversal, adjusted for any foreign tax credits.

Goodwill

Goodwill consists primarily of intangible assets that do not qualify for separate recognition, including assembled workforce, noncontractual relationships and agreements between us and NBCUniversal. Because our allocation of purchase price and estimated values of identifiable assets and liabilities are not yet final, the amount of total goodwill and the amount of goodwill expected to be deductible for tax purposes are not yet final and are subject to change.

Transaction-Related Expenses

We have incurred significant transaction costs directly related to the NBCUniversal transaction. The incremental expenses related to legal, accounting and valuation services, and investment banking fees are included in operating costs and expenses. We also incurred certain financing costs and other shared costs with GE associated with NBCUniversal’s debt facilities that were entered into in December 2009 and with the issuance of NBCUniversal’s senior notes in 2010, which are included in other income (expense), net and interest expense.

In addition, during the three and six months ended June 30, 2011, NBCUniversal incurred transaction-related costs associated with severance and other related compensation charges, which are included in operating costs and expenses.

The table below presents the amounts related to these expenses included in our consolidated statement of income.

 

    Three Months Ended
June 30
    

Six Months Ended

June 30

 
(in millions)       2011              2010              2011              2010      

Operating costs and expenses

          

Transaction costs

  $  —       $ 22       $ 63       $ 36   

Transaction-related costs

    6                 50           

Total operating costs and expenses

    6         22         113         36   

Other income (expense), net

            35         16         48   

Interest expense

            2                 4   

Total

  $ 6       $ 59       $ 129       $ 88   

Unaudited Actual and Pro Forma Information

Our consolidated revenue for the three months ended June 30, 2011 and from January 29, 2011 through June 30, 2011 included $4.1 billion and $6.3 billion, respectively, from the NBCUniversal contributed businesses. Our consolidated net income (loss) attributable to Comcast Corporation for the three months ended June 30, 2011 and from January 29, 2011 through June 30, 2011 included $236 million and $228 million, respectively, from the NBCUniversal contributed businesses.

 

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The following unaudited pro forma information has been presented as if the NBCUniversal transaction had occurred on January 1, 2010. This information is based on historical results of operations, adjusted for the allocation of purchase price and other acquisition accounting adjustments, and is not necessarily indicative of what the results would have been had we operated the business since January 1, 2010. No pro forma adjustments have been made for our incremental transaction costs or other transaction-related costs.

 

    Actual          Pro Forma           Pro Forma  
    Three Months Ended           Six Months Ended  
(in millions)   June 30, 2011          June 30, 2010           June 30, 2011      June 30, 2010  

Revenue

  $ 14,333         $ 13,103          $ 27,622       $ 26,411   

Net income from consolidated operations

  $ 1,367         $ 1,211          $ 2,358       $ 1,973   

Net income attributable to Comcast Corporation

  $ 1,022         $ 940          $ 1,900       $ 1,708   

Basic earnings per common share attributable to Comcast
Corporation shareholders

  $ 0.37         $ 0.33          $ 0.69       $ 0.61   

Diluted earnings per common share attributable to Comcast Corporation shareholders

  $ 0.37         $ 0.33          $ 0.68       $ 0.60   

Note 5: Film and Television Costs

 

    June 30,      December 31,  
(in millions)   2011      2010  

Film Costs:

    

Released, less amortization

  $ 1,761       $  —   

Completed, not released

    97           

In-production and in-development

    1,095           
    2,953           

Television Costs:

    

Released, less amortization

    1,114         94   

Completed, not released

              

In-production and in-development

    223         43   
    1,337         137   

Programming rights, less amortization

    1,771         445   
    6,061         582   

Less: Current portion of programming rights

    955         122   

Film and television costs

  $ 5,106       $ 460   

The amounts as of June 30, 2011 include the film and television costs acquired in connection with the closing of the NBCUniversal transaction at fair value as of January 28, 2011, less accumulated amortization following the acquisition date. The capitalized programming costs of the Comcast Content Business are reflected at their historical cost, less accumulated amortization for both periods presented.

As of June 30, 2011, acquired film and television libraries had remaining unamortized costs of approximately $1.3 billion. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2011, amortization of acquired film and television libraries included in operating costs and expenses totaled $47 million and $80 million, respectively.

Note 6: Investments

 

    June 30,      December 31,  
(in millions)   2011      2010  

Fair value method

  $ 3,343       $ 2,815   

Equity method, primarily SpectrumCo and Clearwire

    2,053         2,193   

Cost method, primarily AirTouch redeemable preferred shares

    1,754         1,743   

Acquired NBCUniversal investments

    3,743           

Total investments

    10,893         6,751   

Less: Current investments

    64         81   

Noncurrent investments

  $ 10,829       $ 6,670   

 

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Investments acquired in connection with the NBCUniversal transaction primarily include equity method investments in A&E Television Networks, LLC (16%); Universal City Development Partners (“UCDP”) (50%) (see Note 18), which consists of the ownership and operation of two theme parks in Orlando, Florida; The Weather Channel (25%); and MSNBC.com (50%); and cost method investments, primarily in Hulu (32%). See Note 4 for additional information on the NBCUniversal transaction.

Components of Investment Income (Loss), Net

 

    Three Months Ended
June 30
    Six Months Ended
June 30
 
(in millions)       2011             2010             2011             2010      

Gains on sales and exchanges of investments, net

  $ 7      $ 9      $ 21      $ 11   

Investment impairment losses

    (3     (6     (3     (14

Unrealized gains (losses) on securities underlying prepaid forward sale agreements

    226        (129     535        231   

Mark to market adjustments on derivative component of prepaid forward sale agreements

    (187     131        (452     (146

Mark to market adjustments on derivative component of ZONES

    1        1        5        2   

Interest and dividend income

    26        23        52        45   

Other, net

    (9     (29     (8     (28

Investment income (loss), net

  $ 61      $      $ 150      $ 101   

Note 7: Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

Goodwill

The table below presents our goodwill attributable to our Cable Communications segment (previously our Cable Segment), the Comcast Content Business (now included in the new NBCUniversal segments) and Corporate and Other, as well as the total goodwill attributable to the NBCUniversal acquired businesses. See Note 17 for additional information on our segments.

 

           NBCUniversal                
(in millions)   Cable
Communications
     Comcast Content
Business
     NBCUniversal
Acquired Businesses
     Corporate and
Other
     Total  

Balance, December 31, 2010

  $ 12,207       $ 2,564       $  —       $ 187       $ 14,958   

Acquisitions

                    11,959                 11,959   

Settlements and adjustments

    1                 1                 2   

Balance, June 30, 2011

  $ 12,208       $ 2,564       $ 11,960       $ 187       $ 26,919   

The change in goodwill for the six months ended June 30, 2011 is primarily related to the closing of the NBCUniversal transaction on January 28, 2011. The preliminary allocation of purchase price to the assets and liabilities of the NBCUniversal businesses acquired, and the allocation of goodwill among reporting segments, are not complete and are subject to change. We expect the majority of the goodwill will be related to our Cable Networks segment. See Note 4 for additional information on the NBCUniversal transaction.

The carrying amount of goodwill at both June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 includes accumulated impairments of $76 million within our Cable Networks segment.

 

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Other Intangible Assets

 

           June 30, 2011          December 31, 2010  
(in millions)   Original Useful Life
at June 30, 2011
     Gross Carrying
Amount
     Accumulated
Amortization
         Gross Carrying
Amount
     Accumulated
Amortization
 

Other intangible assets

    2-25 years       $ 8,996       $ (5,738      $ 12,271       $ (8,840

Acquired NBCUniversal intangible assets:

               

Finite-lived intangible assets

    4-19 years         11,312         (279                  

Indefinite-lived intangible assets

    N/A         3,100                               

Total

           $ 23,408       $ (6,017      $ 12,271       $ (8,840

The decrease in the gross carrying amount and accumulated amortization of other intangible assets for the six months ended June 30, 2011 was due to the write-off of fully amortized customer relationship and other intangible assets.

The intangible assets recorded as a result of the NBCUniversal transaction include finite-lived intangible assets, primarily relationships with advertisers and multichannel video providers, and indefinite-lived intangible assets, primarily trade names and Federal Communications Commission licenses. See Note 4 for additional information on the NBCUniversal transaction.

Note 8: Long-Term Debt

As of June 30, 2011, our debt had an estimated fair value of $43 billion. The estimated fair value of our publicly traded debt is based on quoted market values for the debt. To estimate the fair value of debt for which there are no quoted market prices, we use interest rates available to us for debt with similar terms and remaining maturities.

NBCUniversal

NBCUniversal issued $9.1 billion principal amount of senior debt securities during 2010 in connection with the NBCUniversal transaction. In accordance with acquisition accounting, the senior debt securities were recorded at fair value based on interest rates available to us for debt with similar terms and remaining maturities as of January 28, 2011. The table below presents the carrying value of these senior debt securities included in our balance sheet as of June 30, 2011.

 

(in millions)   Interest Rate     June 30,
2011
 

Senior notes due 2014

    2.100   $ 903   

Senior notes due 2015

    3.650     1,032   

Senior notes due 2016

    2.875     988   

Senior notes due 2020

    5.150     2,063   

Senior notes due 2021

    4.375     1,937   

Senior notes due 2040

    6.400     1,033   

Senior notes due 2041

    5.950     1,176   

Total

          $ 9,132   

NBCUniversal Revolving Bank Credit Facility

Effective with the closing of the NBCUniversal transaction on January 28, 2011, NBCUniversal has a revolving credit facility with a syndicate of banks that may be used for general corporate purposes. In June 2011, NBCUniversal amended its revolving credit facility, which increased the size of the facility to $1.5 billion from $750 million, reduced the interest rate payable under the facility and extended the maturity of the loan commitment to June 2016 from January 2014. As of June 30, 2011, the credit facility remained undrawn. See Note 18 for additional information on the NBCUniversal revolving credit facility.

Repayments

In January 2011, we repaid $1 billion principal amount of 6.75% notes due at maturity. In March 2011, we repaid $750 million principal amount of 5.5% notes due at maturity.

 

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Commercial Paper

During the six months ended June 30, 2011, we issued $750 million face amount of commercial paper, net of repayments.

Note 9: Derivative Financial Instruments

We use derivative financial instruments to manage our exposure to the risks associated with fluctuations in interest rates, foreign exchange rates and equity prices. Our objective is to manage the financial and operational exposure arising from these risks by offsetting gains and losses on the underlying exposures with gains and losses on the derivatives used to economically hedge them. We do not engage in any speculative or leveraged derivative transactions. All derivative transactions must comply with the derivatives policy approved by our Board of Directors. Derivative financial instruments are recorded in our consolidated balance sheet at fair value. We formally document, at inception of the hedging relationship, derivative financial instruments designated to hedge the exposure to changes in the fair value of a recognized asset or liability or an unrecognized firm commitment (“fair value hedge”) or the exposure to changes in cash flows of a forecasted transaction (“cash flow hedge”), and we evaluate them for effectiveness at the time they are designated, as well as throughout the hedging period.

We manage our exposure to fluctuations in interest rates by using derivative financial instruments such as interest rate exchange agreements (“swaps”) and interest rate lock agreements (“rate locks”). We sometimes enter into rate locks or collars to hedge the risk that the cash flows related to the interest payments on an anticipated issuance or assumption of fixed-rate debt may be adversely affected by interest rate fluctuations.

We manage our exposure to foreign exchange risk related to NBCUniversal’s recognized balance sheet amounts in foreign currency and foreign currency denominated production costs and rights, as well as international content-related revenue and royalties, by using foreign exchange contracts such as forward contracts and currency options. We manage our exposure to foreign exchange risk related to our foreign currency denominated borrowings by using cross-currency swap agreements, effectively converting these borrowings to U.S. dollar denominated borrowings.

We manage our exposure to price fluctuations in the common stock of some of our investments by using equity derivative financial instruments embedded in other contracts, such as prepaid forward sale agreements, whose values, in part, are derived from the market value of certain publicly traded common stock.

We manage the credit risks associated with our derivative financial instruments through diversification and the evaluation and monitoring of the creditworthiness of the counterparties. Although we may be exposed to losses in the event of nonperformance by the counterparties, we do not expect such losses, if any, to be significant. We have agreements with certain counterparties that include collateral provisions. These provisions require a party with an aggregate unrealized loss position in excess of certain thresholds to post cash collateral for the amount in excess of the threshold. The threshold levels in our collateral agreements are based on our and the counterparties’ credit ratings. As of June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, neither we nor any of the counterparties were required to post collateral under the terms of the agreements.

As of June 30, 2011, our derivative financial instruments designated as hedges included (i) our interest rate swap agreements, which are recorded to other current or noncurrent assets, (ii) certain of our foreign exchange contracts, which are recorded to other current assets or accrued expenses and other current liabilities, (iii) our cross-currency swap agreements, which are recorded to other noncurrent liabilities, and (iv) the derivative component of one of our prepaid forward sale agreements, which is recorded to other noncurrent liabilities.

As of June 30, 2011, our derivative financial instruments not designated as hedges were (i) certain of our foreign exchange contracts, which are recorded to other current assets or accrued expenses and other current liabilities, (ii) the derivative component of our indexed debt instruments (our ZONES debt), which is recorded to long-term debt, and (iii) the derivative components of certain of our prepaid forward sale agreements, which are recorded to other current and noncurrent liabilities.

See Note 10 for additional information on the fair values of our derivative financial instruments as of June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010.

 

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Fair Value Hedges

Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income

 

(in millions)   Three Months Ended
June 30
    Six Months Ended
June 30
 
      2011             2010             2011             2010      

Interest Income (Expense):

       

Interest rate swap agreements (fixed to variable)

  $ 74      $ 90      $ 29      $ 118   

Long-term debt—interest rate swap agreements (fixed to variable)

    (74     (90     (29     (118

Investment Income (Loss):

       

Mark to market adjustments on derivative component of prepaid forward sale agreement

    (4     4        (7     (7

Unrealized gains (losses) on securities underlying prepaid forward sale agreement

    8        (3     13        16   

Gain (loss) on fair value hedging relationships

  $ 4      $ 1      $ 6      $ 9   

During the period from January 29, 2011 through June 30, 2011, NBCUniversal entered into fixed to variable swaps on $750 million principal amount of NBCUniversal senior debt securities with maturities ranging from 2014 to 2016. These fixed to variable swaps are designated as effective fair value hedges.

As of June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, the fair value of our prepaid forward sale agreement designated as a fair value hedge was a liability of $37 million and $29 million, respectively.

Cash Flow Hedges

Pretax Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income

 

   

Three Months Ended

June 30

 
    2011     2010  
(in millions)   Interest Rate
Risk
     Foreign
Exchange
Risk
    Total     Interest
Rate
Risk
     Foreign
Exchange
Risk
    Total  

Deferred gain (loss) recognized

  $  —       $ (13   $ (13   $  —       $ (66   $ (66

Deferred (gain) loss reclassified to income

    5         (2     3        4                4   

Total change in accumulated other comprehensive income

  $ 5       $ (15   $ (10   $ 4       $ (66   $ (62

 

   

Six Months Ended

June 30

 
    2011     2010  
(in millions)   Interest Rate
Risk
     Foreign
Exchange
Risk
    Total     Interest
Rate
Risk
     Foreign
Exchange
Risk
    Total  

Deferred gain (loss) recognized

  $  —       $ 4      $ 4      $  —       $ (66   $ (66

Deferred (gain) loss reclassified to income

    11         (27     (16     8                8   

Total change in accumulated other comprehensive income

  $ 11       $ (23   $ (12   $ 8       $ (66   $ (58

Interest rate risk deferred losses relate to interest rate lock agreements entered into to fix the interest rates of certain of our debt obligations in advance of their issuance. Unless we retire this debt early, these unrealized losses will be reclassified as an adjustment to interest expense, primarily through 2022, in the period in which the related interest expense is recognized in earnings. As of June 30, 2011, we expect $23 million of unrealized losses, $15 million net of deferred taxes, to be reclassified as an adjustment to interest expense over the next 12 months. The foreign exchange risk deferred losses for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 relate to cross-currency swap agreements on foreign currency denominated debt due in 2029 and foreign exchange contracts with initial maturities generally not exceeding one year and up to 18 months in certain circumstances. As of June 30, 2011, the fair value of the foreign exchange contracts related to NBCUniversal operations that were designated as cash flow hedges was a liability of $2 million.

 

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Ineffectiveness related to our cash flow hedges was not material for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 or 2010.

Nondesignated Derivative Financial Instruments

Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income

 

    Three Months Ended
June 30
    Six Months Ended
June 30
 
(in millions)       2011             2010             2011             2010      

Operating Costs and Expenses:

       

Mark to market adjustments on foreign exchange contracts

  $ 5      $  —      $ (4   $  —   

Investment Income (Loss):

       

Mark to market adjustments on derivative component of prepaid forward sale agreements

    (183     127        (445     (139

Unrealized gains (losses) on securities underlying prepaid forward sale agreements

    218        (126     522        215   

Mark to market adjustments on derivative component of ZONES

    1        1        5        2   

Total gain (loss)

  $ 41      $ 2      $ 78      $ 78   

As of June 30, 2011, foreign exchange contracts related to NBCUniversal operations that were not designated had a total notional value of $1.2 billion. The notional amount is a measure of the activity related to our risk exposure and does not represent the amount of our exposure to credit loss or market loss, or reflect the gains or losses associated with the exposures and transactions that the foreign exchange contracts are intended to offset. The amounts ultimately realized upon settlement of these derivative financial instruments, together with the gains and losses on the underlying exposures, will depend on actual market conditions during the remaining life of the derivative financial instruments.

Note 10: Fair Value Measurements

The accounting guidance related to financial assets and financial liabilities (“financial instruments”) establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes fair value measurements based on the types of inputs used for the various valuation techniques (market approach, income approach and cost approach). Level 1 consists of financial instruments whose values are based on quoted market prices for identical financial instruments in an active market. Level 2 consists of financial instruments that are valued using models or other valuation methodologies. These models use inputs that are observable in the marketplace either directly or indirectly. Level 3 consists of financial instruments whose values are determined using pricing models that use significant inputs that are primarily unobservable, discounted cash flow methodologies, or similar techniques, as well as instruments for which the determination of fair value requires significant management judgment or estimation. Our financial instruments that are accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis are presented in the table below.

 

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Recurring Fair Value Measures

 

    Fair Value as of June 30, 2011      December 31,
2010
 
(in millions)   Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total      Total  

Assets

             

Trading securities

  $ 3,216       $  —       $  —       $ 3,216       $ 2,688   

Available-for-sale securities

    126                 21         147         126   

Equity warrants

                    1         1         1   

Interest rate swap agreements

            261                 261         232   

Foreign exchange contracts

            8                 8           
    $ 3,342       $ 269       $ 22       $ 3,633       $ 3,047   

Liabilities

             

Derivative component of ZONES

  $  —       $ 3       $  —       $ 3       $ 8   

Derivative component of prepaid forward sale agreements

            1,473                 1,473         1,021   

Cross-currency swap agreements

            23                 23         29   

Foreign exchange contracts

            18                 18           
    $  —       $ 1,517       $  —       $ 1,517       $ 1,058   

Our financial instruments included in Level 3 primarily consist of available-for-sale securities that we acquired in connection with the NBCUniversal transaction. These investments are initially recorded at cost and remeasured to fair value on a recurring basis at the end of each period using unobservable inputs, which include company-specific fundamentals and other third-party transactions. We did not incur any other-than-temporary impairments for these investments in the periods presented. The changes in our Level 3 financial instruments were not material for the periods presented.

Note 11: Noncontrolling Interests

Certain of the subsidiaries that we consolidate are not wholly owned. Some of the agreements with the minority partners of these subsidiaries contain redemption features whereby interests held by the minority partners are redeemable either (i) at the option of the holder or (ii) upon the occurrence of an event that is not solely within our control. If interests were to be redeemed under these agreements, we would generally be required to purchase the interest at fair value on the date of redemption. These interests are presented on the balance sheet outside of equity under the caption “Redeemable noncontrolling interests.” Noncontrolling interests that do not contain such redemption features are presented in equity.

In connection with the NBCUniversal transaction in January 2011, GE obtained a 49% indirect noncontrolling interest in the Comcast Content Business in exchange for a portion of our interest in NBCUniversal Holdings. The difference between the fair value received and the historical carrying value of the noncontrolling interest in the Comcast Content Business resulted in an increase of approximately $1.7 billion, net of taxes, to additional paid-in capital of Comcast Corporation.

GE’s 49% interest in NBCUniversal Holdings is recorded as a redeemable noncontrolling interest in our consolidated financial statements due to the redemption provisions discussed in Note 4, with an initial value based on fair value for the portion attributable to the net assets we acquired, and based on our historical cost for the portion attributable to the Comcast Content Business. GE’s redeemable noncontrolling interest is adjusted for its 49% interest in NBCUniversal Holdings’ and NBCUniversal’s earnings and changes in other comprehensive income, as well as for other capital transactions attributable to GE.

During the six months ended June 30, 2010, we acquired all of the noncontrolling interest of one of our technology ventures, which had a carrying value of approximately $20 million, for approximately $9 million. The difference between the amount paid and the carrying value of the noncontrolling interest resulted in an increase of approximately $11 million to additional paid-in capital of Comcast Corporation.

 

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The table below presents the changes in equity resulting from net income attributable to Comcast Corporation and transfers from or to noncontrolling interests.

 

    Six Months Ended
June 30
 
(in millions)       2011              2010      

Net income attributable to Comcast Corporation

  $ 1,965       $ 1,750   

Transfers from (to) noncontrolling interests:

    

Increase in Comcast Corporation additional paid-in capital resulting from the sale of noncontrolling interest

    1,692         11   

Changes from net income attributable to Comcast Corporation and transfers from (to) noncontrolling interests

  $ 3,657       $ 1,761   

Note 12: Postretirement, Pension and Other Employee Benefit Plans

NBCUniversal Employee Benefit Plans

Following the close of the NBCUniversal transaction on January 28, 2011, NBCUniversal established new employee benefit plans for its U.S. employees, including defined benefit pension plans and postretirement medical and life insurance plans. Additionally, NBCUniversal assumed certain liabilities related to its obligation to reimburse GE for amounts paid by GE for specified employee benefits and insurance programs that GE will continue to administer. NBCUniversal’s defined benefit pension plans for NBCUniversal employees (the “qualified plan”) and executives (the “nonqualified plan”) provide a lifetime income benefit based on an individual’s length of service and related compensation. The nonqualified plan gives credit to eligible participants for service provided prior to the close of the NBCUniversal transaction to the extent that participants did not vest in a supplemental pension plan sponsored by GE. The qualified plan is closed to new participants. The postretirement medical and life insurance benefit plans that were established provide continued coverage to employees eligible to receive such benefits and give credit for service provided prior to the closing of the NBCUniversal transaction. Certain covered employees also retain the right, upon retirement, to elect to participate in corresponding plans sponsored by GE. To the extent our employees make such elections, NBCUniversal will reimburse GE for any amounts due. We did not, however, assume any obligation for benefits due to employees who were retired at the closing of the NBCUniversal transaction and were eligible to receive benefits under GE’s postretirement medical and life insurance programs.

NBCUniversal funds the nonqualified plan and the postretirement medical and life insurance plans on a pay-as-you-go basis. NBCUniversal expects to contribute approximately $8 million in 2011 to fund these benefits, which includes estimated payments to GE for NBCUniversal’s obligation associated with GE’s supplemental pension plan. NBCUniversal does not plan to fund its qualified defined benefit plan until the second quarter of 2012, at which time it expects to fund it in the amount of approximately $100 million.

The tables below present condensed information on the NBCUniversal pension and postretirement benefit plans.

 

   

Three Months Ended

June 30, 2011

    

Six Months Ended

June 30, 2011

 
(in millions)   Pension
Benefits
     Postretirement
Benefits
     Pension
Benefits
     Postretirement
Benefits
 

Service cost

  $ 27       $ 2       $ 45       $ 3   

Interest cost

  $ 3       $ 2       $ 6       $ 4   

 

As of June 30, 2011 (in millions)   Pension
Benefits
    Postretirement
Benefits
 

Benefit obligation

  $ 300      $ 160   

Discount rate

    5.5% - 6.0     5.75

NBCUniversal also established a U.S. defined contribution 401(k) plan with 100% matching employer contributions on the first 3.5% of pay plus additional contributions based on employee classification and management discretion. The related expense for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 was $12 million and $21 million, respectively.

 

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NBCUniversal Other Employee Benefit Plans

Our condensed consolidated financial statements include the assets and liabilities of certain legacy NBCUniversal benefit plans, as well as the assets and liabilities for benefit plans of certain foreign subsidiaries. NBCUniversal also participates in various multiemployer pension plans covering some of their employees who are represented by labor unions. NBCUniversal makes periodic contributions to these plans in accordance with the terms of applicable collective bargaining agreements and laws, but does not sponsor or administer these plans.

Note 13: Share-Based Compensation

Our Board of Directors may grant share-based awards, in the form of stock options and RSUs, to certain employees and directors. Additionally, through our employee stock purchase plan, employees are able to purchase shares of Comcast Class A common stock at a discount through payroll deductions.

In March 2011, we granted 23.8 million stock options and 6.6 million RSUs related to our annual management grant program. The weighted-average fair values associated with these grants were $6.97 per stock option and $23.33 per RSU.

Recognized Share-Based Compensation Expense

 

    Three Months Ended
June 30
     Six Months Ended
June 30
 
(in millions)       2011              2010              2011              2010      

Stock options

  $ 34       $ 25       $ 56       $ 53   

Restricted share units

    38         33         78         68   

Employee stock purchase plan

    3         2         6         6   

Total

  $ 75       $ 60       $ 140       $ 127   

As of June 30, 2011, we had $373 million of unrecognized pretax compensation costs related to nonvested stock options and $380 million related to nonvested RSUs.

The employee cost associated with participation in the employee stock purchase plan was satisfied with payroll deductions of approximately $13 million and $28 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011, respectively. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2010, the employee cost was $11 million and $26 million, respectively.

Note 14: Supplemental Financial Information

Receivables

 

(in millions)   June 30,
2011
     December 31,
2010
 

Receivables, gross

  $ 4,629       $ 2,028   

Less: Allowance for returns and customer incentives

    285           

Less: Allowance for doubtful accounts

    188         173   

Receivables, net

  $ 4,156       $ 1,855   

Allowances for returns and customer incentives are primarily attributable to our filmed entertainment segment.

The table below presents our unbilled receivables related to long-term licensing arrangements included in our consolidated balance sheet as of June 30, 2011. Current and noncurrent unbilled receivables are recorded in receivables, net and other noncurrent assets, net, respectively.

 

(in millions)   June 30,
2011
 

Current

  $ 173   

Noncurrent, net of imputed interest

    613   

Total

  $ 786   

 

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Property and Equipment

 

(in millions)   June 30,
2011
     December 31,
2010
 

Property and equipment, at cost

  $ 57,075       $ 56,020   

Acquired NBCUniversal property and equipment

    2,049           

Property and equipment, at cost

    59,124         56,020   

Less: Accumulated depreciation

    34,505         32,505   

Property and equipment, net

  $ 24,619       $ 23,515   

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

 

(in millions)   June 30,
2011
    June 30,
2010
 

Unrealized gains (losses) on marketable securities

  $ 22      $ 22   

Deferred gains (losses) on cash flow hedges

    (113     (99

Unrecognized gains (losses) on employee benefit obligations

    (20     (5

Currency translation adjustments

    6        (4

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of deferred taxes

  $ (105   $ (86

Operating Costs and Expenses

 

    Three Months Ended
June 30
     Six Months Ended
June 30
 
(in millions)       2011              2010              2011              2010      

Programming and production

  $ 4,327       $ 2,252       $ 7,602       $ 4,366   

Cable Communications technical labor

    558         541         1,142         1,102   

Cable Communications customer service

    455         450         919         904   

Advertising, marketing and promotion

    1,107         594         2,092         1,140   

Other

    3,085         1,951         5,839         3,913   

Operating costs and expenses (excluding depreciation and amortization)

  $ 9,532       $ 5,788       $ 17,594       $ 11,425   

Operating costs and expenses include amortization of film and television costs but exclude all other intangible amortization.

Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities

 

    Six Months Ended
June 30
 
(in millions)       2011             2010      

Net income from consolidated operations

  $ 2,406      $ 1,765   

Adjustments to reconcile net income from consolidated operations to net cash provided by operating activities:

   

Depreciation and amortization

    3,705        3,289   

Amortization of film and television costs

    1,299        53   

Share-based compensation

    174        153   

Noncash interest expense (income), net

    78        69   

Equity in net (income) losses of investees, net

           58   

Net (gain) loss on investment activity and other

    63        (11

Deferred income taxes

    693        (25

Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisitions and divestitures:

   

Change in receivables, net

    277        (121

Change in film and television costs

    (1,678     (48

Change in accounts payable and accrued expenses related to trade creditors

    (154     2   

Change in other operating assets and liabilities

    93        148   

Net cash provided by operating activities

  $ 6,956      $ 5,332   

 

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Cash Payments for Interest and Income Taxes

 

    Three Months Ended
June 30
     Six Months Ended
June 30
 
(in millions)       2011              2010          2011      2010  

Interest

  $ 540       $ 354       $ 1,197       $ 969   

Income taxes

  $ 496       $ 1,080       $ 570       $ 1,126   

Noncash Investing and Financing Activities

During the six months ended June 30, 2011, we:

 

   

acquired 51% of NBCUniversal Holdings for cash and a 49% interest in the Comcast Content Business on January 28, 2011 (see Note 4 for additional information on the NBCUniversal transaction)

 

 

   

acquired approximately $399 million of property and equipment and software that was accrued but unpaid, which is a noncash investing activity

 

 

   

recorded a liability of approximately $309 million for a quarterly cash dividend of $0.1125 per common share paid in July 2011, which is a noncash financing activity

 

Note 15: Receivables Monetization

Through January 27, 2011, NBCUniversal monetized its trade accounts receivable through two programs established with GE and various GE subsidiaries. As a result of the closing of the NBCUniversal transaction on January 28, 2011, NBCUniversal terminated those programs and established new third-party monetization programs with a syndicate of banks, of which the primary relationship is with General Electric Capital Corporation, a subsidiary of GE.

We account for receivables monetized through these programs as sales in accordance with the appropriate accounting guidance. We retain limited interests in the assets sold in the form of a receivable, which is funded by residual cash flows after the senior interests have been fully paid. The retained interest is recorded at its initial fair value, which includes a provision for estimated losses we expect to incur related to these interests. The accounts receivable we sold that underlie the retained interests are generally short-term in nature and, therefore, the fair value of the retained interests approximated their carrying value as of June 30, 2011.

For the majority of the receivables monetized under the securitization programs, an affiliate of GE is responsible for servicing the receivables and remitting collections to the owner and the lenders. We perform this service on the affiliate’s behalf for a fee that is equal to the prevailing market rate for such services. As a result, no servicing asset or liability has been recorded in our condensed consolidated balance sheet as of June 30, 2011. The sub-servicing fees are a component of net loss on sale presented in the table below, which is included in other income (expense), net.

Effect on Income From Services and Cash Flows on Transfers

 

(in millions)   Three Months Ended
June 30,
2011
    Six Months Ended
June 30,
2011
 

Effect on income from services

   

Net loss on sale

  $ (9   $ (17

Cash flows on transfers

   

Net proceeds on new transfers

  $ 50      $ (374

Receivables Monetized and Retained Interest

 

(in millions)   June 30,
2011
 

Monetized receivables outstanding

  $ 870   

Retained interest

  $ 223   

 

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In addition to the amounts presented above, we had $671 million payable to our securitization programs as of June 30, 2011. This amount represents cash received for monetized receivables not yet remitted to the program as of the balance sheet date and is recorded to accounts payable and accrued expenses related to trade creditors.

Note 16: Commitments and Contingencies

NBCUniversal Obligations, Commitments and Guarantees

NBCUniversal enters into long-term commitments with third parties in the ordinary course of business, including commitments to acquire film and television programming, take-or-pay creative talent and employment agreements, and various other television commitments. Many of NBCUniversal’s employees, including writers, directors, actors, technical and production personnel and others, as well as some of its on-air and creative talent, are covered by collective bargaining agreements or works councils. Approximately 38 collective bargaining agreements covering approximately 2,800 of NBCUniversal’s full-time, part-time and full-time equivalent freelance employees on its payroll have expired or are scheduled to expire by the end of 2011.

NBCUniversal has previously provided guarantees in the ordinary course of business, including the guarantee of a loan of one of NBCUniversal’s partners in one of its equity method investments and an obligation of the equity method investment’s consulting agreement with a third party. Following NBCUniversal’s acquisition of the remaining 50% of UCDP that it did not already own on July 1, 2011, the loan guarantee was terminated and the consulting agreement guarantee was effectively terminated because it now represents a guarantee of our own performance.

Station Venture

NBCUniversal owns a 79.62% equity interest and a 50% voting interest in Station Venture Holdings, LLC (“Station Venture”), a variable interest entity. The remaining equity interests in Station Venture are held by LIN TV, Corp. (“LIN TV”). Station Venture holds an indirect interest in the NBC Network affiliated local television stations in Dallas, Texas and San Diego, California through its ownership interests in Station Venture Operations, LP (“Station LP”), a less than wholly owned subsidiary of NBCUniversal. Station Venture is the obligor on an $816 million senior secured note that is due in 2023 to General Electric Capital Corporation, a subsidiary of GE, as servicer. The note is nonrecourse to NBCUniversal, guaranteed by LIN TV and collateralized by substantially all of the assets of Station Venture and Station LP. In connection with the closing of the NBCUniversal transaction, GE has indemnified NBCUniversal for all liabilities NBCUniversal may incur as a result of any credit support, risk of loss or similar arrangement related to the senior secured note in existence prior to the closing of the NBCUniversal transaction on January 28, 2011. We are not the primary beneficiary of, and accordingly do not consolidate, Station Venture. Our equity method investment in Station Venture was assigned no value in the preliminary allocation of purchase price for the NBCUniversal transaction, which is also the carrying value of our investment as of June 30, 2011. Because the assets of Station LP serve as collateral for Station Venture’s $816 million senior secured note, we have recorded a $350 million guarantee liability in our preliminary allocation of purchase price, representing the fair value of this guarantee at January 28, 2011, which was determined by the value of the assets that collateralize the note.

Contingencies

Antitrust Cases

We are defendants in two purported class actions originally filed in December 2003 in the United States District Courts for the District of Massachusetts and the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. The potential class in the Massachusetts case, which has been transferred to the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, is our customer base in the “Boston Cluster” area, and the potential class in the Pennsylvania case is our customer base in the “Philadelphia and Chicago Clusters,” as those terms are defined in the complaints. In each case, the plaintiffs allege that certain customer exchange transactions with other cable providers resulted in unlawful horizontal market restraints in those areas and seek damages under antitrust statutes, including treble damages.

 

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Classes of Philadelphia Cluster and Chicago Cluster customers were certified in May 2007 and October 2007, respectively. In March 2009, as a result of a Third Circuit Court of Appeals decision clarifying the standards for class certification, the order certifying the Philadelphia Cluster class was vacated without prejudice to the plaintiffs filing a new motion. In January 2010, in its decision on the plaintiffs’ new motion, the Eastern District of Pennsylvania certified a class subject to certain limitations. In June 2010, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals granted our petition for an interlocutory appeal from the class certification decision. Oral agreement on the appeal was held in January 2011. In March 2010, we moved for summary judgment dismissing all of the plaintiffs’ claims in the Philadelphia Cluster; the summary judgment motion is stayed pending the class certification appeal. The plaintiffs’ claims concerning the other two clusters are stayed pending determination of the Philadelphia Cluster claims.

We also are among the defendants in a purported class action filed in the United States District Court for the Central District of California in September 2007. The potential class is comprised of all persons residing in the United States who have subscribed to an expanded basic level of video service provided by one of the defendants. The plaintiffs allege that the defendants who produce video programming have entered into agreements with the defendants who distribute video programming via cable and satellite (including us), which preclude the distributor defendants from reselling channels to customers on an “unbundled” basis in violation of federal antitrust laws. The plaintiffs seek treble damages and injunctive relief requiring each distributor defendant to resell certain channels to its customers on an “unbundled” basis. In October 2009, the Central District of California issued an order dismissing the plaintiffs’ complaint with prejudice. In June 2011, a panel of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the District Court’s order. In July 2011, the plaintiffs filed a petition for a panel rehearing and a rehearing en banc.

In addition, we are the defendant in 22 purported class actions filed in federal district courts throughout the country. All of these actions have been consolidated by the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania for pre-trial proceedings. In a consolidated complaint filed in November 2009 on behalf of all plaintiffs in the multidistrict litigation, the plaintiffs allege that we improperly “tie” the rental of set-top boxes to the provision of premium cable services in violation of Section 1 of the Sherman Antitrust Act, various state antitrust laws and unfair/deceptive trade practices acts in California, Illinois and Alabama. The plaintiffs also allege a claim for unjust enrichment and seek relief on behalf of a nationwide class of our premium cable customers and on behalf of subclasses consisting of premium cable customers from California, Alabama, Illinois, Pennsylvania and Washington. In January 2010, we moved to compel arbitration of the plaintiffs’ claims for unjust enrichment and violations of the unfair/deceptive trade practices acts of Illinois and Alabama. In September 2010, the plaintiffs filed an amended complaint alleging violations of additional state antitrust laws and unfair/deceptive trade practices acts on behalf of new subclasses in Connecticut, Florida, Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey, New Mexico and West Virginia. In the amended complaint, plaintiffs omitted their unjust enrichment claim, as well as their state law claims on behalf of the Alabama, Illinois and Pennsylvania subclasses. In June 2011, the plaintiffs filed another amended complaint alleging only violations of Section 1 of the Sherman Antitrust Act, antitrust law in Washington and unfair/deceptive trade practices acts in California and Washington. The plaintiffs seek relief on behalf of a nationwide class of our premium cable customers and on behalf of subclasses consisting of premium cable customers from California and Washington. In July 2011, we moved to compel arbitration of most of the plaintiffs’ claims and to stay the remaining claims pending arbitration.

The West Virginia Attorney General also filed a complaint in West Virginia state court in July 2009 alleging that we improperly “tie” the rental of set-top boxes to the provision of premium cable services in violation of the West Virginia Antitrust Act and the West Virginia Consumer Credit and Protection Act. The Attorney General also alleges a claim for unjust enrichment/restitution. We removed the case to the United States District Court for West Virginia, and it was subsequently transferred to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania and consolidated with the multidistrict litigation described above. In March 2010, the Eastern District of Pennsylvania denied the Attorney General’s motion to remand the case back to West Virginia state court. In June 2010, the Attorney General moved to sever and remand the portion of the claims seeking civil penalties and injunctive relief back to West Virginia state court. We filed a brief in opposition to the motion in July 2010.

 

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We believe the claims in each of the pending actions described above in this item are without merit and intend to defend the actions vigorously. We cannot predict the outcome of any of the actions described above, including a range of possible loss, or how the final resolution of any such actions would impact our results of operations or cash flows for any one period or our consolidated financial position. Nevertheless, the final disposition of any of the above actions is not expected to have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial position, but could possibly be material to our consolidated results of operations or cash flows for any one period.

Other

We are a defendant in several unrelated lawsuits claiming infringement of various patents relating to various aspects of our businesses. In certain of these cases other industry participants are also defendants, and also in certain of these cases we expect that any potential liability would be in part or in whole the responsibility of our equipment and technology vendors under applicable contractual indemnification provisions. We are also subject to other legal proceedings and claims that arise in the ordinary course of our business. While the amount of ultimate liability with respect to such actions is not expected to materially affect our financial position, results of operations or cash flows, any litigation resulting from any such legal proceedings or claims could be time consuming, costly and injure our reputation.

Note 17: Financial Data by Business Segment

Following the NBCUniversal transaction, we present our operations in five reportable segments: Cable Communications, Cable Networks, Broadcast Television, Filmed Entertainment and Theme Parks. The Comcast Content Business is presented with NBCUniversal’s businesses in the Cable Networks segment. The businesses of Comcast Interactive Media (previously presented in Corporate and Other) that were not contributed to NBCUniversal are included in the Cable Communications segment. We have recast our segment presentation for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010 in order to reflect our current reportable segments. See Note 4 for additional information on the NBCUniversal transaction.

In evaluating the profitability of our operating segments, the components of net income (loss) below operating income (loss) before depreciation and amortization are not separately evaluated by our management. Our financial data by business segment is presented in the table below.

 

    Three Months Ended June 30, 2011  
(in millions)   Revenue(i)     Operating Income (Loss)
Before Depreciation and
Amortization(j)
    Depreciation and
Amortization
     Operating Income
(Loss)
    Capital
Expenditures
 

Cable Communications(a)

  $ 9,341      $ 3,886      $ 1,591       $ 2,295      $ 1,181   

NBCUniversal

          

Cable Networks(b)

    2,173        846        187         659        19   

Broadcast Television(c)

    1,695        190        9         181        12   

Filmed Entertainment(d)

    1,254        27        5         22        1   

Theme Parks(e)

    147        119        9         110        28   

Headquarters and Other(f)

    14        (129     44         (173     25   

Eliminations(g)

    (104 )       (52             (52       

NBCUniversal

    5,179        1,001        254         747        85   

Corporate and Other(h)

    128        (87     16         (103     5   

Eliminations(g)

    (315 )       1        2         (1       

Comcast Consolidated

  $ 14,333      $ 4,801      $ 1,863       $ 2,938      $ 1,271   

 

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    Three Months Ended June 30, 2010  
(in millions)   Revenue(i)     Operating Income (Loss)
Before Depreciation and
Amortization(j)
    Depreciation and
Amortization
     Operating Income
(Loss)
    Capital
Expenditures
 

Cable Communications(a)

  $ 8,845      $ 3,640      $ 1,583       $ 2,057      $ 1,119   

Cable Networks(b)

    717        210        68         142        12   

Corporate and Other(h)

    35        (113     7         (120     7   

Eliminations(g)

    (72            1         (1       

Comcast Consolidated

  $ 9,525      $ 3,737      $ 1,659       $ 2,078      $ 1,138   

 

    Six Months Ended June 30, 2011  
(in millions)   Revenue(i)     Operating Income (Loss)
Before Depreciation and
Amortization(j)
    Depreciation and
Amortization
    Operating Income
(Loss)
    Capital
Expenditures
    Assets  

Cable Communications(a)

  $ 18,425      $ 7,635      $ 3,212      $ 4,423      $ 2,234      $ 116,384   

NBCUniversal

           

Cable Networks(b)

    3,805        1,511        340        1,171        31        29,677   

Broadcast Television(c)

    2,583        225        30        195        17        6,940   

Filmed Entertainment(d)

    1,876        (116     9        (125     2        3,828   

Theme Parks(e)

    215        152        15        137        40        2,446   

Headquarters and Other(f)

    25        (249     66        (315     42        4,891   

Eliminations(g)

    (182 )       (64            (64            (553

NBCUniversal

    8,322        1,459        460        999        132        47,229   

Corporate and Other(h)

    316        (228     32        (260     11        6,732   

Eliminations(g)

    (602 )       1        1                      (15,563

Comcast Consolidated

  $ 26,461      $ 8,867      $ 3,705      $ 5,162      $ 2,377      $ 154,782   

 

    Six Months Ended June 30, 2010  
(in millions)   Revenue(i)     Operating
Income (Loss)
Before
Depreciation
and
Amortization(j)
    Depreciation
and
Amortization
     Operating
Income
(Loss)
    Capital
Expenditures
 

Cable Communications(a)

  $ 17,428      $ 7,120      $ 3,133       $ 3,987      $ 2,032   

Cable Networks(b)

    1,355        398        141         257        22   

Corporate and Other(h)

    106        (217 )       14         (231     9   

Eliminations(g)

    (162 )       1        1                  

Comcast Consolidated

  $ 18,727      $ 7,302      $ 3,289       $ 4,013      $ 2,063   

 

(a)

Our Cable Communications segment consists primarily of our cable services business and the businesses of Comcast Interactive Media that were not contributed to NBCUniversal.

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, Cable Communications segment revenue was derived from the following sources:

 

    Three Months Ended
June 30
    Six Months Ended
June 30
 
         2011             2010           2011         2010    

Video

    52.9     55.2     53.4     55.6

High-speed Internet

    23.4     22.4     23.3     22.5

Phone

    9.4     9.3     9.4     9.3

Advertising

    5.5     5.6     5.2     5.2

Business services

    4.6     3.5     4.5     3.3

Other

    4.2     4.0     4.2     4.1

Total

    100.0     100.0     100.0     100.0

Subscription revenue received from customers who purchase bundled services at a discounted rate is allocated proportionally to each service based on the individual service’s price on a stand-alone basis. For both the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, approximately 2.8% of Cable Communications revenue was derived from franchise and other regulatory fees.

 

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(b)

Our Cable Networks segment consists primarily of the historical NBCUniversal national cable networks, international entertainment and news and information networks, our cable television production operations and certain digital media properties, and the Comcast Content Business.

 

(c)

Our Broadcast Television segment consists primarily of the NBC Network and its owned NBC affiliated local television stations, the Telemundo Network and its owned Telemundo affiliated local television stations, our television production operations, and related digital media properties.

 

(d)

Our Filmed Entertainment segment represents the operations of Universal Pictures, which produces, acquires, markets and distributes filmed entertainment and stage plays worldwide in various media formats for theatrical, home entertainment, television and other distribution platforms.

 

(e)

Our Theme Parks segment consists primarily of Universal Studios Hollywood theme park, Wet ‘n Wild water park, and fees for intellectual property licenses and other services from third parties that own and operate Universal Studios Japan and Universal Studios Singapore, as well as our 50% equity interest in UCDP and related fees. See Note 18 for additional information on UCDP.

 

(f)

NBCUniversal Headquarters and Other activities include costs associated with overhead and allocations, employee benefits, and other initiatives.

 

(g)

Included in Eliminations are transactions that our segments enter into with one another. The most common types of transactions are the following:

 

   

our Cable Networks and Broadcast Television segments generate revenue by selling programming to our Cable Communications segment, which represents a substantial majority of the revenue elimination amount

 

 

   

our Cable Communications segment receives incentives offered by our Cable Networks segment in connection with its distribution of the Cable Networks’ content that are recorded as a reduction to programming expenses

 

 

   

our Cable Communications segment generates revenue by selling advertising and by selling the use of satellite feeds to our Cable Networks segment

 

 

   

our Filmed Entertainment and Broadcast Television segments generate revenue by licensing content to our Cable Networks segment

 

 

(h)

Corporate and Other activities include Comcast Spectacor, corporate activities and all other businesses not presented in our reportable segments.

 

(i)

Non-U.S. revenue, primarily in Europe and Asia, for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 was approximately $1.1 billion and $1.7 billion, respectively. Non-U.S. revenue was not significant for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010. No single customer accounted for a significant amount of our revenue in any period.

 

(j)

We use operating income (loss) before depreciation and amortization, excluding impairment charges related to fixed and intangible assets and gains or losses from the sale of assets, if any, to measure the profit or loss of our operating segments. This measure eliminates the significant level of noncash depreciation and amortization expense that results from the capital-intensive nature of certain of our businesses and from intangible assets recognized in business combinations. It is also unaffected by our capital structure or investment activities except in our Theme Parks segment, where we also include the equity in income (loss) of investees in measuring operating income (loss) before depreciation and amortization. This amount is not included when we measure total NBCUniversal and our consolidated operating income (loss) before depreciation and amortization. We use this measure to evaluate our consolidated operating performance, the operating performance of our operating segments and to allocate resources and capital to our operating segments. It is also a significant performance measure in our annual incentive compensation programs. We believe that this measure is useful to investors because it is one of the bases for comparing our operating performance with other companies in our industries, although our measure may not be directly comparable to similar measures used by other companies. This measure should not be considered a substitute for operating income (loss), net income (loss) attributable to Comcast Corporation, net cash provided by operating activities, or other measures of performance or liquidity reported in accordance with GAAP.

Note 18: Subsequent Events

Universal City Development Partners

On July 1, 2011, NBCUniversal completed the acquisition of the remaining 50% equity interest in UCDP that it did not already own for $1.025 billion, subject to various purchase price adjustments. As a result, UCDP became a wholly owned consolidated subsidiary of NBCUniversal. For the three months ended March 31, 2011 and the year ended December 31, 2010, UCDP had revenue of $309 million and $1.1 billion, respectively. As of March 31, 2011, UCDP had total assets of $2.1 billion and long-term debt of $1.4 billion. NBCUniversal funded this acquisition with cash on hand, borrowings under the NBCUniversal revolving credit facility and a $250 million one-year intercompany note due to us, which is eliminated in our consolidated financial statements. Additional borrowings under the NBCUniversal revolving credit facility, along with cash on hand at UCDP, were used to refinance and terminate UCDP’s existing term loan immediately following the acquisition. Following these transactions, NBCUniversal had $750 million outstanding under its revolving credit facility and UCDP had long-term debt, before the application of acquisition accounting, of approximately $650 million, which primarily consists of senior notes and senior subordinated notes.

 

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On August 1, 2011, UCDP completed its redemption of $140 million aggregate principal amount of its 8.875% senior notes due 2015 and $79 million aggregate principal amount of its 10.875% senior subordinated notes due 2016. Following the redemption, $260 million principal amount of UCDP’s senior notes and $146 million of UCDP’s senior subordinated notes remain outstanding.

Preliminary Purchase Price Allocation and Unaudited Pro Forma Information

Because we now control UCDP, we will apply acquisition accounting and its results of operations will be included in our consolidated results of operations following the acquisition date. Due to the limited time since the acquisition date, the initial accounting for the business transaction is incomplete at this time. As a result, we are unable to provide amounts recognized as of the acquisition date for major classes of assets and liabilities acquired and resulting from the transaction. Also, because the initial accounting for the transaction is incomplete, we are unable to provide the supplemental pro forma revenue and earnings of the combined entity. We will include this information in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011.

Note 19: Condensed Consolidating Financial Information

Comcast Corporation and four of our 100% owned cable holding company subsidiaries, Comcast Cable Communications, LLC (“CCCL”), Comcast MO Group, Inc. (“Comcast MO Group”), Comcast Cable Holdings, LLC (“CCH”) and Comcast MO of Delaware, LLC (“Comcast MO of Delaware”), have fully and unconditionally guaranteed each other’s debt securities. Comcast MO Group, CCH and Comcast MO of Delaware are collectively referred to as the “Combined CCHMO Parents.”

Comcast Corporation provides an unconditional subordinated guarantee of the $185 million principal amount currently outstanding of Comcast Holdings’ ZONES due October 2029 and the $202 million principal amount currently outstanding of Comcast Holdings’ 10  5/8% senior subordinated debentures due 2012. Comcast Corporation does not guarantee the $62 million principal amount currently outstanding of Comcast Holdings’ ZONES due November 2029.

As a result of the NBCUniversal transaction on January 28, 2011, our investments in NBCUniversal Holdings are held by the Comcast Corporation Parent (“Comcast Parent”) and Comcast Holdings. Certain entities of the Comcast Content Business were subsidiaries of Comcast Holdings. Since these entities were contributed to NBCUniversal Holdings, they are included with the Comcast Parent’s investment in NBCUniversal Holdings. However, the operations of these businesses are presented in the nonguarantor subsidiaries column. Our condensed consolidating financial information is presented in the tables below.

 

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Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet

June 30, 2011

 

(in millions)  

Comcast

Parent

   

CCCL

Parent

   

Combined

CCHMO

Parents

   

Comcast

Holdings

   

Non-

Guarantor

Subsidiaries

   

Elimination

and

Consolidation

Adjustments

   

Consolidated

Comcast

Corporation

 

Assets

             

Cash and cash equivalents

  $  —      $  —      $  —      $  —      $ 1,997      $  —      $ 1,997   

Receivables, net

                                4,156               4,156   

Programming rights

                                955               955   

Other current assets

    200        2        1               1,039               1,242   

Total current assets

    200        2        1               8,147               8,350   

Film and television costs

                                5,106               5,106   

Investments

                                10,829               10,829   

Investments in and amounts due from subsidiaries eliminated upon consolidation

    71,363        86,478        44,048        85,295        12,928        (300,112       

Property and equipment, net

    268                             24,351               24,619   

Franchise rights

                                59,442               59,442   

Goodwill

                                26,919               26,919   

Other intangible assets, net

    9                             17,382               17,391   

Other noncurrent assets, net

    1,095        45        6        148        1,643        (811     2,126   

Total assets

  $ 72,935      $ 86,525      $ 44,055      $ 85,443      $ 166,747      $ (300,923   $ 154,782   

Liabilities and Equity

             

Accounts payable and accrued expenses related to trade creditors

  $ 13      $  —      $  —      $  —      $ 4,825      $  —      $ 4,838   

Accrued participations and residuals

                                1,235               1,235   

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

    1,024        288        74        272        3,616               5,274   

Current portion of long-term debt

    750               561               39               1,350   

Total current liabilities

    1,787        288        635        272        9,715               12,697   

Long-term debt, less current portion

    22,797        3,964        1,770        307        9,371               38,209   

Deferred income taxes

                         717        29,428        (668     29,477   

Other noncurrent liabilities

    1,708                             10,420        (143     11,985   

Redeemable noncontrolling interests

                                15,509               15,509   

Equity:

             

Common stock

    32                                           32   

Other shareholders’ equity

    46,611        82,273        41,650        84,147        92,042        (300,112     46,611   

Total Comcast Corporation shareholders’ equity

    46,643        82,273        41,650        84,147        92,042        (300,112     46,643   

Noncontrolling interests

                                262               262   

Total equity

    46,643        82,273        41,650        84,147        92,304        (300,112     46,905   

Total liabilities and equity

  $ 72,935      $ 86,525      $ 44,055      $ 85,443      $ 166,747      $ (300,923   $ 154,782   

 

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Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet

December 31, 2010

 

(in millions)  

Comcast

Parent

   

CCCL

Parent

   

Combined

CCHMO

Parents

   

Comcast

Holdings

   

Non-

Guarantor

Subsidiaries

   

Elimination

and

Consolidation

Adjustments

   

Consolidated

Comcast

Corporation

 

Assets

             

Cash and cash equivalents

  $  —      $  —      $  —      $  —      $ 5,984      $  —      $ 5,984   

Receivables, net

                                1,855               1,855   

Programming rights

                                122               122   

Other current assets

    162                             763               925   

Total current assets

    162                             8,724               8,886   

Film and television costs

            460          460   

Investments

                                6,670               6,670   

Investments in and amounts due from subsidiaries eliminated upon consolidation

    68,987        90,076        52,652        72,629        12,339        (296,683       

Property and equipment, net

    278                             23,237               23,515   

Franchise rights

                                59,442               59,442   

Goodwill

                                14,958               14,958   

Other intangible assets, net

    10                             3,421               3,431   

Other noncurrent assets, net

    1,128        45               148        670        (819     1,172   

Total assets

  $ 70,565      $ 90,121      $ 52,652      $ 72,777      $ 129,921      $ (297,502   $ 118,534   

Liabilities and Equity

             

Accounts payable and accrued expenses related to trade creditors

  $ 6      $ 3      $  —      $  —      $ 3,282      $  —      $ 3,291   

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

    1,038        187        74        266        1,578               3,143   

Current portion of long-term debt

    755        1,000                      45               1,800   

Total current liabilities

    1,799        1,190        74        266        4,905               8,234   

Long-term debt, less current portion

    22,754        3,963        2,339        310        249               29,615   

Deferred income taxes

                         704        28,218        (676     28,246   

Other noncurrent liabilities

    1,658                             6,347        (143     7,862   

Redeemable noncontrolling interests

                                143               143   

Equity:

             

Common stock

    32                                           32   

Other shareholders’ equity

    44,322        84,968        50,239        71,497        89,979        (296,683     44,322   

Total Comcast Corporation shareholders’ equity

    44,354        84,968        50,239        71,497        89,979        (296,683     44,354   

Noncontrolling interests

                                80               80   

Total equity

    44,354        84,968        50,239        71,497        90,059        (296,683     44,434   

Total liabilities and equity

  $ 70,565      $ 90,121      $ 52,652      $ 72,777      $ 129,921      $ (297,502   $ 118,534   

 

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Condensed Consolidating Statement of Income

For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2011

 

(in millions)  

Comcast

Parent

   

CCCL

Parent

   

Combined

CCHMO

Parents

   

Comcast

Holdings

   

Non-

Guarantor

Subsidiaries

   

Elimination

and

Consolidation

Adjustments

   

Consolidated

Comcast

Corporation

 

Revenue:

             

Service revenue

  $  —      $  —      $  —      $  —      $ 14,333      $  —      $ 14,333   

Management fee revenue

    200        195        119                      (514       
      200        195        119               14,333        (514     14,333   

Costs and Expenses:

             

Operating costs and expenses

    89        195        119               9,643        (514     9,532   

Depreciation

    7                             1,471               1,478   

Amortization

    1                             384               385   
      97        195        119               11,498        (514     11,395   

Operating income (loss)

    103                             2,835               2,938   

Other Income (Expense):

             

Interest expense

    (358     (82     (43     (8     (130            (621

Investment income (loss), net

    2                      1        58               61   

Equity in net income (losses) of investees, net

    1,186        1,336        805        1,424        37        (4,751     37   

Other income (expense), net

    1                             (35            (34
      831        1,254        762        1,417        (70     (4,751     (557

Income (loss) before income taxes

    934        1,254        762        1,417        2,765        (4,751     2,381   

Income tax (expense) benefit

    88        28        15        2        (1,147            (1,014

Net income (loss) from consolidated operations

    1,022        1,282        777        1,419        1,618        (4,751     1,367   

Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests

                                (345            (345

Net income (loss) attributable to Comcast Corporation

  $ 1,022      $ 1,282      $ 777      $ 1,419      $ 1,273      $ (4,751   $ 1,022   

 

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Condensed Consolidating Statement of Income

For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2010

 

(in millions)  

Comcast

Parent

   

CCCL

Parent

   

Combined

CCHMO

Parents

   

Comcast

Holdings

   

Non-
Guarantor

Subsidiaries

   

Elimination

and

Consolidation

Adjustments

   

Consolidated

Comcast

Corporation

 

Revenue:

             

Service revenue

  $  —      $  —      $  —      $  —      $ 9,525      $  —      $ 9,525   

Management fee revenue

    202        120        112                      (434       
      202        120        112               9,525        (434     9,525   

Costs and Expenses:

             

Operating costs and expenses

    119        120        112        15        5,856        (434     5,788   

Depreciation

    7                             1,404               1,411   

Amortization

                                248               248   
      126        120        112        15        7,508        (434     7,447   

Operating income (loss)

    76                      (15     2,017               2,078   

Other Income (Expense):

             

Interest expense

    (357     (100     (43     (9     (34            (543

Investment income (loss), net

    1                      1        (2              

Equity in net income (losses) of investees, net

    1,089        1,114        748        1,147        (26     (4,098     (26

Other income (expense), net

    (35                                        (35
      698        1,014        705        1,139        (62     (4,098     (604

Income (loss) before income taxes

    774        1,014        705        1,124        1,955        (4,098     1,474   

Income tax (expense) benefit

    110        35        15        8        (756            (588

Net income (loss) from consolidated operations

    884        1,049        720        1,132        1,199        (4,098     886   

Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests

                                (2            (2

Net income (loss) attributable to Comcast Corporation

  $ 884      $ 1,049      $ 720      $ 1,132      $ 1,197      $ (4,098   $ 884   

 

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Condensed Consolidating Statement of Income

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2011

 

(in millions)  

Comcast

Parent

   

CCCL

Parent

   

Combined

CCHMO

Parents

   

Comcast

Holdings

   

Non-
Guarantor

Subsidiaries

   

Elimination

and

Consolidation

Adjustments

   

Consolidated

Comcast

Corporation

 

Revenue:

             

Service revenue

  $  —      $  —      $  —      $  —      $ 26,461      $  —      $ 26,461   

Management fee revenue

    398        380        234                      (1,012       
      398        380        234               26,461        (1,012     26,461   

Costs and Expenses:

             

Operating costs and expenses

    237        380        234        5        17,750        (1,012     17,594   

Depreciation

    14                             2,950               2,964   

Amortization

    2                             739               741   
      253        380        234        5        21,439        (1,012     21,299   

Operating income (loss)

    145                      (5     5,022               5,162   

Other Income (Expense):

             

Interest expense

    (719     (173     (86     (16     (232            (1,226

Investment income (loss), net

    3                      5        142               150   

Equity in net income (losses) of investees, net

    2,347        2,659        1,599        2,716               (9,321       

Other income (expense), net

    (16                   1        (55            (70
      1,615        2,486        1,513        2,706        (145     (9,321     (1,146

Income (loss) before income taxes

    1,760        2,486        1,513        2,701        4,877        (9,321     4,016   

Income tax (expense) benefit

    205        60        30        5        (1,910            (1,610

Net income (loss) from consolidated operations

    1,965        2,546        1,543        2,706        2,967        (9,321     2,406   

Net (income) loss attributable to
noncontrolling interests

                                (441            (441

Net income (loss) attributable to Comcast Corporation

  $ 1,965      $ 2,546      $ 1,543      $ 2,706      $ 2,526      $ (9,321   $ 1,965   

 

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Condensed Consolidating Statement of Income

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2010

 

(in millions)  

Comcast

Parent

   

CCCL

Parent

   

Combined

CCHMO

Parents

   

Comcast

Holdings

   

Non-
Guarantor

Subsidiaries

   

Elimination

and

Consolidation

Adjustments

   

Consolidated

Comcast

Corporation

 

Revenue:

             

Service revenue

  $  —      $  —      $  —      $  —      $ 18,727      $  —      $ 18,727   

Management fee revenue

    398        357        222                      (977       
      398        357        222               18,727        (977     18,727   

Costs and Expenses:

             

Operating costs and expenses

    231        357        222        29        11,563        (977     11,425   

Depreciation

    14                             2,776               2,790   

Amortization

                                499               499   
      245        357        222        29        14,838        (977     14,714   

Operating income (loss)

    153                      (29     3,889               4,013   

Other Income (Expense):

             

Interest expense

    (692     (202     (86     (17     (70            (1,067

Investment income (loss), net

    3                      2        96               101   

Equity in net income (losses) of investees, net

    2,130        2,284        1,430        2,302        (58     (8,146     (58

Other income (expense), net

    (48                          3               (45
      1,393        2,082        1,344        2,287        (29     (8,146     (1,069

Income (loss) before income taxes

    1,546        2,082        1,344        2,258        3,860        (8,146     2,944   

Income tax (expense) benefit

    204        70        30        15        (1,498            (1,179

Net income (loss) from consolidated operations

    1,750        2,152        1,374        2,273        2,362        (8,146     1,765   

Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests

                                (15            (15

Net income (loss) attributable to Comcast Corporation

  $ 1,750      $ 2,152      $ 1,374      $ 2,273      $ 2,347      $ (8,146   $ 1,750   

 

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Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2011

 

(in millions)   Comcast
Parent
    CCCL
Parent
    Combined
CCHMO
Parents
    Comcast
Holdings
    Non-
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
    Elimination
and
Consolidation
Adjustments
    Consolidated
Comcast
Corporation
 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

  $ (291   $ (4   $ (66   $ (12   $ 7,329      $  —      $ 6,956   

Investing Activities

             

Net transactions with affiliates

    1,640        1,004        66        32        (2,742              

Capital expenditures

    (3                          (2,374            (2,377

Cash paid for intangible assets

                                (296            (296

Acquisitions, net of cash acquired

                                (5,660            (5,660

Proceeds from sales of investments

                                116               116   

Purchase of investments

                                (46            (46

Other

    (50                          27               (23

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

    1,587        1,004        66        32        (10,975            (8,286

Financing Activities

             

Proceeds from (repayments of)
short-term borrowings, net

    747                             (6            741   

Repurchases and repayments of debt

    (750     (1,000                   (14            (1,764

Repurchases and retirements of common stock

    (1,050                                        (1,050

Dividends paid

    (572                                        (572

Distributions (to) from noncontrolling interests

    77                             (252            (175

Other

    252                      (20     (69            163   

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

    (1,296     (1,000            (20     (341            (2,657

Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

                                (3,987            (3,987

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

                                5,984               5,984   

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

  $  —      $  —      $  —      $  —      $ 1,997      $  —      $ 1,997   

 

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Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2010

 

(in millions)  

Comcast

Parent

   

CCCL

Parent

   

Combined

CCHMO

Parents

   

Comcast

Holdings

   

Non-
Guarantor

Subsidiaries

   

Elimination
and

Consolidation

Adjustments

   

Consolidated

Comcast

Corporation

 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

  $ (1,153   $ 16      $ (66   $ (204   $ 6,739      $  —      $ 5,332   

Investing Activities

             

Net transactions with affiliates

    545        (16     66        217        (812              

Capital expenditures

    (1                          (2,062            (2,063

Cash paid for intangible assets

                                (237            (237

Acquisitions, net of cash acquired

                                (183            (183

Proceeds from sales of investments

                                15               15   

Purchases of investments

                                (32            (32

Other

                                (55            (55

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

    544        (16     66        217        (3,366            (2,555

Financing Activities

             

Proceeds from borrowings

    2,394                             27               2,421   

Repurchases and repayments of debt

    (600                   (13     (25            (638

Repurchases and retirements of common stock

    (600                                        (600

Dividends paid

    (535                                        (535

Distributions to noncontrolling interests

                                (32            (32

Other

    (50                          14               (36

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

    609                      (13     (16            580   

Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

                                3,357               3,357   

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

                                671               671   

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

  $  —      $  —      $  —      $  —      $ 4,028      $  —      $ 4,028   

 

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ITEM 2: MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Overview

We are a leading provider of entertainment, information and communications products and services. On January 28, 2011, we closed our transaction with General Electric Company (“GE”) in which we acquired control of the businesses of NBCUniversal, Inc. (now named NBCUniversal Media, LLC (“NBCUniversal”)). As a result of the NBCUniversal transaction, we now present five reportable segments: Cable Communications (previously our Cable segment), Cable Networks, Broadcast Television, Filmed Entertainment and Theme Parks. The operations of our national programming networks (previously presented in our Programming segment), our regional sports and news networks (previously presented in our Cable segment) and our contributed Comcast Interactive Media businesses (previously presented in Corporate and Other) are presented within the Cable Networks segment. The Cable Networks, Broadcast Television, Filmed Entertainment and Theme Parks segments comprise the NBCUniversal businesses and are referred to as the “NBCUniversal segments.” The businesses of Comcast Interactive Media that were not contributed to NBCUniversal are included in our Cable Communications segment. Additional information about the transaction is discussed below under the heading “NBCUniversal Transaction.”

Cable Communications

Our Cable Communications segment is one of the nation’s leading providers of video, high-speed Internet and phone services (“cable services”) to residential and business customers. As of June 30, 2011, our cable systems served approximately 22.5 million video customers, 17.5 million high-speed Internet customers and 9.1 million phone customers and passed more than 52 million homes and businesses in 39 states and the District of Columbia. We report the results of our cable system operations as our Cable Communications segment, which represented approximately 70% of our consolidated revenue and 86% of our operating income before depreciation and amortization during the six months ended June 30, 2011.

NBCUniversal

NBCUniversal is a leading media and entertainment company that develops, produces and distributes entertainment, news and information, sports and other content for global audiences. Our Cable Networks segment consists primarily of our national cable networks, our regional sports and news networks, our international entertainment and news and information networks, our cable television production operations, and certain digital media properties, which consist primarily of brand-aligned and other websites.

Our Broadcast Television segment consists primarily of the NBC Network and its owned NBC affiliated local television stations, the Telemundo Network and its owned Telemundo affiliated local television stations, our broadcast television production operations, and related digital media properties, which consist primarily of brand-aligned websites.

Our Filmed Entertainment segment consists of the operations of Universal Pictures, which produces, acquires, markets and distributes filmed entertainment and stage plays worldwide in various media formats for theatrical, home entertainment, television and other distribution platforms.

Our Theme Parks segment consists primarily of the Universal Studios Hollywood theme park, the Wet ‘n Wild water park, and fees from intellectual property licenses and other services from third parties that own and operate Universal Studios Japan and Universal Studios Singapore. Through June 30, 2011, we held a 50% equity interest in, and received special and other fees from, Universal City Development Partners (“UCDP”), which owns Universal Studios Florida and Universal’s Islands of Adventure in Orlando, Florida. The income from this equity investment and other related properties (“Orlando Parks”) is included in operating income (loss) before depreciation and amortization for the Theme Parks segment. On July 1, 2011, NBCUniversal completed the acquisition of the remaining 50% equity interest in UCDP that it did not already own for $1.025 billion, subject to various purchase price adjustments. As a result, UCDP became a wholly owned consolidated subsidiary of NBCUniversal and the operating results of UCDP will be consolidated with our results following the acquisition.

 

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For the three months ended March 31, 2011 and the year ended December 31, 2010, UCDP had revenue of $309 million and $1.1 billion, respectively. As of March 31, 2011, UCDP had total assets of $2.1 billion and long-term debt of $1.4 billion. NBCUniversal funded this acquisition with cash on hand, borrowings under the NBCUniversal revolving credit facility and a $250 million one-year intercompany note due to us, which is eliminated in our consolidated financial statements.

Significant Developments

The following are the more significant developments in our businesses during the six months ended June 30, 2011:

 

   

the closing of the NBCUniversal transaction on January 28, 2011; see “NBCUniversal Transaction” below for additional information

 

 

   

an increase in consolidated revenue of 41.3% to $26.5 billion and an increase in consolidated operating income of 28.6% to $5.2 billion

 

 

   

an increase in Cable Communications segment revenue of 5.7% to $18.4 billion and an increase in Cable Communications segment operating income before depreciation and amortization of 7.2% to $7.6 billion

 

 

   

the addition of 561,000 high-speed Internet customers and 453,000 phone customers; and a decrease of 277,000 video customers

 

 

   

an increase in Cable Communications business services revenue of 45.5% to $829 million

 

 

   

an increase resulting from the acquired NBCUniversal businesses to revenue of $6.3 billion and to operating income before depreciation and amortization of $1 billion

 

 

   

an increase in Cable Communications segment capital expenditures of 10.0% to $2.2 billion

 

 

   

the repurchase of approximately 46 million shares of our Class A Special common stock under our share repurchase authorization for approximately $1.1 billion

 

 

   

the payment of $572 million in dividends

 

 

   

the acceptance by the International Olympic Committee of our bid of $4.38 billion in the aggregate for the U.S. broadcast rights for the 2014 Sochi Olympic Games, 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games, 2018 Pyeongchang Olympic Games and 2020 Summer Olympic Games

 

 

   

an agreement entered into by NBCUniversal to purchase the remaining 50% interest in UCDP, which closed on July 1, 2011

 

NBCUniversal Transaction

On January 28, 2011, we closed our transaction with GE to form a new company named NBCUniversal, LLC (“NBCUniversal Holdings”). We now control and own 51% of NBCUniversal Holdings and GE owns the remaining 49%. As part of the NBCUniversal transaction, GE contributed the existing businesses of NBCUniversal, which is now a wholly owned subsidiary of NBCUniversal Holdings. The NBCUniversal contributed businesses include its national cable programming networks, the NBC Network and its owned NBC affiliated local television stations, the Telemundo Network and its owned Telemundo affiliated local television stations, Universal Pictures filmed entertainment, the Universal Studios Hollywood theme park, and other related assets. We contributed our national cable programming networks, our regional sports and news networks, certain of our Internet businesses, including DailyCandy and Fandango, and other related assets (the “Comcast Content Business”). In addition to contributing the Comcast Content Business, we made a cash payment to GE of $6.2 billion, which included various transaction-related costs. We expect to receive tax benefits related to the transaction and have agreed to share with GE certain of these future tax benefits as they are realized.

 

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In connection with the NBCUniversal transaction, NBCUniversal issued $9.1 billion of senior debt securities with maturities ranging from 2014 to 2041 and repaid approximately $1.7 billion of existing debt during 2010. Prior to the closing, NBCUniversal made a cash distribution of approximately $7.4 billion to GE.

We have incurred significant transaction costs directly related to the NBCUniversal transaction. The incremental expenses related to legal, accounting and valuation services, and investment banking fees are reflected in operating costs and expenses. We also incurred certain financing costs and other shared costs with GE associated with NBCUniversal debt facilities that were entered into in December 2009 and with the issuance of NBCUniversal’s senior notes in 2010, which are included in other income (expense), net and interest expense.

In addition, during the three and six months ended June 30, 2011, NBCUniversal incurred transaction-related costs associated with severance and other related compensation charges, which are included in operating costs and expenses.

The table below presents the amounts related to these expenses included in our consolidated statement of income.

 

    Three Months Ended
June 30
     Six Months Ended
June 30
 
(in millions)       2011              2010              2011              2010      

Operating costs and expenses

          

Transaction costs

  $  —       $ 22       $ 63       $ 36   

Transaction-related costs

    6                 50           

Total operating costs and expenses

    6         22         113         36   

Other income (expense), net

            35         16         48   

Interest expense

            2                 4   

Total

  $ 6       $ 59       $ 129       $ 88   

Because we now control NBCUniversal Holdings, we have applied acquisition accounting to the NBCUniversal contributed businesses and their results of operations are included in our consolidated results of operations following the acquisition date. The net assets of the NBCUniversal contributed businesses were recorded at their estimated fair value. In valuing acquired assets and liabilities, fair value estimates are based on, but are not limited to, future expected cash flows, market rate assumptions for contractual obligations, actuarial assumptions for benefit plans and appropriate discount rates. The Comcast Content Business continues at its historical or carry-over basis. The acquisition adjustments have a significant impact on depreciation and amortization expense and also impact film and television costs, which are included in operating costs and expenses. The estimated values are not finalized and are subject to change, and the changes could be significant. We will finalize the amounts recognized as soon as possible as we obtain the information necessary to complete the analysis, but no later than one year from the acquisition date.

Consolidated Operating Results

 

    Three Months Ended
June 30
    Increase/
(Decrease)
    Six Months Ended
June 30
    Increase/
(Decrease)
 
(in millions)   2011     2010            2011     2010         

Revenue

  $ 14,333      $ 9,525        50.5   $ 26,461      $ 18,727        41.3

Costs and Expenses:

           

Operating costs and expenses

    9,532        5,788        64.7        17,594        11,425        54.0   

Depreciation

    1,478        1,411        4.7        2,964        2,790        6.2   

Amortization

    385        248        55.5        741        499        48.7   

Operating income

    2,938        2,078        41.4        5,162        4,013        28.6   

Other income (expense) items, net

    (557     (604     (7.8     (1,146     (1,069     7.2   

Income before income taxes

    2,381        1,474        61.5        4,016        2,944        36.4   

Income tax expense

    (1,014     (588     72.4        (1,610     (1,179     36.6   

Net income from consolidated operations

    1,367        886        54.3        2,406        1,765        36.3   

Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests

    (345     (2     NM        (441     (15     NM   

Net income attributable to Comcast Corporation

  $ 1,022      $ 884        15.6   $ 1,965      $ 1,750        12.3

All percentages are calculated based on actual amounts. Minor differences may exist due to rounding.

Percentage changes that are considered not meaningful are denoted with NM.

 

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The comparability of our consolidated results of operations was impacted by the NBCUniversal transaction, which closed on January 28, 2011. NBCUniversal’s results of operations are included in our consolidated financial statements following the acquisition date.

Consolidated Revenue

Our Cable Communications segment and the NBCUniversal segments accounted for substantially all of the increases in consolidated revenue for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 compared to the same periods in 2010. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2011, $4.1 billion and $6.3 billion, respectively, of the increases were related to the addition of the NBCUniversal contributed businesses. The remaining changes in consolidated revenue related to our other business activities, primarily Comcast Spectacor. Revenue for our Cable Communications and NBCUniversal segments is discussed separately under the heading “Segment Operating Results.”

Consolidated Operating Costs and Expenses

Our Cable Communications segment and the NBCUniversal segments accounted for substantially all of the increases in consolidated operating costs and expenses for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 compared to the same periods in 2010. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2011, $3.3 billion and $5.3 billion, respectively, of the increases were related to the addition of the NBCUniversal contributed businesses. The remaining changes in consolidated operating costs and expenses related to our other business activities, primarily Comcast Spectacor, and costs associated with the NBCUniversal transaction of $63 million for the six months ended June 30, 2011. Operating costs and expenses for our Cable Communications and NBCUniversal segments are discussed separately under the heading “Segment Operating Results.”

Consolidated Depreciation and Amortization

Consolidated depreciation and amortization increased primarily as a result of the NBCUniversal transaction. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2011, $216 million and $370 million, respectively, of the increases in consolidated depreciation and amortization were related to the addition of the NBCUniversal contributed businesses. Depreciation in our Cable Communications segment increased for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 compared to the same periods in 2010 primarily due to increases in capital spending.

Segment Operating Results

Beginning in the first quarter of 2011, we changed our reportable segments as a result of the closing of the NBCUniversal transaction on January 28, 2011. We have recast our segment presentation for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010 to reflect our current operating segments.

Our segment operating results are presented based on how we assess operating performance and internally report financial information. We use operating income (loss) before depreciation and amortization, excluding impairment charges related to fixed and intangible assets and gains or losses from the sale of assets, if any, as the measure of profit or loss for our operating segments. This measure eliminates the significant level of noncash depreciation and amortization expense that results from the capital-intensive nature of certain of our businesses and from intangible assets recognized in business combinations. Additionally, it is unaffected by our capital structure or investment activities except in our Theme Parks segment, where we also include the equity in income (loss) of investees in measuring operating income (loss) before depreciation and amortization. This amount is not included when we measure total NBCUniversal and our consolidated operating income (loss) before depreciation and amortization. We use this measure to evaluate our consolidated operating performance and the operating performance of our operating segments and to allocate resources and capital to our operating segments. It is also a significant performance measure in our annual incentive compensation programs. We believe that this measure is useful to investors because it is one of the bases for comparing our operating performance with that of other companies in our industries, although our measure may not be directly comparable to similar measures used by other companies. Because we use operating income (loss) before depreciation and amortization to measure our segment profit or loss, we reconcile it to operating income, the most directly comparable financial measure calculated and presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“GAAP”) in the business segment footnote to our consolidated financial statements (see Note 17 to our consolidated financial statements). This measure should not be considered a substitute for operating income (loss), net income (loss) attributable to Comcast Corporation, net cash provided by operating activities, or other measures of performance or liquidity we have reported in accordance with GAAP.

 

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Cable Communications Segment—Results of Operations

 

    Three Months Ended
June 30
     Increase/(Decrease)  
(in millions)       2011              2010                  $                      %          

Revenue

          

Video

  $ 4,941       $ 4,878       $ 63         1.3

High-speed Internet

    2,186         1,981         205         10.3   

Phone

    878         821         57         7.0   

Advertising

    512         494         18         3.7   

Business services

    435         306         129         41.7   

Other

    389         365         24         7.1   

Total revenue

    9,341         8,845         496         5.6   

Operating costs and expenses

          

Programming

    1,959         1,870         89         4.7   

Technical labor

    558         541         17         3.1   

Customer service

    455         450         5         0.9   

Marketing

    608         527         81         15.5   

Other

    1,875         1,817         58         3.3   

Total operating costs and expenses

    5,455         5,205         250         4.8   

Operating income before depreciation and amortization

  $ 3,886       $ 3,640       $ 246         6.8
    Six Months Ended
June 30
     Increase/(Decrease)  
(in millions)   2011      2010          $              %      

Revenue

          

Video

  $ 9,832       $ 9,686       $ 146         1.5

High-speed Internet

    4,292         3,917         375         9.6   

Phone

    1,738         1,629         109         6.7   

Advertising

    967         906         61         6.7   

Business services

    829         569         260         45.5   

Other

    767         721         46         6.6   

Total revenue

    18,425         17,428         997         5.7   

Operating costs and expenses

          

Programming

    3,932         3,734         198         5.3   

Technical labor

    1,142         1,102         40         3.6   

Customer service

    919         904         15         1.6   

Marketing

    1,176         1,018         158         15.6   

Other

    3,621         3,550         71         2.0   

Total operating costs and expenses

    10,790         10,308         482         4.7   

Operating income before depreciation and amortization

  $ 7,635       $ 7,120       $ 515         7.2

 

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Customer Metrics

 

    Total Customers      Net Additional Customers  
    June 30,      Three Months Ended     Six Months Ended  
(in thousands)   2011      2010      June 30, 2011  

Video customers

    22,525         23,212         (238     (277

High-speed Internet customers

    17,550         16,448         144        561   

Phone customers

    9,063         8,125         193        453   

Cable Communications Segment—Revenue

Our average monthly total revenue per video customer for the three months ended June 30, 2011 increased to approximately $138 from approximately $126 for the three months ended June 30, 2010. Our average monthly total revenue per video customer for the six months ended June 30, 2011 increased to approximately $136 from approximately $124 for the six months ended June 30, 2010. The increases in average monthly total revenue per video customer were primarily due to an increased number of customers receiving multiple services, rate adjustments and a higher contribution from business services.

Video

Our video revenue increased during the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 compared to the same periods in 2010 primarily due to rate adjustments and customer upgrades to our digital and advanced services, which consist of high-definition television (“HDTV”) and digital video recorder (“DVR”). During the three and six months ended June 30, 2011, the number of video customers decreased primarily due to competitive pressures in our service areas and weakness in the economy. We expect further declines in the number of residential video customers during the remainder of 2011 for similar reasons.

High-Speed Internet

Our high-speed Internet revenue increased during the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 compared to the same periods in 2010 primarily due to increases in the number of residential customers and rate adjustments.

Phone

Our phone revenue increased during the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 compared to the same periods in 2010 primarily due to increases in the number of residential customers.

Advertising

Our advertising revenue increased during the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 compared to the same periods in 2010 primarily due to improvements in the overall television advertising market. The increases were partially offset by a slowdown in automotive advertising and lower political advertising revenue.

Business Services

Our business services revenue increased during the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 compared to the same periods in 2010 primarily due to increases in the number of customers across all products.

Other

Other revenue includes revenue generated from franchise and other regulatory fees, our digital media center, commissions from electronic retailing networks, and fees from other services.

Cable Communications Segment—Operating Costs and Expenses

Programming expenses increased during the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 compared to the same periods in 2010 primarily due to increased rates, additional digital customers and additional programming options offered. Technical labor expenses increased during the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 compared to the same periods in 2010 primarily due to increases in compensation, benefits and taxes. Marketing expenses increased during the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 compared to the same periods in 2010 primarily due to increases in spending associated with the continued expansion of business services and costs associated with the Xfinity brand and competitive marketing.

 

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NBCUniversal Segments — Results of Operations

The discussion below compares actual results for the three months ended June 30, 2011 with pro forma combined results for the three months ended June 30, 2010 and pro forma combined results for the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010 for the NBCUniversal segments. Management believes reviewing our operating results by combining actual and pro forma results for the NBCUniversal segments is more useful in identifying trends in, or reaching conclusions regarding, the overall operating performance of these segments. Our pro forma segment information includes adjustments as if the NBCUniversal transaction had occurred on January 1, 2010. Our pro forma data is also adjusted for the effects of acquisition accounting and eliminating the costs and expenses directly related to the transaction but does not include adjustments for costs related to integration activities, cost savings or synergies that have been or may be achieved by the combined businesses. Pro forma amounts are not necessarily indicative of what our results would have been had we operated the NBCUniversal contributed businesses since January 1, 2010, nor of our future results.

The operating results of the NBCUniversal segments are presented in the table below.

 

               Three Months Ended June 30, 2010                   
    Actual(a)          Actual(a)     Pro Forma(b)     Pro Forma
Combined(c)
         Pro Forma Combined
Increase/(Decrease)
 
(in millions)   Three Months Ended
June 30, 2011
         Comcast
Content
Business
    NBCUniversal
Businesses
    Total              $             %      

Revenue

                 

Cable Networks

  $ 2,173         $ 717      $ 1,212      $ 1,929         $ 244        12.6

Broadcast Television

    1,695                  1,430        1,430           265        18.5   

Filmed Entertainment

    1,254                  1,036        1,036           218        21.0   

Theme Parks

    147                  120        120           27        22.5   

Headquarters, other and eliminations

    (90               (94     (94 )          4        4.3   

Total revenue

  $ 5,179         $ 717      $ 3,704      $ 4,421         $ 758        17.1

Operating Income Before Depreciation and Amortization

                 

Cable Networks

  $ 846         $ 210      $ 627      $ 837         $ 9        1.1

Broadcast Television

    190                  175        175           15        8.8   

Filmed Entertainment

    27                  4        4           23        575.0   

Theme Parks

    119                  46        46           73        158.7   

Headquarters, other and eliminations

    (181               (110 )       (110 )          (71     (64.5

Total operating income before depreciation and amortization

  $ 1,001         $ 210      $ 742      $ 952         $ 49        5.2

 

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    2011         2010            
    Actual(a)     Pro
Forma(b)
    Pro Forma
Combined(c)
        Actual(a)     Pro Forma(b)     Pro Forma
Combined(c)
        Pro Forma Combined
Increase/(Decrease)
 
(in millions)   Six
Months
Ended
June 30
    For the
Period
January 1
through
January 28
   

Six Months

Ended

June 30

        Comcast
Content
Business
    NBCUniversal
Businesses
   

Six Months

Ended

June 30

              $                 %        

Revenue

                   

Cable Networks

  $ 3,805      $ 388      $ 4,193        $ 1,355      $ 2,357      $ 3,712        $ 481        13.0

Broadcast Television

    2,583        464        3,047                 3,508        3,508          (461     (13.1

Filmed Entertainment

    1,876        353        2,229                 2,097        2,097          132        6.3   

Theme Parks

    215        27        242                 202        202          40        19.9   

Headquarters, other and eliminations

    (157 )       (27 )       (184 )                (182 )       (182 )         (2     (0.4

Total revenue

  $ 8,322      $ 1,205      $ 9,527        $ 1,355      $ 7,982      $ 9,337        $ 190        2.0

Operating Income Before Depreciation and Amortization

                   

Cable Networks

  $ 1,511      $ 152      $ 1,663        $ 398      $ 1,201      $ 1,599        $ 64        4.0

Broadcast Television

    225        (15 )       210                 (7 )       (7       217        NM   

Filmed Entertainment

    (116 )       (3 )       (119 )                (8 )       (8       (111     NM   

Theme Parks

    152        8        160                 41        41          119        291.0   

Headquarters, other and eliminations

    (313 )       (104 )       (417 )                (200 )       (200 )         (217     (108.1

Total operating income before depreciation and amortization

  $ 1,459      $ 38      $ 1,497        $ 398      $ 1,027      $ 1,425        $ 72        5.1

 

(a)

Actual amounts include the results of operations for the Comcast Content Business for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010 and the results of operations for the NBCUniversal acquired businesses for the three months ended June 30, 2011 and for the period January 29 through June 30, 2011.

 

(b)

Pro forma amounts include the results of operations for the NBCUniversal acquired businesses for the period January 1, 2011 through January 28, 2011 and for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010. These amounts also include pro forma adjustments as if the NBCUniversal transaction had occurred on January 1, 2010, including the effects of acquisition accounting and eliminating operating costs and expenses directly related to the transaction, but do not include adjustments for costs related to integration activities, cost savings or synergies that have been or may be achieved by the combined businesses. Pro forma amounts are not necessarily indicative of what the results would have been had we operated the businesses since January 1, 2010. Total pro forma adjustments increased operating income before depreciation and amortization by $3 million and $31 million for the period January 1 through January 28, 2011 and the six months ended June 30, 2010, respectively. Total pro forma adjustments decreased operating income before depreciation and amortization by $5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2010.

 

(c)

Pro forma combined amounts represent our pro forma results of operations as if the NBCUniversal transaction had occurred on January 1, 2010 but are not necessarily indicative of what the results would have been had we operated the businesses since January 1, 2010.

 

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Cable Networks Segment—Actual and Pro Forma Results of Operations

Our Cable Networks segment consists primarily of our national cable entertainment networks (USA Network, Syfy, E!, Bravo, Oxygen, Style, G4, Chiller, Sleuth and Universal HD); our national news and information networks (CNBC, MSNBC and CNBC World); our national cable sports networks (Golf Channel and VERSUS); our regional sports and news networks; our international entertainment and news and information networks (including CNBC Europe, CNBC Asia and our Universal Networks International portfolio of networks); our cable television production operations; and certain digital media properties consisting primarily of brand-aligned websites and other websites, such as DailyCandy, Fandango and iVillage.

 

               Three Months Ended June 30, 2010                    
    Actual(a)          Actual(a)     Pro Forma(b)     Pro Forma
Combined(c)
         Pro Forma Combined
Increase/(Decrease)
 
(in millions)  

Three Months
Ended
June 30,

2011

         Comcast
Content
Business
    NBCUniversal
Businesses
    Total            $          %    

Revenue

                  

Distribution

  $ 1,093         $ 399      $ 592      $ 991         $ 102         10.3

Advertising

    887           258        546        804           83         10.3   

Other

    193           60        74        134           59         44.0   

Total revenue

    2,173           717        1,212        1,929           244         12.6   

Operating costs and expenses

    1,327           507        585        1,092           235         21.5   

Operating income before depreciation and amortization

  $ 846         $ 210      $ 627      $ 837         $ 9         1.1

 

    2011         2010            
    Actual(a)     Pro
Forma(b)
    Pro Forma
Combined(c)
        Actual(a)     Pro Forma(b)     Pro Forma
Combined(c)
        Pro Forma Combined
Increase/(Decrease)
 
(in millions)  

Six Months

Ended

June 30

    For the
period
January 1
through
January 28
   

Six Months

Ended

June 30

        Comcast
Content
Business
    NBCUniversal
Businesses
   

Six Months
Ended

June 30

              $                 %        

Revenue

                   

Distribution

  $ 2,006      $ 188      $ 2,194        $ 791      $ 1,176      $ 1,967        $ 227        11.5

Advertising

    1,494        162        1,656          461        1,016        1,477          179        12.1   

Other

    305        38        343          103        165        268          75        28.0   

Total revenue

    3,805        388        4,193          1,355        2,357        3,712          481        13.0   

Operating costs and expenses

    2,294        236        2,530          957        1,156        2,113          417        19.7   

Operating income before depreciation and amortization

  $ 1,511      $ 152      $ 1,663        $ 398      $ $1,201      $ 1,599        $ 64        4.0

 

(a)

Actual amounts include the results of operations for the Comcast Content Business for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010 and the results of operations for the NBCUniversal acquired businesses for the three months ended June 30, 2011 and for the period January 29 through June 30, 2011.

 

(b)

Pro forma amounts include the results of operations for the NBCUniversal acquired businesses for the period January 1, 2011 through January 28, 2011 and for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010. These amounts also include pro forma adjustments as if the NBCUniversal transaction had occurred on January 1, 2010, including the effects of acquisition accounting and eliminating operating costs and expenses directly related to the transaction, but do not include adjustments for costs related to integration activities, cost savings or synergies that have been or may be achieved by the combined businesses. Pro forma amounts are not necessarily indicative of what the results would have been had we operated the businesses since January 1, 2010.

 

(c)

Pro forma combined amounts represent our pro forma results of operations as if the NBCUniversal transaction had occurred on January 1, 2010 but are not necessarily indicative of what the results would have been had we operated the businesses since January 1, 2010.

 

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Cable Networks Segment—Revenue

Our Cable Networks segment primarily generates revenue from distribution of our cable programming content and advertising. Distribution revenue is generated from distribution agreements with multichannel video providers. Advertising revenue is generated from the sale of commercial time on our national and international cable networks and related digital media properties. We also generate television production revenue from the exploitation of our owned programming.

Distribution revenue is affected by the number of subscribers receiving our cable networks and the fees we charge per subscriber for each of our cable networks. Our advertising revenue depends on audience ratings, the value of the demographics of our cable networks’ viewers to advertisers and the number of advertising units we can place in our cable networks’ programming schedules. Advertising revenue is affected by the strength of the advertising market, general economic conditions and the success of our programming. Our U.S. advertising revenue is also generally higher in the second and fourth quarters of each year due to seasonal increases in consumer advertising.

Distribution revenue for the three months ended June 30, 2011 and pro forma combined distribution revenue for the six months ended June 30, 2011 increased compared to the same periods in 2010 primarily due to rate increases and increases in the number of subscribers to our cable networks. Advertising revenue for the three months ended June 30, 2011 and pro forma combined advertising revenue for the six months ended June 30, 2011 increased compared to the same periods in 2010 primarily due to increases in the price of advertising units sold. Other revenue for the three months ended June 30, 2011 and pro forma combined other revenue for the six months ended June 30, 2011 increased compared to the same periods in 2010 primarily due to increases in the licensing of our owned content from our cable production studio. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2011, approximately 12% and 13%, respectively, of our Cable Networks segment pro forma combined revenue was generated from our Cable Communications segment. These amounts are eliminated in our consolidated financial statements but are included in the amounts presented above.

Cable Networks Segment—Operating Costs and Expenses

Our Cable Networks segment operating costs and expenses consist primarily of programming and production costs, advertising and marketing costs, and other operating costs and expenses. Programming and production costs include the amortization of owned and acquired programming, direct production costs, residual and participation payments, production overhead and on-air talent costs. Advertising and marketing costs primarily consist of the costs incurred in promoting our cable networks, as well as in the replication, distribution and marketing costs of standard-definition DVDs and high-definition Blu-ray discs (together, “DVDs”), costs associated with digital media, and the costs of licensing our programming to third-party networks and other media platforms. Other operating costs and expenses include salaries, employee benefits, rent and other overhead costs.

Operating costs and expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2011 and pro forma combined operating costs and expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2011 increased compared to the same periods in 2010 primarily due to higher programming and production costs associated with an increase in the volume of original content and changes in estimates associated with the application of acquisition accounting, as well as increases in advertising and promotion costs and administrative and other expenses.

 

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Broadcast Television SegmentActual and Pro Forma Results of Operations

Our Broadcast Television segment consists primarily of our U.S. broadcast networks, NBC and Telemundo; our 10 NBC and 15 Telemundo owned local television stations; our broadcast television production operations; and our related digital media properties, which consist primarily of brand-aligned websites.

 

    Actual(a)          Pro Forma(b)          Pro Forma
Increase/(Decrease)
 
(in millions)  

Three Months
Ended
June 30,

2011

        

Three Months
Ended
June 30,

2010

             $             %      

Revenue

             

Advertising

  $ 1,114         $ 1,043         $ 71        6.8

Content licensing

    462           256           206        80.5   

Other

    119           131           (12     (9.2

Total revenue

    1,695           1,430           265        18.5   

Operating costs and expenses

    1,505           1,255           250        19.9   

Operating income before depreciation and amortization

  $ 190         $ 175         $ 15        8.8

 

    2011         2010            
    Actual(a)     Pro Forma(b)     Pro Forma
Combined(c)
        Pro Forma(b)         Pro Forma Combined
Increase/(Decrease)
 
(in millions)   For the period
January 29
through June 30
    For the period
January 1
through
January 28
    Six Months
Ended
June 30
        Six Months
Ended
June 30
              $                 %        

Revenue

               

Advertising

  $ 1,709      $ 315      $ 2,024        $ 2,493        $ (469     (18.8 )% 

Content licensing

    681        111        792          584          208        35.6   

Other

    193        38        231          431          (200     (46.4

Total revenue

    2,583        464        3,047          3,508          (461     (13.1

Operating costs and expenses

    2,358        479        2,837          3,515          (678     (19.3

Operating income before depreciation and amortization

  $ 225      $ (15   $ 210        $ (7 )       $ 217        NM   

 

(a)

Actual amounts include the results of operations for the NBCUniversal acquired businesses for the three months ended June 30, 2011 and for the period January 29, 2011 through June 30, 2011.

 

(b)

Pro forma amounts include the results of operations for the NBCUniversal acquired businesses for the period January 1 through January 28, 2011 and for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010. These amounts also include pro forma adjustments as if the NBCUniversal transaction had occurred on January 1, 2010, including the effects of acquisition accounting and eliminating operating costs and expenses directly related to the transaction, but do not include adjustments for costs related to integration activities, cost savings or synergies that have been or may be achieved by the combined businesses. Pro forma amounts are not necessarily indicative of what the results would have been had we operated the businesses since January 1, 2010.

 

(c)

Pro forma combined amounts represent our pro forma results of operations as if the NBCUniversal transaction had occurred on January 1, 2010 but are not necessarily indicative of what the results would have been had we operated the businesses since January 1, 2010.

Broadcast Television Segment—Revenue

Our Broadcast Television segment revenue consists primarily of advertising revenue and content licensing revenue. Advertising revenue is generated from the sale of commercial time on our broadcast networks, owned local television stations and related digital media properties. Content licensing revenue includes content license fees and other revenue generated from the exploitation of our owned programming in the U.S. and internationally. We also generate other revenue from the sale of our owned programming on DVDs, electronic sell-through and other formats, and the licensing of our brands and characters for consumer products.

 

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Our advertising revenue is generally based on audience ratings, the value of the demographics of our broadcast networks’ and owned television stations’ viewers to advertisers, and the number of advertising units we can place in our broadcast networks’ and owned television stations’ programming schedules. Advertising revenue is affected by the strength of the advertising market, general economic conditions and the success of our programming. Our U.S. advertising revenue is generally higher in the second and fourth quarters of each year due to seasonal increases in consumer advertising.

Content licensing revenue depends on the length and terms of the initial network license for our owned programming and our ability to subsequently license that programming to other networks, both in the U.S. and internationally, and to individual local U.S. television stations. In recent years, the production and distribution costs related to our owned programming have exceeded the license fees generated from the initial network license by an increasing amount. Exploitation of our owned television programming after the initial network license is critical to the financial success of a television series. Other revenue from further exploitation of our owned programming and intellectual property is driven primarily by the popularity of our broadcast networks and series and, therefore, fluctuates based on consumer spending and acceptance.

Advertising revenue for the three months ended June 30, 2011 increased compared to the same period in 2010 primarily due to increases in the price of advertising units sold and improved ratings in certain dayparts at the NBC Network. Pro forma combined advertising revenue for the six months ended June 30, 2011 decreased compared to the same period in 2010 primarily due to revenue recognized in 2010 related to the 2010 Vancouver Olympics. Content licensing revenue for the three months ended June 30, 2011 and pro forma combined content licensing revenue for the six months ended June 30, 2011 increased compared to the same periods in 2010 primarily due to the impact of new licensing agreements for our prior season and library content. Other revenue for the three months ended June 30, 2011 and pro forma combined other revenue for the six months ended June 30, 2011 decreased compared to the same periods in 2010 primarily due to a decline in DVD sales during the three months ended June 30, 2011 and the absence of the Vancouver Olympics during the six months ended June 30, 2011.

Broadcast Television Segment—Operating Costs and Expenses

Our Broadcast Television segment operating costs and expenses consist primarily of programming and production costs, advertising and marketing costs, and other operating costs and expenses. Programming and production costs relate to content originating on our broadcast networks and owned local television stations and include the amortization of owned and acquired programming costs, direct production costs, residual and participation payments, production overhead, and on-air talent costs. Advertising and marketing costs consist primarily of the costs incurred in promoting our owned television programming, as well as the replication, distribution and marketing costs of DVDs, costs associated with digital media, and the costs of licensing our programming to third parties and other media platforms. Other operating costs and expenses include salaries, employee benefits, rent and other overhead costs.

Operating costs and expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2011 increased compared to the same period in 2010 primarily due to increases in programming amortization. The increase in programming amortization is primarily due to growth in content licensing revenue, as well as changes in estimates associated with the application of acquisition accounting. The increase in operating costs and expenses was also due to higher programming costs associated with a greater number of original prime time series. Pro forma combined operating costs and expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2011 decreased compared to the same period in 2010 primarily due to $1 billion of programming costs recognized in 2010 associated with the 2010 Vancouver Olympics. Excluding the impact of the Vancouver Olympics, programming costs and advertising and promotion costs increased for the six months ended June 30, 2011.

 

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Filmed Entertainment SegmentActual and Pro Forma Results of Operations

Our Filmed Entertainment segment consists of the operations of Universal Pictures, which produces, acquires, markets and distributes filmed entertainment and stage plays worldwide in various media formats for theatrical, home entertainment, television and other distribution platforms.

 

    Actual(a)          Pro Forma(b)          Pro Forma
Increase/(Decrease)
 
(in millions)  

Three Months
Ended
June 30,

2011

        

Three Months
Ended
June 30,

2010

             $             %      

Revenue

             

Theatrical

  $ 501         $ 223         $ 278        124.7

Content licensing

    312           339           (27     (8.0

Home entertainment

    313           332           (19     (5.7

Other

    128           142           (14     (9.9

Total revenue

    1,254           1,036           218        21.0   

Operating costs and expenses

    1,227           1,032           195        18.9   

Operating income before depreciation and amortization

  $ 27         $ 4         $ 23        675.0

 

    2011         2010                  
    Actual(a)     Pro Forma(b)     Pro Forma
Combined(c)
        Pro
Forma(b)
        Pro Forma Combined
Increase/(Decrease)
 
(in millions)   For the period
January 29
through June 30
    For the period
January 1
through
January 28
   

Six Months
Ended

June 30

       

Six Months
Ended

June 30

            $             %      

Revenue

               

Theatrical

  $ 620      $ 58      $ 678        $ 436        $ 242        55.5

Content licensing

    530        171        701          651          50        7.7   

Home entertainment

    520        96        616          733          (117     (16.0

Other

    206        28        234          277          (43     (15.7

Total revenue

    1,876        353        2,229          2,097          132        6.3   

Operating costs and expenses

    1,992        356        2,348          2,105          243        11.5   

Operating income before depreciation and amortization

  $ (116   $ (3   $ (119     $ (8     $ (111     NM   

 

(a)

Actual amounts include the results of operations for the NBCUniversal acquired businesses for the three months ended June 30, 2011 and for the period January 29, 2011 through June 30, 2011.

 

(b)

Pro forma amounts include the results of operations for the NBCUniversal acquired businesses for the period January 1 through January 28, 2011 and for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010. These amounts also include pro forma adjustments as if the NBCUniversal transaction had occurred on January 1, 2010, including the effects of acquisition accounting and eliminating operating costs and expenses directly related to the transaction, but do not include adjustments for costs related to integration activities, cost savings or synergies that have been or may be achieved by the combined businesses. Pro forma amounts are not necessarily indicative of what the results would have been had we operated the businesses since January 1, 2010.

 

(c)

Pro forma combined amounts represent our pro forma results of operations as if the NBCUniversal transaction had occurred on January 1, 2010 but are not necessarily indicative of what the results would have been had we operated the businesses since January 1, 2010.

Filmed Entertainment Segment—Revenue

Our Filmed Entertainment segment revenue consists primarily of theatrical revenue, content licensing revenue and home entertainment revenue. Theatrical revenue is generated from the worldwide theatrical release of our owned and acquired films. Content licensing revenue is generated primarily from the licensing of owned and acquired films to pay and advertising-supported television distribution platforms. Home entertainment revenue is generated from the license or sale of our owned and acquired films to retail stores and through digital media platforms, including electronic sell-through. We also generate revenue from distributing third parties’ filmed entertainment, producing stage plays, publishing music and licensing consumer products.

 

 

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Revenue in our Filmed Entertainment segment is significantly affected by the timing and number of our theatrical and home entertainment releases, as well as their acceptance by consumers. Theatrical and home entertainment release dates are determined by several factors, including production schedules, vacation and holiday periods, and the timing of competitive releases. Theatrical revenue is affected by the number of exhibition screens, ticket prices, the percentage of ticket sale retention by theatrical exhibitors and the popularity of competing films at the time our films are released. As a result, revenue may fluctuate from period to period and is typically highest in the fourth quarter of each year. The theatrical success of a film is a significant factor in determining the revenue a film is likely to generate in succeeding distribution platforms.

Theatrical revenue for the three months ended June 30, 2011 and pro forma combined theatrical revenue for the six months ended June 30, 2011 increased compared to the same periods in 2010 primarily due to increases in the number of theatrical releases in our 2011 slate and the strong performance of the second quarter 2011 releases of Fast Five and Bridesmaids.

Content licensing revenue for the three months ended June 30, 2011 decreased compared to the same period in 2010 primarily due to the timing of when our owned and acquired films were made available to licensees. Pro forma combined content licensing revenue for the six months ended June 30, 2011 increased compared to the same period in 2010 primarily due to the timing of when our owned and acquired films were made available to licensees, primarily on free television platforms.

Home entertainment revenue for the three months ended June 30, 2011 and pro forma combined home entertainment revenue for the six months ended June 30, 2011 decreased compared to the same periods in 2010 primarily due to declines in DVD sales, both in the U.S. and internationally, resulting from the number and mix of titles released compared to the same periods in 2010 and an overall decline in the DVD market. Several factors have contributed to the overall decline in the DVD market, including weak economic conditions, the maturation of the standard-definition DVD format, piracy, and intense competition for consumer discretionary spending and leisure time. DVD sales have also been negatively affected by an increasing shift by consumers toward subscription rental services, discount rental kiosks and digital forms of entertainment, such as video on demand services, which generate less revenue per transaction than DVD sales. We expect overall home entertainment revenue in 2011 will continue to be negatively affected by an overall decline in DVD sales.

Other revenue for the three months ended June 30, 2011 and pro forma combined other revenue for the six months ended June 30, 2011 decreased compared to the same periods in 2010 primarily due to decreases in revenue generated from our stage plays.

Filmed Entertainment Segment—Operating Costs and Expenses

Our Filmed Entertainment segment operating costs and expenses consist primarily of amortization of capitalized film production and acquisition costs, residual and participation payments, and distribution and marketing costs. Residual payments represent amounts payable to certain of our employees who are represented by labor unions or guilds, such as the Writers Guild of America, Screen Actors Guild and the Directors Guild of America, and are based on post-theatrical revenue. Participation payments are primarily based on film performance and represent contingent consideration payable to creative talent and other parties involved in the production of a film, including producers, writers, directors, actors, and technical and production personnel, under employment or other agreements and to our film cofinancing partners under cofinancing agreements. Distribution and marketing costs consist primarily of the costs associated with theatrical prints and advertising and the replication, distribution and marketing of DVDs. Other operating costs and expenses include salaries, employee benefits, rent and other overhead costs.

We incur significant marketing costs before and throughout the theatrical release of a film and in connection with the release of a film on other distribution platforms. As a result, we typically incur losses on a film prior to and during the film’s theatrical exhibition and may not realize profits, if any, until the film generates home entertainment and content licensing revenue. The costs of producing and marketing films have generally increased in recent years and may continue to increase in the future, particularly if competition within the filmed entertainment industry continues to intensify.

 

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Operating costs and expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2011 and pro forma combined operating costs and expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2011 increased compared to the same periods in 2010 primarily due to increases in marketing costs associated with promoting our theatrical releases occurring in the second and third quarters of 2011, as well as increases in film cost amortization resulting from corresponding increases in theatrical revenue.

Theme Parks SegmentActual and Pro Forma Results of Operations

Our Theme Parks segment consists primarily of our Universal Studios Hollywood park, our Wet ’n Wild water park and fees from intellectual property licenses and other services from third parties that own and operate Universal Studios Japan and Universal Studios Singapore. Through June 30, 2011, we held a 50% equity interest in and received special and other fees from UCDP, which owns Universal Studios Florida and Universal’s Islands of Adventure in Orlando, Florida. The income (loss) from this equity investment and other related properties (“Orlando Parks”) is included in operating income before depreciation and amortization for the Theme Parks segment. On July 1, 2011, NBCUniversal completed the acquisition of the 50% equity interest in UCDP that it did not already own for $1.025 billion, subject to various purchase price adjustments. As a result, UCDP has become a wholly owned consolidated subsidiary of NBCUniversal.

 

    Actual(a)          Pro Forma(b)          Pro Forma
Increase/(Decrease)
 
(in millions)   Three Months
Ended
June 30, 2011
         Three Months
Ended
June 30, 2010
             $             %      

Revenue

  $ 147         $ 120         $ 27        22.5

Operating costs and expenses

    (81 )          (76 )          (5     6.6   

Equity in income of the Orlando Parks

    53           2           51        NM   

Operating income before depreciation and amortization

  $ 119         $ 46         $ 73        158.7

 

     2011          2010             
     Actual(a)     Pro Forma(b)     Pro Forma
Combined(c)
         Pro Forma(b)          Pro Forma Combined
Increase/(Decrease)
 
(in millions)    For the period
January 29
through
June 30
    For the period
January 1
through
January 28
    Six Months
Ended
June 30
         Six Months
Ended
June 30
             $             %      

Revenue

   $ 215      $ 27      $ 242         $ 202         $ 40        19.9

Operating costs and expenses

     (128     (22     (150        (136        (14     10.4   

Equity in income of the Orlando Parks

     65        3        68           (25        93        NM   

Operating income before depreciation and amortization

   $ 152      $ 8      $ 160         $ 41         $ 119        291.0

 

(a)

Actual amounts include the results of operations for the NBCUniversal acquired businesses for the three months ended June 30, 2011 and for the period January 29, 2011 through June 30, 2011.

 

(b)

Pro forma amounts include the results of operations for the NBCUniversal acquired businesses for the period January 1 through January 28, 2011 and for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010. These amounts also include pro forma adjustments as if the NBCUniversal transaction had occurred on January 1, 2010, including the effects of acquisition accounting and eliminating operating costs and expenses directly related to the transaction, but do not include adjustments for costs related to integration activities, cost savings or synergies that have been or may be achieved by the combined businesses. Pro forma amounts are not necessarily indicative of what the results would have been had we operated the businesses since January 1, 2010.

 

(c)

Pro forma combined amounts represent our pro forma results of operations as if the NBCUniversal transaction had occurred on January 1, 2010 but are not necessarily indicative of what the results would have been had we operated the businesses since January 1, 2010.

Theme Parks Segment—Revenue

Our Theme Parks segment revenue is generated primarily from theme park attendance and related per capita spending, including ticket sales and in-park spending on food, beverage and merchandise, as well as from management, licensing and other fees.

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business fluctuates with the changes in theme park attendance that result from the seasonal nature of vacation travel, local entertainment offerings and seasonal weather variations. Our theme parks experience peak attendance generally during the summer months when school vacations occur and during early winter and spring holiday periods. License and other fees relate primarily to our agreements with third parties that operate the Universal Studios Japan and the Universal Studios Singapore theme parks to license the Universal Studios brand name, certain characters and other intellectual property.

Revenue for the three months ended June 30, 2011 and pro forma combined revenue for the six months ended June 30, 2011 increased compared to the same periods in 2010 primarily due to increases in attendance and per capita spending at our Hollywood theme park, as well as additional management fees from our investment in the Orlando Parks.

Theme Parks Segment—Operating Costs and Expenses

Our Theme Parks segment operating costs and expenses consist primarily of theme park operations, including repairs and maintenance and related administrative expenses; costs of food, beverage and merchandise; labor costs; and sales and marketing costs. Operating costs and expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2011 and pro forma combined operating costs and expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2011 increased compared to the same periods in 2010 primarily due to additional variable costs associated with increases in attendance and per capita spending at our Hollywood theme park.

Theme Parks Segment—Equity in Income (Loss) of Orlando Parks

Equity in income (loss) of Orlando Parks for the three months ended June 30, 2011 and pro forma combined equity in income (loss) of Orlando Parks for the six months ended June 30, 2011 increased compared to the same periods in 2010 primarily due to increases in attendance and per capita spending at the Orlando Parks related to the opening of The Wizarding World of Harry Potter™ attraction in June 2010. The loss for the six months ended June 30, 2010 was primarily due to marketing and promotional expenses and lower attendance at the Orlando Parks in anticipation of the opening of the new Harry Potter attraction.

Headquarters, Other and Eliminations

Headquarters and Other operating costs and expenses include corporate overhead, employee benefit expenses, expenses related to the NBCUniversal transaction and corporate initiatives. Operating costs and expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2011 and pro forma combined operating costs and expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2011 increased compared to the same periods in 2010 primarily due to transaction-related costs, including severance and other compensation-related costs.

Eliminations primarily include the elimination of the equity in income (loss) of Orlando Parks included in operating income (loss) before depreciation and amortization for the Theme Parks segment.

Consolidated Other Income (Expense) Items

 

    Three Months Ended
June 30
    Six Months Ended
June 30
 
(in millions)   2011     2010     2011     2010  

Interest expense

  $ (621   $ (543   $ (1,226   $ (1,067

Investment income (loss), net

    61               150        101   

Equity in net income (losses) of investees, net

    37        (26            (58

Other income (expense), net

    (34     (35     (70     (45

Total

  $ (557   $ (604   $ (1,146   $ (1,069

Interest Expense

The increase in interest expense for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 compared to the same periods in 2010 is primarily due to the effects of the NBCUniversal transaction and consolidation of NBCUniversal’s outstanding debt of $9.1 billion.

 

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Investment Income (Loss), Net

The components of investment income (loss), net for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010 are presented in a table in Note 6 to our condensed consolidated financial statements.

Equity in Net Income (Losses) of Investees, Net

The changes in equity in net income (losses) of investees, net for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 compared to the same periods in 2010 were primarily due to the effects of the NBCUniversal transaction.

Consolidated Income Tax Expense

Income tax expense for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010 reflects an effective income tax rate that differs from the federal statutory rate primarily due to state income taxes and interest on uncertain tax positions, and, in 2011, due to the partnership structure of NBCUniversal Holdings and the $137 million net impact of certain changes in state tax laws. We expect our 2011 annual effective tax rate to be in the range of 35% to 40%.

Consolidated Net (Income) Loss Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests

Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 increased compared to the same periods in 2010 due to the NBCUniversal transaction. GE’s interest in NBCUniversal Holdings is recorded as a redeemable noncontrolling interest in our consolidated financial statements due to the redemption provisions outlined in Note 4 to our condensed consolidated financial statements. Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests includes GE’s allocated share of the earnings of NBCUniversal Holdings and NBCUniversal.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Our businesses generate significant cash flows from operating activities. We believe that we will be able to continue to meet our current and long-term liquidity and capital requirements, including fixed charges, through our cash flows from operating activities, existing cash, cash equivalents and investments, available borrowings under our existing credit facilities, and our ability to obtain future external financing.

We anticipate that we will continue to use a substantial portion of our cash flows to fund our capital expenditures, to invest in business opportunities, to meet our debt repayment obligations and to return capital to shareholders.

In connection with the NBCUniversal transaction, we were required to make a cash payment of $6.2 billion to GE at the close of the transaction. We funded this payment with cash on hand and $650 million of commercial paper borrowings. The transaction also calls for the payment to GE, in the future, of certain tax benefits to the extent realized. As of the closing of the NBCUniversal transaction on January 28, 2011, we consolidated $9.1 billion of NBCUniversal senior debt securities with maturities ranging from 2014 to 2041. We do not guarantee NBCUniversal’s debt obligations. Any future redemptions of GE’s stake in NBCUniversal Holdings are expected to be funded primarily through NBCUniversal’s cash flows from operating activities and its borrowing capacity. If any borrowings by NBCUniversal to fund either of GE’s two potential redemptions would result in NBCUniversal exceeding a certain leverage ratio or losing investment grade status or if NBCUniversal Holdings cannot otherwise fund such redemptions, we are committed to fund up to $2.875 billion in cash or our common stock for each of the two potential redemptions (for an aggregate of up to $5.75 billion) to the extent NBCUniversal Holdings cannot fund the redemptions, with amounts not used in the first redemption to be available for the second redemption.

On June 28, 2011, NBCUniversal amended its revolving credit facility to, among other things, increase the commitment under the facility to $1.5 billion from $750 million, reduce the interest rate payable under the facility and extend the maturity date to June 2016 from January 2014.

Through June 30, 2011, affiliates of Blackstone Group L.P. (“Blackstone”) and NBCUniversal were 50% partners in UCDP. On July 1, 2011, NBCUniversal completed the acquisition of the remaining 50% equity interest in UCDP that it did not already own for $1.025 billion, subject to various purchase price adjustments. As a result, UCDP became a wholly owned consolidated subsidiary of NBCUniversal and its results will be included in our consolidated results of operations following the acquisition. NBCUniversal funded this transaction with cash on

 

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hand, borrowings under the NBCUniversal revolving credit facility and a $250 million one-year intercompany note due to us, which is eliminated in our consolidated financial statements. Additional borrowings under the NBCUniversal revolving credit facility, along with cash on hand at UCDP, were used to refinance and terminate UCDP’s existing term loan immediately following the acquisition. Following these transactions, NBCUniversal had $750 million outstanding under its revolving credit facility and UCDP had long-term debt, before the application of acquisition accounting, of approximately $650 million, which primarily consists of senior notes and senior subordinated notes.

On August 1, 2011, UCDP completed its redemption of $140 million aggregate principal amount of its 8.875% senior notes due 2015 and $79 million aggregate principal amount of its 10.875% senior subordinated notes due 2016. Following the redemption, $260 million principal amount of UCDP’s senior notes and $146 million of UCDP’s senior subordinated notes remain outstanding.

Other Cash Management Programs and Capital Resources

Through January 27, 2011, NBCUniversal monetized its trade accounts receivable through programs established with GE and various GE subsidiaries. Following the closing of the NBCUniversal transaction on January 28, 2011, NBCUniversal terminated those programs and has since established new third-party monetization programs with a syndicate of banks, of which the primary relationship is with General Electric Capital Corporation, a subsidiary of GE. The effects of these monetization transactions are included in operating activities in our consolidated statement of cash flows.

In response to the high cost of producing films, we have entered into film cofinancing arrangements with third parties to jointly finance or distribute many of our film productions. These arrangements can take various forms. In most cases, the form of the arrangement involves the grant of an economic interest in a film to a third-party investor. Investors generally assume the full risks and rewards of ownership proportionate to their ownership in the film. We account for our proceeds under these arrangements as a reduction to our capitalized film costs and the related cash flows are a component of net cash provided by operating activities. The availability of cofinancing arrangements has decreased in recent years and we believe that it will continue to decrease in the future.

Operating Activities

The table below presents the components of net cash provided by operating activities.

 

    Six Months Ended
June 30
 
(in millions)   2011     2010  

Operating income

  $ 5,162      $ 4,013   

Depreciation and amortization

    3,705        3,289   

Operating income before depreciation and amortization

    8,867        7,302   

Noncash share-based compensation

    174        153   

Changes in operating assets and liabilities

    (421     (70

Cash basis operating income

    8,620        7,385   

Payments of interest

    (1,197     (969

Payments of income taxes

    (570     (1,126

Proceeds from interest, dividends and other nonoperating items

    143        45   

Excess tax benefit under share-based compensation presented in financing activities

    (40     (3

Net cash provided by operating activities

  $ 6,956      $ 5,332   

The changes in operating assets and liabilities during the six months ended June 30, 2011 compared to the same period in 2010 were primarily due to the NBCUniversal transaction and the timing of payments of operating items and payroll.

The increase in interest payments during the six months ended June 30, 2011 compared to the same period in 2010 was primarily due to an increase in our outstanding debt.

The decrease in income tax payments during the six months ended June 30, 2011 compared to the same period in 2010 was primarily due to the net benefit in 2011 of the 2010 economic stimulus legislation.

 

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Investing Activities

Net cash used in investing activities for the six months ended June 30, 2011 consisted primarily of cash paid, net of cash acquired, for the NBCUniversal acquisition of $5.7 billion, capital expenditures of $2.4 billion and cash paid for intangible assets of $296 million.

Financing Activities

Net cash used in financing activities for the six months ended June 30, 2011 consisted primarily of our repayments of debt at maturity of $1.8 billion, repurchases of our Class A Special common stock of $1.1 billion and dividend payments of $572 million, offset by proceeds from short-term borrowings, net of repayments of $741 million.

We have made, and may from time to time in the future make, optional repayments on our debt obligations, which may include repurchases of our outstanding public notes and debentures, depending on various factors, such as market conditions.

Available Borrowings Under Credit Facilities

We traditionally maintain significant availability under our lines of credit and our commercial paper program to meet our short-term liquidity requirements. As of June 30, 2011, amounts available under our credit facilities totaled approximately $5.7 billion and the amount available under the NBCUniversal revolving credit facility was $1.5 billion.

NBCUniversal amended its revolving credit facility on June 28, 2011 to, among other things, increase the commitment under the facility to $1.5 billion from $750 million, reduce the interest rate payable under the facility and extend the maturity date to June 2016 from January 2014. On July 1, 2011, borrowings under the NBCUniversal revolving credit facility were used to finance a portion of NBCUniversal’s acquisition of the remaining 50% equity interest in UCDP that it did not already own and to refinance and terminate a portion of UCDP’s existing term loan immediately following the acquisition. Following these transactions, NBCUniversal had approximately $750 million outstanding under its revolving credit facility.

Share Repurchases and Dividends

During the six months ended June 30, 2011, we repurchased approximately 46 million shares of our Class A Special common stock under our share repurchase authorization for approximately $1.1 billion. As of June 30, 2011, we had approximately $1.1 billion of availability remaining under our current share repurchase authorization. We intend to complete repurchases under the current share repurchase authorization by the end of 2011, subject to market conditions.

In January 2011, our Board of Directors approved an increase of 19% to our planned annual dividend to $0.45 per share. In January and May 2011, our Board of Directors approved a quarterly dividend of $0.1125 per share as part of our planned annual dividend of $0.45 per share. We expect to continue to pay quarterly dividends, although each dividend is subject to approval by our Board of Directors.

Quarterly Dividends Declared

 

(in millions)   Amount      Month of Payment  

Three months ended March 31, 2011

  $ 312         April   

Three months ended June 30, 2011

  $ 309         July   

Contractual Obligations

In June 2011, the International Olympic Committee accepted our bid of $4.38 billion in the aggregate for the U.S. broadcast rights to the 2014 Sochi Olympic Games, the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games, the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympic Games and the 2020 Summer Olympic Games. The majority of the Olympics-related cash payments will be made around the time the associated revenue is collected.

 

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Critical Accounting Judgments and Estimates

The preparation of our condensed consolidated financial statements requires us to make estimates that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue and expenses, and the related disclosure of contingent assets and contingent liabilities. We base our judgments on our historical experience and on various other assumptions that we believe are reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making estimates about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.

As a result of the NBCUniversal transaction, two additional areas have been identified as critical in the preparation of our condensed consolidated financial statements. The two additional critical accounting judgments and estimates are associated with the accounting for film and television costs and the valuation of acquisition-related assets and liabilities. See below for a discussion of these items.

For a discussion of the other accounting judgments and estimates that we have identified as critical in the preparation of our consolidated financial statements, please refer to our 2010 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Film and Television Costs

As a result of the NBCUniversal transaction, we capitalize film and television production costs, including direct costs, production overhead, print costs, development costs and interest. We amortize capitalized film and television production costs, as well as associated participation and residual payments, on an individual production basis using the ratio of the current period’s actual revenue to estimated total remaining gross revenue from all sources (“ultimate revenue”). Estimates of ultimate revenue have a significant impact on how quickly capitalized costs are amortized and, therefore, are updated regularly.

Our estimates of ultimate revenue for films generally include revenue from all sources that are expected to be earned within 10 years from the date of a film’s initial release. These estimates are based on the historical performance of similar content, as well as factors unique to the content itself. The most sensitive factor affecting our estimate of ultimate revenue for a film intended for theatrical release is the film’s theatrical performance, as subsequent license revenue has historically exhibited a high correlation to theatrical performance. Upon a film’s release, our estimates of revenue from succeeding markets, including home entertainment, and other media platforms are revised based on historical relationships and an analysis of current market trends.

With respect to television series or other owned television programming, the most sensitive factor affecting our estimate of ultimate revenue is whether the series can be successfully licensed beyond its initial license. Initial estimates of ultimate revenue are limited to the amount of revenue contracted for each episode under the initial license. Once it is determined that a series can be licensed in subsequent platforms, revenue estimates for these platforms, such as U.S. and international syndication, home entertainment, and other media platforms, are included in ultimate revenue. In the case of television series and owned television programming, revenue estimates for produced episodes include revenue expected to be earned within 10 years of delivery of the initial episode or, if still in production, 5 years from the delivery of the most recent episode, if later.

Capitalized film and television costs are subject to impairment if the fair value of a film or owned television programming falls below its unamortized cost. The fair value assessment is generally based on estimated future discounted cash flows, which is supported by our internal forecasts.

Fair Value of Acquisition-Related Assets and Liabilities

We allocate the purchase price of acquired companies to the tangible and intangible assets and liabilities based on their estimated fair values. In determining fair value, management is required to make estimates and assumptions that affect the recorded amounts. Management’s estimates of fair value are based on assumptions believed to be reasonable but that are inherently uncertain. To assist in the estimation process, third-party valuation specialists are engaged to assist in the valuation of certain of these assets and liabilities.

 

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Our judgments used to determine the estimated fair value assigned to each class of acquired assets and liabilities, as well as asset lives, can materially impact our results of operations. For instance, the determination of asset lives can impact our results of operations as different types of assets will have different useful lives and certain assets may even be considered to have indefinite useful lives.

Below is a summary of the methodologies and significant assumptions used in estimating the fair value of certain of NBCUniversal’s assets and liabilities and GE’s redeemable noncontrolling interest.

Film and Television Costs

Film and television costs consist of our preliminary estimates of fair value for released films and television series; completed, not released theatrical films; and television series and theatrical films in-production and in-development. Released theatrical films and television series and completed, not released theatrical films were valued using a multiperiod cash flow model, a form of the income approach. This measure of fair value requires considerable judgments about the timing of cash flows and distribution patterns. Television series and theatrical films in-production and in-development were valued at historical cost. Acquired programming rights were adjusted to market rates using undiscounted cash flows and market assumptions, when available.

Investments

The preliminary estimates of fair value for significant investments in nonpublic investees were determined using an income approach. This method starts with a forecast of all of the expected future net cash flows associated with the investment and then involves adjusting the forecast to present value by applying an appropriate discount rate that reflects the risk factors associated with the cash flow streams of the underlying business.

Property and Equipment

The preliminary estimated fair value of acquired property and equipment was primarily determined using a market approach for land, and a replacement cost approach for depreciable property and equipment. The market approach for land assets represents a sales comparison that measures the value of an asset through an analysis of sales and offerings of comparable property. The replacement cost approach used for depreciable property and equipment measures the value of an asset by estimating the cost to acquire or construct comparable assets and adjusts for age and condition of the asset.

Intangible Assets

Intangible assets primarily consist of our preliminary estimates of fair value for relationships with advertisers and multichannel video providers, each with an estimated useful life not to exceed 20 years, and indefinite-lived trade names and Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) licenses.

Relationships with advertisers and multichannel video providers were valued using a multiperiod cash flow model, a form of the income approach. This measure of fair value requires considerable judgments about future events, including contract renewal estimates, attrition and technology changes.

In determining the estimated lives and method of amortization for finite-lived intangibles, we use the method and life that most closely follows the undiscounted cash flows over the estimated life of the asset.

Trade names were valued using the relief-from-royalty method, a form of the income approach. This measure of fair value requires considerable judgment about the value a market participant would be willing to pay in order to achieve the benefits associated with the trade name.

FCC licenses were valued using the Greenfield method, a form of the income approach. This measure of fair value captures the future income potential assuming the license is used by a hypothetical start-up operation.

Guarantees and Other Obligations

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Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest

The fair value component of the redeemable noncontrolling interest in NBCUniversal Holdings is based on an income approach, including assumptions related to expected future net cash flows, the timing and nature of tax attributes, and the redemption features.

Preliminary Fair Values

Our estimates associated with the accounting for the NBCUniversal transaction have and will continue to change as final valuation reports are obtained and additional information becomes available regarding acquired assets and liabilities. The recorded amounts are preliminary and subject to change. The following items are the significant areas subject to change:

 

   

film and television costs

 

 

   

investments

 

 

   

property and equipment

 

 

   

indefinite-lived and finite-lived intangibles

 

 

   

contractual commitments and contingencies

 

 

   

deferred income taxes

 

 

   

contingent consideration

 

 

   

redeemable noncontrolling interest

 

 

   

the final amount of goodwill and the allocation of goodwill to reporting units

 

ITEM 3: QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

We have evaluated the information required under this item that was disclosed in our 2010 Annual Report on Form 10-K and except as discussed below, there have been no significant changes to this information.

Interest Rate Risk Management

As a result of the NBCUniversal transaction, our condensed consolidated balance sheet now includes $9.1 billion principal amount of senior debt securities with fixed interest rates ranging from 2.1% to 6.4% and maturities ranging from 2014 to 2041. In accordance with our policies, we have entered into fixed to variable swaps on $750 million principal amount of these senior debt securities, with maturities ranging from 2014 to 2016.

Refer to Note 8 to our condensed consolidated financial statements for a discussion on the NBCUniversal senior debt securities and to Note 9 to our condensed consolidated financial statements for a discussion on our derivative financial instruments.

Foreign Exchange Risk Management

NBCUniversal has significant operations in a number of countries outside the U.S. and certain of NBCUniversal’s operations are conducted in foreign currencies. The value of these currencies fluctuates relative to the U.S. dollar. As a result, we are exposed to exchange rate fluctuations, which could adversely affect the U.S. dollar value of our non-U.S. revenue and operating costs and expenses, and reduce international demand for our content, all of which could negatively affect our business, financial condition and results of operations in a given period or in specific territories.

 

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As part of our overall strategy to manage the level of exposure to the risk of foreign exchange rate fluctuations, we enter into derivative financial instruments related to a significant portion of our foreign currency exposures anticipated over the calendar year. The primary type of derivative financial instrument that we enter into is a foreign currency forward contract that changes in value as foreign exchange rates change to protect the U.S. dollar equivalent value of our existing foreign currency assets, liabilities, commitments, and forecasted foreign currency revenues and expenses. In accordance with our policy, we hedge forecasted foreign currency transactions for periods generally not to exceed 1 year. In certain circumstances, we may hedge a transaction not to exceed 18 months.

As of June 30, 2011, we had foreign exchange contracts on a total notional value of $1.3 billion, with aggregate estimated fair value losses of $10 million.

ITEM 4: CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Conclusions regarding disclosure controls and procedures

Our principal executive and principal financial officers, after evaluating the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) as of the end of the period covered by this report, have concluded that, based on the evaluation of these controls and procedures required by paragraph (b) of Exchange Act Rules 13a-15 or 15d-15, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective.

Changes in internal control over financial reporting

As a result of our acquisition of NBCUniversal on January 28, 2011, our internal control over financial reporting, subsequent to the date of acquisition, includes certain additional internal controls relating to NBCUniversal. Except as described above, there were no other changes in our internal control over financial reporting identified in connection with the evaluation required by paragraph (d) of Exchange Act Rules 13a-15 or 15d-15 that occurred during our last fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

PART II: OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1: LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

Refer to Note 16 to our condensed consolidated financial statements of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for a discussion of recent developments related to our legal proceedings.

ITEM 1A: RISK FACTORS

There have been no significant changes from the risk factors previously disclosed in Item 1A of our 2010 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

 

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ITEM 2: UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

The table below summarizes our repurchases under our Board-authorized share repurchase program during the three months ended June 30, 2011.

Purchase of Equity Securities

 

Period   Total Number of
Shares
Purchased
     Average
Price Per
Share
     Total Number of
Shares
Purchased as
Part of Publicly
Announced
Authorization
     Total Dollar
Amount
Purchased Under
the Authorization
     Maximum Dollar
Value of Shares That
May Yet Be Purchased
Under the
Authorization(a)
 

April 1-30, 2011

          $  —               $  —       $ 1,615,873,870   

May 1-31, 2011

    11,681,287       $ 23.54         11,681,287       $ 275,000,000       $ 1,340,873,870   

June 1-30, 2011

    10,876,846       $ 22.98         10,876,846       $ 250,000,000       $ 1,090,873,870   

Total

    22,558,133       $ 23.27         22,558,133       $ 525,000,000       $ 1,090,873,870   

 

(a)

In 2007, our Board of Directors authorized a $7 billion addition to our existing share repurchase authorization. Under this authorization, we may repurchase shares in the open market or in private transactions, subject to market conditions. The current share repurchase authorization does not have an expiration date. As of June 30, 2011, we had approximately $1.1 billion of availability remaining under our share repurchase authorization. We intend to complete repurchases under the current share repurchase authorization by the end of 2011, subject to market conditions.

The total number of shares purchased during the three months ended June 30, 2011 does not include any shares received in the administration of employee share-based compensation plans.

 

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ITEM 6: EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit
No.
  Description
31  

Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

32

 

Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

10.1*

 

Comcast Corporation 2002 Non-Employee Director Compensation Plan, as amended and restated effective July 1, 2011.

10.2*

 

Amendment No. 5 to Employment Agreement between Comcast Corporation and Brian L. Roberts, dated as of June 30, 2011 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K of Comcast Corporation filed on July 1, 2011).

101

 

The following financial statements from Comcast Corporation’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 3, 2011, formatted in XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language): (i) the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet; (ii) the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Income; (iii) the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income; (iv) the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows; (v) the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity and (vi) the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

 

*

Constitutes a management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

COMCAST CORPORATION

/s/ LAWRENCE J. SALVA

Lawrence J. Salva

Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer

and Controller

(Principal Accounting Officer)

Date: August 3, 2011

 

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