SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES (Tables)
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3 Months Ended |
Mar. 31, 2024 |
| Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract] |
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| Schedule of Other Income (Expense), Net |
Other income (expense), net, consisted of the following (in millions). | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Three Months Ended March 31, | | | | 2024 | | 2023 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Foreign currency losses, net | $ | (137) | | | $ | (93) | | | | | | | (Losses) gains on derivative instruments, net | (6) | | | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Change in the value of investments with readily determinable fair value | (1) | | | 29 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Change in fair value of equity investments without readily determinable fair value | (14) | | | (68) | | | | | | | Gain on extinguishment of debt | 25 | | | — | | | | | | | Interest income | 60 | | | 45 | | | | | | | Indemnification receivable accrual | 90 | | | 5 | | | | | | Other (loss) income, net | (6) | | | 6 | | | | | | Total other income (expense), net | $ | 11 | | | $ | (73) | | | | | |
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| Schedule of Supplemental Cash Flow Information |
Supplemental Cash Flow Information | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Three Months Ended March 31, | | | 2024 | | 2023 | | Cash paid for taxes, net | | $ | 118 | | | $ | 312 | | | Cash paid for interest, net | | 867 | | | 920 | | | Non-cash investing and financing activities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Accrued purchases of property and equipment | | 28 | | | 33 | | | Assets acquired under finance lease and other arrangements | | 111 | | | 29 | | | Settlement of PRSU awards | | 31 | | | 8 | | | | | | |
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| Schedule of Cash and Cash Equivalents |
Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Restricted Cash | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | March 31, 2024 | | December 31, 2023 | | Cash and cash equivalents | | | | | | $ | 2,976 | | | $ | 3,780 | | Restricted cash - recorded in prepaid expenses and other current assets (1) | | | | | | 410 | | | 539 | | | Total cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash | | | | | | $ | 3,386 | | | $ | 4,319 | | | | | | | | | | | (1) Restricted cash primarily includes cash posted as collateral related to the Company’s revolving receivables and hedging programs. (See Note 5 and Note 9.) | | | | | | | | | | |
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| Schedule of Restrictions on Cash and Cash Equivalents |
Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Restricted Cash | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | March 31, 2024 | | December 31, 2023 | | Cash and cash equivalents | | | | | | $ | 2,976 | | | $ | 3,780 | | Restricted cash - recorded in prepaid expenses and other current assets (1) | | | | | | 410 | | | 539 | | | Total cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash | | | | | | $ | 3,386 | | | $ | 4,319 | | | | | | | | | | | (1) Restricted cash primarily includes cash posted as collateral related to the Company’s revolving receivables and hedging programs. (See Note 5 and Note 9.) | | | | | | | | | | |
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| Schedule of Net Loss Available to Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. Series A Common Stockholders for Basic and Diluted Earnings Per Share |
The table below presents a reconciliation of net loss available to Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. Series A common stockholders for basic and diluted earnings per share (in millions). | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Three Months Ended March 31, | | | | 2024 | | 2023 | | | | | | Numerator: | | | | | | | | | Net loss | $ | (955) | | | $ | (1,060) | | | | | | | Less: | | | | | | | | | Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests | (7) | | | (8) | | | | | | | Net income attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests | (4) | | | (1) | | | | | | | Redeemable noncontrolling interest adjustments of carrying value to redemption value (redemption value does not equal fair value) | (4) | | | — | | | | | | | Net loss available to Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. Series A common stockholders for basic and diluted earnings per share | $ | (970) | | | $ | (1,069) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| Schedule of Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share |
The table below presents the details of share-based awards that were excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share (in millions). | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Three Months Ended March 31, | | | | | 2024 | | 2023 | | | | | Anti-dilutive share-based awards | | 74 | | | 62 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| Schedule of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss |
The table below presents the changes in the components of accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of taxes (in millions). | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Three Months Ended March 31, 2024 | | Currency Translation | | Derivatives | | Pension Plan and SERP Liability | | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss | | Beginning balance | $ | (699) | | | $ | 18 | | | $ | (60) | | | $ | (741) | | Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications | (176) | | | 13 | | | — | | | (163) | | Reclassifications from accumulated other comprehensive loss to net income | — | | | (9) | | | — | | | (9) | | Other comprehensive income (loss) | (176) | | | 4 | | | — | | | (172) | | Ending balance | $ | (875) | | | $ | 22 | | | $ | (60) | | | $ | (913) | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 | | Currency Translation | | | | Derivatives | | Pension Plan and SERP Liability | | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss | | Beginning balance | $ | (1,498) | | | | | $ | 14 | | | $ | (39) | | | $ | (1,523) | | | Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications | 426 | | | | | 3 | | | (9) | | | 420 | | Reclassifications from accumulated other comprehensive loss to net income | — | | | | | (2) | | | — | | | (2) | | | Other comprehensive income (loss) | 426 | | | | | 1 | | | (9) | | | 418 | | Ending balance | $ | (1,072) | | | | | $ | 15 | | | $ | (48) | | | $ | (1,105) | |
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