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The loss of NBCUniversal's programming distribution agreements, or the renewal of these agreements on less favorable terms, could adversely affect its businesses.

Our cable networks depend on the maintenance of distribution agreements with multichannel video providers. Our broadcast television networks depend on the maintenance of network affiliation agreements with third-party local broadcast television stations in the markets where we do not own the affiliated local broadcast television station. In addition, every three years, each of our owned local broadcast television stations must elect, with respect to its retransmission by multichannel video providers within its DMA, either "must-carry" status, in which the distributor's carriage of the station is mandatory and does not generate any compensation for the local station, or "retransmission consent," in which the station gives up its right to mandatory carriage and instead seeks to negotiate the terms and conditions of carriage with the distributor, including the amount of compensation, if any, paid to the station by such distributor. In the course of renewing distribution agreements with multichannel video providers, we may enter into retransmission consent agreements on behalf of our owned local broadcast television stations. All of our NBC and Telemundo owned local broadcast television stations have elected retransmission consent through December 31, 2014. Our ability to continue to receive compensation from distributors as part of our retransmission consent negotiations may be adversely impacted by online entities that stream our broadcast television content online without our consent and without paying any compensation to us. Increasingly, our cable networks, broadcast television and filmed entertainment businesses also have entered into agreements to license their prior season and library content on other distribution platforms. There can be no assurance that any of these agreements will be renewed in the future on acceptable terms, or at all. The loss of any of these agreements, or the renewal of these agreements on less favorable terms, could reduce the reach of our television programming and its attractiveness to advertisers, which in turn could adversely affect our cable networks, broadcast television and filmed entertainment businesses.

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

We rely on our intellectual property, such as patents, copyrights, trademarks and trade secrets, as well as licenses and other agreements with our vendors and other third parties, to use various technologies, conduct our operations and sell our products and services. Legal challenges to our intellectual property rights and claims of intellectual property infringement by third parties could require that we enter into royalty or licensing agreements on unfavorable terms, incur substantial monetary liability or be enjoined preliminarily or permanently from further use of the intellectual property in question or from the continuation of our businesses as currently conducted. We may need to change our business practices if any of these events occur, which may limit our ability to compete effectively and could have an adverse effect on our results of operations. Even if we believe any such challenges or claims are without merit, they can be time-consuming and costly to defend and divert management's attention and resources away from our businesses. Moreover, if we are unable to obtain or continue to obtain licenses from our vendors and other third parties on reasonable terms, our businesses could be adversely affected.

In addition, intellectual property constitutes a significant part of the value of NBCUniversal's businesses, and its success is highly dependent on protecting intellectual property rights in the content it creates or acquires against third-party misappropriation, reproduction or infringement. The unauthorized reproduction, distribution or display of copyrighted material negatively affects our ability to generate revenue from the legitimate sale of our content, as well as from the sale of advertising in connection with our content, and increases our costs due to our active enforcement of our intellectual property rights. For example, there is ongoing litigation related to a number of online entities that stream our broadcast television content online without the consent of, or compensation to, NBC or its affiliates, and the U.S. Supreme Court has granted certiorari to hear the broadcasting industry's challenge to one such entity. If this practice is validated, the fees multichannel video providers are willing to pay for our broadcast television content may be negatively impacted. We also have brought a suit against a multichannel video provider to challenge the commercial-skipping functionality in its DVR. None of this litigation is final, and the results as to the validity of these practices have been mixed to date. Additionally, there is a pending legislative proposal that seems

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intended to legitimize some of these practices. There can be no assurance as to whether the courts will ultimately invalidate these practices or the pending legislation will be enacted, or how any such rulings or legislation would ultimately affect our businesses.

Piracy and other unauthorized uses of content are made easier, and the enforcement of intellectual property rights more challenging, by technological advances allowing the conversion of programming, films and other content into digital formats, which facilitates the creation, transmission and sharing of high-quality unauthorized copies. In particular, piracy of programming and films through unauthorized distribution on DVDs, peer-to-peer computer networks and other platforms continues to present challenges for our cable networks, broadcast television and filmed entertainment businesses. While piracy is a challenge in the United States, it is particularly prevalent in many parts of the world that lack developed copyright laws, effective enforcement of copyright laws and technical protective measures like those in effect in the United States. If any U.S. or international laws intended to combat piracy and protect intellectual property rights are repealed or weakened or are not adequately enforced, or if the legal system fails to adapt to new technologies that facilitate piracy, we may be unable to effectively protect our rights, and the value of our intellectual property may be negatively impacted and our costs of enforcing our rights may increase. See "Business – Legislation and Regulation – Other Areas of Regulation – Intellectual Property" above for additional information.

We rely on network and information systems and other technologies, as well as key properties, and a disruption, cyber attack, failure or destruction of such networks, systems, technologies or properties may disrupt our businesses.

Network and information systems and other technologies, including those related to our network management, customer service operations and programming delivery, are critical to our business activities. Network and information systems-related events, such as computer hackings, cyber attacks, computer viruses, worms or other destructive or disruptive software, process breakdowns, denial of service attacks, malicious social engineering or other malicious activities, or any combination of the foregoing, or power outages, natural disasters, terrorist attacks or other similar events, could result in a degradation or disruption of our services, excessive call volume to call centers or damage to our properties, equipment and data. These events also could result in large expenditures to repair or replace the damaged properties, networks or information systems or to protect them from similar events in the future. Further, any security breaches, such as misappropriation, misuse, leakage, falsification or accidental release or loss of information maintained in our information technology systems, including customer, personnel and vendor data, could damage our reputation and require us to expend significant capital and other resources to remedy any such security breach. We may provide certain confidential, proprietary and personal information to third parties in connection with our businesses, and while we obtain assurances that these third parties will protect this information, there is a risk that this information may be compromised. Moreover, the amount and scope of insurance we maintain against losses resulting from any such events or security breaches may not be sufficient to cover our losses or otherwise adequately compensate us for any disruptions to our businesses that may result, and the occurrence of any such events or security breaches could have a material adverse effect on our businesses.

The risk of these systems-related events and security breaches occurring continues to intensify, in part because we maintain certain information necessary to conduct our businesses in digital form stored on cloud servers. In the ordinary course of our business, there are frequent attempts to cause such systems-related events and security breaches, and we have experienced a few minor systems-related events that, to date, have not resulted in any significant degradation or disruption to our network or information systems or our services or operations. While we develop and maintain systems seeking to prevent systems-related events and security breaches from occurring, the development and maintenance of these systems is costly and requires ongoing monitoring and updating as technologies change and efforts to overcome security measures become more sophisticated. Despite these efforts, there can be no assurance that these events and security breaches will not occur in the future or will not have an adverse effect on our businesses.

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

We depend on third-party vendors to supply us with a significant amount of the hardware, software and operational support necessary to provide certain of our services. Some of these vendors represent our primary source of supply or grant us the right to incorporate their intellectual property into some of our hardware and software products. While we actively monitor the operations and financial condition of key vendors in an attempt to detect any potential difficulties, there can be no assurance that we would timely identify any operating or financial difficulties associated with these vendors or that we could effectively mitigate our risks with respect to any such difficulties. If any of these vendors experience operating or financial difficulties or if demand exceeds their capacity or they otherwise cannot meet our specifications, our ability to provide some services may be adversely affected.

Labor disputes, whether involving employees or sports organizations, may disrupt our operations and adversely affect our businesses.

Many of NBCUniversal's employees, including writers, directors, actors, technical and production personnel and others, as well as some of our on-air and creative talent and cable communications' employees, are covered by collective bargaining agreements or works councils. If we are unable to reach agreement with a labor union before the expiration of a collective bargaining agreement, our employees who were covered by that agreement may have a right to strike or take other actions that could adversely affect us. Moreover, many of NBCUniversal's collective bargaining agreements are industry-wide agreements, and we may lack practical control over the negotiations and terms of the agreements. A labor dispute involving our employees may result in work stoppages or disrupt our operations and reduce our revenue, and resolution of disputes may increase our costs. There can be no assurance that we will renew our collective bargaining agreements as they expire or that we can renew them on favorable terms or without any work stoppages.

In addition, our cable networks and broadcast television networks have programming rights agreements of varying scope and duration with various sports organizations to broadcast and produce sporting events, including certain NFL, NHL, NBA and MLB games. Labor disputes in these and other sports organizations could have an adverse effect on our businesses.

The loss of key management personnel or popular on-air and creative talent could have an adverse effect on our businesses.

We rely on certain key management personnel in the operation of our businesses. While we maintain long-term and emergency transition plans for key management personnel and believe we could either identify internal candidates or attract outside candidates to fill any vacancy created by the loss of any key management personnel, the loss of one or more of our key management personnel could have a negative impact on our businesses. In addition, our cable networks, broadcast television and filmed entertainment businesses depend on the abilities and expertise of our on-air and creative talent. If we fail to retain our on-air or creative talent, if the costs to retain such talent increase materially, if we need to make significant termination payments, or if these individuals lose their current appeal, our businesses could be adversely affected.

We face risks relating to doing business internationally that could adversely affect our businesses.

We, primarily through NBCUniversal, operate our businesses worldwide. There are risks inherent in doing business internationally, including global financial market turmoil, economic volatility and the global economic slowdown, currency exchange rate fluctuations and inflationary pressures, the requirements of local laws and customs relating to the publication and distribution of content and the display and sale of advertising, import or export restrictions and changes in trade regulations, difficulties in developing, staffing and managing foreign operations, issues related to occupational safety and adherence to diverse local labor laws and regulations, and potentially adverse tax developments. In addition, doing business internationally is subject to risks relating to political or social unrest, corruption and government regulation, including U.S. laws such as

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the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act that impose stringent requirements on how we conduct our foreign operations. If these risks occur, our businesses may be adversely affected.

Acquisitions and other strategic transactions present many risks, and we may not realize the financial and strategic goals that were contemplated at the time of any transaction.

From time to time we make acquisitions and investments and enter into other strategic transactions. In connection with such acquisitions and strategic transactions, we may incur unanticipated expenses, fail to realize anticipated benefits, have difficulty incorporating the acquired businesses, disrupt relationships with current and new employees, customers and vendors, incur significant debt, or have to delay or not proceed with announced transactions. The occurrence of any of these events could have an adverse effect on our businesses.

Our Class B common stock has substantial voting rights and separate approval rights over several potentially material transactions, and our Chairman and CEO has considerable influence over our company through his beneficial ownership of our Class B common stock.

Our Class B common stock has a nondilutable 33  1 / 3 % of the combined voting power of our Class A and Class B common stock. This nondilutable voting power is subject to proportional decrease to the extent the number of shares of Class B common stock is reduced below 9,444,375, which was the number of shares of Class B common stock outstanding on the date of our 2002 acquisition of AT&T Corp.'s cable business, subject to adjustment in specified situations. Stock dividends payable on the Class B common stock in the form of Class B or Class A Special common stock do not decrease the nondilutable voting power of the Class B common stock. The Class B common stock also has separate approval rights over several potentially material transactions, even if they are approved by our Board of Directors or by our other shareholders and even if they might be in the best interests of our other shareholders. These potentially material transactions include mergers or consolidations involving Comcast Corporation, transactions (such as a sale of all or substantially all of our assets) or issuances of securities that require shareholder approval, transactions that result in any person or group owning shares representing more than 10% of the combined voting power of the resulting or surviving corporation, issuances of Class B common stock or securities exercisable or convertible into Class B common stock, and amendments to our articles of incorporation or by-laws that would limit the rights of holders of our Class B common stock. Brian L. Roberts, our chairman and CEO, beneficially owns all of the outstanding shares of our Class B common stock and, accordingly, has considerable influence over our company and the potential ability to transfer effective control by selling the Class B common stock, which could be at a premium.

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Item 1B: Unresolved Staff Comments

None.

Item 2: Properties

We believe that substantially all of our physical assets were in good operating condition as of December 31, 2013. Our corporate headquarters and Cable Communications segment headquarters are located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania at One Comcast Center. In December 2013, we acquired an 80% interest in a business whose primary asset is One Comcast Center. Prior to this acquisition, the property was a leased facility. We also lease locations for numerous business offices, warehouses and properties housing divisional information technology operations throughout the country.

Cable Communications Segment

Our principal physical assets consist of operating plant and equipment, including signal receiving, encoding and decoding devices, headends and distribution networks, and equipment at or near our customers' homes. The signal receiving apparatus typically includes a tower, antenna, ancillary electronic equipment and ground stations for reception of satellite signals. Headends consist of electronic equipment necessary for the reception, amplification and modulation of signals and are located near the receiving devices. Our distribution network consists primarily of coaxial and fiber-optic cables, lasers, routers, switches and related electronic equipment. Our cable plant and related equipment generally are connected to utility poles under pole rental agreements with local public utilities, although in some areas the distribution cable is buried in underground ducts or trenches. Customer premise equipment ("CPE") consists primarily of set-top boxes and cable modems. The physical components of cable systems require periodic maintenance and replacement.

Our signal reception sites, which consist primarily of antenna towers and headends, and our microwave facilities are located on owned and leased parcels of land, and we own or lease space on the towers on which certain of our equipment is located. We own most of our service vehicles.

Our high-speed Internet network consists of fiber-optic cables owned or leased by us and related equipment. We also operate regional data centers with equipment that is used to provide services (such as email, news and web services) to our high-speed Internet and voice services customers. In addition, we maintain two network operations centers with equipment necessary to monitor and manage the status of our high-speed Internet network.

We own or lease buildings throughout the country that contain customer service call centers, customer service centers, warehouses and administrative space. We also own a building that houses our digital media center. The digital media center contains equipment that we own or lease, including equipment related to network origination, video transmission via satellite and terrestrial fiber optics, broadcast studios, post-production services and interactive television services.

NBCUniversal Segments

NBCUniversal's corporate headquarters are located in New York City at 30 Rockefeller Plaza. In March 2013, NBCUniversal acquired the space it occupies at 30 Rockefeller Plaza in connection with the Redemption Transaction. We also own or lease offices, studios, production facilities, screening rooms, retail operations, warehouse space, satellite transmission receiving facilities and data centers in numerous locations in the United States and around the world, including property for our owned local broadcast television stations. In addition, we own theme parks and related facilities in Orlando and Hollywood.

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The table below sets forth information as of December 31, 2013 with respect to NBCUniversal's principal properties:

Location		Principal Use		Principal Segment in Which Used		Owned or Leased
30 Rockefeller Plaza New York, NY		NBCUniversal corporate headquarters, offices and studios		Headquarters and Other, Cable Networks and Broadcast Television		Owned
10 Rockefeller Plaza New York, NY		The Today Show studio, production facilities and offices		Broadcast Television		Leased
Universal City Universal City, CA		Offices, studios, theme park and retail operations		All		Owned
1000 Universal Studios Plaza Orlando, FL		Theme parks, lodging, production facilities, parking structures and administrative buildings		Theme Parks		Owned
3000 W Alameda Ave. Burbank, CA		Offices and production facilities		Broadcast Television		Leased
2290 W 8 th Ave. Hialeah, FL		Telemundo headquarters and production facilities		Headquarters and Other and Broadcast Television		Leased

Other

The Wells Fargo Center, a large, multipurpose arena that we own, was the principal physical operating asset of our other businesses as of December  31, 2013.

Item 3: Legal Proceedings

Refer to Note 18 to Comcast Corporation's consolidated financial statements included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K for a discussion of recent developments related to our legal proceedings.

In addition to the matters described in Note 18, the California Attorney General and the Alameda County, California District Attorney are investigating whether certain of our waste disposal policies, procedures and practices are in violation of the California Business and Professions Code and the California Health and Safety Code. We expect that these entities will seek injunctive and monetary relief. We are cooperating with the investigation. While we are unable to predict the outcome of this investigation, we do not believe that the outcome will have a material effect on our results of operations, financial condition or cash flows.

NBCUniversal Media, LLC is subject to legal proceedings and claims that arise in the ordinary course of its business and it does not expect the final disposition of these matters to have a material adverse effect on its results of operations, cash flows or financial condition, although any such matters could be time consuming and costly and could injure its reputation.

Item 4: Mine Safety Disclosures

Not applicable.

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Part II

Item 5: Market for Registrant's Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

Comcast Class A common stock is listed on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol CMCSA and its Class A Special common stock is listed on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol CMCSK. There is no established public trading market for Comcast's Class B common stock. The Class B common stock can be converted, on a share for share basis, into Class A or Class A Special common stock.

Dividends Declared
2013						2012
Month Declared:		Dividend Per Share				Month Declared:		Dividend Per Share
February		$	0.195			February		$	0.1625
May		$	0.195			May		$	0.1625
July		$	0.195			July		$	0.1625
October (paid in January 2014)		$	0.195			October (paid in January 2013)		$	0.1625
Total		$	0.78			Total		$	0.65

We expect to continue to pay quarterly dividends, although each dividend is subject to approval by our Board of Directors. In January 2014, our Board of Directors approved a 15% increase in our dividend to $0.90 per share on an annualized basis and approved our first quarter dividend of $0.225 per share to be paid in April 2014.

Holders of Class A common stock in the aggregate hold 66  2 / 3 % of the voting power of our common stock. The number of votes that each share of Class A common stock has at any given time depends on the number of shares of Class A common stock and Class B common stock then outstanding. Holders of shares of Class A Special common stock cannot vote in the election of directors or otherwise, except where class voting is required by law. In that case, shares of Class A Special common stock have the same number of votes per share as shares of Class A common stock. The Class B common stock has a 33  1 / 3 % nondilutable voting interest, and each share of Class B common stock has 15 votes per share. Mr. Brian L. Roberts beneficially owns all outstanding shares of Class B common stock. Generally, including as to the election of directors, holders of Class A common stock and Class B common stock vote as one class except where class voting is required by law.

Record holders as of December 31, 2013, are presented in the table below.

Stock Class		Record Holders
Class A Common Stock			539,922
Class A Special Common Stock			1,584
Class B Common Stock			3

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The table below summarizes our repurchases under our Board-authorized share repurchase program during 2013. Under our share repurchase program, our Board gives management discretion to purchase either Class A or Class A Special common stock. During 2013, the Class A Special common stock traded at a discount to the Class A common stock and all of the shares repurchased were of Class A Special common stock. Subject to market conditions, including the amount of any price differential between the two classes of common stock, we currently expect to continue to repurchase primarily Class A Special common stock under our share repurchase program.

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)
First Quarter 2013			13,285,909			$	37.63				13,285,909			$	500,000,000			$	3,000,000,000
Second Quarter 2013			12,622,459			$	39.61				12,622,459			$	500,000,000			$	2,500,000,000
Third Quarter 2013			12,003,261			$	41.66				12,003,261			$	500,000,000			$	2,000,000,000
October 1-31, 2013			-			$	-				-			$	-			$	2,000,000,000
November 1-30, 2013			5,536,264			$	45.16				5,536,264			$	250,000,000			$	1,750,000,000
December 1-31, 2013			5,292,452			$	47.24				5,292,452			$	250,000,000			$	1,500,000,000
Total			48,740,345			$	41.03				48,740,345			$	2,000,000,000			$	1,500,000,000

(a)

In February 2012, our Board of Directors approved a $6.5 billion share repurchase authorization, which does not have an expiration date. Under this authorization, we may repurchase shares in the open market or in private transactions.

The total number of shares purchased during 2013 does not include any shares received in the administration of employee share-based compensation plans.

In January 2014, our Board of Directors increased our share repurchase program authorization to $7.5 billion, which does not have an expiration date. Under this authorization, we may repurchase shares in the open market or in private transactions. We expect to repurchase $3 billion of shares during 2014, subject to market conditions.

Comcast Common Stock Sales Price Table

The following table sets forth, for the indicated periods, the high and low sales prices of Comcast's Class A and Class A Special common stock.

		Class A								Class A Special
		High				Low				High				Low
2013
First Quarter		$	42.01			$	37.21			$	40.33			$	35.84
Second Quarter		$	43.74			$	38.75			$	41.88			$	37.35
Third Quarter		$	46.33			$	40.26			$	46.00			$	38.55
Fourth Quarter		$	52.09			$	44.09			$	49.94			$	42.62
2012
First Quarter		$	30.41			$	24.28			$	30.00			$	23.97
Second Quarter		$	31.99			$	28.09			$	31.48			$	27.80
Third Quarter		$	36.90			$	31.04			$	35.83			$	30.60
Fourth Quarter		$	38.22			$	34.94			$	36.91			$	34.00

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Comcast Stock Performance Graph

The following graph compares the yearly percentage change in the cumulative total shareholder return on Comcast's Class A common stock and Class A Special common stock during the five years ended December 31, 2013 with the cumulative total returns on the Standard & Poor's 500 Stock Index and with a select peer group consisting of us and other companies engaged in the cable, communications and media industries. This peer group consists of us (Class A and Class A Special common stock), as well as Cablevision Systems Corporation (Class A), DISH Network Corporation (Class A), DirecTV Inc. and Time Warner Cable Inc. (the "cable subgroup"), and Time Warner Inc., Walt Disney Company, Viacom Inc. (Class B), Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. (formerly News Corporation) (Class A), and CBS Corporation (Class B) (the "media subgroup"). The peer group was constructed as a composite peer group in which the cable subgroup is weighted 64% and the media subgroup is weighted 36% based on the respective revenue of our Cable Communications and NBCUniversal segments. The graph assumes $100 was invested on December 31, 2008 in our Class A common stock and Class A Special common stock and in each of the following indices and assumes the reinvestment of dividends.

Comparison of 5 Year Cumulative Total Return

		2009				2010				2011				2012				2013
Comcast Class A		$	101			$	134			$	148			$	238			$	336
Comcast Class A Special		$	101			$	133			$	154			$	240			$	338
S&P 500 Stock Index		$	126			$	145			$	148			$	171			$	226
Peer Group Index		$	126			$	160			$	175			$	252			$	369

NBCUniversal

NBCUniversal is a wholly owned subsidiary of NBCUniversal Holdings and there is no market for its equity securities.

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Item 6: Selected Financial Data

Comcast

Year ended December 31 (in millions, except per share data)		2013				2012				2011 (b)				2010				2009
Statement of Income Data
Revenue		$	64,657			$	62,570			$	55,842			$	37,937			$	35,756
Operating income			13,563				12,179				10,721				7,980				7,214
Net income attributable to Comcast Corporation (a)			6,816				6,203				4,160				3,635				3,638
Basic earnings per common share attributable to Comcast Corporation shareholders		$	2.60			$	2.32			$	1.51			$	1.29			$	1.27
Diluted earnings per common share attributable to Comcast Corporation shareholders		$	2.56			$	2.28			$	1.50			$	1.29			$	1.26
Dividends declared per common share		$	0.78			$	0.65			$	0.45			$	0.378			$	0.297
Balance Sheet Data (at year end)
Total assets		$	158,813			$	164,971			$	157,818			$	118,534			$	112,733
Total debt, including current portion			47,847				40,458				39,309				31,415				29,096
Comcast Corporation shareholders' equity			50,694				49,356				47,274				44,354				42,721
Statement of Cash Flows Data
Net cash provided by (used in):
Operating activities		$	14,160			$	14,854			$	14,345			$	11,179			$	10,281
Investing activities			(9,514	)			(1,486	)			(12,508	)			(5,711	)			(5,897	)
Financing activities			(13,879	)			(4,037	)			(6,201	)			(155	)			(4,908	)

(a)

For 2013, 2012 and 2011, refer to Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K for a discussion of the effects of items impacting net income attributable to Comcast Corporation. In 2013, 2012 and 2011, net income attributable to Comcast Corporation is stated after deducting net income attributable to noncontrolling interests of $319 million, $1.7 billion and $1 billion, respectively. The reduction in net income attributable to noncontrolling interests in 2013 was primarily due to the Redemption Transaction in March 2013. See Note 4 to Comcast's consolidated financial statements for additional information on the Redemption Transaction.

(b)

On January 28, 2011, we completed the NBCUniversal transaction in which Comcast acquired a controlling interest in NBCUniversal. The results of operations of NBCUniversal are included in the financial information above for all periods following January 28, 2011. Refer to Note 4 to Comcast's consolidated financial statements for additional information on the NBCUniversal transaction.

NBCUniversal

Omitted pursuant to General Instruction I(2)(a) to Form 10-K.

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Item 7: Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Introduction and Overview

We are a global media and technology company with two primary businesses, Comcast Cable and NBCUniversal. We present our operations for Comcast Cable in one reportable business segment, referred to as Cable Communications, and our operations for NBCUniversal in four reportable business segments.

Cable Communications Segment

Comcast Cable is the nation's largest provider of video, high-speed Internet and voice services ("cable services") to residential customers under the XFINITY brand, and we also provide similar services to small and medium-sized businesses. As of December 31, 2013, our cable systems served 21.7 million video customers, 20.7 million high-speed Internet customers and 10.7 million voice customers and passed more than 53 million homes and businesses. Our Cable Communications segment generates revenue primarily from subscriptions to our cable services, which we market individually and in packages, and from the sale of advertising. In 2013, our Cable Communications segment generated 65% of our consolidated revenue and 80% of our operating income before depreciation and amortization.

We offer a broad variety of video services with access to hundreds of channels, including premium networks, such as HBO, Showtime, Starz and Cinemax, pay-per-view channels, as well as On Demand, our video-on-demand service, and an interactive, on-screen program guide. Our video customers may also subscribe to a higher level of video service, including our HD video and DVR services. Our video customers have the ability to use XFINITY TV online or our mobile apps for smartphones and tablets to view certain live television programming and some of our On Demand content, browse program listings, and schedule and manage DVR recordings online.

Our high-speed Internet services generally provide Internet access at downstream speeds of up to 105 Mbps, and we also have introduced downstream speeds of up to 505 Mbps in limited markets. Our high-speed Internet service for business customers also includes a website hosting service and an interactive tool that allows customers to share, coordinate and store documents online.

Our voice services provide local and long-distance calling and other features. For our business voice customers, we also offer additional features such as hosted voice services that use cloud network servers, a business directory listing and the added capacity for multiple phone lines.

In addition to the video, high-speed Internet and voice services that we offer to small and medium-sized business customers, we offer Ethernet network services to our medium-sized business customers that connect multiple locations. We also provide cellular backhaul services to mobile network operators to help our customers manage network bandwidth.

We also sell advertising, under the Spotlight brand, that we receive through our distribution agreements with cable networks. We generally receive an allocation of scheduled advertising time on cable networks that we sell to local, regional and national advertisers.

The majority of our Cable Communications segment revenue is generated from subscriptions to our cable services. Customers are typically billed in advance on a monthly basis based on the services and features they receive and the type of equipment they use. Residential customers may generally discontinue service at any time, while business customers may only discontinue service in accordance with the terms of their contracts, which typically have 2 to 5 year terms.

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The most significant operating cost for our Cable Communications segment is the programming expenses we incur to provide content to our video customers. We anticipate that our programming expenses will continue to increase. We have, and will continue to attempt to, offset increases in programming expenses through rate increases, the sale of additional video and other services, and through operating efficiencies.

NBCUniversal Segments

NBCUniversal is one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies that develops, produces and distributes entertainment, news and information, sports, and other content for global audiences. The Cable Networks, Broadcast Television, Filmed Entertainment and Theme Parks segments comprise the NBCUniversal businesses and are collectively referred to as the "NBCUniversal segments."

Cable Networks

Our Cable Networks segment consists primarily of a diversified portfolio of cable television networks. Our cable networks are comprised of our national cable entertainment networks (USA Network, Syfy, E!, Bravo, Oxygen, Esquire Network, Sprout, Chiller, G4, Cloo, and Universal HD); our national cable news and information networks (MSNBC, CNBC and CNBC World); our national cable sports networks (Golf Channel and NBC Sports Network); our regional sports and news networks; various international cable networks; and our cable television production operations. Our Cable Networks segment generates revenue primarily from the distribution of our cable network programming to multichannel video providers, the sale of advertising on our cable networks and our related digital media properties, and the licensing of our owned programming.

Broadcast Television

Our Broadcast Television segment consists primarily of the NBC and Telemundo broadcast networks, our 10 NBC and 17 Telemundo owned local broadcast television stations and our broadcast television production operations. Our Broadcast Television segment generates revenue primarily from the sale of advertising on our broadcast networks, our owned local broadcast television stations and our related digital media properties, the licensing of our owned programming and fees received under retransmission consent agreements.

Filmed Entertainment

Our Filmed Entertainment segment primarily produces, acquires, markets and distributes filmed entertainment worldwide. Our films are produced primarily under the Universal Pictures, Focus Features and Illumination names. Our Filmed Entertainment segment generates revenue primarily from the worldwide distribution of our owned and acquired films for exhibition in movie theaters, the licensing of our owned and acquired films through various distribution platforms, and the sale of our owned and acquired films on standard-definition video discs and Blu-ray discs (together, "DVDs") and through digital distributors. Our Filmed Entertainment segment also generates revenue from producing and licensing live stage plays, from distributing filmed entertainment produced by third parties, as well as from various digital media properties.

Theme Parks

Our Theme Parks segment consists primarily of our Universal theme parks in Orlando and Hollywood. Our Theme Parks segment generates revenue primarily from theme park attendance and per capita spending. Per capita spending includes ticket price and in-park spending on food, beverages and merchandise. We also receive fees from third parties that own and operate Universal Studios Japan and Universal Studios Singapore for intellectual property licenses and other services.

Other

Our other business interests primarily include Comcast-Spectacor, which owns the Philadelphia Flyers and the Wells Fargo Center arena in Philadelphia and operates arena management-related businesses.

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2013 Developments

The following are the more significant developments in our businesses during 2013:

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an increase in consolidated revenue of 3.3% to $64.7 billion and an increase in consolidated operating income of 11.4% to $13.6 billion

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the acquisition in March 2013 of GE's remaining 49% common equity interest in NBCUniversal Holdings and NBCUniversal's purchase from GE of certain properties NBCUniversal occupies; see "Redemption Transaction" below for additional information

Cable Communications Segment

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an increase in Cable Communications segment revenue of 5.6% to $41.8 billion and an increase in Cable Communications segment operating income before depreciation and amortization of 5.8% to $17.2 billion

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an increase in Cable Communications segment capital expenditures of 9.8% to $5.4 billion primarily due to the investment in our IP and cloud-enabled video platform, referred to as our X1 platform, the deployment of our wireless gateways in customers' homes, and our continued investment in network infrastructure, as well as the expansion of business services and our home security and automation services

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our X1 platform is now available in all of the markets in which we operate, and we have purchased and deployed over 7 million wireless gateways

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the continued expansion of video offerings for our customers via On Demand and online, including the launch of a mobile app that enables live-streaming of certain programming content

NBCUniversal Segments

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an increase in total NBCUniversal revenue of 5.7% to $23.7 billion when excluding the impact from our broadcasts of the Super Bowl and London Olympics in 2012, and a decrease of 0.7% when including the $1.4 billion of revenue in the prior year related to these events

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an increase in total NBCUniversal operating income before depreciation and amortization of 15.2% to $4.7 billion

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the continued investment in original programming and sports programming rights at both our cable networks and broadcast networks and the continued investment in new attractions at our Universal theme parks, including the Transformers and Despicable Me attractions and the expansion of the Harry Potter attraction

Redemption Transaction

On March 19, 2013, Comcast acquired GE's remaining 49% common equity interest in NBCUniversal Holdings for approximately $16.7 billion (the "Redemption Transaction"). In addition to this transaction, NBCUniversal purchased from GE certain properties NBCUniversal occupies at 30 Rockefeller Plaza in New York City and CNBC's headquarters in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey for $1.4 billion. See Note 4 to Comcast's consolidated financial statements for additional information on these transactions.

Competition

The results of operations of our reportable business segments are affected by competition, as all of our businesses operate in competitive, consumer-driven and rapidly changing environments and compete with a

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growing number of companies that provide a broad range of communications products and services and entertainment, news and information content to consumers. Additionally, there continue to be new companies with significant financial resources that potentially may compete on a larger scale with our cable services, as well as with our cable and broadcast networks and filmed entertainment businesses.

Competition for the cable services we offer consists primarily of direct broadcast satellite ("DBS") providers, which have a national footprint and compete in all our service areas, and phone companies, which overlap approximately 45% of our service areas and are continuing to expand their fiber-based networks. We also compete with other providers of traditional cable services. All of these companies typically offer features, pricing and packaging for services comparable to our cable services.

Each of NBCUniversal's businesses also face substantial and increasing competition from providers of similar types of content, as well as from other forms of entertainment and recreational activities. NBCUniversal also must compete to obtain talent, programming and other resources required in operating its businesses.

Technological changes are further intensifying and complicating the competitive landscape for all of our businesses by challenging existing business models and affecting consumer behavior. Newer services and devices that enable online digital distribution of movies, television shows, and other cable and broadcast video programming continue to gain consumer acceptance and evolve, including some services that charge a nominal or no fee for such programming. These services and devices may potentially negatively affect demand for our video services, as well as demand for our cable network, broadcast television and filmed entertainment content, as the number of entertainment choices available to consumers increases and as video programming is more reliably delivered over the Internet and more easily viewed via the Internet on televisions. Wireless services and devices also continue to evolve allowing consumers to access information, entertainment and communication services, which could negatively impact demand for our cable services, including for our voice services as people substitute mobile phones for landline phones. In addition, delayed viewing and advertising skipping have become more common as the penetration of DVRs and similar products has increased and as content has become increasingly available via video-on-demand services and Internet sources, which may have a negative impact on our advertising revenue.

In our Cable Communications segment, we believe that adding more content and delivering it on an increasing variety of platforms will assist in attracting and retaining customers for our cable services. We are also developing and launching new technology initiatives, such as our X1 platform, and deploying new wireless gateway devices, to further enhance our video and high-speed Internet services. In our NBCUniversal segments, to compete for consumers of our content and for customers at our theme parks, we have invested, and will continue to invest, substantial amounts in acquiring content and producing original content for our cable networks and broadcast television networks, including the acquisition of sports rights, and will continue to invest in our film productions and in the development of new theme park attractions. See "Business - Competition" for additional information.

Seasonality and Cyclicality

Each of our businesses is subject to seasonal and cyclical variations. In our Cable Communications segment, our results are impacted by the seasonal nature of customers receiving our cable services in college and vacation markets. This generally results in a reduction in net customer additions in the second calendar quarter and increased net customer additions in the third and fourth calendar quarters of each year.

Revenue in our Cable Communications, Cable Networks and Broadcast Television segments is subject to cyclical advertising patterns and changes in viewership levels. Our U.S. advertising revenue is generally higher in the second and fourth calendar quarters of each year, due in part to increases in consumer advertising in the spring and in the period leading up to and including the holiday season. U.S. advertising revenue is also cyclical, benefiting in even-numbered years from advertising related to candidates running for political office

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and issue-oriented advertising. Our Broadcast Television revenue and operating costs and expenses are also cyclical as a result of our periodic broadcasts of the Olympic Games and the Super Bowl. Our advertising revenue generally increases in the period of these broadcasts from increased demand for advertising time, and our operating costs and expenses also increase as a result of our production costs and the amortization of the related rights fees. All of the revenue and operating costs and expenses associated with our broadcasts of the 2012 London Olympics and the 2012 Super Bowl were reported in our Broadcast Television segment.

Revenue in our Filmed Entertainment segment fluctuates due to the timing of the release of films in movie theaters and the release of our films on DVD and through digital distributors. Release dates are determined by several factors, including competition and the timing of vacation and holiday periods. As a result, revenue tends to be seasonal, with increases experienced each year during the summer months and around the holidays. Revenue in our Cable Networks and Broadcast Television segments fluctuates depending on the timing of when our programming is aired on television, which typically results in higher advertising revenue in the second and fourth calendar quarter of each year. Revenue in our Cable Networks, Broadcast Television and Filmed Entertainment segments also fluctuates due to the timing of when our owned content is made available to licensees.

Revenue in our Theme Parks segment fluctuates with changes in theme park attendance that result from the seasonal nature of vacation travel, local entertainment offerings and seasonal weather variations. Our theme parks generally experience peak attendance during the summer months when schools are closed and during early winter and spring holiday periods.

Consolidated Operating Results

Year ended December 31 (in millions)		2013				2012				2011				% Change 2012 to 2013				% Change 2011 to 2012
Revenue		$	64,657			$	62,570			$	55,842				3.3	%			12.0	%
Costs and Expenses:
Programming and production			19,670				19,929				16,596				(1.3	)			20.1
Other operating and administrative			18,584				17,833				16,646				4.2				7.1
Advertising, marketing and promotion			4,969				4,831				4,243				2.9				13.9
Depreciation			6,254				6,150				6,040				1.7				1.8
Amortization			1,617				1,648				1,596				(1.9	)			3.3
Operating income			13,563				12,179				10,721				11.4				13.6
Other income (expense) items, net			(2,448	)			(570	)			(2,514	)			NM				(77.3	)
Income before income taxes			11,115				11,609				8,207				(4.3	)			41.5
Income tax expense			(3,980	)			(3,744	)			(3,050	)			6.3				22.8
Net income			7,135				7,865				5,157				(9.3	)			52.5
Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests and redeemable subsidiary preferred stock			(319	)			(1,662	)			(997	)			(80.9	)			66.8
Net income attributable to Comcast Corporation		$	6,816			$	6,203			$	4,160				9.9	%			49.1	%

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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2013 Consolidated Operating Results by Segment

Consolidated Revenue

In 2013, our Cable Communications, Cable Networks, Filmed Entertainment and Theme Parks segments accounted for substantially all of the increase in consolidated revenue. The increase was partially offset by a decrease in revenue in our Broadcast Television segment due to revenue recorded in 2012 attributable to our broadcasts of the 2012 Super Bowl and the 2012 London Olympics. Excluding $259 million and $1.2 billion of revenue associated with our broadcasts of the 2012 Super Bowl and the 2012 London Olympics, respectively, consolidated revenue increased 5.8% in 2013.

In 2012, our Cable Communications, Broadcast Television and Filmed Entertainment segments accounted for substantially all of the increase in consolidated revenue. The increase in our Broadcast Television segment was primarily due to our broadcasts of the 2012 Super Bowl and the 2012 London Olympics.

Revenue for our segments is discussed separately below under the heading "Segment Operating Results."

Consolidated Costs and Expenses

In 2013, our Cable Communications, Cable Networks and Theme Parks segments accounted for substantially all of the increase in consolidated costs and expenses, excluding depreciation and amortization ("operating costs and expenses"). The increase was partially offset by a decrease in operating costs and expenses in our Broadcast Television segment due to operating costs and expenses recorded in 2012 attributable to our broadcasts of the 2012 Super Bowl and the 2012 London Olympics.

In 2012, our Cable Communications, Broadcast Television and Filmed Entertainment segments accounted for substantially all of the increase in consolidated operating costs and expenses. The increase in our Broadcast Television segment was primarily due to our broadcasts of the 2012 Super Bowl and the 2012 London Olympics.

Operating costs and expenses for our segments are discussed separately below under the heading "Segment Operating Results."

Consolidated depreciation and amortization increased slightly in 2013 primarily due to increases in capital spending in our Cable Communications and Theme Parks segments, as well as depreciation associated with the acquisition of real estate properties by NBCUniversal in 2013. Consolidated depreciation and amortization increased slightly in 2012 primarily due to the impact of consolidating NBCUniversal and Universal Orlando for a full year period for the first time in 2012.

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Segment Operating Results

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. 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 19 to Comcast's consolidated financial statements and Note 18 to NBCUniversal's consolidated financial statements). This measure should not be considered a substitute for operating income (loss), net income (loss) attributable to Comcast Corporation, net income (loss) attributable to NBCUniversal, net cash provided by operating activities, or other measures of performance or liquidity we have reported in accordance with GAAP.

Beginning in 2013, revenue in our Cable Communications segment from certain business customers, such as hotels, restaurants and bars, is presented in business services revenue rather than in video revenue. Also beginning in 2013, operating costs and expenses for our Cable Communications segment present franchise and other regulatory fees under a new caption, and the former technical labor caption was expanded to include both technical and product support expenses; previously, franchise and other regulatory fees and product support expenses had been included under the "other" caption. The presentation of operating costs and expenses in our Cable Networks, Broadcast Television and Filmed Entertainment segments was also expanded to present programming and production costs, other operating and administrative expenses, and advertising, marketing and promotion expenses. Reclassifications have been made to 2012 and 2011 to conform to the classifications used in 2013.

Cable Communications Segment Results of Operations

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Year ended December 31 (in millions)		2013				2012				2011				% Change from 2012 to 2013				% Change from 2011 to 2012
Revenue
Residential:
Video		$	20,535			$	19,952			$	19,464				2.9	%			2.5	%
High-speed Internet			10,334				9,544				8,743				8.3				9.2
Voice			3,657				3,557				3,503				2.8				1.5
Business services			3,241				2,565				1,953				26.4				31.3
Advertising			2,189				2,284				2,001				(4.2	)			14.1
Other			1,880				1,702				1,562				10.5				9.0
Total revenue			41,836				39,604				37,226				5.6				6.4
Operating costs and expenses
Programming			9,107				8,386				7,851				8.6				6.8
Technical and product support			5,349				5,187				5,048				3.1				2.7
Customer service			2,097				1,995				1,911				5.1				4.4
Franchise and other regulatory fees			1,246				1,176				1,104				6.0				6.5
Advertising, marketing and promotion			2,896				2,731				2,430				6.0				12.4
Other			3,936				3,874				3,594				1.6				7.8
Total operating costs and expenses			24,631				23,349				21,938				5.5				6.4
Operating income before depreciation and amortization		$	17,205			$	16,255			$	15,288				5.8	%			6.3	%

Customer Metrics

		Total Customers												Net Additional Customers
December 31 (in thousands)		2013				2012				2011				2013				2012				2011
Video customers			21,690				21,995				22,331				(305	)			(336	)			(459	)
High-speed Internet customers			20,662				19,367				18,144				1,296				1,223				1,159
Voice customers			10,723				9,955				9,342				768				613				732

Customer data includes residential and business customers.

Cable Communications Segment – Revenue

Our Cable Communications segment leverages our existing cable distribution system to grow revenue by, among other things, adding new customers, encouraging existing cable customers to add new or higher tier services, and growing other services such as our business services offerings and our home security and automation services. We offer our cable services in bundles and often provide promotional incentives. We seek to balance promotional offers and rate increases with their expected effects on the number of customers and overall revenue.

Video

Video revenue increased 2.9% and 2.5% in 2013 and 2012, respectively. Increases in revenue of approximately 5% in both years were primarily related to customers receiving additional and higher levels of video service, as well as from rate adjustments. As of December 31, 2013, 12.4 million customers subscribed to at least one of our HDTV or DVR advanced services compared to 11.8 million customers and 10.9 million customers as of December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively. In both years, the increases in revenue were partially offset by fewer residential video customers. These decreases were primarily due to competitive pressures in our service areas from phone and satellite competitors and the impact of rate adjustments. We may experience further declines in the number of residential video customers.

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As of December 31, 2013, 40% of the homes and businesses in the areas we serve subscribed to our video services, compared to 41% and 43% as of December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

High-Speed Internet

High-speed Internet revenue increased 8.3% and 9.2% in 2013 and 2012, respectively. Increases in the number of residential customers accounted for increases in revenue of approximately 6% in both years. The remaining increases in revenue in 2013 and 2012 were primarily due to higher rates from customers receiving higher levels of service and rate adjustments.

As of December 31, 2013, 38% of the homes and businesses in the areas we serve subscribed to our high-speed Internet services, compared to 36% and 35% as of December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively. Our customer base continues to grow as consumers continue to choose our high-speed Internet service and seek higher speed offerings.

Voice

Voice revenue increased 2.8% and 1.5% in 2013 and 2012, respectively. Increases in the number of residential customers receiving our services through our discounted bundled offerings accounted for increases in revenue of approximately 6% and 4% in 2013 and 2012, respectively. These increases were partially offset in both years by the impact of the allocation of voice revenue for our bundled customers because revenue attributable to voice services represents a lower proportion of the bundled rate. The amounts allocated to voice revenue in the bundled rate have decreased in 2013 and 2012 because video and high-speed Internet rates have increased, while voice rates have remained relatively flat.

As of December 31, 2013, 20% of the homes and businesses in the areas we serve subscribed to our voice services, compared to 19% and 18% as of December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

Business Services

Business services revenue increased 26.4% and 31.3% in 2013 and 2012, respectively. The increases in both years were primarily due to a higher number of business customers receiving our cable services. The remaining increases in both years were primarily due to continued growth in the number of medium-sized business customers, including those receiving our Ethernet network and cellular backhaul services. In 2013, our medium-sized business customers represented 19% of total business services revenue, compared to 15% and 12% in 2012 and 2011, respectively. We believe these increases in business customers are primarily the result of our efforts to gain market share from competitors by offering competitive products and pricing.

Advertising

As part of our distribution agreements with cable networks, we generally receive an allocation of scheduled advertising time on cable networks that we sell to local, regional and national advertisers under the Spotlight brand. In most cases, the available advertising time is sold by our sales force. In some cases, we work with representation firms as an extension of our sales force to sell a portion of the advertising time allocated to us. We also represent the advertising sales of other multichannel video providers in some markets. In addition, we generate revenue from the sale of advertising online and on our On Demand service.

Advertising revenue is affected by the strength of the advertising market and general economic conditions. Advertising revenue decreased 4.2% in 2013 primarily due to lower political advertising revenue. Excluding the impact of political advertising revenue in 2012, advertising revenue increased 4.8% primarily due to increases in the national and regional advertising markets. Advertising revenue increased 14.1% in 2012 primarily due to increases in political advertising revenue and improvements in the local and regional advertising markets, which were primarily driven by increased spending from automotive advertisers.

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Other

We receive revenue related to cable franchise and other regulatory fees, our digital media center, commissions from electronic retailing networks, and fees from other services. Cable franchise and regulatory fees represent the fees required to be paid to federal, state and local authorities that we pass through to our customers. Under the terms of our cable franchise agreements, we are generally required to pay to the cable franchising authority an amount based on our gross video revenue. The changes in franchise and other regulatory fees collected from our cable services customers are generally due to changes in the revenue on which the fees apply.

Other revenue increased 10.5% and 9.0% in 2013 and 2012, respectively, primarily due to increases in franchise and other regulatory fees and in revenue from other services, including our home security and automation services.

Cable Communications Segment – Operating Costs and Expenses

We continue to focus on controlling the growth of expenses. Our operating margin, which is our operating income before depreciation and amortization as a percentage of revenue, for 2013, 2012 and 2011 was 41.1%, 41.0% and 41.1%, respectively.

Programming Costs

Programming expenses, our largest operating expense, are the fees we pay to license the programming we distribute to our video customers. These expenses are affected by the programming license fees charged by cable networks, fees for retransmission of the signals from local broadcast television stations, the number of video customers we serve and the amount of content we provide. Programming costs increased in 2013 and 2012 primarily due to increases in programming license fees, including sports programming and retransmission consent fees, and fees to secure rights for additional programming for our customers across an increasing number of platforms.

We anticipate that our programming expenses will continue to increase as we provide additional content, including in HD, to our video customers; as we deliver this content through an increasing number of platforms, including On Demand, online and through our mobile apps for smartphones and tablets; and as the fees we pay increase, primarily from sports programming costs and retransmission consent fees. We believe that adding more content and delivering it on various platforms will help us to attract and retain video customers.

Technical and Product Support Expenses

Technical and product support expenses include costs to complete service call and installation activities, as well as network operations, product development, fulfillment and provisioning costs. Technical and product support expenses increased in 2013 and 2012 primarily due to expenses related to customer fulfillment activities and expenses related to the development, delivery and support of our products and services, and continued growth in business services.

Customer Service Expenses

Customer service expenses include the personnel and other costs associated with handling customer sales and service activity. Customer service expenses increased in 2013 and 2012 primarily due to increases in total labor costs associated with increases in customer service activity. The increases in customer service activity were primarily due to increases in the number of customers as well as sales and related support activities associated with the continued deployment of enhanced services and devices, including our X1 platform and wireless gateways, and continued growth in business services.

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Franchise and Other Regulatory Fees

Franchise and other regulatory fees increased in 2013 and 2012 primarily due to increases in residential and business services revenue.

Advertising, Marketing and Promotion Expenses

Advertising, marketing and promotion expenses increased in 2013 and 2012 primarily due to increases in spending associated with attracting new residential and business services customers and expanding our services to existing customers.

Other Costs and Expenses

Other costs and expenses increased in 2013 and 2012 primarily due to increases in other administrative costs and advertising sales activities.

NBCUniversal Segments Overview

The discussion below compares the NBCUniversal segments' actual results for 2013 and 2012, as well as the pro forma combined results for 2011. The pro forma combined amounts for 2011 presented in the tables below include pro forma adjustments as if the NBCUniversal and Universal Orlando transactions each had occurred on January 1, 2010. Pro forma combined amounts are not necessarily indicative of what our results would have been had we operated the NBCUniversal contributed businesses or Universal Orlando since that date, nor of our future results.

During 2013, 2012 and 2011, there were no changes to NBCUniversal's accounting principles or practices that had a material effect on its net income.

2013 NBCUniversal Segments Operating Results

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The operating results of the NBCUniversal segments for 2013, 2012 and 2011 are presented in the table below.

		2013				2012				2011
		Actual				Actual				Actual				Pro Forma				Pro Forma Combined
(in millions)		Year Ended December 31				Year Ended December 31				Year Ended December 31				For the Period January 1 through January 28				Year Ended December 31				% Change 2012 to 2013				% Change 2011 to 2012
Revenue
Cable Networks		$	9,201			$	8,727			$	8,061			$	385			$	8,446				5.4	%			3.3	%
Broadcast Television			7,120				8,200				5,982				467				6,449				(13.2	)			27.2
Filmed Entertainment			5,452				5,159				4,239				353				4,592				5.7				12.4
Theme Parks			2,235				2,085				1,874				115				1,989				7.2				4.8
Headquarters, other and eliminations			(358	)			(359	)			(896	)			544				(352	)			NM				NM
Total revenue		$	23,650			$	23,812			$	19,260			$	1,864			$	21,124				(0.7	)%			12.7	%
Operating Income Before Depreciation and Amortization
Cable Networks		$	3,501			$	3,303			$	3,199			$	153			$	3,352				6.0	%			(1.5	)%
Broadcast Television			345				358				124				(15	)			109				(3.6	)			230.1
Filmed Entertainment			483				79				27				(3	)			24				509.7				234.2
Theme Parks			1,004				953				830				37				867				5.3				9.9
Headquarters, other and eliminations			(601	)			(586	)			(718	)			135				(583	)			(2.3	)			(0.6	)
Total operating income before depreciation and amortization		$	4,732			$	4,107			$	3,462			$	307			$	3,769				15.2	%			9.0	%

Cable Networks Segment Actual and Pro Forma Results of Operations

		2013				2012				2011
		Actual				Actual				Actual				Pro Forma				Pro Forma Combined
(in millions)		Year Ended December 31				Year Ended December 31				Year Ended December 31				For the Period January 1 through January 28				Year Ended December 31				% Change 2012 to 2013				% Change 2011 to 2012
Revenue
Distribution		$	4,905			$	4,604			$	4,210			$	188			$	4,398				6.5	%			4.7	%
Advertising			3,536				3,389				3,154				162				3,316				4.3				2.2
Content licensing and other			760				734				697				35				732				3.6				0.2
Total revenue			9,201				8,727				8,061				385				8,446				5.4				3.3
Operating costs and expenses
Programming and production			3,850				3,659				3,218				167				3,385				5.2				8.1
Other operating and administrative			1,342				1,306				1,218				26				1,244				2.8				5.0
Advertising, marketing and promotion			508				459				426				39				465				10.7				(1.4	)
Total operating costs and expenses			5,700				5,424				4,862				232				5,094				5.1				6.5
Operating income before depreciation and amortization		$	3,501			$	3,303			$	3,199			$	153			$	3,352				6.0	%			(1.5	)%

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Cable Networks Segment – Revenue

Distribution

Distribution revenue is generated from distribution agreements with multichannel video providers and is affected by the number of subscribers receiving our cable networks and the fees we charge per subscriber.

Distribution revenue increased in 2013 and 2012 primarily due to increases in the contractual rates that we charged under distribution agreements.

In 2013, 2012 and 2011, 13% of our Cable Networks segment revenue was generated from our Cable Communications segment. These amounts are eliminated in Comcast's consolidated financial statements but are included in the amounts presented above.

Advertising

Advertising revenue is generated from the sale of advertising time on our cable networks and related digital media properties. Our advertising revenue is generally based on audience ratings, the value of our viewer demographics 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 national advertising market, general economic conditions and the success of our programming.

Advertising revenue increased 4.3% and 2.2% in 2013 and 2012, respectively. Higher prices and an increase in the volume of advertising units sold contributed to increases of 8.9% and 12.9% in 2013 and 2012, respectively. These increases were partially offset by continued declines in audience ratings at some of our networks.

Content Licensing and Other

We also generate other revenue primarily from the licensing of our owned programming to various distribution platforms, including cable and broadcast networks, and to digital distributors.

Content licensing and other revenue increased in 2013 primarily due to a new licensing agreement entered into during the year. Content licensing and other revenue remained flat in 2012.

Cable Networks Segment – Operating Costs and Expenses

Programming and Production

Programming and production costs include the amortization of owned and acquired programming, sports rights, direct production costs, residual and participation payments, production overhead, costs associated with the distribution of our programming to third-party networks and other distribution platforms, and on-air talent costs.

Programming and production costs increased in 2013 and 2012 primarily due to our continued investment in original programming at certain of our cable networks and higher sports programming costs. The increase in sports programming costs in 2013 included the impact from an increase in the number of NHL games compared to 2012 due to the NHL lockout in 2012 as well as costs associated with our broadcasts of the English Premier League soccer. The increase in sports programming costs in 2012 included the impact from an increase in the number of NBA games compared to 2011 due to the NBA lockout in 2011.

Other Operating and Administrative

Other operating and administrative costs and expenses include salaries, employee benefits, rent and other overhead expenses.

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Other operating and administrative costs and expenses increased in 2013 and 2012 primarily due to an increase in employee-related costs.

Advertising, Marketing and Promotion

Advertising, marketing and promotion expenses consist primarily of the costs incurred in promoting our cable networks and costs associated with digital media.

Advertising, marketing and promotion expenses increased in 2013 primarily due to increased spending on marketing across our cable network portfolio primarily due to the launch of new programming on our cable networks. Advertising, marketing and promotion expenses remained relatively flat in 2012.

Broadcast Television Segment Actual and Pro Forma Results of Operations

		2013				2012				2011
		Actual				Actual				Actual				Pro Forma				Pro Forma Combined
(in millions)		Year Ended December 31				Year Ended December 31				For the Period January 29 through December 31				For the Period January 1 through January 28				Year Ended December 31				% Change 2012 to 2013				% Change 2011 to 2012
Revenue
Advertising		$	4,930			$	5,876			$	3,976			$	315			$	4,291				(16.1	)%			36.9	%
Content licensing			1,447				1,474				1,509				111				1,620				(1.8	)			(9.1	)
Other			743				850				497				41				538				(12.6	)			58.2
Total revenue			7,120				8,200				5,982				467				6,449				(13.2	)			27.2
Operating costs and expenses
Programming and production			5,192				6,291				4,515				448				4,963				(17.5	)			26.7
Other operating and administrative			1,204				1,206				1,075				13				1,088				(0.2	)			10.8
Advertising, marketing and promotion			379				345				268				21				289				10.0				19.3
Total operating costs and expenses			6,775				7,842				5,858				482				6,340				(13.6	)			23.7
Operating income (loss) before depreciation and amortization		$	345			$	358			$	124			$	(15	)		$	109				(3.6	)%			230.1	%

Broadcast Television Segment – Revenue

Advertising

Advertising revenue is generated from the sale of advertising time on our broadcast networks, our owned local television stations and our related digital media properties. Our advertising revenue is generally based on audience ratings, the value of our viewer demographics to advertisers, and the number of advertising units we can place in our broadcast networks' and owned local television stations' programming schedules. Advertising revenue is affected by the strength of the national and local advertising markets, general economic conditions, and the success and ratings of our programming.

Advertising revenue decreased in 2013 and increased in 2012 primarily due to $1.2 billion of advertising revenue recorded in 2012 associated with our broadcasts of the 2012 Super Bowl and the 2012 London

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Olympics. Excluding the impact of these events, advertising revenue increased 5% and 9% in 2013 and 2012, respectively, primarily due to higher prices and volume of advertising units sold, which included the impact of an increase in political advertising in 2012.

Content Licensing

Content licensing revenue is generated from the licensing of our owned programming in the United States and internationally, including to cable and broadcast networks and digital distributors. The subsequent licensing of our owned programming series following the initial network license is critical to their financial success as the production and distribution costs related to our owned programming generally exceed the revenue generated from the initial network license.

Content licensing revenue decreased in 2013 and 2012 primarily due to the timing of licensing agreements.

Other

We also generate other revenue primarily from fees for retransmission consent of our owned broadcast television stations and associated fees received from our affiliated local television stations, as well as from the sale of our owned programming on DVDs and through online digital distributors. The sale of our owned programming is driven primarily by the popularity of our broadcast networks and programming series and, therefore, fluctuates based on consumer spending and acceptance. Other revenue also includes distribution revenue associated with our periodic broadcasts of the Olympic Games.

Other revenue decreased in 2013 and increased in 2012 primarily due to $266 million of distribution revenue from multichannel video providers in 2012 associated with our broadcast of the London Olympics. The decrease in 2013 was partially offset by an increase in fees received under our retransmission consent agreements.

Broadcast Television Segment – Operating Costs and Expenses

Programming and Production

Programming and production expenses relate to content originating on our broadcast networks and owned local broadcast television stations and include the amortization of owned and acquired programming costs, sports rights, direct production costs, residual and participation payments, production overhead, costs associated with the distribution of our programming to third-party networks and other distribution platforms, and on-air talent costs.

Programming and production costs decreased in 2013 and increased in 2012 primarily due to programming rights and production costs of $1.3 billion associated with our broadcasts of the 2012 London Olympics and 2012 Super Bowl. Excluding the impact of these events, programming and production costs increased in 2013 and 2012 primarily due to our continued investment in original programming.

Other Operating and Administrative

Other operating and administrative expenses include salaries, employee benefits, rent and other overhead expenses.

Other operating and administrative expenses remained relatively flat in 2013. Other operating and administrative expenses increased in 2012 primarily due to higher employee-related costs.

Advertising, Marketing and Promotion

Advertising, marketing and promotion expenses consist primarily of the costs associated with promoting our owned television programming, as well as the marketing of DVDs and costs associated with our digital media properties.

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Advertising, marketing and promotion expenses increased in 2013 and 2012 primarily due to increased spending on marketing associated with our primetime schedule.

Filmed Entertainment Segment Actual and Pro Forma Results of Operations

		2013				2012				2011
		Actual				Actual				Actual				Pro Forma				Pro Forma Combined
(in millions)		Year Ended December 31				Year Ended December 31				For the Period January 29 through December 31				For the Period January 1 through January 28				Year Ended December 31				% Change 2012 to 2013				% Change 2011 to 2012
Revenue
Theatrical		$	1,568			$	1,390			$	983			$	58			$	1,041				12.8	%			33.5	%
Content licensing			1,654				1,540				1,234				171				1,405				7.4				9.7
Home entertainment			1,828				1,834				1,559				96				1,655				(0.3	)			10.8
Other			402				395				463				28				491				1.8				(19.6	)
Total revenue			5,452				5,159				4,239				353				4,592				5.7				12.4
Operating costs and expenses
Programming and production			2,982				3,002				2,266				205				2,471				(0.7	)			21.5
Other operating and administrative			716				652				768				55				823				9.8				(20.6	)
Advertising, marketing and promotion			1,271				1,426				1,178				96				1,274				(10.8	)			11.9
Total operating costs and expenses			4,969				5,080				4,212				356				4,568				(2.2	)			11.2
Operating income (loss) before depreciation and amortization		$	483			$	79			$	27			$	(3	)		$	24				509.7	%			234.2	%

Filmed Entertainment Segment – Revenue

Theatrical

Theatrical revenue is generated from the worldwide theatrical release of our owned and acquired films for exhibition in movie theaters and is significantly affected by the timing of each release and the number of films we distribute, as well as their acceptance by consumers. Theatrical revenue is also affected by the number of exhibition screens, ticket prices, the percentage of ticket sale retention by the exhibitors and the popularity of competing films at the time our films are released. The success of a film in movie theaters is a significant factor in determining the revenue a film is likely to generate in succeeding distribution platforms.

Theatrical revenue increased in 2013 primarily due to the strong performance of Despicable Me 2 and Fast and Furious 6 . Theatrical revenue increased in 2012 primarily due to the strong performance of Ted , Dr. Seuss' The Lorax and The Bourne Legacy .

Content Licensing

Content licensing revenue is generated primarily from the licensing of our owned and acquired films to cable, broadcast and premium networks, as well as to digital distributors.

Content licensing revenue increased in 2013 primarily due to the international licensing of our 2012 theatrical releases as well as from the licensing of our current year theatrical releases to digital distributors. Content

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licensing revenue increased in 2012 primarily due to a higher volume of our owned and acquired films made available to licensees in 2012, as well as an increase in the licensing of our content to digital distributors.

Home Entertainment

Home entertainment revenue is generated from the sale of our owned and acquired films on DVDs to retail stores, rental kiosks and subscription by mail services, and through digital distributors. Home entertainment revenue is significantly affected by the timing and number of our releases and their acceptance by consumers. Release dates are determined by several factors, including the timing of the exhibition of a film in movie theaters, holiday periods and the timing of competitive releases.

Home entertainment revenue remained flat in 2013 primarily due to a decrease in the number of releases in 2013 compared to 2012 offset by the strong performance of Despicable Me 2 and Fast and Furious 6 . Home entertainment revenue increased in 2012 primarily due to an increased number of, and improved performance of, our 2012 releases compared to our 2011 releases.

While we experienced successful DVD releases in 2013 such as Despicable Me 2 and Fast and Furious 6 , the overall DVD market continues to experience declines due to the impact of weak economic conditions, the maturation of the standard-definition DVD format, piracy, and increasing shifts in consumer behavior toward digital distributors, subscription rental services and discount rental kiosks, which generate less revenue per transaction than DVD sales.

Other

We also generate revenue from producing and licensing live stage plays, distributing filmed entertainment produced by third parties and from various digital media properties. Other revenue increased slightly in 2013 primarily due to an increase in revenue generated from our stage plays. Other revenue decreased in 2012 primarily due to lower revenue generated from our stage plays as a result of fewer productions.

Filmed Entertainment Segment – Operating Costs and Expenses

Programming and Production

Programming and production expenses include the amortization of capitalized film production and acquisition costs, residual and participation payments, and distribution expenses. Residual payments represent amounts payable to certain of our employees, including freelance and temporary employees, who are represented by labor unions or guilds and are based on post-theatrical revenue. Participation payments are primarily based on film performance and represent contingent consideration payable to creative talent, third parties that have entered into cofinancing agreements with us and other parties involved in the production of a film.

Programming and production costs decreased slightly in 2013 and increased in 2012 primarily due to higher amortization of film costs in 2012 associated with the higher cost of our 2012 film slate.

Other Operating and Administrative

Other operating and administrative expenses include salaries, employee benefits, rent and other overhead expenses.

Other operating and administrative expenses increased in 2013 primarily due to the realization of a receivable in 2012 that was previously reserved for as uncollectible. Other operating and administrative expenses decreased in 2012 due to lower costs associated with our stage plays business as a result of fewer productions.

Advertising, Marketing and Promotion

Advertising and marketing expenses consist primarily of expenses associated with advertising for our theatrical releases and the marketing of DVDs. We incur significant marketing expenses before and throughout the

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release of a film in movie theaters. As a result, we typically incur losses on a film prior to and during the film's exhibition in movie theaters and may not realize profits, if any, until the film generates home entertainment and content licensing revenue. The costs associated with producing and marketing films have generally increased in recent years and may continue to increase in the future.

Advertising, marketing and promotion expenses decreased in 2013 primarily due to fewer significant theatrical releases in 2013 compared to 2012. Advertising, marketing and promotion expenses increased in 2012 primarily due to an increase in marketing costs associated with our 2012 theatrical and DVD releases.

Theme Parks Segment Actual and Pro Forma Results of Operations

		2013				2012				2011
		Actual				Actual				Actual (a)				Pro Forma				Pro Forma Combined
(in millions)		Year Ended December 31				Year Ended December 31				For the Period January 29 through December 31				For the Period January 1 through January 28				Year Ended December 31				% Change 2012 to 2013				% Change 2011 to 2012
Revenue		$	2,235			$	2,085			$	1,874			$	115			$	1,989				7.2	%			4.8	%
Operating costs and expenses			1,231				1,132				1,044				78				1,122				8.8				0.9
Operating income before depreciation and amortization		$	1,004			$	953			$	830			$	37			$	867				5.3	%			9.9	%

(a)

Actual amounts include the results of operations for the NBCUniversal acquired businesses and Universal Orlando for the period January 29, 2011 through December 31, 2011. The results of operations for Universal Orlando for the period January 29, 2011 through June 30, 2011 are eliminated from our consolidated results because Universal Orlando was recorded as an equity method investment during that period.

Theme Parks Segment – Revenue

Our Theme Parks segment revenue is generated primarily from theme park attendance and per capita spending at our Universal theme parks in Orlando and Hollywood, as well as from license and other fees.

Attendance at our theme parks and per capita spending depend heavily on the general environment for travel and tourism, including consumer spending on travel and other recreational activities. 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 and other intellectual property.

Theme Parks segment revenue increased in 2013 and 2012 primarily due to higher guest attendance and increases in per capita spending at our Orlando and Hollywood theme parks. The increases in 2013 and 2012 were primarily driven by the continued success of The Wizarding World of Harry Potter attraction in Orlando and the Transformers attractions in Orlando and Hollywood, which opened in June 2013 and May 2012, respectively.

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; food, beverage and merchandise costs; labor costs; and sales and marketing costs.

Theme Parks segment operating costs and expenses increased in 2013 and 2012 primarily due to additional costs at our Orlando and Hollywood theme parks associated with additional attractions and increases in food, beverage and merchandise costs associated with the increases in attendance.

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NBCUniversal Headquarters, Other and Eliminations

Headquarters and Other operating costs and expenses incurred by our NBCUniversal businesses include overhead, personnel costs and costs associated with corporate initiatives. Operating costs and expenses increased in 2013 primarily due to higher employee costs. Operating costs and expenses remained flat in 2012 primarily due to higher technology and administrative costs offset by the impact of transaction-related costs associated with the 2011 NBCUniversal transaction, including severance and other compensation-related costs.

Eliminations include the results of operations for Universal Orlando for the period January 29, 2011 through June 30, 2011. Our Theme Parks segment included the results of operations of Universal Orlando for this period because these amounts had been reflected in our segment performance measure. These amounts were not included when we measured total NBCUniversal and our consolidated results of operations because we recorded Universal Orlando as an equity method investment for the period January 29, 2011 through June 30, 2011.

Corporate and Other Results of Operations

Year ended December 31 (in millions)		2013				2012				2011				% Change 2012 to 2013				% Change 2011 to 2012
Revenue		$	600			$	498			$	558				20.6	%			(10.8	)%
Operating costs and expenses			1,089				874				974				24.7				(10.3	)
Operating income (loss) before depreciation and amortization		$	(489	)		$	(376	)		$	(416	)			(30.2	)%			9.7	%

Corporate and Other – Revenue

Other revenue primarily relates to Comcast-Spectacor, which owns the Philadelphia Flyers and the Wells Fargo Center arena in Philadelphia and operates arena management-related businesses.

Other revenue increased in 2013 primarily due to an increase in the number of NHL games compared to 2012 due to the lockout in 2012. Other revenue decreased in 2012 primarily due to a loss in revenue associated with the NHL lockout.

Corporate and Other – Operating Costs and Expenses

Corporate and Other operating costs and expenses primarily include overhead, personnel costs, the cost of corporate initiatives incurred by our Comcast businesses and operating costs and expenses associated with Comcast-Spectacor.

Corporate and Other operating costs and expenses increased in 2013 primarily due to $74 million of expenses associated with the final settlement of the terminated qualified pension plan that provided benefits to former employees of a company we acquired as part of the AT&T Broadband transaction in 2002 as well as an increase in labor costs in our Comcast-Spectacor business. Corporate and Other operating costs and expenses decreased in 2012 primarily due to the NHL lockout.

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Consolidated Other Income (Expense) Items, Net

Year ended December 31 (in millions)		2013				2012				2011
Interest expense		$	(2,574	)		$	(2,521	)		$	(2,505	)
Investment income (loss), net			576				219				159
Equity in net income (losses) of investees, net			(86	)			959				(35	)
Other income (expense), net			(364	)			773				(133	)
Total		$	(2,448	)		$	(570	)		$	(2,514	)

Interest Expense

Interest expense increased in 2013 primarily due to an increase in our debt outstanding, partially offset by a lower average cost of debt. Interest expense remained flat in 2012.

Investment Income (Loss), Net

Investment income (loss), net increased in 2013 primarily due to the $443 million gain related to the sale of our investment in Clearwire Corporation ("Clearwire") in July 2013. The components of investment income (loss), net in 2013, 2012 and 2011 are presented in a table in Note 6 to Comcast's consolidated financial statements.

Equity in Net Income (Losses) of Investees, Net

The changes in equity in net income (losses) of investees, net in 2013 and 2012 were primarily due to the $876 million of income that was recorded in 2012 related to our portion of SpectrumCo's gain on sale of its advanced wireless services spectrum licenses, as well as $142 million of total equity losses recorded in 2013 attributable to our investment in Hulu, LLC ("Hulu"). In July 2013, we entered into an agreement to provide capital contributions totaling $247 million to Hulu, which we had previously accounted for as a cost method investment. This represented an agreement to provide our first capital contribution to Hulu since our interest was acquired as part of the NBCUniversal transaction, therefore we began to apply the equity method of accounting for this investment. The change in the method of accounting for this investment required us to recognize Hulu's accumulated losses from the date of the NBCUniversal transaction through July 2013.

Other Income (Expense), Net

The changes in other income (expense), net in 2013 and 2012 were primarily due to the $1 billion gain recorded in 2012 related to the sale of our investment in A&E Television Networks LLC ("A&E Television Networks"), as well as an impairment of $236 million of our equity method investment in, and loans with, a regional sports cable network based in Houston, Texas, which was recorded in 2013.

Consolidated Income Tax Expense

Income tax expense reflects federal and state income taxes, adjustments associated with uncertain tax positions and, until the close of the Redemption Transaction in March 2013, the partnership structure of NBCUniversal Holdings whereby income tax expense was not recorded on the portion of its consolidated income that was attributable to GE's noncontrolling interest. Our effective income tax rate in 2013, 2012 and 2011 was 35.8%, 32.3% and 37.2%, respectively. In 2013, our effective income tax rate increased due to the Redemption Transaction in March 2013 in which we acquired GE's noncontrolling common equity interest in NBCUniversal and subsequently recorded income tax expense on all of its consolidated income. In addition, our 2013 income tax expense was reduced by $158 million due to the nontaxable portion of the increase in tax basis associated with the redemption of Liberty Media Series A common stock in October 2013. In 2012, our effective income tax rate decreased due to proportionately higher pretax income at NBCUniversal, which included NBCUniversal's gain on the sale of its equity interest in A&E Television Networks. In addition, our 2012 income tax expense decreased by $109 million due to certain changes in state tax laws that became

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effective in 2012. Our income tax expense in the future may continue to be impacted by adjustments to uncertain tax positions and related interest, and changes in tax laws. We expect our 2014 annual effective tax rate to be in the range of 37% to 39%, absent changes in tax laws or significant changes in uncertain tax positions.

Consolidated Net (Income) Loss Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests and Redeemable Subsidiary Preferred Stock

The decrease in net income attributable to noncontrolling interests and redeemable subsidiary preferred stock in 2013 was primarily due to our acquisition of GE's remaining 49% common equity interest in NBCUniversal Holdings in March 2013. The increase in net income attributable to noncontrolling interests in 2012 was primarily due to GE's allocated share of the increase in earnings of NBCUniversal during 2012.

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 meet our debt repayment obligations, to fund our capital expenditures, to invest in business opportunities and to return capital to shareholders.

We also maintain significant availability under our lines of credit and our commercial paper program to meet our short-term liquidity requirements.

Our commercial paper program provides a lower cost source of borrowing to fund our short-term working capital requirements and is supported by the Comcast and Comcast Cable Communications, LLC $6.25 billion revolving credit facility due June 2017. In September 2013, we increased the borrowing capacity of our commercial paper program from $2.25 billion to $6.25 billion.

As of December 31, 2013, amounts available under our consolidated revolving credit facilities, net of amounts outstanding under our commercial paper program and outstanding letters of credit, totaled $4.7 billion, which included $100 million available under NBCUniversal Enterprise, Inc.'s ("NBCUniversal Enterprise") credit facility.

In March 2013, we, four of our wholly owned cable holding company subsidiaries (the "cable guarantors") and NBCUniversal entered into a series of agreements and supplemental indentures to include NBCUniversal as part of our existing cross-guarantee structure. As members of the cross-guarantee structure, we and the cable guarantors fully and unconditionally guarantee NBCUniversal's public debt securities, and NBCUniversal fully and unconditionally guarantees all of our and the cable guarantors' public debt securities, as well as our $6.25 billion revolving credit facility. We and the cable guarantors also fully and unconditionally guarantee NBCUniversal Enterprise's $4 billion of senior notes and its $1.35 billion credit facility due March 2018. NBCUniversal does not guarantee the NBCUniversal Enterprise senior notes or credit facility. See Note 21 to Comcast's consolidated financial statements for additional information on our subsidiary cross-guarantee structure.

We, NBCUniversal and our Cable Communications subsidiaries that have provided guarantees are subject to the covenants and restrictions set forth in the indentures governing our public debt securities and in the credit agreements governing the Comcast and Comcast Cable Communications credit facility. We test for compliance with the covenants for our credit facility on an ongoing basis. The only financial covenant is in our credit facility and pertains to leverage, which is the ratio of debt to operating income before depreciation and

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amortization, as defined in the credit facility. As of December 31, 2013, we met this financial covenant by a significant margin. We do not expect to have to reduce debt or improve operating results in order to continue to comply with this financial covenant.

Receivables Monetization

In December 2013, the programs under which NBCUniversal monetized certain of its accounts receivable with a syndicate of banks were terminated. The final payments of $1.4 billion associated with the termination of these programs are a component of net cash provided by operating activities in Comcast's and NBCUniversal's consolidated statement of cash flows. See Note 17 to Comcast's consolidated financial statements and Note 16 to NBCUniversal's consolidated financial statements for additional information.

Operating Activities

Components of Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities

Year ended December 31 (in millions)		2013				2012				2011
Operating income		$	13,563			$	12,179			$	10,721
Depreciation and amortization			7,871				7,798				7,636
Operating income before depreciation and amortization			21,434				19,977				18,357
Noncash share-based compensation			419				371				344
Termination of receivables monetization programs			(1,442	)			-				-
Changes in operating assets and liabilities			93				(418	)			(603	)
Cash basis operating income			20,504				19,930				18,098
Payments of interest			(2,355	)			(2,314	)			(2,441	)
Payments of income taxes			(3,946	)			(2,841	)			(1,626	)
Proceeds from investments and other			162				213				360
Excess tax benefits under share-based compensation			(205	)			(134	)			(46	)
Net cash provided by operating activities		$	14,160			$	14,854			$	14,345

The changes in operating assets and liabilities in 2013 compared to the changes in 2012 were primarily due to the timing of receipts for our accounts receivable, increases in deferred revenue associated with our Olympics broadcasts and a decrease in film and television costs. The increases were partially offset by payments made in 2013 related to the termination of a film financing arrangement and payments of our accounts payable and accrued expenses related to trade creditors, as well as the timing of other operating items.

The changes in operating assets and liabilities in 2012 compared to the changes in 2011 were primarily related to a decrease in film and television costs, partially offset by the settlement in 2012 of a $237 million liability associated with an unfavorable Olympic contract that had been recorded through the application of acquisition accounting in 2011, as well as the timing of other operating items, including accounts receivable and accounts payable and accrued expenses related to trade creditors.

Interest payments remained relatively flat in 2013 compared to 2012. The decrease in interest payments in 2012 was primarily due to the repayment and redemption of certain of our debt obligations.

The increase in income tax payments in 2013 was primarily due to higher taxable income from operations, the net impact of the economic stimulus legislation, the settlement of tax disputes and the repatriation of foreign earnings. The increase in income tax payments in 2012 was primarily due to increases in taxable income, which resulted in higher federal tax payments made in 2012, and the lower net benefit in 2012 of the economic stimulus legislation. We expect income tax payments to increase in 2014 primarily due to higher taxable income from operations and the expiration of the economic stimulus legislation.

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Investing Activities

Net cash used in investing activities in 2013 consisted primarily of cash paid for capital expenditures, acquisitions of real estate properties, purchases of investments and cash paid for intangible assets. Net cash used in investing activities in 2012 consisted primarily of cash paid for capital expenditures, cash paid for intangible assets and the purchase of investments and was substantially offset by proceeds from sales of businesses and investments and return of capital from investees.

Capital Expenditures

Our most significant recurring investing activity has been capital expenditures in our Cable Communications segment, and we expect that this will continue in the future. The table below summarizes the capital expenditures we incurred in our Cable Communications segment in 2013, 2012 and 2011.

Year ended December 31 (in millions)		2013				2012				2011
Cable distribution system		$	1,819			$	1,720			$	1,715
Customer premise equipment			2,990				2,678				2,594
Other equipment			527				462				420
Buildings and building improvements			67				57				77
Land			-				4				-
Total		$	5,403			$	4,921			$	4,806

Cable Communications capital expenditures increased in 2013 and 2012 primarily due to an increase in customer premise equipment purchases, including purchases related to our X1 platform and our wireless gateways in 2013, and increased investment in business services and network capacity.

Capital expenditures in our NBCUniversal segments increased 52.0% to $1.2 billion in 2013 primarily due to continued investment at our Universal theme parks. Capital expenditures in our NBCUniversal segments increased 75.7% to $763 million in 2012 primarily due to increased investment at our Universal theme parks and increased investment in technical infrastructure to support our cable networks and broadcast television operations.

The rate of growth of our capital expenditures for 2014 is expected to increase as we continue to invest significantly in the deployment of our X1 platform and wireless gateways to our customers and the expansion of business services and our home security and automation services. Capital expenditures for subsequent years will depend on numerous factors, including acquisitions, competition, changes in technology, regulatory changes, and the timing and rate of deployment of new services and capacity for existing services. In addition, we have invested and expect to continue to invest in existing and new attractions at our Universal theme parks.

Cash Paid for Intangible Assets

In 2013 and 2012, cash paid for intangible assets consisted primarily of software.

Acquisitions of Real Estate Properties

In 2013, acquisitions of real estate properties included NBCUniversal's purchases of the 30 Rockefeller Plaza properties it occupies in connection with the Redemption Transaction, NBCUniversal's purchase of the property located at 10 Universal City Plaza, which is adjacent to Universal Studios in Hollywood, California and our purchase of an 80% interest in a business whose primary asset is our corporate headquarters located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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Acquisitions

Our 2013 and 2012 acquisitions were not significant. In 2011, we closed the NBCUniversal transaction and NBCUniversal acquired the remaining 50% equity interest in Universal Orlando that it did not already own. See Note 4 to Comcast's consolidated financial statements for additional information on our acquisitions.

Proceeds from Sales of Businesses and Investments

In 2013, proceeds from sales of businesses and investments were primarily related to the redemption of our Liberty Media Series A common stock by Liberty Media Corporation and the sale of our investment in Clearwire. In 2012, proceeds from sales of businesses and investments were primarily related to the A&E Television Networks transaction. Following the close of the A&E Television Networks transaction, NBCUniversal no longer receives dividends from A&E Television Networks. In 2012 and 2011, NBCUniversal received $129 million and $196 million, respectively, in dividends from A&E Television Networks, which were included in net cash provided by operating activities. In 2011, proceeds from sales of businesses and investments were primarily related to the sale of the Philadelphia 76ers.

Return of Capital from Investees

In 2013, return of capital from investees consisted primarily of a distribution received from The Weather Channel Holding Corp. ("The Weather Channel"). In 2012, return of capital from investees consisted primarily of distributions received from the SpectrumCo transaction. Our return of capital from investees in 2011 was not significant.

Purchases of Investments

In 2013, purchases of investments related primarily to equity securities that were held as collateral for our prepaid forward sale agreements. Our purchases of investments in 2012 and 2011 were not significant.

Financing Activities

Net cash used in financing activities consisted primarily of our acquisition of GE's remaining 49% common equity interest in NBCUniversal Holdings, repayments of debt, repurchases of our common stock, dividend payments and the effective settlement of our Station Venture liability, which were partially offset by proceeds from borrowings and issuances of common stock. Proceeds from borrowings fluctuate from year to year based on the amounts paid to fund acquisitions and debt repayments.

In January 2013, we issued $750 million aggregate principal amount of 2.850% senior notes due 2023, $1.7 billion aggregate principal amount of 4.250% senior notes due 2033 and $500 million aggregate principal amount of 4.500% senior notes due 2043. In March 2013, in connection with the Redemption Transaction, we consolidated an additional $4 billion aggregate principal amount of senior notes issued by NBCUniversal Enterprise and $1.25 billion of borrowings under the NBCUniversal Enterprise credit facility.

During 2013, we repaid $2.3 billion aggregate principal amount of our debt outstanding at maturity.

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.

See Note 9 to Comcast's consolidated financial statements for additional information on our financing activities, including details of our debt repayments and borrowings, and long-term debt incurred in connection with the Redemption Transaction, including the debt issued by NBCUniversal Enterprise, which we now consolidate.

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Share Repurchases and Dividends

In 2013, we repurchased 49 million shares of our Class A Special common stock for $2.0 billion. As of December 31, 2013, we had $1.5 billion remaining under this authorization.

In January 2014, our Board of Directors increased our share repurchase program authorization to $7.5 billion, which does not have an expiration date. Under this authorization, we may repurchase shares in the open market or in private transactions. We intend to repurchase $3 billion of shares during 2014, subject to market conditions.

Our Board of Directors declared quarterly dividends totaling $2.0 billion in 2013. We paid dividends of $2.0 billion in 2013. In January 2014, our Board of Directors approved a 15% increase in our dividend to $0.90 per share on an annualized basis and approved our first quarter dividend of $0.225 per share to be paid in April 2014. We expect to continue to pay quarterly dividends, although each dividend is subject to approval by our Board of Directors.

The table below sets forth information on our share repurchases and dividends paid in 2013, 2012 and 2011.

Contractual Obligations

The table below presents our future contractual obligations as of December 31, 2013 by the period in which the payments are due.

		Payment Due by Period
(in millions)		Total				Year 1				Years 2-3				Years 4-5				More than 5
Debt obligations (a)		$	47,810			$	3,273			$	6,910			$	7,946			$	29,681
Capital lease obligations			37				7				11				5				14
Operating lease obligations			2,144				385				628				458				673
Purchase obligations (b)			46,867				8,434				9,488				7,573				21,372
Other long-term liabilities reflected on the balance sheet (c)			10,184				3,674				1,757				814				3,939
Total (d)		$	107,042			$	15,773			$	18,794			$	16,796			$	55,679

Refer to Note 9 (long-term debt) and Note 18 (commitments and contingencies) to our consolidated financial statements.

(a)

Excludes interest payments.

(b)

Purchase obligations consist of agreements to purchase goods and services that are legally binding on us and specify all significant terms, including fixed or minimum quantities to be purchased and price provisions. Our purchase obligations related to our Cable Communications segment include programming contracts with cable networks and local broadcast television stations, contracts with customer premise equipment manufacturers, communication vendors and multichannel video providers for which we provide advertising sales representation, and other contracts entered into in the normal course of business. Cable Communications programming contracts in the table above include amounts payable under fixed or minimum guaranteed commitments and do not represent the total fees that are expected to be paid under programming contracts, which we expect to be higher because these contracts are generally based on

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the number of subscribers receiving the programming. Our purchase obligations related to our NBCUniversal segments consist primarily of commitments to acquire film and television programming, including U.S. television rights to future Olympic Games through 2020, Sunday Night Football on NBC through the 2022-23 season, including the Super Bowl in 2015, 2018 and 2021, NHL games through the 2020-21 season, Spanish-language U.S. television rights to FIFA World Cup games through 2022, U.S television rights to English Premier League soccer games through the 2015-16 season, certain PGA TOUR golf events through 2021 and certain NASCAR events through 2024, as well as obligations under various creative talent and employment agreements, including obligations to actors, producers, television personalities and executives, and various other television commitments. Purchase obligations do not include contracts with immaterial future commitments.

(c)

Other long-term liabilities reflected on the balance sheet consist primarily of prepaid forward sale agreements of equity securities we hold; subsidiary preferred shares; deferred compensation obligations; pension, postretirement and postemployment benefit obligations; contingent consideration obligation related to the NBCUniversal transaction; and a contractual obligation acquired in connection with the Universal Orlando transaction. This contractual obligation involves financial interests held by a third party in certain NBCUniversal businesses and is based on a percentage of future revenue of the specified businesses. This contractual obligation provides the third party with the option, beginning in 2017, to require NBCUniversal to purchase the interest for cash in an amount equal to the fair value of the estimated future payments. Reserves for uncertain tax positions of $1.7 billion are not included in the table above because it is uncertain if and when these reserves will become payable. Payments of $1.6 billion of participations and residuals are also not included in the table above because we cannot make a reliable estimate of the period in which these obligations will be settled.

(d)

Total contractual obligations are made up of the following components.

(in millions)
Liabilities recorded on the balance sheet		$	59,410
Commitments not recorded on the balance sheet			47,632
Total		$	107,042

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

As of December 31, 2013, we did not have any material off-balance sheet arrangements that are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on our financial condition, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources.

Critical Accounting Judgments and Estimates

The preparation of our 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.

We believe our judgments and related estimates associated with the valuation and impairment testing of our cable franchise rights, the accounting for film and television costs, and the accounting for income taxes are critical in the preparation of our consolidated financial statements. Management has discussed the development and selection of these critical accounting judgments and estimates with the Audit Committee of our Board of Directors, and the Audit Committee has reviewed our disclosures relating to them, which are presented below. See Notes 8, 5 and 15 to Comcast's consolidated financial statements for a discussion of our accounting policies with respect to these items.

Valuation and Impairment Testing of Cable Franchise Rights

Our largest asset, our cable franchise rights, results from agreements we have with state and local governments that allow us to construct and operate a cable business within a specified geographic area. The value of a franchise is derived from the economic benefits we receive from the right to solicit new customers and to market new services, such as advanced video services and high-speed Internet and voice services, in a particular service area. The amounts we record for cable franchise rights are primarily a result of cable system acquisitions. Typically when we acquire a cable system, the most significant asset we record is the value of the cable franchise rights. Often these cable system acquisitions include multiple franchise areas. We currently serve approximately 6,400 franchise areas in the United States.

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We have concluded that our cable franchise rights have an indefinite useful life since there are no legal, regulatory, contractual, competitive, economic or other factors which limit the period over which these rights will contribute to our cash flows. Accordingly, we do not amortize our cable franchise rights but assess the carrying value of our cable franchise rights annually, or more frequently whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may exceed the fair value ("impairment testing").

For the purpose of our impairment testing, we have grouped the recorded values of our various cable franchise rights into our three Cable Communications divisions or units of account. We evaluate the unit of account periodically to ensure our impairment testing is performed at an appropriate level.

The annual impairment test for indefinite-lived intangibles allows for the option to first assess qualitative factors to determine whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of an indefinite-lived intangible is less than its carrying amount. An entity may choose to perform the qualitative assessment or an entity may bypass the qualitative assessment and proceed directly to the quantitative impairment test. If it is determined, on the basis of qualitative factors, that the fair value of a reporting unit is, more likely than not, less than its carrying value, the quantitative impairment test is required. When performing a quantitative assessment, we estimate the fair value of our cable franchise rights primarily based on a discounted cash flow analysis that involves significant judgment. When analyzing the fair values indicated under the discounted cash flow models, we also consider multiples of operating income before depreciation and amortization generated by the underlying assets, current market transactions and profitability information.

In 2013, we performed a qualitative assessment of our cable franchise rights. We considered various factors that would affect the estimated fair values of our cable franchise rights, including changes in our projected future cash flows associated with our Cable Communications segment, industry, market and macroeconomic conditions and also the 27% increase in our market capitalization since we performed our 2012 quantitative assessment. In addition, we considered the results of our 2012 quantitative assessment, in which the estimated fair values of our franchise rights exceeded the carrying value in our three Cable Communications Divisions by 19%, 33% and 37%, respectively. We also compared our weighted average cost of capital in 2013 to that used in our 2012 quantitative assessment and it had remained relatively consistent. Based on our 2013 qualitative assessment, we concluded that it was more likely than not that the estimated fair values of our franchise rights were higher than our carrying values and that the performance of a quantitative impairment test was not required.

Since the adoption of the accounting guidance related to goodwill and intangible assets in 2002, we have not recorded any significant impairment charges to cable franchise rights as a result of our impairment testing. A future change in the unit of account could result in the recognition of an impairment charge.

We could also record impairment charges in the future if there are changes in long-term market conditions, in expected future operating results, or in federal or state regulations that prevent us from recovering the carrying value of these cable franchise rights. Assumptions made about increased competition and economic conditions could also impact the results of any qualitative assessment and the valuations used in future annual quantitative impairment testing and result in a reduction in the fair values of our cable franchise rights.

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, including acquired libraries, and accrue costs associated with participation and residual payments to programming and production expense. We generally record the amortization and the accrued costs using the individual film forecast computation method, which amortizes such costs using the ratio of the current period's 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.

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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 revenue from the licensing and sale of a film has historically exhibited a high correlation to its theatrical performance. Upon a film's release, our estimates of revenue from succeeding markets, including home entertainment and other distribution 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 for subsequent platforms, revenue estimates for these platforms, such as U.S. and international syndication, home entertainment, and other distribution 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, as well as stage play production costs, are subject to impairment testing when certain triggering events are identified. If the fair value of a production falls below its unamortized cost, we would record an adjustment for the amount by which the unamortized capitalized costs exceed the production's fair value. The fair value assessment is generally based on estimated future discounted cash flows, which are supported by our internal forecasts. Adjustments to capitalized film and stage play production costs of $167 million and $161 million were recorded in 2013 and 2012, respectively.

Income Taxes

We base our provision for income taxes on our current period income, changes in our deferred income tax assets and liabilities, income tax rates, changes in estimates of our uncertain tax positions, and tax planning opportunities available in the jurisdictions in which we operate. We prepare and file tax returns based on our interpretation of tax laws and regulations, and we record estimates based on these judgments and interpretations.

From time to time, we engage in transactions in which the tax consequences may be subject to uncertainty. In these cases, we evaluate our tax positions using the recognition threshold and the measurement attribute in accordance with the accounting guidance related to uncertain tax positions. Examples of these transactions include business acquisitions and dispositions, including consideration paid or received in connection with these transactions, and certain financing transactions. Significant judgment is required in assessing and estimating the tax consequences of these transactions. We determine whether it is more-likely-than-not that a tax position will be sustained on examination, including the resolution of any related appeals or litigation processes, based on the technical merits of the position. In evaluating whether a tax position has met the more-likely-than-not recognition threshold, we presume that the position will be examined by the appropriate taxing authority that has full knowledge of all relevant information. A tax position that meets the more-likely-than-not recognition threshold is measured to determine the amount of benefit to be recognized in our financial statements. The tax position is measured at the largest amount of benefit that has a greater than 50% likelihood of being realized when the position is ultimately resolved.

We adjust our estimates periodically to reflect changes in circumstances in ongoing examinations by and settlements with the various taxing authorities, as well as changes in tax laws, regulations and precedent. We believe that adequate accruals have been made for income taxes. When uncertain tax positions are ultimately

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resolved, either individually or in the aggregate, differences between our estimated amounts and the actual amounts are 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 flow for any one period. As of December 31, 2013, our uncertain tax positions and related accrued interest were $1.7 billion and $780 million, respectively.

Item 7A: Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

Interest Rate Risk Management

We maintain a mix of fixed-rate and variable-rate debt and we are exposed to the market risk of adverse changes in interest rates. In order to manage the cost and volatility relating to the interest cost of our outstanding debt, we enter into various interest rate risk management derivative transactions in accordance with our policies.

We monitor our exposure to the risk of adverse changes in interest rates through the use of techniques that include market value and sensitivity analyses. We do not engage in any speculative or leveraged derivative transactions.

Our interest rate derivative financial instruments, which may include swaps, rate locks, caps and collars, represent an integral part of our interest rate risk management program. Our interest rate derivative financial instruments reduced the portion of Comcast's total consolidated debt at fixed rates as of December 31, 2013 to 83.5% from 91.5%. NBCUniversal's interest rate derivative financial instruments reduced the portion of NBCUniversal's total consolidated debt at fixed rates as of December 31, 2013 to 93.2% from 99.9%.

In 2013, 2012 and 2011, the effect of our interest rate derivative financial instruments was to decrease Comcast's consolidated interest expense by $98 million, $106 million and $136 million, respectively. The effect of NBCUniversal's interest rate derivative financial instruments was not material to NBCUniversal's consolidated financial statements for all periods presented. Interest rate derivative financial instruments may have a significant effect on Comcast's interest expense in the future.

The table below summarizes the fair values and contract terms of financial instruments subject to interest rate risk maintained by us as of December 31, 2013.

(in millions)		2014				2015				2016				2017				2018				Thereafter				Total				Estimated Fair Value as of December 31, 2013
Debt
Fixed rate		$	1,930			$	3,370			$	2,801			$	2,557			$	3,444			$	29,695			$	43,797			$	47,773
Average interest rate			3.8	%			5.9	%			4.6	%			7.0	%			4.3	%			5.5	%			5.4	%
Variable rate		$	1,350			$	50			$	700			$	-			$	1,950			$	-			$	4,050			$	4,050
Average interest rate			0.7	%			3.2	%			3.1	%			0.0	%			4.9	%			0.0	%			3.2	%
Interest Rate Instruments
Fixed to variable swaps		$	1,100			$	150			$	800			$	200			$	1,600			$	-			$	3,850			$	140
Average pay rate			0.7	%			1.9	%			2.9	%			6.0	%			4.6	%			0.0	%			3.1	%
Average receive rate			4.4	%			3.7	%			4.8	%			6.3	%			5.8	%			0.0	%			5.1	%

The estimated fair value of our interest rate swaps in the table above includes $21 million related to NBCUniversal.

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We use the notional amount of each interest rate derivative financial instrument to calculate the interest to be paid or received. The notional amounts do not represent our exposure to credit loss. The estimated fair value approximates the amount of payments to be made or proceeds to be received to settle the outstanding contracts, including accrued interest. We estimate interest rates on variable rate debt and swaps using the average implied forward LIBOR through the year of maturity based on the yield curve in effect on December 31, 2013, plus the applicable borrowing margin on December 31, 2013.

Certain of our financial contracts include credit-ratings-based triggers that could affect our liquidity. In the ordinary course of business, some of Comcast's swaps could be subject to termination provisions if it does not maintain investment grade credit ratings. As of December 31, 2013 and 2012, the estimated fair value of those swaps was not material. The amount to be paid or received upon termination, if any, would be based on the fair value of the outstanding contracts at that time.

See Note 2 to each of the Comcast and NBCUniversal consolidated financial statements for additional information on our accounting policies for derivative financial instruments.

Foreign Exchange Risk Management

NBCUniversal has significant operations in a number of countries outside the United States, and certain of NBCUniversal's operations are conducted in foreign currencies. The value of these currencies fluctuates relative to the U.S. dollar. These changes 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.

As part of our overall strategy to manage the level of exposure to the risk of foreign exchange rate fluctuations, NBCUniversal enters into derivative financial instruments related to a significant portion of its foreign currency exposures. NBCUniversal enters into foreign currency forward contracts that change in value as foreign exchange rates change to protect the U.S. dollar equivalent value of its foreign currency assets, liabilities, commitments, and forecasted foreign currency revenue and expenses. In accordance with our policy, NBCUniversal hedges forecasted foreign currency transactions for periods generally not to exceed 18 months. In certain circumstances NBCUniversal enters into foreign exchange contracts with initial maturities in excess of 18 months. As of December 31, 2013 and 2012, NBCUniversal had foreign exchange contracts with a total notional value of $968 million and $820 million, respectively. As of December 31, 2013 and 2012, the aggregate estimated fair value of these foreign exchange contracts was not material.

We have analyzed our foreign currency exposures related to NBCUniversal's operations as of December 31, 2013, including our hedging contracts, to identify assets and liabilities denominated in a currency other than their functional currency. For these assets and liabilities, we then evaluated the effect of a 10% shift in currency exchange rates between those currencies and the U.S. dollar. The analysis of such shift in exchange rates indicated that there would be an immaterial effect on our 2013 income.

Comcast is also exposed to the market risks associated with fluctuations in foreign exchange rates as they relate to its foreign currency denominated debt obligations. Cross-currency swaps are used to effectively convert fixed-rate foreign currency denominated debt to fixed-rate U.S. dollar denominated debt, in order to hedge the risk that the cash flows related to annual interest payments and the payment of principal at maturity may be adversely affected by fluctuations in currency exchange rates. The gains and losses on the cross-currency swaps offset changes in the U.S. dollar equivalent value of the related exposures. As of December 31, 2013 and 2012, the fair value of our cross-currency swaps on our £625 million principal amount of 5.50% senior notes due 2029 was an asset of $73 million and $30 million, respectively.

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Equity Price Risk Management

Comcast is exposed to the market risk of changes in the equity prices of its investments in marketable securities. Comcast enters into various derivative transactions in accordance with its policies to manage the volatility related to these exposures. Through market value and sensitivity analyses, Comcast monitors its equity price risk exposures to ensure that the instruments are matched with the underlying assets or liabilities, reduce its risks relating to equity prices, and maintain a high correlation to the risk inherent in the hedged item.

To limit Comcast's exposure to and the benefits from price fluctuations in the common stock of some of its investments, it uses equity derivative financial instruments. These derivative financial instruments, which are accounted for at fair value, may include equity collar agreements, prepaid forward sale agreements and indexed debt instruments.

In 2013 and 2012, the changes in the fair value of the investments that Comcast accounted for as available-for-sale or trading securities were substantially offset by the changes in the fair values of the equity derivative financial instruments. See Note 6 to Comcast's consolidated financial statements for additional information on its investments and investment income (loss), net.

Counterparty Credit Risk Management

Comcast and NBCUniversal 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. Comcast has 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 December 31, 2013 and 2012, Comcast was not required to post collateral under the terms of these agreements. As of December 31, 2013, the collateral that Comcast held from certain of its counterparties under the terms of these agreements was not material.

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Item 8: Comcast Corporation Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

Index		Page
Report of Management		78
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm		79
Consolidated Balance Sheet		80
Consolidated Statement of Income		81
Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income		82
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows		83
Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity		84
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements		85

NBCUniversal Media, LLC

See Index to NBCUniversal Media, LLC Financial Statements and Supplemental Data on page 145.

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Report of Management

Management's Report on Comcast's Financial Statements

Our management is responsible for the preparation, integrity and fair presentation of information in Comcast's consolidated financial statements, including estimates and judgments. The consolidated financial statements presented in this report have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. Our management believes the Comcast consolidated financial statements and other financial information included in this report fairly present, in all material respects, Comcast's financial condition, results of operations and cash flows as of and for the periods presented in this report. The Comcast consolidated financial statements have been audited by Deloitte & Touche LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their report, which is included herein.

Management's Report on Comcast's Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining an adequate system of internal control over financial reporting. Our system of internal control over financial reporting is designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States.

Our internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that:

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Pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect our transactions and dispositions of our assets.

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Provide reasonable assurance that our transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of our financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, and that our receipts and expenditures are being made only in accordance with authorizations of our management and our directors.

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Provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of our assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

Because of its inherent limitations, a system of internal control over financial reporting can provide only reasonable assurance and may not prevent or detect misstatements. Further, because of changes in conditions, effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting may vary over time. Our system contains self-monitoring mechanisms, and actions are taken to correct deficiencies as they are identified.

Our management conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of the system of internal control over financial reporting based on the framework in Internal Control - Integrated Framework issued in 1992 by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. Based on this evaluation, our management concluded that Comcast's system of internal control over financial reporting was effective as of December 31, 2013. The effectiveness of Comcast's internal controls over financial reporting of Comcast has been audited by Deloitte & Touche LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their report, which is included herein.

Audit Committee Oversight

The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors, which is comprised solely of independent directors, has oversight responsibility for our financial reporting process and the audits of Comcast's consolidated financial statements and internal control over financial reporting. The Audit Committee meets regularly with management and with our internal auditors and independent registered public accounting firm (collectively, the "auditors") to review matters related to the quality and integrity of our financial reporting, internal control over financial reporting (including compliance matters related to our Code of Conduct), and the nature, extent, and results of internal and external audits. Our auditors have full and free access and report directly to the Audit Committee. The Audit Committee recommended, and the Board of Directors approved, that the Comcast audited consolidated financial statements be included in this Form 10-K.

Brian L. Roberts		Michael J. Angelakis		Lawrence J. Salva
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer		Vice Chairman and Chief Financial Officer		Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer and Controller

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of

Comcast Corporation

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Comcast Corporation and subsidiaries (the "Company") as of December 31, 2013 and 2012, and the related consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income, cash flows and changes in equity for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2013. We also have audited the Company's internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2013, based on criteria established in Internal Control – Integrated Framework (1992)  issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. The Company's management is responsible for these financial statements, for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting, and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included in the accompanying Management's Report on Comcast's Internal Control Over Financial Reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and an opinion on the Company's internal control over financial reporting based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement and whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audits of the financial statements included examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our audit of internal control over financial reporting included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, and testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk. Our audits also included performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinions.

A company's internal control over financial reporting is a process designed by, or under the supervision of, the company's principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, and effected by the company's board of directors, management, and other personnel to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company's internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company's assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

Because of the inherent limitations of internal control over financial reporting, including the possibility of collusion or improper management override of controls, material misstatements due to error or fraud may not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. Also, projections of any evaluation of the effectiveness of the internal control over financial reporting to future periods are subject to the risk that the controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Comcast Corporation and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2013 and 2012, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2013, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Also, in our opinion, the Company maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2013, based on the criteria established in Internal Control – Integrated Framework (1992)  issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission.

/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

February 12, 2014

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Comcast Corporation

Consolidated Balance Sheet

December 31 (in millions, except share data)		2013				2012
Assets
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents		$	1,718			$	10,951
Investments			3,573				1,464
Receivables, net			6,376				5,521
Programming rights			928				909
Other current assets			1,480				1,146
Total current assets			14,075				19,991
Film and television costs			4,994				5,054
Investments			3,770				6,325
Property and equipment, net			29,840				27,232
Franchise rights			59,364				59,364
Goodwill			27,098				26,985
Other intangible assets, net			17,329				17,840
Other noncurrent assets, net			2,343				2,180
Total assets		$	158,813			$	164,971
Liabilities and Equity
Current Liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued expenses related to trade creditors		$	5,528			$	6,206
Accrued participations and residuals			1,239				1,350
Deferred revenue			898				851
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities			7,967				5,931
Current portion of long-term debt			3,280				2,376
Total current liabilities			18,912				16,714
Long-term debt, less current portion			44,567				38,082
Deferred income taxes			31,935				30,110
Other noncurrent liabilities			11,384				13,271
Commitments and contingencies (Note 18)
Redeemable noncontrolling interests and redeemable subsidiary preferred stock			957				16,998
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, 2,503,535,883 and 2,487,739,385; outstanding, 2,138,075,133 and 2,122,278,635			25				25
Class A Special common stock, $0.01 par value-authorized, 7,500,000,000 shares; issued, 529,964,944 and 578,704,227; outstanding, 459,030,180 and 507,769,463			5				6
Class B common stock, $0.01 par value-authorized, 75,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding, 9,444,375			-				-
Additional paid-in capital			38,890				40,547
Retained earnings			19,235				16,280
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)			56				15
Total Comcast Corporation shareholders' equity			50,694				49,356
Noncontrolling interests			364				440
Total equity			51,058				49,796
Total liabilities and equity		$	158,813			$	164,971

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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Consolidated Statement of Income

Year ended December 31 (in millions, except per share data)		2013				2012				2011
Revenue		$	64,657			$	62,570			$	55,842
Costs and Expenses:
Programming and production			19,670				19,929				16,596
Other operating and administrative			18,584				17,833				16,646
Advertising, marketing and promotion			4,969				4,831				4,243
Depreciation			6,254				6,150				6,040
Amortization			1,617				1,648				1,596
			51,094				50,391				45,121
Operating income			13,563				12,179				10,721
Other Income (Expense):
Interest expense			(2,574	)			(2,521	)			(2,505	)
Investment income (loss), net			576				219				159
Equity in net income (losses) of investees, net			(86	)			959				(35	)
Other income (expense), net			(364	)			773				(133	)
			(2,448	)			(570	)			(2,514	)
Income before income taxes			11,115				11,609				8,207
Income tax expense			(3,980	)			(3,744	)			(3,050	)
Net income			7,135				7,865				5,157
Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests and redeemable subsidiary preferred stock			(319	)			(1,662	)			(997	)
Net income attributable to Comcast Corporation		$	6,816			$	6,203			$	4,160
Basic earnings per common share attributable to Comcast Corporation shareholders		$	2.60			$	2.32			$	1.51
Diluted earnings per common share attributable to Comcast Corporation shareholders		$	2.56			$	2.28			$	1.50
Dividends declared per common share		$	0.78			$	0.65			$	0.45

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income

Year ended December 31 (in millions)		2013				2012				2011
Net income		$	7,135			$	7,865			$	5,157
Unrealized gains (losses) on marketable securities, net of deferred taxes of $(110), $(95) and $(2)			185				161				4
Deferred gains (losses) on cash flow hedges, net of deferred taxes of $(14), $(34) and $15			25				58				(25	)
Amounts reclassified to net income:
Realized (gains) losses on marketable securities, net of deferred taxes of $177, $ - and $5			(301	)			-				(8	)
Realized (gains) losses on cash flow hedges, net of deferred taxes of $2, $8 and $(11)			(3	)			(15	)			20
Employee benefit obligations, net of deferred taxes of $(108), $22 and $22			181				(31	)			(70	)
Currency translation adjustments, net of deferred taxes of $12, $ -, and $3			(29	)			-				(12	)
Comprehensive income			7,193				8,038				5,066
Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests and redeemable subsidiary preferred stock			(319	)			(1,662	)			(997	)
Other comprehensive (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests			9				(6	)			38
Comprehensive income attributable to Comcast Corporation		$	6,883			$	6,370			$	4,107

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows

Year ended December 31 (in millions)		2013				2012				2011
Operating Activities
Net income		$	7,135			$	7,865			$	5,157
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization			7,871				7,798				7,636
Amortization of film and television costs			8,249				9,454				6,787
Share-based compensation			419				371				344
Noncash interest expense (income), net			167				193				146
Equity in net (income) losses of investees, net			86				(959	)			35
Cash received from investees			120				195				311
Net (gain) loss on investment activity and other			(169	)			(1,062	)			23
Deferred income taxes			16				139				1,058
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisitions and divestitures:
Change in current and noncurrent receivables, net			(721	)			(823	)			(427	)
Change in film and television costs			(8,205	)			(9,432	)			(7,080	)
Change in accounts payable and accrued expenses related to trade creditors			(667	)			366				(20	)
Change in other operating assets and liabilities			(141	)			749				375
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities			14,160				14,854				14,345
Investing Activities
Capital expenditures			(6,596	)			(5,714	)			(5,307	)
Cash paid for intangible assets			(1,009	)			(923	)			(954	)
Acquisitions of real estate properties			(1,904	)			-				-
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired			(99	)			(90	)			(6,407	)
Proceeds from sales of businesses and investments			1,083				3,102				277
Return of capital from investees			149				2,362				37
Purchases of investments			(1,223	)			(297	)			(135	)
Other			85				74				(19	)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities			(9,514	)			(1,486	)			(12,508	)
Financing Activities
Proceeds from (repayments of) short-term borrowings, net			1,345				(544	)			544
Proceeds from borrowings			2,933				4,544				-
Repurchases and repayments of debt			(2,444	)			(2,881	)			(3,216	)
Repurchases and retirements of common stock			(2,000	)			(3,000	)			(2,141	)
Dividends paid			(1,964	)			(1,608	)			(1,187	)
Issuances of common stock			40				233				283
Purchase of NBCUniversal noncontrolling common equity interest			(10,761	)			-				-
Distributions to noncontrolling interests and dividends for redeemable subsidiary preferred stock			(215	)			(691	)			(325	)
Settlement of Station Venture liability			(602	)			-				-
Other			(211	)			(90	)			(159	)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities			(13,879	)			(4,037	)			(6,201	)
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents			(9,233	)			9,331				(4,364	)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year			10,951				1,620				5,984
Cash and cash equivalents, end of year		$	1,718			$	10,951			$	1,620

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity

		Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests and Redeemable Subsidiary Preferred Stock								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, 2011		$	143							$	24			$	8			$	-			$	39,780			$	12,158			$	(7,517	)		$	(99	)		$	80			$	44,434
Stock compensation plans											1												509				(41	)															469
Repurchases and retirements of common stock															(1	)							(1,067	)			(1,073	)															(2,141	)
Employee stock purchase plans																							68																				68
Dividends declared																											(1,233	)															(1,233	)
Other comprehensive income (loss)			(38	)																															(53	)							(53	)
NBCUniversal transaction			15,198																				1,605																264				1,869
Issuance of subsidiary shares to noncontrolling interests			83																				45																43				88
Contributions from (distributions to) noncontrolling interests, net			(214	)																																			(161	)			(161	)
Net income (loss)			842																								4,160												155				4,315
Balance, December 31, 2011			16,014								25				7				-				40,940				13,971				(7,517	)			(152	)			381				47,655
Stock compensation plans																							612				(240	)															372
Repurchases and retirements of common stock															(1	)							(1,081	)			(1,918	)															(3,000	)
Employee stock purchase plans																							80																				80
Dividends declared																											(1,736	)															(1,736	)
Other comprehensive income (loss)			6																																167								167
Contributions from (distributions to) noncontrolling interests, net			(493	)																																			(169	)			(169	)
Other			(43	)																			(4	)															80				76
Net income (loss)			1,514																								6,203												148				6,351
Balance, December 31, 2012			16,998								25				6				-				40,547				16,280				(7,517	)			15				440				49,796
Stock compensation plans																							603				(371	)															232
Repurchases and retirements of common stock															(1	)							(555	)			(1,444	)															(2,000	)
Employee stock purchase plans																							98																				98
Dividends declared																											(2,046	)															(2,046	)
Other comprehensive income (loss)			(9	)																															67								67
Purchase of NBCUniversal noncontrolling common equity interest			(17,006	)																			(1,651	)											(26	)							(1,677	)
Redeemable subsidiary preferred stock			725																																								-
Contributions from (distributions to) noncontrolling interests, net			(22	)																																			(136	)			(136	)
Other			70																				(152	)															(58	)			(210	)
Net income (loss)			201																								6,816												118				6,934
Balance, December 31, 2013		$	957							$	25			$	5			$	-			$	38,890			$	19,235			$	(7,517	)		$	56			$	364			$	51,058

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Note 1: Business and Basis of Presentation

We are a global media and technology company with two primary businesses, Comcast Cable and NBCUniversal. We were incorporated under the laws of Pennsylvania in December 2001. Through our predecessors, we have developed, managed and operated cable systems since 1963. In 2011, we closed the NBCUniversal transaction in which we acquired control of the businesses of NBCUniversal Media, LLC ("NBCUniversal"), and in 2013, we acquired GE's remaining 49% common equity interest in NBCUniversal.

We present our operations for Comcast Cable in one reportable business segment, referred to as Cable Communications, and our operations for NBCUniversal in four reportable business segments. The Cable Networks, Broadcast Television, Filmed Entertainment and Theme Parks segments comprise the NBCUniversal businesses and are collectively referred to as the NBCUniversal segments. See Note 19 for additional information on our reportable business segments.

Our Cable Communications segment primarily manages and operates cable systems that serve residential and business customers in the United States. As of December 31, 2013, we served 21.7 million video customers, 20.7 million high-speed Internet customers and 10.7 million voice customers.

Our Cable Networks segment consists primarily of a diversified portfolio of cable television networks. Our cable networks are comprised of our national cable networks, which provide a variety of entertainment, news and information and sports content, our regional sports and news networks, our international cable networks, and our cable television production operations.

Our Broadcast Television segment consists primarily of the NBC and Telemundo broadcast networks, our NBC and Telemundo owned local television stations, and our broadcast television production operations.

Our Filmed Entertainment segment primarily produces, acquires, markets and distributes filmed entertainment worldwide. Our films are produced primarily under the Universal Pictures, Focus Features and Illumination names.

Our Theme Parks segment consists primarily of our Universal theme parks in Orlando and Hollywood. We also receive fees from third parties that own and operate Universal Studios Japan and Universal Studios Singapore for intellectual property licenses and other services.

Our other business interests primarily include Comcast-Spectacor, which owns the Philadelphia Flyers and the Wells Fargo Center arena in Philadelphia and operates arena management-related businesses.

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying consolidated financial statements include all entities in which we have a controlling voting interest ("subsidiaries") and variable interest entities ("VIEs") required to be consolidated in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States ("GAAP").

We translate 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 as of the balance sheet date. The related translation adjustments are recorded as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss). We translate revenue and expenses using average monthly exchange rates, and the related foreign currency transaction gains and losses are included in our consolidated statement of income.

Reclassifications

Reclassifications have been made to our consolidated financial statements for the prior years to conform to classifications used in 2013.

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Note 2: Accounting Policies

Our consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with GAAP, which requires us to select accounting policies, including in certain cases industry-specific policies, and make estimates that affect the reported amount of assets, liabilities, revenue and expenses, and the related disclosure of contingent assets and contingent liabilities. Actual results could differ from these estimates. We believe the judgments and related estimates for the following items are critical in the preparation of our consolidated financial statements:

•

valuation and impairment testing of cable franchise rights (see Note 8)

•

film and television costs (see Note 5)

•

income taxes (see Note 15)

In addition, the following accounting policies are specific to the industries in which we operate:

•

capitalization and amortization of film and television costs (see Note 5)

•

customer installation costs in our Cable Communications segment (see Note 7)

Information on our other accounting policies or methods related to our consolidated financial statements are included, where applicable, in their respective footnotes that follow. Below is a discussion of accounting policies and methods used in our consolidated financial statements that are not presented within other footnotes.

Revenue Recognition

Cable Communications Segment

Our Cable Communications segment generates revenue primarily from subscriptions to our video, high-speed Internet and voice services ("cable services") and from the sale of advertising. We recognize revenue from cable services as each service is provided. Customers are typically billed in advance on a monthly basis. We manage credit risk by screening applicants through the use of internal customer information, identification verification tools and credit bureau data. If a customer's account is delinquent, various measures are used to collect outstanding amounts, including termination of the customer's cable services. Since installation revenue obtained from the connection of customers to our cable systems is less than related direct selling costs, we recognize revenue as connections are completed.

As part of our distribution agreements with cable networks, we generally receive an allocation of scheduled advertising time that we sell to local, regional and national advertisers. We recognize advertising revenue when the advertising is aired. In most cases, the available advertising time is sold by our sales force. In some cases, we work with representation firms as an extension of our sales force to sell a portion of the advertising time allocated to us. We also represent the advertising sales efforts of other multichannel video providers in some markets. Since we are acting as the principal in these arrangements, we report the advertising that is sold as revenue and the fees paid to representation firms and multichannel video providers as other operating and administrative expenses.

Revenue earned from other sources is recognized when services are provided or events occur. Under the terms of our cable franchise agreements, we are generally required to pay to the franchising authority an amount based on our gross video revenue. We normally pass these fees through to our cable customers and classify the fees as a component of revenue with the corresponding costs included in other operating and administrative expenses.

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Cable Networks and Broadcast Television Segments

Our Cable Networks segment generates revenue primarily from the distribution of our cable network programming to multichannel video providers, the sale of advertising and the licensing of our owned programming. Our Broadcast Television segment generates revenue primarily from the sale of advertising, the licensing of our owned programming and the fees received under retransmission consent agreements. We recognize revenue from distributors as programming is provided, generally under multiyear distribution agreements. From time to time, the distribution agreements expire while programming continues to be provided to the distributor based on interim arrangements while the parties negotiate new contract terms. Revenue recognition is generally limited to current payments being made by the distributor, typically under the prior contract terms, until a new contract is negotiated, sometimes with effective dates that affect prior periods. Differences between actual amounts determined upon resolution of negotiations and amounts recorded during these interim arrangements are recorded in the period of resolution.

Advertising revenue for our Cable Networks and Broadcast Television segments is recognized in the period in which commercials are aired or viewed. In some instances, we guarantee viewer ratings for the commercials. To the extent there is a shortfall in the ratings that were guaranteed, a portion of the revenue is deferred until the shortfall is settled, primarily by providing additional advertising time. We record revenue from the licensing of our owned programming when the content is available for use by the licensee, and when certain other conditions are met. When license fees include advertising time, we recognize the advertising time component of revenue when the advertisements are aired or viewed.

Filmed Entertainment Segment

Our Filmed Entertainment segment generates revenue primarily from the worldwide distribution of our owned and acquired films for exhibition in movie theaters, the licensing of our owned and acquired films to cable, broadcast and premium networks and digital distributors, and the sale of our owned and acquired films on both standard-definition DVDs and Blu-ray discs (together, "DVDs") and through digital distributors. We also generate revenue from producing and licensing live stage plays and distributing filmed entertainment produced by third parties. We recognize revenue from the distribution of films to movie theaters when the films are exhibited. We record revenue from the licensing of a film when the film is available for use by the licensee, and when certain other conditions are met. We recognize revenue from DVD sales, net of estimated returns and customer incentives, on the date that DVDs are delivered to and made available for sale by retailers.

Theme Parks Segment

Our Theme Parks segment generates revenue primarily from theme park attendance and per capita spending at our Universal theme parks in Orlando and Hollywood, as well as from licensing and other fees. We recognize revenue from advance theme park ticket sales when the tickets are used. For annual passes, we recognize revenue on a straight-line basis over the annual period following the initial redemption date.

Cable Communications Programming Expenses

Cable Communications programming expenses are the fees we pay to license the programming we distribute to our video customers. Programming is acquired for distribution to our video customers, generally under multiyear distribution agreements, with rates typically based on the number of customers that receive the programming, adjusted for channel positioning and the extent of distribution. From time to time these contracts expire and programming continues to be provided under interim arrangements while the parties negotiate new contractual terms, sometimes with effective dates that affect prior periods. While payments are typically made under the prior contract's terms, the amount of programming expenses recorded during these interim arrangements is based on our estimates of the ultimate contractual terms expected to be negotiated. Differences between actual amounts determined upon resolution of negotiations and amounts recorded during these interim arrangements are recorded in the period of resolution.

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When our Cable Communications segment receives incentives from cable networks for the licensing of their programming, we defer a portion of these incentives, which are included in other current and noncurrent liabilities, and recognize them over the term of the contract as a reduction to programming and production expenses.

Advertising Expenses

Advertising costs are expensed as incurred.

Cash Equivalents

The carrying amounts of our cash equivalents approximate their fair value. Our cash equivalents consist primarily of money market funds and U.S. government obligations, as well as commercial paper and certificates of deposit with maturities of less than three months when purchased.

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.

Our derivative financial instruments are recorded on our consolidated balance sheet at fair value. See Note 6 for additional information on the derivative component of our prepaid forward sale agreements. The impact of our other derivative financial instruments on our consolidated financial statements was not material for all periods presented.

Asset Retirement Obligations

Certain of our cable franchise agreements and lease agreements contain provisions requiring us to restore facilities or remove property in the event that the franchise or lease agreement is not renewed. We expect to continually renew our cable franchise agreements and therefore cannot reasonably estimate any liabilities associated with such agreements. A remote possibility exists that franchise agreements could be terminated unexpectedly, which could result in us incurring significant expense in complying with restoration or removal provisions. The disposal obligations related to our properties are not material to our consolidated financial statements. We do not have any significant liabilities related to asset retirements recorded in our consolidated financial statements.

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Note 3: Earnings Per Share

Computation of Diluted EPS

		2013												2012												2011
Year ended December 31 (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				Net Income Attributable to Comcast Corporation				Shares				Per Share Amount
Basic EPS attributable to Comcast Corporation shareholders		$	6,816				2,625			$	2.60			$	6,203				2,678			$	2.32			$	4,160				2,746			$	1.51
Effect of dilutive securities:
Assumed exercise or issuance of shares relating to stock plans							40												39												32
Diluted EPS attributable to Comcast Corporation shareholders		$	6,816				2,665			$	2.56			$	6,203				2,717			$	2.28			$	4,160				2,778			$	1.50

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 combination of the option exercise price and the associated unrecognized compensation expense 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 2011 excluded 45 million 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. These amounts were not material for 2013 and 2012.

Note 4: Significant Transactions

2013

Redemption Transaction

On March 19, 2013, we acquired GE's remaining 49% common equity interest in NBCUniversal, LLC ("NBCUniversal Holdings") for approximately $16.7 billion (the "Redemption Transaction"). In addition to this transaction, NBCUniversal purchased from GE certain properties NBCUniversal occupies at 30 Rockefeller Plaza in New York City and CNBC's headquarters in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey for $1.4 billion.

The total consideration for these transactions consisted of $11.4 billion of cash on hand; $4 billion of senior debt securities issued by NBCUniversal Enterprise, Inc. ("NBCUniversal Enterprise"), a holding company that we control and consolidate following the close of the Redemption Transaction whose principal assets are its interests in NBCUniversal Holdings; $750 million of cash funded through our commercial paper program; $1.25 billion of borrowings under NBCUniversal Enterprise's credit facility, which replaced NBCUniversal's credit facility; and $725 million aggregate liquidation preference of Series A cumulative preferred stock of NBCUniversal Enterprise. See Note 9 for additional information on NBCUniversal Enterprise's senior debt securities and credit facility and Note 21 for additional information on our cross-guarantee structure.

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The NBCUniversal Enterprise preferred stock is now held by unaffiliated third parties and pays dividends at a fixed rate of 5.25% per annum. The holders have the right to cause NBCUniversal Enterprise to redeem their shares at a price equal to the liquidation preference plus accrued but unpaid dividends for a 30 day period beginning on March 19, 2020 and thereafter on every third anniversary of such date (each such date, a "put date"). Shares of preferred stock can be called for redemption by NBCUniversal Enterprise at a price equal to the liquidation preference plus accrued but unpaid dividends one year following each put date applicable to such shares. Because certain of these redemption provisions are outside of our control, the NBCUniversal Enterprise preferred stock is presented outside of equity under the caption "redeemable noncontrolling interests and redeemable subsidiary preferred stock" in our consolidated balance sheet. Its initial value was based on the liquidation preference of the preferred stock and is adjusted for accrued but unpaid dividends. As of December 31, 2013, the fair value of the redeemable subsidiary preferred stock was $741 million. The estimated fair value was based on Level 2 inputs using pricing models whose inputs are derived primarily from or corroborated by observable market data through correlation or other means for substantially the full term of the financial instrument.

We recognized an increase to our deferred tax liabilities of $1.6 billion primarily due to an increase in our financial reporting basis in the consolidated net assets of NBCUniversal Holdings in excess of the tax basis following the Redemption Transaction. In addition, our consolidated balance sheet now includes certain tax liabilities of NBCUniversal Enterprise related to periods prior to our acquisition of the common stock of NBCUniversal Enterprise for which we have been indemnified by GE and have recorded a related indemnification asset. We also expect to realize additional tax benefits in the future as a result of the Redemption Transaction, which are expected to increase the amounts we have agreed to share with GE. Our expected future payments to GE are accounted for as contingent consideration. See Note 10 for additional information on the fair value of this contingent consideration as of December 31, 2013.

Because we maintained control of NBCUniversal Holdings, the difference between the consideration transferred and the recorded value of GE's 49% redeemable noncontrolling common equity interest, and the related tax impacts, were recorded to additional paid-in capital.

2011

NBCUniversal Transaction

On January 28, 2011, we closed our transaction with GE in which we acquired a 51% controlling interest in NBCUniversal Holdings. As part of the NBCUniversal transaction, GE contributed the businesses of NBCUniversal, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of NBCUniversal Holdings. We contributed our national cable networks, our regional sports and news networks, certain of our Internet businesses and other related assets (the "Comcast Content Business"). In addition to contributing the Comcast Content Business, we also made a cash payment to GE of $6.2 billion, which included transaction-related costs.

In 2011, we recorded $10.9 billion of goodwill in our allocation of purchase price for the NBCUniversal transaction, which was allocated to our Cable Networks and Broadcast Television segments. Due to the partnership structure of NBCUniversal Holdings, goodwill related to the NBCUniversal transaction is not deductible for tax purposes. In addition, we also recorded $576 million of deferred tax liabilities in connection with the NBCUniversal transaction, as well as an additional $35 million of net deferred income tax liabilities in the allocation of purchase price. See Note 15 for additional information on the partnership structure of NBCUniversal Holdings and NBCUniversal and other related income tax matters.

Because we maintained control of the Comcast Content Business, the excess of the fair value received over the historical book value and the related tax impact were recorded to additional paid-in capital.

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We agreed to share with GE certain tax benefits as they are realized that relate 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. See Note 10 for additional information on our contingent consideration liability.

Universal Orlando Transaction

On July 1, 2011, NBCUniversal acquired the remaining 50% equity interest in Universal Orlando that it did not already own for $1 billion. Following the close of the transaction, Universal Orlando is a wholly owned consolidated subsidiary of NBCUniversal, and its operations are reported in our Theme Parks segment. We recorded $982 million of goodwill in our allocation of purchase price for this transaction, which was fully allocated to our Theme Parks segment.

Note 5: Film and Television Costs

December 31 (in millions)		2013				2012
Film Costs:
Released, less amortization		$	1,630			$	1,472
Completed, not released			70				99
In production and in development			658				1,048
			2,358				2,619
Television Costs:
Released, less amortization			1,155				1,124
In production and in development			370				334
			1,525				1,458
Programming rights, less amortization			2,039				1,886
			5,922				5,963
Less: Current portion of programming rights			928				909
Film and television costs		$	4,994			$	5,054

Based on our estimates of the ratio of the current period's actual revenue to the estimated total remaining gross revenue from all sources ("ultimate revenue"), as of December 31, 2013, approximately $1.3 billion of film and television costs associated with our original film and television productions that have been released, or completed and not yet released, are expected to be amortized during 2014. Approximately 85% of unamortized film and television costs for our released productions, excluding amounts allocated to acquired libraries, are expected to be amortized through 2016.

As of December 31, 2013, acquired film and television libraries, which are included within the "released, less amortization" captions in the table above, had remaining unamortized costs of $711 million. These costs are generally amortized over a period not to exceed 20 years, and approximately 49% of these costs are expected to be amortized through 2016.

Capitalization of 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, including acquired libraries, and accrue costs associated with participation and residual payments to programming and production expense. We generally record the amortization and the accrued costs using the individual film forecast computation method, which amortizes such costs in the same ratio as the associated ultimate rev-

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enue. Estimates of total revenue and total costs are based on anticipated release patterns, public acceptance and historical results for similar productions. Unamortized film and television costs, including acquired film and television libraries, are stated at the lower of unamortized cost or fair value. We do not capitalize costs related to the distribution of a film to movie theaters or the licensing or sale of a film or television production, which are primarily costs associated with the marketing and distribution of film and television programming.

In determining the estimated lives and method of amortization of acquired film and television libraries, we generally use the method and the life that most closely follow the undiscounted cash flows over the estimated life of the asset.

Upon the occurrence of an event or a change in circumstance that was known or knowable as of the balance sheet date and that indicates the fair value of a film is less than its unamortized costs, we determine the fair value of the film and record an impairment charge for the amount by which the unamortized capitalized costs exceed the film's fair value.

We enter into arrangements with third parties to jointly finance and distribute certain of our film productions. These arrangements, which are referred to as cofinancing arrangements, can take various forms. In most cases, 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 vary, although in most cases an investor assumes full risk for the portion of the film acquired in these arrangements. We account for the proceeds received from a third-party investor 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 a benefit to programming and production expense 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 using the ratio of actual revenue earned to date to the ultimate revenue expected to be recognized over the film's useful life.

We capitalize the costs of programming content that we license but do not own, including rights to multiyear live-event sports programming, at the earlier of when payments are made for the programming 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 revenue to the estimated total remaining revenue or under the terms of the contract.

Acquired programming costs are recorded at the lower of unamortized cost or net realizable value on a program by program, package, channel or daypart basis. A daypart is an aggregation of programs broadcast during a particular time of day or programs of a similar type. Acquired programming used in our Cable Networks segment is primarily tested on a channel basis for impairment, whereas acquired programming used in our Broadcast Television segment is tested on a daypart basis. If we determine that the estimates of future cash flows are insufficient or if there is no plan to broadcast certain programming, we recognize an impairment charge to programming and production expense.

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Note 6: Investments

December 31 (in millions)		2013				2012
Fair Value Method		$	4,345			$	4,493
Equity Method:
The Weather Channel			333				471
Hulu			187				-
Other			469				693
			989				1,164
Cost Method:
AirTouch			1,553				1,538
Other			456				594
			2,009				2,132
Total investments			7,343				7,789
Less: Current investments			3,573				1,464
Noncurrent investments		$	3,770			$	6,325

Investment Income (Loss), Net

Year ended December 31 (in millions)		2013				2012				2011
Gains on sales and exchanges of investments, net		$	484			$	30			$	41
Investment impairment losses			(29	)			(24	)			(5	)
Unrealized gains (losses) on securities underlying prepaid forward sale agreements			1,601				1,159				192
Mark to market adjustments on derivative component of prepaid forward sale agreements and indexed debt instruments			(1,604	)			(1,071	)			(119	)
Interest and dividend income			111				119				110
Other, net			13				6				(60	)
Investment income (loss), net		$	576			$	219			$	159

Fair Value Method

We classify publicly traded investments that are not accounted for under the equity method as available-for-sale ("AFS") or trading securities and record them at fair value. For AFS securities, we record unrealized gains or losses resulting from changes in fair value between measurement dates as a component of other comprehensive income (loss), except when we consider declines in value to be other than temporary. For trading securities, we record unrealized gains or losses resulting from changes in fair value between measurement dates as a component of investment income (loss), net. We recognize realized gains and losses associated with our fair value method investments using the specific identification method. We classify the cash flows related to purchases of and proceeds from the sale of trading securities based on the nature of the securities and the purpose for which they were acquired.

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As of December 31, 2013 and 2012, the majority of our fair value method investments were equity securities that we account for as trading securities and were held as collateral related to our obligations under prepaid forward sale agreements.

Prepaid Forward Sale Agreements

December 31 (in millions)		2013				2012
Assets:
Fair value equity securities held as collateral		$	3,959			$	4,143
Liabilities:
Obligations under prepaid forward sale agreements		$	811			$	1,248
Derivative component of prepaid forward sale agreements			2,800				2,302
Total liabilities		$	3,611			$	3,550

During 2013, we purchased a total of $657 million of equity securities classified as trading securities and held them as collateral under our prepaid forward sale agreements. We also settled obligations under certain of our prepaid forward sale agreements totaling $1.6 billion with a combination of cash on hand and $1.4 billion of equity securities. The majority of our remaining obligations related to these investments mature in 2014. At maturity, the counterparties are entitled to receive some or all of the equity securities, or an equivalent amount of cash at our option, based on the market value of the equity securities at that time. As of both December 31, 2013 and 2012, our prepaid forward sale obligations had an estimated fair value of $3.6 billion. The estimated fair values are based on Level 2 inputs using pricing models whose inputs are derived primarily from or corroborated by observable market data through correlation or other means for substantially the full term of the financial instrument.

The derivative component of the prepaid forward sale agreements are equity derivative financial instruments embedded in the related contracts, which we use to manage our exposure to and benefits from price fluctuations in the common stock of the related investments. For these derivative financial instruments, we separate the derivative component from the host contract and record the change in its value each period to investment income (loss), net.

Liberty Media

In October 2013, Liberty Media Corporation ("Liberty Media") redeemed 6.3 million shares of Liberty Media Series A common stock ("Liberty stock") that had been held by us as collateral as of December 31, 2012 under certain of our prepaid forward sale agreements in exchange for all of the equity of a subsidiary of Liberty Media. The fair value of the Liberty stock at the date of the close of the transaction was $937 million. The assets of the subsidiary of Liberty Media included cash of $417 million, Liberty Media's interests in one of NBCUniversal's contractual obligations and a wholly owned operating subsidiary, Leisure Arts, Inc. Following the close of this transaction, we now consolidate the subsidiary transferred to us, and the liability associated with NBCUniversal's contractual obligation is eliminated in consolidation.

Clearwire LLC

In July 2013, in connection with Sprint Communications, Inc.'s ("Sprint") acquisition of Clearwire Corporation ("Clearwire"), Sprint acquired our investment of 89 million Class A shares of Clearwire for $443 million. As a result, we recognized a pretax gain of $443 million in our consolidated statement of income, which represented the recognition of cumulative unrealized gains previously recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss).

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Equity Method

We use the equity method to account for investments in which we have the ability to exercise significant influence over the investee's operating and financial policies or where we hold significant partnership or LLC interests. Equity method investments are recorded at cost and are adjusted to recognize (i) our proportionate share of the investee's net income or losses after the date of investment, (ii) amortization of the recorded investment that exceeds our share of the book value of the investee's net assets, (iii) additional contributions made and dividends received and (iv) impairments resulting from other-than-temporary declines in fair value. For some investments, we record our share of the investee's net income or loss one quarter in arrears due to the timing of our receipt of such information. Gains or losses on the sale of equity method investments are recorded to other income (expense), net. If an equity method investee were to issue additional securities that would change our proportionate share of the entity, we would recognize the change, if any, as a gain or loss in our consolidated statement of income.

The Weather Channel

In June 2013, we received a distribution from The Weather Channel Holding Corp. ("The Weather Channel") of $152 million, of which $128 million was recorded as a return of its investment in The Weather Channel and included under the caption "return of capital from investees" in our consolidated statement of cash flows.

Hulu

In July 2013, we entered into an agreement to provide capital contributions totaling $247 million to Hulu, LLC ("Hulu"), which we had previously accounted for as a cost method investment. This represented an agreement to provide our first capital contribution to Hulu since our interest was acquired as part of the NBCUniversal transaction, therefore we began to apply the equity method of accounting for this investment. The change in the method of accounting for this investment required us to recognize our proportionate share of Hulu's accumulated losses from the date of the NBCUniversal transaction through July 2013.

Cost Method

We use the cost method to account for investments not accounted for under the fair value method or the equity method.

AirTouch Communications, Inc.

We hold two series of preferred stock of AirTouch Communications, Inc. ("AirTouch"), a subsidiary of Vodafone, which are redeemable in April 2020. As of December 31, 2013 and 2012, the estimated fair value of the AirTouch preferred stock was $1.7 billion and $1.8 billion, respectively.

The dividend and redemption activity of the AirTouch preferred stock determines the dividend and redemption payments associated with substantially all of the preferred shares issued by one of our consolidated subsidiaries, which is a VIE. The subsidiary has three series of preferred stock outstanding with an aggregate redemption value of $1.75 billion. Substantially all of the preferred shares are redeemable in April 2020 at a redemption value of $1.65 billion. As of both December 31, 2013 and 2012, the two redeemable series of subsidiary preferred shares were recorded at $1.5 billion, and those amounts are included in other noncurrent liabilities. As of December 31, 2013 and 2012, these redeemable subsidiary preferred shares had an estimated fair value of $1.7 billion and $1.8 billion, respectively. The estimated fair values are based on Level 2 inputs using pricing models whose inputs are derived primarily from or corroborated by observable market data through correlation or other means for substantially the full term of the financial instrument. The one nonredeemable series of subsidiary preferred shares was recorded at $100 million as of both December 31, 2013 and 2012, and those amounts are included in noncontrolling interests in our consolidated balance sheet. The carrying amounts of the nonredeemable subsidiary preferred shares approximate their fair value.

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Impairment Testing of Investments

We review our investment portfolio each reporting period to determine whether there are identified events or circumstances that would indicate there is a decline in the fair value that would be considered other than temporary. For our nonpublic investments, if there are no identified events or circumstances that would have a significant adverse effect on the fair value of the investment, then the fair value is not estimated. If an investment is deemed to have experienced an other-than-temporary decline below its cost basis, we reduce the carrying amount of the investment to its quoted or estimated fair value, as applicable, and establish a new cost basis for the investment. For our AFS and cost method investments, we record the impairment to investment income (loss), net. For our equity method investments, we record the impairment to other income (expense), net. During 2013, we recorded $249 million of impairment charges to our equity method investments, which were primarily related to a regional sports cable network based in Houston, Texas.

Note 7: Property and Equipment

December 31 (in millions)		Weighted-Average Original Useful Life As of December 31, 2013				2013				2012
Cable distribution system			11 years			$	30,498			$	29,528
Customer premise equipment			6 years				25,949				24,763
Other equipment			5 years				6,826				5,909
Buildings and leasehold improvements			21 years				8,057				5,468
Land			-				1,084				989
Property and equipment, at cost							72,414				66,657
Less: Accumulated depreciation							42,574				39,425
Property and equipment, net						$	29,840			$	27,232

Property and equipment are stated at cost. We capitalize improvements that extend asset lives and expense repairs and maintenance costs as incurred. We record depreciation using the straight-line method over the asset's estimated useful life. For assets that are sold or retired, we remove the applicable cost and accumulated depreciation and, unless the gain or loss on disposition is presented separately, we recognize it as a component of depreciation expense.

We capitalize the costs associated with the construction of and improvements to our cable transmission and distribution facilities, costs associated with acquiring and deploying new customer premise equipment, and costs associated with installation of our services in accordance with accounting guidance related to cable television companies. Costs capitalized include all direct labor and materials, as well as various indirect costs. All costs incurred in connection with subsequent disconnects and reconnects are expensed as they are incurred.

We evaluate the recoverability of our property and equipment whenever events or substantive changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable. The evaluation is based on the cash flows generated by the underlying asset groups, including estimated future operating results, trends or other determinants of fair value. If the total of the expected future undiscounted cash flows were less than the carrying amount of the asset group, we would recognize an impairment charge to the extent the carrying amount of the asset group exceeded its estimated fair value. Unless presented separately, the impairment charge is included as a component of depreciation expense.

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Acquisitions of Real Estate Properties

Real estate acquisitions for 2013 primarily included NBCUniversal's purchase from GE of certain properties NBCUniversal occupies at 30 Rockefeller Plaza in New York City and CNBC's headquarters in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey. The CNBC property was previously recorded as a capital lease in our consolidated balance sheet. Other acquisitions included NBCUniversal's purchase in September 2013 of a business whose primary asset is a property located at 10 Universal City Plaza, which is adjacent to Universal Studios in Hollywood, California, and Comcast's purchase in December 2013 of an 80% interest in a business whose primary asset is our corporate headquarters in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. These purchases resulted in increases of $2.2 billion in property and equipment which are included, as applicable, within the captions "buildings and leasehold improvements" and "land" in the table above.

Note 8: Goodwill and Intangible Assets

Goodwill

						NBCUniversal
(in millions)		Cable Communications				Cable Networks				Broadcast Television				Filmed Entertainment				Theme Parks				Corporate and Other				Total
Balance, December 31, 2011		$	12,208			$	12,744			$	772			$	1			$	1,140			$	9			$	26,874
Acquisitions:
MSNBC.com			-				227				-				-				-				-				227
Other			-				79				-				-				-				-				79
Dispositions			(1	)			-				-				-				-				-				(1	)
Adjustments (a)			(1	)			(24	)			(11	)			-				(158	)			-				(194	)
Balance, December 31, 2012			12,206				13,026				761				1				982				9				26,985
Acquisitions			-				39				3				-				-				-				42
Adjustments (a)			-				65				5				-				-				1				71
Balance, December 31, 2013		$	12,206			$	13,130			$	769			$	1			$	982			$	10			$	27,098

(a)

Adjustments to goodwill in 2013 were primarily related to an immaterial correction to the allocation of purchase price associated with the NBCUniversal transaction. Adjustments to goodwill in 2012 were primarily related to the adjustments to the allocation of purchase price associated with the Universal Orlando transaction in 2011.

We assess the recoverability of our goodwill annually, or more frequently whenever events or substantive changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of a reporting unit may exceed its fair value. We test goodwill for impairment at the reporting unit level. To determine our reporting units, we evaluate the components one level below the segment level and we aggregate the components if they have similar economic characteristics. As a result of this assessment, our reporting units are the same as our five reportable segments. We evaluate the determination of our reporting units used to test for impairment periodically or whenever events or substantive changes in circumstances occur. The assessment of recoverability may first consider qualitative factors to determine whether the existence of events or circumstances leads to a determination that it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount. A quantitative assessment is performed if the qualitative assessment results in a more-likely-than-not determination or if a qualitative assessment is not performed. The quantitative assessment considers if the carrying amount of a reporting unit exceeds its fair value, in which case an impairment charge is recorded to the extent the carrying amount of the reporting unit's goodwill exceeds its implied fair value. Unless presented separately, the impairment charge is included as a component of amortization expense.

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Intangible Assets

								2013								2012
December 31 (in millions)		Weighted-Average Original Useful Life as of December 31, 2013						Gross Carrying Amount				Accumulated Amortization				Gross Carrying Amount				Accumulated Amortization
Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets:
Franchise rights			N/A					$	59,364							$	59,364
Trade names			N/A						3,089								3,080
FCC licenses			N/A						652								636
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets:
Customer relationships			19 years						15,037			$	(4,772	)			14,970			$	(3,971	)
Cable franchise renewal costs and contractual operating rights			10 years						1,360				(745	)			1,257				(676	)
Software			5 years						4,271				(2,405	)			3,795				(2,123	)
Patents and other technology rights			9 years						361				(307	)			350				(283	)
Other agreements and rights			20 years						1,433				(645	)			1,414				(609	)
Total								$	85,567			$	(8,874	)		$	84,866			$	(7,662	)

Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets

Indefinite-lived intangible assets consist primarily of our cable franchise rights, as well as trade names and FCC licenses. Our cable franchise rights represent the values we attributed to agreements with state and local authorities that allow access to homes and businesses in cable service areas acquired in business combinations. We do not amortize our cable franchise rights because we have determined that they meet the definition of indefinite-lived intangible assets since there are no legal, regulatory, contractual, competitive, economic or other factors which limit the period over which these rights will contribute to our cash flows. We reassess this determination periodically or whenever events or substantive changes in circumstances occur. Costs we incur in negotiating and renewing cable franchise agreements are included in other intangible assets and are generally amortized on a straight-line basis over the term of the franchise agreement.

We assess the recoverability of our franchise rights and other indefinite-lived intangible assets annually, or more frequently whenever events or substantive changes in circumstances indicate that the assets might be impaired. Our three Cable Communications divisions represent the unit of account we use to test for impairment for our cable franchise rights. We evaluate the unit of account used to test for impairment of our cable franchise rights and other indefinite-lived intangible assets periodically or whenever events or substantive changes in circumstances occur to ensure impairment testing is performed at an appropriate level. The assessment of recoverability may first consider qualitative factors to determine whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of an indefinite-lived intangible asset is less than its carrying amount. A quantitative assessment is performed if the qualitative assessment results in a more-likely-than-not determination or if a qualitative assessment is not performed. When performing a quantitative assessment, we estimate the fair value of our cable franchise rights and other indefinite-lived intangible assets primarily based on a discounted cash flow analysis that involves significant judgment. When analyzing the fair values indicated under the discounted cash flow models, we also consider multiples of operating income before depreciation and amortization generated by the underlying assets, current market transactions, and profitability information. If the fair value of our cable franchise rights or other indefinite-lived intangible assets were less than the carrying amount, we would recognize an impairment charge for the difference between the estimated fair value and the carrying value of the assets. Unless presented separately, the impairment charge is included as a component of amortization expense.

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Finite-Lived Intangible Assets

Estimated Amortization Expense of Finite-Lived Intangibles

(in millions)
2014		$	1,487
2015		$	1,345
2016		$	1,196
2017		$	1,046
2018		$	893

Finite-lived intangible assets are subject to amortization and consist primarily of customer relationships acquired in business combinations, cable franchise renewal costs, contractual operating rights, intellectual property rights and software. Our finite-lived intangible assets are amortized primarily on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful life or the term of the respective agreement.

We capitalize direct development costs associated with internal-use software, including external direct costs of material and services and payroll costs for employees devoting time to these software projects. We also capitalize costs associated with the purchase of software licenses. We include these costs in other intangible assets and amortize them on a straight-line basis over a period not to exceed five years. We expense maintenance and training costs, as well as costs incurred during the preliminary stage of a project, as they are incurred. We capitalize initial operating system software costs and amortize them over the life of the associated hardware.

We evaluate the recoverability of our intangible assets subject to amortization whenever events or substantive changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable. The evaluation is based on the cash flows generated by the underlying asset groups, including estimated future operating results, trends or other determinants of fair value. If the total of the expected future undiscounted cash flows were less than the carrying amount of the asset group, we would recognize an impairment charge to the extent the carrying amount of the asset group exceeded its estimated fair value. Unless presented separately, the impairment charge is included as a component of amortization expense.

Note 9: Long-Term Debt

Long-Term Debt Outstanding

December 31 (in millions)		Weighted-Average Interest Rate as of December 31, 2013				2013				2012
Commercial paper			0.295	%		$	1,350			$	-
Revolving bank credit facilities			1.166	%			1,250				-
Senior notes with maturities of 5 years or less			4.718	%			15,080				12,991
Senior notes with maturities between 6 and 10 years			4.558	%			11,533				10,334
Senior notes with maturities greater than 10 years (a)			5.971	%			18,010				16,801
Other, including capital lease obligations			-				624				332
Total debt			4.80	% (b)			47,847				40,458
Less: Current portion							3,280				2,376
Long-term debt						$	44,567			$	38,082

(a)

Both the December 31, 2013 and 2012 amounts include £625 million of 5.50% notes due 2029 translated at $1 billion, using the exchange rates as of these dates.

(b)

Includes the effects of our derivative financial instruments.

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As of December 31, 2013 and 2012, our debt had an estimated fair value of $51.8 billion and $47.7 billion, respectively. 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. See Note 21 for additional information on our subsidiary guarantee structures.

Debt Maturities

(in millions)		Weighted-Average Interest Rate
2014			2.343	%		$	3,280
2015			5.899	%		$	3,420
2016			4.265	%		$	3,501
2017			6.977	%		$	2,557
2018			4.510	%		$	5,394
Thereafter			5.451	%		$	29,695

2013 Debt Borrowings

Year ended December 31, 2013 (in millions)
Comcast 4.250% senior notes due 2033		$	1,700
Comcast 2.850% senior notes due 2023			750
Comcast 4.500% senior notes due 2043			500
Total		$	2,950

2013 Debt Repayments and Redemptions

Year ended December 31, 2013 (in millions)
Comcast 8.375% senior notes due 2013		$	1,714
Comcast 7.125% senior notes due 2013			383
Comcast 7.875% senior notes due 2013			238
Other			109
Total		$	2,444

Redemption Transaction

The Redemption Transaction resulted in the consolidation of an additional $4 billion aggregate principal amount of senior notes issued by NBCUniversal Enterprise and $1.25 billion of borrowings under the NBCUniversal Enterprise credit facility. The total consideration for the Redemption Transaction also included $750 million of cash funded through our commercial paper program.

The NBCUniversal Enterprise senior notes are comprised of $1.1 billion aggregate principal amount of 1.662% senior notes due 2018, $1.5 billion aggregate principal amount of 1.974% senior notes due 2019, $700 million aggregate principal amount of floating rate senior notes due 2016 and $700 million aggregate principal amount of floating rate senior notes due 2018. The floating rate senior notes due 2016 and 2018 will accrue interest for each quarterly interest period at a rate equal to three-month London Interbank Offered Rate ("LIBOR") plus 0.537% and 0.685%, respectively.

On March 19, 2013, NBCUniversal Enterprise amended and restated the existing credit agreement of NBCUniversal to, among other things, substitute NBCUniversal Enterprise for NBCUniversal as the sole borrower, reduce the borrowing capacity of the facility from $1.5 billion to $1.35 billion, extend the term of the facility to March 2018 and revise the interest rate on borrowings. The interest rate on the credit facility consists of a

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base rate plus a borrowing margin that is determined based on our credit rating. Following the amendments to this credit agreement, NBCUniversal's commercial paper program was terminated. As of December 31, 2013, $1.25 billion was outstanding under this credit facility.

Debt Instruments

Revolving Credit Facilities

As of December 31, 2013, Comcast and Comcast Cable Communications, LLC had a $6.25 billion revolving credit facility due June 2017 with a syndicate of banks. The interest rate on this facility consists of a base rate plus a borrowing margin that is determined based on our credit rating. As of December 31, 2013, the borrowing margin for LIBOR-based borrowings was 1.00%. This revolving credit facility requires that we maintain certain financial ratios based on our debt and our operating income before depreciation and amortization, as defined in the credit facility. We were in compliance with all financial covenants for all periods presented.

As of December 31, 2013, amounts available under our consolidated credit facilities, net of amounts outstanding under our commercial paper program and outstanding letters of credit, totaled $4.7 billion, which included $100 million available under NBCUniversal Enterprise's credit facility.

Commercial Paper Program

Our commercial paper program provides a lower cost source of borrowing to fund our short-term working capital requirements and is supported by our $6.25 billion revolving credit facility due June 2017. In September 2013, we increased the borrowing capacity of our commercial paper program from $2.25 billion to $6.25 billion.

Letters of Credit

As of December 31, 2013, we and certain of our subsidiaries had unused irrevocable standby letters of credit totaling $515 million to cover potential fundings under various agreements.

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). The levels of the hierarchy are described below.

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Level 1: Consists of financial instruments whose values are based on quoted market prices for identical financial instruments in an active market.

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Level 2: Consists of financial instruments that are valued using models or other valuation methodologies. These models use inputs that are observable either directly or indirectly. Level 2 inputs include (i) quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets, (ii) quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, (iii) pricing models whose inputs are observable for substantially the full term of the financial instrument and (iv) pricing models whose inputs are derived primarily from or corroborated by observable market data through correlation or other means for substantially the full term of the financial instrument.

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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.

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Our assessment of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement requires judgment and may affect the valuation of financial instruments and their classification within the fair value hierarchy. Financial instruments are classified in their entirety based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. There have been no changes in the classification of any financial instruments within the fair value hierarchy in the periods presented. Our financial instruments that are accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis are presented in the table below.

Recurring Fair Value Measures

		Fair Value as of December 31, 2013																Fair Value as of December 31, 2012
(in millions)		Level 1				Level 2				Level 3				Total				Level 1				Level 2				Level 3				Total
Assets
Trading securities		$	3,956			$	-			$	-			$	3,956			$	4,027			$	-			$	-			$	4,027
Available-for-sale securities			260				118				11				389				367				76				21				464
Interest rate swap agreements			-				110				-				110				-				210				-				210
Other			-				80				1				81				-				36				2				38
Total		$	4,216			$	308			$	12			$	4,536			$	4,394			$	322			$	23			$	4,739
Liabilities
Derivative component of prepaid forward sale agreements and indexed debt instruments		$	-			$	2,816			$	-			$	2,816			$	-			$	2,305			$	-			$	2,305
Contractual obligations							-				747				747				-				-				1,055				1,055
Contingent consideration			-				-				684				684				-				-				587				587
Other			-				16				-				16				-				14				-				14
Total		$	-			$	2,832			$	1,431			$	4,263			$	-			$	2,319			$	1,642			$	3,961

Contractual Obligations and Contingent Consideration

The fair values of the contractual obligations and contingent consideration in the table above are primarily based on certain expected future discounted cash flows, the determination of which involves the use of significant unobservable inputs. The most significant unobservable inputs we use are our estimates of the future revenue we expect to generate from certain NBCUniversal entities, which are related to our contractual obligations, and future net tax benefits that will affect payments to GE, which are related to contingent consideration. The discount rates used in the measurements of fair value were between 5% and 13% and are based on the underlying risk associated with our estimate of future revenue, as well as the terms of the respective contracts, and the uncertainty in the timing of our payments to GE. The fair value adjustments to contractual obligations and contingent consideration are sensitive to the assumptions related to future revenue and tax benefits, respectively, as well as to current interest rates, and therefore, the adjustments are recorded to other income (expense), net in our consolidated statement of income.

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Changes in Contractual Obligations and Contingent Consideration

(in millions)		Contractual Obligations				Contingent Consideration
Balance, December 31, 2012		$	1,055			$	587
Fair value adjustments			158				106
Payments			(83	)			(214	)
Redemption Transaction (see Note 4 for additional information)			-				205
Liberty Media transaction (see Note 6 for additional information)			(383	)			-
Balance, December 31, 2013		$	747			$	684

Nonrecurring Fair Value Measures

We have assets and liabilities that are required to be recorded at fair value on a nonrecurring basis when certain circumstances occur. In the case of film or stage play production costs, upon the occurrence of an event or change in circumstance that may indicate that the fair value of a production is less than its unamortized costs, we determine the fair value of the production and record an adjustment for the amount by which the unamortized capitalized costs exceed the production's fair value. The estimate of fair value of a production is determined using Level 3 inputs, primarily an analysis of future expected cash flows. Adjustments to capitalized film and stage play production costs of $167 million and $161 million were recorded in 2013 and 2012, respectively.

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 and redeemable subsidiary preferred stock." Noncontrolling interests that do not contain such redemption features are presented in equity.

We acquired GE's remaining 49% common equity interest in NBCUniversal Holdings, which had previously been presented as a redeemable noncontrolling interest in our consolidated balance sheet. See Note 4 for additional information on the Redemption Transaction. The difference between the consideration transferred and the recorded value of GE's 49% redeemable noncontrolling common equity interest, as well as the related tax impacts, were recorded to additional paid-in capital. The table below includes the impact of the Redemption Transaction on our changes in equity.

Changes in Equity

Year ended December 31 (in millions)		2013
Net income attributable to Comcast Corporation		$	6,816
Transfers from (to) noncontrolling interests:
Decrease in Comcast Corporation additional paid-in capital resulting from the purchase of GE's redeemable noncontrolling common equity interest			(1,651	)
Other			(26	)
Changes in equity resulting from net income attributable to Comcast Corporation and transfers from (to) noncontrolling interests		$	5,139

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Note 12: Postretirement, Pension and Other Employee Benefit Plans

The table below provides condensed information on our postretirement and pension benefit plans.

		2013								2012								2011
Year ended December 31 (in millions)		Postretirement Benefits				Pension Benefits				Postretirement Benefits				Pension Benefits				Postretirement Benefits				Pension Benefits
Benefit obligation		$	633			$	498			$	703			$	805			$	618			$	638
Fair value of plan assets (a)			-				220				-				403				-				176
Plan funded status and recorded benefit obligation			(633	)			(278	)			(703	)			(402	)			(618	)			(462	)
Portion of benefit obligation not yet recognized in benefits expense			(110	)			(3	)			17				151				(17	)			137
Benefits expense (b)			65				12				60				163				47				117
Discount rate			5.00-5.25	%			4.50-5.25	%			4.25	%			3.25-4.25	%			4.75	%			4.75-5.25	%
Expected return on plan assets			N/A				5.00	%			N/A				5.00	%			N/A				6.50	%

(a)

The fair value of the plan assets are primarily based on Level 1 inputs using quoted market prices for identical financial instruments in an active market.

(b)

We did not recognize service cost in 2013 as our pension plans were frozen. The 2012 and 2011 amounts included service costs related to our pension benefits of $139 million and $99 million, respectively.

Postretirement Benefit Plans

We and NBCUniversal sponsor various benefit plans that provide postretirement benefits to eligible employees based on years of service. The Comcast Postretirement Healthcare Stipend Program (the "stipend plan") provides an annual stipend for reimbursement of healthcare costs to each eligible employee based on years of service. Under the stipend plans, we are not exposed to the increasing costs of healthcare because the benefits are fixed at a predetermined amount.

NBCUniversal's postretirement medical and life insurance plans provide continuous coverage to employees eligible to receive such benefits. A small number of eligible employees also participate in legacy plans of acquired companies.

All of our postretirement benefit plans are unfunded and substantially all of our postretirement benefit obligations are recorded to noncurrent liabilities. The expense we recognize related to our postretirement benefit plans is determined using certain assumptions, including the discount rate.

Pension Plans

NBCUniversal

NBCUniversal sponsors various domestic qualified and nonqualified defined benefit plans for which future benefits were frozen effective December 31, 2012. We ceased to recognize service costs associated with these defined benefit plans following the date on which future benefits were frozen. The expense we recognize related to our defined benefit plans is determined using certain assumptions, including the discount rate and the expected long-term rate of return on plan assets. We recognize the funded or unfunded status of our defined benefit plans as an asset or liability in our consolidated balance sheet and recognize changes in the funded status in the year in which the changes occur through accumulated other comprehensive income (loss). In the event of a defined benefit plan termination, we expect to fully fund and settle the plan within 180

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days of approval by the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") and the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation ("PBGC"). In addition to the defined benefit plans it sponsors, NBCUniversal is also obligated to reimburse GE for future benefit payments to those participants who were vested in the supplemental pension plan sponsored by GE at the time of the close of the NBCUniversal transaction.

In October 2013, NBCUniversal provided notice to the plan participants of its qualified pension plan of its intent to terminate its plan effective December 31, 2013. The NBCUniversal qualified pension plan was unfunded by $8 million as of December 31, 2013, and NBCUniversal expects to seek approval for this termination from the IRS and PBGC in 2014.

Other

In August 2013, we settled all of our obligations related to the termination in February 2012 of the qualified pension plan that provided benefits to former employees of a company we acquired as part of the AT&T Broadband transaction in 2002. In connection with this final settlement, we fully funded the plan with additional contributions of $55 million and recorded an expense of $74 million in other operating and administrative expenses, which was previously recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss).

Other Employee Benefits

Deferred Compensation Plans

We maintain unfunded, nonqualified deferred compensation plans for certain members of management and nonemployee directors (each, a "participant"). The amount of compensation deferred by each participant is based on participant elections. Participant accounts, except for those in the NBCUniversal plan, are credited with income primarily based on a fixed annual rate. Participants in the NBCUniversal plan designate one or more valuation funds, independently established funds or indices that are used to determine the amount of earnings to be credited or debited to the participant's account. Participants are eligible to receive distributions of the amounts credited to their account based on elected deferral periods that are consistent with the plans and applicable tax law.

The table below presents the benefit obligation and interest expense for our deferred compensation plans.

Year ended December 31 (in millions)		2013				2012				2011
Benefit obligation		$	1,434			$	1,247			$	1,059
Interest expense		$	128			$	107			$	99

We have purchased life insurance policies to recover a portion of the future payments related to our deferred compensation plans. As of December 31, 2013 and 2012, the cash surrender value of these policies, which is recorded to other noncurrent assets, was $565 million and $478 million, respectively.

Retirement Investment Plans

We sponsor several 401(k) defined contribution retirement plans that allow eligible employees to contribute a portion of their compensation through payroll deductions in accordance with specified plan guidelines. We make contributions to the plans that include matching a percentage of the employees' contributions up to certain limits. In 2013, 2012 and 2011, expenses related to these plans totaled $324 million, $246 million and $226 million, respectively.

Split-Dollar Life Insurance Agreements

We have collateral assignment split-dollar life insurance agreements with select key current and former employees that require us to incur certain insurance-related costs. Under some of these agreements, our obligation to provide benefits to the employees extends beyond retirement.

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The table below presents the benefit obligation and expenses related to our split-dollar life insurance agreements.

Year ended December 31 (in millions)		2013				2012				2011
Benefit obligation		$	212			$	202			$	169
Other operating and administrative expenses		$	50			$	58			$	27

Multiemployer Benefit Plans

We also participate in various multiemployer pension and other postretirement benefit plans through the activities of NBCUniversal that cover some of our employees and temporary employees who are represented by labor unions. We make periodic contributions to these plans in accordance with the terms of applicable collective bargaining agreements and laws but do not sponsor or administer these plans. We do not participate in any multiemployer benefit plans for which we consider our contributions to be individually significant, and the largest plans in which we participate are funded at a level of 80% or greater. In 2013, 2012 and 2011, the total contributions we made to multiemployer pension and other postretirement benefit plans were $66 million, $53 million and $42 million, respectively.

If we cease to be obligated to make contributions or otherwise withdraw from participation in any of these plans, applicable law requires us to fund our allocable share of the unfunded vested benefits, which is known as a withdrawal liability. In addition, actions taken by other participating employers may lead to adverse changes in the financial condition of one of these plans, which could result in an increase in our withdrawal liability.

Severance Benefits

We provide severance benefits to certain former employees. A liability is recorded for benefits provided when payment is probable, the amount is reasonably estimable, and the obligation relates to rights that have vested or accumulated. During 2013, 2012 and 2011, we recorded $160 million, $155 million and $128 million, respectively, of severance costs.

Note 13: Equity

Common Stock

In the aggregate, holders of our Class A common stock have 66  2 / 3 % of the voting power of our common stock and holders of our Class B common stock have 33  1 / 3 % of the voting power of our common stock. Our Class A Special common stock is generally nonvoting. Each share of our Class B common stock is entitled to 15 votes. The number of votes held by each share of our Class A common stock depends on the number of shares of Class A and Class B common stock outstanding at any given time. The 33  1 / 3 % aggregate voting power of our Class B common stock cannot be diluted by additional issuances of any other class of common stock. Our Class B common stock is convertible, share for share, into Class A or Class A Special common stock, subject to certain restrictions.

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Common Stock Outstanding

(in millions)		A				A Special				B
Balance, January 1, 2011			2,072				695				9
Stock compensation plans			20				1				-
Repurchases and retirements of common stock			-				(95	)			-
Employee stock purchase plans			3				-				-
Balance, December 31, 2011			2,095				601				9
Stock compensation plans			24				3				-
Repurchases and retirements of common stock			-				(96	)			-
Employee stock purchase plans			3				-				-
Balance, December 31, 2012			2,122				508				9
Stock compensation plans			14				-				-
Repurchases and retirements of common stock			-				(49	)			-
Employee stock purchase plans			2				-				-
Balance, December 31, 2013			2,138				459				9

Share Repurchases

As of December 31, 2013, we had $1.5 billion of availability remaining under the $6.5 billion share repurchase authorization approved by our Board of Directors in 2012.

In January 2014, our Board of Directors increased our share repurchase program authorization to $7.5 billion, which does not have an expiration date. Under this authorization, we may repurchase shares in the open market or in private transactions.

Share Repurchases

Year ended December 31 (in millions)		2013				2012				2011
Cash consideration		$	2,000			$	3,000			$	2,141
Shares repurchased			49				96				95

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

December 31 (in millions)		2013				2012
Unrealized gains (losses) on marketable securities		$	67			$	182
Deferred gains (losses) on cash flow hedges			(45	)			(67	)
Unrecognized gains (losses) on employee benefit obligations			71				(95	)
Cumulative translation adjustments			(37	)			(5	)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of deferred taxes		$	56			$	15

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Note 14: Share-Based Compensation

The tables below provide condensed information on our share-based compensation.

Recognized Share-Based Compensation Expense

Year ended December 31 (in millions)		2013				2012				2011
Stock options		$	139			$	131			$	116
Restricted share units			175				154				149
Employee stock purchase plans			20				16				13
Total		$	334			$	301			$	278

As of December 31, 2013, we had unrecognized pretax compensation expense of $318 million related to nonvested stock options and unrecognized pretax compensation expense of $380 million related to nonvested RSUs that will be recognized over a weighted-average period of approximately 1.9 years and 1.7 years, respectively.

2013 Stock Options and Restricted Share Units

As of December 31, 2013, unless otherwise stated (in millions, except per share data)		Stock Options				RSUs
Awards granted during 2013			18				7
Weighted-average exercise price		$	41.22
Weighted-average fair value at grant date						$	38.28
Stock options outstanding and nonvested RSUs (a)			104				26
Weighted-average exercise price of stock options outstanding		$	25.49
Weighted-average fair value at grant date of nonvested RSUs						$	25.38

(a)

As of December 31, 2013, 102 million of stock options outstanding were net settled stock options. Net settled stock options, as opposed to stock options exercised with a cash payment, result in fewer shares being issued and no cash proceeds being received by us when the options are exercised.

Our share-based compensation primarily consists of awards of stock options and RSUs to certain employees and directors as part of our approach to long-term incentive compensation. Awards generally vest over a period of 5 years and in the case of stock options, have a 10 year term. Additionally, through our employee stock purchase plans, employees are able to purchase shares of Comcast Class A common stock at a discount through payroll deductions.

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The cost associated with our share-based compensation is based on an award's estimated fair value at the date of grant and is recognized over the period in which any related services are provided. We use the Black-Scholes option pricing model to estimate the fair value of stock option awards. RSUs are valued based on the closing price of our Class A common stock on the date of grant and are discounted for the lack of dividends, if any, during the vesting period. The table below presents the weighted-average fair value on the date of grant of RSUs and Class A common stock options awarded under our various plans and the related weighted-average valuation assumptions.

Year Ended December 31		2013				2012				2011
RSUs fair value		$	38.28			$	27.80			$	22.78
Stock options fair value		$	8.80			$	7.38			$	6.96
Stock Option Valuation Assumptions:
Dividend yield			1.9	%			2.2	%			1.8	%
Expected volatility			25.0	%			29.0	%			28.1	%
Risk-free interest rate			1.3	%			1.7	%			2.8	%
Expected option life (in years)			7.0				7.0				7.0

Note 15: Income Taxes

Components of Income Tax Expense

Year ended December 31 (in millions)		2013				2012				2011
Current expense (benefit):
Federal		$	3,183			$	3,004			$	1,480
State			581				432				359
Foreign			200				169				153
			3,964				3,605				1,992
Deferred expense (benefit):
Federal			(76	)			160				658
State			108				(40	)			371
Foreign			(16	)			19				29
			16				139				1,058
Income tax expense		$	3,980			$	3,744			$	3,050

Our income tax expense differs from the federal statutory amount because of the effect of the items detailed in the table below.

Year ended December 31 (in millions)		2013				2012				2011
Federal tax at statutory rate		$	3,890			$	4,063			$	2,872
State income taxes, net of federal benefit			319				178				354
Foreign income taxes, net of federal credit			15				92				89
Nontaxable income attributable to noncontrolling interests			(103	)			(620	)			(410	)
Adjustments to uncertain and effectively settled tax positions, net			58				114				77
Accrued interest on uncertain and effectively settled tax positions, net			114				23				66
Other			(313	)			(106	)			2
Income tax expense		$	3,980			$	3,744			$	3,050

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We base our provision for income taxes on our current period income, changes in our deferred income tax assets and liabilities, income tax rates, changes in estimates of our uncertain tax positions, and tax planning opportunities available in the jurisdictions in which we operate. We recognize deferred tax assets and liabilities when there are temporary differences between the financial reporting basis and tax basis of our assets and liabilities and for the expected benefits of using net operating loss carryforwards. When a change in the tax rate or tax law has an impact on deferred taxes, we apply the change based on the years in which the temporary differences are expected to reverse. We record the change in our consolidated financial statements in the period of enactment.

Income tax consequences that arise in connection with a business combination include identifying the tax basis of assets and liabilities acquired and any contingencies associated with uncertain tax positions assumed or resulting from the business combination. Deferred tax assets and liabilities related to temporary differences of an acquired entity are recorded as of the date of the business combination and are based on our estimate of the ultimate tax basis that will be accepted by the various taxing authorities. We record liabilities for contingencies associated with prior tax returns filed by the acquired entity based on criteria set forth in the appropriate accounting guidance. We adjust the deferred tax accounts and the liabilities periodically to reflect any revised estimated tax basis and any estimated settlements with the various taxing authorities. The effects of these adjustments are recorded to income tax expense.

From time to time, we engage in transactions in which the tax consequences may be subject to uncertainty. In these cases, we evaluate our tax positions using the recognition threshold and the measurement attribute in accordance with the accounting guidance related to uncertain tax positions. Examples of these transactions include business acquisitions and dispositions, including consideration paid or received in connection with these transactions, and certain financing transactions. Significant judgment is required in assessing and estimating the tax consequences of these transactions. We determine whether it is more likely than not that a tax position will be sustained on examination, including the resolution of any related appeals or litigation processes, based on the technical merits of the position. A tax position that meets the more-likely-than-not recognition threshold is measured to determine the amount of benefit to be recognized in our financial statements. We classify interest and penalties, if any, associated with our uncertain tax positions as a component of income tax expense.

NBCUniversal

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 incur any material current or deferred domestic income taxes. Following the close of the Redemption Transaction in March 2013, the taxable income of NBCUniversal Holdings and NBCUniversal is allocable entirely to us.

We are indemnified by GE for any income tax liability attributable to the NBCUniversal contributed businesses for periods prior to the date of the 2011 NBCUniversal Transaction and also for any income tax liability attributable to NBCUniversal Enterprise for periods prior to the date of the Redemption Transaction. We have indemnified GE for any income tax liability attributable to the Comcast Content Business for periods prior to the date of the 2011 NBCUniversal Transaction.

Current and deferred foreign income taxes are incurred by NBCUniversal's foreign subsidiaries. In 2013, 2012, and 2011, NBCUniversal had foreign income before taxes of $524 million, $434 million and $476 million, respectively, on which foreign income tax expense was recorded. We recorded U.S. income tax expense on our allocable share of NBCUniversal's income before domestic and foreign taxes, which was reduced by a U.S. tax credit equal to our allocable share of NBCUniversal's foreign income tax expense.

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Components of Net Deferred Tax Liability

December 31 (in millions)		2013				2012
Deferred Tax Assets:
Net operating loss carryforwards		$	495			$	491
Differences between book and tax basis of long-term debt			117				109
Nondeductible accruals and other			3,588				1,771
Less: Valuation allowance			405				355
			3,795				2,016
Deferred Tax Liabilities:
Differences between book and tax basis of property and equipment and intangible assets			34,044				29,185
Differences between book and tax basis of investments			473				848
Differences between book and tax basis of indexed debt securities			610				587
Differences between book and tax basis of foreign subsidiaries and undistributed foreign earnings			367				-
Differences between book and tax outside basis of NBCUniversal			-				1,413
			35,494				32,033
Net deferred tax liability		$	31,699			$	30,017

Changes in net deferred income tax liabilities in 2013 that were not recorded as deferred income tax expense are primarily related to increases of $1.6 billion associated with the Redemption Transaction and increases of $25 million related to items included in other comprehensive income (loss). Our net deferred tax liability includes $23 billion related to cable franchise rights that will remain unchanged unless we recognize an impairment or dispose of a cable franchise.

Net deferred tax assets included in current assets are primarily related to our current investments and current liabilities. As of December 31, 2013, we had federal net operating loss carryforwards of $176 million and various state net operating loss carryforwards that expire in periods through 2033. As of December 31, 2013, we also had foreign net operating loss carryforwards of $279 million that are related to the foreign operations of NBCUniversal, the majority of which expire in periods through 2023. The determination of the realization of the state and foreign net operating loss carryforwards is dependent on our subsidiaries' taxable income or loss, apportionment percentages, and state and foreign laws that can change from year to year and impact the amount of such carryforwards. We recognize a valuation allowance if we determine it is more likely than not that some portion, or all, of a deferred tax asset will not be realized. As of December 31, 2013 and 2012, our valuation allowance was related primarily to state and foreign net operating loss carryforwards. In 2013, 2012 and 2011, income tax expense attributable to share-based compensation of $244 million, $164 million and $38 million, respectively, was allocated to shareholders' equity.

Uncertain Tax Positions

Our uncertain tax positions as of December 31, 2013 totaled $1.7 billion, which excludes the federal benefits on state tax positions that were recorded as deferred income taxes. Included in our uncertain tax positions was $283 million related to tax positions of NBCUniversal and NBCUniversal Enterprise for which we have been indemnified by GE. If we were to recognize the tax benefit for our uncertain tax positions in the future, $980 million would impact our effective tax rate and the remaining amount would increase our deferred income tax liability. The amount and timing of the recognition of any such tax benefit is dependent on the completion of our tax examinations and the expiration of statutes of limitations. A majority of the amount of our uncertain tax positions relates to positions taken in years before 2007.

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Reconciliation of Unrecognized Tax Benefits

(in millions)		2013				2012				2011
Balance, January 1		$	1,573			$	1,435			$	1,251
Additions based on tax positions related to the current year			90				154				87
Additions based on tax positions related to prior years			201				79				75
Additions from acquired subsidiaries			268				-				57
Reductions for tax positions of prior years			(141	)			(60	)			(22	)
Reductions due to expiration of statutes of limitations			(3	)			(3	)			(5	)
Settlements with taxing authorities			(287	)			(32	)			(8	)
Balance, December 31		$	1,701			$	1,573			$	1,435

As of December 31, 2013 and 2012, our accrued interest associated with tax positions was $780 million and $721 million, respectively. As of December 31, 2013 and 2012, $42 million and $11 million, respectively, of these amounts were related to tax positions of NBCUniversal and NBCUniversal Enterprise for which we have been indemnified by GE.

During 2013, the IRS completed its examination of our income tax returns for the years 2009 through 2011. During 2013, we effectively settled federal tax disputes related to prior periods. These settlements did not have a material impact on our income tax expense.

Various states are examining our tax returns through 2011. The tax years of our state tax returns currently under examination vary by state. The majority of the periods under examination relate to tax years 2000 and forward, with a select few dating back to 1993.

It is reasonably possible that certain statutes of limitations for the years 2000 through 2006 will expire within the next 12 months that could result in a decrease to our uncertain tax positions.

Note 16: Supplemental Financial Information

Receivables

December 31 (in millions)		2013				2012
Receivables, gross		$	6,972			$	6,026
Less: Allowance for returns and customer incentives			375				307
Less: Allowance for doubtful accounts			221				198
Receivables, net		$	6,376			$	5,521

In addition to the amounts in the table above, noncurrent receivables of $488 million and $641 million, as of December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively, are included in other noncurrent assets, net that primarily relate to the licensing of our television and film productions to third parties.

Cash Payments for Interest and Income Taxes

Year ended December 31 (in millions)		2013				2012				2011
Interest		$	2,355			$	2,314			$	2,441
Income taxes		$	3,946			$	2,841			$	1,626

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Noncash Investing and Financing Activities

During 2013:

•

we acquired GE's remaining 49% common equity interest in NBCUniversal Holdings for total consideration of $16.7 billion, which included noncash consideration of $6 billion that was comprised of $4 billion aggregate principal amount of senior notes issued by NBCUniversal Enterprise, $1.25 billion of borrowings under NBCUniversal Enterprise's credit facility and $725 million aggregate liquidation preference of NBCUniversal Enterprise Series A cumulative preferred stock (see Note 4 for additional information on the Redemption Transaction)

•

we acquired $872 million of property and equipment and intangible assets that were accrued but unpaid

•

we recorded a liability of $509 million for a quarterly cash dividend of $0.195 per common share paid in January 2014

•

we used $1.4 billion of equity securities to settle a portion of our obligations under prepaid forward sale agreements

•

we closed a transaction with Liberty Media that included, among other things, the delivery of Liberty Media shares owned by us in exchange for Liberty Media's interests in one of NBCUniversal's contractual obligations (see Note 6 for additional information)

During 2012:

•

we acquired $757 million of property and equipment and intangible assets that were accrued but unpaid

•

we recorded a liability of $430 million for a quarterly cash dividend of $0.1625 per common share paid in January 2013

•

NBCUniversal entered into a capital lease transaction that resulted in an increase in property and equipment and debt of $85 million

During 2011:

•

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

•

the fair value of NBCUniversal's previously held equity interest in Universal Orlando was accounted for as noncash consideration in the application of acquisition accounting for the Universal Orlando transaction (see Note 4 for additional information on the Universal Orlando transaction)

•

we acquired $1 billion of property and equipment and intangible assets that were accrued but unpaid

•

we recorded a liability of $305 million for a quarterly cash dividend of $0.1125 per common share paid in January 2012

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Note 17: Receivables Monetization

In December 2013, NBCUniversal terminated its programs under which it monetized certain of its accounts receivable with a syndicate of banks. In connection with these terminations, NBCUniversal remitted final payments to the third-party banks that totaled $1.442 billion (the "termination payments") in order to acquire $1.078 billion of accounts receivables that had been monetized and remained uncollected as of the date of the terminations and settle $364 million of cash receipts that we had collected and had not yet remitted to the banks. The termination payments are included within net cash provided by operating activities in our consolidated statement of cash flows.

Prior to the terminations, we accounted for receivables monetized through these programs as sales in accordance with the appropriate accounting guidance. We received deferred consideration from the assets sold in the form of a receivable, which was funded by residual cash flows after the senior interests had been fully paid. As of December 31, 2012, the deferred consideration was included in receivables, net at its initial fair value, which reflects the net cash flows we expected to receive related to those interests.

Receivables Monetized and Deferred Consideration

December 31 (in millions)		2012
Monetized receivables sold		$	791
Deferred consideration		$	274

In addition to the amounts presented above, we had $882 million payable to our monetization programs as of December 31, 2012. These amounts represented cash receipts that were not yet remitted to the monetization programs and were recorded to accounts payable and accrued expenses related to trade creditors.

The net cash payments on transfers that are included within net cash provided by operating activities in our consolidated statement of cash flows were $86 million and $237 million in 2012 and 2011, respectively. The receivables monetization programs did not have a material effect on our consolidated statement of income for the periods presented.

Note 18: Commitments and Contingencies

Commitments

NBCUniversal enters into long-term commitments with third parties in the ordinary course of its business, including commitments to acquire film and television programming, creative talent and employment agreements, and various other television-related 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. As of December 31, 2013, the total number of NBCUniversal full-time, part-time and hourly employees on its payroll covered by collective bargaining agreements was 7,200 full-time equivalent employees. Of this total, approximately 19% of these full-time equivalent employees were covered by collective bargaining agreements that have expired or are scheduled to expire during 2014.

We, through Comcast-Spectacor, have employment agreements with both players and coaches of the Philadelphia Flyers. Certain of these employment agreements, which provide for payments that are guaranteed regardless of employee injury or termination, are covered by disability insurance if certain conditions are met.

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The table below summarizes our minimum annual programming and talent commitments and our minimum annual rental commitments for office space, equipment and transponder service agreements under operating leases. Programming and talent commitments include acquired film and television programming, including U.S. television rights to the future Olympic Games through 2020, Sunday Night Football on NBC through the 2022-23 season, and other programming commitments, as well as our various contracts with creative talent and employment agreements.

As of December 31, 2013 (in millions)		Programming and Talent Commitments				Operating Leases
2014		$	4,899			$	385
2015		$	3,190			$	335
2016		$	4,039			$	293
2017		$	2,755			$	252
2018		$	3,672			$	206
Thereafter		$	20,522			$	673

The table below presents our rent expense charged to operations.

Year ended December 31 (in millions)		2013				2012				2011
Rent expense		$	616			$	688			$	570

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.

Classes of Chicago Cluster and Philadelphia Cluster customers were certified in October 2007 and January 2010, respectively. We appealed the class certification in the Philadelphia Cluster case to the Third Circuit Court of Appeals, which affirmed the class certification in August 2011. In June 2012, the U.S. Supreme Court granted our petition to review the Third Circuit Court of Appeals' ruling and in March 2013, the Supreme Court ruled that the class had been improperly certified and reversed the judgment of the Third Circuit. The matter has been returned to the District Court for action consistent with the Supreme Court's opinion. In August 2013, a plaintiff in the Philadelphia Cluster case moved to certify a new, smaller class. The District Court denied our September 2013 motion to strike the plaintiffs' motion on procedural grounds, and a decision on the plaintiffs' motion is expected in 2014. The plaintiffs' claims concerning the other two clusters are stayed pending determination of the Philadelphia Cluster claims.

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

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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 digital 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 June 2013, a comprehensive settlement agreement for all 23 cases was submitted to the District Court for preliminary approval. Regardless of whether this settlement agreement is approved, we do not expect these cases to have a material effect on our results of operations, cash flows or financial position.

We believe the claims in each of the pending actions described above in this item are without merit, except as otherwise set forth above, 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 financial position. In addition, as any action nears a trial, there is an increased possibility that the action may be settled by the parties. 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 results of operations, cash flows or financial position, any litigation resulting from any such legal proceedings or claims could be time consuming, costly and injure our reputation.

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Note 19: Financial Data by Business Segment

We present our operations in one reportable business segment for Cable Communications and four reportable business segments for NBCUniversal. The Cable Networks, Broadcast Television, Filmed Entertainment and Theme Parks segments comprise the NBCUniversal businesses and are collectively referred to as the "NBCUniversal segments." Our financial data by reportable business segment is presented in the tables below.

(in millions)		Revenue (f)				Operating Income (Loss) Before Depreciation and Amortization (g)				Depreciation and Amortization				Operating Income (Loss)				Capital Expenditures				Assets
2013
Cable Communications (a)		$	41,836			$	17,205			$	6,394			$	10,811			$	5,403			$	132,082
NBCUniversal
Cable Networks			9,201				3,501				734				2,767				67				29,413
Broadcast Television			7,120				345				98				247				65				6,723
Filmed Entertainment			5,452				483				15				468				9				3,549
Theme Parks			2,235				1,004				300				704				580				6,608
Headquarters and Other (d)			31				(588	)			264				(852	)			439				6,002
Eliminations (e)			(389	)			(13	)			-				(13	)			-				(556	)
NBCUniversal			23,650				4,732				1,411				3,321				1,160				51,739
Corporate and Other			600				(489	)			66				(555	)			33				8,152
Eliminations (e)			(1,429	)			(14	)			-				(14	)			-				(33,160	)
Comcast Consolidated		$	64,657			$	21,434			$	7,871			$	13,563			$	6,596			$	158,813

(in millions)		Revenue (f)				Operating Income (Loss) Before Depreciation and Amortization (g)				Depreciation and Amortization				Operating Income (Loss)				Capital Expenditures				Assets
2012
Cable Communications (a)		$	39,604			$	16,255			$	6,405			$	9,850			$	4,921			$	127,044
NBCUniversal
Cable Networks			8,727				3,303				735				2,568				150				29,636
Broadcast Television (b)			8,200				358				97				261				65				6,414
Filmed Entertainment			5,159				79				16				63				7				3,769
Theme Parks			2,085				953				268				685				272				6,266
Headquarters and Other (d)			43				(603	)			210				(813	)			269				8,938
Eliminations (e)			(402	)			17				-				17				-				(561	)
NBCUniversal			23,812				4,107				1,326				2,781				763				54,462
Corporate and Other			498				(376	)			67				(443	)			30				6,000
Eliminations (e)			(1,344	)			(9	)			-				(9	)			-				(22,535	)
Comcast Consolidated		$	62,570			$	19,977			$	7,798			$	12,179			$	5,714			$	164,971

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(in millions)		Revenue (f)				Operating Income (Loss) Before Depreciation and Amortization (g)				Depreciation and Amortization				Operating Income (Loss)				Capital Expenditures
2011
Cable Communications (a)		$	37,226			$	15,288			$	6,395			$	8,893			$	4,806
NBCUniversal
Cable Networks			8,061				3,199				712				2,487				48
Broadcast Television			5,982				124				85				39				61
Filmed Entertainment			4,239				27				19				8				6
Theme Parks (c)			1,874				830				201				629				154
Headquarters and Other (d)			45				(484	)			168				(652	)			165
Eliminations (e)			(941	)			(234	)			(53	)			(181	)			-
NBCUniversal			19,260				3,462				1,132				2,330				434
Corporate and Other			558				(416	)			93				(509	)			67
Eliminations (e)			(1,202	)			23				16				7				-
Comcast Consolidated		$	55,842			$	18,357			$	7,636			$	10,721			$	5,307

(a)

For the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, Cable Communications segment revenue was derived from the following sources:

		2013				2012				2011
Residential:
Video			49.1	%			50.4	%			52.3	%
High-speed Internet			24.7	%			24.1	%			23.5	%
Voice			8.7	%			9.0	%			9.4	%
Business services			7.7	%			6.5	%			5.2	%
Advertising			5.2	%			5.8	%			5.4	%
Other			4.6	%			4.2	%			4.2	%
Total			100	%			100	%			100	%

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. Beginning in 2013, revenue from certain business customers, such as hotels, restaurants and bars, is presented in business services revenue rather than in video revenue. Reclassifications have been made to the prior year periods to conform to this presentation.

For each of 2013, 2012 and 2011, 2.8% of Cable Communications revenue was derived from franchise and other regulatory fees.

(b)

For 2012, our Broadcast Television segment included all revenue and costs and expenses associated with our broadcast of the 2012 London Olympics, which generated $120 million of operating income before depreciation and amortization. This amount reflects the settlement of a $237 million liability associated with the unfavorable Olympics contract that had been recorded through the application of acquisition accounting in 2011.

(c)

For the period January 29, 2011 through June 30, 2011, we recorded Universal Orlando as an equity method investment in our consolidated results of operations. However, our Theme Parks segment included the results of operations for Universal Orlando for the period January 29, 2011 through June 30, 2011 to reflect our measure of operating performance for our Theme Parks segment.

(d)

NBCUniversal Headquarters and Other activities includes costs associated with overhead, allocations, personnel costs and headquarter initiatives.

(e)

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 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

•

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

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NBCUniversal eliminations for 2011 included the eliminations of the results of operations for Universal Orlando for the period January 29, 2011 through June 30, 2011. These amounts were not included in NBCUniversal's total and our consolidated results of operations for the period January 29, 2011 through June 30, 2011 because we recorded Universal Orlando as an equity method investment during this period.

(f)

Revenue from customers located outside of the U.S., primarily in Europe and Asia, for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011 was $4.8 billion, $4.5 billion and $4.1 billion, respectively. No single customer accounted for a significant amount of our revenue in any period.

(g)

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. 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. 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.

Note 20: Quarterly Financial Information (Unaudited)

(in millions, except per share data)		First Quarter				Second Quarter				Third Quarter				Fourth Quarter				Total Year
2013
Revenue		$	15,310			$	16,270			$	16,151			$	16,926			$	64,657
Operating income		$	3,067			$	3,435			$	3,414			$	3,647			$	13,563
Net income attributable to Comcast Corporation		$	1,437			$	1,734			$	1,732			$	1,913			$	6,816
Basic earnings per common share attributable to Comcast Corporation shareholders		$	0.55			$	0.66			$	0.66			$	0.73			$	2.60
Diluted earnings per common share attributable to Comcast Corporation shareholders		$	0.54			$	0.65			$	0.65			$	0.72			$	2.56
Dividends declared per common share		$	0.195			$	0.195			$	0.195			$	0.195			$	0.78
2012
Revenue		$	14,878			$	15,211			$	16,544			$	15,937			$	62,570
Operating income		$	2,758			$	3,079			$	3,048			$	3,294			$	12,179
Net income attributable to Comcast Corporation		$	1,224			$	1,348			$	2,113			$	1,518			$	6,203
Basic earnings per common share attributable to Comcast Corporation shareholders		$	0.45			$	0.50			$	0.79			$	0.57			$	2.32
Diluted earnings per common share attributable to Comcast Corporation shareholders		$	0.45			$	0.50			$	0.78			$	0.56			$	2.28
Dividends declared per common share		$	0.1625			$	0.1625			$	0.1625			$	0.1625			$	0.65

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Note 21: Condensed Consolidating Financial Information

Comcast Corporation ("Comcast Parent") and four of our 100% owned cable holding company subsidiaries, Comcast Cable Communications, LLC ("CCCL Parent"), Comcast MO Group, Inc. ("Comcast MO Group"), Comcast Cable Holdings, LLC ("CCH") and Comcast MO of Delaware, LLC ("Comcast MO of Delaware") (collectively, the "cable guarantors"), 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." The debt securities within the guarantee structure total $30.9 billion, of which $11.0 billion will mature within the next five years.

On March 27, 2013, Comcast Parent, the cable guarantors and NBCUniversal Media, LLC (referred to as "NBCUniversal Media Parent" in the tables below) entered into a series of agreements and supplemental indentures to include NBCUniversal Media, LLC as part of our existing cross-guarantee structure. As members of the cross-guarantee structure, Comcast Parent and the cable guarantors fully and unconditionally guarantee NBCUniversal Media, LLC's public debt securities, and NBCUniversal Media, LLC fully and unconditionally guarantees all of Comcast Parent's and the cable guarantors' public debt securities, as well as the $6.25 billion revolving credit facility of Comcast Parent and Comcast Cable Communications, LLC.

Comcast Parent and the cable guarantors also fully and unconditionally guarantee NBCUniversal Enterprise's $4 billion of senior notes and its $1.35 billion credit facility due March 2018. NBCUniversal Media, LLC does not guarantee the NBCUniversal Enterprise senior notes or credit facility.

Comcast Parent provides an unconditional subordinated guarantee of the $185 million principal amount currently outstanding of Comcast Holdings' ZONES due October 2029. Neither the cable guarantors nor NBCUniversal Media, LLC guarantee the Comcast Holdings ZONES due October 2029. None of Comcast Parent, the cable guarantors nor NBCUniversal Media, LLC guarantee the $62 million principal amount currently outstanding of Comcast Holdings' ZONES due November 2029.

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Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet

December 31, 2013 (in millions)		Comcast Parent				Comcast Holdings				CCCL Parent				Combined CCHMO Parents				NBCUniversal Media Parent				Non- Guarantor Subsidiaries				Elimination and Consolidation Adjustments				Consolidated Comcast Corporation
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents		$	-			$	-			$	-			$	-			$	336			$	1,382			$	-			$	1,718
Investments			-				-				-				-				-				3,573				-				3,573
Receivables, net			-				-				-				-				-				6,376				-				6,376
Programming rights			-				-				-				-				-				928				-				928
Other current assets			237				-				-				-				35				1,208				-				1,480
Total current assets			237				-				-				-				371				13,467				-				14,075
Film and television costs			-				-				-				-				-				4,994				-				4,994
Investments			11				-				-				-				374				3,385				-				3,770
Investments in and amounts due from subsidiaries eliminated upon consolidation			79,956				97,429				102,673				54,724				40,644				85,164				(460,590	)			-
Property and equipment, net			220				-				-				-				-				29,620				-				29,840
Franchise rights			-				-				-				-				-				59,364				-				59,364
Goodwill			-				-				-				-				-				27,098				-				27,098
Other intangible assets, net			11				-				-				-				-				17,318				-				17,329
Other noncurrent assets, net			1,078				145				-				-				103				1,899				(882	)			2,343
Total assets		$	81,513			$	97,574			$	102,673			$	54,724			$	41,492			$	242,309			$	(461,472	)		$	158,813
Liabilities and Equity
Accounts payable and accrued expenses related to trade creditors		$	8			$	-			$	-			$	-			$	-			$	5,520			$	-			$	5,528
Accrued participations and residuals			-				-				-				-				-				1,239				-				1,239
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities			1,371				266				180				47				323				6,678				-				8,865
Current portion of long-term debt			2,351				-				-				-				903				26				-				3,280
Total current liabilities			3,730				266				180				47				1,226				13,463				-				18,912
Long-term debt, less current portion			25,170				132				1,827				1,505				10,236				5,697				-				44,567
Deferred income taxes			-				777				-				-				59				31,840				(741	)			31,935
Other noncurrent liabilities			1,919				-				-				-				931				8,675				(141	)			11,384
Redeemable noncontrolling interests and redeemable subsidiary preferred stock			-				-				-				-				-				957				-				957
Equity:
Common stock			30				-				-				-				-				-				-				30
Other shareholders' equity			50,664				96,399				100,666				53,172				29,040				181,313				(460,590	)			50,664
Total Comcast Corporation shareholders' equity			50,694				96,399				100,666				53,172				29,040				181,313				(460,590	)			50,694
Noncontrolling interests			-				-				-				-				-				364				-				364
Total equity			50,694				96,399				100,666				53,172				29,040				181,677				(460,590	)			51,058
Total liabilities and equity		$	81,513			$	97,574			$	102,673			$	54,724			$	41,492			$	242,309			$	(461,472	)		$	158,813

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Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet

December 31, 2012 (in millions)		Comcast Parent				Comcast Holdings				CCCL Parent				Combined CCHMO Parents				NBCUniversal Media Parent				Non- Guarantor Subsidiaries				Elimination and Consolidation Adjustments				Consolidated Comcast Corporation
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents		$	-			$	-			$	-			$	-			$	5,129			$	5,822			$	-			$	10,951
Investments			-				-				-				-				-				1,464				-				1,464
Receivables, net			-				-				-				-				3				5,518				-				5,521
Programming rights			-				-				-				-				-				909				-				909
Other current assets			233				-				14				4				51				844				-				1,146
Total current assets			233				-				14				4				5,183				14,557				-				19,991
Film and television costs			-				-				-				-				-				5,054				-				5,054
Investments			-				-				-				-				529				5,796				-				6,325
Investments in and amounts due from subsidiaries eliminated upon consolidation			74,227				87,630				96,853				50,242				38,464				73,298				(420,714	)			-
Property and equipment, net			242				-				-				-				-				26,990				-				27,232
Franchise rights			-				-				-				-				-				59,364				-				59,364
Goodwill			-				-				-				-				-				26,985				-				26,985
Other intangible assets, net			12				-				-				-				-				17,828				-				17,840
Other noncurrent assets, net			1,130				147				1				-				152				1,650				(900	)			2,180
Total assets		$	75,844			$	87,777			$	96,868			$	50,246			$	44,328			$	231,522			$	(421,614	)		$	164,971
Liabilities and Equity
Accounts payable and accrued expenses related to trade creditors		$	8			$	-			$	-			$	-			$	-			$	6,198			$	-			$	6,206
Accrued participations and residuals			-				-				-				-				-				1,350				-				1,350
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities			1,290				275				210				54				263				4,690				-				6,782
Current portion of long-term debt			-				-				2,105				241				7				23				-				2,376
Total current liabilities			1,298				275				2,315				295				270				12,261				-				16,714
Long-term debt, less current portion			23,306				113				1,827				1,512				11,219				105				-				38,082
Deferred income taxes			-				754				-				-				78				30,035				(757	)			30,110
Other noncurrent liabilities			1,884				-				-				-				926				10,604				(143	)			13,271
Redeemable noncontrolling interests and redeemable subsidiary preferred stock			-				-				-				-				-				16,998				-				16,998
Equity:
Common stock			31				-				-				-				-				-				-				31
Other shareholders' equity			49,325				86,635				92,726				48,439				31,835				161,079				(420,714	)			49,325
Total Comcast Corporation shareholders' equity			49,356				86,635				92,726				48,439				31,835				161,079				(420,714	)			49,356
Noncontrolling interests			-				-				-				-				-				440				-				440
Total equity			49,356				86,635				92,726				48,439				31,835				161,519				(420,714	)			49,796
Total liabilities and equity		$	75,844			$	87,777			$	96,868			$	50,246			$	44,328			$	231,522			$	(421,614	)		$	164,971

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Comcast Corporation

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Income

For the Year Ended December 31, 2013 (in millions)		Comcast Parent				Comcast Holdings				CCCL Parent				Combined CCHMO Parents				NBCUniversal Media Parent				Non- Guarantor Subsidiaries				Elimination and Consolidation Adjustments				Consolidated Comcast Corporation
Revenue:
Service revenue		$	-			$	-			$	-			$	-			$	-			$	64,657			$	-			$	64,657
Management fee revenue			897				-				874				548				-				-				(2,319	)			-
			897				-				874				548				-				64,657				(2,319	)			64,657
Costs and Expenses:
Programming and production			-				-				-				-				-				19,670				-				19,670
Other operating and administrative			403				-				874				548				855				18,223				(2,319	)			18,584
Advertising, marketing and promotion			-				-				-				-				-				4,969				-				4,969
Depreciation			30				-				-				-				-				6,224				-				6,254
Amortization			5				-				-				-				-				1,612				-				1,617
			438				-				874				548				855				50,698				(2,319	)			51,094
Operating income (loss)			459				-				-				-				(855	)			13,959				-				13,563
Other Income (Expense):
Interest expense			(1,523	)			(11	)			(212	)			(126	)			(488	)			(214	)			-				(2,574	)
Investment income (loss), net			-				(13	)			-				-				3				586				-				576
Equity in net income (losses) of investees, net			7,509				7,540				7,430				5,473				3,331				1,882				(33,251	)			(86	)
Other income (expense), net			(2	)			-				2				-				(1	)			(363	)			-				(364	)
			5,984				7,516				7,220				5,347				2,845				1,891				(33,251	)			(2,448	)
Income (loss) before income taxes			6,443				7,516				7,220				5,347				1,990				15,850				(33,251	)			11,115
Income tax (expense) benefit			373				9				73				44				(22	)			(4,457	)			-				(3,980	)
Net income (loss)			6,816				7,525				7,293				5,391				1,968				11,393				(33,251	)			7,135
Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests and redeemable subsidiary preferred stock			-				-				-				-				-				(319	)			-				(319	)
Net income (loss) attributable to Comcast Corporation		$	6,816			$	7,525			$	7,293			$	5,391			$	1,968			$	11,074			$	(33,251	)		$	6,816
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Comcast Corporation		$	6,883			$	7,521			$	7,276			$	5,392			$	2,017			$	10,969			$	(33,175	)		$	6,883

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Comcast Corporation

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Income

For the Year Ended December 31, 2012 (in millions)		Comcast Parent				Comcast Holdings				CCCL Parent				Combined CCHMO Parents				NBCUniversal Media Parent				Non- Guarantor Subsidiaries				Elimination and Consolidation Adjustments				Consolidated Comcast Corporation
Revenue:
Service revenue		$	-			$	-			$	-			$	-			$	-			$	62,570			$	-			$	62,570
Management fee revenue			848				-				827				516				-				-				(2,191	)			-
			848				-				827				516				-				62,570				(2,191	)			62,570
Costs and Expenses:
Programming and production			-				-				-				-				-				19,929				-				19,929
Other operating and administrative			401				-				827				516				899				17,381				(2,191	)			17,833
Advertising, marketing and promotion			-				-				-				-				-				4,831				-				4,831
Depreciation			30				-				-				-				-				6,120				-				6,150
Amortization			4				-				-				-				-				1,644				-				1,648
			435				-				827				516				899				49,905				(2,191	)			50,391
Operating income (loss)			413				-				-				-				(899	)			12,665				-				12,179
Other Income (Expense):
Interest expense			(1,430	)			(23	)			(329	)			(135	)			(430	)			(174	)			-				(2,521	)
Investment income (loss), net			8				3				-				-				5				203				-				219
Equity in net income (losses) of investees, net			6,858				6,536				6,665				4,909				4,402				4,014				(32,425	)			959
Other income (expense), net			2				-				-				-				(14	)			785				-				773
			5,438				6,516				6,336				4,774				3,963				4,828				(32,425	)			(570	)
Income (loss) before income taxes			5,851				6,516				6,336				4,774				3,064				17,493				(32,425	)			11,609
Income tax (expense) benefit			352				7				115				47				(9	)			(4,256	)			-				(3,744	)
Net income (loss)			6,203				6,523				6,451				4,821				3,055				13,237				(32,425	)			7,865
Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests and redeemable subsidiary preferred stock			-				-				-				-				-				(1,662	)			-				(1,662	)
Net (income) loss attributable to Comcast Corporation		$	6,203			$	6,523			$	6,451			$	4,821			$	3,055			$	11,575			$	(32,425	)		$	6,203
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Comcast Corporation		$	6,370			$	6,523			$	6,460			$	4,821			$	3,068			$	11,703			$	(32,575	)		$	6,370

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Comcast Corporation

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Income

For the Year Ended December 31, 2011 (in millions)		Comcast Parent				Comcast Holdings				CCCL Parent				Combined CCHMO Parents				NBCUniversal Media Parent				Non- Guarantor Subsidiaries				Elimination and Consolidation Adjustments				Consolidated Comcast Corporation
Revenue:
Service revenue		$	-			$	-			$	-			$	-			$	-			$	55,842			$	-			$	55,842
Management fee revenue			800				-				784				488				-				-				(2,072	)			-
			800				-				784				488				-				55,842				(2,072	)			55,842
Costs and Expenses:
Programming and production			-				-				-				-				-				16,596				-				16,596
Other operating and administrative			420				5				784				488				678				16,343				(2,072	)			16,646
Advertising, marketing and promotion			-				-				-				-				-				4,243				-				4,243
Depreciation			29				-				-				-				-				6,011				-				6,040
Amortization			3				-				-				-				-				1,593				-				1,596
			452				5				784				488				678				44,786				(2,072	)			45,121
Operating income (loss)			348				(5	)			-				-				(678	)			11,056				-				10,721
Other Income (Expense):
Interest expense			(1,439	)			(32	)			(338	)			(172	)			(370	)			(154	)			-				(2,505	)
Investment income (loss), net			3				2				-				-				-				154				-				159
Equity in net income (losses) of investees, net			4,879				5,734				5,598				3,361				2,793				1,648				(24,048	)			(35	)
Other income (expense), net			(19	)			1				-				-				(59	)			(56	)			-				(133	)
			3,424				5,705				5,260				3,189				2,364				1,592				(24,048	)			(2,514	)
Income (loss) before income taxes			3,772				5,700				5,260				3,189				1,686				12,648				(24,048	)			8,207
Income tax (expense) benefit			388				12				118				60				(3	)			(3,625	)			-				(3,050	)
Net income (loss)			4,160				5,712				5,378				3,249				1,683				9,023				(24,048	)			5,157
Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests and redeemable subsidiary preferred stock			-				-				-				-				-				(997	)			-				(997	)
Net income (loss) attributable to Comcast Corporation		$	4,160			$	5,712			$	5,378			$	3,249			$	1,683			$	8,026			$	(24,048	)		$	4,160
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Comcast Corporation		$	4,107			$	5,712			$	5,387			$	3,249			$	1,605			$	8,064			$	(24,017	)		$	4,107

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Comcast Corporation

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows

For the Year Ended December 31, 2013 (in millions)		Comcast Parent				Comcast Holdings				CCCL Parent				Combined CCHMO Parents				NBCUniversal Media Parent				Non- Guarantor Subsidiaries				Elimination and Consolidation Adjustments				Consolidated Comcast Corporation
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities		$	(600	)		$	(3	)		$	(151	)		$	(94	)		$	(1,102	)		$	16,110			$	-			$	14,160
Investing Activities:
Net transactions with affiliates			66				3				2,248				332				(470	)			(2,179	)			-				-
Capital expenditures			(7	)			-				-				-				-				(6,589	)			-				(6,596	)
Cash paid for intangible assets			(4	)			-				-				-				-				(1,005	)			-				(1,009	)
Acquisitions of real estate properties			-				-				-				-				-				(1,904	)			-				(1,904	)
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired			-				-				-				-				-				(99	)			-				(99	)
Proceeds from sales of businesses and investments			-				-				-				-				2				1,081				-				1,083
Return of capital from investees			-				-				-				-				128				21				-				149
Purchases of investments			(11	)			-				-				-				(3	)			(1,209	)			-				(1,223	)
Other			-				-				-				-				(20	)			105				-				85
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities			44				3				2,248				332				(363	)			(11,778	)			-				(9,514	)
Financing Activities:
Proceeds from (repayments of) short-term borrowings, net			1,349				-				-				-				-				(4	)			-				1,345
Proceeds from borrowings			2,933				-				-				-				-				-				-				2,933
Repurchases and repayments of debt			-				-				(2,097	)			(238	)			(88	)			(21	)			-				(2,444	)
Repurchases and retirements of common stock			(2,000	)			-				-				-				-				-				-				(2,000	)
Dividends paid			(1,964	)			-				-				-				-				-				-				(1,964	)
Issuances of common stock			40				-				-				-				-				-				-				40
Purchase of NBCUniversal noncontrolling common equity interest			-				-				-				-				(3,200	)			(7,561	)			-				(10,761	)
Distributions to noncontrolling interests and dividends for redeemable subsidiary preferred stock			-				-				-				-				-				(215	)			-				(215	)
Settlement of Station Venture liability			-				-				-				-				-				(602	)			-				(602	)
Other			198				-				-				-				(40	)			(369	)			-				(211	)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities			556				-				(2,097	)			(238	)			(3,328	)			(8,772	)			-				(13,879	)
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents			-				-				-				-				(4,793	)			(4,440	)			-				(9,233	)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year			-				-				-				-				5,129				5,822				-				10,951
Cash and cash equivalents, end of year		$	-			$	-			$	-			$	-				336				1,382			$	-				1,718

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Comcast Corporation

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows

For the Year Ended December 31, 2012 (in millions)		Comcast Parent				Comcast Holdings				CCCL Parent				Combined CCHMO Parents				NBCUniversal Media Parent				Non- Guarantor Subsidiaries				Elimination and Consolidation Adjustments				Consolidated Comcast Corporation
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities		$	(362	)		$	(7	)		$	(177	)		$	(114	)		$	(1,347	)		$	16,861			$	-			$	14,854
Investing Activities:
Net transactions with affiliates			3,845				206				177				667				4,850				(9,745	)			-				-
Capital expenditures			(10	)			-				-				-				-				(5,704	)			-				(5,714	)
Cash paid for intangible assets			(6	)			-				-				-				-				(917	)			-				(923	)
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired			-				-				-				-				-				(90	)			-				(90	)
Proceeds from sales of businesses and investments			-				-				-				-				-				3,102				-				3,102
Return of capital from investees			-				-				-				-				-				2,362				-				2,362
Purchases of investments			-				-				-				-				(19	)			(278	)			-				(297	)
Other			-				3				-				-				(22	)			93				-				74
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities			3,829				209				177				667				4,809				(11,177	)			-				(1,486	)
Financing Activities:
Proceeds from (repayments of) short-term borrowings, net			(1	)			-				-				-				(550	)			7				-				(544	)
Proceeds from borrowings			2,536				-				-				-				1,995				13				-				4,544
Repurchases and repayments of debt			(1,726	)			(202	)			-				(553	)			(2	)			(398	)			-				(2,881	)
Repurchases and retirements of common stock			(3,000	)			-				-				-				-				-				-				(3,000	)
Dividends paid			(1,608	)			-				-				-				-				-				-				(1,608	)
Issuances of common stock			233				-				-				-				-				-				-				233
Distributions to noncontrolling interests and dividends for redeemable subsidiary preferred stock			-				-				-				-				-				(691	)			-				(691	)
Other			99				-				-				-				(14	)			(175	)			-				(90	)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities			(3,467	)			(202	)			-				(553	)			1,429				(1,244	)			-				(4,037	)
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents			-				-				-				-				4,891				4,440				-				9,331
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year			-				-				-				-				238				1,382				-				1,620
Cash and cash equivalents, end of year		$	-			$	-			$	-			$	-			$	5,129			$	5,822			$	-			$	10,951

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Comcast Corporation

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows

For the Year Ended December 31, 2011 (in millions)		Comcast Parent				Comcast Holdings				CCCL Parent				Combined CCHMO Parents				NBCUniversal Media Parent				Non- Guarantor Subsidiaries				Elimination and Consolidation Adjustments				Consolidated Comcast Corporation
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities		$	(513	)		$	(19	)		$	(209	)		$	(131	)		$	(638	)		$	15,855			$	-			$	14,345
Investing Activities:
Net transactions with affiliates			4,615				19				1,209				131				247				(6,221	)			-				-
Capital expenditures			(7	)			-				-				-				-				(5,300	)			-				(5,307	)
Cash paid for intangible assets			(2	)			-				-				-				-				(952	)			-				(954	)
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired			-				-				-				-				295				(6,702	)			-				(6,407	)
Proceeds from sales of businesses and investments			-				-				-				-				3				274				-				277
Return of capital from investees			-				-				-				-				-				37				-				37
Purchases of investments			-				-				-				-				(4	)			(131	)			-				(135	)
Other			-				-				-				-				-				(19	)			-				(19	)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities			4,606				19				1,209				131				541				(19,014	)			-				(12,508	)
Financing Activities:
Proceeds from (repayments of) short-term borrowings, net			(4	)			-				-				-				550				(2	)			-				544
Repurchases and repayments of debt			(1,095	)			-				(1,000	)			-				-				(1,121	)			-				(3,216	)
Repurchases and retirements of common stock			(2,141	)			-				-				-				-				-				-				(2,141	)
Dividends paid			(1,187	)			-				-				-				-				-				-				(1,187	)
Issuances of common stock			283				-				-				-				-				-				-				283
Distributions to noncontrolling interests and dividends for redeemable subsidiary preferred stock			-				-				-				-				-				(325	)			-				(325	)
Other			51				-				-				-				(215	)			5				-				(159	)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities			(4,093	)			-				(1,000	)			-				335				(1,443	)			-				(6,201	)
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents			-				-				-				-				238				(4,602	)			-				(4,364	)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year			-				-				-				-				-				5,984				-				5,984
Cash and cash equivalents, end of year		$	-			$	-			$	-			$	-			$	238			$	1,382			$	-			$	1,620

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Item 9: Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure

None.

Item 9A: Controls and Procedures

Comcast Corporation

Conclusions regarding disclosure controls and procedures

Our principal executive and principal financial officers, after evaluating the effectiveness of Comcast's disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) 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, Comcast's disclosure controls and procedures were effective.

Management's annual report on internal control over financial reporting

Refer to Management's Report on Comcast's Internal Control Over Financial Reporting on page 78.

Attestation report of the registered public accounting firm

Refer to Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm on page 79.

Changes in internal control over financial reporting

There were no changes in Comcast's 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, Comcast's internal control over financial reporting.

NBCUniversal Media, LLC

Conclusions regarding disclosure controls and procedures

Our principal executive and principal financial officers, after evaluating the effectiveness of NBCUniversal's disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)), 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, NBCUniversal's disclosure controls and procedures were effective.

Management's annual report on internal control over financial reporting

Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining an adequate system of internal control over financial reporting. Our system of internal control over financial reporting is designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States.

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Our internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that:

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pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect our transactions and dispositions of our assets

•

provide reasonable assurance that our transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of our financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, and that our receipts and expenditures are being made only in accordance with authorizations of our management and our directors

•

provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of our assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements

Because of its inherent limitations, a system of internal control over financial reporting can provide only reasonable assurance and may not prevent or detect misstatements. Further, because of changes in conditions, effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting may vary over time. Our system contains self-monitoring mechanisms, and actions are taken to correct deficiencies as they are identified.

Our management conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of the system of internal control over financial reporting based on the framework in Internal Control – Integrated Framework issued in 1992 by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. Based on this evaluation, our management concluded that NBCUniversal's system of internal control over financial reporting was effective as of December 31, 2013.

Changes in internal control over financial reporting

There were no changes in NBCUniversal's 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, NBCUniversal's internal control over financial reporting.

Item  9B: Other Information

None.

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Part III

Item 10: Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance

Comcast

Except for the information regarding executive officers required by Item 401 of Regulation S-K, we incorporate the information required by this item by reference to our definitive proxy statement for our annual meeting of shareholders presently scheduled to be held in May 2014. We refer to this proxy statement as the 2014 Proxy Statement.

The term of office of each of our executive officers continues until his successor is selected and qualified or until his earlier death, resignation or removal. The following table sets forth information concerning our executive officers, including their ages, positions and tenure, as of the date of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Name		Age		Officer Since		Position with Comcast
Brian L. Roberts		54		1986		Chairman and Chief Executive Officer; President
Michael J. Angelakis		49		2007		Vice Chairman; Chief Financial Officer
Stephen B. Burke		55		1998		Executive Vice President; President and Chief Executive Officer, NBCUniversal Holdings and NBCUniversal
David L. Cohen		58		2002		Executive Vice President
Neil Smit		55		2011		Executive Vice President; President and Chief Executive Officer, Comcast Cable
Arthur R. Block		59		1993		Senior Vice President; General Counsel; Secretary
Lawrence J. Salva		57		2000		Senior Vice President; Chief Accounting Officer; Controller

Brian L. Roberts has served as a director and as our President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board for more than five years. As of December 31, 2013, Mr. Roberts had sole voting power over approximately 33 1/3% of the combined voting power of our two classes of voting common stock. He is a son of Mr. Ralph J. Roberts. Mr. Roberts is also a director of the National Cable and Telecommunications Association.

Michael J. Angelakis has served as the Chief Financial Officer of Comcast Corporation for more than five years. Mr. Angelakis currently serves on the board of directors of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia.

Stephen B. Burke has served as an Executive Vice President for more than five years. On January 28, 2011, Mr. Burke became the President and Chief Executive Officer of NBCUniversal Holdings and NBCUniversal and resigned from his position as our Chief Operating Officer, which position he had held for more than five years. Mr. Burke also had been the President of Comcast Cable until March 2010. Mr. Burke is also a director of NBCUniversal Holdings, JPMorgan Chase & Company and Berkshire Hathaway, Incorporated.

David L. Cohen has served as an Executive Vice President for more than five years. Mr. Cohen is also a director of the FS Global Credit Opportunities Funds, the FS Global Credit Opportunities Fund A and the FS Global Credit Opportunities Fund D.

Neil Smit has served as the President of Comcast Cable since March 2010, became an Executive Vice President in January 2011 and was appointed as Chief Executive Officer of Comcast Cable in November 2011. Before March 2010, Mr. Smit had been the President and Chief Executive Officer and a director of Charter Communications, Inc., a cable company, since August 2005. Charter Communications filed a voluntary petition for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code in March 2009 and emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy in November 2009. Mr. Smit is also the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the National Cable and Telecommunications Association and Chairman of CableLabs.

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Arthur R. Block has served as a Senior Vice President and our General Counsel and Secretary for more than five years.

Lawrence J. Salva has served as a Senior Vice President and our Controller and Chief Accounting Officer for more than five years.

NBCUniversal

Certain information under this Item 10 has been omitted pursuant to General Instruction I(2)(c) to Form 10-K.

The table below sets forth certain information with respect to each of NBCUniversal's executive officers as of December 31, 2013, each of whom has served as such since the close of the NBCUniversal transaction on January 28, 2011. The table also sets forth NBCUniversal Holdings' directors as of December 31, 2013.

Name		Title
Brian L. Roberts		Principal Executive Officer
Michael J. Angelakis		Principal Financial Officer; Director of NBCUniversal Holdings
Stephen B. Burke		Chief Executive Officer and President
David L. Cohen		Executive Vice President; Director of NBCUniversal Holdings
Arthur R. Block		Senior Vice President; Director of NBCUniversal Holdings
Lawrence J. Salva		Senior Vice President

For the year ended December 31, 2013, NBCUniversal reimbursed Comcast approximately $27 million for direct services provided by our executive officers.

Item 11: Executive Compensation

Comcast incorporates the information required by this item by reference to its 2014 Proxy Statement.

This information is omitted for NBCUniversal pursuant to General Instruction I(2)(c) to Form 10-K.

Item 12: Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters

Comcast incorporates the information required by this item by reference to its 2014 Proxy Statement.

This information is omitted for NBCUniversal pursuant to General Instruction I(2)(c) to Form 10-K.

Item 13: Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence

Comcast incorporates the information required by this item by reference to its 2014 Proxy Statement.

This information is omitted for NBCUniversal pursuant to General Instruction I(2)(c) to Form 10-K.

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Item 14: Principal Accountant Fees and Services

Comcast incorporates the information required by this item by reference to its 2014 Proxy Statement, which it intends to file with the SEC on or before April 11, 2014.

NBCUniversal

The Audit Committee of Comcast's Board of Directors appointed Deloitte & Touche LLP as NBCUniversal's independent registered public accounting firm for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012. Set forth below are the fees paid or accrued for the services of Deloitte & Touche LLP, the member firms of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu and their respective affiliates in 2013 and 2012.

(in millions)		2013				2012
Audit fees		$	9.7			$	8.4
Audit-related fees			0.6				0.4
Tax fees			0.2				0.6
All other fees			0.2				0.1
		$	10.7			$	9.5

Audit fees consisted of fees paid or accrued for services rendered to NBCUniversal and its subsidiaries for the audits of its annual financial statements, reviews of its quarterly financial statements and audit services provided in connection with other statutory or regulatory filings.

Audit-related fees in 2013 and 2012 consisted primarily of fees paid or accrued for audits associated with employee benefit plans.

Tax fees in 2013 and 2012 consisted of fees paid or accrued for domestic and foreign tax compliance services, including tax examination assistance. In 2012, tax compliance services included an analysis of tax accounting methods.

All other fees in 2013 and 2012 consisted of fees paid or accrued for various consulting services.

Preapproval Policy of Audit Committee of Services Performed by Independent Auditors

As a consolidated subsidiary of Comcast, NBCUniversal is subject to the policies of Comcast's Audit Committee regarding the preapproval of services provided by the independent auditors. This policy requires that the Audit Committee preapprove all audit and non-audit services performed by the independent auditors to assure that the services do not impair the auditors' independence. Unless a type of service has received general preapproval, it requires separate preapproval by the Audit Committee. Even if a service has received general preapproval, if the fee associated with the service exceeds $250,000 in a single engagement or series of related engagements or relates to tax planning, it requires separate preapproval. The Audit Committee has delegated its preapproval authority to its Chair.

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Part IV

Item 15: Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules

Comcast

(a) Comcast's consolidated financial statements are filed as a part of this report on Form 10-K in Item 8, Financial Statements and Supplementary Data, and a list of Comcast's consolidated financial statements are found on page 77 of this report. Schedule II, Valuation and Qualifying Accounts, is found on page 177 of this report; all other financial statement schedules are omitted because the required information is not applicable, or because the information required is included in the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto.

(b) Exhibits required to be filed by Item 601 of Regulation S-K (all of which are under Commission File No. 001-32871, except as otherwise noted):

2.1		Transaction Agreement, dated February 12, 2013, by and among Comcast Corporation, General Electric Company, NBCUniversal, LLC, NBCUniversal Media, LLC, National Broadcasting Company Holding, Inc. and Navy Holdings, Inc. (n/k/a/ NBCUniversal Enterprise, Inc.) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to Comcast's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2013).
2.2		Amendment to Transaction Agreement, dated March 19, 2013, by and among Comcast Corporation, General Electric Company, NBCUniversal, LLC, NBCUniversal Media, LLC, National Broadcasting Company Holding, Inc. and Navy Holdings, Inc. (n/k/a/ NBCUniversal Enterprise, Inc.). (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.2 to Comcast's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2013).
3.1		Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of Comcast Corporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Comcast's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2009).
3.2		Amended and Restated By-Laws of Comcast Corporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Comcast's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 23, 2011).
4.1		Specimen Class A Common Stock Certificate (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Comcast's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002).
4.2		Specimen Class A Special Common Stock Certificate (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to Comcast's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002).
4.3		Indenture, dated January 7, 2003, between Comcast Corporation, the subsidiary guarantor party thereto, and The Bank of New York Mellon (f/k/a The Bank of New York), as trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 to Comcast's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008).
4.4		Supplemental Indenture, dated March 25, 2003, to the Indenture between Comcast Corporation, the subsidiary guarantors party thereto, and The Bank of New York Mellon (f/k/a The Bank of New York), as trustee, dated January 7, 2003 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.5 to Comcast's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008).
4.5		Second Supplemental Indenture, dated August 31, 2009, to the Indenture between Comcast Corporation, the subsidiary guarantors party thereto, and The Bank of New York Mellon, as Trustee, dated January 7, 2003, as supplemented by a First Supplemental Indenture dated March 25, 2003 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Comcast's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 2, 2009).

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4.6		Third Supplemental Indenture, dated March 27, 2013, to the Indenture between Comcast Corporation, the subsidiary guarantors party thereto, and The Bank of New York Mellon (f/k/a The Bank of New York), as trustee, dated January 7, 2003, as supplemented by a First Supplemental Indenture dated March 25, 2003 and a second Supplemental Indenture dated August 31, 2009 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 to Comcast's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2013).
4.7		Indenture, dated as of April 30, 2010, between NBC Universal, Inc. (n/k/a NBCUniversal Media, LLC) and The Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-4 of NBCUniversal Media, LLC (Commission File No. 333-174175) filed on May 13, 2011).
4.8		First Supplemental Indenture, dated March 27, 2013, to the Indenture between NBCUniversal Media, LLC (f/k/a NBC Universal, Inc.) and The Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee, dated April 30, 2010 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to Comcast's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2013).
4.9		Indenture, dated March 19, 2013, among NBCUniversal Enterprise, Inc. (f/k/a Navy Holdings, Inc.), Comcast Corporation, the Cable Guarantors party thereto, and The Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Comcast's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2013).
		Certain instruments defining the rights of holders of long-term obligation of the registrant and certain of its subsidiaries (the total amount of securities authorized under each of which does not exceed ten percent of the total assets of the registrant and its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis), are omitted pursuant to Item 601(b)(4)(iii)(A) of Regulation S-K. We agree to furnish copies of any such instruments to the SEC upon request.
10.1		Credit Agreement dated as of June 6, 2012 among Comcast Corporation, Comcast Cable Communications, LLC, the Financial Institutions party thereto and JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent and the Issuing Lender (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Comcast's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2012).
10.2		Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of March 19, 2013, among NBCUniversal Enterprise, Inc. (f/k/a Navy Holdings, Inc.), as Borrower, the Financial Institutions party thereto, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent and the other agents party thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Comcast's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2013).
10.3		Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of NBCUniversal Enterprise, Inc. (f/k/a/ Navy Holdings, Inc.), dated March 19, 2013 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to Comcast's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2013).
10.4		Certificate of Designations for Series A Cumulative Preferred Stock of NBCUniversal Enterprise, Inc. (f/k/a/ Navy Holdings, Inc.), dated March 19, 2013 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to Comcast's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2013).
10.5		Amendment to Certificate of Designations for Series A Cumulative Preferred Stock of NBCUniversal Enterprise, Inc. dated March 19, 2013 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to Comcast's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2013).
10.6*		Comcast Corporation 2002 Stock Option Plan, as amended and restated effective December 9, 2008 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to Comcast's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008).
10.7*		Comcast Corporation 2003 Stock Option Plan, as amended and restated October 22, 2013.

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10.8*		Comcast Corporation 2002 Deferred Stock Option Plan, as amended and restated effective October 7, 2008 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to Comcast's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2008).
10.9*		Comcast Corporation 2002 Deferred Compensation Plan, as amended and restated effective February 10, 2009 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to Comcast's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009).
10.10*		Comcast Corporation 2005 Deferred Compensation Plan, as amended and restated, dated December 17, 2013.
10.11*		Comcast Corporation 2002 Restricted Stock Plan, as amended and restated effective August 29, 2012 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to Comcast's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2012).
10.12*		1992 Executive Split Dollar Insurance Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.12 to the Comcast Holdings Corporation Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1992).
10.13*		Comcast Corporation 2006 Cash Bonus Plan, as amended and restated effective February 22, 2011 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to Comcast's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2011).
10.14*		Comcast Corporation Retirement-Investment Plan, as amended and restated effective January 1, 2014.
10.15*		Comcast Corporation 2002 Non-Employee Director Compensation Plan, as amended and restated effective May 14, 2013 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Comcast's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2013).
10.16*		Comcast Corporation 2002 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to Comcast's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2012).
10.17*		Comcast-NBCUniversal 2011 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to Comcast's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2012).
10.18*		Comcast Corporation Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan, as amended and restated effective January 1, 2005 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.15 to Comcast's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007).
10.19*		Employment Agreement between Comcast Corporation and Brian L. Roberts, dated as of June 1, 2005 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to Comcast's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 5, 2005).
10.20*		Amendment to Employment Agreement between Comcast Corporation and Brian L. Roberts, dated as of February 13, 2009 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to Comcast's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 13, 2009).
10.21*		Amendment No. 2 to Employment Agreement between Comcast Corporation and Brian L. Roberts, dated as of December 31, 2009 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.23 to Comcast's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009).
10.22*		Amendment No. 3 to Employment Agreement between Comcast Corporation and Brian L. Roberts, dated as of June 30, 2010 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to Comcast's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 7, 2010).
10.23*		Amendment No. 4 to Employment Agreement between Comcast Corporation and Brian L. Roberts, dated as of December 31, 2010 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.25 to Comcast's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010).

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10.24*		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 Comcast's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 1, 2011).
10.25*		Amendment No. 6 to Employment Agreement between Comcast Corporation and Brian L. Roberts, dated as of December 15, 2011 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.21 to Comcast's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011).
10.26*		Amendment No. 7 to Employment Agreement between Comcast Corporation and Brian L. Roberts, effective as of June 30, 2012 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to Comcast's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 14, 2012).
10.27*		Amendment No. 8 to Employment Agreement between Comcast Corporation and Brian L. Roberts, dated as of December 14, 2012 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.23 to Comcast's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012).
10.28*		Amendment No. 10 to Employment Agreement with Brian L. Roberts, effective as of June 30, 2013 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to Comcast's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 24, 2013).
10.29*		Amendment No. 11 to Employment Agreement with Brian L. Roberts, effective as of December 18, 2013.
10.30*		Notice of Rights Waiver from Brian L. Roberts dated February 13, 2009 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.2 to Comcast's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 13, 2009).
10.31*		Notice of Termination from Brian L. Roberts dated February 13, 2009 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.3 to Comcast's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 13, 2009).
10.32*		Employment Agreement between Comcast Corporation and Ralph J. Roberts dated December 27, 2007 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to Comcast's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 28, 2007).
10.33*		Amendment to Employment Agreement between Comcast Corporation and Ralph J. Roberts dated as of January 1, 2008 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to Comcast's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 13, 2008).
10.34*		Compensation and Deferred Compensation Agreement and Stock Appreciation Bonus Plan between Comcast Holdings Corporation and Ralph J. Roberts, as amended and restated March 16, 1994 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.13 to the Comcast Holdings Corporation Annual Report on Form 10-K (Commission File No. 001-15471) for the year ended December 31, 1993).
10.35*		Compensation and Deferred Compensation Agreement between Comcast Holdings Corporation and Ralph J. Roberts, as amended and restated August 31, 1998 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Comcast Holdings Corporation Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (Commission File No. 001-15471) for the quarter ended September 30, 1998).
10.36*		Amendment Agreement to Compensation and Deferred Compensation Agreement between Comcast Holdings Corporation and Ralph J. Roberts, dated as of August 19, 1999 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Comcast Holdings Corporation Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (Commission File No. 001-15471) for the quarter ended March 31, 2000).
10.37*		Amendment to Compensation and Deferred Compensation Agreement between Comcast Holdings Corporation and Ralph J. Roberts, dated as of June 5, 2001 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.8 to the Comcast Holdings Corporation Annual Report on Form 10-K (Commission File No. 001-15471) for the year ended December 31, 2001).

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10.38*		Amendment to Compensation and Deferred Compensation Agreement between Comcast Corporation and Ralph J. Roberts, dated as of January 24, 2002 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.16 to Comcast's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002).
10.39*		Amendment to Compensation and Deferred Compensation Agreement between Comcast Corporation and Ralph J. Roberts, dated as of November 18, 2002 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.17 to Comcast's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002).
10.40*		Second Amendment to Agreement between Comcast Corporation and Ralph J. Roberts, dated as of December 10, 2008 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to Comcast's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2009).
10.41*		Insurance Premium Termination Agreement between Comcast Corporation and Ralph J. Roberts, effective as of January 30, 2004 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Comcast's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2004).
10.42*		Employment Agreement between Comcast Corporation and Michael J. Angelakis, dated as of November 22, 2011 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to Comcast's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 23, 2011).
10.43*		Employment Agreement between Comcast Corporation and Stephen B. Burke, dated as of December 16, 2009 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to Comcast's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 22, 2009).
10.44*		Amendment No. 2 to Employment Agreement with Stephen B. Burke dated as of August 16, 2013 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to Comcast's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 16, 2013).
10.45*		Employment Agreement between Comcast Corporation and David L. Cohen, dated as of February 22, 2011 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to Comcast's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 25, 2011).
10.46*		Employment Agreement between Comcast Corporation and Neil Smit, dated as of November 21, 2011 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.37 to Comcast's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011).
10.47*		Form of Amendment, dated as of December 16, 2008, to the Employment Agreements with Ralph J. Roberts and Brian L. Roberts (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.38 to Comcast's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008).
10.48*		Form of Amendment, dated as of December 14, 2012, to the Employment Agreements with Brian L. Roberts, Michael J. Angelakis, Stephen B. Burke, Neil Smit and David L. Cohen (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.41 to Comcast's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012).
10.49*		Form of Non-Qualified Stock Option under the Comcast Corporation 2003 Stock Option Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.40 to Comcast's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008).
10.50*		Form of Long-Term Incentive Awards Summary Schedule under the Comcast Corporation 2002 Restricted Stock Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.43 to Comcast's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012).
10.51*		Form of Restricted Stock Unit Award under the Comcast Corporation 2002 Restricted Stock Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.41 to Comcast's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008).
10.52*		Form of Restricted Stock Unit Award under the Comcast Corporation 2002 Restricted Stock Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.4 to Comcast's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 22, 2009).

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10.53*		Form of Restricted Stock Unit Award under the Comcast Corporation 2002 Restricted Stock Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to Comcast's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2010).
10.54*		Form of Restricted Stock Unit Award under the Comcast Corporation 2002 Restricted Stock Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.7 to Comcast's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2011).
10.55*		Form of Restricted Stock Unit Award under the Comcast Corporation 2002 Restricted Stock Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Comcast's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2012).
10.56*		Form of Restricted Stock Unit Award under the Comcast Corporation 2002 Restricted Stock Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 to Comcast's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2013).
10.57*		Form of Restricted Stock Unit Award and Long-Term Incentive Awards Summary Schedule under the Comcast Corporation 2002 Restricted Stock Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to Comcast's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2013).
10.58*		Form of Director Indemnification Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to Comcast's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2009).
12.1		Statement of Earnings to Fixed Charges and Earnings to Combined Fixed Charges and Preferred Dividends.
21		List of subsidiaries.
23.1		Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP.
31.1		Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.1		Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
101		The following financial statements from Comcast Corporation's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 12, 2014, formatted in XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language): (i) the Consolidated Balance Sheet; (ii) the Consolidated Statement of Income; (iii) the Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income; (iv) the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows; (v) the Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity; and (vi) the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

*

Constitutes a management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.

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NBCUniversal

(a) NBCUniversal's consolidated financial statements are filed as a part of this report on Form 10-K and a list of the consolidated financial statements are found on page 145 of this report. Schedule II – Valuation and Qualifying Accounts is found on page 177 of this report; all other financial statement schedules are omitted because the required information is not applicable, or because the information required is included in the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto.

(b) Exhibits required to be filed by Item 601 of Regulation S-K:

2.1		Transaction Agreement, dated February 12, 2013, by and among Comcast Corporation, General Electric Company, NBCUniversal, LLC, NBCUniversal Media, LLC, National Broadcasting Company Holding, Inc. and Navy Holdings, Inc. (n/k/a/ NBCUniversal Enterprise, Inc.) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 of the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Comcast Corporation for the quarter ended March 31, 2013).
2.2		Amendment to Transaction Agreement, dated March 19, 2013, by and among Comcast Corporation, General Electric Company, NBCUniversal, LLC, NBCUniversal Media, LLC, National Broadcasting Company Holding, Inc. and Navy Holdings, Inc. (n/k/a/ NBCUniversal Enterprise, Inc.) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.2 of the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Comcast Corporation for the quarter ended March 31, 2013).
2.3		Purchase and Sale Agreement, dated as of February 12, 2013, between 30RC Trust and NBCUniversal Atlas LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.3 to NBCUniversal's Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2013).
3.1		Certificate of Formation of NBCUniversal Media, LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to NBCUniversal's Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed on May 13, 2011).
3.2		Certificate of Amendment to Certificate of Formation of NBCUniversal Media, LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to NBCUniversal's Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed on May 13, 2011).
3.3		Limited Liability Company Agreement of NBCUniversal Media, LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to Amendment No. 2 to NBCUniversal's Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed on July 12, 2011).
4.1		Indenture, dated as of April 30, 2010 between NBC Universal, Inc. (n/k/a NBCUniversal Media, LLC) and The Bank of New York Mellon, as Trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to NBCUniversal's Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed on May 13, 2011).
4.2		First Supplemental Indenture, dated March 27, 2013, to the Indenture between NBCUniversal Media, LLC (f/k/a NBC Universal, Inc.) and The Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee, dated April 30, 2010 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 of the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Comcast Corporation for the quarter ended March 31, 2013).
4.3		Indenture, dated January 7, 2003, between Comcast Corporation, the subsidiary guarantor party thereto, and The Bank of New York Mellon (f/k/a The Bank of New York), as trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Comcast Corporation for the year ended December 31, 2008).
4.4		Supplemental Indenture, dated March 25, 2003, to the Indenture between Comcast Corporation, the subsidiary guarantors party thereto, and The Bank of New York Mellon (f/k/a The Bank of New York), as trustee, dated January 7, 2003 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.5 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Comcast Corporation for the year ended December 31, 2008).

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4.5		Second Supplemental Indenture, dated August 31, 2009, to the Indenture between Comcast Corporation, the subsidiary guarantors party thereto, and The Bank of New York Mellon, as Trustee, dated January 7, 2003, as supplemented by a First Supplemental Indenture dated March 25, 2003 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K of Comcast Corporation filed on September 2, 2009).
4.6		Third Supplemental Indenture, dated March 27, 2013, to the Indenture between Comcast Corporation, the subsidiary guarantors party thereto, and The Bank of New York Mellon (f/k/a The Bank of New York), as trustee, dated January 7, 2003, as supplemented by a First Supplemental Indenture dated March 25, 2003 and a Second Supplemental Indenture dated August 31, 2009 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 of the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Comcast Corporation for the quarter ended March 31, 2013).
10.1		Second Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of NBCUniversal, LLC, dated March 19, 2013 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Comcast Corporation for the quarter ended March 31, 2013).
10.2		Credit Agreement, dated as of June 6, 2012, among Comcast Corporation, Comcast Cable Communications, LLC, the Financial Institutions party thereto and JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent and the Issuing Lender (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Comcast Corporation for the quarter ended June 30, 2012).
10.3†		Transition Services Agreement, dated as of January 28, 2011, between General Electric Company and Navy, LLC (n/k/a NBCUniversal, LLC) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to Amendment No. 2 of NBCUniversal's Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed on July 12, 2011).
10.4†		Comcast Services Agreement, dated as of January 28, 2011, between Comcast Corporation and Navy, LLC (n/k/a NBCUniversal, LLC) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to Amendment No. 2 of NBCUniversal's Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed on July 12, 2011).
10.5†		GE Intellectual Property Cross License Agreement, dated as of January 28, 2011, between General Electric Company and Navy, LLC (n/k/a NBCUniversal, LLC) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 to Amendment No. 2 to NBCUniversal's Registration Statement on Form S-4 of NBCUniversal Media, LLC filed on July 12, 2011).
10.6†		Comcast Intellectual Property Cross License Agreement, dated as of January 28, 2011, between Comcast Corporation and Navy, LLC (n/k/a NBCUniversal, LLC) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.7 to Amendment No. 2 to NBCUniversal's Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed on July 12, 2011).
10.7		Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of March 19, 2013, among NBCUniversal Enterprise, Inc. (f/k/a Navy Holdings, Inc.), as Borrower, the Financial Institutions party thereto, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent and the other agents party thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Quarterly Report of Comcast Corporation on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2013).
10.8		Receivables Acquisition Agreement among NBCUniversal Media, LLC; NBCUniversal Receivables Funding LLC; Gotham Funding Corporation, Victory Receivables Corporation, Market Street Funding LLC and Working Capital Management Co., L.P., as Conduits; PNC Bank, National Association, and Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd., as Investor Agents and Banks; and The Bank Of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd., New York Branch, as Investor Agent, Program Agent and Bank, dated as of December 5, 2011 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.12 to NBCUniversal's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011).

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10.9		Receivables Repurchase Agreement, dated as of December 18, 2013, among NBCUniversal Media, LLC, NBCUniversal Receivables Funding LLC, Gotham Funding Corporation, Victory Receivables Corporation, Working Capital Management Co., L.P., PNC Bank, National Association, Mizuho Bank, Ltd., and The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd., New York Branch (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to NBCUniversal's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 19, 2013).
10.10†		Consultant Agreement, dated as of January 20, 1987, between Steven Spielberg and Universal City Florida Partners (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.49 to the Registration Statement on Form S-4 of Universal City Development Partners, Ltd. and UCDP Finance, Inc. filed on January 20, 2010 (File No. 333-164431)).
10.11		Amendment dated February 5, 2001 to the Consultant Agreement dated as of January 20, 1987, between the Consultant and Universal City Florida Partners (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.50 to the Registration Statement on Form S-4 of Universal City Development Partners, Ltd. and UCDP Finance, Inc. filed on January 20, 2010 (File No. 333-164431)).
10.12†		Amendment to the Consultant Agreement, dated as of October 18, 2009, between Steven Spielberg, Diamond Lane Productions, Inc. and Universal City Development Partners, Ltd. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.52 to the Registration Statement on Form S-4 of Universal City Development Partners, Ltd. and UCDP Finance, Inc. filed on January 20, 2010 (File No. 333-164431)).
10.13†		Letter Agreement dated July 15, 2003, among Diamond Lane Productions, Vivendi Universal Entertainment LLLP and Universal City Development Partners, Ltd. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.51 to the Registration Statement on Form S-4 of Universal City Development Partners, Ltd. and UCDP Finance, Inc. filed on January 20, 2010 (File No. 333-164431)).
10.14*		NBCUniversal Deferred Compensation Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to NBCUniversal's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on October 26, 2012).
23.2		Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP.
31.2		Certification of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.2		Certification of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
101		The following financial statements from NBCUniversal Media, LLC's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 12, 2014, formatted in XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language): (i) the Consolidated Balance Sheet; (ii) the Consolidated Statement of Income; (iii) the Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income; (iv) the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows; (v) the Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity; and (vi) the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

†

Confidential treatment granted.

*

Constitutes a management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.

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Signatures

Comcast

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) 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 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on February 12, 2014.

By:		/ S / B RIAN L. R OBERTS
		Brian L. Roberts
		Chairman and CEO

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

Signature		Title		Date
/ S / B RIAN L. R OBERTS Brian L. Roberts		Chairman and CEO; Director (Principal Executive Officer)		February 12, 2014
/ S / R ALPH J. R OBERTS Ralph J. Roberts		Founder; Chairman Emeritus of the Board		February 12, 2014
/ S / M ICHAEL J. A NGELAKIS Michael J. Angelakis		Vice Chairman and CFO (Principal Financial Officer)		February 12, 2014
/ S / L AWRENCE J. S ALVA Lawrence J. Salva		Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer and Controller (Principal Accounting Officer)		February 12, 2014
/ S / K ENNETH J. B ACON Kenneth J. Bacon		Director		February 12, 2014
/ S / S HELDON M. B ONOVITZ Sheldon M. Bonovitz		Director		February 12, 2014
/ S / J OSEPH J. C OLLINS Joseph J. Collins		Director		February 12, 2014
/ S / J. M ICHAEL C OOK J. Michael Cook		Director		February 12, 2014
/ S / G ERALD L. H ASSELL Gerald L. Hassell		Director		February 12, 2014
/ S / J EFFREY A. H ONICKMAN Jeffrey A. Honickman		Director		February 12, 2014
/ S / E DUARDO G. M ESTRE Eduardo G. Mestre		Director		February 12, 2014
/ S / J OHNATHAN A. R ODGERS Johnathan A. Rodgers		Director		February 12, 2014
/ S / D R . J UDITH R ODIN Dr. Judith Rodin		Director		February 12, 2014

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NBCUniversal

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) 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 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on February 12, 2014.

NBCUNIVERSAL MEDIA, LLC
By: NBCUNIVERSAL, LLC, its sole member
By:		/ S / S TEPHEN B. B URKE
		Name: Stephen B. Burke
		Title: Chief Executive Officer

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

Signature		Title		Date
/ S / B RIAN L. R OBERTS Brian L. Roberts		Principal Executive Officer of NBCUniversal Media, LLC		February 12, 2014
/ S / M ICHAEL J. A NGELAKIS Michael J. Angelakis		Principal Financial Officer of NBCUniversal Media, LLC; Director of NBCUniversal, LLC		February 12, 2014
/ S / A RTHUR R. B LOCK Arthur R. Block		Director of NBCUniversal, LLC		February 12, 2014
/ S / D AVID L. C OHEN David L. Cohen		Director of NBCUniversal, LLC		February 12, 2014
/ S / L AWRENCE J. S ALVA Lawrence J. Salva		Principal Accounting Officer of NBCUniversal Media, LLC		February 12, 2014

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NBCUniversal Media, LLC Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

Index		Page
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm		146
Consolidated Balance Sheet		147
Consolidated Statement of Income		148
Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income		149
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows		150
Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity		151
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements		152

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Member of NBCUniversal Media, LLC

New York, New York

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of NBCUniversal Media, LLC and subsidiaries (the "Company"), as of December 31, 2013 and 2012, the related consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income, cash flows and changes in equity for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, and for the period from January 29, 2011 to December 31, 2011 (successor), and the consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income, cash flows and changes in equity of NBC Universal, Inc. and subsidiaries (the "Predecessor Company") for the period from January 1, 2011 to January 28, 2011 (predecessor). These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement. The Company and the Predecessor Company are not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of their internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purposes of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company's or the Predecessor Company's internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, such consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2013 and 2012, the results of its operations and its cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, and for the period from January 29, 2011 to December 31, 2011 (successor), and the results of the Predecessor Company's operations and cash flows for the period from January 1, 2011 to January 28, 2011 (predecessor), in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP

New York, New York

February 12, 2014

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NBCUniversal Media, LLC

Consolidated Balance Sheet

		Successor
December 31 (in millions)		2013				2012
Assets
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents		$	967			$	5,921
Receivables, net			4,911				4,028
Programming rights			903				844
Other current assets			615				607
Total current assets			7,396				11,400
Film and television costs			4,983				5,041
Investments			884				1,266
Property and equipment, net			7,650				5,381
Goodwill			14,882				14,770
Intangible assets, net			14,857				15,420
Other noncurrent assets, net			1,087				1,184
Total assets		$	51,739			$	54,462
Liabilities and Equity
Current Liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued expenses related to trade creditors		$	1,583			$	2,348
Accrued participations and residuals			1,239				1,350
Program obligations			657				561
Deferred revenue			846				681
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities			1,465				1,288
Note payable to Comcast			799				-
Current portion of long-term debt			906				10
Total current liabilities			7,495				6,238
Long-term debt, less current portion			10,259				11,231
Accrued participations, residuals and program obligations			1,015				862
Other noncurrent liabilities			3,412				3,746
Commitments and contingencies (Note 17)
Redeemable noncontrolling interests			231				131
Equity:
Member's Capital			29,056				31,900
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)			(16	)			(65	)
Total NBCUniversal member's equity			29,040				31,835
Noncontrolling interests			287				419
Total equity			29,327				32,254
Total liabilities and equity		$	51,739			$	54,462

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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NBCUniversal Media, LLC

Consolidated Statement of Income

		Successor																Predecessor
(in millions)		Year Ended December 31, 2013				Year Ended December 31, 2012				For the Period January 29, 2011 to December 31, 2011								For the Period January 1, 2011 to January 28, 2011
Revenue		$	23,650			$	23,812			$	19,028							$	1,206
Costs and Expenses:
Programming and production			11,770				12,710				9,708								711
Other operating and administrative			4,949				4,763				4,075								307
Advertising, marketing and promotion			2,199				2,232				1,849								153
Depreciation			639				562				401								19
Amortization			772				764				712								8
			20,329				21,031				16,745								1,198
Operating income			3,321				2,781				2,283								8
Other Income (Expense):
Interest expense			(515	)			(480	)			(389	)							(37	)
Investment income (loss), net			17				27				19								4
Equity in net income (losses) of investees, net			(93	)			183				262								25
Other income (expense), net			(402	)			917				(129	)							(29	)
			(993	)			647				(237	)							(37	)
Income (loss) before income taxes			2,328				3,428				2,046								(29	)
Income tax (expense) benefit			(206	)			(197	)			(185	)							4
Net income (loss)			2,122				3,231				1,861								(25	)
Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests			(154	)			(176	)			(178	)							2
Net income (loss) attributable to NBCUniversal		$	1,968			$	3,055			$	1,683							$	(23	)

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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NBCUniversal Media, LLC

Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income

		Successor																Predecessor
(in millions)		Year Ended December 31, 2013				Year Ended December 31, 2012				For the Period January 29, 2011 to December 31, 2011								For the Period January 1, 2011 to January 28, 2011
Net income (loss)		$	2,122			$	3,231			$	1,861							$	(25	)
Employee benefit obligations, net			95				14				(64	)							4
Currency translation adjustments, net			(41	)			(1	)			(14	)							1
Other, net			(5	)			-				-								(2	)
Comprehensive income (loss)			2,171				3,244				1,783								(22	)
Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests			(154	)			(176	)			(178	)							2
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to NBCUniversal		$	2,017			$	3,068			$	1,605							$	(20	)

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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NBCUniversal Media, LLC

Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows

		Successor																Predecessor
(in millions)		Year Ended December 31, 2013				Year Ended December 31, 2012				For the Period January 29, 2011 to December 31, 2011								For the Period January 1, 2011 to January 28, 2011
Operating Activities
Net income (loss)		$	2,122			$	3,231			$	1,861							$	(25	)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization			1,411				1,326				1,113								27
Amortization of film and television costs			8,185				9,399				6,766								549
Noncash compensation expense			7				7				17								48
Equity in net (income) losses of investees, net			93				(183	)			(262	)							(25	)
Cash received from investees			90				189				301
Net (gain) loss on investment activity and other			345				(1,093	)			30								27
Deferred income taxes			(10	)			15				27								(473	)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisitions and divestitures:
Change in current and noncurrent receivables, net			(752	)			(643	)			(357	)							(675	)
Change in film and television costs			(8,183	)			(9,299	)			(7,018	)							(590	)
Change in accounts payable and accrued expenses related to trade creditors			(789	)			51				95								399
Change in other operating assets and liabilities			505				333				296								109
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities			3,024				3,333				2,869								(629	)
Investing Activities
Capital expenditures			(1,160	)			(763	)			(432	)							(16	)
Cash paid for intangible assets			(113	)			(113	)			(249	)							-
Acquisitions of real estate properties			(1,705	)			-				-								-
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired			(111	)			(90	)			(746	)							-
Proceeds from sales of businesses and investments			2				3,026				117								331
Return of capital from investees			131				75				-								-
Purchases of investments			(236	)			(117	)			(14	)							-
Other			(20	)			(9	)			(8	)							-
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities			(3,212	)			2,009				(1,332	)							315
Financing Activities
Proceeds from (repayments of) short-term borrowings, net			-				(550	)			550								-
Proceeds from third party borrowings			-				1,995				-								-
Repurchases and repayments of debt			(92	)			(413	)			(1,044	)							-
Proceeds from borrowings from Comcast			799				-				250								-
Repayments of borrowings from Comcast			-				-				(250	)							-
Decrease in short-term loans to GE, net			-				-				-								8,072
Dividends paid			-				-				(315	)							(8,041	)
Redemption Transaction distribution			(3,200	)			-				-								-
Distributions to member			(1,422	)			(964	)			(244	)							-
Repurchase of preferred stock interest			-				-				-								(332	)
Distributions to noncontrolling interests			(183	)			(216	)			(187	)							-
Settlement of Station Venture liability			(602	)			-				-								-
Other			(66	)			(81	)			3								1
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities			(4,766	)			(229	)			(1,237	)							(300	)
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents			(4,954	)			5,113				300								(614	)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year			5,921				808				508								1,084
Cash and cash equivalents, end of year		$	967			$	5,921			$	808							$	470

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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NBCUniversal Media, LLC

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity

Predecessor (in millions)		Common Stock				Additional Paid-In Capital				Retained Earnings				Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)				Non- controlling Interests				Total Equity
Balance, January 1, 2011		$	-			$	23,592			$	320			$	(13	)		$	(82	)		$	23,817
Compensation plans							48																48
Dividends declared							(7,846	)			(297	)											(8,143	)
Other							(331	)											2				(329	)
Other comprehensive income (loss)															3								3
Net income (loss)											(23	)							(2	)			(25	)
Balance, January 28, 2011		$	-			$	15,463			$	-			$	(10	)		$	(82	)		$	15,371

Successor (in millions)		Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests						Member's Capital				Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)				Non- controlling Interests				Total Equity
Member's equity, remeasured at January 28, 2011		$	-					$	24,089			$	-			$	262			$	24,351
Contribution of Comcast Content Business			136						4,344				-				57				4,401
Total member's equity at January 28, 2011			136						28,433				-				319				28,752
Compensation plans									17												17
Dividends declared									(244	)											(244	)
Issuance of subsidiary shares to noncontrolling interests			40						89								43				132
Contributions from (distributions to) noncontrolling interests, net			(8	)													(176	)			(176	)
Other									(180	)							13				(167	)
Other comprehensive income (loss)													(78	)							(78	)
Net income (loss)			16						1,683								162				1,845
Balance, December 31, 2011			184						29,798				(78	)			361				30,081
Compensation plans									7												7
Dividends declared									(964	)											(964	)
Purchase of subsidiary shares from noncontrolling interests			(47	)
Contributions from (distributions to) noncontrolling interests, net			(24	)													(184	)			(184	)
Other									4								84				88
Other comprehensive income (loss)													13								13
Net income (loss)			18						3,055								158				3,213
Balance, December 31, 2012			131						31,900				(65	)			419				32,254
Compensation plans									7												7
Redemption Transaction distribution									(3,200	)											(3,200	)
Dividends declared									(1,422	)											(1,422	)
Contributions from (distributions to) noncontrolling interests, net			(22	)													(155	)			(155	)
Purchase of subsidiary shares from noncontrolling interests									(33	)											(33	)
Other			102						(164	)							(111	)			(275	)
Other comprehensive income (loss)													49								49
Net income (loss)			20						1,968								134				2,102
Balance, December 31, 2013		$	231					$	29,056			$	(16	)		$	287			$	29,327

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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NBCUniversal Media, LLC

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Note 1: Business and Basis of Presentation

We are one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies that develops, produces and distributes entertainment, news and information, sports, and other content for global audiences. In 2011, Comcast closed its transaction with General Electric Company ("GE"), in which Comcast acquired control of the businesses of NBCUniversal Media, LLC ("NBCUniversal"), and in 2013, Comcast acquired GE's remaining 49% common equity interest in our parent NBCUniversal, LLC ("NBCUniversal Holdings"). See Note 3 for additional information on these transactions.

We present our operations as the following four reportable business segments: Cable Networks, Broadcast Television, Filmed Entertainment and Theme Parks. See Note 18 for additional information on our reportable business segments.

Our Cable Networks segment consists primarily of a diversified portfolio of cable television networks. Our cable networks are comprised of our national cable networks, which provide a variety of entertainment, news and information, and sports content, our regional sports and news networks, our international cable networks, and our cable television production operations.

Our Broadcast Television segment consists primarily of the NBC and Telemundo broadcast networks, our NBC and Telemundo owned local television stations, and our broadcast television production operations.

Our Filmed Entertainment segment primarily produces, acquires, markets and distributes filmed entertainment worldwide. Our films are produced primarily under the Universal Pictures, Focus Features and Illumination names.

Our Theme Parks segment consists primarily of our Universal theme parks in Orlando and Hollywood. We also receive fees from third parties that own and operate Universal Studios Japan and Universal Studios Singapore for intellectual property licenses and other services.

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying consolidated financial statements include all entities in which we have a controlling voting interest ("subsidiaries") and variable interest entities ("VIEs") required to be consolidated in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States ("GAAP"). Transactions between NBCUniversal and Comcast, and their consolidated subsidiaries are reflected in these consolidated financial statements and disclosed as related party transactions when material.

We translate 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 as of the balance sheet date. The related translation adjustments are recorded as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss). We translate revenue and expenses using average monthly exchange rates, and the related foreign currency transaction gains and losses are included in our consolidated statement of income.

As a result of the change in control of our company on January 28, 2011, Comcast applied the acquisition method of accounting with respect to the assets and liabilities of the NBCUniversal businesses it acquired ("NBCUniversal contributed business"), which were remeasured to fair value as of the date of the Joint Venture transaction. Our consolidated financial statements for periods following the close of the Joint Venture transaction are labeled "Successor" and reflect both Comcast's basis of accounting in the new fair values of the assets and liabilities of the NBCUniversal contributed businesses and the consolidation of the Comcast Content Business at historical cost. All periods prior to the close of the Joint Venture transaction reflect the historical accounting basis in our assets and liabilities and are labeled "Predecessor." Our consolidated finan-

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cial statements and footnotes include a black line division, which appears between the columns titled Predecessor and Successor, which signifies that the amounts shown for the periods prior to and following the Joint Venture transaction are not comparable. See Note 3 for additional information on the Joint Venture transaction.

Reclassifications

Reclassifications have been made to our consolidated financial statements for the prior years to conform to classifications used in 2013.

Note 2: Accounting Policies

Our consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with GAAP, which requires us to select accounting policies, including in certain cases industry-specific policies, and make estimates that affect the reported amount of assets, liabilities, revenue and expenses, and the related disclosure of contingent assets and contingent liabilities. Actual results could differ from these estimates. We believe the judgments and related estimates for the following items are critical in the preparation of our consolidated financial statements:

•

revenue recognition (see below)

•

film and television costs (see Note 5)

•

goodwill and intangible assets (see Note 8)

•

fair value of contractual obligations (see Note 10)

In addition, the following accounting policies are specific to the industries in which we operate:

•

capitalization and amortization of film and television costs (see Note 5)

Information on our other accounting policies or methods related to our consolidated financial statements are included, where applicable, in their respective footnotes that follow. Below is a discussion of accounting policies and methods used in our consolidated financial statements that are not presented within other footnotes.

Revenue Recognition

Cable Networks and Broadcast Television Segments

Our Cable Networks segment generates revenue primarily from the distribution of our cable network programming to multichannel video providers, the sale of advertising and the licensing of our owned programming. Our Broadcast Television segment generates revenue primarily from the sale of advertising, the licensing of our owned programming and the fees received under retransmission consent agreements. We recognize revenue from distributors as programming is provided, generally under multiyear distribution agreements. From time to time, the distribution agreements expire while programming continues to be provided to the distributor based on interim arrangements while the parties negotiate new contract terms. Revenue recognition is generally limited to current payments being made by the distributor, typically under the prior contract terms, until a new contract is negotiated, sometimes with effective dates that affect prior periods. Differences between actual amounts determined upon resolution of negotiations and amounts recorded during these interim arrangements are recorded in the period of resolution.

Advertising revenue for our Cable Networks and Broadcast Television segments is recognized in the period in which commercials are aired or viewed. In some instances, we guarantee viewer ratings for the commercials. To the extent there is a shortfall in the ratings that were guaranteed, a portion of the revenue is deferred until

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the shortfall is settled, primarily by providing additional advertising time. We record revenue from the licensing of our owned programming when the content is available for use by the licensee, and when certain other conditions are met. When license fees include advertising time, we recognize the advertising time component of revenue when the advertisements are aired or viewed.

Filmed Entertainment Segment

Our Filmed Entertainment segment generates revenue primarily from the worldwide distribution of our owned and acquired films for exhibition in movie theaters, the licensing of our owned and acquired films to cable, broadcast and premium networks and digital distributors, and the sale of our owned and acquired films on both standard-definition DVDs and Blu-ray discs (together, "DVDs") and through digital distributors. We also generate revenue from producing and licensing live stage plays and distributing filmed entertainment produced by third parties. We recognize revenue from the distribution of films to movie theaters when the films are exhibited. We record revenue from the licensing of a film when the film is available for use by the licensee, and when certain other conditions are met. We recognize revenue from DVD sales, net of estimated returns and customer incentives, on the date that DVDs are delivered to and made available for sale by retailers.

Theme Parks Segment

Our Theme Parks segment generates revenue primarily from theme park attendance and per capita spending at our Universal theme parks in Orlando and Hollywood, as well as from licensing and other fees. We recognize revenue from advance theme park ticket sales when the tickets are used. For annual passes, we recognize revenue on a straight-line basis over the annual period following the initial redemption date.

Advertising Expenses

Advertising costs are expensed as incurred.

Cash Equivalents

The carrying amounts of our cash equivalents approximate their fair value. Our cash equivalents consist primarily of money market funds and U.S. government obligations, as well as commercial paper and certificates of deposit with maturities of less than three months when purchased.

Derivative Financial Instruments

We use derivative financial instruments to manage our exposure to the risks associated with fluctuations in foreign exchange rates and interest rates. 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.

Our derivative financial instruments are recorded on our consolidated balance sheet at fair value. The impact of our derivative financial instruments on our consolidated financial statements was not material for all periods presented.

Note 3: Significant Transactions

2013

Redemption Transaction

On March 19, 2013, Comcast acquired GE's remaining 49% common equity interest in NBCUniversal for approximately $16.7 billion (the "Redemption Transaction"). In addition to this transaction, we purchased from GE certain properties we occupy at 30 Rockefeller Plaza in New York City and CNBC's headquarters in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey for $1.4 billion.

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The total consideration for these transactions consisted of $11.4 billion of cash on hand (of which we funded $4.6 billion); $4 billion of senior debt securities issued by NBCUniversal Enterprise, Inc. ("NBCUniversal Enterprise"), a holding company whose principal assets are its interests in NBCUniversal Holdings; $750 million of cash funded through Comcast's commercial paper program; $1.25 billion of borrowings under NBCUniversal Enterprise's credit facility, which replaced our credit facility; and $725 million aggregate liquidation preference of Series A cumulative preferred stock of NBCUniversal Enterprise. After the close of the transaction, GE sold the interests in NBCUniversal Enterprise's senior debt securities and preferred stock it acquired in the Redemption Transaction to unaffiliated third parties.

Following the close of the Redemption Transaction, Comcast owns 96% of NBCUniversal Holdings' common units and NBCUniversal Enterprise owns the remaining 4%. NBCUniversal Enterprise is now a consolidated subsidiary of Comcast, but we do not have any ownership interests in NBCUniversal Enterprise. NBCUniversal Enterprise also owns all of NBCUniversal Holdings' preferred units with a $9.4 billion aggregate liquidation preference. NBCUniversal Holdings is required to make quarterly payments to NBCUniversal Enterprise at an initial rate of 8.25% per annum on the $9.4 billion aggregate liquidation preference of the preferred units. On March 1, 2018, and thereafter on every fifth anniversary of such date, this rate will reset to 7.44% plus the yield on actively traded United States Treasury securities having a 5 year maturity. NBCUniversal Holdings has the right to redeem all of the preferred units during the 30 day period beginning on March 1, 2018, and NBCUniversal Enterprise has the right to cause NBCUniversal Holdings to redeem 15% of its preferred units during the 30 day period beginning on March 19, 2020. The price and units in a redemption initiated by either party will be based on the liquidation preference plus accrued but unpaid dividends and adjusted, in the case of an exercise of NBCUniversal Enterprise's right, to the extent the equity value of NBCUniversal Holdings is less than the liquidation preference. Our cash flows are, and will continue to be, the primary source of funding for the required payments and any future redemption of the NBCUniversal Holdings preferred units.

2011

Joint Venture Transaction

On January 28, 2011, Comcast and GE closed the Joint Venture transaction, which among other things, converted our company into a limited liability company that became a wholly owned subsidiary of NBCUniversal Holdings. NBCUniversal comprises the NBCUniversal contributed businesses and the Comcast Content Business. In addition to contributing the Comcast Content Business to NBCUniversal, Comcast made a cash payment to GE of $6.2 billion, which included transaction-related costs. Comcast also agreed to share with GE certain tax benefits as they are realized that relate to the form and structure of the Joint Venture transaction. These payments to GE are contingent on Comcast realizing tax benefits in the future and are accounted for as contingent consideration by Comcast.

Universal Orlando Transaction

On July 1, 2011, we acquired the remaining 50% equity interest in Universal Orlando that we did not already own for $1 billion. Following the close of the transaction, Universal Orlando is a wholly owned consolidated subsidiary, and its operations are reported in our Theme Parks segment. We recorded $982 million of goodwill in our allocation of purchase price for this transaction, which was fully allocated to our Theme Parks segment.

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Note 4: Related Party Transactions

In the ordinary course of our business, we enter into transactions with Comcast.

We generate revenue from Comcast primarily from the distribution of our cable network programming and, to a lesser extent, the sale of advertising and our owned programming, and we incur expenses primarily related to various support services provided by Comcast to us.

On March 19, 2013, as part of the Comcast cash management process, we and Comcast entered into a revolving credit agreement under which we can borrow up to $3 billion from Comcast and Comcast can borrow up to $3 billion from us. Amounts owed by us to Comcast under the revolving credit agreement, including accrued interest, are presented under the caption "note payable to Comcast" in our consolidated balance sheet. The revolving credit agreements bear interest at floating rates equal to the interest rate under the Comcast and Comcast Cable Communications, LLC revolving credit facility (the "Comcast revolving credit facility"). The interest rate on the Comcast revolving credit facility consists of a base rate plus a borrowing margin that is determined based on Comcast's credit rating. As of December 31, 2013, the borrowing margin for London Interbank Offered Rate based borrowings was 1.00%.

In addition, Comcast is the counterparty to one of our contractual obligations. As of December 31, 2013, the carrying value of the liability associated with this contractual obligation was $383 million. See Note 10 for additional information on this contractual obligation.

The following tables present transactions with Comcast and its consolidated subsidiaries that are included in our consolidated financial statements.

Consolidated Balance Sheet

		Successor
December 31 (in millions)		2013				2012
Transactions with Comcast and consolidated subsidiaries
Receivables, net		$	228			$	204
Accounts payable and accrued expenses related to trade creditors		$	56			$	25
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities		$	37			$	1
Note payable to Comcast		$	799			$	-
Other noncurrent liabilities		$	383			$	-

Consolidated Statement of Income

		Successor
(in millions)		Year Ended December 31, 2013				Year Ended December 31, 2012				For the Period January 29, 2011 to December 31, 2011
Transactions with Comcast and consolidated subsidiaries
Revenue		$	1,262			$	1,228			$	1,025
Operating costs and expenses		$	(190	)		$	(175	)		$	(72	)

Distributions to NBCUniversal Holdings

In addition to the transactions above, we make distributions to NBCUniversal Holdings on a periodic basis to enable its owners to meet their obligations to pay taxes on taxable income generated by our businesses. We also make quarterly distributions to NBCUniversal Holdings to enable it to make its required quarterly pay-

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ments to NBCUniversal Enterprise at an initial annual rate of 8.25% on the $9.4 billion aggregate liquidation preference of its preferred units. These distributions are presented under the caption "distributions to member" in our consolidated statement of cash flows. Following the close of the Redemption Transaction, none of these distributions to NBCUniversal Holdings are attributable to GE.

In connection with the Redemption Transaction, we also made a distribution of $3.2 billion to NBCUniversal Holdings to fund a portion of the Redemption Transaction. This distribution is presented separately in our consolidated statement of cash flows.

Transactions with GE

Following the close of the Redemption Transaction and the subsequent sale of NBCUniversal Enterprise's preferred stock and senior notes by GE to unaffiliated third parties in March 2013, we no longer consider GE to be a related party.

In February 2013, Comcast closed an agreement with GE, General Electric Capital Corporation ("GECC") and LIN TV under which, among other things, we purchased a note held by Station Venture Holdings, LLC ("Station Venture") from GECC for $602 million, which effectively settled a liability of $482 million that had been recorded in the allocation of purchase price associated with the Joint Venture transaction. Due to the related party nature of this transaction, the excess of the purchase price of the Station Venture note over the recorded amount of the liability was recorded to member's capital. Other than the Station Venture transaction, dividend payments to GE that are included under the caption "dividends" on our consolidated statement of changes in equity and our consolidated statement of cash flows, and the transactions discussed in Note 3, the amounts related to our transactions with GE and its consolidated subsidiaries that occurred prior to the close of the Redemption Transaction were not material.

Note 5: Film and Television Costs

		Successor
December 31 (in millions)		2013				2012
Film Costs:
Released, less amortization		$	1,630			$	1,472
Completed, not released			70				99
In production and in development			658				1,048
			2,358				2,619
Television Costs:
Released, less amortization			1,155				1,124
In production and in development			370				334
			1,525				1,458
Programming rights, less amortization			2,003				1,808
			5,886				5,885
Less: Current portion of programming rights			903				844
Film and television costs		$	4,983			$	5,041

Based on our estimates of the ratio of the current period's actual revenue to the estimated total remaining gross revenue from all sources ("ultimate revenue"), as of December 31, 2013, approximately $ 1.3 billion of film and television costs associated with our original film and television productions that have been released, or completed and not yet released, are expected to be amortized during 2014. Approximately 85% of

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unamortized film and television costs for our released productions, excluding amounts allocated to acquired libraries, are expected to be amortized through 2016.

As of December 31, 2013, acquired film and television libraries, which are included within the "released, less amortization" captions in the table above, had remaining unamortized costs of $711 million. These costs are generally amortized over a period not to exceed 20 years, and approximately 49% of these costs are expected to be amortized through 2016.

Capitalization of 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, including acquired libraries, and accrue costs associated with participation and residual payments to programming and production expense. We generally record the amortization and the accrued costs using the individual film forecast computation method, which amortizes such costs in the same ratio as the associated ultimate revenue. Estimates of total revenue and total costs are based on anticipated release patterns, public acceptance and historical results for similar productions. Unamortized film and television costs, including acquired film and television libraries, are stated at the lower of unamortized cost or fair value. We do not capitalize costs related to the distribution of a film to movie theaters or the licensing or sale of a film or television production, which are primarily costs associated with the marketing and distribution of film and television programming.

In determining the estimated lives and method of amortization of acquired film and television libraries, we generally use the method and the life that most closely follow the undiscounted cash flows over the estimated life of the asset.

Upon the occurrence of an event or a change in circumstance that was known or knowable as of the balance sheet date and that indicates the fair value of a film is less than its unamortized costs, we determine the fair value of the film and record an impairment charge for the amount by which the unamortized capitalized costs exceed the film's fair value.

We enter into arrangements with third parties to jointly finance and distribute certain of our film productions. These arrangements, which are referred to as cofinancing arrangements, can take various forms. In most cases, 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 vary, although in most cases an investor assumes full risk for the portion of the film acquired in these arrangements. We account for the proceeds received from a third-party investor 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 a benefit to programming and production expense 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 using the ratio of actual revenue earned to date to the ultimate revenue expected to be recognized over the film's useful life.

We capitalize the costs of programming content that we license but do not own, including rights to multiyear live-event sports programming, at the earlier of when payments are made for the programming 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 revenue to the estimated total remaining revenue or under the terms of the contract.

Acquired programming costs are recorded at the lower of unamortized cost or net realizable value on a program by program, package, channel or daypart basis. A daypart is an aggregation of programs broadcast

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during a particular time of day or programs of a similar type. Acquired programming used in our Cable Networks segment is primarily tested on a channel basis for impairment, whereas acquired programming used in our Broadcast Television segment is tested on a daypart basis. If we determine that the estimates of future cash flows are insufficient or if there is no plan to broadcast certain programming, we recognize an impairment charge to programming and production expense.

Note 6: Investments

		Successor
December 31 (in millions)		2013				2012
Fair Value Method		$	11			$	21
Equity Method:
The Weather Channel			333				471
Hulu			187				-
Other			332				545
			852				1,016
Cost Method			21				229
Total investments		$	884			$	1,266

Equity Method

We use the equity method to account for investments in which we have the ability to exercise significant influence over the investee's operating and financial policies or where we hold significant partnership or LLC interests. Equity method investments are recorded at cost and are adjusted to recognize (i) our proportionate share of the investee's net income or losses after the date of investment, (ii) amortization of the recorded investment that exceeds our share of the book value of the investee's net assets, (iii) additional contributions made and dividends received, and (iv) impairments resulting from other-than-temporary declines in fair value. Gains or losses on the sale of equity method investee are recorded to other income (expense), net. If an equity method investment were to issue additional securities that would change our proportionate share of the entity, we would recognize the change, if any, as a gain or loss in our consolidated statement of income.

The Weather Channel

In June 2013, we received a distribution from The Weather Channel Holding Corp. ("The Weather Channel") of $152 million, of which $128 million was recorded as a return of our investment in The Weather Channel and included under the caption "return of capital from investees" in our consolidated statement of cash flows.

Hulu

In July 2013, we entered into an agreement to provide capital contributions totaling $247 million to Hulu, LLC ("Hulu"), which we had previously accounted for as a cost method investment. This represented an agreement to provide our first capital contribution to Hulu since Comcast acquired its interest in Hulu as part of the Joint Venture transaction, therefore we began to apply the equity method of accounting for this investment. The change in the method of accounting for this investment required us to recognize our proportionate share of Hulu's accumulated losses from the date of the Joint Venture transaction through July 2013. Prior period financial statements have not been restated as the amounts are not material for the periods presented.

Impairment Testing of Investments

We review our investment portfolio each reporting period to determine whether there are identified events or circumstances that would indicate there is a decline in the fair value that would be considered other than temporary. For our nonpublic investments, if there are no identified events or circumstances that would have

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a significant adverse effect on the fair value of the investment, then the fair value is not estimated. If an investment is deemed to have experienced an other-than-temporary decline below its cost basis, we reduce the carrying amount of the investment to its quoted or estimated fair value, as applicable, and establish a new cost basis for the investment. For our AFS and cost method investments, we record the impairment to investment income (loss), net. For our equity method investments, we record the impairment to other income (expense), net. During 2013, we recorded $249 million of impairment charges to our equity method investments, which were primarily related to a regional sports cable network based in Houston, Texas.

Note 7: Property and Equipment

		Weighted-Average Original Useful Life As of December 31, 2013				Successor
December 31 (in millions)			2013				2012
Buildings and leasehold improvements			20 years			$	5,239			$	3,223
Furniture, fixtures and equipment			6 years				2,383				1,961
Construction in process			-				828				552
Land			-				799				728
Property and equipment, at cost							9,249				6,464
Less: Accumulated depreciation							1,599				1,083
Property and equipment, net						$	7,650			$	5,381

Property and equipment are stated at cost. We capitalize improvements that extend asset lives and expense repairs and maintenance costs as incurred. We record depreciation using the straight-line method over the asset's estimated useful life. For assets that are sold or retired, we remove the applicable cost and accumulated depreciation and, unless the gain or loss on disposition is presented separately, we recognize it as a component of depreciation expense.

We evaluate the recoverability of our property and equipment whenever events or substantive changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable. The evaluation is based on the cash flows generated by the underlying asset groups, including estimated future operating results, trends or other determinants of fair value. If the total of the expected future undiscounted cash flows were less than the carrying amount of the asset group, we would recognize an impairment charge to the extent the carrying amount of the asset group exceeded its estimated fair value. Unless presented separately, the impairment charge is included as a component of depreciation expense.

Acquisitions of Real Estate Properties

Real estate acquisitions for 2013 primarily included our purchase from GE of certain properties we occupy at 30 Rockefeller Plaza in New York City and CNBC's headquarters in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey. The CNBC property was previously recorded as a capital lease in our consolidated balance sheet. Other acquisitions included our purchase in September 2013 of a business whose primary asset is a property located at 10 Universal City Plaza, which is adjacent to Universal Studios in Hollywood, California. These purchases resulted in increases of $1.7 billion in property and equipment which are included, as applicable, within the captions "buildings and leasehold improvements" and "land" in the table above.

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Note 8: Goodwill and Intangible Assets

Goodwill

Successor (in millions)		Cable Networks				Broadcast Television				Filmed Entertainment				Theme Parks				Total
Balance, December 31, 2011		$	12,744			$	772			$	1			$	1,140			$	14,657
Acquisitions:
MSNBC.com			227				-				-				-				227
Other			79				-				-				-				79
Adjustments (a)			(24	)			(11	)			-				(158	)			(193	)
Balance, December 31, 2012			13,026				761				1				982				14,770
Acquisitions			39				3				-				-				42
Adjustments (a)			65				5				-				-				70
Balance, December 31, 2013		$	13,130			$	769			$	1			$	982			$	14,882

(a)

Adjustments to goodwill in 2013 were primarily related to an immaterial correction to the allocation of purchase price associated with the Joint Venture transaction. Adjustments to goodwill in 2012 were primarily related to the adjustments to the allocation of purchase price associated with the Universal Orlando transaction in 2011.

We assess the recoverability of our goodwill annually, or more frequently whenever events or substantive changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of a reporting unit may exceed its fair value. We test goodwill for impairment at the reporting unit level. To determine our reporting units, we evaluate the components one level below the segment level and we aggregate the components if they have similar economic characteristics. As a result of this assessment, our reporting units are the same as our four reportable segments. We evaluate the determination of our reporting units used to test for impairment periodically or whenever events or substantive changes in circumstances occur. The assessment of recoverability may first consider qualitative factors to determine whether the existence of events or circumstances leads to a determination that it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount. A quantitative assessment is performed if the qualitative assessment results in a more-likely-than-not determination or if a qualitative assessment is not performed. The quantitative assessment considers if the carrying amount of a reporting unit exceeds its fair value, in which case an impairment charge is recorded to the extent the carrying amount of the reporting unit's goodwill exceeds its implied fair value. Unless presented separately, the impairment charge is included as a component of amortization expense.

Intangible Assets

						Successor
						2013								2012
December 31 (in millions)		Weighted-Average Original Useful Life as of December 31, 2013				Gross Carrying Amount				Accumulated Amortization				Gross Carrying Amount				Accumulated Amortization
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets:
Customer relationships			19 years			$	13,086			$	(2,982	)		$	13,026			$	(2,328	)
Software			5 years				522				(240	)			409				(164	)
Other			21 years				1,511				(781	)			1,507				(746	)
Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets:
Trade names							3,089								3,080
FCC licenses							652								636
Total						$	18,860			$	(4,003	)		$	18,658			$	(3,238	)

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Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets

Indefinite-lived intangible assets consist of trade names and FCC licenses. We assess the recoverability of our indefinite-lived intangible assets annually, or more frequently whenever events or substantive changes in circumstances indicate that the assets might be impaired. We evaluate the unit of account used to test for impairment of our indefinite-lived intangible assets periodically or whenever events or substantive changes in circumstances occur to ensure impairment testing is performed at an appropriate level. The assessment of recoverability may first consider qualitative factors to determine whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of an indefinite-lived intangible asset is less than its carrying amount. A quantitative assessment is performed if the qualitative assessment results in a more-likely-than-not determination or if a qualitative assessment is not performed. When performing a quantitative assessment, we estimate the fair value of our indefinite-lived intangible assets primarily based on a discounted cash flow analysis that involves significant judgment. When analyzing the fair values indicated under the discounted cash flow models, we also consider multiples of operating income before depreciation and amortization generated by the underlying assets, current market transactions, and profitability information. If the fair value of our indefinite-lived intangible assets were less than the carrying amount, we would recognize an impairment charge for the difference between the estimated fair value and the carrying value of the assets. Unless presented separately, the impairment charge is included as a component of amortization expense.

Finite-Lived Intangible Assets

Estimated Amortization Expense of Finite-Lived Intangibles

(in millions)
2014		$	771
2015		$	762
2016		$	739
2017		$	740
2018		$	734

Finite-lived intangible assets are subject to amortization and consist primarily of customer relationships acquired in business combinations, intellectual property rights and software. Our finite-lived intangible assets are amortized primarily on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful life or the term of the respective agreement.

We capitalize direct development costs associated with internal-use software, including external direct costs of material and services and payroll costs for employees devoting time to these software projects. We also capitalize costs associated with the purchase of software licenses. We include these costs in intangible assets and amortize them on a straight-line basis over a period not to exceed five years. We expense maintenance and training costs, as well as costs incurred during the preliminary stage of a project, as they are incurred. We capitalize initial operating system software costs and amortize them over the life of the associated hardware.

We evaluate the recoverability of our intangible assets subject to amortization whenever events or substantive changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable. The evaluation is based on the cash flows generated by the underlying asset groups, including estimated future operating results, trends or other determinants of fair value. If the total of the expected future undiscounted cash flows were less than the carrying amount of the asset group, we would recognize an impairment charge to the extent the carrying amount of the asset group exceeded its estimated fair value. Unless presented separately, the impairment charge is included as a component of amortization expense.

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Note 9: Long-Term Debt

Long-Term Debt Outstanding

		Weighted-Average Interest Rate as of December 31, 2013				Successor
December 31 (in millions)			2013				2012
Senior notes with maturities of 5 years or less			2.884	%			2,917				2,933
Senior notes with maturities between 6 and 10 years			4.388	%			4,996				3,999
Senior notes with maturities greater than 10 years			5.614	%			3,205				4,203
Other, including capital lease obligations			-				47				106
Total debt			4.22	% (a)			11,165				11,241
Less: Current portion							906				10
Long-term debt						$	10,259				11,231

(a)

Includes the effects of our derivative financial instruments.

As of December 31, 2013 and 2012, our debt had an estimated fair value of $11.7 billion and $12.6 billion, respectively. 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.

Debt Maturities

(in millions)		Weighted-Average Interest Rate
2014			2.121	%		$	906
2015			3.597	%		$	1,032
2016			2.876	%		$	1,008
2017			6.287	%		$	2
2018			6.299	%		$	2
Thereafter			4.871	%		$	8,215

Debt Instruments

Revolving Credit Facility

In connection with the Redemption Transaction, on March 19, 2013, NBCUniversal Enterprise amended and restated our existing credit agreement to, among other things, substitute NBCUniversal Enterprise for us as the sole borrower to the revolving credit facility. As a result, we no longer have a revolving credit facility with third-party banks. Following the amendments to our credit agreement, our commercial paper program was terminated and we entered into a revolving credit agreement with Comcast. See Note 4 for additional information on the revolving credit agreement with Comcast.

Cross-Guarantee Structure

On March 27, 2013, we, Comcast and four of Comcast's wholly owned cable holding company subsidiaries (the "cable guarantors") entered into a series of agreements and supplemental indentures to include us as a part of Comcast's existing cross-guarantee structure. As members of the cross-guarantee structure, Comcast and the cable guarantors fully and unconditionally guarantee our public debt securities, and we fully and unconditionally guarantee all of Comcast's and the cable guarantors' public debt securities. As of December 31, 2013, we guaranteed $31 billion of outstanding debt securities of Comcast and the cable guarantors. We also fully and unconditionally guarantee the $6.25 billion Comcast revolving credit facility due 2017, of which no amounts were outstanding as of December 31, 2013.

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We do not, however, guarantee the obligations of NBCUniversal Enterprise with respect to its $4 billion aggregate principal amount of senior notes, $1.35 billion revolving credit facility or $725 million liquidation preference of Series A cumulative preferred stock.

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). Our assessment of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement requires judgment and may affect the valuation of financial instruments and their classification within the fair value hierarchy.

Our financial instruments that are accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis were not material for all periods presented, except for liabilities associated with our contractual obligations. The fair values of the contractual obligations in the table below are primarily based on certain expected future discounted cash flows, the determination of which involves the use of significant unobservable inputs. As the inputs used are not quoted market prices or observable inputs, we classify these contractual obligations as Level 3 financial instruments.

The most significant unobservable inputs we use are our estimates of the future revenue we expect to generate from certain of our entities. The discount rates used in the measurements of fair value as of December 31, 2013 were between 12% and 13% and are based on the underlying risk associated with our estimate of future revenue, as well as the terms of the respective contracts. The fair value adjustments to contractual obligations are sensitive to the assumptions related to future revenue, as well as to current interest rates, and therefore, the adjustments are recorded to other income (expense), net in our consolidated statement of income.

In October 2013, Comcast closed its transaction with Liberty Media Corporation ("Liberty Media"), which included, among other things, the delivery of Liberty Media shares held by Comcast in exchange for Liberty Media's interests in one of our contractual obligations. The liability associated with this contractual obligation is now considered a related party transaction and as a result we no longer remeasure this liability to its fair value on a recurring basis.

Changes in Contractual Obligations

Successor (in millions)
Balance, December 31, 2012		$	1,055
Fair value adjustments			158
Payments			(83	)
Liberty Media transaction			(383	)
Balance, December 31, 2013		$	747

Nonrecurring Fair Value Measures

We have assets and liabilities that are required to be recorded at fair value on a nonrecurring basis when certain circumstances occur. In the case of film or stage play production costs, upon the occurrence of an event or change in circumstance that may indicate that the fair value of a production is less than its unamortized costs, we determine the fair value of the production and record an adjustment for the amount by which the unamortized capitalized costs exceed the production's fair value. The estimate of fair value of a production is determined using Level 3 inputs, primarily an analysis of future expected cash flows. Adjustments to capitalized film and stage play production costs of $167 million and $161 million were recorded in 2013 and 2012, respectively.

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Note 11: Postretirement, Pension and Other Employee Benefit Plans

The table below provides condensed information on our postretirement and pension benefit plans.

		Successor
		Year Ended December 31, 2013								Year Ended December 31, 2012								For the Period January 29, 2011 to December 31, 2011
(in millions)		Postretirement Benefits				Pension Benefits				Postretirement Benefits				Pension Benefits				Postretirement Benefits				Pension Benefits
Benefit obligation		$	158			$	498			$	177			$	546			$	161			$	427
Fair value of plan assets (a)			-				220				-				217				-				-
Plan funded status and recorded benefit obligation			(158	)			(278	)			(177	)			(329	)			(161	)			(427	)
Portion of benefit obligation not yet recognized in benefit expense			(44	)			(3	)			(11	)			53				(13	)			71
Benefits expense (b)			14				12				15				142				14				111
Discount rate			5.25	%			4.5-5.25	%			4.25	%			3.75-4.25	%			4.75	%			4.75-5.25	%
Expected return on plan assets			N/A				5.00	%			N/A				5.00	%			N/A				N/A

(a)

The fair value of the plan assets are primarily based on Level 1 inputs using quoted market prices for identical financial instruments in an active market.

(b)

We did not recognize service cost in 2013 as our pension plans were frozen. The 2012 and 2011 amounts included service costs related to our pension benefits of $134 million and $99 million, respectively.

Postretirement Benefit Plans

We have postretirement medical and life insurance plans that provide continuous coverage to employees eligible to receive such benefits and give credit for length of service provided before the close of the Joint Venture transaction.

Substantially all of the employees that joined NBCUniversal from the Comcast Content Business at the close of the Joint Venture transaction participate in a postretirement healthcare stipend program (the "stipend plan"). The stipend plan provides an annual stipend for reimbursement of healthcare costs to each eligible employee based on years of service. Under the stipend plan, we are not exposed to the increasing costs of healthcare because the benefits are fixed at a predetermined amount.

All of our postretirement benefit plans are unfunded and substantially all of our postretirement benefit obligations are recorded to noncurrent liabilities. The expense we recognize related to our postretirement benefit plans is determined using certain assumptions, including the discount rate.

Pension Plans

We sponsor various domestic qualified and nonqualified defined benefit plans for which future benefits were frozen effective December 31, 2012. We ceased to recognize service costs associated with these defined benefit plans following the date on which future benefits were frozen. The expense we recognize related to our defined benefit plans is determined using certain assumptions, including the discount rate and the expected long-term rate of return on plan assets. We recognize the funded or unfunded status of our defined benefit plans as an asset or liability in our consolidated balance sheet and recognize changes in the funded status in the year in which the changes occur through accumulated other comprehensive income (loss). In the

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event of a defined benefit plan termination, we expect to fully fund and settle the plan within 180 days of approval by the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") and the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation ("PBGC"). In addition to the defined benefit plans we sponsor, we are also obligated to reimburse GE for future benefit payments to those participants who were vested in the supplemental pension plan sponsored by GE at the time of the close of the Joint Venture transaction.

In October 2013, we provided notice to the plan participants of our qualified pension plan of our intent to terminate our plan effective December 31, 2013. Our qualified pension plan was unfunded by $8 million as of December 31, 2013, and we will seek approval for this termination from the IRS and PBGC in 2014.

Our consolidated balance sheet also includes the assets and liabilities of certain legacy pension plans, as well as the assets and liabilities for pension plans of certain foreign subsidiaries. As of December 31, 2013 and 2012, the benefit obligations associated with these plans exceeded the value of their plan assets by $43 million and $50 million, respectively.

Other Employee Benefits

Deferred Compensation Plans

We maintain unfunded, nonqualified deferred compensation plans for certain members of management and nonemployee directors (each, a "participant"). The amount of compensation deferred by each participant is based on participant elections. Participants in the plan designate one or more valuation funds, independently established funds or indices that are used to determine the amount of earnings to be credited or debited to the participant's account.

Additionally, certain of our employees participate in Comcast's unfunded, nonqualified deferred compensation plan. The amount of compensation deferred by each participant is based on participant elections. Participant accounts are credited with income primarily based on a fixed annual rate.

In the case of both deferred compensation plans, participants are eligible to receive distributions of the amounts credited to their account based on elected deferral periods that are consistent with the plans and applicable tax law.

The table below presents the benefit obligation and interest expense for our deferred compensation plans.

		Successor
(in millions)		Year Ended December 31, 2013				Year Ended December 31, 2012				For the Period January 29, 2011 to December 31, 2011
Benefit obligation		$	250			$	163			$	114
Interest expense		$	18			$	11			$	10

Retirement Investment Plans

We sponsor several 401(k) defined contribution retirement plans that allow eligible employees to contribute a portion of their compensation through payroll deductions in accordance with specified plan guidelines. We make contributions to the plans that include matching a percentage of the employees' contributions up to certain limits. In 2013, 2012 and for the period January 29, 2011 to December 31, 2011, expenses related to these plans totaled $152 million, $85 million and $70 million, respectively.

Multiemployer Benefit Plans

We also participate in various multiemployer pension and other postretirement benefit plans that cover some of our employees and temporary employees who are represented by labor unions. We make periodic contributions to these plans in accordance with the terms of applicable collective bargaining agreements and

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laws but do not sponsor or administer these plans. We do not participate in any multiemployer benefit plans for which we consider our contributions to be individually significant, and the largest plans in which we participate are funded at a level of 80% or greater. In 2013, 2012 and for the period January 29, 2011 to December 31, 2011, the total contributions we made to multiemployer pension and other postretirement benefit plans were $66 million, $53 million and $42 million, respectively.

If we cease to be obligated to make contributions or otherwise withdraw from participation in any of these plans, applicable law requires us to fund our allocable share of the unfunded vested benefits, which is known as a withdrawal liability. In addition, actions taken by other participating employers may lead to adverse changes in the financial condition of one of these plans, which could result in an increase in our withdrawal liability.

Severance Benefits

We provide severance benefits to certain former employees. A liability is recorded for benefits provided when payment is probable, the amount is reasonably estimable, and the obligation relates to rights that have vested or accumulated. During 2013, 2012 and for the period January 29, 2011 to December 31, 2011, we recorded $116 million, $90 million and $89 million, respectively, of severance costs.

Note 12: Equity

NBCUniversal Holdings has caused us and will continue to cause us to make distributions or loans to NBCUniversal Holdings to meet its cash requirements. These requirements include an obligation to make distributions on a quarterly basis to enable Comcast to meet its obligations to pay taxes on taxable income generated by our businesses and quarterly payments from NBCUniversal Holdings to NBCUniversal Enterprise on the liquidation preference of its preferred units. During 2013, 2012 and the period January 29, 2011 through December 31, 2011, we made distributions to NBCUniversal Holdings of $1.4 billion, $964 million and $244 million, respectively. In addition, we also made a distribution of $3.2 billion to NBCUniversal Holdings to fund a portion of the Redemption Transaction. This distribution is presented separately on our consolidated statement of cash flows.

In the Predecessor period ended January 28, 2011, we distributed $7.4 billion to GE prior to the close of the Joint Venture transaction.

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

		Successor
December 31 (in millions)		2013				2012
Deferred gains (losses) on cash flow hedges		$	(5	)		$	-
Unrecognized gains (losses) on employee benefit obligations			45				(50	)
Cumulative translation adjustments			(56	)			(15	)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of deferred taxes		$	(16	)		$	(65	)

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Note 13: Share-Based Compensation

The tables below provide condensed information on our share-based compensation.

Recognized Share-Based Compensation Expense

		Successor
(in millions)		Year Ended December 31, 2013				Year Ended December 31, 2012				For the Period January 29, 2011 to December 31, 2011
Stock options		$	15			$	15			$	13
Restricted share units			42				28				18
Employee stock purchase plans			5				4				2
Total		$	62			$	47			$	33

As of December 31, 2013, we had unrecognized pretax compensation expense of $35 million related to nonvested Comcast stock options and unrecognized pretax compensation expense of $98 million related to nonvested Comcast restricted share units ("RSUs") that will be recognized over a weighted-average period of approximately 2.2 years and 1.7 years, respectively.

Comcast maintains share-based compensation plans that primarily consist of awards of stock options and RSUs to certain employees and directors as part of its approach to long-term incentive compensation. Awards generally vest over a period of 5 years and in the case of stock options, have a 10 year term. Additionally, through the employee stock purchase plans, employees are able to purchase shares of Comcast Class A common stock at a discount through payroll deductions. Certain of our employees participate in these plans and the expense associated with their participation is settled in cash with Comcast.

The cost associated with Comcast's share-based compensation is based on an award's estimated fair value at the date of grant and is recognized over the period in which any related services are provided. Comcast uses the Black-Scholes option pricing model to estimate the fair value of stock option awards. RSUs are valued based on the closing price of Comcast Class A common stock on the date of grant and are discounted for the lack of dividends, if any, during the vesting period. The table below presents the weighted-average fair value on the date of grant of RSUs and Class A common stock options awarded under Comcast's various plans to employees of NBCUniversal and the related weighted-average valuation assumptions.

		Successor
		Year Ended December 31, 2013				Year Ended December 31, 2012				For the Period January 29, 2011 to December 31, 2011
RSUs fair value		$	37.79			$	27.51			$	21.75
Stock options fair value		$	8.86			$	7.42			$	6.77
Stock Option Valuation Assumptions:
Dividend yield			1.9	%			2.2	%			1.8	%
Expected volatility			25.2	%			29.0	%			28.5	%
Risk-free interest rate			1.3	%			1.7	%			2.6	%
Expected option life (in years)			7.0				7.0				7.0

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Note 14: Income Taxes

Components of Income Tax Expense

		Successor
(in millions)		Year Ended December 31, 2013				Year Ended December 31, 2012				For the Period January 29, 2011 to December 31, 2011
Foreign
Current income tax expense		$	77			$	69			$	53
Deferred income tax expense			(16	)			16				29
Withholding tax expense			123				103				100
U.S. domestic tax expense			22				9				3
Income tax expense		$	206			$	197			$	185

We are a limited liability company, and our company is disregarded for U.S. federal income tax purposes as an entity separate from NBCUniversal Holdings, a tax partnership. NBCUniversal and our subsidiaries are not expected to incur any significant current or deferred U.S. domestic income taxes. Our tax liability is comprised primarily of withholding tax on foreign licensing activity and income taxes on foreign earnings. As a result of our tax status, the deferred tax assets and liabilities included in our consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2013 and 2012 were not material.

In jurisdictions in which we are subject to income taxes, we base our provision for income taxes on our current period income, changes in our deferred income tax assets and liabilities, income tax rates, changes in estimates of our uncertain tax positions, and tax planning opportunities available in the jurisdictions in which we operate. We recognize deferred tax assets and liabilities when there are temporary differences between the financial reporting basis and tax basis of our assets and liabilities and for the expected benefits of using net operating loss carryforwards. When a change in the tax rate or tax law has an impact on deferred taxes, we apply the change based on the years in which the temporary differences are expected to reverse. We record the change in our consolidated financial statements in the period of enactment.

We classify interest and penalties, if any, associated with our uncertain tax positions as a component of income tax expense.

Uncertain Tax Positions

We retain liabilities for uncertain tax positions where we are the tax filer of record. GE and Comcast have indemnified NBCUniversal Holdings and us with respect to our income tax obligations attributable to periods prior to the close of the Joint Venture transaction, including indemnification of uncertain tax positions relating to filings made prior to the close of the Joint Venture transaction. The liabilities for uncertain tax positions included in our consolidated balance sheet were not material as of December 31, 2013 and 2012.

Various domestic and foreign taxing authorities are examining our tax returns through 2012. The majority of the periods under examination relate to tax years 2004 and forward. All periods prior to January 28, 2011 that are subject to audit are covered by the indemnification from GE or Comcast.

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Note 15: Supplemental Financial Information

Receivables

		Successor
December 31 (in millions)		2013				2012
Receivables, gross		$	5,348			$	4,381
Less: Allowance for returns and customer incentives			372				307
Less: Allowance for doubtful accounts			65				46
Receivables, net		$	4,911			$	4,028

In addition to the amounts in the table above, noncurrent receivables of $488 million and $641 million, as of December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively, are included in other noncurrent assets, net that primarily relate to the licensing of our television and film productions to third parties.

Cash Payments for Interest and Income Taxes

		Successor																Predecessor
(in millions)		Year Ended December 31, 2013				Year Ended December 31, 2012				For the Period January 29, 2011 to December 31, 2011								For the Period January 1, 2011 to January 28, 2011
Interest		$	462			$	461			$	444							$	1
Income taxes		$	205			$	169			$	161							$	493

Other Cash Flow Information

As of January 28, 2011 (in millions)
Cash and cash equivalents at end of Predecessor period		$	470
Comcast Content Business contributed cash balances			38
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of Successor period		$	508

Noncash Investing and Financing Activities

During 2013:

•

we acquired $306 million of property and equipment and intangible assets that were accrued but unpaid

During 2012:

•

we entered into a capital lease transaction that resulted in an increase in property and equipment and debt of $85 million

For the period January 28, 2011 through December 31, 2011:

•

Comcast contributed the Comcast Content Business to NBCUniversal as part of the Joint Venture transaction (see Note 3 for additional information on the Joint Venture transaction)

•

the fair value of our previously held equity interest in Universal Orlando was accounted for as noncash consideration in the application of acquisition accounting for the Universal Orlando transaction (see Note 3 for additional information on the Universal Orlando transaction)

•

we acquired $339 million of intellectual property rights that were accrued and unpaid

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Note 16: Receivables Monetization

In December 2013, we terminated the programs under which we monetized certain of our accounts receivable with a syndicate of banks. In connection with these terminations, we remitted final payments to the third-party banks that totaled $1.442 billion (the "termination payments") in order to acquire $1.078 billion of accounts receivables that had been monetized and remained uncollected as of the date of the terminations and settle $364 million of cash receipts that we had collected and had not yet remitted to the banks. The termination payments are included within net cash provided by operating activities in our consolidated statement of cash flows.

Prior to the terminations, we accounted for receivables monetized through these programs as sales in accordance with the appropriate accounting guidance. We received deferred consideration from the assets sold in the form of a receivable, which was funded by residual cash flows after the senior interests had been fully paid. As of December 31, 2012, the deferred consideration was included in receivables, net at its initial fair value, which reflects the net cash flows we expected to receive related to those interests.

Receivables Monetized and Deferred Consideration

		Successor
December 31 (in millions)		2012
Monetized receivables sold		$	791
Deferred consideration		$	274

In addition to the amounts presented above, we had $882 million payable to our monetization programs as of December 31, 2012. These amounts represented cash receipts that were not yet remitted to the monetization programs and were recorded to accounts payable and accrued expenses related to trade creditors.

The net cash payments on transfers that are included within net cash provided by operating activities in our consolidated statement of cash flows were $86 million and $237 million in 2012 and 2011, respectively. The receivables monetization programs did not have a material effect on our consolidated statement of income for the periods presented.

Note 17: Commitments and Contingencies

Commitments

We enter into long-term commitments with third parties in the ordinary course of our business, including commitments to acquire film and television programming, creative talent and employment agreements, and various other television-related commitments. Many of our employees, including writers, directors, actors, technical and production personnel, and others, as well as some of our on-air and creative talent, are covered by collective bargaining agreements or works councils. As of December 31, 2013, the total number of full-time, part-time and hourly employees on our payroll covered by collective bargaining agreements was 7,200 full-time equivalent employees. Of this total, approximately 19% of these full-time equivalent employees were covered by collective bargaining agreements that have expired or are scheduled to expire during 2014.

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The table below summarizes our minimum annual programming and talent commitments and our minimum annual rental commitments for office space and equipment under operating leases. Programming and talent commitments include acquired film and television programming, including U.S. television rights to the future Olympic Games through 2020, Sunday Night Football on NBC through the 2022-23 season, and other programming commitments, as well as our various contracts with creative talent and employment agreements.

As of December 31, 2013 (in millions)		Programming and Talent Commitments				Operating Leases
2014		$	4,876			$	164
2015		$	3,182			$	133
2016		$	4,035			$	117
2017		$	2,755			$	107
2018		$	3,672			$	92
Thereafter		$	20,522			$	365

The table below presents our rent expense charged to operations.

		Successor																Predecessor
(in millions)		Year Ended December 31, 2013				Year Ended December 31, 2012				For the Period January 29, 2011 to December 31, 2011								For the Period January 1, 2011 to January 28, 2011
Rent expense		$	250			$	317			$	267							$	18

Note 18: Financial Data by Business Segment

We present our operations in four reportable business segments: Cable Networks, Broadcast Television, Filmed Entertainment and Theme Parks. Our financial data by reportable business segment is presented in the tables below.

Successor (in millions)		Revenue (e)(g)				Operating Income (Loss) Before Depreciation and Amortization (f)				Depreciation and Amortization				Operating Income (Loss)				Capital Expenditures				Assets
2013
Cable Networks		$	9,201			$	3,501			$	734			$	2,767			$	67			$	29,413
Broadcast Television			7,120				345				98				247				65				6,723
Filmed Entertainment			5,452				483				15				468				9				3,549
Theme Parks			2,235				1,004				300				704				580				6,608
Headquarters and Other (c)			31				(588	)			264				(852	)			439				6,002
Eliminations (d)			(389	)			(13	)			-				(13	)			-				(556	)
Total		$	23,650			$	4,732			$	1,411			$	3,321			$	1,160			$	51,739

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Successor (in millions)		Revenue (e)(g)				Operating Income (Loss) Before Depreciation and Amortization (f)				Depreciation and Amortization				Operating Income (Loss)				Capital Expenditures				Assets
2012
Cable Networks		$	8,727			$	3,303			$	735			$	2,568			$	150			$	29,636
Broadcast Television (a)			8,200				358				97				261				65				6,414
Filmed Entertainment			5,159				79				16				63				7				3,769
Theme Parks			2,085				953				268				685				272				6,266
Headquarters and Other (c)			43				(603	)			210				(813	)			269				8,938
Eliminations (d)			(402	)			17				-				17				-				(561	)
Total		$	23,812			$	4,107			$	1,326			$	2,781			$	763			$	54,462

Successor (in millions)		Revenue (e)(g)				Operating Income (Loss) Before Depreciation and Amortization (f)				Depreciation and Amortization				Operating Income (Loss)				Capital Expenditures
For the Period January 29, 2011 to December 31, 2011
Cable Networks		$	7,829			$	3,133			$	694			$	2,439			$	46
Broadcast Television			5,982				124				85				39				61
Filmed Entertainment			4,239				27				19				8				6
Theme Parks (b)			1,874				830				201				629				154
Headquarters and Other (c)			45				(484	)			114				(598	)			165
Eliminations (d)			(941	)			(234	)			-				(234	)			-
Total		$	19,028			$	3,396			$	1,113			$	2,283			$	432

Predecessor (in millions)		Revenue (e)(g)				Operating Income (Loss) Before Depreciation and Amortization (f)				Depreciation and Amortization				Operating Income (Loss)				Capital Expenditures
For the Period January 1, 2011 to January 28, 2011
Cable Networks		$	385			$	145			$	3			$	142			$	1
Broadcast Television			468				(18	)			6				(24	)			1
Filmed Entertainment			353				1				2				(1	)			1
Theme Parks (b)			115				37				14				23				9
Headquarters and Other (c)			5				(99	)			2				(101	)			4
Eliminations (d)			(120	)			(31	)			-				(31	)			-
Total		$	1,206			$	35			$	27			$	8			$	16

(a)

For 2012, our Broadcast Television segment included all revenue and costs and expenses associated with our broadcast of the 2012 London Olympics, which generated $120 million of operating income before depreciation and amortization. This amount reflects the settlement of a $237 million liability associated with the unfavorable Olympics contract that had been recorded through the application of acquisition accounting in 2011.

(b)

For the periods January 1, 2011 through January 28, 2011 and January 29, 2011 through June 30, 2011, our Theme Parks segment included the results of operations for Universal Orlando to reflect our measure of operating performance for our Theme Parks segment.

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(c)

Headquarters and Other activities includes costs associated with overhead, allocations, personnel costs and corporate initiatives.

(d)

Eliminations for the periods January 1, 2011 through January 28, 2011 and January 29, 2011 through June 30, 2011 included the eliminations of the results of operations for Universal Orlando for these periods. These results were not included in our consolidated results of operations because we recorded Universal Orlando as an equity method investment during those periods.

Also included in Eliminations are transactions that our segments enter into with one another, which consisted primarily of the licensing of film and television content from our Filmed Entertainment and Broadcast Television segments to our Cable Networks segment.

(e)

No single customer accounted for a significant amount of revenue in any period.

(f)

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 amortization expense that results from intangible assets recognized in connection with the Joint Venture transaction and other business combinations. Additionally, it is unaffected by our capital structure or investment activities. 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. This measure should not be considered a substitute for operating income (loss), net income (loss) attributable to NBCUniversal, net cash provided by operating activities, or other measures of performance or liquidity we have reported in accordance with GAAP.

(g)

We operate primarily in the United States, but also in select international markets primarily in Europe and Asia. The table below summarizes revenue by geographic location.

		Successor																Predecessor
(in millions)		Year Ended December 31, 2013				Year Ended December 31, 2012				For the Period January 29, 2011 to December 31, 2011								For the Period January 1, 2011 to January 28, 2011
Revenue:
United States		$	18,887			$	19,348			$	14,927							$	935
Foreign		$	4,763			$	4,464			$	4,101							$	271

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of

Comcast Corporation

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

We have audited the consolidated financial statements of Comcast Corporation and subsidiaries (the "Company") as of December 31, 2013 and 2012, and for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2013, and the Company's internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2013, and have issued our report thereon dated February 12, 2014; such report is included elsewhere in this Form 10-K. Our audits also included the consolidated financial statement schedule of the Company listed in Item 15. This consolidated financial statement schedule is the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion based on our audits. In our opinion, such consolidated financial statement schedule, when considered in relation to the basic consolidated financial statements taken as a whole, presents fairly, in all material respects, the information set forth therein.

/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

February 12, 2014

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Member of NBCUniversal Media, LLC

New York, New York

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of NBCUniversal Media, LLC and subsidiaries (the "Company"), as of December 31, 2013 and 2012, the related consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income, cash flows and changes in equity for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, and for the period from January 29, 2011 to December 31, 2011 (successor), and the consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income, cash flows and changes in equity of NBC Universal, Inc. and subsidiaries (the "Predecessor Company") for the period from January 1, 2011 to January 28, 2011 (predecessor), and have issued our report thereon dated February 12, 2014; such financial statements and report are included elsewhere in this Form 10-K. Our audits also included the financial statement schedule of the Company listed in Item 15 for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, and the period ended December 31, 2011 (successor). This financial statement schedule is the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion based on our audits.

In our opinion, such financial statement schedule, when considered in relation to the basic consolidated financial statements taken as a whole, presents fairly, in all material respects, the information set forth therein.

/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP

New York, New York

February 12, 2014

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Comcast Corporation and Subsidiaries

Schedule II – Valuation and Qualifying Accounts

Year ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011

Year Ended December 31 (in millions)		Balance at Beginning of Year				Additions Charged to Costs and Expenses				Deductions from Reserves				Balance at End of Year
2013
Allowance for doubtful accounts		$	198			$	317			$	294			$	221
Allowance for returns and customer incentives			307				528				460				375
Valuation allowance on deferred tax assets			355				71				21				405
2012
Allowance for doubtful accounts		$	202			$	293			$	297			$	198
Allowance for returns and customer incentives			425				599				717				307
Valuation allowance on deferred tax assets			297				61				3				355
2011
Allowance for doubtful accounts		$	173			$	306			$	277			$	202
Allowance for returns and customer incentives			-				536				111				425
Valuation allowance on deferred tax assets			207				103				13				297

NBCUniversal Media, LLC

Schedule II – Valuation and Qualifying Accounts

(in millions)		Balance at Beginning of Period				Additions Charged to Costs and Expenses				Deductions from Reserves				Balance at End of Period
Successor
Year ended December 31, 2013
Allowance for doubtful accounts		$	46			$	33			$	14			$	65
Allowance for returns and customer incentives			307				525				460				372
Valuation allowance on deferred tax assets			73				8				21				60
Year ended December 31, 2012
Allowance for doubtful accounts		$	34			$	19			$	7			$	46
Allowance for returns and customer incentives			425				599				717				307
Valuation allowance on deferred tax assets			53				23				3				73
Period January 29, 2011 through December 31, 2011
Allowance for doubtful accounts		$	7			$	35			$	8			$	34
Allowance for returns and customer incentives			-				536				111				425
Valuation allowance on deferred tax assets			57				9				13				53

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