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COVER PAGE - shares	9 Months Ended
COVER PAGE - shares	Sep. 30, 2019	Nov. 08, 2019
Document Information [Line Items]
Document Type	10-Q
Document Quarterly Report	true
Document Period End Date	Sep. 30, 2019
Document Transition Report	false
Entity File Number	001-09553
Entity Registrant Name	CBS CORPORATION
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code	DE
Entity Tax Identification Number	04-2949533
Entity Address, Address Line One	51 W. 52nd Street,
Entity Address, City or Town	New York,
Entity Address, State or Province	NY
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	10019
City Area Code	212
Local Phone Number	975-4321
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Interactive Data Current	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Small Business	false
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
Entity Shell Company	false
Entity Central Index Key	0000813828
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2019
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Amendment Flag	false
Common Class A [Member]
Document Information [Line Items]
Title of 12(b) Security	Class A Common Stock, $0.001 par value
Trading Symbol	CBS.A
Security Exchange Name	NYSE
Shares of common stock outstanding		22,802,951
Common Class B [Member]
Document Information [Line Items]
Title of 12(b) Security	Class B Common Stock, $0.001 par value
Trading Symbol	CBS
Security Exchange Name	NYSE
Shares of common stock outstanding		351,924,645

Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018
Income Statement [Abstract]
Revenues	$ 3,295	$ 3,263	$ 11,271	$ 10,490
Costs and expenses:
Operating	2,078	1,922	7,335	6,506
Selling, general and administrative	584	549	1,702	1,605
Depreciation and amortization	52	56	158	168
Restructuring charges	0	0	108	25
Merger-related costs and other corporate matters	80	46	93	65
Gain on sale of assets	0	0	(549)	0
Total costs and expenses	2,794	2,573	8,847	8,369
Operating income (loss)	501	690	2,424	2,121
Interest expense	(114)	(115)	(346)	(349)
Interest income	12	12	38	43
Other items, net	(24)	(17)	(66)	(52)
Earnings (loss) before income taxes and equity in earnings (loss) of investee companies	375	570	2,050	1,763
(Provision) benefit for income taxes	(33)	(64)	344	(312)
Equity in loss of investee companies, net of tax	(23)	(18)	(52)	(52)
Net earnings	$ 319	$ 488	$ 2,342	$ 1,399
Basic net earnings per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.85	$ 1.30	$ 6.26	$ 3.70
Diluted net earnings per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.85	$ 1.29	$ 6.23	$ 3.66
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	374	375	374	378
Diluted (in shares)	376	379	376	382

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018
Statement of Comprehensive Income [Abstract]
Net earnings	$ 319	$ 488	$ 2,342	$ 1,399
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Cumulative translation adjustments	(10)	(3)	(8)	(17)
Amortization of net actuarial loss	14	15	41	45
Total other comprehensive income, net of tax	4	12	33	28
Total comprehensive income	$ 323	$ 500	$ 2,375	$ 1,427

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The portion of profit or loss for the period, net of income taxes, which is attributable to the parent.

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Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 196	$ 322
Receivables, less allowances of $46 (2019) and $41 (2018)	3,685	4,041
Programming and other inventory	1,964	1,988
Prepaid income taxes	0	27
Prepaid expenses	218	149
Other current assets	210	225
Total current assets	6,273	6,752
Property and equipment	2,942	2,926
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization	1,771	1,717
Net property and equipment	1,171	1,209
Programming and other inventory	4,861	3,883
Goodwill	5,064	4,920
Intangible assets	2,655	2,638
Operating lease assets	1,001	0
Deferred income tax assets, net	779	29
Other assets	2,672	2,395
Assets held for sale	0	33
Total Assets	24,476	21,859
Current Liabilities:
Accounts payable	308	201
Accrued compensation	280	346
Participants’ share and royalties payable	1,201	1,177
Accrued programming and production costs	635	704
Income taxes payable	94	0
Commercial paper	50	674
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	1,554	1,471
Total current liabilities	4,122	4,573
Long-term debt	9,359	9,465
Pension and postretirement benefit obligations	1,354	1,388
Deferred income tax liabilities, net	552	399
Noncurrent operating lease liabilities	948	0
Other liabilities	3,089	3,230
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders’ Equity:
Common stock	1	1
Additional paid-in capital	43,510	43,637
Accumulated deficit	(14,683)	(17,201)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	(918)	(775)
Stockholders' equity including treasury stock	27,910	25,662
Less treasury stock, at cost; 500 (2019 and 2018) Class B shares	22,858	22,858
Total Stockholders’ Equity	5,052	2,804
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity	24,476	21,859
Common Class A [Member]
Stockholders’ Equity:
Common stock	0	0
Common Class B [Member]
Stockholders’ Equity:
Common stock	$ 1	$ 1

Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Statement of Financial Position [Abstract]
Allowances for receivables	$ 46	$ 41
Common Class A [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.001	$ 0.001
Common stock, shares authorized (in shares)	375,000,000	375,000,000
Common stock, shares issued (in shares)	23,000,000	35,000,000
Common Class B [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.001	$ 0.001
Common stock, shares authorized (in shares)	5,000,000,000	5,000,000,000
Common stock, shares issued (in shares)	852,000,000	838,000,000
Treasury stock, at cost, Class B shares (in shares)	500,000,000	500,000,000

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Millions	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018
Operating Activities:
Net earnings	$ 2,342	$ 1,399
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash flow provided by operating activities from continuing operations:
Depreciation and amortization	158	168
Deferred tax benefit	(582)	(51)
Stock-based compensation	117	105
Equity in loss of investee companies, net of tax and distributions	53	52
Gain on sale of assets	(549)	0
Change in assets and liabilities, net of investing and financing activities	(1,198)	(494)
Net cash flow provided by operating activities from continuing operations	341	1,179
Net cash flow provided by operating activities from discontinued operations	0	1
Net cash flow provided by operating activities	341	1,180
Investing Activities:
Investments in and advances to investee companies	(72)	(76)
Capital expenditures	(94)	(99)
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired	(39)	(29)
Proceeds from dispositions	740	0
Proceeds from sale of investments	15	0
Other investing activities	3	8
Net cash flow provided by (used for) investing activities from continuing operations	553	(196)
Net cash flow used for investing activities from discontinued operations	0	(23)
Net cash flow provided by (used for) investing activities	553	(219)
Financing Activities:
Repayments of short-term debt borrowings, net	(624)	(305)
Proceeds from issuance of senior notes	492	0
Repayment of senior notes	(600)	0
Payment of finance lease obligations	(9)	(12)
Payment of contingent consideration	(3)	(5)
Dividends	(205)	(208)
Purchase of Company common stock	(14)	(497)
Payment of payroll taxes in lieu of issuing shares for stock-based compensation	(43)	(59)
Acquisition of noncontrolling interest	(26)	0
Proceeds from exercise of stock options	14	23
Other financing activities	0	(1)
Net cash flow provided by (used for) financing activities	(1,018)	(1,064)
Net decrease in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	(124)	(103)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period (includes $120 (2019) and $0 (2018) of restricted cash)	442	285
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period (includes $122 (2019) and $0 (2018) of restricted cash)	318	182
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information
Cash paid for interest	385	406
Cash paid (refunded) for income taxes	333	(19)
Discontinued Operations [Member]
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information
Cash paid (refunded) for income taxes	$ 0	$ (3)

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Sep. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Statement of Cash Flows [Abstract]
Restricted cash	$ 122	$ 120	$ 0	$ 0

Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity - USD ($) $ in Millions	Total	Common Stock [Member] Common Class A [Member]	Common Stock [Member] Common Class B [Member]	Additional Paid-In Capital [Member]	Accumulated Deficit [Member]	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss [Member]	Treasury Stock [Member]
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Adoption of new revenue recognition standard					$ (261)
Balance, beginning of period at Dec. 31, 2017		$ 0	$ 1	$ 43,797	(18,900)	$ (662)	$ (22,258)
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Stock-based compensation				112
Exercise of stock options				24
Retirement of treasury stock				(59)			59
Dividends				(206)
Acquisition of noncontrolling interest				0
Net earnings	$ 1,399				1,399
Other comprehensive income	28					28
Reclassification of income tax effects of the Tax Reform Act					0	0
Class B Common Stock purchased							(501)
Shares paid for tax withholding for stock-based compensation							(59)
Balance, end of period at Sep. 30, 2018	2,514	0	1	43,668	(17,762)	(634)	(22,759)
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Adoption of new revenue recognition standard					0
Balance, beginning of period at Jun. 30, 2018		0	1	43,720	(18,250)	(646)	(22,658)
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Stock-based compensation				14
Exercise of stock options				2
Retirement of treasury stock				0			0
Dividends				(68)
Acquisition of noncontrolling interest				0
Net earnings	488				488
Other comprehensive income	12					12
Reclassification of income tax effects of the Tax Reform Act					0	0
Class B Common Stock purchased							(101)
Shares paid for tax withholding for stock-based compensation							0
Balance, end of period at Sep. 30, 2018	2,514	0	1	43,668	(17,762)	(634)	(22,759)
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Adoption of new revenue recognition standard					0
Balance, beginning of period at Dec. 31, 2018	2,804	0	1	43,637	(17,201)	(775)	(22,858)
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Stock-based compensation				117
Exercise of stock options				14
Retirement of treasury stock				(43)			43
Dividends				(205)
Acquisition of noncontrolling interest				(10)
Net earnings	2,342				2,342
Other comprehensive income	33					33
Reclassification of income tax effects of the Tax Reform Act	176				176	176
Class B Common Stock purchased							0
Shares paid for tax withholding for stock-based compensation							(43)
Balance, end of period at Sep. 30, 2019	5,052	0	1	43,510	(14,683)	(918)	(22,858)
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Adoption of new revenue recognition standard					0
Balance, beginning of period at Jun. 30, 2019		0	1	43,534	(15,002)	(922)	(22,858)
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Stock-based compensation				42
Exercise of stock options				3
Retirement of treasury stock				0			0
Dividends				(69)
Acquisition of noncontrolling interest				0
Net earnings	319				319
Other comprehensive income	4					4
Reclassification of income tax effects of the Tax Reform Act					0	0
Class B Common Stock purchased							0
Shares paid for tax withholding for stock-based compensation							0
Balance, end of period at Sep. 30, 2019	$ 5,052	$ 0	$ 1	$ 43,510	$ (14,683)	$ (918)	$ (22,858)

Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2019

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

1) BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Description of Business-CBS Corporation (together with its consolidated subsidiaries unless the context otherwise requires, the “Company” or “CBS Corp.”) is comprised of the following segments: Entertainment (CBS Television, comprised of the CBS Television Network, CBS Television Studios and CBS Global Distribution Group; Network 10; CBS Interactive; CBS Sports Network and CBS Films), Cable Networks (Showtime Networks, Pop and Smithsonian Networks), Publishing (Simon & Schuster) and Local Media (CBS Television Stations and CBS Local Digital Media).

Merger Agreement with Viacom Inc.-On August 13, 2019, CBS Corp. and Viacom Inc. (“Viacom”) entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”), as amended as of October 16, 2019, pursuant to which CBS Corp. and Viacom agreed to combine their respective businesses. The Merger Agreement provides that Viacom will merge with and into CBS Corp. (the “Merger”), with CBS Corp. continuing as the surviving company, upon the terms and subject to the conditions therein. At the effective time of the Merger (the “Effective Time”), the name of the combined company will be changed to “ViacomCBS Inc.” (“ViacomCBS”).

At the Effective Time, (1) each share of Viacom Class A Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time, other than shares held directly by Viacom as treasury shares or held by CBS Corp., will be converted automatically into 0.59625 shares of ViacomCBS Class A Common Stock, and (2) each share of Viacom Class B Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time, other than shares held directly by Viacom as treasury shares or held by CBS Corp., will be converted automatically into 0.59625 shares of ViacomCBS Class B Common Stock (together with ViacomCBS Class A Common Stock, the “ViacomCBS Common Stock”). At the Effective Time, each share of CBS Corp. Class A Common Stock and each share of CBS Corp. Class B Common Stock (together with CBS Corp. Class A Common Stock, the “CBS Corp. Common Stock”) issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time, will remain an issued and outstanding share of ViacomCBS Class A Common Stock and ViacomCBS Class B Common Stock, respectively.

On October 16, 2019, CBS Corp. and Viacom entered into an amendment to the Merger Agreement pursuant to which CBS Corp. and Viacom agreed to delist the CBS Corp. Common Stock from the New York Stock Exchange and to list the ViacomCBS Common Stock on the NASDAQ Global Select Market following the Effective Time.

The Merger Agreement provides that the executive officers of ViacomCBS will include, among others, Mr. Robert M. Bakish, the current President and Chief Executive Officer of Viacom, who will serve as President and Chief Executive Officer of ViacomCBS; Ms. Christina Spade, the current Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer of CBS Corp., who will serve as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer of ViacomCBS; and Ms. Christa D’Alimonte, the current Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of Viacom, who will serve as Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of ViacomCBS. Mr. Joseph R. Ianniello, the current President and Acting Chief Executive Officer of CBS Corp., will serve as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the CBS business of ViacomCBS. In addition, under the Merger Agreement, the Company and Viacom have agreed to take all actions necessary to cause the ViacomCBS board of directors to consist of 13 members, comprised of six CBS Corp. directors, four Viacom directors, two directors designated by National Amusements, Inc. (“NAI”), and the ViacomCBS Chief Executive Officer.

On October 25, 2019, the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-4, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) in connection with the pending Merger, was declared effective by the SEC. On October 28, 2019, NAI and a wholly owned subsidiary of NAI (together with NAI, the “NAI Parties”), the controlling stockholder of each of CBS Corp. and Viacom, delivered written consents that constitute receipt of stockholder approval for each of CBS Corp. and Viacom with respect to the adoption of the Merger Agreement and

related approvals. The Company expects the Merger to close by early December 2019, subject to other customary closing conditions.

The Merger will be accounted for as a transaction between entities under common control as NAI is the controlling stockholder of each of CBS Corp. and Viacom. Upon the closing of the Merger, the net assets of Viacom will be combined with those of the Company at their historical carrying amounts and the companies will be presented on a combined basis for all historical periods presented.

Basis of Presentation-The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements of the Company have been prepared pursuant to the rules of the SEC. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the more detailed financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018.

In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited financial statements reflect all adjustments, consisting only of normal and recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair statement of the financial position, results of operations and cash flows of the Company for the periods presented. Certain previously reported amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current presentation.

Use of Estimates-The preparation of the Company’s financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates, judgments and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. The Company bases its estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments 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.

Noncurrent Receivables-Noncurrent receivables of $1.83 billion at September 30, 2019 and $1.55 billion at December 31, 2018 are included in “Other assets” on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets and primarily relate to revenues recognized under long-term television licensing arrangements. Television license fee revenues are recognized at the beginning of the license period in which programs are made available to the licensee for exhibition, while the related cash is collected over the term of the license period.

Deferred Revenues-Deferred revenues of $416 million at September 30, 2019 and $274 million at December 31, 2018 are primarily included within “Accrued expenses and other current liabilities” on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets. These amounts consist mainly of cash received related to advertising arrangements and the licensing of television programming for which the revenues have not yet been earned. The change in deferred revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 primarily reflects cash payments received during the period for which the performance obligation was not satisfied prior to the end of the period offset by $168 million of revenues recognized that were included in deferred revenues at December 31, 2018.

Unrecognized Revenues Under Contract-As of September 30, 2019, unrecognized revenue attributable to unsatisfied performance obligations under the Company’s long-term contracts was $4.14 billion, of which $572 million is expected to be recognized for the remainder of 2019, $1.64 billion for 2020, $1.11 billion for 2021, and $820 million thereafter. These amounts only include contracts subject to a guaranteed fixed amount or the guaranteed minimum under variable contracts. Such amounts change on a regular basis as the Company renews existing agreements or enters into new agreements. Unrecognized revenues under contract disclosed above do not include (i) contracts with an original expected term of one year or less, mainly consisting of the Company’s

advertising contracts (ii) contracts for which variable consideration is determined based on the customer’s subsequent sale or usage, mainly consisting of affiliate and subscription fee agreements and (iii) long-term licensing agreements for multiple programs for which the Company’s right to invoice corresponds with the value of the programs provided to the customer.

Leases-The Company has operating leases primarily for office space, equipment, satellite transponders and studio facilities and finance leases for satellite transponders and office equipment. The Company determines that a contract contains a lease if it obtains substantially all of the economic benefits of, and the right to direct the use of, an asset identified in the contract. For leases with terms greater than 12 months, the Company records a right-of-use asset and a lease liability representing the present value of future lease payments. The discount rate used to measure the lease asset and liability is determined at the beginning of the lease term using the rate implicit in the lease, if readily determinable, or the Company’s collateralized incremental borrowing rate. For those contracts that include fixed rental payments for both the use of the asset (“lease costs”) as well as for other occupancy or service costs relating to the asset (“non-lease costs”), the Company includes both the lease costs and non-lease costs in the measurement of the lease asset and liability. The Company also owns buildings and production facilities where it leases space to lessees.

The Company’s leases have remaining terms ranging from one to 16 years and often contain renewal options to extend the lease for periods of generally up to five years. For leases that contain renewal options, the Company includes the renewal period in the lease term if it is reasonably certain that the option will be exercised. Lease expenses and income are recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term, with the exception of variable lease costs, which are expensed as incurred, and leases of assets used in the production of programming, which are capitalized in programming assets and amortized over the projected useful life of the related programming.

Restricted Cash-Restricted cash of $122 million at September 30, 2019 and $120 million at December 31, 2018 is included within “Other assets” on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets and consists of amounts held in a grantor trust related to the separation and settlement agreement between the Company and the former Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company (see Note 13).

Net Earnings per Common Share-Basic net earnings per share (“EPS”) is based upon net earnings divided by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted EPS reflects the effect of the assumed exercise of stock options and vesting of restricted stock units (“RSUs”) only in the periods in which such effect would have been dilutive. Excluded from the calculation of diluted EPS because their inclusion would have been anti-dilutive, were 7 million stock options and RSUs for each of the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, and 7 million stock options for each of the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018.

The table below presents a reconciliation of weighted average shares used in the calculation of basic and diluted EPS.



	Three Months Ended		Nine Months Ended
	September 30,		September 30,
(in millions)	2019	2018	2019	2018
Weighted average shares for basic EPS	374	375	374	378
Dilutive effect of shares issuable under stock-based compensation plans	2	4	2	4
Weighted average shares for diluted EPS	376	379	376	382

Other Liabilities-Other liabilities consist primarily of the noncurrent portion of residual liabilities of previously disposed businesses, participants’ share and royalties payable, program rights obligations, long-term tax liabilities, deferred compensation and other employee benefit accruals.

Additional Paid-In Capital-For the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, the Company recorded dividends of $205 million and $206 million, respectively, as a reduction to additional paid-in capital as the Company had an accumulated deficit balance.

Gain on Sale of Assets-During the first quarter of 2019, the Company completed the sale of its CBS Television City property and sound stage operation (“CBS Television City”) for $750 million. The Company has guaranteed a specified level of cash flows to be generated by the business during the first five years following the completion of the sale. Included on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheet at September 30, 2019 is a liability of $123 million, reflecting the present value of the estimated amount payable under the guarantee obligation. This transaction resulted in a gain of $549 million ($386 million, net of tax), which includes a reduction for the guarantee obligation. CBS Television City has been classified as held for sale on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheet at December 31, 2018.

Acquisition-In March 2019, the Company acquired the remaining 50% interest in Pop, a general entertainment cable network, for $50 million, bringing the Company’s ownership to 100%. The assets acquired primarily consist of goodwill and other identifiable intangible assets. The results of Pop are included in the Cable Networks segment from the date of acquisition.

Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements

Leases

During the first quarter of 2019, the Company adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) guidance on the accounting for leases, which supersedes previous lease guidance. Under this guidance, for all leases with terms in excess of one year, the Company recognizes on its balance sheet a lease liability and a right-of-use asset representing its right to use the underlying asset for the lease term. The new guidance retains a distinction between finance leases and operating leases and the classification criteria is substantially similar to previous guidance. Additionally, the recognition, measurement, and presentation of expenses and cash flows arising from a lease by a lessee have not significantly changed. The Company applied the modified retrospective method of adoption and therefore, results for reporting periods beginning after January 1, 2019 are presented under the new guidance while prior periods have not been adjusted. As a result of this guidance, the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheet at September 30, 2019 included right-of-use assets of $1.00 billion and lease liabilities of $1.08 billion for its operating leases. This guidance did not have an impact on the Company’s Consolidated Statement of Operations. See Note 12 for additional information.

Reclassification of Certain Tax Effects from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income

During the first quarter of 2019, the Company adopted FASB guidance that permits an entity to reclassify certain income tax effects of federal tax legislation enacted in December 2017 (the “Tax Reform Act”) on items within accumulated other comprehensive income (“AOCI”) to retained earnings. As a result of the Tax Reform Act, in 2017, the Company remeasured its deferred income tax assets and liabilities to reflect the reduction in the federal income tax rate from 35% to 21%. The remeasurement was recognized in net earnings and as a result, the income tax effects of the Tax Reform Act on items within AOCI remained at historical rates (“stranded tax effects”). During the first quarter of 2019, as a result of the adoption of this guidance, the Company elected to reclassify the stranded tax effects of $176 million relating to its pension and postretirement obligations from AOCI to

accumulated deficit. This guidance also requires entities to disclose their accounting policy for releasing stranded tax effects, unrelated to the Tax Reform Act, from AOCI. For pension and postretirement benefit plans, the Company releases stranded tax effects from AOCI when the pension and postretirement plans are terminated.

Targeted Improvements to Accounting for Hedging Activities

During the first quarter of 2019, the Company adopted FASB amended guidance for hedge accounting, which expands the eligibility of hedging strategies that qualify for hedge accounting, modifies the recognition and presentation of hedges in the financial statements, and changes how companies assess hedge effectiveness. In addition, this guidance amends and expands disclosure requirements. The adoption of this guidance did not have an impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted

Improvements to Accounting for Costs of Films and License Agreements for Program Materials

In March 2019, the FASB issued guidance on the accounting for costs of films and episodic television series, which aligns the accounting for capitalizing production costs of episodic television series with the guidance for films. As a result, the capitalization of costs incurred to produce episodic television series will no longer be limited to the amount of revenue contracted in the initial market until persuasive evidence of a secondary market exists. In addition, this guidance requires the Company to test for impairment of television series on a title-by-title basis or together with other series as part of a group, based on the predominant monetization strategy of the series. This guidance also removes the requirement to classify all capitalized costs for produced television series as noncurrent on the balance sheet and adds new disclosure requirements relating to costs for acquired and produced television series. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this guidance, which is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2019, with early adoption permitted.

Collaborative Arrangements: Clarifying the Interaction with the New Revenue Standard

In November 2018, the FASB issued guidance to clarify that certain transactions between parties to collaborative arrangements should be accounted for in accordance with FASB revenue guidance when the counterparty is a customer. This guidance also prohibits the presentation of collaborative arrangements as revenues from contracts with customers if the counterparty is not a customer. This guidance, which is required to be applied retrospectively and is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2019, with early adoption permitted, is not expected to have an impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

Customer’s Accounting for Implementation Costs Incurred in a Cloud Computing Arrangement that is a Service Contract

In August 2018, the FASB issued guidance on the accounting for implementation costs of a cloud computing arrangement that is considered to be a service contract. This guidance requires companies to follow the guidance for capitalizing costs associated with internal-use software to determine which costs to capitalize in a cloud computing arrangement that is a service contract. The guidance also specifies the financial statement presentation for capitalized implementation costs and the related amortization, as well as required financial statement disclosures. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this guidance, which is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2019, with early adoption permitted.

Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Defined Benefit Plans

In August 2018, the FASB issued amended guidance that eliminates, adds and clarifies certain disclosure requirements for defined benefit pension or other postretirement plans. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this guidance, which is required to be applied retrospectively and is effective for annual periods ending after December 15, 2020, with early adoption permitted.

Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurements

In August 2018, the FASB issued amended guidance that eliminates, adds and modifies certain disclosure requirements for fair value measurements. This guidance, which is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2019, with early adoption permitted, is not expected to have an impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

Stock-based Compensation

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2019

Share-based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]

Stock-based Compensation

2) STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

The following table summarizes the Company’s stock-based compensation expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018.



	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	September 30,						September 30,
	2019			2018			2019			2018
RSUs and PSUs	$	38		$	7		$	104		$	86
Stock options	4			7			13			19
Stock-based compensation expense, before income taxes	42			14			117			105
Related tax benefit	(8		)	(3		)	(27		)	(26		)
Stock-based compensation expense, net of tax benefit	$	34		$	11		$	90		$	79

Stock-based compensation expenses for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 includes $6 million for the accelerated vesting of stock-based compensation that is triggered by the Merger. Stock-based compensation for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 included forfeitures of $28 million and accelerations of $6 million relating to changes in senior management. Each of these items are included in “Merger-related costs and other corporate matters” on the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2019, the Company granted 4 million RSUs for CBS Corp. Class B Common Stock with a weighted average per unit grant-date fair value of $50.24. RSUs granted during the first nine months of 2019 generally vest over a one- to four-year service period. Compensation expense for RSUs is determined based upon the market price of the shares underlying the awards on the date of grant. For certain RSU awards the number of shares an employee earns ranges from 0% to 120% of the target award, based on the outcome of established performance conditions. Compensation expense is recorded based on the probable outcome of the performance conditions.

Total unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested RSUs at September 30, 2019 was $237 million, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 2.5 years. Total unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested stock option awards at September 30, 2019 was $17 million, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 1.9 years.

Restructuring, Merger-Related Costs and Other Corporate Matters

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2019

Restructuring Charges [Abstract]

Restructuring, Merger-Related Costs and Other Corporate Matters

3) RESTRUCTURING, MERGER-RELATED COSTS AND OTHER CORPORATE MATTERS

Restructuring Charges

During the first quarter of 2019, the Company initiated a restructuring plan under which severance payments are being provided to certain eligible employees who voluntarily elected to participate. The Company also implemented additional restructuring plans during the first quarter of 2019 across several of its businesses in connection with a continued effort to reduce its cost structure. As a result, the Company recorded restructuring charges of $108 million in the first quarter of 2019, reflecting $98 million of severance costs and $10 million of costs associated with exiting contractual obligations and other related costs.

During the year ended December 31, 2018, the Company recorded restructuring charges of $67 million, reflecting $57 million of severance costs and $10 million of costs associated with exiting contractual obligations and other related costs. During the year ended December 31, 2017, the Company recorded restructuring charges of $63 million, reflecting $54 million of severance costs and $9 million of costs associated with exiting contractual obligations and other related costs.

As of September 30, 2019, the cumulative settlements for the 2019, 2018 and 2017 restructuring charges were $140 million, of which $126 million was for severance costs and $14 million was for costs associated with contractual obligations and other related costs. The Company expects to substantially utilize its restructuring reserves by the end of 2020.



	Balance at			2019			2019				Balance at
	December 31, 2018			Charges			Settlements				September 30, 2019
Entertainment		$	31		$	48		$	(37	)		$	42
Cable Networks		—			5			(2		)		3
Publishing		2			5			(3		)		4
Local Media		23			28			(19		)		32
Corporate		12			22			(17		)		17
Total		$	68		$	108		$	(78	)		$	98



	Balance at			2018			2018				Balance at
	December 31, 2017			Charges			Settlements				December 31, 2018
Entertainment		$	39		$	27		$	(35	)		$	31
Publishing		3			1			(2		)		2
Local Media		11			18			(6		)		23
Corporate		2			21			(11		)		12
Total		$	55		$	67		$	(54	)		$	68

Merger-related Costs and Other Corporate Matters

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, the Company incurred costs of $80 million and $83 million, respectively, in connection with the pending Merger with Viacom, consisting of financial advisory, legal and other professional fees, as well as contractual executive compensation, including the accelerated vesting of stock-based compensation, that is triggered by the Merger. For the nine-month period, the Company also incurred costs of $10 million associated with legal proceedings involving the Company (see Note 13) and other corporate matters. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, the Company recorded expenses of $46 million and $65 million, respectively, primarily for professional fees associated with legal proceedings, investigations at the Company and other corporate matters.

Restructuring, Merger-Related Costs and Other Corporate Matters

3) RESTRUCTURING, MERGER-RELATED COSTS AND OTHER CORPORATE MATTERS

Restructuring Charges



	Balance at			2019			2019				Balance at
	December 31, 2018			Charges			Settlements				September 30, 2019
Entertainment		$	31		$	48		$	(37	)		$	42
Cable Networks		—			5			(2		)		3
Publishing		2			5			(3		)		4
Local Media		23			28			(19		)		32
Corporate		12			22			(17		)		17
Total		$	68		$	108		$	(78	)		$	98



	Balance at			2018			2018				Balance at
	December 31, 2017			Charges			Settlements				December 31, 2018
Entertainment		$	39		$	27		$	(35	)		$	31
Publishing		3			1			(2		)		2
Local Media		11			18			(6		)		23
Corporate		2			21			(11		)		12
Total		$	55		$	67		$	(54	)		$	68

Merger-related Costs and Other Corporate Matters

Programming and Other Inventory

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2019

Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]

Programming and Other Inventory

4) PROGRAMMING AND OTHER INVENTORY



	At			At
	September 30, 2019			December 31, 2018
Acquired program rights		$	2,657		$	2,400
Acquired television library		99			99
Internally produced programming:
Released		2,810			2,477
In process and other		1,188			839
Publishing, primarily finished goods		71			56
Total programming and other inventory		6,825			5,871
Less current portion		1,964			1,988
Total noncurrent programming and other inventory		$	4,861		$	3,883

Related Parties

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2019

Related Parties

5) RELATED PARTIES

National Amusements, Inc. National Amusements, Inc. is the controlling stockholder of CBS Corp. and Viacom. Mr. Sumner M. Redstone, the controlling stockholder, chairman of the board of directors and chief executive officer of NAI, is the Chairman Emeritus of CBS Corp. and the Chairman Emeritus of Viacom. In addition, Ms. Shari Redstone, Mr. Sumner M. Redstone’s daughter, is the president and a director of NAI and the vice chair of the Board of Directors of each of CBS Corp. and Viacom. At September 30, 2019, NAI directly or indirectly owned approximately 78.9% of CBS Corp.’s voting Class A Common Stock, and owned approximately 10.4% of CBS Corp.’s Class A Common Stock and non-voting Class B Common Stock on a combined basis. NAI is controlled by Mr. Redstone through the Sumner M. Redstone National Amusements Trust (the “SMR Trust”), which owns 80% of the voting interest of NAI, and such voting interest of NAI held by the SMR Trust is voted solely by Mr. Redstone until his incapacity or death. The SMR Trust provides that in the event of Mr. Redstone’s death or incapacity, voting control of the NAI voting interest held by the SMR Trust will pass to seven trustees, who will include CBS Corporation director Ms. Shari Redstone. No member of the Company’s management is a trustee of the SMR Trust.

On August 13, 2019, the Company and Viacom entered into the Merger Agreement, as amended as of October 16, 2019, which provides that Viacom will merge with and into CBS Corp., with CBS Corp. continuing as the surviving company, upon the terms and subject to the conditions therein. Concurrently with the execution of the Merger Agreement, CBS Corp. and Viacom entered into a Support Agreement (the “Support Agreement”) with the NAI Parties. Pursuant to the Support Agreement, on October 28, 2019, the NAI Parties delivered written consents that constitute receipt of stockholder approval for each of CBS Corp. and Viacom with respect to the adoption of the Merger Agreement and related approvals. Also on August 13, 2019, CBS Corp., Viacom, the NAI Parties and certain other persons affiliated or associated with NAI entered into a Governance Agreement (the “Governance Agreement”) regarding ViacomCBS governance matters, such as the composition of the ViacomCBS board of directors, among other matters, and the Company and NAI, among other parties, entered into an amendment (the “Amendment to Settlement Agreement”) to the Settlement and Release Agreement dated as of September 9, 2018 (the “Settlement Agreement”) among such parties, providing for the deletion of certain provisions in the Settlement Agreement regarding matters that will be governed by the Governance Agreement. The Governance Agreement and the Amendment to Settlement Agreement will become effective at the Effective Time. See Note 1 for additional information regarding the pending Merger.

Viacom Inc. As part of its normal course of business, the Company licenses its television content, leases production facilities and sells advertising spots to various subsidiaries of Viacom. Viacom also distributes certain of the Company’s television programs in the home entertainment market. The Company’s total revenues from these transactions were $19 million and $42 million for the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively, and $45 million and $71 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

The Company leases production facilities, licenses feature films and purchases advertising spots from various subsidiaries of Viacom. The total amounts for these transactions were $13 million and $9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively, and $31 million and $21 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

The following table presents the amounts due from Viacom in the normal course of business as reflected on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets. Amounts due to Viacom. were minimal at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018.



	At			At
	September 30, 2019			December 31, 2018
Receivables		$	40		$	38
Other assets (Receivables, noncurrent)		16			23
Total amounts due from Viacom		$	56		$	61

See the aforementioned section entitled “National Amusements, Inc.” for information relating to the Merger Agreement, Support Agreement and Governance Agreement involving CBS Corp. and Viacom and Note 1 for additional information regarding the pending Merger.

Other Related Parties. The Company has equity interests in a domestic television network and several international joint ventures for television channels from which the Company earns revenues primarily by licensing its television programming. In addition, the Company held a 50% equity interest in Pop, a general entertainment cable network. In March 2019, the Company acquired the remaining 50% interest in Pop for $50 million, bringing the Company’s ownership to 100%. Total revenues earned from sales to these joint ventures were $12 million and $14 million for the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively, and $101 million and $67 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively. At September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, total amounts due from these joint ventures were $11 million and $34 million, respectively. Amounts associated with Pop are included above through the date of acquisition.

The Company, through the normal course of business, is involved in transactions with other related parties that have not been material in any of the periods presented.

Bank Financing and Debt

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2019

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Bank Financing and Debt

6) BANK FINANCING AND DEBT

The following table sets forth the Company’s debt.



	At			At
	September 30, 2019			December 31, 2018
Commercial paper		$	50		$	674
Senior debt (2.30% - 7.875% due 2019 - 2045) ^(a)		9,334			9,435
Obligations under finance leases		35			43
Total debt		9,419			10,152
Less commercial paper		50			674
Less current portion of long-term debt		10			13
Total long-term debt, net of current portion		$	9,359		$	9,465

(a) At September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the senior debt balances included (i) a net unamortized discount of $57 million and $58 million, respectively, (ii) unamortized deferred financing costs of $42 million and $43 million at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively, and (iii) a decrease in the carrying value of the debt relating to previously settled fair value hedges of $6 million and $5 million, respectively. The face value of the Company’s senior debt was $9.44 billion and $9.54 billion at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively.

In March 2019, the Company issued $500 million of 4.20% senior notes due 2029. The Company used the net proceeds from this issuance in the redemption of its $600 million outstanding 2.30% senior notes due August 2019.

Commercial Paper

The Company had outstanding commercial paper borrowings under its $2.5 billion commercial paper program of $50 million and $674 million at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively, each with maturities of less than 60 days. The weighted average interest rate for these borrowings was 2.25% and 3.02% at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively.

Credit Facility

At September 30, 2019, the Company had a $2.5 billion revolving credit facility (the “Credit Facility”) which expires in June 2021. The Credit Facility requires the Company to maintain a maximum Consolidated Leverage Ratio of 4.5x at the end of each quarter as further described in the Credit Facility. At September 30, 2019, the Company’s Consolidated Leverage Ratio was approximately 3.1x.

The Consolidated Leverage Ratio is the ratio of the Company’s indebtedness from continuing operations, adjusted to exclude certain finance lease obligations, at the end of a quarter, to the Company’s Consolidated EBITDA for the trailing four consecutive quarters. Consolidated EBITDA is defined in the Credit Facility as operating income plus interest income and before depreciation, amortization and certain other noncash items.

The Credit Facility is used for general corporate purposes. At September 30, 2019, the Company had no borrowings outstanding under the Credit Facility and the remaining availability under the Credit Facility, net of outstanding letters of credit, was $2.49 billion.

Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2019

Retirement Benefits [Abstract]

Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits

7) PENSION AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS

The components of net periodic cost for the Company’s pension and postretirement benefit plans were as follows:



	Pension Benefits						Postretirement Benefits
Three Months Ended September 30,	2019			2018			2019			2018
Components of net periodic cost:
Service cost	$	7		$	7		$	—		$	—
Interest cost	39			38			4			3
Expected return on plan assets	(38		)	(45		)	—			—
Amortization of actuarial loss (gain) ^(a)	23			24			(5		)	(4		)
Net periodic cost	$	31		$	24		$	(1	)	$	(1	)



	Pension Benefits						Postretirement Benefits
Nine Months Ended September 30,	2019			2018			2019			2018
Components of net periodic cost:
Service cost	$	21		$	23		$	—		$	—
Interest cost	117			112			11			11
Expected return on plan assets	(114		)	(135		)	—			—
Amortization of actuarial loss (gain) ^(a)	69			72			(14		)	(13		)
Net periodic cost	$	93		$	72		$	(3	)	$	(2	)

(a) Reflects amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss to net earnings.

The service cost component of net periodic cost is presented on the Consolidated Statements of Operations within operating income and all other components of net periodic cost are presented within “Other items, net.”

Stockholders' Equity

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2019

Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract]

Stockholders' Equity

8) STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

During the third quarter of 2019, the Company declared a quarterly cash dividend of $.18 per share on its Class A and Class B Common Stock, resulting in total dividends of $69 million, which were paid on October 1, 2019.

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

The following tables summarize the changes in the components of accumulated other comprehensive loss.



	Cumulative Translation Adjustments			Net Actuarial Loss and Prior Service Cost				Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
At December 31, 2018	$	133		$	(908	)			$	(775	)
Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications	(8		)	—					(8		)
Reclassifications to net earnings	—			41			^(a)		41
Other comprehensive income (loss)	(8		)	41					33
Tax effects reclassified to accumulated deficit	—			(176		)	^(b)		(176		)
At September 30, 2019	$	125		$	(1,043	)			$	(918	)



	Cumulative Translation Adjustments			Net Actuarial Loss and Prior Service Cost				Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
At December 31, 2017	$	159		$	(821	)			$	(662	)
Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications	(17		)	—					(17		)
Reclassifications to net earnings	—			45			^(a)		45
Other comprehensive income (loss)	(17		)	45					28
At September 30, 2018	$	142		$	(776	)			$	(634	)


(a)	Reflects amortization of net actuarial losses (see Note 7). Amounts are net of tax benefits of $14 million for each of the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018.

(b)

Reflects the reclassification of certain income tax effects of the Tax Reform Act on items within accumulated other comprehensive loss to accumulated deficit upon the adoption of new FASB guidance (see Note 1).

Income Taxes

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2019

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Income Taxes

9) INCOME TAXES

The (provision) benefit for income taxes represents federal, state and local, and foreign income taxes on earnings before income taxes and equity in loss of investee companies.



	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2019			2018			2019			2018
Provision for income taxes before discrete items	$	(84	)	$	(119	)	$	(324	)	$	(364	)
Tax benefit from transfer of assets ^(a)	—			—			768			—
Provision for gain on sale of assets ^(b)	—			—			(163		)	—
Impact of tax law changes^(c)	—			54			—			54
Tax benefits from positions relating to the Tax Reform Act ^(d)	43			—			43			—
Audit settlements and statute lapses	6			2			7			3
Other discrete items	2			(1		)	13			(5		)
(Provision) benefit for income taxes	$	(33	)	$	(64	)	$	344		$	(312	)
Effective income tax rate	8.8		%	11.2		%	(16.8		)%	17.7		%

(a) Reflects a deferred tax benefit resulting from the transfer of intangible assets between subsidiaries of the Company in connection with a reorganization of the Company’s international operations. The related deferred tax asset is primarily expected to be realized over the next 25 years.

(b) Reflects the tax provision from the gain on the sale of CBS Television City.

(c) During the third quarter of 2018, in connection with the preparation of its 2017 federal tax return, the Company elected to utilize a federal tax law provision that was retroactively renewed in 2018. This tax law provision allowed the Company to immediately expense certain qualified production costs on its 2017 tax return. As a result, during the third quarter of 2018, the Company established a deferred tax liability associated with this deduction at the 2017 federal tax rate of 35%, and concurrently recorded a net tax benefit of $69 million, primarily reflecting the re-measurement of this deferred tax liability at the reduced federal corporate tax rate of 21% under the Tax Reform Act. This benefit was partially offset by a charge of $15 million to adjust the provisional amount of transition tax on cumulative foreign earnings and profits that resulted from the enactment of the Tax Reform Act. See discussion below.


(d)	Reflects tax benefits realized in connection with the preparation of the 2018 federal tax return, based on further clarity provided by the United States government on tax positions relating to the Tax Reform Act.

In January 2019, the United States government issued guidance relating to the one-time transition tax on cumulative foreign earnings and profits required by the Tax Reform Act. This guidance resulted in a decrease of $146 million to the Company’s reserve for uncertain tax positions during the nine months ended September 30, 2019 for amounts paid as a result of this guidance; however, it did not have a material impact on the Company’s Consolidated Statement of Operations.

Financial Instruments and Fair Value Measurements

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2019

Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]

Financial Instruments and Fair Value Measurements

10) FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

The Company’s carrying value of financial instruments approximates fair value, except for notes and debentures, which are not recorded at fair value. At September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the carrying value of the Company’s senior debt was $9.33 billion and $9.43 billion, respectively, and the fair value, which is estimated based on quoted market prices for similar liabilities (Level 2) and includes accrued interest, was $10.41 billion and $9.48 billion, respectively.

The Company uses derivative financial instruments primarily to modify its exposure to market risks from fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates. The Company does not use derivative instruments unless there is an underlying exposure and, therefore, the Company does not hold or enter into derivative financial instruments for speculative trading purposes.

Foreign Exchange Contracts

Foreign exchange forward contracts have principally been used to hedge projected cash flows, in currencies such as the British Pound, the Euro, the Canadian Dollar and the Australian Dollar, generally for periods up to 24 months. The Company designates forward contracts used to hedge committed and forecasted foreign currency transactions as cash flow hedges. Gains or losses on the effective portion of designated cash flow hedges are initially recorded in other comprehensive income and reclassified to the statement of operations when the hedged item is recognized. Additionally, the Company enters into non-designated forward contracts to hedge non-U.S. dollar denominated cash flows.

At September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the notional amount of all foreign exchange contracts was $522 million and $325 million, respectively.

Gains recognized on derivative financial instruments were as follows:



	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2019		2018		2019		2018		Financial Statement Account
Non-designated foreign exchange contracts	$	9	$	—	$	11	$	13	Other items, net

The fair value of the Company’s derivative instruments was not material to the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets for any of the periods presented.

The following tables set forth the Company’s assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018. These assets and liabilities have been categorized according to the three-level fair value hierarchy established by the FASB, which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value. Level 1 is based on publicly quoted prices for the asset or liability in active markets. Level 2 is based on inputs that are observable other than quoted market prices in active markets, such as quoted prices for the asset or liability in inactive markets or quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities. Level 3 is based on unobservable inputs reflecting the Company’s own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability.



At September 30, 2019	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Assets:
Foreign currency hedges	$	—	$	13	$	—	$	13
Total Assets	$	—	$	13	$	—	$	13
Liabilities:
Deferred compensation	$	—	$	320	$	—	$	320
Foreign currency hedges	—		1		—		1
Total Liabilities	$	—	$	321	$	—	$	321



At December 31, 2018	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Assets:
Foreign currency hedges	$	—	$	15	$	—	$	15
Total Assets	$	—	$	15	$	—	$	15
Liabilities:
Deferred compensation	$	—	$	336	$	—	$	336
Foreign currency hedges	—		1		—		1
Total Liabilities	$	—	$	337	$	—	$	337

The fair value of foreign currency hedges is determined based on the present value of future cash flows using observable inputs including foreign currency exchange rates. The fair value of deferred compensation liabilities is determined based on the fair value of the investments elected by employees.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for the fair value of financial instruments (as defined), including financial assets and financial liabilities (collectively, as defined), and the measurements of those instruments as well as disclosures related to the fair value of non-financial assets and liabilities. Such disclosures about the financial instruments, assets, and liabilities would include: (1) the fair value of the required items together with their carrying amounts (as appropriate); (2) for items for which it is not practicable to estimate fair value, disclosure would include: (a) information pertinent to estimating fair value (including, carrying amount, effective interest rate, and maturity, and (b) the reasons why it is not practicable to estimate fair value; (3) significant concentrations of credit risk including: (a) information about the activity, region, or economic characteristics identifying a concentration, (b) the maximum amount of loss the entity is exposed to based on the gross fair value of the related item, (c) policy for requiring collateral or other security and information as to accessing such collateral or security, and (d) the nature and brief description of such collateral or security; (4) quantitative information about market risks and how such risks are managed; (5) for items measured on both a recurring and nonrecurring basis information regarding the inputs used to develop the fair value measurement; and (6) for items presented in the financial statement for which fair value measurement is elected: (a) information necessary to understand the reasons for the election, (b) discussion of the effect of fair value changes on earnings, (c) a description of [similar groups] items for which the election is made and the relation thereof to the balance sheet, the aggregate carrying value of items included in the balance sheet that are not eligible for the election; (7) all other required (as defined) and desired information.

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Segment and Revenue Information

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2019

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segment and Revenue Information

11) SEGMENT AND REVENUE INFORMATION

The following tables set forth the Company’s financial information by reportable segment. The Company’s operating segments, which are the same as its reportable segments, have been determined in accordance with the Company’s internal management structure, which is organized based upon products and services.



	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	September 30,						September 30,
	2019			2018			2019			2018
Revenues:
Entertainment	$	2,286		$	2,190		$	8,203		$	7,345
Cable Networks	563			529			1,677			1,653
Publishing	217			240			599			607
Local Media	406			434			1,286			1,269
Corporate/Eliminations	(177		)	(130		)	(494		)	(384		)
Total Revenues	$	3,295		$	3,263		$	11,271		$	10,490

Revenues generated between segments primarily reflect advertising sales, content licensing and station affiliation fees. These transactions are recorded at market value as if the sales were to third parties and are eliminated in consolidation.



	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2019		2018		2019		2018
Intercompany Revenues:
Entertainment	$	175	$	134	$	493	$	391
Cable Networks	2		2		4		2
Local Media	6		3		17		13
Total Intercompany Revenues	$	183	$	139	$	514	$	406

The Company presents operating income (loss) excluding restructuring charges, merger-related costs and other corporate matters and gain on sale of assets, each where applicable, (“Segment Operating Income”) as the primary measure of profit and loss for its operating segments in accordance with FASB guidance for segment reporting. The Company believes the presentation of Segment Operating Income is relevant and useful for investors because it allows investors to view segment performance in a manner similar to the primary method used by the Company’s management and enhances their ability to understand the Company’s operating performance.



	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	September 30,						September 30,
	2019			2018			2019			2018
Segment Operating Income (Loss):
Entertainment	$	302		$	384		$	1,258		$	1,237
Cable Networks	196			241			556			722
Publishing	52			51			102			98
Local Media	96			124			364			370
Corporate/Eliminations	(65		)	(64		)	(204		)	(216		)
Restructuring charges	—			—			(108		)	(25		)
Merger-related costs and other corporate matters	(80		)	(46		)	(93		)	(65		)
Gain on sale of assets	—			—			549			—
Operating income	501			690			2,424			2,121
Interest expense	(114		)	(115		)	(346		)	(349		)
Interest income	12			12			38			43
Other items, net	(24		)	(17		)	(66		)	(52		)
Earnings before income taxes and equity in loss of investee companies	375			570			2,050			1,763
(Provision) benefit for income taxes	(33		)	(64		)	344			(312		)
Equity in loss of investee companies, net of tax	(23		)	(18		)	(52		)	(52		)
Net earnings	$	319		$	488		$	2,342		$	1,399



	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2019		2018		2019		2018
Depreciation and Amortization:
Entertainment	$	30	$	31	$	89	$	94
Cable Networks	5		5		15		14
Publishing	1		1		4		4
Local Media	10		11		30		33
Corporate	6		8		20		23
Total Depreciation and Amortization	$	52	$	56	$	158	$	168



	Three Months Ended					Nine Months Ended
	September 30,					September 30,
	2019		2018			2019		2018
Stock-based Compensation:
Entertainment	$	18	$	19		$	51	$	50
Cable Networks	3		2			9		8
Publishing	1		1			3		3
Local Media	3		3			9		9
Corporate ^(a)	17		(11		)	45		35
Total Stock-based Compensation	$	42	$	14		$	117	$	105

(a) Included in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 are forfeitures of $28 million and accelerations of $6 million relating to changes in senior management.



	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2019		2018		2019		2018
Capital Expenditures:
Entertainment	$	17	$	20	$	60	$	58
Cable Networks	4		4		8		10
Publishing	3		2		5		4
Local Media	7		6		14		15
Corporate	3		5		7		12
Total Capital Expenditures	$	34	$	37	$	94	$	99



	At			At
	September 30, 2019			December 31, 2018
Assets:
Entertainment ^(a)		$	15,242		$	13,579
Cable Networks		3,434			2,693
Publishing		1,238			1,054
Local Media		4,138			4,037
Corporate/Eliminations		411			484
Discontinued operations		13			12
Total Assets		$	24,476		$	21,859

(a) Includes assets held for sale of $33 million at December 31, 2018.

The following table presents the Company’s revenues disaggregated into categories based on the nature of such revenues.



	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
Revenues by Type	2019		2018		2019		2018
Advertising	$	1,177	$	1,263	$	4,645	$	4,323
Content licensing and distribution:
Programming	722		693		2,527		2,417
Publishing	217		240		599		607
Affiliate and subscription fees	1,124		1,008		3,348		2,976
Other	55		59		152		167
Total Revenues	$	3,295	$	3,263	$	11,271	$	10,490

Leases

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2019

Leases [Abstract]

Leases

12) LEASES

On January 1, 2019, the Company adopted FASB guidance on the accounting for leases. The Company applied the modified retrospective method of adoption and therefore, results for reporting periods beginning after January 1, 2019 are presented under the new guidance while prior periods have not been adjusted.

The adoption of this guidance resulted in the recognition on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheet of right-of-use assets and lease liabilities representing the present value of future lease payments of all leases with terms in excess of one year. At September 30, 2019, the following amounts were recorded on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheet relating to its leases.



	Leases
	Operating		Finance
Right-of-Use Assets
Operating lease assets	$	1,001	$	—
Property and equipment, net	$	—	$	31

Lease Liabilities
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	$	131	$	11
Noncurrent operating lease liabilities	948		—
Long-term debt	—		24
Total lease liabilities	$	1,079	$	35



	Leases
	Operating		Finance
Weighted average remaining lease term	10 years		3 years

Weighted average discount rate	4.2	%	4.2	%

For existing leases at the time of adoption, the Company elected to not reassess (i) whether each contract is or contains a lease, (ii) the classification of leases as operating or finance leases, and (iii) initial direct costs for existing leases.

Lessee Contracts

The Company has operating leases primarily for office space, equipment, satellite transponders and studio facilities. The Company also has finance leases for satellite transponders and office equipment. Lease costs are generally fixed, with certain contracts containing variable payments for non-lease costs based on usage and escalations in the lessors’ annual costs.

The following table presents the Company’s lease cost.



	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30, 2019				September 30, 2019
Operating lease cost ^{(a) (b)}		$	55			$	163
Finance lease cost:
Amortization of right-of-use assets		3				9
Interest expense on lease liabilities		—				1
Short-term lease cost ^{(b) (c)}		26				67
Variable lease cost ^(d)		5				16
Sublease income		(2		)		(14		)
Total lease cost		$	87			$	242

(a) Includes fixed lease costs and non-lease costs (consisting of other occupancy and service costs relating to the use of an asset) associated with long-term operating leases.

(b) Includes costs capitalized in programming assets during the period for leased assets used in the production of programming.

(c) Short-term leases have a term of 12 months or less and exclude month-to-month leases. Short-term leases are not recorded on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheet.

(d) Primarily includes non-lease costs (consisting of other occupancy and service costs relating to the use of an asset) and costs for equipment leases that vary based on usage.

The following table presents supplemental cash flow information related to the Company’s leases.



	Three Months Ended			Nine Months Ended
	September 30, 2019			September 30, 2019
Cash paid for amounts included in lease liabilities
Operating cash flows from operating leases		$	53		$	160
Financing cash flows from finance leases		$	3		$	9

Noncash additions to operating lease assets		$	134		$	300

The expected future payments relating to the Company’s operating and finance lease liabilities at September 30, 2019 are as follows:



	Leases
	Operating		Finance
2019 (October 1 through December 31)	$	56	$	4
2020	170		12
2021	174		11
2022	143		7
2023	130		2
2024 and thereafter	672		2
Total minimum payments	1,345		38
Less amounts representing interest	266		3
Present value of minimum payments	$	1,079	$	35

At December 31, 2018, future minimum payments under noncancellable operating leases with terms in excess of one year and payments under finance leases were as follows:



	Leases
	Operating		Finance
2019	$	174	$	13
2020	129		12
2021	122		11
2022	110		7
2023	101		2
2024 and thereafter	465		2
Total minimum payments	$	1,101	$	47
Less amounts representing interest			4
Present value of minimum payments			$	43

Future minimum operating lease payments at December 31, 2018 have been reduced by future minimum sublease income of $30 million.

As of September 30, 2019, the Company had signed additional operating leases with lease terms ranging from two to 10 years that have not yet commenced. The total future undiscounted lease payments under these leases are

$14 million, which were not recorded on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheet at September 30, 2019.

Lessor Contracts

The Company enters into operating leases for the use of its owned production facilities and office buildings. Lease payments received under these agreements consist of fixed payments for the rental of space and certain building operating costs, as well as variable payments based on usage of production facilities and services, and escalating costs of building operations. The Company recorded total lease income of $32 million and $95 million, including both fixed and variable amounts, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, respectively.

At September 30, 2019, future fixed lease income under noncancellable operating leases is as follows:



2019 (October 1 through December 31)	$	13
2020	52
2021	49
2022	45
2023	43
2024 and thereafter	93
Total	$	295

Leases

12) LEASES



	Leases
	Operating		Finance
Right-of-Use Assets
Operating lease assets	$	1,001	$	—
Property and equipment, net	$	—	$	31

Lease Liabilities
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	$	131	$	11
Noncurrent operating lease liabilities	948		—
Long-term debt	—		24
Total lease liabilities	$	1,079	$	35



	Leases
	Operating		Finance
Weighted average remaining lease term	10 years		3 years

Weighted average discount rate	4.2	%	4.2	%

Lessee Contracts

The following table presents the Company’s lease cost.



	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30, 2019				September 30, 2019
Operating lease cost ^{(a) (b)}		$	55			$	163
Finance lease cost:
Amortization of right-of-use assets		3				9
Interest expense on lease liabilities		—				1
Short-term lease cost ^{(b) (c)}		26				67
Variable lease cost ^(d)		5				16
Sublease income		(2		)		(14		)
Total lease cost		$	87			$	242

(a) Includes fixed lease costs and non-lease costs (consisting of other occupancy and service costs relating to the use of an asset) associated with long-term operating leases.

(b) Includes costs capitalized in programming assets during the period for leased assets used in the production of programming.

(c) Short-term leases have a term of 12 months or less and exclude month-to-month leases. Short-term leases are not recorded on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheet.

(d) Primarily includes non-lease costs (consisting of other occupancy and service costs relating to the use of an asset) and costs for equipment leases that vary based on usage.

The following table presents supplemental cash flow information related to the Company’s leases.



	Three Months Ended			Nine Months Ended
	September 30, 2019			September 30, 2019
Cash paid for amounts included in lease liabilities
Operating cash flows from operating leases		$	53		$	160
Financing cash flows from finance leases		$	3		$	9

Noncash additions to operating lease assets		$	134		$	300

The expected future payments relating to the Company’s operating and finance lease liabilities at September 30, 2019 are as follows:



	Leases
	Operating		Finance
2019 (October 1 through December 31)	$	56	$	4
2020	170		12
2021	174		11
2022	143		7
2023	130		2
2024 and thereafter	672		2
Total minimum payments	1,345		38
Less amounts representing interest	266		3
Present value of minimum payments	$	1,079	$	35

At December 31, 2018, future minimum payments under noncancellable operating leases with terms in excess of one year and payments under finance leases were as follows:



	Leases
	Operating		Finance
2019	$	174	$	13
2020	129		12
2021	122		11
2022	110		7
2023	101		2
2024 and thereafter	465		2
Total minimum payments	$	1,101	$	47
Less amounts representing interest			4
Present value of minimum payments			$	43

Future minimum operating lease payments at December 31, 2018 have been reduced by future minimum sublease income of $30 million.

$14 million, which were not recorded on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheet at September 30, 2019.

Lessor Contracts

At September 30, 2019, future fixed lease income under noncancellable operating leases is as follows:



2019 (October 1 through December 31)	$	13
2020	52
2021	49
2022	45
2023	43
2024 and thereafter	93
Total	$	295

Leases

12) LEASES



	Leases
	Operating		Finance
Right-of-Use Assets
Operating lease assets	$	1,001	$	—
Property and equipment, net	$	—	$	31

Lease Liabilities
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	$	131	$	11
Noncurrent operating lease liabilities	948		—
Long-term debt	—		24
Total lease liabilities	$	1,079	$	35



	Leases
	Operating		Finance
Weighted average remaining lease term	10 years		3 years

Weighted average discount rate	4.2	%	4.2	%

Lessee Contracts

The following table presents the Company’s lease cost.



	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30, 2019				September 30, 2019
Operating lease cost ^{(a) (b)}		$	55			$	163
Finance lease cost:
Amortization of right-of-use assets		3				9
Interest expense on lease liabilities		—				1
Short-term lease cost ^{(b) (c)}		26				67
Variable lease cost ^(d)		5				16
Sublease income		(2		)		(14		)
Total lease cost		$	87			$	242

(a) Includes fixed lease costs and non-lease costs (consisting of other occupancy and service costs relating to the use of an asset) associated with long-term operating leases.

(b) Includes costs capitalized in programming assets during the period for leased assets used in the production of programming.

(c) Short-term leases have a term of 12 months or less and exclude month-to-month leases. Short-term leases are not recorded on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheet.

(d) Primarily includes non-lease costs (consisting of other occupancy and service costs relating to the use of an asset) and costs for equipment leases that vary based on usage.

The following table presents supplemental cash flow information related to the Company’s leases.



	Three Months Ended			Nine Months Ended
	September 30, 2019			September 30, 2019
Cash paid for amounts included in lease liabilities
Operating cash flows from operating leases		$	53		$	160
Financing cash flows from finance leases		$	3		$	9

Noncash additions to operating lease assets		$	134		$	300

The expected future payments relating to the Company’s operating and finance lease liabilities at September 30, 2019 are as follows:



	Leases
	Operating		Finance
2019 (October 1 through December 31)	$	56	$	4
2020	170		12
2021	174		11
2022	143		7
2023	130		2
2024 and thereafter	672		2
Total minimum payments	1,345		38
Less amounts representing interest	266		3
Present value of minimum payments	$	1,079	$	35

At December 31, 2018, future minimum payments under noncancellable operating leases with terms in excess of one year and payments under finance leases were as follows:



	Leases
	Operating		Finance
2019	$	174	$	13
2020	129		12
2021	122		11
2022	110		7
2023	101		2
2024 and thereafter	465		2
Total minimum payments	$	1,101	$	47
Less amounts representing interest			4
Present value of minimum payments			$	43

Future minimum operating lease payments at December 31, 2018 have been reduced by future minimum sublease income of $30 million.

$14 million, which were not recorded on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheet at September 30, 2019.

Lessor Contracts

At September 30, 2019, future fixed lease income under noncancellable operating leases is as follows:



2019 (October 1 through December 31)	$	13
2020	52
2021	49
2022	45
2023	43
2024 and thereafter	93
Total	$	295

Commitments and Contingencies	9 Months Ended
Commitments and Contingencies	Sep. 30, 2019
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
Commitments and Contingencies	13) COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES Guarantees On January 31, 2019, the Company completed the sale of CBS Television City. The Company has guaranteed a specified level of cash flows to be generated by the business during the first five years following the completion of the sale. Included on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheet at September 30, 2019 is a liability of $123 million, reflecting the present value of the estimated amount payable under the guarantee obligation (Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy). The Company has indemnification obligations with respect to letters of credit and surety bonds primarily used as security against non-performance in the normal course of business. At September 30, 2019, the outstanding letters of credit and surety bonds approximated $101 million and were not recorded on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheet. In the course of its business, the Company both provides and receives indemnities which are intended to allocate certain risks associated with business transactions. Similarly, the Company may remain contingently liable for various obligations of a business that has been divested in the event that a third party does not live up to its obligations under an indemnification obligation. The Company records a liability for its indemnification obligations and other contingent liabilities when probable and reasonably estimable. Legal Matters General. On an ongoing basis, the Company vigorously defends itself in numerous lawsuits and proceedings and responds to various investigations and inquiries from federal, state, local and international authorities (collectively, “litigation’’). Litigation may be brought against the Company without merit, is inherently uncertain and always difficult to predict. However, based on its understanding and evaluation of the relevant facts and circumstances, the Company believes that the below-described legal matters and other litigation to which it is a party are not likely, in the aggregate, to have a material adverse effect on its results of operations, financial position or cash flows. Under the separation agreement between the Company and Viacom, the Company and Viacom have agreed to defend and indemnify the other in certain litigation in which the Company and/or Viacom is named. Litigation Relating to the Pending Merger with Viacom. On September 27, 2019, Bucks County Employees Retirement Fund (the “Bucks County Fund”), a purported holder of CBS Corp. Class B Common Stock, served the Company with a demand for inspection of books and records pursuant to 8 Del. C. § 220 in connection with the pending Merger (the “Demand”). While the Company has not conceded the Bucks County Fund’s entitlement to any documents, on October 10, 2019, the Company offered to produce certain categories of documents properly within the scope of a books and records demand under § 220. The Bucks County Fund rejected the Company’s offer and filed litigation in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware on October 15, 2019, seeking to compel production of all documents requested in the Demand. Investigation-Related Matters. As announced on August 1, 2018, the Company’s Board of Directors (“Board”) retained two law firms to conduct a full investigation of the allegations in press reports about the Company’s former Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Leslie Moonves, CBS News and cultural issues at all levels of the Company. On December 17, 2018, the Board announced the completion of the investigation, certain findings of the investigation and the Board’s determination, discussed below, with respect to the termination of Mr. Moonves’s employment. The Company has received subpoenas from the New York County District Attorney’s Office and the New York City Commission on Human Rights regarding the subject matter of this investigation and related matters. The New York State Attorney General’s Office and the United States Securities and Exchange Commission have also requested information about these matters, including with respect to the Company’s related public disclosures. The Company may continue to receive additional related regulatory and investigative inquiries from these and other entities in the future. The Company is cooperating with these inquiries. On August 27, 2018 and on October 1, 2018, each of Gene Samit and John Lantz, respectively, filed putative class action suits in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, individually and on behalf of others similarly situated, for claims that are similar to those alleged in the amended complaint described below. On November 6, 2018, the Court entered an order consolidating the two actions. On November 30, 2018, the Court appointed Construction Laborers Pension Trust for Southern California as the lead plaintiff of the consolidated action. On February 11, 2019, the lead plaintiff filed a consolidated amended putative class action complaint against the Company, certain current and former senior executives and members of the Board. The consolidated action is stated to be on behalf of purchasers of CBS Corp.’s Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock between September 26, 2016 and December 4, 2018. This action seeks to recover damages arising during this time period allegedly caused by the defendants’ purported violations of the federal securities laws, including by allegedly making materially false and misleading statements or failing to disclose material information, and seeks costs and expenses as well as remedies under Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder. On April 12, 2019, the defendants filed motions to dismiss this action, which are pending. The Company believes that the claims are without merit and is currently unable to determine a range of potential liability, if any. Accordingly, no accrual for this matter has been made in the Company’s consolidated financial statements. Separation Agreement. On September 9, 2018, the Company entered into a separation and settlement agreement and releases (the “Separation Agreement”) with Mr. Leslie Moonves, pursuant to which Mr. Moonves resigned as a director and as Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company. In October 2018, the Company contributed $120 million to a grantor trust pursuant to the Separation Agreement. On December 17, 2018, the Board announced that, following its consideration of the findings of the investigation referred to above, it had determined that there were grounds to terminate Mr. Moonves’s employment for cause under his employment agreement with the Company. Any dispute related to the Board’s determination is subject to binding arbitration as set forth in the Separation Agreement. On January 16, 2019, Mr. Moonves commenced a binding arbitration proceeding with respect to this matter and the related Board investigation, which proceeding is ongoing. The assets of the grantor trust will remain in the trust until a final determination in the arbitration. The Company is currently unable to determine the outcome of the arbitration and the amount, if any, that may be awarded thereunder and, accordingly, no accrual for this matter has been made in the Company’s consolidated financial statements. Claims Related to Former Businesses: Asbestos. The Company is a defendant in lawsuits claiming various personal injuries related to asbestos and other materials, which allegedly occurred as a result of exposure caused by various products manufactured by Westinghouse, a predecessor, generally prior to the early 1970s. Westinghouse was neither a producer nor a manufacturer of asbestos. The Company is typically named as one of a large number of defendants in both state and federal cases. In the majority of asbestos lawsuits, the plaintiffs have not identified which of the Company’s products is the basis of a claim. Claims against the Company in which a product has been identified most commonly relate to allegations of exposure to asbestos-containing insulating material used in conjunction with turbines. Claims are frequently filed and/or settled in groups, which may make the amount and timing of settlements, and the number of pending claims, subject to significant fluctuation from period to period. The Company does not report as pending those claims on inactive, stayed, deferred or similar dockets that some jurisdictions have established for claimants who allege minimal or no impairment. As of September 30, 2019, the Company had pending approximately 31,030 asbestos claims, as compared with approximately 31,570 as of December 31, 2018 and 31,500 as of September 30, 2018. During the third quarter of 2019, the Company received approximately 850 new claims and closed or moved to an inactive docket approximately 1,940 claims. The Company reports claims as closed when it becomes aware that a dismissal order has been entered by a court or when the Company has reached agreement with the claimants on the material terms of a settlement. Settlement costs depend on the seriousness of the injuries that form the basis of the claims, the quality of evidence supporting the claims and other factors. The Company’s total costs for the years 2018 and 2017 for settlement and defense of asbestos claims after insurance recoveries and net of tax were approximately $45 million and $57 million, respectively. The Company’s costs for settlement and defense of asbestos claims may vary year to year and insurance proceeds are not always recovered in the same period as the insured portion of the expenses. The Company believes that its reserves and insurance are adequate to cover its asbestos liabilities. This belief is based upon many factors and assumptions, including the number of outstanding claims, estimated average cost per claim, the breakdown of claims by disease type, historic claim filings, costs per claim of resolution and the filing of new claims. While the number of asbestos claims filed against the Company has remained generally flat in recent years, it is difficult to predict future asbestos liabilities, as events and circumstances may occur, including, among others, the number and types of claims and average cost to resolve such claims, which could affect the Company’s estimate of its asbestos liabilities. Other. The Company from time to time receives claims from federal and state environmental regulatory agencies and other entities asserting that it is or may be liable for environmental cleanup costs and related damages principally relating to historical and predecessor operations of the Company. In addition, the Company from time to time receives personal injury claims including toxic tort and product liability claims (other than asbestos) arising from historical operations of the Company and its predecessors.

Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2019

Condensed Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract]

Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements

14) CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

CBS Operations Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company. CBS Operations Inc. has fully and unconditionally guaranteed CBS Corp.’s senior debt securities. The following condensed consolidating financial statements present the results of operations, financial position and cash flows of CBS Corp., CBS Operations Inc., the direct and indirect Non-Guarantor Affiliates of CBS Corp. and CBS Operations Inc., and the eliminations necessary to arrive at the information for the Company on a consolidated basis. Changes to the entities that comprise the guarantor group are reflected for the prior periods presented.



	Statement of Operations
	For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2019
	CBS Corp.			CBS Operations Inc.			Non- Guarantor Affiliates			Eliminations			CBS Corp. Consolidated
Revenues	$	42		$	2		$	3,251		$	—		$	3,295
Costs and expenses:
Operating	25			1			2,052			—			2,078
Selling, general and administrative	7			151			426			—			584
Depreciation and amortization	1			4			47			—			52
Restructuring charges, merger-related costs and other corporate matters	(3		)	78			5			—			80
Total costs and expenses	30			234			2,530			—			2,794
Operating income (loss)	12			(232		)	721			—			501
Interest (expense) income, net	(137		)	(140		)	175			—			(102		)
Other items, net	(8		)	(3		)	(13		)	—			(24		)
Earnings (loss) before income taxes and equity in earnings (loss) of investee companies	(133		)	(375		)	883			—			375
Benefit (provision) for income taxes	25			56			(114		)	—			(33		)
Equity in earnings (loss) of investee companies, net of tax	427			315			(23		)	(742		)	(23		)
Net earnings (loss)	$	319		$	(4	)	$	746		$	(742	)	$	319
Total comprehensive income (loss)	$	323		$	(1	)	$	734		$	(733	)	$	323



	Statement of Operations
	For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019
	CBS Corp.			CBS Operations Inc.			Non- Guarantor Affiliates			Eliminations			CBS Corp. Consolidated
Revenues	$	131		$	7		$	11,133		$	—		$	11,271
Costs and expenses:
Operating	75			3			7,257			—			7,335
Selling, general and administrative	33			276			1,393			—			1,702
Depreciation and amortization	3			14			141			—			158
Restructuring charges, merger-related costs and other corporate matters	—			108			93			—			201
Gain on sale of assets	—			—			(549		)	—			(549		)
Total costs and expenses	111			401			8,335			—			8,847
Operating income (loss)	20			(394		)	2,798			—			2,424
Interest (expense) income, net	(412		)	(408		)	512			—			(308		)
Other items, net	(26		)	(23		)	(17		)	—			(66		)
Earnings (loss) before income taxes and equity in earnings (loss) of investee companies	(418		)	(825		)	3,293			—			2,050
Benefit for income taxes	86			152			106			—			344
Equity in earnings (loss) of investee companies, net of tax	2,674			659			(52		)	(3,333		)	(52		)
Net earnings (loss)	$	2,342		$	(14	)	$	3,347		$	(3,333	)	$	2,342
Total comprehensive income (loss)	$	2,375		$	(8	)	$	3,326		$	(3,318	)	$	2,375



	Statement of Operations
	For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2018
	CBS Corp.			CBS Operations Inc.			Non- Guarantor Affiliates			Eliminations			CBS Corp. Consolidated
Revenues	$	47		$	2		$	3,214		$	—		$	3,263
Costs and expenses:
Operating	25			1			1,896			—			1,922
Selling, general and administrative	11			58			480			—			549
Depreciation and amortization	1			5			50			—			56
Restructuring charges, merger-related costs and other corporate matters	—			46			—			—			46
Total costs and expenses	37			110			2,426			—			2,573
Operating income (loss)	10			(108		)	788			—			690
Interest (expense) income, net	(133		)	(130		)	160			—			(103		)
Other items, net	(7		)	(4		)	(6		)	—			(17		)
Earnings (loss) before income taxes and equity in earnings (loss) of investee companies	(130		)	(242		)	942			—			570
Benefit (provision) for income taxes	27			50			(141		)	—			(64		)
Equity in earnings (loss) of investee companies, net of tax	591			410			(18		)	(1,001		)	(18		)
Net earnings	$	488		$	218		$	783		$	(1,001	)	$	488
Total comprehensive income	$	500		$	218		$	782		$	(1,000	)	$	500



	Statement of Operations
	For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018
	CBS Corp.			CBS Operations Inc.			Non- Guarantor Affiliates			Eliminations			CBS Corp. Consolidated
Revenues	$	134		$	7		$	10,349		$	—		$	10,490
Costs and expenses:
Operating	73			3			6,430			—			6,506
Selling, general and administrative	36			190			1,379			—			1,605
Depreciation and amortization	3			16			149			—			168
Restructuring charges, merger-related costs and other corporate matters	—			71			19			—			90
Total costs and expenses	112			280			7,977			—			8,369
Operating income (loss)	22			(273		)	2,372			—			2,121
Interest (expense) income, net	(396		)	(378		)	468			—			(306		)
Other items, net	(23		)	8			(37		)	—			(52		)
Earnings (loss) before income taxes and equity in earnings (loss) of investee companies	(397		)	(643		)	2,803			—			1,763
Benefit (provision) for income taxes	82			133			(527		)	—			(312		)
Equity in earnings (loss) of investee companies, net of tax	1,714			1,174			(52		)	(2,888		)	(52		)
Net earnings	$	1,399		$	664		$	2,224		$	(2,888	)	$	1,399
Total comprehensive income	$	1,427		$	666		$	2,206		$	(2,872	)	$	1,427



	Balance Sheet
	At September 30, 2019
	CBS Corp.			CBS Operations Inc.		Non- Guarantor Affiliates			Eliminations			CBS Corp. Consolidated
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	102		$	—	$	94		$	—		$	196
Receivables, net	20			1		3,664			—			3,685
Programming and other inventory	3			1		1,960			—			1,964
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	6			39		419			(36		)	428
Total current assets	131			41		6,137			(36		)	6,273
Property and equipment	31			228		2,683			—			2,942
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization	15			198		1,558			—			1,771
Net property and equipment	16			30		1,125			—			1,171
Programming and other inventory	5			4		4,852			—			4,861
Goodwill	98			62		4,904			—			5,064
Intangible assets	—			—		2,655			—			2,655
Operating lease assets	9			106		886			—			1,001
Investments in consolidated subsidiaries	50,434			17,561		—			(67,995		)	—
Deferred income tax assets, net	—			—		779			—			779
Other assets	292			—		2,380			—			2,672
Intercompany	—			—		33,740			(33,740		)	—
Total Assets	$	50,985		$	17,804	$	57,458		$	(101,771	)	$	24,476
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Accounts payable	$	4		$	34	$	270		$	—		$	308
Participants’ share and royalties payable	—			—		1,201			—			1,201
Accrued programming and production costs	2			2		631			—			635
Commercial paper	50			—		—			—			50
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	377			334		1,253			(36		)	1,928
Total current liabilities	433			370		3,355			(36		)	4,122
Long-term debt	9,290			—		69			—			9,359
Noncurrent operating lease liabilities	8			100		840			—			948
Other liabilities	2,568			208		2,219			—			4,995
Intercompany	33,634			106		—			(33,740		)	—
Stockholders’ Equity:
Preferred stock	—			—		126			(126		)	—
Common stock	1			123		590			(713		)	1
Additional paid-in capital	43,510			—		60,894			(60,894		)	43,510
Retained earnings (accumulated deficit)	(14,683		)	17,200		(5,858		)	(11,342		)	(14,683		)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	(918		)	28		23			(51		)	(918		)
	27,910			17,351		55,775			(73,126		)	27,910
Less treasury stock, at cost	22,858			331		4,800			(5,131		)	22,858
Total Stockholders’ Equity	5,052			17,020		50,975			(67,995		)	5,052
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity	$	50,985		$	17,804	$	57,458		$	(101,771	)	$	24,476



	Balance Sheet
	At December 31, 2018
	CBS Corp.			CBS Operations Inc.		Non- Guarantor Affiliates			Eliminations			CBS Corp. Consolidated
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	148		$	—	$	174		$	—		$	322
Receivables, net	27			1		4,013			—			4,041
Programming and other inventory	2			2		1,984			—			1,988
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	81			46		310			(36		)	401
Total current assets	258			49		6,481			(36		)	6,752
Property and equipment	31			223		2,672			—			2,926
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization	14			184		1,519			—			1,717
Net property and equipment	17			39		1,153			—			1,209
Programming and other inventory	5			4		3,874			—			3,883
Goodwill	98			62		4,760			—			4,920
Intangible assets	—			—		2,638			—			2,638
Investments in consolidated subsidiaries	47,600			16,901		—			(64,501		)	—
Deferred income tax assets, net	—			—		29			—			29
Other assets	281			—		2,114			—			2,395
Assets held for sale	—			—		33			—			33
Intercompany	—			526		31,686			(32,212		)	—
Total Assets	$	48,259		$	17,581	$	52,768		$	(96,749	)	$	21,859
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Accounts payable	$	5		$	31	$	165		$	—		$	201
Participants’ share and royalties payable	—			—		1,177			—			1,177
Accrued programming and production costs	3			2		699			—			704
Commercial paper	674			—		—			—			674
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	396			308		1,149			(36		)	1,817
Total current liabilities	1,078			341		3,190			(36		)	4,573
Long-term debt	9,388			—		77			—			9,465
Other liabilities	2,777			212		2,028			—			5,017
Intercompany	32,212			—		—			(32,212		)	—
Stockholders’ Equity:
Preferred stock	—			—		126			(126		)	—
Common stock	1			123		590			(713		)	1
Additional paid-in capital	43,637			—		60,894			(60,894		)	43,637
Retained earnings (accumulated deficit)	(17,201		)	17,214		(9,381		)	(7,833		)	(17,201		)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	(775		)	22		44			(66		)	(775		)
	25,662			17,359		52,273			(69,632		)	25,662
Less treasury stock, at cost	22,858			331		4,800			(5,131		)	22,858
Total Stockholders’ Equity	2,804			17,028		47,473			(64,501		)	2,804
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity	$	48,259		$	17,581	$	52,768		$	(96,749	)	$	21,859



	Statement of Cash Flows
	For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019
	CBS Corp.			CBS Operations Inc.			Non- Guarantor Affiliates			Eliminations		CBS Corp. Consolidated
Net cash flow (used for) provided by operating activities	$	(710	)	$	(263	)	$	1,314		$	—	$	341
Investing Activities:
Investments in and advances to investee companies	—			—			(72		)	—		(72		)
Capital expenditures	—			(7		)	(87		)	—		(94		)
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired	—			—			(39		)	—		(39		)
Proceeds from dispositions	4			—			736			—		740
Proceeds from sale of investments	—			—			15			—		15
Other investing activities	3			—			—			—		3
Net cash flow provided by (used for) investing activities	7			(7		)	553			—		553
Financing Activities:
Repayments of short-term debt borrowings, net	(624		)	—			—			—		(624		)
Proceeds from issuance of senior notes	492			—			—			—		492
Repayment of senior notes	(600		)	—			—			—		(600		)
Payment of finance lease obligations	—			—			(9		)	—		(9		)
Payment of contingent consideration	—			—			(3		)	—		(3		)
Dividends	(205		)	—			—			—		(205		)
Purchase of Company common stock	(14		)	—			—			—		(14		)
Payment of payroll taxes in lieu of issuing shares for stock-based compensation	(43		)	—			—			—		(43		)
Acquisition of noncontrolling interest	—			—			(26		)	—		(26		)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options	14			—			—			—		14
Increase (decrease) in intercompany payables	1,639			270			(1,909		)	—		—
Net cash flow provided by (used for) financing activities	659			270			(1,947		)	—		(1,018		)
Net decrease in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	(44		)	—			(80		)	—		(124		)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period (includes $120 of restricted cash)	268			—			174			—		442
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period (includes $122 of restricted cash)	$	224		$	—		$	94		$	—	$	318



	Statement of Cash Flows
	For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018
	CBS Corp.			CBS Operations Inc.			Non- Guarantor Affiliates			Eliminations		CBS Corp. Consolidated
Net cash flow (used for) provided by operating activities	$	(357	)	$	(183	)	$	1,720		$	—	$	1,180
Investing Activities:
Investments in and advances to investee companies	—			—			(76		)	—		(76		)
Capital expenditures	—			(12		)	(87		)	—		(99		)
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired	—			—			(29		)	—		(29		)
Other investing activities	8			—			—			—		8
Net cash flow provided by (used for) investing activities from continuing operations	8			(12		)	(192		)	—		(196		)
Net cash flow used for investing activities from discontinued operations	(23		)	—			—			—		(23		)
Net cash flow used for investing activities	(15		)	(12		)	(192		)	—		(219		)
Financing Activities:
Repayments of short-term debt borrowings, net	(305		)	—			—			—		(305		)
Payment of finance lease obligations	—			—			(12		)	—		(12		)
Payment of contingent consideration	—			—			(5		)	—		(5		)
Dividends	(208		)	—			—			—		(208		)
Purchase of Company common stock	(497		)	—			—			—		(497		)
Payment of payroll taxes in lieu of issuing shares for stock-based compensation	(59		)	—			—			—		(59		)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options	23			—			—			—		23
Other financing activities	(1		)	—			—			—		(1		)
Increase (decrease) in intercompany payables	1,308			195			(1,503		)	—		—
Net cash flow provided by (used for) financing activities	261			195			(1,520		)	—		(1,064		)
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents	(111		)	—			8			—		(103		)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	173			—			112			—		285
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	62		$	—		$	120		$	—	$	182

Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Use of Estimates	Use of Estimates-The preparation of the Company’s financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates, judgments and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. The Company bases its estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments 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.
Leases	Leases-The Company has operating leases primarily for office space, equipment, satellite transponders and studio facilities and finance leases for satellite transponders and office equipment. The Company determines that a contract contains a lease if it obtains substantially all of the economic benefits of, and the right to direct the use of, an asset identified in the contract. For leases with terms greater than 12 months, the Company records a right-of-use asset and a lease liability representing the present value of future lease payments. The discount rate used to measure the lease asset and liability is determined at the beginning of the lease term using the rate implicit in the lease, if readily determinable, or the Company’s collateralized incremental borrowing rate. For those contracts that include fixed rental payments for both the use of the asset (“lease costs”) as well as for other occupancy or service costs relating to the asset (“non-lease costs”), the Company includes both the lease costs and non-lease costs in the measurement of the lease asset and liability. The Company also owns buildings and production facilities where it leases space to lessees. The Company’s leases have remaining terms ranging from one to 16 years and often contain renewal options to extend the lease for periods of generally up to five years. For leases that contain renewal options, the Company includes the renewal period in the lease term if it is reasonably certain that the option will be exercised. Lease expenses and income are recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term, with the exception of variable lease costs, which are expensed as incurred, and leases of assets used in the production of programming, which are capitalized in programming assets and amortized over the projected useful life of the related programming.
Net Earnings per Common Share	Net Earnings per Common Share-Basic net earnings per share (“EPS”) is based upon net earnings divided by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted EPS reflects the effect of the assumed exercise of stock options and vesting of restricted stock units (“RSUs”) only in the periods in which such effect would have been dilutive.
Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements and Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted	Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements Leases During the first quarter of 2019, the Company adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) guidance on the accounting for leases, which supersedes previous lease guidance. Under this guidance, for all leases with terms in excess of one year, the Company recognizes on its balance sheet a lease liability and a right-of-use asset representing its right to use the underlying asset for the lease term. The new guidance retains a distinction between finance leases and operating leases and the classification criteria is substantially similar to previous guidance. Additionally, the recognition, measurement, and presentation of expenses and cash flows arising from a lease by a lessee have not significantly changed. The Company applied the modified retrospective method of adoption and therefore, results for reporting periods beginning after January 1, 2019 are presented under the new guidance while prior periods have not been adjusted. As a result of this guidance, the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheet at September 30, 2019 included right-of-use assets of $1.00 billion and lease liabilities of $1.08 billion for its operating leases. This guidance did not have an impact on the Company’s Consolidated Statement of Operations. See Note 12 for additional information. Reclassification of Certain Tax Effects from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income During the first quarter of 2019, the Company adopted FASB guidance that permits an entity to reclassify certain income tax effects of federal tax legislation enacted in December 2017 (the “Tax Reform Act”) on items within accumulated other comprehensive income (“AOCI”) to retained earnings. As a result of the Tax Reform Act, in 2017, the Company remeasured its deferred income tax assets and liabilities to reflect the reduction in the federal income tax rate from 35% to 21%. The remeasurement was recognized in net earnings and as a result, the income tax effects of the Tax Reform Act on items within AOCI remained at historical rates (“stranded tax effects”). During the first quarter of 2019, as a result of the adoption of this guidance, the Company elected to reclassify the stranded tax effects of $176 million relating to its pension and postretirement obligations from AOCI to accumulated deficit. This guidance also requires entities to disclose their accounting policy for releasing stranded tax effects, unrelated to the Tax Reform Act, from AOCI. For pension and postretirement benefit plans, the Company releases stranded tax effects from AOCI when the pension and postretirement plans are terminated. Targeted Improvements to Accounting for Hedging Activities During the first quarter of 2019, the Company adopted FASB amended guidance for hedge accounting, which expands the eligibility of hedging strategies that qualify for hedge accounting, modifies the recognition and presentation of hedges in the financial statements, and changes how companies assess hedge effectiveness. In addition, this guidance amends and expands disclosure requirements. The adoption of this guidance did not have an impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements. Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted Improvements to Accounting for Costs of Films and License Agreements for Program Materials In March 2019, the FASB issued guidance on the accounting for costs of films and episodic television series, which aligns the accounting for capitalizing production costs of episodic television series with the guidance for films. As a result, the capitalization of costs incurred to produce episodic television series will no longer be limited to the amount of revenue contracted in the initial market until persuasive evidence of a secondary market exists. In addition, this guidance requires the Company to test for impairment of television series on a title-by-title basis or together with other series as part of a group, based on the predominant monetization strategy of the series. This guidance also removes the requirement to classify all capitalized costs for produced television series as noncurrent on the balance sheet and adds new disclosure requirements relating to costs for acquired and produced television series. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this guidance, which is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2019, with early adoption permitted. Collaborative Arrangements: Clarifying the Interaction with the New Revenue Standard In November 2018, the FASB issued guidance to clarify that certain transactions between parties to collaborative arrangements should be accounted for in accordance with FASB revenue guidance when the counterparty is a customer. This guidance also prohibits the presentation of collaborative arrangements as revenues from contracts with customers if the counterparty is not a customer. This guidance, which is required to be applied retrospectively and is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2019, with early adoption permitted, is not expected to have an impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements. Customer’s Accounting for Implementation Costs Incurred in a Cloud Computing Arrangement that is a Service Contract In August 2018, the FASB issued guidance on the accounting for implementation costs of a cloud computing arrangement that is considered to be a service contract. This guidance requires companies to follow the guidance for capitalizing costs associated with internal-use software to determine which costs to capitalize in a cloud computing arrangement that is a service contract. The guidance also specifies the financial statement presentation for capitalized implementation costs and the related amortization, as well as required financial statement disclosures. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this guidance, which is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2019, with early adoption permitted. Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Defined Benefit Plans In August 2018, the FASB issued amended guidance that eliminates, adds and clarifies certain disclosure requirements for defined benefit pension or other postretirement plans. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this guidance, which is required to be applied retrospectively and is effective for annual periods ending after December 15, 2020, with early adoption permitted. Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurements In August 2018, the FASB issued amended guidance that eliminates, adds and modifies certain disclosure requirements for fair value measurements. This guidance, which is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2019, with early adoption permitted, is not expected to have an impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2019

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Reconciliation from Basic to Diluted Shares

The table below presents a reconciliation of weighted average shares used in the calculation of basic and diluted EPS.



	Three Months Ended		Nine Months Ended
	September 30,		September 30,
(in millions)	2019	2018	2019	2018
Weighted average shares for basic EPS	374	375	374	378
Dilutive effect of shares issuable under stock-based compensation plans	2	4	2	4
Weighted average shares for diluted EPS	376	379	376	382

Stock-based Compensation (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2019

Share-based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]

Stock-based Compensation

The following table summarizes the Company’s stock-based compensation expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018.



	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	September 30,						September 30,
	2019			2018			2019			2018
RSUs and PSUs	$	38		$	7		$	104		$	86
Stock options	4			7			13			19
Stock-based compensation expense, before income taxes	42			14			117			105
Related tax benefit	(8		)	(3		)	(27		)	(26		)
Stock-based compensation expense, net of tax benefit	$	34		$	11		$	90		$	79

Restructuring, Merger-Related Costs and Other Corporate Matters (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2019

Restructuring Charges [Abstract]

Restructuring Reserve Rollforward



	Balance at			2019			2019				Balance at
	December 31, 2018			Charges			Settlements				September 30, 2019
Entertainment		$	31		$	48		$	(37	)		$	42
Cable Networks		—			5			(2		)		3
Publishing		2			5			(3		)		4
Local Media		23			28			(19		)		32
Corporate		12			22			(17		)		17
Total		$	68		$	108		$	(78	)		$	98



	Balance at			2018			2018				Balance at
	December 31, 2017			Charges			Settlements				December 31, 2018
Entertainment		$	39		$	27		$	(35	)		$	31
Publishing		3			1			(2		)		2
Local Media		11			18			(6		)		23
Corporate		2			21			(11		)		12
Total		$	55		$	67		$	(54	)		$	68

Programming and Other Inventory (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2019

Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]

Current Programming and Other Inventory



	At			At
	September 30, 2019			December 31, 2018
Acquired program rights		$	2,657		$	2,400
Acquired television library		99			99
Internally produced programming:
Released		2,810			2,477
In process and other		1,188			839
Publishing, primarily finished goods		71			56
Total programming and other inventory		6,825			5,871
Less current portion		1,964			1,988
Total noncurrent programming and other inventory		$	4,861		$	3,883

Noncurrent Programming and Other Inventory



	At			At
	September 30, 2019			December 31, 2018
Acquired program rights		$	2,657		$	2,400
Acquired television library		99			99
Internally produced programming:
Released		2,810			2,477
In process and other		1,188			839
Publishing, primarily finished goods		71			56
Total programming and other inventory		6,825			5,871
Less current portion		1,964			1,988
Total noncurrent programming and other inventory		$	4,861		$	3,883

Related Parties (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2019

Amounts due from Viacom Inc.



	At			At
	September 30, 2019			December 31, 2018
Receivables		$	40		$	38
Other assets (Receivables, noncurrent)		16			23
Total amounts due from Viacom		$	56		$	61

Bank Financing and Debt (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2019

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Debt

The following table sets forth the Company’s debt.



	At			At
	September 30, 2019			December 31, 2018
Commercial paper		$	50		$	674
Senior debt (2.30% - 7.875% due 2019 - 2045) ^(a)		9,334			9,435
Obligations under finance leases		35			43
Total debt		9,419			10,152
Less commercial paper		50			674
Less current portion of long-term debt		10			13
Total long-term debt, net of current portion		$	9,359		$	9,465

Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2019

Retirement Benefits [Abstract]

Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits

The components of net periodic cost for the Company’s pension and postretirement benefit plans were as follows:



	Pension Benefits						Postretirement Benefits
Three Months Ended September 30,	2019			2018			2019			2018
Components of net periodic cost:
Service cost	$	7		$	7		$	—		$	—
Interest cost	39			38			4			3
Expected return on plan assets	(38		)	(45		)	—			—
Amortization of actuarial loss (gain) ^(a)	23			24			(5		)	(4		)
Net periodic cost	$	31		$	24		$	(1	)	$	(1	)



	Pension Benefits						Postretirement Benefits
Nine Months Ended September 30,	2019			2018			2019			2018
Components of net periodic cost:
Service cost	$	21		$	23		$	—		$	—
Interest cost	117			112			11			11
Expected return on plan assets	(114		)	(135		)	—			—
Amortization of actuarial loss (gain) ^(a)	69			72			(14		)	(13		)
Net periodic cost	$	93		$	72		$	(3	)	$	(2	)

(a) Reflects amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss to net earnings.

Stockholders' Equity (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2019

Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract]

Changes in Components of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

The following tables summarize the changes in the components of accumulated other comprehensive loss.



	Cumulative Translation Adjustments			Net Actuarial Loss and Prior Service Cost				Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
At December 31, 2018	$	133		$	(908	)			$	(775	)
Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications	(8		)	—					(8		)
Reclassifications to net earnings	—			41			^(a)		41
Other comprehensive income (loss)	(8		)	41					33
Tax effects reclassified to accumulated deficit	—			(176		)	^(b)		(176		)
At September 30, 2019	$	125		$	(1,043	)			$	(918	)



	Cumulative Translation Adjustments			Net Actuarial Loss and Prior Service Cost				Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
At December 31, 2017	$	159		$	(821	)			$	(662	)
Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications	(17		)	—					(17		)
Reclassifications to net earnings	—			45			^(a)		45
Other comprehensive income (loss)	(17		)	45					28
At September 30, 2018	$	142		$	(776	)			$	(634	)


(a)	Reflects amortization of net actuarial losses (see Note 7). Amounts are net of tax benefits of $14 million for each of the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018.

(b)

Income Taxes (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2019

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit)

The (provision) benefit for income taxes represents federal, state and local, and foreign income taxes on earnings before income taxes and equity in loss of investee companies.



	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2019			2018			2019			2018
Provision for income taxes before discrete items	$	(84	)	$	(119	)	$	(324	)	$	(364	)
Tax benefit from transfer of assets ^(a)	—			—			768			—
Provision for gain on sale of assets ^(b)	—			—			(163		)	—
Impact of tax law changes^(c)	—			54			—			54
Tax benefits from positions relating to the Tax Reform Act ^(d)	43			—			43			—
Audit settlements and statute lapses	6			2			7			3
Other discrete items	2			(1		)	13			(5		)
(Provision) benefit for income taxes	$	(33	)	$	(64	)	$	344		$	(312	)
Effective income tax rate	8.8		%	11.2		%	(16.8		)%	17.7		%

(b) Reflects the tax provision from the gain on the sale of CBS Television City.

(d)

Reflects tax benefits realized in connection with the preparation of the 2018 federal tax return, based on further clarity provided by the United States government on tax positions relating to the Tax Reform Act.

Financial Instruments and Fair Value Measurements (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2019

Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]

Financial Instruments

Gains recognized on derivative financial instruments were as follows:



	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2019		2018		2019		2018		Financial Statement Account
Non-designated foreign exchange contracts	$	9	$	—	$	11	$	13	Other items, net

Fair Value Measurements



At September 30, 2019	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Assets:
Foreign currency hedges	$	—	$	13	$	—	$	13
Total Assets	$	—	$	13	$	—	$	13
Liabilities:
Deferred compensation	$	—	$	320	$	—	$	320
Foreign currency hedges	—		1		—		1
Total Liabilities	$	—	$	321	$	—	$	321



At December 31, 2018	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Assets:
Foreign currency hedges	$	—	$	15	$	—	$	15
Total Assets	$	—	$	15	$	—	$	15
Liabilities:
Deferred compensation	$	—	$	336	$	—	$	336
Foreign currency hedges	—		1		—		1
Total Liabilities	$	—	$	337	$	—	$	337

Segment and Revenue Information (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2019

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Revenues by Segment



	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	September 30,						September 30,
	2019			2018			2019			2018
Revenues:
Entertainment	$	2,286		$	2,190		$	8,203		$	7,345
Cable Networks	563			529			1,677			1,653
Publishing	217			240			599			607
Local Media	406			434			1,286			1,269
Corporate/Eliminations	(177		)	(130		)	(494		)	(384		)
Total Revenues	$	3,295		$	3,263		$	11,271		$	10,490

Intercompany Revenues by Segment



	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2019		2018		2019		2018
Intercompany Revenues:
Entertainment	$	175	$	134	$	493	$	391
Cable Networks	2		2		4		2
Local Media	6		3		17		13
Total Intercompany Revenues	$	183	$	139	$	514	$	406

Segment Operating Income (Loss) and Reconciliation to Net Earnings (Loss)



	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	September 30,						September 30,
	2019			2018			2019			2018
Segment Operating Income (Loss):
Entertainment	$	302		$	384		$	1,258		$	1,237
Cable Networks	196			241			556			722
Publishing	52			51			102			98
Local Media	96			124			364			370
Corporate/Eliminations	(65		)	(64		)	(204		)	(216		)
Restructuring charges	—			—			(108		)	(25		)
Merger-related costs and other corporate matters	(80		)	(46		)	(93		)	(65		)
Gain on sale of assets	—			—			549			—
Operating income	501			690			2,424			2,121
Interest expense	(114		)	(115		)	(346		)	(349		)
Interest income	12			12			38			43
Other items, net	(24		)	(17		)	(66		)	(52		)
Earnings before income taxes and equity in loss of investee companies	375			570			2,050			1,763
(Provision) benefit for income taxes	(33		)	(64		)	344			(312		)
Equity in loss of investee companies, net of tax	(23		)	(18		)	(52		)	(52		)
Net earnings	$	319		$	488		$	2,342		$	1,399

Depreciation and Amortization, Stock-based Compensation and Capital Expenditures



	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2019		2018		2019		2018
Depreciation and Amortization:
Entertainment	$	30	$	31	$	89	$	94
Cable Networks	5		5		15		14
Publishing	1		1		4		4
Local Media	10		11		30		33
Corporate	6		8		20		23
Total Depreciation and Amortization	$	52	$	56	$	158	$	168



	Three Months Ended					Nine Months Ended
	September 30,					September 30,
	2019		2018			2019		2018
Stock-based Compensation:
Entertainment	$	18	$	19		$	51	$	50
Cable Networks	3		2			9		8
Publishing	1		1			3		3
Local Media	3		3			9		9
Corporate ^(a)	17		(11		)	45		35
Total Stock-based Compensation	$	42	$	14		$	117	$	105

(a) Included in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 are forfeitures of $28 million and accelerations of $6 million relating to changes in senior management.



	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2019		2018		2019		2018
Capital Expenditures:
Entertainment	$	17	$	20	$	60	$	58
Cable Networks	4		4		8		10
Publishing	3		2		5		4
Local Media	7		6		14		15
Corporate	3		5		7		12
Total Capital Expenditures	$	34	$	37	$	94	$	99

Assets by Segment



	At			At
	September 30, 2019			December 31, 2018
Assets:
Entertainment ^(a)		$	15,242		$	13,579
Cable Networks		3,434			2,693
Publishing		1,238			1,054
Local Media		4,138			4,037
Corporate/Eliminations		411			484
Discontinued operations		13			12
Total Assets		$	24,476		$	21,859

(a) Includes assets held for sale of $33 million at December 31, 2018.

Disaggregation of Revenue

The following table presents the Company’s revenues disaggregated into categories based on the nature of such revenues.



	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
Revenues by Type	2019		2018		2019		2018
Advertising	$	1,177	$	1,263	$	4,645	$	4,323
Content licensing and distribution:
Programming	722		693		2,527		2,417
Publishing	217		240		599		607
Affiliate and subscription fees	1,124		1,008		3,348		2,976
Other	55		59		152		167
Total Revenues	$	3,295	$	3,263	$	11,271	$	10,490

Leases (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2019

Leases [Abstract]

Schedule of Assets and Liabilities, Lessee

At September 30, 2019, the following amounts were recorded on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheet relating to its leases.



	Leases
	Operating		Finance
Right-of-Use Assets
Operating lease assets	$	1,001	$	—
Property and equipment, net	$	—	$	31

Lease Liabilities
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	$	131	$	11
Noncurrent operating lease liabilities	948		—
Long-term debt	—		24
Total lease liabilities	$	1,079	$	35

Composition of Lease Cost

The following table presents the Company’s lease cost.



	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30, 2019				September 30, 2019
Operating lease cost ^{(a) (b)}		$	55			$	163
Finance lease cost:
Amortization of right-of-use assets		3				9
Interest expense on lease liabilities		—				1
Short-term lease cost ^{(b) (c)}		26				67
Variable lease cost ^(d)		5				16
Sublease income		(2		)		(14		)
Total lease cost		$	87			$	242

(a) Includes fixed lease costs and non-lease costs (consisting of other occupancy and service costs relating to the use of an asset) associated with long-term operating leases.

(b) Includes costs capitalized in programming assets during the period for leased assets used in the production of programming.

(c) Short-term leases have a term of 12 months or less and exclude month-to-month leases. Short-term leases are not recorded on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheet.

(d) Primarily includes non-lease costs (consisting of other occupancy and service costs relating to the use of an asset) and costs for equipment leases that vary based on usage.



	Leases
	Operating		Finance
Weighted average remaining lease term	10 years		3 years

Weighted average discount rate	4.2	%	4.2	%

Supplemental Cash Flow Information Related to Leases

The following table presents supplemental cash flow information related to the Company’s leases.



	Three Months Ended			Nine Months Ended
	September 30, 2019			September 30, 2019
Cash paid for amounts included in lease liabilities
Operating cash flows from operating leases		$	53		$	160
Financing cash flows from finance leases		$	3		$	9

Noncash additions to operating lease assets		$	134		$	300

Lessee, Operating Lease, Future Lease Payments

The expected future payments relating to the Company’s operating and finance lease liabilities at September 30, 2019 are as follows:



	Leases
	Operating		Finance
2019 (October 1 through December 31)	$	56	$	4
2020	170		12
2021	174		11
2022	143		7
2023	130		2
2024 and thereafter	672		2
Total minimum payments	1,345		38
Less amounts representing interest	266		3
Present value of minimum payments	$	1,079	$	35

Lessee, Finance Lease, Future Lease Payments

The expected future payments relating to the Company’s operating and finance lease liabilities at September 30, 2019 are as follows:



	Leases
	Operating		Finance
2019 (October 1 through December 31)	$	56	$	4
2020	170		12
2021	174		11
2022	143		7
2023	130		2
2024 and thereafter	672		2
Total minimum payments	1,345		38
Less amounts representing interest	266		3
Present value of minimum payments	$	1,079	$	35

Lessee, Finance Lease, Future Lease Payments, Prior to Adoption

At December 31, 2018, future minimum payments under noncancellable operating leases with terms in excess of one year and payments under finance leases were as follows:



	Leases
	Operating		Finance
2019	$	174	$	13
2020	129		12
2021	122		11
2022	110		7
2023	101		2
2024 and thereafter	465		2
Total minimum payments	$	1,101	$	47
Less amounts representing interest			4
Present value of minimum payments			$	43

Lessee, Operating Lease, Future Lease Payments, Prior to Adoption

At December 31, 2018, future minimum payments under noncancellable operating leases with terms in excess of one year and payments under finance leases were as follows:



	Leases
	Operating		Finance
2019	$	174	$	13
2020	129		12
2021	122		11
2022	110		7
2023	101		2
2024 and thereafter	465		2
Total minimum payments	$	1,101	$	47
Less amounts representing interest			4
Present value of minimum payments			$	43

Lessor, Future Lease Income

At September 30, 2019, future fixed lease income under noncancellable operating leases is as follows:



2019 (October 1 through December 31)	$	13
2020	52
2021	49
2022	45
2023	43
2024 and thereafter	93
Total	$	295

Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2019

Condensed Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract]

Condensed Consolidating Statements of Operations



	Statement of Operations
	For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2019
	CBS Corp.			CBS Operations Inc.			Non- Guarantor Affiliates			Eliminations			CBS Corp. Consolidated
Revenues	$	42		$	2		$	3,251		$	—		$	3,295
Costs and expenses:
Operating	25			1			2,052			—			2,078
Selling, general and administrative	7			151			426			—			584
Depreciation and amortization	1			4			47			—			52
Restructuring charges, merger-related costs and other corporate matters	(3		)	78			5			—			80
Total costs and expenses	30			234			2,530			—			2,794
Operating income (loss)	12			(232		)	721			—			501
Interest (expense) income, net	(137		)	(140		)	175			—			(102		)
Other items, net	(8		)	(3		)	(13		)	—			(24		)
Earnings (loss) before income taxes and equity in earnings (loss) of investee companies	(133		)	(375		)	883			—			375
Benefit (provision) for income taxes	25			56			(114		)	—			(33		)
Equity in earnings (loss) of investee companies, net of tax	427			315			(23		)	(742		)	(23		)
Net earnings (loss)	$	319		$	(4	)	$	746		$	(742	)	$	319
Total comprehensive income (loss)	$	323		$	(1	)	$	734		$	(733	)	$	323



	Statement of Operations
	For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019
	CBS Corp.			CBS Operations Inc.			Non- Guarantor Affiliates			Eliminations			CBS Corp. Consolidated
Revenues	$	131		$	7		$	11,133		$	—		$	11,271
Costs and expenses:
Operating	75			3			7,257			—			7,335
Selling, general and administrative	33			276			1,393			—			1,702
Depreciation and amortization	3			14			141			—			158
Restructuring charges, merger-related costs and other corporate matters	—			108			93			—			201
Gain on sale of assets	—			—			(549		)	—			(549		)
Total costs and expenses	111			401			8,335			—			8,847
Operating income (loss)	20			(394		)	2,798			—			2,424
Interest (expense) income, net	(412		)	(408		)	512			—			(308		)
Other items, net	(26		)	(23		)	(17		)	—			(66		)
Earnings (loss) before income taxes and equity in earnings (loss) of investee companies	(418		)	(825		)	3,293			—			2,050
Benefit for income taxes	86			152			106			—			344
Equity in earnings (loss) of investee companies, net of tax	2,674			659			(52		)	(3,333		)	(52		)
Net earnings (loss)	$	2,342		$	(14	)	$	3,347		$	(3,333	)	$	2,342
Total comprehensive income (loss)	$	2,375		$	(8	)	$	3,326		$	(3,318	)	$	2,375



	Statement of Operations
	For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2018
	CBS Corp.			CBS Operations Inc.			Non- Guarantor Affiliates			Eliminations			CBS Corp. Consolidated
Revenues	$	47		$	2		$	3,214		$	—		$	3,263
Costs and expenses:
Operating	25			1			1,896			—			1,922
Selling, general and administrative	11			58			480			—			549
Depreciation and amortization	1			5			50			—			56
Restructuring charges, merger-related costs and other corporate matters	—			46			—			—			46
Total costs and expenses	37			110			2,426			—			2,573
Operating income (loss)	10			(108		)	788			—			690
Interest (expense) income, net	(133		)	(130		)	160			—			(103		)
Other items, net	(7		)	(4		)	(6		)	—			(17		)
Earnings (loss) before income taxes and equity in earnings (loss) of investee companies	(130		)	(242		)	942			—			570
Benefit (provision) for income taxes	27			50			(141		)	—			(64		)
Equity in earnings (loss) of investee companies, net of tax	591			410			(18		)	(1,001		)	(18		)
Net earnings	$	488		$	218		$	783		$	(1,001	)	$	488
Total comprehensive income	$	500		$	218		$	782		$	(1,000	)	$	500



	Statement of Operations
	For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018
	CBS Corp.			CBS Operations Inc.			Non- Guarantor Affiliates			Eliminations			CBS Corp. Consolidated
Revenues	$	134		$	7		$	10,349		$	—		$	10,490
Costs and expenses:
Operating	73			3			6,430			—			6,506
Selling, general and administrative	36			190			1,379			—			1,605
Depreciation and amortization	3			16			149			—			168
Restructuring charges, merger-related costs and other corporate matters	—			71			19			—			90
Total costs and expenses	112			280			7,977			—			8,369
Operating income (loss)	22			(273		)	2,372			—			2,121
Interest (expense) income, net	(396		)	(378		)	468			—			(306		)
Other items, net	(23		)	8			(37		)	—			(52		)
Earnings (loss) before income taxes and equity in earnings (loss) of investee companies	(397		)	(643		)	2,803			—			1,763
Benefit (provision) for income taxes	82			133			(527		)	—			(312		)
Equity in earnings (loss) of investee companies, net of tax	1,714			1,174			(52		)	(2,888		)	(52		)
Net earnings	$	1,399		$	664		$	2,224		$	(2,888	)	$	1,399
Total comprehensive income	$	1,427		$	666		$	2,206		$	(2,872	)	$	1,427

Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheets



	Balance Sheet
	At September 30, 2019
	CBS Corp.			CBS Operations Inc.		Non- Guarantor Affiliates			Eliminations			CBS Corp. Consolidated
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	102		$	—	$	94		$	—		$	196
Receivables, net	20			1		3,664			—			3,685
Programming and other inventory	3			1		1,960			—			1,964
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	6			39		419			(36		)	428
Total current assets	131			41		6,137			(36		)	6,273
Property and equipment	31			228		2,683			—			2,942
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization	15			198		1,558			—			1,771
Net property and equipment	16			30		1,125			—			1,171
Programming and other inventory	5			4		4,852			—			4,861
Goodwill	98			62		4,904			—			5,064
Intangible assets	—			—		2,655			—			2,655
Operating lease assets	9			106		886			—			1,001
Investments in consolidated subsidiaries	50,434			17,561		—			(67,995		)	—
Deferred income tax assets, net	—			—		779			—			779
Other assets	292			—		2,380			—			2,672
Intercompany	—			—		33,740			(33,740		)	—
Total Assets	$	50,985		$	17,804	$	57,458		$	(101,771	)	$	24,476
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Accounts payable	$	4		$	34	$	270		$	—		$	308
Participants’ share and royalties payable	—			—		1,201			—			1,201
Accrued programming and production costs	2			2		631			—			635
Commercial paper	50			—		—			—			50
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	377			334		1,253			(36		)	1,928
Total current liabilities	433			370		3,355			(36		)	4,122
Long-term debt	9,290			—		69			—			9,359
Noncurrent operating lease liabilities	8			100		840			—			948
Other liabilities	2,568			208		2,219			—			4,995
Intercompany	33,634			106		—			(33,740		)	—
Stockholders’ Equity:
Preferred stock	—			—		126			(126		)	—
Common stock	1			123		590			(713		)	1
Additional paid-in capital	43,510			—		60,894			(60,894		)	43,510
Retained earnings (accumulated deficit)	(14,683		)	17,200		(5,858		)	(11,342		)	(14,683		)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	(918		)	28		23			(51		)	(918		)
	27,910			17,351		55,775			(73,126		)	27,910
Less treasury stock, at cost	22,858			331		4,800			(5,131		)	22,858
Total Stockholders’ Equity	5,052			17,020		50,975			(67,995		)	5,052
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity	$	50,985		$	17,804	$	57,458		$	(101,771	)	$	24,476



	Balance Sheet
	At December 31, 2018
	CBS Corp.			CBS Operations Inc.		Non- Guarantor Affiliates			Eliminations			CBS Corp. Consolidated
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	148		$	—	$	174		$	—		$	322
Receivables, net	27			1		4,013			—			4,041
Programming and other inventory	2			2		1,984			—			1,988
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	81			46		310			(36		)	401
Total current assets	258			49		6,481			(36		)	6,752
Property and equipment	31			223		2,672			—			2,926
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization	14			184		1,519			—			1,717
Net property and equipment	17			39		1,153			—			1,209
Programming and other inventory	5			4		3,874			—			3,883
Goodwill	98			62		4,760			—			4,920
Intangible assets	—			—		2,638			—			2,638
Investments in consolidated subsidiaries	47,600			16,901		—			(64,501		)	—
Deferred income tax assets, net	—			—		29			—			29
Other assets	281			—		2,114			—			2,395
Assets held for sale	—			—		33			—			33
Intercompany	—			526		31,686			(32,212		)	—
Total Assets	$	48,259		$	17,581	$	52,768		$	(96,749	)	$	21,859
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Accounts payable	$	5		$	31	$	165		$	—		$	201
Participants’ share and royalties payable	—			—		1,177			—			1,177
Accrued programming and production costs	3			2		699			—			704
Commercial paper	674			—		—			—			674
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	396			308		1,149			(36		)	1,817
Total current liabilities	1,078			341		3,190			(36		)	4,573
Long-term debt	9,388			—		77			—			9,465
Other liabilities	2,777			212		2,028			—			5,017
Intercompany	32,212			—		—			(32,212		)	—
Stockholders’ Equity:
Preferred stock	—			—		126			(126		)	—
Common stock	1			123		590			(713		)	1
Additional paid-in capital	43,637			—		60,894			(60,894		)	43,637
Retained earnings (accumulated deficit)	(17,201		)	17,214		(9,381		)	(7,833		)	(17,201		)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	(775		)	22		44			(66		)	(775		)
	25,662			17,359		52,273			(69,632		)	25,662
Less treasury stock, at cost	22,858			331		4,800			(5,131		)	22,858
Total Stockholders’ Equity	2,804			17,028		47,473			(64,501		)	2,804
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity	$	48,259		$	17,581	$	52,768		$	(96,749	)	$	21,859

Condensed Consolidating Statements of Cash Flows



	Statement of Cash Flows
	For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019
	CBS Corp.			CBS Operations Inc.			Non- Guarantor Affiliates			Eliminations		CBS Corp. Consolidated
Net cash flow (used for) provided by operating activities	$	(710	)	$	(263	)	$	1,314		$	—	$	341
Investing Activities:
Investments in and advances to investee companies	—			—			(72		)	—		(72		)
Capital expenditures	—			(7		)	(87		)	—		(94		)
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired	—			—			(39		)	—		(39		)
Proceeds from dispositions	4			—			736			—		740
Proceeds from sale of investments	—			—			15			—		15
Other investing activities	3			—			—			—		3
Net cash flow provided by (used for) investing activities	7			(7		)	553			—		553
Financing Activities:
Repayments of short-term debt borrowings, net	(624		)	—			—			—		(624		)
Proceeds from issuance of senior notes	492			—			—			—		492
Repayment of senior notes	(600		)	—			—			—		(600		)
Payment of finance lease obligations	—			—			(9		)	—		(9		)
Payment of contingent consideration	—			—			(3		)	—		(3		)
Dividends	(205		)	—			—			—		(205		)
Purchase of Company common stock	(14		)	—			—			—		(14		)
Payment of payroll taxes in lieu of issuing shares for stock-based compensation	(43		)	—			—			—		(43		)
Acquisition of noncontrolling interest	—			—			(26		)	—		(26		)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options	14			—			—			—		14
Increase (decrease) in intercompany payables	1,639			270			(1,909		)	—		—
Net cash flow provided by (used for) financing activities	659			270			(1,947		)	—		(1,018		)
Net decrease in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	(44		)	—			(80		)	—		(124		)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period (includes $120 of restricted cash)	268			—			174			—		442
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period (includes $122 of restricted cash)	$	224		$	—		$	94		$	—	$	318



	Statement of Cash Flows
	For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018
	CBS Corp.			CBS Operations Inc.			Non- Guarantor Affiliates			Eliminations		CBS Corp. Consolidated
Net cash flow (used for) provided by operating activities	$	(357	)	$	(183	)	$	1,720		$	—	$	1,180
Investing Activities:
Investments in and advances to investee companies	—			—			(76		)	—		(76		)
Capital expenditures	—			(12		)	(87		)	—		(99		)
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired	—			—			(29		)	—		(29		)
Other investing activities	8			—			—			—		8
Net cash flow provided by (used for) investing activities from continuing operations	8			(12		)	(192		)	—		(196		)
Net cash flow used for investing activities from discontinued operations	(23		)	—			—			—		(23		)
Net cash flow used for investing activities	(15		)	(12		)	(192		)	—		(219		)
Financing Activities:
Repayments of short-term debt borrowings, net	(305		)	—			—			—		(305		)
Payment of finance lease obligations	—			—			(12		)	—		(12		)
Payment of contingent consideration	—			—			(5		)	—		(5		)
Dividends	(208		)	—			—			—		(208		)
Purchase of Company common stock	(497		)	—			—			—		(497		)
Payment of payroll taxes in lieu of issuing shares for stock-based compensation	(59		)	—			—			—		(59		)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options	23			—			—			—		23
Other financing activities	(1		)	—			—			—		(1		)
Increase (decrease) in intercompany payables	1,308			195			(1,503		)	—		—
Net cash flow provided by (used for) financing activities	261			195			(1,520		)	—		(1,064		)
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents	(111		)	—			8			—		(103		)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	173			—			112			—		285
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	62		$	—		$	120		$	—	$	182

Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Narrative) (Details) $ in Millions		1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($) shares	Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($) shares	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($) shares	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($) shares	Aug. 13, 2019 member shares	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Number of members on board of directors \| member								6
Revenues
Revenue recognized						$ 168
Leases
Renewal options to extend term			5 years			5 years
Additional Paid-In Capital
Dividends recorded on common stock			$ 69			$ 205	$ 206
Gain on Sale of Assets
Sale of property and sound stage						740	0
Gain on sale of property and sound stage operation			$ 0		$ 0	$ 549	$ 0
Minimum [Member]
Leases
Remaining term			1 year			1 year
Maximum [Member]
Leases
Remaining term			16 years			16 years
CBS Television City [Member]
Gain on Sale of Assets
Sale of property and sound stage				$ 750
Guaranteed cash flow period	5 years
Estimated liability			$ 123			$ 123
Gain on sale of property and sound stage operation						549
Gain on sale of property and sound stage operation, net						$ 386
Stock Options and RSUs [Member]
Net Earnings (Loss) per Common Share
Antidilutive securities excluded from computation of earnings per share (in shares) \| shares			7,000,000		7,000,000	7,000,000	7,000,000
Other Assets [Member]
Noncurrent Receivables
Noncurrent receivables			$ 1,830			$ 1,830			$ 1,550
Restricted Cash
Restricted cash			122			122			120
Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities [Member]
Revenues
Deferred revenue			$ 416			$ 416			$ 274
Viacom Inc [Member]
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Number of members on board of directors \| member								4
NAI [Member]
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Number of members on board of directors \| member								2
Viacom Inc [Member] \| Common Class A [Member]
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Share Conversion Ratio of Viacom shares to ViacomCBS shares \| shares								0.59625
Viacom Inc [Member] \| Common Class B [Member]
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Share Conversion Ratio of Viacom shares to ViacomCBS shares \| shares								0.59625
ViacomCBS [Member]
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Number of members on board of directors \| member								13
Pop [Member]
Acquisition
Percentage of interest acquired		50.00%		50.00%
Consideration transferred in Pop acquisition		$ 50
Total ownership percentage of Pop		100.00%		100.00%

Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Unrecognized Revenues Under Contract) (Details) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Unrecognized revenue	$ 4,140
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date [Axis]: 2019-10-01
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Unrecognized revenue	$ 572
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction [Line Items]
Expected timing of satisfaction period	3 months
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date [Axis]: 2020-01-01
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Unrecognized revenue	$ 1,640
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction [Line Items]
Expected timing of satisfaction period	1 year
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date [Axis]: 2021-01-01
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Unrecognized revenue	$ 1,110
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction [Line Items]
Expected timing of satisfaction period	1 year
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date [Axis]: 2022-01-01
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Unrecognized revenue	$ 820
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction [Line Items]
Expected timing of satisfaction period

Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Earnings per Share) (Details) - shares shares in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Weighted average shares for basic EPS (in shares)	374	375	374	378
Dilutive effect of shares issuable under stock-based compensation plans (in shares)	2	4	2	4
Weighted average shares for diluted EPS (in shares)	376	379	376	382

Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019	Sep. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Operating lease assets		$ 1,001	$ 0
Operating lease liability		1,079
Tax effects reclassified to accumulated deficit	$ 176	$ 176

Stock-based Compensation (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
Stock-based Compensation (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018
Share-based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]
RSUs and PSUs	$ 38	$ 7	$ 104	$ 86
Stock options	4	7	13	19
Stock-based compensation expense, before income taxes	42	14	117	105
Related tax benefit	(8)	(3)	(27)	(26)
Stock-based compensation expense, net of tax benefit	$ 34	$ 11	$ 90	$ 79

Stock-based Compensation (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Millions, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of RSUs granted during the period (in shares)			4
Weighted average grant date fair value - RSUs (in dollars per share)			$ 50.24
Unrecognized future expense of RSUs	$ 237		$ 237
Unrecognized future expense of stock options	17		$ 17
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Weighted average period to expense unrecognized stock-based compensation expense			2 years 6 months
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Service period over which grants vest			1 year
Percent of payout on stock-based compensation award			0.00%
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Service period over which grants vest			4 years
Percent of payout on stock-based compensation award			120.00%
Stock Options [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Weighted average period to expense unrecognized stock-based compensation expense			1 year 10 months 24 days
Merger-related costs and other corporate matters
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Accelerations	$ 6	$ 6	$ 6	$ 6
Forfeitures		$ 28		$ 28

Restructuring, Merger-Related Costs and Other Corporate Matters (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended		33 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019	Mar. 31, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Sep. 30, 2019
Restructuring Reserve
Beginning balance		$ 68		$ 68	$ 55	$ 55
Charges	$ 0		$ 0	108	25	67	$ 63
Settlements				(78)		(54)		$ (140)
Ending balance	98			98		68	55	98
Merger-related costs and other corporate matters	80		$ 46	93	65
Merger-related costs				83
Other corporate matters, costs				10
Operating Segments [Member] \| Entertainment [Member]
Restructuring Reserve
Beginning balance		31		31	39	39
Charges				48		27
Settlements				(37)		(35)
Ending balance	42			42		31	39	42
Operating Segments [Member] \| Cable Networks [Member]
Restructuring Reserve
Beginning balance		0		0
Charges				5
Settlements				(2)
Ending balance	3			3		0		3
Operating Segments [Member] \| Publishing [Member]
Restructuring Reserve
Beginning balance		2		2	3	3
Charges				5		1
Settlements				(3)		(2)
Ending balance	4			4		2	3	4
Operating Segments [Member] \| Local Media [Member]
Restructuring Reserve
Beginning balance		23		23	11	11
Charges				28		18
Settlements				(19)		(6)
Ending balance	32			32		23	11	32
Corporate [Member]
Restructuring Reserve
Beginning balance		12		12	$ 2	2
Charges				22		21
Settlements				(17)		(11)
Ending balance	$ 17			$ 17		12	2	17
Severance Costs [Member]
Restructuring Reserve
Charges		98				57	54
Settlements								(126)
Exiting Contractual Obligations [Member]
Restructuring Reserve
Charges		$ 10				$ 10	$ 9
Settlements								$ (14)

Programming and Other Inventory (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]
Acquired program rights	$ 2,657	$ 2,400
Acquired television library	99	99
Internally produced programming:
Released	2,810	2,477
In process and other	1,188	839
Publishing, primarily finished goods	71	56
Total programming and other inventory	6,825	5,871
Less current portion	1,964	1,988
Total noncurrent programming and other inventory	$ 4,861	$ 3,883

Related Parties (Details) $ in Millions	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
Related Parties (Details) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($) trustee	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($) trustee	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Feb. 28, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
SMR Trust ownership in NAI		80.00%		80.00%
Pop [Member]
Amounts due from Related Party
Percentage of interest acquired	50.00%
Consideration transferred in Pop acquisition	$ 50
Total ownership percentage of Pop	100.00%
National Amusements, Inc. [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
NAI ownership of CBS Corp. Class A Common Stock (percentage)		78.90%		78.90%
NAI ownership of CBS Corp. Class A and Class B Common Stock on a combined basis (percentage)		10.40%		10.40%
Number of trustees \| trustee		7		7
Viacom Inc. [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Revenues from transactions with related parties		$ 19	$ 42	$ 45	$ 71
Expenses from transactions with related parties		13	9	31	21
Amounts due from Related Party
Receivables		40		40			$ 38
Other assets (Receivables, noncurrent)		16		16			23
Amounts due from related parties		56		56			61
Pop [Member]
Amounts due from Related Party
Equity interest percentage						50.00%
Domestic and International Television Joint Ventures [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Revenues from transactions with related parties		12	$ 14	101	$ 67
Amounts due from Related Party
Amounts due from related parties		$ 11		$ 11			$ 34

Bank Financing and Debt (Schedule of Debt) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Commercial paper	$ 50	$ 674
Senior debt (2.30% - 7.875% due 2019 - 2045)	9,334	9,435
Obligations under finance leases	35	43
Total debt	9,419	10,152
Less commercial paper	50	674
Less current portion of long-term debt	10	13
Total long-term debt, net of current portion	9,359	9,465
Senior Debt [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Net unamortized discount on senior debt	57	58
Unamortized deferred financing costs	42	43
Decrease to carrying value of debt relating to previously settled fair value hedges	6	5
Face value of debt	$ 9,440	$ 9,540
Senior Debt [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate	2.30%
Senior Debt [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate	7.875%

Bank Financing and Debt (Narrative) (Details)	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Bank Financing and Debt (Narrative) (Details)	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Commercial paper	$ 50,000,000	$ 674,000,000
Commercial Paper [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity under credit facility	$ 2,500,000,000
Debt maturity, less than		60 days
Weighted average interest rate	2.25%	3.02%
Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity under credit facility	$ 2,500,000,000
Maximum consolidated leverage ratio	4.5
Consolidated leverage ratio	3.1
Period for Consolidated EBITDA	12 months
Amount borrowed under credit facility	$ 0
Availability under credit facility	$ 2,490,000,000
Senior Notes Due 2029 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt issued during period			$ 500,000,000
Stated interest rate			4.20%
Debt Due August 2019 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate			2.30%
Debt redeemed			$ 600,000,000

Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018
Pension Benefits [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Service cost	$ 7	$ 7	$ 21	$ 23
Interest cost	39	38	117	112
Expected return on plan assets	(38)	(45)	(114)	(135)
Amortization of actuarial loss (gain)	23	24	69	72
Net periodic cost	31	24	93	72
Postretirement Benefits [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Service cost	0	0	0	0
Interest cost	4	3	11	11
Expected return on plan assets	0	0	0	0
Amortization of actuarial loss (gain)	(5)	(4)	(14)	(13)
Net periodic cost	$ (1)	$ (1)	$ (3)	$ (2)

Stockholders' Equity (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions		3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Oct. 01, 2019	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018
Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract]
Dividends per common share (in dollars per share)		$ 0.18
Dividends recorded on common stock		$ 69	$ 205	$ 206
Subsequent Event [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Dividends paid per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.18

Stockholders' Equity (Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019	Mar. 31, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018
AOCI Attributable to Parent, Net of Tax
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) beginning balance		$ (775)		$ (775)	$ (662)
Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications				(8)	(17)
Reclassifications to net earnings				41	45
Total other comprehensive income, net of tax	$ 4		$ 12	33	28
Tax effects reclassified to accumulated deficit		(176)		(176)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) ending balance	(918)		(634)	(918)	(634)
Tax provision on net actuarial gain (loss) and prior service costs related to pension and other postretirement benefit plans				14	14
Cumulative Translation Adjustments [Member]
AOCI Attributable to Parent, Net of Tax
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) beginning balance		133		133	159
Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications				(8)	(17)
Reclassifications to net earnings				0	0
Total other comprehensive income, net of tax				(8)	(17)
Tax effects reclassified to accumulated deficit				0
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) ending balance	125		142	125	142
Net Actuarial Loss and Prior Service Cost [Member]
AOCI Attributable to Parent, Net of Tax
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) beginning balance		$ (908)		(908)	(821)
Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications				0	0
Reclassifications to net earnings				41	45
Total other comprehensive income, net of tax				41	45
Tax effects reclassified to accumulated deficit				(176)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) ending balance	$ (1,043)		$ (776)	$ (1,043)	$ (776)

Income Taxes (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
Income Taxes (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Provision for income taxes before discrete items	$ (84)	$ (119)	$ (324)	$ (364)
Tax benefit from transfer of assets	0	0	768	0
Provision for gain on sale of assets	0	0	(163)	0
Impact of tax law changes	0	54	0	54
Tax benefits from positions relating to the Tax Reform Act	43	0	43	0
Audit settlements and statute lapses	6	2	7	3
Other discrete items	2	(1)	13	(5)
Provision for income taxes	$ (33)	$ (64)	$ 344	$ (312)
Effective income tax rate	8.80%	11.20%	(16.80%)	17.70%
Deferred tax asset, period of expected benefit			25 years
Benefit from retroactive renewal		$ 69
Adjustment to provisional amount of transition tax on cumulative foreign earnings and profits		$ 15
Decrease to reserve for uncertain tax positions			$ 146

Financial Instruments and Fair Value Measurements (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Derivative [Line Items]
Carrying value of senior debt	$ 9,334	$ 9,435
Cash Flow Hedging [Member] \| Foreign exchange contracts [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Maximum derivative contract term	24 months
Notional amount of derivative	$ 522	325
Senior Debt [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Fair value of senior debt	$ 10,410	$ 9,480

Financial Instruments and Fair Value Measurements (Gain (Losses) Recognized on Derivative Financial Instruments) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018
Foreign exchange contracts [Member]
Derivatives [Line Items]
Non-designated foreign exchange contracts	$ 9	$ 0	$ 11	$ 13

Financial Instruments and Fair Value Measurements (Fair Value of Assets and Liabilities) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Assets:
Foreign currency hedges	$ 13	$ 15
Total Assets	13	15
Liabilities:
Deferred compensation	320	336
Foreign currency hedges	1	1
Total Liabilities	321	337
Level 1 [Member]
Assets:
Foreign currency hedges	0	0
Total Assets	0	0
Liabilities:
Deferred compensation	0	0
Foreign currency hedges	0	0
Total Liabilities	0	0
Level 2 [Member]
Assets:
Foreign currency hedges	13	15
Total Assets	13	15
Liabilities:
Deferred compensation	320	336
Foreign currency hedges	1	1
Total Liabilities	321	337
Level 3 [Member]
Assets:
Foreign currency hedges	0	0
Total Assets	0	0
Liabilities:
Deferred compensation	0	0
Foreign currency hedges	0	0
Total Liabilities	$ 0	$ 0

Segment and Revenue Information (Revenues) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Revenues	$ 3,295	$ 3,263	$ 11,271	$ 10,490
Operating Segments [Member] \| Entertainment [Member]
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Revenues	2,286	2,190	8,203	7,345
Operating Segments [Member] \| Cable Networks [Member]
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Revenues	563	529	1,677	1,653
Operating Segments [Member] \| Publishing [Member]
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Revenues	217	240	599	607
Operating Segments [Member] \| Local Media [Member]
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Revenues	406	434	1,286	1,269
Corporate and Eliminations [Member]
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Revenues	(177)	(130)	(494)	(384)
Intersegment Eliminations [Member]
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Revenues	(183)	(139)	(514)	(406)
Intersegment Eliminations [Member] \| Entertainment [Member]
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Revenues	(175)	(134)	(493)	(391)
Intersegment Eliminations [Member] \| Cable Networks [Member]
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Revenues	(2)	(2)	(4)	(2)
Intersegment Eliminations [Member] \| Local Media [Member]
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Revenues	$ (6)	$ (3)	$ (17)	$ (13)

Segment and Revenue Information (Operating Income (Loss)) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Operating income (loss)	$ 501	$ 690	$ 2,424	$ 2,121
Restructuring charges	0	0	(108)	(25)	$ (67)	$ (63)
Merger-related costs and other corporate matters	(80)	(46)	(93)	(65)
Gain on sale of assets	0	0	549	0
Interest expense	(114)	(115)	(346)	(349)
Interest income	12	12	38	43
Other items, net	(24)	(17)	(66)	(52)
Earnings (loss) before income taxes and equity in earnings (loss) of investee companies	375	570	2,050	1,763
(Provision) benefit for income taxes	(33)	(64)	344	(312)
Equity in loss of investee companies, net of tax	(23)	(18)	(52)	(52)
Net earnings	319	488	2,342	1,399
Operating Segments [Member] \| Entertainment [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Operating income (loss)	302	384	1,258	1,237
Restructuring charges			(48)		(27)
Operating Segments [Member] \| Cable Networks [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Operating income (loss)	196	241	556	722
Restructuring charges			(5)
Operating Segments [Member] \| Publishing [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Operating income (loss)	52	51	102	98
Restructuring charges			(5)		(1)
Operating Segments [Member] \| Local Media [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Operating income (loss)	96	124	364	370
Restructuring charges			(28)		$ (18)
Corporate and Eliminations [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Operating income (loss)	(65)	(64)	(204)	(216)
Segment Reconciling Items [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Restructuring charges	0	0	(108)	(25)
Merger-related costs and other corporate matters	(80)	(46)	(93)	(65)
Gain on sale of assets	$ 0	$ 0	$ 549	$ 0

Segment and Revenue Information (Depreciation and Amortization) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Depreciation and amortization	$ 52	$ 56	$ 158	$ 168
Operating Segments [Member] \| Entertainment [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Depreciation and amortization	30	31	89	94
Operating Segments [Member] \| Cable Networks [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Depreciation and amortization	5	5	15	14
Operating Segments [Member] \| Publishing [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Depreciation and amortization	1	1	4	4
Operating Segments [Member] \| Local Media [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Depreciation and amortization	10	11	30	33
Corporate [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Depreciation and amortization	$ 6	$ 8	$ 20	$ 23

Segment and Revenue Information (Stock-based Compensation) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation	$ 42	$ 14	$ 117	$ 105
Operating Segments [Member] \| Entertainment [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation	18	19	51	50
Operating Segments [Member] \| Cable Networks [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation	3	2	9	8
Operating Segments [Member] \| Publishing [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation	1	1	3	3
Operating Segments [Member] \| Local Media [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation	3	3	9	9
Corporate [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation	$ 17	(11)	$ 45	35
Forfeitures		28		28
Accelerations		$ 6		$ 6

Segment and Revenue Information (Capital Expenditures) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Capital expenditures	$ 34	$ 37	$ 94	$ 99
Operating Segments [Member] \| Entertainment [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Capital expenditures	17	20	60	58
Operating Segments [Member] \| Cable Networks [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Capital expenditures	4	4	8	10
Operating Segments [Member] \| Publishing [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Capital expenditures	3	2	5	4
Operating Segments [Member] \| Local Media [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Capital expenditures	7	6	14	15
Corporate [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Capital expenditures	$ 3	$ 5	$ 7	$ 12

Segment and Revenue Information (Assets) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Assets	$ 24,476	$ 21,859
Assets of discontinued operations	13	12
Assets held for sale	0	33
Operating Segments [Member] \| Entertainment [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Assets	15,242	13,579
Assets held for sale		33
Operating Segments [Member] \| Cable Networks [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Assets	3,434	2,693
Operating Segments [Member] \| Publishing [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Assets	1,238	1,054
Operating Segments [Member] \| Local Media [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Assets	4,138	4,037
Corporate and Eliminations [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Assets	$ 411	$ 484

Segment and Revenue Information (Revenues by Type) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	$ 3,295	$ 3,263	$ 11,271	$ 10,490
Advertising [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	1,177	1,263	4,645	4,323
Programming [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	722	693	2,527	2,417
Publishing [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	217	240	599	607
Affiliate and Subscription Fees [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	1,124	1,008	3,348	2,976
Other [Member]
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	$ 55	$ 59	$ 152	$ 167

Leases (Balance Sheet Amounts) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Operating
Operating lease assets	$ 1,001	$ 0
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities, operating leases	131
Noncurrent operating lease liabilities	948	0
Total lease liabilities	1,079
Finance
Property and equipment, net	31
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities, finance leases	11
Long-term debt	24
Total lease liabilities	$ 35	$ 43

Leases (Weighted Average) (Details)	Sep. 30, 2019
Operating
Weighted average remaining lease term	10 years
Weighted average discount rate	4.20%
Finance
Weighted average remaining lease term	3 years
Weighted average discount rate	4.20%

Leases (Lease Cost) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Leases (Lease Cost) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2019
Leases [Abstract]
Operating lease cost	$ 55	$ 163
Finance lease cost:
Amortization of right-of-use assets	3	9
Interest expense on lease liabilities	0	1
Short-term lease cost	26	67
Variable lease cost	5	16
Sublease income	(2)	(14)
Total lease cost	$ 87	$ 242

Leases (Operating and Financing Cash Flows) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018
Leases [Abstract]
Operating cash flows from operating leases	$ 53	$ 160
Financing cash flows from finance leases	3	9	$ 12
Noncash additions to operating lease assets	$ 134	$ 300

Leases (Future Minimum Payments) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Operating
2019 (October 1 through December 31)	$ 56
2020	170
2021	174
2022	143
2023	130
2024 and thereafter	672
Total minimum payments	1,345
Less amounts representing interest	266
Present value of minimum payments	1,079
Finance
2019 (October 1 through December 31)	4
2020	12
2021	11
2022	7
2023	2
2024 and thereafter	2
Total minimum payments	38
Less amounts representing interest	3
Present value of minimum payments	$ 35	$ 43

Leases (Future Minimum Payments Prior to Adoption) (Details) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)
Operating
2019	$ 174
2020	129
2021	122
2022	110
2023	101
2024 and thereafter	465
Total minimum payments	1,101
Finance
2019	13
2020	12
2021	11
2022	7
2023	2
2024 and thereafter	2
Total minimum payments	47
Less amounts representing interest	4
Present value of minimum payments	$ 43

Leases (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Leases (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Future minimum sublease income			$ 30
Operating leases not yet commenced, future undiscounted lease payments	$ 14	$ 14
Lease income	$ 32	$ 95
Minimum [Member]
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Operating leases not yet commenced, term of contract	2 years	2 years
Maximum [Member]
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Operating leases not yet commenced, term of contract	10 years	10 years

Leases (Future Lease Income as Lessor) (Details) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)
Leases [Abstract]
2019 (October 1 through December 31)	$ 13
2020	52
2021	49
2022	45
2023	43
2024 and thereafter	93
Total	$ 295

Commitments and Contingencies (Details) $ in Millions		1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Commitments and Contingencies (Details) $ in Millions	Jan. 31, 2019	Oct. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($) claim	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) claim	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2018 claim
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
Outstanding letters of credit and surety bonds			$ 101
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Contributions to grantor trust		$ 120
Costs for settlement and defense of asbestos claims, net of insurance recoveries and taxes				$ 45	$ 57
Asbestos Claims [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of pending asbestos claims \| claim			31,030	31,570		31,500
Number of new asbestos claims \| claim			850
Number of asbestos claims closed or moved to inactive docket \| claim			1,940
CBS Television City [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Guaranteed cash flow period	5 years
Estimated liability			$ 123

Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements (Statement of Operations) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Revenues	$ 3,295	$ 3,263	$ 11,271	$ 10,490
Costs and expenses:
Operating	2,078	1,922	7,335	6,506
Selling, general and administrative	584	549	1,702	1,605
Depreciation and amortization	52	56	158	168
Restructuring charges, merger-related costs and other corporate matters	80	46	201	90
Gain on sale of assets	0	0	(549)	0
Total costs and expenses	2,794	2,573	8,847	8,369
Operating income (loss)	501	690	2,424	2,121
Interest (expense) income, net	(102)	(103)	(308)	(306)
Other items, net	(24)	(17)	(66)	(52)
Earnings (loss) before income taxes and equity in earnings (loss) of investee companies	375	570	2,050	1,763
Benefit (provision) for income taxes	(33)	(64)	344	(312)
Equity in earnings (loss) of investee companies, net of tax	(23)	(18)	(52)	(52)
Net earnings	319	488	2,342	1,399
Total comprehensive income	323	500	2,375	1,427
Eliminations [Member]
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Revenues	0	0	0	0
Costs and expenses:
Operating	0	0	0	0
Selling, general and administrative	0	0	0	0
Depreciation and amortization	0	0	0	0
Restructuring charges, merger-related costs and other corporate matters	0	0	0	0
Gain on sale of assets			0
Total costs and expenses	0	0	0	0
Operating income (loss)	0	0	0	0
Interest (expense) income, net	0	0	0	0
Other items, net	0	0	0	0
Earnings (loss) before income taxes and equity in earnings (loss) of investee companies	0	0	0	0
Benefit (provision) for income taxes	0	0	0	0
Equity in earnings (loss) of investee companies, net of tax	(742)	(1,001)	(3,333)	(2,888)
Net earnings	(742)	(1,001)	(3,333)	(2,888)
Total comprehensive income	(733)	(1,000)	(3,318)	(2,872)
CBS Corp. [Member]
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Revenues	42	47	131	134
Costs and expenses:
Operating	25	25	75	73
Selling, general and administrative	7	11	33	36
Depreciation and amortization	1	1	3	3
Restructuring charges, merger-related costs and other corporate matters	(3)	0	0	0
Gain on sale of assets			0
Total costs and expenses	30	37	111	112
Operating income (loss)	12	10	20	22
Interest (expense) income, net	(137)	(133)	(412)	(396)
Other items, net	(8)	(7)	(26)	(23)
Earnings (loss) before income taxes and equity in earnings (loss) of investee companies	(133)	(130)	(418)	(397)
Benefit (provision) for income taxes	25	27	86	82
Equity in earnings (loss) of investee companies, net of tax	427	591	2,674	1,714
Net earnings	319	488	2,342	1,399
Total comprehensive income	323	500	2,375	1,427
CBS Operations Inc. [Member]
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Revenues	2	2	7	7
Costs and expenses:
Operating	1	1	3	3
Selling, general and administrative	151	58	276	190
Depreciation and amortization	4	5	14	16
Restructuring charges, merger-related costs and other corporate matters	78	46	108	71
Gain on sale of assets			0
Total costs and expenses	234	110	401	280
Operating income (loss)	(232)	(108)	(394)	(273)
Interest (expense) income, net	(140)	(130)	(408)	(378)
Other items, net	(3)	(4)	(23)	8
Earnings (loss) before income taxes and equity in earnings (loss) of investee companies	(375)	(242)	(825)	(643)
Benefit (provision) for income taxes	56	50	152	133
Equity in earnings (loss) of investee companies, net of tax	315	410	659	1,174
Net earnings	(4)	218	(14)	664
Total comprehensive income	(1)	218	(8)	666
Non-Guarantor Affiliates [Member]
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Revenues	3,251	3,214	11,133	10,349
Costs and expenses:
Operating	2,052	1,896	7,257	6,430
Selling, general and administrative	426	480	1,393	1,379
Depreciation and amortization	47	50	141	149
Restructuring charges, merger-related costs and other corporate matters	5	0	93	19
Gain on sale of assets			(549)
Total costs and expenses	2,530	2,426	8,335	7,977
Operating income (loss)	721	788	2,798	2,372
Interest (expense) income, net	175	160	512	468
Other items, net	(13)	(6)	(17)	(37)
Earnings (loss) before income taxes and equity in earnings (loss) of investee companies	883	942	3,293	2,803
Benefit (provision) for income taxes	(114)	(141)	106	(527)
Equity in earnings (loss) of investee companies, net of tax	(23)	(18)	(52)	(52)
Net earnings	746	783	3,347	2,224
Total comprehensive income	$ 734	$ 782	$ 3,326	$ 2,206

Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements (Balance Sheet) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Sep. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 196	$ 322
Receivables, net	3,685	4,041
Programming and other inventory	1,964	1,988
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	428	401
Total current assets	6,273	6,752
Property and equipment	2,942	2,926
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization	1,771	1,717
Net property and equipment	1,171	1,209
Programming and other inventory	4,861	3,883
Goodwill	5,064	4,920
Intangible assets	2,655	2,638
Operating lease assets	1,001	0
Investments in consolidated subsidiaries	0	0
Deferred income tax assets, net	779	29
Other assets	2,672	2,395
Assets held for sale	0	33
Intercompany	0	0
Total Assets	24,476	21,859
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Accounts payable	308	201
Participants’ share and royalties payable	1,201	1,177
Accrued programming and production costs	635	704
Commercial paper	50	674
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	1,928	1,817
Total current liabilities	4,122	4,573
Long-term debt	9,359	9,465
Noncurrent operating lease liabilities	948	0
Other liabilities	4,995	5,017
Intercompany	0	0
Stockholders’ Equity:
Preferred stock	0	0
Common stock	1	1
Additional paid-in capital	43,510	43,637
Retained earnings (accumulated deficit)	(14,683)	(17,201)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	(918)	(775)	$ (634)	$ (662)
Stockholders' equity including treasury stock	27,910	25,662
Less treasury stock, at cost	22,858	22,858
Total Stockholders’ Equity	5,052	2,804	$ 2,514
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity	24,476	21,859
Eliminations [Member]
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	0	0
Receivables, net	0	0
Programming and other inventory	0	0
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	(36)	(36)
Total current assets	(36)	(36)
Property and equipment	0	0
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization	0	0
Net property and equipment	0	0
Programming and other inventory	0	0
Goodwill	0	0
Intangible assets	0	0
Operating lease assets	0
Investments in consolidated subsidiaries	(67,995)	(64,501)
Deferred income tax assets, net	0	0
Other assets	0	0
Assets held for sale		0
Intercompany	(33,740)	(32,212)
Total Assets	(101,771)	(96,749)
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Accounts payable	0	0
Participants’ share and royalties payable	0	0
Accrued programming and production costs	0	0
Commercial paper	0	0
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	(36)	(36)
Total current liabilities	(36)	(36)
Long-term debt	0	0
Noncurrent operating lease liabilities	0
Other liabilities	0	0
Intercompany	(33,740)	(32,212)
Stockholders’ Equity:
Preferred stock	(126)	(126)
Common stock	(713)	(713)
Additional paid-in capital	(60,894)	(60,894)
Retained earnings (accumulated deficit)	(11,342)	(7,833)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	(51)	(66)
Stockholders' equity including treasury stock	(73,126)	(69,632)
Less treasury stock, at cost	(5,131)	(5,131)
Total Stockholders’ Equity	(67,995)	(64,501)
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity	(101,771)	(96,749)
CBS Corp. [Member]
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	102	148
Receivables, net	20	27
Programming and other inventory	3	2
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	6	81
Total current assets	131	258
Property and equipment	31	31
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization	15	14
Net property and equipment	16	17
Programming and other inventory	5	5
Goodwill	98	98
Intangible assets	0	0
Operating lease assets	9
Investments in consolidated subsidiaries	50,434	47,600
Deferred income tax assets, net	0	0
Other assets	292	281
Assets held for sale		0
Intercompany	0	0
Total Assets	50,985	48,259
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Accounts payable	4	5
Participants’ share and royalties payable	0	0
Accrued programming and production costs	2	3
Commercial paper	50	674
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	377	396
Total current liabilities	433	1,078
Long-term debt	9,290	9,388
Noncurrent operating lease liabilities	8
Other liabilities	2,568	2,777
Intercompany	33,634	32,212
Stockholders’ Equity:
Preferred stock	0	0
Common stock	1	1
Additional paid-in capital	43,510	43,637
Retained earnings (accumulated deficit)	(14,683)	(17,201)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	(918)	(775)
Stockholders' equity including treasury stock	27,910	25,662
Less treasury stock, at cost	22,858	22,858
Total Stockholders’ Equity	5,052	2,804
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity	50,985	48,259
CBS Operations Inc. [Member]
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	0	0
Receivables, net	1	1
Programming and other inventory	1	2
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	39	46
Total current assets	41	49
Property and equipment	228	223
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization	198	184
Net property and equipment	30	39
Programming and other inventory	4	4
Goodwill	62	62
Intangible assets	0	0
Operating lease assets	106
Investments in consolidated subsidiaries	17,561	16,901
Deferred income tax assets, net	0	0
Other assets	0	0
Assets held for sale		0
Intercompany	0	526
Total Assets	17,804	17,581
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Accounts payable	34	31
Participants’ share and royalties payable	0	0
Accrued programming and production costs	2	2
Commercial paper	0	0
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	334	308
Total current liabilities	370	341
Long-term debt	0	0
Noncurrent operating lease liabilities	100
Other liabilities	208	212
Intercompany	106	0
Stockholders’ Equity:
Preferred stock	0	0
Common stock	123	123
Additional paid-in capital	0	0
Retained earnings (accumulated deficit)	17,200	17,214
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	28	22
Stockholders' equity including treasury stock	17,351	17,359
Less treasury stock, at cost	331	331
Total Stockholders’ Equity	17,020	17,028
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity	17,804	17,581
Non-Guarantor Affiliates [Member]
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	94	174
Receivables, net	3,664	4,013
Programming and other inventory	1,960	1,984
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	419	310
Total current assets	6,137	6,481
Property and equipment	2,683	2,672
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization	1,558	1,519
Net property and equipment	1,125	1,153
Programming and other inventory	4,852	3,874
Goodwill	4,904	4,760
Intangible assets	2,655	2,638
Operating lease assets	886
Investments in consolidated subsidiaries	0	0
Deferred income tax assets, net	779	29
Other assets	2,380	2,114
Assets held for sale		33
Intercompany	33,740	31,686
Total Assets	57,458	52,768
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Accounts payable	270	165
Participants’ share and royalties payable	1,201	1,177
Accrued programming and production costs	631	699
Commercial paper	0	0
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	1,253	1,149
Total current liabilities	3,355	3,190
Long-term debt	69	77
Noncurrent operating lease liabilities	840
Other liabilities	2,219	2,028
Intercompany	0	0
Stockholders’ Equity:
Preferred stock	126	126
Common stock	590	590
Additional paid-in capital	60,894	60,894
Retained earnings (accumulated deficit)	(5,858)	(9,381)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	23	44
Stockholders' equity including treasury stock	55,775	52,273
Less treasury stock, at cost	4,800	4,800
Total Stockholders’ Equity	50,975	47,473
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity	$ 57,458	$ 52,768

Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements (Statement of Cash Flows) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net cash flow (used for) provided by operating activities			$ 341	$ 1,180
Investing Activities:
Investments in and advances to investee companies			(72)	(76)
Capital expenditures	$ (34)	$ (37)	(94)	(99)
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired			(39)	(29)
Proceeds from dispositions			740	0
Proceeds from sale of investments			15	0
Other investing activities			3	8
Net cash flow provided by (used for) investing activities from continuing operations			553	(196)
Net cash flow used for investing activities from discontinued operations			0	(23)
Net cash flow provided by (used for) investing activities			553	(219)
Financing Activities:
Repayments of short-term debt borrowings, net			(624)	(305)
Proceeds from issuance of senior notes			492	0
Repayment of senior notes			(600)	0
Payment of finance lease obligations	(3)		(9)	(12)
Payment of contingent consideration			(3)	(5)
Dividends			(205)	(208)
Purchase of Company common stock			(14)	(497)
Payment of payroll taxes in lieu of issuing shares for stock-based compensation			(43)	(59)
Acquisition of noncontrolling interest			(26)	0
Proceeds from exercise of stock options			14	23
Other financing activities			0	(1)
Increase (decrease) in intercompany payables			0	0
Net cash flow provided by (used for) financing activities			(1,018)	(1,064)
Net decrease in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash			(124)	(103)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period (includes $120 (2019) and $0 (2018) of restricted cash)			442	285
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period (includes $122 (2019) and $0 (2018) of restricted cash)	318	182	318	182
Restricted cash	122	0	122	0	$ 120	$ 0
Eliminations [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net cash flow (used for) provided by operating activities			0	0
Investing Activities:
Investments in and advances to investee companies			0	0
Capital expenditures			0	0
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired			0	0
Proceeds from dispositions			0
Proceeds from sale of investments			0
Other investing activities			0	0
Net cash flow provided by (used for) investing activities from continuing operations				0
Net cash flow used for investing activities from discontinued operations				0
Net cash flow provided by (used for) investing activities			0	0
Financing Activities:
Repayments of short-term debt borrowings, net			0	0
Proceeds from issuance of senior notes			0
Repayment of senior notes			0
Payment of finance lease obligations			0	0
Payment of contingent consideration			0	0
Dividends			0	0
Purchase of Company common stock			0	0
Payment of payroll taxes in lieu of issuing shares for stock-based compensation			0	0
Acquisition of noncontrolling interest			0
Proceeds from exercise of stock options			0	0
Other financing activities				0
Increase (decrease) in intercompany payables			0	0
Net cash flow provided by (used for) financing activities			0	0
Net decrease in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash			0	0
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period (includes $120 (2019) and $0 (2018) of restricted cash)			0	0
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period (includes $122 (2019) and $0 (2018) of restricted cash)	0	0	0	0
CBS Corp. [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net cash flow (used for) provided by operating activities			(710)	(357)
Investing Activities:
Investments in and advances to investee companies			0	0
Capital expenditures			0	0
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired			0	0
Proceeds from dispositions			4
Proceeds from sale of investments			0
Other investing activities			3	8
Net cash flow provided by (used for) investing activities from continuing operations				8
Net cash flow used for investing activities from discontinued operations				(23)
Net cash flow provided by (used for) investing activities			7	(15)
Financing Activities:
Repayments of short-term debt borrowings, net			(624)	(305)
Proceeds from issuance of senior notes			492
Repayment of senior notes			(600)
Payment of finance lease obligations			0	0
Payment of contingent consideration			0	0
Dividends			(205)	(208)
Purchase of Company common stock			(14)	(497)
Payment of payroll taxes in lieu of issuing shares for stock-based compensation			(43)	(59)
Acquisition of noncontrolling interest			0
Proceeds from exercise of stock options			14	23
Other financing activities				(1)
Increase (decrease) in intercompany payables			1,639	1,308
Net cash flow provided by (used for) financing activities			659	261
Net decrease in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash			(44)	(111)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period (includes $120 (2019) and $0 (2018) of restricted cash)			268	173
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period (includes $122 (2019) and $0 (2018) of restricted cash)	224	62	224	62
CBS Operations Inc. [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net cash flow (used for) provided by operating activities			(263)	(183)
Investing Activities:
Investments in and advances to investee companies			0	0
Capital expenditures			(7)	(12)
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired			0	0
Proceeds from dispositions			0
Proceeds from sale of investments			0
Other investing activities			0	0
Net cash flow provided by (used for) investing activities from continuing operations				(12)
Net cash flow used for investing activities from discontinued operations				0
Net cash flow provided by (used for) investing activities			(7)	(12)
Financing Activities:
Repayments of short-term debt borrowings, net			0	0
Proceeds from issuance of senior notes			0
Repayment of senior notes			0
Payment of finance lease obligations			0	0
Payment of contingent consideration			0	0
Dividends			0	0
Purchase of Company common stock			0	0
Payment of payroll taxes in lieu of issuing shares for stock-based compensation			0	0
Acquisition of noncontrolling interest			0
Proceeds from exercise of stock options			0	0
Other financing activities				0
Increase (decrease) in intercompany payables			270	195
Net cash flow provided by (used for) financing activities			270	195
Net decrease in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash			0	0
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period (includes $120 (2019) and $0 (2018) of restricted cash)			0	0
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period (includes $122 (2019) and $0 (2018) of restricted cash)	0	0	0	0
Non-Guarantor Affiliates [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net cash flow (used for) provided by operating activities			1,314	1,720
Investing Activities:
Investments in and advances to investee companies			(72)	(76)
Capital expenditures			(87)	(87)
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired			(39)	(29)
Proceeds from dispositions			736
Proceeds from sale of investments			15
Other investing activities			0	0
Net cash flow provided by (used for) investing activities from continuing operations				(192)
Net cash flow used for investing activities from discontinued operations				0
Net cash flow provided by (used for) investing activities			553	(192)
Financing Activities:
Repayments of short-term debt borrowings, net			0	0
Proceeds from issuance of senior notes			0
Repayment of senior notes			0
Payment of finance lease obligations			(9)	(12)
Payment of contingent consideration			(3)	(5)
Dividends			0	0
Purchase of Company common stock			0	0
Payment of payroll taxes in lieu of issuing shares for stock-based compensation			0	0
Acquisition of noncontrolling interest			(26)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options			0	0
Other financing activities				0
Increase (decrease) in intercompany payables			(1,909)	(1,503)
Net cash flow provided by (used for) financing activities			(1,947)	(1,520)
Net decrease in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash			(80)	8
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period (includes $120 (2019) and $0 (2018) of restricted cash)			174	112
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period (includes $122 (2019) and $0 (2018) of restricted cash)	$ 94	$ 120	$ 94	$ 120