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| In millions, except per share items | Sep-30-19 | Sep-30-18 | Sep-30-17 | Sep-30-16 | Sep-30-15 | Sep-30-14 | Sep-30-13 | Sep-30-12 |
| | 10-K | 10-K | 10-K | 10-K | 10-K | 10-K | 10-K | 10-K |
| Revenues: |
| Media Networks | 9,883.0 | 10,011.0 | 10,096.0 | 9,942.0 | 10,490.0 | 10,171.0 | 9,656.0 | 9,194.0 |
| Affiliate | 4,828.0 | 4,802.0 | 4,824.0 | 4,556.0 | | | | |
| Advertising | 4,652.0 | 4,751.0 | 4,862.0 | 4,809.0 | | | | |
| Filmed Entertainment | 3,079.0 | 3,041.0 | 3,289.0 | 2,662.0 | 2,883.0 | 3,725.0 | 4,282.0 | 4,820.0 |
| Total revenues | 12,838.0 | 12,943.0 | 13,263.0 | 12,488.0 | 13,268.0 | 13,783.0 | 13,794.0 | 13,887.0 |
| Revenue growth [+] | -0.8% | -2.4% | 6.2% | -5.9% | -3.7% | -0.1% | -0.7% | -6.9% |
| Media Networks | -1.3% | -0.8% | 1.5% | -5.2% | 3.1% | 5.3% | 5.0% | 0.5% |
| Affiliate | 0.5% | -0.5% | 5.9% | | | | | |
| Advertising | -2.1% | -2.3% | 1.1% | | | | | |
| Filmed Entertainment | 1.2% | -7.5% | 23.6% | -7.7% | -22.6% | -13.0% | -11.2% | -18.6% |
| Cost of goods sold | 6,838.0 | 6,879.0 | 7,436.0 | 6,684.0 | 6,868.0 | 6,542.0 | 6,799.0 | 6,993.0 |
| Gross profit | 6,000.0 | 6,064.0 | 5,827.0 | 5,804.0 | 6,400.0 | 7,241.0 | 6,995.0 | 6,894.0 |
| Gross margin | 46.7% | 46.9% | 43.9% | 46.5% | 48.2% | 52.5% | 50.7% | 49.6% |
| Selling, general and administrative | 3,146.0 | 3,054.0 | 3,002.0 | 2,851.0 | 2,860.0 | 2,899.0 | 2,829.0 | 2,757.0 |
| Equity in earnings | 10.0 | 9.0 | 81.0 | 87.0 | 102.0 | 69.0 | 41.0 | 12.0 |
| Other operating expenses | 177.0 | 225.0 | -17.0 | | | | | |
| EBITDA [+] | 2,687.0 | 2,794.0 | 2,923.0 | 3,040.0 | 3,642.0 | 4,411.0 | 4,207.0 | 4,149.0 |
| EBITDA growth | -3.8% | -4.4% | -3.8% | -16.5% | -17.4% | 4.8% | 1.4% | -0.4% |
| EBITDA margin | 20.9% | 21.6% | 22.0% | 24.3% | 27.4% | 32.0% | 30.5% | 29.9% |
| Depreciation | 175.0 | 182.0 | 194.0 | 188.0 | 188.0 | 177.0 | 174.0 | 173.0 |
| EBITA | 2,512.0 | 2,612.0 | 2,729.0 | 2,852.0 | 3,454.0 | 4,234.0 | 4,033.0 | 3,976.0 |
| EBITA margin | 19.6% | 20.2% | 20.6% | 22.8% | 26.0% | 30.7% | 29.2% | 28.6% |
| Amortization of intangibles | 40.0 | 31.0 | 29.0 | 33.0 | 34.0 | 40.0 | 63.0 | 63.0 |
| EBIT [+] | 2,472.0 | 2,581.0 | 2,700.0 | 2,819.0 | 3,420.0 | 4,194.0 | 3,970.0 | 3,913.0 |
| EBIT growth | -4.2% | -4.4% | -4.2% | -17.6% | -18.5% | 5.6% | 1.5% | 0.5% |
| EBIT margin | 19.3% | 19.9% | 20.4% | 22.6% | 25.8% | 30.4% | 28.8% | 28.2% |
| Non-recurring items [+] | | | 127.0 | 206.0 | 206.0 | 43.0 | 93.0 | |
| Asset impairment | | | | | | 43.0 | 7.0 | |
| Loss (gain) on sale of assets | | | 127.0 | | | | | |
| Interest expense | 489.0 | 560.0 | 618.0 | 616.0 | 657.0 | 615.0 | 464.0 | 417.0 |
| Interest expense | 489.0 | 560.0 | 618.0 | 616.0 | 657.0 | 615.0 | 464.0 | 417.0 |
| Other income (expense), net [+] | 24.0 | -24.0 | 257.0 | -7.0 | -54.0 | -22.0 | 106.0 | -26.0 |
| Gain (loss) on sale of assets | | | 285.0 | | | | | |
| Unrealized gain (loss) on marketable securities | 32.0 | | | | | | | |
| Gain (loss) on debt retirement | | | | | | -11.0 | | -21.0 |
| Other | 24.0 | -24.0 | -28.0 | -7.0 | -54.0 | -11.0 | 106.0 | -5.0 |
| Pre-tax income | 2,007.0 | 1,997.0 | 2,212.0 | 1,990.0 | 2,503.0 | 3,514.0 | 3,519.0 | 3,470.0 |
| Income taxes | 445.0 | 269.0 | 293.0 | 519.0 | 501.0 | 1,050.0 | 1,070.0 | 1,085.0 |
| Tax rate | 22.2% | 13.5% | 13.2% | 26.1% | 20.0% | 29.9% | 30.4% | 31.3% |
| Minority interest | 40.0 | 40.0 | 48.0 | 35.0 | 80.0 | 72.0 | 42.0 | 40.0 |
| Earnings from continuing ops | 1,522.0 | 1,688.0 | 1,871.0 | 1,436.0 | 1,922.0 | 4,856.0 | 4,856.0 | 4,730.0 |
| Earnings from discontinued ops | 26.0 | 31.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 | | -1.0 | -12.0 | -364.0 |
| Net income | 1,548.0 | 1,719.0 | 1,874.0 | 1,438.0 | 1,922.0 | 4,855.0 | 4,844.0 | 4,366.0 |
| Net margin | 12.1% | 13.3% | 14.1% | 11.5% | 14.5% | 35.2% | 35.1% | 31.4% |
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| Basic EPS [+] | $3.77 | $4.19 | $4.68 | $3.62 | $4.78 | $11.24 | $9.99 | $8.91 |
| Growth | -10.0% | -10.4% | 29.2% | -24.2% | -57.5% | 12.5% | 12.1% | 20.9% |
| Diluted EPS [+] | $3.77 | $4.19 | $4.67 | $3.61 | $4.73 | $11.03 | $9.81 | $8.80 |
| Growth | -10.0% | -10.3% | 29.4% | -23.8% | -57.1% | 12.4% | 11.5% | 20.8% |
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| Dividends per share [+] | $0.80 | $0.80 | $0.80 | $1.40 | $1.46 | $1.26 | $1.15 | $1.05 |
| Growth | 0.0% | 0.0% | -42.9% | -4.1% | 15.9% | 9.6% | 9.5% | 31.3% |
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| Shares outstanding (basic) [+] | 403.4 | 402.7 | 399.9 | 396.5 | 402.2 | 432.1 | 486.2 | 530.7 |
| Growth | 0.2% | 0.7% | 0.9% | -1.4% | -6.9% | -11.1% | -8.4% | -9.6% |
| Shares outstanding (diluted) [+] | 403.8 | 403.0 | 400.6 | 398.0 | 406.0 | 440.2 | 494.8 | 537.5 |
| Growth | 0.2% | 0.6% | 0.7% | -2.0% | -7.8% | -11.0% | -7.9% | -9.6% |
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| EBIT is a non-GAAP figure that excludes all non-recurring expenses: restructuring costs, asset impairments, IPR&D writeoffs, and other unusual charges. |
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