| Sep'19 | Sep'18 | Sep'17 | Sep'16 | Sep'15 | Sep'14 | Sep'13 | Sep'12 | Sep'11 | Dec'09 | Dec'08 | Dec'07 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
OPERATING ACTIVITIES [Abstract] | |||||||||||
Net Income (Loss), Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest | |||||||||||
1,588 | 1,759 | 1,922 | 1,473 | 2,002 | 2,463 | 2,437 | 2,021 | 2,173 | 1,588 | 1,268 | 1,859 |
Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations, Net of Tax, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest | |||||||||||
26 | 31 | 3 | 2 | 0 | -1 | -12 | -364 | -10 | -67 | -6 | 208 |
Net earnings from continuing operations (Viacom and noncontrolling interests) | |||||||||||
1,562 | 1,728 | 1,919 | 1,471 | 2,002 | 2,464 | 2,449 | 2,385 | 2,183 | 1,655 | 1,274 | 1,651 |
Reconciling items: | |||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | |||||||||||
215 | 213 | 223 | 221 | 222 | 217 | 237 | 236 | 271 | 319 | 394 | 393 |
Asset impairment | |||||||||||
- | - | - | - | - | 43 | 7 | 0 | - | 60 | - | - |
Feature film and program amortization | |||||||||||
4,539 | 4,785 | 4,739 | 4,568 | 4,925 | 4,206 | 4,371 | 4,380 | 4,809 | 4,346 | 4,808 | 3,747 |
Equity-based compensation | |||||||||||
64 | 57 | 68 | 163 | 101 | 122 | 128 | 122 | 128 | 102 | 99 | 86 |
Gain on marketable securities | |||||||||||
32 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Gain on sale of equity investment | |||||||||||
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 151 |
Equity in net earnings and distributions from investee companies | |||||||||||
- | - | - | 83 | 95 | 39 | -15 | 6 | 32 | 86 | 103 | 26 |
Gain on asset sales | |||||||||||
0 | 16 | 412 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Gain on sale of EPIX | |||||||||||
- | - | - | - | - | - | 111 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
Deferred income taxes | |||||||||||
40 | -45 | -174 | 254 | -82 | -290 | 494 | -87 | 376 | 118 | 29 | 33 |
Operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions: | |||||||||||
Receivables | |||||||||||
196 | 250 | 132 | -149 | -124 | 106 | 423 | -209 | 398 | -208 | -153 | 329 |
Decrease in securitization program | |||||||||||
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 950 | 0 | 0 |
Production and programming | |||||||||||
4,664 | 4,606 | 4,412 | 5,102 | 4,826 | 4,245 | 4,063 | 4,492 | 4,538 | 4,162 | 4,646 | 3,809 |
Accounts payable and other current liabilities | |||||||||||
120 | -45 | -207 | -229 | -9 | 252 | -31 | -306 | -92 | -512 | -330 | -36 |
Other, net | |||||||||||
72 | -1 | -93 | 41 | 49 | 27 | -41 | -56 | 42 | 125 | -133 | -156 |
Discontinued operations, net | |||||||||||
- | - | - | - | - | - | -31 | 1 | -21 | 6 | 19 | 9 |
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities | |||||||||||
1,576 | 1,822 | 1,705 | 1,371 | 2,313 | 2,597 | 3,083 | 2,498 | 2,644 | 1,151 | 2,036 | 1,776 |
INVESTING ACTIVITIES | |||||||||||
Acquisitions and investments, net | |||||||||||
424 | 112 | 378 | 58 | 115 | 732 | -124 | 18 | 72 | 133 | 146 | 70 |
Business dispositions | |||||||||||
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 194 |
Payments to Acquire Productive Assets | |||||||||||
194 | 178 | 195 | 172 | 142 | 123 | 160 | 154 | 155 | 139 | 283 | 237 |
Proceeds received from asset sales | |||||||||||
5 | 57 | 848 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Grantor trust proceeds | |||||||||||
-5 | -9 | -54 | 69 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Discontinued operations, net | |||||||||||
- | - | - | - | - | - | -299 | -84 | 0 | -2 | -142 | 361 |
Net cash provided by/(used in) investing activities | |||||||||||
-608 | -224 | 329 | -299 | -257 | -855 | -335 | -256 | -227 | -274 | -571 | 248 |
FINANCING ACTIVITIES | |||||||||||
Borrowings | |||||||||||
0 | 0 | 2,569 | 0 | 990 | 1,484 | 3,732 | 2,116 | 982 | 5,462 | 2,845 | 750 |
Debt repayments | |||||||||||
1,320 | 1,000 | 3,352 | 368 | 1,400 | 600 | 0 | 892 | 776 | 6,781 | 2,945 | 0 |
Commercial paper | |||||||||||
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | -423 | 423 | 16 | -56 | -1,038 |
Issuance of senior notes and debentures, net of discount | |||||||||||
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 745 |
Repayment of senior notes | |||||||||||
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Payment of other financing obligations | |||||||||||
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 81 |
Special Dividend to Former Viacom | |||||||||||
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 170 |
Purchase of treasury stock | |||||||||||
- | - | - | 100 | 1,548 | 3,529 | 4,664 | 2,809 | 2,450 | 8 | 1,266 | 2,134 |
Dividends paid | |||||||||||
322 | 322 | 319 | 635 | 564 | 541 | 555 | 554 | 417 | 0 | 0 | - |
Excess tax benefits on equity-based compensation awards | |||||||||||
- | - | - | - | 43 | 84 | 97 | 37 | 13 | 0 | - | - |
Proceeds from Stock Options Exercised | |||||||||||
0 | 2 | 172 | 11 | 146 | 173 | 403 | 268 | 164 | 1 | - | - |
Other, net | |||||||||||
102 | 90 | 114 | 81 | 144 | 171 | 172 | 156 | 166 | 78 | 133 | - |
Distributions to noncontrolling interests | |||||||||||
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 16 |
Exercise of stock options and other, net | |||||||||||
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 113 |
Net cash used in financing activities | |||||||||||
-1,744 | -1,410 | -1,044 | -1,173 | -2,477 | -3,100 | -1,159 | -2,413 | -2,227 | -1,388 | -1,555 | -1,831 |
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents | |||||||||||
-21 | -20 | 20 | -26 | -73 | -45 | -34 | -2 | -6 | 17 | -38 | 21 |
Net change in cash and cash equivalents | |||||||||||
-797 | 168 | 1,010 | -127 | -494 | -1,403 | 1,555 | -173 | 184 | -494 | -128 | 214 |