Segment Reporting (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2024	Jun. 30, 2023	Jun. 30, 2024	Jun. 30, 2023
Segment Reporting Information
Revenues	$ 6,659	$ 6,348	$ 14,088	$ 14,070
Depreciation and amortization	285	315	553	505
Impairment losses	15	0	15	0
Gain (loss) on sale of assets	5	3	1	202
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates	4	5	7	10
Loss on debt extinguishment	(202)	0	(260)	0
Income/(loss) before income taxes	1,052	397	1,747	(1,274)
Net income /(loss)	738	308	1,249	(1,027)
Corporate
Segment Reporting Information
Revenues	0	0	0	0
Depreciation and amortization	10	9	20	18
Impairment losses	0		0
Gain (loss) on sale of assets	0	0	0	0
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates	0	0	0	0
Loss on debt extinguishment	(202)		(260)
Income/(loss) before income taxes	(326)	(137)	(494)	(300)
Net income /(loss)	(648)	(224)	(1,014)	(98)
Eliminations
Segment Reporting Information
Revenues	(13)	(6)	(19)	(16)
Depreciation and amortization	0	0	0	0
Impairment losses	0		0
Gain (loss) on sale of assets	0	0	0	0
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates	0	0	0	0
Loss on debt extinguishment	0		0
Income/(loss) before income taxes	0	0	0	0
Net income /(loss)	0	0	0	0
Texas | Operating Segments
Segment Reporting Information
Revenues	2,763	2,515	4,996	4,549
Depreciation and amortization	63	73	130	148
Impairment losses	0		0
Gain (loss) on sale of assets	0	0	(4)	0
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates	0	0	0	0
Loss on debt extinguishment	0		0
Income/(loss) before income taxes	966	785	1,315	1,069
Net income /(loss)	966	785	1,315	1,069
East | Operating Segments
Segment Reporting Information
Revenues	2,532	2,503	6,047	6,679
Depreciation and amortization	22	30	45	60
Impairment losses	0		0
Gain (loss) on sale of assets	0	3	0	202
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates	0	0	0	0
Loss on debt extinguishment	0		0
Income/(loss) before income taxes	447	(100)	1,027	(1,502)
Net income /(loss)	447	(101)	1,028	(1,503)
West/Services/Other | Operating Segments
Segment Reporting Information
Revenues	910	892	2,129	2,266
Depreciation and amortization	46	23	70	47
Impairment losses	15		15
Gain (loss) on sale of assets	5	0	5	0
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates	4	5	7	10
Loss on debt extinguishment	0		0
Income/(loss) before income taxes	(4)	(128)	(79)	(479)
Net income /(loss)	2	(129)	(58)	(433)
Vivint Smart Home | Operating Segments
Segment Reporting Information
Revenues	467	444	935	592
Depreciation and amortization	144	180	288	232
Impairment losses	0		0
Gain (loss) on sale of assets	0	0	0	0
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates	0	0	0	0
Loss on debt extinguishment	0		0
Income/(loss) before income taxes	(31)	(23)	(22)	(62)
Net income /(loss)	$ (29)	$ (23)	$ (22)	$ (62)