Segment Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Segment Reporting Information, Profit (Loss) [Abstract]



Statement of Operations Information	Wireless			Wireline			Corporate, Other and Eliminations			Consolidated
	(in millions)
2012
Net operating revenues⁽³⁾	$	32,355		$	2,999		$	12		$	35,366
Inter-segment revenues⁽¹⁾	—			882			(882		)	—
Total segment operating expenses⁽³⁾	(28,208		)	(3,232		)	877			(30,563		)
Segment earnings	$	4,147		$	649		$	7		4,803
Less:
Depreciation and amortization										(6,543		)
Business combination and hurricane-related charges⁽³⁾										(64		)
Other, net⁽²⁾										(16		)
Operating loss										(1,820		)
Interest expense										(1,428		)
Equity in losses of unconsolidated investments, net							$	(1,114	)	(1,114		)
Other income, net										190
Loss before income taxes										$	(4,172	)

Statement of Operations Information	Wireless			Wireline			Corporate, Other and Eliminations			Consolidated
	(in millions)
2011
Net operating revenues	$	30,301		$	3,370		$	8		$	33,679
Inter-segment revenues⁽¹⁾	—			956			(956		)	—
Total segment operating expenses	(26,034		)	(3,526		)	953			(28,607		)
Segment earnings	$	4,267		$	800		$	5		5,072
Less:
Depreciation and amortization										(4,858		)
Other, net⁽²⁾										(106		)
Operating income										108
Interest expense										(1,011		)
Equity in losses of unconsolidated investments, net							$	(1,730	)	(1,730		)
Other expense, net										(3		)
Loss before income taxes										$	(2,636	)



Statement of Operations Information	Wireless			Wireline			Corporate, Other and Eliminations			Consolidated
	(in millions)
2010
Net operating revenues	$	28,597		$	3,959		$	7		$	32,563
Inter-segment revenues⁽¹⁾	—			1,081			(1,081		)	—
Total segment operating expenses	(24,066		)	(3,950		)	1,086			(26,930		)
Segment earnings	$	4,531		$	1,090		$	12		5,633
Less:
Depreciation and amortization										(6,248		)
Other, net⁽²⁾										20
Operating loss										(595		)
Interest expense										(1,464		)
Equity in losses of unconsolidated investments, net							$	(1,286	)	(1,286		)
Other income, net										46
Loss before income taxes										$	(3,299	)

Other Information	Wireless			Wireline			Corporate, Other and Eliminations⁽⁴⁾			Consolidated
	(in millions)
2012
Capital expenditures	$	3,753		$	240		$	268		$	4,261
Total assets	38,297			2,195			11,078			51,570
2011
Capital expenditures	$	2,702		$	168		$	260		$	3,130
Total assets	37,606			2,355			9,422			49,383
2010
Capital expenditures	$	1,455		$	223		$	257		$	1,935
Total assets	38,445			2,655			10,554			51,654

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(1)	Inter-segment revenues consist primarily of wireline services provided to the Wireless segment for resale to or use by wireless subscribers.

(2)

For 2012, other, net consists of $196 million of lease exit costs and $102 million of asset impairment charges, partially offset by net operating income of $236 million associated with the termination of the spectrum hosting arrangement with LightSquared (see Note 12), a gain of $29 million on spectrum swap transactions, and a benefit of $17 million resulting from favorable developments relating to access cost disputes associated with prior periods. For 2011 and 2010, other, net consists primarily of severance, exit costs and asset impairments offset by gains from other asset dispositions and exchanges (See note 9).

(3)

Includes $45 million of hurricane-related charges for 2012, which are classified in our consolidated statements of comprehensive loss as follows: $21 million as contra-revenue in net operating revenues of Wireless, $20 million as cost of services and products ($17 million Wireless; $3 million Wireline), and $4 million as selling, general and administrative expenses of Wireless. Also includes $19 million of business combination charges for fees paid to unrelated parties necessary for the proposed transactions with SoftBank and Clearwire, which is included in our corporate segment and is classified in our consolidated statements of comprehensive loss as selling, general and administrative expenses.


(4)	Corporate assets are not allocated to the operating segments and consist primarily of cash and cash equivalents, the corporate headquarters campus, our equity method investment in Clearwire, other assets managed at a corporate level. Corporate capital expenditures include various administrative assets.

Operating Revenues by Service and Products



Operating Revenues by Service and Products	Wireless		Wireline		Corporate, Other and Eliminations⁽¹⁾			Consolidated
	(in millions)
2012
Wireless services⁽²⁾	$	28,624	$	—	$	—		$	28,624
Wireless equipment	3,248		—		—			3,248
Voice	—		1,627		(515		)	1,112
Data	—		398		(176		)	222
Internet	—		1,781		(190		)	1,591
Other	483		75		11			569
Total net operating revenues	$	32,355	$	3,881	$	(870	)	$	35,366
2011
Wireless services	$	27,129	$	—	$	—		$	27,129
Wireless equipment	2,911		—		—			2,911
Voice	—		1,915		(643		)	1,272
Data	—		460		(163		)	297
Internet	—		1,878		(151		)	1,727
Other	261		73		9			343
Total net operating revenues	$	30,301	$	4,326	$	(948	)	$	33,679
2010
Wireless services	$	25,677	$	—	$	—		$	25,677
Wireless equipment	2,703		—		—			2,703
Voice	—		2,249		(732		)	1,517
Data	—		519		(140		)	379
Internet	—		2,175		(209		)	1,966
Other	217		97		7			321
Total net operating revenues	$	28,597	$	5,040	$	(1,074	)	$	32,563

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(1)	Revenues eliminated in consolidation consist primarily of wireline services provided to the Wireless segment for resale to or use by wireless subscribers.


(2)	Wireless services related to the Wireless segment in 2012 excludes $21 million of hurricane-related contra-revenue charges reflected in net operating revenues in our consolidated statement of comprehensive loss.

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of the profit or loss and total assets for each reportable segment. An entity discloses certain information on each reportable segment if the amounts (a) are included in the measure of segment profit or loss reviewed by the chief operating decision maker or (b) are otherwise regularly provided to the chief operating decision maker, even if not included in that measure of segment profit or loss.

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