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Segment Information (Segment Financial Information) (Details) (USD $)
3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2012
Sep. 30, 2012
Jun. 30, 2012
Mar. 31, 2012
Dec. 31, 2011
Sep. 30, 2011
Jun. 30, 2011
Mar. 31, 2011
Dec. 31, 2012
Dec. 31, 2011
Dec. 31, 2010
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]                      
Segment Reporting Information, Total Net Operating Revenues                 $ 35,366,000,000 $ 33,679,000,000 $ 32,563,000,000
Net operating revenues 9,005,000,000 8,763,000,000 8,843,000,000 8,734,000,000 8,722,000,000 8,333,000,000 8,311,000,000 8,313,000,000 35,345,000,000 33,679,000,000 32,563,000,000
Inter-segment revenues                 0 [1] 0 [1] 0 [1]
Total segment operating expenses                 (30,563,000,000) (28,607,000,000) (26,930,000,000)
Segment Reporting Information Operating Income or Loss                 4,803,000,000 5,072,000,000 5,633,000,000
Depreciation and Amortization                 (6,543,000,000) (4,858,000,000) (6,248,000,000)
Business combination and hurricane-related charges                 (64,000,000)    
Other, net                 (16,000,000) [2] (106,000,000) [2] 20,000,000 [2]
Operating income (loss) (705,000,000) (231,000,000) (629,000,000) (255,000,000) (438,000,000) 208,000,000 79,000,000 259,000,000 (1,820,000,000) 108,000,000 (595,000,000)
Interest Expense                 1,428,000,000 1,011,000,000 1,464,000,000
Equity in losses of unconsolidated investments, net                 (1,114,000,000) (1,730,000,000) (1,286,000,000)
Other Nonoperating Income (Expense)                 190,000,000 (3,000,000) 46,000,000
Loss before income taxes                 (4,172,000,000) (2,636,000,000) (3,299,000,000)
Segment Reporting Information, Expenditures for Additions to Long-Lived Assets                 4,261,000,000 3,130,000,000 1,935,000,000
Assets 51,570,000,000       49,383,000,000       51,570,000,000 49,383,000,000 51,654,000,000
Restructuring Charges                 240,000,000 28,000,000 8,000,000
Asset Impairment Charges                 102,000,000 78,000,000 125,000,000
Spectrum Hosting Revenue     7,000,000 236,000,000         236,000,000 0 0
Gain Loss from asset dispositions and exchanges                 29,000,000 0 69,000,000
Net benefit resulting from favorable developments relating to access cost disputes associated with prior periods                 17,000,000    
Other Nonrecurring (Income) Expense                 45,000,000    
Cost of services and products, nonrecurring                 20,000,000    
Business Combination, Acquisition Related Costs                 19,000,000    
Wireless [Member]
                     
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]                      
Segment Reporting Information, Revenue for Reportable Segment                 32,355,000,000 30,301,000,000 28,597,000,000
Segment Reporting Information, Total Net Operating Revenues                 32,355,000,000 30,301,000,000 28,597,000,000
Inter-segment revenues                 0 [1] 0 [1] 0
Total segment operating expenses                 (28,208,000,000) (26,034,000,000) (24,066,000,000)
Segment Reporting Information Operating Income or Loss                 4,147,000,000 4,267,000,000 4,531,000,000
Segment Reporting Information, Expenditures for Additions to Long-Lived Assets                 3,753,000,000 2,702,000,000 1,455,000,000
Assets 38,297,000,000       37,606,000,000       38,297,000,000 37,606,000,000 38,445,000,000
Restructuring Charges                   25,000,000 11,000,000
Contra Revenue                 21,000,000    
Cost of services and products, nonrecurring                 17,000,000    
Other Nonrecurring Expense                 4,000,000    
Wireline [Member]
                     
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]                      
Segment Reporting Information, Revenue for Reportable Segment                 2,999,000,000 3,370,000,000 3,959,000,000
Segment Reporting Information, Total Net Operating Revenues                 3,881,000,000 4,326,000,000 5,040,000,000
Inter-segment revenues                 882,000,000 [1] 956,000,000 [1] 1,081,000,000 [1]
Total segment operating expenses                 (3,232,000,000) (3,526,000,000) (3,950,000,000)
Segment Reporting Information Operating Income or Loss                 649,000,000 800,000,000 1,090,000,000
Segment Reporting Information, Expenditures for Additions to Long-Lived Assets                 240,000,000 168,000,000 223,000,000
Assets 2,195,000,000       2,355,000,000       2,195,000,000 2,355,000,000 2,655,000,000
Restructuring Charges                   3,000,000 3,000,000
Cost of services and products, nonrecurring                 3,000,000    
Corporate, Other And Eliminations [Member]
                     
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]                      
Segment Reporting Information, Revenue for Reportable Segment                 12,000,000 8,000,000 7,000,000
Segment Reporting Information, Total Net Operating Revenues                 (870,000,000) [3] (948,000,000) [3] (1,074,000,000) [3]
Inter-segment revenues                 (882,000,000) [1] (956,000,000) [1] (1,081,000,000) [1]
Total segment operating expenses                 877,000,000 953,000,000 1,086,000,000
Segment Reporting Information Operating Income or Loss                 7,000,000 5,000,000 12,000,000
Equity in losses of unconsolidated investments, net                 (1,114,000,000) (1,730,000,000) (1,286,000,000)
Segment Reporting Information, Expenditures for Additions to Long-Lived Assets                 268,000,000 [4] 260,000,000 [4] 257,000,000 [4]
Assets 11,078,000,000 [4]       9,422,000,000 [4]       11,078,000,000 [4] 9,422,000,000 [4] 10,554,000,000 [4]
Clearwire [Member]
                     
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]                      
Equity in losses of unconsolidated investments, net                 1,100,000,000 1,700,000,000 1,300,000,000
Asset Impairment Charges                 41,000,000 361,000,000 97,000,000
Lease [Member]
                     
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]                      
Restructuring Charges                 $ 196,000,000    
[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] Revenues eliminated in consolidation consist primarily of wireline services provided to the Wireless segment for resale to or use by wireless subscribers.
[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.