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Intangible Assets (Tables)
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2014
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]  
Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets
 
Predecessor
 
December 31,
2012
 
Net
Additions
 
July 10,
2013
 
(in millions)
FCC licenses
$
20,268

 
$
12,580

 
$
32,848

Trademarks
409

 
—

 
409

Goodwill
359

 
715

 
1,074

 
$
21,036

 
$
13,295

 
$
34,331


 
Successor
 
July 11,
2013
 
Net
Additions
 
December 31,
2013
 
(in millions)
FCC licenses
$
35,723

 
$
166

(1 
) 
$
35,889

Trademarks
5,935

 
—

 
5,935

Goodwill
6,434

 
—

 
6,434

 
$
48,092

 
$
166

 
$
48,258

 
December 31,
2013
 
Net
Additions
 
March 31,
2014
 
(in millions)
FCC licenses
$
35,889

 
$
154

 
$
36,043

Trademarks
5,935

 
—

 
5,935

Goodwill
6,434

 
(51
)
(2 
) 
6,383

 
$
48,258

 
$
103

 
$
48,361
Intangible Assets Subject to Amortization
 
 
 
Successor
 
 
Predecessor
 
 
 
March 31, 2014
 
December 31, 2013
 
 
December 31, 2012
 
Useful Lives
 
Gross
Carrying
Value
 
Accumulated
Amortization
 
Net
Carrying
Value
 
Gross
Carrying
Value
 
Accumulated
Amortization
 
Net
Carrying
Value
 
 
Gross
Carrying
Value
 
Accumulated
Amortization
 
Net
Carrying
Value
 
 
 
(in millions)
Customer relationships
4 to 8 years
 
$
6,923

 
$
(1,289
)
 
$
5,634

 
$
6,923

 
$
(875
)
 
$
6,048

 
 
$
234

 
$
(230
)
 
$
4

Other intangible assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Favorable spectrum leases
23 years
 
884

 
(30
)
 
854

 
884

 
(20
)
 
864

 
 
—

 
—

 
—

Favorable tower leases
3 to 7 years
 
589

 
(80
)
 
509

 
589

 
(52
)
 
537

 
 
—

 
—

 
—

Trademarks
34 years
 
520

 
(12
)
 
508

 
520

 
(8
)
 
512

 
 
1,168

 
(681
)
 
487

Reacquired rights
9 to 14 years
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
 
1,571

 
(785
)
 
786

Other
4 to 10 years
 
60

 
(7
)
 
53

 
58

 
(5
)
 
53

 
 
138

 
(80
)
 
58

Total other intangible assets
 
2,053

 
(129
)
 
1,924

 
2,051

 
(85
)
 
1,966

 
 
2,877

 
(1,546
)
 
1,331

Total definite-lived intangible assets
 
$
8,976

 
$
(1,418
)
 
$
7,558

 
$
8,974

 
$
(960
)
 
$
8,014

 
 
$
3,111

 
$
(1,776
)
 
$
1,335
Intangible Assets Subject to Amortization, Future Amortization Expense [Table Text Block]
 
Fiscal Year 2014
 
Fiscal Year 2015
 
Fiscal Year 2016
 
Fiscal Year 2017
 
Fiscal Year 2018
 
(in millions)
Estimated amortization expense
$
1,676

 
$
1,426

 
$
1,161

 
$
881

 
$
664