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Severance, Exit Costs and Asset Impairments Severance, Exit Costs and Asset Impairments (Tables)
 6 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2014
Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]  
Schedule of Severance and Exit Costs [Table Text Block]
The following provides the activity in the severance and exit costs liability included in "Accounts payable," "Accrued expenses and other current liabilities" and "Other liabilities" within the consolidated balance sheets:
 
Successor
 
March 31,
2014
 
Net
Expense
 
Cash Payments
and Other
 
September 30,
2014
 
(in millions)
Lease exit costs
$
650

 
$
13

(1) 
$
(220
)
 
$
443

Severance costs
197

 
269

(2) 
(177
)
 
289

Access exit costs
124

 
29

(3) 
(60
)
 
93

 
$
971

 
$
311

 
$
(457
)
 
$
825

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(1)
For the Successor three and six-month periods ended September 30, 2014, we recognized costs of $10 million and $13 million ( Wireless only).
(2)
For the Successor three and six-month periods ended September 30, 2014, we recognized costs of $263 million ($228 million Wireless, $35 million Wireline) and $269 million ($233 million Wireless, $36 million Wireline), respectively.
(3)
For the Successor three and six-month periods ended September 30, 2014, we recognized costs of $11 million ($9 million Wireless, $2 million Wireline) and $29 million ($24 million Wireless, $5 million Wireline), respectively.