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Severance and Exit Costs (Tables)
 6 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2015
Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]  
Restructuring and Related 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:
 
March 31,
2015
 
Net
(Benefit) Expense
 
Cash Payments
and Other
 
September 30,
2015
 
(in millions)
Lease exit costs
$
291

 
$
(2
)
(1) 
$
(62
)
 
$
227

Severance costs
119

 
18

(2) 
(103
)
 
34

Access exit costs
44

 
2

(3) 
(22
)
 
24

 
$
454

 
$
18

 
$
(187
)
 
$
285

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(1)
In addition to the $20 million income (Wireless only) related to U.S. Cellular, we recognized costs of $13 million (Wireless only), and $18 million (Wireless only) for the three and six-month periods ended September 30, 2015, respectively, included in "Other, net" on the consolidated statements of comprehensive loss.
(2)
For the three and six-month periods ended September 30, 2015, we recognized costs of $11 million ($10 million Wireless, $1 million Wireline), and $18 million ($16 million Wireless, $2 million Wireline), respectively, included in "Other, net" on the consolidated statements of comprehensive loss.
(3)
For the three and six-month periods ended September 30, 2015, we recognized costs of $1 million (Wireless only), and $2 million (Wireless only), respectively, included in "Other, net" on the consolidated statements of comprehensive loss.