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Severance and Exit Costs (Tables)
 9 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 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
Expense
 
Cash Payments
and Other
 
December 31,
2015
 
(in millions)
Lease exit costs
$
291

 
$
30

(1) 
$
(107
)
 
$
214

Severance costs
119

 
194

(2) 
(129
)
 
184

Access exit costs
44

 
3

(3) 
(26
)
 
21

 
$
454

 
$
227

 
$
(262
)
 
$
419

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(1)
In addition to the $20 million income (Wireless only) related to U.S. Cellular, we recognized costs of $32 million (Wireless only), and $50 million (Wireless only) for the three and nine-month periods ended December 31, 2015, respectively, included in "Severance and Exit Costs" on the consolidated statements of comprehensive loss.
(2)
For the three and nine-month periods ended December 31, 2015, we recognized costs of $176 million ($156 million Wireless, $20 million Wireline), and $194 million ($172 million Wireless, $22 million Wireline), respectively, included in "Severance and Exit Costs" on the consolidated statements of comprehensive loss.
(3)
For the three and nine-month periods ended December 31, 2015, we recognized costs of $1 million (Wireless only), and $3 million (Wireless only), respectively, included in "Severance and Exit Costs" on the consolidated statements of comprehensive loss.