Receivables from sale-leaseback

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Amount of minimum sublease rentals for sale-leaseback transactions accounted for using the deposit method or as a financing to be received by the seller-lessee in the remainder of the fiscal year following the latest fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported on a rolling approach, from latest balance sheet date.

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Amount of minimum sublease rentals for sale-leaseback transactions accounted for using the deposit method or as a financing to be received by the seller-lessee in the next fiscal year following the latest fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported on a rolling approach, from latest balance sheet date.

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Amount of minimum sublease rentals for sale-leaseback transactions accounted for using the deposit method or as a financing to be received by the seller-lessee in the second fiscal year following the latest fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported on a rolling approach, from latest balance sheet date.

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Amount of gain (loss) on sale or disposal of property, plant and equipment assets, including oil and gas property and timber property.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 28
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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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The amount of the monthly rental payments due under the lease entered into in connection with the transactions involving the sale of property to another party and the lease of the property back to the seller.

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The net book value of the asset(s) sold in connection with the sale of the property to another party and lease back to the seller.

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Amount of cash inflow after closing and deferred financing costs received by a seller-lessee in a sale-leaseback recognized in investing activities.

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Funding Sources Handset Sale-Leaseback (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Nov. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Nov. 19, 2015
Sale Leaseback Transaction [Line Items]
Sale Leaseback Transaction, Net Book Value					$ 1,300
Sale Leaseback Transaction, Net Proceeds, Investing Activities			$ 1,136	$ 0
Leased handset [Member]
Sale Leaseback Transaction [Line Items]
Sale Leaseback Transaction, Net Proceeds, Investing Activities	$ 1,100
Receivables from sale-leaseback					$ 126
Gain (Loss) on Disposition of Property Plant Equipment	$ 65
Sale Leaseback Transaction, Monthly Rental Payments		$ 60	60
Sale Leaseback Transaction, Quarterly Rental Payments		176	176
Future Minimum Sublease Rentals, Sale Leaseback Transactions, Next Twelve Months		673	673
Future Minimum Sublease Rentals, Sale Leaseback Transactions, within Two Years		$ 113	$ 113