Severance and Exit Costs (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]

Schedule of Severance and Exit Costs

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			March 31, 2016
	(in millions)
Lease exit costs	$	291	$	156	(1)	$	(109	)	$	338
Severance costs	119		216		(2)	(185		)	150
Access exit costs	44		19		(3)	(26		)	37
	$	454	$	391		$	(320	)	$	525

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(1) We recognized costs of $176 million (Wireless only) for the Successor year ended March 31, 2016, which were offset by $20 million of income (Wireless only) resulting from a revision to our estimate of a previously recorded reserve.

(2) For the Successor year ended March 31, 2016, we recognized costs of $216 million ($191 million Wireless, $25 million Wireline).

(3) For the Successor year ended March 31, 2016, $2 million (solely attributable to Wireline) was recognized as "Cost of services" and $17 million (solely attributable to Wireless) was recognized as "Severance and exit costs."

	March 31, 2014		Net Expense				Cash Payments and Other			March 31, 2015
	(in millions)
Lease exit costs	$	650	$	(28	)	(4)	$	(331	)	$	291
Severance costs	197		253			(5)	(331		)	119
Access exit costs	124		38			(6)	(118		)	44
	$	971	$	263			$	(780	)	$	454

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(4) We recognized costs of $13 million ($12 million Wireless and $1 million Wireline) for the year ended March 31, 2015, which were offset by $41 million of income (Wireless only) resulting from a revision to our estimate of a previously recorded reserve.

(5) For the Successor year ended March 31, 2015, we recognized costs of $253 million ($218 million Wireless, $35 million Wireline).

(6) For the Successor year ended March 31, 2015, we recognized costs of $38 million ($33 million Wireless, $5 million Wireline).