CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2018	Mar. 31, 2018
Current Assets
Cash and Cash Equivalents	$ 5,726	$ 6,610
Short-term Investments	3,186	2,354
Accounts and notes receivable, net	3,555	3,711
Device and accessory inventory	859	1,003
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	1,121	575
Total current assets	14,447	14,253
Property, plant and equipment, net	20,816	19,925
Costs to acquire a customer contract	1,379
Intangible assets
Goodwill	6,598	6,586
FCC licenses and other	41,373	41,309
Definite-lived intangible assets, net	2,075	2,465
Other assets	1,163	921
Total assets	87,851	85,459
Current Liabilities
Accounts payable	4,210	3,409
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	3,370	3,962
Current portion of long-term debt, financing and capital lease obligations	5,346	3,429
Total current liabilities	12,926	10,800
Long-term debt, financing and capital lease obligations	35,329	37,463
Deferred tax liabilities	7,704	7,294
Other liabilities	3,428	3,483
Total liabilities	59,387	59,040
Commitments and contingencies
Shareholders' Equity
Common stock, voting, par value $0.01 per share, 9.0 billion authorized, 4.013 billion and 4.005 billion issued, respectively	41	40
Paid-in capital	28,251	27,884
Treasury shares, at cost	15	0
Accumulated deficit	432	(1,255)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(308)	(313)
Total stockholders' equity	28,401	26,356
Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	63	63
Stockholders' Equity, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	28,464	26,419
Liabilities and Equity	$ 87,851	$ 85,459

The aggregate of amounts due from customers or clients, within one year of the balance sheet date (or one operating cycle, if longer), for goods or services that have been delivered or sold in the normal course of business and an amount representing an agreement for an unconditional promise by the maker to pay the entity (holder) a definite sum of money at a future date within one year of the balance sheet, reduced to their estimated net realizable fair value by an allowance established by the entity of the amount it deems uncertain of collection and net of any write-downs taken for collection uncertainty on the part of the holder, respectively.

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Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of liabilities incurred (and for which invoices have typically been received) and payable to vendors for goods and services received that are used in an entity's business. Used to reflect the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer).