Severance and Exit Costs (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

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. The net expenses are included in "Other, net" within the consolidated statements of operations:

	March 31, 2018		Net Expense			Cash Payments and Other			March 31, 2019
	(in millions)
Lease exit costs	$	165	$	25	(1)	$	(59	)	$	131
Severance costs	64		23		(2)	(81		)	6
Access exit costs	19		37		(3)	(20		)	36
	$	248	$	85		$	(160	)	$	173

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(1) For the year ended March 31, 2019, we recognized costs of $25 million (Wireless only).

(2) For the year ended March 31, 2019, we recognized costs of $23 million ($15 million Wireless, $8 million Wireline).

(3) For the year ended March 31, 2019, we recognized costs of $37 million ($26 million Wireless, $11 million Wireline) as "Severance and exit costs".

	March 31, 2017		Net (Benefit) Expense				Cash Payments and Other			March 31, 2018
	(in millions)
Lease exit costs	$	249	$	(2	)	(4)	$	(82	)	$	165
Severance costs	12		79			(5)	(27		)	64
Access exit costs	40		3			(6)	(24		)	19
	$	301	$	80			$	(133	)	$	248

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(4) For the year ended March 31, 2018, we recognized a benefit of $2 million ($5 million benefit Wireless, $3 million costs Wireline).

(5) For the year ended March 31, 2018, we recognized costs of $79 million ($73 million Wireless, $6 million Wireline).

(6) For the year ended March 31, 2018, we recognized costs of $3 million ($10 million benefit Wireless, $13 million costs Wireline) as "Severance and exit costs".