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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies and Other Information (Details) - USD ($)
$ / shares in Units, $ in Millions
3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2019
Dec. 31, 2018
Sep. 30, 2018
Jun. 30, 2018
Mar. 31, 2018
Dec. 31, 2017
Sep. 30, 2017
Jun. 30, 2017
Mar. 31, 2020
Mar. 31, 2019
Mar. 31, 2018
Mar. 31, 2017
Apr. 01, 2019
Apr. 01, 2018
Oct. 31, 2017
Mar. 31, 2016
Accounts and notes receivable, net $ 3,554       $ 3,711         $ 3,554 $ 3,711     $ 3,808    
Service                   22,857 23,834 $ 25,368        
Goodwill, Impairment Loss                   2,000            
Revenue, equipment rentals, net                   5,137 4,048 3,295        
Depreciation, equipment rentals                   4,538 3,792 3,116        
Allowance For Doubtful Accounts Writeoffs Net Of Recoveries                   360 451 371        
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Amount 1,400       1,400         1,400 1,400          
Defined Benefit Plan, Benefit Obligation 2,200       2,200         2,200 2,200          
Defined Benefit Plan, Funded (Unfunded) Status of Plan $ (800)       $ (800)         (800) (800)          
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Defined Benefit Plan, Gain (Loss), after Reclassification Adjustment, before Tax                   $ (49) $ (30) $ 35        
Defined Benefit Plan, Assumptions Used Calculating Benefit Obligation, Discount Rate 4.10%       4.10%         4.10% 4.10% 4.30%        
Defined Benefit Plan, Assumptions Used Calculating Net Periodic Benefit Cost, Expected Long-term Rate of Return on Plan Assets                   7.25% 7.50%          
Defined Contribution Plan, Employer Matching Contribution, Percent of Match, Base Contribution                   100.00% 50.00% 50.00%        
Defined Contribution Plan, Employer Matching Contribution, Percent, Base Contribution                   3.00% 4.00% 4.00%        
Defined Contribution Plan Fixed Matching Contributions                   $ 47 $ 38 $ 28        
Percentage of Operating Revenues Related to Universal Service Fund Fees                   1.00% 1.00% 2.00%        
Installment Billing Maximum Payment Term                   24 months            
Number of shares available and reserved for future grants under the 2007 Plan and ESPP 190,000,000                 190,000,000            
Pre Tax Share And Non Share Based Compensation Charges                   $ 132 $ 182 $ 93        
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Tax Benefit from Compensation Expense                   30 65 33        
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Total Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized $ 102                 $ 102            
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized, Period for Recognition                   1 year 7 months 6 days            
Advertising Expense                   $ 1,100 1,300 1,100        
Retained Earnings (Accumulated Deficit) (1,883)       $ (1,255)         (1,883) (1,255)     60    
Proceeds from Sale and Collection of Receivables                   223 1,140 10,498        
Payments to Acquire Equipment on Lease                   7,441 7,461 4,976        
Call premiums paid on debt redemptions                   0 131 0        
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities                   10,429 10,062 (3,290)        
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities                   483 210 (5,286)        
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents 7,063       6,659         7,063 6,659 2,942       $ 2,641
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax                   33,600            
Revenue, equipment sales, net                   5,606 4,524 4,684        
Revenues 8,441 $ 8,601 $ 8,433 $ 8,125 8,083 $ 8,239 $ 7,927 $ 8,157   33,600 32,406 33,347        
Net operating expenses:                                
Cost of services (exclusive of depreciation and amortization included below)                   6,664 6,801 7,861        
Cost of equipment sales                   6,082 6,109 6,583        
Cost of equipment rentals                   643 493 975        
Selling, general and administrative                   7,774 8,087 7,994        
Impairments                   2,000 0 0        
Depreciation, network and other                   4,245 3,976 3,982        
Amortization                   608 812 1,052        
Other Operating Income (Expense), Net                   648 391 (20)        
Costs and Expenses                   33,202 29,679 31,583        
Operating Income (Loss) $ (1,674) $ 479 $ 778 $ 815 $ 236 $ 727 $ 601 $ 1,163   398 2,727 1,764        
Other income (expense), net                   187 (59) (40)        
Nonoperating Income (Expense)                   (2,376) (2,424) (2,535)        
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Noncontrolling Interest                   (1,978) 303 (771)        
Income tax benefit (expense)                   35 7,074 (435)        
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations, Net of Tax, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest                   (1,943) 7,377 (1,206)        
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest                   $ 0 $ (12) $ 0        
Earnings Per Share, Basic $ (0.53) $ (0.03) $ 0.05 $ 0.04 $ 0.02 $ 1.79 $ (0.01) $ 0.05   $ (0.48) $ 1.85 $ (0.30)        
Earnings Per Share, Diluted $ (530,000) $ (30,000) $ 50,000 $ 40,000 $ 20,000 $ 1,760,000 $ (10,000) $ 50,000   $ (0.48) $ 1.81 $ (0.30)        
Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding, Basic                   4,057,000,000 3,999,000,000 3,981,000,000        
Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding, Diluted                   4,057,000,000 4,078,000,000 3,981,000,000        
Device and accessory inventory $ 999       $ 1,003         $ 999 $ 1,003     979    
Prepaid expenses and other current assets 1,289       575         1,289 575     846    
Capitalized Contract Cost, Net 1,559                 1,559       1,219    
Other assets 1,118       921         1,118 921     964    
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities 3,597       3,962         3,597 3,962     3,927    
Deferred tax liabilities 7,556       7,294         7,556 7,294     7,660    
Other liabilities 3,437       3,483         3,437 3,483     3,451    
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax $ (392)       $ (313)         (392) $ (313)     (321)    
Equipment sales [Member]                                
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax                   5,606            
Sales Channel, Through Intermediary [Member] | Equipment sales [Member]                                
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax                   $ 3,546            
Building and Building Improvements [Member] | Minimum [Member]                                
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life                   3 years            
Building and Building Improvements [Member] | Maximum [Member]                                
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life                   30 years            
Non-network Internal Use Software Office Equipment, Leased Devices And Other [Member] | Minimum [Member]                                
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life                   3 years            
Non-network Internal Use Software Office Equipment, Leased Devices And Other [Member] | Maximum [Member]                                
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life                   12 years            
Network and Non-network Software [Member] | Minimum [Member]                                
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life                   3 years            
Network and Non-network Software [Member] | Maximum [Member]                                
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life                   5 years            
U.S. Equity Securities [Member]                                
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Allocation Percentage of Assets, Equity Securities 38.00%                 38.00%            
International Equity Securities [Member] [Member]                                
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Allocation Percentage of Assets, Equity Securities 16.00%                 16.00%            
Fixed Income Investments [Member]                                
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Allocation Percentage of Assets, Equity Securities 37.00%                 37.00%            
Fixed Income Securities [Member]                                
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Allocation Percentage of Assets, Equity Securities                             28.00%  
Real Estate Investment [Member]                                
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Allocation Percentage of Assets, Equity Securities 9.00%                 9.00%            
Other Investment Companies [Member]                                
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Allocation Percentage of Assets, Equity Securities                             9.00%  
Quoted prices in active markets [Member]                                
Investment Owned, Percent of Net Assets 27.00%                 27.00%            
Observable [Member]                                
Investment Owned, Percent of Net Assets 64.00%                 64.00%            
Unobservable [Member]                                
Investment Owned, Percent of Net Assets 9.00%                 9.00%            
Employee Stock Option [Member]                                
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Net of Forfeitures                     3,000,000.00          
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value                     $ 3.98          
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Risk Free Interest Rate, Minimum                     1.93%          
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Risk Free Interest Rate, Maximum                     2.65%          
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Expected Volatility Rate, Minimum                     41.90%          
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Expected Volatility Rate, Maximum                     51.80%          
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Expected Dividend Rate                     0.00%          
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period                     3 years          
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Number 22,000,000                 22,000,000            
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercisable, Number 18,000,000                 18,000,000            
Employee Stock Option [Member] | Minimum [Member]                                
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Expected Term                     5 years 6 months          
Employee Stock Option [Member] | Maximum [Member]                                
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Expected Term                     6 years 6 months          
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member]                                
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period                   17,000,000            
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value                   $ 5.35            
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Non-Option Equity Instruments, Outstanding, Number 71,000,000                 71,000,000            
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member] | Minimum [Member]                                
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period                   1 year            
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member] | Maximum [Member]                                
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period                   3 years            
Performance Shares [Member]                                
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Risk Free Interest Rate, Minimum                     1.79%          
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Risk Free Interest Rate, Maximum                     2.42%          
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Expected Volatility Rate, Minimum                     41.85%          
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Expected Volatility Rate, Maximum                     51.79%          
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Expected Dividend Rate                     0.00%          
Tranche one [Member] | Performance Shares [Member]                                
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period                     4 years          
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Rights, Percentage                     50.00%          
Tranche two [Member] | Performance Shares [Member]                                
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period                     5 years          
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Rights, Percentage                     50.00%          
Share-based Compensation Award, Tranche One modified [Member] | Performance Shares [Member]                                
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period                     2 years          
Share-based Compensation Award, Tranche Two modified [Member] | Performance Shares [Member]                                
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period                     3 years          
Share-based Compensation Award, Tranche Three [Member] | Performance Shares [Member]                                
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period                     4 years          
Scenario, Forecast [Member]                                
Defined Benefit Plan, Estimated Future Employer Contributions in Next Fiscal Year                 $ 77              
Defined Benefit Plan, Assumptions Used Calculating Net Periodic Benefit Cost, Expected Long-term Rate of Return on Plan Assets                 7.00%              
Defined Contribution Plan, Employer Matching Contribution, Percent of Match, Base Contribution                 100.00%              
Defined Contribution Plan, Employer Matching Contribution, Percent, Base Contribution                 3.00%              
Retained Earnings [Member] | Accounting Standards Update 2014-09 [Member]                                
Cumulative Effect of New Accounting Principle in Period of Adoption, Before Tax                           1,700    
Cumulative Effect of New Accounting Principle in Period of Adoption                           1,300    
Retained Earnings [Member] | Accounting Standards Update 2016-01 [Member]                                
Cumulative Effect of New Accounting Principle in Period of Adoption, Before Tax                           0    
Cumulative Effect of New Accounting Principle in Period of Adoption                           $ 0    
Adjustments for New Accounting Pronouncement [Member] | Scenario, Forecast [Member]                                
Finance Lease, Right-of-Use Asset                         $ 600      
Net operating expenses:                                
Operating Lease, Liability                         $ 7,000