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Segments
 3 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2019
Segment Reporting [Abstract]  
Segment
Segments
Sprint operates two reportable segments: Wireless and Wireline.
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Wireless primarily includes retail, wholesale, and affiliate revenue from a wide array of wireless voice and data transmission services, revenue from the sale of wireless devices (handsets and tablets) and accessories, and equipment rentals from devices leased to customers, all of which are generated in the U.S., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
•
Wireline primarily includes revenue from domestic and international wireline communication services provided to other communications companies and targeted business subscribers, in addition to our Wireless segment.
We define segment earnings as wireless or wireline operating income (loss) before other segment expenses such as depreciation, amortization, severance, exit costs, goodwill impairments, asset impairments, and other items, if any, solely and directly attributable to the segment representing items of a non-recurring or unusual nature. Expense and income items excluded from segment earnings are managed at the corporate level. Transactions between segments are generally accounted for based on market rates, which we believe approximate fair value. The Company generally re-establishes these rates at the beginning of each fiscal year. The impact of intercompany pricing rate changes to our Wireline segment earnings does not affect our consolidated results of operations as our Wireless segment has an equivalent offsetting impact in cost of services.
Segment financial information is as follows:  
Statement of Operations Information
Wireless
 
Wireline
 
Corporate,
Other and
Eliminations
 
Consolidated
 
(in millions)
Three Months Ended June 30, 2019
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net operating revenues
$
7,901

 
$
236

 
$
5

 
$
8,142

Inter-segment revenues(1)
—

 
71

 
(71
)
 
—

Total segment operating expenses(2)
(4,864
)
 
(307
)
 
71

 
(5,100
)
Segment earnings
$
3,037

 
$
—

 
$
5

 
3,042

Less:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Depreciation - network and other
 
 
 
 
 
 
(1,120
)
Depreciation - equipment rentals
 
 
 
 
 
 
(1,029
)
Amortization
 
 
 
 
 
 
(118
)
Merger costs(2)
 
 
 
 
 
 
(83
)
Other, net(3)
 
 
 
 
 
 
(237
)
Operating income
 
 
 
 
 
 
455

Interest expense
 
 
 
 
 
 
(619
)
Other income, net
 
 
 
 
 
 
28

Loss before income taxes
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
(136
)
Statement of Operations Information
Wireless
 
Wireline
 
Corporate,
Other and
Eliminations
 
Consolidated
 
(in millions)
Three Months Ended June 30, 2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net operating revenues
$
7,845

 
$
276

 
$
4

 
$
8,125

Inter-segment revenues(1)
—

 
62

 
(62
)
 
—

Total segment operating expenses(2)
(4,527
)
 
(380
)
 
62

 
(4,845
)
Segment earnings (loss)
$
3,318

 
$
(42
)
 
$
4

 
3,280

Less:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Depreciation - network and other
 
 
 
 
 
 
(1,023
)
Depreciation - equipment rentals
 
 
 
 
 
 
(1,136
)
Amortization
 
 
 
 
 
 
(171
)
Merger costs(2)
 
 
 
 
 
 
(93
)
Other, net(3)
 
 
 
 
 
 
(42
)
Operating income
 
 
 
 
 
 
815

Interest expense
 
 
 
 
 
 
(637
)
Other income, net
 
 
 
 
 
 
42

Income before income taxes
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
220


Other Information
 
 
 
 
Wireless
 
Wireline
 
Corporate and
Other
 
Consolidated
 
 
 
 
 
(in millions)
Capital expenditures for the three months ended June 30, 2019
 
 
 
 
$
2,543

 
$
28

 
$
134

 
$
2,705

Capital expenditures for the three months ended June 30, 2018
 
 
 
 
$
2,836

 
$
51

 
$
62

 
$
2,949

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(1)
Inter-segment revenues consist primarily of wireline services provided to the Wireless segment for resale to, or use by, wireless subscribers.
(2)
The three-month periods ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 include $83 million and $93 million, respectively, of merger-related costs, which were recorded in "Selling, general and administrative" in the consolidated statements of comprehensive (loss) income.
(3)
Other, net for the three-month period ended June 30, 2019 includes $210 million of asset impairment charges primarily related to the sale and leaseback of our Overland Park, Kansas campus and $27 million of severance and exit costs due to access termination charges. Other, net for the three-month period ended June 30, 2018 consists of $34 million associated with the purchase of certain leased spectrum assets, which upon termination of the related spectrum leases resulted in the accelerated recognition of the unamortized favorable lease balances and $8 million of severance and exit costs primarily due to access termination charges.
Operating Revenues by Service and Products
Wireless
 
Wireline
 
Corporate,
Other and
Eliminations(1)
 
Consolidated
 
(in millions)
Three Months Ended June 30, 2019
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Service revenue
$
5,042

 
$
289

 
$
(71
)
 
$
5,260

Wireless equipment sales
1,220

 
—

 
—

 
1,220

Wireless equipment rentals
1,359

 
—

 
—

 
1,359

Other 
280

 
18

 
5

 
303

Total net operating revenues
$
7,901

 
$
307

 
$
(66
)
 
$
8,142

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating Revenues by Service and Products
Wireless
 
Wireline
 
Corporate,
Other and
Eliminations(1)
 
Consolidated
 
(in millions)
Three Months Ended June 30, 2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Service revenue
$
5,170

 
$
314

 
$
(62
)
 
$
5,422

Wireless equipment sales
1,173

 
—

 
—

 
1,173

Wireless equipment rentals
1,212

 
—

 
—

 
1,212

Other
290

 
24

 
4

 
318

Total net operating revenues
$
7,845

 
$
338

 
$
(58
)
 
$
8,125


_______________
(1)
Revenues eliminated in consolidation consist primarily of wireline services provided to the Wireless segment for resale to or use by wireless subscribers.