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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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The cash outflow for loan and debt issuance costs.

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Debt - Debt to Affiliates - Commitment Letter (Details) - Sprint - USD ($)	Sep. 06, 2019	Dec. 31, 2019	Sep. 07, 2019
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Required fees by acquirer upon consummation		$ 0
Secured and Unsecured Debt Financing
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Financing commitment, amount	$ 30,000,000,000.0
Secured and Unsecured Debt Financing \| Scenario One
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Payments of consent fees	340,000,000
Required fees by acquirer upon consummation		$ 12,000,000
Secured Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Financing commitment, amount	4,000,000,000.0
Secured Term Loan Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Financing commitment, amount	7,000,000,000.0		$ 4,000,000,000.0
Secured Bridge Loan Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Financing commitment, amount	$ 19,000,000,000.0