Other Financial Information (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Additional Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of components of other current assets

The following table presents details of other current assets in our consolidated balance sheets:

	As of September 30, 2016		As of December 31, 2015
	(Dollars in millions)
Prepaid expenses	$	271	238
Materials, supplies and inventory	136		144
Assets held for sale	1		8
Deferred activation and installation charges	111		105
Other	112		86
Total other current assets	$	631	581

Schedule of current liabilities including accounts payable and other current liabilities

Current liabilities reflected in our consolidated balance sheets include accounts payable and other current liabilities as follows:

	As of September 30, 2016		As of December 31, 2015
	(Dollars in millions)
Accounts payable	$	1,036	968
Other current liabilities:
Accrued rent	$	29	32
Legal contingencies	46		20
Other	180		168
Total other current liabilities	$	255	220