Credit Losses on Financial Instruments (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2023

Credit Loss [Abstract]

Schedule of Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss

The following table presents the activity of our allowance for credit losses by accounts receivable portfolio for the six months ended June 30, 2023:

	Business		Mass Markets	Total
	(Dollars in millions)
As of December 31, 2022(1)	$	57	28	85
Provision for expected losses	18		29	47
Write-offs charged against the allowance	(24)		(34)	(58)
Recoveries collected	3		1	4
Ending balance at June 30, 2023(1)	$	54	24	78

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(1)As of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, these amounts excluded $5 million of allowance for credit losses classified as held for sale related to the EMEA business included in the Business portfolio. See Note 2—Planned Divestiture of the EMEA Business.