Revenue Recognition (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2022

Revenue Recognition [Abstract]

Disaggregation Of Revenue

	Successor				Predecessor
	For the year ended		For the eight months		For the four months		For the year ended
	December 31,		ended December 31,		ended April 30,		December 31,
($ in millions)	2022		2021		2021		2020
Data and Internet services	$	3,390	$	2,224	$	1,125	$	3,478
Voice services		1,498		1,091		647		2,085
Video services		520		397		223		789
Other		325		246		125		429
Revenue from contracts
with customers (1)		5,733		3,958		2,120		6,781
Subsidy and other regulatory revenue (2)		54		222		111		374
Total revenue	$	5,787	$	4,180	$	2,231	$	7,155
	Successor				Predecessor
	For the year ended		For the eight months		For the four months		For the year ended
	December 31,		ended December 31,		ended April 30,		December 31,
($ in millions)	2022		2021		2021		2020
Consumer (3)	$	3,116	$	2,125	$	1,133	$	3,609
Business and Wholesale		2,617		1,833		987		3,172
Revenue from contracts
with customers (1)		5,733		3,958		2,120		6,781
Subsidy and other regulatory revenue (2)		54		222		111		374
Total revenue	$	5,787	$	4,180	$	2,231	$	7,155

⁽¹⁾Includes $63 million of lease revenue for the year ended December 31, 2022, $21 million for the four months ended April 30, 2021, $42 million for the eight months ended December 31, 2021 and $67 million for the year ended December 31, 2020.

⁽²⁾Includes $30 million in transition services provided to the purchaser in connection with the divestiture of the Northwest Operations for the year ended December 31, 2020.

⁽³⁾Due to changes in methodology during the second quarter of 2021, historical periods have been updated to reflect the comparable amounts.

Changes In Contract Assets And Contract Liabilities

	Contract Assets				Contract Liabilities
($ in millions)	Current		Noncurrent		Current		Noncurrent
Balance at January 1, 2022 (Successor)	$	-	$	-	$	27	$	11
Revenue recognized included
in opening contract balance		-		-		(30)		(11)
Credits granted, excluding amounts
recognized as revenue		-		-		26		22
Reclassified between current
and noncurrent		-		-		5		(5)
Balance at December 31, 2022 (Successor)	$	-	$	-	$	28	$	17
	Contract Assets				Contract Liabilities
($ in millions)	Current		Noncurrent		Current		Noncurrent
Balance at
December 31, 2020 (Predecessor)	$	6	$	9	$	58	$	20
Revenue recognized included
in opening contract balance		(4)		-		(23)		(3)
Cash received, excluding amounts
recognized as revenue		-		-		22		2
Balance at April 30, 2021 (Predecessor)	$	2	$	9	$	57	$	19
Fresh start accounting adjustments		(2)		(9)		(42)		(18)
Balance at April 30, 2021 (Predecessor)	$	-	$	-	$	15	$	1
Balance at April 30, 2021 (Successor)	$	-	$	-	$	15	$	1
Revenue recognized included
in opening contract balance		-		-		(20)		(2)
Credits granted, excluding amounts
recognized as revenue		-		-		30		14
Reclassified between current
and noncurrent		-		-		2		(2)
Balance at December 31, 2021 (Successor)	$	-	$	-	$	27	$	11

Performance Obligations, Revenue

	Successor
($ in millions)	Revenue from contracts with customers
2023	$	633
2024		302
2025		157
2026		87
2027		37
Thereafter		63
Total	$	1,279