Property, Plant And Equipment (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2022

Property, Plant And Equipment [Abstract]

Property, Plant And Equipment, Net

	Estimated	December 31,		December 31,
($ in millions)	Useful Lives	2022		2021
Land	N/A	$	244	$	251
Buildings and leasehold improvements	40 years		1,212		1,195
General support	5 to 15 years		290		212
Central office/electronic circuit equipment	5 to 8 years		1,807		1,266
Poles	30 years		797		677
Cable, fiber, and wire	15 to 25 years		5,756		4,101
Conduit	50 years		1,404		1,374
Materials and supplies			546		139
Construction work in progress			1,130		492
Property, plant, and equipment			13,186		9,707
Less: Accumulated depreciation			(1,336)		(508)
Property, plant, and equipment, net		$	11,850	$	9,199

Schedule Of Depreciation Expense

	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
Depreciation expense	$	861	$	520	$	407	$	1,225