Revenue Recognition (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2024

Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]

Schedule of disaggregated revenue by service offering

The following tables provide our total revenue by product and service category as well as the amount of revenue that is not subject to ASC 606, "Revenue from Contracts with Customers" ("ASC 606"), but is instead governed by other accounting standards:

	Year Ended December 31, 2024
	Total Revenue		Adjustments for Non-ASC 606 Revenue(1)	Total Revenue from Contracts with Customers
	(Dollars in millions)
Other Broadband	$	932	(79)	853
Voice and Other	521		(14)	507
Fiber Broadband	377		(12)	365
Harvest	939		(118)	821
Nurture	357		(8)	349
Grow	133		(6)	127
Affiliate Services	2,249		(48)	2,201
Total revenue	$	5,508	(285)	5,223
Timing of revenue
Goods and services transferred at a point in time				$	13
Services performed over time				5,210
Total revenue from contracts with customers				$	5,223

	Year Ended December 31, 2023
	Total Revenue		Adjustments for Non-ASC 606 Revenue(1)	Total Revenue from Contracts with Customers
	(Dollars in millions)
Other Broadband	$	1,111	(95)	1,016
Voice and Other	589		(16)	573
Fiber Broadband	473		(12)	461
Harvest	1,047		(139)	908
Nurture	393		(8)	385
Grow	143		—	143
Affiliate Services	2,159		(45)	2,114
Total revenue	$	5,915	(315)	5,600
Timing of revenue
Goods and services transferred at a point in time				$	23
Services performed over time				5,577
Total revenue from contracts with customers				$	5,600

	Year Ended December 31, 2022
	Total Revenue		Adjustments for Non-ASC 606 Revenue(1)	Total Revenue from Contracts with Customers
	(Dollars in millions)
Other Broadband	$	1,275	(106)	1,169
Voice and Other	691		(31)	660
Fiber Broadband	462		(12)	450
Harvest	1,134		(161)	973
Nurture	435		(9)	426
Grow	158		(9)	149
Affiliate Services	2,294		(45)	2,249
Total revenue	$	6,449	(373)	6,076
Timing of revenue
Goods and services transferred at a point in time				$	28
Services performed over time				6,048
Total revenue from contracts with customers				$	6,076

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(1)Includes regulatory revenue and lease revenue not within the scope of ASC 606.

Schedule of customer receivables and contract balances

The following table provides balances of customer receivables, contract assets and contract liabilities:

	As of December 31,
	2024		2023
	(Dollars in millions)
Customer receivables, less allowance of $23 million and $29 million	$	205	210
Contract assets	—		7
Contract liabilities	244		269

Schedule of contract costs

The following tables provide changes in our contract acquisition costs and fulfillment costs:

	Year Ended December 31, 2024
	Acquisition Costs		Fulfillment Costs
	(Dollars in millions)
Beginning of period balance	$	58	46
Costs incurred	32		34
Amortization	(39)		(34)
End of period balance	$	51	46

	Year Ended December 31, 2023
	Acquisition Costs		Fulfillment Costs
	(Dollars in millions)
Beginning of period balance	$	61	46
Costs incurred	43		38
Amortization	(46)		(38)
End of period balance	$	58	46