Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 9,936	$ 22,171
Accounts receivable	23,165	25,169
Less Allowance for credit losses	970	1,252
Accounts receivable, net	22,195	23,917
Inventories	2,303	1,796
Prepaid expenses and other	5,843	6,710
Total current assets	40,277	54,594
Property, plant and equipment	287,421	279,737
Less Accumulated depreciation	191,665	184,904
Property, plant and equipment, net	95,756	94,833
Investments in unconsolidated businesses	1,100	589
Wireless licenses	145,767	96,097
Deposits for wireless licenses	0	2,772
Goodwill	24,887	24,773
Other intangible assets, net	7,022	9,413
Operating lease right-of-use assets	27,969	22,531
Other assets	10,679	10,879
Total assets	353,457	316,481
Current liabilities
Debt maturing within one year	7,623	5,889
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	20,153	20,658
Current operating lease liabilities	3,606	3,485
Other current liabilities	9,976	9,628
Total current liabilities	41,358	39,660
Long-term debt	143,352	123,173
Employee benefit obligations	16,516	18,657
Deferred income taxes	38,481	35,711
Non-current operating lease liabilities	23,507	18,000
Other liabilities	11,754	12,008
Total long-term liabilities	233,610	207,549
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 12)
Equity
Series preferred stock ($0.10 par value; 250,000,000 shares authorized; none issued)	0	0
Common stock ($0.10 par value; 6,250,000,000 shares authorized in each period; 4,291,433,646 shares issued in each period)	429	429
Additional paid in capital	13,402	13,404
Retained earnings	70,062	60,464
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(709)	(71)
Common stock in treasury, at cost 0 and 153,304,088 shares outstanding)	(6,630)	(6,719)
Deferred compensation – employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs) and other	490	335
Noncontrolling interests	1,445	1,430
Total equity	78,489	69,272
Total liabilities and equity	$ 353,457	$ 316,481