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Debt
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Debt
Note 7. Debt
Outstanding long-term debt obligations as of December 31, 2024 and 2023 are as follows:
(dollars in millions)
At December 31,MaturitiesInterest 
Rates %		20242023
Verizon Communications< 5 Years
0.75 - 6.94
$29,325 $33,316 
5-10 Years
1.50 - 7.88
33,851 37,229 
> 10 Years
1.13 - 8.95
52,719 55,355 
< 5 Years
Floating(1)
1,171 2,099 
5-10 Years
Floating(1)
1,735 2,029 
Alltel Corporation< 5 Years
6.80
38 
N/A
5-10 Years
6.80 - 7.88
56 94 
Operating telephone company subsidiaries – debentures
< 5 Years
6.00 - 8.38
286 79 
5-10 Years
5.13 - 8.75
328 535 
Other subsidiaries – asset-backed debt
< 5 Years
0.50 - 6.09
16,363 14,048 
< 5 Years
Floating(1)
9,805 8,163 
Finance lease obligations (average rate of 4.8% and 2.9% in 2024 and 2023, respectively)(2)
2,349 2,091 
Vendor financing arrangements(2)
85 64 
Unamortized discount, net of premium(3,604)(3,812)
Unamortized debt issuance costs(558)(616)
Total long-term debt, including current maturities143,949 150,674 
Less long-term debt maturing within one year22,568 12,973 
Total long-term debt$121,381 $137,701 
Long-term debt maturing within one year$22,568 $12,973 
Add short-term vendor financing arrangements(2)
65 — 
Debt maturing within one year$22,633 $12,973 
Add long-term debt121,381 137,701 
Total debt$144,014 $150,674 
N/A - not applicable
(1) For the period ending December 2024, the debt obligations bore interest at floating rates, including floating rates associated with the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) for the interest period plus an applicable interest margin per annum. Floating rates associated with SOFR for the interest payments made in December 2024 ranged from 4.598% to 5.556%.
(2) Finance lease and vendor financing obligations are part of alternative financing arrangements.

Maturities of long-term debt (secured and unsecured) outstanding, including current maturities, excluding finance lease obligations and unamortized debt issuance costs, at December 31, 2024 are as follows:

Years(dollars in millions)
2025$21,709 
20267,823 
20279,158 
202811,592 
20298,673 
Thereafter83,203 

During 2024, we received $15.6 billion of proceeds from long-term borrowings, which included $12.4 billion of proceeds from asset-backed debt transactions. The net proceeds were primarily used for general corporate purposes including the repayment of debt and the funding of certain renewable energy projects. We used $20.3 billion of cash to repay and repurchase long-term borrowings and finance lease obligations, including $8.5 billion to prepay and repay asset-backed, long-term borrowings. The net proceeds of approximately $1.0 billion from the notes issued in 2024 are expected to be used to fund certain renewable energy projects.

During 2023, we received $8.6 billion of proceeds from long-term borrowings, which included $6.6 billion of proceeds from asset-backed debt transactions. The net proceeds were primarily used for general corporate purposes including the repayment of debt and the funding of certain renewable energy projects. We used $10.6 billion of cash to repay and repurchase long-term borrowings and finance lease obligations, including $4.4 billion to prepay and repay asset-backed, long-term borrowings. The net proceeds of approximately $1.0 billion from the notes issued in 2023 were used to fund certain renewable energy projects.
2024 Significant Debt Transactions
Debt or equity financing may be needed to fund additional investments or development activities or to maintain an appropriate capital structure to ensure our financial flexibility.

The following tables show the significant transactions involving the senior unsecured debt securities of the Company and its subsidiaries that occurred during the year ended December 31, 2024.

Exchange Offers
(dollars in millions)
Principal Amount Exchanged
Principal Amount Issued
Verizon 0.850% - 4.329% notes and floating rate notes, due 2025 - 2028
$2,256 $— 
Verizon 4.780% notes due 2035(1)
— 2,191 
Total(2)
$2,256 $2,191 
(1) The principal amount issued in exchange does not include either an insignificant amount of cash paid in lieu of the issuance of fractional new notes or accrued and unpaid interest paid on the old notes accepted for exchange to the date of exchange.
(2) The debt exchange offers above meet the criteria to be accounted for as a modification of debt. As a result, the excess of the principal amount of notes exchanged over the principal amount of new notes issued of $65 million was recorded as a premium to Long-term debt in the consolidated balance sheets.

Tender Offers
(dollars in millions)Principal Amount Purchased
Cash Consideration(1)
Verizon 0.875% - 3.250% notes due 2025 - 2028
€1,981 $2,237 
Verizon 0.850% - 3.376% notes and floating rate notes, due 2025 - 2026
$3,314 3,267 
Total
$5,504 
(1) The total cash consideration includes the tender offer consideration, plus any accrued and unpaid interest to the date of purchase. In addition, for securities denominated in a currency other than the U.S. dollar, cash consideration is shown on a U.S. dollar equivalent basis and includes the amount payable per the derivatives entered into in connection with the transaction. See Note 9 for additional information on cross currency swap transactions related to the transaction.

Repayments and Repurchases
(dollars in millions)Principal Repaid/ Repurchased
Amount Paid(1)
Verizon 1.625% notes due 2024
€685 $840 
Verizon 4.073% notes due 2024
£413 582 
Verizon 0.750% notes due 2024
$999 1,003 
Verizon floating rate notes due 202495 96 
Verizon 3.500% notes due 2024
1,161 1,182 
Open market repurchases of various Verizon notes(2)
1,255 985 
Total$4,688 
(1) Represents amount paid to repay or repurchase, including any accrued interest. In addition, for securities denominated in a currency other than the U.S. dollar, amount paid is shown on a U.S. dollar equivalent basis and includes the amount payable per the derivatives entered into in connection with the transaction. See Note 9 for additional information on cross currency swap transactions related to the transaction.
(2) During 2024, we recorded gains of $267 million in connection with the open market repurchases, which were reflected within Other income (expense), net in our consolidated statement of income.
Issuances
(dollars in millions)Principal Amount Issued
Net Proceeds(1)
Verizon 3.500% notes due 2032
€1,000 $1,062 
Verizon 3.750% notes due 2036
€1,000 1,061 
Verizon 5.500% notes due 2054(2)
$1,000 980 
Total$3,103 
(1) Net proceeds were net of underwriting discounts and other issuance costs. In addition, for securities denominated in a currency other than the U.S. dollar, net proceeds are shown on a U.S. dollar equivalent basis. See Note 9 for additional information on cross currency swap transactions related to the issuances.
(2) An amount equal to the net proceeds from these notes is expected to be used to fund, in whole or in part, certain renewable energy projects, including new and existing investments made by us during the period from May 1, 2023 through the maturity date of the notes.

Commercial Paper Program
In 2024, we issued $27.5 billion in net proceeds and made $27.5 billion in principal repayments of commercial paper. These transactions are reflected within Cash flows from financing activities in our consolidated statements of cash flows on a net basis. As of December 31, 2024, we had no commercial paper outstanding.

Asset-Backed Debt
As of December 31, 2024, the carrying value of our asset-backed debt was $26.1 billion. Our asset-backed debt includes Asset-Backed Notes (ABS Notes) issued to third-party investors (Investors) and loans (ABS Financing Facilities) received from banks and their conduit facilities (collectively, the Banks). Our consolidated asset-backed debt bankruptcy remote legal entities (each, an ABS Entity, or collectively, the ABS Entities) issue the debt or are otherwise party to the transaction documentation in connection with our asset-backed debt transactions. Under the terms of our asset-backed debt, Cellco Partnership (Cellco), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, and certain other Company affiliates (collectively, the Originators) transfer device payment plan agreement receivables and certain other receivables (collectively referred to as certain receivables) or a participation interest in certain other receivables to one of the ABS Entities, which in turn transfers such receivables and participation interest to another ABS Entity that issues the debt. Verizon entities retain the equity interests and residual interests, as applicable, in the ABS Entities, which represent the rights to all funds not needed to make required payments on the asset-backed debt and other related payments and expenses.

Our asset-backed debt is secured by the transferred receivables and participation interest, and future collections on such receivables and underlying receivables related to such participation interest. These receivables and participation interest transferred to the ABS Entities and related assets, consisting primarily of restricted cash, will only be available for payment of asset-backed debt and expenses related thereto, payments to the Originators in respect of additional transfers of certain receivables and participation interest, and other obligations arising from our asset-backed debt transactions, and will not be available to pay other obligations or claims of Verizon’s creditors until the associated asset-backed debt and other obligations are satisfied. The Investors or Banks, as applicable, which hold our asset-backed debt have legal recourse to the assets securing the debt, but do not have any recourse to Verizon with respect to the payment of principal and interest on the debt. Under a parent support agreement, the Company has agreed to guarantee certain of the payment obligations of Cellco and the Originators to the ABS Entities.

Cash collections on the receivables and on the underlying receivables related to the participation interest collateralizing our asset-backed debt securities are required at certain specified times to be placed into segregated accounts. Deposits to the segregated accounts are considered restricted cash and are included in Prepaid expenses and other and Other assets in our consolidated balance sheets.

Proceeds from our asset-backed debt transactions are reflected in Cash flows from financing activities in our consolidated statements of cash flows. The asset-backed debt issued is included in Debt maturing within one year and Long-term debt in our consolidated balance sheets.
ABS Notes
During the year ended December 31, 2024, we completed the following ABS Notes transactions:
(dollars in millions)Interest Rates %Expected Weighted-average Life to Maturity (in years)Principal Amount Issued
January 2024
Series 2024-1
A-1a Senior class notes5.0001.92$835 
A-1b Senior class notes
Compounded SOFR + 0.650
1.92279 
B Junior class notes5.2401.92— 
C Junior class notes5.4901.9251 
Series 2024-2
A Senior class notes4.8304.92668 
B Junior class notes5.0804.9251 
C Junior class notes5.3204.9231 
January 2024 total1,915 
April 2024
Series 2024-3
A-1a Senior class notes5.3402.99605 
A-1b Senior class notes
Compounded SOFR + 0.580
2.99175 
B Junior class notes5.5402.9959 
C Junior class notes5.7302.9936 
April 2024 total875 
June 2024
Series 2024-4
A-1a Senior class notes5.2101.98289 
A-1b Senior class notes
Compounded SOFR + 0.550
1.98246 
B Junior class notes5.4001.9841 
C Junior class notes5.6001.9825 
Series 2024-5
A Senior class notes5.0004.98512 
B Junior class notes5.2504.9839 
C Junior class notes5.4904.9824 
June 2024 total1,176 
September 2024
Series 2024-6
A-1a Senior class notes4.1702.921,069 
A-1b Senior class notes
Compounded SOFR + 0.670
2.92267 
B Junior class notes4.4202.92— 
C Junior class notes4.6702.9261 
Series 2024-7
A Senior class notes4.3504.92535 
B Junior class notes4.6004.92— 
C Junior class notes4.8404.9225 
September 2024 total
1,957 
(dollars in millions)Interest Rates %Expected Weighted-average Life to Maturity (in years)Principal Amount Issued
November 2024
Series 2024-8
A-1a Senior class notes4.6202.98$816 
A-1b Senior class notes
Compounded SOFR + 0.420
2.9875 
B Junior class notes4.8202.9868 
C Junior class notes4.9902.9841 
November 2024 total
1,000 
Total$6,923 

Under the terms of each series of ABS Notes outstanding as of December 31, 2024, there is a revolving period of up to two years, three years, or five years, as applicable, during which we may transfer additional receivables to the ABS Entity. During the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, we made aggregate principal repayments of $4.5 billion and $3.7 billion, respectively, in connection with anticipated redemptions of ABS Notes and notes that have entered the amortization period, including payments in connection with any note redemptions.

In January 2025, we issued $1.1 billion aggregate principal amount of two series of senior and junior ABS Notes, with a blended interest rate of approximately 4.740% and 4.970%, through an ABS Entity. In addition, in connection with an anticipated redemption of ABS Notes, we made a principal repayment, in whole, for $800 million.

ABS Financing Facilities
Under the two loan agreements outstanding in connection with the ABS Financing Facility originally entered into in 2021 and most recently renewed in 2023 (2021 ABS Financing Facility) we prepaid an aggregate of $900 million in January 2024, borrowed an additional $600 million in March 2024, prepaid an aggregate of $900 million in April 2024, borrowed an additional $225 million in June 2024, prepaid an aggregate of $1.2 billion in August 2024, prepaid an aggregate of $950 million in September 2024, borrowed an additional $450 million in September 2024, borrowed an additional $1.6 billion in October 2024 and borrowed an additional $650 million in December 2024. The aggregate outstanding balance under the 2021 ABS Financing Facility was $8.0 billion as of December 31, 2024.

Under the loan agreement outstanding in connection with the ABS Financing Facility originally entered into in 2022 and initially renewed in 2023 (2022 ABS Financing Facility), we borrowed an additional $1.1 billion in June 2024. In December 2024, we renewed the loan agreement in connection with the 2022 ABS Financing Facility which reset the revolving period by one year and we borrowed an additional $1.0 billion. The aggregate outstanding balance under the 2022 ABS Financing Facility was $5.0 billion as of December 31, 2024.

Variable Interest Entities
The ABS Entities meet the definition of a VIE for which we have determined that we are the primary beneficiary as we have both the power to direct the activities of the entity that most significantly impact the entity’s performance and the obligation to absorb losses or the right to receive benefits of the entity. Therefore, the assets, liabilities and activities of the ABS Entities are consolidated in our financial results and are included in amounts presented on the face of our consolidated balance sheets.

The assets and liabilities related to our asset-backed debt arrangements included in our consolidated balance sheets were as follows:
At December 31,At December 31,
(dollars in millions)20242023
Assets
Accounts receivable, net$18,339 $14,550 
Prepaid expenses and other322 1,288 
Other assets11,647 11,682 
Liabilities
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities37 29 
Debt maturing within one year17,312 7,483 
Long-term debt8,827 14,700 

The Accounts receivable, net amounts above do not include underlying receivables for which a participation interest has been transferred to the ABS Entities. See Note 8 for additional information on certain receivables and participation interest used to secure asset-backed debt.
Long-Term Credit Facilities
At December 31, 2024
(dollars in millions)MaturitiesFacility CapacityUnused CapacityPrincipal Amount Outstanding
Verizon revolving credit facility(1)
2028
$12,000 $11,963 $— 
Various export credit facilities(2)
2025 - 2031
10,000 — 

5,441 
Total$22,000 $11,963 $5,441 
(1) The revolving credit facility does not require us to comply with financial covenants or maintain specified credit ratings, and it permits us to borrow even if our business has incurred a material adverse change. The revolving credit facility provides for the issuance of letters of credit. As of December 31, 2024, there have been no drawings against the revolving credit facility since its inception.
(2) During 2024, there were no drawings from these facilities. During 2023, we drew down $1.0 billion from these facilities. Borrowings under certain of these facilities are amortized semi-annually in equal installments up to the applicable maturity dates. Maturities reflect maturity dates of principal amounts outstanding. Any amounts borrowed under these facilities and subsequently repaid cannot be reborrowed.

In March 2024, we amended our $9.5 billion revolving credit facility to increase the capacity to $12.0 billion and extended its maturity to 2028.

Non-Cash Transactions
During the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022, we financed, primarily through alternative financing arrangements, the purchase of approximately $1.6 billion, $1.3 billion and $832 million, respectively, of long-lived assets consisting primarily of network equipment. As of December 31, 2024 and 2023, $2.5 billion and $2.2 billion, respectively, relating to these financing arrangements, including those entered into in prior years and liabilities assumed through acquisitions, remained outstanding. These purchases are non-cash financing activities and therefore are not reflected within Capital expenditures in our consolidated statements of cash flows.

Net Debt Extinguishment Gains (Losses)
During the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, we recorded net debt extinguishment gains of $385 million and $308 million, respectively. During the year ended December 31, 2022, we recorded net debt extinguishment losses of $1.1 billion. The net gains and losses are recorded in Other income (expense), net in our consolidated statements of income. The total non-cash debt extinguishment gains are reflected within Other, net cash flow from operating activities, and the total cash payments to extinguish the debt are reflected within Other, net cash flow from financing activities in our consolidated statements of cash flows.

Guarantees
We guarantee the debentures of our operating telephone company subsidiaries. As of December 31, 2024, $614 million aggregate principal amount of these obligations remained outstanding. Each guarantee will remain in place for the life of the obligation unless terminated pursuant to its terms, including the operating telephone company no longer being a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company.

Debt Covenants
We and our consolidated subsidiaries are in compliance with all of our restrictive covenants in our debt agreements.