Segment Information (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2018

Reconciliation of Revenue from Segments to Consolidated [Table Text Block]

For the three months ended September 30, 2018
		Revenues		Operations and Support Expenses		EBITDA		Depreciation and Amortization		Operating Income (Loss)		Equity in Net Income (Loss) of Affiliates		Segment Contribution
Communications
Mobility	$	17,938	$	10,255	$	7,683	$	2,079	$	5,604	$	(1)	$	5,603
Entertainment Group		11,589		9,155		2,434		1,331		1,103		1		1,104
Business Wireline		6,703		4,030		2,673		1,197		1,476		(1)		1,475
Total Communications		36,230		23,440		12,790		4,607		8,183		(1)		8,182
WarnerMedia
Turner		2,988		1,487		1,501		59		1,442		7		1,449
Home Box Office		1,644		991		653		25		628		2		630
Warner Bros.		3,720		3,104		616		40		576		(23)		553
Other		(148)		(79)		(69)		10		(79)		(25)		(104)
Total WarnerMedia		8,204		5,503		2,701		134		2,567		(39)		2,528
Latin America
Vrio		1,102		877		225		168		57		9		66
Mexico		731		869		(138)		129		(267)		-		(267)
Total Latin America		1,833		1,746		87		297		(210)		9		(201)
Xandr		445		109		336		3		333		-		333
Segment Total	$	46,712	$	30,798	$	15,914	$	5,041	$	10,873	$	(31)	$	10,842
Corporate and Other
Corporate		308		(18)		326		797		(471)
Acquisition-related items		-		362		(362)		2,329		(2,691)
Certain significant items		-		75		(75)		-		(75)
Eliminations and consolidations		(1,281)		(913)		(368)		(1)		(367)
AT&T Inc.	$	45,739	$	30,304	$	15,435	$	8,166	$	7,269

For the nine months ended September 30, 2018
		Revenues		Operations and Support Expenses		EBITDA		Depreciation and Amortization		Operating Income (Loss)		Equity in Net Income (Loss) of Affiliates		Segment Contribution
Communications
Mobility	$	52,575	$	30,020	$	22,555	$	6,287	$	16,268	$	(1)	$	16,267
Entertainment Group		34,498		26,623		7,875		3,986		3,889		(1)		3,888
Business Wireline		20,100		12,084		8,016		3,547		4,469		(1)		4,468
Total Communications		107,173		68,727		38,446		13,820		24,626		(3)		24,623
WarnerMedia
Turner		3,767		1,933		1,834		71		1,763		39		1,802
Home Box Office		1,925		1,162		763		30		733		1		734
Warner Bros.		4,227		3,507		720		54		666		(24)		642
Other		(210)		(106)		(104)		11		(115)		(71)		(186)
Total WarnerMedia		9,709		6,496		3,213		166		3,047		(55)		2,992
Latin America
Vrio		3,710		2,894		816		559		257		24		281
Mexico		2,099		2,459		(360)		383		(743)		-		(743)
Total Latin America		5,809		5,353		456		942		(486)		24		(462)
Xandr		1,174		218		956		4		952		-		952
Segment Total	$	123,865	$	80,794	$	43,071	$	14,932	$	28,139	$	(34)	$	28,105
Corporate and Other
Corporate		961		1,378		(417)		938		(1,355)
Acquisition-related items		-		750		(750)		4,669		(5,419)
Certain significant items		-		407		(407)		-		(407)
Eliminations and consolidations		(2,063)		(1,040)		(1,023)		(1)		(1,022)
AT&T Inc.	$	122,763	$	82,289	$	40,474	$	20,538	$	19,936

For the three months ended September 30, 2017
		Revenues		Operations and Support Expenses		EBITDA		Depreciation and Amortization		Operating Income (Loss)		Equity in Net Income (Loss) of Affiliates		Segment Contribution
Communications
Mobility	$	17,370	$	10,029	$	7,341	$	2,008	$	5,333	$	-	$	5,333
Entertainment Group		12,467		9,804		2,663		1,379		1,284		(1)		1,283
Business Wireline		7,278		4,635		2,643		1,189		1,454		1		1,455
Total Communications		37,115		24,468		12,647		4,576		8,071		-		8,071
WarnerMedia
Turner		107		97		10		1		9		13		22
Home Box Office		-		-		-		-		-		-		-
Warner Bros.		-		-		-		-		-		-		-
Other		-		1		(1)		-		(1)		(19)		(20)
Total WarnerMedia		107		98		9		1		8		(6)		2
Latin America
Vrio		1,363		1,075		288		206		82		17		99
Mexico		736		862		(126)		98		(224)		-		(224)
Total Latin America		2,099		1,937		162		304		(142)		17		(125)
Xandr		333		39		294		-		294		-		294
Segment Total	$	39,654	$	26,542	$	13,112	$	4,881	$	8,231	$	11	$	8,242
Corporate and Other
Corporate		382		801		(419)		24		(443)
Acquisition-related items		-		134		(134)		1,136		(1,270)
Certain significant items		(89)		325		(414)		1		(415)
Eliminations and consolidations		(279)		17		(296)		-		(296)
AT&T Inc.	$	39,668	$	27,819	$	11,849	$	6,042	$	5,807

For the nine months ended September 30, 2017
		Revenues		Operations and Support Expenses		EBITDA		Depreciation and Amortization		Operating Income (Loss)		Equity in Net Income (Loss) of Affiliates		Segment Contribution
Communications
Mobility	$	51,922	$	30,005	$	21,917	$	5,988	$	15,929	$	-	$	15,929
Entertainment Group		37,435		28,711		8,724		4,254		4,470		-		4,470
Business Wireline		21,911		13,906		8,005		3,583		4,422		-		4,422
Total Communications		111,268		72,622		38,646		13,825		24,821		-		24,821
WarnerMedia
Turner		323		273		50		3		47		32		79
Home Box Office		-		-		-		-		-		-		-
Warner Bros.		-		-		-		-		-		-		-
Other		-		3		(3)		-		(3)		(55)		(58)
Total WarnerMedia		323		276		47		3		44		(23)		21
Latin America
Vrio		4,065		3,123		942		642		300		62		362
Mexico		1,989		2,345		(356)		263		(619)		-		(619)
Total Latin America		6,054		5,468		586		905		(319)		62		(257)
Xandr		992		118		874		1		873		-		873
Segment Total	$	118,637	$	78,484	$	40,153	$	14,734	$	25,419	$	39	$	25,458
Corporate and Other
Corporate		1,182		2,440		(1,258)		73		(1,331)
Acquisition-related items		-		622		(622)		3,508		(4,130)
Certain significant items		(89)		302		(391)		1		(392)
Eliminations and consolidations		(860)		17		(877)		-		(877)
AT&T Inc.	$	118,870	$	81,865	$	37,005	$	18,316	$	18,689

Reconciliation of Operating Income (Loss) from Segments to Consolidated Statements of Income [Table Text Block]



		Third Quarter				Nine-month period
		2018		2017		2018		2017
Communications	$	8,182	$	8,071	$	24,623	$	24,821
WarnerMedia		2,528		2		2,992		21
Latin America		(201)		(125)		(462)		(257)
Xandr		333		294		952		873
Segment Contribution		10,842		8,242		28,105		25,458
Reconciling Items:
Corporate and Other		(471)		(443)		(1,355)		(1,331)
Merger and integration items		(362)		(134)		(750)		(622)
Amortization of intangibles acquired		(2,329)		(1,136)		(4,669)		(3,508)
Employee separation charges		(75)		(208)		(259)		(268)
Gain on wireless spectrum transactions		-		-		-		181
Natural disaster items		-		(207)		(104)		(207)
Foreign currency devaluation		-		-		(44)		(98)
Segment equity in net income of affiliates		31		(11)		34		(39)
Eliminations and consolidations		(367)		(296)		(1,022)		(877)
AT&T Operating Income		7,269		5,807		19,936		18,689
Interest Expense		(2,051)		(1,686)		(5,845)		(4,374)
Equity in net income (loss) of affiliates		(64)		11		(71)		(148)
Other income (expense) - Net		1,053		842		5,108		2,255
Income Before Income Taxes	$	6,207	$	4,974	$	19,128	$	16,422

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table Text Block]

Intersegment Reconciliation
	Third Quarter				Nine-Month Period
	2018		2017		2018		2017
Intersegment revenues
Communications	$	6	$	-	$	8	$	-
WarnerMedia		844		33		1,053		99
Latin America		-		-		-		-
Xandr		-		-		-		-
Total Intersegment Revenues		850		33		1,061		99
Consolidations		431		246		1,002		761
Eliminations and consolidations	$	1,281	$	279	$	2,063	$	860

			Investment in Equity Method Investees		Capital Expenditures

At September 30, 2018	Assets

Communications	$	487,833	$	1	$	16,024
WarnerMedia		132,689		5,395		298
Latin America		18,420		713		524
Xandr		2,647		-		66
Corporate and eliminations		(106,719)		19		187
Total	$	534,870	$	6,128	$	17,099