Segment Information (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Reconciliation of Revenues to Segment Contribution

For the three months ended September 30, 2020
	Revenues		Operations and Support Expenses		EBITDA		Depreciation and Amortization		Operating Income (Loss)		Equity in Net Income (Loss) of Affiliates		Segment Contribution
Communications
Mobility	$	17,894	$	10,182	$	7,712	$	2,021	$	5,691	$	—	$	5,691
Entertainment Group	10,053		7,997		2,056		1,277		779		—		779
Business Wireline	6,340		3,833		2,507		1,329		1,178		—		1,178
Total Communications	34,287		22,012		12,275		4,627		7,648		—		7,648
WarnerMedia
Turner	3,176		2,088		1,088		69		1,019		(6)		1,013
Home Box Office	1,781		1,694		87		27		60		—		60
Warner Bros.	2,411		1,973		438		43		395		(23)		372
Eliminations and other	146		(171)		317		32		285		40		325
Total WarnerMedia	7,514		5,584		1,930		171		1,759		11		1,770
Latin America
Vrio	753		675		78		126		(48)		14		(34)
Mexico	643		662		(19)		124		(143)		—		(143)
Total Latin America	1,396		1,337		59		250		(191)		14		(177)
Segment Total	43,197		28,933		14,264		5,048		9,216		$	25	$	9,241
Corporate and Other
Corporate	431		1,012		(581)		61		(642)
Acquisition-related items	—		38		(38)		1,921		(1,959)
Certain significant items	—		113		(113)		—		(113)
Eliminations and consolidations	(1,288)		(918)		(370)		—		(370)
AT&T Inc.	$	42,340	$	29,178	$	13,162	$	7,030	$	6,132

For the three months ended September 30, 2019
	Revenues		Operations and Support Expenses		EBITDA		Depreciation and Amortization		Operating Income (Loss)		Equity in Net Income (Loss) of Affiliates		Segment Contribution
Communications
Mobility	$	17,701	$	9,948	$	7,753	$	2,011	$	5,742	$	—	$	5,742
Entertainment Group	11,197		8,797		2,400		1,316		1,084		—		1,084
Business Wireline	6,503		4,022		2,481		1,271		1,210		—		1,210
Total Communications	35,401		22,767		12,634		4,598		8,036		—		8,036
WarnerMedia
Turner	3,007		1,460		1,547		68		1,479		10		1,489
Home Box Office	1,819		1,072		747		33		714		10		724
Warner Bros.	3,333		2,706		627		39		588		(25)		563
Eliminations and other	191		91		100		25		75		20		95
Total WarnerMedia	8,350		5,329		3,021		165		2,856		15		2,871
Latin America
Vrio	1,013		851		162		162		—		13		13
Mexico	717		774		(57)		122		(179)		—		(179)
Total Latin America	1,730		1,625		105		284		(179)		13		(166)
Segment Total	45,481		29,721		15,760		5,047		10,713		$	28	$	10,741
Corporate and Other
Corporate	407		703		(296)		131		(427)
Acquisition-related items	—		190		(190)		1,771		(1,961)
Certain significant items	—		39		(39)		—		(39)
Eliminations and consolidations	(1,300)		(915)		(385)		—		(385)
AT&T Inc.	$	44,588	$	29,738	$	14,850	$	6,949	$	7,901

For the nine months ended September 30, 2020
	Revenues		Operations and Support Expenses		EBITDA		Depreciation and Amortization		Operating Income (Loss)		Equity in Net Income (Loss) of Affiliates		Segment Contribution
Communications
Mobility	$	52,445	$	29,083	$	23,362	$	6,078	$	17,284	$	—	$	17,284
Entertainment Group	30,637		23,618		7,019		3,875		3,144		—		3,144
Business Wireline	19,046		11,563		7,483		3,948		3,535		—		3,535
Total Communications	102,128		64,264		37,864		13,901		23,963		—		23,963
WarnerMedia
Turner	9,326		5,145		4,181		207		3,974		—		3,974
Home Box Office	4,905		4,236		669		73		596		15		611
Warner Bros.	8,907		7,506		1,401		124		1,277		(50)		1,227
Eliminations and other	(962)		(882)		(80)		97		(177)		65		(112)
Total WarnerMedia	22,176		16,005		6,171		501		5,670		30		5,700
Latin America
Vrio	2,392		2,119		273		400		(127)		26		(101)
Mexico	1,826		1,914		(88)		373		(461)		—		(461)
Total Latin America	4,218		4,033		185		773		(588)		26		(562)
Segment Total	128,522		84,302		44,220		15,175		29,045		$	56	$	29,101
Corporate and Other
Corporate	1,256		2,819		(1,563)		241		(1,804)
Acquisition-related items	—		431		(431)		6,122		(6,553)
Certain significant items	—		2,539		(2,539)		—		(2,539)
Eliminations and consolidations	(3,709)		(2,709)		(1,000)		(1)		(999)
AT&T Inc.	$	126,069	$	87,382	$	38,687	$	21,537	$	17,150

For the nine months ended September 30, 2019
	Revenues		Operations and Support Expenses		EBITDA		Depreciation and Amortization		Operating Income (Loss)		Equity in Net Income (Loss) of Affiliates		Segment Contribution
Communications
Mobility	$	52,356	$	29,511	$	22,845	$	6,027	$	16,818	$	—	$	16,818
Entertainment Group	33,893		25,839		8,054		3,978		4,076		—		4,076
Business Wireline	19,588		12,029		7,559		3,735		3,824		—		3,824
Total Communications	105,837		67,379		38,458		13,740		24,718		—		24,718
WarnerMedia
Turner	9,860		5,813		4,047		167		3,880		46		3,926
Home Box Office	5,045		3,124		1,921		67		1,854		40		1,894
Warner Bros.	10,240		8,543		1,697		122		1,575		(19)		1,556
Eliminations and other	845		438		407		69		338		70		408
Total WarnerMedia	25,990		17,918		8,072		425		7,647		137		7,784
Latin America
Vrio	3,112		2,598		514		496		18		25		43
Mexico	2,093		2,312		(219)		372		(591)		—		(591)
Total Latin America	5,205		4,910		295		868		(573)		25		(548)
Segment Total	137,032		90,207		46,825		15,033		31,792		$	162	$	31,954
Corporate and Other
Corporate	1,290		2,129		(839)		505		(1,344)
Acquisition-related items	(72)		579		(651)		5,719		(6,370)
Certain significant items	—		381		(381)		—		(381)
Eliminations and consolidations	(3,878)		(2,814)		(1,064)		(1)		(1,063)
AT&T Inc.	$	134,372	$	90,482	$	43,890	$	21,256	$	22,634

Reconciliation of Segment Contributions to Income Before Income Taxes

The following table is a reconciliation of Segment Contributions to “Income Before Income Taxes” reported on our consolidated statements of income:

	Three months ended September 30,				Nine months ended September 30,
	2020		2019		2020		2019
Communications	$	7,648	$	8,036	$	23,963	$	24,718
WarnerMedia	1,770		2,871		5,700		7,784
Latin America	(177)		(166)		(562)		(548)
Segment Contribution	9,241		10,741		29,101		31,954
Reconciling Items:
Corporate and Other	(642)		(427)		(1,804)		(1,344)
Merger and integration items	(38)		(190)		(431)		(651)
Amortization of intangibles acquired	(1,921)		(1,771)		(6,122)		(5,719)
Asset impairments and abandonments	(73)		—		(2,515)		—
Gain on spectrum transaction1	—		—		900		—
Employee separation costs and benefit-related losses	(40)		(39)		(924)		(381)
Segment equity in net income of affiliates	(25)		(28)		(56)		(162)
Eliminations and consolidations	(370)		(385)		(999)		(1,063)
AT&T Operating Income	6,132		7,901		17,150		22,634
Interest Expense	1,972		2,083		6,031		6,373
Equity in net income (loss) of affiliates	5		3		(11)		36
Other income (expense) - net	(231)		(935)		1,589		(967)
Income Before Income Taxes	$	3,934	$	4,886	$	12,697	$	15,330

1Included as a reduction of "Selling, general and administrative expenses" in the consolidated statement of income.

Schedule of Intersegment Revenues by Segment

The following table presents intersegment revenues by segment:

Intersegment Reconciliation
	Three months ended September 30,				Nine months ended September 30,
	2020		2019		2020		2019
Intersegment Revenues
Communications	$	3	$	2	$	7	$	10
WarnerMedia	812		819		2,402		2,538
Latin America	—		—		—		—
Total Intersegment Revenues	815		821		2,409		2,548
Consolidations	473		479		1,300		1,330
Eliminations and consolidations	$	1,288	$	1,300	$	3,709	$	3,878