Equity Method Investments (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2022

Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures [Abstract]

Equity Method Investments [Table Text Block]

The following table presents summarized financial information for DIRECTV and our other equity method investments, consisting primarily of SKY Mexico and certain sports-related programming investments, at December 31, or for the year then ended:

	2022		2021		2020
Income Statements1
Operating revenues	$	25,794	$	12,220	$	1,282
Operating income	3,175		1,179		157
Net income	2,581		938		91
Balance Sheets
Current assets	4,240		5,295
Noncurrent assets	14,211		17,022
Current liabilities	6,681		7,191
Noncurrent liabilities	7,951		8,614
1Does not include DIRECTV for periods prior to August 1, 2021.

The following table is a reconciliation of our investments in equity affiliates as presented on our consolidated balance sheets:

	2022		2021
Beginning of year	$	6,168	$	742
Additional investments	3		—
Receipt of equity interest in DIRECTV	—		6,852
Distributions from DIRECTV in excess of cumulative equity in earnings	(2,649)		(1,323)
Other capital distributions	—		(6)
Dividends and distributions of cumulative earnings received	(1,815)		(701)
Equity in net income of affiliates	1,791		603
Currency translation adjustments	25		(14)
Other adjustments	10		15
End of year	$	3,533	$	6,168