Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Millions	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015
Cash flows from operating activities
Net income	$ 54	$ 250
Add (deduct) adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash flows from operating activities
Depreciation, amortization and accretion	462	450
Bad debts expense	69	78
Stock-based compensation expense	19	18
Deferred income taxes, net	11	(20)
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated entities	(110)	(110)
Distributions from unconsolidated entities	55	45
(Gain) loss on asset disposals, net	16	12
(Gain) loss on sale of business and other exit costs, net		(114)
(Gain) loss on license sales and exchanges, net	(16)	(147)
Noncash interest expense	1	1
Other operating activities	(2)
Changes in assets and liabilities from operations
Accounts receivable	1	(54)
Equipment installment plans receivable	(160)	(96)
Inventory	2	91
Accounts payable	45	117
Customer deposits and deferred revenues	(41)	(51)
Accrued taxes	38	161
Accrued interest	7	11
Other assets and liabilities	(36)	(87)
Net cash provided by operating activities	415	555
Cash flows from investing activities
Cash paid for additions to property, plant and equipment	(280)	(407)
Cash paid for aquisitions and licenses	(46)	(286)
Cash received from divestitures and exchanges	20	314
Federal Communications Commission deposit	(143)
Other investing activities		2
Net cash used in investing activities	(449)	(377)
Cash flows from financing activities
Issuance of long-term debt		225
Repayment of long-term debt	(8)
Common shares reissued for benefit plans, net of tax payments	4	(1)
Common shares repurchased	(2)	(4)
Payment of debt issuance costs	(2)	(3)
Acquisition of assets in common control transaction		(2)
Distributions to noncontrolling interests	(1)	(6)
Other financing activities	2	(2)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	(7)	207
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	(41)	385
Cash and cash equivalents
Beginning of period	715	212
End of period	$ 674	$ 597