Segment Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Segment Reporting Information, Profit (Loss) [Abstract]



Statement of Operations Information	Wireless			Wireline			Corporate, Other and Eliminations			Consolidated
	(in millions)
2011
Net operating revenues	$	30,301		$	3,370		$	8		$	33,679
Inter-segment revenues⁽¹⁾	—			956			(956		)	—
Total segment operating expenses	(26,034		)	(3,526		)	953			(28,607		)
Segment earnings	$	4,267		$	800		$	5		5,072
Less:
Depreciation and amortization										(4,858		)
Other, net⁽²⁾										(106		)
Operating income										108
Interest expense										(1,011		)
Equity in losses of unconsolidated investments, net							$	(1,730	)	(1,730		)
Other expense, net										(3		)
Loss before income taxes										$	(2,636	)

Statement of Operations Information	Wireless			Wireline			Corporate, Other and Eliminations			Consolidated
	(in millions)
2010
Net operating revenues	$	28,597		$	3,959		$	7		$	32,563
Inter-segment revenues⁽¹⁾	—			1,081			(1,081		)	—
Total segment operating expenses	(24,066		)	(3,950		)	1,086			(26,930		)
Segment earnings	$	4,531		$	1,090		$	12		5,633
Less:
Depreciation and amortization										(6,248		)
Other, net⁽²⁾										20
Operating loss										(595		)
Interest expense										(1,464		)
Equity in losses of unconsolidated investments, net							$	(1,286	)	(1,286		)
Other income, net										46
Loss before income taxes										$	(3,299	)



Statement of Operations Information	Wireless			Wireline			Corporate, Other and Eliminations			Consolidated
	(in millions)
2009
Net operating revenues	$	27,786		$	4,471		$	3		$	32,260
Inter-segment revenues⁽¹⁾	—			1,158			(1,158		)	—
Total segment operating expenses	(22,588		)	(4,408		)	1,143			(25,853		)
Segment earnings	$	5,198		$	1,221		$	(12	)	6,407
Less:
Depreciation and amortization										(7,416		)
Other, net⁽²⁾										(389		)
Operating loss										(1,398		)
Interest expense										(1,450		)
Equity in losses of unconsolidated investments, net							$	(803	)	(803		)
Other income, net										157
Loss before income taxes										$	(3,494	)

Other Information	Wireless			Wireline			Corporate, Other and Eliminations⁽³⁾			Consolidated
	(in millions)
2011
Capital expenditures	$	2,702		$	168		$	260		$	3,130
Total assets	37,606			2,355			9,422			49,383
2010
Capital expenditures	$	1,455		$	223		$	257		$	1,935
Total assets	38,445			2,655			10,554			51,654
2009
Capital expenditures	$	1,149		$	267		$	187		$	1,603
Total assets	42,338			2,987			10,099			55,424

Operating Revenues by Service and Products



Operating Revenues by Service and Products	Wireless		Wireline		Corporate, Other and Eliminations⁽¹⁾			Consolidated
	(in millions)
2011
Wireless services	$	27,129	$	—	$	—		$	27,129
Wireless equipment	2,911		—		—			2,911
Voice	—		1,915		(643		)	1,272
Data	—		460		(163		)	297
Internet	—		1,878		(151		)	1,727
Other	261		73		9			343
Total net operating revenues	$	30,301	$	4,326	$	(948	)	$	33,679
2010
Wireless services	$	25,677	$	—	$	—		$	25,677
Wireless equipment	2,703		—		—			2,703
Voice	—		2,249		(732		)	1,517
Data	—		519		(140		)	379
Internet	—		2,175		(209		)	1,966
Other	217		97		7			321
Total net operating revenues	$	28,597	$	5,040	$	(1,074	)	$	32,563
2009
Wireless services	$	25,286	$	—	$	—		$	25,286
Wireless equipment	1,954		—		—			1,954
Voice	—		2,563		(787		)	1,776
Data	—		662		(129		)	533
Internet	—		2,293		(242		)	2,051
Other	546		111		3			660
Total net operating revenues	$	27,786	$	5,629	$	(1,155	)	$	32,260

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Tabular disclosure of the profit or loss and total assets for each reportable segment. An entity discloses certain information on each reportable segment if the amounts (a) are included in the measure of segment profit or loss reviewed by the chief operating decision maker or (b) are otherwise regularly provided to the chief operating decision maker, even if not included in that measure of segment profit or loss.

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