Revenue Recognition (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2019

Revenue Recognition [Abstract]

Disaggregation Of Revenue

	For the three months ended September 30,				For the nine months ended September 30,
($ in millions)	2019		2018		2019		2018
Data and Internet services	$	928	$	961	$	2,858	$	2,919
Voice services		621		669		1,900		2,053
Video services		244		260		772		810
Other		113		141		357		416
Revenue from contracts with customers (1)		1,906		2,031		5,887		6,198
Subsidy revenue		91		95		278		289
Total revenue	$	1,997	$	2,126	$	6,165	$	6,487
	For the three months ended September 30,				For the nine months ended September 30,
($ in millions)	2019		2018		2019		2018
Consumer	$	1,024	$	1,069	$	3,151	$	3,292
Commercial		882		962		2,736		2,906
Revenue from contracts with customers (1)		1,906		2,031		5,887		6,198
Subsidy revenue		91		95		278		289
Total revenue	$	1,997	$	2,126	$	6,165	$	6,487

⁽¹⁾Amount includes approximately $17 million and $18 million, and $52 million and $55 million of lease revenue for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

Changes In Contract Assets And Contract Liabilities

	Contract Assets				Contract Liabilities
($ in millions)	Current		Noncurrent		Current		Noncurrent
Balance at January 1, 2019	$	44	$	25	$	49	$	22
Revenue recognized included
in opening contract balance		(29)		(5)		(56)		(14)
Cash received, excluding amounts
recognized as revenue		-		-		58		9
Credits granted, excluding amounts
recognized as revenue		23		1		-		-
Reclassified between Current
and NonCurrent		5		(5)		(2)		2
Reclassified to held for sale		(3)		(1)		(5)		(1)
Balance at September 30, 2019	$	40	$	15	$	44	$	18
	Contract Assets				Contract Liabilities
($ in millions)	Current		Noncurrent		Current		Noncurrent
Balance at January 1, 2018	$	40	$	37	$	41	$	19
Revenue recognized included
in opening contract balance		(38)		-		(86)		(4)
Cash received, excluding amounts
recognized as revenue		-		-		106		3
Credits granted, excluding amounts
recognized as revenue		36		-		-		-
Reclassified between Current
and NonCurrent		-		-		(10)		10
Other		-		-		(6)		-
Balance at September 30, 2018	$	38	$	37	$	45	$	28

Performance Obligations, Revenue

($ in millions)	Revenue from contracts with customers
2019 (remaining three months)	$	778
2020		1,909
2021		849
2022		385
2023		191
Thereafter		249
Total	$	4,361