Revenue Recognition (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2023

Revenue Recognition [Abstract]

Disaggregation Of Revenue

	Successor						Predecessor
	For the year ended		For the year ended		For the eight months		For the four months
	December 31,		December 31,		ended December 31,		ended April 30,
($ in millions)	2023		2022		2021		2021
Data and Internet services	$	3,534	$	3,390	$	2,224	$	1,125
Voice services		1,373		1,498		1,091		647
Video services		430		520		397		223
Other		339		325		246		125
Revenue from contracts
with customers (1)		5,676		5,733		3,958		2,120
Subsidy and other regulatory revenue		75		54		222		111
Total revenue	$	5,751	$	5,787	$	4,180	$	2,231
	Successor						Predecessor
	For the year ended		For the year ended		For the eight months		For the four months
	December 31,		December 31,		ended December 31,		ended April 30,
($ in millions)	2023		2022		2021		2021
Consumer (2)	$	3,097	$	3,116	$	2,125	$	1,133
Business and Wholesale		2,579		2,617		1,833		987
Revenue from contracts
with customers (1)		5,676		5,733		3,958		2,120
Subsidy and other regulatory revenue		75		54		222		111
Total revenue	$	5,751	$	5,787	$	4,180	$	2,231

⁽¹⁾Includes $62 million of lease revenue for the year ended December 31, 2023, $63 million for the year ended December 31, 2022, $21 million for the four months ended April 30, 2021 and $42 million for the eight months ended December 31, 2021.

⁽²⁾Due to changes in methodology during the second quarter of 2021, historical periods have been updated to reflect the comparable amounts.

Summary Of Changes In Contract Liabilities

	Contract Liabilities
($ in millions)	Current		Noncurrent
Balance at January 1, 2023	$	28	$	17
Revenue recognized included
in opening contract balance		(37)		(14)
Credits granted, excluding amounts
recognized as revenue		37		18
Reclassified between current
and noncurrent		5		(5)
Balance at December 31, 2023	$	33	$	16
Balance at January 1, 2022	$	27	$	11
Revenue recognized included
in opening contract balance		(30)		(11)
Credits granted, excluding amounts
recognized as revenue		26		22
Reclassified between current
and noncurrent		5		(5)
Balance at December 31, 2022	$	28	$	17

Performance Obligations, Revenue

	Successor
($ in millions)	Revenue from contracts with customers
2024	$	506
2025		186
2026		86
2027		16
2028		7
Thereafter		5
Total	$	806