Revenue Recognition (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2023

Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]

Schedule of disaggregated revenue by service offering

The following tables provide our total revenue by product and service category as well as the amount of revenue that is not subject to ASC 606, "Revenue from Contracts with Customers" ("ASC 606"), but is instead governed by other accounting standards:

	Year Ended December 31, 2023
	Total Revenue		Adjustments for Non-ASC 606 Revenue(1)	Total Revenue from Contracts with Customers
	(Dollars in millions)
Other Broadband	$	1,111	(95)	1,016
Voice and Other	589		(16)	573
Fiber Broadband	470		(12)	458
Harvest	1,048		(139)	909
Nurture	393		(8)	385
Grow	145		—	145
Affiliate Services	2,159		(45)	2,114
Total revenue	$	5,915	(315)	5,600
Timing of revenue
Goods and services transferred at a point in time				$	23
Services performed over time				5,577
Total revenue from contracts with customers				$	5,600

	Year Ended December 31, 2022
	Total Revenue		Adjustments for Non-ASC 606 Revenue(1)	Total Revenue from Contracts with Customers
	(Dollars in millions)
Other Broadband	$	1,275	(106)	1,169
Voice and Other	691		(31)	660
Fiber Broadband	461		(12)	449
Harvest	1,134		(161)	973
Nurture	435		(9)	426
Grow	159		(9)	150
Affiliate Services	2,294		(45)	2,249
Total revenue	$	6,449	(373)	6,076
Timing of revenue
Goods and services transferred at a point in time				$	28
Services performed over time				6,048
Total revenue from contracts with customers				$	6,076

	Year Ended December 31, 2021
	Total Revenue		Adjustments for Non-ASC 606 Revenue(1)	Total Revenue from Contracts with Customers
	(Dollars in millions)
Other Broadband	$	1,360	(107)	1,253
Voice and Other	985		(161)	824
Fiber Broadband	408		—	408
Harvest	1,206		(167)	1,039
Nurture	450		(10)	440
Grow	153		(9)	144
Affiliate Services	2,389		(29)	2,360
Total revenue	$	6,951	(483)	6,468
Timing of revenue
Goods and services transferred at a point in time				$	30
Services performed over time				6,438
Total revenue from contracts with customers				$	6,468

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(1)Includes regulatory revenue and lease revenue not within the scope of ASC 606.

Schedule of customer receivables and contract balances

The following table provides balances of customer receivables, contract assets and contract liabilities as of December 31, 2023 and 2022:

	December 31, 2023		December 31, 2022
	(Dollars in millions)
Customer receivables (1)	$	210	297
Contract assets	7		9
Contract liabilities	269		343

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(1)Reflects gross customer receivables, including gross affiliate receivables, of $239 million and $324 million, net of allowance for credit losses of $29 million and $27 million, at December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively.

Schedule of contract costs

The following tables provide changes in our contract acquisition costs and fulfillment costs:

	Year Ended December 31, 2023
	Acquisition Costs		Fulfillment Costs
	(Dollars in millions)
Beginning of period balance	$	61	46
Costs incurred	43		38
Amortization	(46)		(38)
End of period balance	$	58	46

	Year Ended December 31, 2022
	Acquisition Costs		Fulfillment Costs
	(Dollars in millions)
Beginning of period balance	$	64	47
Costs incurred	50		39
Amortization	(53)		(40)
End of period balance	$	61	46