Segment Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Summary of Operating Financial Information for Reportable Segments

The following table provides operating financial information for our two reportable segments:

	(dollars in millions)
2015	Wireless		Wireline		Total Segments
External Operating Revenues
Service revenue	$	70,305	$	-	$	70,305
Equipment		16,924		-		16,924
Other		4,294		-		4,294
Consumer retail		-		12,696		12,696
Small business		-		1,744		1,744
Mass Markets		-		14,440		14,440
Strategic services		-		7,803		7,803
Core		-		4,245		4,245
Global Enterprise		-		12,048		12,048
Global Wholesale		-		4,301		4,301
Other		-		338		338
Intersegment revenues		157		967		1,124
Total operating revenues		91,680		32,094		123,774
Cost of services		7,803		18,816		26,619
Wireless cost of equipment		23,119		-		23,119
Selling, general and administrative expense		21,805		7,256		29,061
Depreciation and amortization expense		8,980		6,543		15,523
Total operating expenses		61,707		32,615		94,322
Operating income (loss)	$	29,973	$	(521)	$	29,452
Assets	$	185,405	$	78,305	$	263,710
Plant, property and equipment, net		40,911		41,044		81,955
Capital expenditures		11,725		5,049		16,774

	(dollars in millions)
2014	Wireless		Wireline		Total Segments
External Operating Revenues
Service revenue	$	72,555	$	-	$	72,555
Equipment		10,957		-		10,957
Other		4,021		-		4,021
Consumer retail		-		12,168		12,168
Small business		-		1,829		1,829
Mass Markets		-		13,997		13,997
Strategic services		-		8,021		8,021
Core		-		4,781		4,781
Global Enterprise		-		12,802		12,802
Global Wholesale		-		4,520		4,520
Other		-		527		527
Intersegment revenues		113		947		1,060
Total operating revenues		87,646		32,793		120,439
Cost of services		7,200		19,413		26,613
Wireless cost of equipment		21,625		-		21,625
Selling, general and administrative expense		23,602		7,394		30,996
Depreciation and amortization expense		8,459		6,817		15,276
Total operating expenses		60,886		33,624		94,510
Operating income (loss)	$	26,760	$	(831)	$	25,929
Assets	$	160,333	$	76,629	$	236,962
Plant, property and equipment, net		38,276		50,318		88,594
Capital expenditures		10,515		5,750		16,265

			(dollars in millions)
2013	Wireless		Wireline		Total Segments
External Operating Revenues
Service revenue	$	68,973	$	-	$	68,973
Equipment		8,096		-		8,096
Other		3,851		-		3,851
Consumer retail		-		11,499		11,499
Small business		-		1,909		1,909
Mass Markets		-		13,408		13,408
Strategic services		-		7,903		7,903
Core		-		5,486		5,486
Global Enterprise		-		13,389		13,389
Global Wholesale		-		4,781		4,781
Other		-		484		484
Intersegment revenues		103		992		1,095
Total operating revenues		81,023		33,054		114,077
Cost of services		7,295		19,399		26,694
Wireless cost of equipment		16,353		-		16,353
Selling, general and administrative expense		23,176		7,737		30,913
Depreciation and amortization expense		8,202		7,101		15,303
Total operating expenses		55,026		34,237		89,263
Operating income (loss)	$	25,997	$	(1,183)	$	24,814
Assets	$	146,356	$	84,512	$	230,868
Plant, property and equipment, net		35,932		51,885		87,817
Capital expenditures		9,425		6,229		15,654

Summary of Reconciliation of Segment Operating Revenues

A reconciliation of the reportable segment operating revenues to consolidated operating revenues is as follows:

			(dollars in millions)
Years Ended December 31,	2015		2014		2013
Operating Revenues
Total reportable segments	$	123,774	$	120,439	$	114,077
Corporate and other		3,738		2,106		1,666
Reconciling items:
Impact of divested operations (Note 2)		5,280		5,625		5,954
Eliminations		(1,172)		(1,091)		(1,147)
Consolidated operating revenues	$	131,620	$	127,079	$	120,550

Summary of Reconciliation of Segment Operating Income

A reconciliation of the total of the reportable segments’ operating income to consolidated Income before provision for income taxes is as follows:

			(dollars in millions)
Years Ended December 31,	2015		2014		2013
Operating Income
Total reportable segments	$	29,452	$	25,929	$	24,814
Corporate and other		(1,720)		(1,217)		(1,025)
Reconciling items:
Severance, pension and benefit credits (charges) (Note 11)		2,256		(7,507)		6,232
Gain on spectrum license transactions (Note 2)		254		707		278
Impact of divested operations (Note 2)		2,818		2,021		1,669
Other costs		-		(334)		-
Consolidated operating income		33,060		19,599		31,968
Equity in (losses) earnings of unconsolidated businesses		(86)		1,780		142
Other income and (expense), net		186		(1,194)		(166)
Interest expense		(4,920)		(4,915)		(2,667)
Income Before Provision for Income Taxes	$	28,240	$	15,270	$	29,277

Summary of Reconciliation of Segment Assets

A reconciliation of the total of the reportable segments’ assets to consolidated assets is as follows:
	(dollars in millions)
At December 31,	2015		2014
Assets
Total reportable segments	$	263,710	$	236,962
Corporate and other		205,476		191,190
Eliminations		(225,011)		(196,043)
Total consolidated	$	244,175	$	232,109