Revenue Recognition (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2019

Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]

Disaggregation of Revenue [Table Text Block]

Revenue Categories
The following tables set forth reported revenue by category and by business unit:
For the three months ended September 30, 2019
	Service Revenues
		Wireless		Advanced Data		Legacy Voice & Data		Subscription		Content		Advertising		Other		Equipment		Total
Communications
Mobility	$	13,856	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	74	$	-	$	3,771	$	17,701
Entertainment Group		-		2,117		628		7,512		-		421		517		2		11,197
Business Wireline		-		3,269		2,252		-		-		-		783		199		6,503
WarnerMedia
Turner		-		-		-		1,927		89		913		78		-		3,007
Home Box Office		-		-		-		1,533		284		-		2		-		1,819
Warner Bros.		-		-		-		23		3,129		13		168		-		3,333
Eliminations and Other		-		-		-		57		(387)		19		(2)		-		(313)
Latin America
Vrio		-		-		-		1,013		-		-		-		-		1,013
Mexico		455		-		-		-		-		-		-		262		717
Xandr		-		-		-		-		-		504		-		-		504
Corporate and Other		124		13		6		-		-		-		227		37		407
Eliminations and consolidations		-		-		-		-		(798)		(421)		(81)		-		(1,300)
Total Operating Revenues	$	14,435	$	5,399	$	2,886	$	12,065	$	2,317	$	1,523	$	1,692	$	4,271	$	44,588

For the three months ended September 30, 2018
	Service Revenues
		Wireless		Advanced Data		Legacy Voice & Data		Subscription		Content		Advertising		Other		Equipment		Total
Communications
Mobility	$	13,751	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	77	$	-	$	3,907	$	17,735
Entertainment Group		-		2,045		739		7,882		-		401		518		4		11,589
Business Wireline		-		3,053		2,602		-		-		-		831		197		6,683
WarnerMedia
Turner		-		-		-		1,855		125		944		64		-		2,988
Home Box Office		-		-		-		1,517		125		-		2		-		1,644
Warner Bros.		-		-		-		20		3,494		20		186		-		3,720
Eliminations and Other		-		-		-		27		(199)		19		5		-		(148)
Latin America
Vrio		-		-		-		1,102		-		-		-		-		1,102
Mexico		440		-		-		-		-		-		-		291		731
Xandr		-		-		-		-		-		445		-		-		445
Corporate and Other		161		13		7		-		-		-		307		43		531
Eliminations and consolidations		-		-		-		-		(830)		(401)		(50)		-		(1,281)
Total Operating Revenues	$	14,352	$	5,111	$	3,348	$	12,403	$	2,715	$	1,505	$	1,863	$	4,442	$	45,739

For the nine months ended September 30, 2019
	Service Revenues
		Wireless		Advanced Data		Legacy Voice & Data		Subscription		Content		Advertising		Other		Equipment		Total
Communications
Mobility	$	41,171	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	212	$	-	$	10,973	$	52,356
Entertainment Group		-		6,296		1,969		22,872		-		1,170		1,580		6		33,893
Business Wireline		-		9,649		6,973		-		-		-		2,430		536		19,588
WarnerMedia
Turner		-		-		-		5,835		335		3,440		250		-		9,860
Home Box Office		-		-		-		4,383		655		-		7		-		5,045
Warner Bros.		-		-		-		67		9,636		33		504		-		10,240
Eliminations and Other		-		-		-		160		(776)		36		10		-		(570)
Latin America
Vrio		-		-		-		3,112		-		-		-		-		3,112
Mexico		1,376		-		-		-		-		-		-		717		2,093
Xandr		-		-		-		-		-		1,415		-		-		1,415
Corporate and Other		437		40		20		-		-		-		605		116		1,218
Eliminations and consolidations		-		-		-		-		(2,475)		(1,170)		(233)		-		(3,878)
Total Operating Revenues	$	42,984	$	15,985	$	8,962	$	36,429	$	7,375	$	5,136	$	5,153	$	12,348	$	134,372

For the nine months ended September 30, 2018
	Service Revenues
		Wireless		Advanced Data		Legacy Voice & Data		Subscription		Content		Advertising		Other		Equipment		Total
Communications
Mobility	$	40,432	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	162	$	-	$	11,371	$	51,965
Entertainment Group		-		5,904		2,317		23,559		-		1,122		1,588		8		34,498
Business Wireline		-		9,101		8,176		-		-		-		2,192		566		20,035
WarnerMedia
Turner		-		-		-		2,363		146		1,181		77		-		3,767
Home Box Office		-		-		-		1,787		136		-		2		-		1,925
Warner Bros.		-		-		-		27		3,949		28		223		-		4,227
Eliminations and Other		-		-		-		27		(255)		13		5		-		(210)
Latin America
Vrio		-		-		-		3,710		-		-		-		-		3,710
Mexico		1,261		-		-		-		-		-		-		838		2,099
Xandr		-		-		-		-		-		1,174		-		-		1,174
Corporate and Other		480		39		28		-		-		-		958		131		1,636
Eliminations and consolidations		-		-		-		-		(1,039)		(1,122)		98		-		(2,063)
Total Operating Revenues	$	42,173	$	15,044	$	10,521	$	31,473	$	2,937	$	2,558	$	5,143	$	12,914	$	122,763

Capitalized Contract Cost [Table Text Block]

		September 30,		December 31,
Consolidated Balance Sheets		2019		2018
Deferred Acquisition Costs
Other current assets	$	2,190	$	1,901
Other Assets		2,878		2,073
Total deferred customer contract acquisition costs		5,068		3,974
Deferred Fulfillment Costs
Other current assets		4,589		4,090
Other Assets		6,640		7,450
Total deferred customer contract fulfillment costs	$	11,229	$	11,540

		September 30,		September 30,
Consolidated Statements of Income		2019		2018
Deferred acquisition cost amortization	$	1,565	$	959
Deferred fulfillment cost amortization		3,656		2,983

Contract with Customer, Asset and Liability [Table Text Block]

		September 30,		December 31,
Consolidated Balance Sheets		2019		2018
Contract asset	$	2,255	$	1,896
Contract liability		6,886		6,856