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Equity And Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Tables)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2012
Equity And Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Abstract]  
Schedule Of Changes In Components Of Total Equity
     Three Months Ended
March 31, 2012
 
(dollars in millions)    Attributable
to Verizon
    Noncontrolling
Interest
    Total
Equity
 

Balance at beginning of period

   $   35,970     $   49,938     $   85,908  

Net income

     1,686       2,220       3,906  

Other comprehensive income

     129       3       132  
  

 

 

 

Comprehensive income

     1,815       2,223       4,038  
  

 

 

 

Contributed capital

     7              7  

Dividends declared

     (1,421            (1,421

Common stock in treasury

     267              267  

Distributions and other

     33       (411     (378
  

 

 

 

Balance at end of period

   $ 36,671     $ 51,750     $ 88,421  
  

 

 

 
Schedule Of Components In Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income
(dollars in millions)    At March 31,
2012
    

At December 31,

2011

 

Foreign currency translation adjustments

   $ 828      $ 724  

Net unrealized gain on cash flow hedges

     164        156  

Unrealized gain on marketable securities

     95        72  

Defined benefit pension and postretirement plans

     311        317  
  

 

 

 

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income

   $   1,398      $   1,269