Segment Information (Tables)

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

(dollars in millions)

2014

Wireless

Wireline

Total Segments

External Operating Revenues

Retail service

69,451

–

69,451

Other service

3,104

–

3,104

Service revenue

72,555

–

72,555

Equipment

10,957

–

10,957

Other

4,021

–

4,021

Consumer retail

–

15,583

Small business

–

2,464

Mass Markets

–

18,047

Strategic services

–

8,318

Core

–

5,355

Global Enterprise

–

13,673

Global Wholesale

–

5,240

Other

–

462

Intersegment revenues

113

1,007

1,120

Total operating revenues

87,646

38,429

126,075

Cost of services and sales

28,825

21,332

50,157

Selling, general and administrative expense

23,602

8,180

31,782

Depreciation and amortization expense

8,459

7,882

16,341

Total operating expenses

60,886

37,394

98,280

Operating income

26,760

1,035

27,795

Assets

160,385

76,673

237,058

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
Retail service	$	66,282	$	–	$	66,282
Other service		2,691		–		2,691

Service revenue		68,973		–		68,973

Equipment		8,096		–		8,096
Other		3,851		–		3,851

Consumer retail		–		14,842		14,842
Small business		–		2,537		2,537

Mass Markets		–		17,379		17,379

Strategic services		–		8,129		8,129
Core		–		6,028		6,028

Global Enterprise		–		14,157		14,157

Global Wholesale		–		5,583		5,583
Other		–		442		442
Intersegment revenues		103		1,063		1,166

Total operating revenues		81,023		38,624		119,647

Cost of services and sales		23,648		21,396		45,044
Selling, general and administrative expense		23,176		8,571		31,747
Depreciation and amortization expense		8,202		8,327		16,529

Total operating expenses		55,026		38,294		93,320

Operating income	$	25,997	$	330	$	26,327


Assets	$	146,429	$	84,573	$	231,002
Plant, property and equipment, net		35,932		51,885		87,817
Capital expenditures		9,425		6,229		15,654


	(dollars in millions)
2012	Wireless		Wireline		Total Segments
External Operating Revenues
Retail service	$	61,383	$	–	$	61,383
Other service		2,290		–		2,290

Service revenue		63,673		–		63,673

Equipment		8,010		–		8,010
Other		4,096		–		4,096

Consumer retail		–		14,145		14,145
Small business		–		2,589		2,589

Mass Markets		–		16,734		16,734

Strategic services		–		7,737		7,737
Core		–		6,833		6,833

Global Enterprise		–		14,570		14,570

Global Wholesale		–		6,031		6,031
Other		–		498		498
Intersegment revenues		89		1,112		1,201

Total operating revenues		75,868		38,945		114,813

Cost of services and sales		24,490		21,657		46,147
Selling, general and administrative expense		21,650		8,860		30,510
Depreciation and amortization expense		7,960		8,424		16,384

Total operating expenses		54,100		38,941		93,041

Operating income	$	21,768	$	4	$	21,772


Assets	$	142,485	$	84,815	$	227,300
Plant, property and equipment, net		34,545		52,911		87,456
Capital expenditures		8,857		6,342		15,199

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


	(dollars in millions)
Years Ended December 31,	2014		2013		2012
Operating Revenues
Total reportable segments	$	126,075	$	119,647	$	114,813
Reconciling items:
Impact of divested operations (Note 2)		256		599		835
Corporate, eliminations and other		748		304		198

Consolidated operating revenues	$	127,079	$	120,550	$	115,846

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


	(dollars in millions)
Years Ended December 31,	2014			2013			2012
Operating Income
Total segment operating income	$	27,795		$	26,327		$	21,772
Severance, pension and benefit credits (charges) (Note 12)		(7,507	)		6,232			(7,186	)
Gain on spectrum license transactions (Note 2)		707			278			–
Litigation settlements (Note 17)		–			–			(384	)
Impact of divested operations (Note 2)		12			43			56
Other costs		(334	)		–			(276	)
Corporate, eliminations and other		(1,074	)		(912	)		(822	)

Consolidated operating income		19,599			31,968			13,160
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated businesses		1,780			142			324
Other income and (expense), net		(1,194	)		(166	)		(1,016	)
Interest expense		(4,915	)		(2,667	)		(2,571	)

Income Before (Provision) Benefit for Income Taxes	$	15,270		$	29,277		$	9,897

A reconciliation of the total of the reportable segments’ assets to consolidated assets is as follows:


	(dollars in millions)
At December 31,	2014			2013
Assets
Total reportable segments	$	237,058		$	231,002
Corporate, eliminations and other		(4,350	)		43,096

Total consolidated	$	232,708		$	274,098

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