v2.4.1.9
Segment Information (Tables)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Summary of Operating Financial Information for Reportable Segments

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

 

    

Three Months Ended

March 31,

 
(dollars in millions)    2015     2014  

External Operating Revenues

    

Wireless

    

Retail service

   $ 17,131      $ 17,233   

Other service

     765        735   
  

 

 

 

Service revenue

     17,896        17,968   

Equipment

     3,373        1,869   

Other

     1,033        1,014   
  

 

 

 

Total Wireless

     22,302        20,851   

Wireline

    

Consumer retail

     3,992        3,840   

Small business

     600        624   
  

 

 

 

Mass Markets

     4,592        4,464   

Strategic services

     2,048        2,062   

Core

     1,215        1,404   
  

 

 

 

Global Enterprise

     3,263        3,466   

Global Wholesale

     1,266        1,336   

Other

     87        140   
  

 

 

 

Total Wireline

     9,208        9,406   
  

 

 

 

Total segments

     31,510        30,257   

Corporate, eliminations and other

     474        561   
  

 

 

 

Total consolidated – reported

   $ 31,984      $ 30,818   
  

 

 

 

Intersegment Revenues

    

Wireless

   $ 26      $ 28   

Wireline

     261        256   
  

 

 

 

Total segments

     287        284   

Corporate, eliminations and other

     (287     (284
  

 

 

 

Total consolidated – reported

   $      $   
  

 

 

 

Total Operating Revenues

    

Wireless

   $ 22,328      $ 20,879   

Wireline

     9,469        9,662   
  

 

 

 

Total segments

     31,797        30,541   

Reconciling items

     187        277   
  

 

 

 

Total consolidated – reported

   $   31,984      $   30,818   
  

 

 

 

Operating Income

    

Wireless

   $ 7,810      $ 7,318   

Wireline

     405        141   
  

 

 

 

Total segments

     8,215        7,459   

Reconciling items

     (255     (299
  

 

 

 

Total consolidated – reported

   $ 7,960      $ 7,160   
  

 

 

 
Summary of Reconciliation of Segment Assets
(dollars in millions)    At March 31,
2015
    At December 31,
2014
 

Assets

    

Wireless

   $   171,760      $   160,385   

Wireline

     78,624        76,673   
  

 

 

 

Total segments

     250,384        237,058   

Corporate, eliminations and other

     (14,594     (4,350
  

 

 

 

Total consolidated – reported

   $ 235,790      $ 232,708   
  

 

 

 
Reconciliation of Segment Operating Revenues to Consolidated Operating Revenues

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

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
(dollars in millions)    2015      2014  

Total segment operating revenues

   $   31,797       $   30,541   

Impact of divested operations

             128   

Corporate, eliminations and other

     187         149   
  

 

 

 

Total consolidated operating revenues

   $ 31,984       $ 30,818   
  

 

 

 
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:

 

    

Three Months Ended

March 31,

 
(dollars in millions)    2015     2014  

Total segment operating income

   $ 8,215      $ 7,459   

Impact of divested operations

            6   

Corporate, eliminations and other

     (255     (305
  

 

 

 

Total consolidated operating income

     7,960        7,160   

Equity in earnings (losses) of unconsolidated businesses

     (34     1,902   

Other income and (expense), net

     75        (894

Interest expense

     (1,332     (1,214
  

 

 

 

Income Before Provision For Income Taxes

   $   6,669      $   6,954