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Income Taxes (Reconciliation Of Income Tax Expense (Benefit) Based On Federal Statutory Rate To Amount Per Effective Tax Rate) (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
Dec. 31, 2024
Dec. 31, 2023
Income Tax Expense (Benefit), Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Amount [Abstract]      
U.S. federal statutory tax rate $ 5,671 $ 3,507 $ 4,168
State and local income taxes, net of federal tax effect (155) 276 262
Foreign tax effects 40 22 98
Effect of change in tax laws or rates enacted current period 0 0 0
Effect of cross-border tax laws 0 (19) (1)
Tax credits      
Research and development credit (139) (183) (180)
Other (5) (7) (5)
Changes in valuation allowance 53 2 53
Nontaxable or nondeductible items:      
Goodwill impairment 0 929 9
Noncontrolling interest (301) (274) (259)
Divestiture of DIRECTV (1,311) 0 0
Other (124) (43) (157)
Changes in unrecognized tax benefits2 578 388 467
Tax basis adjustments (592) 0 0
Other (94) (153) (230)
Total $ 3,621 $ 4,445 $ 4,225
Effective income tax rate 13.40% 26.60% 21.30%
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Percent [Abstract]      
U.S. federal statutory income tax rate, percent 21.00% 21.00% 21.00%
State and local income taxes, net of federal tax effect, percent (0.60%) 1.60% 1.30%
Foreign tax effects, percent 0.20% 0.10% 0.50%
Effect of change in tax laws or rates enacted current period, percent 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Effect of cross-border tax laws, percent 0.00% (0.10%) 0.00%
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Tax Credit, Percent [Abstract]      
R&D, percent (0.50%) (1.10%) (0.90%)
Other, percent 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Changes in valuation allowance, percent 0.20% 0.00% 0.30%
Nontaxable or nondeductible items, percent [Abstract]      
Goodwill impairment, percent 0.00% 5.60% 0.00%
Noncontrolling interest, percent (1.10%) (1.60%) (1.30%)
Divesture, percent (4.90%) 0.00% 0.00%
Other, percent (0.50%) (0.30%) (0.80%)
Changes in unrecognized tax benefits, percent 2.10% 2.30% 2.40%
Tax basis adjustments, percent (2.20%) 0.00% 0.00%
Other, percent (0.30%) (0.90%) (1.20%)
Effective income tax rate, percent 13.40% 26.60% 21.30%