| Disaggregation of Revenue [Table Text Block] |
Revenue Categories | The following tables set forth reported revenue by category and by business unit: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | For the year ended December 31, 2019 | | Service Revenues | | | | | | | | Wireless | | Advanced Data | | Legacy Voice & Data | | Subscription | | Content | | Advertising | | Other | | Equipment | | Total | Communications | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Mobility | $ | 55,040 | | $ | - | | $ | - | | $ | - | | $ | - | | $ | 291 | | $ | - | | $ | 15,725 | | $ | 71,056 | Entertainment Group | | - | | | 8,403 | | | 2,573 | | | 30,438 | | | - | | | 1,672 | | | 2,032 | | | 8 | | | 45,126 | Business Wireline | | - | | | 12,926 | | | 9,180 | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | 3,286 | | | 785 | | | 26,177 | WarnerMedia | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Turner | | - | | | - | | | - | | | 7,736 | | | 481 | | | 4,566 | | | 339 | | | - | | | 13,122 | Home Box Office | | - | | | - | | | - | | | 5,814 | | | 925 | | | - | | | 10 | | | - | | | 6,749 | Warner Bros. | | - | | | - | | | - | | | 88 | | | 13,532 | | | 41 | | | 697 | | | - | | | 14,358 | Eliminations and Other | | - | | | - | | | - | | | 222 | | | (1,058) | | | 69 | | | 37 | | | - | | | (730) | Latin America | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Vrio | | - | | | - | | | - | | | 4,094 | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | 4,094 | Mexico | | 1,863 | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | 1,006 | | | 2,869 | Xandr | | - | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | 2,022 | | | - | | | - | | | 2,022 | Corporate and Other | | 549 | | | 51 | | | 155 | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | 678 | | | 170 | | | 1,603 | Eliminations and | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | consolidations | | - | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | (3,249) | | | (1,672) | | | (332) | | | - | | | (5,253) | Total Operating Revenues | $ | 57,452 | | $ | 21,380 | | $ | 11,908 | | $ | 48,392 | | $ | 10,631 | | $ | 6,989 | | $ | 6,747 | | $ | 17,694 | | $ | 181,193 |
For the year ended December 31, 2018 | | Service Revenues | | | | | | | | Wireless | | Advanced Data | | Legacy Voice & Data | | Subscription | | Content | | Advertising | | Other | | Equipment | | Total | Communications | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Mobility | $ | 54,062 | | $ | - | | $ | - | | $ | - | | $ | - | | $ | 232 | | $ | - | | $ | 16,227 | | $ | 70,521 | Entertainment Group | | - | | | 7,956 | | | 3,041 | | | 31,762 | | | - | | | 1,595 | | | 2,097 | | | 9 | | | 46,460 | Business Wireline | | - | | | 12,245 | | | 10,674 | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | 2,998 | | | 823 | | | 26,740 | WarnerMedia | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Turner | | - | | | - | | | - | | | 4,207 | | | 295 | | | 2,330 | | | 147 | | | - | | | 6,979 | Home Box Office | | - | | | - | | | - | | | 3,201 | | | 391 | | | - | | | 6 | | | - | | | 3,598 | Warner Bros. | | - | | | - | | | - | | | 47 | | | 8,216 | | | 53 | | | 387 | | | - | | | 8,703 | Eliminations and Other | | - | | | - | | | - | | | 74 | | | (518) | | | 78 | | | 27 | | | - | | | (339) | Latin America | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Vrio | | - | | | - | | | - | | | 4,784 | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | 4,784 | Mexico | | 1,701 | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | 1,167 | | | 2,868 | Xandr | | - | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | 1,740 | | | - | | | - | | | 1,740 | Corporate and Other | | 638 | | | 52 | | | 36 | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | 1,190 | | | 185 | | | 2,101 | Eliminations and | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | consolidations | | - | | | - | | | - | | | - | | | (1,843) | | | (1,595) | | | 39 | | | - | | | (3,399) | Total Operating Revenues | $ | 56,401 | | $ | 20,253 | | $ | 13,751 | | $ | 44,075 | | $ | 6,541 | | $ | 4,433 | | $ | 6,891 | | $ | 18,411 | | $ | 170,756 |
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| Capitalized Contract Cost [Table Text Block] |
The following table presents the deferred customer contract acquisition and fulfillment costs included on our consolidated | balance sheets at December 31: | | | | | | | Consolidated Balance Sheets | | 2019 | | | 2018 | Deferred Acquisition Costs | | | | | | Other current assets | $ | 2,462 | | $ | 1,901 | Other Assets | | 2,991 | | | 2,073 | Total deferred customer contract acquisition costs | $ | 5,453 | | $ | 3,974 | | | | | | | Deferred Fulfillment Costs | | | | | | Other current assets | $ | 4,519 | | $ | 4,090 | Other Assets | | 6,439 | | | 7,450 | Total deferred customer contract fulfillment costs | $ | 10,958 | | $ | 11,540 |
The following table presents amortization of deferred customer contract acquisition and fulfillment cost, which are recorded in other cost of revenues in our consolidated statements of income, for the year ended December 31: | | | | | | | Consolidated Statements of Income | | 2019 | | | 2018 | Deferred acquisition cost amortization | $ | 2,174 | | $ | 1,433 | Deferred fulfillment cost amortization | | 4,947 | | | 4,039 |
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