Income Taxes (Components of Net Deferred Tax Liability) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions |
Dec. 31, 2019 |
Dec. 31, 2018 |
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| Deferred Tax Assets: | ||
| Net operating loss and other loss carryforwards | $ 2,017 | $ 1,926 |
| Nondeductible accruals and other | 2,779 | 2,656 |
| Less: Valuation allowance | 1,906 | 632 |
| Total deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowance | 2,890 | 3,950 |
| Deferred Tax Liabilities: | ||
| Differences between book and tax basis of property and equipment and intangible assets | 29,387 | 29,139 |
| Differences between book and tax basis of investments | 702 | 491 |
| Differences between book and tax basis of long-term debt | 751 | 604 |
| Differences between book and tax basis of foreign subsidiaries and undistributed foreign earnings | 143 | 85 |
| Total deferred tax liabilities | 30,983 | 30,319 |
| Net deferred tax liability | $ 28,093 | $ 26,369 |
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- Definition Deferred Tax Assets, Operating Loss And Other Loss Carryforwards No definition available.
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- Definition Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax liability attributable to deductible temporary differences from long-term debt. No definition available.
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- Definition Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax liability attributable to deductible temporary differences from property and equipment and intangible assets. No definition available.
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- Definition Amount of deferred tax liability attributable to taxable temporary differences from investments. No definition available.
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- Definition Amount of deferred tax liability attributable to taxable temporary differences. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Amount after allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences and carryforwards. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Amount, before allocation of valuation allowance, of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences from reserves and accruals, classified as other. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Amount of deferred tax assets for which it is more likely than not that a tax benefit will not be realized. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Amount, after deferred tax asset, of deferred tax liability attributable to taxable differences without jurisdictional netting. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Amount of deferred tax liability attributable to taxable temporary differences from undistributed earnings of subsidiary and other recognized entity not within country of domicile. Includes, but is not limited to, other basis differences. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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