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Carrying value of amounts transferred to third parties for security purposes that are expected to be returned or applied towards payment within one year or during the operating cycle, if shorter.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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The cash outflow to acquire asset without physical form usually arising from contractual or other legal rights, excluding goodwill.

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Spectrum License Transactions - Schedule of Spectrum License Activity (Details) $ in Millions		1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Apr. 08, 2020 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($) license	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Purchase of spectrum licenses			$ 745	$ 665	$ 844	$ 850
Licensing Agreements \| Auction 103
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Number of licenses \| license		2,384
Purchase of spectrum licenses	$ 698	$ 873
Incentive payments		59
Asset purchase deposit							$ 82
Down payment		$ 93