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Debt - Notes Redemptions and Repayments (Details) - USD ($)			6 Months Ended
	Jul. 04, 2020	Apr. 09, 2020	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019	Aug. 31, 2020	Apr. 01, 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal Amount			$ 2,704,000,000
Write off of Premiums, Discounts and Issuance Costs				$ 0
Other				0
Sprint
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior notes			29,035,000,000
Affiliates
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal Amount			27,000,000,000
Write off of Premiums, Discounts and Issuance Costs			210,000,000
Other			(47,000,000)
Bridge Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal Amount			19,000,000,000
Write off of Premiums, Discounts and Issuance Costs			251,000,000
Other			(47,000,000)
Secured bridge loan facility due 2021
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Other		$ (71,000,000)
Secured bridge loan facility due 2021 \| Sprint
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Financing commitment, amount						$ 19,000,000,000.0
Secured bridge loan facility due 2021 \| Bridge Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal Amount			19,000,000,000
Write off of Premiums, Discounts and Issuance Costs			251,000,000
Other			$ (47,000,000)
Redemption Price (as a percent)			100.00%
5.300% Senior Notes due 2021 \| Affiliates \| Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate, stated percentage			5.30%
Principal Amount			$ 2,000,000,000
Write off of Premiums, Discounts and Issuance Costs			0
Other			$ 0
Redemption Price (as a percent)			100.00%
6.000% Senior Notes to affiliates due 2024 \| Affiliates \| Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate, stated percentage			6.00%
Principal Amount			$ 1,350,000,000
Write off of Premiums, Discounts and Issuance Costs			(26,000,000)
Other			$ 0
Redemption Price (as a percent)			100.00%
6.000% Senior Notes to affiliates due 2024 \| Affiliates \| Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate, stated percentage			6.00%
Principal Amount			$ 650,000,000
Write off of Premiums, Discounts and Issuance Costs			(15,000,000)
Other			$ 0
Redemption Price (as a percent)			100.00%
Incremental term loan facility to affiliates due 2022 \| Affiliates
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal Amount			$ 2,000,000,000
Write off of Premiums, Discounts and Issuance Costs			0
Other			$ 0
Redemption Price (as a percent)			100.00%
Incremental term loan facility to affiliates due 2024 \| Affiliates
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal Amount			$ 2,000,000,000.0
Write off of Premiums, Discounts and Issuance Costs			0
Other			$ 0
Redemption Price (as a percent)			100.00%
Total of Senior Notes and Incremental term loan facilities to affiliates redeemed \| Affiliates
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal Amount			$ 8,000,000,000
Write off of Premiums, Discounts and Issuance Costs			(41,000,000)
Other			0
Accounts receivable facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal Amount			2,310,000,000
Write off of Premiums, Discounts and Issuance Costs			0
Other			$ 0
Redemption Price (as a percent)			100.00%
Accounts receivable facility \| Sprint
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior notes			$ 0
Senior Secured Series 2016-1 A-1 Notes due 2021, 3.360% \| Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate, stated percentage			3.36%
Principal Amount			$ 219,000,000
Write off of Premiums, Discounts and Issuance Costs			0
Other			0
Senior Secured Series 2016-1 A-1 Notes due 2021, 3.360% \| Senior Notes \| Sprint
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate, stated percentage						336.00%
Senior notes			1,092,000,000
Other debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal Amount			175,000,000
Write off of Premiums, Discounts and Issuance Costs				0
Other				$ 0
Other debt \| Sprint
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior notes			$ 353,000,000
6.500% Senior Notes due 2024 \| Senior Notes \| Subsequent Event
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate, stated percentage	650.00%
Principal Amount	$ 1,000,000,000.0
Redemption Price (as a percent)	102.17%
Redemption premium	$ 22,000,000
Write-off of issuance costs	$ 12,000,000
5.125% Senior Notes due 2021 \| Affiliates \| Senior Notes \| Subsequent Event
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate, stated percentage	5.125%
Principal Amount	$ 1,250,000,000
Due to affiliates	$ 1,250,000,000
6.375% Senior Notes due 2025 \| Senior Notes \| Subsequent Event
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate, stated percentage					637.50%
Senior notes					$ 1,700,000,000