Leases (Tables)
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12 Months Ended |
Dec. 31, 2020 |
| Leases [Abstract] |
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| Components of Lease Expense |
The components of lease expense were as follows: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Year Ended December 31, | | (in millions) | | | | | 2020 | | 2019 | | Operating lease expense | | | | | $ | 4,438 | | | $ | 2,558 | | | Financing lease expense: | | | | | | | | | Amortization of right-of-use assets | | | | | 681 | | | 523 | | | Interest on lease liabilities | | | | | 81 | | | 82 | | | Total financing lease expense | | | | | 762 | | | 605 | | | Variable lease expense | | | | | 328 | | | 243 | | | Total lease expense | | | | | $ | 5,528 | | | $ | 3,406 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| Schedule of Information Relating to Lease Term and Discount Rate |
Information relating to the lease term and discount rate is as follows: | | | | | | | | | | | | | Year Ended December 31, | | 2020 | | 2019 | | Weighted Average Remaining Lease Term (Years) | | | | | Operating leases | 10 | | 6 | | Financing leases | 3 | | 3 | | Weighted Average Discount Rate | | | | | Operating leases | 3.9 | % | | 4.8 | % | | Financing leases | 3.3 | % | | 4.0 | % |
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| Maturity Schedule of Operating Lease Liabilities |
Maturities of lease liabilities as of December 31, 2020, were as follows: | | | | | | | | | | | | | (in millions) | Operating Leases | | Finance Leases | | Twelve Months Ending December 31, | | | | | 2021 | $ | 4,903 | | | $ | 1,121 | | | 2022 | 4,354 | | | 795 | | | 2023 | 3,759 | | | 422 | | | 2024 | 3,339 | | | 137 | | | 2025 | 2,807 | | | 92 | | | Thereafter | 18,940 | | | 61 | | | Total lease payments | 38,102 | | | 2,628 | | | Less: imputed interest | 7,515 | | | 121 | | | Total | $ | 30,587 | | | $ | 2,507 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| Maturity Schedule of Finance Lease Liabilities |
Maturities of lease liabilities as of December 31, 2020, were as follows: | | | | | | | | | | | | | (in millions) | Operating Leases | | Finance Leases | | Twelve Months Ending December 31, | | | | | 2021 | $ | 4,903 | | | $ | 1,121 | | | 2022 | 4,354 | | | 795 | | | 2023 | 3,759 | | | 422 | | | 2024 | 3,339 | | | 137 | | | 2025 | 2,807 | | | 92 | | | Thereafter | 18,940 | | | 61 | | | Total lease payments | 38,102 | | | 2,628 | | | Less: imputed interest | 7,515 | | | 121 | | | Total | $ | 30,587 | | | $ | 2,507 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| Schedule of Leased Wireless Devices |
The components of leased wireless devices under our Leasing Programs were as follows: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (in millions) | Average Remaining Useful Life | | December 31, 2020 | | December 31, 2019 | | | | | | | | Leased wireless devices, gross | 8 months | | $ | 6,989 | | | $ | 1,139 | | | Accumulated depreciation | | | (2,170) | | | (407) | | | | | | | | | Leased wireless devices, net | | | $ | 4,819 | | | $ | 732 | |
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| Schedule of Future Minimum Payments Expected to be Received |
Future minimum payments expected to be received over the lease term related to leased wireless devices, which exclude optional residual buy-out amounts at the end of the lease term, are summarized below: | | | | | | | (in millions) | Expected Payments | | Twelve Months Ending December 31, | | | | | 2021 | $ | 1,687 | | | 2022 | 92 | | | | | Total | $ | 1,779 | | | | | | | | | |
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