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Debt (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of Debt Debt was as follows:
(in millions)December 31,
2021
December 31,
2020
3.360% Series 2016-1 A-1 Notes due 2021
$— $656 
7.250% Senior Notes due 2021
— 2,250 
11.500% Senior Notes due 2021
— 1,000 
4.000% Senior Notes to affiliates due 2022
1,000 1,000 
4.000% Senior Notes due 2022
500 500 
5.375% Senior Notes to affiliates due 2022
1,250 1,250 
6.000% Senior Notes due 2022
2,280 2,280 
6.000% Senior Notes due 2023
— 1,300 
7.875% Senior Notes due 2023
4,250 4,250 
6.000% Senior Notes due 2024
— 1,000 
7.125% Senior Notes due 2024
2,500 2,500 
3.500% Senior Secured Notes due 2025
3,000 3,000 
4.738% Series 2018-1 A-1 Notes due 2025
1,706 2,100 
5.125% Senior Notes due 2025
— 500 
7.625% Senior Notes due 2025
1,500 1,500 
1.500% Senior Secured Notes due 2026
1,000 1,000 
2.250% Senior Notes due 2026
1,800 — 
2.625% Senior Notes due 2026
1,200 — 
6.500% Senior Notes due 2026
— 2,000 
4.500% Senior Notes due 2026
— 1,000 
4.500% Senior Notes to affiliates due 2026
— 1,000 
7.625% Senior Notes due 2026
1,500 1,500 
3.750% Senior Secured Notes due 2027
4,000 4,000 
5.375% Senior Notes due 2027
500 500 
2.050% Senior Secured Notes due 2028
1,750 1,750 
4.750% Senior Notes due 2028
1,500 1,500 
4.750% Senior Notes to affiliates due 2028
1,500 1,500 
5.152% Series 2018-1 A-2 Notes due 2028
1,838 1,838 
6.875% Senior Notes due 2028
2,475 2,475 
2.400% Senior Secured Notes due 2029
500 — 
2.625% Senior Notes due 2029
1,000 — 
3.375% Senior Notes due 2029
2,350 — 
3.875% Senior Secured Notes due 2030
7,000 7,000 
2.250% Senior Secured Notes due 2031
1,000 1,000 
2.550% Senior Secured Notes due 2031
2,500 2,500 
2.875% Senior Notes due 2031
1,000 — 
3.500% Senior Notes due 2031
2,450 — 
2.700% Senior Secured Notes due 2032
1,000 — 
8.750% Senior Notes due 2032
2,000 2,000 
4.375% Senior Secured Notes due 2040
2,000 2,000 
3.000% Senior Secured Notes due 2041
2,500 2,500 
4.500% Senior Secured Notes due 2050
3,000 3,000 
3.300% Senior Secured Notes due 2051
3,000 3,000 
3.400% Senior Secured Notes due 2052
2,800 — 
3.600% Senior Secured Notes due 2060
1,700 1,000 
Other debt47 240 
Unamortized premium on debt to third parties1,740 2,197 
Unamortized discount on debt to affiliates(5)(20)
Unamortized discount on debt to third parties(200)(197)
Debt issuance costs and consent fees(238)(244)
Total debt74,193 71,125 
Less: Current portion of Senior Notes to affiliates2,245 — 
Less: Current portion of Senior Notes and other debt to third parties3,378 4,579 
Total long-term debt$68,570 $66,546 
Classified on the consolidated balance sheets as:
Long-term debt$67,076 $61,830 
Long-term debt to affiliates1,494 4,716 
Total long-term debt$68,570 $66,546 
During the year ended December 31, 2021, we issued the following Senior Notes and Senior Secured Notes:
(in millions)Principal IssuancesPremiums/Discounts and Issuance CostsNet Proceeds from Issuance of Long-Term DebtIssue Date
2.250% Senior Notes due 2026
$1,000 $(7)$993 January 14, 2021
2.625% Senior Notes due 2029
1,000 (7)993 January 14, 2021
2.875% Senior Notes due 2031
1,000 (6)994 January 14, 2021
2.625% Senior Notes due 2026
1,200 (7)1,193 March 23, 2021
3.375% Senior Notes due 2029
1,250 (7)1,243 March 23, 2021
3.500% Senior Notes due 2031
1,350 (8)1,342 March 23, 2021
2.250% Senior Notes due 2026
800 (2)798 May 13, 2021
3.375% Senior Notes due 2029
1,100 1,106 May 13, 2021
3.500% Senior Notes due 2031
1,100 1,106 May 13, 2021
Total of Senior Notes issued$9,800 $(32)$9,768 
3.400% Senior Secured Notes due 2052
$1,300 $(11)$1,289 August 13, 2021
3.600% Senior Secured Notes due 2060
700 701 August 13, 2021
2.400% Senior Secured Notes due 2029
500 (2)498 December 6, 2021
2.700% Senior Secured Notes due 2032
1,000 (8)992 December 6, 2021
3.400% Senior Secured Notes due 2052
1,500 (21)1,479 December 6, 2021
Total of Senior Secured Notes issued$5,000 $(41)$4,959 
In connection with the Merger, we assumed the following indebtedness of Sprint:
(in millions)Fair value as of April 1, 2020Principal Outstanding as of December 31, 2021Carrying Value as of December 31, 2021
7.250% Senior Notes due 2021
$2,324 $— $— 
7.875% Senior Notes due 2023
4,682 4,250 4,472 
7.125% Senior Notes due 2024
2,746 2,500 2,650 
7.625% Senior Notes due 2025
1,677 1,500 1,618 
7.625% Senior Notes due 2026
1,701 1,500 1,648 
3.360% Senior Secured Series 2016-1 A-1 Notes due 2021 (1)
1,310 — — 
4.738% Senior Secured Series 2018-1 A-1 Notes due 2025 (1)
2,153 1,706 1,735 
5.152% Senior Secured Series 2018-1 A-2 Notes due 2028 (1)
1,960 1,838 1,936 
7.000% Senior Notes due 2020
1,510 — — 
11.500% Senior Notes due 2021
1,105 — — 
6.000% Senior Notes due 2022
2,372 2,280 2,312 
6.875% Senior Notes due 2028
2,834 2,475 2,772 
8.750% Senior Notes due 2032
2,649 2,000 2,577 
Accounts receivable facility2,310 — — 
Other debt464 — — 
Total Debt Assumed$31,797 $20,049 $21,720 
(1)In connection with the closing of the Merger, we assumed Sprint’s spectrum-backed notes, which are collateralized by the acquired directly held and third-party leased Spectrum licenses. See “Spectrum Financing” section below for further information.
Debt Instrument Redemption
During the year ended December 31, 2021, we made the following note redemptions and repayments:
(in millions)Principal Amount
Write-off of Issuance Cost and Consent Fees (1)
Redemption Premium (2)
Redemption DateRedemption Price
6.500% Senior Notes due 2026
$2,000 $36 $65 March 27, 2021103.250 %
6.000% Senior Notes due 2023
1,300 10 — May 23, 2021100.000 %
6.000% Senior Notes due 2024
1,000 — May 23, 2021100.000 %
5.125% Senior Notes due 2025
500 May 23, 2021101.281 %
4.500% Senior Notes due 2026
1,000 23 August 23, 2021102.250 %
7.250% Senior Notes due 2021
2,250 — — September 15, 2021N/A
11.500% Senior Notes due 2021
1,000 — — November 15, 2021N/A
Total Senior Notes to third parties redeemed$9,050 $63 $94 
4.500% Senior Notes to affiliates due 2026
$1,000 $$22 August 23, 2021102.250 %
Total Senior Notes to affiliates redeemed$1,000 $$22 
3.360% Secured Series 2016-1 A-1 Notes due 2021
$656 $— $— August 20, 2021N/A
4.738% Secured Series 2018-1 A-1 Notes due 2025
394 — — VariousN/A
Other debt184 — — VariousN/A
Total spectrum financing and other debt repayments$1,234 $— $— 
(1)Write-off of issuance costs and consent fees are included in Other expense, net on our Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income. Write-off of issuance costs and consent fees are included in Loss on redemption of debt within Net cash provided by operating activities on our Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.
(2)The redemption premium is the excess paid over the principal amount. Redemption premiums are included in Other expense, net on our Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income and in Net cash used in financing activities on our Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.