Leases (Tables)
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12 Months Ended |
Dec. 31, 2023 |
| Leases [Abstract] |
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| Schedule of Components of Lease Expense |
The components of lease expense were as follows: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Year Ended December 31, | | (in millions) | | | | | 2023 | | 2022 | | 2021 | | Operating lease expense | | | | | $ | 4,987 | | | $ | 6,514 | | | $ | 5,921 | | | Financing lease expense: | | | | | | | | | | | Amortization of right-of-use assets | | | | | 684 | | | 733 | | | 738 | | | Interest on lease liabilities | | | | | 79 | | | 68 | | | 69 | | | Total financing lease expense | | | | | 763 | | | 801 | | | 807 | | | Variable lease expense | | | | | 411 | | | 484 | | | 429 | | | Total lease expense | | | | | $ | 6,161 | | | $ | 7,799 | | | $ | 7,157 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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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, | | 2023 | | 2022 | | 2021 | | Weighted-Average Remaining Lease Term (Years) | | | | | | | Operating leases | 9 | | 10 | | 9 | | Financing leases | 2 | | 2 | | 3 | | Weighted-Average Discount Rate | | | | | | | Operating leases | 4.3 | % | | 4.1 | % | | 3.6 | % | | Financing leases | 4.6 | % | | 3.2 | % | | 2.5 | % |
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| Schedule of Maturity Operating Lease Liabilities |
Maturities of lease liabilities as of December 31, 2023, were as follows: | | | | | | | | | | | | | (in millions) | Operating Leases | | Finance Leases | | Twelve Months Ending December 31, | | | | | 2024 | $ | 4,829 | | | $ | 1,324 | | | 2025 | 4,380 | | | 836 | | | 2026 | 4,048 | | | 392 | | | 2027 | 3,733 | | | 35 | | | 2028 | 3,410 | | | 14 | | | Thereafter | 18,634 | | | 3 | | | Total lease payments | 39,034 | | | 2,604 | | | Less: imputed interest | 7,239 | | | 108 | | | Total | $ | 31,795 | | | $ | 2,496 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| Schedule of Maturity Finance Lease Liabilities |
Maturities of lease liabilities as of December 31, 2023, were as follows: | | | | | | | | | | | | | (in millions) | Operating Leases | | Finance Leases | | Twelve Months Ending December 31, | | | | | 2024 | $ | 4,829 | | | $ | 1,324 | | | 2025 | 4,380 | | | 836 | | | 2026 | 4,048 | | | 392 | | | 2027 | 3,733 | | | 35 | | | 2028 | 3,410 | | | 14 | | | Thereafter | 18,634 | | | 3 | | | Total lease payments | 39,034 | | | 2,604 | | | Less: imputed interest | 7,239 | | | 108 | | | Total | $ | 31,795 | | | $ | 2,496 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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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, 2023 | | December 31, 2022 | | | | | | | | Leased wireless devices, gross | 8 months | | $ | 400 | | | $ | 1,415 | | | Accumulated depreciation | | | (285) | | | (1,146) | | | | | | | | | Leased wireless devices, net | | | $ | 115 | | | $ | 269 | |
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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, | | | | | 2024 | $ | 50 | | | 2025 | 6 | | | | | Total | $ | 56 | | | | | | | | | |
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