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Property, Plant, And Equipment And Finance Lease Right-of-Use Asset, Accumulated Depreciation And Amortization

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Property, Plant, And Equipment And Finance Lease Right-of-Use Asset, After Accumulated Depreciation And Amortization

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Amount of accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization for physical assets used in the normal conduct of business to produce goods and services.

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The amount of expense recognized in the current period that reflects the allocation of the cost of tangible assets over the assets' useful lives. Includes production and non-production related depreciation.

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Amount before accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization of physical assets used in the normal conduct of business and not intended for resale. Examples include, but are not limited to, land, buildings, machinery and equipment, office equipment, and furniture and fixtures.

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Property and Equipment (Details) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
Property and Equipment (Details) - USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Property, Plant and Equipment
Property and equipment, gross		$ 31,573,000,000
Property, plant, and equipment and finance lease right-of-use asset, gross	$ 45,986,000,000
Less: Accumulated depreciation	(10,663,000,000)
Less: Accumulated depreciation		(6,890,000,000)
Property and equipment, net	35,323,000,000
Property and equipment, net		24,683,000,000
Depreciation expense	5,180,000,000	3,680,000,000	$ 2,330,000,000
Interest costs capitalized	0	0	0
Land
Property, Plant and Equipment
Property and equipment, gross		899,000,000
Buildings
Property, Plant and Equipment
Property and equipment, gross		7,401,000,000
Leasehold improvements
Property, Plant and Equipment
Property and equipment, gross		1,841,000,000
Network equipment
Property, Plant and Equipment
Property and equipment, gross		13,017,000,000
Computer software, office equipment and other
Property, Plant and Equipment
Property and equipment, gross		1,187,000,000
Finance lease right-of-use assets
Property, Plant and Equipment
Property and equipment, gross		0
Construction in progress
Property, Plant and Equipment
Property and equipment, gross		7,228,000,000
Network equipment
Property, Plant and Equipment
Depreciation expense	3,830,000,000	$ 2,940,000,000	$ 1,840,000,000
Finance lease right-of-use assets
Property, Plant and Equipment
Finance Lease, Right-of-Use Asset, before Accumulated Amortization	1,635,000,000
Land
Property, Plant and Equipment
Property and equipment, gross	1,097,000,000
Buildings
Property, Plant and Equipment
Property and equipment, gross	11,226,000,000
Leasehold improvements
Property, Plant and Equipment
Property and equipment, gross	3,112,000,000
Network equipment
Property, Plant and Equipment
Property and equipment, gross	17,004,000,000
Computer software, office equipment and other
Property, Plant and Equipment
Property and equipment, gross	1,813,000,000
Construction in progress
Property, Plant and Equipment
Property and equipment, gross	$ 10,099,000,000