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Revenue Recognition (Revenue Categories) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total operating revenues | $ 171,760 | $ 181,193 | $ 170,756
Wireless |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total operating revenues | 57,435 | 57,530 | 56,482
Advanced Data |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total operating revenues | 21,910 | 21,378 | 20,350
Legacy Voice & Data |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total operating revenues | 10,950 | 12,318 | 14,004
Subscription |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total operating revenues | 40,556 | 44,947 | 42,170
Content |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total operating revenues | 9,819 | 13,880 | 8,384
Advertising |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total operating revenues | 6,416 | 6,970 | 4,422
Other |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total operating revenues | 5,681 | 6,476 | 6,533
Equipment |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total operating revenues | 18,993 | 17,694 | 18,411
Operating Segments |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total operating revenues | 175,008 | 184,581 | 171,958
Operating Segments | Communications |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total operating revenues | 138,850 | 142,359 | 143,721
Operating Segments | Communications | Mobility |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total operating revenues | 72,564 | 71,056 | 70,521
Operating Segments | Communications | Mobility | Wireless |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total operating revenues | 55,251 | 55,039 | 54,063
Operating Segments | Communications | Mobility | Advanced Data |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total operating revenues | 0 | 0 | 0
Operating Segments | Communications | Mobility | Legacy Voice & Data |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total operating revenues | 0 | 0 | 0
Operating Segments | Communications | Mobility | Subscription |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total operating revenues | 0 | 0 | 0
Operating Segments | Communications | Mobility | Content |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total operating revenues | 0 | 0 | 0
Operating Segments | Communications | Mobility | Advertising |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total operating revenues | 291 | 292 | 232
Operating Segments | Communications | Mobility | Other |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total operating revenues | 0 | 0 | 0
Operating Segments | Communications | Mobility | Equipment |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total operating revenues | 17,022 | 15,725 | 16,226
Operating Segments | Communications | Video |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total operating revenues | 28,610 | 32,124 | 33,363
Operating Segments | Communications | Video | Wireless |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total operating revenues | 0 | 0 | 0
Operating Segments | Communications | Video | Advanced Data |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total operating revenues | 0 | 0 | 0
Operating Segments | Communications | Video | Legacy Voice & Data |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total operating revenues | 0 | 0 | 0
Operating Segments | Communications | Video | Subscription |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total operating revenues | 26,747 | 30,451 | 31,768
Operating Segments | Communications | Video | Content |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total operating revenues | 0 | 0 | 0
Operating Segments | Communications | Video | Advertising |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total operating revenues | 1,718 | 1,672 | 1,595
Operating Segments | Communications | Video | Other |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total operating revenues | 0 | 0 | 0
Operating Segments | Communications | Video | Equipment |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total operating revenues | 145 | 1 | 0
Operating Segments | Communications | Broadband |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total operating revenues | 12,318 | 13,012 | 13,108
Operating Segments | Communications | Broadband | Wireless |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total operating revenues | 0 | 0 | 0
Operating Segments | Communications | Broadband | Advanced Data |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total operating revenues | 8,534 | 8,403 | 7,956
Operating Segments | Communications | Broadband | Legacy Voice & Data |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total operating revenues | 2,213 | 2,573 | 3,042
Operating Segments | Communications | Broadband | Subscription |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total operating revenues | 0 | 0 | 0
Operating Segments | Communications | Broadband | Content |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total operating revenues | 0 | 0 | 0
Operating Segments | Communications | Broadband | Advertising |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total operating revenues | 0 | 0 | 0
Operating Segments | Communications | Broadband | Other |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total operating revenues | 1,564 | 2,029 | 2,101
Operating Segments | Communications | Broadband | Equipment |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total operating revenues | 7 | 7 | 9
Operating Segments | Communications | Business Wireline |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total operating revenues | 25,358 | 26,167 | 26,729
Operating Segments | Communications | Business Wireline | Wireless |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total operating revenues | 0 | 0 | 0
Operating Segments | Communications | Business Wireline | Advanced Data |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total operating revenues | 13,330 | 12,916 | 12,234
Operating Segments | Communications | Business Wireline | Legacy Voice & Data |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total operating revenues | 8,183 | 9,180 | 10,674
Operating Segments | Communications | Business Wireline | Subscription |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total operating revenues | 0 | 0 | 0
Operating Segments | Communications | Business Wireline | Content |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total operating revenues | 0 | 0 | 0
Operating Segments | Communications | Business Wireline | Advertising |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total operating revenues | 0 | 0 | 0
Operating Segments | Communications | Business Wireline | Other |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total operating revenues | 3,075 | 3,286 | 2,998
Operating Segments | Communications | Business Wireline | Equipment |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total operating revenues | 770 | 785 | 823
Operating Segments | WarnerMedia |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total operating revenues | 30,442 | 35,259 | 20,585
Operating Segments | WarnerMedia | Turner |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total operating revenues | 12,568 | 13,122 | 6,979
Operating Segments | WarnerMedia | Turner | Wireless |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total operating revenues | 0 | 0 | 0
Operating Segments | WarnerMedia | Turner | Advanced Data |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total operating revenues | 0 | 0 | 0
Operating Segments | WarnerMedia | Turner | Legacy Voice & Data |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total operating revenues | 0 | 0 | 0
Operating Segments | WarnerMedia | Turner | Subscription |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total operating revenues | 7,613 | 7,736 | 4,207
Operating Segments | WarnerMedia | Turner | Content |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total operating revenues | 759 | 481 | 295
Operating Segments | WarnerMedia | Turner | Advertising |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total operating revenues | 3,941 | 4,566 | 2,330
Operating Segments | WarnerMedia | Turner | Other |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total operating revenues | 255 | 339 | 147
Operating Segments | WarnerMedia | Turner | Equipment |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total operating revenues | 0 | 0 | 0
Operating Segments | WarnerMedia | Home Box Office |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total operating revenues | 6,808 | 6,749 | 3,598
Operating Segments | WarnerMedia | Home Box Office | Wireless |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total operating revenues | 0 | 0 | 0
Operating Segments | WarnerMedia | Home Box Office | Advanced Data |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total operating revenues | 0 | 0 | 0
Operating Segments | WarnerMedia | Home Box Office | Legacy Voice & Data |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total operating revenues | 0 | 0 | 0
Operating Segments | WarnerMedia | Home Box Office | Subscription |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total operating revenues | 6,090 | 5,814 | 3,201
Operating Segments | WarnerMedia | Home Box Office | Content |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total operating revenues | 692 | 925 | 391
Operating Segments | WarnerMedia | Home Box Office | Advertising |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total operating revenues | 0 | 0 | 0
Operating Segments | WarnerMedia | Home Box Office | Other |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total operating revenues | 26 | 10 | 6
Operating Segments | WarnerMedia | Home Box Office | Equipment |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total operating revenues | 0 | 0 | 0
Operating Segments | WarnerMedia | Warner Bros. |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total operating revenues | 12,154 | 14,358 | 8,703
Operating Segments | WarnerMedia | Warner Bros. | Wireless |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total operating revenues | 0 | 0 | 0
Operating Segments | WarnerMedia | Warner Bros. | Advanced Data |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total operating revenues | 0 | 0 | 0
Operating Segments | WarnerMedia | Warner Bros. | Legacy Voice & Data |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total operating revenues | 0 | 0 | 0
Operating Segments | WarnerMedia | Warner Bros. | Subscription |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total operating revenues | 50 | 88 | 47
Operating Segments | WarnerMedia | Warner Bros. | Content |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total operating revenues | 11,632 | 13,532 | 8,216
Operating Segments | WarnerMedia | Warner Bros. | Advertising |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total operating revenues | 6 | 41 | 53
Operating Segments | WarnerMedia | Warner Bros. | Other |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total operating revenues | 466 | 697 | 387
Operating Segments | WarnerMedia | Warner Bros. | Equipment |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total operating revenues | 0 | 0 | 0
Operating Segments | Latin America |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total operating revenues | 5,716 | 6,963 | 7,652
Operating Segments | Latin America | Vrio |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total operating revenues | 3,154 | 4,094 | 4,784
Operating Segments | Latin America | Vrio | Wireless |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total operating revenues | 0 | 0 | 0
Operating Segments | Latin America | Vrio | Advanced Data |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total operating revenues | 0 | 0 | 0
Operating Segments | Latin America | Vrio | Legacy Voice & Data |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total operating revenues | 0 | 0 | 0
Operating Segments | Latin America | Vrio | Subscription |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total operating revenues | 3,154 | 4,094 | 4,784
Operating Segments | Latin America | Vrio | Content |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total operating revenues | 0 | 0 | 0
Operating Segments | Latin America | Vrio | Advertising |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total operating revenues | 0 | 0 | 0
Operating Segments | Latin America | Vrio | Other |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total operating revenues | 0 | 0 | 0
Operating Segments | Latin America | Vrio | Equipment |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total operating revenues | 0 | 0 | 0
Operating Segments | Latin America | Mexico |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total operating revenues | 2,562 | 2,869 | 2,868
Operating Segments | Latin America | Mexico | Wireless |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total operating revenues | 1,656 | 1,863 | 1,701
Operating Segments | Latin America | Mexico | Advanced Data |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total operating revenues | 0 | 0 | 0
Operating Segments | Latin America | Mexico | Legacy Voice & Data |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total operating revenues | 0 | 0 | 0
Operating Segments | Latin America | Mexico | Subscription |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total operating revenues | 0 | 0 | 0
Operating Segments | Latin America | Mexico | Content |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total operating revenues | 0 | 0 | 0
Operating Segments | Latin America | Mexico | Advertising |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total operating revenues | 0 | 0 | 0
Operating Segments | Latin America | Mexico | Other |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total operating revenues | 0 | 0 | 0
Operating Segments | Latin America | Mexico | Equipment |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total operating revenues | 906 | 1,006 | 1,167
Eliminations and other | WarnerMedia |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total operating revenues | (1,088) | 1,030 | 1,305
Eliminations and other | WarnerMedia | Wireless |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total operating revenues | 0 | 0 | 0
Eliminations and other | WarnerMedia | Advanced Data |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total operating revenues | 0 | 0 | 0
Eliminations and other | WarnerMedia | Legacy Voice & Data |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total operating revenues | 0 | 0 | 0
Eliminations and other | WarnerMedia | Subscription |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total operating revenues | 12 | 13 | 6
Eliminations and other | WarnerMedia | Content |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total operating revenues | (3,264) | (1,058) | (518)
Eliminations and other | WarnerMedia | Advertising |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total operating revenues | 2,178 | 2,071 | 1,807
Eliminations and other | WarnerMedia | Other |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total operating revenues | (14) | 4 | 10
Eliminations and other | WarnerMedia | Equipment |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total operating revenues | 0 | 0 | 0
Eliminations and other | WarnerMedia | Warner Bros. | Content sales with HBO Max |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total operating revenues | 2,250 |  |
Eliminations and other | WarnerMedia | Warner Bros. | Content sales with HBO Linear |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total operating revenues | 600 | 500 | 225
Eliminations and other | WarnerMedia | Warner Bros. | Content sales with Turner |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total operating revenues | 300 | 350 | 225
Corporate and Other |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total operating revenues | 1,932 | 1,865 | 2,197
Corporate and Other | Wireless |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total operating revenues | 528 | 628 | 718
Corporate and Other | Advanced Data |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total operating revenues | 46 | 59 | 160
Corporate and Other | Legacy Voice & Data |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total operating revenues | 554 | 565 | 288
Corporate and Other | Subscription |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total operating revenues | 0 | 0 | 0
Corporate and Other | Content |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total operating revenues | 0 | 0 | 0
Corporate and Other | Advertising |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total operating revenues | 0 | 0 | 0
Corporate and Other | Other |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total operating revenues | 661 | 443 | 845
Corporate and Other | Equipment |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total operating revenues | 143 | 170 | 186
Eliminations and consolidations |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total operating revenues | (5,180) | (5,253) | (3,399)
Eliminations and consolidations | Wireless |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total operating revenues | 0 | 0 | 0
Eliminations and consolidations | Advanced Data |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total operating revenues | 0 | 0 | 0
Eliminations and consolidations | Legacy Voice & Data |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total operating revenues | 0 | 0 | 0
Eliminations and consolidations | Subscription |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total operating revenues | (3,110) | (3,249) | (1,843)
Eliminations and consolidations | Content |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total operating revenues | 0 | 0 | 0
Eliminations and consolidations | Advertising |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total operating revenues | (1,718) | (1,672) | (1,595)
Eliminations and consolidations | Other |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total operating revenues | (352) | (332) | 39
Eliminations and consolidations | Equipment |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total operating revenues | 0 | 0 | 0
Eliminations and consolidations | Video | Turner channel distribution arrangements with Entertainment Group |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total operating revenues | 1,500 | 1,740 | 1,000
Eliminations and consolidations | Video | HBO linear channel distribution arrangements with Entertainment Group |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total operating revenues | 950 | $ 1,320 | $ 700
Eliminations and consolidations | Video | HBO customer subscriptions at Mobility |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total operating revenues | 290 |  |
Eliminations and consolidations | Broadband | HBO customer subscriptions at Mobility |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] |  |  |
Total operating revenues | $ 180 |  |

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