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Revenue Recognition (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2020
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract] |
Disaggregation of Revenue by Category and Business Unit | The following tables set forth reported revenue by category and by business unit. Intercompany transactions between segments and the dual reporting of certain advertising revenues are included in “Eliminations and consolidations.”Intercompany transactions between Turner, Home Box Office and Warner Bros., including internal sales to HBO Max that began in the fourth quarter of 2019, are included in “Eliminations and Other.”
For the year ended December 31, 2020 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Service Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Wireless |  | Advanced Data |  | Legacy Voice & Data |  | Subscription |  | Content |  | Advertising |  | Other |  | Equipment |  | Total |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Communications |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Mobility | $ | 55,251 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 291 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 17,022 |  |  | $ | 72,564 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Video | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 26,747 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,718 |  |  | — |  |  | 145 |  |  | 28,610 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Broadband | — |  |  | 8,534 |  |  | 2,213 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1,564 |  |  | 7 |  |  | 12,318 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Wireline | — |  |  | 13,330 |  |  | 8,183 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 3,075 |  |  | 770 |  |  | 25,358 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
WarnerMedia |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Turner | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 7,613 |  |  | 759 |  |  | 3,941 |  |  | 255 |  |  | — |  |  | 12,568 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Home Box Office | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 6,090 |  |  | 692 |  |  | — |  |  | 26 |  |  | — |  |  | 6,808 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Warner Bros. | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 50 |  |  | 11,632 |  |  | 6 |  |  | 466 |  |  | — |  |  | 12,154 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Eliminations and Other 1 | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 12 |  |  | (3,264) |  |  | 2,178 |  |  | (14) |  |  | — |  |  | (1,088) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Latin America |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Vrio | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 3,154 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 3,154 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Mexico | 1,656 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 906 |  |  | 2,562 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Corporate and Other | 528 |  |  | 46 |  |  | 554 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 661 |  |  | 143 |  |  | 1,932 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Eliminations and consolidations 2 | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (3,110) |  |  | — |  |  | (1,718) |  |  | (352) |  |  | — |  |  | (5,180) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total Operating Revenues | $ | 57,435 |  |  | $ | 21,910 |  |  | $ | 10,950 |  |  | $ | 40,556 |  |  | $ | 9,819 |  |  | $ | 6,416 |  |  | $ | 5,681 |  |  | $ | 18,993 |  |  | $ | 171,760 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
1 Eliminations and other of $3,264 include Warner Bros. content sales of approximately $2,250 with HBO Max, $600 with HBO linear and $300 with Turner. |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2 Eliminations and consolidations of $3,110 include approximately $1,500 and $950 of Turner and HBO linear channel distribution arrangements with the Video business unit, respectively. HBO customer subscriptions were approximately $290 with Video and $180 with Broadband. |  |  |  |  |  |  |
For the year ended December 31, 2019
| Service Revenues |  |  |  |
| Wireless |  | Advanced Data |  | Legacy Voice & Data |  | Subscription |  | Content |  | Advertising |  | Other |  | Equipment |  | Total
Communications |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Mobility | $ | 55,039 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 292 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 15,725 |  |  | $ | 71,056 |
Video | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 30,451 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,672 |  |  | — |  |  | 1 |  |  | 32,124 |
Broadband | — |  |  | 8,403 |  |  | 2,573 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 2,029 |  |  | 7 |  |  | 13,012 |
Business Wireline | — |  |  | 12,916 |  |  | 9,180 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 3,286 |  |  | 785 |  |  | 26,167 |
WarnerMedia |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Turner | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 7,736 |  |  | 481 |  |  | 4,566 |  |  | 339 |  |  | — |  |  | 13,122 |
Home Box Office | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 5,814 |  |  | 925 |  |  | — |  |  | 10 |  |  | — |  |  | 6,749 |
Warner Bros. | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 88 |  |  | 13,532 |  |  | 41 |  |  | 697 |  |  | — |  |  | 14,358 |
Eliminations and Other 1 | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 13 |  |  | (1,058) |  |  | 2,071 |  |  | 4 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,030 |
Latin America |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Vrio | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 4,094 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 4,094 |
Mexico | 1,863 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1,006 |  |  | 2,869 |
Corporate and Other | 628 |  |  | 59 |  |  | 565 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 443 |  |  | 170 |  |  | 1,865 |
Eliminations and consolidations 2 | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (3,249) |  |  | — |  |  | (1,672) |  |  | (332) |  |  | — |  |  | (5,253) |
Total Operating Revenues | $ | 57,530 |  |  | $ | 21,378 |  |  | $ | 12,318 |  |  | $ | 44,947 |  |  | $ | 13,880 |  |  | $ | 6,970 |  |  | $ | 6,476 |  |  | $ | 17,694 |  |  | $ | 181,193 |
1 Eliminations and other of $1,058 include Warner Bros. content sales of approximately $500 with HBO linear and $350 with Turner.
2 Eliminations and consolidations of $3,249 include approximately $1,740 and $1,320 of Turner and HBO linear channel distribution arrangements with the Video business unit, respectively.
For the year ended December 31, 2018
| Service Revenues |  |  |  |
| Wireless |  | Advanced Data |  | Legacy Voice & Data |  | Subscription |  | Content |  | Advertising |  | Other |  | Equipment |  | Total
Communications |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Mobility | $ | 54,063 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 232 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 16,226 |  |  | $ | 70,521 |
Video | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 31,768 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,595 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 33,363 |
Broadband | — |  |  | 7,956 |  |  | 3,042 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 2,101 |  |  | 9 |  |  | 13,108 |
Business Wireline | — |  |  | 12,234 |  |  | 10,674 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 2,998 |  |  | 823 |  |  | 26,729 |
WarnerMedia |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Turner | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 4,207 |  |  | 295 |  |  | 2,330 |  |  | 147 |  |  | — |  |  | 6,979 |
Home Box Office | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 3,201 |  |  | 391 |  |  | — |  |  | 6 |  |  | — |  |  | 3,598 |
Warner Bros. | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 47 |  |  | 8,216 |  |  | 53 |  |  | 387 |  |  | — |  |  | 8,703 |
Eliminations and Other 1 | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 6 |  |  | (518) |  |  | 1,807 |  |  | 10 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,305 |
Latin America |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Vrio | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 4,784 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 4,784 |
Mexico | 1,701 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1,167 |  |  | 2,868 |
Corporate and Other | 718 |  |  | 160 |  |  | 288 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 845 |  |  | 186 |  |  | 2,197 |
Eliminations and consolidations 2 | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (1,843) |  |  | — |  |  | (1,595) |  |  | 39 |  |  | — |  |  | (3,399) |
Total Operating Revenues | $ | 56,482 |  |  | $ | 20,350 |  |  | $ | 14,004 |  |  | $ | 42,170 |  |  | $ | 8,384 |  |  | $ | 4,422 |  |  | $ | 6,533 |  |  | $ | 18,411 |  |  | $ | 170,756 |
1 Eliminations and other of $518 include Warner Bros. content sales of approximately $225 with HBO linear and $225 with Turner.
2 Eliminations and consolidations of $1,843 include approximately $1,000 and $700 of Turner and HBO linear channel distribution arrangements with the Video business unit, respectively.
Schedule of Deferred Customer Contract Acquisition and Fulfillment Costs | The following table presents the deferred customer contract acquisition and fulfillment costs included on our consolidated balance sheets at December 31:
Consolidated Balance Sheets | 2020 |  | 2019
Deferred Acquisition Costs |  |  |
Other current assets | $ | 3,087 |  |  | $ | 2,462 |
Other Assets | 3,198 |  |  | 2,991 |
Total deferred customer contract acquisition costs | $ | 6,285 |  |  | $ | 5,453 |
Deferred Fulfillment Costs |  |  |
Other current assets | $ | 4,118 |  |  | $ | 4,519 |
Other Assets | 5,634 |  |  | 6,439 |
Total deferred customer contract fulfillment costs | $ | 9,752 |  |  | $ | 10,958 |
The following table presents amortization of deferred customer contract acquisition and fulfillment costs, which are recorded in other cost of revenues in our consolidated statements of income, for the year ended December 31:
Consolidated Statements of Income | 2020 |  | 2019
Deferred acquisition cost amortization | $ | 2,755 |  |  | $ | 2,174 |
Deferred fulfillment cost amortization | 5,110 |  |  | 4,947 |
Schedule of Contract Assets and Liabilities | The following table presents contract assets and liabilities on our consolidated balance sheets at December 31:
Consolidated Balance Sheets | 2020 |  | 2019
Contract assets | $ | 3,501 |  |  | $ | 2,472 |
Contract liabilities | 6,879 |  |  | 6,999 |

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