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Revenue Recognition (Tables)

12 Months Ended

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 Other1			—						—						—						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    consolidations2			—						—						—						(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
1Eliminations 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.
2Eliminations 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 Other1			—						—						—						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    consolidations2			—						—						—						(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
1Eliminations and other of $1,058 include Warner Bros. content sales of approximately $500 with HBO linear and $350 with Turner.
2Eliminations 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 Other1			—						—						—						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    consolidations2			—						—						—						(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
1Eliminations and other of $518 include Warner Bros. content sales of approximately $225 with HBO linear and $225 with Turner.
2Eliminations 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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