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Device Payment Plan Agreement and Wireless Service Receivables - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended |  |  |  |
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Mar. 31, 2023 | Jan. 01, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022 | Mar. 31, 2022 | Jan. 01, 2022
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Receivables transferred to ABS Entities | $ 25,116 |  | $ 24,828 |  |
Guarantee liability |  |  | 54 |  |
Device payment plan agreement, trade-in liability | 8,423 | $ 8,234 | 8,234 | $ 7,504 | $ 7,229
Asset Pledged as Collateral without Right |  |  |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Receivables transferred to ABS Entities | 25,100 |  | 23,600 |  |
Product Trade-in |  |  |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Device payment plan agreement, trade-in liability | $ 527 |  | $ 562 |  |
Verizon Business Group And Verizon Consumer Group |  |  |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Maximum threshold period for new customers | 210 days |  |  |  |
Minimum threshold period for existing customers | 210 days |  |  |  |
Business | Minimum | Device payment plan agreement |  |  |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Customer tenure period | 12 months |  |  |  |
Business | Maximum | Device payment plan agreement |  |  |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Customer tenure period | 12 months |  |  |  |
Consumer | Minimum | Device payment plan agreement |  |  |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Customer tenure period | 45 days |  |  |  |
Consumer | Maximum | Device payment plan agreement |  |  |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Customer tenure period | 45 days |  |  |  |

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