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Segment Information - Operating Financial Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2023 | Sep. 30, 2022 | Sep. 30, 2023 | Sep. 30, 2022
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Operating revenues | $ 33,336 | $ 34,241 | $ 98,844 | $ 101,584
Operating Income | 7,473 | 7,894 | 22,277 | 23,242
Wireless equipment |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Operating revenues | 5,813 | 6,575 | 16,850 | 19,585
Service revenues and other |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Operating revenues | 27,523 | 27,666 | 81,994 | 81,999
Fios revenues |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Operating revenues | 3,205 | 3,206 | 9,595 | 9,605
Wireless service |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Operating revenues | 19,330 | 18,790 | 57,332 | 55,550
Consumer | Fios revenues |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Operating revenues | 2,897 | 2,902 | 8,672 | 8,708
Consumer | Wireless service |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Operating revenues | 15,963 | 15,517 | 47,324 | 45,970
Business | Wireless equipment |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Operating revenues | 911 | 1,000 | 2,600 | 2,900
Business | Service revenues and other |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Operating revenues | 6,600 | 6,800 | 19,900 | 20,200
Business | Fios revenues |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Operating revenues | 308 | 304 | 923 | 897
Business | Wireless service |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Operating revenues | 3,367 | 3,273 | 10,008 | 9,580
Operating Segments Excluding Intersegment Elimination |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Operating revenues | 32,720 | 33,615 | 96,994 | 99,721
Operating Segments Excluding Intersegment Elimination | Consumer |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Operating revenues | 25,202 | 25,788 | 74,516 | 76,583
Operating Segments Excluding Intersegment Elimination | Consumer | Service |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Operating revenues | 18,850 | 18,421 | 55,947 | 54,696
Operating Segments Excluding Intersegment Elimination | Consumer | Wireless equipment |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Operating revenues | 4,902 | 5,558 | 14,210 | 16,640
Operating Segments Excluding Intersegment Elimination | Consumer | Other |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Operating revenues | 1,450 | 1,809 | 4,359 | 5,247
Operating Segments Excluding Intersegment Elimination | Business |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Operating revenues | 7,518 | 7,827 | 22,478 | 23,138
Operating Segments Excluding Intersegment Elimination | Business | Enterprise and Public Sector |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Operating revenues | 3,786 | 3,940 | 11,357 | 11,784
Operating Segments Excluding Intersegment Elimination | Business | Business Markets and Other |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Operating revenues | 3,180 | 3,231 | 9,383 | 9,428
Operating Segments Excluding Intersegment Elimination | Business | Wholesale |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Operating revenues | 552 | 656 | 1,738 | 1,926
Intersegment Eliminations |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Operating revenues | 64 | 62 | 182 | 187
Intersegment Eliminations | Consumer |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Operating revenues | 55 | 52 | 156 | 153
Intersegment Eliminations | Business |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Operating revenues | 9 | 10 | 26 | 34
Operating Segments |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Operating revenues | 32,784 | 33,677 | 97,176 | 99,908
Operating Income | 8,086 | 8,047 | 23,599 | 23,864
Operating Segments | Consumer |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Operating revenues | 25,257 | 25,840 | 74,672 | 76,736
Operating Income | 7,547 | 7,349 | 21,976 | 21,818
Operating Segments | Business |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Operating revenues | 7,527 | 7,837 | 22,504 | 23,172
Operating Income | $ 539 | $ 698 | $ 1,623 | $ 2,046

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