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Stock-Based Compensation | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2023
Share-Based Payment Arrangement [Abstract] |
Stock-Based Compensation |
Note 10. Stock-Based Compensation
Verizon Long-Term Incentive Plan In May 2017, our shareholders approved the 2017 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the 2017 Plan) and terminated the Company's authority to grant new awards under the Verizon 2009 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the 2009 Plan). The 2017 Plan provides for broad-based equity grants to employees, including executive officers, and permits the granting of stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance shares, performance stock units and other awards. Upon approval of the 2017 Plan, we reserved for issuance under the 2017 Plan the number of shares that were remaining but not issued under the 2009 Plan. Shares subject to outstanding awards under the 2009 Plan that expire, are canceled or otherwise terminated will also be available for awards under the 2017 Plan. As of December 31, 2023, 57 million shares are reserved for future issuance under the 2017 Plan. Restricted Stock Units Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) granted under the 2017 Plan generally vest in three equal installments on each anniversary of the grant date. The RSUs that are paid in stock upon vesting and are thus classified as equity awards are measured using the grant date fair value of Verizon common stock and are not remeasured at the end of each reporting period. In 2020, Verizon announced a broad-based program that provides for the annual award of cash-settled RSUs under the 2017 Plan to all full-time and part-time employees who meet eligibility requirements. The RSUs that are settled in cash are classified as liability awards and the liability is measured at its fair value at the end of each reporting period. All RSUs granted under the 2017 Plan have dividend equivalent units (DEUs), which will be paid to participants if, and only to the extent the applicable RSU award vests, and is paid at the time the RSU award is paid, and in the same proportion as the RSU award. We estimate forfeitures at the time of grant and revise those estimates in subsequent periods if actual forfeitures differ from those estimates. We use historical data to estimate forfeitures and recognize that estimated compensation cost of restricted stock units, net of estimated forfeitures, on a straight-line basis over the vesting period. Performance Stock Units The 2017 Plan also provides for grants of Performance Stock Units (PSUs) that generally vest at the end of the third year after the grant. As defined by the 2017 Plan, the Human Resources Committee of the Board of Directors determines the number of PSUs a participant earns based on the extent to which the corresponding performance goals have been achieved over the three-year performance cycle. The PSUs that are paid in stock upon vesting and are classified as equity awards are measured using the grant date fair value of Verizon common stock and are not remeasured at the end of each reporting period. The PSUs that are settled in cash and are classified as liability awards are measured at its fair value at the end of each reporting period and, therefore, will fluctuate based on the price of Verizon common stock as well as performance relative to the targets. All PSUs granted under the 2017 Plan have DEUs, which will be paid to participants if, and only to the extent the applicable PSU award vests, and is paid at the time that PSU award is paid, and in the same proportion as the PSU award. The granted and cancelled activity for the PSU award includes adjustments for the performance goals achieved. The following table summarizes Verizon’s Restricted Stock Unit and Performance Stock Unit activity:
| Restricted Stock Units |  | Performance Stock Units
(shares in thousands) | Equity Awards |  | Liability Awards |  | Equity Awards | Liability Awards
Outstanding January 1, 2021 | 6,901 |  |  | 19,559 |  |  | 4,242 |  | 9,637 |
Granted | 4,079 |  |  | 16,845 |  |  | 5,353 |  | 1,692 |
Payments | (3,417) |  |  | (10,797) |  |  | — |  | (6,718) |
Cancelled/Forfeited | (784) |  |  | (8,317) |  |  | (955) |  | (146) |
Outstanding December 31, 2021 | 6,779 |  |  | 17,290 |  |  | 8,640 |  | 4,465 |
Granted | 4,149 |  |  | 11,309 |  |  | 5,752 |  | 197 |
Payments | (3,313) |  |  | (6,363) |  |  | — |  | (2,075) |
Cancelled/Forfeited | (362) |  |  | (1,627) |  |  | (567) |  | (2,171) |
Outstanding December 31, 2022 | 7,253 |  |  | 20,609 |  |  | 13,825 |  | 416 |
Granted | 13,047 |  |  | 17,441 |  |  | 2,537 |  | 12 |
Payments | (3,612) |  |  | (12,198) |  |  | (3,495) |  | (121) |
Cancelled/Forfeited | (836) |  |  | (2,366) |  |  | (693) |  | (31) |
Outstanding December 31, 2023 | 15,852 |  |  | 23,486 |  |  | 12,174 |  | 276 |
As of December 31, 2023, unrecognized compensation expense related to the unvested portion of Verizon’s RSUs and PSUs was approximately $719 million and is expected to be recognized over approximately 2 years. The equity awards granted in 2023, 2022 and 2021 have weighted-average grant date fair values of $37.53, $53.26 and $55.39 per unit, respectively. During 2023, 2022 and 2021, we paid $415 million, $433 million and $986 million, respectively, to settle RSUs and PSUs classified as liability awards. Stock-Based Compensation Expense After-tax compensation expense for stock-based compensation related to RSUs and PSUs described above included in Net income attributable to Verizon was $533 million, $609 million and $625 million for 2023, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

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