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Other Operating (Income) Expenses, Net (Notes) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2021
Other Income and Expenses [Abstract] |
Other Operating Expenses, Net | Other Operating (Income) Expenses, Net Other operating (income) expenses, net consist of the following for the periods presented:
| Three Months Ended September 30, |  | Nine Months Ended September 30,
| 2021 |  | 2020 |  | 2021 |  | 2020
Special charges, net | $ | (7) |  |  | $ | 28 |  |  | $ | 242 |  |  | $ | 50 |
(Gain) loss on disposal of assets, net | (2) |  |  | (14) |  |  | 42 |  |  | (27) |
| $ | (9) |  |  | $ | 14 |  |  | $ | 284 |  |  | $ | 23 |
Special charges, net Special charges, net primarily includes net amounts of litigation settlements, including the $220 million tentative settlement with Sprint Communications Company L.P. (“Sprint”) and T-Mobile USA, Inc. ("T-Mobile") for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 discussed in Note 20, and employee termination costs. (Gain) loss on disposal of assets, net (Gain) loss on disposal of assets, net represents the net (gain) loss recognized on the sales and disposals of fixed assets and cable systems.

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