v3.25.3

Segment Reporting - Revenue, expense, operating income (loss) and OIBDA (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2025 | Sep. 30, 2024 | Sep. 30, 2025 | Sep. 30, 2024
Revenue |  |  |  |
Revenue | $ 3,614,258 | $ 3,890,984 | $ 11,208,975 | $ 11,858,578
Cost of services: |  |  |  |
Cost of services | 2,370,363 | 2,538,149 | 7,264,192 | 7,602,809
Cost of sales - equipment and other | 391,524 | 393,024 | 1,185,219 | 1,164,200
Selling, general and administrative expenses: |  |  |  |
Subscriber acquisition costs | 331,666 | 337,143 | 990,158 | 950,342
Selling, general and administrative expenses | 289,821 | 306,001 | 858,674 | 912,248
Total selling, general and administrative expenses | 621,487 | 643,144 | 1,848,832 | 1,862,590
Impairments and other | 16,481,468 |  | 16,481,468 |
Impairment of long-lived assets and goodwill |  |  | 5,682,226 |
OIBDA | (16,250,584) | 316,667 | (15,570,736) | 1,228,979
Depreciation and amortization | 391,291 | 477,434 | 1,372,679 | 1,470,359
Total costs and expenses | 20,256,133 | 4,051,751 | 28,152,390 | 12,099,958
Operating income (loss) | (16,641,875) | (160,767) | (16,943,415) | (241,380)
Unallocated Amounts |  |  |  |
Interest income | 53,187 | 11,200 | 184,085 | 55,591
Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized | (377,072) | (81,503) | (942,359) | (262,077)
Other, net | 28,953 | 52,107 | 105,480 | (65,501)
Income (loss) before income taxes | (16,936,807) | (178,963) | (17,596,209) | (513,367)
Wireless |  |  |  |
Selling, general and administrative expenses: |  |  |  |
Impairments and other |  |  | 16,199,344 |
Impairment of long-lived assets and goodwill |  |  | 5,487,286 |
Broadband and Satellite Services |  |  |  |
Selling, general and administrative expenses: |  |  |  |
Impairments and other |  |  | 282,124 |
Impairment of long-lived assets and goodwill |  |  | 194,940 |
Service revenue |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |
Revenue | 3,427,947 | 3,671,674 | 10,574,210 | 11,233,429
Equipment sales and other revenue |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |
Revenue | 186,311 | 219,310 | 634,765 | 625,149
Programming |  |  |  |
Cost of services: |  |  |  |
Cost of services | 1,126,925 | 1,265,883 | 3,523,334 | 3,809,755
Connectivity services |  |  |  |
Cost of services: |  |  |  |
Cost of services | 714,208 | 740,692 | 2,174,583 | 2,213,051
Other |  |  |  |
Cost of services: |  |  |  |
Cost of services | 529,230 | 531,574 | 1,566,275 | 1,580,003
Operating segment | Pay-TV |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |
Revenue | 2,341,183 | 2,618,031 | 7,342,159 | 8,020,893
Cost of services: |  |  |  |
Cost of services | 1,465,094 | 1,639,005 | 4,570,701 | 4,942,133
Cost of sales - equipment and other | 8,478 | 19,243 | 27,596 | 54,072
Selling, general and administrative expenses: |  |  |  |
Subscriber acquisition costs | 103,864 | 110,697 | 277,983 | 334,085
Selling, general and administrative expenses | 153,310 | 173,083 | 462,192 | 506,089
Total selling, general and administrative expenses | 257,174 | 283,780 | 740,175 | 840,174
OIBDA | 610,437 | 676,003 | 2,003,687 | 2,184,514
Depreciation and amortization | 61,049 | 87,502 | 205,317 | 258,153
Total costs and expenses | 1,791,795 | 2,029,530 | 5,543,789 | 6,094,532
Operating income (loss) | 549,388 | 588,501 | 1,798,370 | 1,926,361
Operating segment | Wireless |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |
Revenue | 938,946 | 898,396 | 2,846,352 | 2,705,130
Cost of services: |  |  |  |
Cost of services | 790,737 | 778,152 | 2,358,118 | 2,287,764
Cost of sales - equipment and other | 315,241 | 300,321 | 946,531 | 902,846
Selling, general and administrative expenses: |  |  |  |
Subscriber acquisition costs | 188,790 | 178,073 | 584,085 | 467,119
Selling, general and administrative expenses | 98,718 | 79,210 | 279,202 | 242,696
Total selling, general and administrative expenses | 287,508 | 257,283 | 863,287 | 709,815
Impairments and other | 16,199,344 |  | 16,199,344 |
OIBDA | (16,653,884) | (437,360) | (17,520,928) | (1,195,295)
Depreciation and amortization | 229,615 | 276,702 | 857,821 | 864,237
Total costs and expenses | 17,822,445 | 1,612,458 | 21,225,101 | 4,764,662
Operating income (loss) | (16,883,499) | (714,062) | (18,378,749) | (2,059,532)
Operating segment | Broadband and Satellite Services |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |
Revenue | 345,820 | 386,709 | 1,056,258 | 1,163,306
Cost of services: |  |  |  |
Cost of services | 115,171 | 125,970 | 343,528 | 382,400
Cost of sales - equipment and other | 67,953 | 74,397 | 213,238 | 209,440
Selling, general and administrative expenses: |  |  |  |
Subscriber acquisition costs | 43,904 | 48,920 | 135,260 | 151,044
Selling, general and administrative expenses | 44,265 | 59,896 | 136,303 | 181,217
Total selling, general and administrative expenses | 88,169 | 108,816 | 271,563 | 332,261
Impairments and other | 282,124 |  | 282,124 |
OIBDA | (207,597) | 77,526 | (54,195) | 239,205
Depreciation and amortization | 100,730 | 113,642 | 310,065 | 349,461
Total costs and expenses | 654,147 | 422,825 | 1,420,518 | 1,273,562
Operating income (loss) | (308,327) | (36,116) | (364,260) | (110,256)
Operating segment | Service revenue | Pay-TV |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |
Revenue | 2,326,126 | 2,600,405 | 7,292,529 | 7,956,510
Operating segment | Service revenue | Wireless |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |
Revenue | 836,165 | 778,737 | 2,469,493 | 2,368,138
Operating segment | Service revenue | Broadband and Satellite Services |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |
Revenue | 265,656 | 292,532 | 812,188 | 908,781
Operating segment | Equipment sales and other revenue | Pay-TV |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |
Revenue | 13,449 | 14,677 | 40,042 | 56,917
Operating segment | Equipment sales and other revenue | Wireless |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |
Revenue | 102,401 | 118,057 | 375,172 | 335,060
Operating segment | Equipment sales and other revenue | Broadband and Satellite Services |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |
Revenue | 70,461 | 86,576 | 219,551 | 233,172
Operating segment | Programming | Pay-TV |  |  |  |
Cost of services: |  |  |  |
Cost of services | 1,126,925 | 1,265,883 | 3,523,334 | 3,809,755
Operating segment | Connectivity services | Pay-TV |  |  |  |
Cost of services: |  |  |  |
Cost of services | 49,736 | 53,820 | 156,522 | 165,521
Operating segment | Connectivity services | Wireless |  |  |  |
Cost of services: |  |  |  |
Cost of services | 616,788 | 638,094 | 1,875,536 | 1,899,591
Operating segment | Connectivity services | Broadband and Satellite Services |  |  |  |
Cost of services: |  |  |  |
Cost of services | 49,897 | 51,570 | 149,236 | 153,688
Operating segment | Other | Pay-TV |  |  |  |
Cost of services: |  |  |  |
Cost of services | 288,433 | 319,302 | 890,845 | 966,857
Operating segment | Other | Wireless |  |  |  |
Cost of services: |  |  |  |
Cost of services | 173,949 | 140,058 | 482,582 | 388,173
Operating segment | Other | Broadband and Satellite Services |  |  |  |
Cost of services: |  |  |  |
Cost of services | 65,274 | 74,400 | 194,292 | 228,712
Eliminations |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |
Revenue | (11,691) | (12,152) | (35,794) | (30,751)
Cost of services: |  |  |  |
Cost of services | (639) | (4,978) | (8,155) | (9,488)
Cost of sales - equipment and other | (148) | (937) | (2,146) | (2,158)
Selling, general and administrative expenses: |  |  |  |
Subscriber acquisition costs | (4,892) | (547) | (7,170) | (1,906)
Selling, general and administrative expenses | (6,472) | (6,188) | (19,023) | (17,754)
Total selling, general and administrative expenses | (11,364) | (6,735) | (26,193) | (19,660)
OIBDA | 460 | 498 | 700 | 555
Depreciation and amortization | (103) | (412) | (524) | (1,492)
Total costs and expenses | (12,254) | (13,062) | (37,018) | (32,798)
Operating income (loss) | 563 | 910 | 1,224 | 2,047
Eliminations | Pay-TV |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |
Revenue | 1,608 | 2,949 | 9,588 | 7,466
Eliminations | Wireless |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |
Revenue | 380 | 1,602 | 1,687 | 1,932
Eliminations | Broadband and Satellite Services |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |
Revenue | 9,703 | 7,601 | 24,519 | 21,353
Eliminations | Connectivity services |  |  |  |
Cost of services: |  |  |  |
Cost of services | (2,213) | (2,792) | (6,711) | (5,749)
Eliminations | Other |  |  |  |
Cost of services: |  |  |  |
Cost of services | $ 1,574 | $ (2,186) | $ (1,444) | $ (3,739)

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