v3.25.3
Segment Reporting - Revenue, expense, operating income (loss) and OIBDA (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
 3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
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)