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Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows - USD ($)
$ in Millions
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2022
Sep. 30, 2021
Cash flows from operating activities    
Net income $ 62 $ 132
Add (deduct) adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash flows from operating activities    
Depreciation, amortization and accretion 520 510
Bad debts expense 93 34
Stock-based compensation expense 18 20
Deferred income taxes, net 31 47
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated entities (122) (137)
Distributions from unconsolidated entities 100 106
Loss on impairment of licenses 3 0
(Gain) loss on asset disposals, net 9 15
(Gain) loss on sale of business and other exit costs, net (1) (1)
Other operating activities 6 31
Changes in assets and liabilities from operations    
Accounts receivable (54) 19
Equipment installment plans receivable (131) (44)
Inventory (71) 10
Accounts payable (7) (33)
Customer deposits and deferred revenues 27 10
Accrued taxes 134 (36)
Accrued interest 10 7
Other assets and liabilities 25 (23)
Net cash provided by operating activities 652 667
Cash flows from investing activities    
Cash paid for additions to property, plant and equipment (409) (456)
Cash paid for licenses (575) (1,263)
Cash received from investments 0 3
Cash received from divestitures and exchanges 8 2
Advance payments for license acquisitions 0 (20)
Other investing activities 0 2
Net cash used in investing activities (976) (1,732)
Cash flows from financing activities    
Issuance of long-term debt 725 1,217
Repayment of long-term debt (327) (1,117)
Issuance of short-term debt 110 0
Repayment of short-term debt (50) 0
Common Shares reissued for benefit plans, net of tax payments (5) (16)
Repurchase of Common Shares (28) (21)
Payment of debt issuance costs (1) (20)
Distributions to noncontrolling interests (3) (2)
Other financing activities (7) (4)
Net cash provided by financing activities 414 37
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash 90 (1,028)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash    
Beginning of period 199 1,291
End of period $ 289 $ 263