Operating Segments Operating Segments Table (Details) $ in Millions |
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Mar. 31, 2025
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Mar. 31, 2024
USD ($)
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| Tower Count | 40,000 | |||||||||
| Segment Revenues | $ 1,061 | $ 1,114 | ||||||||
| Employee compensation expense | [1] | 88 | 96 | |||||||
| Other Selling, General and Administrative Expense | [2] | 30 | 43 | |||||||
| Asset write-down charges | 2 | 6 | ||||||||
| Depreciation, Amortization and Accretion, Net | 177 | 191 | ||||||||
| Restructuring Charges | 0 | 11 | ||||||||
| Total operating expenses | 540 | 594 | ||||||||
| Operating income (loss) | 521 | 520 | ||||||||
| Interest expense and amortization of deferred financing costs, net | (236) | (226) | ||||||||
| Interest income | 3 | 4 | ||||||||
| Other income (expense) | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
| Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Noncontrolling Interest | 289 | 300 | ||||||||
| Benefit (provision) for income taxes | (5) | (6) | ||||||||
| Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations, Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent | 284 | 294 | ||||||||
| Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations, Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent | 82 | 17 | ||||||||
| Discontinued Operation, Gain (Loss) on Disposal of Discontinued Operation, Net of Tax | (830) | 0 | ||||||||
| Net income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax | (748) | 17 | ||||||||
| Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Parent | (464) | 311 | ||||||||
| Selling, general and administrative | 93 | 114 | ||||||||
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| Segment cost of operations | 186 | 185 | ||||||||
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| Operating Costs and Expenses | 24 | 26 | ||||||||
| Selling, general and administrative | 63 | 72 | ||||||||
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| Segment cost of operations | [3],[4] | $ 57 | $ 62 | |||||||
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- Definition Employee compensation expense No definition available.
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- Definition Net income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax No definition available.
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- Definition Represents the Company's tower count. Inclusive of towers and other structures, such as rooftops No definition available.
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- Definition Amount of write-down of assets recognized in the income statement. Includes, but is not limited to, losses from tangible assets, intangible assets and goodwill. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition The aggregate net amount of depreciation, amortization, and accretion recognized during an accounting period. As a noncash item, the net amount is added back to net income when calculating cash provided by or used in operations using the indirect method. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Amount after tax of gain (loss) not previously recognized resulting from the disposal of a discontinued operation. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Amount after tax of income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to the parent. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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- Definition Amount of income (loss) from continuing operations, including income (loss) from equity method investments, before deduction of income tax expense (benefit), and income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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- Definition Amount after tax of income (loss) from a discontinued operation attributable to the parent. Includes, but is not limited to, the income (loss) from operations during the phase-out period, gain (loss) on disposal, gain (loss) for reversal of write-down (write-down) to fair value, less cost to sell, and adjustments to a prior period gain (loss) on disposal. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Amount of current income tax expense (benefit) and deferred income tax expense (benefit) pertaining to continuing operations. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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- Definition Amount of the cost of borrowed funds accounted for as interest expense for debt. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Amount before accretion (amortization) of purchase discount (premium) of interest income on nonoperating securities. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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- Definition The portion of profit or loss for the period, net of income taxes, which is attributable to the parent. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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- Definition Generally recurring costs associated with normal operations except for the portion of these expenses which can be clearly related to production and included in cost of sales or services. Excludes Selling, General and Administrative Expense. No definition available.
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- Definition The net result for the period of deducting operating expenses from operating revenues. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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- Definition Amount of income (expense) related to nonoperating activities, classified as other. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Amount of selling, general and administrative expense classified as other. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Amount of expenses associated with exit or disposal activities pursuant to an authorized plan. Excludes expenses related to a discontinued operation or an asset retirement obligation. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Amount of revenue recognized from goods sold, services rendered, insurance premiums, or other activities that constitute an earning process. Includes, but is not limited to, investment and interest income before deduction of interest expense when recognized as a component of revenue, and sales and trading gain (loss). Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/exampleRef
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- Definition Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table. No definition available.
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- Definition The aggregate total costs related to selling a firm's product and services, as well as all other general and administrative expenses. Direct selling expenses (for example, credit, warranty, and advertising) are expenses that can be directly linked to the sale of specific products. Indirect selling expenses are expenses that cannot be directly linked to the sale of specific products, for example telephone expenses, Internet, and postal charges. General and administrative expenses include salaries of non-sales personnel, rent, utilities, communication, etc. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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