Segment Reporting - Operating Costs and Expenses (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions |
3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jun. 30, 2026 |
Jun. 30, 2025 |
Jun. 30, 2026 |
Jun. 30, 2025 |
|
| Operating Costs and Expenses [Abstract] | ||||
| Programming | $ 2,035 | $ 2,253 | $ 4,123 | $ 4,555 |
| Other costs of revenue | 1,837 | 1,651 | 3,602 | 3,235 |
| Field and technology operations | 1,313 | 1,292 | 2,571 | 2,574 |
| Customer operations | 785 | 777 | 1,551 | 1,549 |
| Marketing and residential sales | 927 | 958 | 1,846 | 1,907 |
| Stock compensation expense (see Note 11) | 138 | 157 | 341 | 379 |
| Transition expenses | 65 | 0 | 89 | 0 |
| Other expense | 1,115 | 1,142 | 2,255 | 2,225 |
| Operating costs and expenses | $ 8,215 | $ 8,230 | $ 16,378 | $ 16,424 |
| X | ||||||||||
- Definition Customer operations costs No definition available.
|
| X | ||||||||||
- Definition Field and network operations costs No definition available.
|
| X | ||||||||||
- Definition Other costs of revenue No definition available.
|
| X | ||||||||||
- Definition Programming Expense No definition available.
|
| X | ||||||||||
- Definition Amount of expense for award under share-based payment arrangement. Excludes amount capitalized. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
|
| X | ||||||||||
- Definition Amount of expense for integration-related cost incurred in connection with business combination. Includes system integration and conversion costs; severance and other employee-related costs; restructuring and other post-combination costs. Excludes acquisition-related cost incurred to effect business combination; cost to issue debt or equity securities; and cost related to acquisition of asset. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
|
| X | ||||||||||
- References No definition available.
|
| X | ||||||||||
- 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. Includes selling, general and administrative expense. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
|
| X | ||||||||||
- Definition The total amount of other operating cost and expense items that are associated with the entity's normal revenue producing operation. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/exampleRef
|
| X | ||||||||||
- Definition The aggregate total amount of expenses directly related to the marketing or selling of products or services. No definition available.
|