| USD ($) $ in Millions | Dec 31, 2025 | Dec 31, 2024 | Dec 31, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | Dec 31, 2019 | Dec 31, 2018 | Dec 31, 2017 | Dec 31, 2016 | Dec 31, 2015 | Dec 31, 2014 | Dec 31, 2013 | Dec 31, 2012 | Dec 31, 2011 | Dec 31, 2010 | Dec 31, 2009 |
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Current Assets | |||||||||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ 18,234 | $ 3,298 | $ 6,722 | ||||||||||||||
Accounts receivable – net of related allowance for credit loss of $429 and $375 | 8,843 | 9,638 | 10,289 | ||||||||||||||
Inventories | 2,420 | 2,270 | 2,177 | ||||||||||||||
Prepaid and other current assets | 19,235 | 15,962 | 17,270 | ||||||||||||||
Deferred income taxes | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Deferred income taxes | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Assets from discontinued operations | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Total current assets | 48,732 | 31,168 | 36,458 | ||||||||||||||
Noncurrent Inventories and Theatrical Film and Television Production Costs | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Property, Plant and Equipment – Net | 131,559 | 128,871 | 128,489 | ||||||||||||||
Property, plant and equipment | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Property, Plant and Equipment - Net | |||||||||||||||||
Goodwill – Net | 63,425 | 63,432 | 67,854 | ||||||||||||||
Licenses – Net | 128,148 | 127,035 | 127,219 | ||||||||||||||
Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets (Excluding Goodwill) | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Trademarks And Tradenames - Net | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Distribution Networks - Net | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Customer Lists and Relationships - Net | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Other Intangible Assets – Net | 5,254 | 5,255 | 5,283 | ||||||||||||||
Investments in and Advances to Equity Affiliates | 1,106 | 295 | 1,251 | ||||||||||||||
Operating Lease Right-Of-Use Assets | 22,642 | 20,909 | 20,905 | ||||||||||||||
Other Assets | 19,332 | 17,830 | 19,601 | ||||||||||||||
Total Assets | 420,198 | 394,795 | 407,060 | ||||||||||||||
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity | |||||||||||||||||
Current Liabilities | |||||||||||||||||
Debt maturing within one year | 9,011 | 5,089 | 9,477 | ||||||||||||||
Note payable to DIRECTV | - | - | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Note payable to DIRECTV | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | 38,514 | 35,657 | 35,852 | ||||||||||||||
Advanced billings and customer deposits | 4,266 | 4,099 | 3,778 | ||||||||||||||
Accrued taxes | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Dividends payable | 1,989 | 2,027 | 2,020 | ||||||||||||||
Liabilities from discontinued operations | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Total current liabilities | 53,780 | 46,872 | 51,127 | ||||||||||||||
Long-Term Debt | 127,089 | 118,443 | 127,854 | ||||||||||||||
Deferred Credits and Other Noncurrent Liabilities | |||||||||||||||||
Noncurrent deferred tax liabilities | 58,312 | 58,939 | 58,666 | ||||||||||||||
Postemployment benefit obligation | 8,478 | 9,025 | 8,734 | ||||||||||||||
Operating lease liabilities | 18,943 | 17,391 | 17,568 | ||||||||||||||
Other noncurrent liabilities | 25,104 | 23,900 | 23,696 | ||||||||||||||
Due to Related Parties, Noncurrent | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Total deferred credits and other noncurrent liabilities | 110,837 | 109,255 | 108,664 | ||||||||||||||
Temporary Equity [Abstract] | |||||||||||||||||
Temporary Equity, Including Noncontrolling Interest [Abstract] | |||||||||||||||||
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest, Equity, Carrying Amount [Abstract] | |||||||||||||||||
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest | 2,001 | 1,980 | 1,973 | ||||||||||||||
Stockholders’ Equity | |||||||||||||||||
Preferred stock ($1 par value, 5% cumulative, 10,000,000 authorized, 48,000 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2019 and 0 issued and outstanding at December 31, 2018 | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Common stock ($1 par value, 14,000,000,000 authorized at December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024: issued 7,620,748,598 at December 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024) | 7,621 | 7,621 | 7,621 | ||||||||||||||
Additional paid-in capital | 106,533 | 109,108 | 114,519 | ||||||||||||||
Retained earnings | 15,768 | 1,871 | (5,015) | ||||||||||||||
Treasury stock (583,246,242 at December 31, 2025 and 444,853,148 at December 31, 2024, at cost) | 18,529 | 15,023 | 16,128 | ||||||||||||||
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) | (860) | 795 | 2,300 | ||||||||||||||
Noncontrolling interest | 15,958 | 13,873 | 14,145 | ||||||||||||||
Total stockholders’ equity | 126,491 | 118,245 | 117,442 | ||||||||||||||
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity | $ 420,198 | $ 394,795 | $ 407,060 |