| 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 |
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Current assets | ||||||||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ 5,598 | $ 5,409 | $ 5,135 | |||||||||||||
Short-term investments | - | - | - | |||||||||||||
Inventory | 2,405 | 1,607 | 1,678 | |||||||||||||
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for credit losses of $226 and $176 | 4,874 | 4,276 | 4,692 | |||||||||||||
Equipment installment plan receivables, net of allowance for credit losses and imputed discount of $733 and $656 | 4,997 | 4,379 | 4,456 | |||||||||||||
Accounts receivable from affiliates | - | - | - | |||||||||||||
Prepaid expenses | 1,215 | 880 | 702 | |||||||||||||
Asset purchase deposit | - | - | - | |||||||||||||
Deferred tax assets, net | - | - | - | |||||||||||||
Deferred charges | - | - | - | |||||||||||||
Deferred tax assets | - | - | - | |||||||||||||
Other current assets | 5,372 | 1,853 | 2,352 | |||||||||||||
Total current assets | 24,461 | 18,404 | 19,015 | |||||||||||||
Property and equipment, net | 38,333 | 38,533 | 40,432 | |||||||||||||
Operating lease right-of-use assets | 25,692 | 25,398 | 27,135 | |||||||||||||
Financing lease right-of-use assets | 2,760 | 3,091 | 3,270 | |||||||||||||
Goodwill | 13,678 | 13,005 | 12,234 | |||||||||||||
Restricted cash and investments | - | - | - | |||||||||||||
Long-term investments | - | - | - | |||||||||||||
Spectrum licenses | 98,032 | 100,558 | 96,707 | |||||||||||||
Other intangible assets, net | 3,843 | 2,512 | 2,618 | |||||||||||||
Equipment installment plan receivables due after one year, net of allowance for credit losses and imputed discount of $213 and $158 | 2,683 | 2,209 | 2,042 | |||||||||||||
Other assets | 9,755 | 4,325 | 4,229 | |||||||||||||
Total assets | 219,237 | 208,035 | 207,682 | |||||||||||||
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity | ||||||||||||||||
Current liabilities | ||||||||||||||||
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | 10,280 | 8,463 | 10,373 | |||||||||||||
Payables to affiliates | - | - | - | |||||||||||||
Short-term debt | 5,135 | 4,068 | 3,619 | |||||||||||||
Short-term debt to affiliates | - | - | - | |||||||||||||
Short-term debt | - | - | - | |||||||||||||
Deferred revenue | 1,533 | 1,222 | 825 | |||||||||||||
Short-term operating lease liabilities | 3,814 | 3,281 | 3,555 | |||||||||||||
Short-term financing lease liabilities | 1,163 | 1,175 | 1,260 | |||||||||||||
Accounts payable and accrued expenses | - | - | - | |||||||||||||
Current maturities of long-term debt | - | - | - | |||||||||||||
Other current liabilities | 2,575 | 1,965 | 1,296 | |||||||||||||
Total current liabilities | 24,500 | 20,174 | 20,928 | |||||||||||||
Long-term debt | 81,147 | 74,197 | 71,399 | |||||||||||||
Long-term debt to affiliates | - | - | - | |||||||||||||
Tower obligations | 3,532 | 3,664 | 3,777 | |||||||||||||
Deferred tax liabilities | 19,583 | 16,700 | 13,458 | |||||||||||||
Operating lease liabilities | 26,371 | 26,408 | 28,240 | |||||||||||||
Financing lease liabilities | 1,107 | 1,151 | 1,236 | |||||||||||||
Long-term debt, net | - | - | - | |||||||||||||
Deferred rent expense | - | - | - | |||||||||||||
Other long-term liabilities | 3,794 | 4,000 | 3,929 | |||||||||||||
Total long-term liabilities | 135,534 | 126,120 | 122,039 | |||||||||||||
Total liabilities | - | - | - | |||||||||||||
Stockholders' equity | ||||||||||||||||
5.50% Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock Series A, par value $0.00001 per share, 100,000,000 shares authorized; 0 and 20,000,000 shares issued; 0 and 20,000,000 shares outstanding; $0 and $1,000 aggregate liquidation value | - | - | - | |||||||||||||
Common stock, par value $0.00001 per share, 2,000,000,000 shares authorized; 1,275,774,235 and 1,271,074,364 shares issued, 1,106,930,661 and 1,144,579,681 shares outstanding | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
Additional paid-in capital | 69,460 | 68,798 | 67,705 | |||||||||||||
Treasury stock, at cost, 168,843,574 and 126,494,683 shares | 30,545 | 20,584 | 9,373 | |||||||||||||
Accumulated other comprehensive loss | (848) | (857) | (964) | |||||||||||||
Retained earnings | 21,136 | 14,384 | 7,347 | |||||||||||||
Total stockholders' equity | 59,203 | 61,741 | 64,715 | |||||||||||||
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity | $ 219,237 | $ 208,035 | $ 207,682 |