Lumen (LUMN) 10-Q 4 May 22 2022 Q1 Quarterly report Financial data

Cover Page

Cover Page - shares	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022	Apr. 29, 2022
Document Information [Line Items]
Document Type	10-Q
Document Quarterly Report	true
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2022
Document Transition Report	false
Entity File Number	001-7784
Entity Registrant Name	LUMEN TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code	LA
Entity Tax Identification Number	72-0651161
Entity Address, Address Line One	100 CenturyLink Drive,
Entity Address, City or Town	Monroe,
Entity Address, State or Province	LA
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	71203
City Area Code	318
Local Phone Number	388-9000
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Interactive Data Current	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Small Business	false
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
Entity Shell Company	false
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		1,033,055,343
Entity Central Index Key	0000018926
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2022
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Common Stock
Document Information [Line Items]
Title of 12(b) Security	Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share
Trading Symbol	LUMN
Security Exchange Name	NYSE
Preferred Stock
Document Information [Line Items]
Title of 12(b) Security	Preferred Stock Purchase Rights
Security Exchange Name	NYSE
Preferred Stock - No Trading Symbol	true

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPER

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED) - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022	Mar. 31, 2021
Income Statement [Abstract]
OPERATING REVENUE	$ 4,676	$ 5,029
OPERATING EXPENSES
Cost of services and products (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)	1,985	2,136
Selling, general and administrative	800	756
Depreciation and amortization	808	1,150
Total operating expenses	3,593	4,042
OPERATING INCOME	1,083	987
OTHER (EXPENSE) INCOME
Interest expense	(352)	(389)
Other income, net	70	34
Total other expense, net	(282)	(355)
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES	801	632
Income tax expense	202	157
NET INCOME	$ 599	$ 475
BASIC AND DILUTED EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE
BASIC (in dollars per share)	$ 0.59	$ 0.44
DILUTED (in dollars per share)	$ 0.59	$ 0.44
WEIGHTED-AVERAGE COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING
BASIC (in shares)	1,008,430	1,082,474
DILUTED (in shares)	1,015,215	1,091,586

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMP

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (UNAUDITED) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022	Mar. 31, 2021
Statement of Comprehensive Income [Abstract]
NET INCOME	$ 599	$ 475
Items related to employee benefit plans:
Change in net actuarial loss, net of $(9) and $(12) tax	28	38
Change in net prior service cost, net of $— and $(1) tax	(1)	1
Reclassification of realized loss on interest rate swaps to net income, net of $(5) and $(5) tax	17	15
Foreign currency translation adjustment, net of $10 and $7 tax	67	(86)
Other comprehensive income (loss)	111	(32)
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME	$ 710	$ 443

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CO_2

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (UNAUDITED) (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022	Mar. 31, 2021
Statement of Comprehensive Income [Abstract]
Change in net actuarial loss, tax	$ (9)	$ (12)
Change in net prior service cost, tax	0	(1)
Reclassification of realized loss on interest rate swaps to net income, tax	(5)	(5)
Foreign currency translation adjustment and other, tax	$ 10	$ 7

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (UN

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (UNAJDITED) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 366	$ 354
Accounts receivable, less allowance of $111 and $114	1,419	1,544
Assets held for sale	9,025	8,809
Other	962	829
Total current assets	11,772	11,536
Property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of XX and $32,214	20,829	20,895
GOODWILL AND OTHER ASSETS
Goodwill	15,976	15,986
Other intangible assets, net	6,785	6,970
Other, net	2,675	2,606
Total goodwill and other assets	25,436	25,562
TOTAL ASSETS	58,037	57,993
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Current maturities of long-term debt	156	1,554
Accounts payable	902	758
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
Salaries and benefits	687	860
Income and other taxes	244	228
Current operating lease liabilities	383	385
Interest	207	278
Other	184	232
Liabilities held for sale	2,250	2,257
Current portion of deferred revenue	642	617
Total current liabilities	5,655	7,169
LONG-TERM DEBT	28,397	27,428
DEFERRED CREDITS AND OTHER LIABILITIES
Deferred income taxes, net	4,222	4,049
Benefit plan obligations, net	3,634	3,710
Other	3,847	3,797
Total deferred credits and other liabilities	11,703	11,556
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Note 13)
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Preferred stock—non-redeemable, $25.00 par value, authorized 2,000 and 2,000 shares, issued and outstanding 7 and 7 shares	0	0
Common stock, $1.00 par value, authorized 2,200,000 and 2,200,000 shares, issued and outstanding 1,032,909 and 1,023,512 shares	1,033	1,024
Additional paid-in capital	18,695	18,972
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(2,047)	(2,158)
Accumulated deficit	(5,399)	(5,998)
Total stockholders' equity	12,282	11,840
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY	$ 58,037	$ 57,993

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (_2

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (UNAUDITED) (Parenthetical) - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Statement of Financial Position [Abstract]
Accounts receivable, allowance	$ 111	$ 114
PP&E, accumulated depreciation	$ 19,635	$ 19,271
Preferred stock-non-redeemable, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 25	$ 25
Preferred stock-non-redeemable, shares authorized (in shares)	2,000	2,000
Preferred stock-non-redeemable, shares issued (in shares)	7	7
Preferred stock-non-redeemable, shares outstanding (in shares)	7	7
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 1	$ 1
Common stock, shares authorized (in shares)	2,200,000	2,200,000
Common stock, shares issued (in shares)	1,032,909	1,023,512
Common stock, shares outstanding (in shares)	1,032,909	1,023,512

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022	Mar. 31, 2021
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net income	$ 599	$ 475
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	808	1,150
Deferred income taxes	179	131
Provision for uncollectible accounts	25	27
Net gain on early retirement of debt	0	(8)
Stock-based compensation	23	20
Changes in current assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable	131	45
Accounts payable	(38)	(93)
Accrued income and other taxes	34	31
Other current assets and liabilities, net	(376)	(272)
Retirement benefits	(38)	(71)
Changes in other noncurrent assets and liabilities, net	(27)	66
Other, net	55	24
Net cash provided by operating activities	1,375	1,525
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital expenditures	(577)	(716)
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment and other assets	6	35
Other, net	2	6
Net cash used in investing activities	(569)	(675)
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Net proceeds from issuance of long-term debt	0	891
Payments of long-term debt	(1,474)	(1,176)
Net proceeds from (payments on) revolving line of credit	1,000	(150)
Dividends paid	(271)	(294)
Other, net	(31)	(45)
Net cash used in financing activities	(776)	(774)
Net increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	30	76
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period	409	427
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period	439	503
Supplemental cash flow information:
Income taxes paid, net	(10)	(21)
Interest paid (net of capitalized interest of $16 and $13)	(386)	(387)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash:
Cash and cash equivalents	366	486
Cash and cash equivalents included in Assets held for sale	59	0
Restricted cash included in Other current assets	2	2
Restricted cash included in Other, net noncurrent assets	12	15
Total	$ 439	$ 503

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CA_2

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED) (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022	Mar. 31, 2021
Statement of Cash Flows [Abstract]
Capitalized interest	$ 16	$ 13

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOC

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (UNAUDITED) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Total	COMMON STOCK	ADDITIONAL PAID-IN CAPITAL	ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE LOSS	ACCUMULATED DEFICIT
Balance at beginning of period at Dec. 31, 2020		$ 1,097	$ 20,909	$ (2,813)	$ (8,031)
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity
Issuance of common stock through incentive and benefit plans		9
Shares withheld to satisfy tax withholdings			(39)
Stock-based compensation and other, net			20
Dividends declared			(292)
Other comprehensive income (loss)	$ (32)			(32)
Net income	475				475
Balance at end of period at Mar. 31, 2021	$ 11,303	1,106	20,598	(2,845)	(7,556)
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity
DIVIDENDS DECLARED PER COMMON SHARE (in dollars per share)	$ 0.25
Balance at beginning of period at Dec. 31, 2021	$ 11,840	1,024	18,972	(2,158)	(5,998)
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity
Issuance of common stock through incentive and benefit plans		9
Shares withheld to satisfy tax withholdings			(28)
Stock-based compensation and other, net			23
Dividends declared			(272)
Other comprehensive income (loss)	111			111
Net income	599				599
Balance at end of period at Mar. 31, 2022	$ 12,282	$ 1,033	$ 18,695	$ (2,047)	$ (5,399)
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity
DIVIDENDS DECLARED PER COMMON SHARE (in dollars per share)	$ 0.25

Background

Background	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Background	Background General We are an international facilities-based technology and communications company engaged primarily in providing a broad array of integrated products and services to our business and mass markets customers. Our specific products and services are detailed in Note 4—Revenue Recognition. Basis of Presentation Our consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2021, which was derived from our audited consolidated financial statements, and our unaudited interim consolidated financial statements provided herein have been prepared in accordance with the instructions for Form 10-Q. Certain information and note disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("GAAP") have been condensed or omitted pursuant to rules and regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). However, in our opinion, the disclosures made therein are adequate to make the information presented not misleading. We believe these consolidated financial statements include all normal recurring adjustments necessary to fairly present the results for the interim periods. The consolidated results of operations and cash flows for the first three months of the year are not necessarily indicative of the consolidated results of operations and cash flows that might be expected for the entire year. These consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021. The accompanying consolidated financial statements include our accounts and the accounts of our subsidiaries in which we have a controlling interest. Intercompany amounts and transactions with our consolidated subsidiaries have been eliminated. To simplify the overall presentation of our consolidated financial statements, we report immaterial amounts attributable to noncontrolling interests in certain of our subsidiaries as follows: (i) income attributable to noncontrolling interests in other income, net, (ii) equity attributable to noncontrolling interests in additional paid-in capital and (iii) cash flows attributable to noncontrolling interests in other, net financing activities. We reclassified certain prior period amounts to conform to the current period presentation, including the recategorization of our Mass Markets revenue by product category in our segment reporting. See Note 12—Segment Information for additional information. These changes had no impact on total operating revenue, total operating expenses or net income for any period. Operating lease assets are included in other, net under goodwill and other assets on our consolidated balance sheets. Noncurrent operating lease liabilities are included in other under deferred credits and other liabilities on our consolidated balance sheets. There were no book overdrafts included in accounts payable at March 31, 2022 or December 31, 2021. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies Refer to the significant accounting policies described in Note 1— Background and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies to the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes in Part II, Item 8 of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021. Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements Government Assistance On January 1, 2022, we adopted Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") 2021-10, " Government Assistance (Topic 832): Disclosures by Business Entities about Government Assistance ” (“ASU 2020-10”). This ASU increases transparency in financial reporting by requiring business entities to disclose information about certain types of government assistance they receive. The ASU only impacts annual financial statement note disclosures. Therefore, the adoption of ASU 2021-10 did not have a material impact to our consolidated financial statements. Leases On January 1, 2022, we adopted ASU 2021-05, “ Leases (Topic 842): Lessors—Certain Leases with Variable Lease Payments ” (“ASU 2021-05”). This ASU (i) amends the lease classification requirements for lessors to align them with practice under ASC Topic 840, (ii) provides criteria for lessors to classify and account for a lease with variable lease payments that do not depend on a reference index or a rate as an operating lease; and (iii) when a lease is classified as operating, the lessor does not recognize a net investment in the lease, does not derecognize the underlying asset, and, therefore, does not recognize a selling profit or loss. The adoption of ASU 2021-05 did not have a material impact to our consolidated financial statements. Debt On January 1, 2021, we adopted ASU 2020-09, “ Debt (Topic 470) Amendments to SEC Paragraphs Pursuant to SEC Release No. 33-10762 ” (“ASU 2020-09”). This ASU amends and supersedes various SEC guidance to reflect SEC Release No. 33-10762, which includes amendments to the financial disclosure requirements applicable to registered debt offerings that include credit enhancements, such as subsidiary guarantees. The adoption of ASU 2020-09 did not have a material impact to our consolidated financial statements. Investments On January 1, 2021, we adopted ASU 2020-01, “ Investments—Equity Securities (Topic 321), Investments—Equity Method and Joint Ventures (Topic 323), and Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815) ” (ASU 2020-01”). This ASU, among other things, clarifies that a company should consider observable transactions that require a company to either apply or discontinue the equity method of accounting under Topic 323, Investments - Equity Method and Joint Ventures, for the purposes of applying the measurement alternative in accordance with Topic 321 immediately before applying or upon discontinuing the equity method. As of March 31, 2022, we determined there was no application or discontinuation of the equity method during the reporting periods covered by this report. The adoption of ASU 2020-01 did not have a material impact to our consolidated financial statements. Income Taxes On January 1, 2021, we adopted ASU 2019-12, “ Income Taxes (Topic 740): Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes” (“ASU 2019-12”). This ASU removes certain exceptions for investments, intra-period allocations and interim calculations, and adds guidance to reduce complexity in accounting for income taxes. The adoption of ASU 2019-12 did not have a material impact to our consolidated financial statements. Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements In March 2022, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued ASU 2022-02, “ Financial Instruments-Credit Losses (Topic 326): Troubled Debt Restructurings (“TDR”) and Vintage Disclosures ” (“ASU 2022-02”). These amendments eliminate the TDR recognition and measurement guidance and enhance existing disclosure requirements and introduce new requirements related to certain modifications of receivables made to borrowers experiencing financial difficulty. ASU 2020-02 will become effective for us in the first quarter of fiscal 2023 and early adoption is permitted. As of March 31, 2022, we do not expect ASU 2022-02 to have an impact to our consolidated financial statements. In March 2022, the FASB issued ASU 2022-01, “ Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815): Fair Value Hedging-Portfolio Layer Method ” (ASU 2022-01). The ASU expands the current single-layer method to allow multiple hedged layers of a single closed portfolio under the method. ASU 2020-01 will become effective for us in the first quarter of fiscal 2023 and early adoption is permitted. As of March 31, 2022, we do not expect ASU 2022-01 to have an impact to our consolidated financial statements. In October 2021, the FASB issued ASU 2021-08, “ Business Combinations (Topic 805): Accounting for Contract Assets and Contract Liabilities from Contracts with Customers ” (“ASU 2021-08”), which requires entities to apply Topic 606 to recognize and measure contract assets and contract liabilities in a business combination. ASU 2021-08 will become effective for us in the first quarter of fiscal 2023 and early adoption is permitted. As of March 31, 2022, we do not expect ASU 2021-08 to have an impact to our consolidated financial statements. In January 2021, the FASB issued ASU 2021-01, " Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Scope" ("ASU 2021-01"), which clarifies that certain optional expedients and exceptions in Topic 848 for contract modifications and hedge accounting apply to derivatives that are affected by the discounting transition. ASU 2021-01 also amends the expedients and exceptions in Topic 848 to capture the incremental consequences of the scope clarification and to tailor the existing guidance to derivative instruments affected by the discounting transition. These amendments may be applied prospectively to contract modifications made and hedging relationships entered into or evaluated on or before December 31, 2022. ASU 2021-01 provides option guidance for a limited time to ease the potential burden in accounting for reference rate reform. Based on our review of our key material contracts through March 31, 2022, we do not expect ASU 2021-01 to have a material impact to our consolidated financial statements.

Planned Divestiture of the Lati

Planned Divestiture of the Latin American and ILEC Businesses	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022
Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]
Planned Divestiture of the Latin American and ILEC Businesses	Planned Divestiture of the Latin American and ILEC Businesses On July 25, 2021, affiliates of Level 3 Parent, LLC, an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Lumen Technologies, Inc., entered into a definitive agreement to divest Lumen’s Latin American business to an affiliate of a fund advised by Stonepeak Partners LP in exchange for $2.7 billion cash, subject to certain working capital, other purchase price adjustments and related transaction expenses (estimated to be approximately $50 million). Level 3 Parent, LLC anticipates closing the transaction during the second half of 2022, upon receipt of all requisite regulatory approvals in the U.S. and certain countries where the Latin American business operates, as well as the satisfaction of other customary conditions. On August 3, 2021, we and certain of our affiliates entered into a definitive agreement to divest our incumbent local exchange ("ILEC") business conducted within 20 Midwestern and Southern states to an affiliate of funds advised by Apollo Global Management, Inc. In exchange, we would receive $7.5 billion, subject to offsets for (i) assumed indebtedness (expected to be approximately $1.4 billion) and (ii) certain purchaser’s transaction expenses along with working capital, tax, other customary purchase price adjustments and related transaction expenses (estimated to be approximately $1.7 billion). We anticipate closing the transaction during the second half of 2022 upon receipt of all regulatory approvals and the satisfaction of other customary closing conditions. The actual amount of our net after-tax proceeds from these divestitures could vary substantially from the amounts we currently estimate, particularly if we experience delays in completing the transactions or if any of our other assumptions prove to be incorrect. We do not believe these divestiture transactions represent a strategic shift for Lumen. Therefore, neither divested business meets the criteria to be classified as a discontinued operation. As a result, we will continue to report our operating results for the Latin American and ILEC businesses (the "disposal groups") in our consolidated operating results until the transactions are closed. The pre-tax net income of the disposal groups is estimated to be as follows in the table below: Three Months Ended March 31, 2022 2021 (Dollars in millions) Latin American business pre-tax net income $ 83 28 ILEC business pre-tax net income 255 149 Total disposal groups pre-tax net income $ 338 177 As of March 31, 2022 in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet, the assets and liabilities of our Latin American and ILEC businesses are classified as held for sale and are measured at the lower of (i) the carrying value of the disposal groups and (ii) the fair value of the disposal groups, less costs to sell. Effective with the designation of both disposal groups as held for sale on July 25, 2021 and August 3, 2021, respectively, we suspended recording depreciation of property, plant and equipment and amortization of finite-lived intangible assets and right-of-use assets while these assets are classified as held for sale. We estimate that we would have recorded an additional $170 million of depreciation, intangible amortization, and amortization of right-of-use assets for the three months ended March 31, 2022 if the Latin American and ILEC businesses did not meet the held for sale criteria, of which $49 million and $121 million relates to the Latin American business and ILEC business, respectively. As a result of our evaluation of the recoverability of the carrying value of the assets and liabilities held for sale relative to the agreed upon sales price, adjusted for costs to sell, we did not record any estimated loss on disposal during the three months ended March 31, 2022. The recoverability of each disposal group will be re-evaluated each reporting period until the closing of each transaction. The principal components of the held for sale assets and liabilities are as follows: March 31, 2022 December 31, 2021 Latin American Business ILEC Business Total Latin American Business ILEC Business Total (Dollars in millions) Assets held for sale Cash and cash equivalents $ 58 1 59 39 1 40 Accounts receivable, less allowance of $3, $18, $21, $3, $21 and $24 93 191 284 83 227 310 Other current assets 83 40 123 81 45 126 Property, plant and equipment, net accumulated depreciation of $456, $8,379, $8,835, $434, $8,303 and $8,737 1,704 3,565 5,269 1,591 3,491 5,082 Goodwill (1) 259 2,615 2,874 239 2,615 2,854 Other intangible assets, net 138 158 296 126 158 284 Other non-current assets 83 37 120 75 38 113 Total assets held for sale $ 2,418 6,607 9,025 2,234 6,575 8,809 Liabilities held for sale Accounts payable $ 90 50 140 101 64 165 Salaries and benefits 25 25 50 23 25 48 Income and other taxes 34 30 64 27 24 51 Interest — 38 38 — 10 10 Current portion of deferred revenue 26 82 108 26 90 116 Other current liabilities 7 23 30 7 35 42 Long-term debt, net of discounts (2) — 1,387 1,387 — 1,377 1,377 Deferred income taxes, net 148 — 148 129 — 129 Pension and other post-retirement benefits (3) 2 56 58 2 56 58 Other non-current liabilities 132 95 227 120 141 261 Total liabilities held for sale $ 464 1,786 2,250 435 1,822 2,257 ______________________________________________________________________ (1) The assignment of goodwill was based on the relative fair values of the applicable reporting units prior to being reclassified as held for sale. (2) Long-term debt, net of discounts, as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021 includes (i) $1.4 billion for both periods of 7.995% Embarq senior notes maturing in 2036, (ii) $116 million and $117 million of related unamortized discounts, respectively, and (iii) $66 million and $57 million of long-term finance lease obligations, respectively. (3) Excludes pension obligation of approximately $2.5 billion for the ILEC business as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, which will be transferred to the purchaser of the ILEC business upon closing. As of January 1, 2022, a new pension plan (the "Lumen Pension Plan") was spun off in anticipation of this transfer. Along with the transfer of the $2.5 billion pension benefit obligation, $2.2 billion of assets were allocated to the new plan. The remaining portion of the obligation is expected to be separately funded with cash paid by Lumen at the time of closing. See Note 8—Employee Benefits for additional information.

Goodwill, Customer Relationship

Goodwill, Customer Relationships and Other Intangible Assets	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]
Goodwill, Customer Relationships and Other Intangible Assets	Goodwill, Customer Relationships and Other Intangible Assets Goodwill, customer relationships and other intangible assets consisted of the following: March 31, 2022 December 31, 2021 (Dollars in millions) Goodwill $ 15,976 15,986 Indefinite-lived intangible assets $ 9 9 Other intangible assets subject to amortization: Customer relationships, less accumulated amortization of $3,268 and $11,740 (1) 5,180 5,365 Capitalized software, less accumulated amortization of $3,656 and $3,624 1,469 1,459 Trade names, patents and other, less accumulated amortization of $162 and $160 127 137 Total other intangible assets, net $ 6,785 6,970 ______________________________________________________________________ (1) Certain customer relationships with a gross carrying value of $8.7 billion became fully amortized during 2021 and were retired during the first quarter of 2022. As of March 31, 2022, the gross carrying amount of goodwill, customer relationships, indefinite-lived and other intangible assets was $29.8 billion. Our goodwill was derived from numerous acquisitions where the purchase price exceeded the fair value of the net assets acquired. We assess our goodwill and other indefinite-lived intangible assets for impairment annually, or, under certain circumstances, more frequently, such as when events or changes in circumstances indicate there may be impairment. We are required to write down the value of goodwill only when our assessment determines the carrying value of equity of any of our reporting units exceeds its fair value. Our annual impairment assessment date for goodwill is October 31, at which date we assess our reporting units. Our annual impairment assessment date for indefinite-lived intangible assets other than goodwill is December 31. Our reporting units are not discrete legal entities with discrete full financial statements. Our assets and liabilities are employed in and relate to the operations of multiple reporting units. For each reporting unit, we compare its estimated fair value of equity to its carrying value of equity that we assign to the reporting unit. If the estimated fair value of the reporting unit is greater than the carrying value, we conclude that no impairment exists. If the estimated fair value of the reporting unit is less than the carrying value, we record a non-cash impairment equal to the excess amount. Depending on the facts and circumstances, we typically estimate the fair value of our reporting units by considering either or both of (i) a discounted cash flow method, which is based on the present value of projected cash flows over a discrete projection period and a terminal value, which is based on the expected normalized cash flows of the reporting units following the discrete projection period, and (ii) a market approach, which includes the use of market multiples of publicly-traded companies whose services are comparable to ours . The following table shows the rollforward of goodwill assigned to our reportable segments from December 31, 2021 through March 31, 2022: Business Mass Markets Total (Dollars in millions) As of December 31, 2021 (1)(2) $ 11,235 4,751 15,986 Effect of foreign currency exchange rate change and other (10) — (10) As of March 31, 2022 (1)(2) $ 11,225 4,751 15,976 ______________________________________________________________________ (1) Goodwill at March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021 is net of accumulated impairment losses of $7.7 billion. (2) As of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, these amounts exclude goodwill classified as held for sale of $2.9 billion. See Note 2—Planned Divestiture of the Latin American and ILEC Businesses. We report our results within two segments: Business and Mass Markets. See Note 12—Segment Information for more information on these segments and the underlying sales channels. We have five reporting units for goodwill impairment testing, which are (i) Mass Markets, (ii) North America Business (iii) Europe, Middle East and Africa region, (iv) Asia Pacific region and (v) Latin America region. Total amortization expense for finite-lived intangible assets for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021 totaled $274 million and $425 million, respectively. We estimate that total amortization expense for finite-lived intangible assets for the years ending December 31, 2022 through 2026 will be as provided in the table below. As a result of reclassifying our Latin American and ILEC businesses as being held for sale on our March 31, 2022 consolidated balance sheet, the amounts presented below do not include future amortization expense for intangible assets of the businesses to be divested. See Note 2—Planned Divestiture of the Latin American and ILEC Businesses for more information. (Dollars in millions) 2022 (remaining nine months) $ 770 2023 948 2024 878 2025 811 2026 735

Revenue Recognition

Revenue Recognition	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]
Revenue Recognition	Revenue Recognition Product and Service Categories We categorize our products and services revenue among the following categories for the Business segment: • Compute and Application Services , which include our Edge Cloud services, IT solutions, Unified Communications and Collaboration ("UC&C"), data center, content delivery network ("CDN") and Managed Security services; • IP and Data Services , which include Ethernet, IP, and VPN data networks, including software-defined wide area networks ("SD WAN") based services, Dynamic Connections and Hyper WAN; • Fiber Infrastructure Services , which include dark fiber, optical services and equipment; and • Voice and Other , which include Time Division Multiplexing ("TDM") voice, private line and other legacy services. Beginning in the first quarter of 2022, we have categorized our products and services revenue among the following categories for the Mass Markets segment: • Fiber Broadband , which includes high speed fiber-based broadband services to residential and small business customers; • Other Broadband , which primarily includes lower speed copper-based broadband services to residential and small business customers; and • Voice and Other, which includes revenues from (i) providing local and long-distance services, professional services, and other ancillary services, and (ii) federal broadband and state support payments. Reconciliation of Total Revenue to Revenue from Contracts with Customers The following table provides total revenue by segment, sales channel and product category. It also provides the amount of revenue that is not subject to ASC 606, " Revenue from Contracts with Customers " ("ASC 606"), but is instead governed by other accounting standards: Three Months Ended March 31, 2022 Three Months Ended March 31, 2021 Total revenue Adjustments for non-ASC 606 revenue (1) Total revenue from contracts with customers Total revenue Adjustments for non-ASC 606 revenue (1) Total revenue from contracts with customers (Dollars in millions) Business Segment by Sales Channel and Product Category International and Global Accounts ("IGAM") Compute and Application Services $ 183 (73) 110 183 (69) 114 IP and Data Services 423 — 423 429 — 429 Fiber Infrastructure 219 (34) 185 217 (30) 187 Voice and Other 174 — 174 191 — 191 Total IGAM Revenue 999 (107) 892 1,020 (99) 921 Large Enterprise Compute and Application Services 163 (14) 149 169 (15) 154 IP and Data Services 388 — 388 402 — 402 Fiber Infrastructure 113 (13) 100 130 (15) 115 Voice and Other 213 — 213 252 — 252 Total Large Enterprise Revenue 877 (27) 850 953 (30) 923 Mid-Market Enterprise Compute and Application Services 33 (7) 26 32 (8) 24 IP and Data Services 415 (1) 414 442 (1) 441 Fiber Infrastructure 49 (2) 47 56 (2) 54 Voice and Other 139 — 139 163 — 163 Total Mid-Market Enterprise Revenue 636 (10) 626 693 (11) 682 Wholesale Compute and Application Services 48 (40) 8 47 (40) 7 IP and Data Services 296 — 296 305 — 305 Fiber Infrastructure 154 (27) 127 154 (31) 123 Voice and Other 391 (64) 327 423 (63) 360 Total Wholesale Revenue 889 (131) 758 929 (134) 795 Business Segment by Product Category Compute and Application Services 427 (134) 293 431 (132) 299 IP and Data Services 1,522 (1) 1,521 1,578 (1) 1,577 Fiber Infrastructure 535 (76) 459 557 (78) 479 Voice and Other 917 (64) 853 1,029 (63) 966 Total Business Segment Revenue 3,401 (275) 3,126 3,595 (274) 3,321 Mass Markets Segment by Product Category Fiber Broadband 145 (5) 140 122 — 122 Other Broadband 610 (56) 554 648 (55) 593 Voice and Other 520 (79) 441 664 (145) 519 Total Mass Markets Revenue 1,275 (140) 1,135 1,434 (200) 1,234 Total Revenue $ 4,676 (415) 4,261 5,029 (474) 4,555 _____________________________________________________________________ (1) Includes regulatory revenue and lease revenue not within the scope of ASC 606. Operating Lease Income Lumen Technologies leases various dark fiber, office facilities, colocation facilities, switching facilities, other network sites and service equipment to third parties under operating leases. Lease and sublease income are included in operating revenue in our consolidated statements of operations. For the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, our gross rental income was $337 million and $332 million, respectively, which represents approximately 7% of our operating revenue for both the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021. Customer Receivables and Contract Balances The following table provides balances of customer receivables, contract assets and contract liabilities, net of amounts reclassified as held for sale, as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021: March 31, 2022 December 31, 2021 (Dollars in millions) Customer receivables (1) $ 1,365 1,493 Contract assets (2) 70 73 Contract liabilities (3) 671 680 ______________________________________________________________________ (1) Reflects gross customer receivables of $1.5 billion and $1.6 billion, net of allowance for credit losses of $99 million and $102 million, at March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively. As of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, these amounts exclude customer receivables, net reclassified as held for sale of $260 million and $288 million, respectively. (2) As of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, these amounts exclude contract assets reclassified as held for sale of $9 million as of both periods. (3) As of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, these amounts exclude contract liabilities reclassified as held for sale of $154 million and $161 million, respectively. Contract liabilities are consideration we have received from our customers or billed in advance of providing goods or services promised in the future. We defer recognizing this consideration as revenue until we have satisfied the related performance obligation to the customer. Contract liabilities include recurring services billed one month in advance and installation and maintenance charges that are deferred and recognized over the actual or expected contract term, which typically ranges from one Performance Obligations As of March 31, 2022, our estimated revenue expected to be recognized in the future related to performance obligations associated with existing customer contracts that are partially or wholly unsatisfied is approximately $5.8 billion. We expect to recognize approximately 76% of this revenue through 2024, with the balance recognized thereafter. These amounts exclude (i) the value of unsatisfied performance obligations for contracts for which we recognize revenue at the amount to which we have the right to invoice for services performed (for example, uncommitted usage or non-recurring charges associated with professional or technical services to be completed), (ii) contracts that are classified as leasing arrangements or government assistance that are not subject to ASC 606 and (iii) the value of unsatisfied performance obligations for contracts which relate to our planned divestitures. Contract Costs The following table provides changes in our contract acquisition costs and fulfillment costs: Three Months Ended March 31, 2022 Three Months Ended March 31, 2021 Acquisition Costs (1) Fulfillment Costs (2) Acquisition Costs Fulfillment Costs (Dollars in millions) (Dollars in millions) Beginning of period balance $ 222 186 289 216 Costs incurred 43 40 44 37 Amortization (52) (39) (54) (37) Change in contract costs held for sale 2 — — — End of period balance $ 215 187 279 216 ______________________________________________________________________ (1) The beginning and ending balance for the three months ended March 31, 2022 exclude acquisition costs reclassified as held for sale of $34 million and $32 million, respectively. (2) Both the beginning and ending balance for the three months ended March 31, 2022 exclude fulfillment costs reclassified as held for sale of $32 million. Acquisition costs include commission fees paid to employees as a result of obtaining contracts. Fulfillment costs include third party and internal costs associated with the provision, installation and activation of services to customers, including labor and materials consumed for these activities. Deferred acquisition and fulfillment costs are amortized based on the transfer of services on a straight-line basis over the average contract life of approximately 32 months for mass markets customers and 30 months for business customers. Amortized fulfillment costs are included in cost of services and products and amortized acquisition costs are included in selling, general and administrative expenses in our consolidated statements of operations. The amount of these deferred costs that are anticipated to be amortized in the next 12 months are included in other current assets on our consolidated balance sheets. The amount of deferred costs expected to be amortized beyond the next twelve months is included in other non-current assets on our consolidated balance sheets. Deferred acquisition and fulfillment costs are assessed for impairment on an annual basis.

Credit Losses on Financial Inst

Credit Losses on Financial Instruments	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022
Credit Loss [Abstract]
Credit Losses on Financial Instruments	Credit Losses on Financial Instruments We aggregate financial assets with similar risk characteristics to align our expected credit losses with the credit quality or deterioration over the life of such assets. We periodically monitor certain risk characteristics within our aggregated financial assets and revise their composition accordingly, to the extent internal and external risk factors change. Financial assets that do not share risk characteristics with other financial assets are evaluated separately. Our financial assets measured at amortized cost primarily consist of accounts receivable. We use a loss rate method to estimate our allowance for credit losses. Our determination of the current expected credit loss rate begins with our review of historical loss experience as a percentage of accounts receivable. We measure our historical loss period based on the average days to recognize accounts receivable as credit losses. When asset specific characteristics and current conditions change from those in the historical period, due to changes in our credit and collections strategy, certain classes of aged balances, or credit loss and recovery policies, we perform a qualitative and quantitative assessment to adjust our historical loss rate. We use regression analysis to develop an expected loss rate using historical experience and economic data over a forecast period. We measure our forecast period based on the average days to collect payment on billed accounts receivable. To determine our current allowance for credit losses, we combine the historical and expected credit loss rates and apply them to our period end accounts receivable. If there is an unexpected deterioration of a customer's financial condition or an unexpected change in economic conditions (including changes caused by COVID-19 or other macroeconomic events), we assess the need to adjust the allowance for credit losses. Any such resulting adjustments would affect earnings in the period that adjustments are made. The assessment of the correlation between historical observed default rates, current conditions and forecasted economic conditions requires judgment. Alternative interpretations of these factors could have resulted in different conclusions regarding the allowance for credit losses. The amount of credit loss is sensitive to changes in circumstances and forecasted economic conditions. Our historical credit loss experience, current conditions and forecast of economic conditions may also not be representative of the customers' actual default experience in the future, and we may use methodologies that differ from those used by other companies. The following table presents the activity of our allowance for credit losses by accounts receivable portfolio for the three months ended March 31, 2022: Business Mass Markets Total (Dollars in millions) As of December 31, 2021 (1) $ 88 26 114 Provision for expected losses 8 17 25 Write-offs charged against the allowance (13) (22) (35) Recoveries collected 3 1 4 Change in allowance in assets held for sale (1) 4 3 Ending balance at March 31, 2022 (1) $ 85 26 111 ______________________________________________________________________ (1) As of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, these amounts exclude allowance for credit losses classified as held for sale of $21 million and $24 million, respectively. See Note 2—Planned Divestiture of the Latin American and ILEC Businesses.

Long-Term Debt and Credit Facil

Long-Term Debt and Credit Facilities	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]
Long-Term Debt and Credit Facilities	Long-Term Debt and Credit Facilities The following table reflects the consolidated long-term debt of Lumen Technologies, Inc. and its subsidiaries as of the dates indicated below, including unamortized discounts and premiums unamortized debt issuance costs: Interest Rates (1) Maturities (1) March 31, 2022 December 31, 2021 (Dollars in millions) Senior Secured Debt: (2) Lumen Technologies, Inc. Revolving Credit Facility (3) LIBOR + 2.00% 2025 $ 1,200 200 Term Loan A (4) LIBOR + 2.00% 2025 1,035 1,050 Term Loan A-1 (4) LIBOR + 2.00% 2025 296 300 Term Loan B (5) LIBOR + 2.25% 2027 4,888 4,900 Senior notes 4.000% 2027 1,250 1,250 Subsidiaries: Level 3 Financing, Inc. Tranche B 2027 Term Loan (6) LIBOR + 1.75% 2027 3,111 3,111 Senior notes 3.400% - 3.875% 2027 - 2029 1,500 1,500 Embarq Corporation subsidiaries First mortgage bonds 7.125% - 8.375% 2023 - 2025 138 138 Senior Notes and Other Debt: (7) Lumen Technologies, Inc. Senior notes 4.500% - 7.650% 2023 - 2042 7,014 8,414 Subsidiaries: Level 3 Financing, Inc. Senior notes 3.625% - 5.375% 2025 - 2029 5,515 5,515 Qwest Corporation Senior notes 6.500% - 7.750% 2025 - 2057 1,986 1,986 Term loan (8) LIBOR + 2.00% 2027 215 215 Qwest Capital Funding, Inc. Senior notes 6.875% - 7.750% 2028 - 2031 255 255 Finance lease and other obligations Various Various 343 347 Unamortized premiums, net 20 21 Unamortized debt issuance costs (213) (220) Total long-term debt 28,553 28,982 Less current maturities (156) (1,554) Long-term debt, excluding current maturities $ 28,397 27,428 ______________________________________________________________________ (1) As of March 31, 2022. (2) See Note 7—Long-Term Debt and Credit Facilities in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021 for a description of certain parent or subsidiary guarantees and liens securing this debt. (3) The Revolving Credit Facility had interest rates of 2.387% and 2.103% as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively. (4) Term Loans A and A-1 had interest rates of 2.457% and 2.104% as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively. (5) Term Loan B had interest rates of 2.707% and 2.354% as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively. (6) The Level 3 Tranche B 2027 Term Loan had interest rates of 2.207% and 1.854% as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively. (7) As of both March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the table excludes $1.4 billion of 7.995% Embarq senior notes maturing in 2036 that are classified as held for sale. See Note 2—Planned Divestiture of the Latin American and ILEC Businesses. (8) The Qwest Corporation Term Loan had interest rates of 2.460% and 2.110% as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively. Long-Term Debt Maturities Set forth below is the aggregate principal amount of our long-term debt as of March 31, 2022 (excluding unamortized premiums, net, and unamortized debt issuance costs), maturing during the following years: (Dollars in millions) (1) 2022 (remaining nine months) $ 150 2023 977 2024 1,158 2025 4,108 2026 2,062 2027 and thereafter 20,291 Total long-term debt $ 28,746 ______________________________________________________________________ (1) As of March 31, 2022, these amounts exclude $1.5 billion of debt and finance lease obligations that have been reclassified as held for sale. See Note 2—Planned Divestiture of the Latin American and ILEC Businesses for more information. Borrowings and Repayments During the three months ended March 31, 2022, Lumen Technologies borrowed $1.4 billion from, and made repayments of $350 million to, its Revolving Credit Facility, and used the resulting net proceeds, together with cash on hand, primarily to repay $1.4 billion of its 5.800% senior notes at maturity. Covenants Certain of our debt instruments contain affirmative and negative covenants. Debt at Lumen Technologies, Inc. and Level 3 Financing, Inc. contains more extensive covenants including, among other things and subject to certain exceptions, restrictions on the ability to declare or pay dividends, repay certain other indebtedness, create liens, incur additional indebtedness, make investments, engage in transactions with affiliates, dispose of assets and merge or consolidate with any other person. Also, Lumen Technologies, Inc. and certain of its affiliates will be required to offer to purchase certain of their respective outstanding debt under defined circumstances in connection with specified "change of control" transactions. Certain of our debt instruments contain cross-payment default or cross-acceleration provisions. Compliance As of March 31, 2022, Lumen Technologies, Inc. believes it and its subsidiaries were in compliance with the provisions and financial covenants in their respective material debt agreements in all material respects.

Severance

Severance	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022
Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]
Severance	Severance Periodically, we reduce our workforce and accrue liabilities for the related severance costs. These workforce reductions result primarily from the progression or completion of our post-acquisition integration plans, increased competitive pressures, cost reduction initiatives, process improvements through automation and reduced workloads due to reduced demand for certain services. Changes in our accrued liabilities for severance expenses were as follows: Severance (Dollars in millions) Balance at December 31, 2021 $ 36 Accrued to expense 2 Payments, net (16) Balance at March 31, 2022 $ 22

Employee Benefits

Employee Benefits	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022
Retirement Benefits [Abstract]
Employee Benefits	Employee Benefits For detailed description of the various defined benefit pension plans (qualified and non-qualified), post-retirement benefits plans and defined contribution plan we sponsor, see Note 11—Employee Benefits to the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes in Part II, Item 8 of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021. As of January 1, 2022, we spun off a new pension plan (the "Lumen Pension Plan") from the Lumen Combined Pension Plan (the "Combined Pension Plan") in anticipation of the sale of the ILEC business, as described further in Note 2—Planned Divestiture of the Latin American and ILEC Businesses. The Lumen Pension Plan covers approximately 2,500 active plan participants along with 19,000 other participants. At the time of the spin-off, the Lumen Pension Plan had a pension benefit obligation of $2.5 billion and assets of $2.2 billion. In addition, the December 31, 2021 actuarial (loss) gain and prior service cost included in accumulated other comprehensive loss was allocated between the Lumen Pension Plan and the Lumen Combined Pension Plan. The amounts allocated to the Lumen Pension Plan are subject to adjustment up to the closing of the sale of the ILEC business. We will recognize pension costs related to both plans throughout 2022 until the sale of the ILEC business, at which time balances related to the Lumen Pension Plan will be reflected in the calculation of our gain on the sale of the business. Net periodic benefit income for the Combined Pension Plan and the Lumen Pension Plan (together the "Pension Plans") includes the following components: Pension Plans Three Months Ended March 31, 2022 2021 (Dollars in millions) Service cost $ 12 13 Interest cost 52 50 Expected return on plan assets (100) (138) Recognition of prior service credit (3) (2) Recognition of actuarial loss 37 49 Net periodic pension income $ (2) (28) Net periodic benefit expense for our post-retirement benefit plans includes the following components: Post-Retirement Benefit Plans Three Months Ended March 31, 2022 2021 (Dollars in millions) Service cost $ 3 4 Interest cost 15 12 Recognition of prior service cost 2 4 Recognition of actuarial loss — 1 Net periodic post-retirement benefit expense $ 20 21 Service costs for our Pension Plans and post-retirement benefit plans are included in the cost of services and products and selling, general and administrative line items on our consolidated statements of operations and all other costs listed above are included in other income, net on our consolidated statements of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021. Our Pension Plans contain provisions that allow us, from time to time, to offer lump sum payment options to certain former employees in settlement of their future retirement benefits. We record an accounting settlement charge, consisting of the recognition of certain deferred costs of the pension plan associated with these lump sum payments, only if, in the aggregate, they exceed or are probable to exceed the sum of the annual service and interest costs for the plan’s net periodic pension benefit cost, which represents the settlement accounting threshold. The amount of any future non-cash settlement charges will be dependent on several factors, including the total amount of our future lump sum benefit payments.

Earnings Per Common Share

Earnings Per Common Share	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
Earnings Per Common Share	Earnings Per Common Share Basic and diluted earnings per common share for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021 were calculated as follows: Three Months Ended March 31, 2022 2021 (Dollars in millions, except per share amounts, shares in thousands) Income (Numerator) Net income $ 599 475 Net income applicable to common stock for computing basic earnings per common share 599 475 Net income as adjusted for purposes of computing diluted earnings per common share $ 599 475 Shares (Denominator): Weighted-average number of shares: Outstanding during period 1,027,217 1,100,350 Non-vested restricted stock (18,787) (17,876) Weighted average shares outstanding for computing basic earnings per common share 1,008,430 1,082,474 Incremental common shares attributable to dilutive securities: Shares issuable under convertible securities 10 10 Shares issuable under incentive compensation plans 6,775 9,102 Number of shares as adjusted for purposes of computing diluted earnings per common share 1,015,215 1,091,586 Basic earnings per common share $ 0.59 0.44 Diluted earnings per common share $ 0.59 0.44 Our calculation of diluted earnings per common share excludes unvested restricted stock awards that are antidilutive as a result of unrecognized compensation cost. Such shares were 8.2 million and less than 1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

Fair Value of Financial Instrum

Fair Value of Financial Instruments	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]
Fair Value of Financial Instruments	Fair Value of Financial Instruments Our financial instruments consist of cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash, accounts receivable, accounts payable, long-term debt, excluding finance lease and other obligations, interest rate swap contracts and certain investments. Due primarily to their short-term nature, the carrying amounts of our cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash, accounts receivable and accounts payable approximate their fair values. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between independent and knowledgeable parties who are willing and able to transact for an asset or liability at the measurement date. We use valuation techniques that maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when determining fair value and then we rank the estimated values based on the reliability of the inputs used following the fair value hierarchy. We determined the fair values of our long-term debt, including the current portion, based on quoted market prices where available or, if not available, based on inputs other than quoted market prices in active markets that are either directly or indirectly observable such as discounted future cash flows using current market interest rates. The three input levels in the hierarchy of fair value measurements are defined by the FASB generally as follows: Input Level Description of Input Level 1 Observable inputs such as quoted market prices in active markets. Level 2 Inputs other than quoted prices in active markets that are either directly or indirectly observable. Level 3 Unobservable inputs in which little or no market data exists. The following table presents the carrying amounts and estimated fair values of our financial liabilities as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021: March 31, 2022 December 31, 2021 Input Carrying Fair Carrying Fair (Dollars in millions) Long-term debt, excluding finance lease and other obligations (1) 2 $ 28,210 27,405 28,635 29,221 Interest rate swap contracts (see Note 11) 2 $ 3 3 25 25 ______________________________________________________________________ (1) As of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, these amounts exclude $1.4 billion of carrying amount for both periods and $1.4 billion and $1.6 billion, respectively, of fair value of debt that has been reclassified as held for sale. See Note 2—Planned Divestiture of the Latin American and ILEC Businesses for more information. Investment Held at Net Asset Value We hold an investment in a limited partnership that functions as a holding company for a portion of the colocation and data center business that we divested in 2017. The limited partnership solely holds investments in those entities and has sole discretion as to the amount and timing of distributions of the underlying assets. As of March 31, 2022, the underlying investments held by the limited partnership are traded in active markets and as such, we account for our investment in the limited partnership using net asset value ("NAV"). As of March 31, 2022, the limited partnership is subject to lock-up agreements that restrict the sale of certain underlying assets. The restrictions are set to terminate in 2022. As of March 31, 2022 As of December 31, 2021 Net Asset Value (Dollars in millions) Investment in limited partnership (1) $ 365 299 ______________________________________________________________________ (1) For the three months ended March 31, 2022, we recognized a $66 million gain on investment, reflected in other income, net in our consolidated statement of operations.

Derivative Financial Instrument

Derivative Financial Instruments	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]
Derivative Financial Instruments	Derivative Financial Instruments From time to time, we use derivative financial instruments, primarily interest rate swaps, to manage our exposure to fluctuations in interest rates. Our primary objective in managing interest rate risk is to decrease the volatility of our earnings and cash flows affected by changes in the underlying rates. We have floating rate long-term debt (see Note 6—Long-Term Debt and Credit Facilities). These obligations expose us to variability in interest payments due to changes in interest rates. If interest rates increase, our interest expense increases. Conversely, if interest rates decrease, our interest expense also decreases. We have designated our currently outstanding interest rate swap agreements as cash flow hedges. As described further below, under these hedges, we receive variable-rate amounts from a counterparty in exchange for us making fixed-rate payments over the lives of the agreements without exchange of the underlying notional amount. The change in the fair value of the interest rate swap agreements is reflected in accumulated other comprehensive income ("AOCI") and, as described below, is subsequently reclassified into earnings in the period that the hedged transaction affects earnings by virtue of qualifying as effective cash flow hedges. We do not use derivative financial instruments for speculative purposes. In 2019, we entered into variable-to-fixed interest rate swap agreements to hedge the interest on $4.0 billion notional amount of floating rate debt. A portion of these swap agreements with a total notional amount of $2.5 billion expired on March 31, 2022. The remaining agreements expire June 30, 2022. As of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, we evaluated the effectiveness of our remaining hedges quantitatively and determined that hedges in effect on such dates qualified as effective hedge relationships. We may be exposed to credit-related losses in the event of non-performance by counterparties. The counterparties to any of the financial derivatives we enter into are major institutions with investment grade credit ratings. We evaluate counterparty credit risk before entering into any hedge transaction and continue to closely monitor the financial market and the risk that our counterparties will default on their obligations as part of our quarterly qualitative effectiveness evaluation. Amounts accumulated in AOCI related to derivatives are indirectly recognized in earnings as periodic settlement payments are made throughout the term of the swaps. The table below presents the fair value of our derivative financial instruments as well as their classification on the consolidated balance sheets at March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, as follows (in millions): March 31, 2022 December 31, 2021 Derivatives designated as Balance Sheet Location Fair Value Cash flow hedging contracts Other current and noncurrent liabilities $ 3 25 The amount of realized losses reclassified from AOCI to the statement of operations consists of the following (in millions): Derivatives designated as hedging instruments 2022 2021 Cash flow hedging contracts Three Months Ended March 31, $ 22 20

Segment Information

Segment Information	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022
Segment Reporting [Abstract]
Segment Information	Segment Information We report our results within two segments: Business and Mass Markets. Under our Business segment we provide products and services to meet the needs of our enterprise and wholesale customers under four distinct sales channels: International and Global Accounts, Large Enterprise, Mid-Market Enterprise and Wholesale. For Business segment revenue, we report the following product categories: Compute and Application Services, IP and Data Services, Fiber Infrastructure Services and Voice and Other, in each case through the sales channels outlined above. Under our Mass Markets Segment, we provide products and services to residential and small business customers. Following the completion of the CAF II program at December 31, 2021, we recategorized our products used to report our Mass Markets segment revenue and currently use the following categories: Fiber Broadband, Other Broadband and Voice and Other. See detailed descriptions of these product and service categories in Note 4—Revenue Recognition. As described in more detail below, our segments are managed based on the direct costs of providing services to their customers and directly associated selling, general and administrative costs (primarily salaries and commissions). Shared costs are managed separately and included in "Operations and Other" in the tables below. As referenced above, we reclassified certain prior period amounts to conform to the current period presentation. See Note 1— Background for additional detail on these changes. The following table summarizes our segment results for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, based on the segment categorization we were operating under at March 31, 2022. Three Months Ended March 31, 2022 Business Mass Markets Total Segments Operations and Other Total (Dollars in millions) Revenue $ 3,401 1,275 4,676 — 4,676 Expenses: Cost of services and products 815 32 847 1,138 1,985 Selling, general and administrative 298 134 432 368 800 Less: stock-based compensation — — — (23) (23) Total expense 1,113 166 1,279 1,483 2,762 Total adjusted EBITDA $ 2,288 1,109 3,397 (1,483) 1,914 Three Months Ended March 31, 2021 Business Mass Markets Total Segments Operations and Other Total (Dollars in millions) Revenue $ 3,595 1,434 5,029 — 5,029 Expenses: Cost of services and products 884 43 927 1,209 2,136 Selling, general and administrative 304 134 438 318 756 Less: stock-based compensation — — — (20) (20) Total expense 1,188 177 1,365 1,507 2,872 Total adjusted EBITDA $ 2,407 1,257 3,664 (1,507) 2,157 Revenue and Expenses Our segment revenue includes all revenue from our two segments as described in more detail above. Our segment revenue is based upon each customer's classification. We report our segment revenue based upon all services provided to that segment's customers. Our segment expenses include specific cost of service expenses incurred as a direct result of providing services and products to segment customers, along with selling, general and administrative expenses that are directly associated with specific segment customers or activities. We have not allocated assets or debt to specific segments. The following items are excluded from our segment results, because they are centrally managed and not monitored by or reported to our CODM by segment: • network expenses not incurred as a direct result of providing services and products to segment customers; • centrally managed expenses such as Finance, Human Resources, Legal, Marketing, Product Management and IT, which are reported as "Operations and other expenses" in the table below; • depreciation and amortization expense; • goodwill or other impairments; • interest expense; • stock-based compensation; and • other income and expense items. The following table reconciles total segment adjusted EBITDA to net income for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021: Three Months Ended March 31, 2022 2021 (Dollars in millions) Total segment adjusted EBITDA $ 3,397 3,664 Depreciation and amortization (808) (1,150) Operations and other expenses (1,483) (1,507) Stock-based compensation (23) (20) Operating income 1,083 987 Total other expense, net (282) (355) Income before income taxes 801 632 Income tax expense 202 157 Net income $ 599 475

Commitments and Contingencies a

Commitments and Contingencies and Other Items	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
Commitments and Contingencies and Other Items	Commitments, Contingencies and Other Items We are subject to various claims, legal proceedings and other contingent liabilities, including the matters described below, which individually or in the aggregate could materially affect our financial condition, future results of operations or cash flows. As a matter of course, we are prepared to both litigate these matters to judgment as needed, as well as to evaluate and consider reasonable settlement opportunities. Irrespective of its merits, litigation may be both lengthy and disruptive to our operations and could cause significant expenditure and diversion of management attention. We review our litigation accrual liabilities on a quarterly basis, but in accordance with applicable accounting guidelines only establish accrual liabilities when losses are deemed probable and reasonably estimable and only revise previously established accrual liabilities when warranted by changes in circumstances, in each case based on then-available information. As such, as of any given date we could have exposure to losses under proceedings as to which no liability has been accrued or as to which the accrued liability is inadequate. Amounts accrued for our litigation and non-income tax contingencies at March 31, 2022 aggregated to approximately $102 million and are included in other current liabilities, other liabilities or liabilities held for sale in our consolidated balance sheet as of such date. The establishment of an accrual does not mean that actual funds have been set aside to satisfy a given contingency. Thus, the resolution of a particular contingency for the amount accrued could have no effect on our results of operations but nonetheless could have an adverse effect on our cash flows. In this Note, when we refer to a class action as "putative" it is because a class has been alleged, but not certified, in that matter. Principal Proceedings Shareholder Class Action Suit Lumen and certain Lumen Board of Directors members and officers were named as defendants in a putative shareholder class action lawsuit filed on June 12, 2018 in the Boulder County District Court of the state of Colorado, captioned Houser et al. v. CenturyLink, et al. The complaint asserted claims on behalf of a putative class of former Level 3 shareholders who became CenturyLink, Inc. shareholders as a result of our acquisition of Level 3. It alleged that the proxy statement provided to the Level 3 shareholders failed to disclose various material information of several kinds, including information about strategic revenue, customer loss rates, and customer account issues, among other items. The complaint seeks damages, costs and fees, rescission, rescissory damages, and other equitable relief. In May 2020, the court dismissed the complaint. Plaintiffs appealed that decision, and in March 2022, the appellate court affirmed the district court's order in part and reversed it in part. It then remanded the case to the district court for further proceedings. State Tax Suits Since 2012, a number of Missouri municipalities have asserted claims in the Circuit Court of St. Louis County, Missouri, alleging that we and several of our subsidiaries have underpaid taxes. These municipalities are seeking, among other things, declaratory relief regarding the application of business license and gross receipts taxes and back taxes from 2007 to the present, plus penalties and interest. In a February 2017 ruling in connection with one of these pending cases, the court entered an order awarding plaintiffs $4 million and broadening the tax base on a going-forward basis. We appealed that decision to the Missouri Supreme Court. In December 2019, it affirmed the circuit court's order in some respects and reversed it in others, remanding the case to the circuit court for further proceedings. The Missouri Supreme Court's decision reduced our exposure in the case. In a June 2021 ruling in one of the pending cases, another trial court awarded the cities of Columbia and Joplin approximately $55 million, plus statutory interest. We have appealed that decision to the Missouri Court of Appeals. That appeal is pending. If the trial court’s decision is not overturned or modified in light of the Missouri Supreme Court’s decision, it will result in a tax liability to us in excess of our reserved accruals established for these matters. We continue to vigorously defend against these claims. Billing Practices Suits In June 2017, a former employee filed an employment lawsuit against us claiming that she was wrongfully terminated for alleging that we charged some of our retail customers for products and services they did not authorize. Thereafter, based in part on the allegations made by the former employee, several legal proceedings were filed, including consumer class actions in federal and state courts, a series of securities investor class actions in federal courts and several shareholder derivative actions in federal and Louisiana state courts. The derivative cases were brought on behalf of CenturyLink, Inc. against certain current and former officers and directors of the Company and seek damages for alleged breaches of fiduciary duties. The consumer class actions, the securities investor class actions, and the federal derivative actions were transferred to the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota for coordinated and consolidated pretrial proceedings as In Re: CenturyLink Sales Practices and Securities Litigation. We have settled the consumer and securities investor class actions. Those settlements are final. The derivative actions remain pending. We have engaged in discussions regarding related claims with a number of state attorneys general, and have entered into agreements settling certain of the consumer practices claims asserted by state attorneys general. While we do not agree with allegations raised in these matters, we have been willing to consider reasonable settlements where appropriate. Telephone Consumer Protection Act Litigation In December 2020, Lumen was named as a defendant in Diana Mey v. CenturyLink Communications, LLC, et al., an action pending in the US District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia alleging violations of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act for delivering unsolicited calls to her mobile phone. She asserts claims on behalf of herself and a putative class of similarly situated persons. The complaint seeks damages, statutory awards, costs and fees, and other relief. We are defending the claims asserted. December 2018 Outage Proceedings We experienced an outage on one of our transport networks that impacted voice, IP, 911, and transport services for some of our customers between the 27th and 29th of December 2018. We believe that the outage was caused by a faulty network management card from a third-party equipment vendor. The FCC and four states (both Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission ("WUTC") and the Washington Attorney General; the Montana Public Service Commission; the Nebraska Public Service Commission; and the Wyoming Public Service Commission) initiated formal investigations. In November 2020, following the FCC's release of a public report on the outage, we negotiated a settlement which was released by the FCC in December 2020. The amount of the settlement was not material to our financial statements. In December 2020, the Staff of the WUTC filed a complaint against us based on the December 2018 outage, seeking penalties owed for alleged violations of Washington regulations and laws. We have denied the allegations and will defend the claims asserted. Peruvian Tax Litigation In 2005, the Peruvian tax authorities ("SUNAT") issued tax assessments against one of our Peruvian subsidiaries asserting $26 million of additional income tax withholding and value-added taxes ("VAT"), penalties and interest for calendar years 2001 and 2002 on the basis that the Peruvian subsidiary incorrectly documented its importations. In May 2021, the Company paid the remaining amount on the fractioning regimes entered into by the Company to pay the amount assessed while it was appealed. We challenged the assessments via administrative and then judicial review processes. In October 2011, the highest administrative review tribunal (the Tribunal) decided the central issue underlying the 2002 assessments in SUNAT's favor. We appealed the Tribunal's decision to the first judicial level, which decided the central issue in favor of Level 3. SUNAT and we filed cross-appeals with the court of appeal. In May 2017, the court of appeal issued a decision reversing the first judicial level. In June 2017, we filed an appeal of the decision to the Supreme Court of Justice, the final judicial level. Oral argument was held before the Supreme Court of Justice in October 2018. A decision on this case is pending. In October 2013, the Tribunal decided the central issue underlying the 2001 assessments in SUNAT’s favor. We appealed that decision to the first judicial level in Peru, which decided the central issue in favor of SUNAT. In June 2017, we filed an appeal with the court of appeal. In November 2017, the court of appeals issued a decision affirming the first judicial level and we filed an appeal of the decision to the Supreme Court of Justice. Oral argument was held before the Supreme Court of Justice in June 2019. In May 2021, the Company was served with a favorable and final decision from the Supreme Court of Justice. The Company has provided SUNAT the information requested about tax payments made in 2001. Brazilian Tax Claims The São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro state tax authorities have issued tax assessments against our Brazilian subsidiaries for the Tax on Distribution of Goods and Services (“ICMS”), mainly with respect to revenue from leasing certain assets and revenue from the provision of Internet access services by treating such activities as the provision of communications services, to which the ICMS tax applies. We filed objections to these assessments in both states, arguing, among other things that neither the lease of assets nor the provision of Internet access qualifies as “communication services” subject to ICMS. We have appealed to the respective state judicial courts the decisions by the respective state administrative courts that rejected our objections to these assessments. In cases in which state lower courts ruled partially in our favor finding that the lease assets are not subject to ICMS, the State appealed those rulings. In other cases, the assessment was affirmed at the first administrative level and we have appealed to the second administrative level. Other assessments are still pending state judicial decisions. We are vigorously contesting all such assessments in both states and view the assessment of ICMS on revenue from equipment leasing and Internet access to be without merit. These assessments, if upheld, could result in a loss of up to $51 million as of March 31, 2022, in excess of the reserved accruals established for these matters. Other Proceedings, Disputes and Contingencies From time to time, we are involved in other proceedings incidental to our business, including patent infringement allegations, regulatory hearings relating primarily to our rates or services, actions relating to employee claims, various tax issues, environmental law issues, grievance hearings before labor regulatory agencies and miscellaneous third-party tort actions or commercial disputes. We are currently defending several patent infringement lawsuits asserted against us by non-practicing entities, many of which are seeking substantial recoveries. These cases have progressed to various stages and one or more may go to trial within the next twelve months if they are not otherwise resolved. Where applicable, we are seeking full or partial indemnification from our vendors and suppliers. As with all litigation, we are vigorously defending these actions and, as a matter of course, are prepared to litigate these matters to judgment, as well as to evaluate and consider all reasonable settlement opportunities. We are subject to various foreign, federal, state and local environmental protection and health and safety laws. From time to time, we are subject to judicial and administrative proceedings brought by various governmental authorities under these laws. Several such proceedings are currently pending, but none is reasonably expected to exceed $300,000 in fines and penalties. The outcome of these other proceedings described under this heading is not predictable. However, based on current circumstances, we do not believe that the ultimate resolution of these other proceedings, after considering available defenses and any insurance coverage or indemnification rights, will have a material adverse effect on us.

Other Financial Information

Other Financial Information	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022
Deferred Costs, Capitalized, Prepaid, and Other Assets Disclosure [Abstract]
Other Financial Information	Other Financial Information Other Current Assets The following table presents details of other current assets reflected in our consolidated balance sheets: March 31, 2022 December 31, 2021 (Dollars in millions) Prepaid expenses $ 410 295 Income tax receivable 17 22 Materials, supplies and inventory 128 96 Contract assets 45 45 Contract acquisition costs 139 142 Contract fulfillment costs 107 106 Note receivable 56 56 Receivable for sale of land 49 56 Other 11 11 Total other current assets (1) $ 962 829 ______________________________________________________________________ (1) As of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, other current assets exclude $123 million and $126 million, respectively, that have been reclassified as held for sale.

Accumulated Other Comprehensive

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax [Abstract]
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss Information Relating to 2022 The table below summarizes changes in accumulated other comprehensive loss recorded on our consolidated balance sheet by component for the three months ended March 31, 2022: Pension Plans Post-Retirement Benefit Plans Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment and Other Interest Rate Swap Total (Dollars in millions) Balance at December 31, 2021 $ (1,577) (164) (400) (17) (2,158) Other comprehensive income before reclassifications — — 67 — 67 Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss 26 1 — 17 44 Net current-period other comprehensive income 26 1 67 17 111 Balance at March 31, 2022 $ (1,551) (163) (333) — (2,047) The table below presents further information about our reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive loss by component for the three months ended March 31, 2022: Three Months Ended March 31, 2022 Decrease (Increase) Affected Line Item in Consolidated Statement of Operations (Dollars in millions) Interest rate swaps $ 22 Interest expense Income tax benefit (5) Income tax expense Net of tax $ 17 Amortization of pension & post-retirement plans (1) Net actuarial loss $ 37 Other income, net Prior service credit (1) Other income, net Total before tax 36 Income tax benefit (9) Income tax expense Net of tax $ 27 ________________________________________________________________________ (1) See Note 8—Employee Benefits for additional information on our net periodic benefit expense (income) related to our pension and post-retirement plans. Information Relating to 2021 The table below summarizes changes in accumulated other comprehensive loss recorded on our consolidated balance sheets by component for the three months ended March 31, 2021 : Pension Plans Post-Retirement Benefit Plans Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment and Other Interest Rate Swap Total (Dollars in millions) Balance at December 31, 2020 $ (2,197) (272) (265) (79) (2,813) Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications — — (86) — (86) Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss 35 4 — 15 54 Net current-period other comprehensive income (loss) 35 4 (86) 15 (32) Balance at March 31, 2021 $ (2,162) (268) (351) (64) (2,845) The table below presents further information about our reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive loss by component for the three months ended March 31, 2021: Three Months Ended March 31, 2021 Decrease (Increase) Affected Line Item in Consolidated Statement of Operations (Dollars in millions) Interest rate swaps $ 20 Interest expense Income tax benefit (5) Income tax expense Net of tax $ 15 Amortization of pension & post-retirement plans (1) Net actuarial loss $ 50 Other income, net Prior service cost 2 Other income, net Total before tax 52 Income tax benefit (13) Income tax expense Net of tax $ 39 ________________________________________________________________________ (1) See Note 8—Employee Benefits for additional information on our net periodic benefit income related to our pension and post-retirement plans.

Labor Union Contracts

Labor Union Contracts	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022
Risks and Uncertainties [Abstract]
Labor Union Contracts	Labor Union ContractsAs of March 31, 2022, approximately 22% of our employees were represented by the Communication Workers of America ("CWA") or the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers ("IBEW"). Approximately 2% of our represented employees are subject to collective bargaining agreements that expired and were being renegotiated as of March 31, 2022. Approximately 11% of our represented employees are subject to collective bargaining agreements that are scheduled to expire over the 12 month period ending March 31, 2023.

Background (Policies)

Background (Policies)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Basis of Presentation	Basis of Presentation Our consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2021, which was derived from our audited consolidated financial statements, and our unaudited interim consolidated financial statements provided herein have been prepared in accordance with the instructions for Form 10-Q. Certain information and note disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("GAAP") have been condensed or omitted pursuant to rules and regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). However, in our opinion, the disclosures made therein are adequate to make the information presented not misleading. We believe these consolidated financial statements include all normal recurring adjustments necessary to fairly present the results for the interim periods. The consolidated results of operations and cash flows for the first three months of the year are not necessarily indicative of the consolidated results of operations and cash flows that might be expected for the entire year. These consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021. The accompanying consolidated financial statements include our accounts and the accounts of our subsidiaries in which we have a controlling interest. Intercompany amounts and transactions with our consolidated subsidiaries have been eliminated. To simplify the overall presentation of our consolidated financial statements, we report immaterial amounts attributable to noncontrolling interests in certain of our subsidiaries as follows: (i) income attributable to noncontrolling interests in other income, net, (ii) equity attributable to noncontrolling interests in additional paid-in capital and (iii) cash flows attributable to noncontrolling interests in other, net financing activities.
Reclassification	We reclassified certain prior period amounts to conform to the current period presentation, including the recategorization of our Mass Markets revenue by product category in our segment reporting. See Note 12—Segment Information for additional information. These changes had no impact on total operating revenue, total operating expenses or net income for any period.
Operating Leases	Operating lease assets are included in other, net under goodwill and other assets on our consolidated balance sheets. Noncurrent operating lease liabilities are included in other under deferred credits and other liabilities on our consolidated balance sheets.
Recently Adopted and Issued Accounting Pronouncements	Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements Government Assistance On January 1, 2022, we adopted Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") 2021-10, " Government Assistance (Topic 832): Disclosures by Business Entities about Government Assistance ” (“ASU 2020-10”). This ASU increases transparency in financial reporting by requiring business entities to disclose information about certain types of government assistance they receive. The ASU only impacts annual financial statement note disclosures. Therefore, the adoption of ASU 2021-10 did not have a material impact to our consolidated financial statements. Leases On January 1, 2022, we adopted ASU 2021-05, “ Leases (Topic 842): Lessors—Certain Leases with Variable Lease Payments ” (“ASU 2021-05”). This ASU (i) amends the lease classification requirements for lessors to align them with practice under ASC Topic 840, (ii) provides criteria for lessors to classify and account for a lease with variable lease payments that do not depend on a reference index or a rate as an operating lease; and (iii) when a lease is classified as operating, the lessor does not recognize a net investment in the lease, does not derecognize the underlying asset, and, therefore, does not recognize a selling profit or loss. The adoption of ASU 2021-05 did not have a material impact to our consolidated financial statements. Debt On January 1, 2021, we adopted ASU 2020-09, “ Debt (Topic 470) Amendments to SEC Paragraphs Pursuant to SEC Release No. 33-10762 ” (“ASU 2020-09”). This ASU amends and supersedes various SEC guidance to reflect SEC Release No. 33-10762, which includes amendments to the financial disclosure requirements applicable to registered debt offerings that include credit enhancements, such as subsidiary guarantees. The adoption of ASU 2020-09 did not have a material impact to our consolidated financial statements. Investments On January 1, 2021, we adopted ASU 2020-01, “ Investments—Equity Securities (Topic 321), Investments—Equity Method and Joint Ventures (Topic 323), and Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815) ” (ASU 2020-01”). This ASU, among other things, clarifies that a company should consider observable transactions that require a company to either apply or discontinue the equity method of accounting under Topic 323, Investments - Equity Method and Joint Ventures, for the purposes of applying the measurement alternative in accordance with Topic 321 immediately before applying or upon discontinuing the equity method. As of March 31, 2022, we determined there was no application or discontinuation of the equity method during the reporting periods covered by this report. The adoption of ASU 2020-01 did not have a material impact to our consolidated financial statements. Income Taxes On January 1, 2021, we adopted ASU 2019-12, “ Income Taxes (Topic 740): Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes” (“ASU 2019-12”). This ASU removes certain exceptions for investments, intra-period allocations and interim calculations, and adds guidance to reduce complexity in accounting for income taxes. The adoption of ASU 2019-12 did not have a material impact to our consolidated financial statements. Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements In March 2022, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued ASU 2022-02, “ Financial Instruments-Credit Losses (Topic 326): Troubled Debt Restructurings (“TDR”) and Vintage Disclosures ” (“ASU 2022-02”). These amendments eliminate the TDR recognition and measurement guidance and enhance existing disclosure requirements and introduce new requirements related to certain modifications of receivables made to borrowers experiencing financial difficulty. ASU 2020-02 will become effective for us in the first quarter of fiscal 2023 and early adoption is permitted. As of March 31, 2022, we do not expect ASU 2022-02 to have an impact to our consolidated financial statements. In March 2022, the FASB issued ASU 2022-01, “ Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815): Fair Value Hedging-Portfolio Layer Method ” (ASU 2022-01). The ASU expands the current single-layer method to allow multiple hedged layers of a single closed portfolio under the method. ASU 2020-01 will become effective for us in the first quarter of fiscal 2023 and early adoption is permitted. As of March 31, 2022, we do not expect ASU 2022-01 to have an impact to our consolidated financial statements. In October 2021, the FASB issued ASU 2021-08, “ Business Combinations (Topic 805): Accounting for Contract Assets and Contract Liabilities from Contracts with Customers ” (“ASU 2021-08”), which requires entities to apply Topic 606 to recognize and measure contract assets and contract liabilities in a business combination. ASU 2021-08 will become effective for us in the first quarter of fiscal 2023 and early adoption is permitted. As of March 31, 2022, we do not expect ASU 2021-08 to have an impact to our consolidated financial statements. In January 2021, the FASB issued ASU 2021-01, " Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Scope" ("ASU 2021-01"), which clarifies that certain optional expedients and exceptions in Topic 848 for contract modifications and hedge accounting apply to derivatives that are affected by the discounting transition. ASU 2021-01 also amends the expedients and exceptions in Topic 848 to capture the incremental consequences of the scope clarification and to tailor the existing guidance to derivative instruments affected by the discounting transition. These amendments may be applied prospectively to contract modifications made and hedging relationships entered into or evaluated on or before December 31, 2022. ASU 2021-01 provides option guidance for a limited time to ease the potential burden in accounting for reference rate reform. Based on our review of our key material contracts through March 31, 2022, we do not expect ASU 2021-01 to have a material impact to our consolidated financial statements.

Planned Divestiture of the La_2

Planned Divestiture of the Latin American and ILEC Businesses (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022
Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]
Components of Pre-Tax Income and Held for Sale Assets and Liabilities	The pre-tax net income of the disposal groups is estimated to be as follows in the table below: Three Months Ended March 31, 2022 2021 (Dollars in millions) Latin American business pre-tax net income $ 83 28 ILEC business pre-tax net income 255 149 Total disposal groups pre-tax net income $ 338 177 The principal components of the held for sale assets and liabilities are as follows: March 31, 2022 December 31, 2021 Latin American Business ILEC Business Total Latin American Business ILEC Business Total (Dollars in millions) Assets held for sale Cash and cash equivalents $ 58 1 59 39 1 40 Accounts receivable, less allowance of $3, $18, $21, $3, $21 and $24 93 191 284 83 227 310 Other current assets 83 40 123 81 45 126 Property, plant and equipment, net accumulated depreciation of $456, $8,379, $8,835, $434, $8,303 and $8,737 1,704 3,565 5,269 1,591 3,491 5,082 Goodwill (1) 259 2,615 2,874 239 2,615 2,854 Other intangible assets, net 138 158 296 126 158 284 Other non-current assets 83 37 120 75 38 113 Total assets held for sale $ 2,418 6,607 9,025 2,234 6,575 8,809 Liabilities held for sale Accounts payable $ 90 50 140 101 64 165 Salaries and benefits 25 25 50 23 25 48 Income and other taxes 34 30 64 27 24 51 Interest — 38 38 — 10 10 Current portion of deferred revenue 26 82 108 26 90 116 Other current liabilities 7 23 30 7 35 42 Long-term debt, net of discounts (2) — 1,387 1,387 — 1,377 1,377 Deferred income taxes, net 148 — 148 129 — 129 Pension and other post-retirement benefits (3) 2 56 58 2 56 58 Other non-current liabilities 132 95 227 120 141 261 Total liabilities held for sale $ 464 1,786 2,250 435 1,822 2,257 ______________________________________________________________________ (1) The assignment of goodwill was based on the relative fair values of the applicable reporting units prior to being reclassified as held for sale. (2) Long-term debt, net of discounts, as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021 includes (i) $1.4 billion for both periods of 7.995% Embarq senior notes maturing in 2036, (ii) $116 million and $117 million of related unamortized discounts, respectively, and (iii) $66 million and $57 million of long-term finance lease obligations, respectively. (3) Excludes pension obligation of approximately $2.5 billion for the ILEC business as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, which will be transferred to the purchaser of the ILEC business upon closing. As of January 1, 2022, a new pension plan (the "Lumen Pension Plan") was spun off in anticipation of this transfer. Along with the transfer of the $2.5 billion pension benefit obligation, $2.2 billion of assets were allocated to the new plan. The remaining portion of the obligation is expected to be separately funded with cash paid by Lumen at the time of closing. See Note 8—Employee Benefits for additional information.

Goodwill, Customer Relationsh_2

Goodwill, Customer Relationships and Other Intangible Assets (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]
Schedule of Intangible Assets and Goodwill	Goodwill, customer relationships and other intangible assets consisted of the following: March 31, 2022 December 31, 2021 (Dollars in millions) Goodwill $ 15,976 15,986 Indefinite-lived intangible assets $ 9 9 Other intangible assets subject to amortization: Customer relationships, less accumulated amortization of $3,268 and $11,740 (1) 5,180 5,365 Capitalized software, less accumulated amortization of $3,656 and $3,624 1,469 1,459 Trade names, patents and other, less accumulated amortization of $162 and $160 127 137 Total other intangible assets, net $ 6,785 6,970 ______________________________________________________________________ (1) Certain customer relationships with a gross carrying value of $8.7 billion became fully amortized during 2021 and were retired during the first quarter of 2022.
Schedule of Goodwill	The following table shows the rollforward of goodwill assigned to our reportable segments from December 31, 2021 through March 31, 2022: Business Mass Markets Total (Dollars in millions) As of December 31, 2021 (1)(2) $ 11,235 4,751 15,986 Effect of foreign currency exchange rate change and other (10) — (10) As of March 31, 2022 (1)(2) $ 11,225 4,751 15,976 ______________________________________________________________________ (1) Goodwill at March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021 is net of accumulated impairment losses of $7.7 billion. (2) As of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, these amounts exclude goodwill classified as held for sale of $2.9 billion. See Note 2—Planned Divestiture of the Latin American and ILEC Businesses.
Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Future Amortization Expense	We estimate that total amortization expense for finite-lived intangible assets for the years ending December 31, 2022 through 2026 will be as provided in the table below. As a result of reclassifying our Latin American and ILEC businesses as being held for sale on our March 31, 2022 consolidated balance sheet, the amounts presented below do not include future amortization expense for intangible assets of the businesses to be divested. See Note 2—Planned Divestiture of the Latin American and ILEC Businesses for more information. (Dollars in millions) 2022 (remaining nine months) $ 770 2023 948 2024 878 2025 811 2026 735

Revenue Recognition (Tables)

Revenue Recognition (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]
Schedule of Revenue	The following table provides total revenue by segment, sales channel and product category. It also provides the amount of revenue that is not subject to ASC 606, " Revenue from Contracts with Customers " ("ASC 606"), but is instead governed by other accounting standards: Three Months Ended March 31, 2022 Three Months Ended March 31, 2021 Total revenue Adjustments for non-ASC 606 revenue (1) Total revenue from contracts with customers Total revenue Adjustments for non-ASC 606 revenue (1) Total revenue from contracts with customers (Dollars in millions) Business Segment by Sales Channel and Product Category International and Global Accounts ("IGAM") Compute and Application Services $ 183 (73) 110 183 (69) 114 IP and Data Services 423 — 423 429 — 429 Fiber Infrastructure 219 (34) 185 217 (30) 187 Voice and Other 174 — 174 191 — 191 Total IGAM Revenue 999 (107) 892 1,020 (99) 921 Large Enterprise Compute and Application Services 163 (14) 149 169 (15) 154 IP and Data Services 388 — 388 402 — 402 Fiber Infrastructure 113 (13) 100 130 (15) 115 Voice and Other 213 — 213 252 — 252 Total Large Enterprise Revenue 877 (27) 850 953 (30) 923 Mid-Market Enterprise Compute and Application Services 33 (7) 26 32 (8) 24 IP and Data Services 415 (1) 414 442 (1) 441 Fiber Infrastructure 49 (2) 47 56 (2) 54 Voice and Other 139 — 139 163 — 163 Total Mid-Market Enterprise Revenue 636 (10) 626 693 (11) 682 Wholesale Compute and Application Services 48 (40) 8 47 (40) 7 IP and Data Services 296 — 296 305 — 305 Fiber Infrastructure 154 (27) 127 154 (31) 123 Voice and Other 391 (64) 327 423 (63) 360 Total Wholesale Revenue 889 (131) 758 929 (134) 795 Business Segment by Product Category Compute and Application Services 427 (134) 293 431 (132) 299 IP and Data Services 1,522 (1) 1,521 1,578 (1) 1,577 Fiber Infrastructure 535 (76) 459 557 (78) 479 Voice and Other 917 (64) 853 1,029 (63) 966 Total Business Segment Revenue 3,401 (275) 3,126 3,595 (274) 3,321 Mass Markets Segment by Product Category Fiber Broadband 145 (5) 140 122 — 122 Other Broadband 610 (56) 554 648 (55) 593 Voice and Other 520 (79) 441 664 (145) 519 Total Mass Markets Revenue 1,275 (140) 1,135 1,434 (200) 1,234 Total Revenue $ 4,676 (415) 4,261 5,029 (474) 4,555 _____________________________________________________________________ (1) Includes regulatory revenue and lease revenue not within the scope of ASC 606.
Contract with Customer, Asset and Liability	The following table provides balances of customer receivables, contract assets and contract liabilities, net of amounts reclassified as held for sale, as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021: March 31, 2022 December 31, 2021 (Dollars in millions) Customer receivables (1) $ 1,365 1,493 Contract assets (2) 70 73 Contract liabilities (3) 671 680 ______________________________________________________________________ (1) Reflects gross customer receivables of $1.5 billion and $1.6 billion, net of allowance for credit losses of $99 million and $102 million, at March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively. As of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, these amounts exclude customer receivables, net reclassified as held for sale of $260 million and $288 million, respectively. (2) As of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, these amounts exclude contract assets reclassified as held for sale of $9 million as of both periods. (3) As of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, these amounts exclude contract liabilities reclassified as held for sale of $154 million and $161 million, respectively.
Capitalized Contract Cost	The following table provides changes in our contract acquisition costs and fulfillment costs: Three Months Ended March 31, 2022 Three Months Ended March 31, 2021 Acquisition Costs (1) Fulfillment Costs (2) Acquisition Costs Fulfillment Costs (Dollars in millions) (Dollars in millions) Beginning of period balance $ 222 186 289 216 Costs incurred 43 40 44 37 Amortization (52) (39) (54) (37) Change in contract costs held for sale 2 — — — End of period balance $ 215 187 279 216 ______________________________________________________________________ (1) The beginning and ending balance for the three months ended March 31, 2022 exclude acquisition costs reclassified as held for sale of $34 million and $32 million, respectively. (2) Both the beginning and ending balance for the three months ended March 31, 2022 exclude fulfillment costs reclassified as held for sale of $32 million.

Credit Losses on Financial In_2

Credit Losses on Financial Instruments (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022
Credit Loss [Abstract]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss	The following table presents the activity of our allowance for credit losses by accounts receivable portfolio for the three months ended March 31, 2022: Business Mass Markets Total (Dollars in millions) As of December 31, 2021 (1) $ 88 26 114 Provision for expected losses 8 17 25 Write-offs charged against the allowance (13) (22) (35) Recoveries collected 3 1 4 Change in allowance in assets held for sale (1) 4 3 Ending balance at March 31, 2022 (1) $ 85 26 111 ______________________________________________________________________ (1) As of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, these amounts exclude allowance for credit losses classified as held for sale of $21 million and $24 million, respectively. See Note 2—Planned Divestiture of the Latin American and ILEC Businesses.

Long-Term Debt and Credit Fac_2

Long-Term Debt and Credit Facilities (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]
Schedule of Long-term Debt Including Unamortized Discounts and Premiums	The following table reflects the consolidated long-term debt of Lumen Technologies, Inc. and its subsidiaries as of the dates indicated below, including unamortized discounts and premiums unamortized debt issuance costs: Interest Rates (1) Maturities (1) March 31, 2022 December 31, 2021 (Dollars in millions) Senior Secured Debt: (2) Lumen Technologies, Inc. Revolving Credit Facility (3) LIBOR + 2.00% 2025 $ 1,200 200 Term Loan A (4) LIBOR + 2.00% 2025 1,035 1,050 Term Loan A-1 (4) LIBOR + 2.00% 2025 296 300 Term Loan B (5) LIBOR + 2.25% 2027 4,888 4,900 Senior notes 4.000% 2027 1,250 1,250 Subsidiaries: Level 3 Financing, Inc. Tranche B 2027 Term Loan (6) LIBOR + 1.75% 2027 3,111 3,111 Senior notes 3.400% - 3.875% 2027 - 2029 1,500 1,500 Embarq Corporation subsidiaries First mortgage bonds 7.125% - 8.375% 2023 - 2025 138 138 Senior Notes and Other Debt: (7) Lumen Technologies, Inc. Senior notes 4.500% - 7.650% 2023 - 2042 7,014 8,414 Subsidiaries: Level 3 Financing, Inc. Senior notes 3.625% - 5.375% 2025 - 2029 5,515 5,515 Qwest Corporation Senior notes 6.500% - 7.750% 2025 - 2057 1,986 1,986 Term loan (8) LIBOR + 2.00% 2027 215 215 Qwest Capital Funding, Inc. Senior notes 6.875% - 7.750% 2028 - 2031 255 255 Finance lease and other obligations Various Various 343 347 Unamortized premiums, net 20 21 Unamortized debt issuance costs (213) (220) Total long-term debt 28,553 28,982 Less current maturities (156) (1,554) Long-term debt, excluding current maturities $ 28,397 27,428 ______________________________________________________________________ (1) As of March 31, 2022. (2) See Note 7—Long-Term Debt and Credit Facilities in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021 for a description of certain parent or subsidiary guarantees and liens securing this debt. (3) The Revolving Credit Facility had interest rates of 2.387% and 2.103% as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively. (4) Term Loans A and A-1 had interest rates of 2.457% and 2.104% as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively. (5) Term Loan B had interest rates of 2.707% and 2.354% as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively. (6) The Level 3 Tranche B 2027 Term Loan had interest rates of 2.207% and 1.854% as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively. (7) As of both March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the table excludes $1.4 billion of 7.995% Embarq senior notes maturing in 2036 that are classified as held for sale. See Note 2—Planned Divestiture of the Latin American and ILEC Businesses. (8) The Qwest Corporation Term Loan had interest rates of 2.460% and 2.110% as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively.
Schedule of Maturities of Long-term Debt	Set forth below is the aggregate principal amount of our long-term debt as of March 31, 2022 (excluding unamortized premiums, net, and unamortized debt issuance costs), maturing during the following years: (Dollars in millions) (1) 2022 (remaining nine months) $ 150 2023 977 2024 1,158 2025 4,108 2026 2,062 2027 and thereafter 20,291 Total long-term debt $ 28,746 ______________________________________________________________________ (1) As of March 31, 2022, these amounts exclude $1.5 billion of debt and finance lease obligations that have been reclassified as held for sale. See Note 2—Planned Divestiture of the Latin American and ILEC Businesses for more information.

Severance (Tables)

Severance (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022
Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]
Schedule of Changes in Accrued Liabilities for Severance Expenses	Changes in our accrued liabilities for severance expenses were as follows: Severance (Dollars in millions) Balance at December 31, 2021 $ 36 Accrued to expense 2 Payments, net (16) Balance at March 31, 2022 $ 22

Employee Benefits (Tables)

Employee Benefits (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022
Retirement Benefits [Abstract]
Schedule of Components of Net Periodic Pension Benefit (Income) Expense and Post-retirement Benefit Expense	Net periodic benefit income for the Combined Pension Plan and the Lumen Pension Plan (together the "Pension Plans") includes the following components: Pension Plans Three Months Ended March 31, 2022 2021 (Dollars in millions) Service cost $ 12 13 Interest cost 52 50 Expected return on plan assets (100) (138) Recognition of prior service credit (3) (2) Recognition of actuarial loss 37 49 Net periodic pension income $ (2) (28) Net periodic benefit expense for our post-retirement benefit plans includes the following components: Post-Retirement Benefit Plans Three Months Ended March 31, 2022 2021 (Dollars in millions) Service cost $ 3 4 Interest cost 15 12 Recognition of prior service cost 2 4 Recognition of actuarial loss — 1 Net periodic post-retirement benefit expense $ 20 21

Earnings Per Common Share (Tabl

Earnings Per Common Share (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
Schedule of Basic and Diluted Earnings Per Common Share	Basic and diluted earnings per common share for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021 were calculated as follows: Three Months Ended March 31, 2022 2021 (Dollars in millions, except per share amounts, shares in thousands) Income (Numerator) Net income $ 599 475 Net income applicable to common stock for computing basic earnings per common share 599 475 Net income as adjusted for purposes of computing diluted earnings per common share $ 599 475 Shares (Denominator): Weighted-average number of shares: Outstanding during period 1,027,217 1,100,350 Non-vested restricted stock (18,787) (17,876) Weighted average shares outstanding for computing basic earnings per common share 1,008,430 1,082,474 Incremental common shares attributable to dilutive securities: Shares issuable under convertible securities 10 10 Shares issuable under incentive compensation plans 6,775 9,102 Number of shares as adjusted for purposes of computing diluted earnings per common share 1,015,215 1,091,586 Basic earnings per common share $ 0.59 0.44 Diluted earnings per common share $ 0.59 0.44

Fair Value of Financial Instr_2

Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]
Fair Value Measurement Inputs and Valuation Techniques	The three input levels in the hierarchy of fair value measurements are defined by the FASB generally as follows: Input Level Description of Input Level 1 Observable inputs such as quoted market prices in active markets. Level 2 Inputs other than quoted prices in active markets that are either directly or indirectly observable. Level 3 Unobservable inputs in which little or no market data exists.
Schedule of Carrying Amounts and Estimated Fair Values of Long-term Debt, Excluding Capital Lease Obligations, and Input Level to Determine Fair Values	The following table presents the carrying amounts and estimated fair values of our financial liabilities as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021: March 31, 2022 December 31, 2021 Input Carrying Fair Carrying Fair (Dollars in millions) Long-term debt, excluding finance lease and other obligations (1) 2 $ 28,210 27,405 28,635 29,221 Interest rate swap contracts (see Note 11) 2 $ 3 3 25 25 ______________________________________________________________________ (1) As of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, these amounts exclude $1.4 billion of carrying amount for both periods and $1.4 billion and $1.6 billion, respectively, of fair value of debt that has been reclassified as held for sale. See Note 2—Planned Divestiture of the Latin American and ILEC Businesses for more information.
Fair Value, Investments, Entities that Calculate Net Asset Value Per Share	As of March 31, 2022 As of December 31, 2021 Net Asset Value (Dollars in millions) Investment in limited partnership (1) $ 365 299 ______________________________________________________________________ (1) For the three months ended March 31, 2022, we recognized a $66 million gain on investment, reflected in other income, net in our consolidated statement of operations.

Derivative Financial Instrume_2

Derivative Financial Instruments (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]
Schedule of Derivative Instruments in Statement of Financial Position, Fair Value	The table below presents the fair value of our derivative financial instruments as well as their classification on the consolidated balance sheets at March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, as follows (in millions): March 31, 2022 December 31, 2021 Derivatives designated as Balance Sheet Location Fair Value Cash flow hedging contracts Other current and noncurrent liabilities $ 3 25
Schedule of Reclassifications Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) by Component	The amount of realized losses reclassified from AOCI to the statement of operations consists of the following (in millions): Derivatives designated as hedging instruments 2022 2021 Cash flow hedging contracts Three Months Ended March 31, $ 22 20 The table below presents further information about our reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive loss by component for the three months ended March 31, 2022: Three Months Ended March 31, 2022 Decrease (Increase) Affected Line Item in Consolidated Statement of Operations (Dollars in millions) Interest rate swaps $ 22 Interest expense Income tax benefit (5) Income tax expense Net of tax $ 17 Amortization of pension & post-retirement plans (1) Net actuarial loss $ 37 Other income, net Prior service credit (1) Other income, net Total before tax 36 Income tax benefit (9) Income tax expense Net of tax $ 27 ________________________________________________________________________ (1) See Note 8—Employee Benefits for additional information on our net periodic benefit expense (income) related to our pension and post-retirement plans. The table below presents further information about our reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive loss by component for the three months ended March 31, 2021: Three Months Ended March 31, 2021 Decrease (Increase) Affected Line Item in Consolidated Statement of Operations (Dollars in millions) Interest rate swaps $ 20 Interest expense Income tax benefit (5) Income tax expense Net of tax $ 15 Amortization of pension & post-retirement plans (1) Net actuarial loss $ 50 Other income, net Prior service cost 2 Other income, net Total before tax 52 Income tax benefit (13) Income tax expense Net of tax $ 39 ________________________________________________________________________ (1) See Note 8—Employee Benefits for additional information on our net periodic benefit income related to our pension and post-retirement plans.

Segment Information (Tables)

Segment Information (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022
Segment Reporting [Abstract]
Schedule of Segment Results	The following table summarizes our segment results for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, based on the segment categorization we were operating under at March 31, 2022. Three Months Ended March 31, 2022 Business Mass Markets Total Segments Operations and Other Total (Dollars in millions) Revenue $ 3,401 1,275 4,676 — 4,676 Expenses: Cost of services and products 815 32 847 1,138 1,985 Selling, general and administrative 298 134 432 368 800 Less: stock-based compensation — — — (23) (23) Total expense 1,113 166 1,279 1,483 2,762 Total adjusted EBITDA $ 2,288 1,109 3,397 (1,483) 1,914 Three Months Ended March 31, 2021 Business Mass Markets Total Segments Operations and Other Total (Dollars in millions) Revenue $ 3,595 1,434 5,029 — 5,029 Expenses: Cost of services and products 884 43 927 1,209 2,136 Selling, general and administrative 304 134 438 318 756 Less: stock-based compensation — — — (20) (20) Total expense 1,188 177 1,365 1,507 2,872 Total adjusted EBITDA $ 2,407 1,257 3,664 (1,507) 2,157
Reconciliation of Operating Profit (Loss) From Segments to Consolidated Net Income	The following table reconciles total segment adjusted EBITDA to net income for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021: Three Months Ended March 31, 2022 2021 (Dollars in millions) Total segment adjusted EBITDA $ 3,397 3,664 Depreciation and amortization (808) (1,150) Operations and other expenses (1,483) (1,507) Stock-based compensation (23) (20) Operating income 1,083 987 Total other expense, net (282) (355) Income before income taxes 801 632 Income tax expense 202 157 Net income $ 599 475

Other Financial Information (Ta

Other Financial Information (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022
Deferred Costs, Capitalized, Prepaid, and Other Assets Disclosure [Abstract]
Schedule of Components of Other Current Assets	The following table presents details of other current assets reflected in our consolidated balance sheets: March 31, 2022 December 31, 2021 (Dollars in millions) Prepaid expenses $ 410 295 Income tax receivable 17 22 Materials, supplies and inventory 128 96 Contract assets 45 45 Contract acquisition costs 139 142 Contract fulfillment costs 107 106 Note receivable 56 56 Receivable for sale of land 49 56 Other 11 11 Total other current assets (1) $ 962 829 ______________________________________________________________________ (1) As of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, other current assets exclude $123 million and $126 million, respectively, that have been reclassified as held for sale.

Accumulated Other Comprehensi_2

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax [Abstract]
Summary of the Entity's Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) by Component	The table below summarizes changes in accumulated other comprehensive loss recorded on our consolidated balance sheet by component for the three months ended March 31, 2022: Pension Plans Post-Retirement Benefit Plans Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment and Other Interest Rate Swap Total (Dollars in millions) Balance at December 31, 2021 $ (1,577) (164) (400) (17) (2,158) Other comprehensive income before reclassifications — — 67 — 67 Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss 26 1 — 17 44 Net current-period other comprehensive income 26 1 67 17 111 Balance at March 31, 2022 $ (1,551) (163) (333) — (2,047) Pension Plans Post-Retirement Benefit Plans Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment and Other Interest Rate Swap Total (Dollars in millions) Balance at December 31, 2020 $ (2,197) (272) (265) (79) (2,813) Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications — — (86) — (86) Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss 35 4 — 15 54 Net current-period other comprehensive income (loss) 35 4 (86) 15 (32) Balance at March 31, 2021 $ (2,162) (268) (351) (64) (2,845)
Schedule of Reclassifications Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) by Component	The amount of realized losses reclassified from AOCI to the statement of operations consists of the following (in millions): Derivatives designated as hedging instruments 2022 2021 Cash flow hedging contracts Three Months Ended March 31, $ 22 20 The table below presents further information about our reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive loss by component for the three months ended March 31, 2022: Three Months Ended March 31, 2022 Decrease (Increase) Affected Line Item in Consolidated Statement of Operations (Dollars in millions) Interest rate swaps $ 22 Interest expense Income tax benefit (5) Income tax expense Net of tax $ 17 Amortization of pension & post-retirement plans (1) Net actuarial loss $ 37 Other income, net Prior service credit (1) Other income, net Total before tax 36 Income tax benefit (9) Income tax expense Net of tax $ 27 ________________________________________________________________________ (1) See Note 8—Employee Benefits for additional information on our net periodic benefit expense (income) related to our pension and post-retirement plans. The table below presents further information about our reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive loss by component for the three months ended March 31, 2021: Three Months Ended March 31, 2021 Decrease (Increase) Affected Line Item in Consolidated Statement of Operations (Dollars in millions) Interest rate swaps $ 20 Interest expense Income tax benefit (5) Income tax expense Net of tax $ 15 Amortization of pension & post-retirement plans (1) Net actuarial loss $ 50 Other income, net Prior service cost 2 Other income, net Total before tax 52 Income tax benefit (13) Income tax expense Net of tax $ 39 ________________________________________________________________________ (1) See Note 8—Employee Benefits for additional information on our net periodic benefit income related to our pension and post-retirement plans.

Background (Details)

Background (Details) - USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Book overdraft balance	$ 0	$ 0

Planned Divestiture of the La_3

Planned Divestiture of the Latin American and ILEC Businesses - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2022	Mar. 31, 2022	Mar. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2021
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Depreciation and amortization		$ 808	$ 1,150
Disposal Group, Held-for-sale, Not Discontinued Operations
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Long-term debt, net of discounts	$ 1,387	1,387		$ 1,377
Depreciation and amortization		170
Disposal Group, Not Discontinued Operation, Gain (Loss) on Disposal		0
Disposal Group, Held-for-sale, Not Discontinued Operations | Embarq | Senior notes
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Long-term debt, net of discounts	1,400	1,400	$ 1,400	1,400
Disposal Group, Held-for-sale, Not Discontinued Operations | Latin American Business
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Long-term debt, net of discounts	0	0		0
Depreciation and amortization		49
Disposal Group, Held-for-sale, Not Discontinued Operations | Latin American Business | Level 3 Parent, LLC
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Cash consideration from disposal of business	2,700	2,700
Working capital, other purchase price adjustments and transaction expenses	50
Disposal Group, Held-for-sale, Not Discontinued Operations | ILEC Business
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Cash consideration from disposal of business	7,500	7,500
Long-term debt, net of discounts	1,387	1,387		$ 1,377
Purchaser's transaction expenses	$ 1,700
Depreciation and amortization		$ 121

Planned Divestiture of the La_4

Planned Divestiture of the Latin American and ILEC Businesses - Pre-tax Net Income (Details) - Disposal Group, Held-for-sale, Not Discontinued Operations - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022	Mar. 31, 2021
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Pretax net income (loss)	$ 338	$ 177
Latin American Business
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Pretax net income (loss)	83	28
ILEC Business
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Pretax net income (loss)	$ 255	$ 149

Planned Divestiture of the La_5

Planned Divestiture of the Latin American and ILEC Businesses - Components of Held for Sale Assets and Liabilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2022	Jan. 01, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Mar. 31, 2021
Assets held for sale
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 59			$ 0
Other current assets	$ 123		$ 126
Senior notes | Embarq
Liabilities held for sale
Stated interest rate	7.995%		7.995%
ILEC Business | Defined Benefit Plan, Funded Plan
Liabilities held for sale
Pension liability	$ 2,500	$ 2,500	$ 2,500
ILEC Business | Defined Benefit Plan, Funded through Transfer of Plan Assets
Liabilities held for sale
Pension liability		$ 2,200
Disposal Group, Held-for-sale, Not Discontinued Operations
Assets held for sale
Cash and cash equivalents	59		40
Accounts receivable, less allowance of $3, $18, $21, $3, $21 and $24	284		310
Other current assets	123		126
Property, plant and equipment, net accumulated depreciation of $456, $8,379, $8,835, $434, $8,303 and $8,737	5,269		5,082
Goodwill	2,874		2,854
Other intangible assets, net	296		284
Other non-current assets	120		113
Total assets held for sale	9,025		8,809
Liabilities held for sale
Accounts payable	140		165
Salaries and benefits	50		48
Income and other taxes	64		51
Interest	38		10
Current portion of deferred revenue	108		116
Other current liabilities	30		42
Long-term debt, net of discounts	1,387		1,377
Deferred income taxes, net	148		129
Pension and other post-retirement benefits	58		58
Other non-current liabilities	227		261
Total liabilities held for sale	2,250		2,257
Allowance for doubtful accounts	21		24
Accumulated depreciation	8,835		8,737
Long-term finance lease obligations	66		57
Disposal Group, Held-for-sale, Not Discontinued Operations | Senior notes | Embarq
Liabilities held for sale
Long-term debt, net of discounts	1,400		1,400	$ 1,400
Unamortized discount	116		117
Disposal Group, Held-for-sale, Not Discontinued Operations | Latin American Business
Assets held for sale
Cash and cash equivalents	58		39
Accounts receivable, less allowance of $3, $18, $21, $3, $21 and $24	93		83
Other current assets	83		81
Property, plant and equipment, net accumulated depreciation of $456, $8,379, $8,835, $434, $8,303 and $8,737	1,704		1,591
Goodwill	259		239
Other intangible assets, net	138		126
Other non-current assets	83		75
Total assets held for sale	2,418		2,234
Liabilities held for sale
Accounts payable	90		101
Salaries and benefits	25		23
Income and other taxes	34		27
Interest	0		0
Current portion of deferred revenue	26		26
Other current liabilities	7		7
Long-term debt, net of discounts	0		0
Deferred income taxes, net	148		129
Pension and other post-retirement benefits	2		2
Other non-current liabilities	132		120
Total liabilities held for sale	464		435
Allowance for doubtful accounts	3		3
Accumulated depreciation	456		434
Disposal Group, Held-for-sale, Not Discontinued Operations | ILEC Business
Assets held for sale
Cash and cash equivalents	1		1
Accounts receivable, less allowance of $3, $18, $21, $3, $21 and $24	191		227
Other current assets	40		45
Property, plant and equipment, net accumulated depreciation of $456, $8,379, $8,835, $434, $8,303 and $8,737	3,565		3,491
Goodwill	2,615		2,615
Other intangible assets, net	158		158
Other non-current assets	37		38
Total assets held for sale	6,607		6,575
Liabilities held for sale
Accounts payable	50		64
Salaries and benefits	25		25
Income and other taxes	30		24
Interest	38		10
Current portion of deferred revenue	82		90
Other current liabilities	23		35
Long-term debt, net of discounts	1,387		1,377
Deferred income taxes, net	0		0
Pension and other post-retirement benefits	56		56
Other non-current liabilities	95		141
Total liabilities held for sale	1,786		1,822
Allowance for doubtful accounts	18		21
Accumulated depreciation	$ 8,379		$ 8,303

Goodwill, Customer Relationsh_3

Goodwill, Customer Relationships and Other Intangible Assets - Schedule of Goodwill, Customer Relationships, and Other Intangible Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill	$ 15,976	$ 15,986
Indefinite-life intangible assets	9	9
Total other intangible assets, net	6,785	6,970
Customer relationships
Goodwill [Line Items]
Finite-lived intangible assets, net	5,180	5,365
Accumulated amortization	3,268	11,740
Capitalized software
Goodwill [Line Items]
Finite-lived intangible assets, net	1,469	1,459
Accumulated amortization	3,656	3,624
Trade names, patents and other
Goodwill [Line Items]
Finite-lived intangible assets, net	127	137
Accumulated amortization	162	$ 160
Fully amortized and retired customer relationships
Goodwill [Line Items]
Gross carrying value	$ 8,700

Goodwill, Customer Relationsh_4

Goodwill, Customer Relationships and Other Intangible Assets - Additional Information (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022USD ($)segmentreporting_unit	Mar. 31, 2021USD ($)
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]
Intangible assets, gross (including goodwill) | $	$ 29,800
Number of reportable segments | segment	2
Number of operating segments | segment	2
Number of reporting units | reporting_unit	5
Amortization of intangible assets | $	$ 274	$ 425

Goodwill, Customer Relationsh_5

Goodwill, Customer Relationships and Other Intangible Assets - Rollforward of Goodwill (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
As of beginning of period	$ 15,986
Effect of foreign currency exchange rate change and other	(10)
As of end of period	15,976	$ 15,986
Accumulated impairment losses	7,700	7,700
Disposal Group, Held-for-sale, Not Discontinued Operations
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Reclassified as held for sale	2,900	2,900
Business
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
As of beginning of period	11,235
Effect of foreign currency exchange rate change and other	(10)
As of end of period	11,225	11,235
Mass Markets
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
As of beginning of period	4,751
Effect of foreign currency exchange rate change and other	0
As of end of period	$ 4,751	$ 4,751

Goodwill, Customer Relationsh_6

Goodwill, Customer Relationships and Other Intangible Assets - Schedule of Amortization Expense (Details) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2022USD ($)
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]
2022 (remaining nine months)	$ 770
2023	948
2024	878
2025	811
2026	$ 735

Revenue Recognition - Revenue b

Revenue Recognition - Revenue by Segment, Sales Channel and Product Category (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022	Mar. 31, 2021
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue	$ 4,676	$ 5,029
Operating Segments
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue	4,676	5,029
Adjustments for non-ASC 606 revenue	(415)	(474)
Total revenue from contracts with customers	4,261	4,555
Operating Segments | Business
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue	3,401	3,595
Adjustments for non-ASC 606 revenue	(275)	(274)
Total revenue from contracts with customers	3,126	3,321
Operating Segments | Business | Compute and Application Services
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue	427	431
Adjustments for non-ASC 606 revenue	(134)	(132)
Total revenue from contracts with customers	293	299
Operating Segments | Business | IP and Data Services
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue	1,522	1,578
Adjustments for non-ASC 606 revenue	(1)	(1)
Total revenue from contracts with customers	1,521	1,577
Operating Segments | Business | Fiber Infrastructure
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue	535	557
Adjustments for non-ASC 606 revenue	(76)	(78)
Total revenue from contracts with customers	459	479
Operating Segments | Business | Voice and Other
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue	917	1,029
Adjustments for non-ASC 606 revenue	(64)	(63)
Total revenue from contracts with customers	853	966
Operating Segments | Business | International and Global Accounts ("IGAM")
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue	999	1,020
Adjustments for non-ASC 606 revenue	(107)	(99)
Total revenue from contracts with customers	892	921
Operating Segments | Business | International and Global Accounts ("IGAM") | Compute and Application Services
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue	183	183
Adjustments for non-ASC 606 revenue	(73)	(69)
Total revenue from contracts with customers	110	114
Operating Segments | Business | International and Global Accounts ("IGAM") | IP and Data Services
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue	423	429
Adjustments for non-ASC 606 revenue	0	0
Total revenue from contracts with customers	423	429
Operating Segments | Business | International and Global Accounts ("IGAM") | Fiber Infrastructure
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue	219	217
Adjustments for non-ASC 606 revenue	(34)	(30)
Total revenue from contracts with customers	185	187
Operating Segments | Business | International and Global Accounts ("IGAM") | Voice and Other
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue	174	191
Adjustments for non-ASC 606 revenue	0	0
Total revenue from contracts with customers	174	191
Operating Segments | Business | Large Enterprise
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue	877	953
Adjustments for non-ASC 606 revenue	(27)	(30)
Total revenue from contracts with customers	850	923
Operating Segments | Business | Large Enterprise | Compute and Application Services
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue	163	169
Adjustments for non-ASC 606 revenue	(14)	(15)
Total revenue from contracts with customers	149	154
Operating Segments | Business | Large Enterprise | IP and Data Services
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue	388	402
Adjustments for non-ASC 606 revenue	0	0
Total revenue from contracts with customers	388	402
Operating Segments | Business | Large Enterprise | Fiber Infrastructure
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue	113	130
Adjustments for non-ASC 606 revenue	(13)	(15)
Total revenue from contracts with customers	100	115
Operating Segments | Business | Large Enterprise | Voice and Other
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue	213	252
Adjustments for non-ASC 606 revenue	0	0
Total revenue from contracts with customers	213	252
Operating Segments | Business | Mid-Market Enterprise
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue	636	693
Adjustments for non-ASC 606 revenue	(10)	(11)
Total revenue from contracts with customers	626	682
Operating Segments | Business | Mid-Market Enterprise | Compute and Application Services
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue	33	32
Adjustments for non-ASC 606 revenue	(7)	(8)
Total revenue from contracts with customers	26	24
Operating Segments | Business | Mid-Market Enterprise | IP and Data Services
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue	415	442
Adjustments for non-ASC 606 revenue	(1)	(1)
Total revenue from contracts with customers	414	441
Operating Segments | Business | Mid-Market Enterprise | Fiber Infrastructure
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue	49	56
Adjustments for non-ASC 606 revenue	(2)	(2)
Total revenue from contracts with customers	47	54
Operating Segments | Business | Mid-Market Enterprise | Voice and Other
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue	139	163
Adjustments for non-ASC 606 revenue	0	0
Total revenue from contracts with customers	139	163
Operating Segments | Business | Wholesale
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue	889	929
Adjustments for non-ASC 606 revenue	(131)	(134)
Total revenue from contracts with customers	758	795
Operating Segments | Business | Wholesale | Compute and Application Services
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue	48	47
Adjustments for non-ASC 606 revenue	(40)	(40)
Total revenue from contracts with customers	8	7
Operating Segments | Business | Wholesale | IP and Data Services
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue	296	305
Adjustments for non-ASC 606 revenue	0	0
Total revenue from contracts with customers	296	305
Operating Segments | Business | Wholesale | Fiber Infrastructure
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue	154	154
Adjustments for non-ASC 606 revenue	(27)	(31)
Total revenue from contracts with customers	127	123
Operating Segments | Business | Wholesale | Voice and Other
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue	391	423
Adjustments for non-ASC 606 revenue	(64)	(63)
Total revenue from contracts with customers	327	360
Operating Segments | Mass Markets
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue	1,275	1,434
Adjustments for non-ASC 606 revenue	(140)	(200)
Total revenue from contracts with customers	1,135	1,234
Operating Segments | Mass Markets | Fiber Broadband
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue	145	122
Adjustments for non-ASC 606 revenue	(5)	0
Total revenue from contracts with customers	140	122
Operating Segments | Mass Markets | Other Broadband
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue	610	648
Adjustments for non-ASC 606 revenue	(56)	(55)
Total revenue from contracts with customers	554	593
Operating Segments | Mass Markets | Voice and Other
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenue	520	664
Adjustments for non-ASC 606 revenue	(79)	(145)
Total revenue from contracts with customers	$ 441	$ 519

Revenue Recognition - Additiona

Revenue Recognition - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022	Mar. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Revenue, Initial Application Period Cumulative Effect Transition [Line Items]
Lease income	$ 337	$ 332
Percent of operating revenue	7.00%	7.00%
Revenue recognized	$ 395	$ 425
Contract with Customer, Liability			$ 841	$ 950
Minimum
Revenue, Initial Application Period Cumulative Effect Transition [Line Items]
Contract term	1 year
Maximum
Revenue, Initial Application Period Cumulative Effect Transition [Line Items]
Contract term	5 years
Weighted Average | Consumer Customers
Revenue, Initial Application Period Cumulative Effect Transition [Line Items]
Length of customer life	32 months
Weighted Average | Business Customers
Revenue, Initial Application Period Cumulative Effect Transition [Line Items]
Length of customer life	30 months

Revenue Recognition - Contract

Revenue Recognition - Contract with Customer, Asset and Liability (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Capitalized Contract Cost [Line Items]
Customer receivables	$ 1,365	$ 1,493
Contract assets	70	73
Contract liabilities	671	680
Accounts receivable, gross	1,500	1,600
Allowance for doubtful accounts receivable	99	102
Disposal Group, Held-for-sale, Not Discontinued Operations
Capitalized Contract Cost [Line Items]
Customer receivables	260	288
Contract assets	9	9
Contract liabilities	$ 154	$ 161

Revenue Recognition - Remaining

Revenue Recognition - Remaining Performance Obligation (Details) $ in Billions	Mar. 31, 2022USD ($)
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction [Line Items]
Remaining performance obligation	$ 5.8
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date [Axis]: 2022-04-01
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction [Line Items]
Remaining performance obligation, percentage	76.00%
Remaining performance obligation, satisfaction period	2 years 9 months

Revenue Recognition - Capitaliz

Revenue Recognition - Capitalized Contract Costs (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022	Mar. 31, 2021
Acquisition Costs
Capitalized Contract Cost [Roll Forward]
Beginning of period balance	$ 222	$ 289
Costs incurred	43	44
Amortization	(52)	(54)
Change in contract costs held for sale	2	0
End of period balance	215	279
Acquisition Costs | Held-for-sale
Capitalized Contract Cost [Roll Forward]
Beginning of period balance	32
End of period balance	34
Fulfillment Costs
Capitalized Contract Cost [Roll Forward]
Beginning of period balance	186	216
Costs incurred	40	37
Amortization	(39)	(37)
Change in contract costs held for sale	0	0
End of period balance	187	$ 216
Fulfillment Costs | Held-for-sale
Capitalized Contract Cost [Roll Forward]
Beginning of period balance	32
End of period balance	$ 32

Credit Losses on Financial In_3

Credit Losses on Financial Instruments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance at December 31, 2021	$ 114
Provision for expected losses	25
Write-offs charged against the allowance	(35)
Recoveries collected	4
Change in allowance in assets held for sale	3
Ending balance at March 21, 2022	111
Disposal Group, Held-for-sale, Not Discontinued Operations
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Allowance for doubtful accounts	21	$ 24
Business
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance at December 31, 2021	88
Provision for expected losses	8
Write-offs charged against the allowance	(13)
Recoveries collected	3
Change in allowance in assets held for sale	(1)
Ending balance at March 21, 2022	85
Mass Markets
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance at December 31, 2021	26
Provision for expected losses	17
Write-offs charged against the allowance	(22)
Recoveries collected	1
Change in allowance in assets held for sale	4
Ending balance at March 21, 2022	$ 26

Long-Term Debt and Credit Fac_3

Long-Term Debt and Credit Facilities - Schedule of Long Term Debt (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Mar. 31, 2021
Long-term Debt and Credit Facilities
Finance lease and other obligations	$ 343	$ 347
Unamortized premiums, net	20	21
Unamortized debt issuance costs	(213)	(220)
Total long-term debt	28,553	28,982
Less current maturities	(156)	(1,554)
Long-term debt, excluding current maturities	28,397	27,428
Disposal Group, Held-for-sale, Not Discontinued Operations
Long-term Debt and Credit Facilities
Long-term debt, net of discounts	1,387	1,377
Lumen Technologies, Inc. | Credit facility | Revolving Credit Facility
Long-term Debt and Credit Facilities
Long-term debt, gross	$ 1,200	$ 200
Long-term debt, weighted average interest rate	2.387%	2.103%
Lumen Technologies, Inc. | Credit facility | Revolving Credit Facility | LIBOR
Long-term Debt and Credit Facilities
Basis spread (as a percent)	2.00%
Lumen Technologies, Inc. | Term loan | Term Loan A
Long-term Debt and Credit Facilities
Long-term debt, gross	$ 1,035	$ 1,050
Long-term debt, weighted average interest rate	2.457%	2.104%
Lumen Technologies, Inc. | Term loan | Term Loan A | LIBOR
Long-term Debt and Credit Facilities
Basis spread (as a percent)	2.00%
Lumen Technologies, Inc. | Term loan | Term Loan A-1
Long-term Debt and Credit Facilities
Long-term debt, gross	$ 296	$ 300
Long-term debt, weighted average interest rate	2.457%	2.104%
Lumen Technologies, Inc. | Term loan | Term Loan A-1 | LIBOR
Long-term Debt and Credit Facilities
Basis spread (as a percent)	2.00%
Lumen Technologies, Inc. | Term loan | Term Loan B
Long-term Debt and Credit Facilities
Long-term debt, gross	$ 4,888	$ 4,900
Long-term debt, weighted average interest rate	2.707%	2.354%
Lumen Technologies, Inc. | Term loan | Term Loan B | LIBOR
Long-term Debt and Credit Facilities
Basis spread (as a percent)	2.25%
Lumen Technologies, Inc. | Senior notes | 4.000% Senior Secured Notes Due 2027
Long-term Debt and Credit Facilities
Stated interest rate	4.00%
Long-term debt, gross	$ 1,250	$ 1,250
Lumen Technologies, Inc. | Senior notes | Senior Notes Maturing 2023-2042
Long-term Debt and Credit Facilities
Long-term debt, gross	$ 7,014	8,414
Lumen Technologies, Inc. | Senior notes | Senior Notes Maturing 2023-2042 | Minimum
Long-term Debt and Credit Facilities
Stated interest rate	4.50%
Lumen Technologies, Inc. | Senior notes | Senior Notes Maturing 2023-2042 | Maximum
Long-term Debt and Credit Facilities
Stated interest rate	7.65%
Level 3 Financing, Inc. | Term loan | Tranche B 2027 Term Loan
Long-term Debt and Credit Facilities
Long-term debt, gross	$ 3,111	$ 3,111
Long-term debt, weighted average interest rate	2.207%	1.854%
Level 3 Financing, Inc. | Term loan | Tranche B 2027 Term Loan | LIBOR
Long-term Debt and Credit Facilities
Basis spread (as a percent)	1.75%
Level 3 Financing, Inc. | Senior notes | Senior Notes, Maturing 2027-2029
Long-term Debt and Credit Facilities
Long-term debt, gross	$ 1,500	$ 1,500
Level 3 Financing, Inc. | Senior notes | Senior Notes, Maturing 2027-2029 | Minimum
Long-term Debt and Credit Facilities
Stated interest rate	3.40%
Level 3 Financing, Inc. | Senior notes | Senior Notes, Maturing 2027-2029 | Maximum
Long-term Debt and Credit Facilities
Stated interest rate	3.875%
Level 3 Financing, Inc. | Senior notes | Senior Notes Maturing 2025-2029
Long-term Debt and Credit Facilities
Long-term debt, gross	$ 5,515	$ 5,515
Level 3 Financing, Inc. | Senior notes | Senior Notes Maturing 2025-2029 | Minimum
Long-term Debt and Credit Facilities
Stated interest rate	3.625%
Level 3 Financing, Inc. | Senior notes | Senior Notes Maturing 2025-2029 | Maximum
Long-term Debt and Credit Facilities
Stated interest rate	5.375%
Embarq Corporation subsidiaries | Senior notes
Long-term Debt and Credit Facilities
Stated interest rate	7.995%	7.995%
Embarq Corporation subsidiaries | Senior notes | Disposal Group, Held-for-sale, Not Discontinued Operations
Long-term Debt and Credit Facilities
Long-term debt, net of discounts	$ 1,400	$ 1,400	$ 1,400
Embarq Corporation subsidiaries | First mortgage bonds
Long-term Debt and Credit Facilities
Long-term debt, gross	$ 138	138
Embarq Corporation subsidiaries | First mortgage bonds | Minimum
Long-term Debt and Credit Facilities
Stated interest rate	7.125%
Embarq Corporation subsidiaries | First mortgage bonds | Maximum
Long-term Debt and Credit Facilities
Stated interest rate	8.375%
Qwest Corporation | Term loan
Long-term Debt and Credit Facilities
Long-term debt, gross	$ 215	$ 215
Long-term debt, weighted average interest rate	2.46%	2.11%
Qwest Corporation | Term loan | LIBOR
Long-term Debt and Credit Facilities
Basis spread (as a percent)	2.00%
Qwest Corporation | Senior notes
Long-term Debt and Credit Facilities
Long-term debt, gross	$ 1,986	$ 1,986
Qwest Corporation | Senior notes | Minimum
Long-term Debt and Credit Facilities
Stated interest rate	6.50%
Qwest Corporation | Senior notes | Maximum
Long-term Debt and Credit Facilities
Stated interest rate	7.75%
Qwest Capital Funding, Inc. | Senior notes
Long-term Debt and Credit Facilities
Long-term debt, gross	$ 255	$ 255
Qwest Capital Funding, Inc. | Senior notes | Minimum
Long-term Debt and Credit Facilities
Stated interest rate	6.875%
Qwest Capital Funding, Inc. | Senior notes | Maximum
Long-term Debt and Credit Facilities
Stated interest rate	7.75%

Long-Term Debt and Credit Fac_4

Long-Term Debt and Credit Facilities - Schedule of Maturities of Long Term Debt (Details) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2022USD ($)
Long-term Debt, Fiscal Year Maturity
2022 (remaining nine months)	$ 150
2023	977
2024	1,158
2025	4,108
2026	2,062
2027 and thereafter	20,291
Total long-term debt	28,746
Disposal Group, Held-for-sale, Not Discontinued Operations
Long-term Debt, Fiscal Year Maturity
Total long-term debt	$ 1,500

Long-Term Debt and Credit Fac_5

Long-Term Debt and Credit Facilities - Additional Information (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022USD ($)
Senior notes
Long-term Debt and Credit Facilities
Repayments of debt	$ 1,400
Stated interest rate	5.80%
Revolving Credit Facility
Long-term Debt and Credit Facilities
Borrowings	$ 1,400
Repayments of lines of credit	$ 350

Severance (Details)

Severance (Details) - Severance $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022USD ($)
Restructuring reserve
Balance at the beginning of the period	$ 36
Accrued to expense	2
Payments, net	(16)
Balance at the end of the period	$ 22

Employee Benefits - Additional

Employee Benefits - Additional Information (Details) - Pension Plans - New Lumen Pension Plan $ in Billions	Jan. 01, 2022USD ($)Employee
Employee Benefits
Number of active participants (in employees) | Employee	2,500
Number of other participants (in employees) | Employee	19,000
Benefit obligation | $	$ 2.5
Plan assets | $	$ 2.2

Employee Benefits - Schedule of

Employee Benefits - Schedule of Net Periodic Benefit (Income) Expense (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022	Mar. 31, 2021
Pension Plans
Components of net periodic (benefit) expense
Service cost	$ 12	$ 13
Interest cost	52	50
Expected return on plan assets	(100)	(138)
Recognition of prior service credit	(3)	(2)
Recognition of actuarial loss	37	49
Net periodic benefit expense (income)	(2)	(28)
Post-Retirement Benefit Plans
Components of net periodic (benefit) expense
Service cost	3	4
Interest cost	15	12
Recognition of prior service credit	2	4
Recognition of actuarial loss	0	1
Net periodic benefit expense (income)	$ 20	$ 21

Earnings Per Common Share (Deta

Earnings Per Common Share (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022	Mar. 31, 2021
Income (Numerator)
Net income	$ 599	$ 475
Net income applicable to common stock for computing basic earnings per common share	599	475
Net income as adjusted for purposes of computing diluted earnings per common share	$ 599	$ 475
Weighted-average number of shares:
Outstanding during period (in shares)	1,027,217	1,100,350
Non-vested restricted stock (in shares)	(18,787)	(17,876)
Weighted average shares outstanding for computing basic earnings per common share (in shares)	1,008,430	1,082,474
Incremental common shares attributable to dilutive securities:
Shares issuable under convertible securities (in shares)	10	10
Shares issuable under incentive compensation plans (in shares)	6,775	9,102
Number of shares as adjusted for purposes of computing diluted earnings per common share (in shares)	1,015,215	1,091,586
Basic earnings per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.59	$ 0.44
Diluted earnings per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.59	$ 0.44
Number of shares of common stock excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share (less than) (in shares)	8,200	1,000

Fair Value of Financial Instr_3

Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Details) - Fair Value Measurements Determined on a Nonrecurring Basis - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Fair value disclosure
Gain on investment	$ 66
Fair Value Inputs, Level 2 | Carrying Amount
Fair value disclosure
Long-term debt, excluding finance lease and other obligations	28,210	$ 28,635
Interest rate swap contracts (see Note 11)	3	25
Fair Value Inputs, Level 2 | Carrying Amount | Disposal Group, Held-for-sale, Not Discontinued Operations
Fair value disclosure
Long-term debt, excluding finance lease and other obligations	1,400	1,400
Fair Value Inputs, Level 2 | Fair Value
Fair value disclosure
Long-term debt, excluding finance lease and other obligations	27,405	29,221
Interest rate swap contracts (see Note 11)	3	25
Fair Value Inputs, Level 2 | Fair Value | Disposal Group, Held-for-sale, Not Discontinued Operations
Fair value disclosure
Long-term debt, excluding finance lease and other obligations	1,400	1,600
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 | Fair Value
Fair value disclosure
Investment in limited partnership	$ 365	$ 299

Derivative Financial Instrume_3

Derivative Financial Instruments - Fair Value of Derivatives (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Cash Flow Hedging | Interest Rate Swap | Designated as Hedging Instrument
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Fair Value	$ 3	$ 25

Derivative Financial Instrume_4

Derivative Financial Instruments - Reclassification from AOCI (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022	Mar. 31, 2021
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income on Derivatives [Line Items]
Realized losses reclassified from AOCI	$ 17	$ 15
Interest Rate Swap | Designated as Hedging Instrument
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income on Derivatives [Line Items]
Realized losses reclassified from AOCI	$ 22	$ 20

Derivative Financial Instrume_5

Derivative Financial Instruments - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2019
Interest Rate Swap
Derivative [Line Items]
Reclassification in next twelve months	$ 3
Interest Rate Swap | Designated as Hedging Instrument | Cash Flow Hedging
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional amount		$ 4,000
Expired Interest Rate Swap | Designated as Hedging Instrument | Cash Flow Hedging
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional amount	$ 2,500

Segment Information - Additiona

Segment Information - Additional Information (Details)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022segmentsales_channel
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of operating segments	2
Number of reportable segments	2
Business
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of sales channels | sales_channel	4

Segment Information - Segment R

Segment Information - Segment Results and Operating Revenue (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022	Mar. 31, 2021
Operating revenues by products and services
Revenue	$ 4,676	$ 5,029
Cost of services and products	1,985	2,136
Selling, general and administrative	800	756
Less: stock-based compensation	(23)	(20)
Total expense	2,762	2,872
Total adjusted EBITDA	1,914	2,157
Operating Segments
Operating revenues by products and services
Revenue	4,676	5,029
Cost of services and products	847	927
Selling, general and administrative	432	438
Less: stock-based compensation	0	0
Total expense	1,279	1,365
Total adjusted EBITDA	3,397	3,664
Operating Segments | Business
Operating revenues by products and services
Revenue	3,401	3,595
Cost of services and products	815	884
Selling, general and administrative	298	304
Less: stock-based compensation	0	0
Total expense	1,113	1,188
Total adjusted EBITDA	2,288	2,407
Operating Segments | Mass Markets
Operating revenues by products and services
Revenue	1,275	1,434
Cost of services and products	32	43
Selling, general and administrative	134	134
Less: stock-based compensation	0	0
Total expense	166	177
Total adjusted EBITDA	1,109	1,257
Segment Reconciling Items
Operating revenues by products and services
Revenue	0	0
Cost of services and products	1,138	1,209
Selling, general and administrative	368	318
Less: stock-based compensation	(23)	(20)
Total expense	1,483	1,507
Total adjusted EBITDA	$ (1,483)	$ (1,507)

Segment Information - Reconcili

Segment Information - Reconciliation (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022	Mar. 31, 2021
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total adjusted EBITDA	$ 1,914	$ 2,157
Depreciation and amortization	(808)	(1,150)
OPERATING INCOME	1,083	987
Total other expense, net	(282)	(355)
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES	801	632
Income tax expense	202	157
NET INCOME	599	475
Operating Segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total adjusted EBITDA	3,397	3,664
Segment Reconciling Items
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total adjusted EBITDA	(1,483)	(1,507)
Depreciation and amortization	(808)	(1,150)
Operations and other expenses	(1,483)	(1,507)
Stock-based compensation	(23)	(20)
OPERATING INCOME	1,083	987
Total other expense, net	$ (282)	$ (355)

Commitments and Contingencies_2

Commitments and Contingencies and Other Items (Details)	1 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021USD ($)lawsuit	Feb. 28, 2017USD ($)patentlawsuit	Mar. 31, 2022USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2005USD ($)subsidiary
Loss Contingencies
Patents allegedly infringed | patent		1
Estimate of possible loss			$ 102,000,000
Unfavorable Regulatory Action
Loss Contingencies
Estimate of possible loss			300,000
Missouri Municipalities | Judicial ruling
Loss Contingencies
Number of pending lawsuits | lawsuit	1	1
Litigation settlement amount		$ 4,000,000
Columbia and Joplin Municipalities | Judicial ruling
Loss Contingencies
Litigation settlement amount	$ 55,000,000
Peruvian Tax Litigation | Pending litigation
Loss Contingencies
Number of subsidiaries issues with tax assessment | subsidiary				1
Loss contingency, asserted claim				$ 26,000,000
Brazilian Tax Claims | Pending litigation | Maximum
Loss Contingencies
Loss contingency, range of possible loss, portion not accrued			$ 51,000,000

Other Financial Information (De

Other Financial Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets [Abstract]
Prepaid expenses	$ 410	$ 295
Income tax receivable	17	22
Materials, supplies and inventory	128	96
Contract assets	45	45
Note receivable	56	56
Receivable for sale of land	49	56
Other	11	11
Total other current assets	962	829
Other current assets, held for sale	123	126
Acquisition Costs
Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets [Abstract]
Contract costs	139	142
Fulfillment Costs
Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets [Abstract]
Contract costs	$ 107	$ 106

Accumulated Other Comprehensi_3

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss - AOCI Activity (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022	Mar. 31, 2021
AOCI Attributable to Parent, Net of Tax [Roll Forward]
Balance at beginning of period	$ 11,840
Other comprehensive income before reclassifications	67	$ (86)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss	44	54
Net current-period other comprehensive income (loss)	111	(32)
Balance at end of period	12,282	11,303
Defined Benefit Plan | Pension Plans
AOCI Attributable to Parent, Net of Tax [Roll Forward]
Balance at beginning of period	(1,577)	(2,197)
Other comprehensive income before reclassifications	0	0
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss	26	35
Net current-period other comprehensive income (loss)	26	35
Balance at end of period	(1,551)	(2,162)
Defined Benefit Plan | Post-Retirement Benefit Plans
AOCI Attributable to Parent, Net of Tax [Roll Forward]
Balance at beginning of period	(164)	(272)
Other comprehensive income before reclassifications	0	0
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss	1	4
Net current-period other comprehensive income (loss)	1	4
Balance at end of period	(163)	(268)
Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment and Other
AOCI Attributable to Parent, Net of Tax [Roll Forward]
Balance at beginning of period	(400)	(265)
Other comprehensive income before reclassifications	67	(86)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss	0	0
Net current-period other comprehensive income (loss)	67	(86)
Balance at end of period	(333)	(351)
Interest Rate Swap
AOCI Attributable to Parent, Net of Tax [Roll Forward]
Balance at beginning of period	(17)	(79)
Other comprehensive income before reclassifications	0	0
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss	17	15
Net current-period other comprehensive income (loss)	17	15
Balance at end of period	0	(64)
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
AOCI Attributable to Parent, Net of Tax [Roll Forward]
Balance at beginning of period	(2,158)	(2,813)
Net current-period other comprehensive income (loss)	111	(32)
Balance at end of period	$ (2,047)	$ (2,845)

Accumulated Other Comprehensi_4

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss - Reclassifications (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022	Mar. 31, 2021
Reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive income loss by component
Interest expense	$ 352	$ 389
Income tax expense	(202)	(157)
Other income, net	70	34
Total before tax	801	632
Net of tax	599	475
Decrease (Increase) in Net Income | Interest rate swaps
Reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive income loss by component
Interest expense	22	20
Income tax expense	(5)	(5)
Net of tax	17	15
Decrease (Increase) in Net Income | Net actuarial loss
Reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive income loss by component
Other income, net	37	50
Decrease (Increase) in Net Income | Prior service cost
Reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive income loss by component
Other income, net	(1)	2
Decrease (Increase) in Net Income | Defined benefit plan
Reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive income loss by component
Income tax expense	(9)	(13)
Total before tax	36	52
Net of tax	$ 27	$ 39

Labor Union Contracts (Details)

Labor Union Contracts (Details) - Unionized employees concentration risk	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022
Total number of employees
Concentration risk
Concentration risk, percent	22.00%
Workforce subject to collective bargaining arrangements that expired
Concentration risk
Concentration risk, percent	2.00%
Workforce subject to collective bargaining arrangements expiring within one year
Concentration risk
Concentration risk, percent	11.00%