Property, Plant and Equipment

Entity Registrant Name VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC
CIK 0000732712
Accession number 0001193125-14-073266
Link to XBRL instance http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/732712/000119312514073266/vz-20131231.xml
Fiscal year end --12-31
Fiscal year focus 2013
Fiscal period focus FY
Current balance sheet date 2013-12-31
Current year-to-date income statement start date 2013-01-01
Commentary All information interpreted as expected.
Level 3 (Disclosure) Text Block concept us-gaap:PropertyPlantAndEquipmentTextBlock

The following table displays the details of Plant, property and equipment, which is stated at cost:

 

          (dollars in millions)  
At December 31,    Lives (years)    2013      2012  

Land

    –    $ 819      $ 859  

Buildings and equipment

    15-45      23,857        22,909  

Central office and other network equipment

    3-15      121,594        113,262  

Cable, poles and conduit

    11-50      55,240        53,761  

Leasehold improvements

    5-20      5,877        5,404  

Work in progress

    –      4,176        4,126  

Furniture, vehicles and other

    3-20      9,302        9,254  
     

 

 

  
        220,865        209,575  

Less accumulated depreciation

         131,909        120,933  
     

 

 

  

Total

       $ 88,956      $ 88,642  
     

 

 

  

Level 4 Details Key Concepts: Long-term Debt Maturities

Description Fact value US GAAP XBRL Concept
PPE, Gross 220,865,000,000 us-gaap:PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
Accumulated depreciation 131,909,000,000 us-gaap:AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment
PPE, Net 88,956,000,000 us-gaap:PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
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