Interpreting Equity Method Investment Footnotes

AT& repors the following footnote to is $201510-$K repart.

$\backslash$table$[[5$ millions,$2015,2014],[$Beginning of year,$5250,33,860],[$Additional imvestments,$77,226],[$DIRECTV investments acquired,$1,232,],[$Equity in net income of affiliates,$79,175],[$Dividends and distributions rec,$(30),(148)],[$Sale of America Movil shares,,$(3,817)$