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Intangible Assets (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2014
Licenses and Franchise Rights |
Licenses and Franchise Rights |
Licenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  |  | U.S. Cellular |  | Wireline |  | Cable |  | Non-Reportable Segment |  | Total
(Dollars in thousands) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance December 31, 2013 | $ | 1,405,759 |  | $ | 2,800 |  | $ | - |  | $ | 15,220 |  | $ | 1,423,779
| Acquisitions |  | 41,707 |  |  | - |  |  | 2,703 |  |  | - |  |  | 44,410
| Transferred to Assets held for sale |  | (68,288) |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | (68,288)
| Exchanges, net |  | 15,719 |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | 15,719
| Divestitures |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | (15,220) |  |  | (15,220)
| Other |  | 408 |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | 408
Balance September 30, 2014 | $ | 1,395,305 |  | $ | 2,800 |  | $ | 2,703 |  | $ | - |  | $ | 1,400,808
Franchise Rights |  |
|  |  | Cable
(Dollars in thousands) |  |
Balance December 31, 2013 | $ | 123,668
| Acquisitions |  | 115,629
| Divestitures |  | (347)
Balance September 30, 2014 | $ | 238,950
Goodwill |
Goodwill |
Goodwill |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  |  |  |  |  | TDS Telecom |  |  |  |  |  |
|  |  | U.S. Cellular |  | Wireline (1) |  | Cable |  | HMS |  | Non-Reportable Segment |  | Total
(Dollars in thousands) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Assigned value at time of acquisition | $ | 622,681 |  | $ | 449,898 |  | $ | 61,712 |  | $ | 118,830 |  | $ | 4,317 |  | $ | 1,257,438
| Accumulated impairment losses in prior periods |  | (333,900) |  |  | (29,440) |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | (515) |  |  | (363,855)
| Other |  | (56,740) |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | (56,740)
Balance December 31, 2013 |  | 232,041 |  |  | 420,458 |  |  | 61,712 |  |  | 118,830 |  |  | 3,802 |  |  | 836,843
| Acquisitions |  | - |  |  |  |  |  | 33,002 |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | 33,002
| Loss on impairment |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | (84,000) |  |  | - |  |  | (84,000)
| Divestitures |  | - |  |  | (2,565) |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | (2,565)
Balance September 30, 2014 | $ | 232,041 |  | $ | 417,893 |  | $ | 94,714 |  | $ | 34,830 |  | $ | 3,802 |  | $ | 783,280
(1) | On July 31, 2014, TDS Telecom sold certain Wireline markets.
Fair Value Inputs |
Fair Value Key Assumptions |
Key assumptions |  | HMS
Revenue growth rate |  | 6.1 | %
Terminal revenue growth rate |  | 2.5 | %
Discount rate |  | 11.5 | %
Capital expenditures as a percentage of revenue |  | 8.6 | %

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