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Business Segment Information | 12 Months Ended
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Business Segment Information | NOTE 18 BUSINESS SEGMENT INFORMATION U.S. Cellular and TDS Telecom are billed for all services they receive from TDS, consisting primarily of information processing, accounting and finance, and general management services. Such billings are based on expenses specifically identified to U.S. Cellular and TDS Telecom and on allocations of common expenses. Management believes the method used to allocate common expenses is reasonable and that all expenses and costs applicable to U.S. Cellular and TDS Telecom are reflected in the accompanying business segment information on a basis that is representative of what they would have been if U.S. Cellular and TDS Telecom operated on a stand-alone basis. Financial data for TDS' reportable segments for 2014, 2013 and 2012, is as follows.
|  |  |  | TDS Telecom |  |  |  |  |  |
Year Ended or as of December 31, 2014 |  | U.S. Cellular |  | Wireline |  | Cable |  | HMS |  | TDS Telecom Eliminations |  | TDS Telecom Total |  | Corporate, Eliminations and Other |  | Total
(Dollars in thousands) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Service |  | $ | 3,397,937 |  | $ | 714,586 |  | $ | 116,855 |  | $ | 109,766 |  | $ | (3,697) |  | $ | 937,510 |  | $ | (6,793) |  | $ | 4,328,654
| Equipment and product sales |  |  | 494,810 |  |  | 1,836 |  |  | - |  |  | 148,966 |  |  | - |  |  | 150,802 |  |  | 35,172 |  |  | 680,784
|  | Total operating revenues |  |  | 3,892,747 |  |  | 716,422 |  |  | 116,855 |  |  | 258,732 |  |  | (3,697) |  |  | 1,088,312 |  |  | 28,379 |  |  | 5,009,438
Cost of services (excluding Depreciation, amortization and accretion expense reported below) |  |  | 769,911 |  |  | 256,878 |  |  | 54,265 |  |  | 77,392 |  |  | (3,504) |  |  | 385,031 |  |  | 9,716 |  |  | 1,164,658
Cost of equipment and products |  |  | 1,192,669 |  |  | 2,336 |  |  | - |  |  | 126,362 |  |  | - |  |  | 128,698 |  |  | 25,444 |  |  | 1,346,811
Selling, general and administrative |  |  | 1,591,914 |  |  | 189,956 |  |  | 36,175 |  |  | 53,020 |  |  | (193) |  |  | 278,958 |  |  | (5,065) |  |  | 1,865,807
Depreciation, amortization and accretion |  |  | 605,997 |  |  | 169,044 |  |  | 23,643 |  |  | 26,912 |  |  | - |  |  | 219,599 |  |  | 10,936 |  |  | 836,532
Loss on impairment of assets |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | 84,000 |  |  | - |  |  | 84,000 |  |  | 3,802 |  |  | 87,802
(Gain) loss on asset disposals, net |  |  | 21,469 |  |  | 2,091 |  |  | 2,482 |  |  | 181 |  |  | - |  |  | 4,754 |  |  | 308 |  |  | 26,531
(Gain) loss on sale of business and other exit costs, net |  |  | (32,830) |  |  | (2,357) |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | (2,357) |  |  | 19,341 |  |  | (15,846)
(Gain) loss on license sales and exchanges |  |  | (112,993) |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | (112,993)
Operating income (loss) |  |  | (143,390) |  |  | 98,474 |  |  | 290 |  |  | (109,135) |  |  | - |  |  | (10,371) |  |  | (36,103) |  |  | (189,864)
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated entities |  |  | 129,764 |  |  | 8 |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | 8 |  |  | 2,193 |  |  | 131,965
Interest and dividend income |  |  | 12,148 |  |  | 2,396 |  |  | 8 |  |  | 26 |  |  | - |  |  | 2,430 |  |  | 2,379 |  |  | 16,957
Interest expense |  |  | (57,386) |  |  | 2,695 |  |  | 95 |  |  | (1,602) |  |  | - |  |  | 1,188 |  |  | (55,199) |  |  | (111,397)
Other, net |  |  | 160 |  |  | (32) |  |  | (1) |  |  | 12 |  |  | - |  |  | (21) |  |  | (24) |  |  | 115
Income (loss) before income taxes |  |  | (58,704) |  |  | 103,541 |  |  | 392 |  |  | (110,699) |  |  | - |  |  | (6,766) |  |  | (86,754) |  |  | (152,224)
Add back: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Depreciation, amortization and accretion |  |  | 605,997 |  |  | 169,044 |  |  | 23,643 |  |  | 26,912 |  |  | - |  |  | 219,599 |  |  | 10,936 |  |  | 836,532
Loss on impairment of assets |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | 84,000 |  |  | - |  |  | 84,000 |  |  | 3,802 |  |  | 87,802
(Gain) loss on sale of business and other exit costs, net |  |  | (32,830) |  |  | (2,357) |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | (2,357) |  |  | 19,341 |  |  | (15,846)
(Gain) loss on license sales and exchanges |  |  | (112,993) |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | (112,993)
Interest expense |  |  | 57,386 |  |  | (2,695) |  |  | (95) |  |  | 1,602 |  |  | - |  |  | (1,188) |  |  | 55,199 |  |  | 111,397
Adjusted income before income taxes |  | $ | 458,856 |  | $ | 267,533 |  | $ | 23,940 |  | $ | 1,815 |  | $ | - |  | $ | 293,288 |  | $ | 2,524 |  | $ | 754,668
Investments in unconsolidated entities |  | $ | 283,014 |  | $ | 3,803 |  | $ | - |  | $ | - |  | $ | - |  | $ | 3,803 |  | $ | 34,912 |  | $ | 321,729
Total assets |  | $ | 6,487,268 |  | $ | 1,419,478 |  | $ | 563,585 |  | $ | 268,972 |  | $ | - |  | $ | 2,252,035 |  | $ | 167,636 |  | $ | 8,906,939
Capital expenditures |  | $ | 557,615 |  | $ | 135,805 |  | $ | 35,640 |  | $ | 36,618 |  | $ | - |  | $ | 208,063 |  | $ | 4,899 |  | $ | 770,577
|  |  |  | TDS Telecom |  |  |  |  |
Year Ended or as of December 31, 2013 |  | U.S. Cellular |  | Wireline |  | Cable |  | HMS |  | TDS Telecom Eliminations |  | TDS Telecom Total |  | Corporate, Eliminations and Other Reconciling Items |  | Total
(Dollars in thousands) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Service |  | $ | 3,594,773 |  | $ | 723,372 |  | $ | 35,883 |  | $ | 94,875 |  | $ | (1,063) |  | $ | 853,067 |  | $ | (4,349) |  | $ | 4,443,491
| Equipment and product sales |  |  | 324,063 |  |  | 3,195 |  |  | - |  |  | 90,741 |  |  | - |  |  | 93,936 |  |  | 39,746 |  |  | 457,745
|  | Total operating revenues |  |  | 3,918,836 |  |  | 726,567 |  |  | 35,883 |  |  | 185,616 |  |  | (1,063) |  |  | 947,003 |  |  | 35,397 |  |  | 4,901,236
Cost of services (excluding Depreciation, amortization and accretion reported below) |  |  | 763,435 |  |  | 266,635 |  |  | 17,274 |  |  | 60,423 |  |  | (1,000) |  |  | 343,332 |  |  | 11,416 |  |  | 1,118,183
Cost of equipment and products |  |  | 999,000 |  |  | 3,831 |  |  | - |  |  | 75,991 |  |  | - |  |  | 79,822 |  |  | 28,311 |  |  | 1,107,133
Selling, general and administrative |  |  | 1,677,395 |  |  | 220,097 |  |  | 11,054 |  |  | 44,945 |  |  | (63) |  |  | 276,033 |  |  | (5,650) |  |  | 1,947,778
Depreciation, amortization and accretion |  |  | 803,781 |  |  | 170,868 |  |  | 7,571 |  |  | 24,262 |  |  | - |  |  | 202,701 |  |  | 11,595 |  |  | 1,018,077
(Gain) loss on asset disposals, net |  |  | 30,606 |  |  | 130 |  |  | 28 |  |  | 125 |  |  | - |  |  | 283 |  |  | (48) |  |  | 30,841
(Gain) loss on sale of business and other exit costs, net |  |  | (246,767) |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | (53,889) |  |  | (300,656)
(Gain) loss on license sales and exchanges |  |  | (255,479) |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | (255,479)
Operating income (loss) |  |  | 146,865 |  |  | 65,006 |  |  | (44) |  |  | (20,130) |  |  | - |  |  | 44,832 |  |  | 43,662 |  |  | 235,359
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated entities |  |  | 131,949 |  |  | 19 |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | 19 |  |  | 746 |  |  | 132,714
Interest and dividend income |  |  | 3,961 |  |  | 1,759 |  |  | 2 |  |  | 63 |  |  | - |  |  | 1,824 |  |  | 3,307 |  |  | 9,092
Gain (loss) on investments |  |  | 18,556 |  |  | 830 |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | 830 |  |  | (4,839) |  |  | 14,547
Interest expense |  |  | (43,963) |  |  | 3,265 |  |  | (74) |  |  | (1,626) |  |  | - |  |  | 1,565 |  |  | (56,413) |  |  | (98,811)
Other, net |  |  | 288 |  |  | (214) |  |  | - |  |  | 29 |  |  | - |  |  | (185) |  |  | (140) |  |  | (37)
Income (loss) before income taxes |  |  | 257,656 |  |  | 70,665 |  |  | (116) |  |  | (21,664) |  |  | - |  |  | 48,885 |  |  | (13,677) |  |  | 292,864
Add back: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Depreciation, amortization and accretion |  |  | 803,781 |  |  | 170,868 |  |  | 7,571 |  |  | 24,262 |  |  | - |  |  | 202,701 |  |  | 11,595 |  |  | 1,018,077
(Gain) loss on sale of business and other exit costs, net |  |  | (246,767) |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | (53,889) |  |  | (300,656)
(Gain) loss on license sales and exchanges |  |  | (255,479) |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | (255,479)
Gain (loss) on investments |  |  | (18,556) |  |  | (830) |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | (830) |  |  | 4,839 |  |  | (14,547)
Interest expense |  |  | 43,963 |  |  | (3,265) |  |  | 74 |  |  | 1,626 |  |  | - |  |  | (1,565) |  |  | 56,413 |  |  | 98,811
Adjusted income before income taxes |  | $ | 584,598 |  | $ | 237,438 |  | $ | 7,529 |  | $ | 4,224 |  | $ | - |  | $ | 249,191 |  | $ | 5,281 |  | $ | 839,070
Investments in unconsolidated entities |  | $ | 265,585 |  | $ | 3,809 |  | $ | - |  | $ | - |  | $ | - |  | $ | 3,809 |  | $ | 32,378 |  | $ | 301,772
Total assets |  | $ | 6,445,708 |  | $ | 1,452,502 |  | $ | 278,969 |  | $ | 328,397 |  | $ | - |  | $ | 2,059,868 |  | $ | 398,571 |  | $ | 8,904,147
Capital expenditures |  | $ | 737,501 |  | $ | 140,009 |  | $ | 8,375 |  | $ | 16,474 |  | $ | - |  | $ | 164,858 |  | $ | 7,301 |  | $ | 909,660
|  |  |  | TDS Telecom |  |  |  |  |
Year Ended or as of December 31, 2012 |  | U.S. Cellular |  | Wireline |  | HMS |  | TDS Telecom Eliminations |  | TDS Telecom Total |  | Corporate, Eliminations and Other Reconciling Items |  | Total
(Dollars in thousands) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Service |  | $ | 4,098,856 |  | $ | 738,216 |  | $ | 77,096 |  | $ | (252) |  | $ | 815,060 |  | $ | 38,687 |  | $ | 4,952,603
| Equipment and product sales |  |  | 353,228 |  |  | 3,532 |  |  | 35,914 |  |  | - |  |  | 39,446 |  |  | - |  |  | 392,674
|  | Total operating revenues |  |  | 4,452,084 |  |  | 741,748 |  |  | 113,010 |  |  | (252) |  |  | 854,506 |  |  | 38,687 |  |  | 5,345,277
Cost of services (excluding Depreciation, amortization and accretion reported below) |  |  | 946,805 |  |  | 270,333 |  |  | 46,836 |  |  | (252) |  |  | 316,917 |  |  | 10,903 |  |  | 1,274,625
Cost of equipment and products |  |  | 935,947 |  |  | 3,732 |  |  | 28,945 |  |  | - |  |  | 32,677 |  |  | 29,321 |  |  | 997,945
Selling, general and administrative |  |  | 1,764,933 |  |  | 235,716 |  |  | 34,193 |  |  | - |  |  | 269,909 |  |  | (941) |  |  | 2,033,901
Depreciation, amortization and accretion |  |  | 608,633 |  |  | 172,526 |  |  | 20,568 |  |  | - |  |  | 193,094 |  |  | 11,899 |  |  | 813,626
Loss on impairment of assets |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | 515 |  |  | 515
(Gain) loss on asset disposals, net |  |  | 18,088 |  |  | 1,020 |  |  | 108 |  |  | - |  |  | 1,128 |  |  | 525 |  |  | 19,741
(Gain) loss on sale of business and other exit costs, net |  |  | 21,022 |  |  | 39 |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | 39 |  |  | - |  |  | 21,061
Operating income (loss) |  |  | 156,656 |  |  | 58,382 |  |  | (17,640) |  |  | - |  |  | 40,742 |  |  | (13,535) |  |  | 183,863
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated entities |  |  | 90,364 |  |  | 10 |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | 10 |  |  | 2,493 |  |  | 92,867
Interest and dividend income |  |  | 3,644 |  |  | 3,085 |  |  | 25 |  |  | - |  |  | 3,110 |  |  | 2,494 |  |  | 9,248
Gain (loss) on investments |  |  | (3,718) |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | (3,718)
Interest expense |  |  | (42,393) |  |  | 2,674 |  |  | (1,160) |  |  | - |  |  | 1,514 |  |  | (45,866) |  |  | (86,745)
Other, net |  |  | 500 |  |  | (353) |  |  | (1) |  |  | - |  |  | (354) |  |  | 574 |  |  | 720
Income (loss) before income taxes |  |  | 205,053 |  |  | 63,798 |  |  | (18,776) |  |  | - |  |  | 45,022 |  |  | (53,840) |  |  | 196,235
Add back: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Depreciation, amortization and accretion |  |  | 608,633 |  |  | 172,526 |  |  | 20,568 |  |  | - |  |  | 193,094 |  |  | 11,899 |  |  | 813,626
Loss on impairment of assets |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | 515 |  |  | 515
(Gain) loss on sale of business and other exit costs, net |  |  | 21,022 |  |  | 39 |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | 39 |  |  | - |  |  | 21,061
Gain (loss) on investments |  |  | 3,718 |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | 3,718
Interest expense |  |  | 42,393 |  |  | (2,674) |  |  | 1,160 |  |  | - |  |  | (1,514) |  |  | 45,866 |  |  | 86,745
Adjusted income before income taxes |  | $ | 880,819 |  | $ | 233,689 |  | $ | 2,952 |  | $ | - |  | $ | 236,641 |  | $ | 4,440 |  | $ | 1,121,900
Investments in unconsolidated entities |  | $ | 144,531 |  | $ | 3,809 |  | $ | - |  | $ | - |  | $ | 3,809 |  | $ | 31,581 |  | $ | 179,921
Total assets |  | $ | 6,587,450 |  | $ | 1,519,698 |  | $ | 267,798 |  | $ | - |  | $ | 1,787,496 |  | $ | 248,954 |  | $ | 8,623,900
Capital expenditures |  | $ | 836,748 |  | $ | 158,580 |  | $ | 15,344 |  | $ | - |  | $ | 173,924 |  | $ | (6,051) |  | $ | 1,004,621
Adjusted i ncome before income taxes i s a segment measure reported to the chief operating decision maker for purposes of making decisions about allocating resources to the segments and assessing their performance. Adjusted i ncome before inco me taxes is defined as Income (loss) before income taxes, adjusted for the items set forth in the reconciliation above. Adjusted i ncome before income taxes excludes these items in order to show operating results on a more comparable basis from period to period. From time to time, TDS may also exclude other items from adjusted income befor e income taxes if such items help reflect operating results on a more comparable basis. TDS does not intend t o imply that any of such items that are excluded are non-recurring, infrequent or unusual; such items may occur in the future. TDS believes Adjusted income before income taxes is a useful measure of TDS' operating results before significant recurring non-cash charges, discrete gains and losses and financing charges (Interest expense).

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