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Property, Plant and Equpment (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014
U.S. Cellular |
Property, Plant and Equipment |
Property, plant and equipment |
|  |  | Useful Lives |  |  |  |  |  |
December 31, | (Years) |  | 2014 |  | 2013
(Dollars in thousands) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Land | N/A |  | $ | 35,031 |  | $ | 36,266
Buildings | 20 |  |  | 296,502 |  |  | 304,272
Leasehold and land improvements | 1-30 |  |  | 1,086,718 |  |  | 1,197,520
Cell site equipment | 7-25 |  |  | 3,269,609 |  |  | 3,306,575
Switching equipment | 5-8 |  |  | 960,377 |  |  | 1,161,976
Office furniture and equipment | 3-5 |  |  | 553,630 |  |  | 539,248
Other operating assets and equipment | 3-5 |  |  | 89,663 |  |  | 92,456
System development | 1-7 |  |  | 1,042,195 |  |  | 962,698
Work in process | N/A |  |  | 125,015 |  |  | 116,501
|  |  |  | 7,458,740 |  |  | 7,717,512
Accumulated depreciation and amortization |  |  |  | (4,730,523) |  |  | (4,860,992)
|  |  |  |  | $ | 2,728,217 |  | $ | 2,856,520
TDS Telecom |
Property, Plant and Equipment |
Property, plant and equipment |
|  |  | Useful Lives |  |  |  |  |  |
December 31, | (Years) |  |  | 2014 |  |  | 2013
(Dollars in thousands) |  |  |  |  |
Land | N/A |  | $ | 16,974 |  | $ | 12,794
Buildings | 5-40 |  |  | 172,963 |  |  | 148,800
Cable and wire | 15-35 |  |  | 1,628,782 |  |  | 1,523,123
Network electronic equipment | 5-13 |  |  | 1,278,799 |  |  | 1,229,941
Office furniture and equipment | 7-10 |  |  | 79,666 |  |  | 74,507
Other equipment | 5-12 |  |  | 102,540 |  |  | 94,438
System development | 3-7 |  |  | 241,153 |  |  | 230,416
Work in process | N/A |  |  | 91,419 |  |  | 88,614
|  |  |  | 3,612,296 |  |  | 3,402,633
Accumulated depreciation and amortization |  |  |  | (2,518,625) |  |  | (2,417,999)
|  |  |  |  | $ | 1,093,671 |  | $ | 984,634
Other |
Property, Plant and Equipment |
Property, plant and equipment |
December 31, |  | 2014 |  | 2013
(Dollars in thousands) |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, plant and equipment |  | $ | 123,008 |  | $ | 119,659
Accumulated depreciation and amortization |  |  | (98,771) |  |  | (82,669)
Total |  | $ | 24,237 |  | $ | 36,990

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