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Intangible Assets (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014
Licenses and Franchise Rights |
Licenses and Franchise Rights |
Licenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
(Dollars in thousands) | U.S. Cellular |  | Wireline |  | Cable |  | Other (1) |  | Total
Balance December 31, 2012 | $ | 1,462,019 |  | $ | 2,800 |  | $ | - |  | $ | 15,220 |  | $ | 1,480,039
| Acquisitions |  | 16,540 |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | 16,540
| Transferred to Assets held for sale |  | (16,027) |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | (16,027)
| Divestitures |  | (59,419) |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | (59,419)
| Other |  | 2,646 |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | 2,646
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 |  | (56,809) |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | (56,809)
| Exchanges, net |  | 55,780 |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | 55,780
| Divestitures |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | (15,220) |  |  | (15,220)
| Other |  | 1,634 |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | 1,634
Balance December 31, 2014 | $ | 1,448,071 |  | $ | 2,800 |  | $ | 2,703 |  | $ | - |  | $ | 1,453,574
(1) | Represents the transfer of licenses from Airadigm to U.S. Cellular in 2014. See Note 6 — Acquisitions, Divestitures and Exchanges for additional information.
Franchise rights |  |
(Dollars in thousands) | Cable
Balance December 31, 2012 | $ | -
| Acquisitions |  | 123,668
Balance December 31, 2013 |  | 123,668
| Acquisitions |  | 120,979
| Divestitures |  | (347)
Balance December 31, 2014 | $ | 244,300
Goodwill |
Goodwill |
Goodwill |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
(Dollars in thousands) | U.S. Cellular |  | Wireline (1) |  | Cable |  | HMS |  | Other (2) |  | Total
Balance December 31, 2012 (3) | $ | 269,307 |  | $ | 420,458 |  | $ | - |  | $ | 103,627 |  | $ | 3,802 |  | $ | 797,194
| Acquisitions |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | 61,712 |  |  | 15,203 |  |  | - |  |  | 76,915
| Divestitures |  | (135) |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | (135)
| NY1 & NY2 Deconsolidation |  | (37,131) |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | (37,131)
Balance December 31, 2013 |  | 232,041 |  |  | 420,458 |  |  | 61,712 |  |  | 118,830 |  |  | 3,802 |  |  | 836,843
| Acquisitions |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | 33,610 |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | 33,610
| Loss on impairment |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | (84,000) |  |  | (3,802) |  |  | (87,802)
| Divestitures |  | (291) |  |  | (2,564) |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | (2,855)
| Transferred to Assets held for sale |  | (4,344) |  |  | (4,100) |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | (8,444)
Balance December 31, 2014 | $ | 227,406 |  | $ | 413,794 |  | $ | 95,322 |  | $ | 34,830 |  | $ | - |  | $ | 771,352
(1) | In July 2014, TDS Telecom sold certain Wireline markets.
(2) | TDS performed its annual impairment review of Goodwill in the fourth quarter of 2014. Based on the results of this review, TDS concluded that the entire amount of Goodwill related to Suttle-Straus was impaired, which resulted in a $3.8 million loss on impairment.
(3) | Includes accumulated impairment losses in prior periods as follows: $333.9 million for U.S. Cellular, $29.4 million for Wireline and $0.5 million for Other.
HMS |
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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