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Earnings Per Share (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Earnings Per Share

Earnings per share

Year Ended December 31,				2014			2013			2012
(Dollars and shares in thousands, except earnings per share)
Basic earnings (loss) per share attributable to TDS shareholders:
Net income (loss) available to common shareholders of TDS used in basic earnings (loss) per share				$	(136,404)		$	141,878		$	81,811
Adjustments to compute diluted earnings:
	Noncontrolling interest adjustment				-			(1,058)			(640)
	Preferred dividend adjustment				-			49			-
Net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders of TDS used in diluted earnings (loss) per share				$	(136,404)		$	140,869		$	81,171
Weighted average number of shares used in basic earnings (loss) per share
		Common Shares			101,304			101,339			101,532
		Series A Common Shares			7,181			7,151			7,139
			Total		108,485			108,490			108,671
Effects of dilutive securities:
	Stock options (1)				-			209			11
	Restricted stock units (1)				-			375			255
	Preferred shares (1)				-			58			-
Weighted average number of shares used in diluted earnings (loss) per share					108,485			109,132			108,937
Basic earnings (loss) per share attributable to TDS shareholders				$	(1.26)		$	1.31		$	0.75
Diluted earnings (loss) per share attributable to TDS shareholders				$	(1.26)		$	1.29		$	0.75
(1)		There were no effects of dilutive securities for the year ended December 31, 2014 due to the net loss for the year.

Summary of antidilutive shares

Year Ended December 31,		2014		2013		2012
(Shares in thousands)
Stock options		8,984		7,120		8,130
Restricted stock units		839		171		154
Preferred shares		56		-		57

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Tabular disclosure of securities (including those issuable pursuant to contingent stock agreements) that could potentially dilute basic earnings per share (EPS) in the future that were not included in the computation of diluted EPS because to do so would increase EPS amounts or decrease loss per share amounts for the period presented, by antidilutive securities.

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Tabular disclosure of an entity's basic and diluted earnings per share calculations, including a reconciliation of numerators and denominators of the basic and diluted per-share computations for income from continuing operations.

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