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Stock-Based Compensation, TDS excluding U.S. Cellular, Stock option rollforward schedules (Details) (TDS Parent Company, Common Shares, Stock Options, 2011 and 2004 Long-Term Incentive Plans, USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
TDS Parent Company | Common Shares | Stock Options | 2011 and 2004 Long-Term Incentive Plans
Stock compensation, stock option rollforward schedule, number of shares
Outstanding, begin of period	8,780,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = tds_StockCompensationPlanBMember / tds_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_CommonClassBMember	8,513,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = tds_StockCompensationPlanBMember / tds_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_CommonClassBMember	7,216,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = tds_StockCompensationPlanBMember / tds_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_CommonClassBMember
Exercisable options, begin of period	6,160,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableNumber / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = tds_StockCompensationPlanBMember / tds_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_CommonClassBMember	5,782,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableNumber / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = tds_StockCompensationPlanBMember / tds_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_CommonClassBMember	4,865,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableNumber / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = tds_StockCompensationPlanBMember / tds_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_CommonClassBMember
Granted options	930,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodGross / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = tds_StockCompensationPlanBMember / tds_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_CommonClassBMember	1,259,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodGross / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = tds_StockCompensationPlanBMember / tds_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_CommonClassBMember	1,702,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodGross / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = tds_StockCompensationPlanBMember / tds_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_CommonClassBMember
Exercised options	(40,000)us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesStockOptionsExercised / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = tds_StockCompensationPlanBMember / tds_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_CommonClassBMember	(683,000)us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesStockOptionsExercised / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = tds_StockCompensationPlanBMember / tds_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_CommonClassBMember	(1,000)us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesStockOptionsExercised / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = tds_StockCompensationPlanBMember / tds_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_CommonClassBMember
Forfeited options	(73,000)us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresInPeriod / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = tds_StockCompensationPlanBMember / tds_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_CommonClassBMember	(81,000)us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresInPeriod / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = tds_StockCompensationPlanBMember / tds_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_CommonClassBMember	(106,000)us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresInPeriod / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = tds_StockCompensationPlanBMember / tds_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_CommonClassBMember
Expired options	(457,000)us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExpirationsInPeriod / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = tds_StockCompensationPlanBMember / tds_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_CommonClassBMember	(228,000)us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExpirationsInPeriod / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = tds_StockCompensationPlanBMember / tds_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_CommonClassBMember	(298,000)us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExpirationsInPeriod / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = tds_StockCompensationPlanBMember / tds_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_CommonClassBMember
Outstanding, end of period	9,140,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = tds_StockCompensationPlanBMember / tds_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_CommonClassBMember	8,780,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = tds_StockCompensationPlanBMember / tds_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_CommonClassBMember	8,513,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = tds_StockCompensationPlanBMember / tds_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_CommonClassBMember
Exercisable options, end of period	6,487,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableNumber / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = tds_StockCompensationPlanBMember / tds_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_CommonClassBMember	6,160,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableNumber / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = tds_StockCompensationPlanBMember / tds_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_CommonClassBMember	5,782,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableNumber / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = tds_StockCompensationPlanBMember / tds_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_CommonClassBMember
Stock compensation, stock option rollforward schedule, other information
Options outstanding, begin of period - weighted average exercise price	$ 30.74us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = tds_StockCompensationPlanBMember / tds_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_CommonClassBMember	$ 31.53us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = tds_StockCompensationPlanBMember / tds_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_CommonClassBMember	$ 33.89us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = tds_StockCompensationPlanBMember / tds_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_CommonClassBMember
Options exercisable, begin of period - weighted average exercise price	$ 34.13us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableWeightedAverageExercisePrice / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = tds_StockCompensationPlanBMember / tds_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_CommonClassBMember	$ 35.12us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableWeightedAverageExercisePrice / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = tds_StockCompensationPlanBMember / tds_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_CommonClassBMember	$ 36.67us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableWeightedAverageExercisePrice / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = tds_StockCompensationPlanBMember / tds_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_CommonClassBMember
Options granted, weighted average exercise price	$ 26.83us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = tds_StockCompensationPlanBMember / tds_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_CommonClassBMember	$ 22.60us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = tds_StockCompensationPlanBMember / tds_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_CommonClassBMember	$ 20.79us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = tds_StockCompensationPlanBMember / tds_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_CommonClassBMember
Options exercised, weighted average exercise price	$ 21.28us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = tds_StockCompensationPlanBMember / tds_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_CommonClassBMember	$ 25.33us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = tds_StockCompensationPlanBMember / tds_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_CommonClassBMember	$ 20.65us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = tds_StockCompensationPlanBMember / tds_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_CommonClassBMember
Options forfeited, weighted average exercise price	$ 23.05us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = tds_StockCompensationPlanBMember / tds_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_CommonClassBMember	$ 23.75us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = tds_StockCompensationPlanBMember / tds_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_CommonClassBMember	$ 23.81us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = tds_StockCompensationPlanBMember / tds_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_CommonClassBMember
Options expired, weighted average exercise price	$ 34.55us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExpirationsInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = tds_StockCompensationPlanBMember / tds_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_CommonClassBMember	$ 34.10us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExpirationsInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = tds_StockCompensationPlanBMember / tds_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_CommonClassBMember	$ 30.12us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExpirationsInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = tds_StockCompensationPlanBMember / tds_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_CommonClassBMember
Options outstanding, end of period - weighted average exercise price	$ 30.25us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = tds_StockCompensationPlanBMember / tds_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_CommonClassBMember	$ 30.74us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = tds_StockCompensationPlanBMember / tds_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_CommonClassBMember	$ 31.53us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = tds_StockCompensationPlanBMember / tds_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_CommonClassBMember
Options exercisable, end of period - weighted average exercise price	$ 32.93us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableWeightedAverageExercisePrice / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = tds_StockCompensationPlanBMember / tds_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_CommonClassBMember	$ 34.13us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableWeightedAverageExercisePrice / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = tds_StockCompensationPlanBMember / tds_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_CommonClassBMember	$ 35.12us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableWeightedAverageExercisePrice / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = tds_StockCompensationPlanBMember / tds_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_CommonClassBMember
Options granted, weighted average grant date fair value	$ 8.66us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = tds_StockCompensationPlanBMember / tds_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_CommonClassBMember	$ 7.01us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = tds_StockCompensationPlanBMember / tds_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_CommonClassBMember	$ 6.28us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = tds_StockCompensationPlanBMember / tds_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_CommonClassBMember
Aggregate intrinsic value, options exercised	$ 174,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodTotalIntrinsicValue / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = tds_StockCompensationPlanBMember / tds_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_CommonClassBMember	$ 2,450,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodTotalIntrinsicValue / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = tds_StockCompensationPlanBMember / tds_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_CommonClassBMember	$ 4,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodTotalIntrinsicValue / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = tds_StockCompensationPlanBMember / tds_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_CommonClassBMember
Aggregate intrinsic value, options outstanding	9,651,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedAndExpectedToVestOutstandingAggregateIntrinsicValue / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = tds_StockCompensationPlanBMember / tds_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_CommonClassBMember
Aggregate intrinsic value, options exercisable	$ 4,143,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedAndExpectedToVestExercisableAggregateIntrinsicValue / us-gaap_PlanNameAxis = tds_StockCompensationPlanBMember / tds_ScheduleOfShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_ParentCompanyMember / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_CommonClassBMember
Weighted average remaining contractual life, outstanding	5 years 7 months
Weighted average remaining contractual life, exercisable	4 years 6 months

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Amount of accumulated difference between fair value of underlying shares on dates of exercise and exercise price on options exercised (or share units converted) into shares.

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