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Intangible Assets (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015
Licenses |
Licenses |
Licenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| U.S. Cellular |  | Wireline |  | Cable |  | Other 1 |  | Total
(Dollars in thousands) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance at 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
Bal ance at December 31, 2014 |  | 1,448,071 |  |  | 2,800 |  |  | 2,703 |  |  | – |  |  | 1,453,574
| Acquisitions 2 |  | 345,807 |  |  | – |  |  | – |  |  | – |  |  | 345,807
| Exchanges, net |  | 43,485 |  |  | – |  |  | – |  |  | – |  |  | 43,485
| Other |  | 1,482 |  |  | – |  |  | – |  |  | – |  |  | 1,482
Bal ance at December 31, 2015 | $ | 1,838,845 |  | $ | 2,800 |  | $ | 2,703 |  | $ | – |  | $ | 1,844,348
1 | Represents the transfer of licenses from Airadigm to U.S. Cellular in 2014. See Note 6 — Acquisitions, Divestitures and Exchanges for additional information.
2 | Amount in 2015 includes purchases totaling $338.3 million made by Advantage Spectrum from the FCC for licenses in which it was the provisional winning bidder in Auction 97. See Note 6 — Acquisitions, Divestitures and Exchanges, and Note 14 — Variable Interest Entities for further information. These licenses have not yet been granted by the FCC.
Franchise Rights |  |
| Cable
(Dollars in thousands) |  |
Balance at December 31, 2013 | $ | 123,668
| Acquisitions |  | 120,979
| Other |  | (347)
Balance at December 31, 2014 |  | 244,300
| Other |  | (120)
Balance at December 31, 2015 | $ | 244,180
Goodwill |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| U.S. Cellular |  | Wireline |  | Cable |  | HMS |  | Other |  | Total
(Dollars in thousands) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance at December 31, 2013¹ | $ | 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 at December 31, 2014 |  | 227,406 |  |  | 413,794 |  |  | 95,322 |  |  | 34,830 |  |  | – |  |  | 771,352
| Divestitures |  | – |  |  | (5,005) |  |  | – |  |  | – |  |  | – |  |  | (5,005)
| Other |  | (555) |  |  | – |  |  | – |  |  | – |  |  | – |  |  | (555)
Balance at December 31, 2015 | $ | 226,851 |  | $ | 408,789 |  | $ | 95,322 |  | $ | 34,830 |  | $ | – |  | $ | 765,792
Goodwill |
Goodwill |
Goodwill |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| U.S. Cellular |  | Wireline |  | Cable |  | HMS |  | Other |  | Total
(Dollars in thousands) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance at December 31, 2013¹ | $ | 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 at December 31, 2014 |  | 227,406 |  |  | 413,794 |  |  | 95,322 |  |  | 34,830 |  |  | – |  |  | 771,352
| Divestitures |  | – |  |  | (5,005) |  |  | – |  |  | – |  |  | – |  |  | (5,005)
| Other |  | (555) |  |  | – |  |  | – |  |  | – |  |  | – |  |  | (555)
Balance at December 31, 2015 | $ | 226,851 |  | $ | 408,789 |  | $ | 95,322 |  | $ | 34,830 |  | $ | – |  | $ | 765,792
1 | 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.

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