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Acquisitions Divestitures and Exchanges (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015
Business Combination |
Acquisitions, Divestitures and Exchanges | TDS' acquisitions in 2015 and 2014 and the allocation of the purchase price for these acquisitions were as follows:
|  |  |  |  |  | Allocation of Purchase Price
|  |  | Purchase Price 1 |  | Goodwill 2 |  | Licenses |  | Franchise Rights |  | Intangible Assets Subject to Amortization 3 |  | Net Tangible Assets/(Liabilities)
(Dollars in thousands) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2015 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
U.S. Cellular licenses 4 | $ | 345,807 |  | $ | – |  | $ | 345,807 |  | $ | – |  | $ | – |  | $ | –
| Total | $ | 345,807 |  | $ | – |  | $ | 345,807 |  | $ | – |  | $ | – |  | $ | –
2014 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
U.S. Cellular licenses | $ | 41,707 |  | $ | – |  | $ | 41,707 |  | $ | – |  | $ | – |  | $ | –
TDS Telecom cable business |  | 273,789 |  |  | 33,610 |  |  | 2,703 |  |  | 120,979 |  |  | 14,056 |  |  | 102,441
| Total | $ | 315,496 |  | $ | 33,610 |  | $ | 44,410 |  | $ | 120,979 |  | $ | 14,056 |  | $ | 102,441
1 | Cash amounts paid for acquisitions may differ from the purchase price due to cash acquired in the transactions and the timing of cash payments related to the respective transactions.
2 | The entire amount of Goodwill acquired in 2014 was amortizable for income tax purposes.
3 | In 2014, at the date of acquisition, the weighted average amortization period for Intangible Assets Subject to Amortization acquired was 4.6 years for TDS Telecom's cable business.
4 | Includes purchases totaling $338.3 million made by Advantage Spectrum from the FCC for licenses in Auction 97. These licenses have not yet been granted by the FCC.
Divestiture Financial Impacts |
Assets and Liabilities held for sale | TDS did not have any assets or liabilities classified as held for sale at December 31, 2015. At December 31, 2014, the following assets and liabilities were classified in the Consolidated Balance Sheet as "Assets held fo r sale" and "Liabilities held for sale":
|  |  | Current Assets |  | Other Assets and Deferred Charges |  | Licenses |  | Goodwill |  | Property, Plant and Equipment |  | Total Assets Held for Sale
(Dollars in thousands) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2014 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Divestiture of Spectrum Licenses | $ | – |  | $ | – |  | $ | 56,809 |  | $ | – |  | $ | – |  | $ | 56,809
Sale of Business - Towers |  | 1,472 |  |  | 773 |  |  | – |  |  | 4,344 |  |  | 31,770 |  |  | 38,359
Divestiture of Wireline markets |  | 215 |  |  | 2 |  |  | – |  |  | 4,100 |  |  | 3,858 |  |  | 8,175
| Total | $ | 1,687 |  | $ | 775 |  | $ | 56,809 |  | $ | 8,444 |  | $ | 35,628 |  | $ | 103,343
|  |  | Current Liabilities |  | Other Deferred Liabilities and Credits |  | Total Liabilities Held for Sale
(Dollars in thousands) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2014 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sale of Business - Towers | $ | 3,607 |  | $ | 17,641 |  | $ | 21,248
Divestiture of Wireline markets |  | 218 |  |  | 177 |  |  | 395
| Total | $ | 3,825 |  | $ | 17,818 |  | $ | 21,643

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