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Variable Interest Entities (Details) $ in Thousands | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |
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Mar. 31, 2015 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2012 USD ($)
Assets |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents |  |  | $ 984,643 | $ 471,901 | $ 830,014 | $ 740,481
Other current assets |  |  | 30,293 | 29,766 |  |
Licenses |  |  | 1,844,348 | 1,453,574 |  |
Property, plant and equipment, net |  |  | 3,764,477 | 3,846,125 |  |
Other assets and deferred charges |  |  | 196,461 | 282,037 |  |
Liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |
Current liabilities |  |  | 944,384 | 1,063,256 |  |
Variable Interest Entities, Other Disclosures |  |  |  |  |  |
Federal Communications Commission deposit |  |  |  | 60,000 |  |
Noncontrolling interests with redemption features |  |  | $ 1,097 | 1,150 |  |
Accounting Changes and Error Corrections |  |  |  |  |  |
Immaterial Error Correction |  |  | TDS recorded out-of-period adjustments in 2015 due to errors related to equipment installment plan transactions that were attributable to 2014. TDS has determined that these adjustments were not material to prior annual periods, and also were not material to the current year results. These equipment installment plan adjustments had the impact of reducing Equipment sales revenues by $6.2 million and Income before income taxes by $5.8 million in 2015. |  |  |
Net income (loss) |  |  | $ 262,610 | (147,292) | 166,821 |
Net income (loss) attributable to TDS shareholders |  |  | 219,037 | (136,355) | 141,927 |
U.S. Cellular |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounting Changes and Error Corrections |  |  |  |  |  |
Net income (loss) |  |  | 247,295 | (46,922) | $ 144,522 |
Variable Interest Entities |  |  |  |  |  |
Assets |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents |  |  | 1,435 | 2,588 |  |
Other current assets |  |  | 265 | 278 |  |
Licenses | [1] |  | 648,661 | 312,977 |  |
Property, plant and equipment, net |  |  | 7,722 | 10,671 |  |
Other assets and deferred charges |  |  | 147 | 60,059 |  |
Total assets |  |  | 658,230 | 386,573 |  |
Liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |
Current liabilities |  |  | 143 | 110 |  |
Deferred liabilities and credits |  |  | 489 | 622 |  |
Total liabilities |  |  | 632 | 732 |  |
Variable Interest Entities, Other Disclosures |  |  |  |  |  |
Capital contributions, loans or advances |  |  | $ 280,600 | 60,900 |  |
Advantage Spectrum L.P. |  |  |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entities, Other Disclosures |  |  |  |  |  |
Federal Communications Commission deposit |  |  |  | $ 60,000 |  |
Licenses won |  |  | 124 |  |  |
Total winning bid |  |  | $ 338,300 |  |  |
Designated entity auction discount |  |  | 25.00% |  |  |
Other auction charges |  |  | $ 2,300 |  |  |
King Street Wireless L.P. |  |  |  |  |  |
Variable Interest Entities, Other Disclosures |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash distributions paid |  | $ 60,000 |  |  |  |
King Street Wireless, L.P. distribution paid to U.S. Cellular |  | 54,000 |  |  |  |
King Street Wireless, L.P. distribution paid to King Street Wireless, Inc. |  | $ 6,000 |  |  |  |
King Street Wireless L.P. | Adjustment |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounting Changes and Error Corrections |  |  |  |  |  |
Immaterial Error Correction |  |  | During 2015, TDS recorded out-of-period adjustments attributable to 2013 and 2014, related to an agreement with King Street Wireless. TDS has determined that these adjustments were not material to the prior quarterly or annual periods, and also were not material to the full year 2015 results. As a result of these out-of-period adjustments, Net income decreased by $2.8 million and Net income attributable to TDS shareholders decreased by $3.3 million in 2015. |  |  |
Net income (loss) |  |  | $ 2,800 |  |  |
Net income (loss) attributable to TDS shareholders |  |  | $ 3,300 |  |  |
[1] | At December 31, 2015, includes purchases totaling $338.3 million made by Advantage Spectrum from the FCC as described below.

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