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Intangible Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014
Goodwill |  |  |  |  |
Balance, beginning of period |  | $ 771,352 |  |  |
Balance, end of period |  | 765,792 |  | $ 771,352 |
Licenses |  |  |  |  |
Licenses and Franchise Rights |  |  |  |  |
Balance, beginning of period |  | 1,453,574 |  | 1,423,779 |
Acquisitions |  | 345,807 | [1] | 44,410 |
Transferred to Assets held for sale |  |  |  | (56,809) |
Exchanges |  | 43,485 |  | 55,780 |
Divestitures |  |  |  | (15,220) |
Other |  | 1,482 |  | 1,634 |
Balance, end of period |  | 1,844,348 |  | 1,453,574 |
Licenses | U.S. Cellular |  |  |  |  |
Licenses and Franchise Rights |  |  |  |  |
Balance, beginning of period |  | 1,448,071 |  | 1,405,759 |
Acquisitions |  | 345,807 | [1] | 41,707 |
Transferred to Assets held for sale |  |  |  | (56,809) |
Exchanges |  | 43,485 |  | 55,780 |
Other |  | 1,482 |  | 1,634 |
Balance, end of period |  | 1,838,845 |  | 1,448,071 |
Licenses | TDS Telecom Wireline |  |  |  |  |
Licenses and Franchise Rights |  |  |  |  |
Balance, beginning of period |  | 2,800 |  | 2,800 |
Balance, end of period |  | 2,800 |  | 2,800 |
Licenses | TDS Telecom Cable |  |  |  |  |
Licenses and Franchise Rights |  |  |  |  |
Balance, beginning of period |  | 2,703 |  |  |
Acquisitions |  |  |  | 2,703 |
Balance, end of period |  | 2,703 |  | 2,703 |
Licenses | Other |  |  |  |  |
Licenses and Franchise Rights |  |  |  |  |
Balance, beginning of period | [2] |  |  | 15,220 |
Divestitures | [2] |  |  | (15,220) |
Franchise rights | TDS Telecom Cable |  |  |  |  |
Licenses and Franchise Rights |  |  |  |  |
Balance, beginning of period |  | 244,300 |  | 123,668 |
Acquisitions |  |  |  | 120,979 |
Other |  | (120) |  | (347) |
Balance, end of period |  | 244,180 |  | 244,300 |
Goodwill |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  |  |  |
Balance, beginning of period |  | 771,352 |  | 836,843 | [3]
Acquisitions |  |  |  | 33,610 |
Loss on impairment |  |  |  | (87,802) |
Divestitures |  | 5,005 |  | (2,855) |
Transferred to Assets held for sale |  |  |  | (8,444) |
Other |  | (555) |  |  |
Balance, end of period |  | 765,792 |  | 771,352 |
Goodwill | U.S. Cellular |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  |  |  |
Balance, beginning of period |  | 227,406 |  | 232,041 | [3]
Divestitures |  |  |  | (291) |
Transferred to Assets held for sale |  |  |  | (4,344) |
Other |  | (555) |  |  |
Accumulated impairment losses in prior periods |  |  |  | (333,900) |
Balance, end of period |  | 226,851 |  | 227,406 |
Goodwill | TDS Telecom Wireline |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  |  |  |
Balance, beginning of period |  | 413,794 |  | 420,458 | [3]
Divestitures |  | 5,005 |  | (2,564) |
Transferred to Assets held for sale |  |  |  | (4,100) |
Accumulated impairment losses in prior periods |  |  |  | (29,400) |
Balance, end of period |  | 408,789 |  | 413,794 |
Goodwill | TDS Telecom Cable |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  |  |  |
Balance, beginning of period |  | 95,322 |  | 61,712 | [3]
Acquisitions |  |  |  | 33,610 |
Balance, end of period |  | 95,322 |  | 95,322 |
Goodwill | TDS Telecom HMS |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  |  |  |
Balance, beginning of period |  | 34,830 |  | 118,830 | [3]
Loss on impairment |  |  |  | (84,000) |
Balance, end of period |  | $ 34,830 |  | 34,830 |
Goodwill | Other |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  |  |  |
Balance, beginning of period | [3] |  |  | 3,802 |
Loss on impairment |  |  |  | (3,802) |
Accumulated impairment losses in prior periods |  |  |  | $ (500) |
[1] | 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.
[2] | Represents the transfer of licenses from Airadigm to U.S. Cellular in 2014. See Note 6 - Acquisitions, Divestitures and Exchanges for additional information.
[3] | 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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