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Earnings Per Share (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Earnings Per Share

Earnings per share

The amounts used in computing earnings (loss) per common share and the effects of potentially dilutive securities on the weighted average number of common shares were as follows:

Year Ended December 31,				2015			2014			2013
(Dollars and shares in thousands, except earnings per share)
Basic earnings (loss) per share attributable to TDS shareholders:
Net income (loss) available to common shareholders of TDS used in basic
earnings (loss) per share				$	218,988		$	(136,404)		$	141,878
Adjustments to compute diluted earnings:
	Noncontrolling interest adjustment				(1,525)			–			(1,058)
	Preferred dividend adjustment				49			–			49
Net income (loss) available to common shareholders of TDS used in				$	217,512		$	(136,404)		$	140,869
diluted earnings (loss) per share
Weighted average number of shares used in basic earnings (loss) per share
		Common Shares			101,453			101,304			101,339
		Series A Common Shares			7,192			7,181			7,151
			Total		108,645			108,485			108,490
Effects of dilutive securities:
	Stock options1				773			–			209
	Restricted stock units1				436			–			375
	Preferred shares1				56			–			58
Weighted average number of shares used in diluted earnings (loss) per share					109,910			108,485			109,132
Basic earnings (loss) per share attributable to TDS shareholders				$	2.02		$	(1.26)		$	1.31
Diluted earnings (loss) per share attributable to TDS shareholders				$	1.98		$	(1.26)		$	1.29
1		There were no effects of dilutive securities in 2014 due to the net loss for the year.

Summary of antidilutive shares

Certain Common Shares issuable upon the exercise of stock options, vesting of restricted stock units or conversion of convertible preferred shares were not included in average diluted shares outstanding for the calculation of Diluted earnings (loss) per share attributable to TDS shareholders because their effects were antidilutive. The number of such Common Shares excluded is shown in the table below.

Year Ended December 31,	2015		2014		2013
(Shares in thousands)
Stock options	4,499		8,984		7,120
Restricted stock units	190		839		171
Preferred shares	–		56		–

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Tabular disclosure of securities (including those issuable pursuant to contingent stock agreements) that could potentially dilute basic earnings per share (EPS) in the future that were not included in the computation of diluted EPS because to do so would increase EPS amounts or decrease loss per share amounts for the period presented, by antidilutive securities.

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Tabular disclosure of an entity's basic and diluted earnings per share calculations, including a reconciliation of numerators and denominators of the basic and diluted per-share computations for income from continuing operations.

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