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Consolidated Statement Of Cash Flows - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Cash flows from operating activities      
Net income (loss) $ 262,610 $ (147,292) $ 166,821
Add (deduct) adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash flows from operating activities      
Depreciation, amortization and accretion 844,361 836,532 1,018,077
Bad debts expense 112,292 107,861 105,629
Stock-based compensation expense 40,400 35,793 30,338
Deferred income taxes, net 70,849 71,713 (67,150)
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated entities (140,076) (131,965) (132,714)
Distributions from unconsolidated entities 60,060 112,349 127,929
Loss on impairment of assets   87,802  
(Gain) loss on asset disposals, net 22,176 26,531 30,841
(Gain) loss on sale of business and other exit costs, net (135,887) (15,846) (300,656)
(Gain) loss on license sales and exchanges (146,884) (112,993) (255,479)
(Gain) loss on investments     (14,547)
Noncash interest expense 2,760 1,642 2,463
Other operating activities (769) (641) 612
Changes in assets and liabilities from operations      
Accounts receivable (120,230) 17,629 (293,729)
Equipment installment plans receivable (133,734) (188,829) (591)
Inventory 115,482 (29,149) (83,536)
Accounts payable 7,245 (117,264) 86,028
Customer deposits and deferred revenues (35,850) 33,952 66,460
Accrued taxes 38,259 (122,921) 17,388
Accrued interest 4,046 1,277 380
Other assets and liabilities (77,416) (71,369) (9,954)
Net cash provided by operating activities 789,694 394,812 494,610
Cash flows from investing activities      
Cash used for additions to property, plant and equipment (800,628) (799,496) (883,797)
Cash paid for acquisitions and licenses (286,861) (295,253) (314,570)
Cash received from divestitures and exchanges 342,870 187,645 811,120
Cash received for investments   50,000 115,000
Federal Communications Commission deposit   (60,000)  
Other investing activities 6,932 7,360 11,594
Net cash used in investing activities (737,687) (909,744) (260,653)
Cash flows from financing activities      
Repayment of long-term debt (816) (1,072) (1,581)
Issuance of long-term debt 525,000 275,000 37
Repayment of borrowing under revolving credit facility   (150,000)  
Borrowing under revolving credit facility   150,000  
TDS Common Shares reissued for benefit plans, net of tax payments 13,329 (2,019) 9,654
U.S. Cellular Common Shares reissued for benefit plans, net of tax payments 2,167 830 5,784
Repurchase of TDS Common Shares   (39,096) (9,692)
Repurchase of U.S. Cellular Common Shares (6,188) (18,943) (18,544)
Dividends paid to TDS shareholders (61,219) (58,040) (55,293)
U.S. Cellular dividends paid to noncontrolling public shareholders     (75,235)
Payment of debt issuance costs (13,026) (10,215) (23)
Distributions to noncontrolling interests (6,369) (627) (3,766)
Payments to acquire additional interest in subsidiaries (3,983)   (4,505)
Other financing activities 11,840 11,001 8,740
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities 460,735 156,819 (144,424)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 512,742 (358,113) 89,533
Cash and cash equivalents      
Beginning of period 471,901 830,014 740,481
End of period $ 984,643 $ 471,901 $ 830,014