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Common Shareholders' Equity (Tables)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015
Common Share Repurchases  
Schedule of common shares, rollforward

The following table summarizes the number of Common and Series A Common Shares issued and repurchased.

 

 

Common Shares

 

Common Treasury Shares

 

Series A Common Shares

(Shares in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at December 31, 2012

125,512 

 

24,641 

 

7,160 

 

Repurchase of shares

– 

 

339 

 

– 

 

Conversion of Series A Common Shares

33 

 

– 

 

(33)

 

Dividend reinvestment, incentive and compensation plans

– 

 

(1,026)

 

39 

Balance at December 31, 2013

125,545 

 

23,954 

 

7,166 

 

Repurchase of shares

– 

 

1,542 

 

– 

 

Conversion of Series A Common Shares

25 

 

– 

 

(25)

 

Dividend reinvestment, incentive and compensation plans

– 

 

(646)

 

38 

Balance at December 31, 2014

125,570 

 

24,850 

 

7,179 

 

Conversion of Series A Common Shares

1 

 

– 

 

(1)

 

Dividend reinvestment, incentive and compensation plans

– 

 

(1,034)

 

33 

Balance at December 31, 2015

125,571 

 

23,816 

 

7,211 

 
Share repurchases

Share repurchases made under these authorizations were as follows:

Year Ended December 31,

Number of

 

Average Cost

 

 

 

(Shares and dollar amounts in thousands, except per share amounts)

Shares

 

Per Share

 

Amount

2015

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Cellular Common Shares

178 

 

$

34.86 

 

$

6,188 

 

TDS Common Shares

– 

 

 

– 

 

 

– 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2014

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Cellular Common Shares

496 

 

$

38.19 

 

$

18,943 

 

TDS Common Shares

1,542 

 

 

25.36 

 

 

39,096 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2013

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Cellular Common Shares

499 

 

$

37.19 

 

$

18,544 

 

TDS Common Shares

339 

 

 

28.60 

 

 

9,692