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Document And Entity Information
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2016
shares
Entity Registrant Name TELEPHONE & DATA SYSTEMS INC /DE/
Entity Central Index Key 0001051512
Document Type 10-Q
Document Period End Date Mar. 31, 2016
Amendment Flag false
Current Fiscal Year End Date --12-31
Entity Filer Category Large Accelerated Filer
Document Fiscal Year Focus 2016
Document Fiscal Period Focus Q1
Trading Symbol TDS
Common Shares  
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding 101,822,914
Series A Common Shares  
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding 7,218,406