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Property, Plant and Equpment (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property, plant and equipment

TDS’ Property, plant and equipment in service and under construction, and related accumulated depreciation and amortization, as of December 31, 2016 and 2015 were as follows:

	Useful Lives
December 31,	(Years)		2016			2015
(Dollars in millions)
Land	N/A		$	54		$	55
Buildings	5-40			511			506
Leasehold and land improvements	1-30			1,188			1,137
Cable and wire	15-35			1,740			1,689
Network and switching equipment	3-13			2,348			2,279
Cell site equipment	7-25			3,383			3,383
Office furniture and equipment	3-10			508			587
Other operating assets and equipment	3-12			187			205
System development	1-7			1,523			1,459
Work in process	N/A			237			220
Total property, plant and equipment, gross				11,679			11,520
Accumulated depreciation and amortization				(8,124)			(7,756)
Total property, plant and equipment, net			$	3,555		$	3,764

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Tabular disclosure of physical assets used in the normal conduct of business and not intended for resale. Includes, but is not limited to, balances by class of assets, depreciation and depletion expense and method used, including composite depreciation, and accumulated deprecation.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 360
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-Section 50
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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
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-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02(13))
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