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Debt (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Debt instrument facilities

The following table summarizes the revolving credit facilities as of December 31, 2016:

	TDS			U.S. Cellular
(Dollars in millions)
Maximum borrowing capacity	$	400		$	300
Letters of credit outstanding	$	1		$	2
Amount borrowed	$	–		$	–
Amount available for use	$	399		$	298

Long-term debt

Long-term debt as of December 31, 2016 and 2015 was as follows:

											December 31,
											2016						2015
					Issuance date		Maturity date		Call date (any time on or after)		Principal Amount		Less Unamortized discount and debt issuance costs		Total		Principal Amount		Less Unamortized discount and debt issuance costs	Total
(Dollars in millions)
TDS:
		Unsecured Senior Notes
		6.625%			March 2005		March 2045		March 2010	$	116	$	3	$	113	$	116	$	3	$	113
		6.875%			Nov 2010		Nov 2059		Nov 2015		225		7		218		225		8		217
		7.000%			March 2011		March 2060		March 2016		300		10		290		300		10		290
		5.875%			Dec 2012		Dec 2061		Dec 2017		195		7		188		195		7		188
	Purchase contract				Oct 2001		Oct 2021				1		–		1		1		–		1
				Total Parent						$	837	$	27	$	810	$	837	$	28	$	809
Subsidiaries:
	U.S. Cellular -
		Unsecured Senior Notes
		6.700%			Dec 2003 and June 2004		Dec 2033		Dec 2003 and June 2004	$	544	$	15	$	529	$	544	$	15	$	529
		6.950%			May 2011		May 2060		May 2016		342		11		331		342		11		331
		7.250%			Dec 2014		Dec 2063		Dec 2019		275		10		265		275		10		265
		7.250%			Nov 2015		Dec 2064		Dec 2020		300		10		290		300		10		290
		Term Loan			Jul 2015		Jan 2022				214		2		212		225		2		223
		Obligation on capital leases									2		–		2		2		–		2
	TDS Telecom -
		Rural Utilities Service (“RUS”) and other notes									1		–		1		1		–		1
		Obligation on capital leases									1		–		1		1		–		1
	Other -
		Long-term notes					Through 2021				4		–		4		3		–		3
				Total Subsidiaries							1,683		48		1,635		1,693		48		1,645
Total long-term debt										$	2,520	$	75	$	2,445	$	2,530	$	76	$	2,454
		Long-term debt, current												$	12					$	14
		Long-term debt, noncurrent												$	2,433					$	2,440

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