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Business Segment (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2016
Dec. 31, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Service $ 3,999 $ 4,322 $ 4,329
Equipment and product sales 1,105 854 680
Total operating revenues 5,104 5,176 5,009
Cost of services (excluding Depreciation, amortization and accretion reported below) 1,189 1,191 1,164
Cost of equipment and products 1,240 1,224 1,347
Selling, general and administrative 1,759 1,781 1,865
Depreciation, amortization and accretion 850 844 837
Loss on impairment of assets     88
(Gain) loss on asset disposals, net 27 22 27
(Gain) loss on sale of business and other exit costs, net (1) (136) (16)
(Gain) loss on license sales and exchanges, net (20) (147) (113)
Operating income (loss) 60 397 (190)
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated entities 140 140 132
Interest and dividend income 62 39 17
Interest expense (170) (142) (111)
Other, net   1  
Income (loss) before income taxes 92 435 (152)
Income tax expense (benefit) 40 172 (5)
Net income (loss) 52 263 (147)
Depreciation, amortization and accretion 850 844 837
Loss on impairment of assets     88
(Gain) loss on asset disposals, net 27 22 27
(Gain) loss on sale of business and other exit costs, net (1) (136) (16)
(Gain) loss on license sales and exchanges, net (20) (147) (113)
Interest expense 170 142 111
Income tax expense (benefit) 40 172 (5)
Adjusted EBITDA [1] 1,118 1,160 782
Investments in unconsolidated entities 451 402 322
Total assets 9,446 [2] 9,422 [2] 8,854
Capital expenditures 630 759 771
U.S. Cellular      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Service 3,030 3,350 3,398
Equipment and product sales 909 647 495
Total operating revenues 3,939 3,997 3,893
Cost of services (excluding Depreciation, amortization and accretion reported below) 760 775 770
Cost of equipment and products 1,081 1,053 1,193
Selling, general and administrative 1,480 1,494 1,592
Depreciation, amortization and accretion 618 607 606
(Gain) loss on asset disposals, net 22 16 21
(Gain) loss on sale of business and other exit costs, net   (114) (33)
(Gain) loss on license sales and exchanges, net (19) (147) (113)
Operating income (loss) (3) 313 (143)
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated entities 140 140 130
Interest and dividend income 57 36 12
Interest expense (113) (86) (57)
Other, net 1 1 (1)
Income (loss) before income taxes 82 404 (59)
Income tax expense (benefit) [3] 33 157 (12)
Net income (loss) 49 247 (47)
Depreciation, amortization and accretion 618 607 606
(Gain) loss on asset disposals, net 22 16 21
(Gain) loss on sale of business and other exit costs, net   (114) (33)
(Gain) loss on license sales and exchanges, net (19) (147) (113)
Interest expense 113 86 57
Income tax expense (benefit) [3] 33 157 (12)
Adjusted EBITDA [1] 816 852 479
Investments in unconsolidated entities 413 363 283
Total assets 7,110 7,060 6,462
Capital expenditures 446 533 558
TDS Telecom Wireline      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Service 696 699 715
Equipment and product sales 2 2 2
Total operating revenues 698 701 716
Cost of services (excluding Depreciation, amortization and accretion reported below) 258 255 257
Cost of equipment and products 2 2 2
Selling, general and administrative 197 194 190
Depreciation, amortization and accretion 159 166 169
(Gain) loss on asset disposals, net 2 5 2
(Gain) loss on sale of business and other exit costs, net   (10) (2)
(Gain) loss on license sales and exchanges, net (1)    
Operating income (loss) 80 89 98
Interest and dividend income 3 2 2
Interest expense 1 1 3
Income (loss) before income taxes 83 92 104
Depreciation, amortization and accretion 159 166 169
(Gain) loss on asset disposals, net 2 5 2
(Gain) loss on sale of business and other exit costs, net   (10) (2)
(Gain) loss on license sales and exchanges, net (1)    
Interest expense (1) (1) (3)
Adjusted EBITDA [1] 242 252 270
Investments in unconsolidated entities 4 4 4
Total assets 1,231 1,312 1,419
Capital expenditures 108 140 136
TDS Telecom Cable      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Service 185 175 117
Total operating revenues 185 175 117
Cost of services (excluding Depreciation, amortization and accretion reported below) 94 79 54
Selling, general and administrative 51 54 36
Depreciation, amortization and accretion 37 35 24
(Gain) loss on asset disposals, net 2 1 2
Operating income (loss) 2 6  
Income (loss) before income taxes 2 7  
Depreciation, amortization and accretion 37 35 24
(Gain) loss on asset disposals, net 2 1 2
Adjusted EBITDA [1] 41 42 26
Total assets 599 578 564
Capital expenditures 54 52 36
TDS Telecom HMS      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Service 119 117 110
Equipment and product sales 155 170 149
Total operating revenues 273 287 259
Cost of services (excluding Depreciation, amortization and accretion reported below) 82 85 77
Cost of equipment and products 128 143 126
Selling, general and administrative 48 47 53
Depreciation, amortization and accretion 29 27 27
Loss on impairment of assets     84
Operating income (loss) (14) (15) (109)
Interest expense (4) (2) (2)
Income (loss) before income taxes (18) (18) (111)
Depreciation, amortization and accretion 29 27 27
Loss on impairment of assets     84
Interest expense 4 2 2
Adjusted EBITDA [1] 15 12 2
Total assets 264 286 269
Capital expenditures 11 27 37
TDS Telecom Eliminations      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Service (5) (5) (4)
Total operating revenues (5) (5) (4)
Cost of services (excluding Depreciation, amortization and accretion reported below) (4) (4) (4)
TDS Telecom      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Service 995 986 938
Equipment and product sales 157 172 151
Total operating revenues 1,151 1,158 1,088
Cost of services (excluding Depreciation, amortization and accretion reported below) 430 414 385
Cost of equipment and products 131 145 129
Selling, general and administrative 295 294 279
Depreciation, amortization and accretion 224 228 220
Loss on impairment of assets     84
(Gain) loss on asset disposals, net 4 6 5
(Gain) loss on sale of business and other exit costs, net   (10) (2)
(Gain) loss on license sales and exchanges, net (1)    
Operating income (loss) 67 79 (10)
Interest and dividend income 3 2 2
Interest expense (3) (1) 1
Income (loss) before income taxes 67 81 (7)
Income tax expense (benefit) [3] 25 35 18
Net income (loss) 42 46 (24)
Depreciation, amortization and accretion 224 228 220
Loss on impairment of assets     84
(Gain) loss on asset disposals, net 4 6 5
(Gain) loss on sale of business and other exit costs, net   (10) (2)
(Gain) loss on license sales and exchanges, net (1)    
Interest expense 3 1 (1)
Income tax expense (benefit) [3] 25 35 18
Adjusted EBITDA [1] 298 306 298
Investments in unconsolidated entities 4 4 4
Total assets 2,094 2,176 2,252
Capital expenditures 173 219 208
Corporate, Eliminations and Other      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Service (26) (14) (7)
Equipment and product sales 39 35 34
Total operating revenues 14 21 28
Cost of services (excluding Depreciation, amortization and accretion reported below) (1) 2 9
Cost of equipment and products 28 26 25
Selling, general and administrative (16) (7) (6)
Depreciation, amortization and accretion 8 9 11
Loss on impairment of assets     4
(Gain) loss on asset disposals, net 1   1
(Gain) loss on sale of business and other exit costs, net (1) (12) 19
Operating income (loss) (4) 5 (37)
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated entities     2
Interest and dividend income 2 1 3
Interest expense (54) (55) (55)
Other, net (1)   1
Income (loss) before income taxes (57) (50) (86)
Income tax expense (benefit) [3] (18) (20) (11)
Net income (loss) (39) (30) (76)
Depreciation, amortization and accretion 8 9 11
Loss on impairment of assets     4
(Gain) loss on asset disposals, net 1   1
(Gain) loss on sale of business and other exit costs, net (1) (12) 19
Interest expense 54 55 55
Income tax expense (benefit) [3] (18) (20) (11)
Adjusted EBITDA [1] 4 2 5
Investments in unconsolidated entities 34 35 35
Total assets 242 186 140
Capital expenditures $ 11 $ 7 $ 5
[1] Adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization and accretion (“Adjusted EBITDA”) is a segment measure reported to the chief operating decision maker for purposes of making decisions about allocating resources to the segments and assessing their performance. Adjusted EBITDA is defined as net income, adjusted for the items set forth in the reconciliation above. TDS believes Adjusted EBITDA is a useful measure of TDS’ operating results before significant recurring non-cash charges, gains and losses, and other items as presented above as they provide additional relevant and useful information to investors and other users of TDS' financial data in evaluating the effectiveness of its operations and underlying business trends in a manner that is consistent with management's evaluation of business performance.
[2] The consolidated total assets as of December 31, 2016 and 2015 include assets held by consolidated VIEs of $804 million and $658 million, respectively, which are not available to be used to settle the obligations of TDS. The consolidated total liabilities as of December 31, 2016 and 2015 include certain liabilities of consolidated VIEs of $17 million and $1 million, respectively, for which the creditors of the VIEs have no recourse to the general credit of TDS. See Note 14 — Variable Interest Entities for additional information.
[3] Income tax expense (benefit) is not provided at the individual segment level for Wireline, Cable and HMS. TDS calculates income tax expense for "TDS Telecom Total".