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Business Segment (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
 3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2017
Sep. 30, 2016
Sep. 30, 2017
Sep. 30, 2016
Dec. 31, 2016
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]          
Service $ 988 $ 1,026 $ 2,976 $ 3,058  
Equipment and product sales 263 288 760 805  
Total operating revenues 1,251 1,314 3,736 3,863  
Cost of services (excluding Depreciation, amortization and accretion reported below) 294 305 874 891  
Cost of equipment and products 291 321 848 921  
Selling, general and administrative 422 440 1,246 1,299  
Depreciation, amortization and accretion 209 214 632 636  
Loss on impairment of goodwill 262 0 262 0  
(Gain) loss on asset disposals, net 6 8 16 20  
(Gain) loss on sale of business and other exit costs, net (1)   (1) (1)  
(Gain) loss on license sales and exchanges, net   (7) (19) (16)  
Operating income (loss) (232) 33 (122) 113  
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated entities 35 38 101 109  
Interest and dividend income 4 2 12 7  
Interest expense (43) (42) (128) (127)  
Other, net   (1)   1  
Income (loss) before income taxes (236) 30 (137) 103  
Income tax expense (benefit) (5) 14 39 45  
Net income (loss) (231) 16 (176) 58  
Depreciation, amortization and accretion 209 214 632 636  
Loss on impairment of goodwill 262 0 262 0  
(Gain) loss on asset disposals, net 6 8 16 20  
(Gain) loss on sale of business and other exit costs, net (1)   (1) (1)  
(Gain) loss on license sales and exchanges, net   (7) (19) (16)  
Interest expense 43 42 128 127  
Income tax expense (benefit) (5) 14 39 45  
Adjusted EBITDA [1] 283 287 881 869  
Investments in unconsolidated entities 467 459 467 459 $ 451
Total assets 9,210 [2] 9,449 9,210 [2] 9,449 $ 9,446 [2]
Capital expenditures 172 145 402 412  
Loss on impairment of goodwill     $ 262    
Goodwill allocation description     During the three months ended September 30, 2017, U.S. Cellular recorded a goodwill impairment of $370 million while TDS recorded a goodwill impairment of the U.S. Cellular reporting unit of $227 million. Prior to 2009, TDS accounted for U.S. Cellular's share repurchases as step acquisitions, allocating a portion of the share repurchase value to TDS' Goodwill. Further, goodwill of the U.S. Cellular reporting unit was impaired at the TDS level in 2003 but not at U.S. Cellular. Consequently, U.S. Cellular's goodwill on a stand-alone basis and any resulting impairments of goodwill does not equal the TDS consolidated goodwill related to U.S. Cellular. For further information on the goodwill impairment see Note 6 — Intangible Assets in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.    
U.S. Cellular          
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]          
Service [3] 737 784 $ 2,223 2,330  
Equipment and product sales 226 239 639 655  
Total operating revenues [3] 963 1,023 2,862 2,985  
Cost of services (excluding Depreciation, amortization and accretion reported below) 185 196 549 572  
Cost of equipment and products 261 280 749 799  
Selling, general and administrative 350 370 1,041 1,089  
Depreciation, amortization and accretion 153 155 460 462  
Loss on impairment of goodwill [4] 370   370    
(Gain) loss on asset disposals, net 5 7 14 16  
(Gain) loss on sale of business and other exit costs, net (1)   (1)    
(Gain) loss on license sales and exchanges, net   (7) (19) (16)  
Operating income (loss) [3] (360) 22 (301) 63  
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated entities 35 38 101 110  
Interest and dividend income [3] 2 1 6 4  
Interest expense (28) (28) (85) (84)  
Other, net     1    
Income (loss) before income taxes (351) 33 (278) 93  
Income tax expense (benefit) (53) 15 (19) 39  
Net income (loss) (298) 18 (259) 54  
Depreciation, amortization and accretion 153 155 460 462  
Loss on impairment of goodwill [4] 370   370    
(Gain) loss on asset disposals, net 5 7 14 16  
(Gain) loss on sale of business and other exit costs, net (1)   (1)    
(Gain) loss on license sales and exchanges, net   (7) (19) (16)  
Interest expense 28 28 85 84  
Income tax expense (benefit) (53) 15 (19) 39  
Adjusted EBITDA [1] 204 216 631 639  
Investments in unconsolidated entities 429 420 429 420  
Total assets 6,780 7,104 6,780 7,104  
Capital expenditures 112 103 257 275  
Loss on impairment of goodwill     227    
Loss on impairment of goodwill, subsidiary     (370)    
TDS Telecom          
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]          
Service 257 248 770 746  
Equipment and product sales 28 39 94 123  
Total operating revenues 285 287 865 868  
Cost of services (excluding Depreciation, amortization and accretion reported below) 110 110 327 320  
Cost of equipment and products 23 33 79 103  
Selling, general and administrative 73 75 215 222  
Depreciation, amortization and accretion 56 57 166 168  
Loss on impairment of goodwill [4] 35   35    
(Gain) loss on asset disposals, net 1 2 2 4  
Operating income (loss) (13) 12 41 53  
Interest and dividend income 2 1 4 2  
Interest expense (1) (1) (3) (2)  
Income (loss) before income taxes (12) 11 42 53  
Income tax expense (benefit) [5] 3 4 24 20  
Net income (loss) (15) 7 18 32  
Depreciation, amortization and accretion 56 57 166 168  
Loss on impairment of goodwill [4] 35   35    
(Gain) loss on asset disposals, net 1 2 2 4  
Interest expense 1 1 3 2  
Income tax expense (benefit) [5] 3 4 24 20  
Adjusted EBITDA [1] 80 71 248 226  
Investments in unconsolidated entities 4 4 4 4  
Total assets 2,028 2,123 2,028 2,123  
Capital expenditures 58 40 139 128  
TDS Telecom Wireline          
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]          
Service 178 174 537 522  
Equipment and product sales     1 1  
Total operating revenues 179 175 538 523  
Cost of services (excluding Depreciation, amortization and accretion reported below) 66 67 194 192  
Cost of equipment and products   1 2 2  
Selling, general and administrative 49 50 145 148  
Depreciation, amortization and accretion 38 41 [6] 114 119 [6]  
(Gain) loss on asset disposals, net   1 1 2  
Operating income (loss) 26 16 84 61  
Interest and dividend income 2 1 4 2  
Interest expense       1  
Income (loss) before income taxes 28 17 88 63  
Depreciation, amortization and accretion 38 41 [6] 114 119 [6]  
(Gain) loss on asset disposals, net   1 1 2  
Interest expense       (1)  
Adjusted EBITDA [1] 66 58 202 183  
Investments in unconsolidated entities 4 4 4 4  
Total assets 1,201 1,259 1,201 1,259  
Capital expenditures 41 27 91 82  
Loss on impairment of goodwill     $ 0    
TDS Telecom Wireline | Depreciation out-of-period adjustment          
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]          
Out-of-period adjustment description     During the nine months ended September 30, 2016, TDS recorded an out-of-period adjustment attributable to the third quarter of 2014 through the first quarter of 2016 related to the over-depreciation of certain assets in the Wireline segment. TDS determined that this adjustment was not material to the quarterly periods or the annual results for 2016. As a result of this out-of-period adjustment, Depreciation, amortization and accretion expense decreased by $4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016.    
TDS Telecom Wireline | Depreciation, amortization and accretion | Depreciation out-of-period adjustment          
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]          
Out-of-period adjustment [6]       4  
TDS Telecom Cable          
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]          
Service 52 46 $ 152 136  
Total operating revenues 52 46 152 137  
Cost of services (excluding Depreciation, amortization and accretion reported below) 25 23 73 69  
Selling, general and administrative 13 13 39 37  
Depreciation, amortization and accretion 11 9 32 27  
(Gain) loss on asset disposals, net 1 1 1 2  
Operating income (loss) 2   7 1  
Income (loss) before income taxes 2   7 1  
Depreciation, amortization and accretion 11 9 32 27  
(Gain) loss on asset disposals, net 1 1 1 2  
Adjusted EBITDA [1] 14 10 41 30  
Total assets 619 592 619 592  
Capital expenditures 14 11 35 41  
Loss on impairment of goodwill     0    
TDS Telecom HMS          
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]          
Service 28 29 84 91  
Equipment and product sales 27 39 93 121  
Total operating revenues 56 68 178 212  
Cost of services (excluding Depreciation, amortization and accretion reported below) 21 21 63 61  
Cost of equipment and products 22 33 77 101  
Selling, general and administrative 11 12 32 37  
Depreciation, amortization and accretion 7 7 21 22  
Loss on impairment of goodwill [4] 35   35    
Operating income (loss) (41) (5) (50) (9)  
Interest expense (1) (1) (3) (3)  
Income (loss) before income taxes (42) (6) (53) (12)  
Depreciation, amortization and accretion 7 7 21 22  
Loss on impairment of goodwill [4] 35   35    
Interest expense 1 1 3 3  
Adjusted EBITDA 1 3 [1] 6 [1] 13 [1]  
Total assets 208 273 208 273  
Capital expenditures 2 2 13 6  
Loss on impairment of goodwill     35    
TDS Telecom Eliminations          
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]          
Service (1) (1) (3) (3)  
Total operating revenues (1) (1) (3) (3)  
Cost of services (excluding Depreciation, amortization and accretion reported below) (1) (1) (3) (3)  
Corporate, Eliminations and Other          
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]          
Service (6) (6) (17) (18)  
Equipment and product sales 9 10 27 27  
Total operating revenues 3 4 9 10  
Cost of services (excluding Depreciation, amortization and accretion reported below) (1) (1) (2) (1)  
Cost of equipment and products 7 8 20 19  
Selling, general and administrative (1) (5) (10) (12)  
Depreciation, amortization and accretion   2 6 6  
Loss on impairment of goodwill [4] (143)   (143)    
(Gain) loss on asset disposals, net   (1)      
(Gain) loss on sale of business and other exit costs, net       (1)  
Operating income (loss) 141 (1) 138 (3)  
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated entities       (1)  
Interest and dividend income     2 1  
Interest expense (14) (13) (40) (41)  
Other, net   (1) (1) 1  
Income (loss) before income taxes 127 (14) 99 (43)  
Income tax expense (benefit) 45 (5) 34 (14)  
Net income (loss) 82 (9) 65 (28)  
Depreciation, amortization and accretion   2 6 6  
Loss on impairment of goodwill [4] (143)   (143)    
(Gain) loss on asset disposals, net   (1)      
(Gain) loss on sale of business and other exit costs, net       (1)  
Interest expense 14 13 40 41  
Income tax expense (benefit) 45 (5) 34 (14)  
Adjusted EBITDA (1)   2 [1] 4 [1]  
Investments in unconsolidated entities 34 35 34 35  
Total assets 402 222 402 222  
Capital expenditures $ 2 $ 2 $ 6 $ 9  
[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 September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 include assets held by consolidated variable interest entities (VIEs) of $757 million and $804 million, respectively, which are not available to be used to settle the obligations of TDS. The consolidated total liabilities as of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 include certain liabilities of consolidated VIEs of $17 million for which the creditors of the VIEs have no recourse to the general credit of TDS. See Note 8 — Variable Interest Entities for additional information.
[3] Equipment installment plan interest income is reflected as a component of Service revenues consistent with an accounting policy change effective January 1, 2017. All prior period numbers have been recast to conform to this accounting change. See Note 1 — Basis of Presentation for additional details.
[4] During the three months ended September 30, 2017, U.S. Cellular recorded a goodwill impairment of $370 million while TDS recorded a goodwill impairment of the U.S. Cellular reporting unit of $227 million. Prior to 2009, TDS accounted for U.S. Cellular's share repurchases as step acquisitions, allocating a portion of the share repurchase value to TDS' Goodwill. Further, goodwill of the U.S. Cellular reporting unit was impaired at the TDS level in 2003 but not at U.S. Cellular. Consequently, U.S. Cellular's goodwill on a stand-alone basis and any resulting impairments of goodwill does not equal the TDS consolidated goodwill related to U.S. Cellular. For further information on the goodwill impairment see Note 6 — Intangible Assets in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
[5] 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".
[6] During the nine months ended September 30, 2016, TDS recorded an out-of-period adjustment attributable to the third quarter of 2014 through the first quarter of 2016 related to the over-depreciation of certain assets in the Wireline segment. TDS determined that this adjustment was not material to the quarterly periods or the annual results for 2016. As a result of this out-of-period adjustment, Depreciation, amortization and accretion expense decreased by $4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016.