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Intangible Assets (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
Licenses  
Licenses

Licenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Cellular

 

Wireline

 

Cable

 

Total

(Dollars in millions)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at December 31, 2015

$

1,838 

 

$

3 

 

$

3 

 

$

1,844 

 

Acquisitions

 

53 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

53 

 

Transferred to Assets held for sale

 

(8)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(8)

 

Divestitures

 

 

 

 

(1)

 

 

 

 

 

(1)

 

Exchanges - Licenses received

 

25 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25 

 

Exchanges - Licenses surrendered

 

(18)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(18)

Balance at December 31, 2016

 

1,890 

 

 

2 

 

 

3 

 

 

1,895 

 

Acquisitions

 

331 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

331 

 

Transferred to Assets held for sale

 

(10)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(10)

 

Exchanges - Licenses received

 

25 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25 

 

Exchanges - Licenses surrendered

 

(9)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(9)

Balance at December 31, 2017

$

2,227 

 

$

2 

 

$

3 

 

$

2,232 

 

Goodwill  
Goodwill

Goodwill

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Cellular

 

Wireline

 

Cable

 

HMS

 

Total

(Dollars in millions)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at December 31, 2015

$

227 

 

$

409 

 

$

95 

 

$

35 

 

$

766 

 

Other

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at December 31, 2016

 

227 

 

 

409 

 

 

95 

 

 

35 

 

 

766 

 

Acquisitions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5 

 

 

 

 

 

5 

 

Loss on impairment

 

(227)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(35)

 

 

(262)

Balance at December 31, 2017

$

 

 

$

409 

 

$

100 

 

$

 

 

$

509