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Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows - USD ($)
$ in Millions
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2018
Sep. 30, 2017
Cash flows from operating activities    
Net income (loss) $ 155 [1] $ (176)
Add (deduct) adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash flows from operating activities    
Depreciation, amortization and accretion 662 632
Bad debts expense 71 68
Stock-based compensation expense 37 34
Deferred income taxes, net 31 (23)
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated entities (121) (101)
Distributions from unconsolidated entities 91 85
Loss on impairment of goodwill 0 262 [2]
(Gain) loss on asset disposals, net 3 16
(Gain) loss on sale of business and other exit costs, net 0 (1)
(Gain) loss on license sales and exchanges, net (18) [1] (19)
Noncash interest 3 2
Changes in assets and liabilities from operations    
Accounts receivable (5) (6)
Equipment installment plans receivable (88) (164)
Inventory 13 44
Accounts payable 13 (59)
Customer deposits and deferred revenues (7) (16)
Accrued taxes (3) 41
Accrued interest 11 11
Other assets and liabilities (36) (9)
Net cash provided by operating activities 812 621
Cash flows from investing activities    
Cash paid for additions to property, plant and equipment (447) (398)
Cash paid for acquisitions and licenses (10) (200)
Cash received for investments 100 0
Cash paid for investments 0 (100)
Cash received from divestitures and exchanges 28 19
Other investing activities 4 1
Net cash used in investing activities (325) (678)
Cash flows from financing activities    
Repayment of long-term debt (15) (9)
TDS Common Shares reissued for benefit plans, net of tax payments 27  
TDS Common Shares reissued for benefit plans, net of tax payments   (1)
U.S. Cellular Common Shares reissued for benefit plans, net of tax payments 7 0
Repurchase of TDS Preferred Shares 0 (1)
Dividends paid to TDS shareholders (54) (51)
Payment of debt issuance costs (2) 0
Distributions to noncontrolling interests (5) (2)
Other financing activities 0 5
Net cash used in financing activities (42) (59)
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash 445 (116)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash    
Beginning of period 622 904
End of period $ 1,067 $ 788
[1] As of January 1, 2018, TDS adopted ASU 2014-09 using a modified retrospective approach. Under this method, the new accounting standard is applied only to the most recent period presented. As a result, 2018 amounts include the impacts of ASU 2014-09, but 2017 amounts remain as previously reported, except as specifically stated. See Note 2 — Revenue Recognition for additional information.
[2] 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. The TDS adjustment of $143 million is included in "Corporate, Eliminations and Other." During the three months ended September 30, 2017, TDS also recorded a goodwill impairment of $35 million related to its HMS operations included in "Corporate, Eliminations and Other."