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Business Segment Information (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
 3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2018
Sep. 30, 2017
Sep. 30, 2018
Sep. 30, 2017
Dec. 31, 2017
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]          
Total operating revenues $ 1,297 [1] $ 1,251 $ 3,777 [1] $ 3,736  
Selling, general and administrative 421 [1] 423 1,232 [1] 1,249  
Depreciation, amortization and accretion 220 209 662 632  
Loss on impairment of goodwill 0 262 [2] 0 262 [2]  
(Gain) loss on asset disposals, net 0 6 3 16  
(Gain) loss on sale of business and other exit costs, net 0 (1) 0 (1)  
(Gain) loss on license sales and exchanges, net 0 0 (18) [1] (19)  
Operating income (loss) 51 [1] (233) [3] 192 [1] (125) [3]  
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated entities 42 35 121 101  
Interest and dividend income 6 4 18 12  
Interest expense (43) (43) (129) (128)  
Other, net 2 1 [3] 1 3 [3]  
Income (loss) before income taxes 58 [1] (236) 203 [1] (137)  
Income tax expense (benefit) 5 [1] (5) 48 [1] 39  
Net income (loss) 53 [1] (231) 155 [1] (176)  
Depreciation, amortization and accretion 220 209 662 632  
Loss on impairment of goodwill 0 262 [2] 0 262 [2]  
(Gain) loss on asset disposals, net 0 6 3 16  
(Gain) loss on sale of business and other exit costs, net 0 (1) 0 (1)  
(Gain) loss on license sales and exchanges, net 0 0 (18) [1] (19)  
Interest expense 43 43 129 128  
Income tax expense (benefit) 5 [1] (5) 48 [1] 39  
Adjusted EBITDA [4] 321 283 979 881  
Investments in unconsolidated entities 500 467 500 467 $ 453
Total assets 9,719 [5] 9,210 9,719 [5] 9,210 $ 9,295 [5]
Capital expenditures 177 172 430 402  
U.S. Cellular          
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]          
Goodwill impairment   227      
Service          
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]          
Total operating revenues 1,017 [1] 988 2,988 [1] 2,976  
Cost of goods and services 314 294 902 874  
Equipment and product sales          
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]          
Total operating revenues 280 [1] 263 789 [1] 760  
Cost of goods and services 291 [1] 291 804 [1] 848  
U.S. Cellular          
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]          
Total operating revenues 1,001 [1] 963 2,916 [1] 2,862  
Selling, general and administrative 346 [1] 350 1,014 [1] 1,041  
Depreciation, amortization and accretion 160 153 478 460  
Loss on impairment of goodwill [2]   370   370  
(Gain) loss on asset disposals, net 3 5 5 14  
(Gain) loss on sale of business and other exit costs, net   (1)   (1)  
(Gain) loss on license sales and exchanges, net     (18) [1] (19)  
Operating income (loss) 34 [1] (360) 155 [1] (301)  
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated entities 42 35 120 101  
Interest and dividend income 4 2 10 6  
Interest expense (29) (28) (87) (85)  
Other, net 0 0 0 1  
Income (loss) before income taxes 51 [1] (351) 198 [1] (278)  
Income tax expense (benefit) 14 [1] (53) 55 [1] (19)  
Net income (loss) 37 [1] (298) 143 [1] (259)  
Depreciation, amortization and accretion 160 153 478 460  
Loss on impairment of goodwill [2]   370   370  
(Gain) loss on asset disposals, net 3 5 5 14  
(Gain) loss on sale of business and other exit costs, net   (1)   (1)  
(Gain) loss on license sales and exchanges, net     (18) [1] (19)  
Interest expense 29 28 87 85  
Income tax expense (benefit) 14 [1] (53) 55 [1] (19)  
Adjusted EBITDA [4] 243 204 750 631  
Investments in unconsolidated entities 461 429 461 429  
Total assets 7,228 6,780 7,228 6,780  
Capital expenditures 118 112 274 257  
U.S. Cellular | Service          
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]          
Total operating revenues 759 [1] 737 2,224 [1] 2,223  
Cost of goods and services 200 185 566 549  
U.S. Cellular | Equipment and product sales          
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]          
Total operating revenues 242 [1] 226 692 [1] 639  
Cost of goods and services 258 [1] 261 716 [1] 749  
TDS Telecom Total          
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]          
Total operating revenues 234 [1] 230 695 [1] 690 [6]  
Selling, general and administrative 63 [1] 63 187 [1] 185 [6]  
Depreciation, amortization and accretion 53 49 160 146  
Loss on impairment of goodwill   0   0  
(Gain) loss on asset disposals, net (3) 1 (2) 2  
(Gain) loss on sale of business and other exit costs, net   0   0  
(Gain) loss on license sales and exchanges, net     0 [1] 0  
Operating income (loss) 28 [1] 27 [3] 71 [1] 88 [3]  
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated entities 0 0 0 0  
Interest and dividend income 2 2 5 4  
Interest expense 1 0 1 0  
Other, net 1 1 [3] 2 2 [3]  
Income (loss) before income taxes 31 [1] 30 80 [1] 95  
Income tax expense (benefit) [7] (5) [1] 11 7 [1] 37  
Net income (loss) 36 [1] 18 73 [1] 58  
Depreciation, amortization and accretion 53 49 160 146  
Loss on impairment of goodwill   0   0  
(Gain) loss on asset disposals, net (3) 1 (2) 2  
(Gain) loss on sale of business and other exit costs, net   0   0  
(Gain) loss on license sales and exchanges, net     0 [1] 0  
Interest expense (1) 0 (1) 0  
Income tax expense (benefit) [7] (5) [1] 11 7 [1] 37  
Adjusted EBITDA [4] 80 79 236 243  
Investments in unconsolidated entities 4 4 4 4  
Total assets 1,929 1,822 1,929 1,822  
Capital expenditures 54 56 140 127  
TDS Telecom Total | Service          
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]          
Total operating revenues 234 [1] 230 693 [1] 689 [6]  
Cost of goods and services 94 90 277 266 [6]  
TDS Telecom Total | Equipment and product sales          
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]          
Total operating revenues 0 [1] 0 1 [1] 1  
Cost of goods and services 0 [1] 0 1 [1] 2  
TDS Telecom Wireline          
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]          
Total operating revenues 177 [1] 179 526 [1] 538  
Selling, general and administrative 49 [1] 49 146 [1] 147  
Depreciation, amortization and accretion 35 38 108 114  
Loss on impairment of goodwill   0   0  
(Gain) loss on asset disposals, net (4) 0 (3) 1  
(Gain) loss on sale of business and other exit costs, net   0   0  
(Gain) loss on license sales and exchanges, net     0 [1] 0  
Operating income (loss) 28 [1] 25 [3] 75 [1] 81 [3]  
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated entities 0 0 0 0  
Interest and dividend income 2 2 5 4  
Interest expense 1 0 1 0  
Other, net 1 1 [3] 2 3 [3]  
Income (loss) before income taxes 31 [1] 28 83 [1] 88  
Depreciation, amortization and accretion 35 38 108 114  
Loss on impairment of goodwill   0   0  
(Gain) loss on asset disposals, net (4) 0 (3) 1  
(Gain) loss on sale of business and other exit costs, net   0   0  
(Gain) loss on license sales and exchanges, net     0 [1] 0  
Interest expense (1) 0 (1) 0  
Adjusted EBITDA [4] 61 66 186 202  
Investments in unconsolidated entities 4 4 4 4  
Total assets 1,302 1,201 1,302 1,201  
Capital expenditures 41 41 103 91  
TDS Telecom Wireline | Service          
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]          
Total operating revenues 176 [1] 178 524 [1] 537  
Cost of goods and services 68 66 200 194  
TDS Telecom Wireline | Equipment and product sales          
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]          
Total operating revenues 0 [1] 0 1 [1] 1  
Cost of goods and services 0 [1] 0 1 [1] 2  
TDS Telecom Cable          
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]          
Total operating revenues 58 [1] 52 170 [1] 152  
Selling, general and administrative 14 [1] 13 42 [1] 39  
Depreciation, amortization and accretion 17 11 52 32  
Loss on impairment of goodwill   0   0  
(Gain) loss on asset disposals, net 1 1 1 1  
(Gain) loss on sale of business and other exit costs, net   0   0  
(Gain) loss on license sales and exchanges, net     0 [1] 0  
Operating income (loss) 0 [1] 2 (4) [1] 7  
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated entities 0 0 0 0  
Interest and dividend income 0 0 1 0  
Interest expense 0 0 0 0  
Other, net 0 0 0 0  
Income (loss) before income taxes 0 [1] 2 (3) [1] 7  
Depreciation, amortization and accretion 17 11 52 32  
Loss on impairment of goodwill   0   0  
(Gain) loss on asset disposals, net 1 1 1 1  
(Gain) loss on sale of business and other exit costs, net   0   0  
(Gain) loss on license sales and exchanges, net     0 [1] 0  
Interest expense 0 0 0 0  
Adjusted EBITDA [4] 18 14 50 41  
Investments in unconsolidated entities 0 0 0 0  
Total assets 637 619 637 619  
Capital expenditures 13 14 37 35  
TDS Telecom Cable | Service          
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]          
Total operating revenues 58 [1] 52 170 [1] 152  
Cost of goods and services 26 25 78 73  
TDS Telecom Cable | Equipment and product sales          
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]          
Total operating revenues 0 [1] 0 0 [1] 0  
Cost of goods and services 0 [1] 0 0 [1] 0  
TDS Telecom HMS          
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]          
Goodwill impairment   35      
Corporate, Eliminations and Other          
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]          
Total operating revenues 62 [1] 58 166 [1] 184  
Selling, general and administrative 12 [1] 10 31 [1] 23  
Depreciation, amortization and accretion 7 7 24 26  
Loss on impairment of goodwill [2]   (108)   (108)  
(Gain) loss on asset disposals, net 0 0 0 0  
(Gain) loss on sale of business and other exit costs, net   0   0  
(Gain) loss on license sales and exchanges, net     0 [1] 0  
Operating income (loss) (11) [1] 100 (34) [1] 88  
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated entities 0 0 1 0  
Interest and dividend income 0 0 3 2  
Interest expense (15) (15) (43) (43)  
Other, net 1 0 (1) 0  
Income (loss) before income taxes (24) [1] 85 (75) [1] 46  
Income tax expense (benefit) (4) [1] 37 (14) [1] 21  
Net income (loss) (20) [1] 49 (61) [1] 25  
Depreciation, amortization and accretion 7 7 24 26  
Loss on impairment of goodwill [2]   (108)   (108)  
(Gain) loss on asset disposals, net 0 0 0 0  
(Gain) loss on sale of business and other exit costs, net   0   0  
(Gain) loss on license sales and exchanges, net     0 [1] 0  
Interest expense 15 15 43 43  
Income tax expense (benefit) (4) [1] 37 (14) [1] 21  
Adjusted EBITDA [4] (2) 0 (7) 7  
Investments in unconsolidated entities 35 34 35 34  
Total assets 562 608 562 608  
Capital expenditures 5 4 16 19  
Goodwill impairment   143      
Corporate, Eliminations and Other | Service          
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]          
Total operating revenues 24 [1] 21 71 [1] 64  
Cost of goods and services 20 19 59 59  
Corporate, Eliminations and Other | Equipment and product sales          
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]          
Total operating revenues 38 [1] 37 96 [1] 120  
Cost of goods and services $ 33 [1] $ 30 $ 87 [1] $ 97  
[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."
[3] ASU 2017-07, regarding net periodic pension cost and net periodic postretirement benefit cost was adopted as of January 1, 2018, and applied retrospectively. All prior year numbers have been recast to conform to this standard.
[4] 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.
[5] The consolidated total assets as of September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, include assets held by consolidated variable interest entities (VIEs) of $831 million and $765 million, respectively, which are not available to be used to settle the obligations of TDS. The consolidated total liabilities as of September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, include certain liabilities of consolidated VIEs of $17 million and $21 million, respectively, for which the creditors of the VIEs have no recourse to the general credit of TDS. See Note 10 — Variable Interest Entities for additional information.
[6] TDS Telecom Total includes eliminations between the Wireline and Cable segments.
[7] Income tax expense (benefit) is not provided at the individual segment level for Wireline and Cable. TDS calculates income tax expense for “TDS Telecom Total”.