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Intangible Assets (Tables)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2018
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of Licenses
Activity related to TDS' Licenses is presented below.
 
U.S. Cellular
 
Wireline
 
Cable
 
Total
(Dollars in millions)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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

Acquisitions
8

 
—

 
—

 
8

Transferred to Assets held for sale1
(51
)
 
—

 
—

 
(51
)
Divestitures
(11
)
 
—

 
—

 
(11
)
Exchanges - Licenses received
18

 
—

 
—

 
18

Exchanges - Licenses surrendered
(1
)
 
—

 
—

 
(1
)
Balance at December 31, 2018
$
2,190

 
$
2

 
$
3


$
2,195


1 
Licenses classified as Assets held for sale in 2018 are included in transactions which closed in the first quarter of 2019.
Schedule of Goodwill
Activity related to TDS' Goodwill is presented below.
 
U.S. Cellular
 
Wireline
 
Cable
 
Other
 
Total
(Dollars in millions)
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

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

Other
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

Balance at December 31, 2018
$
—

 
$
409

 
$
100

 
$
—

 
$
509
Schedule of Franchise Rights
Activity related to TDS' Other intangible assets is presented below.
 
December 31, 2018
 
December 31, 2017
 
Gross Amount
 
Accumulated Amortization
 
Net Amount
 
Gross Amount
 
Accumulated Amortization
 
Net Amount
(Dollars in millions)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Franchise rights
$
255

 
$
(17
)
 
$
238

 
$
255

 
$
—

 
$
255

Customer lists and Trade name
166

 
(151
)
 
15

 
166

 
(142
)
 
24

Total
$
421

 
$
(168
)
 
$
253

 
$
421

 
$
(142
)
 
$
279