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Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity (Parenthetical) - $ / shares	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018
Statement of Stockholders' Equity (Parenthetical) [Abstract]
TDS Common and Series A Common Share dividends (in dollars per share)	$ 0.165	$ 0.160	$ 0.330	$ 0.320

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Statement of Stockholders' Equity (Parenthetical)

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Aggregate dividends declared during the period for each share of common stock outstanding.

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 505
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.3-04)
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