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Business Segment Information (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2019
Segment Reporting [Abstract] |
Business segment information | Financial data for TDS’ reportable segments for the three and nine month periods ended, or as of September 30, 2019 and 2018, is as follows. See Note 1 — Basis of Presentation for additional information.
|  |  | TDS Telecom |  |  |  |
Three Months Ended or as of September 30, 2019 | U.S. Cellular |  | Wireline |  | Cable |  | TDS Telecom Total 1 |  | Corporate, Eliminations and Other |  | Total
(Dollars in millions) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Service | $ | 774 |  |  | $ | 169 |  |  | $ | 62 |  |  | $ | 231 |  |  | $ | 25 |  |  | $ | 1,030 |
Equipment and product sales | 257 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 34 |  |  | 291 |
Total operating revenues | 1,031 |  |  | 169 |  |  | 62 |  |  | 231 |  |  | 59 |  |  | 1,321 |
Cost of services (excluding Depreciation, amortization and accretion reported below) | 199 |  |  | 68 |  |  | 27 |  |  | 94 |  |  | 20 |  |  | 313 |
Cost of equipment and products | 266 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 29 |  |  | 295 |
Selling, general and administrative | 358 |  |  | 52 |  |  | 15 |  |  | 67 |  |  | 14 |  |  | 439 |
Depreciation, amortization and accretion | 181 |  |  | 33 |  |  | 17 |  |  | 50 |  |  | 6 |  |  | 237 |
(Gain) loss on asset disposals, net | 5 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1 |  |  | 6 |
(Gain) loss on license sales and exchanges, net | 2 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 2 |
Operating income (loss) | 20 |  |  | 16 |  |  | 3 |  |  | 20 |  |  | (11 | ) |  | 29 |
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated entities | 44 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 44 |
Interest and dividend income | 4 |  |  | 3 |  |  | — |  |  | 3 |  |  | — |  |  | 7 |
Interest expense | (29 | ) |  | 1 |  |  | — |  |  | 1 |  |  | (14 | ) |  | (42 | )
Income (loss) before income taxes | 39 |  |  | 20 |  |  | 4 |  |  | 24 |  |  | (25 | ) |  | 38 |
Income tax expense (benefit)2 | 15 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5 |  |  | (5 | ) |  | 15 |
Net income (loss) | 24 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 18 |  |  | (19 | ) |  | 23 |
Add back: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Depreciation, amortization and accretion | 181 |  |  | 33 |  |  | 17 |  |  | 50 |  |  | 6 |  |  | 237 |
(Gain) loss on asset disposals, net | 5 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1 |  |  | 6 |
(Gain) loss on license sales and exchanges, net | 2 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 2 |
Interest expense | 29 |  |  | (1 | ) |  | — |  |  | (1 | ) |  | 14 |  |  | 42 |
Income tax expense (benefit)2 | 15 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5 |  |  | (5 | ) |  | 15 |
Adjusted EBITDA 3 | $ | 256 |  |  | $ | 52 |  |  | $ | 21 |  |  | $ | 73 |  |  | $ | (4 | ) |  | $ | 325 |
Investments in unconsolidated entities | $ | 471 |  |  | $ | 4 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 4 |  |  | $ | 36 |  |  | $ | 511 |
Total assets | $ | 8,291 |  |  | $ | 1,430 |  |  | $ | 644 |  |  | $ | 2,066 |  |  | $ | 524 |  |  | $ | 10,881 |
Capital expenditures | $ | 170 |  |  | $ | 61 |  |  | $ | 20 |  |  | $ | 81 |  |  | $ | 2 |  |  | $ | 253 |
|  |  | TDS Telecom |  |  |  |
Three Months Ended or as of September 30, 2018 | U.S. Cellular |  | Wireline |  | Cable |  | TDS Telecom Total 1 |  | Corporate, Eliminations and Other |  | Total
(Dollars in millions) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Service | $ | 759 |  |  | $ | 176 |  |  | $ | 58 |  |  | $ | 234 |  |  | $ | 24 |  |  | $ | 1,017 |
Equipment and product sales | 242 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 38 |  |  | 280 |
Total operating revenues | 1,001 |  |  | 177 |  |  | 58 |  |  | 234 |  |  | 62 |  |  | 1,297 |
Cost of services (excluding Depreciation, amortization and accretion reported below) | 200 |  |  | 68 |  |  | 26 |  |  | 94 |  |  | 20 |  |  | 314 |
Cost of equipment and products | 258 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 33 |  |  | 291 |
Selling, general and administrative | 346 |  |  | 49 |  |  | 14 |  |  | 63 |  |  | 12 |  |  | 421 |
Depreciation, amortization and accretion | 160 |  |  | 35 |  |  | 17 |  |  | 53 |  |  | 7 |  |  | 220 |
(Gain) loss on asset disposals, net | 3 |  |  | (4 | ) |  | 1 |  |  | (3 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |
Operating income (loss) | 34 |  |  | 28 |  |  | — |  |  | 28 |  |  | (11 | ) |  | 51 |
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated entities | 42 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 42 |
Interest and dividend income | 4 |  |  | 2 |  |  | — |  |  | 2 |  |  | — |  |  | 6 |
Interest expense | (29 | ) |  | 1 |  |  | — |  |  | 1 |  |  | (15 | ) |  | (43 | )
Other, net | — |  |  | 1 |  |  | — |  |  | 1 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 2 |
Income (loss) before income taxes | 51 |  |  | 31 |  |  | — |  |  | 31 |  |  | (24 | ) |  | 58 |
Income tax expense (benefit)2 | 14 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (5 | ) |  | (4 | ) |  | 5 |
Net income (loss) | 37 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 36 |  |  | (20 | ) |  | 53 |
Add back: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Depreciation, amortization and accretion | 160 |  |  | 35 |  |  | 17 |  |  | 53 |  |  | 7 |  |  | 220 |
(Gain) loss on asset disposals, net | 3 |  |  | (4 | ) |  | 1 |  |  | (3 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |
Interest expense | 29 |  |  | (1 | ) |  | — |  |  | (1 | ) |  | 15 |  |  | 43 |
Income tax expense (benefit)2 | 14 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (5 | ) |  | (4 | ) |  | 5 |
Adjusted EBITDA 3 | $ | 243 |  |  | $ | 61 |  |  | $ | 18 |  |  | $ | 80 |  |  | $ | (2 | ) |  | $ | 321 |
Investments in unconsolidated entities | $ | 461 |  |  | $ | 4 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 4 |  |  | $ | 35 |  |  | $ | 500 |
Total assets | $ | 7,228 |  |  | $ | 1,302 |  |  | $ | 637 |  |  | $ | 1,929 |  |  | $ | 562 |  |  | $ | 9,719 |
Capital expenditures | $ | 118 |  |  | $ | 41 |  |  | $ | 13 |  |  | $ | 54 |  |  | $ | 5 |  |  | $ | 177 |
|  |  | TDS Telecom |  |  |  |
Nine Months Ended or as of September 30, 2019 | U.S. Cellular |  | Wireline |  | Cable |  | TDS Telecom Total 1 |  | Corporate, Eliminations and Other |  | Total
(Dollars in millions) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Service | $ | 2,272 |  |  | $ | 512 |  |  | $ | 183 |  |  | $ | 694 |  |  | $ | 72 |  |  | $ | 3,038 |
Equipment and product sales | 698 |  |  | 1 |  |  | — |  |  | 1 |  |  | 103 |  |  | 802 |
Total operating revenues | 2,970 |  |  | 512 |  |  | 184 |  |  | 695 |  |  | 175 |  |  | 3,840 |
Cost of services (excluding Depreciation, amortization and accretion reported below) | 568 |  |  | 195 |  |  | 79 |  |  | 274 |  |  | 58 |  |  | 900 |
Cost of equipment and products | 724 |  |  | 1 |  |  | — |  |  | 1 |  |  | 83 |  |  | 808 |
Selling, general and administrative | 1,027 |  |  | 148 |  |  | 44 |  |  | 193 |  |  | 40 |  |  | 1,260 |
Depreciation, amortization and accretion | 524 |  |  | 99 |  |  | 51 |  |  | 150 |  |  | 23 |  |  | 697 |
(Gain) loss on asset disposals, net | 13 |  |  | (8 | ) |  | 1 |  |  | (7 | ) |  | (1 | ) |  | 5 |
(Gain) loss on sale of business and other exit costs, net | (1 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (1 | )
Operating income (loss) | 115 |  |  | 78 |  |  | 8 |  |  | 86 |  |  | (30 | ) |  | 171 |
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated entities | 128 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1 |  |  | 129 |
Interest and dividend income | 14 |  |  | 8 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 9 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 24 |
Interest expense | (87 | ) |  | 2 |  |  | — |  |  | 2 |  |  | (43 | ) |  | (128 | )
Income (loss) before income taxes | 170 |  |  | 88 |  |  | 9 |  |  | 97 |  |  | (71 | ) |  | 196 |
Income tax expense (benefit)2 | 55 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 23 |  |  | (14 | ) |  | 64 |
Net income (loss) | 115 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 74 |  |  | (57 | ) |  | 132 |
Add back: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Depreciation, amortization and accretion | 524 |  |  | 99 |  |  | 51 |  |  | 150 |  |  | 23 |  |  | 697 |
(Gain) loss on asset disposals, net | 13 |  |  | (8 | ) |  | 1 |  |  | (7 | ) |  | (1 | ) |  | 5 |
(Gain) loss on sale of business and other exit costs, net | (1 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (1 | )
Interest expense | 87 |  |  | (2 | ) |  | — |  |  | (2 | ) |  | 43 |  |  | 128 |
Income tax expense (benefit)2 | 55 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 23 |  |  | (14 | ) |  | 64 |
Adjusted EBITDA 3 | $ | 793 |  |  | $ | 177 |  |  | $ | 61 |  |  | $ | 238 |  |  | $ | (6 | ) |  | $ | 1,025 |
Capital expenditures | $ | 467 |  |  | $ | 145 |  |  | $ | 48 |  |  | $ | 193 |  |  | $ | 4 |  |  | $ | 664 |
|  |  | TDS Telecom |  |  |  |
Nine Months Ended or as of September 30, 2018 | U.S. Cellular |  | Wireline |  | Cable |  | TDS Telecom Total 1 |  | Corporate, Eliminations and Other |  | Total
(Dollars in millions) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Service | $ | 2,224 |  |  | $ | 524 |  |  | $ | 170 |  |  | $ | 693 |  |  | $ | 71 |  |  | $ | 2,988 |
Equipment and product sales | 692 |  |  | 1 |  |  | — |  |  | 1 |  |  | 96 |  |  | 789 |
Total operating revenues | 2,916 |  |  | 526 |  |  | 170 |  |  | 695 |  |  | 166 |  |  | 3,777 |
Cost of services (excluding Depreciation, amortization and accretion reported below) | 566 |  |  | 200 |  |  | 78 |  |  | 277 |  |  | 59 |  |  | 902 |
Cost of equipment and products | 716 |  |  | 1 |  |  | — |  |  | 1 |  |  | 87 |  |  | 804 |
Selling, general and administrative | 1,014 |  |  | 146 |  |  | 42 |  |  | 187 |  |  | 31 |  |  | 1,232 |
Depreciation, amortization and accretion | 478 |  |  | 108 |  |  | 52 |  |  | 160 |  |  | 24 |  |  | 662 |
(Gain) loss on asset disposals, net | 5 |  |  | (3 | ) |  | 1 |  |  | (2 | ) |  | — |  |  | 3 |
(Gain) loss on license sales and exchanges, net | (18 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (18 | )
Operating income (loss) | 155 |  |  | 75 |  |  | (4 | ) |  | 71 |  |  | (34 | ) |  | 192 |
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated entities | 120 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1 |  |  | 121 |
Interest and dividend income | 10 |  |  | 5 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 5 |  |  | 3 |  |  | 18 |
Interest expense | (87 | ) |  | 1 |  |  | — |  |  | 1 |  |  | (43 | ) |  | (129 | )
Other, net | — |  |  | 2 |  |  | — |  |  | 2 |  |  | (1 | ) |  | 1 |
Income (loss) before income taxes | 198 |  |  | 83 |  |  | (3 | ) |  | 80 |  |  | (75 | ) |  | 203 |
Income tax expense (benefit)2 | 55 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7 |  |  | (14 | ) |  | 48 |
Net income (loss) | 143 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 73 |  |  | (61 | ) |  | 155 |
Add back: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Depreciation, amortization and accretion | 478 |  |  | 108 |  |  | 52 |  |  | 160 |  |  | 24 |  |  | 662 |
(Gain) loss on asset disposals, net | 5 |  |  | (3 | ) |  | 1 |  |  | (2 | ) |  | — |  |  | 3 |
(Gain) loss on license sales and exchanges, net | (18 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (18 | )
Interest expense | 87 |  |  | (1 | ) |  | — |  |  | (1 | ) |  | 43 |  |  | 129 |
Income tax expense (benefit)2 | 55 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7 |  |  | (14 | ) |  | 48 |
Adjusted EBITDA 3 | $ | 750 |  |  | $ | 186 |  |  | $ | 50 |  |  | $ | 236 |  |  | $ | (7 | ) |  | $ | 979 |
Capital expenditures | $ | 274 |  |  | $ | 103 |  |  | $ | 37 |  |  | $ | 140 |  |  | $ | 16 |  |  | $ | 430 |
Numbers may not foot due to rounding.
1 | TDS Telecom Total includes eliminations between the Wireline and Cable segments.
2 | 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".
3 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.

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