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Intangible Assets (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019
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, 2017 | $ | 2,227 |  |  | $ | 2 |  |  | $ | 3 |  |  | $ | 2,232 |
Acquisitions | 8 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 8 |
Transferred to Assets held for sale | (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 |
Acquisitions | 267 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 267 |
Divestitures | (10 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (10 | )
Exchanges - Licenses received | 26 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 26 |
Exchanges - Licenses surrendered | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Capitalized interest | 2 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 2 |
Balance at December 31, 2019 | $ | 2,475 |  |  | $ | 2 |  |  | $ | 3 |  |  | $ | 2,480 |
Schedule of Goodwill | Activity related to TDS' Goodwill is presented below.
| Wireline 1 |  | Cable |  | Total
(Dollars in millions) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance at December 31, 2017 | $ | 409 |  |  | $ | 100 |  |  | $ | 509 |
Other | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Balance at December 31, 2018 | 409 |  |  | 100 |  |  | 509 |
Acquisitions | — |  |  | 38 |  |  | 38 |
Balance at December 31, 2019 | $ | 409 |  |  | $ | 138 |  |  | $ | 547 |
1 Accumulated impairment losses in prior periods were $29 million for Wireline.
Schedule of Other intangible Assets | Activity related to TDS' Other intangible assets is presented below.
| December 31, 2019 |  | December 31, 2018
| Gross Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net Amount |  | Gross Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net Amount
(Dollars in millions) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Franchise rights | $ | 255 |  |  | $ | (34 | ) |  | $ | 221 |  |  | $ | 255 |  |  | $ | (17 | ) |  | $ | 238 |
Customer lists and Trade name | 151 |  |  | (133 | ) |  | 18 |  |  | 166 |  |  | (151 | ) |  | 15 |
Total | $ | 406 |  |  | $ | (167 | ) |  | $ | 239 |  |  | $ | 421 |  |  | $ | (168 | ) |  | $ | 253 |

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