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Intangible Assets (Tables)
 12 Months Ended
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.
 
Wireline1
 
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