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Consolidated Balance Sheet (Parenthetical) - USD ($)
shares in Millions, $ in Millions
Dec. 31, 2020
Dec. 31, 2019
Current assets    
Customer and agent allowances $ 67 $ 74
Other allowances 2 2
Investments    
Other intangible assets accumulated amortization $ 71 $ 65
TDS shareholders’ equity    
Authorized shares (in shares) 290 290
Issued shares (in shares) 133 133
Outstanding shares (in shares) 114 115
Variable Interest Entities VIEs    
Assets [1] $ 12,525 $ 10,781
Consolidated Variable Interest Entities    
Variable Interest Entities VIEs    
Assets 1,803 1,799
Liabilities 79 82
Consolidated Variable Interest Entities | Assets held    
Variable Interest Entities VIEs    
Assets 1,042 915
Consolidated Variable Interest Entities | Nonrecourse [Member]    
Variable Interest Entities VIEs    
Liabilities $ 18 $ 20
Series A Common Shares    
TDS shareholders’ equity    
Authorized shares (in shares) 25 25
Issued shares (in shares) 7 7
Outstanding shares (in shares) 7 7
Par value per share (in dollars per share) $ 0.01 $ 0.01
Common Shares    
TDS shareholders’ equity    
Authorized shares (in shares) 265 265
Issued shares (in shares) 126 126
Outstanding shares (in shares) 107 108
Par value per share (in dollars per share) $ 0.01 $ 0.01
Treasury shares (in shares) 19 18
[1] The consolidated total assets as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, include assets held by consolidated variable interest entities (VIEs) of $1,042 million and $915 million, respectively, which are not available to be used to settle the obligations of TDS. The consolidated total liabilities as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, include certain liabilities of consolidated VIEs of $18 million and $20 million, respectively, for which the creditors of the VIEs have no recourse to the general credit of TDS. See Note 15 — Variable Interest Entities for additional information.