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Revenue Recognition | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2021
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract] |
Revenue Recognition | Note 2 Revenue Recognition Disaggregation of Revenue In the following table, TDS' revenues are disaggregated by type of service, which represents the relevant categorization of revenues for TDS' reportable segments, and timing of recognition. Service revenues are recognized over time and Equipment and product sales are point in time.
Three Months Ended September 30, 2021 | UScellular |  |  |  |  |  | TDS Telecom |  | Corporate, Eliminations and Other |  | Total
(Dollars in millions) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues from contracts with customers: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Type of service: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Retail service 1 | $ | 699 |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 699 |
Inbound roaming | 30 |  |  |  |  |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 30 |
Residential | — |  |  |  |  |  |  | 162 |  |  | — |  |  | 162 |
Commercial | — |  |  |  |  |  |  | 45 |  |  | — |  |  | 45 |
Wholesale | — |  |  |  |  |  |  | 43 |  |  | — |  |  | 43 |
Other service | 38 |  |  |  |  |  |  | — |  |  | 19 |  |  | 57 |
Service revenues from contracts with customers | 767 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 251 |  |  | 19 |  |  | 1,037 |
Equipment and product sales | 228 |  |  |  |  |  |  | — |  |  | 35 |  |  | 263 |
Total revenues from contracts with customers | 995 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 251 |  |  | 54 |  |  | 1,300 |
Operating lease income | 21 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  | 6 |  |  | 28 |
Total operating revenues | $ | 1,016 |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 252 |  |  | $ | 60 |  |  | $ | 1,328 |
Three Months Ended September 30, 2020 | UScellular |  |  |  |  |  | TDS Telecom |  | Corporate, Eliminations and Other |  | Total
(Dollars in millions) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues from contracts with customers: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Type of service: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Retail service | $ | 674 |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 674 |
Inbound roaming | 42 |  |  |  |  |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 42 |
Residential | — |  |  |  |  |  |  | 152 |  |  | — |  |  | 152 |
Commercial | — |  |  |  |  |  |  | 48 |  |  | — |  |  | 48 |
Wholesale | — |  |  |  |  |  |  | 45 |  |  | — |  |  | 45 |
Other service | 39 |  |  |  |  |  |  | — |  |  | 18 |  |  | 57 |
Service revenues from contracts with customers | 755 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 246 |  |  | 18 |  |  | 1,019 |
Equipment and product sales | 252 |  |  |  |  |  |  | — |  |  | 26 |  |  | 278 |
Total revenues from contracts with customers | 1,007 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 246 |  |  | 44 |  |  | 1,297 |
Operating lease income | 20 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  | 6 |  |  | 27 |
Total operating revenues | $ | 1,027 |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 247 |  |  | $ | 50 |  |  | $ | 1,324 |
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021 | UScellular |  |  |  |  |  | TDS Telecom |  | Corporate, Eliminations and Other |  | Total
(Dollars in millions) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues from contracts with customers: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Type of service: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Retail service 1 | $ | 2,069 |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 2,069 |
Inbound roaming | 86 |  |  |  |  |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 86 |
Residential | — |  |  |  |  |  |  | 479 |  |  | — |  |  | 479 |
Commercial | — |  |  |  |  |  |  | 138 |  |  | — |  |  | 138 |
Wholesale | — |  |  |  |  |  |  | 132 |  |  | — |  |  | 132 |
Other service | 117 |  |  |  |  |  |  | — |  |  | 53 |  |  | 170 |
Service revenues from contracts with customers | 2,272 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 749 |  |  | 53 |  |  | 3,074 |
Equipment and product sales | 720 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  | 80 |  |  | 801 |
Total revenues from contracts with customers | 2,992 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 750 |  |  | 133 |  |  | 3,875 |
Operating lease income | 61 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |  | 19 |  |  | 82 |
Total operating revenues | $ | 3,053 |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 752 |  |  | $ | 152 |  |  | $ | 3,957 |
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020 | UScellular |  |  |  |  |  | TDS Telecom |  | Corporate, Eliminations and Other |  | Total
(Dollars in millions) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues from contracts with customers: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Type of service: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Retail service | $ | 2,004 |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 2,004 |
Inbound roaming | 119 |  |  |  |  |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 119 |
Residential | — |  |  |  |  |  |  | 441 |  |  | — |  |  | 441 |
Commercial | — |  |  |  |  |  |  | 146 |  |  | — |  |  | 146 |
Wholesale | — |  |  |  |  |  |  | 137 |  |  | — |  |  | 137 |
Other service | 110 |  |  |  |  |  |  | — |  |  | 51 |  |  | 161 |
Service revenues from contracts with customers | 2,233 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 725 |  |  | 51 |  |  | 3,009 |
Equipment and product sales | 674 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  | 86 |  |  | 761 |
Total revenues from contracts with customers | 2,907 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 726 |  |  | 137 |  |  | 3,770 |
Operating lease income | 57 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |  | 20 |  |  | 79 |
Total operating revenues | $ | 2,964 |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 728 |  |  | $ | 157 |  |  | $ | 3,849 |
Numbers may not foot due to rounding. 1 During the three months ended September 30, 2021, UScellular recorded a $9 million out-of-period error related to the timing of recognition of regulatory fee billings. This adjustment had the impact of increasing Service revenue by $9 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021. UScellular determined that this adjustment was not material to any of the periods impacted. Contract Balances The following table provides balances for contract assets from contracts with customers, which are recorded in Other current assets and Other assets and deferred charges in the Consolidated Balance Sheet, and contract liabilities from contracts with customers, which are recorded in Customer deposits and deferred revenues and Other deferred liabilities and credits in the Consolidated Balance Sheet.
| September 30, 2021 |  | December 31, 2020
(Dollars in millions) |  |  |
Contract assets | $ | 12 |  |  | $ | 13 |
Contract liabilities | $ | 243 |  |  | $ | 216 |
Revenue recognized related to contract liabilities existing at January 1, 2021 was $159 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021. Transaction price allocated to the remaining performance obligations The following table includes estimated service revenues expected to be recognized related to performance obligations that are unsatisfied (or partially unsatisfied) at the end of the reporting period. These estimates represent service revenues to be recognized when services are delivered to customers pursuant to service plan contracts and under certain roaming agreements with other carriers. These estimates are based on contracts in place as of September 30, 2021 and may vary from actual results. As practical expedients, revenue related to contracts of less than one year, generally month-to-month contracts, and contracts with a fixed per-unit price and variable quantity, are excluded from these estimates.
| Service Revenues
(Dollars in millions) |
Remainder of 2021 | $ | 204 |
2022 | 216 |
Thereafter | 238 |
Total | $ | 658 |
Contract Cost Assets TDS expects that commission fees paid as a result of obtaining contracts are recoverable and therefore TDS defers and amortizes these costs. As a practical expedient, costs with an amortization period of one year or less are expensed as incurred. TDS also incurs fulfillment costs, such as installation costs, where there is an expectation that a future benefit will be realized. Deferred commission fees and fulfillment costs are amortized based on the timing of transfer of the goods or services to which the assets relate, typically the contract term. Contract cost asset balances, which are recorded in Other assets and deferred charges in the Consolidated Balance Sheet, were as follows:
| September 30, 2021 |  | December 31, 2020
(Dollars in millions) |  |  |
Costs to obtain contracts |  |  |
Sales commissions | $ | 135 |  |  | $ | 139 |
Fulfillment costs |  |  |
Installation costs | 10 |  |  | 10 |
Total contract cost assets | $ | 145 |  |  | $ | 149 |
Amortization of contract cost assets was $29 million and $87 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, respectively, and $30 million and $91 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, respectively, and was included in Selling, general and administrative expenses and Cost of services expenses.

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