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Variable Interest Entities - Consolidated Balance Sheet (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
Sep. 30, 2021
Dec. 31, 2020
Sep. 30, 2020
Assets      
Cash and cash equivalents $ 725 $ 1,429  
Short-term investments 0 3  
Accounts receivable 994 1,004  
Inventory, net 142 154  
Other current assets 56 36  
Licenses 4,111 2,638  
Property, plant and equipment, net 4,108 3,972  
Operating lease right-of-use assets 1,021 998  
Other assets and deferred charges 648 652  
Total assets 13,446 [1] 12,525 [1] $ 11,895
Liabilities      
Current liabilities 1,288 1,153  
Long-term operating lease liabilities 947 940  
Other deferred liabilities and credits 750 541  
Consolidated Variable Interest Entities      
Assets      
Cash and cash equivalents 30 18  
Short-term investments 0 3  
Accounts receivable 658 638  
Inventory, net 2 3  
Other current assets 33 21  
Licenses 637 637  
Property, plant and equipment, net 101 99  
Operating lease right-of-use assets 40 37  
Other assets and deferred charges 353 347  
Total assets 1,854 1,803  
Liabilities      
Current liabilities 24 26  
Long-term operating lease liabilities 35 34  
Other deferred liabilities and credits 21 19  
Total liabilities $ 80 $ 79  
[1] The consolidated total assets as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, include assets held by consolidated variable interest entities (VIEs) of $1,279 million and $1,042 million, respectively, which are not available to be used to settle the obligations of TDS. The consolidated total liabilities as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, include certain liabilities of consolidated VIEs of $17 million and $18 million, respectively, for which the creditors of the VIEs have no recourse to the general credit of TDS. See Note 11 — Variable Interest Entities for additional information.