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Debt - Term Loan Agreements (Details) - USD ($) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 01, 2026 | Mar. 01, 2026 | Mar. 01, 2024 | Mar. 01, 2023 | Dec. 01, 2022 | Feb. 04, 2022 | Jan. 28, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021
TDS Term Loan Agreement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum borrowing capacity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 500,000,000
Amount borrowed and outstanding |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 200,000,000
Amount borrowed and repaid |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
Amount available for use |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 300,000,000
Repayment of long-term debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 500,000
UScellular Term Loan Agreements |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum borrowing capacity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 800,000,000
Amount borrowed and outstanding |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 299,000,000
Amount borrowed and repaid |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,000,000
Amount available for use |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 500,000,000
TDS Term Loan Agreement Amendment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Borrowing capacity increase |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 300,000,000
TDS Term Loan Agreement Amendment | Subsequent Event |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Repayment of long-term debt rate | 0.625% |  |  |  | 0.25% |  |  |
Amount borrowed |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 150,000,000 |
UScellular Term Loan Agreement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Repayment of long-term debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 750,000
UScellular Term Loan Agreement Amendment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Borrowing capacity increase |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 200,000,000
UScellular Term Loan Agreement Amendment | Subsequent Event |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Repayment of long-term debt rate | 0.625% |  |  |  | 0.25% |  |  |
Amount borrowed |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 100,000,000 |
UScellular 2021 Term Loan Agreement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum borrowing capacity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 300,000,000
UScellular 2021 Term Loan Agreement | Subsequent Event |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Repayment of long-term debt rate |  | 2.50% | 1.25% | 0.625% |  |  |  |
Amount borrowed |  |  |  |  |  | $ 225,000,000 |  |
LIBOR rate | TDS Term Loan Agreement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contractual spread |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2.00%
LIBOR rate | TDS Term Loan Agreement Amendment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contractual spread |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2.50%
SOFR Rate | UScellular Term Loan Agreement Amendment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contractual spread |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2.60%
SOFR Rate | UScellular 2021 Term Loan Agreement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contractual spread |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1.60%
UScellular | SOFR Rate | UScellular Term Loan Agreement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contractual spread |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2.10%
Subordination Agreement | UScellular Term Loan Agreement | UScellular |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consolidated funded indebtedness |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0
Refinancing indebtedness |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0

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- Definition Amounts drawn from a line of credit, which have been repaid and can not be reborrowed. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement. + References Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02(22)) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=120391452&loc=d3e13212-122682 Reference 2: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 942 -SubTopic 210 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.9-03(16)) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=120398452&loc=d3e534808-122878 Reference 3: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 944 -SubTopic 210 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.7-03(16)) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=120400017&loc=d3e572229-122910 + Details
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