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Consolidated Balance Sheet (Parenthetical) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
Dec. 31, 2021
Dec. 31, 2020
Current assets    
Customer and agent allowances $ 60 $ 67
Other allowances 2 2
Investments    
Other intangible assets accumulated amortization $ 91 $ 71
TDS shareholders’ equity    
Authorized shares (in shares) 290,000,000 290,000,000
Issued shares (in shares) 133,000,000 133,000,000
Outstanding shares (in shares) 115,000,000 114,000,000
Preferred shares authorized 279,000  
Par value per share (in dollars per share) $ 0.01  
Outstanding shares (in shares) 44,400.0000  
Variable Interest Entities VIEs    
Assets [1] $ 13,493 $ 12,525
Consolidated Variable Interest Entities    
Variable Interest Entities VIEs    
Assets 1,929 1,803
Liabilities 88 79
Consolidated Variable Interest Entities | Assets held    
Variable Interest Entities VIEs    
Assets 1,456 1,042
Consolidated Variable Interest Entities | No recourse    
Variable Interest Entities VIEs    
Liabilities $ 21 $ 18
Series A Common Shares    
TDS shareholders’ equity    
Authorized shares (in shares) 25,000,000 25,000,000
Issued shares (in shares) 7,000,000 7,000,000
Outstanding shares (in shares) 7,000,000 7,000,000
Par value per share (in dollars per share) $ 0.01 $ 0.01
Common Shares    
TDS shareholders’ equity    
Authorized shares (in shares) 265,000,000 265,000,000
Issued shares (in shares) 126,000,000 126,000,000
Outstanding shares (in shares) 108,000,000 107,000,000
Par value per share (in dollars per share) $ 0.01 $ 0.01
Treasury shares (in shares) 18,000,000 19,000,000
Series VV Preferred Shares    
TDS shareholders’ equity    
Outstanding shares (in shares) 27,600.0000  
Series UU Preferred Shares    
TDS shareholders’ equity    
Outstanding shares (in shares) 16,800.0000  
[1] The consolidated total assets as of December 31, 2021 and 2020, include assets held by consolidated variable interest entities (VIEs) of $1,456 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 December 31, 2021 and 2020, include certain liabilities of consolidated VIEs of $21 million and $18 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.