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Revenue Recognition - Disaggregation of Revenue (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2022 | Sep. 30, 2021 | Sep. 30, 2022 | Sep. 30, 2021
Disaggregation of revenue |  |  |  |
Revenue from contracts with customers | $ 1,362 | $ 1,300 | $ 3,966 | $ 3,875
Operating lease income | 30 | 28 | 90 | 82
Total operating revenues | 1,392 | 1,328 | 4,056 | $ 3,957
Immaterial error correction |  |  |  | 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.
Transferred over time |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of revenue |  |  |  |
Revenue from contracts with customers | 1,031 | 1,037 | 3,096 | $ 3,074
Transferred over time | Retail service |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of revenue |  |  |  |
Revenue from contracts with customers | 696 | 697 | 2,098 | 2,064
Transferred over time | Inbound roaming |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of revenue |  |  |  |
Revenue from contracts with customers | 17 | 30 | 56 | 86
Transferred over time | Residential |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of revenue |  |  |  |
Revenue from contracts with customers | 170 | 162 | 500 | 479
Transferred over time | Commercial |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of revenue |  |  |  |
Revenue from contracts with customers | 43 | 45 | 130 | 138
Transferred over time | Wholesale |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of revenue |  |  |  |
Revenue from contracts with customers | 42 | 43 | 129 | 132
Transferred over time | Other service |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of revenue |  |  |  |
Revenue from contracts with customers | 63 | 59 | 183 | 175
Transferred at point in time | Equipment and product sales |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of revenue |  |  |  |
Revenue from contracts with customers | 331 | 263 | 870 | 801
UScellular |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of revenue |  |  |  |
Revenue from contracts with customers | 1,060 | 995 | 3,052 | 2,992
Operating lease income | 23 | 21 | 68 | 61
Total operating revenues | 1,083 | 1,016 | 3,120 | 3,053
UScellular | Transferred over time |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of revenue |  |  |  |
Revenue from contracts with customers | 758 | 767 | 2,283 | 2,272
UScellular | Transferred over time | Retail service |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of revenue |  |  |  |
Revenue from contracts with customers | 696 | 697 | 2,098 | 2,064
UScellular | Transferred over time | Retail service | Prior period reclassification |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of revenue |  |  |  |
Revenue from contracts with customers |  | (2) |  | (5)
UScellular | Transferred over time | Retail service | Out-of-period adjustment |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of revenue |  |  |  |
Revenue from contracts with customers |  | 9 |  | 9
UScellular | Transferred over time | Inbound roaming |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of revenue |  |  |  |
Revenue from contracts with customers | 17 | 30 | 56 | 86
UScellular | Transferred over time | Residential |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of revenue |  |  |  |
Revenue from contracts with customers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
UScellular | Transferred over time | Commercial |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of revenue |  |  |  |
Revenue from contracts with customers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
UScellular | Transferred over time | Wholesale |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of revenue |  |  |  |
Revenue from contracts with customers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
UScellular | Transferred over time | Other service |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of revenue |  |  |  |
Revenue from contracts with customers | 45 | 40 | 129 | 122
UScellular | Transferred over time | Other service | Prior period reclassification |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of revenue |  |  |  |
Revenue from contracts with customers |  | 2 |  | 5
UScellular | Transferred at point in time | Equipment and product sales |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of revenue |  |  |  |
Revenue from contracts with customers | 302 | 228 | 769 | 720
TDS Telecom |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of revenue |  |  |  |
Revenue from contracts with customers | 255 | 251 | 761 | 750
Operating lease income | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2
Total operating revenues | 256 | 252 | 763 | 752
TDS Telecom | Transferred over time |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of revenue |  |  |  |
Revenue from contracts with customers | 255 | 251 | 760 | 749
TDS Telecom | Transferred over time | Retail service |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of revenue |  |  |  |
Revenue from contracts with customers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
TDS Telecom | Transferred over time | Inbound roaming |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of revenue |  |  |  |
Revenue from contracts with customers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
TDS Telecom | Transferred over time | Residential |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of revenue |  |  |  |
Revenue from contracts with customers | 170 | 162 | 500 | 479
TDS Telecom | Transferred over time | Commercial |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of revenue |  |  |  |
Revenue from contracts with customers | 43 | 45 | 130 | 138
TDS Telecom | Transferred over time | Wholesale |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of revenue |  |  |  |
Revenue from contracts with customers | 42 | 43 | 129 | 132
TDS Telecom | Transferred over time | Other service |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of revenue |  |  |  |
Revenue from contracts with customers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
TDS Telecom | Transferred at point in time | Equipment and product sales |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of revenue |  |  |  |
Revenue from contracts with customers | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1
Corporate, Eliminations and Other |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of revenue |  |  |  |
Revenue from contracts with customers | 47 | 54 | 154 | 133
Operating lease income | 6 | 6 | 19 | 19
Total operating revenues | 53 | 60 | 173 | 152
Corporate, Eliminations and Other | Transferred over time |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of revenue |  |  |  |
Revenue from contracts with customers | 18 | 19 | 54 | 53
Corporate, Eliminations and Other | Transferred over time | Retail service |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of revenue |  |  |  |
Revenue from contracts with customers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Corporate, Eliminations and Other | Transferred over time | Inbound roaming |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of revenue |  |  |  |
Revenue from contracts with customers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Corporate, Eliminations and Other | Transferred over time | Residential |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of revenue |  |  |  |
Revenue from contracts with customers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Corporate, Eliminations and Other | Transferred over time | Commercial |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of revenue |  |  |  |
Revenue from contracts with customers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Corporate, Eliminations and Other | Transferred over time | Wholesale |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of revenue |  |  |  |
Revenue from contracts with customers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Corporate, Eliminations and Other | Transferred over time | Other service |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of revenue |  |  |  |
Revenue from contracts with customers | 18 | 19 | 54 | 53
Corporate, Eliminations and Other | Transferred at point in time | Equipment and product sales |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of revenue |  |  |  |
Revenue from contracts with customers | $ 29 | $ 35 | $ 100 | $ 80

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