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Discontinued Operations (Tables)
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2025
Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]  
Discontinued operations
The carrying amounts of the major classes of assets and liabilities that transferred in the sale did not meet the criteria to be classified as held for sale in the historical Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2024. However, during the three months ended September 30, 2025, TDS met the criteria to classify the wireless operations and select spectrum assets sold to T-Mobile as discontinued operations, and therefore, the major classes of assets and liabilities are presented as discontinued operations in the historical Consolidated Balance Sheet, as follows:
December 31, 2024
(Dollars in thousands)
Assets
Accounts receivable, net$942,177 
Inventory, net178,700 
Prepaid expenses39,147 
Other current assets3,008 
Total current assets of discontinued operations
1,163,032 
Licenses1,298,212 
Property, plant and equipment, net
2,117,517 
Operating lease right-of-use assets461,213 
Other assets and deferred charges622,619 
Total non-current assets of discontinued operations
4,499,561 
Total assets of discontinued operations$5,662,593 
Liabilities
Current portion of long-term debt$224 
Accounts payable204,861 
Customer deposits and deferred revenues236,053 
Accrued taxes2,836 
Accrued compensation3,032 
Short-term operating lease liabilities125,137 
Other current liabilities99,432 
Total current liabilities of discontinued operations671,575 
Long-term operating lease liabilities326,406 
Other deferred liabilities and credits348,545 
Long-term debt, net1,635,709 
Total non-current liabilities of discontinued operations2,310,660 
Total liabilities of discontinued operations$2,982,235 
Net income (loss) from discontinued operations in the Consolidated Statement of Operations consists of the following:
Three Months Ended
September 30,		Nine Months Ended
September 30,
2025202420252024
(Dollars in thousands)
Operating revenues
Service$238,088 $721,707 $1,659,802 $2,167,688 
Equipment sales70,989 174,856 401,106 554,810 
Total operating revenues309,077 896,563 2,060,908 2,722,498 
Operating expenses
System operations (excluding Depreciation, amortization and accretion reported below)46,502 161,019 367,994 486,443 
Cost of equipment sold79,604 200,336 463,184 623,670 
Selling, general and administrative79,140 305,844 700,079 900,807 
Depreciation, amortization and accretion50,468 155,745 351,274 462,967 
(Gain) loss on asset disposals, net913 3,449 5,314 13,741 
(Gain) loss on sale of business and other exit costs, net272,574 — 272,574 — 
Total operating expenses529,201 826,393 2,160,419 2,487,628 
Operating income (loss)(220,124)70,170 (99,511)234,870 
Other income (expense)
Interest expense(15,255)(43,695)(91,714)(129,005)
Other, net400 (52)190 (83)
Total other income (expense)(14,855)(43,747)(91,524)(129,088)
Income (loss) before income taxes(234,979)26,423 (191,035)105,782 
Income tax expense (benefit)(83,080)5,598 (58,885)37,629 
Net income (loss) from discontinued operations$(151,899)$20,825 $(132,150)$68,153