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Business Segment Information (Tables)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2026
Segment Reporting [Abstract]  
Business segment information
Financial data from continuing operations for TDS’ reportable segments for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, is as follows:
Three Months Ended March 31, 2026TDS TelecomArrayTotal
(Dollars in thousands) 
Revenues from external customers$249,568 $51,967 $301,535 
Intersegment revenues45 49 
249,572 52,012 301,584 
Reconciliation of revenue:
All Other revenues1
7,915 
Elimination of intersegment revenues(49)
Total operating revenues$309,450 
Add back or deduct2:
Cost of operations (excluding Depreciation, amortization and accretion reported below)(97,182)(21,609)
Cost of equipment and products(111)— 
Selling, general and administrative(81,061)(12,745)
Expenses related to strategic alternatives review (included in Selling, general and administrative)87 187 
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated entities— 40,408 
Interest and dividend income1,145 4,223 
Other segment items1,388 (14)
Segment Adjusted EBITDA (Non-GAAP)$73,838 $62,462 $136,300 
Reconciliation of Segment Adjusted EBITDA to Income before income taxes:
All Other income (loss) before income taxes1
2,455 
Short-term imputed spectrum lease income34,200 
Depreciation, amortization and accretion(85,159)
Expenses related to strategic alternatives review (included in Selling, general and administrative)(274)
Loss on asset disposals, net(1,737)
Loss on sale of business and other exit costs, net(1,562)
Gain on license sales and exchanges, net156,635 
Interest expense(7,023)
Income before income taxes$233,835 
Other segment disclosures
Three Months Ended or as of March 31, 2026TDS TelecomArraySegment Total
All Other1
TDS Consolidated Total
Short-term imputed spectrum lease income$— $34,200 $34,200 $— $34,200 
Depreciation, amortization and accretion(72,555)(12,604)(85,159)(784)(85,943)
Loss on asset disposals, net(833)(904)(1,737)(73)(1,810)
Loss on sale of business and other exit costs, net(1,562)— (1,562)— (1,562)
Gain (loss) on license sales and exchanges, net— 156,635 156,635 (5,757)150,878 
Interest expense157 (7,180)(7,023)1,702 (5,321)
Investments in unconsolidated entities3,947 435,061 439,008 47,124 486,132 
Total assets3,032,227 3,964,687 6,996,914 1,214,413 8,211,327 
Capital expenditures from continuing operations$125,963 $8,645 $134,608 $1,621 $136,229 
Three Months Ended March 31, 2025TDS TelecomArrayTotal
(Dollars in thousands) 
Revenues from external customers$256,559 $26,984 $283,543 
Intersegment revenues801 — 801 
257,360 26,984 284,344 
Reconciliation of revenue:
All Other revenues1
6,890 
Elimination of intersegment revenues(801)
Total operating revenues$290,433 
Add back or deduct2:
Cost of operations (excluding Depreciation, amortization and accretion reported below)(100,964)(16,290)
Cost of equipment and products(263)— 
Selling, general and administrative(83,148)(29,202)
Expenses related to strategic alternatives review (included in Selling, general and administrative)— 1,145 
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated entities— 35,927 
Interest and dividend income1,401 2,658 
Other segment items1,937 — 
Segment Adjusted EBITDA (Non-GAAP)$76,323 $21,222 $97,545 
Reconciliation of Segment Adjusted EBITDA to Income before income taxes:
All Other income (loss) before income taxes1
(22,283)
Depreciation, amortization and accretion(83,433)
Expenses related to strategic alternatives review (included in Selling, general and administrative)(1,145)
Loss on asset disposals, net(1,888)
Loss on sale of business and other exit costs, net(24)
Gain on license sales and exchanges, net1,100 
Interest expense(2,202)
Income (loss) before income taxes$(12,330)
Other segment disclosures
Three Months Ended or as of March 31, 2025TDS TelecomArraySegment Total
All Other1
TDS Consolidated Total
Depreciation, amortization and accretion$(71,440)$(11,993)$(83,433)$(896)$(84,329)
Loss on asset disposals, net(1,662)(226)(1,888)— (1,888)
Gain (loss) on sale of business and other exit costs, net(24)— (24)1,022 998 
Gain on license sales and exchanges, net— 1,100 1,100 — 1,100 
Interest expense1,465 (3,667)(2,202)(21,707)(23,909)
Investments in unconsolidated entities3,942 479,127 483,069 43,614 526,683 
Total assets2,906,310 4,865,842 7,772,152 264,663 8,036,815 
Capital expenditures from continuing operations$58,870 $4,840 $63,710 $433 $64,143 
1"All Other" represents TDS' non-reportable other business activities that do not meet the quantitative thresholds for being a reportable segment and includes cash balances under terms of the TDS cash management arrangement.
2The significant segment expense categories and amounts align with the segment-level information that is regularly provided to the chief operating decision maker. Intersegment expenses are included within the amounts shown.