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Supplemental Cash Flow Disclosures | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2010
Notes To The Financial Statements [Abstract] |
Supplemental Cash Flow Disclosures | NOTE 16 SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOWS Following are supplemental cash flow disclosures regarding interest paid and income taxes paid.
Year Ended December 31, | 2010 |  | 2009 |  | 2008
(Dollars in thousands) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest paid | $ | 59,049 |  | $ | 77,877 |  | $ | 76,763
Income taxes paid | $ | 53,050 |  | $ | 36,863 |  | $ | 116,525
F ollowing are supplemental cash flow disclosures regarding transactions related to stock-based compensation awards:
Year Ended December 31, | 2010 |  | 2009 |  | 2008
(Dollars in thousands) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Common Shares withheld (1) |  | 310,388 |  |  |  | 200,025 |  |  |  | 368,231 |
Aggregate value of Common Shares withheld | $ | 13,527 |  |  | $ | 7,622 |  |  | $ | 20,055 |
Cash receipts upon exercise of stock options | $ | 3,574 |  |  | $ | 1,572 |  |  | $ | 3,588 |
Cash disbursements for payment of taxes (2) |  | (3,065 | ) |  |  | (1,654 | ) |  |  | (5,876 | )
Net cash receipts (disbursements) from exercise of stock |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| options and vesting of other stock awards | $ | 509 |  |  | $ | (82 | ) |  | $ | (2,288 | )
(1) Such shares were withheld to cover the exercise price of stock options, if applicable, and required tax withholdings. (2) In certain situations, U.S. Cellular withholds shares that are issuable upon the exercise of stock options or the vesting of restricted shares to cover, and with a value equivalent to, the exercise price and/or the amount of taxes required to be withheld from the stock award holder at the time of the exercise or vesting. U.S. Cellular then pays the amount of the required tax withholdings to the taxing authorities in cash.

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