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Acquisitions, Divestures and Exchanges (Details) (USD $)
 12 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2011
Dec. 31, 2010
Dec. 31, 2011
Businesses
May 08, 2011
Businesses
Dec. 31, 2011
Businesses
Expected event
Dec. 31, 2011
Licenses
Dec. 31, 2010
Licenses
Acquisitions, divestures and exchanges              
Licenses $ 19,998,000 $ 17,101,000 $ 15,592,000 [1],[2]     $ 4,406,000 $ 17,101,000
Intangible assets subject to amortization 2,252,000 [3]   2,252,000 [1],[2],[3]        
Net tangible assets (liabilities) 6,728,000   6,728,000 [1],[2]        
Purchase Price 28,978,000 [4] 17,101,000 [4] 24,572,000 [1],[2],[4]     4,406,000 [4] 17,101,000 [4]
Date of acquisition     5/9/2011        
Acquired entity     wireless business        
Cash paid to acquire     24,600,000        
Fair value equity investment prior to acquisition       25,700,000      
Gain on investment, equity investment remeasurement     13,400,000        
Ownership interest in equity method investment       49.00%      
Proceeds from sale of business         $ 50,000,000    
Agreement date         11/11/2011    
Valuation technique, noncontrolling interest of acquired entity     an income approach valuation method        
[1] Includes only the acquired interest and does not include amounts attributable to U.S. Cellular’s pre-existing noncontrolling interest described above in this Note 8.
[2] Licenses, Intangible assets subject to amortization and a portion of Net tangible assets (liabilities) are included in amounts reported as Assets held for sale in the Consolidated Balance Sheet.
[3] Intangible assets subject to amortization acquired in 2011 are classified as Assets held for sale and as a result are not amortized.
[4] Cash amounts paid for the acquisitions may differ from the purchase price due to cash acquired in the transactions and the timing of cash payments related to the respective transactions.