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Acquisitions, Divestitures and Exchanges (Tables)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2012
Business Acquisition Purchase Price Allocation Abstract  
Acquisitions, Divestitures and Exchanges
U.S. Cellular acquisitions in 2012 and 2011 and the allocation of the purchase price for these acquisitions were as follows:
                 
      Allocation of Purchase Price
(Dollars in thousands)PurchasePrice (1) Goodwill Licenses Intangible Assets Subject to Amortization (2) Net Tangible Assets (Liabilities)
2012              
Licenses$ 122,690 $ - $ 122,690 $ - $ -
                 
2011              
Licenses$ 4,406 $ - $ 4,406 $ - $ -
Business (3)(4)  24,572   -   15,592   2,252   6,728
 Total$ 28,978 $ - $ 19,998 $ 2,252 $ 6,728
                 
(1)Cash amounts paid for 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.
                 
(2)Intangible assets subject to amortization acquired in 2011 are classified as Assets held for sale and as a result are not amortized.
                 
(3)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 7.
                 
(4)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 as of December 31, 2011.
RestructuringCostsAbstract  
Business divestiture financial impacts
             
(Dollars in thousands)Expected Period of Realization / Incurrence (1) Projected Range Actual Amount Incurred Year Ended December 31, 2012
             
(Gain) loss on sale of business and other exit costs, net          
 Proceeds from Sprint           
  Purchase price2013 $ (480,000) $ (480,000) $ -
  Reimbursement of transition and exit costs2013-2014   (150,000)   (200,000)   -
 Net assets transferred2013   210,000   230,000   -
 Non-cash charges for the write-off and write-down of property under construction and related assets2012-2013   5,000   15,000   10,672
 Employee related costs including severance, retention and outplacement 2012-2014   15,000   25,000   12,609
 Contract termination costs2012-2014   125,000   175,000   59
 Transaction costs2012-2013   3,000   5,000   1,137
  Total (Gain) loss on sale of business and other exit costs, net  $ (272,000) $ (230,000) $ 24,477
             
Depreciation, amortization and accretion expense          
 Incremental depreciation, amortization and accretion, net of salvage values (2)2012-2014   150,000   210,000   20,058
             
Other Operating expenses          
 Non-cash charges for the write-off and write-down of various operating assets and liabilities2013   -   10,000   -
(Increase) decrease in Operating income  $ (122,000) $ (10,000) $ 44,535
             
(1)Represents the estimated period in which a substantial majority of such amounts will be realized or incurred.
             
(2)Represents incremental depreciation, amortization and accretion anticipated to be recorded in the specified time periods as a result of revising the useful life of certain assets and revising the settlement dates of certain asset retirement obligations in conjunction with the Divestiture Transaction. Specifically, for the years indicated, this is estimated depreciation, amortization and accretion recorded on assets and liabilities of the Divestiture Markets after the November 6, 2012 transaction date less depreciation, amortization and accretion that would have been recorded on such assets and liabilities in the normal course, absent the Divestiture Transaction.

(Dollars in thousands)Balance November 6, 2012 Costs Incurred CashSettlements Non-cash Settlements Adjustments Balance December 31, 2012
                   
Accrued compensation                 
 Employee related costs including severance, retention, outplacement$ - $ 12,609 $ (304) $ - $ - $ 12,305
Other current liabilities                 
 Contract termination costs$ - $ 59 $ (29) $ - $ - $ 30
Assets and liabilities held for sale
   Current Assets Licenses Goodwill Other Intangible Assets Property, Plant and Equipment Total Assets Held for Sale Liabilities Held for Sale (1)
(Dollars in thousands)                    
                       
2012                    
Divestiture Transaction$ - $ 140,599 $ 72,994 $ - $ - $ 213,593 $ 19,594
Bolingbrook Customer Care Center (2)  -   -   -   -   3,170   3,170   -
  Total$ - $ 140,599 $ 72,994 $ - $ 3,170 $ 216,763 $ 19,594
                       
2011                    
U.S. Cellular wireless market$ 4,179 $ 31,920 $ - $ 4,611 $ 8,937 $ 49,647 $ 1,051
                       
(1)Liabilities held for sale primarily consisted of Current liabilities in 2011 and Customer deposits and deferred revenues in 2012.
                       
(2)Effective January 1, 2013, U.S. Cellular transferred its Bolingbrook Customer Care Center operations to an existing third party vendor.