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Investment in Unconsolidated Entities (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2013
Equity Method Investment, Summarized Financial Information |
Equity method investments, summarized results of operations |
| The following table, which is based on information provided in part by third parties, summarizes the combined results of operations of U.S. Cellular’s equity method investments. Such combined results of operations include the results of the NY1 & NY2 Partnerships from April 3, 2013, the effective date of their deconsolidation as discussed below.
|  |  | Three Months Ended June 30, |  | Six Months Ended June 30,
|  |  | 2013 |  | 2012 |  | 2013 |  | 2012
| (Dollars in thousands) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Revenues | $ | 1,544,564 |  | $ | 1,420,492 |  | $ | 3,037,290 |  | $ | 2,851,865
| Operating expenses |  | 1,095,809 |  |  | 1,014,995 |  |  | 2,162,776 |  |  | 2,086,883
| Operating income |  | 448,755 |  |  | 405,497 |  |  | 874,514 |  |  | 764,982
| Other income, net |  | 1,113 |  |  | 1,320 |  |  | 1,701 |  |  | 2,236
| Net income | $ | 449,868 |  | $ | 406,817 |  | $ | 876,215 |  | $ | 767,218
Fair Value Inputs, Assets, Quantitative Information [Table Text Block] |
Key assumptions |
Weighted-average expected revenue growth rate (next ten years) |  | 2.0 | %
Long-term and terminal revenue growth rate (after year ten) |  | 2.0 | %
Discount rate |  | 10.5 | %
Capital expenditures as a percentage of revenue |  | 14.9-18.8 | %

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