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Earnings Per Share (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2014

Earnings Per Share

Earnings per share

		Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended
		June 30,						June 30,
		2014			2013			2014			2013
(Dollars and shares in thousands, except per share amounts)
Net income (loss) attributable to U.S. Cellular shareholders		$	(18,789)		$	143,391		$	693		$	148,305
Weighted average number of shares used in basic earnings (loss) per share			84,341			83,845			84,277			83,842
Effects of dilutive securities:
	Stock options		-			226			193			201
	Restricted stock units		-			590			571			612
Weighted average number of shares used in diluted earnings (loss) per share			84,341			84,661			85,041			84,655
Basic earnings (loss) per share attributable to U.S. Cellular shareholders		$	(0.22)		$	1.71		$	0.01		$	1.77
Diluted earnings (loss) per share attributable to U.S. Cellular shareholders		$	(0.22)		$	1.69		$	0.01		$	1.75

Summary of antidilutive shares

		Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
		June 30,				June 30,
		2014		2013		2014		2013
(Shares in thousands)
Stock options		3,559		2,437		1,820		2,041
Restricted stock units		1,191		208		141		221

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Tabular disclosure of securities (including those issuable pursuant to contingent stock agreements) that could potentially dilute basic earnings per share (EPS) in the future that were not included in the computation of diluted EPS because to do so would increase EPS amounts or decrease loss per share amounts for the period presented, by antidilutive securities.

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Tabular disclosure of an entity's basic and diluted earnings per share calculations, including a reconciliation of numerators and denominators of the basic and diluted per-share computations for income from continuing operations.

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