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Fair Value Measurements (Table) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract] |
Fair value measurements | U.S. Cellular has applied the provisions of fair value accounting for purposes of computing the fair value of financial instruments for disclosure purposes as displayed below.
| Level within the Fair Value Hierarchy |  | December 31, 2019 |  | December 31, 2018
| Book Value |  | Fair Value |  | Book Value |  | Fair Value
(Dollars in millions) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents | 1 |  | $ | 285 |  |  | $ | 285 |  |  | $ | 580 |  |  | $ | 580 |
Short-term investments | 1 |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 17 |  |  | 17 |
Long-term debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Retail | 2 |  | 917 |  |  | 943 |  |  | 917 |  |  | 850 |
Institutional | 2 |  | 534 |  |  | 594 |  |  | 534 |  |  | 531 |
Other | 2 |  | 83 |  |  | 83 |  |  | 180 |  |  | 180 |

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of financial instruments measured at fair value, including those classified in shareholders' equity measured on a recurring or nonrecurring basis. Disclosures include, but are not limited to, fair value measurements recorded and the reasons for the measurements, level within the fair value hierarchy in which the fair value measurements are categorized and transfers between levels 1 and 2. Nonrecurring fair value measurements are those that are required or permitted in the statement of financial position in particular circumstances. + References Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 820 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (b) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=117815213&loc=d3e19207-110258 Reference 2: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 820 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 3 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=117815213&loc=d3e19279-110258 Reference 3: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 820 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2C -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=117815213&loc=SL7498348-110258 Reference 4: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 820 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (a) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=117815213&loc=d3e19207-110258 Reference 5: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 820 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (bb) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=117815213&loc=d3e19207-110258 + Details
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