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Earnings Per Share (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2020
Earnings Per Share [Abstract] |
Earnings per share | The amounts used in computing basic and diluted earnings per share attributable to U.S. Cellular shareholders were as follows:
| Three Months Ended March 31,
| 2020 |  | 2019
(Dollars and shares in millions, except per share amounts) |  |  |
Net income attributable to U.S. Cellular shareholders | $ | 71 |  |  | $ | 54 |
Weighted average number of shares used in basic earnings per share | 86 |  |  | 86 |
Effects of dilutive securities | 2 |  |  | 2 |
Weighted average number of shares used in diluted earnings per share | 88 |  |  | 88 |
Basic earnings per share attributable to U.S. Cellular shareholders | $ | 0.82 |  |  | $ | 0.63 |
Diluted earnings per share attributable to U.S. Cellular shareholders | $ | 0.81 |  |  | $ | 0.62 |

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