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Consolidated Balance Sheet (Parenthetical) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
Mar. 31, 2021
Dec. 31, 2020
Accounts receivable    
Customer and agent allowances $ 56 $ 62
Other allowances $ 2 $ 1
UScellular shareholders’ equity    
Authorized shares (in shares) 190,000,000 190,000,000
Issued shares (in shares) 88,000,000 88,000,000
Outstanding shares (in shares) 86,000,000 86,000,000
Par value $ 88 $ 88
Variable Interest Entities VIEs    
Total assets [1] $ 10,148 $ 9,681
Series A Common Shares    
UScellular shareholders’ equity    
Authorized shares (in shares) 50,000,000 50,000,000
Issued shares (in shares) 33,000,000 33,000,000
Outstanding shares (in shares) 33,000,000 33,000,000
Par value per share (USD per share) $ 1.00 $ 1.00
Par value $ 33 $ 33
Common Shares    
UScellular shareholders’ equity    
Authorized shares (in shares) 140,000,000 140,000,000
Issued shares (in shares) 55,000,000 55,000,000
Outstanding shares (in shares) 53,000,000 53,000,000
Par value per share (USD per share) $ 1.00 $ 1.00
Par value $ 55 $ 55
Treasury shares (in shares) 2,000,000 2,000,000
Consolidated Variable Interest Entities    
Variable Interest Entities VIEs    
Total assets $ 1,851 $ 1,821
Total liabilities 85 84
Consolidated Variable Interest Entities | No recourse    
Variable Interest Entities VIEs    
Total liabilities 19 20
Consolidated Variable Interest Entities | Assets held    
Variable Interest Entities VIEs    
Total assets $ 1,263 $ 1,060
[1] The consolidated total assets as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, include assets held by consolidated variable interest entities (VIEs) of $1,263 million and $1,060 million, respectively, which are not available to be used to settle the obligations of UScellular. The consolidated total liabilities as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, include certain liabilities of consolidated VIEs of $19 million and $20 million, respectively, for which the creditors of the VIEs have no recourse to the general credit of UScellular. See Note 10 — Variable Interest Entities for additional information.