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Variable Interest Entities - Consolidated Balance Sheet (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
Sep. 30, 2021
Dec. 31, 2020
Assets    
Cash and cash equivalents $ 231 $ 1,271
Short-term investments 0 3
Accounts receivable 910 915
Inventory, net 136 146
Other current assets 42 29
Licenses 4,102 2,629
Property, plant and equipment, net 2,457 2,466
Operating lease right-of-use assets 953 924
Other assets and deferred charges 592 602
Total assets [1] 10,144 9,681
Liabilities    
Current liabilities 856 871
Long-term operating lease liabilities 890 875
Other deferred liabilities and credits 565 376
Consolidated Variable Interest Entities    
Assets    
Cash and cash equivalents 30 18
Short-term investments 0 3
Accounts receivable 659 639
Inventory, net 2 3
Other current assets 33 21
Licenses 639 639
Property, plant and equipment, net 115 111
Operating lease right-of-use assets 44 39
Other assets and deferred charges 355 348
Total assets 1,877 1,821
Liabilities    
Current liabilities 26 28
Long-term operating lease liabilities 39 36
Other deferred liabilities and credits 22 20
Total liabilities $ 87 $ 84
[1] The consolidated total assets as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, include assets held by consolidated variable interest entities (VIEs) of $1,301 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 September 30, 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 11 — Variable Interest Entities for additional information.