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Variable Interest Entities - Consolidated Balance Sheet (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
Dec. 31, 2021
Dec. 31, 2020
Assets    
Cash and cash equivalents $ 156 $ 1,271
Short-term investments 0 3
Customers and agents, less allowances 976 915
Inventory, net 173 146
Other current assets 49 29
Licenses 4,088 2,629
Property, plant and equipment, net 2,606 2,466
Operating lease right-of-use assets 959 924
Other assets and deferred charges 626 602
Total assets [1] 10,341 9,681
Liabilities    
Current liabilities 903 871
Liabilities held for sale 0 1
Long-term operating lease liabilities 889 875
Other deferred liabilities and credits 573 376
Consolidated Variable Interest Entities    
Assets    
Cash and cash equivalents 22 18
Short-term investments 0 3
Customers and agents, less allowances 693 639
Inventory, net 2 3
Other current assets 44 21
Licenses 639 639
Property, plant and equipment, net 124 111
Operating lease right-of-use assets 47 39
Other assets and deferred charges 383 348
Total assets 1,954 1,821
Liabilities    
Current liabilities 30 28
Long-term operating lease liabilities 41 36
Other deferred liabilities and credits 25 20
Total liabilities1 $ 96 $ 84
[1] The consolidated total assets as of December 31, 2021 and 2020, include assets held by consolidated variable interest entities (VIEs) of $1,482 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 December 31, 2021 and 2020, include certain liabilities of consolidated VIEs of $23 million and $20 million, respectively, for which the creditors of the VIEs have no recourse to the general credit of UScellular. See Note 14 — Variable Interest Entities for additional information.