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Variable Interest Entities - Consolidated Balance Sheet (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
Mar. 31, 2022
Dec. 31, 2021
Assets    
Cash and cash equivalents $ 300 $ 156
Accounts receivable 964 976
Inventory, net 177 173
Other current assets 51 49
Licenses 4,677 4,088
Property, plant and equipment, net 2,576 2,606
Operating lease right-of-use assets 952 959
Other assets and deferred charges 579 626
Total assets [1] 10,875 10,341
Liabilities    
Current liabilities 873 903
Long-term operating lease liabilities 882 889
Other deferred liabilities and credits 583 573
Consolidated Variable Interest Entities    
Assets    
Cash and cash equivalents 23 22
Accounts receivable 691 693
Inventory, net 2 2
Other current assets 44 44
Licenses 640 639
Property, plant and equipment, net 124 124
Operating lease right-of-use assets 47 47
Other assets and deferred charges 370 383
Total assets 1,941 1,954
Liabilities    
Current liabilities 91 30
Long-term operating lease liabilities 41 41
Other deferred liabilities and credits 25 25
Total liabilities $ 157 $ 96
[1] The consolidated total assets as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, include assets held by consolidated variable interest entities (VIEs) of $1,433 million and $1,482 million, respectively, which are not available to be used to settle the obligations of UScellular. The consolidated total liabilities as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, include certain liabilities of consolidated VIEs of $23 million for which the creditors of the VIEs have no recourse to the general credit of UScellular. See Note 9 — Variable Interest Entities for additional information.