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Variable Interest Entities - Consolidated Balance Sheet (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
Jun. 30, 2022
Dec. 31, 2021
Assets    
Cash and cash equivalents $ 320 $ 156
Accounts receivable 968 976
Inventory, net 206 173
Other current assets 41 49
Licenses 4,677 4,088
Property, plant and equipment, net 2,671 2,606
Operating lease right-of-use assets 944 959
Other assets and deferred charges 582 626
Total assets [1] 11,003 10,341
Liabilities    
Current liabilities 982 903
Long-term operating lease liabilities 872 889
Other deferred liabilities and credits 690 573
Consolidated Variable Interest Entities    
Assets    
Cash and cash equivalents 30 22
Accounts receivable 687 693
Inventory, net 3 2
Other current assets 35 44
Licenses 640 639
Property, plant and equipment, net 129 124
Operating lease right-of-use assets 46 47
Other assets and deferred charges 380 383
Total assets 1,950 1,954
Liabilities    
Current liabilities 93 30
Long-term operating lease liabilities 41 41
Other deferred liabilities and credits 28 25
Total liabilities $ 162 $ 96
[1] The consolidated total assets as of June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, include assets held by consolidated variable interest entities (VIEs) of $1,327 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 June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, include certain liabilities of consolidated VIEs of $24 million and $23 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.