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Variable Interest Entities - Consolidated Balance Sheet (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
Sep. 30, 2022
Dec. 31, 2021
Assets    
Cash and cash equivalents $ 254 $ 156
Accounts receivable 987 976
Inventory, net 243 173
Other current assets 41 49
Licenses 4,680 4,088
Property, plant and equipment, net 2,631 2,606
Operating lease right-of-use assets 932 959
Other assets and deferred charges 648 626
Total assets [1] 11,056 10,341
Liabilities    
Current liabilities 1,099 903
Long-term operating lease liabilities 859 889
Other deferred liabilities and credits 661 573
Consolidated Variable Interest Entities    
Assets    
Cash and cash equivalents 23 22
Accounts receivable 701 693
Inventory, net 4 2
Other current assets 35 44
Licenses 640 639
Property, plant and equipment, net 132 124
Operating lease right-of-use assets 45 47
Other assets and deferred charges 441 383
Total assets 2,021 1,954
Liabilities    
Current liabilities 93 30
Long-term operating lease liabilities 40 41
Other deferred liabilities and credits 30 25
Total liabilities $ 163 $ 96
[1] The consolidated total assets as of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, include assets held by consolidated variable interest entities (VIEs) of $1,269 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 September 30, 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 11 — Variable Interest Entities for additional information.