Property, Plant and Equpment (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

U.S. Cellular

Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]

Property, plant and equipment

		Useful Lives
December 31,		(Years)	2012		2011
(Dollars in thousands)
	Land	N/A	$	33,947	$	30,807
	Buildings	20		341,852		330,925
	Leasehold and land improvements	1-30		1,188,720		1,129,818
	Cell site equipment	6-25		3,100,916		2,874,397
	Switching equipment	1-8		1,155,114		1,113,780
	Office furniture and equipment	3-5		535,656		570,776
	Other operating assets and equipment	5-25		128,290		127,253
	System development	3-7		631,184		545,193
	Work in process	N/A		362,749		285,500
				7,478,428		7,008,449
	Accumulated depreciation and amortization			(4,455,840)		(4,218,147)
			$	3,022,588	$	2,790,302

TDS Telecom

Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]

Property, plant and equipment

		Useful Lives
December 31,		(Years)		2012		2011
(Dollars in thousands)
	Land	N/A	$	9,004	$	9,004
	Buildings	30		147,177		135,883
	Cable and wire	15-20		1,445,270		1,410,706
	Network electronic equipment	5-12		888,425		853,458
	Office furniture and equipment	5-10		312,843		286,593
	Other equipment	10-15		127,566		114,788
	System development	3-7		196,185		165,812
	Work in process	N/A		87,043		88,924
				3,213,513		3,065,168
	Accumulated depreciation and amortization			(2,279,325)		(2,128,411)
			$	934,188	$	936,757

Corporate and Non-Reportable segment

Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]

Property, plant and equipment

December 31,	2012		2011
(Dollars in thousands)
Property, plant and equipment	$	116,558	$	123,979
Accumulated depreciation and amortization		(76,068)		(66,503)
Total	$	40,490	$	57,476