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Other Disclosures	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2011
Notes To The Financial Statements [Abstract]
Other Disclosures	16. Other Disclosures Amounts Collected from Customers and Remitted to Governmental Authorities TDS records amounts collected from customers and remitted to governmental authorities net within a tax liability account if the tax is assessed upon the customer and TDS merely acts as an agent in collecting the tax on behalf of the imposing governmental authority. If the tax is assessed upon TDS, then amounts collected from customers as recovery of the tax are recorded in Operating revenues and amounts remitted to governmental authorities are recorded in Selling, general and administrative expenses in the Consolidated Statement of Operations. The amounts recorded gross in revenues that are billed to customers and remitted to governmental authorities totaled $35.1 million and $70.7 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 and $41.8 million and $80.0 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010, respectively. These revenues decreased primarily due to a decrease in Universal Service Fund contributions.

Other Disclosures

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2011

Notes To The Financial Statements [Abstract]

16. Other Disclosures

Amounts Collected from Customers and Remitted to Governmental Authorities

TDS records amounts collected from customers and remitted to governmental authorities net within a tax liability account if the tax is assessed upon the customer and TDS merely acts as an agent in collecting the tax on behalf of the imposing governmental authority. If the tax is assessed upon TDS, then amounts collected from customers as recovery of the tax are recorded in Operating revenues and amounts remitted to governmental authorities are recorded in Selling, general and administrative expenses in the Consolidated Statement of Operations. The amounts recorded gross in revenues that are billed to customers and remitted to governmental authorities totaled $35.1 million and $70.7 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 and $41.8 million and $80.0 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010, respectively. These revenues decreased primarily due to a decrease in Universal Service Fund contributions.