Business Segment (Table)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2011

Segment Reporting Measurement Disclosures Abstract

Business Segment Information

					TDS Telecom							Non-		Other
Three Months Ended or as of		U.S.						ILEC/CLEC		TDS Telecom		Reportable		Reconciling
June 30, 2011		Cellular		ILEC		CLEC		Eliminations		Total		Segment (1)		Items (2)		Total
(Dollars in thousands)
Operating revenues		$	1,076,182	$	156,006	$	45,596	$	(2,706)	$	198,896	$	9,530	$	(4,968)	$	1,279,640
Cost of services and products (excluding
	Depreciation, amortization and accretion
	expense reported below)		396,415		49,839		23,029		(2,279)		70,589		7,290		(395)		473,899
Selling, general and administrative expense			426,172		42,597		16,087		(427)		58,257		1,675		(4,001)		482,103
Adjusted OIBDA (3)			253,595		63,570		6,480		—		70,050		565		(572)		323,638
Depreciation, amortization and accretion expense			148,283		38,404		5,439		—		43,843		475		2,150		194,751
Loss on impairment of intangible assets			—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—
(Gain) loss on asset disposals, net			2,922		270		47		—		317		(1)		—		3,238
Operating income (loss)			102,390		24,896		994		—		25,890		91		(2,722)		125,649
Total assets			6,089,916		1,456,308		112,942		—		1,569,250		23,487		238,255		7,920,908
Capital expenditures		$	162,107	$	39,070	$	6,218	$	—	$	45,288	$	603	$	3,250	$	211,248

				TDS Telecom								Non-		Other
Three Months Ended or as of		U.S.						ILEC/CLEC		TDS Telecom		Reportable		Reconciling
June 30, 2010		Cellular		ILEC		CLEC		Eliminations		Total		Segment (1)		Items (2)		Total
(Dollars in thousands)
Operating revenues		$	1,029,893	$	154,258	$	47,325	$	(2,377)	$	199,206	$	8,713	$	(5,593)	$	1,232,219
Cost of services and products (excluding
	Depreciation, amortization and accretion
	expense reported below)		375,507		49,302		24,495		(2,247)		71,550		6,456		(476)		453,037
Selling, general and administrative expense			445,177		44,167		15,978		(130)		60,015		1,620		(5,483)		501,329
Adjusted OIBDA (3)			209,209		60,789		6,852		—		67,641		637		366		277,853
Depreciation, amortization and accretion expense			144,455		36,847		6,302		—		43,149		516		2,138		190,258
Loss on impairment of intangible assets			—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—
(Gain) loss on asset disposals, net			1,250		(228)		160		—		(68)		17		15		1,214
Operating income (loss)			63,504		24,170		390		—		24,560		104		(1,787)		86,381
Total assets			5,795,648		1,446,475		117,931		—		1,564,406		21,553		228,821		7,610,428
Capital expenditures		$	133,490	$	28,167	$	5,404	$	—	$	33,571	$	434	$	3,833	$	171,328

				TDS Telecom								Non-		Other
Six Months Ended or as of		U.S.						ILEC/CLEC		TDS Telecom		Reportable		Reconciling
June 30, 2011		Cellular		ILEC		CLEC		Eliminations		Total		Segment (1)		Items (2)		Total
(Dollars in thousands)
Operating revenues		$	2,133,274	$	311,822	$	90,924	$	(4,934)	$	397,812	$	18,145	$	(10,910)	$	2,538,321
Cost of services and products (excluding
	Depreciation, amortization and accretion
	expense reported below)		808,378		97,523		45,501		(4,070)		138,954		14,111		(798)		960,645
Selling, general and administrative expense			868,176		80,790		31,735		(864)		111,661		3,307		(9,935)		973,209
Adjusted OIBDA (3)			456,720		133,509		13,688		—		147,197		727		(177)		604,467
Depreciation, amortization and accretion expense			293,328		77,751		10,929		—		88,680		949		4,312		387,269
Loss on impairment of intangible assets			—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—
(Gain) loss on asset disposals, net			3,959		343		78		—		421		(1)		2		4,381
Operating income (loss)			159,433		55,415		2,681		—		58,096		(221)		(4,491)		212,817
Total assets			6,089,916		1,456,308		112,942		—		1,569,250		23,487		238,255		7,920,908
Capital expenditures		$	258,040	$	61,124	$	10,452	$	—	$	71,576	$	2,493	$	6,602	$	338,711

				TDS Telecom								Non-		Other
Six Months Ended or as of		U.S.						ILEC/CLEC		TDS Telecom		Reportable		Reconciling
June 30, 2010		Cellular		ILEC		CLEC		Eliminations		Total		Segment (1)		Items (2)		Total
(Dollars in thousands)
Operating revenues		$	2,053,750	$	304,414	$	95,068	$	(4,771)	$	394,711	$	18,855	$	(12,662)	$	2,454,654
Cost of services and products (excluding
	Depreciation, amortization and accretion
	expense reported below)		743,726		95,794		48,987		(4,478)		140,303		14,489		(949)		897,569
Selling, general and administrative expense			874,782		85,904		31,516		(293)		117,127		3,316		(12,809)		982,416
Adjusted OIBDA (3)			435,242		122,716		14,565		—		137,281		1,050		1,096		574,669
Depreciation, amortization and accretion expense			287,688		73,905		12,667		—		86,572		1,049		4,338		379,647
Loss on impairment of intangible assets			—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—
(Gain) loss on asset disposals, net			6,426		32		245		—		277		(76)		18		6,645
Operating income (loss)			141,128		48,779		1,653		—		50,432		77		(3,260)		188,377
Total assets			5,795,648		1,446,475		117,931		—		1,564,406		21,553		228,821		7,610,428
Capital expenditures		$	255,004	$	48,357	$	8,590	$	—	$	56,947	$	704	$	5,295	$	317,950

• Represents Suttle-Straus.
• Consists of corporate operations, intercompany eliminations between U.S. Cellular, TDS Telecom and corporate operations.
• Adjusted OIBDA is defined as operating income excluding the effects of: depreciation, amortization and accretion (OIBDA); the net gain or loss on asset disposals (if any); and the loss on impairment of assets (if any). Adjusted OIBDA is a segment measure reported to the chief operating decision maker for purposes of making decisions about allocating resources to the segments and assessing their performance. This amount may also be commonly referred to by management as operating cash flow. This amount should not be confused with Cash flows from operating activities, which is a component of the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows. Adjusted OIBDA excludes the net gain or loss on asset disposals and loss on impairment of assets (if any), in order to show operating results on a more comparable basis from period to period. TDS does not intend to imply that any of such amounts that are excluded are non-recurring, infrequent or unusual. Accordingly you should be aware that TDS may incur such amounts in the future.