Acquisitions Divestitures and Exchanges (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Business Acquisition Purchase Price Allocation [Abstract]

Acquisitions, Divestitures and Exchanges

				Allocation of Purchase Price
								Intangible
								assets		Net tangible
		Purchase						subject to		assets/
		price (1)		Goodwill (2)		Licenses		amortization (3)		(liabilities)
(Dollars in thousands)
2012
U.S. Cellular licenses		$	57,957	$	-	$	57,957	$	-	$	-
TDS Telecom HMS business			46,126		20,364		-		20,300		5,462
	Total	$	104,083	$	20,364	$	57,957	$	20,300	$	5,462
2011
U.S. Cellular licenses		$	4,406	$	-	$	4,406	$	-	$	-
U.S. Cellular business			24,572		-		15,592		2,252		6,728
TDS Telecom HMS business			95,865		68,107		-		28,300		(542)
Non-Reportable segment business			983		522		15,220		3,194		(17,953)
	Total	$	125,826	$	68,629	$	35,218	$	33,746	$	(11,767)

• Cash amounts paid for acquisitions may differ from the purchase price due to cash acquired in the transactions and the timing of cash payments related to the respective transactions.
• In 2012, the entire amount of Goodwill was amortizable for income tax purposes. In 2011, $0.7 million of acquired Goodwill was amortizable for income tax purposes.
• The weighted average amortization period for Intangible assets subject to amortization was 8.1 years in 2012 and 8.0 years in 2011.