Intangible Assets (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Licenses

Licenses

Licenses
			U.S. Cellular		TDS Telecom CLEC		Non-Reportable Segment		Total
(Dollars in thousands)
Balance December 31, 2012			$	1,462,019	$	2,800	$	15,220	$	1,480,039
	Acquisitions			14,150		-		-		14,150
Balance March 31, 2013			$	1,476,169	$	2,800	$	15,220	$	1,494,189
Balance December 31, 2011			$	1,475,994	$	2,800	$	15,220	$	1,494,014
	Acquisitions			11,096		-		-		11,096
Balance March 31, 2012			$	1,487,090	$	2,800	$	15,220	$	1,505,110
		Previously under GAAP, TDS accounted for U.S. Cellular’s share repurchases as step acquisitions, allocating a portion of the share repurchase value to TDS' Licenses. Consequently, U.S. Cellular’s Licenses on a stand-alone basis do not match the TDS consolidated Licenses related to U.S. Cellular.