Intangible Assets (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Licenses and Franchise Rights

Licenses and Franchise Rights

Licenses
(Dollars in thousands)		U.S. Cellular		Wireline		Non-Reportable Segment		Total
Balance December 31, 2012		$	1,462,019	$	2,800	$	15,220	$	1,480,039
	Acquisitions		16,540		-		-		16,540
	Divestitures		(59,419)		-		-		(59,419)
	Transferred to Assets held for sale		(16,027)		-		-		(16,027)
	NY1 & NY2 Deconsolidation		(592)		-		-		(592)
	Other		3,238		-		-		3,238
Balance December 31, 2013		$	1,405,759	$	2,800	$	15,220	$	1,423,779
Balance December 31, 2011		$	1,475,994	$	2,800	$	15,220	$	1,494,014
	Acquisitions		122,690		-		-		122,690
	Transferred to Assets held for sale		(140,599)		-		-		(140,599)
	Other		3,934		-		-		3,934
Balance December 31, 2012		$	1,462,019	$	2,800	$	15,220	$	1,480,039

Franchise rights
(Dollars in thousands)		Cable
Balance December 31, 2012		$	-
	Acquisitions		123,668
Balance December 31, 2013		$	123,668

Goodwill

Goodwill

Goodwill
(Dollars in thousands)			U.S. Cellular		Wireline		Cable		HMS		Non-Reportable Segment		Total
Assigned value at time of acquisition			$	622,681	$	449,898	$	-	$	103,627	$	4,317	$	1,180,523
	Accumulated impairment losses in prior periods			(333,900)		(29,440)		-		-		(515)		(363,855)
	Transferred to Assets held for sale			(19,474)		-		-		-		-		(19,474)
Balance December 31, 2012				269,307		420,458		-		103,627		3,802		797,194
	Acquisitions			-		-		61,712		15,203		-		76,915
	Divestitures			(135)		-		-		-		-		(135)
	NY1 & NY2 Deconsolidation			(37,131)		-		-		-		-		(37,131)
Balance December 31, 2013			$	232,041	$	420,458	$	61,712	$	118,830	$	3,802	$	836,843
Assigned value at time of acquisition			$	622,681	$	450,156	$	-	$	83,263	$	4,317	$	1,160,417
	Accumulated impairment losses in prior periods			(333,900)		(29,440)		-		-		-		(363,340)
Balance December 31, 2011				288,781		420,716		-		83,263		4,317		797,077
	Acquisitions			-		-		-		20,364		-		20,364
	Impairment (1)			-		-		-		-		(515)		(515)
	Transferred to Assets held for sale			(19,474)		-		-		-		-		(19,474)
	Other			-		(258)		-		-		-		(258)
Balance December 31, 2012			$	269,307	$	420,458	$	-	$	103,627	$	3,802	$	797,194
(1)		During the second quarter of 2012, a sustained decrease in TDS' stock price resulted in a triggering event, as defined by GAAP, requiring an interim impairment test of Licenses and Goodwill as of June 30, 2012. Based on this test, TDS concluded that the entire amount of Goodwill related to Airadigm was impaired resulting in an impairment loss of $0.5 million and no impairment of Licenses.