Supplemental Cash Flow Disclosures	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2014
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Supplemental Cash Flow Disclosures	12. Supplemental Cash Flow Disclosures Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (“the Recovery Act”), TDS Telecom was awarded $105.1 million in federal grants and will provide $30.9 million of its own funds to complete 44 projects to provide broadband access in unserved areas. TDS Telecom received $14.7 million and $34.8 million in grants during the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively. TDS Telecom has received cumulative grants of $78.2 million as of September 30, 2014. These funds reduced the carrying amount of the assets to which they relate. TDS Telecom had recorded $13.8 million and $23.6 million in grants receivable at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively. These amounts were included as a component of Accounts receivable, Other, in the Consolidated Balance Sheet.

The entire disclosure for supplemental cash flow activities, including cash, noncash, and part noncash transactions, for the period. Noncash is defined as information about all investing and financing activities of an enterprise during a period that affect recognized assets or liabilities but that do not result in cash receipts or cash payments in the period. "Part noncash" refers to that portion of the transaction not resulting in cash receipts or cash payments in the period.

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