Property, Plant and Equpment (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

U.S. Cellular

Property, Plant and Equipment

Property, plant and equipment

	Useful Lives
December 31,	(Years)	2014		2013
(Dollars in thousands)
Land	N/A	$	35,031	$	36,266
Buildings	20		296,502		304,272
Leasehold and land improvements	1-30		1,086,718		1,197,520
Cell site equipment	7-25		3,269,609		3,306,575
Switching equipment	5-8		960,377		1,161,976
Office furniture and equipment	3-5		553,630		539,248
Other operating assets and equipment	3-5		89,663		92,456
System development	1-7		1,042,195		962,698
Work in process	N/A		125,015		116,501
			7,458,740		7,717,512
Accumulated depreciation and amortization			(4,730,523)		(4,860,992)
		$	2,728,217	$	2,856,520

TDS Telecom

Property, Plant and Equipment

Property, plant and equipment

	Useful Lives
December 31,	(Years)		2014		2013
(Dollars in thousands)
Land	N/A	$	16,974	$	12,794
Buildings	5-40		172,963		148,800
Cable and wire	15-35		1,628,782		1,523,123
Network electronic equipment	5-13		1,278,799		1,229,941
Office furniture and equipment	7-10		79,666		74,507
Other equipment	5-12		102,540		94,438
System development	3-7		241,153		230,416
Work in process	N/A		91,419		88,614
			3,612,296		3,402,633
Accumulated depreciation and amortization			(2,518,625)		(2,417,999)
		$	1,093,671	$	984,634

Other

Property, Plant and Equipment

Property, plant and equipment

December 31,	2014		2013
(Dollars in thousands)
Property, plant and equipment	$	123,008	$	119,659
Accumulated depreciation and amortization		(98,771)		(82,669)
Total	$	24,237	$	36,990