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Earnings Per Share (Details) (USD $)
Share data in Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Basic earnings (loss) per share attributable to TDS shareholders      
Net income (loss) available to common shareholders of TDS used in basic earnings (loss) per share $ (136,404,000)us-gaap_NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersBasic $ 141,878,000us-gaap_NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersBasic $ 81,811,000us-gaap_NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersBasic
Adjustments to compute diluted earnings      
Noncontrolling interest adjustment   (1,058,000)tds_NoncontrollingIncomeAdjustmentEarningsPerShare (640,000)tds_NoncontrollingIncomeAdjustmentEarningsPerShare
Preferred dividend adjustment   49,000us-gaap_ConvertiblePreferredDividendsNetOfTax  
Net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders of TDS used in diluted earnings (loss) per share (136,404,000)us-gaap_NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersDiluted 140,869,000us-gaap_NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersDiluted 81,171,000us-gaap_NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersDiluted
Weighted average number of shares used in basic earnings (loss) per share      
Weighted average number of shares used in basic earnings (loss) per share 108,485us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic 108,490us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic 108,671us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic
Effects of dilutive securities:      
Stock options   209us-gaap_IncrementalCommonSharesAttributableToCallOptionsAndWarrants [1] 11us-gaap_IncrementalCommonSharesAttributableToCallOptionsAndWarrants [1]
Restricted stock units   375us-gaap_IncrementalCommonSharesAttributableToContingentlyIssuableShares [1] 255us-gaap_IncrementalCommonSharesAttributableToContingentlyIssuableShares [1]
Preferred shares   58us-gaap_IncrementalCommonSharesAttributableToConversionOfPreferredStock [1]  
Weighted average number of shares used in diluted earnings (loss) per share 108,485us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding 109,132us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding 108,937us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding
Earnings per share, Other disclosures      
Basic earnings (loss) per share attributable to TDS shareholders $ (1.26)us-gaap_EarningsPerShareBasic $ 1.31us-gaap_EarningsPerShareBasic $ 0.75us-gaap_EarningsPerShareBasic
Diluted earnings (loss) per share attributable to TDS shareholders $ (1.26)us-gaap_EarningsPerShareDiluted $ 1.29us-gaap_EarningsPerShareDiluted $ 0.75us-gaap_EarningsPerShareDiluted
U.S. Cellular      
Earnings per share, Other disclosures      
Dividend payable date   Jun. 25, 2013  
Dividend date of record   Jun. 11, 2013  
Series A Common and Common Shares, dividends per share paid   $ 5.75us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsPerShareCashPaid
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= tds_USCellularSegmentMember		  
Series A Common and Common Shares, dividends paid   $ 482,300,000us-gaap_PaymentsOfDividendsCommonStock
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= tds_USCellularSegmentMember		  
Stock Options      
Earnings per share, Other disclosures      
Antidilutive shares 8,984us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount
/ us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareByAntidilutiveSecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember		 7,120us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount
/ us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareByAntidilutiveSecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember		 8,130us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount
/ us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareByAntidilutiveSecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
Restricted Stock Units      
Earnings per share, Other disclosures      
Antidilutive shares 839us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount
/ us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareByAntidilutiveSecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_RestrictedStockMember		 171us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount
/ us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareByAntidilutiveSecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_RestrictedStockMember		 154us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount
/ us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareByAntidilutiveSecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_RestrictedStockMember
Preferred Shares      
Earnings per share, Other disclosures      
Antidilutive shares 56us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount
/ us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareByAntidilutiveSecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_NonredeemableConvertiblePreferredStockMember		   57us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount
/ us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareByAntidilutiveSecuritiesAxis
= us-gaap_NonredeemableConvertiblePreferredStockMember
Common Shares      
Weighted average number of shares used in basic earnings (loss) per share      
Weighted average number of shares used in basic earnings (loss) per share 101,304us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_CommonClassBMember		 101,339us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_CommonClassBMember		 101,532us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_CommonClassBMember
Series A Common Shares      
Weighted average number of shares used in basic earnings (loss) per share      
Weighted average number of shares used in basic earnings (loss) per share 7,181us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_CommonClassAMember		 7,151us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_CommonClassAMember		 7,139us-gaap_WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_CommonClassAMember
[1] There were no effects of dilutive securities for the year ended December 31, 2014 due to the net loss for the year.