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Common Shareholders' Equity, Equity Rollforward (Details)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Common shareholders' equity, share rollforward      
Common stock, shares issued ending balance 132,749,000us-gaap_CommonStockSharesIssued 132,711,000us-gaap_CommonStockSharesIssued  
Treasury Common Shares      
Common shareholders' equity, share rollforward      
Treasury shares, ending balance 24,850,000us-gaap_TreasuryStockShares
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_TreasuryStockMember
23,954,000us-gaap_TreasuryStockShares
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_TreasuryStockMember
 
Common Shares      
Common shareholders' equity, share rollforward      
Common stock, shares issued beginning balance 125,545,000us-gaap_CommonStockSharesIssued
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_CommonClassBMember
125,512,000us-gaap_CommonStockSharesIssued
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_CommonClassBMember
125,502,000us-gaap_CommonStockSharesIssued
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_CommonClassBMember
Conversion of Series A Common Shares 25,000us-gaap_ConversionOfStockSharesIssued1
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_CommonClassBMember
33,000us-gaap_ConversionOfStockSharesIssued1
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_CommonClassBMember
10,000us-gaap_ConversionOfStockSharesIssued1
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_CommonClassBMember
Common stock, shares issued ending balance 125,570,000us-gaap_CommonStockSharesIssued
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_CommonClassBMember
125,545,000us-gaap_CommonStockSharesIssued
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_CommonClassBMember
125,512,000us-gaap_CommonStockSharesIssued
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_CommonClassBMember
Common Shares | Treasury Common Shares      
Common shareholders' equity, share rollforward      
Treasury shares, beginning balance 23,954,000us-gaap_TreasuryStockShares
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_CommonClassBMember
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_TreasuryStockMember
24,641,000us-gaap_TreasuryStockShares
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_CommonClassBMember
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_TreasuryStockMember
24,165,000us-gaap_TreasuryStockShares
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_CommonClassBMember
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_TreasuryStockMember
Repurchase of shares 1,542,000us-gaap_TreasuryStockSharesAcquired
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_CommonClassBMember
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_TreasuryStockMember
339,000us-gaap_TreasuryStockSharesAcquired
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_CommonClassBMember
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_TreasuryStockMember
868,000us-gaap_TreasuryStockSharesAcquired
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_CommonClassBMember
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_TreasuryStockMember
Dividend reinvestment, incentive and compensation plans - Treasury shares (646,000)us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesTreasuryStockReissued
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_CommonClassBMember
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_TreasuryStockMember
(1,026,000)us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesTreasuryStockReissued
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_CommonClassBMember
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_TreasuryStockMember
(392,000)us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesTreasuryStockReissued
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_CommonClassBMember
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_TreasuryStockMember
Treasury shares, ending balance 24,850,000us-gaap_TreasuryStockShares
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_CommonClassBMember
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_TreasuryStockMember
23,954,000us-gaap_TreasuryStockShares
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_CommonClassBMember
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_TreasuryStockMember
24,641,000us-gaap_TreasuryStockShares
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_CommonClassBMember
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_TreasuryStockMember
Common Shares | Series A Share Conversion      
Common shareholders' equity, other disclosures      
Shares reserved 7,178,943us-gaap_CommonStockCapitalSharesReservedForFutureIssuance
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_CommonClassBMember
/ tds_StockReserveAxis
= tds_ShareConversionMember
   
Common Shares | Tax-Deferred Savings Plan      
Common shareholders' equity, other disclosures      
Shares reserved 90,341us-gaap_CommonStockCapitalSharesReservedForFutureIssuance
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_CommonClassBMember
/ tds_StockReserveAxis
= tds_TaxDeferredSavingsPlanMember
   
Series A Common Shares      
Common shareholders' equity, share rollforward      
Common stock, shares issued beginning balance 7,166,000us-gaap_CommonStockSharesIssued
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_CommonClassAMember
7,160,000us-gaap_CommonStockSharesIssued
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_CommonClassAMember
7,119,000us-gaap_CommonStockSharesIssued
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_CommonClassAMember
Conversion of Series A Common Shares (25,000)us-gaap_ConversionOfStockSharesIssued1
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_CommonClassAMember
(33,000)us-gaap_ConversionOfStockSharesIssued1
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_CommonClassAMember
(10,000)us-gaap_ConversionOfStockSharesIssued1
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_CommonClassAMember
Dividend reinvestment, incentive and compensation plans 38,000us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesDividendReinvestmentPlan
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_CommonClassAMember
39,000us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesDividendReinvestmentPlan
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_CommonClassAMember
51,000us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesDividendReinvestmentPlan
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_CommonClassAMember
Common stock, shares issued ending balance 7,179,000us-gaap_CommonStockSharesIssued
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_CommonClassAMember
7,166,000us-gaap_CommonStockSharesIssued
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_CommonClassAMember
7,160,000us-gaap_CommonStockSharesIssued
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= us-gaap_CommonClassAMember