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The cash outflow for an FCC license auction deposit.

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The cash outflow associated with the acquisition of businesses and or intangible assets, net of any cash acquired in business acquisitions

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Amount of gain (loss) on sale or disposal of intangible assets.

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The cash inflow associated with the amount received from the sale of a portion of the company's business, for example a segment, division, branch or other business, during the period.

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Acquisitions, Divestitures and Exchanges (Details) $ in Millions	1 Months Ended			3 Months Ended			6 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Feb. 29, 2016 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($)
Acquisitions
Cash paid for acquisitions and licenses							$ 200	$ 46
Federal Communications Commission deposit								143
Exchanges
Cash received from divestitures and exchanges							17	17
Gain on license sales and exchanges				$ 2		$ 9	19	9
U.S. Cellular
Exchanges
Gain on license sales and exchanges				2		9	$ 19	$ 9
U.S. Cellular \| License exchange 1
Exchanges
Net cash to be received			$ 28
U.S. Cellular \| License exchange 1, first closing
Exchanges
Cash received from divestitures and exchanges						13
Gain on license sales and exchanges						$ 9
U.S. Cellular \| License exchange 1, second closing
Exchanges
Cash received from divestitures and exchanges					$ 15
Gain on license sales and exchanges					$ 17
U.S. Cellular \| Auction 1002
Acquisitions
Cash paid for acquisitions and licenses				$ 186
Federal Communications Commission deposit		$ 143
Fcc License Auction Total Licenses Won	188
Fcc License Auction Total Winning Bid	$ 329