Consolidated Balance Sheet - USD ($) $ in Millions		Jun. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents		$ 873	$ 619
Short-term investments		0	100
Accounts receivable
Customers and agents, less allowances of $65 and $61, respectively		886	861
Other, less allowances of $2 and $2, respectively		101	100
Inventory, net		153	145
Prepaid expenses		103	112
Income taxes receivable		1	2
Other current assets		43	27
Total current assets		2,160	1,966
Assets held for sale		1	10
Licenses		2,240	2,232
Goodwill		509	509
Other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $155 and $142, respectively		266	279
Investments in unconsolidated entities		477	453
Property, plant and equipment
In service and under construction		11,754	11,742
Less: Accumulated depreciation and amortization		8,495	8,318
Property, plant and equipment, net		3,259	3,424
Other assets and deferred charges		586	422
Total assets	[1]	9,498	9,295
Current liabilities
Current portion of long-term debt		20	20
Accounts payable		296	368
Customer deposits and deferred revenues		165	223
Accrued interest		12	11
Accrued taxes		54	64
Accrued compensation		84	126
Other current liabilities		98	106
Total current liabilities		729	918
Deferred liabilities and credits
Deferred income tax liability, net		636	552
Other deferred liabilities and credits		523	495
Long-term debt, net		2,427	2,437
Commitments and contingencies
Noncontrolling interests with redemption features		11	1
TDS shareholders' equity
Series A Common and Common Shares Authorized 290 shares (25 Series A Common and 265 Common Shares) Issued 133 shares (7 Series A Common and 126 Common Shares) Outstanding 112 shares (7 Series A Common and 105 Common Shares) and 111 shares (7 Series A Common and 104 Common Shares), respectively, Par Value ($.01 per share)		1	1
Capital in excess of par value		2,418	2,413
Treasury shares, at cost, 21 and 22 Common Shares, respectively		(624)	(669)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(3)	(1)
Retained earnings		2,692	2,525
Total TDS shareholders' equity		4,484	4,269
Noncontrolling interests		688	623
Total equity		5,172	4,892
Total liabilities and equity	[1]	$ 9,498	$ 9,295

[1] The consolidated total assets as of June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, include assets held by consolidated variable interest entities (VIEs) of $793 million and $765 million, respectively, which are not available to be used to settle the obligations of TDS. The consolidated total liabilities as of June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, include certain liabilities of consolidated VIEs of $17 million and $21 million, respectively, for which the creditors of the VIEs have no recourse to the general credit of TDS. See Note 10 — Variable Interest Entities for additional information.