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Business Segment Information (Tables)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2020
Segment Reporting [Abstract]  
Business segment information
Financial data for TDS’ reportable segments for 2020, 2019 and 2018, is as follows. See Note 1 — Summary of Significant Accounting Policies and Recent Accounting Pronouncements for additional information.
  TDS Telecom  
Year ended or as of December 31, 2020UScellularWirelineCable
TDS
Telecom
Total1
Corporate,
Eliminations
and Other
Total
(Dollars in millions)      
Operating revenues      
Service$3,067 $684 $292 $975 $94 $4,136 
Equipment and product sales970 1 — 1 118 1,089 
Total operating revenues4,037 685 292 976 212 5,225 
Cost of services (excluding Depreciation, amortization and accretion expense reported below)782 269 123 392 70 1,244 
Cost of equipment and products1,011 1 — 1 98 1,110 
Selling, general and administrative1,368 199 72 270 43 1,681 
Depreciation, amortization and accretion683 124 78 203 23 909 
(Gain) loss on asset disposals, net25 — 1 1 1 27 
(Gain) loss on license sales and exchanges, net(5)— — — — (5)
Operating income (loss)173 92 18 110 (24)259 
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated entities179 — — — 2 181 
Interest and dividend income8 4 1 5 2 15 
Gain (loss) on investments2 — — — — 2 
Interest expense(112)4 — 4 (60)(168)
Other, net— (1)— (1)— (1)
Income (loss) before income taxes250 99 18 117 (79)288 
Income tax expense (benefit)2
17 18 (16)19 
Net income (loss)233 100 (64)269 
Add back:
Depreciation, amortization and accretion683 124 78 203 23 909 
(Gain) loss on asset disposals, net25 — 1 1 1 27 
(Gain) loss on license sales and exchanges, net(5)— — — — (5)
Gain (loss) on investments(2)— — — — (2)
Interest expense112 (4)— (4)60 168 
Income tax expense (benefit)2
17 18 (16)19 
Adjusted EBITDA3
$1,063 $220 $97 $317 $5 $1,385 
Investments in unconsolidated entities$435 $4 $— $4 $38 $477 
Total assets$9,681 $1,641 $730 $2,359 $485 $12,525 
Capital expenditures$940 $293 $75 $368 $9 $1,317 
  TDS Telecom  
Year Ended or as of December 31, 2019UScellularWirelineCable
TDS
Telecom
Total1
Corporate,
Eliminations
and Other
Total
(Dollars in millions)      
Operating revenues      
Service$3,035 $682 $247 $928 $96 $4,059 
Equipment and product sales987 1 — 1 129 1,117 
Total operating revenues4,022 683 247 930 224 5,176 
Cost of services (excluding Depreciation, amortization and accretion expense reported below)756 263 105 368 78 1,202 
Cost of equipment and products1,028 1 — 1 106 1,135 
Selling, general and administrative1,406 199 62 260 51 1,717 
Depreciation, amortization and accretion702 132 68 200 30 932 
(Gain) loss on asset disposals, net19 (8)1 (7)— 12 
(Gain) loss on sale of business and other exit costs, net(1)— — — — (1)
Operating income (loss)112 96 11 107 (40)179 
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated entities166 — — — 2 168 
Interest and dividend income17 10 2 12 — 29 
Interest expense(110)3 — 3 (58)(165)
Income (loss) before income taxes185 110 13 122 (96)211 
Income tax expense (benefit)2
52 30 (18)64 
Net income (loss)133 92 (78)147 
Add back:
Depreciation, amortization and accretion702 132 68 200 30 932 
(Gain) loss on asset disposals, net19 (8)1 (7)— 12 
(Gain) loss on sale of business and other exit costs, net(1)— — — — (1)
Interest expense110 (3)— (3)58 165 
Income tax expense (benefit)2
52 30 (18)64 
Adjusted EBITDA3
$1,015 $231 $82 $313 $(9)$1,319 
Investments in unconsolidated entities$447 $4 $— $4 $37 $488 
Total assets4
$8,164 $1,471 $734 $2,196 $421 $10,781 
Capital expenditures$710 $243 $73 $316 $6 $1,032 
  TDS Telecom  
Year Ended or as of December 31, 2018UScellularWirelineCable
TDS
Telecom
Total1
Corporate,
Eliminations
and Other
Total
(Dollars in millions)      
Operating revenues      
Service$2,978 $697 $230 $925 $96 $3,999 
Equipment and product sales989 2 — 2 119 1,110 
Total operating revenues3,967 699 230 927 215 5,109 
Cost of services (excluding Depreciation, amortization and accretion expense reported below)758 266 104 369 79 1,206 
Cost of equipment and products1,031 1 — 1 98 1,130 
Selling, general and administrative1,388 197 57 254 52 1,694 
Depreciation, amortization and accretion640 142 69 212 31 883 
(Gain) loss on asset disposals, net10 (3)1 (2)1 9 
(Gain) loss on license sales and exchanges, net(18)— — — — (18)
Operating income (loss)158 95 (2)93 (46)205 
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated entities159 — — — 1 160 
Interest and dividend income15 7 1 8 3 26 
Interest expense(116)2 — 2 (58)(172)
Other, net(1)3 — 2 1 2 
Income (loss) before income taxes215 106 (1)105 (99)221 
Income tax expense (benefit)2
51 16 (21)46 
Net income (loss)164 89 (78)175 
Add back:
Depreciation, amortization and accretion640 142 69 212 31 883 
(Gain) loss on asset disposals, net10 (3)1 (2)1 9 
(Gain) loss on license sales and exchanges, net(18)— — — — (18)
Interest expense116 (2)— (2)58 172 
Income tax expense (benefit)2
51 16 (21)46 
Adjusted EBITDA3
$963 $243 $70 $313 $(9)$1,267 
Investments in unconsolidated entities$441 $4 $— $4 $35 $480 
Total assets$7,274 $1,304 $639 $1,934 $575 $9,783 
Capital expenditures$515 $176 $56 $232 $20 $767 
Numbers may not foot due to rounding.
1TDS Telecom Total includes eliminations between the Wireline and Cable segments.
2Income tax expense (benefit) is not provided at the individual segment level for Wireline and Cable. TDS calculates income tax expense for “TDS Telecom Total”.
3Adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization and accretion (Adjusted EBITDA) is a segment measure reported to the chief operating decision maker for purposes of assessing their performance. Adjusted EBITDA is defined as net income, adjusted for the items set forth in the reconciliation above. TDS believes Adjusted EBITDA is a useful measure of TDS’ operating results before significant recurring non-cash charges, gains and losses, and other items as presented above as they provide additional relevant and useful information to investors and other users of TDS' financial data in evaluating the effectiveness of its operations and underlying business trends in a manner that is consistent with management's evaluation of business performance. 
4As of January 1, 2019, UScellular adopted ASC 842 using a modified retrospective method. Under this method, the new accounting standard is applied only to the most recent period presented. As a result, 2019 includes the impacts of ASC 842, but prior periods remain as previously reported. See Note 10 — Leases for additional information.