Consolidated Balance Sheet (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Millions		Sep. 30, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Accounts receivable
Customer and agent allowances		$ 66	$ 74
Other allowances		3	3
Other intangible assets
Other intangible assets accumulated amortization		$ 111	$ 112
TDS shareholders’ equity
Authorized shares (in shares)		290,000,000	290,000,000
Issued shares (in shares)		133,000,000	133,000,000
Outstanding shares (in shares)		113,000,000	112,000,000
Par value per share (in dollars per share)		$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Preferred shares authorized		279,000	279,000
Par value per share (in dollars per share)		$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Outstanding shares (in shares)		44,400.0000	44,400.0000
Variable Interest Entities VIEs
Total assets	[1]	$ 14,414	$ 14,550
Series A Common Shares
TDS shareholders’ equity
Authorized shares (in shares)		25,000,000	25,000,000
Issued shares (in shares)		7,000,000	7,000,000
Outstanding shares (in shares)		7,000,000	7,000,000
Par value per share (in dollars per share)		$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Common Shares
TDS shareholders’ equity
Authorized shares (in shares)		265,000,000	265,000,000
Issued shares (in shares)		126,000,000	126,000,000
Outstanding shares (in shares)		106,000,000	105,000,000
Treasury shares (in shares)		20,000,000	21,000,000
Series UU Preferred Shares
TDS shareholders’ equity
Outstanding shares (in shares)		16,800.0000	16,800.0000
Series VV Preferred Shares
TDS shareholders’ equity
Outstanding shares (in shares)		27,600.0000	27,600.0000
Consolidated Variable Interest Entity
Variable Interest Entities VIEs
Total assets		$ 1,969	$ 2,041
Total liabilities		94	156
Consolidated Variable Interest Entity | No recourse
Variable Interest Entities VIEs
Total liabilities		21	23
Consolidated Variable Interest Entity | Assets held
Variable Interest Entities VIEs
Total assets		$ 1,234	$ 1,236

[1] The consolidated total assets as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, include assets held by consolidated variable interest entities (VIEs) of $1,234 million and $1,236 million, respectively, which are not available to be used to settle the obligations of TDS. The consolidated total liabilities as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, include certain liabilities of consolidated VIEs of $21 million and $23 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.