Variable Interest Entities - Consolidated Balance Sheet (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2024		Dec. 31, 2023		Mar. 31, 2023
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 249		$ 236
Accounts receivable	955		992
Inventory, net	184		208
Other current assets	49		52
Licenses	4,720		4,702
Property, plant and equipment, net	5,052		5,062
Operating lease right-of-use assets	979		987
Other assets and deferred charges	783		807
Total assets	13,866	[1]	13,921	[1]	$ 14,539
Liabilities
Current liabilities	1,031		1,184
Long-term operating lease liabilities	883		890
Other deferred liabilities and credits	780		784
Consolidated Variable Interest Entities
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	30		24
Accounts receivable	619		631
Inventory, net	3		4
Other current assets	26		30
Licenses	639		639
Property, plant and equipment, net	119		123
Operating lease right-of-use assets	44		43
Other assets and deferred charges	471		494
Total assets	1,951		1,988
Liabilities
Current liabilities	34		34
Long-term operating lease liabilities	38		38
Other deferred liabilities and credits	26		26
Total liabilities	$ 98		$ 98

[1] The consolidated total assets as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, include assets held by consolidated variable interest entities (VIEs) of $1,115 million and $1,188 million, respectively, which are not available to be used to settle the obligations of TDS. The consolidated total liabilities as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, include certain liabilities of consolidated VIEs of $23 million, for which the creditors of the VIEs have no recourse to the general credit of TDS. See Note 8 — Variable Interest Entities for additional information.