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Business Segment Information (Table)
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2011
Segment Reporting [Abstract] 
Business Segment Information
       TDS Telecom Non- Other    
Three Months Ended or as ofU.S.       ILEC/CLEC TDS Telecom Reportable Reconciling   
September 30, 2011Cellular ILEC CLEC Eliminations Total segment (1) Items (2) Total
(Dollars in thousands)                       
Operating revenues$1,110,439  $168,287  $45,011  $(2,492) $210,806  $9,083  $(4,905) $1,325,423
Cost of services and products (excluding                       
 Depreciation, amortization and accretion                       
 expense reported below) 435,343   59,528   23,193   (2,081)  80,640   6,783   (370)  522,396
Selling, general and administrative expense 441,512   43,388   15,984   (411)  58,961   1,421   (6,479)  495,415
Adjusted OIBDA (3) 233,584   65,371   5,834    —   71,205   879   1,944   307,612
Depreciation, amortization and accretion expense 141,664   40,085   5,597    —   45,682   488   2,205   190,039
Loss on impairment of intangible assets  —    —    —    —    —    —    —    —
(Gain) loss on asset disposals and exchanges, net (9,700)  225   112    —   337    —   12   (9,351)
Operating income (loss) 101,620   25,061   125    —   25,186   391   (273)  126,924
                          
Total assets 6,280,601   1,552,472   114,374    —   1,666,846   69,381   145,732   8,162,560
Capital expenditures$248,042  $51,483  $4,731  $ —  $56,214  $78  $351  $304,685

      TDS Telecom Non- Other    
Three Months Ended or as ofU.S.       ILEC/CLEC TDS Telecom Reportable Reconciling   
September 30, 2010Cellular ILEC CLEC Eliminations Total segment (1) Items (2) Total
(Dollars in thousands)                       
Operating revenues$1,060,781  $157,386  $47,038  $(2,394) $202,030  $8,559  $(4,954) $1,266,416
Cost of services and products (excluding                       
 Depreciation, amortization and accretion                       
 expense reported below) 407,312   51,820   24,482   (2,355)  73,947   6,465   (413)  487,311
Selling, general and administrative expense 446,938   43,195   16,309   (39)  59,465   1,370   (5,179)  502,594
Adjusted OIBDA (3)  206,531   62,371   6,247    —   68,618   724   638   276,511
Depreciation, amortization and accretion expense 143,191   37,528   6,117    —   43,645   433   2,177   189,446
Loss on impairment of intangible assets  —    —    —    —    —    —    —    —
(Gain) loss on asset disposals and exchanges, net 1,981   312   78    —   390    —   7   2,378
Operating income (loss) 61,359   24,531   52    —   24,583   291   (1,546)  84,687
                          
Total assets 5,818,559   1,461,544   117,535    —   1,579,079   22,092   234,756   7,654,486
Capital expenditures$124,688  $32,981  $5,521  $ —  $38,502  $275  $4,723  $168,188

      TDS Telecom Non- Other    
Nine Months Ended or as ofU.S.     ILEC/CLEC TDS Telecom Reportable Reconciling   
September 30, 2011Cellular ILEC CLEC Eliminations Total segment (1) Items (2) Total
(Dollars in thousands)                       
Operating revenues$3,243,713  $480,109  $135,935  $(7,426) $608,618  $27,228  $(15,815) $3,863,744
Cost of services and products (excluding                       
 Depreciation, amortization and accretion                       
 expense reported below) 1,243,721   157,051   68,694   (6,151)  219,594   20,894   (1,168)  1,483,041
Selling, general and administrative expense 1,309,688   124,178   47,719   (1,275)  170,622   4,728   (16,414)  1,468,624
Adjusted OIBDA (3) 690,304   198,880   19,522    —   218,402   1,606   1,767   912,079
Depreciation, amortization and accretion expense 431,581   117,836   16,526    —   134,362   1,437   6,517   573,897
Loss on impairment of intangible assets  —    —    —    —    —    —    —    —
(Gain) loss on asset disposals and exchanges, net (5,741)  568   190    —   758   (1)  14   (4,970)
Operating income (loss) 264,464   80,476   2,806    —   83,282   170   (4,764)  343,152
                          
Total assets 6,280,601   1,552,472   114,374    —   1,666,846   69,381   145,732   8,162,560
Capital expenditures$506,082  $112,608  $15,182  $ —  $127,790  $2,571  $6,953  $643,396

      TDS Telecom Non- Other    
Nine Months Ended or as ofU.S.       ILEC/CLEC TDS Telecom Reportable Reconciling   
September 30, 2010Cellular ILEC CLEC Eliminations Total segment (1) Items (2) Total
(Dollars in thousands)                       
Operating revenues$3,114,531  $461,800  $142,106  $(7,165) $596,741  $27,414  $(17,616) $3,721,070
Cost of services and products (excluding                       
 Depreciation, amortization and accretion                       
 expense reported below) 1,151,038   147,614   73,469   (6,833)  214,250   20,954   (1,362)  1,384,880
Selling, general and administrative expense 1,321,720   129,099   47,825   (332)  176,592   4,686   (17,988)  1,485,010
Adjusted OIBDA (3) 641,773   185,087   20,812    —   205,899   1,774   1,734   851,180
Depreciation, amortization and accretion expense 427,831   111,433   18,784    —   130,217   1,482   6,515   566,045
Loss on impairment of intangible assets  —    —    —    —    —    —    —    —
(Gain) loss on asset disposals and exchanges, net 8,407   344   323    —   667   (76)  25   9,023
Operating income (loss) 205,535   73,310   1,705    —   75,015   368   (4,806)  276,112
                          
Total assets 5,818,559   1,461,544   117,535    —   1,579,079   22,092   234,756   7,654,486
Capital expenditures$379,692  $81,338  $14,111  $ —  $95,449  $979  $10,018  $486,138

  • Represents Suttle-Straus and, as of September 23, 2011, Airadigm. See Note 6 — Acquisitions, Divestitures and Exchanges for additional information related to Airadigm.
  • Consists of corporate operations, intercompany eliminations between U.S. Cellular, TDS Telecom and corporate operations.
  • Adjusted OIBDA is defined as operating income excluding the effects of: depreciation, amortization and accretion (OIBDA); the net gain or loss on asset disposals and exchanges (if any); and the loss on impairment of assets (if any). Adjusted OIBDA is a segment measure reported to the chief operating decision maker for purposes of making decisions about allocating resources to the segments and assessing their performance. This amount may also be commonly referred to by management as operating cash flow. This amount should not be confused with Cash flows from operating activities, which is a component of the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows. Adjusted OIBDA excludes the net gain or loss on asset disposals and exchanges and loss on impairment of assets (if any), in order to show operating results on a more comparable basis from period to period. TDS does not intend to imply that any of such amounts that are excluded are non-recurring, infrequent or unusual. Accordingly you should be aware that TDS may incur such amounts in the future.