Consolidated Balance Sheet (Parenthetical) - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions		Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Accounts receivable
Customers and agents allowances		$ 57	$ 62
Other allowances		$ 2	$ 1
UScellular shareholders’ equity
Authorized shares (in shares)		190	190
Issued shares (in shares)		88	88
Outstanding shares (in shares)		86	86
Par value		$ 88	$ 88
Variable Interest Entities VIE's
Total assets	[1]	10,341	9,681
Consolidated Variable Interest Entities
Variable Interest Entities VIE's
Total assets		1,954	1,821
Liabilities		96	84
Consolidated Variable Interest Entities | No recourse
Variable Interest Entities VIE's
Liabilities		23	20
Consolidated Variable Interest Entities | Assets held
Variable Interest Entities VIE's
Total assets		$ 1,482	$ 1,060
Series A Common Shares
UScellular shareholders’ equity
Authorized shares (in shares)		50	50
Issued shares (in shares)		33	33
Outstanding shares (in shares)		33	33
Par value per share (in dollars per share)		$ 1.00	$ 1.00
Par value		$ 33	$ 33
Common Shares
UScellular shareholders’ equity
Authorized shares (in shares)		140	140
Issued shares (in shares)		55	55
Outstanding shares (in shares)		53	53
Par value per share (in dollars per share)		$ 1.00	$ 1.00
Par value		$ 55	$ 55
Treasury Stock, Shares		2	2

[1] The consolidated total assets as of December 31, 2021 and 2020, include assets held by consolidated variable interest entities (VIEs) of $1,482 million and $1,060 million, respectively, which are not available to be used to settle the obligations of UScellular. The consolidated total liabilities as of December 31, 2021 and 2020, include certain liabilities of consolidated VIEs of $23 million and $20 million, respectively, for which the creditors of the VIEs have no recourse to the general credit of UScellular. See Note 14 — Variable Interest Entities for additional information.