Intangible Assets (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Licenses

Licenses

Licenses
(Dollars in thousands)		U.S. Cellular (1)		TDS Telecom CLEC		Non-Reportable Segment (2)		Total
Balance December 31, 2011		$	1,475,994	$	2,800	$	15,220	$	1,494,014
	Acquisitions		122,690		-		-		122,690
	Transferred to Assets held for sale		(140,599)		-		-		(140,599)
	Other		3,934		-		-		3,934
Balance December 31, 2012		$	1,462,019	$	2,800	$	15,220	$	1,480,039
Balance December 31, 2010		$	1,457,326	$	2,800	$	-	$	1,460,126
	Acquisitions (3)		4,406		-		15,220		19,626
	Exchanges		11,842		-		-		11,842
	Other		2,420		-		-		2,420
Balance December 31, 2011		$	1,475,994	$	2,800	$	15,220	$	1,494,014

Goodwill

Goodwill

Goodwill
					TDS Telecom
(Dollars in thousands)			U.S. Cellular (1)		ILEC		CLEC		HMS		Non-Reportable Segment (2)		Total
Assigned value at time of acquisition			$	622,681	$	420,716	$	29,440	$	83,263	$	4,317	$	1,160,417
	Accumulated impairment losses in prior periods			(333,900)		-		(29,440)		-		-		(363,340)
Balance December 31, 2011				288,781		420,716		-		83,263		4,317		797,077
	Acquisitions			-		-		-		20,364		-		20,364
	Impairment			-		-		-		-		(515)		(515)
	Transferred to Assets held for sale			(19,474)		-		-		-		-		(19,474)
	Other			-		(258)		-		-		-		(258)
Balance December 31, 2012			$	269,307	$	420,458	$	-	$	103,627	$	3,802	$	797,194
Assigned value at time of acquisition			$	622,681	$	420,716	$	29,440	$	15,156	$	3,802	$	1,091,795
	Accumulated impairment losses in prior periods			(333,900)		-		(29,440)		-		-		(363,340)
Balance December 31, 2010				288,781		420,716		-		15,156		3,802		728,455
	Acquisitions			-		-		-		68,107		515		68,622
Balance December 31, 2011			$	288,781	$	420,716	$	-	$	83,263	$	4,317	$	797,077
(1)		Prior to January 1, 2009, TDS accounted for U.S. Cellular’s share repurchases as step acquisitions, allocating a portion of the share repurchase value to TDS' Licenses and Goodwill, as required by GAAP in effect at that time. Consequently, U.S. Cellular’s Licenses and Goodwill on a stand-alone basis do not match the TDS consolidated Licenses and Goodwill related to U.S. Cellular.
(2)		‘‘Non-Reportable segment’’ consists of amounts related to Suttle-Straus and Airadigm. During the second quarter of 2012, a sustained decrease in TDS' stock price resulted in a triggering event, as defined by GAAP, requiring an interim impairment test of Licenses and Goodwill as of June 30, 2012. Based on this test, TDS concluded that the entire amount of Goodwill related to Airadigm was impaired resulting in an impairment loss of $0.5 million and no impairment of Licenses.
(3)		Does not include amounts reported as Assets held for sale in the Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2011.