Common Shareholders' Equity (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Common Shareholders' Equity

Schedule of common shares, rollforward

The following table summarizes the number of Common, Special Common and Series A Common Shares issued and repurchased.
			Common Shares	Special Common Shares	Common Treasury Shares	Special Common Treasury Shares	Series A Common Shares
(Shares in thousands)
Balance December 31, 2010			57,093	63,442	7,198	15,911	6,510
	Repurchase of shares		-	-	-	748	-
	Dividend reinvestment, incentive and compensation plans		-	-	(86)	(226)	39
	Reclassification as a result of Share Consolidation Amendment (1)		68,409	(63,442)	17,053	(16,433)	570
Balance December 31, 2011			125,502	-	24,165	-	7,119
	Repurchase of shares		-	-	868	-	-
	Conversion of Series A Common Shares		10	-	-	-	(10)
	Dividend reinvestment, incentive and compensation plans		-	-	(392)	-	51
Balance December 31, 2012			125,512	-	24,641	-	7,160
	Repurchase of shares		-	-	339	-	-
	Conversion of Series A Common Shares		33	-	-	-	(33)
	Dividend reinvestment, incentive and compensation plans		-	-	(1,026)	-	39
Balance December 31, 2013			125,545	-	23,954	-	7,166
(1)		Reflects the impact of the Share Consolidation Amendment to the Restated Certificate of Incorporation of TDS, as approved by the TDS shareholders on January 13, 2012.

Share repurchases

Share repurchases made under these authorizations and prior authorizations, were as follows:
Year Ended December 31,		Number of	Average Cost
(Dollar amounts and shares in thousands)		Shares	Per Share		Amount
2013
	U.S. Cellular Common Shares	499	$	37.19	$	18,544
	TDS Common Shares	339		28.60		9,692
2012
	U.S. Cellular Common Shares	571	$	35.11	$	20,045
	TDS Common Shares	868		23.08		20,026
2011
	U.S. Cellular Common Shares	1,276	$	48.82	$	62,294
	TDS Common Shares	-		-		-
	TDS Special Common Shares	748		28.73		21,500