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Business Segment Information
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2020
Segment Reporting [Abstract]  
Business Segment Information
Note 12 Business Segment Information
UScellular and TDS Telecom are billed for services they receive from TDS, consisting primarily of information processing, accounting and finance, and general management services. Such billings are based on expenses specifically identified to UScellular and TDS Telecom and on allocations of common expenses. Management believes the method used to allocate common expenses is reasonable and that all expenses and costs applicable to UScellular and TDS Telecom are reflected in the accompanying business segment information on a basis that is representative of what they would have been if UScellular and TDS Telecom operated on a stand-alone basis.
Financial data for TDS’ reportable segments for the three and nine month periods ended, or as of September 30, 2020 and September 30, 2019, is as follows. See Note 1 — Basis of Presentation for additional information. 
  TDS Telecom  
Three Months Ended or as of September 30, 2020UScellularWirelineCable
TDS Telecom Total1
Corporate, Eliminations and OtherTotal
(Dollars in millions)      
Operating revenues      
Service$775 $173 $74 $247 $24 $1,046 
Equipment and product sales252 — — — 26 278 
Total operating revenues1,027 173 74 247 50 1,324 
Cost of services (excluding Depreciation, amortization and accretion reported below)
203 69 31 100 18 321 
Cost of equipment and products257 — — — 21 278 
Selling, general and administrative335 51 18 69 11 415 
Depreciation, amortization and accretion161 30 20 49 7 217 
(Gain) loss on asset disposals, net6 — — — — 6 
Operating income (loss)65 23 5 28 (6)87 
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated entities48 — — — — 48 
Interest and dividend income2 1 — 1 1 4 
Gain (loss) on investments3 — — — — 3 
Interest expense(29)1 — 1 (15)(43)
Income (loss) before income taxes89 24 5 29 (19)99 
Income tax expense (benefit)2
4 4 (2)6 
Net income (loss)85 25 (17)93 
Add back:
Depreciation, amortization and accretion161 30 20 49 7 217 
(Gain) loss on asset disposals, net6 — — — — 6 
Gain (loss) on investments(3)— — — — (3)
Interest expense29 (1)— (1)15 43 
Income tax expense (benefit)2
4 4 (2)6 
Adjusted EBITDA3
$282 $53 $25 $78 $2 $362 
Investments in unconsolidated entities$467 $4 $— $4 $37 $508 
Total assets$9,180 $1,539 $721 $2,250 $465 $11,895 
Capital expenditures$216 $74 $18 $92 $2 $310 
  TDS Telecom  
Three Months Ended or as of September 30, 2019UScellularWirelineCable
TDS Telecom Total1
Corporate, Eliminations and OtherTotal
(Dollars in millions)      
Operating revenues
Service$774 $169 $62 $231 $25 $1,030 
Equipment and product sales257 — — — 34 291 
Total operating revenues1,031 169 62 231 59 1,321 
Cost of services (excluding Depreciation, amortization and accretion reported below)
199 68 27 94 20 313 
Cost of equipment and products266 — — — 29 295 
Selling, general and administrative358 52 15 67 14 439 
Depreciation, amortization and accretion181 33 17 50 6 237 
(Gain) loss on asset disposals, net5 — — — 1 6 
(Gain) loss on license sales and exchanges, net2 — — — — 2 
Operating income (loss)20 16 3 20 (11)29 
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated entities44 — — — — 44 
Interest and dividend income4 3 — 3 — 7 
Interest expense(29)1 — 1 (14)(42)
Income (loss) before income taxes39 20 4 24 (25)38 
Income tax expense (benefit)2
15 5 (5)15 
Net income (loss)24 18 (19)23 
Add back:
Depreciation, amortization and accretion181 33 17 50 6 237 
(Gain) loss on asset disposals, net5 — — — 1 6 
(Gain) loss on license sales and exchanges, net2 — — — — 2 
Interest expense29 (1)— (1)14 42 
Income tax expense (benefit)2
15 5 (5)15 
Adjusted EBITDA3
$256 $52 $21 $73 $(4)$325 
Investments in unconsolidated entities$471 $4 $— $4 $36 $511 
Total assets$8,291 $1,430 $644 $2,066 $524 $10,881 
Capital expenditures$170 $61 $20 $81 $2 $253 
  TDS Telecom  
Nine Months Ended or as of September 30, 2020UScellularWirelineCable
TDS Telecom Total1
Corporate, Eliminations and OtherTotal
(Dollars in millions)      
Operating revenues
Service$2,290 $511 $216 $727 $71 $3,088 
Equipment and product sales674 1 — 1 86 761 
Total operating revenues2,964 512 216 728 157 3,849 
Cost of services (excluding Depreciation, amortization and accretion reported below)
580 197 91 287 52 919 
Cost of equipment and products692 1 — 1 72 765 
Selling, general and administrative994 148 52 200 33 1,227 
Depreciation, amortization and accretion516 94 59 152 17 685 
(Gain) loss on asset disposals, net14 — 1 1 — 15 
Operating income (loss)168 73 14 87 (17)238 
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated entities137 — — — 1 138 
Interest and dividend income6 4 1 4 2 12 
Gain (loss) on investments3 — — — — 3 
Interest expense(76)3 — 3 (46)(119)
Other, net— (1)— (1)— (1)
Income (loss) before income taxes238 79 15 94 (61)271 
Income tax expense (benefit)2
11 13 (7)17 
Net income (loss)227 81 (54)254 
Add back:
Depreciation, amortization and accretion516 94 59 152 17 685 
(Gain) loss on asset disposals, net14 — 1 1 — 15 
Gain (loss) on investments(3)— — — — (3)
Interest expense76 (3)— (3)46 119 
Income tax expense (benefit)2
11 13 (7)17 
Adjusted EBITDA3
$841 $169 $74 $243 $3 $1,087 
Capital expenditures$621 $171 $49 $221 $7 $849 
  TDS Telecom  
Nine Months Ended or as of September 30, 2019UScellularWirelineCable
TDS Telecom Total1
Corporate, Eliminations and OtherTotal
(Dollars in millions)      
Operating revenues
Service$2,272 $512 $183 $694 $72 $3,038 
Equipment and product sales698 1 — 1 103 802 
Total operating revenues2,970 512 184 695 175 3,840 
Cost of services (excluding Depreciation, amortization and accretion reported below)
568 195 79 274 58 900 
Cost of equipment and products724 1 — 1 83 808 
Selling, general and administrative1,027 148 44 193 40 1,260 
Depreciation, amortization and accretion524 99 51 150 23 697 
(Gain) loss on asset disposals, net13 (8)1 (7)(1)5 
(Gain) loss on sale of business and other exit costs, net(1)— — — — (1)
Operating income (loss)115 78 8 86 (30)171 
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated entities128 — — — 1 129 
Interest and dividend income14 8 1 9 1 24 
Interest expense(87)2 — 2 (43)(128)
Income (loss) before income taxes170 88 9 97 (71)196 
Income tax expense (benefit)2
55 23 (14)64 
Net income (loss)115 74 (57)132 
Add back:
Depreciation, amortization and accretion524 99 51 150 23 697 
(Gain) loss on asset disposals, net13 (8)1 (7)(1)5 
(Gain) loss on sale of business and other exit costs, net(1)— — — — (1)
Interest expense87 (2)— (2)43 128 
Income tax expense (benefit)2
55 23 (14)64 
Adjusted EBITDA3
$793 $177 $61 $238 $(6)$1,025 
Capital expenditures$467 $145 $48 $193 $4 $664 
Numbers may not foot due to rounding.
1TDS Telecom Total includes eliminations between the Wireline and Cable segments.
2Income tax expense (benefit) is not provided at the individual segment level for Wireline and Cable. TDS calculates income tax expense for “TDS Telecom Total".
3Adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization and accretion (Adjusted EBITDA) 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. Adjusted EBITDA is defined as net income, adjusted for the items set forth in the reconciliation above. TDS believes Adjusted EBITDA is a useful measure of TDS’ operating results before significant recurring non-cash charges, gains and losses, and other items as presented above as they provide additional relevant and useful information to investors and other users of TDS' financial data in evaluating the effectiveness of its operations and underlying business trends in a manner that is consistent with management's evaluation of business performance.