Asset Retirement Obligations (Table)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Asset Retirement Obligation [Abstract]

Asset retirement obligations

(Dollars in thousands)		2013		2012
Balance, beginning of period		$	179,607	$	143,402
	Additional liabilities accrued		635		5,578
	Revisions in estimated cash outflows (1)		6,268		22,588
	Disposition of assets (2)		(3,534)		(2,674)
	Accretion expense (3)		12,592		10,713
Balance, end of period (4)		$	195,568	$	179,607
(1)	Included increases of $14.9 million as a result of changes in expected settlement dates related to the Divestiture Transaction in 2012.
(2)	Included $2.0 million of incremental disposition costs related to the Divestiture Transaction in 2013.
(3)	Included $1.1 million and $0.2 million of incremental accretion related to the Divestiture Transaction in 2013 and 2012, respectively.
(4)	In 2013, as a result of the accelerated settlement dates of certain asset retirement obligations related to the Divestiture Transaction, U.S. Cellular reclassified $37.7 million of its asset retirement obligations from Other deferred liabilities and credits to Other current liabilities.