Supplemental Cash Flow Disclosures

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2022

Supplemental Cash Flow Information [Abstract]

Note 18 Supplemental Cash Flow Disclosures

Following are supplemental cash flow disclosures regarding interest paid and income taxes paid.


Year Ended December 31,	2022		2021		2020
(Dollars in millions)
Interest paid	$	154	$	143	$	105
Income taxes paid, net of (refunds received)	(116)		6		(38)

Following are supplemental cash flow disclosures regarding transactions related to stock-based compensation awards. In certain situations, UScellular withholds shares that are issuable upon the exercise of stock options or the vesting of restricted shares to cover, and with a value equivalent to, the exercise price and/or the amount of taxes required to be withheld from the stock award holder at the time of the exercise or vesting. UScellular then pays the amount of the required tax withholdings to the taxing authorities in cash.


Year Ended December 31,	2022		2021		2020
(Dollars in millions)
Common Shares withheld	154,000		438,000		376,000

Aggregate value of Common Shares withheld	$	5	$	16	$	11


Cash disbursements for payment of taxes	$	(5)	$	(16)	$	(11)

Software License Agreements

Certain software licenses are recorded as acquisitions of property, plant and equipment and the incurrence of a liability to the extent that the license fees are not fully paid at acquisition, and are treated as non-cash activity in the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows. Such acquisitions of software licenses that are not reflected as Cash paid for additions to property, plant and equipment were $130 million, $21 million and $19 million for the years ended 2022, 2021 and 2020, respectively. At December 31, 2022, liabilities of $64 million and $76 million related to software license agreements were recorded to Other current liabilities and Other deferred liabilities and credits, respectively, and at December 31, 2021, liabilities of $17 million and $13 million related to software license agreements were recorded to Other current liabilities and Other deferred liabilities and credits, respectively.