Consolidated Balance Sheet - USD ($) $ in Millions		Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents		$ 273	$ 156
Accounts receivable
Customers and agents, less allowances of $70 and $57, respectively		985	976
Roaming		4	7
Other, less allowances of $2 and $2, respectively		83	63
Inventory, net		261	173
Prepaid expenses		68	58
Income taxes receivable		4	123
Other current assets		45	49
Total current assets		1,723	1,605
Assets held for sale		26	18
Licenses		4,690	4,088
Investments in unconsolidated entities		452	439
Property, plant and equipment
In service and under construction		9,334	9,056
Less: Accumulated depreciation and amortization		6,710	6,450
Property, plant and equipment, net		2,624	2,606
Operating lease right-of-use assets		918	959
Other assets and deferred charges		686	626
Total assets	[1]	11,119	10,341
Current liabilities
Current portion of long-term debt		13	3
Accounts payable
Affiliated		12	14
Trade		344	346
Customer deposits and deferred revenues		239	191
Accrued taxes		35	33
Accrued compensation		84	83
Short-term operating lease liabilities		133	129
Other current liabilities		335	104
Total current liabilities		1,195	903
Deferred liabilities and credits
Deferred income tax liability, net		708	674
Long-term operating lease liabilities		843	889
Other deferred liabilities and credits		604	573
Long-term debt, net		3,187	2,728
Commitments and contingencies
Noncontrolling interests with redemption features		12	11
UScellular shareholders’ equity
Series A Common and Common Shares Authorized 190 shares (50 Series A Common and 140 Common Shares) Issued 88 shares (33 Series A Common and 55 Common Shares) Outstanding 85 shares (33 Series A Common and 52 Common Shares) and 86 shares (33 Series A Common and 53 Common Shares), respectively Par Value ($1.00 per share) ($33 Series A Common and $55 Common Shares)		88	88
Additional paid-in capital		1,703	1,678
Treasury shares, at cost, 3 and 2 Common Shares, respectively		(98)	(68)
Retained earnings		2,861	2,849
Total UScellular shareholders' equity		4,554	4,547
Noncontrolling interests		16	16
Total equity		4,570	4,563
Total liabilities and equity	[1]	$ 11,119	$ 10,341

[1] The consolidated total assets as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, include assets held by consolidated variable interest entities (VIEs) of $1,265 million and $1,482 million, respectively, which are not available to be used to settle the obligations of UScellular. The consolidated total liabilities as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, include certain liabilities of consolidated VIEs of $25 million and $23 million, respectively, for which the creditors of the VIEs have no recourse to the general credit of UScellular. See Note 14 — Variable Interest Entities for additional information.