Consolidated Balance Sheet (Parenthetical) - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions		Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Accounts receivable
Customers and agents allowances		$ 66	$ 70
Other allowances		$ 4	$ 2
UScellular shareholders’ equity
Authorized shares (in shares)		190	190
Issued shares (in shares)		88	88
Outstanding shares (in shares)		85	85
Par value		$ 88	$ 88
Variable Interest Entities VIE's
Total assets	[1]	10,750	11,119
Consolidated Variable Interest Entities
Variable Interest Entities VIE's
Total assets		2,017	2,071
Liabilities		108	166
Consolidated Variable Interest Entities | No recourse
Variable Interest Entities VIE's
Liabilities		26	25
Consolidated Variable Interest Entities | Assets held
Variable Interest Entities VIE's
Total assets		$ 1,217	$ 1,265
Series A Common Shares
UScellular shareholders’ equity
Authorized shares (in shares)		50	50
Issued shares (in shares)		33	33
Outstanding shares (in shares)		33	33
Par value per share (in dollars per share)		$ 1.00	$ 1.00
Par value		$ 33	$ 33
Common Shares
UScellular shareholders’ equity
Authorized shares (in shares)		140	140
Issued shares (in shares)		55	55
Outstanding shares (in shares)		52	52
Par value per share (in dollars per share)		$ 1.00	$ 1.00
Par value		$ 55	$ 55
Treasury shares		3	3

[1] The consolidated total assets as of December 31, 2023 and 2022, include assets held by consolidated variable interest entities (VIEs) of $1,217 million and $1,265 million, respectively, which are not available to be used to settle the obligations of UScellular. The consolidated total liabilities as of December 31, 2023 and 2022, include certain liabilities of consolidated VIEs of $26 million and $25 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.