Variable Interest Entities - Consolidated Balance Sheet (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents		$ 150	$ 273
Accounts receivable		900	985
Inventory, net		199	261
Other current assets		36	45
Licenses		4,693	4,690
Property, plant and equipment, net		2,576	2,624
Operating lease right-of-use assets		915	918
Other assets and deferred charges		690	686
Total assets	[1]	10,750	11,119
Liabilities
Current liabilities		901	1,195
Long-term operating lease liabilities		831	843
Other deferred liabilities and credits		565	604
Consolidated Variable Interest Entities
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents		24	29
Accounts receivable		633	701
Inventory, net		4	4
Other current assets		30	36
Licenses		641	640
Property, plant and equipment, net		143	135
Operating lease right-of-use assets		48	45
Other assets and deferred charges		494	481
Total assets		2,017	2,071
Liabilities
Current liabilities		37	95
Long-term operating lease liabilities		42	40
Other deferred liabilities and credits		29	31
Liabilities		$ 108	$ 166

[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.