Supplemental Cash Flow Disclosures

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2024

Supplemental Cash Flow Information [Abstract]

Supplemental Cash Flow Disclosures

Note 20 Supplemental Cash Flow Disclosures

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

Year Ended December 31,	2024		2023		2022
(Dollars in millions)
Interest paid	$	180	$	189	$	154
Income taxes paid, net of (refunds received)	36		3		(116)

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,	2024		2023		2022
(Dollars in millions)
Common Shares withheld	363,000		347,000		154,000
Aggregate value of Common Shares withheld	$	13	$	9	$	5
Cash receipts upon exercise of stock options	2		—		—
Cash disbursements for payment of taxes	(13)		(6)		(5)
Net cash receipts (disbursements) from exercise of stock options and vesting of other stock awards	$	(11)	$	(6)	$	(5)

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 $25 million, $24 million and $130 million for the years ended 2024, 2023 and 2022, respectively. At December 31, 2024, liabilities of $43 million and $19 million related to software license agreements were recorded to Other current liabilities and Other deferred liabilities and credits, respectively, in the Consolidated Balance Sheet. At December 31, 2023, liabilities of $68 million and $35 million related to software license agreements were recorded to Other current liabilities and Other deferred liabilities and credits, respectively, in the Consolidated Balance Sheet.