Consolidated Balance Sheet (Parenthetical) - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Millions		Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Accounts receivable
Customers and agents allowances		$ 63	$ 66
Other allowances		$ 2	$ 4
UScellular shareholders’ equity
Authorized shares (in shares)		190,000	190,000
Issued shares (in shares)		88,000	88,000
Outstanding shares (in shares)		85,000	85,000
Par value		$ 88	$ 88
Variable Interest Entities VIE's
Total assets	[1]	10,449	10,750
Consolidated Variable Interest Entities
Variable Interest Entities VIE's
Total assets		1,982	2,017
Liabilities		110	108
Consolidated Variable Interest Entities | No recourse
Variable Interest Entities VIE's
Liabilities		27	26
Consolidated Variable Interest Entities | Assets held
Variable Interest Entities VIE's
Total assets		$ 1,011	$ 1,217
Series A Common Shares
UScellular shareholders’ equity
Authorized shares (in shares)		50,000	50,000
Issued shares (in shares)		33,000	33,000
Outstanding shares (in shares)		33,000	33,000
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)		140,000	140,000
Issued shares (in shares)		55,000	55,000
Outstanding shares (in shares)		52,000	52,000
Par value per share (in dollars per share)		$ 1.00	$ 1.00
Par value		$ 55	$ 55
Treasury shares		3,000	3,000

[1] The consolidated total assets as of December 31, 2024 and 2023, include assets held by consolidated variable interest entities (VIEs) of $1,011 million and $1,217 million, respectively, which are not available to be used to settle the obligations of UScellular. The consolidated total liabilities as of December 31, 2024 and 2023, include certain liabilities of consolidated VIEs of $27 million and $26 million, respectively, for which the creditors of the VIEs have no recourse to the general credit of UScellular. See Note 15 — Variable Interest Entities for additional information.