| Fiscal period | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 |
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| Period End Date | 12/31/2022 | 12/31/2021 | 12/31/2020 | 12/31/2019 | 12/31/2018 | 12/31/2017 | 12/31/2016 | 12/31/2015 | 12/31/2014 | 12/31/2013 |
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| Operating Revenues | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Operating Revenues: U.S.Cellular | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Operating Revenues: TDS Telecom | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Operating revenues- Service | 4,240.00 | 4,216.00 | 4,136.00 | 4,059.00 | 3,999.00 | 3,979.00 | 4,050.00 | 4,356.00 | 4,329.00 | 4,443.49 |
| Operating revenues- Equipment and product sales | 1,173.00 | 1,113.00 | 1,089.00 | 1,117.00 | 1,110.00 | 1,065.00 | 1,105.00 | 854.00 | 680.00 | 457.75 |
| Total Revenues | 5,413.00 | 5,329.00 | 5,225.00 | 5,176.00 | 5,109.00 | 5,044.00 | 5,155.00 | 5,210.00 | 5,009.00 | 4,901.24 |
| Cost of services | 1,245.00 | 1,267.00 | 1,244.00 | 1,202.00 | 1,206.00 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Cost of services and products | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1,164.00 | 1,189.00 | 1,191.00 | 1,164.00 | 1,118.18 |
| Cost of equipment and products | 1,320.00 | 1,205.00 | 1,110.00 | 1,135.00 | 1,130.00 | 1,195.00 | 1,240.00 | 1,224.00 | 1,347.00 | 1,107.13 |
| U.S. Cellular | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| TDS Telecom | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Depreciation, amortization and accretion expense | 929.00 | 895.00 | 909.00 | 932.00 | 883.00 | 844.00 | 850.00 | 844.00 | 837.00 | 1,018.08 |
| All Other :Loss on impairment of goodwill(3) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 262.00 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Selling, general and administrative expense | 1,768.00 | 1,677.00 | 1,681.00 | 1,717.00 | 1,694.00 | 1,689.00 | 1,762.00 | 1,781.00 | 1,865.00 | 1,947.78 |
| Income (loss) on impairment of intangible assets | (3.00) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | (88.00) | 0.00 |
| Income (loss) on impairment of long-lived assets | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Income (loss) on asset disposals, net | (27.00) | (26.00) | (27.00) | (12.00) | (9.00) | (21.00) | (27.00) | (22.00) | (27.00) | (30.84) |
| Income (loss) on sale of business and other exit costs, net | 1.00 | 2.00 | -- | 1.00 | -- | 1.00 | 1.00 | 136.00 | 16.00 | 300.66 |
| Gain (loss) on license sales and exchanges | -- | -- | 5.00 | -- | 18.00 | 22.00 | 20.00 | 147.00 | 113.00 | 255.48 |
| Total Operating Expenses | 5,291.00 | 5,068.00 | 4,966.00 | 4,997.00 | 4,904.00 | 5,152.00 | 5,047.00 | 4,779.00 | 5,199.00 | 4,665.88 |
| Operating income (loss) | 122.00 | 261.00 | 259.00 | 179.00 | 205.00 | (108.00) | 108.00 | 431.00 | (190.00) | 235.36 |
| Interest expense | 174.00 | 232.00 | 168.00 | 165.00 | 172.00 | 170.00 | 170.00 | 142.00 | 111.00 | 98.81 |
| Investment income | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Gain (loss) on investments | -- | -- | 2.00 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 14.55 |
| Fair value adjustment of derivative instruments | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Loss on marketable equity securities and other investments | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Equity in earnings of unconsolidated entities | 159.00 | 182.00 | 181.00 | 168.00 | 160.00 | 137.00 | 140.00 | 140.00 | 132.00 | 132.71 |
| Interest and dividend income | 17.00 | 11.00 | 15.00 | 29.00 | 26.00 | 15.00 | 11.00 | 5.00 | 17.00 | 9.09 |
| Other income (expense), net | 1.00 | (1.00) | (1.00) | -- | 2.00 | 4.00 | 3.00 | 1.00 | -- | (0.04) |
| Minority interest in income of subsidiary trust | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Loss on debt extinguishment | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Amortization of goodwill related to minority investments | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Total investment and other income(expense) | 3.00 | (40.00) | 29.00 | 32.00 | 16.00 | (14.00) | (16.00) | 4.00 | 38.00 | 57.51 |
| Pre-Tax Income | 125.00 | 221.00 | 288.00 | 211.00 | 221.00 | (122.00) | 92.00 | 435.00 | (152.00) | 292.86 |
| Income tax expense | 53.00 | 33.00 | 19.00 | 64.00 | 46.00 | (279.00) | 40.00 | 172.00 | (5.00) | 126.04 |
| Current- Federal | 1.00 | 2.00 | (175.00) | 15.00 | 10.00 | 77.00 | 17.00 | 93.00 | (88.00) | 181.58 |
| Deferred: Federal | 32.00 | 59.00 | 179.00 | 36.00 | 24.00 | (366.00) | -- | 61.00 | 43.00 | (65.97) |
| Current: State | 5.00 | (21.00) | 4.00 | 15.00 | 3.00 | 13.00 | 1.00 | 8.00 | 11.00 | 11.61 |
| Current: Foreign | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Deferred: State | 15.00 | (7.00) | 11.00 | (2.00) | 9.00 | (3.00) | -- | 10.00 | 2.00 | (1.18) |
| Deferred- Federal - valuation allowance adjustment | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 20.00 | -- | (11.00) | -- |
| Deferred- State - valuation allowance adjustment | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.00 | -- | 38.00 | -- |
| Minority share of income | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Income from continuing operations | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Discontinued operations, net of tax | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Discontinued Operations: Gain (loss) on disposal of Aerial | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS: Loss from operations of Aerial, net of tax | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Income Before Extraordinary Income & Accounting Change | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Extraordinary Income (Loss) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Cumulative effect of accounting change | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Consolidated Net Income (Loss) | 72.00 | 188.00 | 269.00 | 147.00 | 175.00 | 157.00 | 52.00 | 263.00 | (147.00) | 166.82 |
| Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests | 10.00 | 32.00 | 43.00 | 26.00 | 40.00 | 4.00 | 9.00 | 44.00 | (11.00) | 24.89 |
| Preferred dividend requirement | 69.00 | 39.00 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.05 |
| Net Income (Loss) available to limited partners shareholders | (7.00) | 117.00 | 226.00 | 121.00 | 135.00 | 153.00 | 43.00 | 219.00 | (136.00) | 141.88 |
| Earnings Per Share (Basic) - Cont Ops | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Earnings Per Share (Basic) - Disc Ops | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Earnings Per Share (Basic) - Acc Change | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Earnings Per Share (Basic) - Extras | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| NET EARNINGS PER SHARE (BASIC) | (0.07) | 1.03 | 1.97 | 1.06 | 1.20 | 1.39 | 0.39 | 2.02 | (1.26) | 1.31 |
| Earnings Per Share (Diluted) - Cont Ops | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Earnings Per Share (Diluted) - Disc Ops | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Earnings Per Share (Diluted) - Acc Change | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Earnings Per Share (Diluted) - Extras | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| NET EARNINGS PER SHARE (DILUTED) | (0.07) | 1.00 | 1.93 | 1.03 | 1.17 | 1.37 | 0.39 | 1.98 | (1.26) | 1.29 |
| Weighted Average Shares Outstanding (Basic) | 114.00 | 115.00 | 114.00 | 114.00 | 112.00 | 111.00 | 110.00 | 109.00 | 108.00 | 108.49 |
| Weighted Average Shares Outstanding (Diluted) | 114.00 | 116.00 | 115.00 | 116.00 | 114.00 | 112.00 | 111.00 | 110.00 | 108.00 | 109.13 |