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41001 - Disclosure - Asset Retirement Obligation (Details)
(http://www.tdsinc.com/role/AssetRetirementObligationDetails)
TableAsset Retirement Obligation [Table]
Slicers (applies to each fact value in each table cell)
Reporting Entity [Axis]0001051512 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK)
Statement Business Segments [Axis]Segment [Domain]
Business Divestiture [Axis]Business Divestiture [Domain]
Balance Sheet Location [Axis]Balance Sheet Location [Domain]
Asset Retirement Obligation [Line Items]Period [Axis]
2016-01-01 - 2016-12-31
2015-01-01 - 2015-12-31
Asset retirement obligation
 
 
Asset retirement obligation - Balance at beginning of year
243,000,000  
239,000,000  
Additional liabilities accrued
1,000,000  
2,000,000  
Revisions in estimated cash outflows
7,000,000  
(4,000,000) 
Disposition of assets
(1,000,000) 
(10,000,000) 
Accretion expense
16,000,000  
16,000,000  
Asset retirement obligation - Balance at end of year
266,000,000  
 
243,000,000