$TDS
TELEPHONE & DATA SYSTEMS INC /DE/ Stock $tds

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2010 Q4 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000104746912001492 Filed on February 27, 2012

Income Statement

Concept	2010 Q4	2009 Q4	2009
Revenue	$1.266B	$1.262B	$5.020B
YoY Change	0.31%	-0.17%	-1.4%
Cost Of Revenue	$526.7M	$495.0M	$1.871B
YoY Change	6.4%	2.32%	0.97%
Gross Profit	$739.1M	$766.9M	$3.149B
YoY Change	-3.62%	-1.7%	-2.76%
Gross Profit Margin	58.39%	60.77%	62.74%
Selling, General & Admin	$526.8M	$522.5M	$1.964B
YoY Change	0.82%	4.9%	1.93%
% of Gross Profit	71.28%	68.13%	62.38%
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization	$189.6M	$187.0M	$744.2M
YoY Change	1.39%	-0.43%	-0.77%
% of Gross Profit	25.65%	24.38%	23.63%
Operating Expenses	$716.4M	$714.1M	$4.612B
YoY Change	0.32%	4.1%	-6.99%
Operating Profit	$22.70M	$52.80M	$407.8M
YoY Change	-57.01%	-43.95%	206.84%
Interest Expense	-$4.700M	-$5.900M	$126.2M
YoY Change	-20.34%	90.32%	-9.4%
% of Operating Profit	-20.7%	-11.17%	30.95%
Other Income/Expense, Net	$500.0K	$500.0K	-$22.36M
YoY Change	0.0%	400.0%	-195.35%
Pretax Income	$15.80M	$25.10M	$385.5M
YoY Change	-37.05%	-107.6%	153.28%
Income Tax	-$4.700M	$8.400M	$135.5M
% Of Pretax Income	-29.75%	33.47%	35.16%
Net Earnings	$13.10M	$11.70M	$191.3M
YoY Change	11.97%	-106.93%	111.05%
Net Earnings / Revenue	1.03%	0.93%	3.81%
Basic Earnings Per Share			$1.67
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$119.3K	$101.5K	$1.67
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding			114.4M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding			114.6M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2010 Q4	2009 Q4	2009
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$745.0M	$784.0M	$784.0M
YoY Change	-4.97%	-2.61%	-2.61%
Cash & Equivalents	$341.7M	$674.5M	$671.0M
Short-Term Investments	$403.0M	$113.0M	$113.0M
Other Short-Term Assets	$17.38M	$63.05M	$187.0M
YoY Change	-72.43%	-65.74%	1.63%
Inventory	$116.3M	$157.0M	$157.0M
Prepaid Expenses	$76.94M	$94.34M
Receivables	$379.0M	$384.5M	$384.0M
Other Receivables	$199.0M	$131.0M	$135.0M
Total Short-Term Assets	$1.570B	$1.648B	$1.648B
YoY Change	-4.7%	1.15%	1.17%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$3.518B	$3.467B	$3.508B
YoY Change	1.45%	-2.85%	-1.71%
Goodwill	$728.5M	$707.8M
YoY Change	2.91%	0.11%
Intangibles
YoY Change
Long-Term Investments	$182.7M	$214.0M	$214.0M
YoY Change	-14.65%	2.88%	2.88%
Other Assets	$79.62M	$65.76M	$66.00M
YoY Change	21.08%	17.43%	17.86%
Total Long-Term Assets	$6.126B	$5.928B	$5.964B
YoY Change	3.34%	-1.27%	-0.98%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$1.570B	$1.648B	$1.648B
Total Long-Term Assets	$6.126B	$5.928B	$5.964B
Total Assets	$7.696B	$7.575B	$7.612B
YoY Change	1.59%	-0.75%	-0.52%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$318.0M	$347.0M	$347.0M
YoY Change	-8.36%	8.44%	8.44%
Accrued Expenses	$103.0M	$106.0M	$106.0M
YoY Change	-2.83%	0.95%	0.95%
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due	$2.000M	$3.000M	$3.000M
YoY Change	-33.33%	-80.0%	-80.0%
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$785.8M	$798.5M	$800.0M
YoY Change	-1.6%	3.3%	3.49%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$1.500B	$1.493B	$1.493B
YoY Change	0.47%	-7.9%	-7.9%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$354.8M	$329.9M	$374.0M
YoY Change	7.53%	-10.34%	1.63%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$354.8M	$329.9M	$1.867B
YoY Change	7.53%	-83.41%	-6.13%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$785.8M	$798.5M	$800.0M
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$354.8M	$329.9M	$1.867B
Total Liabilities	$1.141B	$1.128B	$3.847B
YoY Change	1.07%	-70.95%	-0.95%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$2.451B	$2.362B
YoY Change	3.77%
Common Stock	$1.270M	$1.270M
YoY Change	0.0%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)	$738.7M	$681.6M
YoY Change	8.37%
Treasury Stock Shares	23.11M shares	20.99M shares
Shareholders Equity	$3.818B	$3.767B	$3.765B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$7.696B	$7.572B	$7.612B
YoY Change	1.64%	-1.05%	-0.52%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2010 Q4	2009 Q4	2009
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$13.10M	$11.70M	$191.3M
YoY Change	11.97%	-106.93%	111.05%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$189.6M	$187.0M	$744.2M
YoY Change	1.39%	-0.43%	-0.77%
Cash From Operating Activities	$311.4M	$297.4M	$1.097B
YoY Change	4.71%	36.99%	29.27%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$253.1M	-$207.2M	-$657.8M
YoY Change	22.15%	-17.09%	-10.49%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	-$49.20M	$10.70M	-$4.565M
YoY Change	-559.81%	-113.51%	1185.92%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$302.3M	-$196.5M	-$768.1M
YoY Change	53.84%	-40.29%	-14.92%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net			$178.5M
YoY Change			-9.68%
Debt Paid & Issued, Net			$143.1M
YoY Change			1414.37%
Cash From Financing Activities	-60.90M	-200.0M	-427.5M
YoY Change	-69.55%	71.23%	24.52%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	311.4M	297.4M	1.097B
Cash From Investing Activities	-302.3M	-196.5M	-768.1M
Cash From Financing Activities	-60.90M	-200.0M	-427.5M
Net Change In Cash	-51.80M	-99.10M	-98.21M
YoY Change	-47.73%	-56.69%	-75.27%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$311.4M	$297.4M	$1.097B
Capital Expenditures	-$253.1M	-$207.2M	-$657.8M
Free Cash Flow	$564.5M	$504.6M	$1.755B
YoY Change	11.87%	8.05%	10.82%

Facts In Submission

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CY2011	us-gaap	Nature Of Operations NatureOfOperations	<p style='margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt'><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;margin-left:0px;">Teleph</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">one and Data Systems, Inc. (“TDS</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">”) is a diversified telecommunications company providing high-quality telecommunications services to approximately </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">5.9</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> million wireless customers and 1.1 million wireline equivalent access lines at December 31, 2011. </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">TDS conducts substantially all of its wireless operations through its </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">84%</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">-</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">owned subsidiary, United States Cellular Corporation (“U.S. Cellular”)</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> and its majority-</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">owned subsidiary, Airadigm Communications</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">,</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> Inc</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">.</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> (“Airadigm”)</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">, and provides wireline services through its incumbent local exchange carrier (“ILEC”) and competitive local exchange carrier (“CLE</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">C”) operations under its wholly</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">-</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">owned subsidiary, TDS Telecommunications Corporation (“TDS Telecom”). </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">TDS conducts printing and distri</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">bution services through </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">its majority</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">-</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">owned subsidiary, Suttle</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">-</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">Straus, Inc.</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> (“Suttle-Straus”)</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">, </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">which represents a small portion of TDS' operations.</font></p><p style='margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt'> </p><p style='margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt'><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;margin-left:0px;">TDS has three reportable segments: (i) U.S. Cellular's wireless operations; (ii) TDS Telecom's ILEC wireline operations and (iii) TDS Telecom's CLEC wireline operations. TDS does not have any foreign operations. </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">See Note </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">18</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">—</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">Business Segment Information</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">, for summary financial information on each business segment.</font></p>
CY2011	us-gaap	Reclassifications Reclassifications	<p style='margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt'><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;margin-left:0px;">Certain prior</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">year amounts have been reclassified to conform to the </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">2011</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> financial statement presentation. These reclassifications did not affect consolidated net income</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> attributable to TDS</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> shareholders</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">, cash flows, assets, liabilities or equity for the years presented.</font></p>
CY2011	us-gaap	Use Of Estimates UseOfEstimates	<p style='margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt'><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;margin-left:0px;">The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect (a) the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and (b) the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reported period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Significant estimates are involved in accounting for </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">G</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">oodwill and indef</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">inite-lived intangible assets, D</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">epreciation, amortization and accretion, allowance for doubtful accounts, </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">loyalty reward points, </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">and income taxes.</font></p>
CY2011	us-gaap	Property Plant And Equipment Depreciation Methods PropertyPlantAndEquipmentDepreciationMethods	Depreciation is provided using the straight-line method over the estimated useful life of the assets. TDS depreciates leasehold improvement assets associated with leased properties over periods ranging from one to thirty years; such periods approximate the shorter of the assets' economic lives or the specific lease terms. Useful lives of specific assets are reviewed throughout the year to determine if changes in technology or other business changes would warrant accelerating the depreciation of those specific assets. U.S. Cellular and TDS Telecom did not materially change the useful lives of their property, plant and equipment in 2011, 2010 or 2009.
CY2011	us-gaap	Advertising Cost Policy Expensed Advertising Cost AdvertisingCostPolicyExpensedAdvertisingCost	<p style='margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt'><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;margin-left:0px;">TDS expenses advertising costs as incurred. Advertising costs totaled $267.7 million, $</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">273.0</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> million and $</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">265.2</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> million in 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively.</font></p>
CY2011	us-gaap	Revenue Recognition Accounting Policy Gross And Net Revenue Disclosure RevenueRecognitionAccountingPolicyGrossAndNetRevenueDisclosure	<p style='margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt'><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;margin-left:0px;">TDS records amounts collected from customers and remitted to governmental authorities net within a tax liability account if the tax is assessed upon the customer and TDS merely acts as an agent in collecting the tax on behalf of the imposing governmental authority. If the tax is assessed upon TDS, then amounts collected from customers as recovery of the tax are recorded in Operating revenues and amounts remitted to governmental authorities are recorded in Selling, general and administrative expenses in the Consolidated Statement of Operations. The amounts recorded gross in revenues that are billed to customers and remitted to governmental auth</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">orities totaled $141.3</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> million, $</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">154.0</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">million and $</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">124.3</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> million for 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively. </font></p>
CY2011	us-gaap	Description Of New Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted DescriptionOfNewAccountingPronouncementsNotYetAdopted	<p style='margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt'><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;margin-left:0px;">On May 12, 2011, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2011-04, </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820):  Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">.  Although TDS does not currently </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">have</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> any financial assets or liabilities </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">that are </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">required to be </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">recorded </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">at fair value</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> in its Consolidated Balance Sheet in accordance with GAAP</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">, certain assets and liabilities are disclosed at fair value (see Note </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">4</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">—</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">Fair Value Measurements</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">).  Under ASU 2011-04, for these instruments, TDS will be required to disclose, in a tabular format, the level within the fair value hierarchy that each of these assets and liabilities are measured.  TDS is required to adopt the provisions of ASU 2011-04 effective January 1, 2012.  Early adoption is prohibited.  The adoption of ASU 2011-04 is not expected to have a significant impact on TDS' financial position or results of operations.</font></p><p style='margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt'><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;margin-left:0px;"> </font></p><p style='margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt'><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;margin-left:0px;">On June 16, 2011, the FASB issued ASU 2011-05, </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">Comprehensive Income (Topic 220):  Presentation of Comprehensive Income</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">.  ASU 2011-05 amends how </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">Ot</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">her </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">C</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">omprehensive </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">I</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">ncome (“OCI”) is presented in the financial statements.  Under this standard, the Statement of Operations and OCI can be presented either continuously in a Statement of Comprehensive Income or in two separate but consecutive statements.  </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">ASU 2011-05 also required entities to present reclassification adjustments by component in both the statement where net income is presented and the statement where OCI is presented. On December 23, 2011, the FASB issued ASU 2011-12, </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">Comprehensive Income (Topic 220): Deferral of the Effective Date for Amendments to the Presentation of Reclassifications of Items Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income in Accounting Standards Update No. 2011-05</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">. ASU 2011-12 defers the effective date pertaining to reclassification adjustments out of accumulated other comprehensive income in ASU 2011-05. </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">TDS is required to adopt the</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> revised</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> provisions of ASU 2011-05 effective January 1, 2012. TDS currently provides this information in two separate statements.  The adoption of ASU 2011-05 is not expected to have an impact on TDS' financial position or results of operations.</font></p><p style='margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt'><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;margin-left:0px;"> </font></p><p style='margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt'><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;margin-left:0px;">On September 15, 2011, the FASB issued ASU 2011-08, </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">Intangibles—Goodwill and Other (Topic 350):</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">Testing Goodwill for Impairment</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">. ASU 2011-08 is intended to reduce the cost and complexity of the annual goodwill impairment test by providing entities an option to perform a “qualitative” assessment to determine whether further impairment testing is necessary. TDS is required to adopt the provisions of ASU 2011-08 effective January 1, 2012. Early adoption is permitted. The adoption of ASU 2011-08 is not expected to have a significant impact on TDS' financial position or results of operations.</font></p>
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CY2010Q4	tds	Accrued Agent Commission Current AccruedAgentCommissionCurrent	71300000
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Accumulated Amortization Of Other Deferred Costs AccumulatedAmortizationOfOtherDeferredCosts	25200000
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Accumulated Amortization Of Other Deferred Costs AccumulatedAmortizationOfOtherDeferredCosts	26000000
CY2011	us-gaap	Advertising Expense AdvertisingExpense	267700000
CY2010	us-gaap	Advertising Expense AdvertisingExpense	273000000
CY2009	us-gaap	Advertising Expense AdvertisingExpense	265200000
CY2011	us-gaap	Excise And Sales Taxes ExciseAndSalesTaxes	141300000
CY2010	us-gaap	Excise And Sales Taxes ExciseAndSalesTaxes	154000000
CY2009	us-gaap	Excise And Sales Taxes ExciseAndSalesTaxes	124300000
CY2011	us-gaap	Error Corrections And Prior Period Adjustments Description ErrorCorrectionsAndPriorPeriodAdjustmentsDescription	In preparing its Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for the year ended December 31, 2011, TDS discovered certain errors related to the classification of outstanding checks with the right of offset, and related to the classification of Accounts payable for Additions to property, plant and equipment as non-cash investing activities for purposes of preparing the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows. These errors resulted in the misstatement of Cash and cash equivalents and Accounts payable as of December 31, 2010 and each quarterly period in 2011, and the misstatement of Cash flows from operating activities and Cash flows from investing activities for the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009 and each of the quarterly periods in 2011 and 2010. In accordance with SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin Nos. 99 and 108 (“SAB 99” and “SAB 108”), TDS evaluated these errors and determined that they were immaterial to each of the reporting periods affected and, therefore, amendment of previously filed reports was not required. However, in order to provide consistency in the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows and as permitted by SAB 108, revisions for these immaterial amounts to previously reported annual amounts are reflected in the financial information herein and will be reflected in future filings containing such financial information as permitted by SAB 108.
CY2011	us-gaap	Consolidation Less Than Wholly Owned Subsidiary Parent Ownership Interest Changes Issuance Of Equity By Subsidiary To Noncontrolling Interests ConsolidationLessThanWhollyOwnedSubsidiaryParentOwnershipInterestChangesIssuanceOfEquityBySubsidiaryToNoncontrollingInterests	-8555000
CY2010	us-gaap	Consolidation Less Than Wholly Owned Subsidiary Parent Ownership Interest Changes Issuance Of Equity By Subsidiary To Noncontrolling Interests ConsolidationLessThanWhollyOwnedSubsidiaryParentOwnershipInterestChangesIssuanceOfEquityBySubsidiaryToNoncontrollingInterests	-7180000
CY2009	us-gaap	Consolidation Less Than Wholly Owned Subsidiary Parent Ownership Interest Changes Issuance Of Equity By Subsidiary To Noncontrolling Interests ConsolidationLessThanWhollyOwnedSubsidiaryParentOwnershipInterestChangesIssuanceOfEquityBySubsidiaryToNoncontrollingInterests	-4709000
CY2011	us-gaap	Consolidation Less Than Wholly Owned Subsidiary Parent Ownership Interest Changes Repurchase Of Shares By Subsidiary ConsolidationLessThanWhollyOwnedSubsidiaryParentOwnershipInterestChangesRepurchaseOfSharesBySubsidiary	7723000
CY2010	us-gaap	Consolidation Less Than Wholly Owned Subsidiary Parent Ownership Interest Changes Repurchase Of Shares By Subsidiary ConsolidationLessThanWhollyOwnedSubsidiaryParentOwnershipInterestChangesRepurchaseOfSharesBySubsidiary	2964000
CY2009	us-gaap	Consolidation Less Than Wholly Owned Subsidiary Parent Ownership Interest Changes Repurchase Of Shares By Subsidiary ConsolidationLessThanWhollyOwnedSubsidiaryParentOwnershipInterestChangesRepurchaseOfSharesBySubsidiary	-182000
CY2010	us-gaap	Consolidation Less Than Wholly Owned Subsidiary Parent Ownership Interest Changes Purchase Of Interest By Parent ConsolidationLessThanWhollyOwnedSubsidiaryParentOwnershipInterestChangesPurchaseOfInterestByParent	3510000
CY2009	us-gaap	Consolidation Less Than Wholly Owned Subsidiary Parent Ownership Interest Changes Purchase Of Interest By Parent ConsolidationLessThanWhollyOwnedSubsidiaryParentOwnershipInterestChangesPurchaseOfInterestByParent	105000
CY2011	us-gaap	Consolidation Less Than Wholly Owned Subsidiary Parent Ownership Interest Changes Net ConsolidationLessThanWhollyOwnedSubsidiaryParentOwnershipInterestChangesNet	-16278000
CY2010	us-gaap	Consolidation Less Than Wholly Owned Subsidiary Parent Ownership Interest Changes Net ConsolidationLessThanWhollyOwnedSubsidiaryParentOwnershipInterestChangesNet	-13654000
CY2009	us-gaap	Consolidation Less Than Wholly Owned Subsidiary Parent Ownership Interest Changes Net ConsolidationLessThanWhollyOwnedSubsidiaryParentOwnershipInterestChangesNet	-4632000
CY2011	us-gaap	Consolidation Less Than Wholly Owned Subsidiary Parent Ownership Interest Change Due To Net Income Attributable To Parent And Effects Of Changes Net ConsolidationLessThanWhollyOwnedSubsidiaryParentOwnershipInterestChangeDueToNetIncomeAttributableToParentAndEffectsOfChangesNet	184288000
CY2010	us-gaap	Consolidation Less Than Wholly Owned Subsidiary Parent Ownership Interest Change Due To Net Income Attributable To Parent And Effects Of Changes Net ConsolidationLessThanWhollyOwnedSubsidiaryParentOwnershipInterestChangeDueToNetIncomeAttributableToParentAndEffectsOfChangesNet	131195000
CY2009	us-gaap	Consolidation Less Than Wholly Owned Subsidiary Parent Ownership Interest Change Due To Net Income Attributable To Parent And Effects Of Changes Net ConsolidationLessThanWhollyOwnedSubsidiaryParentOwnershipInterestChangeDueToNetIncomeAttributableToParentAndEffectsOfChangesNet	186715000
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest Equity Fair Value RedeemableNoncontrollingInterestEquityFairValue	165700000
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest Equity Carrying Amount RedeemableNoncontrollingInterestEquityCarryingAmount	61700000
CY2011	tds	Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest Equity Settlement Dates RedeemableNoncontrollingInterestEquitySettlementDates	2085 to 2107
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CY2011	us-gaap	Heldtomaturity Securities Debt Maturity Date Range High HeldtomaturitySecuritiesDebtMaturityDateRangeHigh	21 months from December 31, 2011
CY2009	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Minority Interest Income Expense IncomeTaxReconciliationMinorityInterestIncomeExpense	4000000
CY2011	us-gaap	Current Federal Tax Expense Benefit CurrentFederalTaxExpenseBenefit	-94627000
CY2011	us-gaap	Current State And Local Tax Expense Benefit CurrentStateAndLocalTaxExpenseBenefit	5583000
CY2011	us-gaap	Deferred Federal Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredFederalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	214722000
CY2011	us-gaap	Deferred State And Local Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredStateAndLocalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	-12175000
CY2010	us-gaap	Current Federal Tax Expense Benefit CurrentFederalTaxExpenseBenefit	24329000
CY2010	us-gaap	Current State And Local Tax Expense Benefit CurrentStateAndLocalTaxExpenseBenefit	-5532000
CY2010	us-gaap	Deferred Federal Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredFederalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	67466000
CY2010	us-gaap	Deferred State And Local Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredStateAndLocalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	8925000
CY2009	us-gaap	Current Federal Tax Expense Benefit CurrentFederalTaxExpenseBenefit	92303000
CY2009	us-gaap	Current State And Local Tax Expense Benefit CurrentStateAndLocalTaxExpenseBenefit	7222000
CY2009	us-gaap	Deferred Federal Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredFederalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	28451000
CY2009	us-gaap	Deferred State And Local Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredStateAndLocalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	7563000
CY2011	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Income Tax Expense Benefit At Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate IncomeTaxReconciliationIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate	127300000
CY2010	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Income Tax Expense Benefit At Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate IncomeTaxReconciliationIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate	100000000
CY2009	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Income Tax Expense Benefit At Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate IncomeTaxReconciliationIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate	134900000
CY2011	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation State And Local Income Taxes IncomeTaxReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes	-20300000
CY2010	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation State And Local Income Taxes IncomeTaxReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes	2700000
CY2009	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation State And Local Income Taxes IncomeTaxReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes	5800000
CY2011	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Minority Interest Income Expense IncomeTaxReconciliationMinorityInterestIncomeExpense	3000000
CY2010	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Minority Interest Income Expense IncomeTaxReconciliationMinorityInterestIncomeExpense	4000000
CY2011	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Other Adjustments IncomeTaxReconciliationOtherAdjustments	4100000
CY2010	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Other Adjustments IncomeTaxReconciliationOtherAdjustments	-3500000
CY2009	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Other Adjustments IncomeTaxReconciliationOtherAdjustments	-1200000
CY2011	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation At Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate	0.35
CY2010	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation At Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate	0.35
CY2009	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation At Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate	0.35
CY2009	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation State And Local Income Taxes EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes	0.015
CY2010	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation State And Local Income Taxes EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes	0.01
CY2011	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation State And Local Income Taxes EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes	-0.056
CY2011	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Minority Interest Income Expense EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationMinorityInterestIncomeExpense	-0.008
CY2010	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Minority Interest Income Expense EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationMinorityInterestIncomeExpense	-0.014
CY2009	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Minority Interest Income Expense EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationMinorityInterestIncomeExpense	-0.01
CY2009	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Other Adjustments EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationOtherAdjustments	-0.003
CY2010	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Other Adjustments EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationOtherAdjustments	-0.013
CY2011	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Other Adjustments EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationOtherAdjustments	0.011
CY2011	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Continuing Operations EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations	0.312
CY2010	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Continuing Operations EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations	0.333
CY2009	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Continuing Operations EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations	0.352
CY2011	tds	Income Tax Reconciliation Change In Deferred Taxes Correction IncomeTaxReconciliationChangeInDeferredTaxesCorrection	5400000
CY2011	tds	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Change In Deferred Taxes Correction EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationChangeInDeferredTaxesCorrection	0.015
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CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Operating Loss Carryforwards DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwards	80109000
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Tax Deferred Expense Compensation And Benefits Share Based Compensation Cost DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseCompensationAndBenefitsShareBasedCompensationCost	40777000
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Tax Deferred Expense Compensation And Benefits Share Based Compensation Cost DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseCompensationAndBenefitsShareBasedCompensationCost	46410000
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Other DeferredTaxAssetsOther	51457000
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Other DeferredTaxAssetsOther	63016000
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Gross Noncurrent DeferredTaxAssetsGrossNoncurrent	183902000
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Gross Noncurrent DeferredTaxAssetsGrossNoncurrent	201576000
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Valuation Allowance Noncurrent DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowanceNoncurrent	69579000
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Valuation Allowance Noncurrent DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowanceNoncurrent	48714000
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Net Noncurrent DeferredTaxAssetsNetNoncurrent	152862000
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Net Noncurrent DeferredTaxAssetsNetNoncurrent	114323000
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Liabilities Property Plant And Equipment DeferredTaxLiabilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipment	426305000
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Liabilities Property Plant And Equipment DeferredTaxLiabilitiesPropertyPlantAndEquipment	608669000
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Liabilities Other DeferredTaxLiabilitiesOther	4191000
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Liabilities Other DeferredTaxLiabilitiesOther	7533000
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Liabilities Noncurrent DeferredTaxLiabilitiesNoncurrent	703415000
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Liabilities Noncurrent DeferredTaxLiabilitiesNoncurrent	961575000
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Liabilities Goodwill And Intangible Assets Intangible Assets DeferredTaxLiabilitiesGoodwillAndIntangibleAssetsIntangibleAssets	224817000
CY2011Q4	tds	Deferred Tax Liabilities Investment In Affiliates DeferredTaxLiabilitiesInvestmentInAffiliates	123898000
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Liabilities Goodwill And Intangible Assets Intangible Assets DeferredTaxLiabilitiesGoodwillAndIntangibleAssetsIntangibleAssets	194943000
CY2010Q4	tds	Deferred Tax Liabilities Investment In Affiliates DeferredTaxLiabilitiesInvestmentInAffiliates	74634000
CY2008Q4	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits UnrecognizedTaxBenefits	39234000
CY2009	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits Increases Resulting From Current Period Tax Positions UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromCurrentPeriodTaxPositions	5349000
CY2010	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits Increases Resulting From Current Period Tax Positions UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromCurrentPeriodTaxPositions	5271000
CY2011	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits Increases Resulting From Current Period Tax Positions UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromCurrentPeriodTaxPositions	4369000
CY2011	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits Increases Resulting From Prior Period Tax Positions UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromPriorPeriodTaxPositions	171000
CY2010	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits Increases Resulting From Prior Period Tax Positions UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromPriorPeriodTaxPositions	179000
CY2009	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits Increases Resulting From Prior Period Tax Positions UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromPriorPeriodTaxPositions	4362000
CY2009	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits Decreases Resulting From Prior Period Tax Positions UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreasesResultingFromPriorPeriodTaxPositions	3855000
CY2010	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits Decreases Resulting From Prior Period Tax Positions UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreasesResultingFromPriorPeriodTaxPositions	3517000
CY2011	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits Decreases Resulting From Prior Period Tax Positions UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreasesResultingFromPriorPeriodTaxPositions	1973000
CY2011	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits Decreases Resulting From Settlements With Taxing Authorities UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreasesResultingFromSettlementsWithTaxingAuthorities	976000
CY2010	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits Decreases Resulting From Settlements With Taxing Authorities UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreasesResultingFromSettlementsWithTaxingAuthorities	12549000
CY2009	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits Reductions Resulting From Lapse Of Applicable Statute Of Limitations UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsReductionsResultingFromLapseOfApplicableStatuteOfLimitations	56000
CY2010	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits Reductions Resulting From Lapse Of Applicable Statute Of Limitations UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsReductionsResultingFromLapseOfApplicableStatuteOfLimitations	416000
CY2011	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits Reductions Resulting From Lapse Of Applicable Statute Of Limitations UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsReductionsResultingFromLapseOfApplicableStatuteOfLimitations	6752000
CY2009Q4	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits UnrecognizedTaxBenefits	45034000
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits UnrecognizedTaxBenefits	34002000
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits UnrecognizedTaxBenefits	28841000
CY2011Q4	tds	Deferred Tax Asset Current Reduction Valuation Allowance DeferredTaxAssetCurrentReductionValuationAllowance	1000000
CY2011Q4	tds	Deferred Tax Asset Non Current Reduction Valuation Allowance DeferredTaxAssetNonCurrentReductionValuationAllowance	48700000
CY2011	us-gaap	Convertible Preferred Dividends Net Of Tax ConvertiblePreferredDividendsNetOfTax	49000
CY2010	us-gaap	Convertible Preferred Dividends Net Of Tax ConvertiblePreferredDividendsNetOfTax	49000
CY2009	us-gaap	Convertible Preferred Dividends Net Of Tax ConvertiblePreferredDividendsNetOfTax	49000
CY2011	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Available To Common Stockholders Diluted NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersDiluted	199770000
CY2010	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Available To Common Stockholders Diluted NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersDiluted	144336000
CY2009	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Available To Common Stockholders Diluted NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersDiluted	190903000
CY2011	us-gaap	Incremental Common Shares Attributable To Call Options And Warrants IncrementalCommonSharesAttributableToCallOptionsAndWarrants	265000	shares
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CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Operating Loss Carryforwards State And Local DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwardsStateAndLocal	89000000
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Operating Loss Carryforwards Domestic DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwardsDomestic	14700000
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CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits That Would Impact Effective Tax Rate UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsThatWouldImpactEffectiveTaxRate	18200000
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits That Would Impact Effective Tax Rate UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsThatWouldImpactEffectiveTaxRate	22200000
CY2009Q4	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits That Would Impact Effective Tax Rate UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsThatWouldImpactEffectiveTaxRate	27700000
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CY2010	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits Income Tax Penalties And Interest Expense UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestExpense	1800000
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CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits Income Tax Penalties And Interest Accrued UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestAccrued	18200000
CY2011	us-gaap	Variable Interest Entity Financial Or Other Support Amount VariableInterestEntityFinancialOrOtherSupportAmount	35500000
CY2010	us-gaap	Variable Interest Entity Financial Or Other Support Amount VariableInterestEntityFinancialOrOtherSupportAmount	1200000
CY2011	tds	Noncontrolling Income Adjustment Earnings Per Share NoncontrollingIncomeAdjustmentEarningsPerShare	-795000
CY2010	tds	Noncontrolling Income Adjustment Earnings Per Share NoncontrollingIncomeAdjustmentEarningsPerShare	-512000
CY2009	tds	Noncontrolling Income Adjustment Earnings Per Share NoncontrollingIncomeAdjustmentEarningsPerShare	-442000
CY2010	us-gaap	Incremental Common Shares Attributable To Call Options And Warrants IncrementalCommonSharesAttributableToCallOptionsAndWarrants	230000	shares
CY2009	us-gaap	Incremental Common Shares Attributable To Call Options And Warrants IncrementalCommonSharesAttributableToCallOptionsAndWarrants	39000	shares
CY2011	us-gaap	Incremental Common Shares Attributable To Contingently Issuable Shares IncrementalCommonSharesAttributableToContingentlyIssuableShares	213000	shares
CY2010	us-gaap	Incremental Common Shares Attributable To Contingently Issuable Shares IncrementalCommonSharesAttributableToContingentlyIssuableShares	195000	shares
CY2009	us-gaap	Incremental Common Shares Attributable To Contingently Issuable Shares IncrementalCommonSharesAttributableToContingentlyIssuableShares	135000	shares
CY2011	us-gaap	Incremental Common Shares Attributable To Conversion Of Preferred Stock IncrementalCommonSharesAttributableToConversionOfPreferredStock	60000	shares
CY2010	us-gaap	Incremental Common Shares Attributable To Conversion Of Preferred Stock IncrementalCommonSharesAttributableToConversionOfPreferredStock	48000	shares
CY2009	us-gaap	Incremental Common Shares Attributable To Conversion Of Preferred Stock IncrementalCommonSharesAttributableToConversionOfPreferredStock	44000	shares
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CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Business Acquisition Purchase Price Allocation Goodwill Amount BusinessAcquisitionPurchasePriceAllocationGoodwillAmount	68622000
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Business Acquisition Purchase Price Allocation Goodwill Amount BusinessAcquisitionPurchasePriceAllocationGoodwillAmount	15156000
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Acquired Indefinite Lived Intangible Asset Amount AcquiredIndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetAmount	17101000
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Acquired Finite Lived Intangible Asset Amount AcquiredFiniteLivedIntangibleAssetAmount	33746000
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Acquired Finite Lived Intangible Asset Amount AcquiredFiniteLivedIntangibleAssetAmount	14832000
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Business Acquisition Purchase Price Allocation Net Tangible Assets BusinessAcquisitionPurchasePriceAllocationNetTangibleAssets	-11760000
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Business Acquisition Purchase Price Allocation Net Tangible Assets BusinessAcquisitionPurchasePriceAllocationNetTangibleAssets	35721000
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Business Combination Consideration Transferred BusinessCombinationConsiderationTransferred	125826000
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Business Combination Consideration Transferred BusinessCombinationConsiderationTransferred	82810000
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Business Acquisition Purchase Price Allocation Goodwill Expected Tax Deductible Amount BusinessAcquisitionPurchasePriceAllocationGoodwillExpectedTaxDeductibleAmount	9800000
CY2011	us-gaap	Acquired Finite Lived Intangible Asset Weighted Average Useful Life AcquiredFiniteLivedIntangibleAssetWeightedAverageUsefulLife	8
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Business Acquisition Purchase Price Allocation Goodwill Expected Tax Deductible Amount BusinessAcquisitionPurchasePriceAllocationGoodwillExpectedTaxDeductibleAmount	700000
CY2009Q4	us-gaap	Indefinite Lived License Agreements IndefiniteLivedLicenseAgreements	1443025000
CY2010	us-gaap	Indefinite Lived Intangible Assets Acquired During Period IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAcquiredDuringPeriod	17101000
CY2011	us-gaap	Indefinite Lived Intangible Assets Acquired During Period IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAcquiredDuringPeriod	19626000
CY2011	tds	Increase Decrease Licenses Exchange IncreaseDecreaseLicensesExchange	11842000
CY2011	tds	Indefinite Lived License Agreements Other Changes IndefiniteLivedLicenseAgreementsOtherChanges	2420000
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Goodwill Gross GoodwillGross	1091795000
CY2009Q4	us-gaap	Goodwill Gross GoodwillGross	1071180000
CY2009Q4	us-gaap	Goodwill Impaired Accumulated Impairment Loss GoodwillImpairedAccumulatedImpairmentLoss	363340000
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Goodwill Impaired Accumulated Impairment Loss GoodwillImpairedAccumulatedImpairmentLoss	363340000
CY2009Q4	us-gaap	Goodwill Goodwill	707840000
CY2010	us-gaap	Goodwill Acquired During Period GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod	15156000
CY2010	us-gaap	Goodwill Other Changes GoodwillOtherChanges	5459000
CY2011	us-gaap	Goodwill Acquired During Period GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod	68622000
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Equity Method Investment Aggregate Cost EquityMethodInvestmentAggregateCost	25067000
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Equity Method Investment Aggregate Cost EquityMethodInvestmentAggregateCost	34171000
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Other Ownership Interests Cumulative Net Income OtherOwnershipInterestsCumulativeNetIncome	-958635000
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Other Ownership Interests Cumulative Net Income OtherOwnershipInterestsCumulativeNetIncome	-889039000
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Other Ownership Interests Cumulative Cash Distributions OtherOwnershipInterestsCumulativeCashDistributions	-825261000
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Other Ownership Interests Cumulative Cash Distributions OtherOwnershipInterestsCumulativeCashDistributions	-740557000
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Equity Method Investments EquityMethodInvestments	158441000
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Equity Method Investments EquityMethodInvestments	182653000
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Cost Method Investments CostMethodInvestments	15269000
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Cost Method Investments CostMethodInvestments	15269000
CY2011	us-gaap	Gain Loss On Sale Of Property Plant Equipment GainLossOnSaleOfPropertyPlantEquipment	-11000000
CY2010	us-gaap	Gain Loss On Sale Of Property Plant Equipment GainLossOnSaleOfPropertyPlantEquipment	-11800000
CY2009	us-gaap	Gain Loss On Sale Of Property Plant Equipment GainLossOnSaleOfPropertyPlantEquipment	-18800000
CY2009Q4	us-gaap	Asset Retirement Obligation AssetRetirementObligation	174085000
CY2010	us-gaap	Asset Retirement Obligation Liabilities Incurred AssetRetirementObligationLiabilitiesIncurred	6688000
CY2010	us-gaap	Asset Retirement Obligation Revision Of Estimate AssetRetirementObligationRevisionOfEstimate	-1382000
CY2010	us-gaap	Asset Retirement Obligation Liabilities Settled AssetRetirementObligationLiabilitiesSettled	-2410000
CY2010Q4	tds	Asset Retirement Obligation Acquired Assets AssetRetirementObligationAcquiredAssets	63000
CY2010	us-gaap	Asset Retirement Obligation Accretion Expense AssetRetirementObligationAccretionExpense	12701000
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Asset Retirement Obligation AssetRetirementObligation	189745000
CY2011	us-gaap	Asset Retirement Obligation Liabilities Incurred AssetRetirementObligationLiabilitiesIncurred	2664000
CY2011	us-gaap	Asset Retirement Obligation Revision Of Estimate AssetRetirementObligationRevisionOfEstimate	5888000
CY2011	us-gaap	Asset Retirement Obligation Liabilities Settled AssetRetirementObligationLiabilitiesSettled	-2252000
CY2011Q4	tds	Asset Retirement Obligation Acquired Assets AssetRetirementObligationAcquiredAssets	3891000
CY2011	us-gaap	Asset Retirement Obligation Accretion Expense AssetRetirementObligationAccretionExpense	12481000
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Asset Retirement Obligation AssetRetirementObligation	212417000
CY2011	us-gaap	Line Of Credit Facility Interest Rate Description LineOfCreditFacilityInterestRateDescription	Borrowings under the revolving credit facilities bear interest at LIBOR plus a contractual spread based on TDS’ credit rating or, at TDS’ or U.S. Cellular’s option, respectively, an alternate “Base Rate” as defined in the revolving credit agreement. TDS may select a borrowing period of either one, two, three or six months (or other period of twelve months or less if requested by TDS and approved by the lenders). If TDS or U.S. Cellular provides notice of intent to borrow less than three business days in advance of a borrowing, interest on borrowing is at the Base Rate plus the contractual spread.
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Debt And Capital Lease Obligations DebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations	1531366000
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Debt And Capital Lease Obligations DebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations	1501573000
CY2011	us-gaap	Description Of Defined Contribution Pension And Other Postretirement Plans DescriptionOfDefinedContributionPensionAndOtherPostretirementPlans	Defined Contribution Plans TDS sponsors a qualified noncontributory defined contribution pension plan. The plan provides benefits for the employees of TDS Corporate, TDS Telecom and U.S. Cellular. Under this plan, pension costs are calculated separately for each participant and are funded annually. Total pension costs were $17.5 million, $17.5 million and $18.8 million in 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively. In addition, TDS sponsors a defined contribution retirement savings plan (“401(k)”) plan. Total costs incurred from TDS’ contributions to the 401(k) plan were $22.1 million, $21.6 million and $20.9 million in 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively. TDS also sponsors an unfunded nonqualified deferred supplemental executive retirement plan for certain employees to offset the reduction of benefits caused by the limitation on annual employee compensation under the tax laws.
CY2011	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Assumptions Used Calculating Benefit Obligation Discount Rate Support Bond Indices DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingBenefitObligationDiscountRateSupportBondIndices	The discount rate for 2011 was determined using a hypothetical Aa spot yield curve represented by a series of annualized individual spot discount rates from six months to 99 years. The spot rate curve was derived from a direct calculation of the implied forward rate curve based on the included bond cash flows. The discount rate for 2010 was determined using a hypothetical Aa spot yield curve represented by a series of annualized individual discount rates from six months to thirty years. Each discount rate in the curve was derived by using a hypothetical zero coupon bond from an equal weighting of the bonds in distinct maturity groups. Only those bonds with yields to maturity in the top half of each maturity group were used to construct the yield curve. This yield curve, when populated with projected cash flows that represent the expected timing and amount of TDS plan benefit payments, produces a single effective interest discount rate that is used to measure the plan’s liabilities. The measurement date for actuarial determination was December 31, 2011. For measurement purposes, the annual rate of increase in the per capita cost of covered health care benefits was assumed for 2011 to be 7.9% for plan participants aged 65 and above, and 8.0% for participants under age 65. For all participants the 2011 annual rate of increase is expected to decrease to 5.0% by 2020. The 2010 expected rate of increase was 8.0% for plan participants aged 65 and above, and 7.5% for participants under age 65, decreasing to 5.0% for all participants by 2020. A 1% increase or decrease in assumed health care cost trend rates would have the following effects:
CY2011	us-gaap	Description Of Lessee Leasing Arrangements Operating Leases DescriptionOfLesseeLeasingArrangementsOperatingLeases	TDS and its subsidiaries have leases for certain plant facilities, office space, retail store sites, cell sites and data-processing equipment which are accounted for as operating leases. Certain leases have renewal options and/or fixed rental increases. Renewal options that are reasonably assured of exercise are included in determining the lease term. Any rent abatements or lease incentives, in addition to fixed rental increases, are included in the calculation of rent expense and calculated on a straight-line basis over the defined lease term.
CY2011	us-gaap	Description Of Lessee Leasing Arrangements Capital Leases DescriptionOfLesseeLeasingArrangementsCapitalLeases	TDS accounts for certain lease agreements as capital leases. The short- and long-term portions of capital lease obligations totaled $0.2 million and $4.2 million, respectively, as of December 31, 2011 and $0.4 million and $4.4 million, respectively, as of December 31, 2010. The short- and long-term portions of capital lease obligations are included in Current portion of long-term debt and Long-term debt in the Consolidated Balance Sheet.
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Due Current OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueCurrent	164882000
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Due In Two Years OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInTwoYears	143959000
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Due In Three Years OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInThreeYears	116968000
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Due In Four Years OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFourYears	93553000
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Due In Five Years OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFiveYears	74264000
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Due Thereafter OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueThereafter	784023000
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Due OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDue	1377649000
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Receivable Current OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableCurrent	37278000
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Receivable In Two Years OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableInTwoYears	30797000
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Receivable In Three Years OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableInThreeYears	25078000
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Receivable In Four Years OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableInFourYears	16456000
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Receivable In Five Years OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableInFiveYears	6839000
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Receivable Thereafter OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableThereafter	5894000
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Receivable OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsReceivable	122342000
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Capital Leases Future Minimum Payments Due Current CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueCurrent	666000
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Capital Leases Future Minimum Payments Due In Two Years CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInTwoYears	564000
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CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Capital Leases Future Minimum Payments Due In Four Years CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFourYears	582000
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Capital Leases Future Minimum Payments Due In Five Years CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFiveYears	594000
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Capital Leases Future Minimum Payments Due Thereafter CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueThereafter	5305000
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Capital Leases Future Minimum Payments Due CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDue	8284000
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Capital Leases Future Minimum Payments Interest Included In Payments CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsInterestIncludedInPayments	3830000
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Capital Leases Future Minimum Payments Present Value Of Net Minimum Payments CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsPresentValueOfNetMinimumPayments	4454000
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Capital Lease Obligations Noncurrent CapitalLeaseObligationsNoncurrent	4209000
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Capital Lease Obligations Current CapitalLeaseObligationsCurrent	245000
CY2009	us-gaap	Operating Leases Income Statement Lease Revenue OperatingLeasesIncomeStatementLeaseRevenue	31800000
CY2010	us-gaap	Operating Leases Income Statement Lease Revenue OperatingLeasesIncomeStatementLeaseRevenue	35400000
CY2011	us-gaap	Operating Leases Income Statement Lease Revenue OperatingLeasesIncomeStatementLeaseRevenue	39200000
CY2009	tds	Operating Leases Rent Expense Cancellable Short Term Leases OperatingLeasesRentExpenseCancellableShortTermLeases	11500000
CY2010	tds	Operating Leases Rent Expense Cancellable Short Term Leases OperatingLeasesRentExpenseCancellableShortTermLeases	10900000
CY2011	tds	Operating Leases Rent Expense Cancellable Short Term Leases OperatingLeasesRentExpenseCancellableShortTermLeases	9000000
CY2009	tds	Operating Leases Rent Expense Noncancellable Long Term Leases OperatingLeasesRentExpenseNoncancellableLongTermLeases	169000000
CY2010	tds	Operating Leases Rent Expense Noncancellable Long Term Leases OperatingLeasesRentExpenseNoncancellableLongTermLeases	178100000
CY2011	tds	Operating Leases Rent Expense Noncancellable Long Term Leases OperatingLeasesRentExpenseNoncancellableLongTermLeases	187400000
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Loss Contingency Accrual At Carrying Value LossContingencyAccrualAtCarryingValue	1900000
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Loss Contingency Accrual At Carrying Value LossContingencyAccrualAtCarryingValue	7800000
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Employee Service Share Based Compensation Nonvested Awards Total Compensation Cost Not Yet Recognized EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationNonvestedAwardsTotalCompensationCostNotYetRecognized	37800000
CY2011	us-gaap	Employee Service Share Based Compensation Nonvested Awards Total Compensation Cost Not Yet Recognized Period For Recognition EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationNonvestedAwardsTotalCompensationCostNotYetRecognizedPeriodForRecognition	1.8
CY2011	us-gaap	Allocated Share Based Compensation Expense AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense	36837000
CY2010	us-gaap	Allocated Share Based Compensation Expense AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense	35128000
CY2009	us-gaap	Allocated Share Based Compensation Expense AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense	32486000
CY2009	us-gaap	Employee Service Share Based Compensation Tax Benefit From Compensation Expense EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitFromCompensationExpense	12228000
CY2009	us-gaap	Allocated Share Based Compensation Expense Net Of Tax AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpenseNetOfTax	20258000
CY2010	us-gaap	Employee Service Share Based Compensation Tax Benefit From Compensation Expense EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitFromCompensationExpense	13288000
CY2010	us-gaap	Allocated Share Based Compensation Expense Net Of Tax AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpenseNetOfTax	21840000
CY2011	us-gaap	Employee Service Share Based Compensation Tax Benefit From Compensation Expense EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitFromCompensationExpense	13862000
CY2011	us-gaap	Allocated Share Based Compensation Expense Net Of Tax AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpenseNetOfTax	22975000
CY2011	tds	Adjusted Oibda AdjustedOibda	1127468000
CY2010	tds	Adjusted Oibda AdjustedOibda	1063503000
CY2009	tds	Adjusted Oibda AdjustedOibda	1184849000
CY2009Q4	us-gaap	Investments In Affiliates Subsidiaries Associates And Joint Ventures InvestmentsInAffiliatesSubsidiariesAssociatesAndJointVentures	203799000
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CY2010	us-gaap	Interest Paid InterestPaid	114996000
CY2009	us-gaap	Interest Paid InterestPaid	123805000
CY2009	us-gaap	Income Taxes Paid Net IncomeTaxesPaidNet	53009000
CY2010	us-gaap	Income Taxes Paid Net IncomeTaxesPaidNet	87139000
CY2011	us-gaap	Income Taxes Paid Net IncomeTaxesPaidNet	-66994000

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2010 Q4 Form 10-K Financial Statement

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$TDS TELEPHONE & DATA SYSTEMS INC /DE/ Stock $tds

2010 Q4 Form 10-K Financial Statement

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