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| Debt Disclosure [Abstract] | |
| Debt | Note 8 Debt Revolving Credit Agreements TDS and UScellular have unsecured revolving credit agreements with maximum borrowing capacities of $400 million and $300 million, respectively. Amounts under the agreements may be borrowed, repaid and reborrowed from time to time until maturity in July 2026. As of March 31, 2025, there were no outstanding borrowings under the agreements, and TDS' and UScellular's unused borrowing capacity was $399 million and $300 million, respectively. In April 2025, TDS and UScellular amended the revolving credit agreements to extend the maturity dates to July 2027 and allow for permitted dispositions, as specified in the amendments. The amendments also include a provision that will be triggered upon the sale of the UScellular wireless operations to T-Mobile, which accelerates the maturity date to the earliest of (i) 270 days following the consummation of the sale of the UScellular wireless operations to T-Mobile, (ii) the date on which UScellular receives net proceeds from the cumulative sale of wireless spectrum licenses to AT&T, Verizon and other parties that equals or exceeds $1.1 billion, or (iii) July 20, 2027. Additionally, the amendment to the UScellular revolving credit agreement includes a provision that will be triggered upon UScellular receiving net proceeds from the cumulative sale of wireless spectrum licenses to AT&T, Verizon and other parties that equals or exceeds $500 million, which provision would automatically reduce the maximum borrowing capacity of the UScellular revolving credit agreement from $300 million to $150 million five business days after UScellular's receipt of such net proceeds. Unsecured Term Loan Agreements TDS has unsecured term loan agreements with maximum borrowing capacities of $875 million. The maturity dates for the agreements range from July 2028 to July 2031. As of March 31, 2025, the outstanding borrowings were $783 million and the unused borrowing capacity was $75 million. UScellular has unsecured term loan agreements with maximum borrowing capacities of $800 million. The maturity dates for the agreements range from July 2026 to July 2031. As of March 31, 2025, UScellular has borrowed the full amount available under the agreements and the outstanding borrowings were $718 million. In April 2025, UScellular amended its $300 million unsecured term loan agreement due July 2026 to extend the maturity date to July 2027 and allow for permitted dispositions, as specified in the amendment. Secured Term Loan Agreement TDS has a secured term loan agreement with maximum borrowing capacity of $300 million. In February 2025, TDS amended the agreement to extend the maturity date to the earlier of (i) September 2026 and (ii) the scheduled maturity date of TDS' existing revolving credit agreement (which had a then existing maturity date of July 2026, which has since been extended as described above). As of March 31, 2025, the outstanding borrowings under the agreement were $300 million, which is the full amount available under the agreement. In April 2025, TDS amended the secured term loan agreement to extend the maturity date to the earliest of (i) 270 days following the consummation of the sale of the UScellular wireless operations to T-Mobile, (ii) the date on which UScellular receives net proceeds from the cumulative sale of wireless spectrum licenses to AT&T, Verizon and other parties that equals or exceeds $1.1 billion, or (iii) July 20, 2027, and to allow for permitted dispositions, as specified in the amendment. Debt Covenants The TDS and UScellular revolving credit agreements, term loan agreements including the secured term loan, export credit financing agreements and the UScellular receivables securitization agreement require TDS or UScellular, as applicable, to comply with certain affirmative and negative covenants, which include certain financial covenants that may restrict the borrowing capacity available. TDS and UScellular are required to maintain the Consolidated Leverage Ratio, based on gross debt, as of the end of any fiscal quarter at a level not to exceed the following: 4.00 to 1.00 from April 1, 2024 through and including March 31, 2025; 3.75 to 1.00 from April 1, 2025 and thereafter. TDS and UScellular are also required to maintain the Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio at a level not lower than 3.00 to 1.00 as of the end of any fiscal quarter. TDS and UScellular believe they were in compliance as of March 31, 2025 with all such financial covenants. The TDS $375 million term loan agreement with a maturity date of May 2029 requires TDS to comply with certain affirmative and negative covenants, which includes a financial covenant that may restrict the borrowing capacity available. TDS is required to maintain the Consolidated Leverage Ratio as of the end of any fiscal quarter at a level not to exceed the following: 4.50 to 1.00 from April 1, 2024 through and including March 31, 2025; 4.25 to 1.00 from April 1, 2025 and thereafter. TDS believes that it was in compliance as of March 31, 2025 with such financial covenant. In April 2025, the TDS and UScellular revolving credit agreements, UScellular $300 million unsecured term loan agreement and TDS $300 million secured term loan agreement were amended to require, upon the consummation of the sale of the UScellular wireless operations to T-Mobile, TDS and UScellular to maintain the Consolidated Leverage Ratio, based on net debt, as of the end of any fiscal quarter from and including the quarter in which such sale occurs at a level not to exceed 3.50 to 1.00.
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