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Business Segment Information (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025
Mar. 31, 2024
Dec. 31, 2024
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Total operating revenues $ 891 $ 950  
Selling, general and administrative 332 331  
Expenses related to strategic alternatives review 10 7  
Segment Adjusted EBITDA 215 228  
Depreciation, amortization and accretion (163) (165)  
Loss on asset disposals, net (2) (6)  
Gain on license sales and exchanges, net 1 1  
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated entities 36 42  
Interest and dividend income 3 2  
Interest expense (40) (43)  
Income before income taxes 40 52  
Investments in unconsolidated entities 479 482 $ 454
Assets 10,365 [1] 10,704 $ 10,449 [1]
Capital expenditures 53 131  
Service      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Total operating revenues 741 754  
Cost of goods and services sold 176 182  
Equipment and product sales      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Total operating revenues 150 196  
Cost of goods and services sold 178 216  
Intersegment revenues      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Total operating revenues 34 33  
Operating Segments Excluding Intersegment Elimination      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Total operating revenues 925 983  
Intersegment Eliminations      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Total operating revenues (34) (33)  
Wireless | Operating Segments      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Total operating revenues 864 925  
Selling, general and administrative 322 324  
Expenses related to strategic alternatives review (9) (7)  
Segment Adjusted EBITDA 182 195  
Depreciation, amortization and accretion (152) (154)  
Loss on asset disposals, net (2) (6)  
Gain on license sales and exchanges, net 1 1  
Capital expenditures 51 127  
Wireless | Operating Segments | Service      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Cost of goods and services sold 191 197  
Wireless | Operating Segments | Equipment and product sales      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Cost of goods and services sold 178 216  
Wireless | Intersegment revenues      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Total operating revenues 0 0  
Wireless | Operating Segments Excluding Intersegment Elimination      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Total operating revenues 864 925  
Towers | Operating Segments      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Total operating revenues 27 25  
Selling, general and administrative 10 7  
Expenses related to strategic alternatives review (1) 0  
Segment Adjusted EBITDA 33 33  
Depreciation, amortization and accretion (11) (11)  
Loss on asset disposals, net 0 0  
Gain on license sales and exchanges, net 0 0  
Capital expenditures 2 4  
Towers | Operating Segments | Service      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Cost of goods and services sold 19 18  
Towers | Operating Segments | Equipment and product sales      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Cost of goods and services sold 0 0  
Towers | Intersegment revenues      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Total operating revenues 34 33  
Towers | Operating Segments Excluding Intersegment Elimination      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Total operating revenues $ 61 $ 58  
[1] The consolidated total assets as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, include assets held by consolidated variable interest entities (VIEs) of $1,050 million and $1,011 million, respectively, which are not available to be used to settle the obligations of UScellular. The consolidated total liabilities as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, include certain liabilities of consolidated VIEs of $26 million and $27 million, respectively, for which the creditors of the VIEs have no recourse to the general credit of UScellular. See Note 9 — Variable Interest Entities for additional information.