Segment Reporting (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2016

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information

	Nextel Brazil			Corporate and Eliminations			Consolidated
	(in thousands)
Three Months Ended June 30, 2016 — Successor Company
Operating revenues	$	249,168		$	45		$	249,213
Segment earnings (losses)	$	32,256		$	(9,736	)	$	22,520
Less:
Impairment, restructuring and other charges							(10,557		)
Depreciation and amortization							(40,714		)
Foreign currency transaction gains, net							43,356
Interest expense and other, net							(18,825		)
Loss from continuing operations before reorganization items and income tax   provision							$	(4,220	)
Capital expenditures	$	3,575		$	—		$	3,575
Three Months Ended June 30, 2015 — Predecessor Company
Operating revenues	$	320,255		$	48		$	320,303
Segment losses	$	(78,757	)	$	(16,113	)	$	(94,870	)
Less:
Impairment, restructuring and other charges							(29,496		)
Depreciation and amortization							(73,709		)
Foreign currency transaction gains, net							14,560
Interest expense and other, net							(48,032		)
Loss from continuing operations before reorganization items and income tax   provision							$	(231,547	)
Capital expenditures	$	53,557		$	728		$	54,285
Six Months Ended June 30, 2016 — Successor Company
Operating revenues	$	475,671		$	99		$	475,770
Segment earnings (losses)	$	36,016		$	(21,540	)	$	14,476
Less:
Impairment, restructuring and other charges							(16,472		)
Depreciation and amortization							(80,819		)
Foreign currency transaction gains, net							82,998
Interest expense and other, net							(36,819		)
Loss from continuing operations before reorganization items and income tax   provision							$	(36,636	)
Capital expenditures	$	11,131		$	—		$	11,131
Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 — Predecessor Company
Operating revenues	$	683,611		$	100		$	683,711
Segment losses	$	(75,234	)	$	(37,982	)	$	(113,216	)
Less:
Impairment, restructuring and other charges							(36,792		)
Depreciation and amortization							(153,878		)
Foreign currency transaction losses, net							(63,948		)
Interest expense and other, net							(67,630		)
Loss from continuing operations before reorganization items and income tax   provision							$	(435,464	)
Capital expenditures	$	68,385		$	818		$	69,203
June 30, 2016 — Successor Company
Identifiable assets	$	2,258,356		$	588,502		$	2,846,858
December 31, 2015 — Successor Company
Identifiable assets	$	1,989,753		$	740,155		$	2,729,908