Supplemental Financial Statement Information - Other Assets (Details) - Successor Company - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Restricted cash	$ 114,395	$ 275,235
Cash collateral related to performance bonds	63,662	94,236
Equity interest in Nextel Argentina	0	108,148
Other	88,665	76,622
Other assets	$ 266,722	$ 554,241

Cash and equivalents whose use in whole or in part is restricted for the long-term, generally by contractual agreements or regulatory requirements.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.1)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682

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