Guarantor Financial Information (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Condensed Financial Information of Parent Company Only Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements

Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet as of September 30, 2011 (unaudited and in thousands):



	Guarantor Parent Company		Issuing Subsidiary		Guarantor Subsidiary		Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries		Consolidating and Eliminating Adjustments			Consolidated

Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	90	$	344,871	$	—	$	79,778	$	—		$	424,739
Short-term investments	—		375,292		—		—		—			375,292
Inventories	—		82,725		—		5,578		—			88,303
Deferred charges	—		46,279		—		37		—			46,316
Other current assets	2,369		140,941		—		1,450		(1,107		)	143,653
Total current assets	2,459		990,108		—		86,843		(1,107		)	1,078,303
Property and equipment, net	—		1,842,651		—		86,847		—			1,929,498
Investments in and advances to affiliates and consolidated subsidiaries	991,160		2,255,195		54,504		—		(3,300,859		)	—
Wireless licenses	—		—		1,748,775		192,049		—			1,940,824
Assets held for sale	—		—		1,376		29,033		—			30,409
Goodwill	—		11,240		—		20,414		—			31,654
Intangible assets, net	—		18,126		—		28,563		—			46,689
Other assets	4,254		56,249		—		2,267		—			62,770
Total assets	$	997,873	$	5,173,569	$	1,804,655	$	446,016	$	(3,301,966	)	$	5,120,147
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	$	268	$	316,341	$	—	$	9,318	$	—		$	325,927
Current maturities of long-term debt	—		8,500		—		—		—			8,500
Intercompany payables	51,892		302,123		—		39,520		(393,535		)	—
Other current liabilities	2,420		276,108		—		13,446		(1,107		)	290,867
Total current liabilities	54,580		903,072		—		62,284		(394,642		)	625,294
Long-term debt	250,000		2,968,856		—		226,930		(226,930		)	3,218,856
Deferred tax liabilities	—		325,286		—		—		—			325,286
Other long-term liabilities	—		139,304		—		24,604		—			163,908
Total liabilities	304,580		4,336,518		—		313,818		(621,572		)	4,333,344
Redeemable non-controlling interests	—		93,510		—		—		—			93,510
Stockholders' equity	693,293		743,541		1,804,655		132,198		(2,680,394		)	693,293
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$	997,873	$	5,173,569	$	1,804,655	$	446,016	$	(3,301,966	)	$	5,120,147

Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2010 (unaudited and in thousands):



	Guarantor Parent Company		Issuing Subsidiary		Guarantor Subsidiary		Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries		Consolidating and Eliminating Adjustments			Consolidated

Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	85	$	269,140	$	—	$	81,565	$	—		$	350,790
Short-term investments	—		68,367		—		—		—			68,367
Inventories	—		98,763		—		5,478		—			104,241
Deferred charges	—		47,343		—		—		—			47,343
Other current assets	2,261		86,040		—		3,009		(300		)	91,010
Total current assets	2,346		569,653		—		90,052		(300		)	661,751
Property and equipment, net	—		1,946,209		—		90,436		—			2,036,645
Investments in and advances to affiliates and consolidated subsidiaries	1,200,613		2,269,613		47,069		49		(3,517,344		)	—
Wireless licenses	—		—		1,747,108		220,967		—			1,968,075
Goodwill	—		10,680		—		20,414		—			31,094
Intangible assets, net	—		20,455		—		44,388		—			64,843
Other assets	5,315		66,195		—		905		—			72,415
Total assets	$	1,208,274	$	4,882,805	$	1,794,177	$	467,211	$	(3,517,644	)	$	4,834,823
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	$	79	$	333,514	$	—	$	13,276	$	—		$	346,869
Current maturities of long-term debt	—		8,500		—		5,101		(5,101		)	8,500
Intercompany payables	41,734		300,800		—		55,054		(397,588		)	—
Other current liabilities	5,179		199,698		—		16,500		(300		)	221,077
Total current liabilities	46,992		842,512		—		89,931		(402,989		)	576,446
Long-term debt	250,000		2,582,070		—		211,875		(211,875		)	2,832,070
Deferred tax liabilities	—		295,703		—		—		—			295,703
Other long-term liabilities	—		110,800		—		3,734		—			114,534
Total liabilities	296,992		3,831,085		—		305,540		(614,864		)	3,818,753
Redeemable non-controlling interests	—		104,788		—		—		—			104,788
Stockholders' equity	911,282		946,932		1,794,177		161,671		(2,902,780		)	911,282
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$	1,208,274	$	4,882,805	$	1,794,177	$	467,211	$	(3,517,644	)	$	4,834,823

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations for the Three Months Ended September 30, 2011 (unaudited and in thousands):



	Guarantor Parent Company			Issuing Subsidiary			Guarantor Subsidiary		Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries			Consolidating and Eliminating Adjustments			Consolidated

Revenues:
Service revenues	$	—		$	634,494		$	—	$	82,786		$	16		$	717,296
Equipment revenues	—			41,195			—		4,788			—			45,983
Other revenues	—			3,728			27,672		1,041			(32,441		)	—
Total revenues	—			679,417			27,672		88,615			(32,425		)	763,279
Operating expenses:
Cost of service (exclusive of items shown separately below)	—			260,490			—		23,919			(28,510		)	255,899
Cost of equipment	—			166,357			—		24,007			—			190,364
Selling and marketing	—			68,878			—		11,017			—			79,895
General and administrative	4,274			70,223			188		13,129			(3,915		)	83,899
Depreciation and amortization	—			127,429			—		17,475			—			144,904
Impairments and other charges	—			1,069			377		22,247			—			23,693
Total operating expenses	4,274			694,446			565		111,794			(32,425		)	778,654
Loss on sale or disposal of assets	—			(649		)	—		(29		)	—			(678		)
Operating income (loss)	(4,274		)	(15,678		)	27,107		(23,208		)	—			(16,053		)
Equity in net loss of consolidated subsidiaries	(67,448		)	(1,241		)	—		—			68,689			—
Equity in net income of investees, net	—			764			—		—			—			764
Interest income	6,062			5,132			—		1			(11,136		)	59
Interest expense	(3,170		)	(69,853		)	—		(5,141		)	11,136			(67,028		)
Other income, net	—			32			—		—			—			32
Income (loss) before income taxes	(68,830		)	(80,844		)	27,107		(28,348		)	68,689			(82,226		)
Income tax expense	—			(11,899		)	—		—			—			(11,899		)
Net income (loss)	(68,830		)	(92,743		)	27,107		(28,348		)	68,689			(94,125		)
Accretion of redeemable non-controlling interests and distributions, net of tax	—			25,295			—		—			—			25,295
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders	$	(68,830	)	$	(67,448	)	$	27,107	$	(28,348	)	$	68,689		$	(68,830	)

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011 (unaudited and in thousands):



	Guarantor Parent Company			Issuing Subsidiary			Guarantor Subsidiary		Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries			Consolidating and Eliminating Adjustments			Consolidated

Revenues:
Service revenues	$	—		$	1,849,551		$	—	$	250,195		$	48		$	2,099,794
Equipment revenues	—			177,612			—		26,325			—			203,937
Other revenues	—			12,125			78,571		3,051			(93,747		)	—
Total revenues	—			2,039,288			78,571		279,571			(93,699		)	2,303,731
Operating expenses:
Cost of service (exclusive of items shown separately below)	—			746,356			—		71,696			(81,338		)	736,714
Cost of equipment	—			524,959			—		77,877			—			602,836
Selling and marketing	—			235,624			—		41,284			—			276,908
General and administrative	10,283			231,005			563		41,897			(12,361		)	271,387
Depreciation and amortization	—			366,049			—		41,666			—			407,715
Impairments and other charges	—			1,301			377		22,646			—			24,324
Total operating expenses	10,283			2,105,294			940		297,066			(93,699		)	2,319,884
Loss on sale or disposal of assets	—			(5,591		)	—		(82		)	—			(5,673		)
Operating income (loss)	(10,283		)	(71,597		)	77,631		(17,577		)	—			(21,826		)
Equity in net income (loss) of consolidated subsidiaries	(228,660		)	44,917			—		—			183,743			—
Equity in net income of investees, net	—			2,953			—		—			—			2,953
Interest income	18,188			15,249			—		3			(33,258		)	182
Interest expense	(9,497		)	(196,391		)	—		(15,140		)	33,258			(187,770		)
Income (loss) before income taxes	(230,252		)	(204,869		)	77,631		(32,714		)	183,743			(206,461		)
Income tax expense	—			(32,546		)	—		—			—			(32,546		)
Net income (loss)	(230,252		)	(237,415		)	77,631		(32,714		)	183,743			(239,007		)
Accretion of redeemable non-controlling interests and distributions, net of tax	—			8,755			—		—			—			8,755
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders	$	(230,252	)	$	(228,660	)	$	77,631	$	(32,714	)	$	183,743		$	(230,252	)

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations for the Three Months Ended September 30, 2010 (unaudited and in thousands):



	Guarantor Parent Company			Issuing Subsidiary			Guarantor Subsidiary			Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries		Consolidating and Eliminating Adjustments			Consolidated

Revenues:
Service revenues	$	—		$	600,567		$	—		$	—	$	16		$	600,583
Equipment revenues	—			37,478			—			—		—			37,478
Other revenues	—			165			22,665			—		(22,830		)	—
Total revenues	—			638,210			22,665			—		(22,814		)	638,061
Operating expenses:
Cost of service (exclusive of items shown separately below)	—			238,792			—			—		(23,403		)	215,389
Cost of equipment	—			120,273			—			—		—			120,273
Selling and marketing	—			98,942			—			—		—			98,942
General and administrative	3,737			84,703			173			—		589			89,202
Depreciation and amortization	—			114,055			—			—		—			114,055
Impairments and other charges	—			476,561			766			—		—			477,327
Total operating expenses	3,737			1,133,326			939			—		(22,814		)	1,115,188
Loss on sale or disposal of assets	—			(755		)	(168		)	—		—			(923		)
Operating income (loss)	(3,737		)	(495,871		)	21,558			—		—			(478,050		)
Equity in net income (loss) of consolidated subsidiaries	(535,457		)	21,558			—			—		513,899			—
Equity in net income of investees, net	—			(316		)	—			—		—			(316		)
Interest income	6,063			211			—			—		(6,062		)	212
Interest expense	(3,152		)	(63,381		)	—			—		6,062			(60,471		)
Other income, net	—			135			—			—		—			135
Income (loss) before income taxes	(536,283		)	(537,664		)	21,558			—		513,899			(538,490		)
Income tax benefit	—			5,154			—			—		—			5,154
Net income (loss)	(536,283		)	(532,510		)	21,558			—		513,899			(533,336		)
Accretion of redeemable non-controlling interests and distributions, net of tax	—			(2,947		)	—			—		—			(2,947		)
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders	$	(536,283	)	$	(535,457	)	$	21,558		$	—	$	513,899		$	(536,283	)

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2010 (unaudited and in thousands):



	Guarantor Parent Company			Issuing Subsidiary			Guarantor Subsidiary			Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries		Consolidating and Eliminating Adjustments			Consolidated

Revenues:
Service revenues	$	—		$	1,845,967		$	—		$	—	$	48		$	1,846,015
Equipment revenues	—			143,152			—			—		—			143,152
Other revenues	—			495			70,805			—		(71,300		)	—
Total revenues	—			1,989,614			70,805			—		(71,252		)	1,989,167
Operating expenses:
Cost of service (exclusive of items shown separately below)	—			693,758			—			—		(73,021		)	620,737
Cost of equipment	—			399,367			—			—		—			399,367
Selling and marketing	—			307,275			—			—		—			307,275
General and administrative	10,137			257,978			518			—		1,769			270,402
Depreciation and amortization	—			333,950			—			—		—			333,950
Impairments and other charges	—			476,561			766			—		—			477,327
Total operating expenses	10,137			2,468,889			1,284			—		(71,252		)	2,409,058
Loss on sale or disposal of assets	—			(3,696		)	(168		)	—		—			(3,864		)
Operating income (loss)	(10,137		)	(482,971		)	69,353			—		—			(423,755		)
Equity in net income (loss) of consolidated subsidiaries	(621,163		)	69,353			—			—		551,810			—
Equity in net income of investees, net	—			1,142			—			—		—			1,142
Interest income	18,188			933			—			—		(18,187		)	934
Interest expense	(9,443		)	(189,806		)	—			—		18,187			(181,062		)
Other income, net	—			3,207			—			—		—			3,207
Income (loss) before income taxes	(622,555		)	(598,142		)	69,353			—		551,810			(599,534		)
Income tax expense	—			(18,537		)	—			—		—			(18,537		)
Net income (loss)	(622,555		)	(616,679		)	69,353			—		551,810			(618,071		)
Accretion of redeemable non-controlling interests and distributions, net of tax	—			(4,484		)	—			—		—			(4,484		)
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders	$	(622,555	)	$	(621,163	)	$	69,353		$	—	$	551,810		$	(622,555	)

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011 (unaudited and in thousands):



	Guarantor Parent Company			Issuing Subsidiary			Guarantor Subsidiary		Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries			Consolidating and Eliminating Adjustments			Consolidated

Operating activities:
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	$	5		$	248,616		$	—	$	25,259		$	(5,746	)	$	268,134
Investing activities:
Acquisition of a business	—			(850		)	—		—			—			(850		)
Purchases of property and equipment	—			(276,066		)	—		(13,238		)	—			(289,304		)
Change in prepayments for purchases of property and equipment	—			(2,281		)	—		—			—			(2,281		)
Purchases of wireless licenses and spectrum clearing costs	—			(3,420		)	—		(115		)	—			(3,535		)
Proceeds from sales of wireless licenses and operating assets	—			1,611			—		276			—			1,887
Purchases of investments	—			(521,909		)	—		—			—			(521,909		)
Sales and maturities of investments	—			214,726			—		—			—			214,726
Investments in and advances to affiliates and consolidated subsidiaries	(712		)	—			—		—			712			—
Dividend received from equity investee	—			11,606			—		—			—			11,606
Change in restricted cash	—			(220		)	—		(700		)	—			(920		)
Net cash used in investing activities	(712		)	(576,803		)	—		(13,777		)	712			(590,580		)
Financing activities:
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt	—			396,772			—		—			—			396,772
Repayment of long-term debt	—			(10,089		)	—		(5,000		)	—			(15,089		)
Payment of debt issuance costs	—			(7,177		)	—		—			—			(7,177		)
Capital contributions, net	—			712			—		—			(712		)	—
Proceeds from issuance of common stock, net	712			—			—		—			—			712
Proceeds from sale lease-back financing	—			25,815			—		—			—			25,815
Other	—			(2,115		)	—		(8,269		)	5,746			(4,638		)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	712			403,918			—		(13,269		)	5,034			396,395
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	5			75,731			—		(1,787		)	—			73,949
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	85			269,140			—		81,565			—			350,790
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	90		$	344,871		$	—	$	79,778		$	—		$	424,739

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2010 (unaudited and in thousands):



	Guarantor Parent Company			Issuing Subsidiary			Guarantor Subsidiary		Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries		Consolidating and Eliminating Adjustments			Consolidated

Operating activities:
Net cash provided (used in) by operating activities	$	(10	)	$	326,264		$	—	$	—	$	—		$	326,254
Investing activities:
Purchases of property and equipment	—			(298,927		)	—		—		—			(298,927		)
Change in prepayments for purchases of property and equipment	—			57			—		—		—			57
Purchases of wireless licenses and spectrum clearing costs	—			(2,969		)	—		—		—			(2,969		)
Purchases of investments	—			(481,435		)	—		—		—			(481,435		)
Sales and maturities of investments	—			621,449			—		—		—			621,449
Investments in and advances to affiliates and consolidated subsidiaries	(660		)	—			—		—		660			—
Purchase of membership units of equity investment	—			(967		)	—		—		—			(967		)
Change in restricted cash	—			811			—		—		—			811
Net cash used in investing activities	(660		)	(161,981		)	—		—		660			(161,981		)
Financing activities:
Repayment of long-term debt	—			(6,000		)	—		—		—			(6,000		)
Purchase of non-controlling interest	—			(24,161		)	—		—		—			(24,161		)
Capital contributions, net	—			660			—		—		(660		)	—
Proceeds from the issuance of common stock, net	660			—			—		—		—			660
Other	—			(1,476		)	—		—		—			(1,476		)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	660			(30,977		)	—		—		(660		)	(30,977		)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	(10		)	133,306			—		—		—			133,296
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	66			174,933			—		—		—			174,999
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	56		$	308,239		$	—	$	—	$	—		$	308,295