Impairment and Other Charges (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Schedule of Impairments and Other Charges

Impairments and other charges consisted of the following (in thousands):



	Year Ended December 31,
	2012		2011		2010
Goodwill impairment (Note 5)	$	—	$	—	$	430,101
Wireless license impairment (Note 5)	—		377		766
Property and equipment impairment (Note 2)	13,640		—		46,460
Severance and restructuring activities	25,759		—		—
Post-acquisition charges (Note 6)	—		26,393		—
Impairments and other charges	$	39,399	$	26,770	$	477,327

Details of Impairment of Long-Lived Assets Held and Used by Asset [Table Text Block]

The following table provides a rollforward of the impairments and other charges recorded as a component of accounts payable and accrued liabilities within the consolidated balance sheets:



	December 31, 2011		Accruals		Payments			December 31, 2012
Post acquisition charges	$	22,046	$	—	$	(7,320	)	$	14,726
Severance	—		14,753		(4,876		)	9,877
Restructuring activities	—		11,006		(613		)	10,393
Total impairments and other charges, to be settled in cash	$	22,046	$	25,759	$	(12,809	)	$	34,996

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of an entity's restructuring reserve that occurred during the period associated with the exit from or disposal of business activities or restructurings for each major type of cost. This element may also include a description of any reversal and other adjustment made during the period to the amount of an accrued liability for restructuring activities. This element may be used to encapsulate the roll forward presentations of an entity's restructuring reserve by type of cost and in total, and explanation of changes that occurred in the period.

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