Income Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit)

The components of the Company's income tax provision are summarized as follows (in thousands):



	December 31,
	2012		2011		2010
Current provision:
Federal	—		$	—	$	—
State	4,059		3,595		3,250
Foreign	—		466		—
	4,059		4,061		3,250
Deferred provision:
Federal	50,544		32,229		35,337
State	3,301		3,087		3,926
Foreign	—		—		—
	53,845		35,316		39,263
	$	57,904	$	39,377	$	42,513

Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation

A reconciliation of the amounts computed by applying the statutory federal income tax rate to income before income taxes to the amounts recorded in the consolidated statements of comprehensive income is summarized as follows (in thousands):



	December 31,
	2012			2011			2010
Amounts computed at statutory federal rate	(45,280		)	$	(97,405	)	$	(259,890	)
Non-deductible expenses	477			376			505
State income tax expense, net of federal income tax impact	5,944			5,708			6,019
Net tax expense (benefit) related to ventures	(6,737		)	(2,856		)	18,352
Non-deductible share-based compensation	5,776			6,623			4,505
Non-deductible goodwill impairment	—			—			125,164
Other	—			(2,936		)	—
Change in valuation allowance	97,724			129,867			147,858
	$	57,904		$	39,377		$	42,513

Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities

The components of the Company's deferred tax assets (liabilities) are summarized as follows (in thousands):



	As of December 31,
	2012			2011
Deferred tax assets:
Net operating loss carryforwards	$	1,008,492		$	973,560
Wireless licenses	13,291			21,046
Capital loss carryforwards	—			3,031
Reserves and allowances	13,990			8,818
Share-based compensation	29,698			34,631
Deferred charges	49,898			53,835
Investments and deferred tax on unrealized losses	395			5,478
Intangible assets	15,502			18,545
Goodwill	28,546			30,869
Other	2,156			2,328
Gross deferred tax assets	1,161,968			1,152,141
Deferred tax liabilities:
Property and equipment	(222,260		)	(302,373		)
Other	(242		)	(439		)
Net deferred tax assets	939,466			849,329
Valuation allowance	(937,568		)	(847,399		)
Other deferred tax liabilities:
Wireless licenses	(378,876		)	(317,682		)
Investment in joint ventures	(1,653		)	(10,236		)
Net deferred tax liabilities	$	(378,631	)	$	(325,988	)

Deferred tax assets (liabilities) are reflected in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets as follows (in thousands):



	As of December 31,
	2012			2011
Current deferred tax assets (included in other current assets)	6,480			$	7,816
Long-term deferred tax liabilities	(385,111		)	(333,804		)
	$	(378,631	)	$	(325,988	)