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Supplementary Financial Information
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013
Supplementary Balance Sheet Information [Abstract]  
Supplementary Balance Sheet Information
Supplementary Financial Information

Supplementary Balance Sheet Information (in thousands):
 
December 31,
2013
 
December 31,
2012
Other current assets:
 
 
 
Accounts receivable, net of allowances for bad debt of $1.3 million and $1.3 million, respectively(1)
$
102,702

 
$
86,467

Prepaid expenses
32,762

 
40,237

Other
24,117

 
12,538

 
$
159,581

 
$
139,242

Property and equipment, net(2):
 
 
 
Network equipment
$
3,333,173

 
$
3,348,122

Computer hardware and software
571,646

 
526,348

Construction-in-progress(3)
14,339

 
54,945

Other
97,054

 
109,400

 
4,016,212

 
4,038,815

Accumulated depreciation
(2,749,839
)
 
(2,276,725
)
 
$
1,266,373

 
$
1,762,090

Intangible assets, net:
 
 
 
Customer relationships
$
50,435

 
$
50,435

Trademarks
37,000

 
37,000

 
87,435

 
87,435

Accumulated amortization of customer relationships
(48,505
)
 
(40,528
)
Accumulated amortization of trademarks
(24,887
)
 
(22,244
)
 
$
14,043

 
$
24,663

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities:
 
 
 
Trade accounts payable
$
192,947

 
$
143,931

Accrued payroll and related benefits
59,762

 
67,539

Other accrued liabilities
112,770

 
184,640

 
$
365,479

 
$
396,110

Other current liabilities:
 
 
 
Deferred service revenue(4)
$
93,347

 
$
100,276

Deferred equipment revenue(5)
23,876

 
36,471

Accrued sales, telecommunications, property and other taxes payable
15,889

 
4,267

Accrued interest
31,567

 
44,653

Other
44,389

 
31,213

 
$
209,068

 
$
216,880

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(1)
Accounts receivable, net, consists primarily of (i) amounts billed to third-party dealers for devices and accessories, (ii) amounts due from the federal government in connection with the Lifeline program and other regulatory programs, and (iii) amounts due from service providers related to interconnect and roaming agreements.
(2)
As of December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, approximately $48.7 million and $45.8 million of assets were held by the Company under capital lease arrangements, respectively. Accumulated amortization relating to these assets totaled $28.1 million and $22.9 million as of December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively.
(3)
See "Note 11. Impairments and Other Charges" for information regarding the impairment of certain amounts accumulated in construction-in-progress.
(4)
Deferred service revenue consists primarily of cash received from customers in advance of their service period.
(5)
Deferred equipment revenue relates to devices sold to third-party dealers and nationwide retailers, which have not yet been purchased and activated by customers.

Supplementary Cash Flow Information (in thousands):
 
 
December 31,
 
 
2013
 
2012
 
2011
Cash paid for interest
 
$
(251,883
)
 
$
(268,186
)
 
$
(229,034
)
Cash paid for income taxes
 
$
(4,276
)
 
$
(4,043
)
 
$
(3,079
)
Supplementary disclosure of non-cash investing activities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net wireless licenses received in exchange transaction
 
$
6,809

 
$
106,877

 
$
20,649

Assets acquired through capital leases
 
$
807

 
$
13,829

 
$
1,749

Acquisition of property and equipment
 
$
27,548

 
$
43,220

 
$
117,042