Note 2 - Revenue Recognition (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

Notes Tables

Schedule of New Accounting Pronouncements and Changes in Accounting Principles [Table Text Block]

	As Reported		Effect of Adoption of ASC 606			Excluding Adoption of ASC 606
Operating revenues	$	232,468	$	-		$	232,468
Total operating expenses		208,189		1,154			209,343
Operating income		24,279		(1,154	)		23,125
Income before income tax expense		11,029		(1,154	)		9,875
Net income attributable to Alaska Communications		9,080		(826	)		8,254
Net income per share attributable to Alaska
Communications:
Basic	$	0.17	$	(0.01	)	$	0.16
Diluted	$	0.17	$	(0.02	)	$	0.15

	As Reported		Effect of Adoption of ASC 606			Excluding Adoption of ASC 606
Deferred income taxes	$	498	$	1,533		$	2,031
Other assets		16,010		(8,052	)		7,958
Total assets		455,185		(6,519	)		448,666
Deferred income taxes		2,315		(755	)		1,560
Total liabilities		285,435		(755	)		284,680
Retained earnings		10,439		(5,764	)		4,675

Disaggregation of Revenue [Table Text Block]

	Accounted for Under ASC 606		Accounted for Under Other Guidance		Total Revenue
Business and Wholesale Revenue
Business broadband	$	60,697	$	-	$	60,697
Business voice and other		28,429		-		28,429
Managed IT services		5,742		-		5,742
Equipment sales and installations		5,127		-		5,127
Wholesale broadband		31,931		-		31,931
Wholesale voice and other		6,000		-		6,000
Operating leases and other deferred revenue		-		6,668		6,668
Total Business and Wholesale Revenue		137,926		6,668		144,594
Consumer Revenue
Broadband		26,144		-		26,144
Voice and other		11,158		-		11,158
Total Consumer Revenue		37,302		-		37,302
Regulatory Revenue
Access (1)		23,982		-		23,982
Access (2)		-		6,896		6,896
High-cost support		-		19,694		19,694
Total Regulatory Revenue		23,982		26,590		50,572
Total Revenue	$	199,210	$	33,258	$	232,468

Revenue Accounted for In Accordance with ASC 606, By Timing of Revenue Recognition [Table Text Block]

Services transferred over time	$	170,101
Goods transferred at a point in time		5,127
Regulatory access revenue (1)		23,982
Total revenue	$	199,210

Contract with Customer, Asset and Liability [Table Text Block]

Balance at beginning of period	$	6,898
Contract additions		4,881
Amortization		(3,727	)
Balance at end of period	$	8,052

Balance at beginning of period	$	1,150
Contract additions		2,407
Revenue recognized		(791	)
Balance at end of period	$	2,766