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Useful life of finite-lived intangible assets, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Amount of increase in assets, excluding financial assets, lacking physical substance with a definite life, from an acquisition.

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Acquisitions - Intangible Assets (Details) $ in Thousands					12 Months Ended
Acquisitions - Intangible Assets (Details) $ in Thousands	Aug. 01, 2022 USD ($)	May 02, 2022 USD ($)	Apr. 01, 2022 USD ($)	Sep. 01, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)
GPX India
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Fair Value						$ 15,472
Entel Peru
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Fair Value					$ 10,000
Entel Chile
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Fair Value					153,489
MainOne
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Fair Value					$ 54,800
Customer relationships \| GPX India
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Fair Value				$ 15,408
Estimated Useful Lives (Years)				15 years
Weighted-average Estimated Useful Lives (Years)				15 years
Customer relationships \| GPX India \| Discount Rate
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Discount Rate				0.110
Customer relationships \| Entel Peru
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Fair Value	$ 10,000
Estimated Useful Lives (Years)	15 years
Weighted-average Estimated Useful Lives (Years)	15 years
Customer relationships \| Entel Peru \| Discount Rate
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Discount Rate	0.070
Customer relationships \| Entel Chile
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Fair Value		$ 153,489
Weighted-average Estimated Useful Lives (Years)		14 years
Customer relationships \| Entel Chile \| Minimum
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Estimated Useful Lives (Years)		12 years
Customer relationships \| Entel Chile \| Maximum
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Estimated Useful Lives (Years)		15 years
Customer relationships \| Entel Chile \| Discount Rate \| Minimum
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Discount Rate		0.085
Customer relationships \| Entel Chile \| Discount Rate \| Maximum
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Discount Rate		0.095
Customer relationships \| MainOne
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Fair Value			$ 51,500
Weighted-average Estimated Useful Lives (Years)			14 years
Customer relationships \| MainOne \| Minimum
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Estimated Useful Lives (Years)			10 years
Customer relationships \| MainOne \| Maximum
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Estimated Useful Lives (Years)			15 years
Customer relationships \| MainOne \| Discount Rate
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Discount Rate			0.115
Trade names \| MainOne
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Fair Value			$ 3,300
Estimated Useful Lives (Years)			5 years
Weighted-average Estimated Useful Lives (Years)			5 years
Trade names \| MainOne \| Discount Rate
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Discount Rate			0.115
Trade names \| MainOne \| Royalty Method, Royalty Rate
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Discount Rate			0.010