2.2.0.7 false Intangible Assets 0203 - Disclosure - Intangible Assets true false false false 1 USD false false USD Standard http://www.xbrl.org/2003/iso4217 USD iso4217 0 EPU Divide http://www.xbrl.org/2003/iso4217 USD iso4217 http://www.xbrl.org/2003/instance shares xbrli 0 Units Standard http://www.xbrl.org/2003/instance shares xbrli 0 $ 2 Intangible Assets [Abstract] 0 us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAbstract us-gaap true na duration No definition available. false false false false false true false false false false false false 1 false false false false 0 0 false false false xbrli:stringItemType string No definition available. false 3 Intangible Assets 1 us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsDisclosureTextBlock us-gaap true na duration No definition available. false false false false false false false false false false false verboselabel false 1 false false false false 0 0 Note 3 — Intangible Assets Our intangible assets consist of rights-of-way, easements, contracts and acquired customer relationships. We amortize existing intangible assets and any costs incurred to renew or extend the terms of existing intangible assets over the contract term or estimated useful life, as applicable. Upon adoption of ASC 350-30, “Determination of the Useful Life of Intangible Assets” initial costs of acquiring new intangible assets are amortized over the estimated useful life of the related tangible assets. Any related renewals or extension costs of intangible assets are expensed over the contract term using the straight-line method. Amortization expense was $2,792,000 and $2,867,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively. Amortization expense was $8,354,000 and $8,374,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively. Estimated aggregate amortization expense remaining for 2010 and each of the five succeeding fiscal years is approximately: 2010 — $2,799,000; 2011 — $11,167,000; 2012 — $11,101,000; 2013 — $10,927,000; 2014 — $10,764,000; and 2015 — $10,730,000. Intangible assets consisted of the following: <div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;margin-top:20px;"><tr style="height: 17px"><td style="width: 48px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:48px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 410px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:410px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td colspan="3" style="width: 80px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;">September 30,</td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td colspan="3" style="width: 80px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;">December 31,</td><td style="width: 24px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:24px;"> </td></tr><tr style="height: 17px"><td style="width: 48px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:48px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 410px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:410px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td colspan="3" style="width: 80px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;">2010</td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td colspan="3" style="width: 80px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;">2009</td><td style="width: 24px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:24px;"> </td></tr><tr style="height: 2px"><td style="width: 48px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:48px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 410px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:410px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 60px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:60px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 60px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:60px;"> </td><td style="width: 24px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:24px;"> </td></tr><tr style="height: 17px"><td style="width: 48px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:48px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 410px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:410px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td colspan="7" style="width: 170px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:170px;">(In thousands)</td><td style="width: 24px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:24px;"> </td></tr><tr style="height: 17px"><td style="width: 48px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:48px;"> </td><td colspan="2" style="width: 420px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:420px;">Rights-of-way and easements, at cost </td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;">$</td><td style="width: 60px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:60px;"> 117,927</td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;">$</td><td style="width: 60px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:60px;"> 116,122</td><td style="width: 24px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:24px;"> </td></tr><tr style="height: 17px"><td style="width: 48px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:48px;"> </td><td colspan="2" style="width: 420px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:420px;">Less accumulated amortization for rights-of-way and easements </td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 60px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:60px;"> (21,890)</td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 60px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:60px;"> (18,204)</td><td style="width: 24px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:24px;"> </td></tr><tr style="height: 17px"><td style="width: 48px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:48px;"> </td><td colspan="2" style="width: 420px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:420px;">Contracts </td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 60px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:60px;"> 107,916</td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 60px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:60px;"> 107,916</td><td style="width: 24px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:24px;"> </td></tr><tr style="height: 17px"><td style="width: 48px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:48px;"> </td><td colspan="2" style="width: 420px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:420px;">Less accumulated amortization for contracts </td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 60px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:60px;"> (23,698)</td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 60px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:60px;"> (19,330)</td><td style="width: 24px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:24px;"> </td></tr><tr style="height: 17px"><td style="width: 48px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:48px;"> </td><td colspan="2" style="width: 420px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:420px;">Customer relationships </td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 60px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:60px;"> 4,864</td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 60px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:60px;"> 4,864</td><td style="width: 24px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:24px;"> </td></tr><tr style="height: 17px"><td style="width: 48px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:48px;"> </td><td colspan="2" style="width: 420px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:420px;">Less accumulated amortization for customer relationships </td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 60px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:60px;"> (1,226)</td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 60px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:60px;"> (992)</td><td style="width: 24px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:24px;"> </td></tr><tr style="height: 17px"><td style="width: 48px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:48px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 410px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:410px;">Intangible assets, net</td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:double;border-bottom-width:3px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;">$</td><td style="width: 60px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:double;border-bottom-width:3px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:60px;"> 183,893</td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;"> </td><td style="width: 10px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:double;border-bottom-width:3px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:10px;">$</td><td style="width: 60px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:double;border-bottom-width:3px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:60px;"> 190,376</td><td style="width: 24px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:24px;"> </td></tr></table></div>As of September 30, 2010 and 2009, the weighted average amortization period for all of our intangible assets was 19 years and 20 years, respectively. The weighted average amortization period for our rights-of-way and easements, contracts and customer relationships was 21 years, 18 years and 12 years, respectively, as of September 30, 2010. The weighted average amortization period for our rights-of-way and easements, contracts and customer relationships was 22 years, 19 years and 13 years, respectively, as of September 30, 2009. Note 3 — Intangible Assets Our intangible assets consist of rights-of-way, easements, contracts and acquired customer relationships. We false false false us-types:textBlockItemType textblock This block of text may be used to disclose all or part of the information related to intangible assets. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS) -Number 142 -Paragraph 44, 45, 46 false 1 2 false UnKnown UnKnown UnKnown false true