2.2.0.7 false Property, Plant and Equipment 0204 - Disclosure - Property, Plant and Equipment true false false false 1 USD false false USD Standard http://www.xbrl.org/2003/iso4217 USD iso4217 0 $ 2 Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract] 0 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentAbstract 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 Property, Plant and Equipment 1 us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentDisclosureTextBlock 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   <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif"> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><b>4. Property, Plant and Equipment</b> </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">     Property, plant and equipment consisted of the following (in thousands): </div> <div align="center"> <table style="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">  <tr valign="bottom"> <td width="64%"> </td> <td width="5%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="5%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="5%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"><b>Useful</b></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"><b>June 30,</b></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"><b>December 31,</b></td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"><b>Lives (Years)</b></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"><b>2010</b></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"><b>2009</b></td> </tr>   <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td colspan="11" align="left" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Network and base station equipment </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right">5-15</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">$</td> <td align="right">1,368,350</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">$</td> <td align="right">901,814</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Customer premise equipment </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">2</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">90,950</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">60,108</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Furniture, fixtures and equipment </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right">3-7</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">223,793</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">216,598</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Leasehold improvements </div></td> <td> </td> <td colspan="3" align="center">Lesser of useful<br />life or lease term</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">29,062</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">18,128</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Construction in progress </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">N/A</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">2,311,868</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">1,623,703</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td colspan="7" align="left" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">4,024,023</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">2,820,351</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right"> </td> <td align="right">(359,781</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right"> </td> <td align="right">(223,831</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td colspan="7" align="left" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">  </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">$</td> <td align="right">3,664,242</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">$</td> <td align="right">2,596,520</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td colspan="7" align="left" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td> </tr>  </table> </div> <div align="center"> <table style="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">  <tr valign="bottom"> <td width="52%"> </td> <td width="5%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="5%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="5%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="5%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="7"><b>Three Months Ended</b></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="7"><b>Six Months Ended</b></td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="7" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>June 30,</b></td> <td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="7" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>June 30,</b></td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>2010</b></td> <td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>2009</b></td> <td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>2010</b></td> <td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>2009</b></td> </tr>   <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"><b>Supplemental information (in thousands):</b> </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Capitalized interest </div></td> <td> </td> <td align="right">$</td> <td align="right">62,511</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">$</td> <td align="right">32,960</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">$</td> <td align="right">114,923</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">$</td> <td align="right">55,972</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Depreciation expense </div></td> <td> </td> <td align="right">$</td> <td align="right">77,322</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">$</td> <td align="right">36,723</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">$</td> <td align="right">148,165</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">$</td> <td align="right">76,174</td> <td> </td> </tr>  </table> </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">     We have entered into lease arrangements related to our network construction and equipment that meet the criteria for capital leases. At the inception of the lease, we recognize a leased asset, which is recorded in Property, plant and equipment on the condensed balance sheet, and an obligation, which is recorded in Other long-term liabilities on the condensed consolidated balance sheet, based on the present value of the minimum lease payments during the lease term. The leased asset is depreciated based on its estimated useful life. Over the lease term, the obligation is reduced as lease payments are made and interest expense is recognized using the interest method. At June 30, 2010, we had recorded capital lease assets of $10.6 million within Network and base station equipment. </div> </div>  <!-- Begin Block Tagged Note false false false us-types:textBlockItemType textblock Disclosure of long-lived, physical assets that are used in the normal conduct of business to produce goods and services and not intended for resale. Examples include land, building and production equipment. 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