2.2.0.25falsefalse0205 - Disclosure - Spectrum Licensestruefalsefalse1falsefalseUSDfalsefalse1/1/2011 - 3/31/2011 USD ($) $Jan-01-2011_Mar-31-2011http://www.sec.gov/CIK0001442505duration2011-01-01T00:00:002011-03-31T00:00:00USDStandardhttp://www.xbrl.org/2003/iso4217USDiso42170USDUSD$2true0clwr_SpectrumLicensesAbstractclwrfalsenadurationSpectrum Licenses.falsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalse1falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalsefalsefalseOtherxbrli:stringItemTypestringSpectrum Licenses.falsefalseSpectrum Licenses [Abstract]3false0clwr_SpectrumLicensesTextBlockclwrfalsenadurationDisclosure of owned (indefinite and definite-lived) and leased spectrum licenses. Spectrum licenses authorize wireless...falsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalseverboselabel1falsefalsefalse00  <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif"> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><b>5. Spectrum Licenses</b> </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">     Owned and leased spectrum licenses 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="23%"> </td> <td width="4%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="4%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="4%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="4%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="4%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="4%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="4%"> </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> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="7" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>March 31, 2011</b></td> <td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="11" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>December 31, 2010</b></td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"><b>Wtd Avg</b></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"><b>Gross Carrying</b></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"><b>Accumulated</b></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"><b>Net Carrying</b></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"><b>Gross Carrying</b></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"><b>Accumulated</b></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"><b>Net Carrying</b></td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"><b>Lease Life</b></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"><b>Value</b></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"><b>Amortization</b></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"><b>Value</b></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"><b>Value</b></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"><b>Amortization</b></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"><b>Value</b></td> </tr>   <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td colspan="27" 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">Indefinite-lived owned spectrum </div></td> <td> </td> <td colspan="3" align="center">Indefinite</td> <td> </td> <td align="right">$</td> <td align="right">3,112,333</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">$</td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">$</td> <td align="right">3,112,333</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">$</td> <td align="right">3,110,871</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">$</td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">$</td> <td align="right">3,110,871</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Definite-lived owned spectrum </div></td> <td> </td> <td colspan="3" align="center" nowrap="nowrap">16-20 years</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">80,682</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right"> </td> <td align="right">(9,957</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">70,725</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">100,474</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right"> </td> <td align="right">(8,630</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">91,844</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Spectrum leases and prepaid spectrum </div></td> <td> </td> <td colspan="3" align="center">25 years</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">1,322,538</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right"> </td> <td align="right">(134,005</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">1,188,533</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">1,320,309</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right"> </td> <td align="right">(120,370</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">1,199,939</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Pending spectrum and transition costs </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">N/A</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">15,159</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">15,159</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">14,838</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">14,838</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td colspan="23" 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">Total spectrum licenses </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">$</td> <td align="right">4,530,712</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right">$</td> <td align="right">(143,962</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> <td> </td> <td align="right">$</td> <td align="right">4,386,750</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">$</td> <td align="right">4,546,492</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right">$</td> <td align="right">(129,000</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> <td> </td> <td align="right">$</td> <td align="right">4,417,492</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td colspan="23" align="left" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td> </tr>  </table> </div> <div align="center"> <table style="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">  <tr valign="bottom"> <td width="76%"> </td> <td width="5%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="5%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="7"><b>Three Months Ended</b></td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="7" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>March 31,</b></td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3" style="border-bottom: 0px solid #000000"><b>2011</b></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3" style="border-bottom: 0px solid #000000"><b>2010</b></td> </tr>   <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td colspan="7" align="left" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px"><b>Supplemental Information (in thousands):</b> </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Amortization of prepaid spectrum licenses </div></td> <td> </td> <td align="right">$</td> <td align="right">13,633</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">$</td> <td align="right">14,150</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Amortization of definite-lived owned spectrum </div></td> <td> </td> <td align="right">$</td> <td align="right">1,051</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">$</td> <td align="right">1,081</td> <td> </td> </tr>  </table> </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">     As of March 31, 2011, future amortization of spectrum licenses, spectrum leases and prepaid spectrum costs (excluding pending spectrum and spectrum transition costs) is expected to be as follows (in thousands): </div> <div align="center"> <table style="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">  <tr valign="bottom"> <td width="64%"> </td> <td width="5%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="5%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="5%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="3%"> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"><b>Spectrum</b></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"><b>Definite-</b></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"><b>Leases and</b></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"><b>Lived Owned</b></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"><b>Prepaid Spectrum</b></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"><b>Spectrum</b></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"><b>Total</b></td> </tr>   <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td colspan="11" align="left" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">2011 </div></td> <td> </td> <td align="right">$</td> <td align="right">39,574</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">$</td> <td align="right">3,197</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">$</td> <td align="right">42,771</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">2012 </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">52,586</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">4,262</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">56,848</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">2013 </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">52,092</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">4,262</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">56,354</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">2014 </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">51,801</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">4,262</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">56,063</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">2015 </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">51,625</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">4,262</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">55,887</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Thereafter </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">940,855</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">50,480</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">991,335</td> <td> </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">Total </div></td> <td> </td> <td align="right">$</td> <td align="right">1,188,533</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">$</td> <td align="right">70,725</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">$</td> <td align="right">1,259,258</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td colspan="11" align="left" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td> </tr>  </table> </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">     We expect that all renewal periods in our leases will be renewed by us, and that the costs to renew will be immaterial. </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">     See Note 4, Property, Plant and Equipment for a description of the analysis performed in the first quarter related to our International spectrum. </div>   </div>  <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif"> </div>  <!-- Begin Block Tagged NotefalsefalsefalsefalsefalseOtherus-types:textBlockItemTypestringDisclosure of owned (indefinite and definite-lived) and leased spectrum licenses. 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