Property, Plant and Equipment (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2023

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Schedule of Carrying Value of Property, Plant and Equipment

The carrying value of property, plant and equipment is as follows:

(Thousands)	Depreciable Lives(1)	December 31, 2023		December 31, 2022
Land	Indefinite	$	30,099	$	28,845
Building and improvements	3 - 40 years	366,490		363,077
Poles	30 years	314,489		296,941
Fiber	30 years	4,835,623		4,434,506
Equipment	5 - 7 years	460,463		399,473
Copper	20 years	3,974,410		3,964,439
Conduit	30 years	90,087		89,963
Tower assets	20 years	1,221		5,619
Finance lease assets	See Note 3	52,589		73,487
Construction in progress	See Note 3	49,771		46,508
Other assets	15 - 20 years	10,436		10,436
Corporate assets	3 - 7 years	15,731		14,883
		10,201,409		9,728,177
Less accumulated depreciation		(6,219,340)		(5,973,630)
Property, plant and equipment, net		$	3,982,069	$	3,754,547

(1)Certain property acquired from Windstream is depreciated using Windstream's estimated useful lives. Specifically, certain Fiber assets are depreciated using an average 20 year life.