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Site Contingency, Number Of Properties With Potential Environmental Liability

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- Definition

Amount awarded to other party in judgment or settlement of litigation.

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Amount of litigation expense, including but not limited to legal, forensic, accounting, and investigative fees.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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The value (monetary amount) of the award the plaintiff seeks in the legal matter.

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Reflects the estimated amount of loss from the specified contingency as of the balance sheet date.

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The total number of new claims filed pertaining to a loss contingency during the period.

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- Definition

Number of another entity's patents that the entity has allegedly infringed.

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Number of pending claims pertaining to a loss contingency.

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The difference between the maximum amount of estimated loss and the amount recorded as of the balance sheet date.

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Commitments and Contingencies and Other Items (Details) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Feb. 28, 2017 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($) lawsuit	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($) property lawsuit	Dec. 31, 2005 USD ($)
Loss Contingencies
Estimate of possible loss		$ 133,000	$ 133,000
Patents allegedly infringed \| lawsuit			1
Number of properties with potential environmental liability \| property			200
Unfavorable Regulatory Action
Loss Contingencies
Estimate of possible loss		$ 100,000	$ 100,000
Louisiana State Court
Loss Contingencies
New claims filed, number \| lawsuit		2
U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota
Loss Contingencies
Litigation settlement amount			15,500
Litigation Settlement, Expense			$ 3,500
Missouri municipalities \| Judicial ruling
Loss Contingencies
Litigation settlement amount	$ 4,000
CenturyLink, Inc. \| Interexchange Carriers
Loss Contingencies
Number of lawsuits \| lawsuit		100	100
Level 3 Parent, LLC
Loss Contingencies
Damages sought, value			$ 50,000
Level 3 Parent, LLC \| Pending litigation \| Peruvian Tax Litigation, Before Interest
Loss Contingencies
Loss contingency, asserted claim				$ 26,000
Level 3 Parent, LLC \| Pending litigation \| Peruvian Tax Litigation
Loss Contingencies
Loss contingency, asserted claim		$ 8,000	8,000
Level 3 Parent, LLC \| Pending litigation \| Brazilian Tax Claims \| Maximum
Loss Contingencies
Loss contingency, range of possible loss, portion not accrued		$ 37,000	$ 37,000