CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Unaudited) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012
Cash flows provided by (used in) operating activities:
Net income	$ 12,323	$ 52,489
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization expense	601,524	664,347
Losses on early extinguishment of debt	159,780	70,818
Stock based compensation expense	8,927	7,775
Pension/OPEB costs	8,608	27,853
Gain on sale of assets	(14,601)	0
Other non-cash adjustments	5,568	8,386
Deferred income taxes	(19,148)	27,158
Change in accounts receivable	43,202	31,696
Change in accounts payable and other liabilities	(75,159)	(136,003)
Change in prepaid expenses, income taxes and other current assets	(50,317)	3,274
Net cash provided by operating activities	680,707	757,793
Cash flows provided from (used by) investing activities:
Capital expenditures - Business operations	(326,522)	(376,073)
Capital expenditures - Integration activities	0	(27,940)
Network expansion funded by Connect America Fund	(9,233)	0
Grant funds received for network expansion from Connect America Fund	5,998	0
Proceeds on sale of Mohave partnership interest	17,755	0
Cash transferred from escrow	21,790	39,089
Other assets purchased and distributions received, net	1,721	(12,085)
Net cash used by investing activities	(288,491)	(377,009)
Cash flows provided from (used by) financing activities:
Long-term debt borrowing	750,000	500,000
Financing costs paid	(19,360)	(10,288)
Long-term debt payments	(1,534,074)	(536,968)
Premium paid to retire debt	(159,429)	(52,078)
Dividends paid	(199,866)	(199,702)
Repayment of customer advances for construction, distributions to noncontrolling interests and other	(7,389)	2,172
Net cash used by financing activities	(1,170,118)	(296,864)
(Decrease)/Increase in cash and cash equivalents	(777,902)	83,920
Cash and cash equivalents at January 1,	1,326,532	326,094
Cash and cash equivalents at June 30,	548,630	410,014
Cash paid (received) during the period for:
Interest	348,459	328,771
Income taxes (refunds)	$ 83,462	$ (208)