Acquisitions (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Verizon Transaction

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Allocation of the purchase price

($ in millions)
Current assets	$	350
Property, plant & equipment		6,236
Goodwill		2,508
Other intangibles - primarily customer base		2,162
Current liabilities		(518)
Long-term debt		(544)
Other liabilities		(323)
Total net assets acquired	$	9,871

Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Statements of Income Information

		(Unaudited)
		For the year ended December 31,
($ in millions, except per share amounts)		2016		2015
Revenue	$	10,255	$	11,157
Operating income	$	1,433	$	1,529
Net loss attributable to Frontier
common shareholders	$	262	$	(192)
Basic and diluted net loss per
share attributable to Frontier
common shareholders	$	(0.23)	$	(0.17)

Connecticut Transaction

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Allocation of the purchase price

($ in millions)
Current assets	$	69
Property, plant & equipment		1,459
Goodwill		815
Other intangibles - customer base		570
Current liabilities		(94)
Deferred income taxes		(576)
Other liabilities		(225)
Total net assets acquired	$	2,018

Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Statements of Income Information

	(Unaudited)
	For the year ended December 31,
($ in millions, except per share amounts)		2014
Revenue	$	5,775
Operating income	$	985
Net income attributable to Frontier
common shareholders	$	191
Basic and diluted net income per
share attributable to Frontier
common shareholders	$	0.19

Parent Company [Member]

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Schedule Of Acquisition And Integration Costs Table TextBlock

	For the Year Ended
($ in millions)	2016		2015		2014
Acquisition costs:
CTF Acquisition	$	23	$	44	$	-
Connecticut Acquisition		-		1		15
		23		45		15
Integration costs:
CTF Acquisition		412		152		-
Connecticut Acquisition		1		39		127
		413		191		127
Total acquisition and
integration costs	$	436	$	236	$	142