Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Schedule of Defined Benefit Plans Disclosures

Benefit Obligations: The Benefit obligations caption includes the following plans:

($ in thousands)	December 31, 2019		December 31, 2018
nTelos Pension Plan	$	6,824	$	5,131
OPEB Plan	3,573		3,193
SERP Plan	2,278		3,195
Total	$	12,675	$	11,519

Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets

ntangible assets consisted of the following:

	December 31, 2019							December 31, 2018
(in thousands)	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization and Other			Net		Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization and Other			Net
Indefinite-lived intangibles:
Cable franchise rights	$	64,334	$	—		$	64,334	$	64,334	$	—		$	64,334
FCC spectrum licenses	13,839		—			13,839		—		—			—
Railroad crossing rights	141		—			141		141		—			141
Total indefinite-lived intangibles	78,314		—			78,314		64,475		—			64,475
Finite-lived intangibles:
Sprint affiliate contract expansion - Wireless	455,305		(226,712		)	228,593		455,305		(167,830		)	287,475
FCC spectrum licenses	4,659		(97		)	4,562		—		—			—
Favorable leases - Wireless	—		—			—		15,743		(1,919		)	13,824
Acquired subscribers - Cable	28,065		(25,600		)	2,465		25,265		(25,250		)	15
Other intangibles	463		(250		)	213		463		(223		)	240
Total finite-lived intangibles	488,492		(252,659		)	235,833		496,776		(195,222		)	301,554
Total intangible assets	$	566,806	$	(252,659	)	$	314,147	$	561,251	$	(195,222	)	$	366,029