Restructuring Charges

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Restructuring liabilities have been established for employee separation obligations, lease abandonments, and contract terminations. A summary of the activity in these liabilities is presented below:



(dollars in millions)	Employee Separation			Lease Abandonment			Contract Terminations			Total
Balance as of December 31, 2011	$	14.2		$	8.1		$	1.7		$	24.0
Charges	0.4			0.5			—			0.9
Utilizations	(1.7		)	(1.3		)	(1.3		)	(4.3		)
Balance as of March 31, 2012	$	12.9		$	7.3		$	0.4		$	20.6

For the three months ended March 31, 2012, a restructuring charge of $0.5 million was recognized for the remaining lease obligations associated with the exit of three retail stores. In addition, a restructuring charge of $0.4 million was recognized for severance associated with employee separation contracts.

As of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, the restructuring liability by segment was as follows:



(dollars in millions)	Wireline			Wireless			Data Center Colocation		IT Services and Hardware			Corporate			Total
Balance as of December 31, 2011	$	15.1		$	0.7		$	—	$	2.5		$	5.7		$	24.0
Charges	—			0.5			—		—			0.4			0.9
Utilizations	(2.9		)	(0.4		)	—		(0.2		)	(0.8		)	(4.3		)
Balance as of March 31, 2012	$	12.2		$	0.8		$	—	$	2.3		$	5.3		$	20.6

Employee separation costs consist of severance to be paid pursuant to the Company's written severance plan and certain management contracts. Severance payments are expected to be paid through 2013. Lease abandonment costs represent future minimum lease obligations, net of expected sublease income, for abandoned facilities. Lease payments on abandoned facilities will continue through 2018. Contract terminations consist of amounts due to distributors to terminate their contractual agreements and to telecommunication carriers to cancel circuits. Contract terminations are expected to be paid in 2012.

At March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, $10.2 million and $12.6 million, respectively, of the restructuring liabilities were included in “Other current liabilities,” and $10.4 million and $11.4 million, respectively, were included in “Other noncurrent liabilities,” in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

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The entire disclosure for restructuring and related activities. Description of restructuring activities such as exit and disposal activities, include facts and circumstances leading to the plan, the expected plan completion date, the major types of costs associated with the plan activities, total expected costs, the accrual balance at the end of the period, and the periods over which the remaining accrual will be settled.

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