Restructuring Charges (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]

Schedule of Restructuring and Related Costs

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

Schedule of Employee Separation Liabilities by Segment [Table Text Block]

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

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of restructuring and related costs by type of restructuring including the description of the restructuring costs, such as the expected cost; the costs incurred during the period; the cumulative costs incurred as of the balance sheet date; the income statement caption within which the restructuring charges recognized for the period are included; and changes to an entity's restructuring reserve that occurred during the period associated with the exit from or disposal of business activities or restructurings for each major type of cost.

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