Debt (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Debt Instruments [Abstract]

Schedule of Long-term Debt Instruments

The Company’s debt consists of the following:

(dollars in millions)	June 30, 2012			December 31, 2011
Current portion of long-term debt:
Capital lease obligations and other debt	$	13.5		$	13.0
Current portion of long-term debt	13.5			13.0
Long-term debt, less current portion:
Receivables facility	19.0			—
7% Senior Notes due 2015*	250.0			250.4
8 1/4% Senior Notes due 2017	500.0			500.0
8 3/4% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2018	625.0			625.0
8 3/8% Senior Notes due 2020	775.0			775.0
7 1/4% Senior Notes due 2023	40.0			40.0
Various Cincinnati Bell Telephone notes	207.5			207.5
Capital lease obligations and other debt	130.1			131.4
	2,546.6			2,529.3
Net unamortized discount	(7.9		)	(8.7		)
Long-term debt, less current portion	2,538.7			2,520.6
Total debt	$	2,552.2		$	2,533.6

* The face amount of these notes has been adjusted for the unamortized called amounts received on terminated interest rate swaps.