Restructuring Charges (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 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
Charges	0.9			0.3			—			1.2
Utilizations	(1.1		)	(0.8		)	(0.1		)	(2.0		)
Balance as of June 30, 2012	12.7			6.8			0.3			19.8
Charges	0.9			—			—			0.9
Utilizations	(2.7		)	(0.8		)	(0.1		)	(3.6		)
Balance as of September 30, 2012	$	10.9		$	6.0		$	0.2		$	17.1

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

A summary of restructuring activity by business segment is presented below:

(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
Charges	0.7			—			0.5			—			—			1.2
Utilizations	(1.4		)	(0.3		)	(0.1		)	(0.2		)	—			(2.0		)
Balance as of June 30, 2012	11.5			0.5			0.4			2.1			5.3			19.8
Charges	0.9			—			—			—			—			0.9
Utilizations	(2.2		)	—			(0.4		)	(0.1		)	(0.9		)	(3.6		)
Balance as of September 30, 2012	$	10.2		$	0.5		$	—		$	2.0		$	4.4		$	17.1