Debt (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Long-term Debt Instruments [Table Text Block]

The Company’s debt consists of the following:

(dollars in millions)	September 30, 2013			December 31, 2012
Current portion of long-term debt:
Corporate Credit Agreement - Tranche B Term Loan	$	5.4		$	—
8 1/4% Senior Notes due 2017	500.0			—
Capital lease obligations and other debt	7.2			13.4
Net unamortized discount on 8 1/4% Senior Notes due 2017	(3.7		)	—
Current portion of long-term debt	508.9			13.4
Long-term debt, less current portion:
Receivables Facility	—			52.0
8 1/4% Senior Notes due 2017	—			500.0
8 3/4% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2018	625.0			625.0
Corporate Credit Agreement - Tranche B Term Loan	534.6			—
8 3/8% Senior Notes due 2020	683.9			683.9
CyrusOne 6 3/8% Senior Notes due 2022	—			525.0
7 1/4% Senior Notes due 2023	40.0			40.0
Various Cincinnati Bell Telephone notes	134.5			134.5
Capital lease obligations and other debt	96.9			123.1
	2,114.9			2,683.5
Net unamortized discount	(6.7		)	(7.5		)
Long-term debt, less current portion	2,108.2			2,676.0
Total debt	$	2,617.1		$	2,689.4