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Investment in CyrusOne
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2013
Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures [Abstract]  
Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures Disclosure [Text Block]
Investment in CyrusOne
On January 24, 2013, we completed the initial public offering of CyrusOne, our former Data Center Colocation segment. As of this date, we no longer control CyrusOne's operations, and we removed the following assets and liabilities of CyrusOne from our consolidated financial statements:
(dollars in millions)
 
 
Cash
 
$
12.2

Receivables
 
41.5

Other current assets
 
13.4

Property, plant and equipment
 
736.2

Goodwill and intangibles
 
377.7

Other noncurrent assets
 
44.0

Total assets
 
1,225.0

 
 
 
Current portion of long-term debt
 
6.3

Accounts payable
 
29.4

Unearned revenue and customer deposits
 
24.1

Other current liabilities
 
12.9

Long-term debt
 
550.3

Other noncurrent liabilities
 
92.3

Total liabilities
 
715.3

 
 
 
Net assets
 
$
509.7


We effectively own approximately 69% of CyrusOne and account for our investment using the equity method as we no longer control its operations. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, our equity method share of CyrusOne's net loss was $1.5 million and $8.1 million, respectively.
Commencing January 17, 2014, we may exchange the partnership units of CyrusOne LP into cash, or shares of common stock of CyrusOne, as determined by CyrusOne, on a one-for-one basis based upon the fair value of a share of CyrusOne common stock. As of September 30, 2013, the fair value of this investment was $845.1 million based on the quoted market price of CyrusOne's common stock, which is considered a Level 1 measurement in the fair value hierarchy.

Summarized financial information for CyrusOne is as follows:
(dollars in millions)
Three Months Ended September 30, 2013
 
January 24, 2013 to September 30, 2013
Revenue
$
67.5

 
$
176.1

Operating income
8.5

 
19.9

Net loss
(2.2
)
 
(11.8
)


Transactions with CyrusOne
Revenues - The Company records service revenue from CyrusOne under contractual service arrangements which include, among others, providing services such as fiber transport, network support, service calls, monitoring and management, storage and back-up, and IT systems support.
Operating Expenses - For the nine months ended September 30, 2013, we recognized transaction-related compensation of $20.0 million associated with CyrusOne employees. These payments were made in April 2013. See Note 8 for further discussion of this compensation plan.
We lease data center and office space from CyrusOne at certain locations in the Cincinnati area under operating leases and are also billed for other services provided by CyrusOne under contractual service arrangements. In the normal course of business, the Company also provides certain administrative services to CyrusOne. These services are billed to CyrusOne based on agreed-upon rates and could include, but are not limited to, services for cash management, legal, treasury, human resources, accounting, tax, internal audit, information technology and risk management services. For the period to date, the services provided have been primarily limited to cash management. These expense recoveries from CyrusOne are credited to the expense account in which they were initially recorded.
Revenues and operating costs and expenses from transactions with CyrusOne were as follows:
(dollars in millions)
 
Three Months Ended September 30, 2013
 
January 24, 2013 to September 30, 2013
Revenue:
 
 
 
 
Services provided to CyrusOne
 
$
0.5

 
$
1.6

 
 
 
 
 
Operating costs and expenses:
 
 
 
 
Transaction-related compensation to CyrusOne employees
 
$

 
$
20.0

Charges for services provided by CyrusOne
 
2.4

 
6.5

Administrative services provided to CyrusOne
 
(0.1
)
 
(0.4
)
Total operating costs and expenses
 
$
2.3

 
$
26.1


        
Dividends of $7.2 million were received in the third quarter of 2013. In addition, on September 4, 2013, CyrusOne declared a dividend of $0.16 per share payable on its common shares and CyrusOne LP partnership units. This dividend was paid on October 15, 2013 to holders of record as of September 27, 2013. At September 30, 2013, amounts receivable from and payable to CyrusOne were as follows:
(dollars in millions)
 
September 30, 2013
Accounts receivable
 
$
0.9

Dividends receivable
 
7.1

Receivable from CyrusOne
 
$
8.0

 
 
 
Accounts payable
 
$
1.0

Payable to CyrusOne
 
$
1.0