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Restructuring Charges
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2014
Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]  
Restructuring and Related Activities Disclosure [Text Block]
Restructuring Charges
As of September 30, 2014, restructuring liabilities have been established for employee separations, lease abandonments and contract terminations. A summary of the activity in our restructuring liabilities is presented below:
(dollars in millions)
Employee Separation
 
Lease Abandonment
 
Contract Terminations
 
Total
Balance as of December 31, 2013
$
9.7

 
$
6.0

 
$
0.1

 
$
15.8

Charges
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

Utilization
(2.6
)
 
(0.9
)
 
—

 
(3.5
)
Balance as of March 31, 2014
$
7.1

 
$
5.1

 
$
0.1

 
$
12.3

Charges
3.5

 
—

 
2.9

 
6.4

Utilization
(0.3
)
 
(0.8
)
 
—

 
(1.1
)
Balance as of June 30, 2014
$
10.3

 
$
4.3

 
$
3.0

 
$
17.6

Charges
0.7

 
(1.3
)
 
9.6

 
9.0

Utilization
(2.5
)
 
(0.6
)
 
(0.1
)
 
(3.2
)
Balance as of September 30, 2014
$
8.5

 
$
2.4

 
$
12.5

 
$
23.4


The Company made severance payments during the nine months ended September 30, 2014, pursuant to its written severance plan and certain management contracts. In the second quarter of 2014, we recorded employee separation charges of $1.2 million attributable to outsourcing a portion of our IT function. Lease abandonment costs represent future minimum lease obligations, net of expected sublease income, for abandoned facilities. During the third quarter the Company reversed $1.3 million of lease abandonment reserve associated with leased space that was reoccupied. Lease payments on abandoned facilities will continue through 2015.

On April 6, 2014, the Company announced that it had entered into agreements to sell its wireless spectrum licenses and certain other assets related to its wireless business. Severance charges totaling $3.0 million were recorded during the nine months ending September 30, 2014. In anticipation of the close of this transaction, the Company identified certain contracts that will no longer be utilized once the wireless business ceases operations. In the second quarter of 2014 the company recorded contract termination costs totaling $2.9 million related to an IT support vendor that will no longer be used subsequent to the wind down of the wireless operations. An additional $9.6 million of contract termination costs were recorded during the third quarter of 2014. Additional restructuring charges associated with the shutdown of our wireless operations will be recognized once the accounting criteria are achieved. The payments associated with the exit of the business are expected to be paid out through 2015.
A summary of restructuring activity by business segment is presented below:
(dollars in millions)
Wireline
 
IT Services and Hardware
 
Wireless
 
Corporate
 
Total
Balance as of December 31, 2013
$
10.5

 
$
0.8

 
$
1.5

 
$
3.0

 
$
15.8

Charges
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

Utilizations
(1.8
)
 
—

 
(0.3
)
 
(1.4
)
 
(3.5
)
Balance as of March 31, 2014
$
8.7

 
$
0.8

 
$
1.2

 
$
1.6

 
$
12.3

Charges
1.1

 
—

 
5.2

 
0.1

 
6.4

Utilizations
(0.6
)
 
(0.1
)
 
(0.3
)
 
(0.1
)
 
(1.1
)
Balance as of June 30, 2014
$
9.2

 
$
0.7

 
$
6.1

 
$
1.6

 
$
17.6

Charges
(1.3
)
 
—

 
10.3

 
—

 
9.0

Utilizations
(2.3
)
 
(0.1
)
 
(0.4
)
 
(0.4
)
 
(3.2
)
Balance as of September 30, 2014
$
5.6

 
$
0.6

 
$
16.0

 
$
1.2

 
$
23.4


At September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, $21.5 million and $7.8 million, respectively, of the restructuring liabilities were included in “Other current liabilities,” and $1.9 million and $8.0 million, respectively, were included in “Other noncurrent liabilities” in the condensed consolidated balance sheet.