Restructuring Charges (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]

Schedule of Restructuring and Related Costs [Table Text Block]

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

Schedule of Restructuring and Related Costs by Segment [Table Text Block]

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