Debt (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

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, 2015			December 31, 2014
Current portion of long-term debt:
Corporate Credit Agreement - Tranche B Term Loan	$	5.4		$	5.4
Capital lease obligations and other debt	7.0			6.2
Current portion of long-term debt	12.4			11.6
Long-term debt, less current portion:
Receivables facility	—			19.2
8 3/4% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2018	—			300.0
Corporate Credit Agreement - Tranche B Term Loan	523.8			527.8
8 3/8% Senior Notes due 2020	478.5			661.2
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	61.4			9.9
	1,238.2			1,692.6
Net unamortized discount	(1.9		)	(3.2		)
Long-term debt, less current portion	1,236.3			1,689.4
Total debt	$	1,248.7		$	1,701.0