Debt (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

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

The Company’s debt consists of the following:

	March 31,			December 31,
(dollars in millions)	2016			2015
Current portion of long-term debt:
Corporate Credit Agreement - Tranche B Term Loan	$	5.4		$	5.4
Capital lease obligations and other debt	9.4			8.4
Current portion of long-term debt	14.8			13.8
Long-term debt, less current portion:
Receivables Facility	46.5			17.6
Corporate Credit Agreement - Tranche B Term Loan	521.1			522.5
8 3/8% Senior Notes due 2020	478.5			478.5
7 1/4% Senior Notes due 2023	26.3			26.3
Various Cincinnati Bell Telephone notes	98.9			128.7
Capital lease obligations and other debt	63.7			59.9
	1,235.0			1,233.5
Net unamortized discount	(1.6		)	(1.7		)
Unamortized note issuance costs	(7.4		)	(8.0		)
Long-term debt, less current portion	1,226.0			1,223.8
Total debt	$	1,240.8		$	1,237.6