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Restructuring and Severance (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended				9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2018	Mar. 31, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017	Jul. 02, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring Reserve, Current	$ 6.5				$ 6.5			$ 12.0
Restructuring Reserve, Noncurrent	2.0				2.0			$ 2.5
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	11.2	$ 7.5	$ 14.5		14.5
Charges	0.0	4.6	0.3	$ 0.0	4.9	$ 29.2
Hawaiian Telcom opening balance sheet adjustment							$ 3.8
Utilizations	(6.5)	(0.9)	(7.3)
Ending balance	8.5	11.2	7.5		8.5
Entertainment and Communications [Member]
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	6.3	6.6	12.3		12.3
Charges	0.0	0.0	0.0
Hawaiian Telcom opening balance sheet adjustment							3.8
Utilizations	(3.4)	(0.3)	(5.7)
Ending balance	6.7	6.3	6.6		6.7
IT Services and Hardware [Member]
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	4.9	0.9	2.2		2.2
Charges	0.0	4.6	0.3
Hawaiian Telcom opening balance sheet adjustment							0.0
Utilizations	(3.1)	(0.6)	(1.6)
Ending balance	1.8	4.9	0.9		1.8
Employee Severance [Member]
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	10.3	7.4	14.4		14.4
Charges	0.0	3.8	0.3		4.1
Hawaiian Telcom opening balance sheet adjustment							3.8
Utilizations	(6.4)	(0.9)	(7.3)
Ending balance	7.7	10.3	7.4		7.7
Lease Abandonment [Member]
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	0.9	0.1	0.1		0.1
Charges	0.0	0.8	0.0
Hawaiian Telcom opening balance sheet adjustment							$ 0.0
Utilizations	(0.1)	0.0	0.0
Ending balance	$ 0.8	$ 0.9	$ 0.1		$ 0.8