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Cash-settled awards arrangement.

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Cash-settled awards expense incurred.

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Cash-settled awards grants in period value.

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Cash-settled awards remaining unrecognized compensation expense.

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Cash-settled awards, vesting expiration period.

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Cash-settled awards, vesting percentage.

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Cash-settled awards vesting period.

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Remaining cash settled awards vesting period.

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Amount of noncash expense for award of restricted stock or unit under share-based payment arrangement.

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Amount of noncash expense for share-based payment arrangement.

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Period over which grantee's right to exercise award under share-based payment arrangement is no longer contingent on satisfaction of service or performance condition, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. Includes, but is not limited to, combination of market, performance or service condition.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Period from grant date that an equity-based award expires, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Stock-Based and Deferred Compensation Plans - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)	4 Months Ended	8 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021	Sep. 07, 2021	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Cash-Settled Awards Arrangement
Cash-settled awards, vesting percentage			20.00%
Cash-settled awards, vesting expiration period			8 years
Cash-settled awards, granted value					$ 0
Cash-settled awards, vesting period	6 months		4 years
Remaining cash settled awards vesting period	18 months
Compensation expense	$ 0	$ 4,300,000		$ 5,600,000	7,400,000
Expense incurred for cash-payment awards	1,000,000.0	2,400,000		3,200,000
Cash-settled awards, remaining unrecognized compensation expense	3,600,000		$ 3,600,000
Officers and Key Employees [Member]
Cash-Settled Awards Arrangement
Cash-settled awards, granted value				10,500,000
Compensation expense	0	0
Other Noncurrent Liabilities [Member]
Cash-Settled Awards Arrangement
Cash Settled Awards	3,800,000		$ 3,800,000
Stock Options and Stock Appreciation Rights [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period			3 years
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Expiration Period			10 years
Cash-Settled Awards Arrangement
Compensation expense	0	0		0	0
Performance Stock Options [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period			3 years
Performance-Based Restricted Awards [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period			3 years
Expense related to performance-based restricted awards		5,000,000.0
Restricted Stock [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Expense related to performance-based restricted awards		4,300,000
Cash-Settled Awards Arrangement
Compensation expense	$ 0	$ 6,900,000		$ 3,200,000	$ 4,700,000
Restricted Stock [Member] \| Hawaiian Telcom Holdco, Inc. [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period			4 years