Income Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Income Taxes

Components Of Deferred Tax Liabilities (Assets) [Table Text Block]

		2016		2015
Depreciation and amortization	$	44,903	$	46,067
Licenses and nonamortizable intangibles		22,892		20,732
Employee benefits		(10,045)		(10,517)
Deferred fulfillment costs		3,204		2,172
Net operating loss and other carryforwards		(4,304)		(4,029)
Other – net		(216)		(1,478)
Subtotal		56,434		52,947
Deferred tax assets valuation allowance		2,283		2,141
Net deferred tax liabilities	$	58,717	$	55,088
Noncurrent deferred tax liabilities	$	60,128	$	56,181
Less: Noncurrent deferred tax assets		(1,411)		(1,093)
Net deferred tax liabilities	$	58,717	$	55,088

Changes In Unrecognized Tax Benefits Balance For Federal, State, And Foreign Tax [Table Text Block]

Federal, State and Foreign Tax		2016		2015
Balance at beginning of year	$	6,898	$	4,465
Increases for tax positions related to the current year		318		1,333
Increases for tax positions related to prior years		473		660
Decreases for tax positions related to prior years		(1,168)		(396)
Lapse of statute of limitations		(25)		(16)
Settlements		50		10
Current year acquisitions		-		864
Foreign currency effects		(30)		(22)
Balance at end of year		6,516		6,898
Accrued interest and penalties		1,140		1,138
Gross unrecognized income tax benefits		7,656		8,036
Less: Deferred federal and state income tax benefits		(557)		(582)
Less: Tax attributable to timing items included above		(3,398)		(3,460)
Less: UTBs included above that relate to acquisitions that would impact goodwill
if recognized during the measurement period		-		(842)
Total UTB that, if recognized, would impact the
effective income tax rate as of the end of the year	$	3,701	$	3,152

Components Of Income Tax Expense [Table Text Block]

		2016		2015		2014
Federal:
Current	$	2,915	$	2,496	$	1,610
Deferred		3,127		3,828		2,060
		6,042		6,324		3,670
State and local:
Current		282		72		(102)
Deferred		339		671		(73)
		621		743		(175)
Foreign:
Current		335		320		163
Deferred		(519)		(382)		(39)
		(184)		(62)		124
Total	$	6,479	$	7,005	$	3,619

Schedule of Income before Income Tax, Domestic and Foreign [Table Text Block]

		2016		2015		2014
U.S. income before income taxes	$	20,911	$	21,519	$	10,244
Foreign income (loss) before income taxes		(1,099)		(827)		111
Total	$	19,812	$	20,692	$	10,355

Reconciliation Of Income Tax Expense Based On Federal Statutory Rate To Amount Per Effective Tax Rate [Table Text Block]

		2016			2015			2014
Taxes computed at federal statutory rate	$	6,934		$	7,242		$	3,624
Increases (decreases) in income taxes resulting from:
State and local income taxes – net of federal income tax benefit		416			483			(113)
Connecticut wireline sale		-			-			350
Loss of foreign tax credits in connection with América Móvil sale		-			-			386
Mexico restructuring		(471)			-			-
Other – net		(400)			(720)			(628)
Total	$	6,479		$	7,005		$	3,619
Effective Tax Rate		32.7	%		33.9	%		34.9	%