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Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Principles (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Schedule of Consideration Transferred to Acquire Assets and Interest [Table Text Block]

The following table summarizes the allocation of total consideration transferred to ACS between the AWN NCI Acquisition and the Acquired ACS Assets excluding working capital adjustments (amounts in thousands):



Total consideration transfered to ACS	$	304,838

Allocation of consideration between wireless assets and non-controlling interest acquired:
AWN non-controlling interest	$	303,831
Property and equipment	746
Other intangible assets	261
Total consideration	$	304,838

Changes in Noncontrolling Interest [Table Text Block]

The impact of the AWN NCI Acquisition is summarized in the following table (amounts in thousands):



Reduction of non-controlling interest	$	268,364
Increase in deferred tax assets	24,028
Additional paid-in capital	11,439
Fair value of consideration paid for acquisition of equity interest	$	303,831

Schedule of Recognized Identified Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed

The following table summarizes the final purchase price and the estimated fair value of ACS’s assets acquired and liabilities assumed, effective July 23, 2013 (amounts in thousands):



Purchase price:	Final Purchase Price Allocation
Cash consideration paid	100,000
Fair value of the one-third ownership interest of AWN	265,511
Total purchase price	365,511

Assets acquired and liabilities assumed:
Current assets	16,963
Property and equipment, including construction in progress	82,611
Goodwill	148,948
Wireless licenses	60,380
Rights to use capacity	45,338
Other assets	17,282
Liabilities assumed	(6,011	)
Total fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed	365,511

Pro Forma Information

The following unaudited pro forma financial information is presented as if the acquisition occurred on January 1, 2013 (amounts in thousands):



	(unaudited)
	Year Ended December 31,
	2013
Pro forma consolidated revenue	$	897,270

Property Plant and Equipment Useful Life

Depreciation is computed using the straight-line method based upon the shorter of the estimated useful lives of the assets or the lease term, if applicable, in the following ranges:



Asset Category	Asset Lives
Telephony transmission equipment and distribution facilities	5-20 years
Fiber optic cable systems	15-25 years
Cable transmission equipment and distribution facilities	5-30 years
Support equipment and systems	3-20 years
Transportation equipment	5-13 years
Property and equipment under capital leases	12-20 years
Buildings	25 years
Customer premise equipment	2-20 years
Studio equipment	10-15 years

Schedule of Asset Retirement Obligations

Following is a reconciliation of the beginning and ending aggregate carrying amounts of our liability for asset retirement obligations (amounts in thousands):



Balance at December 31, 2013	$	26,802
Liability incurred	4,268
Accretion expense	1,249
Revision in estimate	(355		)
Liability settled	(24		)
Balance at December 31, 2014	31,940
Liability incurred	2,048
Accretion expense	1,121
Liability settled	(49		)
Balance at December 31 2015	$	35,060

Excise and Sales Taxes

The following are certain surcharges reported on a gross basis in our Consolidated Statements of Operations (amounts in thousands):



	Years Ended December 31,
	2015		2014	2013
Surcharges reported gross	$	5,058	4,252	4,644