Amendment Flag
Current Fiscal Year End Date
Document Period End Date
Entity [Domain]
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer
Entity Voluntary Filers
Entity Current Reporting Status
Entity Filer Category
Entity Registrant Name
Entity Central Index Key
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding
Document Fiscal Year Focus
Document Fiscal Period Focus
Legal Entity [Axis]
Document Type
Amount of interest rate swaps
Coverage Amount
Accounts payable
Accrued income taxes
Accrued Income Taxes, Current
Accrued expenses and other
Unrealized gain (loss) on derivatives
Unrealized gain (loss) on derivatives
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Cumulative Changes in Net Gain (Loss) from Cash Flow Hedges, Effect Net of Tax
Accumulated depreciation
Accumulated Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization, Property, Plant, and Equipment
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income/(Loss)
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Total
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss)
Additional paid-in capital
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Share-based Compensation Expense
Receivables, allowance for doubtful accounts
Amortization of intangibles
Antidilutive securities excluded from computation of earnings per share (in shares)
Current assets:
ASSETS
Total other assets
Assets, Noncurrent
Total current assets
Assets, Current
Total assets
Assets
Other assets:
Derivatives, Fair Value, by Balance Sheet Location [Axis]
Balance Sheet Location [Domain]
Business Acquisition [Axis]
Business Acquisition, Cost of Acquired Entity, Cash Paid
Business Acquisition, Cost of Acquired Entity, Liabilities Incurred
Business Acquisition, Purchase Price Allocation, Goodwill Amount
Business Acquisition, Acquiree [Domain]
Business Acquisition, Purchase Price Allocation, Other Assets
Business Acquisition, Purchase Price Allocation, Liabilities Assumed
Acquisitions [Abstract]
Business Acquisition, Purchase Price Allocation, Amortizable Intangible Assets
Business Acquisition, Cost of Acquired Entity, Transaction Costs
Business Acquisition, Purchase Price Allocation, Current Assets, Receivables
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Acquisition, Cost of Acquired Entity, Purchase Price, Total
Business Acquisition, Cost of Acquired Entity, Purchase Price
Business Acquisition, Purchase Price Allocation, Property, Plant and Equipment, Total
Business Acquisition, Purchase Price Allocation, Property, Plant and Equipment
Acquisitions [Text Block]
Property, plant and equipment acquired with capital leases
Capital Lease Obligations, Current
Carrying (Reported) Amount [Member]
Carrying (Reported) Amount, Fair Value Disclosure [Member]
Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the period
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Period Increase (Decrease)
Cash Flow Hedging [Member]
Chief Operating Officer [Member]
Commitments and Contingencies
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Text Block]
Commitments and Contingencies [Abstract]
Commitments and contingencies
Common stock, no par value (in dollars per share)
Common stock, outstanding (in shares)
Shares outstanding on record date (in shares)
Common stock, no par value, $.10 stated value Shares authorized: 100,000,000 Shares issued and outstanding: 13,494,399 in 2012 and 13,396,176 in 2011
Common stock
Common stock, issued (in shares)
Common stock, stated value (in dollars per share)
Common stock, authorized (in shares)
Dividends per share (in dollars per share)
Dividends per share (in dollars per share)
Employee Post-Retirement Benefits [Abstract]
Comprehensive income
Comprehensive Income
Total comprehensive income
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Comprehensive Income (Loss) Note [Text Block]
Corporate and Other [Member]
Cost of sales, excluding depreciation and amortization
Cost of Sales, Policy [Policy Text Block]
Cost of services, excluding depreciation and amortization
Costs and expenses:
Total costs and expenses
Costs and Expenses
Customer relationships [Member]
Customer relationships [Member]
Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Schedule of Long-term Debt Instruments [Table]
Debt Instrument, Covenant Description
Debt and Other Obligations [Text Block]
Debt and Other Obligations [Abstract]
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date
Debt Instrument, Unused Borrowing Capacity, Amount
Debt Instrument, Periodic Payment, Principal
Deferred costs and other
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual [Line Items]
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Share-based Payments [Line Items]
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Share-based Payments, by Title of Individual [Axis]
Deferred income taxes, net
Deferred revenue
Deferred Revenue, Noncurrent
Deferred revenue
Deferred Revenue, Current
Deferred income taxes
Amortization of prior service cost
Expected contributions for remainder of current year
Amortization of transition obligation
Recognized net actuarial loss
Interest cost
Net periodic benefit cost
Defined Benefit Plan, Net Periodic Benefit Cost
Service cost
Components of net periodic benefit cost
Depreciation and amortization
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization, Nonproduction
Depreciation And Amortization
Depreciation and amortization
Depreciation
Derivative Instrument Risk [Axis]
Fair value of derivatives, net liability
Interest-Rate Swap Agreement [Line Items]
Financial Derivative Instruments
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Text Block]
Interest rate swaps
Derivative Financial Instruments, Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure
Derivative [Table]
Financial Derivative Instruments [Abstract]
Financial derivative instruments
Derivative Liabilities, Noncurrent
Derivative, by Nature [Axis]
Hedging designation
Derivative Instruments Gain Loss By Hedging Relationship Axis
Derivative, Name [Domain]
Derivative Contract Type [Domain]
Variable Interest Rate (in hundredths)
Underlying Risk
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) by Hedging Relationship, by Income Statement Location, by Derivative Instrument Risk [Table]
Derivative, Fair Value [Line Items]
Stock Compensation
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Text Block]
Stock Compensation [Abstract]
Diluted earnings per share
Earnings Per Share Diluted
Diluted EPS
Earnings per share, basic and diluted [Abstract]
Earnings per share, basic and diluted (in dollars per share)
Effective income tax rate (in hundredths)
Period for recognition total compensation cost not yet recognized (in years)
Stock subscribed (ESPP) [Member]
Total unrecognized compensation costs related to non-vested stock options
Estimate of Fair Value, Fair Value Disclosure [Member]
Measurement Frequency [Axis]
Fair Value, Hierarchy [Axis]
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]
Fair Value, Measurement Frequency [Domain]
Fair Value, Measurements, Fair Value Hierarchy [Domain]
Fair Value of Financial Instruments [Abstract]
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
Fair Value Disclosures [Text Block]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Fair Value
Fair Value, by Balance Sheet Grouping [Table Text Block]
Fair Value, Disclosure Item Amounts [Domain]
Fair Value, by Balance Sheet Grouping [Table]
Fair Value, by Balance Sheet Grouping, Disclosure Item Amounts [Axis]
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Fair Values Derivatives, Balance Sheet Location, by Derivative Contract Type [Table]
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Major Class Name [Domain]
2017
Gross Carrying Amount
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
2015
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Future Amortization Expense [Abstract]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets by Major Class [Axis]
Accumulated Amortization
2013
2016
2014
Future amortization expense for remainder of fiscal year
Goodwill
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Text Block]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets [Abstract]
Capital expenditure pending reimbursement from NTIA
Grants Receivable
Guarantor Obligations, Nature [Axis]
Guarantor Obligations, Nature [Domain]
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]
Guarantor Obligations, Maximum Exposure, Undiscounted
Extended Term Payable [Abstract]
Extended Term Payable [Text Block]
Financial derivative instruments
Hedging Liabilities, Current
Hedging Designation [Axis]
Hedging Relationship Domain
Hedging Designation [Domain]
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (Unaudited)
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) by Income Statement Location [Axis]
Income Taxes
Income Tax Disclosure [Text Block]
Income Taxes [Abstract]
Income Statement and Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) Location [Domain]
Basic earnings per share
EPS
Income tax provision
Income tax provision (benefit)
Net cash paid (received) for income taxes
Income taxes receivable
Income taxes
Receivables
Increase (Decrease) in Accounts and Other Receivables
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
Deferred revenue, billings and deposits
Change in cash overdraft
Increase (Decrease) in Book Overdrafts
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effect from acquired net assets
Other
Increase (Decrease) in Other Operating Assets and Liabilities, Net
Inventories
Increase (Decrease) in Inventories
Prepaid expenses
Increase (Decrease) in Prepaid Expense
Incremental common shares attributable to share-based payment arrangements (in shares)
Intangible assets, net
Interest expense
Interest expense
Interest Rate Swap Agreement [Member]
Cash paid for interest
Interest Expense [Member]
Inventories
Inventory Disclosure [Text Block]
Inventories
Inventory, Net
Inventories [Abstract]
Raw Materials
Long-term Debt, Type [Domain]
Long-term Debt, Type [Axis]
Letter of Credit [Member]
Total current liabilities
Liabilities, Current
Total long-term liabilities
Liabilities, Noncurrent
Current liabilities:
Total liabilities
Liabilities
Long-term liabilities:
LIABILITIES & SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity
Liabilities and Equity
Accrued income taxes
Liability for Uncertain Tax Positions, Noncurrent
Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity
Credit Facility, Amount Outstanding
Current maturities of long-term obligations
Long term debt
Long-term Debt, Fair Value
Debt obligations, net of current maturities
Investments
Long-term Investments
Long-term Debt, Current Maturities
Long-term Debt, Current Maturities
Maximum [Member]
Minimum [Member]
FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Net cash (used in) investing activities
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities
INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net income
Net income
Net income
Net Income (Loss)
Net cash provided by operating activities
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities
Non-cash investing and financing activities:
Total other (expense)
Nonoperating Income (Expense)
Total other expense
Other income and expense:
Operating income
Operating Income (Loss)
Basis of Presentation and Consolidation [Abstract]
Basis of Presentation and Consolidation
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements Disclosure [Text Block]
Other
Other Noncash Income (Expense)
Other
Other Assets, Current
Amount of gain/proceeds recognized in income on derivative
Other intangibles [Member]
Prior service credit
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Amortization, Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Net Prior Service Cost Recognized in Net Periodic Benefit Cost, before Tax
Net unamortized gain (loss) arising during period, net of tax
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Net Unamortized Gain (Loss) Arising During Period, Net of Tax
Unrealized gain/loss on derivatives
Unrealized holding gains (loss) on interest rate swaps
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Derivatives Arising During Period, Net of Tax
Net transition asset (obligation) recognized in net periodic benefit cost, net of tax
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Reclassification, Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Net Transition Asset (Obligation), Recognized in Net Periodic Benefit Cost, Net of Tax
Income tax (expense) benefit
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Derivatives Arising During Period, Tax
Changes in designated interest rate swaps
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Derivatives Arising During Period, before Tax
Transition asset
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Reclassification, Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Net Transition Asset (Obligation), Recognized in Net Periodic Benefit Cost, before Tax
Net actuarial loss
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Reclassification, Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Net Gain (Loss) Recognized in Net Periodic Benefit Cost, before Tax
Interest and other income
Other comprehensive income:
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Portion Attributable to Parent [Abstract]
Other comprehensive income (loss)
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Portion Attributable to Parent
Other comprehensive income, net of taxes
Interest rate swaps:
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Derivatives Qualifying as Hedges, Net of Tax, Portion Attributable to Parent [Abstract]
Unrealized gain/loss on derivatives, total
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Derivatives Qualifying as Hedges, Net of Tax, Portion Attributable to Parent
Post-retirement benefit plan:
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Adjustment, Net of Tax, Portion Attributable to Parent [Abstract]
Change in post-retirement benefit plan
Change in post-retirement benefit plan
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Adjustment, Net of Tax, Portion Attributable to Parent
Income tax expense
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Tax, Portion Attributable to Parent
Payment Guarantee [Member]
Stock repurchased
Payments for Repurchase of Common Stock
Additions to property, plant and equipment
Payments to Acquire Property, Plant, and Equipment
Acquisition of IdeaOne Telecom
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross
Dividends paid
Payments of Ordinary Dividends, Common Stock
Capital expenditure incurred
Employee Post-Retirement Benefits
Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits Disclosure [Text Block]
Schedule of Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Type and Plan Name [Axis]
Prepaid expenses
Broadband stimulus grant received
Proceeds from issuance of common stock
Proceeds from Issuance of Common Stock
Borrowings on credit facility
Proceeds from Lines of Credit
Proceeds from sale of assets
Additions to property, plant and equipment
Property, plant and equipment, net
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net
Property, plant and equipment
Range [Axis]
Range [Domain]
Receivables, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $215 and $436
Receivables, Net, Current
Payments on credit facility and capital lease obligations
Repayments of Long-term Debt, Long-term Capital Lease Obligations, and Capital Securities
Retained earnings
Revenue from unaffiliated customers
Intersegment revenue
Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Weighted Average Exercise Price (in dollars per share)
Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Stock Option Plans, Exercise Price Range, Outstanding Options, Weighted Average Exercise Price
Weighted Average Exercise Price, Exercisable (in dollars per share)
Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Stock Option Plans, Exercise Price Range, Exercisable Options, Weighted Average Exercise Price
Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life
Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life, Exercisable (in years)
Equipment
Sales Revenue, Goods, Net
Total operating revenue
Revenue, Net
Operating revenue:
Services
Stock options activity
Employee Post-Retirement Benefits
Schedule of Business Acquisitions
Schedule of Business Acquisitions, by Acquisition [Table Text Block]
Schedule of Inventory, Current [Table Text Block]
Interest rate swap agreements
Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets by Major Class [Table]
Effect of derivative instruments on consolidated operations
Components of other intangible assets
Earnings and cash dividends per common share
Schedule of Business Acquisitions, by Acquisition [Table]
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Schedule of Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Share-based Payments [Table]
Schedule of Guarantor Obligations [Table]
Components of Goodwill
Schedule of Goodwill [Table Text Block]
Schedule of Goodwill [Table]
Information with respect to stock options outstanding
Schedule of Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Stock Option Plans, by Exercise Price Range [Table]
Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table]
Segment information
Long-term Debt
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Quarterly Segment Financial Summary [Abstract]
Quarterly Segment Financial Summary
Segment Reporting Disclosure [Text Block]
Segment [Domain]
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses, Policy [Policy Text Block]
Selling, general and administrative expenses
Stock based compensation
Forfeited (in dollars per share)
Weighted Average Exercise Price [Roll Forward]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Weighted Average Exercise Price [Roll Forward]
Information with respect to stock options exercisable
Granted (in dollars per share)
Expired (in dollars per share)
Exercised (in dollars per share)
Exercisable at end of period (in dollars per share)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercisable, Weighted Average Exercise Price
Expired (in shares)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Expirations in Period
Weighted average grant date fair value of options (in dollars per share)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Stock option activity [Abstract]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Additional Disclosures [Abstract]
Exercisable at end of period (in shares)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercisable, Number
Number of options, shares [Roll Forward]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding [Roll Forward]
Options granted
Granted (in shares)
Forfeited (in shares)
Stock Options Exercisable (in shares)
Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Stock Option Plans, Exercise Price Range, Number of Exercisable Options
Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Stock Option Plans, by Exercise Price Range [Axis]
Aggregate Intrinsic Value, Exercisable
Share-based Compensation, Stock Options Outstanding and Exercisable [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Stock Option Plans, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Stock Option Plans, Exercise Price Range [Domain]
Outstanding at start of period (in dollars per share)
Outstanding at end of period (in dollars per share)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Weighted Average Exercise Price
Aggregate intrinsic value, Outstanding
Stock Options Outstanding (in shares)
Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Stock Option Plans, Exercise Price Range, Number of Outstanding Options
Range of Exercise Prices, Lower Range Limit (in dollars per share)
Range of Exercise Prices, Lower Range Limit, Exercisable (in dollars per share)
Outstanding at beginning of period (in shares)
Outstanding at end of period (in shares)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Number
Share-based Compensation Arrangements by Share-based Payment Award, Award Type and Plan Name [Domain]
Range of Exercise Prices, Upper Range Limit (in dollars per share)
Range of Exercise Prices, Upper Range Limit, Exercisable (in dollars per share)
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Unaudited)
Statement, Business Segments [Axis]
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Unaudited)
STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME [Abstract]
Dividends reinvested
Stock Options (dilutive only) [Member]
Stock repurchased and retired during the period (in shares)
Exercised (in shares)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercises in Period
Shareholders' equity:
Total shareholders' equity
Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Parent
Total shareholders' equity
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Abstract]
Subsequent Events
Subsequent Events [Text Block]
Subsequent Events
Enterprise Integration Services Inc [Member]
Subsidiaries [Member]
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
Title of Individual with Relationship to Entity [Domain]
Trade names [Member]
Trade Names [Member]
Unrecognized tax benefits excluding interest
Tax penalties and interest accrued
Unrecognized tax benefits that may decrease due to expirations of statute of limitations
Unrecognized tax benefits that would impact effective tax rate
Weighted average shares outstanding basic (in shares)
Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding, Basic
Weighted average common shares outstanding (in shares)
Weighted average common and equivalent shares outstanding (in shares)
Total dilutive shares outstanding
The amount of time the interest rate protection must be effective on the term loans.
Period Of Time Interest Rate Protection Must Exist On Term Loans
Period of time interest rate protection must exist on term loans (in years)
The percentage of the credit facility that is required to be covered by interest rate protection.
Percentage of credit facility required To Be Covered With Interest Rate Swaps
Percentage of credit facility required to be covered with interest rate swaps (in hundredths)
The debt service coverage ratio used to calculate covenant compliance on the credit facility.
Debt Instrument, Debt Service Coverage Ratio
Debt Service Coverage Ratio
The debt leverage ratio used to calculate covenant compliance on the credit facility.
Debt Instrument, Leverage Ratio
Leverage Ratio
Incremental long-term borrowing arrangement with periodic principle and interest payments and a specified maturity date.
Incremental Term [Member]
Merchandise or goods for which the entity holds title and may or may not hold physical possession as the goods may be in transit or at a customer location.
Inventory Finished Goods With Title
The Equipment Segment provides equipment solutions and support for a broad spectrum of business customers.
Equipment Segment [Member]
Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the liabilities for all deferred compensation arrangements and the liabilities associated with postretirement benefit plans payable beyond one year (or the operating cycle, if longer).
Deferred Compensation And Post Retirement Liability Classified Noncurrent
Accrued employee benefits and deferred compensation
The terms of the wholesale financing agreement.
Guarantor Obligations Financing Agreement Terms
The balance available to a subsidiary under a wholesale financing agreement to fund equipment purchases from certain approved vendors.
Wholesale Financiang Agreement Total Amount Available
Information on the IdeaOne Telecom acquisition.
IdeaOne Telecom [Member]
Amount Included In Net Periodic Benefit Cost [Abstract]
Total estimated employer contributions for current premium for the current fiscal year.
Estimated Employer Contributions For Current Fiscal Year
Employer contribution for current premiums [Abstract]
Employer's contribution for current premium:
A tabular disclosure of employer contributions for current premiums.
Employer's Contributions For Current Premiums [Table Text Block]
A forward-based contract in which two parties agree to swap streams of payments over a specified period. The payment streams are based on an agreed-upon (or notional) principal amount. The term notional is used because swap contracts generally involve no exchange of principal at either inception or maturity. Rather, the notional amount serves as a basis for calculation of the payment streams to be exchanged.
Interest Rate Swap September 2015 [Member]
A forward-based contract in which two parties agree to swap streams of payments over a specified period. The payment streams are based on an agreed-upon (or notional) principal amount. The term notional is used because swap contracts generally involve no exchange of principal at either inception or maturity. Rather, the notional amount serves as a basis for calculation of the payment streams to be exchanged.
Interest Rate Swap March 2015 [Member]
A forward-based contract in which two parties agree to swap streams of payments over a specified period. The payment streams are based on an agreed-upon (or notional) principal amount. The term notional is used because swap contracts generally involve no exchange of principal at either inception or maturity. Rather, the notional amount serves as a basis for calculation of the payment streams to be exchanged.
Interest Rate Swap September 2014 [Member]
Interest Rate Swap September 2014 [Member]
Line item in the statement of financial position in which the fair value amounts of the derivative instruments are included.
Long Term Liabilities [Member]
Type of estimate of range of exercise prices, four including but not limited to, upper and lower bound amounts, maximum and minimum amounts, and point estimates.
Range 2 [Member]
Range $16.00 - $21.00 [Member]
Type of estimate of range of exercise prices, three including but not limited to, upper and lower bound amounts, maximum and minimum amounts, and point estimates.
Range 1 [Member]
Range $12.00 - $16.00 [Member]
Type of estimate of range of exercise prices, two including but not limited to, upper and lower bound amounts, maximum and minimum amounts, and point estimates.
Range 4 [Member]
Range $8.00 - $12.00 [Member]
Type of estimate of range of exercise prices, one including but not limited to, upper and lower bound amounts, maximum and minimum amounts, and point estimates.
Range 3 [Member]
Range $6.00 - $8.00 [Member]
The number of years used to calculate historical volatility of stock price for use in valuation model.
Number Of Years Used To Calculate Historical Volatility Of Stock Price For Use In Valuation Model
Number Of Years Used To Calculate Historical Volatility Of Stock Price For Use In Valuation Model (in years)
The percentage of fair market value at which employees acquire shares under Employee Stock Purchase Plan on one specified date.
Percentage Of Fair Market Value At Which Employees Acquire Shares Under Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Percentage of fair market value at which employees acquire shares under Employee Stock Purchase Plan (in hundredths)
Total approximate, projected, or estimated amount of reimbursement of capital expenditures for a specific project or series of projects funded by a entity to be reimbursed by a grant or grants.
Capital Expenditure Funded By Grant
Approximate amount of reimbursement pursuant to Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP) grant
Total approximate, projected, or estimated amount of capital expenditures for a specific project or series of projects funded by the entity or to be reimbursed by a grant or grants.
Approximate Amount Of Capital Expenditure For Advanced High Capacity Broadband Network
Approximate amount of capital expenditure for advanced high-capacity broadband network pursuant to Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP) grant
National Telecommunications Information Administration Broadband Technology Opportunities Program grant [Abstract]
The Telecom Segment provides local telephone service, long distance, calling features, DSL, Internet, digital TV, data services and a phone book directory to residents and businesses in the entity's legacy markets. As an auxiliary business, the data processing services of NIBI are also included within this Sector.
Telecom Segment [Member]
Telecom [Member]
The total of unrecognized transition asset included in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) associated with a defined benefit pension or other postretirement plan(s) because they have yet to be recognized as components of net periodic benefit cost.
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Unrecognized Transition Asset, Net Of Tax
Unrecognized transition asset
Unrecognized transition asset
The total of unrecognized prior service costs included in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) associated with a defined benefit pension or other postretirement plan(s) because they have yet to be recognized as components of net periodic benefit cost.
Unrecognized Prior Service Credit
Unrecognized prior service credit
Unrecognized prior service credit
The total of unrecognized net actuarial loss included in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) associated with a defined benefit pension or other postretirement plan(s) because they have yet to be recognized as components of net periodic benefit cost.
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Unrecognized Net Actuarial Loss, Net Of Tax
Unrecognized net actuarial loss
Unrecognized net actuarial loss
A roll forward is a reconciliation of a concept from the beginning of a period to the end of a period.
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Roll Forward]
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.
Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
The table contains disclosure pertaining to an entity's basic and diluted earnings per share.
Earnings Per Share [Table]
Tabular disclosure of shares outstanding as of record date for dividend.
Shares Outstanding On Record Date [Table Text Block]
Shares outstanding on record date
The Fiber and Data Segment services wholesale, enterprise and small-to-medium business customers with high speed communications products supported by our extensive statewide fiber network and community access rings.
Fiber and Data Segment [Member]
Long-term borrowing arrangement with periodic principle and interest payments and a specified maturity date.
Term Loan B Facility [Member]
Total employer contributions to the plan paid in the current reporting period.
Defined Benefit Plan Payments Made By Employer
Non-repayable sum of money awarded to an entity to carry out a specific purpose as provided in grant agreements.
NTIA reimbursements received
Disclosure of the capital expenditures incurred on advanced high-capacity broadband network project and reimbursements pending or received from the Broadband Technology Opportunities Program grant.
Capital expenditures incurred and reimbursements pending or received from the Broadband Technology Opportunities Program grant [Table Text Block]
Accruals for payments that correspond to the proportion of business that we have conducted with a cooperative during the year.
Accrued Patronage Refunds
Accrued patronage refunds
Total number of business segments reported by the entity and its subsidiaries.
Segment Reporting Information
Number of business segments
Disclosure of accounting policy for recognition of costs in the period which correspond to the services revenues category presented in the statement of operations. This disclosure also includes the nature of costs of services incurred and recorded in the statement of operations for the period relating to transactions with related parties.
Cost of Services, Policy [Policy Text Block]
The entire disclosure for entity's earnings per share and cash dividends per share.
Earnings And Dividends Per Share [Text Block]
Earnings and Cash Dividends per Common Share
Earnings and Cash Dividends per Common Share [Abstract]
The cash outflow from a financing agreement with a financing company to fund the equipment provisioning portion of the equipment sales product line from certain approved vendors.
Payments On Extended Term Payable Arrangement
Payments on extended term payable arrangement
Document and Entity Information [Abstract]
The cash inflow from a financing agreement with a financing company to fund the equipment provisioning portion of the equipment sales product line from certain approved vendors.
Borrowings On Extended Term Payable Arrangement
Borrowings on extended term payable arrangement
The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of obligations drawn from a financing arrangement which includes sixty-day interest free payment terms along with collateral, guaranty and repayment requirements.
Extended Term Payable
Extended term payable
Expected return on plan assets
Short-term investments
Entity Public Float
Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life
Share Based Compensation Shares Authorized Under Stock Option Plans Exercise Price Range Outstanding Options Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term 2
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Information [Text Block]
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Revenue
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Net Income (Loss)
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Earnings Per Share, Diluted
Adjustment to post-retirement benefit plan
Purchase of short-term investments
Short term investments
Quantifying Misstatement in Current Year Financial Statements, Amount
Restatement [Abstract]
Restatement [Text Block]
Restatement
Restatement of previously reported financial information to correct an error in those financial statements.
Derivatives Methods Of Accounting Hedging Derivatives
Significant [Policy Text Block]
Impact Of Restatement [Abstract]
Impact of Restatement [Abstract]
Restatement Of Prior Year Income Net OfT ax
Net income
Diluted earnings per share
Impact Of Restatement On Earnings Per Share Diluted
Decrease in retained earnings due to restatement
Schedule Of Error Corrections And Prior Period Adjustment Restatement [Table]
Statement Scenario [Axis]
Scenario Unspecified [Domain]
Scenario Previously Reported [Member]
Restatement Adjustment [Member]
Other income and expense:
Other Nonoperating Income Expense [Abstract]
Error Corrections And Prior Period Adjustments Restatemen [Line Items]
Restatement Effects
Income tax provision
(Gain) loss on financial derivative instruments
Amendment Description
Interest Rate Contract [Member]
Increase Decrease In Interest Expense
The amount of net gains and losses recognized in income during the period on derivative instruments designated and qualifying as hedging instruments in cash flow hedges.
Increase (decrease) in interest expense
NoncashChangeInOtherComprehensiveIncome
The non-cash change in equity resulting the liabilities associated with postretirement plans.
Change in other comprehensive income from post-retirement benefits
Purchase of short-term investments