Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets [Abstract]

Components of Goodwill

We have goodwill in all three of our operating units: Fiber and Data Segment goodwill resulted from our acquisition of IdeaOne Telecom in 2012, CP Telecom in 2009 and Enventis Telecom in 2005. Equipment Segment goodwill resulted from our acquisition of Enventis Telecom and the Telecom Segment goodwill resulted from our acquisition of Heartland Telecommunications in 1997. The tax deductible portion of goodwill is $26,964,000. Our acquisition of IdeaOne Telecom resulted in goodwill of $1,725,000 which is deductible for tax purposes.

(Dollars in thousands)	December 31, 2012		December 31, 2011
Fiber and Data	$	5,384	$	3,659
Equipment	$	596	$	596
Telecom	$	23,048	$	23,048

Components of other intangible assets

Intangible assets with finite lives are amortized over their respective estimated useful lives to their estimated residual values. Identifiable intangible assets that are subject to amortization are evaluated for impairment. The components of intangible assets are as follows:

(Dollars in thousands)		As of December 31, 2012				As of December 31, 2011
		Gross Carrying		Accumulated		Gross Carrying		Accumulated
	Useful Lives	Amount		Amortization		Amount		Amortization
Definite-lived intangible assets
Customer relationships	1 - 8 years	$	8,499	$	5,368	$	5,299	$	4,746
Other intangibles	1 - 5 years		2,930		1,250		2,830		1,069
Total		$	11,429	$	6,618	$	8,129	$	5,815