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2us-gaap_GoodwillAndIntangibleAssetsDisclosureTextBlockus-gaap_truenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalseverboseLabel| 1falsefalsefalse00<div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"><div style="text-align: justify; font-family: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; color: #000000; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;">Note 5. Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify; font-family: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; color: #000000; font-size: 10pt;">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 Telecom Segment goodwill resulted from our acquisition of Heartland Telecommunications in 1997. The tax deductible portion of goodwill is $26,964,000.</div><div><br /></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width: 100%; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"><tr><td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: #000000 2px solid; padding-bottom: 2px; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="text-align: left; font-style: italic; text-indent: -7.2pt; font-family: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; color: #000000; margin-left: 7.2pt; font-size: 10pt;">(Dollars in thousands)</div></td><td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: #000000 2px solid; padding-bottom: 2px; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td><td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: #000000 2px solid; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="text-align: center; font-family: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; color: #000000; font-size: 10pt;">June 30, 2013</div></td><td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: #000000 2px solid; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2px; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td><td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: #000000 2px solid; padding-bottom: 2px; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td><td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: #000000 2px solid; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="text-align: center; font-family: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; color: #000000; font-size: 10pt;">December 31, 2012</div></td><td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: #000000 2px solid; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2px; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td></tr><tr><td valign="bottom" style="background-color: #cceeff; width: 76%; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="text-align: left; text-indent: -7.2pt; font-family: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; color: #000000; margin-left: 7.2pt; font-size: 10pt;">Fiber and Data</div></td><td valign="bottom" style="background-color: #cceeff; width: 1%; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td><td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; background-color: #cceeff; width: 1%; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="font-family: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; color: #000000; font-size: 10pt;">$</div></td><td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; background-color: #cceeff; width: 9%; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="font-family: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; color: #000000; font-size: 10pt;">5,384</div></td><td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; background-color: #cceeff; width: 1%; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td><td valign="bottom" style="background-color: #cceeff; width: 1%; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td><td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; background-color: #cceeff; width: 1%; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="font-family: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; color: #000000; font-size: 10pt;">$</div></td><td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; background-color: #cceeff; width: 9%; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="font-family: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; color: #000000; font-size: 10pt;">5,384</div></td><td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; background-color: #cceeff; width: 1%; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td></tr><tr><td valign="bottom" style="background-color: #ffffff; width: 76%; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="text-align: left; text-indent: -7.2pt; font-family: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; color: #000000; margin-left: 7.2pt; font-size: 10pt;">Equipment</div></td><td valign="bottom" style="background-color: #ffffff; width: 1%; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td><td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; background-color: #ffffff; width: 1%; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="font-family: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; color: #000000; font-size: 10pt;">$</div></td><td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; background-color: #ffffff; width: 9%; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="font-family: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; color: #000000; font-size: 10pt;">596</div></td><td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; background-color: #ffffff; width: 1%; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td><td valign="bottom" style="background-color: #ffffff; width: 1%; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td><td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; background-color: #ffffff; width: 1%; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="font-family: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; color: #000000; font-size: 10pt;">$</div></td><td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; background-color: #ffffff; width: 9%; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="font-family: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; color: #000000; font-size: 10pt;">596</div></td><td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; background-color: #ffffff; width: 1%; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td></tr><tr><td valign="bottom" style="background-color: #cceeff; width: 76%; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="text-align: left; text-indent: -7.2pt; font-family: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; color: #000000; margin-left: 7.2pt; font-size: 10pt;">Telecom</div></td><td valign="bottom" style="background-color: #cceeff; width: 1%; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td><td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; background-color: #cceeff; width: 1%; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="font-family: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; color: #000000; font-size: 10pt;">$</div></td><td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; background-color: #cceeff; width: 9%; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="font-family: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; color: #000000; font-size: 10pt;">23,048</div></td><td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; background-color: #cceeff; width: 1%; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td><td valign="bottom" style="background-color: #cceeff; width: 1%; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td><td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; background-color: #cceeff; width: 1%; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="font-family: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; color: #000000; font-size: 10pt;">$</div></td><td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; background-color: #cceeff; width: 9%; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="font-family: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; color: #000000; font-size: 10pt;">23,048</div></td><td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; background-color: #cceeff; width: 1%; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td></tr></table><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify; font-family: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; color: #000000; font-size: 10pt;">The components of intangible assets are as follows:</div><div><br /></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width: 100%; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"><tr><td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: #000000 2px solid; padding-bottom: 2px; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="text-align: left; font-style: italic; text-indent: -7.2pt; font-family: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; color: #000000; margin-left: 7.2pt; font-size: 10pt;">(Dollars in thousands)</div></td><td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: #000000 2px solid; padding-bottom: 2px; vertical-align: bottom;">  </td><td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: #000000 2px solid; padding-bottom: 2px; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td><td colspan="6" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: #000000 2px solid; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="text-align: center; font-family: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; color: #000000; font-size: 10pt;">June 30, 2013</div></td><td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: #000000 2px solid; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2px; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td><td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: #000000 2px solid; padding-bottom: 2px; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td><td colspan="6" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: #000000 2px solid; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="text-align: center; font-family: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; color: #000000; font-size: 10pt;">December 31, 2012</div></td><td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: #000000 2px solid; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2px; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td></tr><tr><td valign="bottom" style="vertical-align: bottom;"><div></div></td><td valign="bottom" style="vertical-align: bottom;">   </td><td valign="bottom" style="vertical-align: bottom;"> </td><td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="text-align: center; font-family: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; color: #000000; font-size: 10pt;">Gross Carrying</div></td><td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td><td valign="bottom" style="vertical-align: bottom;"> </td><td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="text-align: center; font-family: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; color: #000000; font-size: 10pt;">Accumulated</div></td><td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td><td valign="bottom" style="vertical-align: bottom;"> </td><td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="text-align: center; font-family: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; color: #000000; font-size: 10pt;">Gross Carrying</div></td><td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td><td valign="bottom" style="vertical-align: bottom;"> </td><td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="text-align: center; font-family: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; color: #000000; font-size: 10pt;">Accumulated</div></td><td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td></tr><tr><td style="border-bottom: #000000 2px solid; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: bottom;">  </td><td style="border-bottom: #000000 2px solid; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 0px; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="text-align: center; font-family: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; color: #000000; font-size: 10pt;">Useful Lives</div></td><td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: #000000 2px solid; padding-bottom: 2px; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td><td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: #000000 2px solid; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="text-align: center; font-family: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; color: #000000; font-size: 10pt;">Amount</div></td><td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: #000000 2px solid; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2px; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td><td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: #000000 2px solid; padding-bottom: 2px; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td><td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: #000000 2px solid; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="text-align: center; font-family: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; color: #000000; font-size: 10pt;">Amortization</div></td><td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: #000000 2px solid; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2px; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td><td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: #000000 2px solid; padding-bottom: 2px; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td><td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: #000000 2px solid; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="text-align: center; font-family: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; color: #000000; font-size: 10pt;">Amount</div></td><td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: #000000 2px solid; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2px; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td><td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: #000000 2px solid; padding-bottom: 2px; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td><td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: #000000 2px solid; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="text-align: center; font-family: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; color: #000000; font-size: 10pt;">Amortization</div></td><td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: #000000 2px solid; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2px; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td></tr><tr><td valign="bottom" style="vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="text-align: left; text-indent: -7.2pt; font-family: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; color: #000000; margin-left: 7.2pt; font-size: 10pt;">Definite-lived intangible assets</div></td><td valign="bottom" style="vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td valign="bottom" style="vertical-align: bottom;"> </td><td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td><td valign="bottom" style="vertical-align: bottom;"> </td><td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td><td valign="bottom" style="vertical-align: bottom;"> </td><td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td><td valign="bottom" style="vertical-align: bottom;"> </td><td colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td></tr><tr><td valign="bottom" style="background-color: #cceeff; width: 26%; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="text-align: left; font-family: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; color: #000000; margin-left: 7.2pt; font-size: 10pt;">Customer relationships</div></td><td valign="bottom" style="background-color: #cceeff; width: 26%; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="text-align: center; font-family: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; color: #000000; font-size: 10pt;">1 - 8 years</div></td><td valign="bottom" style="background-color: #cceeff; width: 1%; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td><td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; background-color: #cceeff; width: 1%; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="font-family: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; color: #000000; font-size: 10pt;">$</div></td><td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; background-color: #cceeff; width: 9%; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="font-family: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; color: #000000; font-size: 10pt;">8,459</div></td><td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; background-color: #cceeff; width: 1%; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td><td valign="bottom" style="background-color: #cceeff; width: 1%; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td><td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; background-color: #cceeff; width: 1%; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="font-family: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; color: #000000; font-size: 10pt;">$</div></td><td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; background-color: #cceeff; width: 9%; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="font-family: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; color: #000000; font-size: 10pt;">5,716</div></td><td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; background-color: #cceeff; width: 1%; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td><td valign="bottom" style="background-color: #cceeff; width: 1%; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td><td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; background-color: #cceeff; width: 1%; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="font-family: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; color: #000000; font-size: 10pt;">$</div></td><td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; background-color: #cceeff; width: 9%; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="font-family: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; color: #000000; font-size: 10pt;">8,499</div></td><td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; background-color: #cceeff; width: 1%; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td><td valign="bottom" style="background-color: #cceeff; width: 1%; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td><td valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; background-color: #cceeff; width: 1%; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="font-family: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; color: #000000; font-size: 10pt;">$</div></td><td valign="bottom" style="text-align: right; background-color: #cceeff; width: 9%; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="font-family: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; color: #000000; font-size: 10pt;">5,368</div></td><td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="text-align: left; background-color: #cceeff; width: 1%; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td></tr><tr><td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: #000000 2px solid; padding-bottom: 2px; background-color: #ffffff; width: 26%; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="text-align: left; font-family: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; color: #000000; margin-left: 7.2pt; font-size: 10pt;">Other intangibles</div></td><td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: #000000 2px solid; padding-bottom: 2px; background-color: #ffffff; width: 26%; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="text-align: center; font-family: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; color: #000000; font-size: 10pt;">1 - 5 years</div></td><td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: #000000 2px solid; padding-bottom: 2px; background-color: #ffffff; width: 1%; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td><td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: #000000 2px solid; text-align: left; background-color: #ffffff; width: 1%; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td><td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: #000000 2px solid; text-align: right; background-color: #ffffff; width: 9%; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="font-family: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; color: #000000; font-size: 10pt;">2,930</div></td><td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: #000000 2px solid; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2px; background-color: #ffffff; width: 1%; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td><td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: #000000 2px solid; padding-bottom: 2px; background-color: #ffffff; width: 1%; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td><td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: #000000 2px solid; text-align: left; background-color: #ffffff; width: 1%; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td><td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: #000000 2px solid; text-align: right; background-color: #ffffff; width: 9%; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="font-family: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; color: #000000; font-size: 10pt;">1,345</div></td><td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: #000000 2px solid; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2px; background-color: #ffffff; width: 1%; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td><td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: #000000 2px solid; padding-bottom: 2px; background-color: #ffffff; width: 1%; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td><td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: #000000 2px solid; text-align: left; background-color: #ffffff; width: 1%; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td><td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: #000000 2px solid; text-align: right; background-color: #ffffff; width: 9%; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="font-family: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; color: #000000; font-size: 10pt;">2,930</div></td><td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: #000000 2px solid; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2px; background-color: #ffffff; width: 1%; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td><td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: #000000 2px solid; padding-bottom: 2px; background-color: #ffffff; width: 1%; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td><td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: #000000 2px solid; text-align: left; background-color: #ffffff; width: 1%; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td><td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: #000000 2px solid; text-align: right; background-color: #ffffff; width: 9%; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="font-family: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; color: #000000; font-size: 10pt;">1,250</div></td><td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: #000000 2px solid; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2px; background-color: #ffffff; width: 1%; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td></tr><tr><td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: #000000 2px solid; background-color: #cceeff; width: 26%; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="text-align: left; text-indent: -7.2pt; font-family: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; color: #000000; margin-left: 7.2pt; font-size: 10pt;">Total</div></td><td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: #000000 2px solid; background-color: #cceeff; width: 26%; vertical-align: bottom;">  </td><td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: #000000 2px solid; background-color: #cceeff; width: 1%; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td><td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: #000000 2px solid; text-align: left; background-color: #cceeff; width: 1%; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="font-family: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; color: #000000; font-size: 10pt;">$</div></td><td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: #000000 2px solid; text-align: right; background-color: #cceeff; width: 9%; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="font-family: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; color: #000000; font-size: 10pt;">11,389</div></td><td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: #000000 2px solid; text-align: left; background-color: #cceeff; width: 1%; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td><td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: #000000 2px solid; background-color: #cceeff; width: 1%; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td><td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: #000000 2px solid; text-align: left; background-color: #cceeff; width: 1%; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="font-family: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; color: #000000; font-size: 10pt;">$</div></td><td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: #000000 2px solid; text-align: right; background-color: #cceeff; width: 9%; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="font-family: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; color: #000000; font-size: 10pt;">7,061</div></td><td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: #000000 2px solid; text-align: left; background-color: #cceeff; width: 1%; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td><td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: #000000 2px solid; background-color: #cceeff; width: 1%; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td><td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: #000000 2px solid; text-align: left; background-color: #cceeff; width: 1%; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="font-family: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; color: #000000; font-size: 10pt;">$</div></td><td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: #000000 2px solid; text-align: right; background-color: #cceeff; width: 9%; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="font-family: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; color: #000000; font-size: 10pt;">11,429</div></td><td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: #000000 2px solid; text-align: left; background-color: #cceeff; width: 1%; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td><td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: #000000 2px solid; background-color: #cceeff; width: 1%; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td><td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: #000000 2px solid; text-align: left; background-color: #cceeff; width: 1%; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="font-family: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; color: #000000; font-size: 10pt;">$</div></td><td valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: #000000 2px solid; text-align: right; background-color: #cceeff; width: 9%; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="font-family: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; color: #000000; font-size: 10pt;">6,618</div></td><td nowrap="nowrap" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: #000000 2px solid; text-align: left; background-color: #cceeff; width: 1%; vertical-align: bottom;"> </td></tr></table><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify; font-family: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; color: #000000; font-size: 10pt;">In the first quarter of 2013, we reduced the carrying value of the customer relationships by $40,000. This impairment loss was directly related to our decision to no longer provide wireless Internet service in the Fargo, North Dakota market. See Note 4 "Long-Lived Assets."</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify; font-family: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; color: #000000; font-size: 10pt;">Amortization expense related to the definite-lived intangible assets was $443,000 and $357,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively. Total estimated amortization expense for the remaining six months of 2013 and the five years subsequent to 2013 is as follows: 2013 (July 1 – December 31) – $440,000; 2014 - $749,000; 2015 - $616,000; 2016 - $565,000; 2017 - $554,000; 2018 - $554,000.</div><div style="text-align: justify; font-family: ''Times New Roman'', Times, serif; color: #000000; font-size: 10pt;"> </div></div>falsefalsefalse | nonnum:textBlockItemTypenaThe entire disclosure for the aggregate amount of goodwill and a description of intangible assets, which may include (a) for amortizable intangible assets (also referred to as finite-lived intangible assets), the carrying amount, the amount of any significant residual value, and the weighted-average amortization period, (b) for intangible assets not subject to amortization (also referred to as indefinite-lived intangible assets), the carrying amount, and (c) the amount of research and development assets acquired and written off in the period, including the line item in the income statement in which the amounts written off are aggregated, if not readily apparent from the income statement. Also discloses (a) for amortizable intangibles assets in total and by major class, the gross carrying amount and accumulated amortization, the total amortization expense for the period, and the estimated aggregate amortization expense for each of the five succeeding fiscal years, (b) for intangible assets not subject to amortization the carrying amount in total and by major class, and (c) for goodwill, in total and for each reportable segment, the changes in the carrying amount of goodwill during the period (including the aggregate amount of goodwill acquired, the aggregate amount of impairment losses recognized, and the amount of goodwill included in the gain (loss) on disposal of a reporting unit). If any part of goodwill has not been allocated to a reportable segment, discloses the unallocated amount and the reasons for not allocating. For each impairment loss recognized related to an intangible asset (excluding goodwill), discloses: (a) a description of the impaired intangible asset and the facts and circumstances leading to the impairment, (b) the amount of the impairment loss and the method for determining fair value, (c) the caption in the income statement or the statement of activities in which the impairment loss is aggregated, and (d) the segment in which the impaired intangible asset is reported. For each goodwill impairment loss recognized, discloses: (a) a description of the facts and circumstances leading to the impairment, (b) the amount of the impairment loss and the method of determining the fair value of the associated reporting unit, and (c) if a recognized impairment loss is an estimate not finalized and the reasons why the estimate is not final. 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