IMPAIRMENT OF LONG LIVED ASSETS AND GOODWILL	6 Months Ended
IMPAIRMENT OF LONG LIVED ASSETS AND GOODWILL	Jun. 30, 2016
IMPAIRMENT OF LONG LIVED ASSETS AND GOODWILL
IMPAIRMENT OF GOODWILL AND LONG LIVED ASSETS	6. IMPAIRMENT OF LONG LIVED ASSETS AND GOODWILL During June 2016, as a result of recent industry consolidation activities and a review of strategic alternatives for our U.S. Wireline business in the Northeast, the Company identified factors indicating the carrying amount of certain assets may not be recoverable. More specifically, the factors included the competitive environment, recent industry consolidation, and the Company’s view of future opportunities in the market which began to evolve in the second quarter of 2016. As a result of these factors, on August 4, 2016, the Company entered into a stock purchase agreement to sell a portion of its U.S. Wireline business. The transaction is subject to certain regulatory approvals. As a result of this transaction and the recent developments in the market, the Company determined that carrying value exceeded the fair value of certain assets. Therefore, the Company recorded an impairment charge of $11.1 million, including $7.5 million related to goodwill, to reduce the carrying value of these assets to the estimated fair value. The impairment charge is included in income from operations for the three months ended June 30, 2016.

The 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. May also disclose the nature and amount of any significant adjustments made to a previous estimate of an impairment loss.