Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Long Term Debt (Schedule of Long Term Debt) (Details)

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Long Term Debt (Schedule of Long Term Debt) (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Dec. 31, 2011
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Long-term debt, gross $ 1,050,425 $ 879,794  
Less unamortized discount paid on the 2019 Notes 2,445    
Less current portion of long-term debt 2,836 1,928  
Long-term debt, net 1,045,144 875,123  
2021 Notes [Member] | Line of Credit [Member]
      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Long-term debt, gross 325,000 [1] 325,000 [1]  
Less unamortized discount paid on the 2019 Notes     1,500
2019 Notes [Member]
      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Less unamortized discount paid on the 2019 Notes 2,445 2,743  
2019 Notes [Member] | Line of Credit [Member]
      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Long-term debt, gross 425,000 [2] 425,000 [2]  
Senior Credit Facility [Member] | Notes Payable to Banks [Member]
      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Long-term debt, gross 261,000 [3] 90,000 [3]  
Rural Utilities Service (RUS) debt [Member] | Notes Payable to Banks [Member]
      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Long-term debt, gross 39,425 [4] 38,997 [4]  
CoBank Mortgage note payable [Member] | Mortgages [Member]
      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Long-term debt, gross $ 0 $ 797  
[1] We pay interest of 6.75% on notes that are due in 2021 ("2021 Notes"). The 2021 Notes are senior unsecured obligations which rank equally in right of payment with our existing and future senior unsecured debt, including our 2019 Notes, and senior in right of payment to all future subordinated indebtedness.
[2] We pay interest of 8.63% on notes that are due in 2019 (“2019 Notes”). The 2019 Notes are senior unsecured obligations which rank equally in right of payment with the existing and future senior unsecured debt, including our 2021 Notes described previously, and senior in right of payment to all future subordinated indebtedness. The 2019 Notes are carried on our Consolidated Balance Sheets net of the unamortized portion of the discount, which is being amortized to Interest Expense over the term of the 2019 Notes using the effective interest method and an effective interest rate of 9.09%.
[3] On April 30, 2013, GCI Holdings, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of GCI, entered into a Third Amended and Restated Credit and Guarantee Agreement with Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank, as administrative agent ("Amended Senior Credit Facility"). The Amended Senior Credit Facility provides up to $240.0 million in delayed draw term loans and a $150.0 million revolving credit facility. The Amended Senior Credit Facility replaced our then existing Senior Credit Facility.
[4] UUI, our wholly owned subsidiary, has entered into various loans with the RUS. The long-term debt is due in monthly installments of principal based on a fixed rate amortization schedule. The interest rates on the various loans to which this debt relates range from 2.4% to 4.5%. Substantially all of the assets of UUI are pledged as collateral for the amounts due to RUS.