Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Cash flows from operating activities:      
Net income (loss) $ 59,244us-gaap_ProfitLoss $ 31,727us-gaap_ProfitLoss $ 9,162us-gaap_ProfitLoss
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:      
Depreciation and amortization expense 170,285us-gaap_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization 147,259us-gaap_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization 130,452us-gaap_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization
Share-based compensation expense 8,392us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation 6,638us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation 5,040us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation
Deferred income tax expense 10,029us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit 10,957us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit 12,088us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
Other noncash income and expense items 9,933us-gaap_OtherNoncashIncomeExpense 5,231us-gaap_OtherNoncashIncomeExpense 6,651us-gaap_OtherNoncashIncomeExpense
Change in operating assets and liabilities 320us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInOperatingCapital (42,178)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInOperatingCapital (10,610)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInOperatingCapital
Net cash provided by operating activities 258,203us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesContinuingOperations 159,634us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesContinuingOperations 152,783us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesContinuingOperations
Cash flows from investing activities:      
Purchases of property and equipment (176,109)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment (180,554)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment (146,038)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment
Purchase of equity investments (25,735)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireInvestments 0us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireInvestments 0us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireInvestments
Purchases of other assets and intangible assets (11,018)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireOtherProductiveAssets (6,027)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireOtherProductiveAssets (6,152)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireOtherProductiveAssets
Proceeds from the sale of equity investments 6,180us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleMaturityAndCollectionsOfInvestments 0us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleMaturityAndCollectionsOfInvestments 0us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleMaturityAndCollectionsOfInvestments
Restricted cash 5,871us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInRestrictedCash 23,997us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInRestrictedCash (25,244)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInRestrictedCash
Purchase of businesses, net of cash received (2,514)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired (107,600)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired (1,874)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired
Grant proceeds 1,136gncma_GrantProceeds 2,405gncma_GrantProceeds 10,403gncma_GrantProceeds
Other 49us-gaap_PaymentsForProceedsFromOtherInvestingActivities 1,428us-gaap_PaymentsForProceedsFromOtherInvestingActivities 0us-gaap_PaymentsForProceedsFromOtherInvestingActivities
Net cash used in investing activities (202,140)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivitiesContinuingOperations (266,351)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivitiesContinuingOperations (168,905)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivitiesContinuingOperations
Cash flows from financing activities:      
Repayment of debt and capital lease obligations (118,585)us-gaap_RepaymentsOfLongTermDebtAndCapitalSecurities (98,152)us-gaap_RepaymentsOfLongTermDebtAndCapitalSecurities (64,540)us-gaap_RepaymentsOfLongTermDebtAndCapitalSecurities
Borrowing on Senior Credit Facility 89,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfSeniorLongTermDebt 261,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfSeniorLongTermDebt 70,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfSeniorLongTermDebt
Distribution to non-controlling interest (50,000)us-gaap_PaymentsToMinorityShareholders (17,845)us-gaap_PaymentsToMinorityShareholders 0us-gaap_PaymentsToMinorityShareholders
Purchase of treasury stock to be retired (6,850)us-gaap_PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock (17,208)us-gaap_PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock (17,611)us-gaap_PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock
Proceeds from stock option exercises 466us-gaap_ProceedsFromStockOptionsExercised 622us-gaap_ProceedsFromStockOptionsExercised 2,118us-gaap_ProceedsFromStockOptionsExercised
Borrowing of other long-term debt 421us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfOtherLongTermDebt 1,770us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfOtherLongTermDebt 4,729us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfOtherLongTermDebt
Payment of debt issuance costs (84)us-gaap_PaymentsOfDebtIssuanceCosts (2,990)us-gaap_PaymentsOfDebtIssuanceCosts 0us-gaap_PaymentsOfDebtIssuanceCosts
Investment by non-controlling interests 0us-gaap_ProceedsFromMinorityShareholders 0us-gaap_ProceedsFromMinorityShareholders 16,461us-gaap_ProceedsFromMinorityShareholders
Other 0us-gaap_ProceedsFromPaymentsForOtherFinancingActivities 0us-gaap_ProceedsFromPaymentsForOtherFinancingActivities 69us-gaap_ProceedsFromPaymentsForOtherFinancingActivities
Net cash provided by (used by) financing activities (85,632)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivitiesContinuingOperations 127,197us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivitiesContinuingOperations 11,226us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivitiesContinuingOperations
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents (29,569)us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecrease 20,480us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecrease (4,896)us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecrease
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period 44,971us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue 24,491us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue 29,387us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $ 15,402us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue $ 44,971us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue $ 24,491us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue