Industry Segments Data (Narrative) (Details) $ in Thousands |
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Dec. 31, 2015
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Dec. 31, 2014
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Dec. 31, 2013
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| Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] | |||
| Number of reportable segments | segment | 2 | ||
| Percentage of long-lived assets not in US | 82.00% | ||
| Revenues | $ 978,534 | $ 910,198 | $ 811,648 |
| Number of Major Customers | customer | 0 | ||
| Wireless | |||
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| Equipment subsidy | 7,700 | 17,300 | $ 12,200 |
| Revenues | 267,676 | 269,977 | $ 197,218 |
| Wireless and Wireline | Customer Concentration Risk | Sales Revenue, Net | |||
| Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] | |||
| Revenues | $ 130,800 | $ 108,300 | |
| Concentration Risk, Percentage | 13.00% | 12.00% | |
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