Commitments and Contingencies (Rural Health Care Program) (Details) |
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Oct. 10, 2018
USD ($)
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Nov. 30, 2017
contract
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Dec. 31, 2018
USD ($)
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Sep. 30, 2018
USD ($)
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Jun. 30, 2018
USD ($)
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Mar. 31, 2018
USD ($)
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Dec. 31, 2017
USD ($)
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Sep. 30, 2017
USD ($)
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Jun. 30, 2017
USD ($)
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Mar. 31, 2017
USD ($)
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Dec. 31, 2018
USD ($)
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Dec. 31, 2017
USD ($)
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Dec. 31, 2016
USD ($)
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| Loss Contingencies [Line Items] | |||||||||||||
| Revenues | $ (234,922,000) | $ (210,146,000) | $ (233,490,000) | $ (61,204,000) | $ (8,178,000) | $ (5,493,000) | $ (6,177,000) | $ (3,969,000) | $ (739,762,000) | $ (23,817,000) | $ (22,552,000) | ||
| Receivables | 198,800,000 | 198,800,000 | |||||||||||
| Reduction in Rural Rates Charged to RHC Customers | RHC Customers | Maximum | |||||||||||||
| Loss Contingencies [Line Items] | |||||||||||||
| Estimate of possible loss | 18,000,000 | 18,000,000 | |||||||||||
| GCI Holdings | Reduction in Rural Rates Charged to RHC Customers | RHC Customers | |||||||||||||
| Loss Contingencies [Line Items] | |||||||||||||
| Reduction in rural rates (as a percent) | 26.00% | ||||||||||||
| Reduction in program support payment | $ 27,800,000 | ||||||||||||
| Reduction in receivables | $ 19,100,000 | ||||||||||||
| Revenues | 8,600,000 | ||||||||||||
| Expected reduction in program revenue | 7,000,000 | 7,000,000 | |||||||||||
| Program funds | $ 13,000,000 | ||||||||||||
| Number of service contracts | contract | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Receivables | 18,000,000 | 18,000,000 | |||||||||||
| Loss accrual | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| GCI Holdings | Reduction in Rural Rates Charged to RHC Customers | RHC Customers | Minimum | |||||||||||||
| Loss Contingencies [Line Items] | |||||||||||||
| Estimate of possible loss | $ 0 | $ 0 | |||||||||||
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