The Transaction (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

The Transaction [Abstract]

Allocation of the purchase price of the Acquired Business

The following allocation of purchase price includes revisions to the preliminary allocation that was reported as of December 31, 2010, primarily for goodwill, deferred taxes, current liabilities and other liabilities.

($ in thousands)
Total transaction consideration:				$	5,411,705
Current assets	$	454,513
Property, plant & equipment		4,407,676
Goodwill		3,695,397
Other intangibles – primarily customer list		2,532,200
Other noncurrent assets		75,092
Current liabilities		(483,118	)
Deferred income taxes		(1,476,813	)
Long-term debt		(3,456,782	)
Other liabilities		(336,460	)
Total net assets acquired	$	5,411,705

Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Statement Of Operations Information

	For the year ended December 31,
	2010		2009
($ in millions, except per share amounts)
Revenue	$	5,652	$	6,071
Operating income	$	1,192	$	1,373
Net income attributable to common      shareholders of Frontier	$	324	$	433
Basic and diluted net income per common     share attributable to common     shareholders of  Frontier	$	0.33	$	0.44