Planned Divestiture Of Northwest Operations (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2019

Planned Divestiture Of Northwest Operations [Abstract]

Components Of Held-For-Sale Assets And Liabilities

($ in millions)	September 30, 2019
ASSETS
Accounts receivable, less allowances of $7	$	51
Prepaid expenses		2
Contract acquisition costs		10
Other current assets		3
Property, plant and equipment, net		1,021
Goodwill (1)		658
Other intangibles, net		30
Other assets		26
Valuation allowance on assets held for sale		(399)
Total assets held for sale	$	1,402
LIABILITIES
Accounts payable	$	10
Advanced billings		18
Accrued other taxes		13
Other current liabilities		23
Pension and other postretirement benefits (2)		30
Other liabilities		40
Total liabilities held for sale	$	134

⁽¹⁾The assignment of goodwill was based on the relative fair value of the disposal group and the portion of the remaining reporting unit.

⁽²⁾Excludes pension liability of $146 million, which will be fully funded upon closing. Approximately $87 million, or 60% of the pension liability will be funded through the transfer of Pension Plan assets. The remaining liability will be separately funded by Frontier at the time of closing.