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Other Assets and Accrued Liabilities
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021
Other Liabilities Disclosure [Abstract]  
Other Assets and Accrued Liabilities Other Assets and Accrued Liabilities
Prepaid expenses and other, classified as current assets, included the following:
(in thousands)December 31,
2021
December 31,
2020
Deposit for FCC spectrum licenses$16,118 $— 
Prepaid maintenance expenses8,391 4,018 
Broadband contract acquisition costs2,502 2,308 
SERP investments801 — 
Other2,018 1,196 
Prepaid expenses and other$29,830 $7,522 

Deferred charges and other assets, classified as long-term assets, included the following:
(in thousands)December 31,
2021
December 31, 2020
Broadband contract acquisition costs$5,645 $5,050 
Prepaid expenses and other4,653 1,398 
Deferred charges and other assets$10,298 $6,448 

Accrued liabilities and other, classified as current liabilities, included the following:
(in thousands)December 31, 2021December 31, 2020
Interest rate swaps$— $4,048 
Accrued programming costs3,084 2,868 
Sales and property taxes payable1,065 1,072 
Restructuring accrual1,761 — 
Other current liabilities8,739 5,881 
Accrued liabilities and other$14,649 $13,869 
Other liabilities, classified as long-term liabilities, included the following:
(in thousands)December 31,
2021
December 31, 2020
Noncurrent portion of deferred lease revenue$19,749 $18,687 
FCC spectrum license obligations3,807 3,845 
Noncurrent portion of financing leases1,614 1,492 
Other461 881 
Other liabilities$25,631 $24,905 
Restructuring activities
During 2021, in connection with the disposition of our Wireless segment, we implemented a restructuring plan whereby certain employees were notified of their pending dismissal under the workforce reduction program. The following table identifies severance activity that has occurred as a result of the plan:
(in thousands)Year Ended
December 31, 2021
Beginning Balance January 1, 2021$— 
Expense (1)3,862 
Payments (2)(2,101)
Ending Balance - December 31, 2021$1,761 
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(1)For the year ended December 31, 2021, approximately $2.2 million of expense was recognized within discontinued operations and $1.7 million in continuing operations.
(2)For the year ended December 31, 2021, approximately $1.4 million of payments were attributable to discontinued operations and $0.7 million in continued operations.

Asset Retirement Obligations:

Our asset retirement obligations ("ARO") arise from certain of our leases and generally require us to remove our towers from ground leases. The Company's estimates related to ARO were revised during 2021 resulting in recognition of an additional obligation of $4.3 million. Below is a summary of our current and non-current asset retirement obligations:
Years Ended December 31,
(in thousands)202120202019
Balance at beginning of year$5,113 $6,152 $8,808 
Additional liabilities accrued4,334 262 593 
Changes to prior estimates(44)(1,633)(3,659)
Payments— — — 
Accretion expense421 332 410 
Balance at end of year$9,824 $5,113 $6,152