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Accounts Receivable (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2012
Accounts Receivable  
Schedule of the entity's accounts receivable balances
 
  Successor  
 
  December 31,
2012
  December 31,
2011(1)
 
 
  (Dollars in millions)
 

Trade and purchased receivables

  $ 661     660  

Earned and unbilled receivables

    82     81  

Other

    12     8  
           

Total accounts receivable

    755     749  

Less: allowance for doubtful accounts

    (46 )   (42 )
           

Accounts receivable, less allowance

  $ 709     707  
           

(1)
We have reclassified prior period amounts of purchased receivables from other to trade and purchased receivables to conform to the current period presentation.
Schedule of the entity's allowance for doubtful accounts
 
  Allowance for Doubtful
Accounts
 
 
  (Dollars in millions)
 

Balance at January 1, 2010 (Predecessor)

  $ 53  

Charged to expense—net

    70  

Deductions

    (75 )
       

Balance at December 31, 2010 (Predecessor)

    48  

Charged to expense—net

    17  

Deductions

    (18 )
       

Balance at March 31, 2011(Predecessor)

  $ 47  
       

Fair value adjustment

    (47 )
       

Balance at April 1, 2011 (Successor)

  $  

Charged to expense—net

    44  

Deductions

    (2 )
       

Balance at December 31, 2011 (Successor)

    42  

Charged to expense—net

    74  

Deductions

    (70 )
       

Balance at December 31, 2012 (Successor)

  $ 46