Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows and Supplemental Disclosures

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows Supplemental Disclosures [Abstract]

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows Supplemental Disclosures [Text Block]

(2)Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows Supplemental Disclosures

       Changes in operating assets and liabilities consist of (amounts in thousands):

Year ended December 31,			2011	2010	2009
	(Increase) decrease in accounts receivable, net	$	(16,900)	12,283	(33,555)
	(Increase) decrease in prepaid expenses		(1,949)	(1,459)	1,923
	(Increase) decrease in inventories		(1,718)	3,461	(2,109)
	(Increase) decrease in other current assets		309	1,037	(4,272)
	(Increase) decrease in other assets		907	2,663	(10,742)
	Increase (decrease) in accounts payable		(1,373)	1,683	(1,889)
	Increase (decrease) in deferred revenues		4,707	(4,108)	(787)
	Increase (decrease) in accrued payroll and payroll related obligations		(102)	271	(752)
	Increase (decrease) in accrued liabilities		(1,733)	2,585	(1,608)
	Increase (decrease) in accrued interest		(6,776)	(1,365)	4,597
	Increase (decrease) in subscriber deposits		(21)	(278)	287
	Increase (decrease) in long-term deferred revenue		(2,413)	(3,167)	763
	Increase (decrease) in components of other long-term liabilities		(1,618)	(362)	526
		$	(28,680)	13,244	(47,618)

The following items are for the years endedDecember 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009 (amounts in thousands):

Net cash paid or received:			2011	2010	2009
	Interest paid, net of amounts capitalized	$	73,492	71,140	51,161
	Income tax refund received	$	-	1,163	911

The following items are non-cash investing and financing activities for the years ended December 31, 2011,2010 and 2009 (amounts in thousands):

		2011	2010	2009
Non-cash additions for purchases of property and equipment	$	7,233	7,622	4,427
Asset retirement obligation additions to property and equipment	$	613	1,253	5,764
Asset retirement obligation reductions to property and equipment for revisions to previous estimates	$	294	-	-
Warranty receivable applied to capital lease obligation	$	-	-	465
Assets acquired in acquisition	$	-	480	6,475