Industry Segments Data (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Industry Segments Data [Abstract]

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table Text Block]

				Consumer	Network Access	Commercial	Managed Broadband	Regulated Operations	Total Reportable Segments
2012
Revenues:
	Intersegment		$	-	259	5,760	-	246	6,265
	External			352,972	105,447	143,575	86,562	21,625	710,181
		Total revenues		352,972	105,706	149,335	86,562	21,871	716,446
Cost of Goods Sold:
	Intersegment			146	114	2,253	-	265	2,778
	External			128,324	24,356	66,895	21,298	6,628	247,501
		Total Cost of Goods Sold		128,470	24,470	69,148	21,298	6,893	250,279
Contribution:
	Intersegment			(146)	145	3,507	-	(19)	3,487
	External			224,648	81,091	76,680	65,264	14,997	462,680
		Total contribution		224,502	81,236	80,187	65,264	14,978	466,167
Less SG&A				139,191	26,841	42,014	24,087	11,115	243,248
Plus share-based compensation				2,586	790	1,041	595	28	5,040
Plus non-cash contribution expense				533	169	156	102	-	960
Plus loss attributable to non-controlling interests				-	-	-	867	-	867
Plus net income attributable to equity investment				-	-	-	2	-	2
Plus accretion				282	89	83	54	-	508
Adjusted EBITDA			$	88,858	55,298	35,946	42,797	3,910	226,809
2011
Revenues:
	Intersegment		$	-	-	5,710	-	607	6,317
	External			352,574	105,456	136,101	63,248	22,002	679,381
		Total revenues		352,574	105,456	141,811	63,248	22,609	685,698
Cost of Goods Sold:
	Intersegment			-	600	2,283	-	561	3,444
	External			110,693	28,744	65,170	17,021	5,771	227,399
		Total Cost of Goods Sold		110,693	29,344	67,453	17,021	6,332	230,843
Contribution:
	Intersegment			-	(600)	3,427	-	46	2,873
	External			241,881	76,712	70,931	46,227	16,231	451,982
		Total contribution		241,881	76,112	74,358	46,227	16,277	454,855
Less SG&A				134,951	27,837	41,085	18,246	13,402	235,521
Plus share-based compensation				3,457	1,214	1,276	657	16	6,620
Plus loss attributable to non-controlling interest				-	-	-	238	-	238
Less loss attributable to equity investment				-	-	-	(297)	-	(297)
Plus accretion				347	120	100	52	-	619
Adjusted EBITDA			$	110,734	50,209	31,222	28,631	2,845	223,641
2010
Revenues:
	Intersegment		$	-	-	5,442	-	176	5,618
	External			342,898	107,227	128,458	49,962	22,705	651,250
		Total revenues		342,898	107,227	133,900	49,962	22,881	656,868
Cost of Goods Sold:
	Intersegment			-	600	2,515	-	176	3,291
	External			104,481	25,030	59,885	14,012	4,409	207,817
		Total Cost of Goods Sold		104,481	25,630	62,400	14,012	4,585	211,108
Contribution:
	Intersegment			-	(600)	2,927	-	-	2,327
	External			238,417	82,197	68,573	35,950	18,296	443,433
		Total contribution		238,417	81,597	71,500	35,950	18,296	445,760
Less SG&A				127,130	33,566	38,838	17,338	11,936	228,808
Plus share-based compensation				3,361	1,598	1,117	651	6	6,733
Plus non-cash contribution expense				(81)	(41)	(24)	(14)	-	(160)
Plus accretion				149	71	43	26	-	289
Adjusted EBITDA			$	114,716	50,259	30,871	19,275	6,366	221,487

Reconciliation of Revenue from Segments to Consolidated [Table Text Block]

Years Ended December 31,			2012	2011	2010
Reportable segment revenues		$	716,446	685,698	656,868
Less intersegment revenues eliminated in consolidation			6,265	6,317	5,618
	Consolidated revenues	$	710,181	679,381	651,250

Reconciliation of Operating Profit (Loss) from Segments to Consolidated [Table Text Block]

Years Ended December 31,			2012	2011	2010
Reportable segment Adjusted EBITDA		$	226,809	223,641	221,487
Less depreciation and amortization expense			(130,452)	(125,937)	(126,699)
Less share-based compensation expense			(5,040)	(6,620)	(6,733)
Plus (less) non-cash contribution expense			(960)	-	160
Less net loss attributable to non-controlling interests			(867)	(238)	-
Plus net loss (income) attributable to equity investment			(2)	297	-
Less accretion expense			(508)	(619)	(289)
	Consolidated operating income		88,980	90,524	87,926
Less other expense, net			(67,730)	(77,633)	(70,068)
	Consolidated income before income tax expense	$	21,250	12,891	17,858