Equipment Installment Plans (Table)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Equipment Installment Plans

Equipment installment plans

	The following table summarizes unbilled equipment installment plan receivables as of March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014. Such amounts are presented on the Consolidated Balance Sheet as Accounts receivable – customers and agents and Other assets and deferred charges, as applicable.
(Dollars in thousands)		March 31, 2015		December 31, 2014
Short-term portion of unbilled equipment installment plan receivables, gross		$	166,551	$	127,400
Short-term portion of unbilled deferred interest			(17,739)		(16,365)
Short-term portion of unbilled allowance for credit losses			(5,631)		(3,686)
Short-term portion of unbilled equipment installment plan receivables, net		$	143,181	$	107,349
Long-term portion of unbilled equipment installment plan receivables, gross		$	83,215	$	89,435
Long-term portion of unbilled deferred interest			(1,585)		(2,791)
Long-term portion of unbilled allowance for credit losses			(5,805)		(6,065)
Long-term portion of unbilled equipment installment plan receivables, net		$	75,825	$	80,579