CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENTS (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
REVENUE:
Total revenue	$ 292,835	$ 277,796	$ 262,807
OPERATING EXPENSES (excluding depreciation and amortization unless otherwise indicated):
Termination and access fees	55,747	56,814	57,681
Engineering and operations	38,904	40,018	33,692
Sales and marketing	17,757	18,981	20,232
Equipment expense	12,876	13,381	9,737
General and administrative	53,093	49,625	46,053
Transaction-related charges	2,712	7	772
Depreciation and amortization	48,737	50,587	51,250
Impairment of intangible assets		3,350	2,425
Gain on disposition of long-lived assets	(1,076)	(11,605)	(2,397)
Total operating expenses	228,750	221,158	219,445
Income from operations	64,085	56,638	43,362
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE)
Interest expense, net	(11,933)	(13,709)	(16,859)
Loss on interest rate derivative contracts	(5,408)
Other income (expense), net	(271)	1,867	(208)
Other income (expense), net	(17,612)	(11,842)	(17,067)
INCOME FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS BEFORE INCOME TAXES	46,473	44,796	26,295
Income taxes	9,536	20,831	14,620
INCOME FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS	36,937	23,965	11,675
INCOME FROM DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS:
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax	5,166	29,202	10,222
Gain on sale of discontinued operations, net of tax	307,102
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax	312,268	29,202	10,222
NET INCOME	349,205	53,167	21,897
Net income attributable to non-controlling interests, net of tax:
Continuing operations	(7,989)	(3,145)	(463)
Discontinued operations	(601)	(1,090)	360
Disposal gain on sale of discontinued operations	(28,899)
Net income attributable to non-controlling interests, net of tax	(37,489)	(4,235)	(103)
NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO ATLANTIC TELE-NETWORK, INC. STOCKHOLDERS	311,716	48,932	21,794
NET INCOME PER WEIGHTED AVERAGE BASIC SHARE ATTRIBUTABLE TO ATLANTIC TELE-NETWORK, INC. STOCKHOLDERS:
Continuing operations (in dollars per share)	$ 1.84	$ 1.34	$ 0.47
Discontinued operations:
Discontinued operations (in dollars per share)	$ 0.29	$ 1.81	$ 0.95
Gain on sale of discontinued operations (in dollars per share)	$ 17.72
Total discontinued operations (in dollars per share)	$ 18.01	$ 1.81	$ 0.95
Total (in dollars per share)	$ 19.85	$ 3.15	$ 1.42
NET INCOME PER WEIGHTED AVERAGE DILUTED SHARE ATTRIBUTABLE TO ATLANTIC TELE-NETWORK, INC. STOCKHOLDERS:
Continued operations (in dollars per share)	$ 1.83	$ 1.33	$ 0.47
Discontinued operations:
Discontinued operations (in dollars per share)	$ 0.29	$ 1.80	$ 0.94
Gain on sale of discontinued operations (in dollars per share)	$ 17.59
Total discontinued operations (in dollars per share)	$ 17.88	$ 1.80	$ 0.94
Total (in dollars per share)	$ 19.71	$ 3.13	$ 1.41
WEIGHTED AVERAGE COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING:
Basic (in shares)	15,704	15,531	15,396
Diluted (in shares)	15,817	15,619	15,495
DIVIDENDS PER SHARE APPLICABLE TO COMMON STOCK (in dollars per share)	$ 1.04	$ 0.96	$ 0.90
U.S. wireless
REVENUE:
Total revenue	107,930	102,817	98,704
International wireless
REVENUE:
Total revenue	91,432	81,463	73,004
Wireline
REVENUE:
Total revenue	84,585	85,524	84,957
Equipment and other
REVENUE:
Total revenue	$ 8,888	$ 7,992	$ 6,142