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Fixed Rate - High Yield Bonds, 9% Senior Notes [Member]
Dec. 31, 2012
Fixed Rate - High Yield Bonds, 9% Senior Notes [Member]
Dec. 31, 2013
Fixed Rate Debt 2009 Securitized Notes First Tranche [Member]
Dec. 31, 2012
WCP Securitized Notes [Member]
Dec. 31, 2013
WCP Securitized Notes [Member]
Dec. 31, 2013
Variable Rate Revolver [Member]
Dec. 31, 2013
2012 Revolver [Member]
Dec. 31, 2012
2012 Revolver [Member]
Dec. 31, 2013
Variable Rate 2012 Term Loans Tranche A [Member]
Dec. 31, 2013
Variable Rate 2012 Term Loans Tranche B [Member]
Dec. 31, 2012
Fixed Rate Debt 2009 Securitized Notes [Member]
Dec. 31, 2013
Fixed Rate - High Yield Bonds, 7.125% Senior Notes [Member]
Dec. 31, 2012
Fixed Rate - High Yield Bonds, 7.125% Senior Notes [Member]
Dec. 31, 2012
Fixed Rate High Yield Bonds 7.5% Senior Notes [Member]
Dec. 31, 2013
2012 Secured Notes [Member]
Dec. 31, 2013
Capital Lease Obligations and Other [Member]
Dec. 31, 2012
Capital Lease Obligations and Other [Member]
Dec. 31, 2013
Fixed Rate - High Yield Bonds, 7.75% Secured Notes [Member]
Dec. 31, 2012
Fixed Rate - High Yield Bonds, 7.75% Secured Notes [Member]
Dec. 31, 2013
2012 Credit Facility [Member]
Dec. 31, 2013
Bank Debt [Member]
Dec. 31, 2012
Bank Debt [Member]
Dec. 31, 2013
Bank Debt [Member]
2012 Revolver [Member]
Dec. 31, 2012
Bank Debt [Member]
2012 Revolver [Member]
Dec. 31, 2013
Bank Debt [Member]
Variable Rate 2012 Term Loans Tranche A [Member]
Dec. 31, 2012
Bank Debt [Member]
Variable Rate 2012 Term Loans Tranche A [Member]
Dec. 31, 2013
Bank Debt [Member]
Variable Rate 2012 Term Loans Tranche B [Member]
Dec. 31, 2012
Bank Debt [Member]
Variable Rate 2012 Term Loans Tranche B [Member]
Dec. 31, 2013
Securitized Debt [Member]
Dec. 31, 2012
Securitized Debt [Member]
Dec. 31, 2013
Securitized Debt [Member]
WCP Securitized Notes [Member]
Dec. 31, 2012
Securitized Debt [Member]
WCP Securitized Notes [Member]
Dec. 31, 2013
Securitized Debt [Member]
Fixed Rate Securitized Debt January 2010 Tower Revenue Notes [Member]
Dec. 31, 2012
Securitized Debt [Member]
Fixed Rate Securitized Debt January 2010 Tower Revenue Notes [Member]
Dec. 31, 2013
Securitized Debt [Member]
Fixed Rate Securitized Debt August 2010 Tower Revenue Notes [Member]
Dec. 31, 2012
Securitized Debt [Member]
Fixed Rate Securitized Debt August 2010 Tower Revenue Notes [Member]
Dec. 31, 2013
Securitized Debt [Member]
Fixed Rate Debt 2009 Securitized Notes [Member]
Dec. 31, 2012
Securitized Debt [Member]
Fixed Rate Debt 2009 Securitized Notes [Member]
Dec. 31, 2013
High Yield Bonds [Member]
Dec. 31, 2012
High Yield Bonds [Member]
Dec. 31, 2013
High Yield Bonds [Member]
Fixed Rate High Yield Bonds 9 Percent Senior Notes [Member]
Dec. 31, 2012
High Yield Bonds [Member]
Fixed Rate High Yield Bonds 9 Percent Senior Notes [Member]
Dec. 31, 2013
High Yield Bonds [Member]
Fixed Rate - High Yield Bonds, 7.75% Secured Notes [Member]
Dec. 31, 2012
High Yield Bonds [Member]
Fixed Rate - High Yield Bonds, 7.75% Secured Notes [Member]
Dec. 31, 2013
High Yield Bonds [Member]
Fixed Rate - High Yield Bonds, 7.125% Senior Notes [Member]
Dec. 31, 2012
High Yield Bonds [Member]
Fixed Rate - High Yield Bonds, 7.125% Senior Notes [Member]
Dec. 31, 2013
High Yield Bonds [Member]
Five and One Fourth Senior Notes [Member]
Dec. 31, 2012
High Yield Bonds [Member]
Five and One Fourth Senior Notes [Member]
Dec. 31, 2013
High Yield Bonds [Member]
2012 Secured Notes [Member]
Dec. 31, 2012
High Yield Bonds [Member]
2012 Secured Notes [Member]
Dec. 31, 2013
High Yield Bonds [Member]
2012 Secured Notes [Member]
Dec. 31, 2013
High Yield Bonds [Member]
2012 secured notes tranche A [Member]
Feb. 14, 2014
2019 [Member]
Variable Rate 2012 Term Loans Tranche B [Member]
Dec. 31, 2013
2019 [Member]
Bank Debt [Member]
Variable Rate 2012 Term Loans Tranche B [Member]
Feb. 14, 2014
2021 [Member]
Variable Rate 2012 Term Loans Tranche B [Member]
Dec. 31, 2013
2021 [Member]
Bank Debt [Member]
Variable Rate 2012 Term Loans Tranche B [Member]
Dec. 31, 2013
CCOC [Member]
Minimum [Member]
Variable Rate 2012 Term Loans Tranche B [Member]
Dec. 31, 2013
CCOC [Member]
Maximum [Member]
Variable Rate 2012 Term Loans Tranche B [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                                                                                                                                            
Long-term Debt, Gross $ 11,588,546,000               $ 11,588,546,000           $ 109,800,000                                                                                                              
Extinguishment of Debt, Amount                 726,992,000 1,894,847,000     314,170,000 552,715,000   16,911,000     (241,000) [1] (1,445,000) [2] 87,489,000 30,941,000 619,125,000     51,000 30,000     294,362,000 [3] 706,045,000                                                                              
Debt Instrument, Unamortized Premium                                                                                     7,600,000                                                      
Cash and cash equivalents 223,394,000       441,364,000       223,394,000 441,364,000 80,120,000 112,531,000                                                                                                                    
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity                                   1,500,000,000                                                                                                        
Effective yield rate, inclusive of purchase price adjustments                                 4.00%             7.20%                                                                                            
Original issue date                                                                     Jan. 01, 2012   Jan. 01, 2012   Jan. 01, 2012       Nov. 01, 2010   Jan. 01, 2010   Aug. 01, 2010   Jul. 01, 2009       Jan. 01, 2009   Apr. 01, 2009   Oct. 01, 2009   Oct. 01, 2012   Dec. 01, 2012                  
Contractual maturity date                                                       Various [4]             Nov. 2018/Jan. 2019 [5]   Nov. 2018/Jan. 2019 [5]   Jan. 2019/2021 [6]       Nov. 2040 [7]   2035-2040 [8]   2035-2040 [8]   2019/2029 [9]       Jan. 2015   May 2017   Nov. 2019   Jan. 2023   2017/2023 [10]                  
Total debt and other obligations 11,594,500,000       11,611,242,000       11,594,500,000 11,611,242,000                                   129,585,000 92,568,000       3,900,650,000 3,318,250,000 374,000,000 [11] 1,253,000,000 662,500,000 481,250,000 2,864,150,000 1,584,000,000 3,915,963,000 3,956,202,000 286,171,000 307,739,000 1,900,000,000 1,900,000,000 1,550,000,000 1,550,000,000 179,792,000 198,463,000 3,648,302,000 4,244,222,000 0 304,718,000 0 291,394,000 498,332,000 498,110,000 1,649,970,000 1,650,000,000 1,500,000,000 1,500,000,000 1,000,000,000 500,000,000 571,300,000 2,400,000,000 2,300,000,000 500,000,000    
Less: current maturities and short-term debt and other current obligations 103,586,000       688,056,000       103,586,000 688,056,000                                                                                                                        
Non-current portion of long-term debt and other long-term obligations 11,490,914,000       10,923,186,000       11,490,914,000 10,923,186,000                                                                                                                        
Stated interest rate                                                 7.125%                   0.00% [12],[13]   0.00% [12],[13]   0.00% [12],[14]       10.00% [12],[15]   10.00% [12],[8]   0.00% [12],[8]   10.00% [12]               10.00% [12],[16]   10.00% [12]   0.00% [12]                  
Percentage of debt instrument interest rate stated                                                       Various [12],[4]                                                                                    
Line of Credit Facility, Commitment Fee Percentage                                                               0.25%                                                                            
Availability on revolver                                   1,100,000,000                                                                                                        
Repayments of Other Long-term Debt                 762,970,000 [17] 1,978,709,000 [17]     332,045,000 [17] 589,105,000 [17]   18,096,000 [17]         87,489,000 [17] 30,941,000 [17] 619,125,000 [17]     51,000 [17] 30,000 [17]     312,465,000 [17],[3] 752,332,000 [17]                                                                              
Gains (losses) on retirement of long-term obligations $ (640,000) $ (1,000) $ (577,000) $ (35,909,000) $ (117,388,000) $ 0 $ (7,518,000) $ (7,068,000) $ (37,127,000) [1] $ (131,974,000) [2] $ 0   $ (17,894,000) [1] $ (62,966,000) [2]   $ (681,000) [2]         $ (399,000) [1] $ (490,000) [1] $ (1,893,000) [2]     $ 0 [2] $ 0 [1]     $ (18,103,000) [1],[3] $ (64,989,000) [2]                                                                              
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate                                                                                                                                         2.25% 2.50%
[1] The losses predominantly relate to cash losses, including with respect to make whole payments.
[2] Inclusive of $48.1 million related to the write-off of deferred financing costs and discounts. In addition, the remainder relates to cash losses including with respect to make whole payments.
[3] The redemption of the 7.75% Secured Notes was funded by the release of restricted cash.
[4] The Company's capital leases and other obligations bear interest rates ranging up to 10% and mature in periods ranging from less than one year to approximately 20 years.
[5] The 2012 Revolver and Tranche A Term Loans have maturity dates of November 2018 (or, if the aggregate principal amount of CCOC's outstanding Tranche B Term Loans (as defined below) (the maturity date of which has not been extended to a date that is on or after July 31, 2019) is less than or equal to $500.0 million, January 31, 2019).
[6] The tranche B term loans ("Tranche B Term Loans"), including the Incremental Tranche B Term Loans and the Incremental Tranche B-2 Term Loans (as defined below), consist as of December 31, 2013 of $2.4 billion of aggregate principal amount due January 2019 and $500.0 million of aggregate principal amount due January 2021. See note 20 for a discussion of the extension of the maturity date of certain of the Tranche B Term Loans.
[7] The WCP securitized notes ("WCP Securitized Notes") were assumed in connection with the WCP Acquisition. The WCP Securitized Notes include a fair value adjustment that increased the debt carrying value by $7.6 million as of December 31, 2013. The anticipated repayment date is 2015 for each class. If the WCP Securitized Notes are not repaid in full by their anticipated repayment dates, the applicable interest rate increases by an additional approximately 5% per annum. If the WCP Securitized Notes are not repaid in full by their rapid amortization date of 2017, monthly principal payments commence using the excess cash flows of the issuers of the WCP Securitized Notes.
[8] If the respective series of the January 2010 Tower Revenue Notes and August 2010 Tower Revenue Notes (collectively, "2010 Tower Revenue Notes") are not paid in full on or prior to 2015, 2017, and 2020, as applicable, then Excess Cash Flow (as defined in the indenture) of the issuers (of such notes) will be used to repay principal of the applicable series and class of the 2010 Tower Revenue Notes, and additional interest (of an additional approximately 5% per annum) will accrue on the respective 2010 Tower Revenue Notes. The January 2010 Tower Revenue Notes consist of three series of notes with principal amounts of $300.0 million, $350.0 million, and $1.3 billion, having anticipated repayment dates in 2015, 2017, and 2020, respectively. The August 2010 Tower Revenue Notes consist of three series of notes with principal amounts of $250.0 million, $300.0 million, and $1.0 billion, having anticipated repayment dates in 2015, 2017, and 2020, respectively.
[9] The 2009 Securitized Notes consist of $109.8 million of principal as of December 31, 2013 that amortizes through 2019, and $70.0 million of principal as of December 31, 2013 that amortizes during the period beginning in 2019 and ending in 2029.
[10] The Company issued $500.0 million aggregate principal amount of 2.381% secured notes due 2017 and $1.0 billion aggregate principal amount of 3.849% secured notes due 2023 (collectively, "2012 Secured Notes").
[11] As of December 31, 2013, the undrawn availability under the $1.5 billion senior secured revolving credit facility ("2012 Revolver") is $1.1 billion.
[12] Represents the weighted-average stated interest rate.
[13] The 2012 Revolver and tranche A term loans ("Tranche A Term Loans"), including the Incremental Tranche A Term Loans (as defined below) bear interest at a rate per annum equal to LIBOR plus a credit spread ranging from 1.5% to 2.25%, based on the CCOC total net leverage ratio. The Company pays a commitment fee of approximately 0.25% per annum on the undrawn available amount under the 2012 Revolver.
[14] The Tranche B Term Loans, including the Incremental Tranche B Term Loans and the Incremental Tranche B-2 Term Loans (defined below), bear interest at a rate per annum equal to LIBOR plus a credit spread range from 2.25% to 2.50% , based on CCOC's total net leverage ratio (with LIBOR subject to a floor of 0.75% per annum).
[15] The effective yield is approximately 4.0%, inclusive of the fair value adjustment.
[16] The effective yield is approximately 7.2%, inclusive of the discount.
[17] Exclusive of accrued interest.