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Acquisitions, Divestitures and Exchanges (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2014
Divestiture Financial Impacts |
Business divestiture financial impacts |
(Dollars in thousands) | Expected Period of Recognition |  | Projected Range |  | Cumulative Amount Recognized as of September 30, 2014 |  | Actual Amount Recognized Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014 |  | Actual Amount Recognized Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013 |  | Actual Amount Recognized Three Months Ended September 30, 2014 |  | Actual Amount Recognized Three Months Ended September 30, 2013
(Gain) loss on sale of business and other exit costs, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Proceeds from Sprint |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | Purchase price |  | 2013 |  | $ | (480,000) |  | $ | (480,000) |  | $ | (480,000) |  | $ | - |  | $ | (480,000) |  | $ | - |  | $ | -
|  | Sprint Cost Reimbursement |  | 2013-2015 |  |  | (120,000) |  |  | (175,000) |  |  | (98,289) |  |  | (50,648) |  |  | (4,221) |  |  | (1,454) |  |  | (4,213)
| Net assets transferred |  | 2013 |  |  | 213,593 |  |  | 213,593 |  |  | 213,593 |  |  | - |  |  | 213,593 |  |  | - |  |  | -
| Non-cash charges for the write-off and write-down of property under construction and related assets |  | 2012-2015 |  |  | 10,000 |  |  | 15,000 |  |  | 10,965 |  |  | 290 |  |  | 54 |  |  | (48) |  |  | (27)
| Employee related costs including severance, retention and outplacement |  | 2012-2014 |  |  | 13,000 |  |  | 16,000 |  |  | 14,139 |  |  | (123) |  |  | 2,462 |  |  | 10 |  |  | (641)
| Contract termination costs |  | 2012-2015 |  |  | 70,000 |  |  | 100,000 |  |  | 81,377 |  |  | 21,793 |  |  | 18,781 |  |  | (9,040) |  |  | 2,176
| Transaction costs |  | 2012-2014 |  |  | 5,000 |  |  | 7,000 |  |  | 6,183 |  |  | 618 |  |  | 4,081 |  |  | 156 |  |  | 362
|  | Total (Gain) loss on sale of business and other exit costs, net |  |  |  | $ | (288,407) |  | $ | (303,407) |  | $ | (252,032) |  | $ | (28,070) |  | $ | (245,250) |  | $ | (10,376) |  | $ | (2,343)
Depreciation, amortization and accretion expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Incremental depreciation, amortization and accretion, net of salvage values |  | 2012-2014 |  |  | 215,000 |  |  | 216,000 |  |  | 215,238 |  |  | 16,667 |  |  | 134,000 |  |  | 3,582 |  |  | 45,676
(Increase) decrease in Operating income |  |  |  | $ | (73,407) |  | $ | (87,407) |  | $ | (36,794) |  | $ | (11,403) |  | $ | (111,250) |  | $ | (6,794) |  | $ | 43,333
|  | As a result of the transaction, U.S. Cellular recognized the following amounts in the Consolidated Balance Sheet:
|  |  |  |  |  | Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014 |  |  |
(Dollars in thousands) | Balance December 31, 2013 |  | Costs Incurred |  | Cash Settlements (1) |  | Adjustments (2) |  | Balance September 30, 2014
Accrued compensation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Employee related costs including severance, retention, outplacement | $ | 2,053 |  | $ | 99 |  | $ | (1,121) |  | $ | (221) |  | $ | 810
Accounts payable - trade |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Contract termination costs | $ | - |  | $ | 4,018 |  | $ | - |  | $ | (1,070) |  | $ | 2,948
Other current liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Contract termination costs | $ | 13,992 |  | $ | 12,703 |  | $ | (19,390) |  | $ | 1,367 |  | $ | 8,672
Other deferred liabilities and credits |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Contract termination costs | $ | 30,849 |  | $ | 24,171 |  | $ | (3,380) |  | $ | (29,707) |  | $ | 21,933
(1) | Cash settlement amounts are included in either the Net income, changes in Accounts payable - trade or changes in Other assets and liabilities line items as part of Cash flows from operating activities on the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows.
(2) | Adjustment to liability represents changes to previously accrued amounts.

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