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Income Taxes | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2019
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] |
Income Taxes | Income Taxes The Company files U.S. federal income tax returns and various state and local income tax returns. The Company is not subject to any state or federal income tax audits as of March 31, 2019. The Company's returns are generally open to examination from 2015 forward and the net operating losses acquired in the acquisition of nTelos are open to examination from 2002 forward. The effective tax rate has fluctuated in recent periods due to share based compensation tax benefits that are recognized as incurred. The Company received cash income tax refunds of $3.4 million in the three months ended March 31, 2018.

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- Definition The entire disclosure for income taxes. Disclosures may include net deferred tax liability or asset recognized in an enterprise's statement of financial position, net change during the year in the total valuation allowance, approximate tax effect of each type of temporary difference and carryforward that gives rise to a significant portion of deferred tax liabilities and deferred tax assets, utilization of a tax carryback, and tax uncertainties information. + References Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 740 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/topic&trid=2144680 + Details
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