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Segment Reporting - Selected Financial Data for Segments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2019 | Mar. 31, 2018
External revenue |  |
Operating revenues | $ 158,843 | $ 154,138
Operating expenses: |  |
Selling, general and administrative | 28,722 | 28,750
Depreciation and amortization | 41,179 | 43,487
Total operating expenses | 134,056 | 137,384
Operating income (loss) | 24,787 | 16,754
Wireless |  |
External revenue |  |
Operating revenues | 114,384 | 111,565
Cable |  |
External revenue |  |
Operating revenues | 32,240 | 30,680
Wireline |  |
External revenue |  |
Operating revenues | 12,219 | 11,893
Other |  |
External revenue |  |
Operating revenues | 0 | 0
Intersegment Eliminations |  |
External revenue |  |
Operating revenues | (9,429) | (10,084)
Operating expenses: |  |
Selling, general and administrative | (670) | (718)
Depreciation and amortization | 0 | 0
Total operating expenses | (9,429) | (10,084)
Operating income (loss) | 0 | 0
Intersegment Eliminations | Wireless |  |
External revenue |  |
Operating revenues | (1,270) | (1,239)
Intersegment Eliminations | Cable |  |
External revenue |  |
Operating revenues | (1,469) | (1,031)
Intersegment Eliminations | Wireline |  |
External revenue |  |
Operating revenues | (6,690) | (7,814)
Intersegment Eliminations | Other |  |
External revenue |  |
Operating revenues | 0 | 0
Operating Segments |  |
External revenue |  |
Operating revenues | 168,272 | 164,222
Operating Segments | Wireless |  |
External revenue |  |
Operating revenues | 115,654 | 112,804
Operating expenses: |  |
Selling, general and administrative | 11,362 | 12,135
Depreciation and amortization | 31,050 | 33,925
Total operating expenses | 90,317 | 95,537
Operating income (loss) | 25,337 | 17,267
Operating Segments | Cable |  |
External revenue |  |
Operating revenues | 33,709 | 31,711
Operating expenses: |  |
Selling, general and administrative | 5,726 | 4,948
Depreciation and amortization | 6,458 | 6,024
Total operating expenses | 28,006 | 26,184
Operating income (loss) | 5,703 | 5,527
Operating Segments | Wireline |  |
External revenue |  |
Operating revenues | 18,909 | 19,707
Operating expenses: |  |
Selling, general and administrative | 1,843 | 1,717
Depreciation and amortization | 3,533 | 3,394
Total operating expenses | 14,563 | 14,935
Operating income (loss) | 4,346 | 4,772
Operating Segments | Other |  |
External revenue |  |
Operating revenues | 0 | 0
Operating expenses: |  |
Selling, general and administrative | 10,461 | 10,668
Depreciation and amortization | 138 | 144
Total operating expenses | 10,599 | 10,812
Operating income (loss) | (10,599) | (10,812)
Service revenue |  |
External revenue |  |
Operating revenues | 132,265 | 125,944
Service revenue | Wireless |  |
External revenue |  |
Operating revenues | 97,075 | 92,165
Service revenue | Cable |  |
External revenue |  |
Operating revenues | 29,705 | 28,471
Service revenue | Wireline |  |
External revenue |  |
Operating revenues | 5,485 | 5,308
Service revenue | Other |  |
External revenue |  |
Operating revenues | 0 | 0
Equipment revenue |  |
External revenue |  |
Operating revenues | 15,612 | 17,579
Equipment revenue | Wireless |  |
External revenue |  |
Operating revenues | 15,291 | 17,374
Equipment revenue | Cable |  |
External revenue |  |
Operating revenues | 270 | 159
Equipment revenue | Wireline |  |
External revenue |  |
Operating revenues | 51 | 46
Equipment revenue | Other |  |
External revenue |  |
Operating revenues | 0 | 0
Other |  |
External revenue |  |
Operating revenues | 10,966 | 10,615
Other | Wireless |  |
External revenue |  |
Operating revenues | 2,018 | 2,026
Other | Cable |  |
External revenue |  |
Operating revenues | 2,265 | 2,050
Other | Wireline |  |
External revenue |  |
Operating revenues | 6,683 | 6,539
Other | Other |  |
External revenue |  |
Operating revenues | 0 | 0
Cost of services |  |
Operating expenses: |  |
Cost of services | 49,518 | 49,342
Cost of services | Intersegment Eliminations |  |
Operating expenses: |  |
Cost of services | (8,758) | (9,366)
Cost of services | Operating Segments | Wireless |  |
Operating expenses: |  |
Cost of services | 33,478 | 33,750
Cost of services | Operating Segments | Cable |  |
Operating expenses: |  |
Cost of services | 15,647 | 15,156
Cost of services | Operating Segments | Wireline |  |
Operating expenses: |  |
Cost of services | 9,151 | 9,802
Cost of services | Operating Segments | Other |  |
Operating expenses: |  |
Cost of services | 0 | 0
Cost of goods sold |  |
Operating expenses: |  |
Cost of services | 14,637 | 15,805
Cost of goods sold | Intersegment Eliminations |  |
Operating expenses: |  |
Cost of services | (1) | 0
Cost of goods sold | Operating Segments | Wireless |  |
Operating expenses: |  |
Cost of services | 14,427 | 15,727
Cost of goods sold | Operating Segments | Cable |  |
Operating expenses: |  |
Cost of services | 175 | 56
Cost of goods sold | Operating Segments | Wireline |  |
Operating expenses: |  |
Cost of services | 36 | 22
Cost of goods sold | Operating Segments | Other |  |
Operating expenses: |  |
Cost of services | $ 0 | $ 0

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