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Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of Finite Lived Intangible Assets, Amortization, Estimated Useful Lives [Table Text Block] | Our finite-lived intangible assets are amortized over the following estimated useful lives:
|  | Estimated Useful Life
Affiliate contract expansion - Wireless |  | 4 - 14 years
FCC spectrum licenses |  | 18 - 20 years
Acquired subscribers - Broadband |  | 3 - 10 years
Other intangibles |  | 15 - 20 years
Changes in Carrying Amount of Goodwill | Goodwill by segment consisted of the following:
(in thousands) | December 31, 2019 |  | December 31, 2018
Wireless | $ | 146,383 |  |  | $ | 146,383 |
Broadband | 2,687 |  |  | 114 |
Total Goodwill | $ | 149,070 |  |  | $ | 146,497 |
Intangible Assets Resulting from Acquisition | ntangible assets consisted of the following:
| December 31, 2019 |  | December 31, 2018
(in thousands) | Gross Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization and Other |  | Net |  | Gross Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization and Other |  | Net
Indefinite-lived intangibles: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cable franchise rights | $ | 64,334 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 64,334 |  |  | $ | 64,334 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 64,334 |
FCC spectrum licenses | 13,839 |  |  | — |  |  | 13,839 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Railroad crossing rights | 141 |  |  | — |  |  | 141 |  |  | 141 |  |  | — |  |  | 141 |
Total indefinite-lived intangibles | 78,314 |  |  | — |  |  | 78,314 |  |  | 64,475 |  |  | — |  |  | 64,475 |
Finite-lived intangibles: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sprint affiliate contract expansion - Wireless | 455,305 |  |  | (226,712 | ) |  | 228,593 |  |  | 455,305 |  |  | (167,830 | ) |  | 287,475 |
FCC spectrum licenses | 4,659 |  |  | (97 | ) |  | 4,562 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Favorable leases - Wireless | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 15,743 |  |  | (1,919 | ) |  | 13,824 |
Acquired subscribers - Cable | 28,065 |  |  | (25,600 | ) |  | 2,465 |  |  | 25,265 |  |  | (25,250 | ) |  | 15 |
Other intangibles | 463 |  |  | (250 | ) |  | 213 |  |  | 463 |  |  | (223 | ) |  | 240 |
Total finite-lived intangibles | 488,492 |  |  | (252,659 | ) |  | 235,833 |  |  | 496,776 |  |  | (195,222 | ) |  | 301,554 |
Total intangible assets | $ | 566,806 |  |  | $ | (252,659 | ) |  | $ | 314,147 |  |  | $ | 561,251 |  |  | $ | (195,222 | ) |  | $ | 366,029 |
Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Future Amortization Expense | The following table summarizes expected amortization of intangible assets at December 31, 2019:
(in thousands) |  | Amortization of Intangible Assets (1)
2020 |  | $ | 17,857 |
2021 |  | 15,153 |
2022 |  | 13,709 |
2023 |  | 13,499 |
2024 |  | 13,499 |
Thereafter |  | 43,772 |
Total |  | $ | 117,489 |
_______________________________________________________ (1) The Company expects to further reduce affiliate contract expansion by approximately $118.4 million as waived management fees are received from Sprint.
Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets | ntangible assets consisted of the following:
| December 31, 2019 |  | December 31, 2018
(in thousands) | Gross Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization and Other |  | Net |  | Gross Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization and Other |  | Net
Indefinite-lived intangibles: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cable franchise rights | $ | 64,334 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 64,334 |  |  | $ | 64,334 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 64,334 |
FCC spectrum licenses | 13,839 |  |  | — |  |  | 13,839 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Railroad crossing rights | 141 |  |  | — |  |  | 141 |  |  | 141 |  |  | — |  |  | 141 |
Total indefinite-lived intangibles | 78,314 |  |  | — |  |  | 78,314 |  |  | 64,475 |  |  | — |  |  | 64,475 |
Finite-lived intangibles: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sprint affiliate contract expansion - Wireless | 455,305 |  |  | (226,712 | ) |  | 228,593 |  |  | 455,305 |  |  | (167,830 | ) |  | 287,475 |
FCC spectrum licenses | 4,659 |  |  | (97 | ) |  | 4,562 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Favorable leases - Wireless | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 15,743 |  |  | (1,919 | ) |  | 13,824 |
Acquired subscribers - Cable | 28,065 |  |  | (25,600 | ) |  | 2,465 |  |  | 25,265 |  |  | (25,250 | ) |  | 15 |
Other intangibles | 463 |  |  | (250 | ) |  | 213 |  |  | 463 |  |  | (223 | ) |  | 240 |
Total finite-lived intangibles | 488,492 |  |  | (252,659 | ) |  | 235,833 |  |  | 496,776 |  |  | (195,222 | ) |  | 301,554 |
Total intangible assets | $ | 566,806 |  |  | $ | (252,659 | ) |  | $ | 314,147 |  |  | $ | 561,251 |  |  | $ | (195,222 | ) |  | $ | 366,029 |

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