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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019
Accounting Policies [Abstract] |
Schedule of Defined Benefit Plans Disclosures | Benefit Obligations: The Benefit obligations caption includes the following plans:
($ in thousands) | December 31, 2019 |  | December 31, 2018
nTelos Pension Plan | $ | 6,824 |  |  | $ | 5,131 |
OPEB Plan | 3,573 |  |  | 3,193 |
SERP Plan | 2,278 |  |  | 3,195 |
Total | $ | 12,675 |  |  | $ | 11,519 |
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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