Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Finite-Lived Intangible Assets

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Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Indefinite Lived Intangible Assets

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Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Operating Lease Liabilities

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Payments For (Proceeds) For Deposits On Spectrum Leases

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The aggregate expense charged against earnings to allocate the cost of intangible assets (nonphysical assets not used in production) in a systematic and rational manner to the periods expected to benefit from such assets. As a noncash expense, this element is added back to net income when calculating cash provided by or used in operations using the indirect method.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Amount of increase in assets, excluding financial assets and goodwill, lacking physical substance with an indefinite life, from an acquisition.

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Goodwill and Intangible Assets - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Amortization expense			$ 700	$ 800	$ 700
Refund received (cash disbursed) for deposit on FCC spectrum leases			$ 3,996	0	$ (16,118)
Spectrum Purchase Agreements \| Disposal Group, Held-for-sale, Not Discontinued Operations
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Indefinite-lived license				13,800
Finite-lived license				5,900
Operating lease liabilities				$ 3,800
FCC spectrum licenses
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Indefinite-lived intangible assets acquired	$ 12,100	$ 16,100