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Number of shares issued for each share of convertible preferred stock that is converted.

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Amount of paid and unpaid preferred stock dividends declared with the form of settlement in payment-in-kind (PIK).

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Amount of increase in noncontrolling interest from subsidiary issuance of equity interests to noncontrolling interest holders.

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The cash outflow for cost incurred directly with the issuance of an equity security.

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Per share conversion price of preferred stock.

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Face amount or stated value per share of preferred stock nonredeemable or redeemable solely at the option of the issuer.

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The maximum number of nonredeemable preferred shares (or preferred stock redeemable solely at the option of the issuer) permitted to be issued by an entity's charter and bylaws.

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Aggregate share number for all nonredeemable preferred stock (or preferred stock redeemable solely at the option of the issuer) held by stockholders. Does not include preferred shares that have been repurchased.

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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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Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands			9 Months Ended
	Jul. 15, 2024	Apr. 01, 2024	Sep. 30, 2024
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Issuance of redeemable noncontrolling interest (in shares)			81,000
Issuance of redeemable noncontrolling interest			$ 79,380
Series A Preferred Stock
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Preferred stock, par value (in dollars per share)		$ 0.01
Preferred stock, shares authorized (in shares)			100,000
Preferred stock, shares outstanding (in shares)			81,000
Payments of stock issuance costs			$ 1,600
Dividends, preferred stock, paid-in-kind	$ 1,600
Shentel Broadband Holding Inc. \| Energy Capital Partners
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Convertible preferred stock, shares issued upon conversion (in shares)			3,372,979
Shentel Broadband Holding Inc. \| Series A Preferred Stock
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Issuance of redeemable noncontrolling interest (in shares)		81,000
Issuance of redeemable noncontrolling interest		$ 81,000
Preferred stock, par value (in dollars per share)		$ 0.01
Preferred stock, shares authorized (in shares)		100,000
Shentel Broadband Holding Inc. \| Series A Preferred Stock \| Energy Capital Partners
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Issuance of redeemable noncontrolling interest (in shares)		81,000
Issuance of redeemable noncontrolling interest		$ 81,000
Conversion price per share (in dollars per share)		$ 24.50