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DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS SALE OF U.S. RETAIL WIRELESS BUSINESS (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2013
DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS - SALE OF U.S. RETAIL WIRELESS BUSINESS |
Schedule of gain on sale of operations | As a result of that approval, the Company completed the sale of certain U.S. retail wireless assets on that date and recorded a gain of approximately $305.2 million calculated as follows (in thousands):
Proceeds: |  |  |  |  |
Received |  |  |  | $ | 702,000 |
Escrowed |  |  |  | 78,000 |
Working capital- preliminary |  |  |  | 24,138 |
Working capital- adjusted |  |  |  | (6,703 | )
Adjust proceeds |  |  |  | 797,435 |
Less: Net assets sold or impaired: |  |  |  |  |
Assets sold or impaired: |  |  |  |  |
Current assets |  | 51,597 |  |  |
Property, plant and equipment, net |  | 190,970 |  |  |
Telecommunications licenses |  | 50,553 |  |  |
Other intangible assets |  | 37,434 |  |  |
Other assets |  | 13,202 |  |  |
Liabilities sold: |  |  |  |  |
Current liabilities |  | (40,674 | ) |  |
Other liabilities |  | (22,796 | ) |  |
Net assets sold or impaired |  |  |  | 280,286 |
Less: Transaction related costs |  |  |  | 13,517 |
Pre-tax gain |  |  |  | 503,632 |
Less: Income taxes at effective rate |  |  |  | 198,435 |
Net gain on sale |  |  |  | $ | 305,197 |
Schedule of reclassification of assets and liabilities of Alltel operations into discontinued operations | Those assets and liabilities consist of the following (in thousands):
|  | December 31, 2012 |  | September 30, 2013 |
Accounts receivable, net |  | $ | 34,225 |  | $ | — |
Materials and supplies |  | 19,047 |  | — |
Prepayments and other current assets |  | 5,386 |  | 4,923 |
Property, plant and equipment, net |  | 212,222 |  | — |
Telecommunications licenses |  | 50,553 |  | — |
Other intangible assets |  | 42,746 |  | — |
Other assets |  | 16,586 |  | — |
Assets of discontinued operations |  | $ | 380,765 |  | $ | 4,923 |
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities |  | $ | 20,486 |  | $ | 17,719 |
Accrued taxes |  | 3,475 |  | — |
Advance payments and deposits |  | 11,435 |  | — |
Other current liabilities |  | 27,440 |  | — |
Other liabilities |  | 11,074 |  | — |
Liabilities of discontinued operations |  | $ | 73,910 |  | $ | 17,719 |
Schedule of revenues and income from discontinued operations | Revenues and income from discontinued operations related to the Alltel business for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2013 were as follows (in thousands):
|  | Three Months Ended September 30, |
|  | 2012 |  | 2013 |
Revenue from discontinued operations |  | $ | 115,692 |  | $ | 88,036 |
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax expense (benefit) of $5,369 and $(1,020), respectively |  | 8,922 |  | (1,960 | )
|  | Nine Months Ended September 30, |
|  | 2012 |  | 2013 |
Revenue from discontinued operations |  | $ | 349,703 |  | $ | 299,519 |
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax expense of $15,241 and $3,244, respectively |  | 23,428 |  | 5,166 |

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