Represents the number of term loans in which credit facility will be provided.

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The amount of financial liabilities assumed (as defined) which have been recognized as of the acquisition date.

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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The reference rate for the variable rate of the debt instrument, such as LIBOR or the US Treasury rate and the maturity of the reference rate used, such as three months or six months LIBOR.

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Effective interest rate for the funds borrowed under the debt agreement considering interest compounding and original issue discount or premium.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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The fee, expressed as a percentage of the line of credit facility, for available but unused credit capacity under the credit facility.

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Percentage of subsidiary's or equity investee's stock owned by parent company after stock transaction.

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LONG-TERM DEBT (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	1 Months Ended	9 Months Ended			0 Months Ended	9 Months Ended											9 Months Ended					9 Months Ended
	May 31, 2011 Bermuda wireless operations	Sep. 20, 2013 Amended Credit Facility One-week LIBOR	Sep. 20, 2013 Amended Credit Facility One-month LIBOR	Sep. 20, 2013 Amended Credit Facility Prime Rate	May 18, 2012 Term loans Amended Credit Facility item	Sep. 20, 2013 Term loans Amended Credit Facility LIBOR	Sep. 20, 2013 Term loans Amended Credit Facility Base rate	Sep. 20, 2013 Term loans Amended Credit Facility Minimum LIBOR	Sep. 20, 2013 Term loans Amended Credit Facility Minimum Base rate	Sep. 20, 2013 Term loans Amended Credit Facility Maximum LIBOR	Sep. 20, 2013 Term loans Amended Credit Facility Maximum Base rate	Sep. 30, 2014 Revolver loan Minimum LIBOR	Sep. 30, 2014 Revolver loan Minimum Base rate	Sep. 30, 2014 Revolver loan Maximum LIBOR	Sep. 30, 2014 Revolver loan Maximum Base rate	Sep. 30, 2014 Revolver loan Amended Credit Facility	Sep. 30, 2014 Revolver loan Amended Credit Facility LIBOR	Sep. 30, 2014 Revolver loan Amended Credit Facility Base rate	Sep. 30, 2014 Revolver loan Amended Credit Facility Minimum	Sep. 30, 2014 Revolver loan Amended Credit Facility Maximum	Sep. 30, 2014 Swingline sub-facility Amended Credit Facility	Sep. 30, 2014 Swingline sub-facility Amended Credit Facility Minimum Base rate	Sep. 30, 2014 Swingline sub-facility Amended Credit Facility Maximum Base rate	Sep. 30, 2014 Letter of credit sub-facility Amended Credit Facility	May 02, 2011 Note payable - other M3 Wireless, Ltd. Keytech Ltd.
Long-term debt
Maximum borrowing capacity																$ 100.0					$ 10.0			$ 55.0
Number of term loans					2
Description of variable rate basis		one-week LIBOR	one-month LIBOR	Prime rate		LIBOR	Base rate										LIBOR	Base rate
Basis spread on variable rate (as a percent)		1.50%	1.50%					2.00%	1.00%	4.00%	3.00%	2.00%	1.00%	3.50%	2.50%							0.50%	2.00%
Commitment fee (as a percent)																			0.25%	0.50%
Term loan assumed																									$ 7.0
Ownership interest held by minority shareholder (as a percent)	42.00%
Effective interest rate (as a percent)																									7.00%