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DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS - SALE OF U.S. RETAIL WIRELESS BUSINESS (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

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 in 2013 of approximately $307.1 million calculated as follows (in thousands):

Proceeds:
Received					$	702,000
Escrowed						78,000
Working capital						16,828
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Adjusted proceeds						796,828
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	)
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Net assets sold or impaired						280,286
Less: Transaction related costs						(13,517	)
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Pre-tax gain						503,025
Less: Income taxes at effective rate						195,923
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Net gain on sale					$	307,102
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Schedule of revenues and income from discontinued operations

        Revenues and income from discontinued operations related to the Alltel business for the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2013 were as follows (in thousands):

		Year Ended December 31,
		2012			2013
Revenue from discontinued operations		$	464,382		$	299,519
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax expense (benefit) of $13,816 and $2,512 respectively			29,202			5,166

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