IMPACT OF THE HURRICANES IRMA AND MARIA	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
IMPACT OF THE HURRICANES IRMA AND MARIA
IMPACT OF THE HURRICANES IRMA AND MARIA	3. IMPACT OF HURRICANES IRMA AND MARIA During September 2017, the Company’s operations and customers in the U.S. Virgin Islands were severely impacted by Hurricanes Irma and subsequently Maria (collectively, the “Hurricanes”). Both its wireless and wireline networks and commercial operations were severely damaged by these storms. As a result of the significant damage to its wireline network and the ongoing lack of consistent commercial power in the territory, the Company was unable to provide most of its wireline services, which comprise the majority of revenue in the business, since the Hurricanes. Accordingly, the Company issued approximately $19.3 million of service credits, primarily in the fourth quarter of 2017, to its subscribers which are reflected as a reduction of its wireline revenue within its International Telecom segment. While the Company restoration of its wireline network is underway, it currently expects this negative impact to wireline revenue to continue into the first half of 2018, although that impact is expected to be less significant over time as services are restored to customers. As a result of the Hurricanes, the Company recorded a net pre-tax loss within its consolidated statement of operations of $4.0 million during the year ended December 31, 2017. This loss consists of $35.4 million of damaged assets, net of insurance proceeds of $34.6 million which the Company received in February 2018. This loss also includes $3.2 million of additional operating expenses that the Company specifically incurred to address the impact of the Hurricanes. In connection with the above, the Company also determined there was a triggering event to assess the related reporting unit’s goodwill and indefinite lived intangible assets for impairment. After consideration of the write-downs of other assets within the reporting unit described above, the impairment test for goodwill and indefinite lived intangible assets was performed by comparing the fair value of the reporting unit to its carrying amount. The Company calculated the fair value of the reporting unit by utilizing an income approach, with Level 3 valuation inputs, including a cash flow discount rate of 14.5%. Determining fair value requires the exercise of significant judgment, including judgments about appropriate discount rates, perpetual growth rates, and the amount and timing of expected future cash flows. The discount rate was based on a weighted‑average cost of capital, which represents the average rate the business would pay its providers of debt and equity. The cash flows employed in the discounted cash flow analysis were derived from internal and external forecasts. The impairment assessment concluded that no impairment was required for the goodwill and indefinite lived intangible assets because the fair value of the reporting unit exceeded its carrying amount.

3. IMPACT OF HURRICANES IRMA AND MARIA

During September 2017, the Company’s operations and customers in the U.S. Virgin Islands were severely impacted by Hurricanes Irma and subsequently Maria (collectively, the “Hurricanes”). Both its wireless and wireline networks and commercial operations were severely damaged by these storms. As a result of the significant damage to its wireline network and the ongoing lack of consistent commercial power in the territory, the Company was unable to provide most of its wireline services, which comprise the majority of revenue in the business, since the Hurricanes. Accordingly, the Company issued approximately $19.3 million of service credits, primarily in the fourth quarter of 2017, to its subscribers which are reflected as a reduction of its wireline revenue within its International Telecom segment. While the Company restoration of its wireline network is underway, it currently expects this negative impact to wireline revenue to continue into the first half of 2018, although that impact is expected to be less significant over time as services are restored to customers.

As a result of the Hurricanes, the Company recorded a net pre-tax loss within its consolidated statement of operations of $4.0 million during the year ended December 31, 2017. This loss consists of $35.4 million of damaged assets, net of insurance proceeds of $34.6 million which the Company received in February 2018. This loss also includes $3.2 million of additional operating expenses that the Company specifically incurred to address the impact of the Hurricanes.

In connection with the above, the Company also determined there was a triggering event to assess the related reporting unit’s goodwill and indefinite lived intangible assets for impairment. After consideration of the write-downs of other assets within the reporting unit described above, the impairment test for goodwill and indefinite lived intangible assets was performed by comparing the fair value of the reporting unit to its carrying amount. The Company calculated the fair value of the reporting unit by utilizing an income approach, with Level 3 valuation inputs, including a cash flow discount rate of 14.5%. Determining fair value requires the exercise of significant judgment, including judgments about appropriate discount rates, perpetual growth rates, and the amount and timing of expected future cash flows. The discount rate was based on a weighted‑average cost of capital, which represents the average rate the business would pay its providers of debt and equity. The cash flows employed in the discounted cash flow analysis were derived from internal and external forecasts. The impairment assessment concluded that no impairment was required for the goodwill and indefinite lived intangible assets because the fair value of the reporting unit exceeded its carrying amount.