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Basic and Diluted Income (Loss) Per Common Share (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2013
Earnings Per Share [Abstract] |
Basic Income (Loss) Per Common Share to Diluted Income (Loss) Per Common Share | A calculation of basic income (loss) per common share to diluted income (loss) per common share is set forth below (in thousands, except per share amounts):
|  | Three Months Ended September 30, 2013 |  |  | Three Months Ended September 30, 2012 |  |  | Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013 |  |  | Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012 |
Income (loss) from continuing operations, net of tax |  | $ | 1,389 |  |  | $ | (909 | ) |  | $ | 2,289 |  |  | $ | (21,395 | )
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax |  |  | (23,744 | ) |  |  | (24,128 | ) |  |  | (25,543 | ) |  |  | (40,307 | )
Gain (loss) from sale of discontinued operations, net of tax |  |  | 15,650 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 150,695 |  |  |  | 98,666 |
Net income (loss) attributable to Primus Telecommunications Group, Incorporated-basic |  | $ | (6,705 | ) |  | $ | (25,037 | ) |  | $ | 127,441 |  |  | $ | 36,964 |
Net income (loss) attributable to Primus Telecommunications Group, Incorporated-diluted |  | $ | (6,705 | ) |  | $ | (25,037 | ) |  | $ | 127,441 |  |  | $ | 36,964 |
Weighted average common shares outstanding-basic |  |  | 14,077 |  |  |  | 13,890 |  |  |  | 13,987 |  |  |  | 13,825 |
Weighted average common shares outstanding-diluted |  |  | 15,297 |  |  |  | 13,890 |  |  |  | 15,124 |  |  |  | 13,825 |
Basic income (loss) per common share: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to Primus Telecommunications Group, Incorporated |  |  | 0.10 |  |  |  | (0.07 | ) |  |  | 0.17 |  |  |  | (1.54 | )
Income (loss) from discontinued operations |  |  | (1.69 | ) |  |  | (1.74 | ) |  |  | (1.83 | ) |  |  | (2.92 | )
Gain (loss) from sale of discontinued operations |  |  | 1.11 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 10.77 |  |  |  | 7.14 |
Net income (loss) attributable to Primus Telecommunications Group, Incorporated |  |  | (0.48 | ) |  |  | (1.81 | ) |  |  | 9.11 |  |  |  | 2.68 |
Diluted income (loss) per common share: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to Primus Telecommunications Group, Incorporated |  |  | 0.09 |  |  |  | (0.07 | ) |  |  | 0.16 |  |  |  | (1.54 | )
Income (loss) from discontinued operations |  |  | (1.55 | ) |  |  | (1.74 | ) |  |  | (1.69 | ) |  |  | (2.92 | )
Gain (loss) from sale of discontinued operations |  |  | 1.02 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 9.96 |  |  |  | 7.14 |
Net income (loss) attributable to Primus Telecommunications Group, Incorporated |  |  | (0.44 | ) |  |  | (1.81 | ) |  |  | 8.43 |  |  |  | 2.68 |

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of an entity's basic and diluted earnings per share calculations, including a reconciliation of numerators and denominators of the basic and diluted per-share computations for income from continuing operations. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 260 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6371337&loc=d3e3550-109257 + Details
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