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Stockholders' Equity (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2013
Equity [Abstract] |
Summary of Special Cash Dividends | During 2012 and 2013, PTGi’s Board of Directors declared four special cash dividends (the “Dividends”) with respect to PTGi’s issued and outstanding common stock, as presented in the following table (Total Dividend amounts presented in thousands):
|  | Special Cash Dividend Per Share |
|  | $1.00 |  |  | $2.50 |  |  | $0.50 |  |  | $8.50 |
Declaration Date |  |  | June 20, 2012 |  |  |  | November 14, 2012 |  |  |  | December 11, 2012 |  |  |  | August 7, 2013 |
Holders of Record Date |  |  | July 2, 2012 |  |  |  | November 27, 2012 |  |  |  | December 21, 2012 |  |  |  | August 20, 2013 |
Payment Date |  |  | July 16, 2012 |  |  |  | December 11, 2012 |  |  |  | December 28, 2012 |  |  |  | August 27, 2013 |
Total Dividend |  |  | 13,804 |  |  |  | 34,551 |  |  |  | 6,910 |  |  |  | 119,788 |

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of all or some of the information related to dividends declared, but not paid, as of the financial reporting date. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 230 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 3 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6367179&loc=d3e4304-108586 + Details
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