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Acquisition of QCII by CenturyLink (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2013
Business Combinations [Abstract] |
Schedule of assets acquired and liabilities assumed | The following was our assignment of the aggregate consideration:
| April 1, 2011
| (Dollars in millions)
Cash, accounts receivable and other current assets* | $ | 1,108 |
Property, plant and equipment | 7,460 |
Identifiable intangible assets: |
Customer relationships | 5,699 |
Capitalized software | 1,702 |
Other noncurrent assets | 209 |
Current liabilities, excluding current maturities of long-term debt | (2,446 | )
Current maturities of long-term debt | (2,378 | )
Long-term debt | (6,310 | )
Deferred credits and other liabilities | (4,447 | )
Goodwill | 9,354 |
Aggregate consideration | $ | 9,951 |
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* | Includes estimated fair value of $674 million for accounts receivable, excluding affiliate accounts receivable, which had gross contractual value of $722 million on April 1, 2011. The $48 million difference between the gross contractual value and the estimated fair value assigned represents our best estimate as of April 1, 2011 of contractual cash flows that would not be collected.
Schedule of acquisition related expenses | The table below summarizes our acquisition-related expenses:
| Successor |  |  | Predecessor |  | Combined
| Year Ended December 31, 2013 |  | Year Ended December 31, 2012 |  | Nine Months Ended December 31, 2011 |  |  | Three Months Ended March 31, 2011 |  | Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2011
| (Dollars in millions)
Acquisition-related expenses | $ | 24 |  |  | 39 |  |  | 146 |  |  |  | 2 |  |  | 148 |

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