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Stock-Based Compensation | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2013
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract] |
Stock-Based Compensation | Stock-Based Compensation Stock-based compensation expenses are included in cost of services and products, and selling, general, and administrative expenses in our consolidated statements of operations. During our predecessor years, we recognized compensation expense relating to awards granted to our employees under the Equity Incentive Program or EIP using the straight-line method over the applicable vesting periods. We also recognized compensation expense when our employees purchased QCII's common stock under the Employee Stock Purchase Plan or ESPP for the difference between the employees' purchase price and the fair value of QCII's stock. For the successor years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, we were allocated a stock based compensation expense of approximately $17 million and $18 million, respectively. For the successor nine months ended December 31, 2011 and the predecessor three months ended March 31, 2011, total stock-based compensation expense allocated was approximately $19 million and $3 million, respectively. We recognized an income tax benefit from our stock compensation expense of approximately $7 million and $7 million, respectively, during the successor years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012. We recognized an income tax benefit from our stock compensation expense of approximately $7 million and $1 million, respectively, for the successor nine months ended December 31, 2011 and the predecessor three months ended March 31, 2011. Due to CenturyLink's acquisition of QCII, we now record the stock-based compensation expense that is allocated to us from CenturyLink which is included in operating expenses-affiliates in our consolidated statements of operations. Based on many factors that affect the allocation, the amount of stock-based compensation expense recorded at CenturyLink and ultimately allocated to us may fluctuate. We settle the stock-based compensation expense allocated to us from CenturyLink through affiliate transactions.

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- Definition The entire disclosure for compensation-related costs for equity-based compensation, which may include disclosure of policies, compensation plan details, allocation of equity compensation, incentive distributions, equity-based arrangements to obtain goods and services, deferred compensation arrangements, employee stock ownership plan details and employee stock purchase plan details. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 718 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6415400&loc=d3e5047-113901 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 718 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6415400&loc=d3e5070-113901 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 505 -SubTopic 50 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6406099&loc=d3e25284-112666 Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 718 -SubTopic 40 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6418621&loc=d3e17540-113929 Reference 5: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 718 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 4 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6415400&loc=d3e5444-113901 Reference 6: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Staff Accounting Bulletin (SAB) -Number Topic 14 + Details
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