| Dec'19 | Dec'18 | Dec'17 | Dec'16 | Dec'15 | Dec'14 | Dec'13 | Dec'12 | Dec'11 | Dec'10 | Dec'09 | Dec'08 | Dec'07 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cash Flows from Operating Activities | ||||||||||||
Net Income | ||||||||||||
19,788 | 16,039 | 30,550 | 13,608 | 18,375 | 11,956 | 23,547 | 10,557 | 10,198 | 10,217 | 11,601 | 3,962 | 10,574 |
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: | ||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization expense | ||||||||||||
16,682 | 17,403 | 16,954 | 15,928 | 16,017 | 16,533 | 16,606 | 16,460 | 16,496 | 16,405 | 16,534 | 14,610 | 14,377 |
Employee retirement benefits | ||||||||||||
-284 | -2,657 | 440 | 2,705 | -1,747 | 8,130 | -5,052 | 8,198 | 7,426 | 3,988 | 2,964 | 16,077 | 1,720 |
Deferred income taxes | ||||||||||||
1,232 | 389 | -14,463 | -1,063 | 3,516 | -92 | 5,785 | -952 | -223 | 3,233 | 2,093 | -3,468 | 408 |
Provision for uncollectible accounts | ||||||||||||
1,588 | 980 | 1,167 | 1,420 | 1,610 | 1,095 | 993 | 972 | 1,026 | 1,246 | 1,306 | 1,085 | 1,047 |
Equity in losses of unconsolidated businesses, net of dividends received | ||||||||||||
-74 | -231 | -117 | -138 | -127 | 1,743 | 102 | -77 | -36 | -2 | -389 | 212 | 1,986 |
Gain (Loss) on Disposition of Assets | ||||||||||||
-94 | 0 | 1,774 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Net loss on sale of divested businesses | ||||||||||||
- | - | - | 1,007 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Media goodwill impairment | ||||||||||||
186 | 4,591 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Changes in current assets and liabilities, net of effects from acquisition/disposition of businesses: | ||||||||||||
Accounts receivable | ||||||||||||
1,471 | 2,667 | 5,674 | 5,067 | 945 | 2,745 | 843 | 1,717 | 966 | 859 | 1,393 | -1,085 | -1,931 |
Inventories | ||||||||||||
76 | 324 | -168 | -61 | 99 | 132 | -56 | 136 | -208 | -299 | -235 | -188 | -255 |
Prepaid expenses and other | ||||||||||||
2,807 | -37 | -27 | 660 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Other assets | ||||||||||||
- | - | - | - | -942 | 695 | 143 | -306 | -86 | 313 | 102 | -59 | -140 |
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities and Other current liabilities | ||||||||||||
-2,359 | 1,777 | -459 | -1,089 | 2,545 | 1,412 | 925 | 1,144 | -1,607 | 1,075 | -1,251 | -1,701 | 567 |
Discretionary employee benefits contributions | ||||||||||||
300 | 1,679 | 3,411 | 186 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Other, net | ||||||||||||
3,399 | 219 | 676 | -3,099 | -1,350 | -3,088 | -2,954 | -3,423 | 2,900 | 1,930 | 986 | 1,993 | -59 |
Net cash provided by operating activities - continuing operations | ||||||||||||
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 27,409 |
Net cash used in operating activities - discontinued operations | ||||||||||||
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -570 |
Net cash provided by operating activities | ||||||||||||
35,746 | 34,339 | 24,318 | 21,689 | 38,991 | 30,631 | 38,818 | 31,486 | 29,780 | 33,363 | 31,390 | 27,452 | 26,839 |
Cash Flows from Investing Activities | ||||||||||||
Capital expenditures (including capitalized software) | ||||||||||||
- | - | - | 17,059 | 17,775 | 17,191 | 16,604 | 16,175 | 16,244 | 16,458 | 16,872 | 17,133 | 17,538 |
Acquisitions of businesses, net of cash acquired | ||||||||||||
17,939 | 230 | 17,247 | 3,765 | 3,545 | 182 | 494 | 913 | 1,797 | 652 | 5,958 | - | - |
Payments to Acquire Intangible Assets | ||||||||||||
898 | 1,429 | 583 | 534 | 9,942 | 354 | 580 | 4,298 | 221 | 786 | - | - | - |
Proceeds from dispositions of wireless licenses | ||||||||||||
- | - | - | - | - | 2,367 | 2,111 | 363 | - | - | - | - | - |
Acquisitions of licenses, investments and businesses, net of cash acquired | ||||||||||||
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 15,904 | 763 |
Proceeds from dispositions of businesses | ||||||||||||
28 | 0 | 3,614 | 9,882 | 48 | 120 | - | - | - | 2,594 | - | - | - |
Net change in short-term investments | ||||||||||||
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -35 | 3 | -84 | -1,677 | -169 |
Other, net | ||||||||||||
-1,257 | -383 | -1,640 | -1,602 | -1,198 | 616 | -734 | -521 | -977 | -251 | 410 | 114 | -1,267 |
Net cash used in investing activities - continuing operations | ||||||||||||
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -16,865 |
Net cash provided by investing activities - discontinued operations | ||||||||||||
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 757 |
Net cash used in investing activities | ||||||||||||
-17,581 | -17,934 | -18,456 | -9,874 | -30,016 | -15,856 | -14,833 | -20,502 | -17,250 | -15,054 | -23,156 | -31,474 | -16,108 |
Cash Flows from Financing Activities | ||||||||||||
Proceeds from long-term borrowings | ||||||||||||
10,079 | 5,967 | 27,707 | 12,964 | 6,667 | 30,967 | 49,166 | 4,489 | 11,060 | - | 12,040 | 21,598 | 3,402 |
Extraordinary item, net of tax | ||||||||||||
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 131 |
Proceeds from asset-backed long-term borrowings | ||||||||||||
8,576 | 4,810 | 4,290 | 4,986 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Repayments of long-term borrowings and finance lease obligations | ||||||||||||
17,584 | 10,923 | 23,837 | 19,159 | 9,340 | 17,669 | 8,163 | 6,403 | 11,805 | 8,136 | 19,260 | 4,146 | 5,503 |
Repayments of asset-backed long-term borrowings | ||||||||||||
6,302 | 3,635 | 400 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Decrease in short-term obligations, excluding current maturities | ||||||||||||
- | - | - | - | -344 | -475 | -142 | -1,437 | 1,928 | -1,097 | -1,652 | 2,389 | -3,252 |
Dividends paid | ||||||||||||
10,016 | 9,772 | 9,472 | 9,262 | 8,538 | 7,803 | 5,936 | 5,230 | 5,555 | 5,412 | 5,271 | 4,994 | 4,773 |
Proceeds from sale of common stock | ||||||||||||
- | - | - | - | - | 34 | 85 | 315 | 241 | - | - | 16 | 1,274 |
Purchase of common stock for treasury | ||||||||||||
- | - | - | - | 5,134 | - | 153 | - | - | - | - | 1,368 | 2,843 |
Special distribution to noncontrolling interest | ||||||||||||
- | - | - | - | - | - | 3,150 | 8,325 | - | - | - | - | - |
Acquisition of noncontrolling interest | ||||||||||||
- | - | - | - | - | 58,886 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Proceeds from access line spin-off | ||||||||||||
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3,083 | - | - | - |
Other, net | ||||||||||||
-2,917 | -1,824 | -4,439 | -2,905 | 1,577 | -3,873 | -5,257 | -4,662 | -1,705 | -2,088 | -1,864 | -844 | -1,102 |
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities - continuing operations | ||||||||||||
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -12,797 |
Net cash used in financing activities - discontinued operations | ||||||||||||
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | ||||||||||||
-18,164 | -15,377 | -6,151 | -13,376 | -15,112 | -57,705 | 26,450 | -21,253 | -5,836 | -13,650 | -16,007 | 12,651 | -12,797 |
Increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | ||||||||||||
1 | 1,028 | -289 | -1,561 | -6,137 | -42,930 | 50,435 | -10,269 | 6,694 | 4,659 | -7,773 | 8,629 | -2,066 |