Balance Sheet Details
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Balance Sheet Related Disclosures [Abstract]  
Balance Sheet Details
Supplemental Balance Sheet and Cash Flow Information
Prepaid Expenses and Other.

The components are as follows:
 
December 31,
 
2014
 
2013
 
(in thousands)
Value-added taxes
$
137,699

 
$
207,951

Income taxes
19,632

 
59,054

Other prepaid assets
97,573

 
90,108

Other current assets
74,293

 
40,461

 
$
329,197

 
$
397,574


Restricted Cash.  
As of December 31, 2014, we had $107.8 million in restricted cash, the majority of which was included in other long-term assets and was comprised of cash held in escrow in connection with the sale of Nextel Peru, judicial deposits in Nextel Brazil and a debt service reserve account related to Nextel Mexico's equipment financing facility.
As of December 31, 2013, we had $120.5 million in restricted cash, the majority of which was included in other long-term assets and was comprised of cash held in escrow in connection with the sale of Nextel Peru, a debt service reserve account related to Nextel Mexico's equipment financing facility, judicial deposits in Nextel Brazil, purchase commitments for handsets and cash collateral supporting the lease of our corporate headquarters.
Accrued Expenses and Other.
The components are as follows:
 
December 31,
 
2014
 
2013
 
(in thousands)
Capital expenditures
$
106,295

 
$
290,036

Non-income based taxes
87,127

 
114,360

Payroll related items and commissions
66,598

 
89,435

Network system and information technology
62,229

 
92,109

Accrued interest
10,574

 
128,509

Other
230,165

 
244,610

 
$
562,988

 
$
959,059


Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss.  As of December 31, 2014 and 2013, the tax impact on our accumulated other comprehensive loss was not material. The components of our accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of taxes, are as follows:
 
December 31, 2014
 
December 31, 2013
 
(in thousands)
Cumulative foreign currency translation adjustment
$
(1,326,003
)
 
$
(951,271
)
Other
(5,350
)
 
(4,806
)
 
$
(1,331,353
)
 
$
(956,077
)

As of December 31, 2014, our consolidated cumulative foreign currency translation adjustment included $672.4 million in Brazil, $400.3 million in Mexico and $262.8 million in Argentina. During the third quarter of 2014, we reclassified $33.9 million of accumulated other comprehensive income to loss from discontinued operations in connection with the sale of Nextel Chile. See Note 5 for more information.
Supplemental Cash Flow Information.
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
2014
 
2013
 
2012
 
(in thousands)
Capital expenditures
 

 
 

 
 

Cash paid for capital expenditures, including capitalized interest
$
612,161

 
$
620,895

 
$
953,882

Change in capital expenditures accrued and unpaid or financed, including
  accreted interest capitalized
(183,741
)
 
251,199

 
351,814

 
$
428,420

 
$
872,094

 
$
1,305,696

Interest costs
 

 
 

 
 

Interest expense, net
$
449,345

 
$
526,530

 
$
359,795

Interest capitalized
32,541

 
78,254

 
127,189

 
$
481,886

 
$
604,784

 
$
486,984

Acquisitions of assets and business combinations
 

 
 

 
 

Fair value of licenses and other assets acquired
$
31,861

 
$
53,066

 
$
100,185

Less: liabilities assumed and deferred tax liabilities incurred
—

 
—

 
—

Less: cash acquired
—

 
—

 
—

 
$
31,861

 
$
53,066

 
$
100,185

Cash paid for interest, net of amounts capitalized
$
310,230

 
$
389,064

 
$
290,131

Cash paid for income taxes
$
24,544

 
$
39,292

 
$
269,597

For the year ended December 31, 2014, we had $319.6 million in non-cash financing, primarily related to capital lease obligations recognized in Brazil and Mexico in connection with the leaseback of communication towers and borrowings under our equipment financing facility in Mexico. For the year ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, we had $213.5 million and $194.5 million, respectively, in non-cash financing, primarily related to borrowings under our equipment financing facilities in Mexico, the short-term financing of imported handsets and infrastructure in Brazil and co-location capital lease obligations on our communication towers in Brazil and Mexico.