Schedule I - Condensed Financial Information of Registrant (Notes)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Condensed Financial Information of Parent Company Only Disclosure [Abstract]    
Condensed Financial Information of Parent Company Only Disclosure [Text Block]
NII HOLDINGS, INC.
CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS (PARENT COMPANY ONLY)
(in thousands)

 
December 31,
2014
 
December 31,
2013
ASSETS
Current assets
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
$
106,747

 
$
356,314

Short-term intercompany receivables
27,803

 
31,803

Prepaid expenses and other
7,942

 
6,832

Total current assets
142,492

 
394,949

Investments in and advances to affiliates
—

 
1,867,753

Intangible assets, net
18,000

 
18,000

Deferred income taxes, net
—

 
16,025

Long-term intercompany receivables
1,393,109

 
1,474,658

Other assets
947

 
29,381

Total assets
$
1,554,548

 
$
3,800,766

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ (DEFICIT) EQUITY
 
 
 
 
Liabilities not subject to compromise
 
 
 
   Current liabilities
 
 
 
   Short-term intercompany payables
$
—

 
$
464,798

   Total current liabilities
—

 
464,798

   Long-term intercompany payables
—

 
2,950,226

   Other long-term liabilities
1,629

 
30,355

   Total liabilities not subject to compromise
1,629

 
3,445,379

Liabilities subject to compromise
30,584

 
—

Intercompany liabilities subject to compromise
3,487,099

 
—

Total liabilities subject to compromise
3,517,683

 
—

Total stockholders’ (deficit) equity
(1,964,764
)
 
355,387

Total liabilities and stockholders’ (deficit) equity
$
1,554,548

 
$
3,800,766





















NII HOLDINGS, INC.
CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE LOSS (PARENT COMPANY ONLY)
(in thousands)

 
Year Ended December 31,
 
2014
 
2013
 
2012
Operating revenues
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
—

Operating expenses
 
 
 
 
 
Selling, general and administrative
2,145

 
3,136

 
3,180

 
2,145

 
3,136

 
3,180

Operating loss
(2,145
)
 
(3,136
)
 
(3,180
)
Other (expense) income
 

 
 

 
 

Interest expense, net
(570
)
 
(562
)
 
(23,646
)
Intercompany interest expense
(165,324
)
 
(234,799
)
 
(215,501
)
Interest income
280

 
913

 
15,292

Intercompany interest income
411

 
1,340

 
1

Equity in loss of affiliates
(1,805,438
)
 
(1,473,856
)
 
(639,902
)
Other income, net
8,212

 
36,017

 
86,324

 
(1,962,429
)
 
(1,670,947
)
 
(777,432
)
Loss before reorganization items and income tax benefit
(1,964,574
)
 
(1,674,083
)
 
(780,612
)
Reorganization items
(291
)
 
—

 
—

Income tax benefit
7,167

 
24,484

 
15,363

Net loss
$
(1,957,698
)
 
$
(1,649,599
)
 
$
(765,249
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Comprehensive loss, net of income taxes
 
 
 
 
 
  Foreign currency translation adjustment
$
(340,847
)
 
$
(334,893
)
 
$
(97,589
)
  Reclassification adjustment for sale of Nextel Chile
(33,885
)
 
—

 
—

  Other
(544
)
 
2,257

 
(1,802
)
  Other comprehensive loss
(375,276
)
 
(332,636
)
 
(99,391
)
  Net loss
(1,957,698
)
 
(1,649,599
)
 
(765,249
)
    Total comprehensive loss
$
(2,332,974
)
 
$
(1,982,235
)
 
$
(864,640
)










NII HOLDINGS, INC.
CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (PARENT COMPANY ONLY)
(in thousands)

 
Year Ended December 31,
 
2014
 
2013
 
2012
Cash flows from operating activities:
 

 
 
 
 

Net loss
$
(1,957,698
)
 
$
(1,649,599
)
 
$
(765,249
)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash (used in) provided by operating activities
1,861,773

 
1,477,932

 
768,542

Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities
(95,925
)
 
(171,667
)
 
3,293

Cash flows from investing activities:
 

 
 

 
 

Proceeds from sales of long-term and short-term investments
—

 
—

 
224,330

Changes in restricted cash and escrow accounts
25,300

 
(15,050
)
 
—

Investments in subsidiaries
(180,712
)
 
(191,526
)
 
(318,949
)
Other, net
1,856

 
545

 
—

Net cash used in investing activities
(153,556
)
 
(206,031
)
 
(94,619
)
Cash flows from financing activities:
 

 
 

 
 

Purchases of convertible notes
—

 
—

 
(212,782
)
Other, net
(86
)
 
(1,010
)
 
(3,228
)
Net cash used in financing activities
(86
)
 
(1,010
)
 
(216,010
)
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents
(249,567
)
 
(378,708
)
 
(307,336
)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year
356,314

 
735,022

 
1,042,358

Cash and cash equivalents, end of year
$
106,747

 
$
356,314

 
$
735,022
1.    Basis of Presentation

NII Holdings, Inc., or NII Holdings, our parent company, is a holding company that conducts substantially all of its business operations through its operating subsidiaries. See Note 1 to our consolidated financial statements for more information. As specified in the indenture surrounding our NIIT senior notes and in certain of our operating companies' local financing agreements, there are restrictions on the parent company's ability to obtain funds from certain of its subsidiaries through dividends, loans or advances. Substantially all of the consolidated net assets of NII Holdings and its subsidiaries are restricted. See Note 9 to our consolidated financial statements for more information. These condensed financial statements have been presented on a "parent company only" basis. In accordance with this parent company only presentation, we have presented our parent company's investments in consolidated subsidiaries under the equity method. These condensed parent company only financial statements should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements included elsewhere herein.

2.    Dividends From Subsidiaries

NII Holdings' consolidated subsidiaries did not declare any dividends to the parent company during the year ended December 31, 2014. For the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, NII Holdings' consolidated subsidiaries declared and paid $49.9 million and $151.2 million, respectively, in cash dividends to the parent company.