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Debt (Debt) (Details) (USD $)
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12 Months Ended |
1 Months Ended |
3 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2014
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Dec. 31, 2013
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Dec. 31, 2012
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Jul. 31, 2011
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Dec. 31, 2014
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Sep. 30, 2014
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Jun. 30, 2014
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Dec. 31, 2013
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| Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
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| Other operating revenues |
$ 38,500,000 |
$ 39,400,000 |
$ 56,800,000 |
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| (Payments) proceeds related to 2013 sale of towers, net |
(39,618,000) |
721,404,000 |
0 |
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| Bank Loans |
343,915,000 |
444,268,000 |
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343,915,000 |
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444,268,000 |
| Brazil Bank Loan Floating Interest Rate |
113.90% |
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113.90% |
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| Brazil Bank Loan Borrowing Rate |
13.30% |
11.30% |
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13.30% |
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11.30% |
| Corporate Aircraft Capital Lease |
0 |
35,736,000 |
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0 |
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35,736,000 |
| Other |
1,254,000 |
3,901,000 |
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1,254,000 |
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3,901,000 |
| Total debt, excluding current portion |
1,512,392,000 |
5,793,471,000 |
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1,512,392,000 |
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5,793,471,000 |
| Less: current portion |
(777,569,000) |
(96,839,000) |
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(777,569,000) |
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(96,839,000) |
| Total debt |
734,823,000 |
5,696,632,000 |
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734,823,000 |
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5,696,632,000 |
| Brazil CDB Loan Repayment Period |
seven |
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| Mexico Vendor Financing [Member] |
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| Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
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| Term of debt |
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ten |
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| Debt Instrument, Borrowing Period |
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three |
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| Debt Instrument, Repayment Term |
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seven |
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| Long-term debt, percentage bearing variable interest, percentage rate |
3.06% |
3.05% |
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3.06% |
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3.05% |
| Loan Agreement Maximum Borrowing Capacity |
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375,000,000 |
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| Brazil Vendor Financing [Domain] |
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| Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
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| Effective interest rate on convertible notes |
3.16% |
3.15% |
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3.16% |
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3.15% |
| Loan Agreement Maximum Borrowing Capacity |
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500,000,000 |
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| Brazil CDB Loan Floating Interest Rate |
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2.90% |
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| Brazil CDB Loan Borrowing Period |
three |
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| NII Capital Corp [Member] |
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| Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
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| Senior notes, net |
0 |
2,729,321,000 |
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0 |
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2,729,321,000 |
| NII International Telecom [Member] |
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| Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
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| Senior notes, net |
0 |
1,609,962,000 |
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0 |
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1,609,962,000 |
| MEXICO |
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| Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
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| Sale Leaseback Transaction, Deferred Gain, Gross |
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179,600,000 |
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| Present Value of Future Minimum Lease Payments, Sale Leaseback Transactions |
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112,400,000 |
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| Towers Sold |
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1,483 |
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| (Payments) proceeds related to 2013 sale of towers, net |
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374,300,000 |
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| Equipment Financing |
322,993,000 |
300,832,000 |
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322,993,000 |
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300,832,000 |
| Capital lease and tower financing obligations |
264,130,000 |
194,227,000 |
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264,130,000 |
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194,227,000 |
| BRAZIL |
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| Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
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| Present Value of Future Minimum Lease Payments, Sale Leaseback Transactions |
186,500,000 |
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186,500,000 |
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| Towers Sold |
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1,940 |
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| (Payments) proceeds related to 2013 sale of towers, net |
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155,500,000 |
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18,600,000 |
348,000,000 |
| Bank Loans |
196,900,000 |
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196,900,000 |
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| Equipment Financing |
366,937,000 |
352,725,000 |
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366,937,000 |
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352,725,000 |
| Capital lease and tower financing obligations |
213,163,000 |
122,499,000 |
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213,163,000 |
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122,499,000 |
| Financial Institution Two [Member] | Brazil Spectrum License Financing [Member] |
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| Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
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| Spectrum financing |
341,200,000 |
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341,200,000 |
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| Debt instrument factor applied to variable rate |
115.00% |
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115.00% |
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| Long-term debt, percentage bearing variable interest, percentage rate |
13.40% |
11.39% |
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13.40% |
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11.39% |
| Financial Institution One [Member] | Brazil Spectrum License Financing [Member] |
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| Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
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| Spectrum financing |
$ 351,800,000 |
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$ 351,800,000 |
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| LIBOR [Member] | Mexico Vendor Financing [Member] |
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| Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
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| Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate |
2.80% |
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