Source document: centurylink-inc_2019

Question: What does the table represent?
Facts: maturities of lease liabilities
Answer: maturities of lease liabilities

Question: Which periods are highlighted in the table?
Facts: 2020; 2021; 2022; 2023; 2024; Thereafter
Answer: 2020; 2021; 2022; 2023; 2024; Thereafter

Question: The table highlights the maturities of what types of lease liabilities?
Facts: Finance Leases; Operating Leases
Answer: Operating Leases; Finance Leases

Question: How many periods are highlighted in the table?
Facts: 2020; 2021; 2022; 2023; 2024; Thereafter
Derivation: 2020##2021##2022##2023##2024##Thereafter
Answer: 6

Question: What is the sum of finance leases from 2020 to 2024?
Facts: 21; 22; 28; 47
Derivation: 47+28+22+22+21
Answer: 140 million

Question: What is the percentage change in the amount of operating leases in 2021 from 2020?
Facts: 361; 460
Derivation: (361-460)/460
Answer: -21.52 percent

Question: What is the change in the projected benefit obligation of the benefit plans recognized as?
Facts: part of the net actuarial (gain) loss and is included in accumulated other comprehensive loss, a portion of which is subject to amortization over the remaining estimated life of plan participants
Answer: part of the net actuarial (gain) loss and is included in accumulated other comprehensive loss, a portion of which is subject to amortization over the remaining estimated life of plan participants

Question: What is the remaining estimated life of plan participants?
Facts: approximately 16 years as of December 31, 2019
Answer: approximately 16 years as of December 31, 2019

Question: In which years was the revised mortality tables and projection scales released by the Society of Actuaries adopted?
Facts: 2017; 2018; 2019
Answer: 2019; 2018; 2017

Question: What is the total special termination benefits charge in 2018 and 2019?
Facts: 15; 6
Derivation: 6+15
Answer: 21 million

Question: Which year has the lowest service cost?
Facts: 2019
Derivation: 56<63<66
Answer: 2019

Question: What is the percentage change in interest cost in 2019 from 2018?
Facts: 392; 436
Derivation: (436-392)/392
Answer: 11.22 percent

Question: What happens if the shareholders fail to vote on an advisory basis in favor of the appointment?
Facts: the Audit Committee will reconsider whether to retain KPMG, and may appoint that firm or another without resubmitting the matter to the shareholders
Answer: the Audit Committee will reconsider whether to retain KPMG, and may appoint that firm or another without resubmitting the matter to the shareholders

Question: What do the audit-related fees include?
Facts: the cost of preparing agreed upon procedures reports and providing general accounting consulting services
Answer: the cost of preparing agreed upon procedures reports and providing general accounting consulting services

Question: What services have their costs included within the audit fees?
Facts: auditing our annual consolidated financial statements; auditing our internal control over financial reporting in accordance with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002; auditing the financial statements of several of our subsidiaries; consultations regarding accounting standards; reviewing our quarterly financial statements; reviewing our registration statements and issuing related comfort letters; statutory audits for certain of our foreign subsidiaries
Answer: auditing our annual consolidated financial statements; auditing our internal control over financial reporting in accordance with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002; reviewing our quarterly financial statements; auditing the financial statements of several of our subsidiaries; reviewing our registration statements and issuing related comfort letters; statutory audits for certain of our foreign subsidiaries; consultations regarding accounting standards

Question: How many services have their costs included within the audit fees?
Facts: auditing our annual consolidated financial statements; auditing our internal control over financial reporting in accordance with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002; auditing the financial statements of several of our subsidiaries; consultations regarding accounting standards; reviewing our quarterly financial statements; reviewing our registration statements and issuing related comfort letters; statutory audits for certain of our foreign subsidiaries
Derivation: auditing our annual consolidated financial statements##auditing our internal control over financial reporting in accordance with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002##reviewing our quarterly financial statements##auditing the financial statements of several of our subsidiaries##reviewing our registration statements and issuing related comfort letters##statutory audits for certain of our foreign subsidiaries##consultations regarding accounting standards
Answer: 7

Question: What is the change in Total Fees from 2018 to 2019?
Facts: 17,439,340; 17,912,003
Derivation:  $17,912,003 - $17,439,340 
Answer: 472663

Question: What is the percentage change in audit-related fees in 2019?
Facts: 106,528; 153,203
Derivation: ($153,203-$106,528)/$106,528
Answer: 43.81 percent

Question: What does the table show?
Facts: tax effects of temporary differences that gave rise to significant portions of the deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities
Answer: tax effects of temporary differences that gave rise to significant portions of the deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities

Question: What is the net deferred tax liability as of December 31, 2019?
Facts: $2.8 billion
Answer: $2.8 billion

Question: What are the items under deferred tax liabilities?
Facts: Goodwill and other intangible assets; Other; Property, plant and equipment, primarily due to depreciation differences
Answer: Property, plant and equipment, primarily due to depreciation differences; Goodwill and other intangible assets; Other

Question: How many components are there under deferred tax assets?
Facts: Net operating loss carryforwards; Other; Other employee benefits; Post-retirement and pension benefit costs
Derivation: Post-retirement and pension benefit costs##Net operating loss carryforwards##Other employee benefits##Other
Answer: 4

Question: What is the total amount reflected as a long-term liability in 2018 and 2019?
Facts: 2.5; 2.9
Derivation: 2.9+2.5
Answer: 5.4 billion

Question: What is the percentage change in Other for deferred tax assets?
Facts: 553; 577
Derivation: (577-553)/553
Answer: 4.34 percent

Question: What is the value realized on vesting based on?
Facts: the closing trading price of the Common Shares on the applicable vesting date
Answer: the closing trading price of the Common Shares on the applicable vesting date

Question: What were the equity awards held by named executives during 2019?
Facts: Restricted stock and restricted stock units
Answer: Restricted stock and restricted stock units

Question: What does the number of shares acquired on vesting represent?
Facts: both time-vested and performance-based equity awards that vested during 2019.
Answer: both time-vested and performance-based equity awards that vested during 2019.

Question: How many named executives who hold equity awards and vested during 2019 are there?
Facts: Mr. Andrews; Mr. Dev; Mr. Goff; Mr. Storey; Mr. Trezise
Derivation: Mr. Storey##Mr. Dev##Mr. Goff##Mr. Trezise##Mr. Andrews
Answer: 5

Question: What is the difference in the value realized on vesting between Mr. Trezise and Mr. Dev? 
Facts: 749,737; 812,600
Derivation: $812,600-$749,737
Answer: 62863

Question: What is the average number of shares acquired on vesting?
Facts: 1,063,929; 114,167; 16,678; 55,490; 71,576
Derivation: (1,063,929+55,490+114,167+71,576+16,678)/5
Answer: 264368

Question: What is the 2018 increase in revenue?
Facts: $74
Answer: $74 million

Question: Where was the combined net loss of $82 million reported in?
Facts: in selling, general and administrative expenses in our consolidated statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2017
Answer: in selling, general and administrative expenses in our consolidated statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2017

Question: The table contains the consolidated results of operations for which years?
Facts: 2017; 2018
Answer: 2018; 2017

Question: Which year had a larger decrease in the cost of sales?
Facts: 2018
Derivation: 22>15
Answer: 2018

Question: What is the change in the increase in revenue in 2018 from 2017?
Facts: 49; 74
Derivation: $74-$49
Answer: 25 million

Question: What is the average increase in revenue across 2017 and 2018?
Facts: 49; 74
Derivation: ($74+$49)/2
Answer: 61.5 million

Question: Which table should be referred to for details of the integration and transformation costs and special items?
Facts: Non-GAAP Integration and Transformation Costs and Special Items table
Answer: Non-GAAP Integration and Transformation Costs and Special Items table

Question: What is the total revenue for 2019?
Facts: $22,401
Answer: $22,401 million

Question: Which items are excluded from the Adjusted EBITDA?
Facts: integration and transformation costs; special items; transaction related expenses
Answer: transaction related expenses; integration and transformation costs; special items

Question: How many items are excluded from the Adjusted EBITDA?
Facts: integration and transformation costs; special items; transaction related expenses
Derivation: transaction related expenses##integration and transformation costs##special items
Answer: 3

Question: What is the total change in the Adjusted EBITDA margin between 2019 and 2017?
Facts: 34.2; 39.2
Derivation: 39.2%-34.2%
Answer: 5 percent

Question: What is the average total revenue across the three years?
Facts: 22,401; 23,443; 24,128
Derivation: ($22,401+$23,443+$24,128)/3
Answer: 23324 million

Question: What does the OTT/Stream impairment of content commitment and hardware, software, and internal labor costs in 2018 include?
Facts: $18 million of hardware impairment for Q3 2018 and $15 million of content commitment impairment and $27 million of hardware, software and internal labor impairment in Q1 2018
Answer: $18 million of hardware impairment for Q3 2018 and $15 million of content commitment impairment and $27 million of hardware, software and internal labor impairment in Q1 2018

Question: What does the integration and transformation costs impacting Adjusted EBITDA include?
Facts: $55 million of restructuring reserve impairment for Q2 2018
Answer: $55 million of restructuring reserve impairment for Q2 2018

Question: What does the reference to pro forma figures assume?
Facts: the Level 3 acquisition and the colocation and data center sale took place on January 1, 2017
Answer: the Level 3 acquisition and the colocation and data center sale took place on January 1, 2017

Question: How many cost components are included in the OTT/Stream impairment of content commitment and hardware, software, and internal labor costs in 2018?
Facts: content commitment impairment; hardware impairment; hardware, software and internal labor impairment
Derivation: hardware impairment##content commitment impairment##hardware, software and internal labor impairment
Answer: 3

Question: What is the change in total special items impacting adjusted EBITDA between 2018 and 2019?
Facts: 60; 65
Derivation: $65-$60
Answer: 5 million

Question: What is the percentage change in total special items impacting adjusted EBITDA between 2018 and 2019?
Facts: 60; 65
Derivation: ($65-$60)/$60
Answer: 8.33 percent

Question: What do the fulfillment costs include?
Facts: third party and internal costs associated with the provision, installation and activation of telecommunications services to customers, including labor and materials consumed for these activities.
Answer: third party and internal costs associated with the provision, installation and activation of telecommunications services to customers, including labor and materials consumed for these activities.

Question: How are the deferred acquisition and fulfillment costs amortized?
Facts: based on the transfer of services on a straight-line basis over the average customer life of 30 months for consumer customers and 12 to 60 months for business customers
Answer: based on the transfer of services on a straight-line basis over the average customer life of 30 months for consumer customers and 12 to 60 months for business customers

Question: What are the types of costs highlighted in the table?
Facts: Acquisition costs; Fulfillment Costs
Answer: Acquisition costs; Fulfillment Costs

Question: Which type of costs has a larger amount under costs incurred?
Facts: Acquisition Costs
Derivation: 208>158
Answer: Acquisition Costs

Question: What is the sum of the end of period balance costs for 2019?
Facts: 221; 326
Derivation: 326+221
Answer: 547 million

Question: What is the percentage change for the end of period balance for Fulfillment Costs when comparing the beginning of period balance?
Facts: 187; 221
Derivation: (221-187)/187
Answer: 18.18 percent

Question: What was the aggregate intrinsic value of options outstanding and exercisable at December 31, 2019? 
Facts: less than $1 million
Answer: less than $1 million

Question: What is the weighted-average remaining contractual term for options outstanding and exercisable?
Facts: 0.18 years
Answer: 0.18 years

Question: What are the activity types involving stock option awards?
Facts: Exercised; Forfeited/Expired
Answer: Exercised; Forfeited/Expired

Question: Which year has a higher weighted-average exercise price for options outstanding and exercisable?
Facts: 2019
Derivation: 28.04>27.46
Answer: 2019

Question: What is the change in the number of options outstanding and exercisable in 2019 from 2018?
Facts: 469; 543
Derivation: 469-543
Answer: -74 thousand

Question: What is the percentage change in the weighted-average exercise price for options outstanding and exercisable in 2019 from 2018?
Facts: 27.46; 28.04
Derivation: (28.04-27.46)/27.46
Answer: 2.11 percent

Question: What does the deferred income tax benefit (expense) under pension plans currently recognize? 
Facts: Amounts currently recognized in net periodic benefits expense include $375 million of benefit arising from the adoption of ASU 2018-02
Answer: Amounts currently recognized in net periodic benefits expense include $375 million of benefit arising from the adoption of ASU 2018-02

Question: What does the deferred income tax benefit (expense) under post-retirement benefit plans currently recognize? 
Facts: Amounts currently recognized in net periodic benefits expense include $32 million arising from the adoption of ASU 2018-02
Answer: Amounts currently recognized in net periodic benefits expense include $32 million arising from the adoption of ASU 2018-02

Question: What does the table show?
Facts: presents cumulative items not recognized as a component of net periodic benefits expense as of December 31, 2017, items recognized as a component of net periodic benefits expense in 2018, additional items deferred during 2018 and cumulative items not recognized as a component of net periodic benefits expense as of December 31, 2017
Answer: presents cumulative items not recognized as a component of net periodic benefits expense as of December 31, 2017, items recognized as a component of net periodic benefits expense in 2018, additional items deferred during 2018 and cumulative items not recognized as a component of net periodic benefits expense as of December 31, 2017

Question: In which year is the prior service benefit (cost) for pension plans larger?
Facts: 2017
Derivation: 54>46
Answer: 2017

Question: What is the sum of the prior service benefit (cost) for pension plans in 2017 and 2018?
Facts: 46; 54
Derivation: 54+46
Answer: 100 million

Question: What is the percentage change in the deferred income tax benefit (expense) for post-retirement benefit plans in 2018 from 2017?
Facts: 122; 22
Derivation: (22-122)/122
Answer: -81.97 percent

Question: How is the Adjusted EBITDA Run Rate determined?
Facts: Determined by dividing (i) the Adjusted EBITDA actually attained for the fourth quarter of 2020 minus the Adjusted EBITDA actually attained for the fourth quarter of 2018 by (ii) the Adjusted EBITDA actually attained for the fourth quarter of 2018
Answer: Determined by dividing (i) the Adjusted EBITDA actually attained for the fourth quarter of 2020 minus the Adjusted EBITDA actually attained for the fourth quarter of 2018 by (ii) the Adjusted EBITDA actually attained for the fourth quarter of 2018

Question: When determining the payout as a % of the target award, when is linear interpolation used?
Facts: when our Adjusted EBITDA Run Rate performance is between the threshold, target and maximum amounts
Answer: when our Adjusted EBITDA Run Rate performance is between the threshold, target and maximum amounts

Question: What are the different performance levels?
Facts: Below Threshold; Maximum; Target; Threshold
Answer: Maximum; Target; Threshold; Below Threshold

Question: How many different performance levels are there?
Facts: Below Threshold; Maximum; Target; Threshold
Derivation: Maximum##Target##Threshold##Below Threshold
Answer: 4

Question: How many performance levels would the payout as % of target award be above 50%?
Facts: Maximum; Target
Derivation: Maximum##Target
Answer: 2

Question: What is the difference in the ratios of the payout expressed as % of Target Award for Maximum over Target compared against Target over Threshold?
Facts: 100; 200; 50
Derivation: (200%/100%)-(100%/50%)
Answer: 0

Question: What do cash, accounts receivable and other current assets include?
Facts: accounts receivable, which had a gross contractual value of $884 million on November 1, 2017 and October 31, 2018
Answer: accounts receivable, which had a gross contractual value of $884 million on November 1, 2017 and October 31, 2018

Question: What is the weighted-average amortization period for the identifiable intangible assets?
Facts: 12.0 years
Answer: 12.0 years

Question: What is goodwill attributable to?
Facts: enhanced financial and operational scale; leveraged combined networks; market diversification; strategic benefits
Answer: strategic benefits; enhanced financial and operational scale; market diversification; leveraged combined networks

Question: Which period has a larger total estimated aggregate consideration?
Facts: December 31, 2017
Derivation: 19,617>19,612
Answer: December 31, 2017

Question: What is property, plant and equipment expressed as a ratio of the total estimated aggregate consideration under the balance as of December 31, 2017?
Facts: 19,617; 9,311
Derivation: 9,311/19,617
Answer: 47.46 percent

Question: What is the percentage change in other non currrent assets in 2018?
Facts: 782; 998
Derivation: (998-782)/782
Answer: 27.62 percent

Question: What does 'Protected Period' in the table refer to?
Facts: “protected period” afforded to officers following a change of control
Answer: “protected period” afforded to officers following a change of control

Question: Under what conditions would officers be entitled to the years of welfare benefits?
Facts: if change of control benefits become payable under our agreements and related policies
Answer: if change of control benefits become payable under our agreements and related policies

Question: Which types of officers are listed in the table?
Facts: CEO; Other Executives; Other Officers
Answer: CEO; Other Executives; Other Officers

Question: Which type of officer has the longest protected period?
Facts: CEO
Derivation: 2>1.5>1
Answer: CEO

Question: What is the difference in the protected period between CEO and Other Executives?
Facts: 1.5; 2
Derivation: 2-1.5
Answer: 0.5

Question: What is the average protected period?
Facts: 1; 1.5; 2
Derivation: (2+1.5+1)/3
Answer: 1.5

Question: What is the assumption for the 2017 adjusted EBITDA shown pro forma?
Facts: the Level 3 acquisition and the colocation and data center sale took place on January 1, 2017.
Answer: the Level 3 acquisition and the colocation and data center sale took place on January 1, 2017.

Question: What is the gross debt in 2019?
Facts: $35,039
Answer: $35,039 million

Question: Which years does the table show the Net Debt to Adjusted EBITDA Ratio?
Facts: 2017; 2018; 2019
Answer: 2019; 2018; 2017

Question: What is the change in gross debt in 2019 from 2018?
Facts: 35,039; 36,352
Derivation: $35,039-$36,352
Answer: -1313 million

Question: What is the total gross debt over the three years?
Facts: 35,039; 36,352; 38,053
Derivation: $35,039+$36,352+$38,053
Answer: 109444 million

Question: What is the percentage change in gross debt in 2019 from 2018?
Facts: 35,039; 36,352
Derivation: ($35,039-$36,352)/$36,352
Answer: -3.61 percent

Question: Which payments are either distributed from plan assets or paid by the company?
Facts: The Combined Pension Plan payments, post-retirement health care benefit payments and premiums, and life insurance premium payments
Answer: The Combined Pension Plan payments, post-retirement health care benefit payments and premiums, and life insurance premium payments

Question: What assumptions are the estimated benefit payments based on?
Facts: actuarial assumptions using the demographics of the employee and retiree populations and have been reduced by estimated participant contributions
Answer: actuarial assumptions using the demographics of the employee and retiree populations and have been reduced by estimated participant contributions

Question: What are the different periods highlighted in the table?
Facts: 2020; 2021; 2022; 2023; 2024; 2025-2029
Answer: 2020; 2021; 2022; 2023; 2024; 2025-2029

Question: How many different period segments are highlighted in the table?
Facts: 2020; 2021; 2022; 2023; 2024; 2025-2029
Derivation: 2020##2021##2022##2023##2024##2025-2029
Answer: 6

Question: What is the change in combined pension plan in 2021 from 2020?
Facts: 921; 971
Derivation: 921-971
Answer: -50 million

Question: What is the percentage change in combined pension plan in 2021 from 2020?
Facts: 921; 971
Derivation: (921-971)/971
Answer: -5.15 percent

Question: What portion of business under Operations and Other was sold?
Facts: data centers and colocation business
Answer: data centers and colocation business

Question: What is the total segment revenue in 2019?
Facts: $22,401
Answer: $22,401 million

Question: What components are under operating revenue?
Facts: Consumer; Enterprise; International and Global Accounts; Small and Medium Business; Wholesale
Answer: International and Global Accounts; Enterprise; Small and Medium Business; Wholesale; Consumer

Question: How many items are there under operating revenue?
Facts: Consumer; Enterprise; International and Global Accounts; Small and Medium Business; Wholesale
Derivation: International and Global Accounts##Enterprise##Small and Medium Business##Wholesale##Consumer
Answer: 5

Question: What is the difference between Wholesale and Consumer in 2019? 
Facts: 4,074; 5,642
Derivation: 5,642-4,074
Answer: 1568 million

Question: What is the percentage change in total operating revenue in 2019 from 2018?
Facts: 22,401; 23,443
Derivation: (22,401-23,443)/23,443
Answer: -4.44 percent

Question: What additional information does Note 17 provide?
Facts: additional information on our reportable segments and product and services categories
Answer: additional information on our reportable segments and product and services categories

Question: What is the total adjusted EBITDA in 2019?
Facts: $8,771
Answer: $8,771 million

Question: What are the segments under Adjusted EBITDA?
Facts: Consumer; Enterprise; International and Global Accounts; Small and Medium Business; Wholesale
Answer: International and Global Accounts; Enterprise; Small and Medium Business; Wholesale; Consumer

Question: How many segments are there under Adjusted EBITDA?
Facts: Consumer; Enterprise; International and Global Accounts; Small and Medium Business; Wholesale
Derivation: International and Global Accounts##Enterprise##Small and Medium Business##Wholesale##Consumer
Answer: 5

Question: What is the change in the adjusted EBITDA under Wholesale in 2019 from 2018?
Facts: 3,427; 3,666
Derivation: 3,427-3,666
Answer: -239 million

Question: What is the average total adjusted EBITDA over the three years?
Facts: 6,056; 8,602; 8,771
Derivation: (8,771+8,602+6,056)/3
Answer: 7809.67 million

Question: How is the discretionary adjustment for individual performance determined?
Facts: based on achievement of individual performance objectives
Answer: based on achievement of individual performance objectives

Question: What is Jeffrey K. Storey's salary earned during 2019?
Facts: $1,800,011
Answer: $1,800,011

Question: Which current executives have a STI target bonus percentage of 120%?
Facts: Indraneel Dev; Stacey W. Goff
Answer: Indraneel Dev; Stacey W. Goff

Question: How many current executives have a STI bonus amount greater than $500,000?
Facts: Indraneel Dev; Jeffrey K. Storey; Stacey W. Goff
Derivation: Jeffrey K. Storey##Indraneel Dev##Stacey W. Goff
Answer: 3

Question: What is Indraneel Dev's salary earned during 2019 expressed as a ratio of his/her STI bonus amount?
Facts: 650,000; 832,260
Derivation: $650,000/$832,260
Answer: 78.1 percent

Question: What is the percentage change of Scott A. Trezise's salary increase?
Facts: 475,010; 500,011
Derivation: ($500,011-$475,010)/$475,010
Answer: 5.26 percent

Question: What does 'Fiber, conduit and other outside plant' consist of?
Facts: fiber and metallic cable, conduit, poles and other supporting structures
Answer: fiber and metallic cable, conduit, poles and other supporting structures

Question: What do 'Support assets' consist of?
Facts: buildings, cable landing stations, data centers, computers and other administrative and support equipment.
Answer: buildings, cable landing stations, data centers, computers and other administrative and support equipment.

Question: In which years was the depreciation expense recorded?
Facts: 2017; 2018; 2019
Answer: 2019; 2018; 2017

Question: In which year was the depreciation expense recorded the largest?
Facts: 2018
Derivation: 3.3>3.1>2.7
Answer: 2018

Question: What is the change in the construction in progress in 2019?
Facts: 1,704; 2,300
Derivation: 2,300-1,704
Answer: 596 million

Question: What is the average net property, plant and equipment?
Facts: 26,079; 26,408
Derivation: (26,079+26,408)/2
Answer: 26243.5 million

Question: The table presents the reported results including the impact of what?
Facts: ASC 606
Answer: ASC 606

Question: What method is used for the reconciliation of results?
Facts: historical accounting method
Answer: historical accounting method

Question: What is the Reported Balances operating revenue?
Facts: $23,443
Answer: $23,443 million

Question: How many types of weighted-average common shares outstanding are there?
Facts: Basic; Diluted
Derivation: Basic##Diluted
Answer: 2

Question: What is the sum of interest expense and income tax expense under the ASC 605 Historical Adjusted Balances?
Facts: 158; 2,168
Derivation: 2,168+158
Answer: 2326 million

Question: What is the average income tax expense under reported balances and ASC 605 Historical Adjusted Balances?
Facts: 158; 170
Derivation: (170+158)/2
Answer: 164 million

Question: How is the purchase of accounts receivable from other communications service providers done?
Facts: primarily on a recourse basis
Answer: primarily on a recourse basis

Question: What do the agreements with other communications service providers comprise of?
Facts: agree to bill and collect on their behalf for services rendered by those providers to our customers within our local service area
Answer: agree to bill and collect on their behalf for services rendered by those providers to our customers within our local service area

Question: What are the types of accounts receivables highlighted in the table?
Facts: Earned and unbilled receivables; Other; Trade and purchased receivables
Answer: Trade and purchased receivables; Earned and unbilled receivables; Other

Question: How many types of accounts receivables are highlighted in the table?
Facts: Earned and unbilled receivables; Other; Trade and purchased receivables
Derivation: Trade and purchased receivables##Earned and unbilled receivables##Other
Answer: 3

Question: What is the change in the earned and unbilled receivables?
Facts: 374; 425
Derivation: 374-425
Answer: -51 million

Question: What is the percentage change in the earned and unbilled receivables?
Facts: 374; 425
Derivation: (374-425)/425
Answer: -12 percent

Question: Where are the items not recognized as a component of net periodic benefits expense recorded?
Facts: on our consolidated balance sheets in accumulated other comprehensive loss
Answer: on our consolidated balance sheets in accumulated other comprehensive loss

Question: The table presents cumulative items not recognized as a component of net periodic benefits expense as of which years?
Facts: 2018; 2019
Answer: 2018; 2019

Question: What is the Net actuarial (loss) gain for 2019?
Facts: (3,046)
Answer: (3,046) million

Question: Which year has a larger prior service benefit (cost) under pension plans?
Facts: 2019
Derivation: 46<47
Answer: 2019

Question: What is the change in the deferred income tax benefit (expense) for pension plans in 2019 from 2018?
Facts: 754; 770
Derivation: 770-754
Answer: 16 million

Question: What is the percentage change in the deferred income tax benefit (expense) for pension plans in 2019 from 2018?
Facts: 754; 770
Derivation: (770-754)/754
Answer: 2.12 percent

Question: What was recognized as a result of ongoing efforts to reduce the company's workforce?
Facts: a one-time charge in 2019 of $6 million and in 2018 of $15 million for special termination benefit enhancements paid to certain eligible employees upon voluntary retirement
Answer: a one-time charge in 2019 of $6 million and in 2018 of $15 million for special termination benefit enhancements paid to certain eligible employees upon voluntary retirement

Question: Where are the remaining components of net periodic benefit expense (income) reported?
Facts: in other income, net in our consolidated statements of operations
Answer: in other income, net in our consolidated statements of operations

Question: Which are the components included in the net periodic benefit expense for the post-retirement benefit plans?
Facts: expected return on plan assets; interest cost; net periodic post-retirement benefit expense; recognition of prior service cost; service cost
Answer: service cost; interest cost; expected return on plan assets; recognition of prior service cost; net periodic post-retirement benefit expense

Question: How many components are included in the net periodic benefit expense reported for the post-retirement benefit plans?
Facts: expected return on plan assets; interest cost; net periodic post-retirement benefit expense; recognition of prior service cost; service cost
Derivation: service cost##interest cost##expected return on plan assets##recognition of prior service cost##net periodic post-retirement benefit expense
Answer: 5

Question: What is the sum of service costs in 2017, 2018 and 2019?
Facts: 15; 18
Derivation: 15+18+18
Answer: 51 million

Question: What is the average amount of service costs across 2017, 2018 and 2019?
Facts: 15; 18
Derivation: (15+18+18)/3
Answer: 17 million

Question: What was the gross customer receivables at December 31, 2019?
Facts: $2.3 billion
Answer: $2.3 billion

Question: What do contract liabilities include?
Facts: recurring services billed one month in advance and installation and maintenance charges that are deferred and recognized over the actual or expected contract term, which typically ranges from one to five years depending on the service
Answer: recurring services billed one month in advance and installation and maintenance charges that are deferred and recognized over the actual or expected contract term, which typically ranges from one to five years depending on the service

Question: What are the items analyzed in the table?
Facts: Contract assets; Contract liabilities; Customer receivables
Answer: Customer receivables; Contract liabilities; Contract assets

Question: What is the change in net of allowance for doubtful accounts in 2019 from 2018?
Facts: 132; 94
Derivation: $94-$132
Answer: -38 million

Question: What is the change in contract liabilities in 2019 from 2018?
Facts: 1,028; 860
Derivation: $1,028-$860
Answer: 168 million

Question: What is the average amount of contract assets for 2018 and 2019?
Facts: 130; 140
Derivation: ($130+$140)/2
Answer: 135 million

Question: What does total long-term debt include?
Facts: current maturities of long-term debt and finance lease obligations of $305 million for the year ended December 31, 2016 associated with assets held for sale
Answer: current maturities of long-term debt and finance lease obligations of $305 million for the year ended December 31, 2016 associated with assets held for sale

Question: Regarding the total assets, what was adopted in 2019?
Facts: ASU 2016-02 “Leases (ASC 842)” by using the non-comparative transition option pursuant to ASU 2018-11
Answer: ASU 2016-02 “Leases (ASC 842)” by using the non-comparative transition option pursuant to ASU 2018-11

Question: Which items were reclassified to assets held for sale in 2016?
Facts: goodwill; net property, plant and equipment
Answer: net property, plant and equipment; goodwill

Question: How many years was the total stockholders' equity above $14,000 million?
Facts: 2015; 2017; 2018
Derivation: 2018##2017##2015
Answer: 3

Question: What is the change in goodwill from 2016 to 2017?
Facts: 19,650; 30,475
Derivation: 30,475-19,650
Answer: 10825 million

Question: What is the average amount of goodwill for 2016 and 2017?
Facts: 19,650; 30,475
Derivation: (30,475+19,650)/2
Answer: 25062.5 million

Question: What can the Board of Directors do regarding the declaration of dividends?
Facts: may change or terminate our dividend practice at any time for any reason without prior notice
Answer: may change or terminate our dividend practice at any time for any reason without prior notice

Question: What was the per share value of dividends declared on February 27, 2020?
Facts: quarterly cash dividend of $0.25 per share
Answer: quarterly cash dividend of $0.25 per share

Question: What were the dates where the Board of Directors declared the dividends payable in the table?
Facts: August 21, 2018; August 22, 2019; February 21, 2018; March 1, 2019; May 23, 2018; May 23, 2019; November 14, 2018; November 21, 2019
Answer: November 21, 2019; August 22, 2019; May 23, 2019; March 1, 2019; November 14, 2018; August 21, 2018; May 23, 2018; February 21, 2018

Question: How many different dates did the Board of Directors declare the dividends payable in 2018 and 2019?
Facts: August 21, 2018; August 22, 2019; February 21, 2018; March 1, 2019; May 23, 2018; May 23, 2019; November 14, 2018; November 21, 2019
Derivation: November 21, 2019##August 22, 2019##May 23, 2019##March 1, 2019##November 14, 2018##August 21, 2018##May 23, 2018##February 21, 2018
Answer: 8

Question: How many different dates declared had a dividend per share of $0.250 in 2018 and 2019?
Facts: August 22, 2019; March 1, 2019; May 23, 2019; November 21, 2019
Derivation: November 21, 2019##August 22, 2019##May 23, 2019##March 1, 2019
Answer: 4

Question: What is the average total amount of dividend value for 2018 and 2019?
Facts: 273; 274; 584; 586; 588
Derivation: (273+273+274+273+586+584+588+586)/8
Answer: 429.62 million

Question: What is the amount of incremental operating revenue earned in 2017?
Facts: $186 million
Answer: $186 million

Question: What is the new federal corporate tax rate in 2017?
Facts: 21%
Answer: 21%

Question: What types of expenses were recorded during 2018?
Facts: Level 3 acquisition-related expenses; non-cash, non-tax-deductible goodwill impairment charges; tax expense
Answer: non-cash, non-tax-deductible goodwill impairment charges; Level 3 acquisition-related expenses; tax expense

Question: What is the sum of non-cash, non-tax-deductible goodwill impairment charges for 2019 and 2018?
Facts: 2.7; 6.5
Derivation: $6.5 billion + $2.7 billion 
Answer: 9.2 billion

Question: Which year has the lowest operating expenses?
Facts: 2016
Derivation: $15,137<$15,321<$15,647<$22,873<$25,127
Answer: 2016

Question: What is the average non-cash, non-tax-deductible goodwill impairment charge in 2018 and 2019?
Facts: 2.7; 6.5
Derivation: (6.5+2.7)/2
Answer: 4.6 billion

Question: What was the amount of cumulative acquisition-related expenses incurred for Level 3 in 2019?
Facts: $950 million
Answer: $950 million

Question: What was the amount of transaction-related expenses incurred for Level 3 on the date of acquisition?
Facts: $47 million
Answer: $47 million

Question: What expenses are included under the acquisition-related expenses?
Facts: integration and transformation-related expenses; severance and retention compensation expenses; transaction-related expenses
Answer: integration and transformation-related expenses; severance and retention compensation expenses; transaction-related expenses

Question: Which year incurred the lowest amount of total acquisition-related expenses?
Facts: 2019
Derivation: 234<271<393
Answer: 2019

Question: What is the change in the total acquisition-related expense in 2019 from 2018?
Facts: 234; 393
Derivation: 234-393
Answer: -159 million

Question: What is the percentage change in the total acquisition-related expense in 2019 from 2018?
Facts: 234; 393
Derivation: (234-393)/393
Answer: -40.46 percent

Question: What are the 2019, 2018 and 2017 change in estimates offset against?
Facts: gross property, plant and equipment
Answer: gross property, plant and equipment

Question: What do the liabilities assumed in acquisition of Level 3 during 2018 relate to?
Facts: purchase price adjustments during the year
Answer: purchase price adjustments during the year

Question: Which years are considered in the table providing asset retirement obligation activity?
Facts: 2017; 2018; 2019
Answer: 2019; 2018; 2017

Question: Which year has the largest accretion expense?
Facts: 2019
Derivation: 11>10>7
Answer: 2019

Question: What is the change in balance at end of year in 2019 from 2018?
Facts: 190; 197
Derivation: 197-190
Answer: 7 million

Question: What is the average accretion expense across 2017, 2018 and 2019?
Facts: 10; 11; 6
Derivation: (11+10+6)/3
Answer: 9 million

Question: How was goodwill derived?
Facts: from numerous acquisitions where the purchase price exceeded the fair value of the net assets acquired (including the acquisition described in Note 2—Acquisition of Level 3)
Answer: from numerous acquisitions where the purchase price exceeded the fair value of the net assets acquired (including the acquisition described in Note 2—Acquisition of Level 3)

Question: What was the gross carrying amount of goodwill, customer relationships, indefinite-life and other intangible assets as of December 31, 2019?
Facts: $44.0 billion
Answer: $44.0 billion

Question: The weighted average remaining useful lives of which items were provided?
Facts: capitalized software; customer relationships; intangible assets; trade names
Answer: intangible assets; customer relationships; capitalized software; trade names

Question: Which item has the longest weighted average remaining useful life?
Facts: Customer relationships
Derivation: 9>8>4>3
Answer: Customer relationships

Question: What is the total amortization expense for intangible assets for 2017, 2018 and 2019?
Facts: 1.2; 1.7; 1.8
Derivation: $1.7+$1.8+$1.2
Answer: 4.7 billion

Question: What is the percentage change in total other intangible assets, net from 2018 to 2019?
Facts: 1,868; 1,971
Derivation: (1,971-1,868)/1,868
Answer: 5.51 percent

Question: Where is the current portion of the post-retirement benefit obligations recorded?
Facts: recorded on our consolidated balance sheets in accrued expenses and other current liabilities-salaries and benefits
Answer: recorded on our consolidated balance sheets in accrued expenses and other current liabilities-salaries and benefits

Question: What is the fair value of plan assets for the combined pension plan item in 2019?
Facts: 10,493
Answer: 10,493 million

Question: The unfunded statuses of which items are presented in the table?
Facts: Combined Pension Plan; Post-Retirement Benefit Plans
Answer: Combined Pension Plan; Post-Retirement Benefit Plans

Question: In which year is the fair value of plan assets under post-retirement benefit plans higher?
Facts: 2018
Derivation: 18>13
Answer: 2018

Question: What is the difference in the fair value of plan assets under the combined pension plan in 2019?
Facts: 10,033; 10,493
Derivation: 10,493-10,033
Answer: 460 million

Question: What is the percentage difference in the fair value of plan assets under the combined pension plan in 2019?
Facts: 10,033; 10,493
Derivation: (10,493-10,033)/10,033
Answer: 4.58 percent

Question: What is the Depreciation and amortization for 2019?
Facts: (4,829)
Answer: (4,829) million

Question: What is the total segment adjusted EBITDA in 2019?
Facts: $15,987
Answer: $15,987 million

Question: What years does the table reconcile total segment adjusted EBITDA to net (loss) income for?
Facts: 2017; 2018; 2019
Answer: 2019; 2018; 2017

Question: Which year has the largest total segment adjusted EBITDA?
Facts: 2018
Derivation: 16,647>15,987>12,560
Answer: 2018

Question: What is the sum of income tax expense (benefit) in 2018 and 2019?
Facts: 170; 503
Derivation: 503+170
Answer: 673 million

Question: What is the percentage change in income tax expense (benefit) in 2019 from 2018?
Facts: 170; 503
Derivation: (503-170)/170
Answer: 195.88 percent

Question: What does interest expense include?
Facts: interest on total long-term debt.
Answer: interest on total long-term debt.

Question: What is the total interest expense in 2019?
Facts: $2,021
Answer: $2,021 million

Question: What segments of interest expense are presented in the table?
Facts: Gross interest expense; capitalized interest
Answer: Gross interest expense; capitalized interest

Question: Which year has the largest total interest expense?
Facts: 2018
Derivation: 2,177>2,021>1,481
Answer: 2018

Question: What is the change in the gross interest expense in 2019 from 2018?
Facts: 2,093; 2,230
Derivation: 2,093-2,230
Answer: -137 million

Question: What is the average total interest expense for 2017 to 2019?
Facts: 1,481; 2,021; 2,177
Derivation: (2,021+2,177+1,481)/3
Answer: 1893 million

Question: For the Diluted (loss) earnings per common share, what was excluded for the years 2018 and 2019?
Facts: we excluded from the calculation of diluted loss per share 3.0 million shares and 4.6 million shares, respectively, potentially issuable under incentive compensation plans or convertible securities, as their effect, if included, would have been anti-dilutive
Answer: we excluded from the calculation of diluted loss per share 3.0 million shares and 4.6 million shares, respectively, potentially issuable under incentive compensation plans or convertible securities, as their effect, if included, would have been anti-dilutive

Question: What was excluded as a result of unrecognized compensation cost?
Facts: unvested restricted stock awards that are antidilutive
Answer: unvested restricted stock awards that are antidilutive

Question: In which years were the unvested restricted stock awards that are antidilutive excluded?
Facts: 2017; 2018; 2019
Answer: 2019; 2018; 2017

Question: In which year was the Number of shares as adjusted for purposes of computing diluted (loss) earnings per common share  the largest?
Facts: 2019
Derivation: 1,071,441>1,065,866>628,693
Answer: 2019

Question: What is the total amount of unvested restricted stock awards that are antidilutive excluded in 2017, 2018 and 2019?
Facts: 2.7; 4.7; 6.8
Derivation: 6.8+2.7+4.7
Answer: 14.2 million

Question: What is the average annual amount of unvested restricted stock awards that are antidilutive excluded in 2017, 2018 and 2019?
Facts: 2.7; 4.7; 6.8
Derivation: (6.8+2.7+4.7)/3
Answer: 4.73 million

Question: What is the amount of contract assets in 2019?
Facts: 42
Answer: 42 million

Question: What is the amount of contract acquisition costs in 2019?
Facts: 178
Answer: 178 million

Question: What are the different segments of other current assets highlighted in the table?
Facts: Contract acquisition costs; Contract assets; Contract fulfillment costs; Income tax receivable; Materials, supplies and inventory; Other; Prepaid expenses
Answer: Prepaid expenses; Income tax receivable; Materials, supplies and inventory; Contract assets; Contract acquisition costs; Contract fulfillment costs; Other

Question: Which year has a larger amount of contract acquisition costs?
Facts: 2019
Derivation: 178>167
Answer: 2019

Question: What is the change in contract assets in 2019?
Facts: 42; 52
Derivation: 42-52
Answer: -10 million

Question: What is the percentage change in total other current assets in 2019?
Facts: 808; 918
Derivation: (808-918)/918
Answer: -11.98 percent

Question: What is goodwill assigned to business as of December 31, 2017?
Facts: $20,197
Answer: $20,197 million

Question: How much of Level 3 goodwill is allocated to consumer?
Facts: $32 million
Answer: $32 million

Question: Which are the reportable segments highlighted in the table?
Facts: Business; Consumer
Answer: Business; Consumer

Question: What is the amount of goodwill under Business as a ratio of the Total amount as of December 31, 2018?
Facts: 20,447; 28,031
Derivation: 20,447/28,031
Answer: 72.94 percent

Question: What is the sum of the total amount of goodwill for 2017 and 2018?
Facts: 28,031; 30,475
Derivation: 30,475+28,031
Answer: 58506 million

Question: What is the average total amount of goodwill for 2017 and 2018?
Facts: 28,031; 30,475
Derivation: (30,475+28,031)/2
Answer: 29253 million

Question: What do the current liabilities reflected in the consolidated balance sheets include?
Facts: accounts payable and other current liabilities
Answer: accounts payable and other current liabilities

Question: What are the items included in accounts payable?
Facts: book overdrafts; capital expenditures
Answer: book overdrafts; capital expenditures

Question: What are the items included under Other current liabilities?
Facts: Accrued rent; Legal contingencies; Other
Answer: Accrued rent; Legal contingencies; Other

Question: Which year has a larger amount of accounts payable associated with capital expenditures?
Facts: 2019
Derivation: 469>434
Answer: 2019

Question: What is the change in accrued rent in 2019?
Facts: 45; 75
Derivation: 75-45
Answer: 30 million

Question: What is the percentage change in legal contingencies in 2019?
Facts: 30; 88
Derivation: (88-30)/30
Answer: 193.33 percent

Question: What form was Jeffrey K. Storey's annual grant?
Facts: in the form of RSUs
Answer: in the form of RSUs

Question: How was the number of time-vested and performance-based restricted shares or RSUs determined?
Facts: by dividing the total grant value granted to the executive by the volume-weighted average closing price of a share of our common stock over the 15-trading-day period ending five trading days prior to the grant date (“VWAP”), rounding to the nearest whole share
Answer: by dividing the total grant value granted to the executive by the volume-weighted average closing price of a share of our common stock over the 15-trading-day period ending five trading days prior to the grant date (“VWAP”), rounding to the nearest whole share

Question: Which current executives had their LTI targets increased?
Facts: Indraneel Dev; Scott A. Trezise; Shaun. C. Andrews
Answer: Indraneel Dev; Shaun. C. Andrews; Scott A. Trezise

Question: How many current executives have a total grant value above $2,000,000?
Facts: Indraneel Dev; Jeffrey K. Storey
Derivation: Jeffrey K. Storey##Indraneel Dev
Answer: 2

Question: What is the difference between Indraneel Dev and Stacey W. Goff's total grant values?
Facts: 2,000,000; 2,700,000
Derivation: $2,700,000-$2,000,000
Answer: 700000

Question: What is the average total grant value for current executives?
Facts: 12,600,000; 2,000,000; 2,700,000; 750,000; 800,000
Derivation: ($12,600,000+$2,700,000+$2,000,000+$800,000+$750,000)/5
Answer: 3770000

Question: What information does the table contain?
Facts: information about shares of our previously-issued common stock that we withheld from employees upon vesting of their stock-based awards during the fourth quarter of 2019 to satisfy the related tax withholding obligations
Answer: information about shares of our previously-issued common stock that we withheld from employees upon vesting of their stock-based awards during the fourth quarter of 2019 to satisfy the related tax withholding obligations

Question: What is the average price paid per share in October 2019?
Facts: $11.57
Answer: $11.57

Question: Which periods does the table contain?
Facts: December 2019; November 2019; October 2019
Answer: October 2019; November 2019; December 2019

Question: Which period has the largest average price paid per share?
Facts: December 2019
Derivation: $13.70>$13.15>$11.57
Answer: December 2019

Question: What is the average number of shares withheld for taxes per month?
Facts: 214,840; 3
Derivation: 214,840/3
Answer: 71613.33

Question: What is the percentage change in the average price paid per share between December 2019 and November 2019?
Facts: 13.15; 13.70
Derivation: (13.70-13.15)/13.15
Answer: 4.18 percent

Question: Which metric was added under the Short-Term Incentive Plan for the 2020 incentive programs?
Facts: Revenue
Answer: Revenue

Question: Why was Revenue added as a metric to the STI plan?
Facts: to encourage and reward top-line performance
Answer: to encourage and reward top-line performance

Question: Which metrics were added under the Long-Term Incentive Plan
Facts: Cumulative Adjusted EBITDA (3 year); Relative TSR Modifier (3 year)
Answer: Cumulative Adjusted EBITDA (3 year); Relative TSR Modifier (3 year)

Question: How many metrics were added under the Long-Term Incentive Plan?
Facts: Cumulative Adjusted EBITDA (3 year); Relative TSR Modifier (3 year)
Derivation: Cumulative Adjusted EBITDA (3 year)##Relative TSR Modifier (3 year)
Answer: 2

Question: What is the  change in the Adjusted EBITDA target under Short-Term Incentive Plan in 2020?
Facts: 50; 65
Derivation: 65%-50%
Answer: 15 percent

Question: What is the average Adjusted EBITDA under the Short-Term Incentive Plan?
Facts: 2; 50; 65
Derivation: (65%+50%)/2
Answer: 57.5 percent

Question: What is the total operating revenue recorded in 2019?
Facts: 22,401
Answer: 22,401 million

Question: What is the total Operating (loss) income recorded in 2018?
Facts: 570
Answer: 570 million

Question: In which periods was a non-cash, non-tax-deductible goodwill impairment charge recorded?
Facts: first quarter of 2019; fourth quarter of 2018
Answer: first quarter of 2019; fourth quarter of 2018

Question: Which quarter in 2019 has the largest operating revenue?
Facts: First Quarter
Derivation: 5,647>5,606>5,578>5,570
Answer: First Quarter

Question: What is the total amount of expenses related to the acquisition of Level 3 recorded in 2019?
Facts: 123; 34; 38; 39
Derivation: 34+39+38+123
Answer: 234 million

Question: What is the average quarterly amount of expenses related to the acquisition of Level 3 recorded in 2019?
Facts: 123; 34; 38; 39
Derivation: (34+39+38+123)/4
Answer: 58.5 million