401k Plan data: WINDSTREAM 401(K) PLAN plan

WINDSTREAM 401(K) PLAN 401k Plan overview

Plan Name	WINDSTREAM 401(K) PLAN
Plan identification number	009

WINDSTREAM 401(K) PLAN Benefits

401k Plan Type

Defined Contribution Pension

Plan Features/Benefits

Profit-sharing
ERISA section 404(c) Plan - This plan, or any part of it is intended to meet the conditions of 29 CFR 2550.404c-1.
Total participant-directed account plan - Participants have the opportunity to direct the investment of all the assets allocated to their individual accounts, regardless of whether 29 CFR 2550.404c-1 is intended to be met.
Stock bonus
Code section 401(k) feature - A cash or deferred arrangement described in Code section 401(k) that is part of a qualified defined contribution plan that provides for an election by employees to defer part of their compensation or receive these amounts in cash.
Code section 401(m) arrangement - Employee contributions are allocated to separate accounts under the plan or employer contributions are based, in whole or in part, on employee deferrals or contribtions to the plan. Not applicable if plan is 401(k) plan with only QNECs and/or QMACs. Also not applicable if Code section 403(b)(1), 403(b)(7) or 408 arrangements/accounts/annuities.
ESOP other than a leveraged ESOP - A completed Schedule E must be attached to a Form 5500 filed for an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP).
Participant-directed brokerage accounts provided as an investment option under the plan.
Plan provides for automatic enrollment in plan that has employee contributions deducted from payroll.
Total or partial participant-directed account plan - plan uses default investment account for participants who fail to direct assets in their account.

401k Sponsoring company profile

WINSTREAM SERVICES LLC has sponsored the creation of one or more 401k plans.

Company Name: WINSTREAM SERVICES LLC

Employer identification number (EIN): 200792300

NAIC Classification: 517000

Form 5500 Filing Information

Submission information for form 5500 for 401k plan WINDSTREAM 401(K) PLAN

Plan id# Filing Submission Date Name of Administrator Date Administrator Signed Name of Company Sponsor Date Sponsor Signed
009 2019-01-01
009 2018-01-01
009 2017-01-01 EMILY ERKEL
009 2016-01-01 EMILY ERKEL
009 2015-01-01 EMILY ERKEL
009 2014-01-01 EMILY ERKEL
009 2013-01-01 JENNIFER GADBERRY JENNIFER GADBERRY 2014-07-30
009 2012-01-01 JENNIFER GADBERRY
009 2011-01-01 JENNIFER GADBERRY
009 2010-01-01 CAMI MARTIN
009 2009-01-01 ROBERT BOYD

Plan id#	Filing Submission Date	Name of Administrator	Name of Company Sponsor	Date Sponsor Signed
009	2019-01-01
009	2018-01-01
009	2017-01-01	EMILY ERKEL
009	2016-01-01	EMILY ERKEL
009	2015-01-01	EMILY ERKEL
009	2014-01-01	EMILY ERKEL
009	2013-01-01	JENNIFER GADBERRY	JENNIFER GADBERRY	2014-07-30
009	2012-01-01	JENNIFER GADBERRY
009	2011-01-01	JENNIFER GADBERRY
009	2010-01-01	CAMI MARTIN
009	2009-01-01	ROBERT BOYD

Plan Statistics for WINDSTREAM 401(K) PLAN

401k plan membership statisitcs for WINDSTREAM 401(K) PLAN

Measure Date Value
2019: WINDSTREAM 401(K) PLAN 2019 401k membership
Total participants, beginning-of-year 2019-01-01 15,801
Total number of active participants reported on line 7a of the Form 5500 2019-01-01 11,041
Number of retired or separated participants receiving benefits 2019-01-01 449
Number of other retired or separated participants entitled to future benefits 2019-01-01 3,240
Total of all active and inactive participants 2019-01-01 14,730
Number of deceased participants whose beneficiaries are receiving or are entitled to receive benefits 2019-01-01 47
Total participants 2019-01-01 14,777
Number of participants with account balances 2019-01-01 12,386
Participants that terminated employment during the plan year with accrued benefits that were less than 100% vested 2019-01-01 0
2018: WINDSTREAM 401(K) PLAN 2018 401k membership
Total participants, beginning-of-year 2018-01-01 16,851
Total number of active participants reported on line 7a of the Form 5500 2018-01-01 11,943
Number of retired or separated participants receiving benefits 2018-01-01 416
Number of other retired or separated participants entitled to future benefits 2018-01-01 3,393
Total of all active and inactive participants 2018-01-01 15,752
Number of deceased participants whose beneficiaries are receiving or are entitled to receive benefits 2018-01-01 49
Total participants 2018-01-01 15,801
Number of participants with account balances 2018-01-01 13,192
Participants that terminated employment during the plan year with accrued benefits that were less than 100% vested 2018-01-01 0
2017: WINDSTREAM 401(K) PLAN 2017 401k membership
Total participants, beginning-of-year 2017-01-01 14,594
Total number of active participants reported on line 7a of the Form 5500 2017-01-01 12,965
Number of retired or separated participants receiving benefits 2017-01-01 340
Number of other retired or separated participants entitled to future benefits 2017-01-01 3,497
Total of all active and inactive participants 2017-01-01 16,802
Number of deceased participants whose beneficiaries are receiving or are entitled to receive benefits 2017-01-01 49
Total participants 2017-01-01 16,851
Number of participants with account balances 2017-01-01 13,922
Participants that terminated employment during the plan year with accrued benefits that were less than 100% vested 2017-01-01 9
2016: WINDSTREAM 401(K) PLAN 2016 401k membership
Total participants, beginning-of-year 2016-01-01 15,073
Total number of active participants reported on line 7a of the Form 5500 2016-01-01 11,895
Number of retired or separated participants receiving benefits 2016-01-01 311
Number of other retired or separated participants entitled to future benefits 2016-01-01 2,338
Total of all active and inactive participants 2016-01-01 14,544
Number of deceased participants whose beneficiaries are receiving or are entitled to receive benefits 2016-01-01 50
Total participants 2016-01-01 14,594
Number of participants with account balances 2016-01-01 11,740
Participants that terminated employment during the plan year with accrued benefits that were less than 100% vested 2016-01-01 0
2015: WINDSTREAM 401(K) PLAN 2015 401k membership
Total participants, beginning-of-year 2015-01-01 15,331
Total number of active participants reported on line 7a of the Form 5500 2015-01-01 12,346
Number of retired or separated participants receiving benefits 2015-01-01 4
Number of other retired or separated participants entitled to future benefits 2015-01-01 2,698
Total of all active and inactive participants 2015-01-01 15,048
Number of deceased participants whose beneficiaries are receiving or are entitled to receive benefits 2015-01-01 25
Total participants 2015-01-01 15,073
Number of participants with account balances 2015-01-01 11,919
Participants that terminated employment during the plan year with accrued benefits that were less than 100% vested 2015-01-01 0
2014: WINDSTREAM 401(K) PLAN 2014 401k membership
Total participants, beginning-of-year 2014-01-01 16,044
Total number of active participants reported on line 7a of the Form 5500 2014-01-01 12,629
Number of retired or separated participants receiving benefits 2014-01-01 5
Number of other retired or separated participants entitled to future benefits 2014-01-01 2,649
Total of all active and inactive participants 2014-01-01 15,283
Number of deceased participants whose beneficiaries are receiving or are entitled to receive benefits 2014-01-01 48
Total participants 2014-01-01 15,331
Number of participants with account balances 2014-01-01 12,083
Participants that terminated employment during the plan year with accrued benefits that were less than 100% vested 2014-01-01 0
2013: WINDSTREAM 401(K) PLAN 2013 401k membership
Total participants, beginning-of-year 2013-01-01 16,343
Total number of active participants reported on line 7a of the Form 5500 2013-01-01 13,447
Number of retired or separated participants receiving benefits 2013-01-01 5
Number of other retired or separated participants entitled to future benefits 2013-01-01 2,546
Total of all active and inactive participants 2013-01-01 15,998
Number of deceased participants whose beneficiaries are receiving or are entitled to receive benefits 2013-01-01 46
Total participants 2013-01-01 16,044
Number of participants with account balances 2013-01-01 12,322
Participants that terminated employment during the plan year with accrued benefits that were less than 100% vested 2013-01-01 0
2012: WINDSTREAM 401(K) PLAN 2012 401k membership
Total participants, beginning-of-year 2012-01-01 11,694
Total number of active participants reported on line 7a of the Form 5500 2012-01-01 13,798
Number of retired or separated participants receiving benefits 2012-01-01 6
Number of other retired or separated participants entitled to future benefits 2012-01-01 2,497
Total of all active and inactive participants 2012-01-01 16,301
Number of deceased participants whose beneficiaries are receiving or are entitled to receive benefits 2012-01-01 42
Total participants 2012-01-01 16,343
Number of participants with account balances 2012-01-01 12,396
Participants that terminated employment during the plan year with accrued benefits that were less than 100% vested 2012-01-01 0
2011: WINDSTREAM 401(K) PLAN 2011 401k membership
Total participants, beginning-of-year 2011-01-01 11,960
Total number of active participants reported on line 7a of the Form 5500 2011-01-01 9,869
Number of retired or separated participants receiving benefits 2011-01-01 5
Number of other retired or separated participants entitled to future benefits 2011-01-01 1,785
Total of all active and inactive participants 2011-01-01 11,659
Number of deceased participants whose beneficiaries are receiving or are entitled to receive benefits 2011-01-01 35
Total participants 2011-01-01 11,694
Number of participants with account balances 2011-01-01 8,822
Participants that terminated employment during the plan year with accrued benefits that were less than 100% vested 2011-01-01 5
2010: WINDSTREAM 401(K) PLAN 2010 401k membership
Total participants, beginning-of-year 2010-01-01 8,609
Total number of active participants reported on line 7a of the Form 5500 2010-01-01 9,669
Number of retired or separated participants receiving benefits 2010-01-01 14
Number of other retired or separated participants entitled to future benefits 2010-01-01 2,230
Total of all active and inactive participants 2010-01-01 11,913
Number of deceased participants whose beneficiaries are receiving or are entitled to receive benefits 2010-01-01 47
Total participants 2010-01-01 11,960
Number of participants with account balances 2010-01-01 8,814
Participants that terminated employment during the plan year with accrued benefits that were less than 100% vested 2010-01-01 21
2009: WINDSTREAM 401(K) PLAN 2009 401k membership
Total participants, beginning-of-year 2009-01-01 8,462
Total number of active participants reported on line 7a of the Form 5500 2009-01-01 7,235
Number of retired or separated participants receiving benefits 2009-01-01 754
Number of other retired or separated participants entitled to future benefits 2009-01-01 568
Total of all active and inactive participants 2009-01-01 8,557
Number of deceased participants whose beneficiaries are receiving or are entitled to receive benefits 2009-01-01 52
Total participants 2009-01-01 8,609
Number of participants with account balances 2009-01-01 6,580
Participants that terminated employment during the plan year with accrued benefits that were less than 100% vested 2009-01-01 242

Measure	Date	Value
2019: WINDSTREAM 401(K) PLAN 2019 401k membership
Total participants, beginning-of-year	2019-01-01	15,801
Total number of active participants reported on line 7a of the Form 5500	2019-01-01	11,041
Number of retired or separated participants receiving benefits	2019-01-01	449
Number of other retired or separated participants entitled to future benefits	2019-01-01	3,240
Total of all active and inactive participants	2019-01-01	14,730
Number of deceased participants whose beneficiaries are receiving or are entitled to receive benefits	2019-01-01	47
Total participants	2019-01-01	14,777
Number of participants with account balances	2019-01-01	12,386
Participants that terminated employment during the plan year with accrued benefits that were less than 100% vested	2019-01-01	0
2018: WINDSTREAM 401(K) PLAN 2018 401k membership
Total participants, beginning-of-year	2018-01-01	16,851
Total number of active participants reported on line 7a of the Form 5500	2018-01-01	11,943
Number of retired or separated participants receiving benefits	2018-01-01	416
Number of other retired or separated participants entitled to future benefits	2018-01-01	3,393
Total of all active and inactive participants	2018-01-01	15,752
Number of deceased participants whose beneficiaries are receiving or are entitled to receive benefits	2018-01-01	49
Total participants	2018-01-01	15,801
Number of participants with account balances	2018-01-01	13,192
Participants that terminated employment during the plan year with accrued benefits that were less than 100% vested	2018-01-01	0
2017: WINDSTREAM 401(K) PLAN 2017 401k membership
Total participants, beginning-of-year	2017-01-01	14,594
Total number of active participants reported on line 7a of the Form 5500	2017-01-01	12,965
Number of retired or separated participants receiving benefits	2017-01-01	340
Number of other retired or separated participants entitled to future benefits	2017-01-01	3,497
Total of all active and inactive participants	2017-01-01	16,802
Number of deceased participants whose beneficiaries are receiving or are entitled to receive benefits	2017-01-01	49
Total participants	2017-01-01	16,851
Number of participants with account balances	2017-01-01	13,922
Participants that terminated employment during the plan year with accrued benefits that were less than 100% vested	2017-01-01	9
2016: WINDSTREAM 401(K) PLAN 2016 401k membership
Total participants, beginning-of-year	2016-01-01	15,073
Total number of active participants reported on line 7a of the Form 5500	2016-01-01	11,895
Number of retired or separated participants receiving benefits	2016-01-01	311
Number of other retired or separated participants entitled to future benefits	2016-01-01	2,338
Total of all active and inactive participants	2016-01-01	14,544
Number of deceased participants whose beneficiaries are receiving or are entitled to receive benefits	2016-01-01	50
Total participants	2016-01-01	14,594
Number of participants with account balances	2016-01-01	11,740
Participants that terminated employment during the plan year with accrued benefits that were less than 100% vested	2016-01-01	0
2015: WINDSTREAM 401(K) PLAN 2015 401k membership
Total participants, beginning-of-year	2015-01-01	15,331
Total number of active participants reported on line 7a of the Form 5500	2015-01-01	12,346
Number of retired or separated participants receiving benefits	2015-01-01	4
Number of other retired or separated participants entitled to future benefits	2015-01-01	2,698
Total of all active and inactive participants	2015-01-01	15,048
Number of deceased participants whose beneficiaries are receiving or are entitled to receive benefits	2015-01-01	25
Total participants	2015-01-01	15,073
Number of participants with account balances	2015-01-01	11,919
Participants that terminated employment during the plan year with accrued benefits that were less than 100% vested	2015-01-01	0
2014: WINDSTREAM 401(K) PLAN 2014 401k membership
Total participants, beginning-of-year	2014-01-01	16,044
Total number of active participants reported on line 7a of the Form 5500	2014-01-01	12,629
Number of retired or separated participants receiving benefits	2014-01-01	5
Number of other retired or separated participants entitled to future benefits	2014-01-01	2,649
Total of all active and inactive participants	2014-01-01	15,283
Number of deceased participants whose beneficiaries are receiving or are entitled to receive benefits	2014-01-01	48
Total participants	2014-01-01	15,331
Number of participants with account balances	2014-01-01	12,083
Participants that terminated employment during the plan year with accrued benefits that were less than 100% vested	2014-01-01	0
2013: WINDSTREAM 401(K) PLAN 2013 401k membership
Total participants, beginning-of-year	2013-01-01	16,343
Total number of active participants reported on line 7a of the Form 5500	2013-01-01	13,447
Number of retired or separated participants receiving benefits	2013-01-01	5
Number of other retired or separated participants entitled to future benefits	2013-01-01	2,546
Total of all active and inactive participants	2013-01-01	15,998
Number of deceased participants whose beneficiaries are receiving or are entitled to receive benefits	2013-01-01	46
Total participants	2013-01-01	16,044
Number of participants with account balances	2013-01-01	12,322
Participants that terminated employment during the plan year with accrued benefits that were less than 100% vested	2013-01-01	0
2012: WINDSTREAM 401(K) PLAN 2012 401k membership
Total participants, beginning-of-year	2012-01-01	11,694
Total number of active participants reported on line 7a of the Form 5500	2012-01-01	13,798
Number of retired or separated participants receiving benefits	2012-01-01	6
Number of other retired or separated participants entitled to future benefits	2012-01-01	2,497
Total of all active and inactive participants	2012-01-01	16,301
Number of deceased participants whose beneficiaries are receiving or are entitled to receive benefits	2012-01-01	42
Total participants	2012-01-01	16,343
Number of participants with account balances	2012-01-01	12,396
Participants that terminated employment during the plan year with accrued benefits that were less than 100% vested	2012-01-01	0
2011: WINDSTREAM 401(K) PLAN 2011 401k membership
Total participants, beginning-of-year	2011-01-01	11,960
Total number of active participants reported on line 7a of the Form 5500	2011-01-01	9,869
Number of retired or separated participants receiving benefits	2011-01-01	5
Number of other retired or separated participants entitled to future benefits	2011-01-01	1,785
Total of all active and inactive participants	2011-01-01	11,659
Number of deceased participants whose beneficiaries are receiving or are entitled to receive benefits	2011-01-01	35
Total participants	2011-01-01	11,694
Number of participants with account balances	2011-01-01	8,822
Participants that terminated employment during the plan year with accrued benefits that were less than 100% vested	2011-01-01	5
2010: WINDSTREAM 401(K) PLAN 2010 401k membership
Total participants, beginning-of-year	2010-01-01	8,609
Total number of active participants reported on line 7a of the Form 5500	2010-01-01	9,669
Number of retired or separated participants receiving benefits	2010-01-01	14
Number of other retired or separated participants entitled to future benefits	2010-01-01	2,230
Total of all active and inactive participants	2010-01-01	11,913
Number of deceased participants whose beneficiaries are receiving or are entitled to receive benefits	2010-01-01	47
Total participants	2010-01-01	11,960
Number of participants with account balances	2010-01-01	8,814
Participants that terminated employment during the plan year with accrued benefits that were less than 100% vested	2010-01-01	21
2009: WINDSTREAM 401(K) PLAN 2009 401k membership
Total participants, beginning-of-year	2009-01-01	8,462
Total number of active participants reported on line 7a of the Form 5500	2009-01-01	7,235
Number of retired or separated participants receiving benefits	2009-01-01	754
Number of other retired or separated participants entitled to future benefits	2009-01-01	568
Total of all active and inactive participants	2009-01-01	8,557
Number of deceased participants whose beneficiaries are receiving or are entitled to receive benefits	2009-01-01	52
Total participants	2009-01-01	8,609
Number of participants with account balances	2009-01-01	6,580
Participants that terminated employment during the plan year with accrued benefits that were less than 100% vested	2009-01-01	242

Financial Data on WINDSTREAM 401(K) PLAN

Measure	Date	Value
2019 : WINDSTREAM 401(K) PLAN 2019 401k financial data
Unrealized appreciation/depreciation of other (non real estate) assets	2019-12-31	$-4,381,222
Total unrealized appreciation/depreciation of assets	2019-12-31	$-4,381,222
Total transfer of assets to this plan	2019-12-31	$0
Total transfer of assets from this plan	2019-12-31	$0
Total liabilities at end of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities)	2019-12-31	$381,526
Total liabilities at beginning of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities)	2019-12-31	$447,496
Expenses. Interest paid	2019-12-31	$0
Amount of participant contributions which was failed to transmit to the plan within the time period described in 29 CFR 251.3-102	2019-12-31	$0
Total income from all sources (including contributions)	2019-12-31	$274,996,183
Total loss/gain on sale of assets	2019-12-31	$-1,588,100
Total of all expenses incurred	2019-12-31	$142,592,503
Benefit payments and payments to participlants,beneficiaries,insurance carriers and others	2019-12-31	$139,707,495
Expenses. Certain deemed distributions of participant loans	2019-12-31	$1,949,259
Value of total corrective distributions	2019-12-31	$486
Total contributions o plan (from employers,participants, others, non cash contrinutions)	2019-12-31	$80,209,009
Value of total assets at end of year	2019-12-31	$1,106,715,902
Value of total assets at beginning of year	2019-12-31	$974,378,192
Total of administrative expenses incurred including professional, contract, advisory and management fees	2019-12-31	$935,263
Total interest from all sources	2019-12-31	$1,366,104
Total dividends received (eg from common stock, registered investment company shares)	2019-12-31	$24,419,087
Has a resolution to terminate the plan been adopted during the plan year or any prior plan year	2019-12-31	No
Total dividends received from registered investment company shares (eg mutual funds)	2019-12-31	$24,419,087
Assets. Real estate other than employer real property at end of year	2019-12-31	$0
Assets. Real estate other than employer real property at beginning of year	2019-12-31	$0
Administrative expenses professional fees incurred	2019-12-31	$65,000
Assets. Corporate prefeered stocks other than exployer securities at end of year	2019-12-31	$0
Assets. Corporate prefeered stocks other than exployer securities at beginning of year	2019-12-31	$0
Was this plan covered by a fidelity bond	2019-12-31	Yes
Value of fidelity bond cover	2019-12-31	$10,000,000
If this is an individual account plan, was there a blackout period	2019-12-31	No
Total value of distributions paid in property other than in cash, annuity contracts, or publicly traded employer securities	2019-12-31	$0
Were there any nonexempt tranactions with any party-in-interest	2019-12-31	No
Contributions received from participants	2019-12-31	$52,177,287
Participant contributions at end of year	2019-12-31	$21,427,489
Participant contributions at beginning of year	2019-12-31	$21,983,261
Assets. Other investments not covered elsewhere at end of year	2019-12-31	$7,196,616
Assets. Other investments not covered elsewhere at beginning of year	2019-12-31	$5,377,149
Income. Received or receivable in cash from other sources (including rollovers)	2019-12-31	$1,678,580
Expenses. Other payments made (not to insurance carriers or or participants/beneficiaries)	2019-12-31	$0
Value of other receiveables (less allowance for doubtful accounts) at end of year	2019-12-31	$6,934
Value of other receiveables (less allowance for doubtful accounts) at beginning of year	2019-12-31	$43,599
Assets. Loans (other than to participants) at end of year	2019-12-31	$0
Assets. Loans (other than to participants) at beginning of year	2019-12-31	$0
Other income not declared elsewhere	2019-12-31	$731,001
Administrative expenses (other) incurred	2019-12-31	$217,607
Total non interest bearing cash at end of year	2019-12-31	$381,526
Total non interest bearing cash at beginning of year	2019-12-31	$447,528
Did the receive any noncash contributions whose value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser	2019-12-31	No
Income. Non cash contributions	2019-12-31	$0
Value of net income/loss	2019-12-31	$132,403,680
Value of net assets at end of year (total assets less liabilities)	2019-12-31	$1,106,334,376
Value of net assets at beginning of year (total assets less liabilities)	2019-12-31	$973,930,696
Did the plan have a loss casued by fraud or dishonesty (regardless whether reimbursed by fidelity bond)	2019-12-31	No
Were any loans by the plan or fixed income obligations due to the plan in default	2019-12-31	No
Were any leases to which the plan was party in default or uncollectible	2019-12-31	No
Assets. partnership/joint venture interests at end of year	2019-12-31	$0
Assets. partnership/joint venture interests at beginning of year	2019-12-31	$0
Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at end of year	2019-12-31	$560,386,020
Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at beginning of year	2019-12-31	$574,637,550
Interest on participant loans	2019-12-31	$1,366,104
Interest earned on other investments	2019-12-31	$0
Income. Interest from US Government securities	2019-12-31	$0
Income. Interest from corporate debt instruments	2019-12-31	$0
Value of interest in common/collective trusts at end of year	2019-12-31	$412,968,906
Value of interest in common/collective trusts at beginning of year	2019-12-31	$256,589,970
Value of interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposits) at end of year	2019-12-31	$78,370,349
Interest-bearing cash (include money market accounts & certificates of deposit) at beginning of the Year	2019-12-31	$81,708,852
Value of interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposits) at beginning of year	2019-12-31	$81,708,852
Interest earned from interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposit)	2019-12-31	$0
Asset value of US Government securities at end of year	2019-12-31	$0
Asset value of US Government securities at beginning of year	2019-12-31	$0
Net investment gain/loss from registered investment companies (e.g. mutual funds)	2019-12-31	$114,219,236
Net investment gain/loss from pooled separate accounts	2019-12-31	$0
Net investment gain or loss from common/collective trusts	2019-12-31	$60,021,068
Were any plan transactions or series of transactions in excess of 5% of the current value of the plan assets	2019-12-31	No
Was there a failure to transmit to the plan any participant contributions	2019-12-31	No
Has the plan failed to provide any benefit when due under the plan	2019-12-31	No
Assets. Invements in employer securities at end of year	2019-12-31	$244,327
Assets. Invements in employer securities at beginning of year	2019-12-31	$7,662,079
Contributions received in cash from employer	2019-12-31	$26,353,142
Employer contributions (assets) at end of year	2019-12-31	$25,733,735
Employer contributions (assets) at beginning of year	2019-12-31	$25,928,204
Income. Dividends from preferred stock	2019-12-31	$0
Income. Dividends from common stock	2019-12-31	$0
Benefit payments and payments to provide benefits directly to participlants or beneficiaries including direct rollovers	2019-12-31	$139,707,495
Asset. Corporate debt instrument preferred debt at end of year	2019-12-31	$0
Asset. Corporate debt instrument preferred debt at beginning of year	2019-12-31	$0
Asset. Corporate debt instrument debt (other) at end of year	2019-12-31	$0
Asset. Corporate debt instrument debt (other) at beginning of year	2019-12-31	$0
Contract administrator fees	2019-12-31	$652,656
Assets. Corporate common stocks other than exployer securities at end of year	2019-12-31	$0
Assets. Corporate common stocks other than exployer securities at beginning of year	2019-12-31	$0
Liabilities. Value of benefit claims payable at end of year	2019-12-31	$381,526
Liabilities. Value of benefit claims payable at beginning of year	2019-12-31	$447,496
Did the plan have assets held for investment	2019-12-31	Yes
Did the plan hold any assets whose current value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser	2019-12-31	No
Were all the plan assets eitehr distributed to particpants/beneficiaries, transferred to another plan or brought under the control of the PBGC	2019-12-31	No
Aggregate proceeds on sale of assets	2019-12-31	$28,098,559
Aggregate carrying amount (costs) on sale of assets	2019-12-31	$29,686,659
Accountant perfomed limited scope audit pursuant to 29 CFR 2520.103-8 and/or 103-12(d)	2019-12-31	No
Opinion of an independent qualified public accountant for this plan	2019-12-31	Unqualified
Accountancy firm name	2019-12-31	PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
Accountancy firm EIN	2019-12-31	134008324
2018 : WINDSTREAM 401(K) PLAN 2018 401k financial data
Unrealized appreciation/depreciation of other (non real estate) assets	2018-12-31	$-12,068,751
Total unrealized appreciation/depreciation of assets	2018-12-31	$-12,068,751
Total transfer of assets to this plan	2018-12-31	$0
Total transfer of assets from this plan	2018-12-31	$0
Total liabilities at end of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities)	2018-12-31	$447,496
Total liabilities at beginning of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities)	2018-12-31	$382,621
Expenses. Interest paid	2018-12-31	$0
Amount of participant contributions which was failed to transmit to the plan within the time period described in 29 CFR 251.3-102	2018-12-31	$0
Total income from all sources (including contributions)	2018-12-31	$371,607
Total loss/gain on sale of assets	2018-12-31	$-13,781,498
Total of all expenses incurred	2018-12-31	$142,336,650
Benefit payments and payments to participlants,beneficiaries,insurance carriers and others	2018-12-31	$138,015,970
Expenses. Certain deemed distributions of participant loans	2018-12-31	$3,152,717
Value of total corrective distributions	2018-12-31	$271,449
Total contributions o plan (from employers,participants, others, non cash contrinutions)	2018-12-31	$85,452,294
Value of total assets at end of year	2018-12-31	$974,378,192
Value of total assets at beginning of year	2018-12-31	$1,116,278,360
Total of administrative expenses incurred including professional, contract, advisory and management fees	2018-12-31	$896,514
Total interest from all sources	2018-12-31	$1,326,556
Total dividends received (eg from common stock, registered investment company shares)	2018-12-31	$31,434,450
Has a resolution to terminate the plan been adopted during the plan year or any prior plan year	2018-12-31	No
Total dividends received from registered investment company shares (eg mutual funds)	2018-12-31	$31,434,450
Assets. Real estate other than employer real property at end of year	2018-12-31	$0
Administrative expenses professional fees incurred	2018-12-31	$77,000
Assets. Corporate prefeered stocks other than exployer securities at end of year	2018-12-31	$0
Was this plan covered by a fidelity bond	2018-12-31	Yes
Value of fidelity bond cover	2018-12-31	$10,000,000
If this is an individual account plan, was there a blackout period	2018-12-31	Yes
Total value of distributions paid in property other than in cash, annuity contracts, or publicly traded employer securities	2018-12-31	$0
Were there any nonexempt tranactions with any party-in-interest	2018-12-31	No
Contributions received from participants	2018-12-31	$53,138,847
Participant contributions at end of year	2018-12-31	$21,983,261
Participant contributions at beginning of year	2018-12-31	$23,524,488
Participant contributions at beginning of year	2018-12-31	$1,754,987
Assets. Other investments not covered elsewhere at end of year	2018-12-31	$5,377,149
Assets. Other investments not covered elsewhere at beginning of year	2018-12-31	$5,328,334
Income. Received or receivable in cash from other sources (including rollovers)	2018-12-31	$3,786,932
Expenses. Other payments made (not to insurance carriers or or participants/beneficiaries)	2018-12-31	$0
Value of other receiveables (less allowance for doubtful accounts) at end of year	2018-12-31	$43,599
Value of other receiveables (less allowance for doubtful accounts) at beginning of year	2018-12-31	$32,779
Assets. Loans (other than to participants) at end of year	2018-12-31	$0
Other income not declared elsewhere	2018-12-31	$664,693
Administrative expenses (other) incurred	2018-12-31	$127,892
Total non interest bearing cash at end of year	2018-12-31	$447,528
Total non interest bearing cash at beginning of year	2018-12-31	$436,499
Did the receive any noncash contributions whose value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser	2018-12-31	No
Income. Non cash contributions	2018-12-31	$0
Value of net income/loss	2018-12-31	$-141,965,043
Value of net assets at end of year (total assets less liabilities)	2018-12-31	$973,930,696
Value of net assets at beginning of year (total assets less liabilities)	2018-12-31	$1,115,895,739
Did the plan have a loss casued by fraud or dishonesty (regardless whether reimbursed by fidelity bond)	2018-12-31	No
Were any loans by the plan or fixed income obligations due to the plan in default	2018-12-31	No
Were any leases to which the plan was party in default or uncollectible	2018-12-31	No
Assets. partnership/joint venture interests at end of year	2018-12-31	$0
Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at end of year	2018-12-31	$574,637,550
Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at beginning of year	2018-12-31	$820,764,046
Interest on participant loans	2018-12-31	$1,326,556
Interest earned on other investments	2018-12-31	$0
Income. Interest from US Government securities	2018-12-31	$0
Income. Interest from corporate debt instruments	2018-12-31	$0
Value of interest in common/collective trusts at end of year	2018-12-31	$256,589,970
Value of interest in common/collective trusts at beginning of year	2018-12-31	$137,426,604
Value of interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposits) at end of year	2018-12-31	$81,708,852
Interest-bearing cash (include money market accounts & certificates of deposit) at beginning of the Year	2018-12-31	$83,995,860
Value of interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposits) at beginning of year	2018-12-31	$83,995,860
Interest earned from interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposit)	2018-12-31	$0
Asset value of US Government securities at end of year	2018-12-31	$0
Net investment gain/loss from registered investment companies (e.g. mutual funds)	2018-12-31	$-65,847,200
Net investment gain/loss from pooled separate accounts	2018-12-31	$0
Net investment gain or loss from common/collective trusts	2018-12-31	$-26,808,937
Were any plan transactions or series of transactions in excess of 5% of the current value of the plan assets	2018-12-31	No
Was there a failure to transmit to the plan any participant contributions	2018-12-31	No
Has the plan failed to provide any benefit when due under the plan	2018-12-31	No
Assets. Invements in employer securities at end of year	2018-12-31	$7,662,079
Assets. Invements in employer securities at beginning of year	2018-12-31	$16,106,254
Contributions received in cash from employer	2018-12-31	$28,526,515
Employer contributions (assets) at end of year	2018-12-31	$25,928,204
Employer contributions (assets) at beginning of year	2018-12-31	$26,908,509
Income. Dividends from preferred stock	2018-12-31	$0
Income. Dividends from common stock	2018-12-31	$0
Benefit payments and payments to provide benefits directly to participlants or beneficiaries including direct rollovers	2018-12-31	$138,015,970
Asset. Corporate debt instrument preferred debt at end of year	2018-12-31	$0
Asset. Corporate debt instrument debt (other) at end of year	2018-12-31	$0
Contract administrator fees	2018-12-31	$691,622
Was the provided the required notice or one of the exceptions to providing the black out period notice applied under 29 CFR 2520.101-3	2018-12-31	Yes
Assets. Corporate common stocks other than exployer securities at end of year	2018-12-31	$0
Liabilities. Value of benefit claims payable at end of year	2018-12-31	$447,496
Liabilities. Value of benefit claims payable at beginning of year	2018-12-31	$382,621
Did the plan have assets held for investment	2018-12-31	Yes
Did the plan hold any assets whose current value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser	2018-12-31	No
Were all the plan assets eitehr distributed to particpants/beneficiaries, transferred to another plan or brought under the control of the PBGC	2018-12-31	No
Aggregate proceeds on sale of assets	2018-12-31	$55,155,110
Aggregate carrying amount (costs) on sale of assets	2018-12-31	$68,936,608
Accountant perfomed limited scope audit pursuant to 29 CFR 2520.103-8 and/or 103-12(d)	2018-12-31	No
Opinion of an independent qualified public accountant for this plan	2018-12-31	Unqualified
Accountancy firm name	2018-12-31	PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
Accountancy firm EIN	2018-12-31	134008324
2017 : WINDSTREAM 401(K) PLAN 2017 401k financial data
Unrealized appreciation/depreciation of other (non real estate) assets	2017-12-31	$-34,708,713
Total unrealized appreciation/depreciation of assets	2017-12-31	$-34,708,713
Total transfer of assets to this plan	2017-12-31	$184,205,201
Total transfer of assets from this plan	2017-12-31	$0
Total liabilities at end of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities)	2017-12-31	$382,621
Total liabilities at beginning of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities)	2017-12-31	$1,123,636
Expenses. Interest paid	2017-12-31	$0
Amount of participant contributions which was failed to transmit to the plan within the time period described in 29 CFR 251.3-102	2017-12-31	$0
Total income from all sources (including contributions)	2017-12-31	$174,846,298
Total loss/gain on sale of assets	2017-12-31	$-7,861,690
Total of all expenses incurred	2017-12-31	$117,741,584
Benefit payments and payments to participlants,beneficiaries,insurance carriers and others	2017-12-31	$114,734,986
Expenses. Certain deemed distributions of participant loans	2017-12-31	$2,224,376
Value of total corrective distributions	2017-12-31	$0
Total contributions o plan (from employers,participants, others, non cash contrinutions)	2017-12-31	$84,317,351
Value of total assets at end of year	2017-12-31	$1,116,278,360
Value of total assets at beginning of year	2017-12-31	$875,709,460
Total of administrative expenses incurred including professional, contract, advisory and management fees	2017-12-31	$782,222
Total interest from all sources	2017-12-31	$1,126,715
Total dividends received (eg from common stock, registered investment company shares)	2017-12-31	$29,295,631
Has a resolution to terminate the plan been adopted during the plan year or any prior plan year	2017-12-31	No
Total dividends received from registered investment company shares (eg mutual funds)	2017-12-31	$27,233,083
Was this plan covered by a fidelity bond	2017-12-31	Yes
Value of fidelity bond cover	2017-12-31	$10,000,000
If this is an individual account plan, was there a blackout period	2017-12-31	Yes
Total value of distributions paid in property other than in cash, annuity contracts, or publicly traded employer securities	2017-12-31	$0
Were there any nonexempt tranactions with any party-in-interest	2017-12-31	No
Contributions received from participants	2017-12-31	$52,656,348
Participant contributions at end of year	2017-12-31	$23,524,488
Participant contributions at beginning of year	2017-12-31	$21,922,250
Participant contributions at end of year	2017-12-31	$1,754,987
Assets. Other investments not covered elsewhere at end of year	2017-12-31	$5,328,334
Assets. Other investments not covered elsewhere at beginning of year	2017-12-31	$4,135,325
Income. Received or receivable in cash from other sources (including rollovers)	2017-12-31	$4,160,001
Value of other receiveables (less allowance for doubtful accounts) at end of year	2017-12-31	$32,779
Value of other receiveables (less allowance for doubtful accounts) at beginning of year	2017-12-31	$686,420
Other income not declared elsewhere	2017-12-31	$573,182
Administrative expenses (other) incurred	2017-12-31	$111,472
Total non interest bearing cash at end of year	2017-12-31	$436,499
Total non interest bearing cash at beginning of year	2017-12-31	$1,124,943
Did the receive any noncash contributions whose value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser	2017-12-31	No
Income. Non cash contributions	2017-12-31	$0
Value of net income/loss	2017-12-31	$57,104,714
Value of net assets at end of year (total assets less liabilities)	2017-12-31	$1,115,895,739
Value of net assets at beginning of year (total assets less liabilities)	2017-12-31	$874,585,824
Did the plan have a loss casued by fraud or dishonesty (regardless whether reimbursed by fidelity bond)	2017-12-31	No
Were any loans by the plan or fixed income obligations due to the plan in default	2017-12-31	No
Were any leases to which the plan was party in default or uncollectible	2017-12-31	No
Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at end of year	2017-12-31	$820,764,046
Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at beginning of year	2017-12-31	$612,979,916
Interest on participant loans	2017-12-31	$1,126,715
Interest earned on other investments	2017-12-31	$0
Income. Interest from US Government securities	2017-12-31	$0
Income. Interest from corporate debt instruments	2017-12-31	$0
Value of interest in common/collective trusts at end of year	2017-12-31	$137,426,604
Value of interest in common/collective trusts at beginning of year	2017-12-31	$93,643,590
Value of interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposits) at end of year	2017-12-31	$83,995,860
Interest-bearing cash (include money market accounts & certificates of deposit) at beginning of the Year	2017-12-31	$84,546,379
Value of interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposits) at beginning of year	2017-12-31	$84,546,379
Interest earned from interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposit)	2017-12-31	$0
Net investment gain/loss from registered investment companies (e.g. mutual funds)	2017-12-31	$83,481,223
Net investment gain/loss from pooled separate accounts	2017-12-31	$0
Net investment gain or loss from common/collective trusts	2017-12-31	$18,622,599
Were any plan transactions or series of transactions in excess of 5% of the current value of the plan assets	2017-12-31	No
Was there a failure to transmit to the plan any participant contributions	2017-12-31	No
Has the plan failed to provide any benefit when due under the plan	2017-12-31	No
Assets. Invements in employer securities at end of year	2017-12-31	$16,106,254
Assets. Invements in employer securities at beginning of year	2017-12-31	$33,419,517
Contributions received in cash from employer	2017-12-31	$27,501,002
Employer contributions (assets) at end of year	2017-12-31	$26,908,509
Employer contributions (assets) at beginning of year	2017-12-31	$23,251,120
Income. Dividends from preferred stock	2017-12-31	$0
Income. Dividends from common stock	2017-12-31	$2,062,548
Benefit payments and payments to provide benefits directly to participlants or beneficiaries including direct rollovers	2017-12-31	$114,734,986
Contract administrator fees	2017-12-31	$670,750
Was the provided the required notice or one of the exceptions to providing the black out period notice applied under 29 CFR 2520.101-3	2017-12-31	Yes
Liabilities. Value of benefit claims payable at end of year	2017-12-31	$382,621
Liabilities. Value of benefit claims payable at beginning of year	2017-12-31	$1,123,636
Did the plan have assets held for investment	2017-12-31	Yes
Did the plan hold any assets whose current value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser	2017-12-31	No
Were all the plan assets eitehr distributed to particpants/beneficiaries, transferred to another plan or brought under the control of the PBGC	2017-12-31	No
Aggregate proceeds on sale of assets	2017-12-31	$142,821,816
Aggregate carrying amount (costs) on sale of assets	2017-12-31	$150,683,506
Accountant perfomed limited scope audit pursuant to 29 CFR 2520.103-8 and/or 103-12(d)	2017-12-31	No
Opinion of an independent qualified public accountant for this plan	2017-12-31	Unqualified
Accountancy firm name	2017-12-31	PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
Accountancy firm EIN	2017-12-31	134008324
2016 : WINDSTREAM 401(K) PLAN 2016 401k financial data
Unrealized appreciation/depreciation of other (non real estate) assets	2016-12-31	$803,073
Total unrealized appreciation/depreciation of assets	2016-12-31	$803,073
Total transfer of assets to this plan	2016-12-31	$0
Total transfer of assets from this plan	2016-12-31	$0
Total liabilities at end of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities)	2016-12-31	$1,123,636
Total liabilities at beginning of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities)	2016-12-31	$1,178,728
Expenses. Interest paid	2016-12-31	$0
Amount of participant contributions which was failed to transmit to the plan within the time period described in 29 CFR 251.3-102	2016-12-31	$0
Total income from all sources (including contributions)	2016-12-31	$162,229,943
Total loss/gain on sale of assets	2016-12-31	$15,912,992
Total of all expenses incurred	2016-12-31	$112,645,292
Benefit payments and payments to participlants,beneficiaries,insurance carriers and others	2016-12-31	$110,093,315
Expenses. Certain deemed distributions of participant loans	2016-12-31	$1,790,004
Value of total corrective distributions	2016-12-31	$58,112
Total contributions o plan (from employers,participants, others, non cash contrinutions)	2016-12-31	$73,653,965
Value of total assets at end of year	2016-12-31	$875,709,460
Value of total assets at beginning of year	2016-12-31	$826,179,901
Total of administrative expenses incurred including professional, contract, advisory and management fees	2016-12-31	$703,861
Total interest from all sources	2016-12-31	$1,108,468
Total dividends received (eg from common stock, registered investment company shares)	2016-12-31	$31,238,350
Has a resolution to terminate the plan been adopted during the plan year or any prior plan year	2016-12-31	No
Total dividends received from registered investment company shares (eg mutual funds)	2016-12-31	$26,407,615
Assets. Real estate other than employer real property at end of year	2016-12-31	$0
Assets. Real estate other than employer real property at beginning of year	2016-12-31	$0
Assets. Corporate prefeered stocks other than exployer securities at end of year	2016-12-31	$0
Assets. Corporate prefeered stocks other than exployer securities at beginning of year	2016-12-31	$0
Was this plan covered by a fidelity bond	2016-12-31	Yes
Value of fidelity bond cover	2016-12-31	$10,000,000
If this is an individual account plan, was there a blackout period	2016-12-31	Yes
Total value of distributions paid in property other than in cash, annuity contracts, or publicly traded employer securities	2016-12-31	$0
Were there any nonexempt tranactions with any party-in-interest	2016-12-31	No
Contributions received from participants	2016-12-31	$46,212,008
Participant contributions at end of year	2016-12-31	$21,922,250
Participant contributions at beginning of year	2016-12-31	$21,369,663
Participant contributions at beginning of year	2016-12-31	$0
Assets. Other investments not covered elsewhere at end of year	2016-12-31	$4,135,325
Assets. Other investments not covered elsewhere at beginning of year	2016-12-31	$3,229,495
Income. Received or receivable in cash from other sources (including rollovers)	2016-12-31	$2,961,514
Expenses. Other payments made (not to insurance carriers or or participants/beneficiaries)	2016-12-31	$0
Value of other receiveables (less allowance for doubtful accounts) at end of year	2016-12-31	$686,420
Value of other receiveables (less allowance for doubtful accounts) at beginning of year	2016-12-31	$1,617,277
Assets. Loans (other than to participants) at end of year	2016-12-31	$0
Assets. Loans (other than to participants) at beginning of year	2016-12-31	$0
Other liabilities (not benefit claims, operating payabales oe acquisition indebtedness) at beginning of year	2016-12-31	$0
Other income not declared elsewhere	2016-12-31	$718,025
Administrative expenses (other) incurred	2016-12-31	$66,422
Liabilities. Value of operating payables at beginning of year	2016-12-31	$0
Total non interest bearing cash at end of year	2016-12-31	$1,124,943
Total non interest bearing cash at beginning of year	2016-12-31	$1,175,099
Did the receive any noncash contributions whose value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser	2016-12-31	No
Income. Non cash contributions	2016-12-31	$0
Value of net income/loss	2016-12-31	$49,584,651
Value of net assets at end of year (total assets less liabilities)	2016-12-31	$874,585,824
Value of net assets at beginning of year (total assets less liabilities)	2016-12-31	$825,001,173
Did the plan have a loss casued by fraud or dishonesty (regardless whether reimbursed by fidelity bond)	2016-12-31	No
Were any loans by the plan or fixed income obligations due to the plan in default	2016-12-31	No
Were any leases to which the plan was party in default or uncollectible	2016-12-31	No
Assets. partnership/joint venture interests at end of year	2016-12-31	$0
Assets. partnership/joint venture interests at beginning of year	2016-12-31	$0
Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at end of year	2016-12-31	$612,979,916
Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at beginning of year	2016-12-31	$582,838,141
Interest on participant loans	2016-12-31	$1,108,468
Interest earned on other investments	2016-12-31	$0
Income. Interest from US Government securities	2016-12-31	$0
Income. Interest from corporate debt instruments	2016-12-31	$0
Value of interest in master investment trust accounts at beginning of year	2016-12-31	$0
Value of interest in common/collective trusts at end of year	2016-12-31	$93,643,590
Value of interest in common/collective trusts at beginning of year	2016-12-31	$60,796,737
Value of interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposits) at end of year	2016-12-31	$84,546,379
Interest-bearing cash (include money market accounts & certificates of deposit) at beginning of the Year	2016-12-31	$87,891,344
Value of interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposits) at beginning of year	2016-12-31	$87,891,344
Interest earned from interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposit)	2016-12-31	$0
Assets. Value of investments in 103.12 investment entities at beginning of year	2016-12-31	$0
Asset value of US Government securities at end of year	2016-12-31	$0
Asset value of US Government securities at beginning of year	2016-12-31	$0
Net investment gain/loss from registered investment companies (e.g. mutual funds)	2016-12-31	$32,358,944
Net investment gain/loss from pooled separate accounts	2016-12-31	$0
Net investment gain or loss from common/collective trusts	2016-12-31	$6,436,126
Were any plan transactions or series of transactions in excess of 5% of the current value of the plan assets	2016-12-31	No
Was there a failure to transmit to the plan any participant contributions	2016-12-31	No
Has the plan failed to provide any benefit when due under the plan	2016-12-31	No
Assets. Invements in employer securities at end of year	2016-12-31	$33,419,517
Assets. Invements in employer securities at beginning of year	2016-12-31	$13,809,094
Assets. Value of employer real property at beginning of year	2016-12-31	$0
Contributions received in cash from employer	2016-12-31	$24,480,443
Employer contributions (assets) at end of year	2016-12-31	$23,251,120
Employer contributions (assets) at beginning of year	2016-12-31	$24,594,420
Income. Dividends from preferred stock	2016-12-31	$0
Income. Dividends from common stock	2016-12-31	$4,830,735
Benefit payments and payments to provide benefits directly to participlants or beneficiaries including direct rollovers	2016-12-31	$110,093,315
Asset. Corporate debt instrument preferred debt at end of year	2016-12-31	$0
Asset. Corporate debt instrument preferred debt at beginning of year	2016-12-31	$0
Asset. Corporate debt instrument debt (other) at end of year	2016-12-31	$0
Asset. Corporate debt instrument debt (other) at beginning of year	2016-12-31	$0
Contract administrator fees	2016-12-31	$637,439
Was the provided the required notice or one of the exceptions to providing the black out period notice applied under 29 CFR 2520.101-3	2016-12-31	Yes
Assets. Corporate common stocks other than exployer securities at end of year	2016-12-31	$0
Assets. Corporate common stocks other than exployer securities at beginning of year	2016-12-31	$28,858,631
Liabilities. Value of benefit claims payable at end of year	2016-12-31	$1,123,636
Liabilities. Value of benefit claims payable at beginning of year	2016-12-31	$1,178,728
Assets. Value of buildings and other operty used in plan operation at beginning of year	2016-12-31	$0
Did the plan have assets held for investment	2016-12-31	Yes
Did the plan hold any assets whose current value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser	2016-12-31	No
Were all the plan assets eitehr distributed to particpants/beneficiaries, transferred to another plan or brought under the control of the PBGC	2016-12-31	No
Aggregate proceeds on sale of assets	2016-12-31	$158,150,035
Aggregate carrying amount (costs) on sale of assets	2016-12-31	$142,237,043
Liabilities. Value of acquisition indebtedness at beginning of year	2016-12-31	$0
Accountant perfomed limited scope audit pursuant to 29 CFR 2520.103-8 and/or 103-12(d)	2016-12-31	No
Opinion of an independent qualified public accountant for this plan	2016-12-31	Unqualified
Accountancy firm name	2016-12-31	PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
Accountancy firm EIN	2016-12-31	134008324
2015 : WINDSTREAM 401(K) PLAN 2015 401k financial data
Unrealized appreciation/depreciation of real estate assets	2015-12-31	$0
Unrealized appreciation/depreciation of other (non real estate) assets	2015-12-31	$-20,958,870
Total unrealized appreciation/depreciation of assets	2015-12-31	$-20,958,870
Total transfer of assets to this plan	2015-12-31	$124,431
Total transfer of assets from this plan	2015-12-31	$0
Total liabilities at end of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities)	2015-12-31	$1,178,728
Total liabilities at beginning of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities)	2015-12-31	$1,520,100
Expenses. Interest paid	2015-12-31	$0
Amount of participant contributions which was failed to transmit to the plan within the time period described in 29 CFR 251.3-102	2015-12-31	$0
Total income from all sources (including contributions)	2015-12-31	$52,720,757
Total loss/gain on sale of assets	2015-12-31	$-10,162,190
Total of all expenses incurred	2015-12-31	$98,611,063
Benefit payments and payments to participlants,beneficiaries,insurance carriers and others	2015-12-31	$96,162,992
Expenses. Certain deemed distributions of participant loans	2015-12-31	$1,815,673
Value of total corrective distributions	2015-12-31	$0
Total contributions o plan (from employers,participants, others, non cash contrinutions)	2015-12-31	$75,809,033
Value of total assets at end of year	2015-12-31	$826,179,901
Value of total assets at beginning of year	2015-12-31	$872,287,148
Total of administrative expenses incurred including professional, contract, advisory and management fees	2015-12-31	$632,398
Total interest from all sources	2015-12-31	$1,138,991
Total dividends received (eg from common stock, registered investment company shares)	2015-12-31	$38,476,654
Has a resolution to terminate the plan been adopted during the plan year or any prior plan year	2015-12-31	No
Total dividends received from registered investment company shares (eg mutual funds)	2015-12-31	$31,646,074
Assets. Real estate other than employer real property at end of year	2015-12-31	$0
Assets. Real estate other than employer real property at beginning of year	2015-12-31	$0
Administrative expenses professional fees incurred	2015-12-31	$104,128
Assets. Corporate prefeered stocks other than exployer securities at end of year	2015-12-31	$0
Assets. Corporate prefeered stocks other than exployer securities at beginning of year	2015-12-31	$0
Was this plan covered by a fidelity bond	2015-12-31	Yes
Value of fidelity bond cover	2015-12-31	$10,000,000
If this is an individual account plan, was there a blackout period	2015-12-31	Yes
Total value of distributions paid in property other than in cash, annuity contracts, or publicly traded employer securities	2015-12-31	$0
Were there any nonexempt tranactions with any party-in-interest	2015-12-31	No
Contributions received from participants	2015-12-31	$48,582,104
Participant contributions at end of year	2015-12-31	$21,369,663
Participant contributions at beginning of year	2015-12-31	$21,059,806
Participant contributions at end of year	2015-12-31	$0
Participant contributions at beginning of year	2015-12-31	$0
Assets. Other investments not covered elsewhere at end of year	2015-12-31	$3,229,495
Assets. Other investments not covered elsewhere at beginning of year	2015-12-31	$2,877,811
Income. Received or receivable in cash from other sources (including rollovers)	2015-12-31	$2,559,362
Expenses. Other payments made (not to insurance carriers or or participants/beneficiaries)	2015-12-31	$0
Value of other receiveables (less allowance for doubtful accounts) at end of year	2015-12-31	$1,617,277
Value of other receiveables (less allowance for doubtful accounts) at beginning of year	2015-12-31	$2,082,637
Assets. Loans (other than to participants) at end of year	2015-12-31	$0
Assets. Loans (other than to participants) at beginning of year	2015-12-31	$0
Other liabilities (not benefit claims, operating payabales oe acquisition indebtedness) at end of year	2015-12-31	$0
Other liabilities (not benefit claims, operating payabales oe acquisition indebtedness) at beginning of year	2015-12-31	$0
Other income not declared elsewhere	2015-12-31	$679,447
Administrative expenses (other) incurred	2015-12-31	$0
Liabilities. Value of operating payables at end of year	2015-12-31	$0
Liabilities. Value of operating payables at beginning of year	2015-12-31	$0
Total non interest bearing cash at end of year	2015-12-31	$1,175,099
Total non interest bearing cash at beginning of year	2015-12-31	$1,520,152
Did the receive any noncash contributions whose value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser	2015-12-31	No
Income. Non cash contributions	2015-12-31	$0
Value of net income/loss	2015-12-31	$-45,890,306
Value of net assets at end of year (total assets less liabilities)	2015-12-31	$825,001,173
Value of net assets at beginning of year (total assets less liabilities)	2015-12-31	$870,767,048
Did the plan have a loss casued by fraud or dishonesty (regardless whether reimbursed by fidelity bond)	2015-12-31	No
Were any loans by the plan or fixed income obligations due to the plan in default	2015-12-31	No
Were any leases to which the plan was party in default or uncollectible	2015-12-31	No
Assets. partnership/joint venture interests at end of year	2015-12-31	$0
Assets. partnership/joint venture interests at beginning of year	2015-12-31	$0
Investment advisory and management fees	2015-12-31	$0
Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at end of year	2015-12-31	$582,838,141
Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at beginning of year	2015-12-31	$575,232,907
Interest on participant loans	2015-12-31	$1,138,991
Income. Interest from loans (other than to participants)	2015-12-31	$0
Interest earned on other investments	2015-12-31	$0
Income. Interest from US Government securities	2015-12-31	$0
Income. Interest from corporate debt instruments	2015-12-31	$0
Value of interest in master investment trust accounts at end of year	2015-12-31	$0
Value of interest in master investment trust accounts at beginning of year	2015-12-31	$0
Value of interest in common/collective trusts at end of year	2015-12-31	$60,796,737
Value of interest in common/collective trusts at beginning of year	2015-12-31	$95,204,532
Value of interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposits) at end of year	2015-12-31	$87,891,344
Interest-bearing cash (include money market accounts & certificates of deposit) at beginning of the Year	2015-12-31	$92,226,058
Value of interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposits) at beginning of year	2015-12-31	$92,226,058
Interest earned from interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposit)	2015-12-31	$0
Assets. Value of investments in 103.12 investment entities at end of year	2015-12-31	$0
Assets. Value of investments in 103.12 investment entities at beginning of year	2015-12-31	$0
Expenses. Payments to insurance carriers foe the provision of benefits	2015-12-31	$0
Asset value of US Government securities at end of year	2015-12-31	$0
Asset value of US Government securities at beginning of year	2015-12-31	$0
Net investment gain/loss from registered investment companies (e.g. mutual funds)	2015-12-31	$-31,111,351
Net investment gain/loss from pooled separate accounts	2015-12-31	$0
Net investment gain or loss from common/collective trusts	2015-12-31	$-1,150,957
Net gain/loss from 103.12 investment entities	2015-12-31	$0
Were any plan transactions or series of transactions in excess of 5% of the current value of the plan assets	2015-12-31	No
Was there a failure to transmit to the plan any participant contributions	2015-12-31	No
Has the plan failed to provide any benefit when due under the plan	2015-12-31	No
Assets. Invements in employer securities at end of year	2015-12-31	$13,809,094
Assets. Invements in employer securities at beginning of year	2015-12-31	$60,142,792
Assets. Value of employer real property at end of year	2015-12-31	$0
Assets. Value of employer real property at beginning of year	2015-12-31	$0
Contributions received in cash from employer	2015-12-31	$24,667,567
Employer contributions (assets) at end of year	2015-12-31	$24,594,420
Employer contributions (assets) at beginning of year	2015-12-31	$21,940,453
Income. Dividends from preferred stock	2015-12-31	$0
Income. Dividends from common stock	2015-12-31	$6,830,580
Benefit payments and payments to provide benefits directly to participlants or beneficiaries including direct rollovers	2015-12-31	$96,162,992
Asset. Corporate debt instrument preferred debt at end of year	2015-12-31	$0
Asset. Corporate debt instrument preferred debt at beginning of year	2015-12-31	$0
Asset. Corporate debt instrument debt (other) at end of year	2015-12-31	$0
Asset. Corporate debt instrument debt (other) at beginning of year	2015-12-31	$0
Contract administrator fees	2015-12-31	$528,270
Was the provided the required notice or one of the exceptions to providing the black out period notice applied under 29 CFR 2520.101-3	2015-12-31	Yes
Assets. Corporate common stocks other than exployer securities at end of year	2015-12-31	$28,858,631
Assets. Corporate common stocks other than exployer securities at beginning of year	2015-12-31	$0
Liabilities. Value of benefit claims payable at end of year	2015-12-31	$1,178,728
Liabilities. Value of benefit claims payable at beginning of year	2015-12-31	$1,520,100
Assets. Value of buildings and other operty used in plan operation at end of year	2015-12-31	$0
Assets. Value of buildings and other operty used in plan operation at beginning of year	2015-12-31	$0
Did the plan have assets held for investment	2015-12-31	Yes
Did the plan hold any assets whose current value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser	2015-12-31	No
Were all the plan assets eitehr distributed to particpants/beneficiaries, transferred to another plan or brought under the control of the PBGC	2015-12-31	No
Aggregate proceeds on sale of assets	2015-12-31	$73,891,066
Aggregate carrying amount (costs) on sale of assets	2015-12-31	$84,053,256
Liabilities. Value of acquisition indebtedness at end of year	2015-12-31	$0
Liabilities. Value of acquisition indebtedness at beginning of year	2015-12-31	$0
Accountant perfomed limited scope audit pursuant to 29 CFR 2520.103-8 and/or 103-12(d)	2015-12-31	No
Opinion of an independent qualified public accountant for this plan	2015-12-31	Unqualified
Accountancy firm name	2015-12-31	PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
Accountancy firm EIN	2015-12-31	134008324
2014 : WINDSTREAM 401(K) PLAN 2014 401k financial data
Unrealized appreciation/depreciation of other (non real estate) assets	2014-12-31	$-418,616
Total unrealized appreciation/depreciation of assets	2014-12-31	$-418,616
Total transfer of assets to this plan	2014-12-31	$0
Total transfer of assets from this plan	2014-12-31	$0
Total liabilities at end of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities)	2014-12-31	$1,520,100
Total liabilities at beginning of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities)	2014-12-31	$510,632
Expenses. Interest paid	2014-12-31	$0
Amount of participant contributions which was failed to transmit to the plan within the time period described in 29 CFR 251.3-102	2014-12-31	$0
Total income from all sources (including contributions)	2014-12-31	$136,530,828
Total loss/gain on sale of assets	2014-12-31	$3,804,815
Total of all expenses incurred	2014-12-31	$107,010,002
Benefit payments and payments to participlants,beneficiaries,insurance carriers and others	2014-12-31	$105,056,786
Expenses. Certain deemed distributions of participant loans	2014-12-31	$1,809,250
Value of total corrective distributions	2014-12-31	$0
Total contributions o plan (from employers,participants, others, non cash contrinutions)	2014-12-31	$71,096,324
Value of total assets at end of year	2014-12-31	$872,287,148
Value of total assets at beginning of year	2014-12-31	$841,756,854
Total of administrative expenses incurred including professional, contract, advisory and management fees	2014-12-31	$143,966
Total interest from all sources	2014-12-31	$1,051,907
Total dividends received (eg from common stock, registered investment company shares)	2014-12-31	$39,054,883
Has a resolution to terminate the plan been adopted during the plan year or any prior plan year	2014-12-31	No
Total dividends received from registered investment company shares (eg mutual funds)	2014-12-31	$31,302,452
Assets. Real estate other than employer real property at end of year	2014-12-31	$0
Assets. Real estate other than employer real property at beginning of year	2014-12-31	$0
Assets. Corporate prefeered stocks other than exployer securities at end of year	2014-12-31	$0
Assets. Corporate prefeered stocks other than exployer securities at beginning of year	2014-12-31	$0
Was this plan covered by a fidelity bond	2014-12-31	Yes
Value of fidelity bond cover	2014-12-31	$10,000,000
If this is an individual account plan, was there a blackout period	2014-12-31	No
Total value of distributions paid in property other than in cash, annuity contracts, or publicly traded employer securities	2014-12-31	$0
Were there any nonexempt tranactions with any party-in-interest	2014-12-31	No
Contributions received from participants	2014-12-31	$45,202,173
Participant contributions at end of year	2014-12-31	$21,059,806
Participant contributions at beginning of year	2014-12-31	$20,292,026
Participant contributions at end of year	2014-12-31	$0
Participant contributions at beginning of year	2014-12-31	$0
Assets. Other investments not covered elsewhere at end of year	2014-12-31	$2,877,811
Assets. Other investments not covered elsewhere at beginning of year	2014-12-31	$2,768,038
Income. Received or receivable in cash from other sources (including rollovers)	2014-12-31	$3,727,311
Expenses. Other payments made (not to insurance carriers or or participants/beneficiaries)	2014-12-31	$0
Value of other receiveables (less allowance for doubtful accounts) at end of year	2014-12-31	$2,082,637
Value of other receiveables (less allowance for doubtful accounts) at beginning of year	2014-12-31	$1,439,294
Assets. Loans (other than to participants) at end of year	2014-12-31	$0
Assets. Loans (other than to participants) at beginning of year	2014-12-31	$0
Other liabilities (not benefit claims, operating payabales oe acquisition indebtedness) at beginning of year	2014-12-31	$0
Liabilities. Value of operating payables at beginning of year	2014-12-31	$0
Total non interest bearing cash at end of year	2014-12-31	$1,520,152
Total non interest bearing cash at beginning of year	2014-12-31	$510,702
Did the receive any noncash contributions whose value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser	2014-12-31	No
Income. Non cash contributions	2014-12-31	$0
Value of net income/loss	2014-12-31	$29,520,826
Value of net assets at end of year (total assets less liabilities)	2014-12-31	$870,767,048
Value of net assets at beginning of year (total assets less liabilities)	2014-12-31	$841,246,222
Did the plan have a loss casued by fraud or dishonesty (regardless whether reimbursed by fidelity bond)	2014-12-31	No
Were any loans by the plan or fixed income obligations due to the plan in default	2014-12-31	No
Were any leases to which the plan was party in default or uncollectible	2014-12-31	No
Assets. partnership/joint venture interests at end of year	2014-12-31	$0
Assets. partnership/joint venture interests at beginning of year	2014-12-31	$0
Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at end of year	2014-12-31	$575,232,907
Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at beginning of year	2014-12-31	$549,188,369
Value of interest in pooled separate accounts at end of year	2014-12-31	$0
Value of interest in pooled separate accounts at beginning of year	2014-12-31	$0
Interest on participant loans	2014-12-31	$1,051,907
Interest earned on other investments	2014-12-31	$0
Income. Interest from US Government securities	2014-12-31	$0
Value of interest in master investment trust accounts at beginning of year	2014-12-31	$0
Value of interest in common/collective trusts at end of year	2014-12-31	$95,204,532
Value of interest in common/collective trusts at beginning of year	2014-12-31	$93,550,414
Value of interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposits) at end of year	2014-12-31	$92,226,058
Interest-bearing cash (include money market accounts & certificates of deposit) at beginning of the Year	2014-12-31	$102,941,584
Value of interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposits) at beginning of year	2014-12-31	$102,941,584
Interest earned from interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposit)	2014-12-31	$0
Assets. Value of investments in 103.12 investment entities at beginning of year	2014-12-31	$0
Asset value of US Government securities at end of year	2014-12-31	$0
Asset value of US Government securities at beginning of year	2014-12-31	$0
Net investment gain/loss from registered investment companies (e.g. mutual funds)	2014-12-31	$16,914,689
Net investment gain/loss from pooled separate accounts	2014-12-31	$0
Net investment gain or loss from common/collective trusts	2014-12-31	$5,026,826
Were any plan transactions or series of transactions in excess of 5% of the current value of the plan assets	2014-12-31	No
Was there a failure to transmit to the plan any participant contributions	2014-12-31	No
Has the plan failed to provide any benefit when due under the plan	2014-12-31	No
Assets. Invements in employer securities at end of year	2014-12-31	$60,142,792
Assets. Invements in employer securities at beginning of year	2014-12-31	$49,132,367
Assets. Value of employer real property at beginning of year	2014-12-31	$0
Contributions received in cash from employer	2014-12-31	$22,166,840
Employer contributions (assets) at end of year	2014-12-31	$21,940,453
Employer contributions (assets) at beginning of year	2014-12-31	$21,934,060
Income. Dividends from preferred stock	2014-12-31	$0
Income. Dividends from common stock	2014-12-31	$7,752,431
Benefit payments and payments to provide benefits directly to participlants or beneficiaries including direct rollovers	2014-12-31	$105,056,786
Asset. Corporate debt instrument preferred debt at end of year	2014-12-31	$0
Asset. Corporate debt instrument preferred debt at beginning of year	2014-12-31	$0
Asset. Corporate debt instrument debt (other) at end of year	2014-12-31	$0
Asset. Corporate debt instrument debt (other) at beginning of year	2014-12-31	$0
Contract administrator fees	2014-12-31	$143,966
Assets. Corporate common stocks other than exployer securities at end of year	2014-12-31	$0
Assets. Corporate common stocks other than exployer securities at beginning of year	2014-12-31	$0
Liabilities. Value of benefit claims payable at end of year	2014-12-31	$1,520,100
Liabilities. Value of benefit claims payable at beginning of year	2014-12-31	$510,632
Assets. Value of buildings and other operty used in plan operation at beginning of year	2014-12-31	$0
Did the plan have assets held for investment	2014-12-31	Yes
Did the plan hold any assets whose current value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser	2014-12-31	No
Were all the plan assets eitehr distributed to particpants/beneficiaries, transferred to another plan or brought under the control of the PBGC	2014-12-31	No
Aggregate proceeds on sale of assets	2014-12-31	$87,841,116
Aggregate carrying amount (costs) on sale of assets	2014-12-31	$84,036,301
Liabilities. Value of acquisition indebtedness at beginning of year	2014-12-31	$0
Accountant perfomed limited scope audit pursuant to 29 CFR 2520.103-8 and/or 103-12(d)	2014-12-31	No
Opinion of an independent qualified public accountant for this plan	2014-12-31	Unqualified
Accountancy firm name	2014-12-31	PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
Accountancy firm EIN	2014-12-31	134008324
2013 : WINDSTREAM 401(K) PLAN 2013 401k financial data
Unrealized appreciation/depreciation of real estate assets	2013-12-31	$0
Unrealized appreciation/depreciation of other (non real estate) assets	2013-12-31	$-2,372,790
Total unrealized appreciation/depreciation of assets	2013-12-31	$-2,372,790
Total transfer of assets to this plan	2013-12-31	$152,352
Total transfer of assets from this plan	2013-12-31	$0
Total liabilities at end of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities)	2013-12-31	$510,632
Total liabilities at beginning of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities)	2013-12-31	$294,108
Expenses. Interest paid	2013-12-31	$0
Amount of participant contributions which was failed to transmit to the plan within the time period described in 29 CFR 251.3-102	2013-12-31	$0
Total income from all sources (including contributions)	2013-12-31	$193,096,812
Total loss/gain on sale of assets	2013-12-31	$401,363
Total of all expenses incurred	2013-12-31	$89,281,895
Benefit payments and payments to participlants,beneficiaries,insurance carriers and others	2013-12-31	$87,373,094
Expenses. Certain deemed distributions of participant loans	2013-12-31	$1,769,020
Value of total corrective distributions	2013-12-31	$0
Total contributions o plan (from employers,participants, others, non cash contrinutions)	2013-12-31	$70,379,593
Value of total assets at end of year	2013-12-31	$841,756,854
Value of total assets at beginning of year	2013-12-31	$737,573,061
Total of administrative expenses incurred including professional, contract, advisory and management fees	2013-12-31	$139,781
Total income from rents	2013-12-31	$0
Total interest from all sources	2013-12-31	$1,250,168
Total dividends received (eg from common stock, registered investment company shares)	2013-12-31	$40,469,684
Has a resolution to terminate the plan been adopted during the plan year or any prior plan year	2013-12-31	No
Total dividends received from registered investment company shares (eg mutual funds)	2013-12-31	$34,282,346
Assets. Real estate other than employer real property at end of year	2013-12-31	$0
Assets. Real estate other than employer real property at beginning of year	2013-12-31	$0
Administrative expenses professional fees incurred	2013-12-31	$0
Assets. Corporate prefeered stocks other than exployer securities at end of year	2013-12-31	$0
Assets. Corporate prefeered stocks other than exployer securities at beginning of year	2013-12-31	$0
Was this plan covered by a fidelity bond	2013-12-31	Yes
Value of fidelity bond cover	2013-12-31	$10,000,000
If this is an individual account plan, was there a blackout period	2013-12-31	No
Total value of distributions paid in property other than in cash, annuity contracts, or publicly traded employer securities	2013-12-31	$0
Were there any nonexempt tranactions with any party-in-interest	2013-12-31	No
Contributions received from participants	2013-12-31	$45,548,379
Participant contributions at end of year	2013-12-31	$20,292,026
Participant contributions at beginning of year	2013-12-31	$19,189,265
Participant contributions at end of year	2013-12-31	$0
Participant contributions at beginning of year	2013-12-31	$0
Assets. Other investments not covered elsewhere at end of year	2013-12-31	$2,768,038
Assets. Other investments not covered elsewhere at beginning of year	2013-12-31	$3,042,712
Income. Received or receivable in cash from other sources (including rollovers)	2013-12-31	$2,455,079
Expenses. Other payments made (not to insurance carriers or or participants/beneficiaries)	2013-12-31	$0
Value of other receiveables (less allowance for doubtful accounts) at end of year	2013-12-31	$1,439,294
Value of other receiveables (less allowance for doubtful accounts) at beginning of year	2013-12-31	$1,117,757
Assets. Loans (other than to participants) at end of year	2013-12-31	$0
Assets. Loans (other than to participants) at beginning of year	2013-12-31	$0
Other liabilities (not benefit claims, operating payabales oe acquisition indebtedness) at end of year	2013-12-31	$0
Other liabilities (not benefit claims, operating payabales oe acquisition indebtedness) at beginning of year	2013-12-31	$0
Other income not declared elsewhere	2013-12-31	$0
Administrative expenses (other) incurred	2013-12-31	$0
Liabilities. Value of operating payables at end of year	2013-12-31	$0
Liabilities. Value of operating payables at beginning of year	2013-12-31	$0
Total non interest bearing cash at end of year	2013-12-31	$510,702
Total non interest bearing cash at beginning of year	2013-12-31	$294,033
Did the receive any noncash contributions whose value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser	2013-12-31	No
Income. Non cash contributions	2013-12-31	$0
Value of net income/loss	2013-12-31	$103,814,917
Value of net assets at end of year (total assets less liabilities)	2013-12-31	$841,246,222
Value of net assets at beginning of year (total assets less liabilities)	2013-12-31	$737,278,953
Did the plan have a loss casued by fraud or dishonesty (regardless whether reimbursed by fidelity bond)	2013-12-31	No
Were any loans by the plan or fixed income obligations due to the plan in default	2013-12-31	No
Were any leases to which the plan was party in default or uncollectible	2013-12-31	No
Assets. partnership/joint venture interests at end of year	2013-12-31	$0
Assets. partnership/joint venture interests at beginning of year	2013-12-31	$0
Investment advisory and management fees	2013-12-31	$0
Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at end of year	2013-12-31	$549,188,369
Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at beginning of year	2013-12-31	$479,321,532
Interest on participant loans	2013-12-31	$967,913
Income. Interest from loans (other than to participants)	2013-12-31	$0
Interest earned on other investments	2013-12-31	$0
Income. Interest from US Government securities	2013-12-31	$0
Income. Interest from corporate debt instruments	2013-12-31	$0
Value of interest in master investment trust accounts at end of year	2013-12-31	$0
Value of interest in master investment trust accounts at beginning of year	2013-12-31	$0
Value of interest in common/collective trusts at end of year	2013-12-31	$93,550,414
Value of interest in common/collective trusts at beginning of year	2013-12-31	$65,108,156
Value of interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposits) at end of year	2013-12-31	$102,941,584
Interest-bearing cash (include money market accounts & certificates of deposit) at beginning of the Year	2013-12-31	$113,958,224
Value of interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposits) at beginning of year	2013-12-31	$113,958,224
Interest earned from interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposit)	2013-12-31	$282,255
Assets. Value of investments in 103.12 investment entities at end of year	2013-12-31	$0
Assets. Value of investments in 103.12 investment entities at beginning of year	2013-12-31	$0
Expenses. Payments to insurance carriers foe the provision of benefits	2013-12-31	$0
Asset value of US Government securities at end of year	2013-12-31	$0
Asset value of US Government securities at beginning of year	2013-12-31	$0
Net investment gain/loss from registered investment companies (e.g. mutual funds)	2013-12-31	$73,964,464
Net investment gain/loss from pooled separate accounts	2013-12-31	$0
Net investment gain or loss from common/collective trusts	2013-12-31	$9,004,330
Net gain/loss from 103.12 investment entities	2013-12-31	$0
Were any plan transactions or series of transactions in excess of 5% of the current value of the plan assets	2013-12-31	No
Was there a failure to transmit to the plan any participant contributions	2013-12-31	No
Has the plan failed to provide any benefit when due under the plan	2013-12-31	No
Assets. Invements in employer securities at end of year	2013-12-31	$49,132,367
Assets. Invements in employer securities at beginning of year	2013-12-31	$34,958,892
Assets. Value of employer real property at end of year	2013-12-31	$0
Assets. Value of employer real property at beginning of year	2013-12-31	$0
Contributions received in cash from employer	2013-12-31	$22,376,135
Employer contributions (assets) at end of year	2013-12-31	$21,934,060
Employer contributions (assets) at beginning of year	2013-12-31	$20,582,490
Income. Dividends from preferred stock	2013-12-31	$0
Income. Dividends from common stock	2013-12-31	$6,187,338
Benefit payments and payments to provide benefits directly to participlants or beneficiaries including direct rollovers	2013-12-31	$87,373,094
Asset. Corporate debt instrument preferred debt at end of year	2013-12-31	$0
Asset. Corporate debt instrument preferred debt at beginning of year	2013-12-31	$0
Asset. Corporate debt instrument debt (other) at end of year	2013-12-31	$0
Asset. Corporate debt instrument debt (other) at beginning of year	2013-12-31	$0
Contract administrator fees	2013-12-31	$139,781
Assets. Corporate common stocks other than exployer securities at end of year	2013-12-31	$0
Assets. Corporate common stocks other than exployer securities at beginning of year	2013-12-31	$0
Liabilities. Value of benefit claims payable at end of year	2013-12-31	$510,632
Liabilities. Value of benefit claims payable at beginning of year	2013-12-31	$294,108
Assets. Value of buildings and other operty used in plan operation at end of year	2013-12-31	$0
Assets. Value of buildings and other operty used in plan operation at beginning of year	2013-12-31	$0
Did the plan have assets held for investment	2013-12-31	Yes
Did the plan hold any assets whose current value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser	2013-12-31	No
Were all the plan assets eitehr distributed to particpants/beneficiaries, transferred to another plan or brought under the control of the PBGC	2013-12-31	No
Aggregate proceeds on sale of assets	2013-12-31	$75,088,560
Aggregate carrying amount (costs) on sale of assets	2013-12-31	$74,687,197
Liabilities. Value of acquisition indebtedness at end of year	2013-12-31	$0
Liabilities. Value of acquisition indebtedness at beginning of year	2013-12-31	$0
Accountant perfomed limited scope audit pursuant to 29 CFR 2520.103-8 and/or 103-12(d)	2013-12-31	No
Opinion of an independent qualified public accountant for this plan	2013-12-31	Unqualified
Accountancy firm name	2013-12-31	PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
Accountancy firm EIN	2013-12-31	134008324
2012 : WINDSTREAM 401(K) PLAN 2012 401k financial data
Unrealized appreciation/depreciation of real estate assets	2012-12-31	$0
Unrealized appreciation/depreciation of other (non real estate) assets	2012-12-31	$-12,528,129
Total unrealized appreciation/depreciation of assets	2012-12-31	$-12,528,129
Total transfer of assets to this plan	2012-12-31	$167,429,177
Total transfer of assets from this plan	2012-12-31	$0
Total liabilities at end of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities)	2012-12-31	$294,108
Total liabilities at beginning of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities)	2012-12-31	$375,115
Expenses. Interest paid	2012-12-31	$0
Amount of participant contributions which was failed to transmit to the plan within the time period described in 29 CFR 251.3-102	2012-12-31	$0
Total income from all sources (including contributions)	2012-12-31	$111,578,328
Total loss/gain on sale of assets	2012-12-31	$-974,823
Total of all expenses incurred	2012-12-31	$71,277,834
Benefit payments and payments to participlants,beneficiaries,insurance carriers and others	2012-12-31	$69,542,252
Expenses. Certain deemed distributions of participant loans	2012-12-31	$1,598,527
Value of total corrective distributions	2012-12-31	$0
Total contributions o plan (from employers,participants, others, non cash contrinutions)	2012-12-31	$67,660,078
Value of total assets at end of year	2012-12-31	$737,573,061
Value of total assets at beginning of year	2012-12-31	$529,924,397
Total of administrative expenses incurred including professional, contract, advisory and management fees	2012-12-31	$137,055
Total income from rents	2012-12-31	$0
Total interest from all sources	2012-12-31	$939,905
Total dividends received (eg from common stock, registered investment company shares)	2012-12-31	$22,035,957
Has a resolution to terminate the plan been adopted during the plan year or any prior plan year	2012-12-31	No
Total dividends received from registered investment company shares (eg mutual funds)	2012-12-31	$18,055,489
Assets. Real estate other than employer real property at end of year	2012-12-31	$0
Assets. Real estate other than employer real property at beginning of year	2012-12-31	$0
Administrative expenses professional fees incurred	2012-12-31	$0
Assets. Corporate prefeered stocks other than exployer securities at end of year	2012-12-31	$0
Assets. Corporate prefeered stocks other than exployer securities at beginning of year	2012-12-31	$0
Was this plan covered by a fidelity bond	2012-12-31	Yes
Value of fidelity bond cover	2012-12-31	$10,000,000
If this is an individual account plan, was there a blackout period	2012-12-31	No
Total value of distributions paid in property other than in cash, annuity contracts, or publicly traded employer securities	2012-12-31	$0
Were there any nonexempt tranactions with any party-in-interest	2012-12-31	No
Contributions received from participants	2012-12-31	$43,885,892
Participant contributions at end of year	2012-12-31	$19,189,265
Participant contributions at beginning of year	2012-12-31	$12,906,168
Participant contributions at end of year	2012-12-31	$0
Participant contributions at beginning of year	2012-12-31	$0
Assets. Other investments not covered elsewhere at end of year	2012-12-31	$3,042,712
Assets. Other investments not covered elsewhere at beginning of year	2012-12-31	$1,640,549
Income. Received or receivable in cash from other sources (including rollovers)	2012-12-31	$2,904,600
Expenses. Other payments made (not to insurance carriers or or participants/beneficiaries)	2012-12-31	$0
Value of other receiveables (less allowance for doubtful accounts) at end of year	2012-12-31	$1,117,757
Value of other receiveables (less allowance for doubtful accounts) at beginning of year	2012-12-31	$903,281
Assets. Loans (other than to participants) at end of year	2012-12-31	$0
Assets. Loans (other than to participants) at beginning of year	2012-12-31	$0
Other liabilities (not benefit claims, operating payabales oe acquisition indebtedness) at end of year	2012-12-31	$0
Other liabilities (not benefit claims, operating payabales oe acquisition indebtedness) at beginning of year	2012-12-31	$0
Other income not declared elsewhere	2012-12-31	$0
Administrative expenses (other) incurred	2012-12-31	$137,055
Liabilities. Value of operating payables at end of year	2012-12-31	$0
Liabilities. Value of operating payables at beginning of year	2012-12-31	$0
Total non interest bearing cash at end of year	2012-12-31	$294,033
Total non interest bearing cash at beginning of year	2012-12-31	$375,215
Did the receive any noncash contributions whose value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser	2012-12-31	No
Income. Non cash contributions	2012-12-31	$0
Value of net income/loss	2012-12-31	$40,300,494
Value of net assets at end of year (total assets less liabilities)	2012-12-31	$737,278,953
Value of net assets at beginning of year (total assets less liabilities)	2012-12-31	$529,549,282
Did the plan have a loss casued by fraud or dishonesty (regardless whether reimbursed by fidelity bond)	2012-12-31	No
Were any loans by the plan or fixed income obligations due to the plan in default	2012-12-31	No
Were any leases to which the plan was party in default or uncollectible	2012-12-31	No
Assets. partnership/joint venture interests at end of year	2012-12-31	$0
Assets. partnership/joint venture interests at beginning of year	2012-12-31	$0
Investment advisory and management fees	2012-12-31	$0
Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at end of year	2012-12-31	$479,321,532
Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at beginning of year	2012-12-31	$320,858,783
Interest on participant loans	2012-12-31	$766,086
Income. Interest from loans (other than to participants)	2012-12-31	$0
Interest earned on other investments	2012-12-31	$0
Income. Interest from US Government securities	2012-12-31	$0
Income. Interest from corporate debt instruments	2012-12-31	$0
Value of interest in master investment trust accounts at end of year	2012-12-31	$0
Value of interest in master investment trust accounts at beginning of year	2012-12-31	$0
Value of interest in common/collective trusts at end of year	2012-12-31	$65,108,156
Value of interest in common/collective trusts at beginning of year	2012-12-31	$50,126,397
Value of interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposits) at end of year	2012-12-31	$113,958,224
Interest-bearing cash (include money market accounts & certificates of deposit) at beginning of the Year	2012-12-31	$89,195,789
Value of interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposits) at beginning of year	2012-12-31	$89,195,789
Interest earned from interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposit)	2012-12-31	$173,819
Assets. Value of investments in 103.12 investment entities at end of year	2012-12-31	$0
Assets. Value of investments in 103.12 investment entities at beginning of year	2012-12-31	$0
Expenses. Payments to insurance carriers foe the provision of benefits	2012-12-31	$0
Asset value of US Government securities at end of year	2012-12-31	$0
Asset value of US Government securities at beginning of year	2012-12-31	$0
Net investment gain/loss from registered investment companies (e.g. mutual funds)	2012-12-31	$29,795,008
Net investment gain/loss from pooled separate accounts	2012-12-31	$0
Net investment gain or loss from common/collective trusts	2012-12-31	$4,650,332
Net gain/loss from 103.12 investment entities	2012-12-31	$0
Were any plan transactions or series of transactions in excess of 5% of the current value of the plan assets	2012-12-31	No
Was there a failure to transmit to the plan any participant contributions	2012-12-31	No
Has the plan failed to provide any benefit when due under the plan	2012-12-31	No
Assets. Invements in employer securities at end of year	2012-12-31	$34,958,892
Assets. Invements in employer securities at beginning of year	2012-12-31	$40,280,707
Assets. Value of employer real property at end of year	2012-12-31	$0
Assets. Value of employer real property at beginning of year	2012-12-31	$0
Contributions received in cash from employer	2012-12-31	$20,869,586
Employer contributions (assets) at end of year	2012-12-31	$20,582,490
Employer contributions (assets) at beginning of year	2012-12-31	$13,637,508
Income. Dividends from preferred stock	2012-12-31	$0
Income. Dividends from common stock	2012-12-31	$3,980,468
Benefit payments and payments to provide benefits directly to participlants or beneficiaries including direct rollovers	2012-12-31	$69,542,252
Asset. Corporate debt instrument preferred debt at end of year	2012-12-31	$0
Asset. Corporate debt instrument preferred debt at beginning of year	2012-12-31	$0
Asset. Corporate debt instrument debt (other) at end of year	2012-12-31	$0
Asset. Corporate debt instrument debt (other) at beginning of year	2012-12-31	$0
Contract administrator fees	2012-12-31	$0
Assets. Corporate common stocks other than exployer securities at end of year	2012-12-31	$0
Assets. Corporate common stocks other than exployer securities at beginning of year	2012-12-31	$0
Liabilities. Value of benefit claims payable at end of year	2012-12-31	$294,108
Liabilities. Value of benefit claims payable at beginning of year	2012-12-31	$375,115
Assets. Value of buildings and other operty used in plan operation at end of year	2012-12-31	$0
Assets. Value of buildings and other operty used in plan operation at beginning of year	2012-12-31	$0
Did the plan have assets held for investment	2012-12-31	Yes
Did the plan hold any assets whose current value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser	2012-12-31	No
Were all the plan assets eitehr distributed to particpants/beneficiaries, transferred to another plan or brought under the control of the PBGC	2012-12-31	No
Aggregate proceeds on sale of assets	2012-12-31	$9,166,805
Aggregate carrying amount (costs) on sale of assets	2012-12-31	$10,141,628
Liabilities. Value of acquisition indebtedness at end of year	2012-12-31	$0
Liabilities. Value of acquisition indebtedness at beginning of year	2012-12-31	$0
Accountant perfomed limited scope audit pursuant to 29 CFR 2520.103-8 and/or 103-12(d)	2012-12-31	No
Opinion of an independent qualified public accountant for this plan	2012-12-31	Unqualified
Accountancy firm name	2012-12-31	PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
Accountancy firm EIN	2012-12-31	134008324
2011 : WINDSTREAM 401(K) PLAN 2011 401k financial data
Unrealized appreciation/depreciation of other (non real estate) assets	2011-12-31	$-5,831,317
Total unrealized appreciation/depreciation of assets	2011-12-31	$-5,831,317
Total transfer of assets to this plan	2011-12-31	$2,025,284
Total liabilities at end of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities)	2011-12-31	$375,115
Total liabilities at beginning of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities)	2011-12-31	$589,346
Total income from all sources (including contributions)	2011-12-31	$40,282,435
Total loss/gain on sale of assets	2011-12-31	$-926,525
Total of all expenses incurred	2011-12-31	$60,747,693
Benefit payments and payments to participlants,beneficiaries,insurance carriers and others	2011-12-31	$60,747,693
Total contributions o plan (from employers,participants, others, non cash contrinutions)	2011-12-31	$44,685,119
Value of total assets at end of year	2011-12-31	$529,924,397
Value of total assets at beginning of year	2011-12-31	$548,578,602
Total interest from all sources	2011-12-31	$715,422
Total dividends received (eg from common stock, registered investment company shares)	2011-12-31	$3,229,039
Has a resolution to terminate the plan been adopted during the plan year or any prior plan year	2011-12-31	No
Was this plan covered by a fidelity bond	2011-12-31	Yes
Value of fidelity bond cover	2011-12-31	$10,000,000
Total value of distributions paid in property other than in cash, annuity contracts, or publicly traded employer securities	2011-12-31	$0
Were there any nonexempt tranactions with any party-in-interest	2011-12-31	No
Contributions received from participants	2011-12-31	$29,529,799
Participant contributions at end of year	2011-12-31	$12,906,168
Participant contributions at beginning of year	2011-12-31	$12,698,019
Income. Received or receivable in cash from other sources (including rollovers)	2011-12-31	$1,291,465
Value of other receiveables (less allowance for doubtful accounts) at end of year	2011-12-31	$903,281
Value of other receiveables (less allowance for doubtful accounts) at beginning of year	2011-12-31	$1,666,739
Did the receive any noncash contributions whose value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser	2011-12-31	No
Value of net income/loss	2011-12-31	$-20,465,258
Value of net assets at end of year (total assets less liabilities)	2011-12-31	$529,549,282
Value of net assets at beginning of year (total assets less liabilities)	2011-12-31	$547,989,256
Did the plan have a loss casued by fraud or dishonesty (regardless whether reimbursed by fidelity bond)	2011-12-31	No
Were any loans by the plan or fixed income obligations due to the plan in default	2011-12-31	No
Were any leases to which the plan was party in default or uncollectible	2011-12-31	No
Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at end of year	2011-12-31	$322,499,332
Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at beginning of year	2011-12-31	$337,961,117
Interest on participant loans	2011-12-31	$715,422
Value of interest in common/collective trusts at end of year	2011-12-31	$139,322,186
Value of interest in common/collective trusts at beginning of year	2011-12-31	$144,594,901
Value of interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposits) at end of year	2011-12-31	$375,215
Interest-bearing cash (include money market accounts & certificates of deposit) at beginning of the Year	2011-12-31	$589,515
Value of interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposits) at beginning of year	2011-12-31	$589,515
Net investment gain/loss from registered investment companies (e.g. mutual funds)	2011-12-31	$-1,016,326
Net investment gain or loss from common/collective trusts	2011-12-31	$-572,977
Were any plan transactions or series of transactions in excess of 5% of the current value of the plan assets	2011-12-31	No
Was there a failure to transmit to the plan any participant contributions	2011-12-31	No
Has the plan failed to provide any benefit when due under the plan	2011-12-31	No
Assets. Invements in employer securities at end of year	2011-12-31	$40,280,707
Assets. Invements in employer securities at beginning of year	2011-12-31	$41,450,393
Contributions received in cash from employer	2011-12-31	$13,863,855
Employer contributions (assets) at end of year	2011-12-31	$13,637,508
Employer contributions (assets) at beginning of year	2011-12-31	$9,617,918
Income. Dividends from common stock	2011-12-31	$3,229,039
Benefit payments and payments to provide benefits directly to participlants or beneficiaries including direct rollovers	2011-12-31	$60,747,693
Liabilities. Value of benefit claims payable at end of year	2011-12-31	$375,115
Liabilities. Value of benefit claims payable at beginning of year	2011-12-31	$589,346
Did the plan have assets held for investment	2011-12-31	Yes
Did the plan hold any assets whose current value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser	2011-12-31	No
Were all the plan assets eitehr distributed to particpants/beneficiaries, transferred to another plan or brought under the control of the PBGC	2011-12-31	No
Aggregate proceeds on sale of assets	2011-12-31	$9,687,764
Aggregate carrying amount (costs) on sale of assets	2011-12-31	$10,614,289
Accountant perfomed limited scope audit pursuant to 29 CFR 2520.103-8 and/or 103-12(d)	2011-12-31	No
Opinion of an independent qualified public accountant for this plan	2011-12-31	Unqualified
Accountancy firm name	2011-12-31	PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
Accountancy firm EIN	2011-12-31	134008324
2010 : WINDSTREAM 401(K) PLAN 2010 401k financial data
Unrealized appreciation/depreciation of other (non real estate) assets	2010-12-31	$8,667,908
Total unrealized appreciation/depreciation of assets	2010-12-31	$8,667,908
Total transfer of assets to this plan	2010-12-31	$98,248,811
Total liabilities at end of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities)	2010-12-31	$589,346
Total liabilities at beginning of year (benefit claims payable, operating payabales, acquisition indebtedness and other liabilities)	2010-12-31	$214,918
Total income from all sources (including contributions)	2010-12-31	$96,406,059
Total loss/gain on sale of assets	2010-12-31	$371,983
Total of all expenses incurred	2010-12-31	$40,980,199
Benefit payments and payments to participlants,beneficiaries,insurance carriers and others	2010-12-31	$40,980,199
Total contributions o plan (from employers,participants, others, non cash contrinutions)	2010-12-31	$35,043,305
Value of total assets at end of year	2010-12-31	$548,578,602
Value of total assets at beginning of year	2010-12-31	$394,529,503
Total interest from all sources	2010-12-31	$1,379,184
Total dividends received (eg from common stock, registered investment company shares)	2010-12-31	$2,980,001
Has a resolution to terminate the plan been adopted during the plan year or any prior plan year	2010-12-31	No
Was this plan covered by a fidelity bond	2010-12-31	Yes
Value of fidelity bond cover	2010-12-31	$10,000,000
Total value of distributions paid in property other than in cash, annuity contracts, or publicly traded employer securities	2010-12-31	$0
Were there any nonexempt tranactions with any party-in-interest	2010-12-31	No
Contributions received from participants	2010-12-31	$23,978,544
Participant contributions at end of year	2010-12-31	$12,698,019
Participant contributions at beginning of year	2010-12-31	$8,912,430
Income. Received or receivable in cash from other sources (including rollovers)	2010-12-31	$1,446,843
Value of other receiveables (less allowance for doubtful accounts) at end of year	2010-12-31	$1,666,739
Value of other receiveables (less allowance for doubtful accounts) at beginning of year	2010-12-31	$743,689
Did the receive any noncash contributions whose value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser	2010-12-31	No
Value of net income/loss	2010-12-31	$55,425,860
Value of net assets at end of year (total assets less liabilities)	2010-12-31	$547,989,256
Value of net assets at beginning of year (total assets less liabilities)	2010-12-31	$394,314,585
Did the plan have a loss casued by fraud or dishonesty (regardless whether reimbursed by fidelity bond)	2010-12-31	No
Were any loans by the plan or fixed income obligations due to the plan in default	2010-12-31	No
Were any leases to which the plan was party in default or uncollectible	2010-12-31	No
Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at end of year	2010-12-31	$337,961,117
Value of interest in registered invesment companies (eg mutual funds) at beginning of year	2010-12-31	$238,311,690
Interest on participant loans	2010-12-31	$647,265
Value of interest in common/collective trusts at end of year	2010-12-31	$144,594,901
Value of interest in common/collective trusts at beginning of year	2010-12-31	$106,686,269
Value of interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposits) at end of year	2010-12-31	$589,515
Interest-bearing cash (include money market accounts & certificates of deposit) at beginning of the Year	2010-12-31	$181,572
Value of interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposits) at beginning of year	2010-12-31	$181,572
Interest earned from interest bearing cash (including money market accounts and certificates of deposit)	2010-12-31	$731,919
Net investment gain/loss from registered investment companies (e.g. mutual funds)	2010-12-31	$40,856,105
Net investment gain or loss from common/collective trusts	2010-12-31	$7,107,573
Were any plan transactions or series of transactions in excess of 5% of the current value of the plan assets	2010-12-31	No
Was there a failure to transmit to the plan any participant contributions	2010-12-31	No
Has the plan failed to provide any benefit when due under the plan	2010-12-31	No
Assets. Invements in employer securities at end of year	2010-12-31	$41,450,393
Assets. Invements in employer securities at beginning of year	2010-12-31	$30,607,487
Contributions received in cash from employer	2010-12-31	$9,617,918
Employer contributions (assets) at end of year	2010-12-31	$9,617,918
Employer contributions (assets) at beginning of year	2010-12-31	$9,086,366
Income. Dividends from common stock	2010-12-31	$2,980,001
Benefit payments and payments to provide benefits directly to participlants or beneficiaries including direct rollovers	2010-12-31	$40,980,199
Liabilities. Value of benefit claims payable at end of year	2010-12-31	$589,346
Liabilities. Value of benefit claims payable at beginning of year	2010-12-31	$214,918
Did the plan have assets held for investment	2010-12-31	Yes
Did the plan hold any assets whose current value was neither redily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser	2010-12-31	No
Were all the plan assets eitehr distributed to particpants/beneficiaries, transferred to another plan or brought under the control of the PBGC	2010-12-31	No
Aggregate proceeds on sale of assets	2010-12-31	$8,193,375
Aggregate carrying amount (costs) on sale of assets	2010-12-31	$7,821,392
Accountant perfomed limited scope audit pursuant to 29 CFR 2520.103-8 and/or 103-12(d)	2010-12-31	No
Opinion of an independent qualified public accountant for this plan	2010-12-31	Unqualified
Accountancy firm name	2010-12-31	PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
Accountancy firm EIN	2010-12-31	134008324
2009 : WINDSTREAM 401(K) PLAN 2009 401k financial data
Total value of distributions paid in property other than in cash, annuity contracts, or publicly traded employer securities	2009-12-31	$0

Form 5500 Responses for WINDSTREAM 401(K) PLAN

2019: WINDSTREAM 401(K) PLAN 2019 form 5500 responses
2019-01-01	Type of plan entity	Single employer plan
2019-01-01	Submission has been amended	No
2019-01-01	This submission is the final filing	No
2019-01-01	This return/report is a short plan year return/report (less than 12 months)	No
2019-01-01	Plan is a collectively bargained plan	Yes
2019-01-01	Plan funding arrangement – Trust	Yes
2019-01-01	Plan benefit arrangement - Trust	Yes
2018: WINDSTREAM 401(K) PLAN 2018 form 5500 responses
2018-01-01	Type of plan entity	Single employer plan
2018-01-01	Submission has been amended	No
2018-01-01	This submission is the final filing	No
2018-01-01	This return/report is a short plan year return/report (less than 12 months)	No
2018-01-01	Plan is a collectively bargained plan	No
2018-01-01	Plan funding arrangement – Trust	Yes
2018-01-01	Plan benefit arrangement - Trust	Yes
2017: WINDSTREAM 401(K) PLAN 2017 form 5500 responses
2017-01-01	Type of plan entity	Single employer plan
2017-01-01	Submission has been amended	No
2017-01-01	This submission is the final filing	No
2017-01-01	This return/report is a short plan year return/report (less than 12 months)	No
2017-01-01	Plan is a collectively bargained plan	No
2017-01-01	Plan funding arrangement – Trust	Yes
2017-01-01	Plan benefit arrangement - Trust	Yes
2016: WINDSTREAM 401(K) PLAN 2016 form 5500 responses
2016-01-01	Type of plan entity	Single employer plan
2016-01-01	Submission has been amended	No
2016-01-01	This submission is the final filing	No
2016-01-01	This return/report is a short plan year return/report (less than 12 months)	No
2016-01-01	Plan is a collectively bargained plan	No
2016-01-01	Plan funding arrangement – Trust	Yes
2016-01-01	Plan benefit arrangement - Trust	Yes
2015: WINDSTREAM 401(K) PLAN 2015 form 5500 responses
2015-01-01	Type of plan entity	Single employer plan
2015-01-01	Submission has been amended	No
2015-01-01	This submission is the final filing	No
2015-01-01	This return/report is a short plan year return/report (less than 12 months)	No
2015-01-01	Plan is a collectively bargained plan	No
2015-01-01	Plan funding arrangement – Trust	Yes
2015-01-01	Plan benefit arrangement - Trust	Yes
2014: WINDSTREAM 401(K) PLAN 2014 form 5500 responses
2014-01-01	Type of plan entity	Single employer plan
2014-01-01	Submission has been amended	No
2014-01-01	This submission is the final filing	No
2014-01-01	This return/report is a short plan year return/report (less than 12 months)	No
2014-01-01	Plan is a collectively bargained plan	No
2014-01-01	Plan funding arrangement – Trust	Yes
2014-01-01	Plan benefit arrangement - Trust	Yes
2013: WINDSTREAM 401(K) PLAN 2013 form 5500 responses
2013-01-01	Type of plan entity	Single employer plan
2013-01-01	Submission has been amended	No
2013-01-01	This submission is the final filing	No
2013-01-01	This return/report is a short plan year return/report (less than 12 months)	No
2013-01-01	Plan is a collectively bargained plan	No
2013-01-01	Plan funding arrangement – Trust	Yes
2013-01-01	Plan benefit arrangement - Trust	Yes
2012: WINDSTREAM 401(K) PLAN 2012 form 5500 responses
2012-01-01	Type of plan entity	Single employer plan
2012-01-01	Submission has been amended	No
2012-01-01	This submission is the final filing	No
2012-01-01	This return/report is a short plan year return/report (less than 12 months)	No
2012-01-01	Plan is a collectively bargained plan	No
2012-01-01	Plan funding arrangement – Trust	Yes
2012-01-01	Plan benefit arrangement - Trust	Yes
2011: WINDSTREAM 401(K) PLAN 2011 form 5500 responses
2011-01-01	Type of plan entity	Single employer plan
2011-01-01	Submission has been amended	No
2011-01-01	This submission is the final filing	No
2011-01-01	This return/report is a short plan year return/report (less than 12 months)	No
2011-01-01	Plan is a collectively bargained plan	No
2011-01-01	Plan funding arrangement – Trust	Yes
2011-01-01	Plan benefit arrangement - Trust	Yes
2010: WINDSTREAM 401(K) PLAN 2010 form 5500 responses
2010-01-01	Type of plan entity	Single employer plan
2010-01-01	Submission has been amended	No
2010-01-01	This submission is the final filing	No
2010-01-01	This return/report is a short plan year return/report (less than 12 months)	No
2010-01-01	Plan is a collectively bargained plan	Yes
2010-01-01	Plan funding arrangement – Trust	Yes
2010-01-01	Plan benefit arrangement - Trust	Yes
2009: WINDSTREAM 401(K) PLAN 2009 form 5500 responses
2009-01-01	Type of plan entity	Single employer plan
2009-01-01	Submission has been amended	No
2009-01-01	This submission is the final filing	No
2009-01-01	This return/report is a short plan year return/report (less than 12 months)	No
2009-01-01	Plan is a collectively bargained plan	Yes
2009-01-01	Plan funding arrangement – Trust	Yes
2009-01-01	Plan benefit arrangement - Trust	Yes

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Company Name:	WINSTREAM SERVICES LLC
Employer identification number (EIN):	200792300
NAIC Classification:	517000