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Operating Segments and Concentrations of Credit Risk (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Operating Segments and Concentrations of Credit Risk [Abstract]

Financial Results of Operating Segments

The financial results for the Company's operating segments are as follows:

	Year Ended December 31, 2011																Year Ended December 31, 2010																Year Ended December 31, 2009
	CCUSA				CCAL				Elim(a)				Consolidated Total				CCUSA				CCAL				Elim(a)				Consolidated Total				CCUSA				CCAL				Elim(a)				Consolidated Total
Net revenues:
Site rental	$	1,744,993			$	108,557			$	—			$	1,853,550			$	1,608,141			$	92,620			$	—			$	1,700,761			$	1,466,552			$	76,640			$	—			$	1,543,192
Network services and other	161,522				17,657				—				179,179				168,101				9,796				—				177,897				134,545				7,670				—				142,215
Net revenues	1,906,515				126,214				—				2,032,729				1,776,242				102,416				—				1,878,658				1,601,097				84,310				—				1,685,407
Operating expenses:
Costs of operations(b):
Site rental	446,868				34,530				—				481,398				437,812				29,324				—				467,136				433,481				23,079				—				456,560
Network services and other	96,057				10,930				—				106,987				107,668				6,573				—				114,241				88,393				4,415				—				92,808
General and administrative	151,737				21,756				—				173,493				148,374				16,982				—				165,356				141,149				11,923				—				153,072
Asset write-down charges	21,986				299				—				22,285				13,243				444				—				13,687				18,611				626				—				19,237
Acquisition and integration costs	3,310				—				—				3,310				2,102				—				—				2,102				—				—				—				—
Depreciation, amortization and accretion	522,681				30,270				—				552,951				513,433				27,338				—				540,771				502,017				27,722				—				529,739
Total operating expenses	1,242,639				97,785				—				1,340,424				1,222,632				80,661				—				1,303,293				1,183,651				67,765				—				1,251,416
Operating income (loss)	663,876				28,429				—				692,305				553,610				21,755				—				575,365				417,446				16,545				—				433,991
Interest expense and amortization of deferred financing costs	(507,264		)		(22,974		)		22,651				(507,587		)		(488,863		)		(21,381		)		19,975				(490,269		)		(443,960		)		(15,403		)		13,481				(445,882		)
Gains (losses) on retirement of long-term obligations	—				—				—				—				(138,367		)		—				—				(138,367		)		(91,079		)		—				—				(91,079		)
Net gain (loss) on interest rate swaps	—				—				—				—				(286,435		)		—				—				(286,435		)		(92,966		)		—				—				(92,966		)
Interest income	187				479				—				666				1,888				316				—				2,204				2,810				157				—				2,967
Other income (expense)	17,048				26				(22,651		)		(5,577		)		19,151				221				(19,975		)		(603		)		14,619				1,308				(13,481		)		2,446
Benefit (provision) for income taxes	(6,126		)		(2,221		)		—				(8,347		)		28,808				(1,962		)		—				26,846				77,718				(1,318		)		—				76,400
Net income (loss)	167,721				3,739				—				171,460				(310,208		)		(1,051		)		—				(311,259		)		(115,412		)		1,289				—				(114,123		)
Less: Net income (loss) attributable to the noncontrolling interest	(348		)		731				—				383				—				(319		)		—				(319		)		—				209				—				209
Net income (loss) attributable to CCIC stockholders	$	168,069			$	3,008			$	—			$	171,077			$	(310,208	)		$	(732	)		$	—			$	(310,940	)		$	(115,412	)		$	1,080			$	—			$	(114,332	)
Capital expenditures	$	333,862			$	14,080			$	—			$	347,942			$	216,556			$	11,502			$	—			$	228,058			$	166,883			$	6,652			$	—			$	173,535
Total assets (at year end)	$	10,497,387			$	341,852			$	(294,143	)		$	10,545,096			$	10,439,827			$	339,093			$	(309,391	)		$	10,469,529
Goodwill	$	2,034,683			$	707			$	—			$	2,035,390			$	2,028,590			$	706			$	—			$	2,029,296

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(a) Elimination of inter-company borrowings and related interest expense.

(b) Exclusive of depreciation, amortization and accretion shown separately.

Reconciliation of Net Income (Loss) to Adjusted EBITDA

The following are reconciliations of net income (loss) to Adjusted EBITDA for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009:

	Year Ended December 31, 2011																Year Ended December 31, 2010																Year Ended December 31, 2009
	CCUSA				CCAL				Elim(a)				Consolidated Total				CCUSA				CCAL				Elim(a)				Consolidated Total				CCUSA				CCAL				Elim(a)				Consolidated Total
Net income (loss)	$	167,721			$	3,739			$	—			$	171,460			$	(310,208	)		$	(1,051	)		$	—			$	(311,259	)		$	(115,412	)		$	1,289			$	—			$	(114,123	)
Adjustments to increase (decrease) net income (loss):
Asset write-down charges	21,986				299				—				22,285				13,243				444				—				13,687				18,611				626				—				19,237
Acquisition and integration costs	3,310				—				—				3,310				2,102				—				—				2,102				—				—				—				—
Depreciation, amortization and accretion	522,681				30,270				—				552,951				513,433				27,338				—				540,771				502,017				27,722				—				529,739
Interest expense and amortization of deferred financing costs	507,264				22,974				(22,651		)		507,587				488,863				21,381				(19,975		)		490,269				443,960				15,403				(13,481		)		445,882
Gains (losses) on retirement of long-term obligations	—				—				—				—				138,367				—				—				138,367				91,079				—				—				91,079
Net gain (loss) on interest rate swaps	—				—				—				—				286,435				—				—				286,435				92,966				—				—				92,966
Interest income	(187		)		(479		)		—				(666		)		(1,888		)		(316		)		—				(2,204		)		(2,810		)		(157		)		—				(2,967		)
Other income (expense)	(17,048		)		(26		)		22,651				5,577				(19,151		)		(221		)		19,975				603				(14,619		)		(1,308		)		13,481				(2,446		)
Benefit (provision) for income taxes	6,126				2,221				—				8,347				(28,808		)		1,962				—				(26,846		)		(77,718		)		1,318				—				(76,400		)
Stock-based compensation expense	32,610				3,381				—				35,991				36,540				3,425				—				39,965				29,225				1,080				—				30,305
Adjusted EBITDA	$	1,244,463			$	62,379			$	—			$	1,306,842			$	1,118,928			$	52,962			$	—			$	1,171,890			$	967,299			$	45,973			$	—			$	1,013,272

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(a) Elimination of inter-company borrowings and related interest expense.

Summary of Net Revenue by Country

A summary of net revenues by country, based on the location of the Company's subsidiaries, is as follows:

	Years Ended December 31,
	2011				2010				2009
United States	$	1,902,536			$	1,772,793			$	1,597,790
Australia	126,214				102,416				84,310
Other countries	3,979				3,449				3,307
Total net revenues	$	2,032,729			$	1,878,658			$	1,685,407

Summary of Long-Lived Assets by Country of Location

A summary of long-lived assets (property and equipment, goodwill and other intangible assets) by country of location is as follows:

	December 31,
	2011				2010
United States	$	8,847,161			$	8,997,016
Australia	212,067				222,938
Other countries	15,571				16,922
Total long-lived assets	$	9,074,799			$	9,236,876

A Summary of the Percentage of the Consolidated Revenues for Those Customers Accounting for More than 10% of the Consolidated Revenues

The following table summarizes the percentage of the consolidated revenues for those customers accounting for more than 10% of the consolidated revenues, all of which relates to CCUSA.

	Years Ended December 31,
	2011			2010			2009
AT&T	23	%		21	%		20	%
Sprint	21	%		20	%		22	%
Verizon Wireless	19	%		21	%		19	%
T-Mobile	11	%		11	%		13	%
Total	74	%		73	%		74	%

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