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Deferred Credits (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013
Deferred credits [Abstract]  
Deferred Credits Table [Table Text Block]
The following is a summary of the Company's "deferred credits and other liabilities" as presented on the Company's consolidated balance sheet. See also notes 2 and 3.
 
 
December 31,
 
 
2013
 
2012
Deferred ground lease payable
 
$
357,419

 
$
312,262

Customer prepaid rent
 
350,474

 
173,420

Above market leases for land interests, net (a)
 
276,319

 
58,195

Deferred credits, net (b)
 
244,537

 
271,123

Asset retirement obligation (see note 15)
 
118,403

 
94,953

Other liabilities
 
2,767

 
618

 
 
$
1,349,919

 
$
910,571

    
(a)
The Company recorded $145.5 million and $17.0 million related to above-market leases for land interests under acquired wireless infrastructure for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively, which is inclusive of adjustments made during 2013 related to the T-Mobile purchase price allocation.
(b)
For the year ended December 31, 2012, the Company recorded deferred credits of $291.9 million related to below-market tenant leases as a result of the purchase price allocation for the NextG Acquisition. The below-market tenant leases recorded in the NextG Acquisition had a weighted-average amortization period of 11 years.
Schedule of Above Market Leases
The estimated amortization expense related to above-market leases for land interests under the Company's towers recorded to site rental costs of operations for the years ended December 31, 2014 to 2018 is as follows:
 
Years Ending December 31,
 
2014
 
2015
 
2016
 
2017
 
2018
Above-market leases for land interests
$
21,854

 
$
21,839

 
$
21,796

 
$
21,767

 
$
21,741

Amortization of below-market tenant leases [Table Text Block]
The following table summarizes the estimated annual amounts related to below-market tenant leases expected to be amortized into site rental revenues for the years ended December 31, 2014 to 2018 are as follows:
 
Years Ending December 31,
 
2014
 
2015
 
2016
 
2017
 
2018
Below-market tenant leases
$
28,670

 
$
27,395

 
$
27,021

 
$
24,243

 
$
21,428