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Operating Segments and Concentrations of Credit Risk (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

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, 2013																Year Ended December 31, 2012																Year Ended December 31, 2011
	CCUSA				CCAL				Elim(a)				Consolidated Total				CCUSA				CCAL				Elim(a)				Consolidated Total				CCUSA				CCAL				Elim(a)				Consolidated Total
Net revenues:
Site rental	$	2,371,380			$	132,240			$	—			$	2,503,620			$	2,001,049			$	123,141			$	—			$	2,124,190			$	1,744,993			$	108,557			$	—			$	1,853,550
Network services and other	494,371				24,393				—				518,764				285,287				23,203				—				308,490				161,522				17,657				—				179,179
Net revenues	2,865,751				156,633				—				3,022,384				2,286,336				146,344				—				2,432,680				1,906,515				126,214				—				2,032,729
Operating expenses:
Costs of operations(b):
Site rental	686,873				38,236				—				725,109				503,661				35,578				—				539,239				446,868				34,530				—				481,398
Network services and other	304,144				17,543				—				321,687				173,762				15,988				—				189,750				96,057				10,930				—				106,987
General and administrative	213,519				25,183				—				238,702				184,911				27,661				—				212,572				151,737				21,756				—				173,493
Asset write-down charges	13,595				1,268				—				14,863				15,226				322				—				15,548				21,986				299				—				22,285
Acquisition and integration costs	25,574				431				—				26,005				18,216				82				—				18,298				3,310				—				—				3,310
Depreciation, amortization and accretion	741,342				32,873				—				774,215				591,428				31,164				—				622,592				522,681				30,270				—				552,951
Total operating expenses	1,985,047				115,534				—				2,100,581				1,487,204				110,795				—				1,597,999				1,242,639				97,785				—				1,340,424
Operating income (loss)	880,704				41,099				—				921,803				799,132				35,549				—				834,681				663,876				28,429				—				692,305
Interest expense and amortization of deferred financing costs	(589,630		)		(16,545		)		16,545				(589,630		)		(601,031		)		(19,330		)		19,317				(601,044		)		(507,264		)		(22,974		)		22,651				(507,587		)
Gains (losses) on retirement of long-term obligations	(37,127		)		—				—				(37,127		)		(131,974		)		—				—				(131,974		)		—				—				—				—
Interest income	956				399				—				1,355				4,089				467				—				4,556				187				479				—				666
Other income (expense)	12,643				30				(16,545		)		(3,872		)		13,954				(29		)		(19,317		)		(5,392		)		17,048				26				(22,651		)		(5,577		)
Benefit (provision) for income taxes	(191,000		)		(7,628		)		—				(198,628		)		60,144				39,917				—				100,061				(6,126		)		(2,221		)		—				(8,347		)
Net income (loss)	76,546				17,355				—				93,901				144,314				56,574				—				200,888				167,721				3,739				—				171,460
Less: Net income (loss) attributable to the noncontrolling interest	—				3,790				—				3,790				(268		)		12,572				—				12,304				(348		)		731				—				383
Net income (loss) attributable to CCIC stockholders	$	76,546			$	13,565			$	—			$	90,111			$	144,582			$	44,002			$	—			$	188,584			$	168,069			$	3,008			$	—			$	171,077
Capital expenditures	$	534,809			$	33,001			$	—			$	567,810			$	419,980			$	21,403			$	—			$	441,383			$	333,862			$	14,080			$	—			$	347,942
Total assets (at year end)	$	20,466,369			$	411,679			$	(283,140	)		$	20,594,908			$	15,969,084			$	440,395			$	(320,770	)		$	16,088,709
Goodwill (at year end)	$	4,902,950			$	13,476			$	—			$	4,916,426			$	3,116,824			$	3,133			$	—			$	3,119,957

(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, 2013, 2012 and 2011:

	Year Ended December 31, 2013																Year Ended December 31, 2012																Year Ended December 31, 2011
	CCUSA				CCAL				Elim(a)				Consolidated Total				CCUSA				CCAL				Elim(a)				Consolidated Total				CCUSA				CCAL				Elim(a)				Consolidated Total
Net income (loss)	$	76,546			$	17,355			$	—			$	93,901			$	144,314			$	56,574			$	—			$	200,888			$	167,721			$	3,739			$	—			$	171,460
Adjustments to increase (decrease) net income (loss):
Asset write-down charges	13,595				1,268				—				14,863				15,226				322				—				15,548				21,986				299				—				22,285
Acquisition and integration costs	25,574				431				—				26,005				18,216				82				—				18,298				3,310				—				—				3,310
Depreciation, amortization and accretion	741,342				32,873				—				774,215				591,428				31,164				—				622,592				522,681				30,270				—				552,951
Amortization of prepaid lease purchase price adjustments	15,473				—				—				15,473				14,166				—				—				14,166				—				—				—				—
Interest expense and amortization of deferred financing costs	589,630				16,545				(16,545		)		589,630				601,031				19,330				(19,317		)		601,044				507,264				22,974				(22,651		)		507,587
Gains (losses) on retirement of long-term obligations	37,127				—				—				37,127				131,974				—				—				131,974				—				—				—				—
Interest income	(956		)		(399		)		—				(1,355		)		(4,089		)		(467		)		—				(4,556		)		(187		)		(479		)		—				(666		)
Other income (expense)	(12,643		)		(30		)		16,545				3,872				(13,954		)		29				19,317				5,392				(17,048		)		(26		)		22,651				5,577
Benefit (provision) for income taxes	191,000				7,628				—				198,628				(60,144		)		(39,917		)		—				(100,061		)		6,126				2,221				—				8,347
Stock-based compensation expense	39,030				2,758				—				41,788				41,785				5,597				—				47,382				32,610				3,381				—				35,991
Adjusted EBITDA	$	1,715,718			$	78,429			$	—			$	1,794,147			$	1,479,953			$	72,714			$	—			$	1,552,667			$	1,244,463			$	62,379			$	—			$	1,306,842

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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,
	2013				2012				2011
United States	$	2,862,397			$	2,283,088			$	1,902,536
Australia	156,633				146,344				126,214
Other countries	3,354				3,248				3,979
Total net revenues	$	3,022,384			$	2,432,680			$	2,032,729

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,
	2013				2012
United States	$	17,670,665			$	12,730,337
Australia	235,493				232,099
Other countries	15,810				16,748
Total long-lived assets	$	17,921,968			$	12,979,184

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 such customer revenues relate to the CCUSA segment). The following table is after giving effect to T-Mobile's acquisition of MetroPCS (completed in April 2013), Sprint's acquisition of Clearwire (completed in July 2013), and AT&T's pending acquisition of Leap Wireless.

	Years Ended December 31,
	2013			2012			2011
Sprint	27	%	(a)	28	%		24	%
T-Mobile	23	%	(b)	15	%		14	%
AT&T	22	%	(c)	23	%		26	%
Verizon Wireless	16	%		17	%		19	%
Total	88	%		83	%		83	%

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