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Deferred Credits (Details) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Dec. 31, 2011
Deferred Revenue Arrangement [Line Items]      
Amortization of below market tenant leases $ 29,600,000 $ 20,800,000  
Off-market Lease, Unfavorable 145,500,000 17,000,000  
Weighted Average Remaining Term Of Tenant Leases   11 years  
Deferred Credit Amortization Expense, Year One 21,854,000    
Deferred Credit Amortization Expense, Year Two 21,839,000    
Deferred Credit Amortization Expense, Year Three 21,796,000    
Deferred Credit Amortization Expense, Year Four 21,767,000    
Deferred Credit Amortization Expense, Year Five 21,741,000    
Deferred credits and other liabilities 1,349,919,000 910,571,000  
deferred ground lease payable [Member]
     
Deferred Revenue Arrangement [Line Items]      
Deferred credits and other liabilities 357,419,000 312,262,000  
customer prepaid rent [Member]
     
Deferred Revenue Arrangement [Line Items]      
Deferred credits and other liabilities 350,474,000 173,420,000  
Above Market Leases [Member]
     
Deferred Revenue Arrangement [Line Items]      
Amortization of above and below Market Leases 7,200,000 3,400,000 3,800,000
Deferred credits and other liabilities 276,319,000 [1] 58,195,000 [1]  
deferred credits [Member]
     
Deferred Revenue Arrangement [Line Items]      
Deferred credits and other liabilities 244,537,000 [2] 271,123,000 [2]  
asset retirement obligations [Member]
     
Deferred Revenue Arrangement [Line Items]      
Deferred credits and other liabilities 118,403,000 94,953,000  
Other Liabilities [Member]
     
Deferred Revenue Arrangement [Line Items]      
Deferred credits and other liabilities 2,767,000 618,000  
Amortization expense, 2014 [Member]
     
Deferred Revenue Arrangement [Line Items]      
Expected amortization of below-market tenant leases by year 28,670,000    
Amortization expense, 2017 [Member]
     
Deferred Revenue Arrangement [Line Items]      
Expected amortization of below-market tenant leases by year 24,243,000    
Amortization expense, 2016 [Member]
     
Deferred Revenue Arrangement [Line Items]      
Expected amortization of below-market tenant leases by year 27,021,000    
Amortization expense, 2015 [Member]
     
Deferred Revenue Arrangement [Line Items]      
Expected amortization of below-market tenant leases by year 27,395,000    
Amortization expense, 2018 [Member]
     
Deferred Revenue Arrangement [Line Items]      
Expected amortization of below-market tenant leases by year 21,428,000    
Gross Value [Member]
     
Deferred Revenue Arrangement [Line Items]      
Below market tenant leases   $ 291,900,000  
[1] 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.
[2] 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.