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Operating Segments Operating Segments (Tables) | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2016 | Sep. 30, 2016
Segment Reporting [Abstract] |  |
Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table Text Block] |
| Three Months Ended September 30, 2016 |  | Three Months Ended September 30, 2015
| Towers |  | Small Cells |  | Other |  | Consolidated Total |  | Towers |  | Small Cells |  | Other |  | Consolidated Total
Segment site rental revenues | $ | 709,603 |  |  | $ | 102,429 |  |  |  |  | $ | 812,032 |  |  | $ | 686,934 |  |  | $ | 77,672 |  |  |  |  | $ | 764,606 |
Segment network services and other revenues | 166,979 |  |  | 13,005 |  |  |  |  | 179,984 |  |  | 138,566 |  |  | 14,935 |  |  |  |  | 153,501 |
Segment revenues | 876,582 |  |  | 115,434 |  |  |  |  | 992,016 |  |  | 825,500 |  |  | 92,607 |  |  |  |  | 918,107 |
Segment site rental cost of operations | 210,322 |  |  | 37,754 |  |  |  |  | 248,076 |  |  | 209,056 |  |  | 30,449 |  |  |  |  | 239,505 |
Segment network services and other cost of operations | 97,395 |  |  | 10,194 |  |  |  |  | 107,589 |  |  | 75,302 |  |  | 10,213 |  |  |  |  | 85,515 |
Segment cost of operations (a) | 307,717 |  |  | 47,948 |  |  |  |  | 355,665 |  |  | 284,358 |  |  | 40,662 |  |  |  |  | 325,020 |
Segment site rental gross margin | 499,281 |  |  | 64,675 |  |  |  |  | 563,956 |  |  | 477,878 |  |  | 47,223 |  |  |  |  | 525,101 |
Segment network services and other gross margin | 69,584 |  |  | 2,811 |  |  |  |  | 72,395 |  |  | 63,264 |  |  | 4,722 |  |  |  |  | 67,986 |
Segment general and administrative expenses (a) | 22,225 |  |  | 14,480 |  |  | 35,526 |  |  | 72,231 |  |  | 22,994 |  |  | 10,194 |  |  | 30,741 |  |  | 63,929 |
Segment operating profit | 546,640 |  |  | 53,006 |  |  | (35,526 | ) |  | 564,120 |  |  | 518,148 |  |  | 41,751 |  |  | (30,741 | ) |  | 529,158 |
Stock-based compensation expense |  |  |  |  | 22,594 |  |  | 22,594 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 16,466 |  |  | 16,466 |
Depreciation, amortization and accretion |  |  |  |  | 280,824 |  |  | 280,824 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 261,662 |  |  | 261,662 |
Interest expense and amortization of deferred financing costs |  |  |  |  | 129,916 |  |  | 129,916 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 129,877 |  |  | 129,877 |
Other income (expenses) to reconcile to income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes |  |  |  |  | 27,379 |  |  | 27,379 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 20,653 |  |  | 20,653 |
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 103,407 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 100,500 |
Capital expenditures | $ | 103,679 |  |  | $ | 111,885 |  |  | $ | 5,617 |  |  | $ | 221,181 |  |  | $ | 136,327 |  |  | $ | 95,067 |  |  | $ | 5,963 |  |  | $ | 237,357 |
Total assets (at period end) | $ | 18,466,528 |  |  | $ | 3,298,927 |  |  | $ | 406,268 |  |  | $ | 22,171,723 |  |  | $ | 17,999,121 |  |  | $ | 3,458,941 |  |  | $ | 433,406 |  |  | $ | 21,891,468 |
(a) | Segment cost of operations exclude (1) stock-based compensation expense of $4.9 million and $3.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively, and (2) prepaid lease purchase price adjustments of $5.4 million and $5.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively. Segment general and administrative expenses exclude stock-based compensation expense of $17.7 million and $12.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively.
| Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016 |  | Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015
| Towers |  | Small Cells |  | Other |  | Consolidated Total |  | Towers |  | Small Cells |  | Other |  | Consolidated Total
Segment site rental revenues | $ | 2,118,159 |  |  | $ | 297,767 |  |  |  |  | $ | 2,415,926 |  |  | $ | 2,040,147 |  |  | $ | 192,930 |  |  |  |  | $ | 2,233,077 |
Segment network services and other revenues | 434,042 |  |  | 38,841 |  |  |  |  | 472,883 |  |  | 445,683 |  |  | 39,255 |  |  |  |  | 484,938 |
Segment revenues | 2,552,201 |  |  | 336,608 |  |  |  |  | 2,888,809 |  |  | 2,485,830 |  |  | 232,185 |  |  |  |  | 2,718,015 |
Segment site rental cost of operations | 625,331 |  |  | 109,402 |  |  |  |  | 734,733 |  |  | 620,726 |  |  | 73,818 |  |  |  |  | 694,544 |
Segment network services and other cost of operations | 249,306 |  |  | 30,652 |  |  |  |  | 279,958 |  |  | 229,164 |  |  | 30,034 |  |  |  |  | 259,198 |
Segment cost of operations (a) | 874,637 |  |  | 140,054 |  |  |  |  | 1,014,691 |  |  | 849,890 |  |  | 103,852 |  |  |  |  | 953,742 |
Segment site rental gross margin | 1,492,828 |  |  | 188,365 |  |  |  |  | 1,681,193 |  |  | 1,419,421 |  |  | 119,112 |  |  |  |  | 1,538,533 |
Segment network services and other gross margin | 184,736 |  |  | 8,189 |  |  |  |  | 192,925 |  |  | 216,519 |  |  | 9,221 |  |  |  |  | 225,740 |
Segment general and administrative expenses (a) | 68,329 |  |  | 45,720 |  |  | 107,161 |  |  | 221,210 |  |  | 68,245 |  |  | 25,664 |  |  | 90,981 |  |  | 184,890 |
Segment operating profit | 1,609,235 |  |  | 150,834 |  |  | (107,161 | ) |  | 1,652,908 |  |  | 1,567,695 |  |  | 102,669 |  |  | (90,981 | ) |  | 1,579,383 |
Stock-based compensation expense |  |  |  |  | 75,297 |  |  | 75,297 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 49,282 |  |  | 49,282 |
Depreciation, amortization and accretion |  |  |  |  | 834,725 |  |  | 834,725 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 766,621 |  |  | 766,621 |
Interest expense and amortization of deferred financing costs |  |  |  |  | 385,656 |  |  | 385,656 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 398,782 |  |  | 398,782 |
Other income (expenses) to reconcile to income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes |  |  |  |  | 112,170 |  |  | 112,170 |  |  |  |  |  |  | (8,483 | ) |  | (8,483 | )
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 245,060 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 373,181 |
Capital expenditures | $ | 318,900 |  |  | $ | 279,488 |  |  | $ | 15,790 |  |  | $ | 614,178 |  |  | $ | 427,398 |  |  | $ | 213,259 |  |  | $ | 17,583 |  |  | $ | 658,240 |
(a) | Segment cost of operations exclude (1) stock-based compensation expense of $17.6 million and $10.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively, and (2) prepaid lease purchase price adjustments of $16.0 million and $15.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively. Segment general and administrative expenses exclude stock-based compensation expense of $57.7 million and $39.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

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