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Segment Information (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018
Segment Reporting [Abstract] |
Schedule of Analysis of Business Segment Information and Reconciliation | An analysis of our business segment information and reconciliation to the accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements is as follows:
|  | North American Records and Information Management Business |  | North American Data Management Business |  | Western European Business |  | Other International Business |  | Global Data Center Business |  | Corporate and Other Business |  | Total Consolidated
As of and for the Year Ended December 31, 2016 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total Revenues |  | $ | 1,930,699 |  |  | $ | 392,814 |  |  | $ | 447,357 |  |  | $ | 659,370 |  |  | $ | 24,249 |  |  | $ | 56,964 |  |  | $ | 3,511,453 |
Storage Rental |  | 1,150,646 |  |  | 264,148 |  |  | 275,659 |  |  | 393,005 |  |  | 22,026 |  |  | 37,421 |  |  | 2,142,905 |
Service |  | 780,053 |  |  | 128,666 |  |  | 171,698 |  |  | 266,365 |  |  | 2,223 |  |  | 19,543 |  |  | 1,368,548 |
Depreciation and Amortization |  | 215,330 |  |  | 26,629 |  |  | 55,427 |  |  | 100,645 |  |  | 4,827 |  |  | 49,468 |  |  | 452,326 |
Depreciation |  | 186,467 |  |  | 20,666 |  |  | 42,458 |  |  | 67,465 |  |  | 4,610 |  |  | 43,860 |  |  | 365,526 |
Amortization |  | 28,863 |  |  | 5,963 |  |  | 12,969 |  |  | 33,180 |  |  | 217 |  |  | 5,608 |  |  | 86,800 |
Adjusted EBITDA |  | 775,717 |  |  | 224,522 |  |  | 136,985 |  |  | 169,563 |  |  | 6,212 |  |  | (225,711 | ) |  | 1,087,288 |
Total Assets(1) |  | 4,996,216 |  |  | 826,320 |  |  | 1,020,439 |  |  | 2,114,599 |  |  | 167,757 |  |  | 361,469 |  |  | 9,486,800 |
Expenditures for Segment Assets |  | 145,636 |  |  | 26,054 |  |  | 31,251 |  |  | 365,845 |  |  | 70,060 |  |  | 32,488 |  |  | 671,334 |
Capital Expenditures |  | 111,062 |  |  | 22,731 |  |  | 30,735 |  |  | 62,594 |  |  | 70,060 |  |  | 31,421 |  |  | 328,603 |
Cash Paid for Acquisitions, Net of Cash Acquired(2) |  | (2,591 | ) |  | (59 | ) |  | (6,878 | ) |  | 300,451 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,042 |  |  | 291,965 |
Acquisitions of Customer Relationships and Customer Inducements |  | 37,165 |  |  | 3,382 |  |  | 7,394 |  |  | 2,800 |  |  | — |  |  | 25 |  |  | 50,766 |
As of and for the Year Ended December 31, 2017 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total Revenues |  | 2,050,346 |  |  | 401,640 |  |  | 490,746 |  |  | 795,851 |  |  | 37,694 |  |  | 69,301 |  |  | 3,845,578 |
Storage Rental |  | 1,221,495 |  |  | 276,416 |  |  | 303,205 |  |  | 493,118 |  |  | 35,839 |  |  | 47,484 |  |  | 2,377,557 |
Service |  | 828,851 |  |  | 125,224 |  |  | 187,541 |  |  | 302,733 |  |  | 1,855 |  |  | 21,817 |  |  | 1,468,021 |
Depreciation and Amortization |  | 240,524 |  |  | 34,759 |  |  | 64,051 |  |  | 119,402 |  |  | 10,224 |  |  | 53,416 |  |  | 522,376 |
Depreciation |  | 201,204 |  |  | 24,623 |  |  | 47,526 |  |  | 78,664 |  |  | 8,617 |  |  | 45,649 |  |  | 406,283 |
Amortization |  | 39,320 |  |  | 10,136 |  |  | 16,525 |  |  | 40,738 |  |  | 1,607 |  |  | 7,767 |  |  | 116,093 |
Adjusted EBITDA |  | 884,158 |  |  | 223,324 |  |  | 159,142 |  |  | 227,312 |  |  | 11,275 |  |  | (245,015 | ) |  | 1,260,196 |
Total Assets(1) |  | 5,050,240 |  |  | 839,539 |  |  | 911,012 |  |  | 2,401,579 |  |  | 382,198 |  |  | 1,387,834 |  |  | 10,972,402 |
Expenditures for Segment Assets |  | 205,531 |  |  | 31,279 |  |  | 21,853 |  |  | 166,057 |  |  | 86,543 |  |  | 126,758 |  |  | 638,021 |
Capital Expenditures |  | 134,785 |  |  | 31,279 |  |  | 19,782 |  |  | 76,720 |  |  | 32,015 |  |  | 48,550 |  |  | 343,131 |
Cash Paid for Acquisitions, Net of Cash Acquired |  | 6,624 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 80,345 |  |  | 54,528 |  |  | 78,208 |  |  | 219,705 |
Acquisitions of Customer Relationships and Customer Inducements |  | 64,122 |  |  | — |  |  | 2,071 |  |  | 8,992 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 75,185 |
|  | North American Records and Information Management Business |  | North American Data Management Business |  | Western European Business |  | Other International Business |  | Global Data Center Business |  | Corporate and Other Business |  | Total Consolidated
As of and for the Year Ended December 31, 2018 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total Revenues |  | $ | 2,137,781 |  |  | $ | 393,993 |  |  | $ | 521,555 |  |  | $ | 821,333 |  |  | $ | 228,983 |  |  | $ | 122,116 |  |  | $ | 4,225,761 |
Storage Rental |  | 1,222,230 |  |  | 273,193 |  |  | 325,624 |  |  | 512,358 |  |  | 218,675 |  |  | 70,375 |  |  | 2,622,455 |
Service |  | 915,551 |  |  | 120,800 |  |  | 195,931 |  |  | 308,975 |  |  | 10,308 |  |  | 51,741 |  |  | 1,603,306 |
Depreciation and Amortization |  | 243,415 |  |  | 38,850 |  |  | 64,795 |  |  | 125,154 |  |  | 105,680 |  |  | 61,620 |  |  | 639,514 |
Depreciation |  | 190,493 |  |  | 30,066 |  |  | 45,590 |  |  | 75,294 |  |  | 58,707 |  |  | 52,590 |  |  | 452,740 |
Amortization |  | 52,922 |  |  | 8,784 |  |  | 19,205 |  |  | 49,860 |  |  | 46,973 |  |  | 9,030 |  |  | 186,774 |
Adjusted EBITDA |  | 956,890 |  |  | 213,893 |  |  | 180,172 |  |  | 243,008 |  |  | 99,574 |  |  | (257,668 | ) |  | 1,435,869 |
Total Assets(1) |  | 4,933,269 |  |  | 807,564 |  |  | 1,179,065 |  |  | 2,262,672 |  |  | 2,217,505 |  |  | 452,172 |  |  | 11,852,247 |
Expenditures for Segment Assets |  | 196,010 |  |  | 19,325 |  |  | 63,142 |  |  | 165,167 |  |  | 1,794,386 |  |  | 79,276 |  |  | 2,317,306 |
Capital Expenditures |  | 115,555 |  |  | 19,325 |  |  | 39,163 |  |  | 80,275 |  |  | 152,739 |  |  | 53,005 |  |  | 460,062 |
Cash Paid for Acquisitions, Net of Cash Acquired |  | 1,551 |  |  | — |  |  | 14,579 |  |  | 77,087 |  |  | 1,639,427 |  |  | 25,913 |  |  | 1,758,557 |
Acquisitions of Customer Relationships, Customer Inducements and Contract Fulfillment Costs |  | 78,904 |  |  | — |  |  | 9,400 |  |  | 7,805 |  |  | 2,220 |  |  | 358 |  |  | 98,687 |
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(1) | Excludes all intercompany receivables or payables and investment in subsidiary balances.
(2) | Cash paid for acquisitions, net of cash acquired for the Other International Business segment for the year ended December 31, 2016 primarily consists of the cash component of the purchase price for the Recall Transaction, as the IMI entity that made the cash payment was an Australian subsidiary. However, the Recall Transaction also benefited the North American Records and Information Management Business, North American Data Management Business and Western European Business segments.
Schedule of Reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to Income (Loss) From Continuing Operations on a Consolidated Basis | A reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to income (loss) from continuing operations on a consolidated basis is as follows:
| Year Ended December 31,
| 2016 |  | 2017 |  | 2018
Adjusted EBITDA | $ | 1,087,288 |  |  | $ | 1,260,196 |  |  | $ | 1,435,869 |
(Add)/Deduct: |  |  |  |  |
Gain on Sale of Real Estate, Net of Tax | (2,180 | ) |  | (1,565 | ) |  | (55,328 | )
Provision (Benefit) for Income Taxes | 44,944 |  |  | 25,947 |  |  | 36,263 |
Other Expense, Net | 44,300 |  |  | 79,429 |  |  | (11,692 | )
Interest Expense, Net | 310,662 |  |  | 353,575 |  |  | 409,289 |
Loss (Gain) on Disposal/Write-down of Property, Plant and Equipment (Excluding Real Estate), Net | 1,412 |  |  | 799 |  |  | (9,818 | )
Depreciation and Amortization | 452,326 |  |  | 522,376 |  |  | 639,514 |
Intangible Impairments | — |  |  | 3,011 |  |  | — |
Significant Acquisition Costs(1) | 131,944 |  |  | 84,901 |  |  | 50,665 |
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations | $ | 103,880 |  |  | $ | 191,723 |  |  | $ | 376,976 |
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(1) | Represents operating expenditures associated with (1) the Recall Transaction, including: (i) advisory and professional fees to complete the Recall Transaction; (ii) costs associated with the Divestments required in connection with receipt of regulatory approvals (including transitional services); and (iii) costs to integrate Recall with our existing operations, including moving, severance, facility upgrade, REIT integration and system upgrade costs, as well as certain costs associated with our shared service center initiative for our finance, human resources and information technology functions; and (2) the advisory and professional fees to complete the IODC Transaction (collectively, "Significant Acquisition Costs").
Schedule of Operations in Different Geographical Areas | Information as to our operations in different geographical areas is as follows:
| Year Ended December 31,
| 2016 |  | 2017 |  | 2018
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
United States | $ | 2,173,782 |  |  | $ | 2,310,296 |  |  | $ | 2,579,847 |
United Kingdom | 237,032 |  |  | 246,373 |  |  | 280,993 |
Canada | 230,944 |  |  | 243,625 |  |  | 249,505 |
Australia | 148,175 |  |  | 157,333 |  |  | 155,367 |
Other International | 721,520 |  |  | 887,951 |  |  | 960,049 |
Total Revenues | $ | 3,511,453 |  |  | $ | 3,845,578 |  |  | $ | 4,225,761 |
Long-lived Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |
United States | $ | 5,238,807 |  |  | $ | 5,476,551 |  |  | $ | 6,902,232 |
United Kingdom | 400,937 |  |  | 529,233 |  |  | 547,768 |
Canada | 463,396 |  |  | 500,396 |  |  | 453,398 |
Australia | 542,055 |  |  | 470,432 |  |  | 442,755 |
Other International | 1,729,498 |  |  | 2,045,475 |  |  | 2,297,980 |
Total Long-lived Assets | $ | 8,374,693 |  |  | $ | 9,022,087 |  |  | $ | 10,644,133 |
Schedule of Revenues By Product and Service Lines | Information as to our revenues by product and service lines by segment are as follows:
|  | North American Records and Information Management Business |  | North American Data Management Business |  | Western European Business |  | Other International Business |  | Global Data Center Business |  | Corporate and Other Business |  | Total Consolidated
For the Year Ended December 31, 2016 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Records Management(1) |  | $ | 1,629,367 |  |  | $ | 14,857 |  |  | $ | 373,994 |  |  | $ | 578,209 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 35,468 |  |  | $ | 2,631,895 |
Data Management(1) |  | — |  |  | 370,419 |  |  | 73,182 |  |  | 59,989 |  |  | — |  |  | 21,496 |  |  | 525,086 |
Information Destruction(1)(2) |  | 301,332 |  |  | 7,538 |  |  | 181 |  |  | 21,172 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 330,223 |
Data Center |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 24,249 |  |  | — |  |  | 24,249 |
Total Revenues |  | 1,930,699 |  |  | 392,814 |  |  | 447,357 |  |  | 659,370 |  |  | 24,249 |  |  | 56,964 |  |  | 3,511,453 |
For the Year Ended December 31, 2017 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Records Management(1) |  | 1,706,288 |  |  | — |  |  | 417,221 |  |  | 686,988 |  |  | — |  |  | 37,194 |  |  | 2,847,691 |
Data Management(1) |  | — |  |  | 391,346 |  |  | 73,389 |  |  | 77,413 |  |  | — |  |  | 32,103 |  |  | 574,251 |
Information Destruction(1)(2) |  | 344,058 |  |  | 10,294 |  |  | 136 |  |  | 31,450 |  |  | — |  |  | 4 |  |  | 385,942 |
Data Center |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 37,694 |  |  | — |  |  | 37,694 |
Total Revenues |  | 2,050,346 |  |  | 401,640 |  |  | 490,746 |  |  | 795,851 |  |  | 37,694 |  |  | 69,301 |  |  | 3,845,578 |
For the Year Ended December 31, 2018 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Records Management(1) |  | 1,751,058 |  |  | — |  |  | 443,960 |  |  | 708,297 |  |  | — |  |  | 64,607 |  |  | 2,967,922 |
Data Management(1) |  | — |  |  | 384,370 |  |  | 77,189 |  |  | 77,476 |  |  | — |  |  | 57,509 |  |  | 596,544 |
Information Destruction(1)(2) |  | 386,723 |  |  | 9,623 |  |  | 406 |  |  | 35,560 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 432,312 |
Data Center |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 228,983 |  |  | — |  |  | 228,983 |
Total Revenues |  | 2,137,781 |  |  | 393,993 |  |  | 521,555 |  |  | 821,333 |  |  | 228,983 |  |  | 122,116 |  |  | 4,225,761 |
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(1) | Each of the offerings within our product and service lines has a component of revenue that is storage rental related and a component that is service revenues, except the destruction services offering, which does not have a storage rental component.
(2) | Includes secure shredding services.

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