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Property And Equipment, Net (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Property And Equipment, Net [Abstract]

Property And Equipment, Net (Including Assets Held Under Capital Leases)

		As of			As of
		September 30, 2014			December 31, 2013
		(in thousands)
Towers and related components		$	4,070,524		$	3,821,482
Construction-in-process			37,867			24,275
Furniture, equipment, and vehicles			50,686			40,274
Land, buildings, and improvements			405,212			364,830
			4,564,289			4,250,861
Less: accumulated depreciation			(1,876,462)			(1,672,417)
Property and equipment, net		$	2,687,827		$	2,578,444

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Tabular disclosure of physical assets used in the normal conduct of business and not intended for resale. Includes, but is not limited to, balances by class of assets, depreciation and depletion expense and method used, including composite depreciation, and accumulated deprecation.

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