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Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Long-Term Lease Liabilities

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Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Operating Lease Right-of-use Assets

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Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Other Net Liabilities Assumed

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Number of Communication Sites Acquired

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Number of towers acquired.

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Performance targets, maximum potential obligation.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Amount of intangible assets, excluding goodwill, acquired at the acquisition date.

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The amount of property, plant, and equipment recognized as of the acquisition date.

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The cash outflow associated with the acquisition of business during the period. The cash portion only of the acquisition price.

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Acquisitions (Narrative) (Details) $ in Millions		6 Months Ended
Acquisitions (Narrative) (Details) $ in Millions	Aug. 02, 2024 USD ($) item	Jun. 30, 2024 USD ($) item	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($)
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Performance targets, maximum potential obligation		$ 15.1	$ 17.9
Other Acquisitions [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of towers acquired \| item		128
Property and equipment		$ 13.4
Intangible assets		24.3
Operating leases right-of-use assets, net		9.5
Other net liabilities assumed		0.2
Acquisition related holdbacks		3.4
Long-term lease liabilities assumed		$ 5.3
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Other Acquisitions [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of communication sites acquired \| item	106
Cash paid for acquisition	$ 49.3