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Acquisitions (Schedule of Acquisition Capital Expenditures) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2024	Jun. 30, 2023	Jun. 30, 2024	Jun. 30, 2023
Acquisitions [Abstract]
Acquisitions of towers and related assets	$ 27,899	$ 9,571	$ 38,194	$ 22,351
Land buyouts and other assets	13,718	10,237	22,828	17,386
Total cash acquisition capital expenditures	41,617	19,808	61,022	39,737
Ground lease extensions	$ 3,700	$ 2,700	$ 9,300	$ 7,900

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Ground lease extensions.

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Ground lease land purchases.

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Towers and related intangible assets acquisitions.

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The cash outflow associated with the acquisition of a business, net of the cash acquired from the purchase.

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 230
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 13
-Subparagraph (b)
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147482740/230-10-45-13

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