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Debt (Schedule of Cash and Non-Cash Interest Expense) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2024	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2024	Sep. 30, 2023	Oct. 11, 2024
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Cash Interest	$ 95,711	$ 99,322	$ 289,632	$ 301,835
Non-cash interest expense	$ 7,192	7,898	$ 22,715	29,655
Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate	5.925%		5.925%
Cash Interest	$ 1,982	6,219	$ 7,611	24,287
2018 Term Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Cash Interest		15,615	3,253	44,898
Non-cash interest expense		6,803	$ 1,867	23,701
2024 Term Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate	2.76%		2.76%
Cash Interest	$ 16,072		$ 45,670
Non-cash interest expense	$ 6,747		$ 18,381
Blended rate			2.76%
Accruing interest rate	6.85%		6.85%
2014-2C Tower Securities [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate	3.869%		3.869%
Cash Interest	$ 6,046	6,046	$ 18,138	18,138
2019-1C Tower Securities [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate	2.836%		2.836%
Cash Interest	$ 8,357	8,357	$ 25,072	25,072
2020-1C Tower Securities [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate	1.884%		1.884%
Cash Interest	$ 3,598	3,598	$ 10,793	10,793
2020-2C Tower Securities [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate	2.328%		2.328%
Cash Interest	$ 3,540	3,540	$ 10,619	10,619
2021-1C Tower Securities [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate	1.631%		1.631%
Cash Interest	$ 4,870	4,870	$ 14,567	14,567
2021-2C Tower Securities [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate	1.84%		1.84%
Cash Interest	$ 4,196	4,196	$ 12,587	12,587
2021-3C Tower Securities [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate	2.593%		2.593%
Cash Interest	$ 5,873	5,873	$ 17,619	17,619
2022-1C Tower Securities [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate	6.599%		6.599%
Cash Interest	$ 14,094	14,094	$ 42,281	42,281
2020 Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate	3.875%		3.875%
Cash Interest	$ 14,531	14,531	$ 43,594	43,594
Non-cash interest expense	$ 92	92	$ 274	274
2021 Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate	3.125%		3.125%
Cash Interest	$ 11,719	11,719	$ 35,156	35,156
Other [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Cash Interest	833	664	2,672	2,224
Non-cash interest expense	$ 353	$ 1,003	$ 2,193	$ 5,680
Subsequent Event [Member] | 2014-2C Tower Securities [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Accruing interest rate					4.654%

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