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Acquisitions (Schedule of Acquisition Capital Expenditures) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2025	Jun. 30, 2024	Jun. 30, 2025	Jun. 30, 2024
Acquisitions [Abstract]
Acquisitions of towers and related assets	$ 579,914	$ 27,899	$ 634,097	$ 38,194
Land buyouts and other assets	9,308	13,718	18,513	22,828
Total cash acquisition capital expenditures	589,222	41,617	652,610	61,022
Ground lease extensions	$ 4,600	$ 3,700	$ 7,800	$ 9,300

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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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