Note 1 - Organization and Background	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2019
Notes to Financial Statements
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements Disclosure [Text Block]	NOTE 1. ORGANIZATION AND BACKGROUND Boston Omaha was organized on August 11, 2009 with present management taking over operations in February 2015. Our operations include (i) our outdoor advertising business with multiple billboards across Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wisconsin; (ii) our insurance business that specializes in surety bond underwriting and brokerage, and (iii) minority investments primarily in real estate services, homebuilding, and banking. Our billboard operations are conducted through our subsidiary, Link Media Holdings, LLC, and our insurance operations are conducted through our subsidiary, General Indemnity Group, LLC. We completed an acquisition of an outdoor advertising business and entered the outdoor advertising industry on June 19, 2015. During 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, and through September 30, 2019, we completed fifteen additional acquisitions of outdoor advertising businesses. On April 20, 2016, we completed an acquisition of a surety bond brokerage business. On December 7, 2016, we acquired a fidelity and surety bond insurance company. From July through November 2017 we completed the acquisition of two surety brokerage businesses and acquired a majority stake in a third surety brokerage business, thus expanding our operations in insurance. In our opinion, all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair presentation of unaudited consolidated financial position and the unaudited consolidated results of operations for interim periods presented have been reflected herein. The results of operations for the interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year. Notes to the interim unaudited consolidated financial statements which would substantially duplicate the disclosures contained in the audited financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017 as reported in our Annual Report on Form 10 -K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which we refer to as the “SEC,” on March 18, 2019, have been omitted.

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ORGANIZATION AND BACKGROUND

Boston Omaha was organized on

August 11, 2009

with present management taking over operations in

February 2015.

Our operations include (i) our outdoor advertising business with multiple billboards across Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wisconsin; (ii) our insurance business that specializes in surety bond underwriting and brokerage, and (iii) minority investments primarily in real estate services, homebuilding, and banking. Our billboard operations are conducted through our subsidiary, Link Media Holdings, LLC, and our insurance operations are conducted through our subsidiary, General Indemnity Group, LLC.

We completed an acquisition of an outdoor advertising business and entered the outdoor advertising industry on

June 19, 2015.

During

2015,

2016,

2017,

2018,

and through

September 30, 2019,

we completed

fifteen

additional acquisitions of outdoor advertising businesses.

April 20, 2016,

we completed an acquisition of a surety bond brokerage business. On

December 7, 2016,

we acquired a fidelity and surety bond insurance company. From

July

through

November 2017

we completed the acquisition of

two

surety brokerage businesses and acquired a majority stake in a

third

surety brokerage business, thus expanding our operations in insurance.

In our opinion, all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair presentation of unaudited consolidated financial position and the unaudited consolidated results of operations for interim periods presented have been reflected herein. The results of operations for the interim periods are

not

necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year. Notes to the interim unaudited consolidated financial statements which would substantially duplicate the disclosures contained in the audited financial statements for the years ended

December 31, 2018

and

2017

as reported in our Annual Report on Form

-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which we refer to as the “SEC,” on

March 18, 2019,

have been omitted.