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Acquisitions (Tables)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013
Acquisitions [Abstract]  
Schedule Of Acquisition Activity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the year ended December 31,

 

 

2013

 

2012

 

2011

Tower acquisitions (number of towers)

 

 
2,502 

 

 
6,630 

 

 
1,085 

 

Schedule Of Acquisition Capital Expenditures

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the year ended December 31,

 

 

2013

 

2012

 

2011

 

 

 

(in thousands)

Towers and related intangible assets (1)

 

$
628,423 

 

$
2,205,859 

 

$
348,950 

Ground lease land purchases (2)

 

 
48,956 

 

 
46,865 

 

 
25,755 

Earnouts

 

 
9,324 

 

 
5,931 

 

 
4,615 

Total cash acquisition capital expenditures

 

$
686,703 

 

$
2,258,655 

 

$
379,320 

 

(1)

Total acquisition capital expenditures for the year ended December 31, 2013, included $175.9 million related to an acquisition in Brazil which closed in the fourth quarter of 2012.

(2)

In addition, the Company paid $9.1 million, $9.7 million, and $9.8 million for ground lease extensions during the years ending 2013,  2012, and 2011, respectively. The Company recorded these amounts in prepaid rent on its Consolidated Balance Sheet.