Segment Data (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Segment Data [Abstract]

Segment Reporting Information Disclosure

							Not
	Domestic Site		Int'l Site		Site		Identified by
	Leasing		Leasing		Development		Segment (1)		Total
	(in thousands)
For the three months ended September 30, 2014
Revenues	$	293,775	$	55,235	$	44,283	$	—	$	393,293
Cost of revenues (2)		63,108		14,818		33,950		—		111,876
Operating profit		230,667		40,417		10,333		—		281,417
Selling, general, and administrative		16,908		4,413		3,046		2,222		26,589
Asset impairment and decommission costs		5,536		456		—		—		5,992
Acquisition related adjustments and expenses		2,242		(2,300)		—		—		(58)
Depreciation, amortization and accretion		129,227		28,792		660		731		159,410
Operating income (loss)		76,754		9,056		6,627		(2,953)		89,484
Other expense (principally interest expense
and other expense)								(105,126)		(105,126)
Loss before provision for income taxes										(15,642)
Cash capital expenditures (3)		113,561		17,514		2,151		7,587		140,813
For the three months ended September 30, 2013
Revenues	$	267,540	$	19,943	$	44,611	$	—	$	332,094
Cost of revenues (2)		61,259		6,783		35,253		—		103,295
Operating profit		206,281		13,160		9,358		—		228,799
Selling, general, and administrative		15,321		2,500		1,942		2,064		21,827
Asset impairment and decommission costs		5,678		512		—		—		6,190
Acquisition related adjustments and expenses		1,838		1,761		—		—		3,599
Depreciation, amortization and accretion		121,766		10,308		731		476		133,281
Operating income (loss)		61,678		(1,921)		6,685		(2,540)		63,902
Other expense (principally interest expense
and other expense)								(42,164)		(42,164)
Income before provision for income taxes										21,738
Cash capital expenditures (3)		63,401		58,343		3,151		471		125,366
For the nine months ended September 30, 2014
Revenues	$	854,003	$	144,778	$	123,481	$	—	$	1,122,262
Cost of revenues (2)		185,637		37,412		93,432		—		316,481
Operating profit		668,366		107,366		30,049		—		805,781
Selling, general, and administrative		49,665		12,518		7,047		7,477		76,707
Asset impairment and decommission costs		12,263		1,291		—		—		13,554
Acquisition related adjustments and expenses		8,878		1,850		—		—		10,728
Depreciation, amortization and accretion		385,605		75,160		1,788		2,305		464,858
Operating income (loss)		211,955		16,547		21,214		(9,782)		239,934
Other expense (principally interest expense
and other expense)								(259,909)		(259,909)
Loss before provision for income taxes										(19,975)
Cash capital expenditures (3)		451,384		712,920		5,923		11,158		1,181,385

							Not
	Domestic Site		Int'l Site		Site		Identified by
	Leasing		Leasing		Development		Segment (1)		Total
	(in thousands)
For the nine months ended September 30, 2013
Revenues	$	781,366	$	59,122	$	128,982	$	—	$	969,470
Cost of revenues (2)		183,869		20,058		103,788		—		307,715
Operating profit (loss)		597,497		39,064		25,194		—		661,755
Selling, general, and administrative		44,088		6,765		5,817		7,095		63,765
Asset impairment and decommission costs		14,860		1,545		—		—		16,405
Acquisition related adjustments and expenses		2,833		8,545		—		—		11,378
Depreciation, amortization and accretion		365,798		31,026		1,762		1,420		400,006
Operating income (loss)		169,918		(8,817)		17,615		(8,515)		170,201
Other expense (principally interest expense
and other expense)								(205,507)		(205,507)
Loss before provision for income taxes										(35,306)
Cash capital expenditures (3)		177,835		266,845		5,798		1,189		451,667
Assets
As of September 30, 2014	$	5,559,854	$	1,623,467	$	68,167	$	557,504	$	7,808,992
As of December 31, 2013		5,427,969		1,040,401		76,214		238,604		6,783,188

(1)Assets not identified by segment consist primarily of general corporate assets.

(2)Excludes depreciation, amortization, and accretion.

(3)Includes cash paid for capital expenditures and acquisitions and vehicle capital lease additions.