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Debt (Schedule Of Cash And Non-Cash Interest Expense) (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Sep. 28, 2012
Jul. 13, 2012
Jul. 01, 2014
Debt Instrument [Line Items]          
Cash Interest $ 77,654sbac_CashInterestExpense $ 66,027sbac_CashInterestExpense      
Non-cash Interest 280sbac_NoncashInterestExpense 10,304sbac_NoncashInterestExpense      
4.0% Convertible Senior Notes [Member]          
Debt Instrument [Line Items]          
Cash Interest   4,998sbac_CashInterestExpense
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= sbac_ConvertibleSeniorNotesFourPointZeroPercentDueTwoThousandFourteenMember
     
Non-cash Interest   10,202sbac_NoncashInterestExpense
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= sbac_ConvertibleSeniorNotesFourPointZeroPercentDueTwoThousandFourteenMember
     
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage 4.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= sbac_ConvertibleSeniorNotesFourPointZeroPercentDueTwoThousandFourteenMember
       
8.25% Senior Notes [Member]          
Debt Instrument [Line Items]          
Cash Interest   5,027sbac_CashInterestExpense
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= sbac_SeniorNotesEightPointTwoFivePercentDueTwoThousandNineteenMember
     
Non-cash Interest   48sbac_NoncashInterestExpense
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= sbac_SeniorNotesEightPointTwoFivePercentDueTwoThousandNineteenMember
     
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage 8.25%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= sbac_SeniorNotesEightPointTwoFivePercentDueTwoThousandNineteenMember
       
5.625% Senior Notes [Member]          
Debt Instrument [Line Items]          
Cash Interest 7,031sbac_CashInterestExpense
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= sbac_FivePointSixTwoFivePercentSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandNineteenMember
7,031sbac_CashInterestExpense
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= sbac_FivePointSixTwoFivePercentSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandNineteenMember
     
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage 5.625%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= sbac_FivePointSixTwoFivePercentSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandNineteenMember
  5.625%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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= sbac_FivePointSixTwoFivePercentSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandNineteenMember
   
5.75% Senior Notes [Member]          
Debt Instrument [Line Items]          
Cash Interest 11,500sbac_CashInterestExpense
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= sbac_FivePointSevenFivePercentSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandTwentyMember
11,500sbac_CashInterestExpense
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= sbac_FivePointSevenFivePercentSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandTwentyMember
     
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage 5.75%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= sbac_FivePointSevenFivePercentSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandTwentyMember
    5.75%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= sbac_FivePointSevenFivePercentSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandTwentyMember
 
4.875% Senior Notes [Member]          
Debt Instrument [Line Items]          
Cash Interest 9,141sbac_CashInterestExpense
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= sbac_FourPointEightSevenFivePercentSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandTwentyTwoMember
       
Non-cash Interest 161sbac_NoncashInterestExpense
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= sbac_FourPointEightSevenFivePercentSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandTwentyTwoMember
       
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage 4.875%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= sbac_FourPointEightSevenFivePercentSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandTwentyTwoMember
      4.875%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= sbac_FourPointEightSevenFivePercentSeniorNotesDueTwoThousandTwentyTwoMember
2010 Tower Securities [Member]          
Debt Instrument [Line Items]          
Cash Interest 7,058sbac_CashInterestExpense
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= sbac_TwoThousandTenSecuredTowerRevenueSecuritiesMember
14,345sbac_CashInterestExpense
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= sbac_TwoThousandTenSecuredTowerRevenueSecuritiesMember
     
2012 Tower Securities [Member]          
Debt Instrument [Line Items]          
Cash Interest 4,531sbac_CashInterestExpense
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= sbac_TwoThousandTwelveSecuredTowerRevenueSecuritiesMember
4,521sbac_CashInterestExpense
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= sbac_TwoThousandTwelveSecuredTowerRevenueSecuritiesMember
     
2013 Tower Securities [Member]          
Debt Instrument [Line Items]          
Cash Interest 10,804sbac_CashInterestExpense
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= sbac_TwoThousandThirteenSecuredTowerRevenueSecuritiesMember
10,804sbac_CashInterestExpense
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= sbac_TwoThousandThirteenSecuredTowerRevenueSecuritiesMember
     
2014 Tower Securities [Member]          
Debt Instrument [Line Items]          
Cash Interest 12,785sbac_CashInterestExpense
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= sbac_TwoThousandFourteenSecuredTowerRevenueSecuritiesMember
       
Revolving Credit Facility [Member]          
Debt Instrument [Line Items]          
Cash Interest 1,571sbac_CashInterestExpense
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
1,332sbac_CashInterestExpense
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
     
2011 Term Loan [Member]          
Debt Instrument [Line Items]          
Cash Interest   696sbac_CashInterestExpense
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= sbac_TwoThousandElevenTermLoanBMember
     
Non-cash Interest   7sbac_NoncashInterestExpense
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= sbac_TwoThousandElevenTermLoanBMember
     
2012-1 Term Loan [Member]          
Debt Instrument [Line Items]          
Cash Interest 1,153sbac_CashInterestExpense
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= sbac_TwoThousandTwelveTermLoanAMember
1,000sbac_CashInterestExpense
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= sbac_TwoThousandTwelveTermLoanAMember
     
2012-2 Term Loan [Member]          
Debt Instrument [Line Items]          
Cash Interest   424sbac_CashInterestExpense
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= sbac_TwoThousandTwelveTermLoanBMember
     
Non-cash Interest   4sbac_NoncashInterestExpense
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= sbac_TwoThousandTwelveTermLoanBMember
     
2014 Term Loan [Member]          
Debt Instrument [Line Items]          
Cash Interest 12,125sbac_CashInterestExpense
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= sbac_TwoThousandFourteenTermLoanMember
4,130sbac_CashInterestExpense
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= sbac_TwoThousandFourteenTermLoanMember
     
Non-cash Interest 119sbac_NoncashInterestExpense
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= sbac_TwoThousandFourteenTermLoanMember
43sbac_NoncashInterestExpense
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= sbac_TwoThousandFourteenTermLoanMember
     
Other [Member]          
Debt Instrument [Line Items]          
Cash Interest $ (45)sbac_CashInterestExpense
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= sbac_OtherDebtMember
$ 219sbac_CashInterestExpense
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= sbac_OtherDebtMember