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Acquisitions (Tables)
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2016
Acquisitions [Abstract]  
Schedule Of Acquisition Capital Expenditures



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

For the three months

 

For the nine months



 

ended September 30,

 

ended September 30,



 

2016

 

2015

 

2016

 

2015



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

(in thousands)

Towers and related intangible assets

 

$

 31,022 

 

$

 76,475 

 

$

 144,534 

 

$

 358,675 

Land buyouts and other assets (1)

 

 

 11,676 

 

 

 9,154 

 

 

 46,868 

 

 

 50,036 

Total cash acquisition capital expenditures

 

$

 42,698 

 

$

 85,629 

 

$

 191,402 

 

$

 408,711 



(1)

In addition, the Company paid $2.2 million and $4.0 million for ground lease extensions and term easements on land underlying the Company’s towers during the three months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively, and paid $8.7 million and $12.7 million for ground lease extensions and term easements on land underlying the Company’s towers during the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively. The Company recorded these amounts in prepaid rent on its Consolidated Balance Sheets.