Consolidated Statements Of Operations - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
		Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015
Revenues:
Site leasing		$ 388,168	$ 371,993	$ 1,144,461	$ 1,112,182
Site development		23,151	38,742	72,159	119,351
Total revenues		411,319	410,735	1,216,620	1,231,533
Cost of revenues (exclusive of depreciation, accretion, and amortization shown below):
Cost of site leasing		86,354	81,346	255,609	243,298
Cost of site development		19,114	30,387	59,021	91,662
Selling, general, and administrative	[1],[2]	32,255	27,872	110,326	86,017
Acquisition related adjustments and expenses		2,970	364	8,974	7,483
Asset impairment and decommission costs		2,305	63,353	23,180	74,185
Depreciation, accretion, and amortization		160,111	164,330	479,635	498,560
Total operating expenses		303,109	367,652	936,745	1,001,205
Operating income		108,210	43,083	279,875	230,328
Other income (expense):
Interest income		3,101	1,276	7,704	2,284
Interest expense		(83,426)	(81,877)	(250,913)	(238,439)
Non-cash interest expense		(585)	(449)	(1,500)	(1,051)
Amortization of deferred financing fees		(5,445)	(4,803)	(16,035)	(13,973)
Loss from extinguishment of debt, net		(34,512)		(34,512)
Other (expense) income, net		(1,139)	(111,250)	92,137	(178,710)
Total other expense		(122,006)	(197,103)	(203,119)	(429,889)
(Loss) income before provision for income taxes		(13,796)	(154,020)	76,756	(199,561)
Provision for income taxes		(1,574)	(1,926)	(5,780)	(7,112)
Net (loss) income		$ (15,370)	$ (155,946)	$ 70,976	$ (206,673)
Net (loss) income per common share
Basic		$ (0.12)	$ (1.23)	$ 0.57	$ (1.61)
Diluted		$ (0.12)	$ (1.23)	$ 0.56	$ (1.61)
Weighted average number of common shares
Basic		124,604	127,170	125,041	128,397
Diluted		124,604	127,170	125,761	128,397

[1] Includes non-cash compensation of $7,970 and $6,631 for the three months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively, and $24,440 and $21,604 for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

[2] Includes the impact of the $16,498 Oi reserve for the nine months ended September 30, 2016.