Earnings Per Share (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2019

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Weighted-Average Shares of Common Stock Outstanding used in Calculation of Basic and Diluted Earnings Per Share

	For the three months				For the nine months
	ended September 30,				ended September 30,
	2019		2018		2019		2018
Numerator:
Net income (loss) attributable to SBA
Communications Corporation	$	21,679	$	16,144	$	79,640	$	(9,702)
Denominator:
Basic weighted-average shares outstanding		113,037		114,597		112,985		115,378
Dilutive impact of stock options and restricted shares		2,147		1,517		1,839		—
Diluted weighted-average shares outstanding		115,184		116,114		114,824		115,378
Net income (loss) per common share attributable to SBA
Communications Corporation:
Basic	$	0.19	$	0.14	$	0.70	$	(0.08)
Diluted	$	0.19	$	0.14	$	0.69	$	(0.08)