Debt (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

Debt [Abstract]

Schedule of Principal Values, Fair Values, and Carrying Values of Debt

		As of						As of
		December 31, 2019						December 31, 2018
	Maturity Date	Principal ‎Balance		Fair Value		Carrying ‎Value		Principal ‎Balance		Fair Value		Carrying ‎Value
2014 Senior Notes	Jul. 15, 2022	$	750,000	$	760,313	$	743,580	$	750,000	$	735,000	$	741,273
2016 Senior Notes	Sep. 1, 2024		1,100,000		1,142,625		1,086,241		1,100,000		1,034,000		1,083,689
2017 Senior Notes	Oct. 1, 2022		750,000		764,063		744,833		750,000		712,500		743,099
2013-2C Tower Securities	Apr. 11, 2023		575,000		585,954		570,866		575,000		569,164		569,715
2014-1C Tower Securities	Oct. 8, 2019		—		—		—		920,000		914,241		917,728
2014-2C Tower Securities	Oct. 8, 2024		620,000		644,912		615,205		620,000		609,665		614,315
2015-1C Tower Securities	Oct. 8, 2020		500,000		502,095		498,090		500,000		496,640		495,737
2016-1C Tower Securities	Jul. 9, 2021		700,000		704,095		696,936		700,000		691,432		694,994
2017-1C Tower Securities	Apr. 11, 2022		760,000		763,405		755,061		760,000		744,496		753,028
2018-1C Tower Securities	Mar. 9, 2023		640,000		658,266		634,344		640,000		641,478		632,725
2019-1C Tower Securities	Jan. 12, 2025		1,165,000		1,158,057		1,153,086		—		—		—
Revolving Credit Facility	Apr. 11, 2023		490,000		490,000		490,000		325,000		325,000		325,000
2018 Term Loan	Apr. 11, 2025		2,364,000		2,369,910		2,346,183		2,388,000		2,262,630		2,367,250
Total debt		$	10,414,000	$	10,543,695	$	10,334,425	$	10,028,000	$	9,736,246	$	9,938,553
Less: current maturities of long-term debt							(522,090)						(941,728)
Total long-term debt, net of current maturities						$	9,812,335					$	8,996,825

Schedule of Future Principal Payment Obligations

For the year ended December 31,	(in thousands)
2020	$	524,000
2021		724,000
2022		2,284,000
2023		1,729,000
2024		1,744,000

Schedule of Cash and Non-Cash Interest Expense

	For the year ended December 31,
	2019				2018				2017
	Cash		Non-cash		Cash		Non-cash		Cash		Non-cash
	Interest		Interest		Interest		Interest		Interest		Interest
	(in thousands)
2014 Senior Notes	$	36,563	$	800	$	36,563	$	761	$	36,563	$	724
2016 Senior Notes		53,625		1,055		53,625		1,003		53,625		954
2017 Senior Notes		30,000		—		30,000		—		6,500		—
2012-1C Tower Securities		—		—		—		—		5,330		—
2013 Tower Securities		21,584		—		25,654		—		43,217		—
2014 Tower Securities		43,055		—		51,138		—		51,138		—
2015-1C Tower Securities		15,939		—		15,939		—		15,939		—
2016-1C Tower Securities		20,361		—		20,361		—		20,361		—
2017-1C Tower Securities		24,354		—		24,354		—		17,182		—
2018-1C Tower Securities		22,281		—		18,072		—		—		—
2019-1C Tower Securities		10,029		—		—		—		—		—
Revolving Credit Facility		7,085		—		7,411		—		8,046		—
2014 Term Loan		—		—		15,550		146		49,414		525
2015 Term Loan		—		—		5,237		187		16,641		676
2018 Term Loan		105,021		1,338		72,648		543		—		—
Capitalized interest and other		139		—		(335)		—		(207)		—
Total	$	390,036	$	3,193	$	376,217	$	2,640	$	323,749	$	2,879