Earnings Per Share (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2020

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
	ended March 31,
	2020		2019
Numerator:
Net (loss) income attributable to SBA
Communications Corporation	$	(127,058)	$	25,989
Denominator:
Basic weighted-average shares outstanding		111,908		112,708
Dilutive impact of stock options and restricted shares		—		1,636
Diluted weighted-average shares outstanding		111,908		114,344
Net (loss) income per common share attributable to SBA
Communications Corporation:
Basic	$	(1.14)	$	0.23
Diluted	$	(1.14)	$	0.23