Earnings Per Share (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 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				For the six months
	ended June 30,				ended June 30,
	2020		2019		2020		2019
Numerator:
Net income (loss) attributable to SBA
Communications Corporation	$	22,813	$	31,973	$	(104,247)	$	57,962
Denominator:
Basic weighted-average shares outstanding		111,738		113,205		111,823		112,958
Dilutive impact of stock options and restricted shares		1,896		1,735		—		1,685
Diluted weighted-average shares outstanding		113,634		114,940		111,823		114,643
Net income (loss) per common share attributable to SBA
Communications Corporation:
Basic	$	0.20	$	0.28	$	(0.93)	$	0.51
Diluted	$	0.20	$	0.28	$	(0.93)	$	0.51