Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
		Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019
Revenues:
Site leasing		$ 486,765	$ 468,572	$ 1,461,523	$ 1,379,758
Site development		36,175	38,975	85,708	121,229
Total revenues		522,940	507,547	1,547,231	1,500,987
Cost of revenues (exclusive of depreciation, accretion, and amortization shown below):
Cost of site leasing		92,722	92,993	280,120	279,167
Cost of site development		28,797	30,516	68,417	92,606
Selling, general, and administrative expenses	[1]	48,152	42,272	146,856	148,755
Acquisition and new business initiatives related adjustments and expenses		4,124	4,692	12,557	9,669
Asset impairment and decommission costs		8,506	8,240	29,103	23,631
Depreciation, accretion, and amortization		180,302	174,987	541,587	517,590
Total operating expenses		362,603	353,700	1,078,640	1,071,418
Operating income		160,337	153,847	468,591	429,569
Other income (expense):
Interest income		756	1,311	2,340	4,692
Interest expense		(89,791)	(96,567)	(281,329)	(292,681)
Non-cash interest expense		(8,323)	(662)	(13,066)	(1,954)
Amortization of deferred financing fees		(4,883)	(5,157)	(15,211)	(15,333)
Loss from extinguishment of debt, net		(2,599)	(457)	(19,463)	(457)
Other expense, net		(42,262)	(33,551)	(300,144)	(21,296)
Total other expense, net		(147,102)	(135,083)	(626,873)	(327,029)
Income (loss) before income taxes		13,235	18,764	(158,282)	102,540
Benefit (provision) for income taxes		9,441	3,002	76,143	(22,813)
Net income (loss)		22,676	21,766	(82,139)	79,727
Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests		(108)	(87)	461	(87)
Net income (loss) attributable to SBA Communications Corporation		$ 22,568	$ 21,679	$ (81,678)	$ 79,640
Net income (loss) per common share attributable to SBA Communications Corporation:
Basic		$ 0.20	$ 0.19	$ (0.73)	$ 0.70
Diluted		$ 0.20	$ 0.19	$ (0.73)	$ 0.69
Weighted average number of common shares
Basic		111,783	113,037	111,809	112,985
Diluted		113,703	115,184	111,809	114,824

[1] Includes non-cash compensation of $16,606 and $12,281 for the three months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively, and $50,291 and $59,017 for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively.