Earnings Per Share (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 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 year ended December 31,
	2020		2019		2018
Numerator:
Net income attributable to SBA
Communications Corporation	$	24,104	$	146,991	$	47,451
Denominator:
Basic weighted-average shares outstanding		111,532		112,809		114,909
Dilutive impact of stock options, RSUs, and PSUs		1,933		1,884		1,606
Diluted weighted-average shares outstanding		113,465		114,693		116,515
Net income per common share attributable to SBA
Communications Corporation:
Basic	$	0.22	$	1.30	$	0.41
Diluted	$	0.21	$	1.28	$	0.41