Earnings Per Share (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2021

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,
	2021		2020
Numerator:
Net loss attributable to SBA
Communications Corporation	$	(11,745)	$	(127,058)
Denominator:
Basic and diluted weighted-average shares outstanding		109,469		111,908
Net loss per common share attributable to SBA
Communications Corporation:
Basic	$	(0.11)	$	(1.14)
Diluted	$	(0.11)	$	(1.14)