Acquisitions (Schedule of Acquisition Capital Expenditures) (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) site item	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquisitions of towers and related intangible assets	$ 77,100	$ 489,888	$ 274,752	$ 181,473
Acquisition of right-of-use assets		602,574	950,536
Land buyouts and other assets		83,630	32,416	89,945
Total cash acquisition capital expenditures		1,176,092	1,257,704	271,418
Ground lease extensions		$ 17,900	16,300	$ 12,300
Airtel Tanzania [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of utility transmission structures acquired | site		1,445
Consideration transferred		$ 176,100
GTS [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquisitions of towers and related intangible assets		168,500
Acquisition of right-of-use assets		$ 559,800
Number of communication sites acquired | site		2,632
Consideration transferred		$ 728,200
Exclusive Right to Lease and Operate Utility Transmission Structures [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Consideration transferred			$ 950,500
Legal Title Fully Transferred [Member] | Airtel Tanzania [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number Of Legal Titles | item		1,295
Pending Post-Closing Site Level Documentation and Due Diligence [Member] | Airtel Tanzania [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number Of Legal Titles Pending | site		150