Quarterly Financial Data

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Quarterly Financial Data [Abstract]

Quarterly Financial Data

23. QUARTERLY FINANCIAL DATA (unaudited)

	Quarter Ended
	December 31,			September 30,			June 30,			March 31,
	2011			2011			2011			2011
	(in thousands, except per share amounts)
Revenues	$	183,819		$	175,549		$	171,053		$	167,749
Depreciation, accretion and amortization	$	(79,441	)	$	(78,136	)	$	(76,691	)	$	(74,878	)
Operating income	$	31,980		$	27,571		$	27,209		$	23,899
Loss from extinguishment of debt, net	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	(1,696	)
Net loss attributable to SBA Communications Corporation	$	(29,081	)	$	(33,305	)	$	(29,819	)	$	(34,251	)
Net loss per share – basic and diluted	$	(0.27	)	$	(0.30	)	$	(0.27	)	$	(0.30	)
	Quarter Ended
	December 31, 2010			September 30, 2010			June 30, 2010			March 31, 2010
	(in thousands, except per share amounts)
Revenues	$	165,497		$	158,642		$	154,515		$	147,965
Depreciation, accretion and amortization	$	(72,723	)	$	(69,727	)	$	(68,831	)	$	(67,446	)
Operating income	$	16,695		$	20,668		$	20,024		$	16,886
Loss from extinguishment of debt, net	$	(6	)	$	(10	)	$	(48,932	)	$	(112	)
Net loss attributable to SBA Communications Corporation	$	(39,161	)	$	(34,488	)	$	(83,699	)	$	(37,326	)
Net loss per share – basic and diluted	$	(0.34	)	$	(0.30	)	$	(0.72	)	$	(0.32	)

Basic and diluted net loss per share is computed by dividing net income by the weighted average number of shares for the period. Potentially dilutive shares have been excluded from the computation of diluted loss per share as their impact would have been anti-dilutive.

Because loss per share amounts are calculated using the weighted average number of common and dilutive common shares outstanding during each quarter, the sum of the per share amounts for the four quarters may not equal the total loss per share amounts for the year.