Acquisitions (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Business Combinations [Abstract]

Schedule of Acquisition Capital Expenditures

The following table summarizes the Company’s acquisition capital expenditures:

	For the three months ended March 31,
	2013		2012
	(in thousands)
Towers and related intangible assets	$	195,753	$	43,715
Ground lease land purchases		13,388		5,671
Earnouts		401		1,762
Total acquisition capital expenditures	$	209,542	$	51,148