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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Interest Expense and Amortization of Deferred Financing Costs) (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies [Abstract]      
Interest expense on debt obligations $ 492,437us-gaap_InterestExpenseDebt $ 490,385us-gaap_InterestExpenseDebt $ 491,694us-gaap_InterestExpenseDebt
Amortization of deferred financing costs 22,190us-gaap_AmortizationOfFinancingCosts 25,120us-gaap_AmortizationOfFinancingCosts 23,324us-gaap_AmortizationOfFinancingCosts
Amortization of discounts on long-term debt (3,628)us-gaap_AmortizationOfDebtDiscountPremium 8,541us-gaap_AmortizationOfDebtDiscountPremium 21,297us-gaap_AmortizationOfDebtDiscountPremium
Amortization of interest rate swaps 63,148us-gaap_InterestExpense 64,928us-gaap_InterestExpense 65,239us-gaap_InterestExpense
Other, net of capitalized interest (856)us-gaap_InterestExpenseOther 656us-gaap_InterestExpenseOther (510)us-gaap_InterestExpenseOther
Total $ 573,291cci_InterestExpenseAndAmortizationOfDeferredFinancingCosts $ 589,630cci_InterestExpenseAndAmortizationOfDeferredFinancingCosts $ 601,044cci_InterestExpenseAndAmortizationOfDeferredFinancingCosts