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Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Cash flows from operating activities:    
Net income (loss) $ 125,112us-gaap_ProfitLoss $ 102,793us-gaap_ProfitLoss
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used for) operating activities:    
Depreciation, amortization and accretion 258,060us-gaap_DepreciationAmortizationAndAccretionNet 250,191us-gaap_DepreciationAmortizationAndAccretionNet
Amortization of deferred financing costs and other non-cash interest 11,736cci_AmortizationOfDeferredFinancingCostsAndOtherNoncashInterest 20,881cci_AmortizationOfDeferredFinancingCostsAndOtherNoncashInterest
Stock-based compensation expense 15,244us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation 11,956us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation
Asset write-down charges 8,623us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges 2,733us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges
Deferred income tax benefit (provision) (800)us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit (2,332)us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
Other adjustments (557)us-gaap_OtherNoncashIncomeExpense (774)us-gaap_OtherNoncashIncomeExpense
Changes in assets and liabilities, excluding the effects of acquisitions:    
Increase (decrease) in accrued interest 1,754us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInInterestPayableNet (1,021)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInInterestPayableNet
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable (7,211)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayableTrade (10,601)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayableTrade
Increase (decrease) in deferred revenues, deferred ground lease payables, other accrued liabilities and other liabilities 22,426us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInOtherOperatingLiabilities 34,900us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInOtherOperatingLiabilities
Decrease (increase) in receivables 36,661us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInReceivables 4,896us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInReceivables
Decrease (increase) in prepaid expenses, deferred site rental receivables, long-term prepaid rent, restricted cash and other assets (10,254)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInOtherOperatingAssets (51,339)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInOtherOperatingAssets
Net cash provided by (used for) operating activities 460,794us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities 362,283us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities
Cash flows from investing activities:    
Payment for acquisitions of businesses, net of cash acquired (17,493)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired (62,228)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired
Capital expenditures (204,753)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets (142,943)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireProductiveAssets
Other investing activities, net (514)us-gaap_PaymentsForProceedsFromOtherInvestingActivities 952us-gaap_PaymentsForProceedsFromOtherInvestingActivities
Net cash provided by (used for) investing activities (222,760)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities (204,219)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities
Cash flows from financing activities:    
Principal payments on long-term debt and other long-term obligations (31,497)us-gaap_RepaymentsOfOtherDebt (27,739)us-gaap_RepaymentsOfOtherDebt
Purchases of capital stock (29,372)us-gaap_PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock (21,417)us-gaap_PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock
Borrowings under revolving credit facility 230,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromLinesOfCredit 83,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromLinesOfCredit
Payments under revolving credit facility (65,000)us-gaap_RepaymentsOfLinesOfCredit (89,000)us-gaap_RepaymentsOfLinesOfCredit
Payments for financing costs (1,904)us-gaap_PaymentsOfFinancingCosts (5,854)us-gaap_PaymentsOfFinancingCosts
Net (increase) decrease in restricted cash 10,214us-gaap_ProceedsFromRepaymentsOfRestrictedCashFinancingActivities 14,743us-gaap_ProceedsFromRepaymentsOfRestrictedCashFinancingActivities
Dividends/distributions paid on common stock (273,685)us-gaap_PaymentsOfDividendsCommonStock 116,829us-gaap_PaymentsOfDividendsCommonStock
Dividends/distributions paid on preferred stock (10,997)us-gaap_PaymentsOfDividendsPreferredStockAndPreferenceStock 11,363us-gaap_PaymentsOfDividendsPreferredStockAndPreferenceStock
Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities (172,241)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities (174,459)us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash (1,260)us-gaap_EffectOfExchangeRateOnCashAndCashEquivalents (6,462)us-gaap_EffectOfExchangeRateOnCashAndCashEquivalents
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 64,533us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecrease (22,857)us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecrease
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period 175,620us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue 223,394us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $ 240,153us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue $ 200,537us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue