CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENTS (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
REVENUE:
Total revenue	$ 75,174	$ 64,832
OPERATING EXPENSES (excluding depreciation and amortization unless otherwise indicated):
Termination and access fees	15,862	13,055
Engineering and operations	9,630	9,658
Sales and marketing	5,020	4,489
Equipment expense	2,715	2,667
General and administrative	13,698	11,909
Transaction-related charges	21	63
Depreciation and amortization	11,980	11,988
Gain on disposition of long lived assets		(1,076)
Total operating expenses	58,926	52,753
Income from operations	16,248	12,079
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE):
Interest expense, net	(186)	(2,264)
Other income (expense), net	(109)	14
Other income (expense), net	(295)	(2,250)
INCOME FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS BEFORE INCOME TAXES	15,953	9,829
Income tax expense	5,552	3,945
INCOME FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS	10,401	5,884
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax		4,034
NET INCOME	10,401	9,918
Net income attributable to non-controlling interests, net of tax:
Continuing operations	(2,560)	(1,055)
Discontinued operations		(87)
Net income attributable to non-controlling interests, net of tax	(2,560)	(1,142)
NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO ATLANTIC TELE-NETWORK, INC. STOCKHOLDERS	7,841	8,776
NET INCOME PER WEIGHTED AVERAGE BASIC SHARE ATTRIBUTABLE TO ATLANTIC TELE-NETWORK, INC. STOCKHOLDERS:
Continuing operations (in dollars per share)	$ 0.50	$ 0.31
Discontinued operations (in dollars per share)		$ 0.25
Total (in dollars per share)	$ 0.50	$ 0.56
NET INCOME PER WEIGHTED AVERAGE DILUTED SHARE ATTRIBUTABLE TO ATLANTIC TELE-NETWORK, INC. STOCKHOLDERS:
Continued operations (in dollars per share)	$ 0.49	$ 0.31
Discontinued operations (in dollars per share)		$ 0.25
Total (in dollars per share)	$ 0.49	$ 0.56
WEIGHTED AVERAGE COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING:
Basic (in shares)	15,830	15,588
Diluted (in shares)	15,950	15,695
DIVIDENDS PER SHARE APPLICABLE TO COMMON STOCK (in dollars per share)	$ 0.27	$ 0.25
U.S. wireless
REVENUE:
Total revenue	28,392	21,213
International wireless
REVENUE:
Total revenue	23,148	21,430
Wireline
REVENUE:
Total revenue	21,530	20,564
Equipment and other
REVENUE:
Total revenue	$ 2,104	$ 1,625