Schedule III - Schedule of Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

Schedule III - Schedule of Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation [Abstract]

Schedule III - Schedule of Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation

Schedule III—Schedule of Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation

Gross

Life on Which

Cost

Amount

Accumulated

Depreciation

Capitalized

Carried

Depreciation

in Latest

Initial

Subsequent

at Close

at Close

Income

Cost to

to

of Current

of Current

Date of

Date

Statement is

Description

Encumbrances

Company

Acquisition

Period

Period

Construction

Acquired

Computed

(in thousands)

32,403 sites

(1)

$

7,814,000

(2)

(3)

(3)

$

5,833,338

(4)

$

(3,133,061)

Various

Various

Up to 20 years

(1)No single site exceeds 5% of the aggregate gross amounts at which the assets were carried at the close of the period set forth in the table above.

(2)As of December 31, 2019, certain assets secure debt of $7.8 billion.

(3)The Company has omitted this information, as it would be impracticable to compile such information on a site-by-site basis.

(4)Does not include those sites under construction.

	2019		2018		2017
	(in thousands)
Gross amount at beginning	$	5,561,005	$	5,340,858	$	5,079,660
Additions during period:
Acquisitions (1)		111,734		131,686		112,979
Construction and related costs on new builds		48,975		54,237		70,361
Augmentation and tower upgrades		63,998		49,201		43,288
Land buyouts and other assets		39,298		37,032		41,657
Tower maintenance		28,960		30,048		29,391
Total additions		292,965		302,204		297,676
Deductions during period:
Cost of real estate sold or disposed		(856)		(1,083)		(1,027)
Impairment		(9,587)		(17,130)		(34,101)
Other (2)		(10,189)		(63,844)		(1,350)
Total deductions		(20,632)		(82,057)		(36,478)
Balance at end	$	5,833,338	$	5,561,005	$	5,340,858

(1)Inclusive of changes between the final purchase price allocation and the preliminary purchase price allocations.

(2)Primarily represents cumulative translation adjustments related to changes in foreign currency exchange rates.

	2019		2018		2017
	(in thousands)
Gross amount of accumulated depreciation at beginning	$	(2,868,507)	$	(2,627,841)	$	(2,396,587)
Additions during period:
Depreciation		(269,606)		(257,469)		(248,818)
Other (1)		(83)		(25)		—
Total additions		(269,689)		(257,494)		(248,818)
Deductions during period:
Amount of accumulated depreciation for assets sold or disposed		2,887		4,392		17,051
Other (1)		2,248		12,436		513
Total deductions		5,135		16,828		17,564
Balance at end	$	(3,133,061)	$	(2,868,507)	$	(2,627,841)

(1)Primarily represents cumulative translation adjustments related to changes in foreign currency exchange rates.