Earnings Per Share (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Weighted-Average Shares of Common Stock Outstanding used in Calculation of Basic and Diluted Earnings Per Share

	For the year ended December 31,
	2019		2018		2017
Numerator:
Net income attributable to SBA
Communications Corporation	$	146,991	$	47,451	$	103,654
Denominator:
Basic weighted-average shares outstanding		112,809		114,909		119,860
Dilutive impact of stock options and restricted shares		1,884		1,606		1,162
Diluted weighted-average shares outstanding		114,693		116,515		121,022
Net income per common share attributable to SBA
Communications Corporation:
Basic	$	1.30	$	0.41	$	0.86
Diluted	$	1.28	$	0.41	$	0.86