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Schedule III - Schedule of Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
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)

39,749 sites

(1)

$

10,672,750

(2)

(3)

(3)

$

8,213,791

(4)

$

(4,291,860)

Various

Various

Up to 70 years

(5)

(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, 2024, certain assets secure debt of $10.7 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.

(5)Amounts include the acquisition of the exclusive right to lease and operate utility transmission structures, which included existing wireless tenant licenses from PG&E.

2024

2023

2022

(in thousands)

Gross amount at beginning

$

8,231,510 

$

7,993,750 

$

7,068,208 

Additions during period:

Acquisitions (1)

34,350 

22,081 

727,863 

Construction and related costs on new builds

131,539 

59,873 

69,384 

Augmentation and tower upgrades

54,181 

82,917 

60,247 

Land buyouts and other assets

31,739 

32,247 

26,588 

Tower maintenance

50,182 

49,471 

42,048 

Other (2)

2,942

35,880 

23,824 

Total additions

304,933

282,469 

949,954 

Deductions during period:

Cost of real estate sold or disposed

(437)

(8,024)

(610)

Impairment (3)

(73,977)

(119,307)

(23,638)

Other (4)

(248,238)

82,622 

(164)

Total deductions

(322,652)

(44,709)

(24,412)

Balance at end

$

8,213,791

$

8,231,510 

$

7,993,750 

(1)Inclusive of changes between the final purchase price allocation and the preliminary purchase price allocations. Amounts as of December 31, 2022 include the acquisition of sites from GTS.

(2)Represents changes to the Company’s asset retirement obligations.

(3)Impairment charges for the year ended December 31, 2023 include the impact of the planned abandonment of identified sites with minimal expectations of future economic benefit (primarily from Sprint and Oi related churn).

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

2024

2023

2022

(in thousands)

Gross amount of accumulated depreciation at beginning

$

(4,232,369)

$

(3,925,893)

$

(3,644,238)

Additions during period:

Depreciation (1)

(128,548)

(300,458)

(285,918)

Other (2)

(693)

(14,339)

(3,382)

Total additions

(129,241)

(314,797)

(289,300)

Deductions during period:

Amount of accumulated depreciation for assets sold or disposed

24,210

8,070 

7,505 

Other (2)

45,540 

251 

140 

Total deductions

69,750

8,321 

7,645 

Balance at end

$

(4,291,860)

$

(4,232,369)

$

(3,925,893)

(1)Amounts as of December 31, 2022 include the depreciation related to the acquisition of sites from GTS.

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