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Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2017
Sep. 30, 2016
Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Period $ 567,599 $ 178,810
Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Period 6,719,134 156,219
Cash flows from operating activities:    
Net income (loss) 346,446 232,263
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used for) operating activities:    
Depreciation, amortization and accretion 880,197 834,725
Gains (losses) on retirement of long-term obligations 3,525 52,291
Amortization of deferred financing costs and other non-cash interest 7,637 11,293
Stock-based compensation expense 67,264 60,402
Asset write-down charges 10,284 28,251
Deferred income tax benefit (provision) 330 6,626
Other non-cash adjustments (3,159) 1,548
Changes in assets and liabilities, excluding the effects of acquisitions:    
Increase (decrease) in accrued interest 2,448 17,269
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable (28,561) (12,469)
Increase (decrease) in deferred revenues, deferred ground lease payables, other accrued liabilities and other liabilities 88,101 118,144
Decrease (increase) in receivables 78,520 38,231
Decrease (increase) in prepaid expenses, deferred site rental receivables, long-term prepaid rent, restricted cash and other assets (35,741) (83,859)
Net cash provided by (used for) operating activities 1,417,291 1,304,715
Cash flows from investing activities:    
Payment for acquisitions of businesses, net of cash acquired (2,112,887) (545,162)
Capital expenditures (851,512) (614,178)
Net receipts from settled swaps (328) 8,141
Other investing activities, net (6,147) 11,616
Net cash provided by (used for) investing activities (2,970,874) (1,139,583)
Cash flows from financing activities:    
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt 3,092,323 5,201,010
Principal payments on long-term debt and other long-term obligations (89,817) (69,717)
Purchases and redemptions of long-term debt 0 (4,044,834)
Borrowings under revolving credit facility 1,755,000 3,440,000
Payments under revolving credit facility (1,755,000) (4,155,000)
Payments for financing costs (26,684) (41,471)
Proceeds from Issuance of Common Stock 4,220,766 323,798
Proceeds from Issuance of Convertible Preferred Stock 1,607,759 0
Purchases of capital stock (23,037) (24,759)
Dividends/distributions paid on common stock (1,082,015) (896,628)
Dividends/distributions paid on preferred stock 0 (32,991)
Net (increase) decrease in restricted cash 4,960 40
Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities 7,704,255 (300,552)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents—continuing operations 6,150,672 (135,420)
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Discontinued Operations [Abstract]    
Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities, Discontinued Operations 0 113,150
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Period Increase (Decrease), Excluding Exchange Rate Effect [Abstract]    
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Discontinued Operations 0 113,150
Effect of Exchange Rate on Cash and Cash Equivalents [Abstract]    
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash $ 863 $ (321)