OTHER OPERATING EXPENSES (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

Other Income and Expenses [Abstract]

Schedule of Other Operating Expenses

Other operating expenses included the following for the years ended December 31,:

	2019 (1)		2018		2017 (2)
Impairment charges	$	94.2	$	394.0	$	211.4
Net losses on sales or disposals of assets	45.1		85.6		32.8
Other operating expenses	27.0		33.7		11.8
Total Other operating expenses	$	166.3	$	513.3	$	256.0

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(1) For the year ended December 31, 2019, Other operating expenses includes $13.1 million of refunds related to pre-acquisition contingencies and settlements.

(2)

For the year ended December 31, 2017, Other operating expenses included refunds of acquisition costs and a charitable contribution.

Schedule of Impairment Charges

Impairment charges included the following for the years ended December 31,:

	2019		2018 (1)		2017 (2)
Tower and network location intangible assets	$	77.4	$	284.9	$	108.7
Tenant relationships	—		107.3		100.1
Other (3)	16.8		1.8		2.6
Total impairment charges	$	94.2	$	394.0	$	211.4

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(1) For the year ended December 31, 2018, impairment charges on tower and network location intangible assets included $258.3 million in India primarily related to carrier consolidation-driven churn events. In addition, the Company fully impaired the tenant relationship for Aircel Ltd., which resulted in an impairment charge of $107.3 million.

(2) During the year ended December 31, 2017, $81.0 million of impairment charges on tower and network location intangible assets and all impairment charges on tenant relationships were related to carrier consolidation-driven churn in India.

(3)

For the year ended December 31, 2019, amount includes impairment charges related to right-of-use assets and land easements.