Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015
Net revenues	$ 387,528	$ 344,249	$ 726,061	$ 646,726
Operating expenses (income)
Direct advertising expenses (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)	132,725	115,951	261,450	229,183
General and administrative expenses (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)	66,457	60,729	133,247	119,935
Corporate expenses (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)	20,047	19,689	36,073	35,080
Depreciation and amortization	51,933	48,725	103,422	97,955
Gain on disposition of assets	(705)	(191)	(12,032)	(2,027)
Total Operating Expenses	270,457	244,903	522,160	480,126
Operating income	117,071	99,346	203,901	166,600
Other expense (income)
Loss on extinguishment of debt	56		3,198
Interest income	(3)	(24)	(4)	(26)
Interest expense	31,299	24,712	61,367	49,244
Non-operating (Income) Expenses	31,352	24,688	64,561	49,218
Income before income tax expense	85,719	74,658	139,340	117,382
Income tax expense	3,810	15,298	6,117	17,306
Net income	81,909	59,360	133,223	100,076
Cash dividends declared and paid on preferred stock	91	91	182	182
Net income applicable to common stock	$ 81,818	$ 59,269	$ 133,041	$ 99,894
Earnings per share:
Basic earnings per share	$ 0.84	$ 0.61	$ 1.37	$ 1.04
Diluted earnings per share	0.84	0.61	1.36	1.04
Cash dividends declared per share of common stock	$ 0.75	$ 0.69	$ 1.50	$ 1.37
Weighted average common shares outstanding basic	97,121,619	96,405,105	96,956,535	96,056,912
Weighted average common shares outstanding diluted	97,731,467	96,482,919	97,523,379	96,115,587
Statements of Comprehensive Income
Net income	$ 81,909	$ 59,360	$ 133,223	$ 100,076
Other comprehensive income (loss)
Foreign currency translation adjustments	11	407	1,479	(1,203)
Comprehensive income	81,920	59,767	134,702	98,873
LAMAR MEDIA CORP [Member]
Net revenues	387,528	344,249	726,061	646,726
Operating expenses (income)
Direct advertising expenses (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)	132,725	115,951	261,450	229,183
General and administrative expenses (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)	66,457	60,729	133,247	119,935
Corporate expenses (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)	19,958	19,600	35,891	34,903
Depreciation and amortization	51,933	48,725	103,422	97,955
Gain on disposition of assets	(705)	(191)	(12,032)	(2,027)
Total Operating Expenses	270,368	244,814	521,978	479,949
Operating income	117,160	99,435	204,083	166,777
Other expense (income)
Loss on extinguishment of debt	56		3,198
Interest income	(3)	(24)	(4)	(26)
Interest expense	31,299	24,712	61,367	49,244
Non-operating (Income) Expenses	31,352	24,688	64,561	49,218
Income before income tax expense	85,808	74,747	139,522	117,559
Income tax expense	3,810	15,298	6,117	17,306
Net income	81,998	59,449	133,405	100,253
Statements of Comprehensive Income
Net income	81,998	59,449	133,405	100,253
Other comprehensive income (loss)
Foreign currency translation adjustments	11	407	1,479	(1,203)
Comprehensive income	$ 82,009	$ 59,856	$ 134,884	$ 99,050