Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	$ 488,234	$ 361,457
Cash flows from investing activities:
Acquisitions	(107,593)	(28,747)
Capital expenditures	(71,513)	(44,633)
Payment for investments in equity securities	(30,000)	0
Proceeds from disposition of assets and investments	5,761	5,699
Decrease in notes receivable	(107)	0
Net cash used in investing activities	(203,238)	(67,681)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Payments on revolving credit facility	(25,000)	(805,000)
Principal payments on long-term debt	(282)	(273)
Borrowings on long-term debt	0	8,750
Principal payments on financing leases	(998)	0
Proceeds received from note offering	550,000	1,549,250
Redemption of senior notes and senior subordinated notes	(668,688)	(1,058,596)
Payments on accounts receivable securitization program	(67,500)	(175,000)
Proceeds received from senior credit facility term loans	0	598,500
Payments on senior credit facility term loans	0	(978,097)
Proceeds received from accounts receivable securitization program	120,000	122,500
Debt issuance costs	(8,662)	(32,667)
Distributions to non-controlling interest	(82)	(1,475)
Net cash used in financing activities	(319,139)	(251,264)
Effect of exchange rate changes in cash and cash equivalents	143	(72)
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents	(34,000)	42,440
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	121,569	26,188
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	87,569	68,628
LAMAR MEDIA CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	470,698	332,433
Cash flows from investing activities:
Acquisitions	(107,593)	(28,747)
Capital expenditures	(71,513)	(44,633)
Payment for investments in equity securities	(30,000)
Proceeds from disposition of assets and investments	5,761	5,699
Decrease in notes receivable	(107)
Investment in subsidiaries	0	0
(Increase) decrease in intercompany notes receivable	0	0
Net cash used in investing activities	(203,238)	(67,681)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from Long-term Lines of Credit		725,000
Payments on revolving credit facility	(25,000)	(805,000)
Principal payments on long-term debt	(282)	(273)
Borrowings on long-term debt		8,750
Principal payments on financing leases	(998)
Proceeds received from note offering	550,000	1,549,250
Redemption of senior notes and senior subordinated notes	(668,688)	(1,058,596)
Payments on accounts receivable securitization program	(67,500)	(175,000)
Proceeds received from senior credit facility term loans		598,500
Payments on senior credit facility term loans		(978,097)
Proceeds received from accounts receivable securitization program	120,000	122,500
Debt issuance costs	(8,662)	(32,667)
Intercompany loan (payments) proceeds	0	0
Distributions to non-controlling interest	(82)	(1,475)
Dividends To From Parent	(258,703)	(211,624)
Contributions from (to) parent	33,312	36,492
Net cash used in financing activities	(301,603)	(222,240)
Effect of exchange rate changes in cash and cash equivalents	143	(72)
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents	(34,000)	42,440
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	121,069	25,688
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	87,069	68,128
LAMAR MEDIA CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES | Reportable Legal Entities
Cash flows from investing activities:
Payment for investments in equity securities	0
LAMAR MEDIA CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES | Reportable Legal Entities | Lamar Media
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	380,225	310,395
Cash flows from investing activities:
Acquisitions	0	577
Capital expenditures	0	0
Payment for investments in equity securities	0
Proceeds from disposition of assets and investments	0	0
Decrease in notes receivable	0
Investment in subsidiaries	(107,593)	(29,324)
(Increase) decrease in intercompany notes receivable	53,515	(57,807)
Net cash used in investing activities	(54,078)	(86,554)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from Long-term Lines of Credit		725,000
Payments on revolving credit facility	(25,000)	(805,000)
Principal payments on long-term debt	0	0
Borrowings on long-term debt		0
Principal payments on financing leases	0
Proceeds received from note offering	550,000	1,549,250
Redemption of senior notes and senior subordinated notes	(668,688)	(1,058,596)
Payments on accounts receivable securitization program	0	0
Proceeds received from senior credit facility term loans		598,500
Payments on senior credit facility term loans		(978,097)
Proceeds received from accounts receivable securitization program	0	0
Debt issuance costs	(8,224)	(32,667)
Intercompany loan (payments) proceeds	0	0
Distributions to non-controlling interest	0	0
Dividends To From Parent	(258,703)	(211,624)
Contributions from (to) parent	33,312	36,492
Net cash used in financing activities	(352,303)	(176,742)
Effect of exchange rate changes in cash and cash equivalents	0	0
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents	(26,156)	47,099
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	110,588	13,185
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	84,432	60,284
LAMAR MEDIA CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES | Reportable Legal Entities | Guarantor Subsidiaries
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	584,251	436,270
Cash flows from investing activities:
Acquisitions	(107,593)	(29,324)
Capital expenditures	(67,767)	(42,792)
Payment for investments in equity securities	(30,000)
Proceeds from disposition of assets and investments	5,761	5,699
Decrease in notes receivable	(107)
Investment in subsidiaries	0	0
(Increase) decrease in intercompany notes receivable	0	0
Net cash used in investing activities	(199,492)	(66,417)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from Long-term Lines of Credit		0
Payments on revolving credit facility	0	0
Principal payments on long-term debt	(282)	(273)
Borrowings on long-term debt		8,750
Principal payments on financing leases	(998)
Proceeds received from note offering	0	0
Redemption of senior notes and senior subordinated notes	0	0
Payments on accounts receivable securitization program	0	0
Proceeds received from senior credit facility term loans		0
Payments on senior credit facility term loans		0
Proceeds received from accounts receivable securitization program	0	0
Debt issuance costs	0	0
Intercompany loan (payments) proceeds	(24,119)	4,111
Distributions to non-controlling interest	0	0
Dividends To From Parent	(467,049)	(419,181)
Contributions from (to) parent	107,593	29,324
Net cash used in financing activities	(384,855)	(377,269)
Effect of exchange rate changes in cash and cash equivalents	0	0
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents	(96)	(7,416)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	1,732	8,278
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	1,636	862
LAMAR MEDIA CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES | Reportable Legal Entities | Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	(26,729)	4,949
Cash flows from investing activities:
Acquisitions	0	0
Capital expenditures	(3,746)	(1,841)
Payment for investments in equity securities	0
Proceeds from disposition of assets and investments	0	0
Decrease in notes receivable	0
Investment in subsidiaries	0	0
(Increase) decrease in intercompany notes receivable	0	0
Net cash used in investing activities	(3,746)	(1,841)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from Long-term Lines of Credit		0
Payments on revolving credit facility	0	0
Principal payments on long-term debt	0	0
Borrowings on long-term debt		0
Principal payments on financing leases	0
Proceeds received from note offering	0	0
Redemption of senior notes and senior subordinated notes	0	0
Payments on accounts receivable securitization program	(67,500)	(175,000)
Proceeds received from senior credit facility term loans		0
Payments on senior credit facility term loans		0
Proceeds received from accounts receivable securitization program	120,000	122,500
Debt issuance costs	(438)	0
Intercompany loan (payments) proceeds	(29,396)	53,696
Distributions to non-controlling interest	(82)	(1,475)
Dividends To From Parent	0	0
Contributions from (to) parent	0	0
Net cash used in financing activities	22,584	(279)
Effect of exchange rate changes in cash and cash equivalents	143	(72)
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents	(7,748)	2,757
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	8,749	4,225
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	1,001	6,982
LAMAR MEDIA CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES | Eliminations
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	(467,049)	(419,181)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Acquisitions	0	0
Capital expenditures	0	0
Proceeds from disposition of assets and investments	0	0
Decrease in notes receivable	0
Investment in subsidiaries	107,593	29,324
(Increase) decrease in intercompany notes receivable	(53,515)	57,807
Net cash used in investing activities	54,078	87,131
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from Long-term Lines of Credit		0
Payments on revolving credit facility	0	0
Principal payments on long-term debt	0	0
Borrowings on long-term debt		0
Principal payments on financing leases	0
Proceeds received from note offering	0	0
Redemption of senior notes and senior subordinated notes	0	0
Payments on accounts receivable securitization program	0	0
Proceeds received from senior credit facility term loans		0
Payments on senior credit facility term loans		0
Proceeds received from accounts receivable securitization program	0	0
Debt issuance costs	0	0
Intercompany loan (payments) proceeds	53,515	(57,807)
Distributions to non-controlling interest	0	0
Dividends To From Parent	467,049	419,181
Contributions from (to) parent	(107,593)	(29,324)
Net cash used in financing activities	412,971	332,050
Effect of exchange rate changes in cash and cash equivalents	0	0
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents	0	0
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	0	0
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$ 0	$ 0