Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020
Net revenues	$ 476,894	$ 386,110	$ 1,292,827	$ 1,140,331
Revenue, Product and Service [Extensible List]	Advertising	Advertising	Advertising	Advertising
Operating expenses (income)
Direct advertising expenses (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)	$ 147,310	$ 136,309	$ 418,973	$ 419,862
Cost, Product and Service [Extensible List]	Advertising	Advertising	Advertising	Advertising
General and administrative expenses (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)	$ 85,946	$ 66,749	$ 234,429	$ 216,361
Corporate expenses (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)	26,028	17,266	64,431	52,507
Depreciation and amortization	84,300	61,237	205,671	187,548
Gain on disposition of assets	(26)	(1,304)	(1,922)	(4,823)
Total operating expenses	343,558	280,257	921,582	871,455
Operating income	133,336	105,853	371,245	268,876
Other expense (income)
Loss on extinguishment of debt	0	7,051	21,604	25,235
Interest income	(198)	(248)	(554)	(617)
Interest expense	26,125	35,068	80,638	107,058
Equity in earnings of investee	(1,141)	0	(1,141)	0
Non-operating (income) expenses	24,786	41,871	100,547	131,676
Income (loss) before income tax expense (benefit)	108,550	63,982	270,698	137,200
Income tax expense	1,712	1,224	5,922	2,520
Net income	106,838	62,758	264,776	134,680
Cash dividends declared and paid on preferred stock	91	91	273	273
Net income applicable to common stock	$ 106,747	$ 62,667	$ 264,503	$ 134,407
Earnings per share:
Basic earnings per share (in dollars per share)	$ 1.05	$ 0.62	$ 2.62	$ 1.33
Diluted earnings per share (in dollars per share)	1.05	0.62	2.61	1.33
Cash dividends declared per share of common stock (in dollars per share)	$ 1.00	$ 0.50	$ 2.50	$ 2.00
Weighted average common shares used in computing earnings per share:
Weighted average common shares outstanding basic (in shares)	101,195,158	100,812,570	101,097,124	100,722,859
Weighted average common shares outstanding diluted (in shares)	101,401,754	100,924,981	101,298,444	100,860,870
Statements of Comprehensive Income
Net income	$ 106,838	$ 62,758	$ 264,776	$ 134,680
Other comprehensive (loss) income
Foreign currency translation adjustments	(588)	330	(84)	(528)
Total comprehensive income (loss)	106,250	63,088	264,692	134,152
LAMAR MEDIA CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Net revenues	$ 476,894	$ 386,110	$ 1,292,827	$ 1,140,331
Revenue, Product and Service [Extensible List]	Advertising	Advertising	Advertising	Advertising
Operating expenses (income)
Direct advertising expenses (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)	$ 147,310	$ 136,309	$ 418,973	$ 419,862
Cost, Product and Service [Extensible List]	Advertising	Advertising	Advertising	Advertising
General and administrative expenses (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)	$ 85,947	$ 66,749	$ 234,115	$ 216,361
Corporate expenses (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)	25,891	17,129	64,048	52,141
Depreciation and amortization	84,300	61,237	205,671	187,548
Gain on disposition of assets	(26)	(1,304)	(1,922)	(4,823)
Total operating expenses	343,422	280,120	920,885	871,089
Operating income	133,472	105,990	371,942	269,242
Other expense (income)
Loss on extinguishment of debt	0	7,051	21,604	25,235
Interest income	(198)	(248)	(554)	(617)
Interest expense	26,125	35,068	80,638	107,058
Equity in earnings of investee	(1,141)	0	(1,141)	0
Non-operating (income) expenses	24,786	41,871	100,547	131,676
Income (loss) before income tax expense (benefit)	108,686	64,119	271,395	137,566
Income tax expense	1,712	1,224	5,922	2,520
Net income	106,974	62,895	265,473	135,046
Statements of Comprehensive Income
Net income	106,974	62,895	265,473	135,046
Other comprehensive (loss) income
Foreign currency translations	(588)	330	(84)	(528)
Total comprehensive income (loss)	$ 106,386	$ 63,225	$ 265,389	$ 134,518