Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2022
LAMAR MEDIA CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Subsidiary or Equity Method Investee [Line Items]
Nature of Business	Certain notes are not provided for the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements as the information in notes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17 and 18 to the condensed consolidated financial statements of Lamar Advertising included elsewhere in this report is substantially equivalent to that required for the condensed consolidated financial statements of Lamar Media. Earnings per share data is not provided for Lamar Media, as it is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company.