Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Assets:
Property, plant and equipment, net	$ 3,037,469	$ 2,670,037
Cash and cash equivalents	49,923	171,754
Accounts receivable, net	32,715	15,281
Goodwill	672,368	262,334
Intangible assets, net	438,019	160,584
Straight-line revenue receivable	42,050	29,088
Other assets	19,666	9,674
Total Assets	4,292,210	3,318,752
Liabilities:
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities	80,725	40,977
Accrued interest payable	70,205	27,812
Deferred revenue	466,321	261,404
Derivative liability	10,442	6,102
Dividends payable	109,188	94,607
Deferred income taxes	85,145	28,394
Capital lease obligations	56,976	54,535
Contingent consideration	104,117	98,600
Notes and other debt, net	4,361,963	4,028,214
Total liabilities	5,345,082	4,640,645
Commitments and contingencies (Note 13)
Shareholders' Deficit:
Preferred stock, $0.0001 par value, 50,000 shares authorized, no shares issued and outstanding
Common stock, $0.0001 par value, 500,000 shares authorized, issued and outstanding: 174,821 shares at September 30, 2017 and 155,139 at December 31, 2016	17	15
Additional paid-in capital	642,981	141,092
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(5,678)	(6,369)
Distributions in excess of accumulated earnings	(1,876,599)	(1,537,183)
Total Uniti shareholders' deficit	(1,239,279)	(1,402,445)
Noncontrolling interests - operating partnership units	103,622
Total shareholders' deficit	(1,135,657)	(1,402,445)
Total Liabilities, Convertible Preferred Stock, and Shareholders' Deficit	4,292,210	3,318,752
Series A Convertible Preferred Stock
Liabilities:
Convertible preferred stock, Series A, $0.0001 par value, 88 shares authorized, issued and outstanding, $87,500 liquidation value	$ 82,785	$ 80,552