Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Assets:
Property, plant and equipment, net	$ 3,053,889	$ 2,670,037
Cash and cash equivalents	59,765	171,754
Accounts receivable, net	43,652	15,281
Goodwill	673,729	262,334
Intangible assets, net	429,357	160,584
Straight-line revenue receivable	47,041	29,088
Derivative asset	6,793
Other assets	15,856	9,674
Total Assets	4,330,082	3,318,752
Liabilities:
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities, net	77,634	40,977
Accrued interest payable	28,684	27,812
Deferred revenue	537,553	261,404
Derivative liability		6,102
Dividends payable	109,557	94,607
Deferred income taxes	55,478	28,394
Capital lease obligations	56,329	54,535
Contingent consideration	105,762	98,600
Notes and other debt, net	4,482,697	4,028,214
Total liabilities	5,453,694	4,640,645
Commitments and contingencies (Note 14)
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: 174,852 shares at December 31, 2017 and 155,139 at December 31, 2016	17	15
Additional paid-in capital	644,328	141,092
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	7,821	(6,369)
Distributions in excess of accumulated earnings	(1,960,715)	(1,537,183)
Total Uniti shareholders' deficit	(1,308,549)	(1,402,445)
Noncontrolling interests - operating partnership units	101,407
Total shareholders' deficit	(1,207,142)	(1,402,445)
Total Liabilities, Convertible Preferred Stock, and Shareholders' Deficit	4,330,082	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	$ 83,530	$ 80,552