Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Assets:
Property, plant and equipment, net	$ 3,049,714	$ 3,053,889
Cash and cash equivalents	56,901	59,765
Accounts receivable, net	37,601	43,652
Goodwill	677,132	673,729
Intangible assets, net	425,694	429,357
Straight-line revenue receivable	51,447	47,041
Derivative asset	42,061	6,793
Other assets	22,963	15,856
Total Assets	4,363,513	4,330,082
Liabilities:
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities	80,419	77,634
Accrued interest payable	70,517	28,684
Deferred revenue	586,595	537,553
Dividends payable	109,365	109,557
Deferred income taxes	55,611	55,478
Capital lease obligations	55,651	56,329
Contingent consideration	89,236	105,762
Notes and other debt, net	4,503,462	4,482,697
Total liabilities	5,550,856	5,453,694
Commitments and contingencies (Note 12)
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: 174,970 shares at March 31, 2018 and 174,852 at December 31, 2017	17	17
Additional paid-in capital	645,403	644,328
Accumulated other comprehensive income	46,735	7,821
Distributions in excess of accumulated earnings	(2,063,640)	(1,960,715)
Total Uniti shareholders' deficit	(1,371,485)	(1,308,549)
Noncontrolling interests - operating partnership units	99,868	101,407
Total shareholders' deficit	(1,271,617)	(1,207,142)
Total Liabilities, Convertible Preferred Stock, and Shareholders' Deficit	4,363,513	4,330,082
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	$ 84,274	$ 83,530