Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Assets:
Property, plant and equipment, net	$ 3,155,206	$ 3,053,889
Cash and cash equivalents	118,493	59,765
Accounts receivable, net	58,661	43,652
Goodwill	681,175	673,729
Intangible assets, net	411,449	429,357
Straight-line revenue receivable	58,212	47,041
Derivative asset	64,410	6,793
Other assets	23,218	15,856
Total Assets	4,570,824	4,330,082
Liabilities:
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities	81,556	77,634
Accrued interest payable	70,613	28,684
Deferred revenue	682,481	537,553
Dividends payable	112,277	109,557
Deferred income taxes	54,539	55,478
Capital lease obligations	57,104	56,329
Contingent consideration	86,435	105,762
Notes and other debt, net	4,745,227	4,482,697
Total liabilities	5,890,232	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: 178,210 shares at September 30, 2018 and 174,852 at December 31, 2017	18	17
Additional paid-in capital	711,271	644,328
Accumulated other comprehensive income	66,291	7,821
Distributions in excess of accumulated earnings	(2,278,124)	(1,960,715)
Total Uniti shareholders' deficit	(1,500,544)	(1,308,549)
Noncontrolling interests - operating partnership units	95,373	101,407
Total shareholders' deficit	(1,405,171)	(1,207,142)
Total Liabilities, Convertible Preferred Stock, and Shareholders' Deficit	4,570,824	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	$ 85,763	$ 83,530