Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Assets:
Property, plant and equipment, net	$ 3,209,006	$ 3,053,889
Cash and cash equivalents	38,026	59,765
Accounts receivable, net	104,063	43,652
Goodwill	692,385	673,729
Intangible assets, net	432,821	429,357
Straight-line revenue receivable	61,785	47,041
Derivative asset	31,043	6,793
Other assets	23,808	15,856
Total Assets	4,592,937	4,330,082
Liabilities:
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities, net	94,179	77,634
Accrued interest payable	28,097	28,684
Deferred revenue	726,262	537,553
Dividends payable	113,744	109,557
Deferred income taxes	52,434	55,478
Capital lease obligations	55,282	56,329
Contingent consideration	83,401	105,762
Notes and other debt, net	4,846,233	4,482,697
Total liabilities	5,999,632	5,453,694
Commitments and contingencies (Note 15)
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: 180,536 shares at December 31, 2018 and 174,852 at December 31, 2017	18	17
Additional paid-in capital	757,517	644,328
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	30,105	7,821
Distributions in excess of accumulated earnings	(2,373,218)	(1,960,715)
Total Uniti shareholders' deficit	(1,585,578)	(1,308,549)
Noncontrolling interests - operating partnership units	92,375	101,407
Total shareholders' deficit	(1,493,203)	(1,207,142)
Total Liabilities, Convertible Preferred Stock, and Shareholders' Deficit	4,592,937	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	$ 86,508	$ 83,530