Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (unaudited) - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018
Revenues:
Total revenues	$ 263,629	$ 252,636	$ 789,074	$ 746,880
Costs and Expenses:
Interest expense	104,655	80,406	286,842	237,398
Depreciation and amortization	101,166	112,748	307,571	342,311
General and administrative expense	25,267	20,666	75,921	63,867
Operating expense (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)	39,948	34,773	118,529	96,199
Transaction related and other costs	15,179	2,323	28,883	12,025
Gain on sale of real estate	(205)		(28,995)
Other (income) expense	(859)	(1,038)	(32,091)	(1,574)
Total costs and expenses	285,151	249,878	756,660	750,226
(Loss) income before income taxes	(21,522)	2,758	32,414	(3,346)
Income tax (benefit) expense	(1,745)	(1,466)	10,152	(5,208)
Net (loss) income	(19,777)	4,224	22,262	1,862
Net (loss) income attributable to noncontrolling interests	(357)	93	523	24
Net (loss) income attributable to shareholders	(19,420)	4,131	21,739	1,838
Participating securities' share in earnings	(50)	(655)	(301)	(1,992)
Dividends declared on convertible preferred stock		(656)	(656)	(1,968)
Amortization of discount on convertible preferred stock		(745)	(993)	(2,235)
Net (loss) income attributable to common shareholders	$ (19,470)	$ 2,075	$ 19,789	$ (4,357)
Earnings (loss) per common share:
Basic	$ (0.10)	$ 0.01	$ 0.11	$ (0.02)
Diluted	$ (0.10)	$ 0.01	$ 0.11	$ (0.02)
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding:
Basic	191,940	175,396	185,746	175,101
Diluted	191,940	175,653	185,746	175,101
Leasing
Revenues:
Total revenues	$ 179,648	$ 174,822	$ 532,773	$ 521,481
Costs and Expenses:
Depreciation and amortization	70,227	83,857	216,254	257,055
Gain on sale of real estate	(131)		(5,091)
Fiber Infrastructure
Revenues:
Total revenues	77,979	70,130	236,139	204,486
Costs and Expenses:
Depreciation and amortization	28,652	26,605	85,405	78,754
Tower
Revenues:
Total revenues	3,273	4,319	11,499	10,161
Costs and Expenses:
Depreciation and amortization	1,643	1,734	4,470	4,786
Gain on sale of real estate	(74)		(23,904)
Consumer CLEC
Revenues:
Total revenues	2,729	3,365	8,663	10,752
Costs and Expenses:
Depreciation and amortization	$ 594	$ 498	$ 1,286	$ 1,495