Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Assets:
Property, plant and equipment, net	$ 3,329,239	$ 3,273,353
Cash and cash equivalents	122,466	77,534
Accounts receivable, net	51,485	62,952
Goodwill	601,878	601,878
Intangible assets, net	387,013	390,725
Straight-line revenue receivable	19,557	13,107
Other assets, net	108,208	152,883
Investment in unconsolidated entities	65,481	66,043
Deferred income tax assets, net	8,682
Assets held for sale	87,750	93,343
Total Assets	4,781,759	4,731,818
Liabilities:
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities, net	145,568	146,144
Settlement payable (Note 14)	398,887	418,840
Intangible liabilities, net	185,807	187,886
Accrued interest payable	68,845	95,338
Deferred revenue	1,021,627	995,123
Derivative liability, net	19,908	22,897
Dividends payable	36,894	36,725
Deferred income tax liabilities, net		10,540
Finance lease obligations	14,856	15,468
Contingent consideration		2,957
Notes and other debt, net	4,988,890	4,816,524
Liabilities held for sale	54,167	55,752
Total liabilities	6,935,449	6,804,194
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: 231,694 shares at March 31, 2021 and 231,262 at December 31, 2020	23	23
Additional paid-in capital	1,150,550	1,209,141
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(17,580)	(20,367)
Distributions in excess of accumulated earnings	(3,355,423)	(3,330,455)
Total Uniti shareholders' deficit	(2,222,430)	(2,141,658)
Noncontrolling interests:
Operating partnership units	68,615	69,157
Cumulative non-voting convertible preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 3 shares authorized, 1 issued and outstanding	125	125
Total shareholders' deficit	(2,153,690)	(2,072,376)
Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Deficit	$ 4,781,759	$ 4,731,818