Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss) (unaudited) - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2021	Mar. 31, 2020
Revenues:
Total revenues	$ 272,586	$ 266,162
Costs and Expenses:
Interest expense	140,581	178,393
Depreciation and amortization	70,964	86,121
General and administrative expense	25,823	27,133
Operating expense (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)	38,084	40,310
Transaction related and other costs	4,137	15,972
Other expense, net	454	3,075
Total costs and expenses	280,043	351,004
Loss before income taxes and equity in earnings from unconsolidated entities	(7,457)	(84,842)
Income tax benefit	2,557	4,576
Equity in earnings from unconsolidated entities	398
Net loss	(4,502)	(80,266)
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	(64)	(1,413)
Net loss attributable to shareholders	(4,438)	(78,853)
Participating securities' share in earnings	(248)	(200)
Dividends declared on convertible preferred stock	(3)	(3)
Net loss attributable to common shareholders	$ (4,689)	$ (79,056)
Loss per common share:
Basic	$ (0.02)	$ (0.41)
Diluted	$ (0.02)	$ (0.41)
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding:
Basic	231,469	192,236
Diluted	231,469	192,236
Leasing
Revenues:
Total revenues	$ 194,936	$ 184,352
Costs and Expenses:
Depreciation and amortization	42,226	54,622
Fiber Infrastructure
Revenues:
Total revenues	77,650	77,407
Costs and Expenses:
Depreciation and amortization	$ 28,670	30,061
Tower
Revenues:
Total revenues		3,720
Costs and Expenses:
Depreciation and amortization		769
Consumer CLEC
Revenues:
Total revenues		683
Costs and Expenses:
Depreciation and amortization		$ 594