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Cover [Abstract]
Document Type	10-K/A
Document Annual Report	true
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2022
Document Transition Report	false
Entity File Number	001-36708
Entity Registrant Name	Uniti Group Inc.
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code	MD
Entity Tax Identification Number	46-5230630
Entity Address, Address Line One	2101 Riverfront Drive
Entity Address, Address Line Two	Suite A
Entity Address, City or Town	Little Rock
Entity Address, State or Province	AR
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	72202
City Area Code	501
Local Phone Number	850-0820
Title of each class	Common Stock, $0.0001 Par Value
Trading Symbol	UNIT
Name of each exchange on which registered	NASDAQ
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Interactive Data Current	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Small Business	false
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
ICFR Auditor Attestation Flag	true
Entity Shell Company	false
Entity Public Float			$ 1,388,293,808
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		237,252,934
Documents Incorporated by Reference	Portions of the Registrant’s definitive proxy statement relating to the 2023 annual meeting of stockholders are incorporated by reference into Part III of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Entity Central Index Key	0001620280
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2022
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Amendment Flag	true
Auditor Firm ID	185
Auditor Name	KPMG LLP
Auditor Location	Dallas, Texas
Amendment Description	Uniti Group Inc. (the “Company”) is filing this Amendment No. 1 on Form 10-K/A (the “Amended 10-K”) to its Annual Report for the year ended December 31, 2022 (the “Original 10-K”) filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on February 28, 2023 to include financial statements and related notes of Windstream Holdings, Inc., Windstream Holdings II, LLC, its successor in interest, and consolidated subsidiaries (collectively, “Windstream”), the Company’s most significant customer. For the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, 66.5%, 66.4% and 65.8% of our revenues, respectively, were derived from leasing the Company’s fiber and copper networks and other real estate to Windstream. The Original 10-K is being amended by this Amended 10-K to include as exhibits: (i) the Windstream audited financial statements as of and for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, and for the period from September 22, 2020 to December 31, 2020 and for the period from January 1, 2020 to September 21, 2020, prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States, (ii) the consent of the independent registered public accounting firm of Windstream and (iii) certifications by our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer. This Amended 10-K does not otherwise update any exhibits as originally filed and does not otherwise reflect events that occurred after the filing date of the Original 10-K.