Schedule I - Condensed Financial Information of The Registrant (Parent Company) - Condensed Balance Sheets (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 155,593	$ 62,264
Total Assets	5,282,145	5,025,129
Liabilities:
Dividends payable	665	36,162
Notes and other debt, net	5,783,597	5,523,579
Total liabilities	7,733,985	7,509,250
Shareholders' Deficit:
Preferred stock, $0.0001 par value, 50,000 shares authorized, no shares issued and outstanding	0	0
Common Stock, Value, Issued	24	24
Additional paid-in capital	1,236,045	1,221,824
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(634)	0
Distributions in excess of accumulated earnings	(3,687,808)	(3,708,240)
Total Uniti shareholders' deficit	(2,452,373)	(2,486,392)
Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Deficit	$ 5,282,145	$ 5,025,129
Preferred stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.0001	$ 0.0001
Preferred stock, shares authorized (in shares)	50,000,000	50,000,000
Preferred stock, shares issued (in shares)	0	0
Preferred stock, shares outstanding (in shares)	0	0
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.0001	$ 0.0001
Common stock, shares authorized (in shares)	500,000,000	500,000,000
Common stock, shares issued (in shares)	237,513,000	236,559,000
Common stock, shares outstanding (in shares)	237,513,495	236,559,000
Uniti Group Inc.
Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 946	$ 627
Total Assets	946	627
Liabilities:
Accrued other liabilities	6,545	6,441
Dividends payable	663	36,144
Notes and other debt, net	300,227	298,408
Cash distributions and losses in excess of investments in consolidated subsidiaries	2,145,884	2,146,026
Total liabilities	2,453,319	2,487,019
Shareholders' Deficit:
Preferred stock, $0.0001 par value, 50,000 shares authorized, no shares issued and outstanding	0	0
Common Stock, Value, Issued	24	24
Additional paid-in capital	1,236,045	1,221,824
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(634)	0
Distributions in excess of accumulated earnings	(3,687,808)	(3,708,240)
Total Uniti shareholders' deficit	(2,452,373)	(2,486,392)
Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Deficit	$ 946	$ 627
Preferred stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.0001	$ 0.0001
Preferred stock, shares authorized (in shares)	50,000,000	50,000,000
Preferred stock, shares issued (in shares)	0	0
Preferred stock, shares outstanding (in shares)	0	0