Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 53.5	$ 155.6
Restricted cash	80.6	28.2
Accounts receivable, net	359.0	51.5
Inventories	44.0	0.0
Prepaid expenses	137.6	16.2
Other current assets	156.3	18.1
Total current assets	831.0	269.6
Goodwill	1,158.3	157.4
Intangible assets, net	1,293.3	275.4
Property, plant and equipment, net	8,141.9	4,209.7
Operating lease right-of-use assets, net	516.6	126.8
Deferred income tax assets, net	0.0	128.0
Other assets	95.6	115.2
Total assets	12,036.7	5,282.1
Liabilities [Abstract]
Current portion of notes and other debt	10.0	0.0
Accounts payable	171.5	13.6
Deferred revenue	239.8	84.5
Current portion of operating lease obligations	122.6	12.7
Accrued taxes	51.8	7.1
Accrued interest	138.8	143.9
Other current liabilities	389.4	118.9
Total current liabilities	1,123.9	380.7
Notes and other debt, net	9,529.4	5,783.6
Noncurrent operating lease obligations	360.5	67.8
Noncurrent deferred revenue	368.7	1,316.5
Deferred income tax liabilities, net	17.7	0.0
Other liabilities	256.1	185.4
Total liabilities	11,656.3	7,734.0
Commitments and contingencies (Note 19)
Shareholders' equity (deficit):
Common stock, $0.0001 par value, 5,550.0 million shares authorized, 239.0 million shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2025 and 500.0 million shares authorized, 143.2 million shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2024	0.0	0.0
Additional paid-in capital	2,790.1	1,236.0
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(1.9)	(0.6)
Distributions in excess of accumulated earnings	(2,407.9)	(3,687.8)
Total Uniti shareholders' equity (deficit)	380.3	(2,452.4)
Noncontrolling interests	0.1	0.5
Total shareholders' equity (deficit)	380.4	(2,451.9)
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	12,036.7	5,282.1
New Uniti Preferred Stock
Shareholders' equity (deficit):
Preferred stock issued	0.0	0.0
Old Uniti Preferred Stock
Shareholders' equity (deficit):
Preferred stock issued	$ 0.0	$ 0.0