Lease Commitments

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Lease Commitments [Abstract]

Lease Commitments

Note 13.  Lease Commitments

The Company leases land, buildings and tower space under various non-cancelable agreements, which expire between the years 2013 and 2039 and require various minimum annual rental payments.  These leases typically include renewal options and escalation clauses. In general, tower leases have five or ten year initial terms with four renewal terms of five years each. The other leases generally contain certain renewal options for periods ranging from five to twenty years.

Future minimum lease payments under non-cancelable operating leases, including renewals that are reasonably assured at the inception of the lease, with initial variable lease terms in excess of one year as of December 31, 2012 are as

follows:

Year Ending	Amount
	(in thousands)
2013	$	11,648
2014		11,531
2015		11,287
2016		10,899
2017		10,939
2018 and beyond		60,489
	$	116,793

The Company's total rent expense was $13.1 million, $12.4 million, and $11.2 million for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

As lessor, the Company has leased buildings, tower space and telecommunications equipment to other entities under various non-cancelable agreements, which require various minimum annual payments.  The total minimum rental receipts at December 31, 2012 are as follows:

Year Ending	Amount
	(in thousands)
2013	$	5,169
2014		4,750
2015		4,237
2016		2,405
2017		1,400
2018 and beyond		9,334
	$	27,295

 The Company's total rent income was $6.1 million, $6.1 million, and $6.1 million for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively.  Total rent income includes month-to-month leases which are excluded from the table above.