Lease Commitments

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

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 2014 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, 2013, are as

follows:

Year Ending	Amount
	(in thousands)
2014	$	13,114
2015		13,120
2016		13,048
2017		13,187
2018		12,872
2019 and beyond		75,478
	$	140,819

The Company’s total rent expense was $15.6 million, $13.1 million, and $12.4 million for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, 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, 2013 are as follows:

Year Ending	Amount
	(in thousands)
2014	$	5,038
2015		4,523
2016		2,968
2017		2,005
2018		727
2019 and beyond		1,037
	$	16,298

The Company’s total rent income was $5.6 million, $6.1 million, and $6.1 million for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively.  Total rent income includes month-to-month leases which are excluded from the table above. During 2013, rent income was reduced by a $0.8 million write-off of straight-line rent assets associated with the termination of iDEN leases. The termination of these leases resulted in a decrease in total minimum rental receipts for all years in the table above.