Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure

	Operating Leases Future Minimum Rental Payments*		Operating Leases Future Minimum Rental Receipts
(Dollars in thousands)
2015	$	139,286	$	54,715
2016		125,458		44,110
2017		107,987		34,780
2018		90,687		24,174
2019		74,640		12,082
Thereafter		740,501		8,567
Total	$	1,278,559	$	178,428

*Includes $88.4 million of future lease payments associated with leases transferred in January 2015 per the second closing of the tower sale. See Note 6 — Acquisitions, Divestitures and Exchanges for additional information.

- Definition

General description of lessee's leasing arrangements including: (1) The basis on which contingent rental payments are determined, (2) The existence and terms of renewal or purchase options and escalation clauses, (3) Restrictions imposed by lease arrangements, such as those concerning dividends, additional debt, and further leasing, (4) Rent holidays, rent concessions, or leasehold improvement incentives and unusual provisions or conditions. Disclosure may also include the specific period used to amortize material leasehold improvements made at the inception of the lease or during the lease term. Additionally, for operating leases having initial or remaining noncancelable lease terms in excess of one year: (a) future minimum rental payments required as of the date of the latest balance sheet presented, in the aggregate and for each of the five succeeding fiscal years, (b) the total of minimum rentals to be received in the future under noncancelable subleases as of the date of the latest balance sheet presented, and (c) for all operating leases, rental expense for each period for which an income statement is presented, with separate amounts for minimum rentals, contingent rentals, and sublease rentals. Rental payments under leases with terms of a month or less that were not renewed need not be included.

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