Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016
Net revenues	$ 346,362	$ 338,533
Operating expenses (income)
Direct advertising expenses (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)	131,844	128,725
General and administrative expenses (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)	72,031	66,790
Corporate expenses (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)	16,633	16,026
Depreciation and amortization	51,425	51,489
(Gain) loss on disposition of assets	(1,036)	(11,327)
Total Operating Expenses	270,897	251,703
Operating income	75,465	86,830
Other expense (income)
Loss on extinguishment of debt		3,142
Interest income	(4)	(1)
Interest expense	31,483	30,068
Non-operating (Income) Expenses	31,479	33,209
Income before income tax expense	43,986	53,621
Income tax expense	2,199	2,307
Net income	41,787	51,314
Cash dividends declared and paid on preferred stock	91	91
Net income applicable to common stock	$ 41,696	$ 51,223
Earnings per share:
Basic earnings per share	$ 0.43	$ 0.53
Diluted earnings per share	0.42	0.53
Cash dividends declared per share of common stock	$ 0.83	$ 0.75
Weighted average common shares used in computing earnings per share:
Weighted average common shares outstanding basic	97,575,481	96,793,244
Weighted average common shares outstanding diluted	98,149,974	97,378,135
Statements of Comprehensive Income
Net income	$ 41,787	$ 51,314
Other comprehensive income
Foreign currency translation adjustments	143	1,468
Comprehensive income	41,930	52,782
LAMAR MEDIA CORP [Member]
Net revenues	346,362	338,533
Operating expenses (income)
Direct advertising expenses (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)	131,844	128,725
General and administrative expenses (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)	72,031	66,790
Corporate expenses (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)	16,527	15,933
Depreciation and amortization	51,425	51,489
(Gain) loss on disposition of assets	(1,036)	(11,327)
Total Operating Expenses	270,791	251,610
Operating income	75,571	86,923
Other expense (income)
Loss on extinguishment of debt		3,142
Interest income	(4)	(1)
Interest expense	31,483	30,068
Non-operating (Income) Expenses	31,479	33,209
Income before income tax expense	44,092	53,714
Income tax expense	2,199	2,307
Net income	41,893	51,407
Statements of Comprehensive Income
Net income	41,893	51,407
Other comprehensive income
Foreign currency translation adjustments	143	1,468
Comprehensive income	$ 42,036	$ 52,875