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American Tower Quarterly Balance Sheets Table

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Unit: USD2025-06-30 2025-03-31 2024-12-31 2024-09-30 2024-06-30 2024-03-31 2023-12-31 2023-09-30 2023-06-30 2023-03-31 2022-12-31 2022-09-30 2022-06-30 2022-03-31 2021-12-31 2021-09-30 2021-06-30 2021-03-31 2020-12-31 2020-09-30 2020-06-30 2020-03-31 2019-12-31 2019-09-30 2019-06-30 2019-03-31 2018-12-31 2018-09-30 2018-06-30 2018-03-31 2017-12-31 2017-09-30 2017-06-30 2017-03-31 2016-12-31 2016-09-30 2016-06-30 2016-03-31 2015-12-31 2015-09-30 2015-06-30 2015-03-31 2014-12-31 2014-09-30 2014-06-30 2014-03-31 2013-12-31 2013-09-30 2013-06-30 2013-03-31 2012-12-31 2012-09-30 2012-06-30 2012-03-31 2011-12-31 2011-09-30 2011-06-30 2011-03-31 2010-12-31 2010-09-30 2010-06-30 2010-03-31 2009-12-31 2009-09-30 2009-06-30 2009-03-31 2008-12-31 2008-09-30 2008-06-30 2008-03-31 2007-12-31 2007-09-30 2007-06-30 2007-03-31 2006-12-31 2006-09-30 2006-06-30 2006-03-31 2005-12-31 2005-09-30 2005-06-30 2005-03-31 2004-12-31 2004-09-30 2004-06-30 2004-03-31 2003-12-31 2003-09-30 2003-06-30 
                                                                                           
  assets                                                                                         
  current assets:                                                                                         
  cash and cash equivalents2,076,000,000 2,103,700,000 1,999,600,000 2,150,300,000 2,492,100,000 2,389,100,000 1,973,300,000 2,118,900,000 2,015,700,000 1,803,000,000 2,028,400,000 2,121,800,000 2,066,700,000 1,941,500,000 1,949,900,000 3,277,200,000 1,928,000,000 1,913,600,000 1,746,300,000 1,626,000,000 2,038,100,000 1,326,000,000 1,501,200 1,352,600 1,192,200 1,004,800 1,208,700 1,026,500 834,500 1,125,400 802,100 799,467,000 770,024,000 712,778,000 787,161,000 530,358,000 410,538,000 336,403,000 320,686,000 287,404,000 274,702,000 323,400,000 313,492,000 295,613,000 282,959,000 333,439,000 293,576,000 4,040,353,000 448,447,000 441,706,000 368,618,000 382,312,000 481,937,000 471,258,000 330,191,000 177,506,000 332,542,000 362,823,000 883,963,000 371,878,000 302,893,000 352,887,000 247,293,000 229,674,000 323,637,000 303,038,000 143,077,000 66,235,000 152,130,000 121,633,000 33,123,000 82,735,000 213,021,000 47,151,000 281,264,000 207,202,000 90,454,000 85,573,000 112,701,000 109,159,000 85,622,000 122,797,000 215,557,000 126,833,000 197,856,000 98,698,000 105,465,000 66,131,000 107,597,000 
  restricted cash133,600,000 135,500,000 108,600,000 131,900,000 126,500,000 127,600,000 120,100,000 112,700,000 133,700,000 122,400,000 112,300,000 127,800,000 136,400,000 329,900,000 393,400,000 422,100,000 72,800,000 79,700,000 115,100,000 104,200,000 68,000,000 74,300,000 76,800 95,700 93,800 94,900 96,200 266,800 135,600 153,500 152,800 155,208,000 143,277,000 145,478,000 149,281,000 150,655,000 142,761,000 140,865,000 142,193,000 137,926,000 135,149,000 129,505,000 160,206,000 135,237,000 158,992,000 161,262,000 152,916,000 132,019,000 97,277,000 46,733,000 69,316,000 43,482,000 38,760,000 56,338,000 42,775,000 50,221,000 50,206,000 79,427,000 75,972,000 69,159,000 52,566,000 49,794,000 47,836,000 50,795,000 50,774,000 61,475,000 51,866,000 50,827,000 51,160,000 50,127,000 53,684,000 41,154,000 35,928,000                 
  accounts receivable772,100,000 683,300,000 540,000,000 537,800,000 712,300,000 738,400,000 669,700,000 647,700,000 684,000,000 705,400,000 758,300,000 722,400,000 792,700,000 820,400,000 728,900,000 750,600,000 739,600,000 537,700,000 511,600,000 573,600,000 585,200,000 623,900,000 462,200 441,700 459,500 473,000 459,000 511,100 506,900 557,900 513,600 508,626,000 322,060,000 369,972,000 308,369,000 273,907,000 285,422,000 217,457,000 227,354,000 206,154,000 212,919,000 175,784,000 198,714,000 198,119,000 174,612,000 227,155,000 151,084,000 152,560,000 130,861,000 145,446,000 136,971,000 148,807,000 99,181,000 105,120,000 100,971,000 100,063,000 99,823,000 97,829,000 80,961,000 92,869,000 48,872,000 73,541,000 67,949,000 71,271,000 72,526,000 60,057,000 51,313,000 46,146,000 40,774,000 37,120,000 40,316,000 46,426,000 45,415,000 33,734,000 29,368,000 33,505,000 30,782,000 33,216,000 36,995,000 37,553,000 23,118,000 30,424,000 38,634,000 41,704,000 44,193,000 46,310,000 57,735,000 52,623,000 57,904,000 
  prepaid and other current assets619,700,000 583,600,000 530,600,000 579,600,000 783,200,000 984,600,000 946,900,000 970,600,000 848,000,000 819,300,000 723,300,000 787,000,000 729,800,000 700,100,000 657,200,000 592,000,000 615,600,000 490,600,000 532,600,000 548,700,000 535,300,000 480,700,000 513,600 472,000 486,900 471,200 621,200 564,400 569,300 571,200 568,600 499,241,000 566,386,000 477,665,000 441,033,000 415,836,000 481,879,000 341,791,000 306,235,000 282,068,000 263,274,000 269,181,000 254,622,000 316,164,000 342,798,000 265,057,000 314,067,000 365,792,000 232,436,000 232,110,000 222,851,000 270,541,000 240,653,000 279,518,000 316,968,000 228,590,000 172,011,000 150,393,000 147,843,000 157,438,000 113,844,000 107,208,000 89,051,000 78,723,000 70,974,000 70,180,000 61,415,000 62,407,000 63,177,000 76,076,000 71,264,000 86,630,000 79,404,000 75,929,000 63,919,000 65,850,000 73,243,000 77,266,000 44,823,000 53,866,000 38,277,000 35,820,000 45,367,000 42,529,000 38,045,000 37,287,000 34,105,000 34,551,000 42,154,000 
  total current assets3,601,400,000 3,506,100,000 3,178,800,000 3,399,600,000 4,114,100,000 4,239,700,000 3,710,000,000 3,849,900,000 3,681,400,000 3,450,100,000 3,622,300,000 3,759,000,000 3,725,600,000 3,791,900,000 3,729,400,000 5,041,900,000 3,356,000,000 3,021,600,000 2,905,600,000 2,852,500,000 3,226,600,000 2,504,900,000 2,553,800 2,362,000 2,232,400 2,062,300 2,385,100 2,437,000 2,127,100 2,797,400 2,038,100 1,963,574,000 1,802,759,000 1,711,187,000 1,689,870,000 1,370,756,000 1,320,600,000 1,036,516,000 996,468,000 940,355,000 940,575,000 925,819,000 947,968,000 996,937,000 998,445,000 1,042,981,000 952,656,000 4,742,036,000 946,051,000 903,616,000 829,528,000 872,783,000 919,009,000 975,369,000 842,771,000 813,805,000 912,085,000 951,417,000 1,404,174,000 944,308,000 770,538,000 819,197,000 651,356,000 625,930,000 718,058,000 659,693,000 473,680,000 273,683,000 359,151,000 331,838,000 245,674,000 285,658,000 412,896,000 259,624,000 486,022,000 400,793,000 288,715,000 227,414,000 225,878,000 243,578,000 156,496,000 198,520,000 309,037,000 245,129,000 313,670,000 334,374,000 411,515,000 608,154,000 585,144,000 
  property and equipment19,799,800,000 19,266,000,000 19,056,800,000 19,277,500,000 19,927,700,000 20,094,200,000 19,788,800,000 19,612,100,000 19,758,800,000 19,843,300,000 19,998,300,000 19,402,600,000 19,716,000,000 19,916,400,000 19,784,000,000 14,268,100,000 14,216,500,000 12,712,500,000 12,808,700,000 11,643,600,000 11,545,700,000 11,451,300,000 12,084,400 11,283,200 11,268,600 11,202,600 11,247,100 10,996,300 11,067,000 11,294,800 11,101,000 10,795,057,000 10,725,707,000 10,717,160,000 10,517,258,000 10,452,038,000 10,575,425,000 9,917,985,000 9,866,424,000 9,806,190,000 9,586,400,000 9,422,641,000 7,626,817,000 7,552,110,000 7,589,815,000 7,344,049,000 7,262,175,000 5,878,826,000 5,811,081,000 5,879,513,000 5,789,995,000 5,242,781,000 5,079,729,000 5,006,647,000 4,883,473,000 4,125,887,000 3,909,635,000 3,770,671,000 3,623,835,000 3,494,402,000 3,188,461,000 3,179,196,000 3,175,511,000 3,128,120,000 3,087,799,000 3,003,215,000 3,022,636,000 3,014,079,000 3,010,919,000 3,030,388,000 3,045,186,000 3,071,125,000 3,115,888,000 3,165,156,000 3,218,124,000 3,268,332,000 3,320,822,000 3,386,262,000 3,460,526,000 3,404,389,000 2,192,453,000 2,231,278,000 2,273,356,000 2,391,203,000 2,450,921,000 2,483,604,000 2,546,525,000 2,617,408,000 2,634,575,000 
  goodwill12,245,500,000 11,921,500,000 11,768,100,000 12,045,700,000 12,483,100,000 12,556,800,000 12,639,000,000 12,569,700,000 13,050,700,000 12,997,200,000 12,956,700,000 12,686,200,000 12,969,500,000 13,306,600,000 13,350,100,000 10,480,800,000 10,575,400,000 7,262,400,000 7,282,700,000 5,848,600,000 5,822,400,000 5,948,800,000 6,178,300 5,481,400 5,557,800 5,538,200 5,501,900 5,463,400 5,526,600 5,647,100 5,638,400 5,371,679,000 5,371,165,000 5,379,830,000 5,070,680,000 4,997,224,000 4,981,919,000 4,123,401,000 4,091,805,000 4,055,171,000 4,036,642,000 3,980,174,000 4,017,082,000 3,866,550,000 3,854,931,000 3,737,681,000 3,729,901,000 2,815,271,000 2,832,392,000 2,898,638,000 2,912,046,000 2,763,706,000 2,714,718,000 2,767,516,000 2,805,267,000 2,673,631,000 2,779,116,000 2,669,986,000 2,490,295,000 2,458,989,000 2,255,943,000 2,246,170,000 2,237,850,000 2,239,420,000 2,232,783,000 2,186,270,000 2,186,233,000 2,188,530,000 2,188,312,000 2,188,312,000 2,188,312,000 2,180,544,000 2,186,315,000 2,188,327,000 2,189,767,000 2,197,014,000 2,197,014,000 2,142,504,000 2,142,551,000 2,098,872,000 592,683,000 592,683,000 592,683,000 592,683,000 592,683,000 592,683,000 592,683,000 592,683,000 592,683,000 
  other intangible assets14,963,100,000 14,642,500,000 14,474,300,000 15,195,100,000 15,759,100,000 16,119,300,000 16,520,700,000 16,655,100,000 17,286,000,000 17,637,100,000 17,983,300,000 18,320,300,000 19,225,600,000 20,224,800,000 20,727,200,000 18,768,400,000 18,785,000,000 13,507,300,000 13,839,800,000 11,517,300,000 11,613,800,000 11,600,600,000 12,318,400 10,895,800 10,895,200 11,042,800 11,174,300 11,481,700 11,758,200 11,940,200 11,783,300 11,580,994,000 11,728,666,000 11,826,886,000 11,274,611,000 11,557,964,000 11,590,692,000 9,813,990,000 9,837,876,000 10,012,397,000 9,853,199,000 9,536,782,000 6,889,331,000 6,389,227,000 6,637,882,000 6,617,524,000 6,701,459,000 3,195,106,000 3,214,383,000 3,271,981,000 3,115,053,000 2,595,059,000 2,569,999,000 2,523,354,000 2,351,955,000 2,208,387,000 2,346,710,000 2,440,314,000 1,985,352,000 1,777,828,000 1,596,492,000 1,655,608,000 1,598,633,000 1,532,400,000 1,547,944,000 1,532,832,000 1,566,155,000 1,598,604,000 1,637,334,000 1,670,389,000 1,686,434,000 1,722,185,000 1,763,569,000 1,782,129,000 1,820,876,000 1,865,710,000 1,916,351,000 2,026,232,000 2,077,312,000 2,191,391,000 938,128,000 967,229,000 985,303,000 1,034,823,000 1,043,706,000 1,043,866,000 1,057,077,000 1,069,912,000 1,096,229,000 
  deferred tax asset157,000,000 133,000,000 122,700,000 143,300,000 139,200,000 161,200,000 179,100,000 126,800,000 125,700,000 107,400,000 129,200,000 116,400,000 132,600,000 179,200,000 131,600,000 150,200,000 145,400,000 127,300,000 123,100,000 115,000,000 138,600,000 126,400,000 131,800 143,500 147,800 132,300 157,700 173,100 183,700 192,900 204,400 221,759,000 213,582,000 206,331,000 195,678,000 197,914,000                                                      
  deferred rent asset3,779,500,000 3,728,100,000 3,710,200,000 3,662,400,000 3,649,500,000 3,596,800,000 3,521,800,000 3,383,300,000 3,284,600,000 3,160,300,000 3,039,100,000 2,878,000,000 2,760,900,000 2,653,700,000 2,539,600,000 2,403,300,000 2,309,600,000 2,197,400,000 2,084,300,000 1,918,000,000 1,841,300,000 1,781,800,000 1,771,100 1,677,700 1,597,100 1,588,600 1,581,700 1,547,400 1,518,600 1,510,000 1,499,000 1,454,780,000 1,407,478,000 1,352,642,000 1,289,530,000 1,265,700,000 1,233,002,000 1,201,841,000 1,166,755,000 1,123,009,000 1,093,812,000 1,059,953,000 1,030,707,000 1,009,958,000 983,140,000 950,576,000 918,847,000 878,124,000 842,093,000 811,903,000 776,201,000 731,343,000 687,497,000 651,476,000 609,529,000 560,121,000                                  
  right-of-use asset8,383,700,000 8,166,600,000 8,089,600,000 8,328,900,000 9,012,100,000 9,199,800,000 8,878,800,000 8,801,000,000 8,981,700,000 8,952,400,000 8,918,900,000 8,857,500,000 9,159,200,000 9,267,100,000 9,225,100,000 9,021,900,000 9,193,200,000 7,719,900,000 7,789,200,000 7,252,000,000 6,934,100,000 6,968,300,000 7,357,400 7,214,700 7,110,000 7,080,900                                                                
  notes receivable and other non-current assets824,500,000 691,800,000 676,900,000 764,300,000 753,000,000 711,200,000 789,400,000 655,100,000 710,100,000 669,900,000 546,700,000 492,800,000 427,400,000 423,800,000 400,900,000 395,400,000 401,800,000 394,100,000 400,100,000 315,200,000 393,400,000 407,000,000 406,400 248,900 263,800 279,100 962,600 978,300 1,024,500 990,300 950,100 931,483,000 888,853,000 863,353,000 841,523,000 813,931,000 809,287,000 753,939,000 732,903,000 788,781,000 736,821,000 778,115,000 566,454,000 528,840,000 515,175,000 453,602,000 445,004,000 452,584,000 476,931,000 482,530,000 452,788,000                                       
  total63,754,500,000 62,055,600,000 61,077,400,000 62,816,800,000 65,837,800,000 66,679,000,000 66,027,600,000 65,653,000,000 66,879,000,000 66,817,700,000 67,194,500,000 66,512,800,000 68,116,800,000 69,763,500,000 69,887,900,000 60,530,000,000 58,982,900,000 46,942,500,000 47,233,500,000 41,462,200,000 41,515,900,000 40,789,100,000 42,801,600 39,307,200 39,072,700 38,926,800 33,010,400 33,077,200 33,205,700 34,372,700 33,214,300 32,319,326,000 32,138,210,000 32,057,389,000 30,879,150,000 30,655,527,000 30,740,198,000 27,064,315,000 26,904,272,000 26,926,788,000 26,469,725,000 25,930,194,000 21,331,545,000 20,596,615,000 20,847,737,000 20,417,407,000 20,272,571,000 18,181,320,000 14,339,394,000 14,463,740,000 14,089,129,000 12,961,304,000 12,709,359,000 12,638,206,000 12,232,430,000 10,895,336,000 10,973,784,000 10,758,749,000 10,368,014,000 9,448,978,000 8,585,923,000 8,674,251,000 8,512,668,000 8,394,824,000 8,486,487,000 8,325,870,000 8,211,665,000 8,129,936,000 8,265,540,000 8,192,227,000 8,130,457,000 8,203,438,000 8,384,091,000 8,319,912,000 8,613,219,000 8,605,730,000 8,607,674,000 8,667,432,000 8,768,220,000 8,785,659,000 4,825,663,000 4,924,900,000 5,085,972,000 5,068,434,000 5,166,270,000 5,197,910,000 5,332,488,000 5,590,307,000 5,576,252,000 
  liabilities                                                                                         
  current liabilities:                                                                                         
  accounts payable229,700,000 199,600,000 240,800,000 221,300,000 206,000,000 182,100,000 258,700,000 216,200,000 216,200,000 206,000,000 218,600,000 212,000,000 194,500,000 215,400,000 272,400,000 217,400,000 193,800,000 130,100,000 139,100,000 117,000,000 108,200,000 120,600,000 148,100 136,200 144,900 130,000 130,800 122,900 137,000 118,700 142,900 119,745,000 102,726,000 109,424,000 118,666,000 105,551,000 120,586,000 94,051,000 96,714,000 99,590,000 82,850,000 72,512,000 90,366,000 111,001,000 132,734,000 115,726,000 171,050,000 90,845,000 91,021,000 86,769,000 89,578,000 87,380,000 201,386,000 226,283,000 214,739,000                                   
  accrued expenses1,144,700,000 1,121,100,000 1,082,000,000 982,300,000 1,166,200,000 1,134,100,000 1,280,600,000 1,222,800,000 1,182,300,000 1,171,600,000 1,344,200,000 1,202,700,000 1,262,200,000 1,187,500,000 1,412,800,000 1,165,400,000 1,044,600,000 944,800,000 1,043,700,000 914,100,000 879,200,000 876,400,000 958,200 856,700 835,600 863,700 948,300 863,100 782,500 825,400 854,300 774,072,000 727,966,000 742,500,000 620,563,000 571,989,000 617,711,000 437,546,000 516,413,000 743,256,000 412,981,000 392,450,000 417,754,000 436,711,000 422,614,000 400,449,000 415,324,000 331,311,000 293,605,000 263,187,000 286,962,000 334,034,000 325,056,000 336,094,000 304,208,000                                   
  distributions payable817,700,000 816,200,000 780,300,000 779,300,000 778,100,000 776,700,000 906,200,000 775,900,000 751,100,000 745,300,000 745,300,000 697,100,000 672,500,000 644,500,000 642,100,000 602,200,000 582,700,000 555,800,000 544,600,000 512,600,000 493,400,000 483,900,000 455,000 427,500 413,000 403,100 377,400 354,200 344,900 335,000 304,400 286,911,000 277,772,000 267,369,000 250,550,000 236,608,000 227,594,000 218,420,000 210,027,000 196,833,000 187,987,000 179,192,000 159,864,000 147,685,000 139,837,000 127,286,000 575,000 110,937,000 107,053,000 103,095,000 189,000 91,063,000 86,994,000                                     
  accrued interest347,400,000 325,200,000 373,600,000 260,100,000 314,100,000 309,900,000 387,000,000 244,200,000 260,800,000 208,500,000 261,000,000 199,500,000 236,600,000 195,600,000 254,700,000 250,200,000 221,800,000 167,100,000 207,800,000 139,400,000 203,600,000 148,200,000 209,400 145,400 154,200 126,500 174,500 121,600 178,100 131,000 166,900 103,242,000 154,926,000 98,220,000 157,297,000 108,077,000 151,365,000 87,899,000 115,672,000 80,682,000 120,482,000 77,654,000 130,265,000 91,444,000 117,632,000 90,945,000 105,751,000 84,528,000 89,701,000 80,065,000 71,271,000 74,343,000 73,776,000 73,728,000 65,729,000 61,536,000 61,703,000 61,286,000 40,621,000 49,779,000 23,662,000 44,024,000 23,538,000 47,270,000 26,813,000 47,994,000 28,635,000 49,054,000 30,591,000 50,820,000 33,702,000 36,938,000 23,889,000 53,079,000 41,319,000 54,504,000 40,155,000 52,652,000 37,850,000 41,993,000 32,339,000 43,586,000 39,466,000 31,162,000 52,639,000 33,525,000 59,734,000 34,166,000 59,479,000 
  current portion of operating lease liability613,600,000 592,500,000 576,700,000 599,800,000 703,400,000 715,200,000 794,600,000 779,600,000 794,500,000 790,100,000 788,900,000 766,300,000 762,600,000 731,400,000 712,600,000 734,300,000 723,500,000 555,800,000 539,900,000 487,300,000 494,300,000 476,800,000 494,500 475,100 496,900 498,400                                                                
  current portion of long-term obligations2,290,800,000 2,816,900,000 3,693,000,000 3,730,500,000 3,329,200,000 3,067,600,000 3,187,500,000 3,157,500,000 3,205,100,000 3,856,400,000 4,514,200,000 3,015,200,000 3,603,900,000 5,309,900,000 4,568,700,000 2,106,400,000 2,636,000,000 1,336,500,000 789,800,000 771,300,000 3,366,000,000 2,640,000,000 2,928,200 2,443,600 2,442,200 2,097,200 2,754,800 2,841,300 2,791,800 2,803,200 774,800 687,382,000 1,732,035,000 1,707,330,000 238,806,000 242,992,000 314,063,000 137,853,000 50,202,000 45,852,000 38,814,000 789,152,000 897,624,000 960,461,000 1,225,992,000 325,170,000 70,132,000 67,276,000 57,350,000 57,603,000 60,031,000 130,209,000 127,867,000 127,316,000 101,816,000 861,160,000 782,775,000 178,105,000 74,896,000 178,655,000 1,610,000 77,905,000 70,521,000 7,717,000 22,577,000 1,527,000 1,837,000 1,789,000 1,699,000 1,688,000 1,817,000 1,770,000 1,666,000 1,643,000 253,907,000 253,876,000 277,426,000 277,471,000 162,153,000 2,241,000   138,386,000 6,722,000 6,495,000 82,619,000 77,622,000  94,123,000 
  unearned revenue419,700,000 450,500,000 329,200,000 496,200,000 391,700,000 544,200,000 434,700,000 472,500,000 515,700,000 554,200,000 439,700,000 529,800,000 729,400,000 1,015,700,000 1,204,000,000 1,448,200,000 549,700,000 506,500,000 390,600,000 324,400,000 400,200,000 408,500,000 294,300 302,900 334,800 293,000 304,100 276,600 328,600 331,400 268,800 288,884,000 283,486,000 284,215,000 245,387,000 254,336,000 224,312,000 222,387,000 211,001,000 203,295,000 193,514,000 220,454,000 233,819,000 190,616,000 204,437,000 215,429,000 161,926,000 138,422,000 142,310,000 148,405,000 124,147,000 133,896,000 91,414,000 92,939,000 93,099,000 95,851,000 125,474,000 155,608,000 134,135,000 140,481,000 128,508,000 117,028,000 112,047,000 120,057,000 125,967,000 125,519,000 120,188,000 109,631,000 108,863,000 104,482,000 106,395,000 95,990,000 83,626,000 78,009,000 86,769,000 76,471,000 75,163,000 71,090,000 77,655,000 74,847,000 32,281,000 28,422,000 32,681,000       
  total current liabilities5,863,600,000 6,322,000,000 7,075,600,000 7,069,500,000 6,888,700,000 6,729,800,000 7,249,300,000 6,868,700,000 6,925,700,000 7,532,100,000 8,311,900,000 6,622,600,000 7,461,700,000 9,300,000,000 9,067,300,000 6,524,100,000 5,952,100,000 4,196,600,000 3,655,500,000 3,266,100,000 5,944,900,000 5,154,400,000 5,487,700 4,787,400 4,821,600 4,411,900 4,689,900 4,579,700 4,562,900 4,544,700 2,512,100 2,260,236,000 3,278,911,000 3,209,058,000 1,631,269,000 1,519,553,000 1,655,631,000 1,198,156,000 1,200,029,000 1,369,508,000 1,036,628,000 1,731,414,000 1,929,692,000 1,937,918,000 2,243,246,000 1,275,005,000 924,758,000 823,319,000 781,040,000 739,124,000 632,178,000 850,925,000 906,493,000 939,267,000 779,591,000 1,371,328,000 1,309,883,000 826,407,000 542,195,000 614,867,000 358,820,000 422,811,000 391,244,000 341,001,000 348,020,000 319,308,000 302,645,000 309,503,000 279,170,000 306,523,000 317,378,000 338,562,000 315,059,000 306,318,000 569,629,000 554,433,000 559,404,000 576,223,000 453,216,000 313,241,000 272,198,000 198,024,000 332,205,000 175,871,000 197,864,000 254,392,000 294,778,000 482,268,000 561,318,000 
  long-term obligations35,193,700,000 34,045,400,000 32,808,800,000 33,367,800,000 35,639,200,000 36,191,900,000 35,734,000,000 35,442,400,000 35,589,500,000 34,685,600,000 34,156,000,000 35,313,900,000 37,240,100,000 38,154,500,000 38,685,500,000 31,439,000,000 32,947,600,000 27,990,300,000 28,497,700,000 24,011,000,000 21,849,200,000 21,937,400,000 21,127,200 19,040,000 18,615,900 19,107,100 18,405,100 18,422,900 18,322,000 18,568,800 19,430,300 18,581,381,000 17,509,937,000 17,182,754,000 18,294,659,000 18,436,144,000 18,403,013,000 16,884,242,000 17,068,807,000 16,981,556,000 16,185,211,000 14,930,952,000 13,711,084,000 12,973,835,000 12,749,471,000 14,009,007,000 14,408,146,000 12,578,532,000 8,798,604,000 8,791,520,000 8,693,345,000 7,359,355,000 7,337,552,000 7,161,126,000 7,134,492,000 4,970,502,000 4,919,068,000 5,387,728,000 5,512,492,000 4,626,305,000 4,152,041,000 4,152,030,000 4,141,060,000 4,179,038,000 4,421,694,000 4,330,999,000 4,331,309,000 4,428,574,000 4,419,017,000 4,433,162,000 4,283,467,000 4,025,145,000 3,975,299,000 3,570,293,000 3,289,109,000 3,309,564,000 3,325,302,000 3,332,080,000 3,451,276,000 3,637,916,000 2,991,925,000 3,141,835,000 3,155,228,000 3,211,635,000 3,260,322,000 3,216,627,000 3,283,603,000 3,304,866,000 3,282,589,000 
  operating lease liability7,115,100,000 6,928,800,000 6,875,600,000 7,083,200,000 7,717,700,000 7,866,300,000 7,438,700,000 7,436,700,000 7,587,400,000 7,576,900,000 7,591,900,000 7,566,400,000 7,862,000,000 8,027,100,000 8,041,800,000 7,863,200,000 8,036,000,000 6,812,900,000 6,884,400,000 6,424,400,000 6,086,800,000 6,137,800,000 6,510,400 6,448,000 6,335,400 6,316,100                                                                
  asset retirement obligations2,525,000,000 2,445,300,000 2,393,800,000 2,503,100,000 2,562,300,000 2,607,100,000 2,158,200,000 2,113,000,000 2,122,900,000 2,093,500,000 2,047,400,000 2,010,200,000 2,029,700,000 2,062,500,000 2,003,000,000 1,930,200,000 1,893,800,000 1,574,600,000 1,571,300,000 1,377,100,000 1,347,400,000 1,321,500,000 1,384,100 1,252,500 1,252,300 1,227,200 1,210,000 1,196,500 1,185,800 1,215,000 1,175,300 1,054,092,000 1,026,535,000 1,011,071,000 965,507,000 965,087,000 951,803,000 888,040,000 856,936,000 811,620,000 824,991,000 792,991,000 609,035,000 566,325,000 556,881,000 538,241,000 526,869,000 461,586,000 451,549,000 455,982,000 435,724,000 397,362,000 379,358,000 368,959,000 346,059,000 400,216,000 405,491,000                                 
  deferred tax liability1,546,000,000 1,357,900,000 1,262,000,000 1,401,400,000 1,399,300,000 1,394,400,000 1,361,400,000 1,422,600,000 1,487,700,000 1,505,600,000 1,492,000,000 1,496,800,000 1,604,900,000 1,785,400,000 1,830,900,000 1,927,500,000 1,993,900,000 854,700,000 859,500,000 770,400,000 804,200,000 731,000,000 768,300 538,500 546,200 510,800 535,900 706,200 752,200 791,700 898,100 976,725,000 950,299,000 952,893,000 777,572,000 792,139,000 745,936,000                                                     
  other non-current liabilities1,032,200,000 1,019,900,000 1,012,900,000 1,198,900,000 1,207,100,000 1,227,800,000 1,220,600,000 1,135,100,000 1,158,600,000 1,173,700,000 1,186,800,000 1,184,300,000 1,192,200,000 1,183,300,000 1,189,800,000 1,157,600,000 1,126,700,000 961,600,000 984,600,000 869,200,000 880,800,000 901,000,000 937,000 870,900 868,000 864,400 1,265,100 1,288,400 1,246,900 1,246,000 1,244,200 1,190,486,000 1,171,546,000 1,186,785,000 1,142,723,000 1,068,121,000 1,058,433,000 1,093,662,000 1,065,682,000 1,079,902,000 1,049,737,000 1,043,198,000 1,028,382,000 933,223,000 889,975,000 893,549,000 822,758,000 705,966,000 688,334,000 695,592,000 643,701,000                                       
  total liabilities53,275,600,000 52,119,300,000 51,428,700,000 52,623,900,000 55,414,300,000 56,017,300,000 55,162,200,000 54,418,500,000 54,871,800,000 54,567,400,000 54,786,000,000 54,194,200,000 57,390,600,000 60,512,800,000 60,818,300,000 50,841,600,000 51,950,100,000 42,390,700,000 42,453,000,000 36,718,200,000 36,913,300,000 36,183,100,000 36,214,700 32,937,300 32,439,400 32,437,500 26,106,000 26,193,700 26,069,800 26,366,200 25,260,000 24,062,920,000 23,937,228,000 23,542,561,000 22,811,730,000 22,781,044,000 22,814,816,000 20,064,100,000 20,191,454,000 20,242,586,000 19,096,567,000 18,498,555,000 17,278,193,000 16,411,301,000 16,439,573,000 16,715,802,000 16,682,531,000 14,569,403,000 10,719,527,000 10,682,218,000 10,404,948,000 9,275,322,000 9,223,169,000 9,051,803,000 8,822,288,000 7,547,695,000 7,373,996,000 7,249,733,000 6,863,456,000 5,995,328,000 5,155,913,000 5,216,405,000 5,194,543,000 5,159,673,000 5,395,452,000 5,243,800,000 5,217,186,000 5,286,707,000 5,237,808,000 5,275,683,000 5,105,023,000 4,824,328,000 4,743,866,000 4,322,892,000 4,224,712,000 4,218,088,000 4,229,427,000 4,245,881,000 4,231,846,000 4,141,329,000 3,393,569,000 3,466,599,000 3,608,938,000 3,434,543,000 3,504,414,000 3,500,053,000 3,602,342,000 3,815,605,000 3,873,729,000 
  commitments and contingencies                                                                                         
  equity                                                                                         
  common stock: 0.01 par value; 1,000,000 shares authorized; 479,228 and 478,388 shares issued; and 468,224 and 467,384 shares outstanding, respectively4,800,000                                                                                         
  additional paid-in capital15,133,300,000 15,077,700,000 15,057,300,000 15,013,800,000 14,955,000,000 14,903,400,000 14,872,900,000 14,823,000,000 14,779,200,000 14,725,600,000 14,689,000,000 14,646,900,000 14,606,800,000 12,266,100,000 12,240,200,000 12,081,300,000 12,019,800,000 10,474,600,000 10,473,700,000 10,369,600,000 10,297,800,000 10,255,600,000 10,117,700 10,551,800 10,492,700 10,447,900 10,380,800 10,310,000 10,251,900 10,224,000 10,247,500 10,212,535,000 10,165,343,000 10,094,017,000 10,043,559,000 9,817,815,000 9,781,223,000 9,714,952,000 9,690,609,000 9,650,129,000 9,619,406,000 9,583,498,000 5,788,786,000 5,757,233,000 5,772,269,000 5,153,402,000 5,130,616,000 5,097,325,000 5,061,814,000 5,029,261,000 5,012,124,000 4,971,181,000 4,946,255,000 4,917,255,000 4,903,800,000 8,665,807,000 8,630,774,000 8,589,369,000 8,577,093,000 8,548,780,000 8,503,052,000 8,447,667,000 8,393,643,000 8,352,944,000 8,159,913,000 8,139,915,000 8,109,224,000 7,945,411,000 7,856,784,000 7,801,002,000 7,772,382,000 7,734,641,000 7,709,929,000 7,627,891,000 7,502,472,000 7,491,620,000 7,478,247,000 7,361,766,000 7,317,668,000 7,265,983,000 4,031,025,000 4,025,353,000 4,012,425,000 3,973,893,000 3,946,144,000 3,914,252,000 3,910,879,000 3,905,666,000 3,782,193,000 
  distributions in excess of earnings-5,164,400,000 -4,732,500,000 -4,424,100,000 -4,893,500,000 -3,340,800,000 -3,481,200,000 -3,638,800,000 -2,927,400,000 -2,755,800,000 -2,496,500,000 -2,101,900,000 -689,300,000 -842,300,000 -1,072,400,000 -1,142,400,000 -960,400,000 -1,085,000,000 -1,251,800,000 -1,343,000,000 -1,168,800,000 -1,125,100,000 -1,082,500,000 -1,016,800 -1,130,100 -1,206,200 -1,226,400 -1,199,500 -1,104,300 -1,121,600 -1,085,700 -1,058,100 -975,158,000 -989,153,000 -1,053,706,000 -1,076,965,000 -1,030,663,000 -1,033,324,000 -967,718,000 -998,535,000 -995,932,000 -876,607,000 -822,545,000 -837,320,000 -854,579,000 -911,163,000 -1,006,058,000 -1,081,467,000 -1,066,580,000 -1,135,851,000 -1,128,361,000 -1,196,907,000 -1,237,569,000 -1,378,518,000 -1,339,627,000                                    
  accumulated other comprehensive loss-4,959,700,000 -5,514,000,000 -5,954,600,000 -5,182,200,000 -6,461,800,000 -6,078,000,000 -5,739,500,000 -6,065,900,000 -5,560,600,000 -5,526,100,000 -5,718,300,000 -6,398,200,000 -5,528,200,000 -4,553,000,000 -4,738,900,000 -4,432,000,000 -3,902,900,000 -4,061,600,000 -3,759,400,000 -4,191,200,000 -4,274,500,000 -4,271,700,000 -2,823,600 -2,979,000 -2,606,700 -2,672,200 -2,642,900 -2,696,300 -2,510,100 -1,834,600 -1,978,300 -1,839,029,000 -1,848,803,000 -1,759,489,000 -1,999,332,000 -1,876,374,000 -1,770,998,000 -1,610,592,000 -1,836,996,000 -1,832,903,000 -1,228,521,000 -1,205,860,000 -794,221,000 -504,339,000 -250,920,000 -272,410,000 -311,220,000 -298,015,000 -274,256,000 -158,043,000 -183,347,000 -164,081,000 -203,303,000 -97,682,000         -12,649,000 -18,420,000 -19,532,000 -19,896,000 -20,031,000 -1,027,000  -11,137,000         -803,000         -372,000 -980,000 
  treasury stock-1,301,200,000 -1,301,200,000 -1,301,200,000 -1,301,200,000 -1,301,200,000 -1,301,200,000 -1,301,200,000 -1,301,200,000 -1,301,200,000 -1,301,200,000 -1,301,200,000 -1,282,400,000 -1,282,400,000 -1,282,400,000 -1,282,400,000 -1,282,400,000 -1,282,400,000 -1,282,400,000 -1,282,400,000 -1,282,400,000 -1,282,400,000 -1,271,500,000 -1,226,400 -1,206,800 -1,206,800 -1,206,800 -1,206,800 -1,163,200 -1,074,000 -974,000 -974,000 -884,610,000 -849,064,000 -432,731,000 -207,740,000 -207,740,000 -207,740,000 -207,740,000 -207,740,000 -207,740,000 -207,740,000 -207,740,000 -207,740,000 -207,740,000 -207,740,000 -207,740,000 -207,740,000 -207,740,000 -137,353,000 -75,208,000 -62,728,000 -16,733,000 -10,838,000 -4,924,000  -3,775,087,000 -3,606,715,000 -3,504,705,000 -3,381,966,000 -3,307,330,000 -3,157,520,000 -3,012,693,000 -2,961,177,000 -2,933,612,000 -2,816,060,000 -2,748,265,000 -2,746,429,000 -2,666,983,000 -2,335,223,000 -2,219,917,000 -2,047,818,000 -1,662,763,000 -1,323,400,000 -909,224,000 -404,093,000 -362,751,000 -362,751,000 -246,471,000 -80,951,000 -4,366,000 -4,366,000 -4,366,000 -4,366,000 -4,366,000 -4,366,000 -4,366,000 -4,366,000 -4,366,000 -4,366,000 
  total american tower corporation equity3,712,800,000 3,534,800,000 3,382,200,000 3,641,700,000 3,856,000,000 4,047,800,000 4,198,200,000 4,533,300,000 5,166,400,000 5,406,600,000 5,572,400,000 6,281,800,000 6,958,700,000 5,363,000,000 5,081,200,000 5,411,200,000 5,754,200,000 3,883,400,000 4,093,500,000 3,731,700,000 3,620,300,000 3,634,400,000 5,055,400 5,240,400 5,477,500 5,347,000 5,336,100 5,350,700 5,550,700 6,334,200 6,241,500 6,518,127,000 6,482,709,000 6,852,474,000 6,763,895,000 6,707,396,000 6,773,515,000 6,933,249,000 6,651,679,000 6,617,891,000 7,310,872,000 7,351,686,000 3,953,560,000 4,194,627,000 4,406,494,000 3,671,178,000 3,534,165,000 3,528,963,000 3,518,323,000 3,671,615,000 3,573,101,000 3,556,754,000 3,357,548,000 3,478,968,000                                    
  noncontrolling interests6,766,100,000 6,401,500,000 6,266,500,000 6,551,200,000 6,567,500,000 6,613,900,000 6,667,200,000 6,701,200,000 6,840,800,000 6,843,700,000 6,836,100,000 6,036,800,000 3,767,500,000 3,887,700,000 3,988,400,000 4,065,800,000 1,069,200,000 455,500,000 474,900,000 457,400,000 440,000,000 430,200,000 435,000 554,700 565,600 553,300 563,500 578,000 575,900 607,100 586,600 591,506,000 562,406,000 532,366,000 212,305,000 66,885,000 66,710,000                                                     
  total equity10,478,900,000 9,936,300,000 9,648,700,000 10,192,900,000 10,423,500,000 10,661,700,000 10,865,400,000 11,234,500,000 12,007,200,000 12,250,300,000 12,408,500,000 12,318,600,000 10,726,200,000 9,250,700,000 9,069,600,000 9,477,000,000 6,823,400,000 4,338,900,000 4,568,400,000 4,189,100,000 4,060,300,000 4,064,600,000 5,490,400 5,795,100 6,043,100 5,900,300 5,899,600 5,928,700 6,126,600 6,941,300 6,828,100 7,109,633,000 7,045,115,000 7,384,840,000 6,976,200,000 6,774,281,000 6,840,225,000 7,000,215,000 6,712,818,000 6,684,202,000 7,373,158,000 7,431,639,000 4,053,352,000 4,185,314,000 4,408,164,000 3,701,605,000 3,590,040,000 3,611,917,000 3,619,867,000 3,781,522,000 3,684,181,000 3,685,982,000 3,486,190,000 3,586,403,000                                    
  common stock: 0.01 par value; 1,000,000 shares authorized; 479,131 and 478,388 shares issued; and 468,127 and 467,384 shares outstanding, respectively 4,800,000                                                                                        
  current assets of discontinued operations                                                                                         
  non-current assets of discontinued operations                                                                                         
  current liabilities of discontinued operations                                                                                         
  non-current liabilities of discontinued operations                                                                                         
  common stock: 0.01 par value; 1,000,000 shares authorized; 478,388 and 477,300 shares issued; and 467,384 and 466,296 shares outstanding, respectively  4,800,000                                                                                       
  common stock: 0.01 par value; 1,000,000 shares authorized; 478,280 and 477,300 shares issued; and 467,276 and 466,296 shares outstanding, respectively   4,800,000                                                                                      
  common stock: 0.01 par value; 1,000,000 shares authorized; 478,081 and 477,300 shares issued; and 467,077 and 466,296 shares outstanding, respectively    4,800,000                                                                                     
  common stock: 0.01 par value; 1,000,000 shares authorized; 477,968 and 477,300 shares issued; and 466,964 and 466,296 shares outstanding, respectively     4,800,000                                                                                    
  common stock: 0.01 par value; 1,000,000 shares authorized; 477,300 and 476,623 shares issued; and 466,296 and 465,619 shares outstanding, respectively      4,800,000                                                                                   
  common stock: .01 par value; 1,000,000 shares authorized; 477,164 and 476,623 shares issued; and 466,160 and 465,619 shares outstanding, respectively       4,800,000                                                                                  
  common stock: .01 par value; 1,000,000 shares authorized; 477,138 and 476,623 shares issued; and 466,134 and 465,619 shares outstanding, respectively        4,800,000                                                                                 
  common stock: .01 par value; 1,000,000 shares authorized; 477,042 and 476,623 shares issued; and 466,038 and 465,619 shares outstanding, respectively         4,800,000                                                                                
  common stock: 0.01 par value; 1,000,000 shares authorized; 476,623 and 466,687 shares issued; and 465,619 and 455,772 shares outstanding, respectively          4,800,000                                                                               
  common stock: .01 par value; 1,000,000 shares authorized; 476,517 and 466,687 shares issued; and 465,602 and 455,772 shares outstanding, respectively           4,800,000                                                                              
  common stock: .01 par value; 1,000,000 shares authorized; 476,500 and 466,687 shares issued; and 465,585 and 455,772 shares outstanding, respectively            4,800,000                                                                             
  common stock: .01 par value; 1,000,000 shares authorized; 467,192 and 466,687 shares issued; and 456,277 and 455,772 shares outstanding, respectively             4,700,000                                                                            
  redeemable noncontrolling interests               211,400,000 209,400,000 212,900,000 212,100,000 554,900,000 542,300,000 541,400,000 1,096,500 574,800 590,200 589,000 1,004,800 954,800 1,009,300 1,065,200 1,126,200 1,146,773,000 1,155,867,000 1,129,988,000 1,091,220,000 1,100,202,000 1,085,157,000                                                     
  common stock: 0.01 par value; 1,000,000 shares authorized; 466,687 and 455,245 shares issued; and 455,772 and 444,330 shares outstanding, respectively              4,700,000                                                                           
  common stock: .01 par value; 1,000,000 shares authorized; 466,324 and 455,245 shares issued; and 455,409 and 444,330 shares outstanding, respectively               4,700,000                                                                          
  common stock: .01 par value; 1,000,000 shares authorized; 465,946 and 455,245 shares issued; and 455,031 and 444,330 shares outstanding, respectively                4,700,000                                                                         
  common stock: .01 par value; 1,000,000 shares authorized; 455,708 and 455,245 shares issued; and 444,793 and 444,330 shares outstanding, respectively                 4,600,000                                                                        
  common stock: 0.01 par value; 1,000,000 shares authorized; 455,245 and 453,541 shares issued; and 444,330 and 442,890 shares outstanding, respectively                  4,600,000                                                                       
  common stock: .01 par value; 1,000,000 shares authorized; 455,105 and 453,541 shares issued; and 444,190 and 442,890 shares outstanding, respectively                   4,500,000                                                                      
  common stock: .01 par value; 1,000,000 shares authorized; 454,476 and 453,541 shares issued; and 443,561 and 442,890 shares outstanding, respectively                    4,500,000                                                                     
  common stock: .01 par value; 1,000,000 shares authorized; 454,196 and 453,541 shares issued; and 443,332 and 442,890 shares outstanding, respectively                     4,500,000                                                                    
  common stock: .01 par value; 1,000,000 shares authorized; 453,541 and 451,617 shares issued; and 442,890 and 441,060 shares outstanding, respectively                      4,500                                                                   
  common stock: .01 par value; 1,000,000 shares authorized; 453,392 and 451,617 shares issued; and 442,835 and 441,060 shares outstanding, respectively                       4,500                                                                  
  common stock: .01 par value; 1,000,000 shares authorized; 452,943 and 451,617 shares issued; and 442,386 and 441,060 shares outstanding, respectively                        4,500                                                                 
  short-term investments                         18,400  68,200 80,800 389,400 1,000 1,032,000 1,012,000 5,294,000 4,026,000     14,485,000 40,387,000 14,394,000 6,302,000 29,007,000 15,298,000 34,430,000 18,612,000 27,381,000 14,257,000 13,004,000                                        
  common stock: .01 par value; 1,000,000 shares authorized; 452,525 and 451,617 shares issued; and 441,968 and 441,060 shares outstanding, respectively                         4,500                                                                
  revenues:                                                                                         
  property                         1,786,000 7,314,700 1,751,600 1,749,400 1,710,400 6,565,900 1,655,349,000 1,638,175,000 1,594,064,000 5,713,126,000 1,497,936,000 1,426,192,000 1,267,651,000 4,680,388,000                                                   
  services                         27,400  33,900 31,500 31,400  25,417,000 24,259,000 22,174,000  16,909,000 16,035,000                                                     
  total operating revenues                         1,813,400  1,785,500 1,780,900 1,741,800  1,680,766,000 1,662,434,000 1,616,238,000  1,514,845,000 1,442,227,000   1,237,910,000 1,174,375,000 1,079,190,000 4,100,048,000 1,038,188,000 1,031,457,000 984,089,000 3,361,407,000 807,880,000 808,830,000 802,728,000 2,875,960,000 713,335,000 697,734,000 696,517,000                                    
  operating expenses:                                                                                         
  costs of operations                                                                                         
  depreciation, amortization and accretion                         436,900  448,900 449,700 446,300  432,354,000 396,355,000 421,140,000  397,999,000 397,765,000   341,096,000 328,356,000 263,520,000 1,003,802,000 249,066,000 245,427,000 245,763,000 800,145,000 184,922,000 184,608,000 185,804,000 644,276,000 144,061,000 172,072,000 149,655,000                                    
  selling, general, administrative and development expense                         198,100  177,900 157,900 204,900  147,961,000 153,148,000 164,796,000  131,537,000 138,234,000   114,832,000 116,338,000 123,290,000 446,542,000 108,909,000 98,499,000 110,029,000 415,545,000 97,781,000 99,803,000 101,153,000 327,301,000 81,459,000 76,848,000 79,584,000                                    
  other operating expenses                         20,100  34,800 67,000 167,800  19,541,000 18,839,000 6,215,000  14,998,000 13,711,000   15,668,000 17,449,000 7,774,000 68,517,000 11,204,000 12,757,000 13,891,000 71,539,000 15,469,000 5,898,000 14,319,000 62,185,000 7,359,000 5,944,000 21,847,000                                    
  total operating expenses                         1,198,500  1,218,300 1,234,900 1,338,900  1,119,615,000 1,085,525,000 1,084,859,000  1,035,771,000 1,009,421,000   836,985,000 784,601,000 659,224,000 2,613,126,000 653,381,000 628,958,000 630,452,000 2,147,102,000 499,001,000 496,018,000 503,042,000 1,756,241,000 417,783,000 427,248,000 422,071,000                                    
  operating income                         614,900  567,200 546,000 402,900  561,151,000 576,909,000 531,379,000  479,074,000 432,806,000   400,925,000 389,774,000 419,966,000 1,486,922,000 384,807,000 402,499,000 353,637,000 1,214,305,000 308,879,000 312,812,000 299,686,000 1,119,719,000 295,552,000 270,486,000 274,446,000                                    
  other income:                                                                                         
  interest income, tv azteca                           600 -3,400 2,700                                                            
  interest income                         12,400  10,100 18,400 15,400  8,313,000 8,311,000 9,927,000  6,376,000 6,468,000   4,503,000 4,404,000 2,964,000 14,002,000 3,850,000 2,281,000 2,018,000 9,706,000 2,342,000 1,412,000 1,714,000 7,680,000 1,717,000 2,283,000 2,253,000                                    
  interest expense                         -207,500  -209,200 -207,900 -199,600  -188,784,000 -187,028,000 -183,695,000  -190,160,000 -181,036,000   -149,787,000 -148,507,000 -147,934,000 -580,234,000 -143,212,000 -146,234,000 -143,307,000 -458,296,000 -106,335,000 -100,815,000 -111,766,000 -401,665,000 -102,272,000 -100,233,000 -95,117,000                                    
  loss on retirement of long-term obligations                         -100        -55,440,000       -75,068,000 -3,725,000 -3,473,000  -1,284,000 -238,000 -38,701,000  -2,669,000 -35,298,000 -398,000   -398,000                                    
  other income                         21,900  21,100 -34,800 27,800  -1,114,000 11,782,000 29,302,000  -12,260,000 -25,842,000   -66,659,000 -2,129,000 -54,503,000 -62,060,000 -34,019,000 -16,463,000 -3,743,000 -207,500,000 -29,622,000 -141,660,000 22,291,000 -38,300,000 46,294,000 -118,623,000 52,861,000                                    
  total other income                         -173,300  -177,400 -227,700 -153,700  -193,055,000 -164,439,000 -197,206,000  -193,302,000 -196,832,000   -208,950,000 -218,638,000 -200,602,000 -621,218,000 -167,751,000 -159,038,000 -142,675,000 -672,556,000 -130,071,000 -240,146,000 -119,516,000 -418,425,000 -50,675,000 -212,987,000 -36,858,000                                    
  income from continuing operations before income taxes                         441,600  389,800 318,300 249,200  368,096,000 412,470,000 334,173,000  285,772,000 235,974,000   191,975,000 171,136,000 219,364,000  217,056,000 243,461,000 210,962,000                                            
  income tax benefit                         -34,000  -12,500 -3,900 31,100               -21,802,000    11,447,000                                         
  net income                         407,600  377,300 314,400 280,300  334,684,000 388,490,000 307,410,000  263,735,000 192,464,000   97,740,000 157,180,000 195,492,000 803,199,000 206,630,000 221,659,000 193,313,000 482,208,000 163,222,000 84,113,000 160,948,000 594,025,000 231,825,000 33,689,000 210,358,000                                    
  net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests                         -10,200      -17,416,000                                                          
  net income attributable to american tower corporation stockholders                         397,400  366,900 306,700 285,200  317,268,000 367,051,000 316,080,000  264,509,000 187,550,000   102,999,000 156,056,000 193,317,000 824,910,000 207,593,000 234,431,000                                             
  dividends on preferred stock                             -9,400  -18,907,000 -22,843,000 -26,781,000  -26,781,000 -26,782,000   -26,781,000 -26,782,000 -9,819,000                                                
  net income attributable to american tower corporation common stockholders                         397,400 1,227,000 366,900 306,700 275,800 1,151,500 298,361,000 344,208,000 289,299,000 849,300,000 237,728,000 160,768,000 248,378,000 594,911,000 76,218,000 129,274,000 183,498,000 801,022,000 199,893,000 230,056,000                                             
  net income per common share amounts:                                                                                         
  basic net income attributable to american tower corporation common stockholders                         900 2,790 830 690 630 2,690 700 810 680 2,000 560 380 590 1,420 180 310 450 2,020 500 580                                             
  diluted net income attributable to american tower corporation common stockholders                         890 2,770 830 690 630 2,670 690 800 670 1,980 550 370 580 1,410 180 300 450 2,000 500 580                                             
  weighted-average common shares outstanding                                                                                         
  basic                         441,351,000  440,889,000 441,497,000 435,124,000  429,281,000 427,298,000 427,279,000  425,517,000 424,909,000   423,375,000 423,154,000 405,111,000 395,958,000 396,243,000 395,872,000 395,146,000 395,040,000 394,759,000 395,420,000 395,239,000 394,772,000 395,244,000 394,743,000 393,885,000                                    
  diluted                         444,621,000  444,121,000 444,362,000 438,520,000  432,831,000 430,487,000 430,199,000  429,925,000 429,004,000   427,227,000 426,933,000 409,399,000 400,086,000 400,397,000 399,588,000 399,120,000 399,146,000 398,348,000 399,458,000 399,659,000 399,287,000 399,487,000 398,811,000 398,453,000                                    
  preferred stock: .01 par value; 20,000 shares authorized;                                                                                         
  5.50%, series b, 1,375 shares issued, 0 and 1,375 shares outstanding; aggregate liquidation value of 0.0 and 1.4, respectively                                                                                         
  common stock: .01 par value; 1,000,000 shares authorized; 451,617 and 437,729 shares issued; and 441,060 and 428,820 shares outstanding, respectively                          4,500                                                               
  interest income, tv azteca, each net of interest expense of 1.2                                                                                         
  gain on retirement of long-term obligations                               -14,183,000 -274,000    830,000       2,969,000                                              
  common stock: .01 par value; 1,000,000 shares authorized; 451,030 and 437,729 shares issued; and 440,775 and 428,820 shares outstanding, respectively                           4,500                                                              
  net income attributable to noncontrolling interests                           -10,400 -7,700 4,900   -21,439,000    -4,914,000                                                     
  distributions declared per common share                           790 770 750  660 640 620  550 530 510  460 440 420  360 340                                             
  common stock: .01 par value; 1,000,000 shares authorized; 450,817 and 437,729 shares issued; and 441,186 and 428,820 shares outstanding, respectively                            4,500                                                             
  common stock: .01 par value; 1,000,000 shares authorized; 450,505 and 437,729 shares issued; and 441,596 and 428,820 shares outstanding, respectively                             4,500                                                            
  5.25%, series a, 6,000 shares issued, 0 and 6,000 shares outstanding; aggregate liquidation value of 0.0 and 0.6, respectively                                                                                         
  5.50%, series b, 1,375 shares issued, 1,375 shares outstanding; aggregate liquidation value of 1.4                                                                                        
  common stock: .01 par value; 1,000,000 shares authorized; 437,729 and 429,913 shares issued; and 428,820 and 427,103 shares outstanding, respectively                              4,400                                                           
  interest income, tv azteca, net of interest expense of 1.2, 1.2 and 0.8, respectively                                                                                         
  income tax provision                               -33,412,000 -23,980,000 -26,763,000  -22,037,000 -43,510,000   -94,235,000 -13,956,000 -23,872,000 -62,505,000 -10,426,000  -17,649,000 -59,541,000 -15,586,000  -19,222,000 -107,304,000 -13,054,000 -23,815,000 -27,248,000                                    
  net income (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests                                 8,670,000  774,000                                                      
  equity:                                                                                         
  preferred stock: .01 par value; 20,000,000 shares authorized;                                                                                         
  5.25%, series a, 6,000,000 shares issued, 0 and 6,000,000 shares outstanding; aggregate liquidation value of 0 and 600,000, respectively                                                                                         
  5.50%, series b, 1,375,000 shares issued, 1,374,986 and 1,375,000 shares outstanding; aggregate liquidation value of 1,374,986 and 1,375,000, respectively                               14,000 14,000                                                         
  common stock: .01 par value; 1,000,000,000 shares authorized; 437,510,284 and 429,912,536 shares issued; and 429,243,720 and 427,102,510 shares outstanding, respectively                               4,375,000                                                          
  interest income, tv azteca, net of interest expense of 292, 279, 874 and 846, respectively                               2,713,000                                                          
  weighted-average common shares outstanding:                                                                                         
  5.25%, series a, 0 and 6,000,000 shares issued, 0 and 6,000,000 shares outstanding; aggregate liquidation value of 0 and 600,000, respectively                                                                                         
  common stock: .01 par value; 1,000,000,000 shares authorized; 437,184,947 and 429,912,536 shares issued; and 429,174,983 and 427,102,510 shares outstanding, respectively                                4,372,000                                                         
  interest income, tv azteca, net of interest expense of 291, 284, 582 and 567, respectively                                2,770,000                                                         
  5.25%, series a, 6,000,000 shares issued and outstanding; aggregate liquidation value of 600,000                                 60,000 60,000 60,000 60,000 60,000 60,000 60,000                                                  
  5.50%, series b, 1,375,000 shares issued and outstanding; aggregate liquidation value of 1,375,000                                 14,000 14,000                                                       
  common stock: .01 par value; 1,000,000,000 shares authorized; 430,931,594 and 429,912,536 shares issued; and 426,247,652 and 427,102,510 shares outstanding, respectively                                 4,309,000                                                        
  interest income, tv azteca, net of interest expense of 291 and 283, respectively                                 2,700,000                                                        
  common stock: .01 par value; 1,000,000,000 shares authorized; 429,912,536 and 426,695,279 shares issued; and 427,102,510 and 423,885,253 shares outstanding, respectively                                  4,299,000                                                       
  interest income, tv azteca, net of interest expense of 1,163, 820 and 1,482, respectively                                                                                         
  5.50%, series b, 1,375,000 shares issued and outstanding, respectively; aggregate liquidation value of 1,375,000                                   14,000 14,000 14,000                                                    
  common stock: .01 par value; 1,000,000,000 shares authorized; 428,431,558 and 426,695,279 shares issued; and 425,621,532 and 423,885,253 shares outstanding, respectively                                   4,284,000                                                      
  interest income, tv azteca, net of interest expense of 279, 40, 846 and 780, respectively                                   2,742,000                                                      
  deferred income taxes                                    229,273,000 216,643,000  12,318,000 14,144,000 13,555,000 14,632,000 22,797,000 23,786,000 21,638,000 22,401,000 23,931,000 22,773,000 24,617,000 25,754,000 27,641,000 28,986,000 30,318,000 29,596,000 252,699,000 256,146,000 250,250,000 169,007,000 210,244,000 224,472,000 216,822,000 189,451,000 191,623,000 191,157,000 163,981,000 163,981,000 40,055,000 40,124,000 40,080,000 40,063,000 23,494,000 23,494,000 88,481,000 88,485,000 94,236,000 94,236,000 31,359,000 31,359,000 39,611,000 6,090,000 6,090,000 6,090,000 14,122,000 14,122,000 14,122,000 14,122,000 13,051,000 13,047,000 
  common stock: .01 par value; 1,000,000,000 shares authorized; 428,071,284 and 426,695,279 shares issued; and 425,261,258 and 423,885,253 shares outstanding, respectively                                    4,280,000                                                     
  interest income, tv azteca, net of interest expense of 284, 370, 567 and 740, respectively                                    2,748,000                                                     
  liabilities and equity                                                                                         
  common stock: .01 par value; 1,000,000,000 shares authorized; 427,373,031 and 426,695,279 shares issued; and 424,563,005 and 423,885,253 shares outstanding, respectively                                     4,273,000                                                    
  noncontrolling interest                                     66,966,000 61,139,000 66,311,000 62,286,000 79,953,000 99,792,000 -9,313,000 1,670,000 30,427,000 55,875,000 82,954,000 101,544,000 109,907,000 111,080,000   107,435,000 122,922,000 84,351,000 37,925,000 9,822,000 3,114,000 3,050,000 3,011,000 2,936,000 3,043,000 3,336,000 3,254,000 3,150,000                        
  interest income, tv azteca, net of interest expense of 283 and 370, respectively                                                                                         
  net income attributable to noncontrolling interest                                       5,259,000   21,711,000 963,000 12,772,000 9,186,000 69,125,000 16,901,000 15,708,000                                         
  5.50%, series b, 1,375,000 and no shares issued and outstanding, respectively; aggregate liquidation value of 1,375,000                                      14,000 14,000                                                  
  common stock: .01 par value; 1,000,000,000 shares authorized; 426,695,279 and 399,508,751 shares issued; and 423,885,253 and 396,698,725 shares outstanding, respectively                                      4,267,000                                                   
  interest income, tv azteca, net of interest expense of 820, 1,482 and 1,483, respectively                                                                                         
  common stock: .01 par value; 1,000,000,000 shares authorized; 426,307,336 and 399,508,751 shares issued; and 423,497,310 and 396,698,725 shares outstanding, respectively                                       4,263,000                                                  
  rental and management                                       1,212,849,000 1,154,235,000 1,062,180,000 4,006,854,000 1,011,119,000 1,005,761,000 960,120,000 3,287,090,000 796,575,000 789,199,000 777,433,000 2,803,490,000 697,554,000 682,262,000 683,990,000                                    
  network development services                                       25,061,000 20,140,000 17,010,000 93,194,000 27,069,000 25,696,000 23,969,000 74,317,000 11,305,000 19,631,000 25,295,000 72,470,000 15,781,000 15,472,000 12,527,000                                    
  interest income, tv azteca, net of interest expense of 40, 371, 780 and 1,112, respectively                                       2,993,000                                                  
  5.25%, series a, 6,000,000 shares issued and outstanding                                        60,000 60,000                                                
  5.50%, series b, 1,375,000 and no shares issued and outstanding, respectively                                        14,000 14,000                                                
  common stock: .01 par value; 1,000,000,000 shares authorized; 426,074,991 and 399,508,751 shares issued; and 423,264,965 and 396,698,725 shares outstanding, respectively                                        4,260,000                                                 
  interest income, tv azteca, net of interest expense of 370, 370, 740 and 741, respectively                                        2,662,000                                                 
  net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interest                                        -1,124,000 -2,175,000                                                
  common stock: .01 par value; 1,000,000,000 shares authorized; 425,883,631 and 399,508,751 shares issued; and 423,073,605 and 396,698,725 shares outstanding, respectively                                         4,259,000                                                
  interest income, tv azteca, net of interest expense of 370 and 371, respectively                                         2,596,000                                                
  preferred stock: .01 par value; 20,000,000 shares authorized; 5.25% mandatory convertible preferred stock, series a, 6,000,000 and no shares issued and outstanding, respectively                                          60,000 60,000 60,000                                             
  common stock: .01 par value; 1,000,000,000 shares authorized; 399,508,751 and 397,674,350 shares issued; and 396,698,725 and 394,864,324 shares outstanding, respectively                                          3,995,000                                               
  interest income, tv azteca, net of interest expense of 1,482, 1,483 and 1,485, respectively                                          10,547,000                                               
  income from continuing operations before income taxes and income on equity method investments                                          865,704,000    541,749,000 178,808,000 72,666,000 180,170,000 701,294,000 244,877,000 57,499,000 237,588,000                                    
  income on equity method investments                                                  35,000 2,000 5,000 18,000                                    
  dividends declared on preferred stock                                          -23,888,000 -7,700,000 -4,375,000                                             
  common stock: .01 par value; 1,000,000,000 shares authorized; 399,207,516 and 397,674,350 shares issued; and 396,397,490 and 394,864,324 shares outstanding, respectively                                           3,992,000                                              
  interest income, tv azteca, net of interest expense of 371, 371, 1,112 and 1,113, respectively                                           2,661,000                                              
  common stock: .01 par value; 1,000,000,000 shares authorized; 398,811,474 and 397,674,350 shares issued; and 396,001,448 and 394,864,324 shares outstanding, respectively                                            3,988,000                                             
  interest income, tv azteca, net of interest expense of 370, 371, 741 and 742 respectively                                            2,662,000                                             
  preferred stock: .01 par value; 20,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued or outstanding                                                                                         
  common stock: .01 par value; 1,000,000,000 shares authorized; 398,470,269 and 397,674,350 shares issued; and 395,660,243 and 394,864,324 shares outstanding, respectively                                             3,984,000                                            
  interest income, tv azteca, net of interest expense of 371 and 371, respectively                                             2,595,000    3,543,000                                        
  net income attributable to american tower corporation                                             202,499,000 551,333,000 180,123,000 99,821,000 171,407,000 637,283,000 232,089,000 48,209,000 221,306,000                                    
  basic net income attributable to american tower corporation                                             510 1,400 460 250 430  590 120 560                                    
  diluted net income attributable to american tower corporation                                             510 1,380 450 250 430  580 120 560                                    
  distributions declared per share                                             320  280 270 260 900 230 220 210                                    
  common stock: .01 par value; 1,000,000,000 shares authorized; 397,674,350 and 395,963,218 shares issued; and 394,864,324 and 395,091,213 shares outstanding, respectively                                              3,976,000                                           
  interest income, tv azteca, net of interest expense of 1,483, 1,485 and 1,474, respectively                                              22,235,000                                           
  common stock: .01 par value; 1,000,000,000 shares authorized; 397,345,022 and 395,963,218 shares issued; and 394,534,996 and 395,091,213 shares outstanding, respectively                                               3,973,000                                          
  interest income, tv azteca, net of interest expense of 371, 372, 1,113 and 1,114, respectively                                               3,544,000                                          
  common stock: .01 par value; 1,000,000,000 shares authorized; 396,953,771 and 395,963,218 shares issued; and 395,129,882 and 395,091,213 shares outstanding, respectively                                                3,969,000                                         
  interest income, tv azteca, net of interest expense of 371, 371, 742 and 742, respectively                                                3,586,000                                         
  commitments and contingencies equity:                                                                                         
  common stock: .01 par value; 1,000,000,000 shares authorized; 396,624,027 and 395,963,218 shares issued; and 395,587,902 and 395,091,213 shares outstanding, respectively                                                 3,966,000                                        
  net income (income) attributable to noncontrolling interest                                                 10,459,000 43,258,000   10,948,000                                    
  short-term investments and available-for-sale securities                                                  6,018,000  29,492,000 32,817,000 22,270,000 4,726,000   46,428,000 42,720,000 27,891,000  9,776,000 3,844,000 8,990,000 962,000 2,028,000 8,013,000 11,786,000 6,802,000 7,224,000 5,219,000 15,634,000                 
  common stock: .01 par value, 1,000,000,000 shares authorized, 395,963,218 and 393,642,079 shares issued, and 395,091,213 and 393,642,079 shares outstanding, respectively                                                  3,959,000                                       
  interest income, tv azteca, net of interest expense of 1,485, 1,474, and 1,487, respectively                                                  14,258,000                                       
  income from continuing operations                                                  594,025,000                                       
  income from discontinued operations, net of income tax provision of 0, 0 and 19, respectively                                                                                         
  basic:                                                                                         
  income from continuing operations attributable to american tower corporation                                                  1,610                                       
  income from discontinued operations attributable to american tower corporation                                                                                         
  diluted:                                                                                         
  notes receivable and other long-term assets                                                   522,160,000 524,628,000 480,198,000 493,828,000 336,082,000 882,281,000 849,339,000 785,874,000 720,905,000 678,120,000 668,104,000 651,133,000 643,226,000 632,553,000 594,414,000 581,533,000 567,124,000 550,420,000 515,722,000 484,997,000 446,736,000 431,772,000 436,291,000 415,720,000 405,810,000 409,113,000 384,991,000 357,294,000 370,768,000 296,647,000 293,045,000 291,779,000 288,536,000 285,821,000 282,552,000 275,508,000   
  other long-term liabilities                                                   667,680,000 599,766,000 582,451,000 562,146,000 805,649,000 739,554,000 1,035,598,000 808,769,000 754,156,000 645,052,000 641,564,000 662,239,000 639,634,000 625,738,000 593,493,000 583,232,000 548,630,000 539,621,000 535,998,000 504,178,000 460,621,000 453,508,000 446,281,000 365,974,000 354,091,000 344,721,000 337,578,000 327,354,000 190,172,000 129,446,000 126,740,000 121,505,000 47,037,000 46,228,000 29,034,000 23,961,000 28,471,000 29,822,000 
  common stock: .01 par value; 1,000,000,000 shares authorized; 395,607,119 and 393,642,079 shares issued; and 395,354,428 and 393,642,079 shares outstanding, respectively                                                   3,956,000                                      
  non-controlling interest                                                   129,228,000 128,642,000                                     
  interest income, tv azteca, net of interest expense of 372, 458, 1,114 and 1,186, respectively                                                   3,586,000                                      
  net income attributable to non-controlling interest                                                   264,000 14,520,000                                     
  common stock: .01 par value, 1,000,000,000 shares authorized, 395,204,787 and 393,642,079 shares issued, and 395,035,260 and 393,642,079 shares outstanding, respectively                                                    3,952,000                                     
  interest income, tv azteca, net of interest expense of 371, 356, 742 and 728, respectively                                                    3,586,000                                     
  distribution payable                                                     82,907,000                                    
  common stock: .01 par value, 1,000,000,000 shares authorized, 394,677,281 and 393,642,079 shares issued, and 394,598,281 and 393,642,079 shares outstanding, respectively                                                     3,946,000                                    
  interest income, tv azteca, net of interest expense of 371 and 372, respectively                                                     3,543,000                                    
  liabilities and stockholders’ equity                                                                                         
  stockholders’ equity:                                                                                         
  common stock: .01 par value, 1,000,000,000 shares authorized, 393,642,079 and 486,056,952 shares issued, and 393,642,079 and 398,677,234 shares outstanding, respectively                                                      3,936,000                                   
  accumulated deficit                                                      -1,477,899,000 -1,545,244,000 -1,529,543,000 -1,644,754,000 -1,736,596,000 -1,820,110,000 -1,913,549,000 -2,013,214,000 -2,109,532,000 -2,173,882,000 -2,241,237,000 -2,297,526,000 -2,356,127,000 -2,441,966,000 -2,502,432,000 -2,661,218,000 -2,703,373,000 -2,697,824,000 -2,757,452,000 -2,737,461,000 -2,733,920,000 -2,752,205,000 -2,755,677,000 -2,713,578,000 -2,710,993,000 -2,623,652,000 -2,602,782,000 -2,570,964,000 -2,539,403,000 -2,349,766,000 -2,293,862,000 -2,233,327,000 -2,190,447,000 -2,139,230,000 -2,086,368,000 
  accumulated other comprehensive income                                                      -142,617,000 -87,070,000 62,470,000 54,416,000 38,053,000 24,405,000 -9,829,000 28,320,000       806,000  -3,626,000 -2,853,000 3,189,000 7,855,000 16,079,000 3,074,000 10,466,000 5,624,000            
  total american tower corporation stockholders’ equity                                                      3,287,220,000 3,263,290,000 3,561,863,000 3,499,194,000 3,501,444,000 3,450,600,000 3,426,999,000 3,454,910,000 3,315,082,000 3,231,815,000 3,087,781,000 3,078,920,000                        
  total stockholders’ equity                                                      3,410,142,000 3,347,641,000 3,599,788,000 3,509,016,000 3,504,558,000 3,453,650,000 3,430,010,000 3,457,846,000 3,318,125,000 3,235,151,000 3,091,035,000 3,082,070,000 2,991,322,000 2,840,042,000 3,024,501,000 2,913,267,000 3,022,092,000 3,375,705,000 3,636,763,000 3,993,518,000 4,384,916,000 4,384,113,000 4,374,655,000 4,411,629,000 4,526,580,000 4,638,414,000 1,426,189,000 1,452,331,000 1,470,953,000 1,622,028,000 1,650,159,000 1,672,051,000 1,711,547,000 1,757,173,000 1,685,806,000 
  accounts payable and accrued expenses                                                       352,781,000 339,931,000 431,408,000 292,543,000 245,952,000 205,040,000 183,854,000 185,138,000 165,957,000 172,663,000 144,268,000 151,985,000 149,029,000 138,017,000 149,533,000 175,464,000 203,864,000 205,878,000 173,587,000 187,634,000 169,582,000 166,660,000 175,010,000 175,558,000 194,160,000 119,623,000 120,666,000 121,672,000 104,833,000 104,285,000 100,877,000 107,557,000 92,034,000 92,422,000 
  class a common stock: .01 par value, 1,000,000,000 shares authorized, 488,433,889 and 486,056,952 shares issued, and 393,467,211 and 398,677,234 shares outstanding, respectively                                                       4,884,000                                  
  short term investments and available-for-sale securities                                                        1,357,000 10,695,000    18,945,000                            
  class a common stock: .01 par value, 1,000,000,000 shares authorized, 487,740,025 and 486,056,952 shares issued, and 395,996,123 and 398,677,234 shares outstanding, respectively                                                        4,877,000                                 
  preferred stock: .01 par value; 20,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued or outstanding class a common stock: .01 par value, 1,000,000,000 shares authorized, 486,835,563 and 486,056,952 shares issued, and 397,066,098 and 398,677,234 shares outstanding, respectively                                                         4,868,000                                
  class a common stock: .01 par value, 1,000,000,000 shares authorized, 486,056,952 and 479,703,633 shares issued, and 398,677,234 and 401,596,984 shares outstanding, respectively                                                          4,860,000                               
  class a common stock: .01 par value, 1,000,000,000 shares authorized, 485,530,031 and 479,703,633 shares issued, and 399,610,995 and 401,596,984 shares outstanding, respectively                                                           4,855,000                              
  class a common stock: .01 par value, 1,000,000,000 shares authorized, 484,490,239 and 479,703,633 shares issued, and 401,745,103 and 401,596,984 shares outstanding, respectively                                                            4,845,000                             
  class a common stock: .01 par value, 1,000,000,000 shares authorized, 482,981,759 and 479,703,633 shares issued, and 403,691,679 and 401,596,984 shares outstanding, respectively                                                             4,830,000                            
  class a common stock: .01 par value; 1,000,000,000 shares authorized, 479,703,633 and 468,513,843 shares issued, and 401,596,984 and 396,976,896 shares outstanding, respectively                                                              4,797,000                           
  class a common stock: .01 par value; 1,000,000,000 shares authorized, 478,505,841 and 468,513,843 shares issued, and 401,059,793 and 396,976,896 shares outstanding, respectively                                                               4,785,000                          
  class a common stock: .01 par value; 1,000,000,000 shares authorized, 469,645,920 and 468,513,843 shares issued, and 395,810,003 and 396,976,896 shares outstanding, respectively                                                                4,697,000                         
  class a common stock: .01 par value; 1,000,000,000 shares authorized, 469,263,097 and 468,513,843 shares issued, and 397,658,712 and 396,976,896 shares outstanding, respectively                                                                 4,692,000                        
  minority interest in subsidiaries                                                                  3,157,000 3,187,000 3,231,000 3,277,000 3,342,000 3,405,000 3,462,000 3,502,000 3,591,000 3,529,000 3,592,000 9,922,000 9,794,000 5,916,000 5,905,000 5,970,000 6,081,000 11,863,000 11,697,000 25,806,000 18,599,000 17,529,000 16,717,000 
  class a common stock: .01 par value; 1,000,000,000 shares authorized, 468,513,843 and 452,759,969 shares issued, and 396,976,896 and 399,518,542 shares outstanding, respectively                                                                  4,685,000                       
  class a common stock: .01 par value; 1,000,000,000 shares authorized, 460,737,113 and 452,759,969 shares issued, and 391,984,387 and 399,518,542 shares outstanding, respectively                                                                   4,607,000                      
  class a common stock: .01 par value; 1,000,000,000 shares authorized, 456,642,665 and 452,759,969 shares issued, and 396,197,782 and 399,518,542 shares outstanding, respectively                                                                    4,566,000                     
  class a common stock: .01 par value; 1,000,000,000 shares authorized, 453,762,046 and 452,759,969 shares issued, and 396,025,563 and 399,518,542 shares outstanding, respectively                                                                     4,537,000                    
  class a common stock: .01 par value; 1,000,000,000 shares authorized, 452,759,969 and 437,792,629 shares issued, and 399,518,542 and 424,672,267 shares outstanding, respectively                                                                      4,527,000                   
  class a common stock: .01 par value; 1,000,000,000 shares authorized, 450,400,693 and 437,792,629 shares issued, and 406,054,836 and 424,672,267 shares outstanding, respectively                                                                       4,504,000                  
  class a common stock: .01 par value; 1,000,000,000 shares authorized, 449,668,049 and 437,792,629 shares issued, and 413,488,242 and 424,672,267 shares outstanding, respectively                                                                        4,497,000                 
  available-for-sale securities                                                                         14,329,000 22,986,000               
  class a common stock: .01 par value; 1,000,000,000 shares authorized, 445,722,931 and 437,792,629 shares issued, and 419,746,755 and 424,672,267 shares outstanding, respectively                                                                         4,457,000                
  class a common stock: .01 par value; 1,000,000,000 shares authorized, 437,792,629 and 415,636,595 shares issued, and 424,672,267 and 412,654,855 shares outstanding, respectively                                                                          4,378,000               
  unearned compensation                                                                              -2,497,000 -3,661,000          
  class a common stock: .01 par value; 1,000,000,000 shares authorized; 437,477,170 and 415,636,595 shares issued, and 425,490,080 and 412,654,855 shares outstanding, respectively                                                                           4,375,000              
  class a common stock: .01 par value; 1,000,000,000 shares authorized; 437,019,775 and 415,636,595 shares issued, and 425,032,685 and 412,654,855 shares outstanding, respectively                                                                            4,370,000             
  class a common stock: .01 par value; 1,000,000,000 shares authorized; 428,780,174 and 415,636,595 shares issued, and 420,328,652 and 412,654,855 shares outstanding, respectively                                                                             4,288,000            
  assets held for sale                                                                               3,389,000 3,389,000 3,389,000 3,389,000 3,389,000 3,389,000 3,439,000 10,119,000 138,264,000 153,521,000 
  class a common stock: .01 par value; 1,000,000,000 and 500,000,000 shares authorized, 415,636,595 and 229,745,116 shares issued, and 412,654,855 and 229,599,895 shares outstanding, respectively                                                                              4,156,000           
  class c common stock: .01 par value; 0 and 10,000,000 shares authorized, respectively; no shares issued or outstanding                                                                                         
  class a common stock: .01 par value; 1,000,000,000 and 500,000,000 shares authorized, 411,001,500 and 229,745,116 shares issued, and 410,856,279 and 229,599,895 shares outstanding, respectively                                                                               4,110,000          
  current portion of other long-term obligations                                                                                87,955,000 5,350,000      101,643,000  
  class a common stock: .01 par value; 500,000,000 shares authorized; 231,247,635 and 229,745,116 shares issued, 231,102,414 and 229,599,895 shares outstanding, respectively                                                                                2,312,000         
  class a common stock: .01 par value; 500,000,000 shares authorized; 230,761,701 and 229,745,116 shares issued, 230,616,480 and 229,599,895 shares outstanding, respectively                                                                                 2,308,000        
  restricted cash and investments                                                                                     119,137,000 170,036,000 283,722,000 192,885,000 
  liabilities held for sale                                                                                      8,416,000 130,977,000 138,508,000 
  class a common stock: .01 par value; 500,000,000 shares authorized; 229,745,116 and 211,855,658 shares issued, 229,599,895 and 211,710,437 shares outstanding, respectively                                                                                  2,297,000       
  class b common stock: .01 par value; 0 and 50,000,000 shares authorized, respectively; 0 and 6,969,529 shares issued and outstanding, respectively                                                                                         
  class c common stock: .01 par value; 10,000,000 shares authorized; 0 and 1,224,914 shares issued and outstanding, respectively                                                                                         
  note receivable                                                                                     -6,720,000 -6,720,000 -6,720,000 -6,720,000 
  costs and earnings in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts and unbilled receivables                                                                                   16,552,000 16,065,000 15,381,000 19,933,000 19,812,000 18,036,000 
  billings in excess of costs on uncompleted contracts and unearned revenue                                                                                   33,154,000 34,445,000 37,371,000 41,449,000 39,359,000 36,663,000 
  class a common stock: .01 par value; 500,000,000 shares authorized; 226,741,565 and 211,855,658 shares issued, 226,596,344 and 211,710,437 shares outstanding, respectively                                                                                   2,267,000      
  class b common stock: .01 par value; 50,000,000 shares authorized; 0 and 6,969,529 shares issued and outstanding, respectively                                                                                         
  class a common stock: .01 par value; 500,000,000 shares authorized; 224,287,636 and 211,855,658 shares issued, 224,142,415 and 211,710,437 shares outstanding, respectively                                                                                    2,243,000     
  class a common stock: .01 par value; 500,000,000 shares authorized; 221,239,313 and 211,855,658 shares issued, 221,094,092 and 211,710,437 shares outstanding, respectively                                                                                     2,212,000    
  class a common stock: .01 par value; 500,000,000 shares authorized; 211,855,658 and 185,643,625 shares issued, 211,710,437 and 185,499,028 shares outstanding, respectively                                                                                      2,119,000   
  class b common stock: .01 par value; 50,000,000 shares authorized; 6,969,529 and 7,917,070 shares issued and outstanding, respectively                                                                                      70,000   
  class c common stock: .01 par value; 10,000,000 shares authorized; 1,224,914 and 2,267,813 shares issued and outstanding, respectively                                                                                      12,000   
  deposits, investments and other long-term assets                                                                                       152,147,000 146,452,000 
  notes receivable                                                                                       121,852,000 109,249,000 
  convertible notes, net—2.25%                                                                                       84,089,000 140,123,000 
  class a common stock: .01 par value; 500,000,000 shares authorized; 210,726,083 and 185,643,625 shares issued, 210,580,862 and 185,499,028 shares outstanding, respectively                                                                                       2,107,000  
  class b common stock: .01 par value; 50,000,000 shares authorized; 7,320,015 and 7,917,070 shares issued and outstanding, respectively                                                                                       73,000  
  class c common stock: .01 par value; 10,000,000 shares authorized; 1,514,152 and 2,267,813 shares issued and outstanding, respectively                                                                                       15,000  
  class a common stock: .01 par value; 500,000,000 shares authorized; 194,744,050 and 185,643,625 shares issued, 194,598,829 and 185,499,028 shares outstanding, respectively                                                                                        1,947,000 
  class b common stock: .01 par value; 50,000,000 shares authorized; 7,699,070 and 7,917,070 shares issued and outstanding, respectively                                                                                        77,000 
  class c common stock: .01 par value; 10,000,000 shares authorized; 2,267,813 shares issued and outstanding                                                                                        23,000 

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