See Item 8 for Financial Statements included with this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
(2)
Financial Statement Schedules
Schedule III—Schedule of Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation (see below)
All other schedules are omitted because they are not applicable or because the required information is contained in the financial statements or notes thereto included in this Form 10-K.
Schedule III—Schedule of Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation
Gross
Life on Which
Cost
Amount
Accumulated
Depreciation
Capitalized
Carried
Depreciation
in Latest
Initial
Subsequent
at Close
at Close
Income
Cost to
to
of Current
of Current
Date of
Date
Statement is
Description
Encumbrances
Company
Acquisition
Period
Period
Construction
Acquired
Computed
(in thousands)
29,578 sites
(1)
$
7,428,000
(2)
(3)
(3)
$
5,561,005
(4)
$
(2,868,507)
Various
Various
Up to 20 years
(1)
No single site exceeds 5% of the aggregate gross amounts at which the assets were carried at the close of the period set forth in the table above.
(2)
As of December 31, 2018, certain assets secure debt of $7.4 billion.
(3)
The Company has omitted this information, as it would be impracticable to compile such information on a site-by-site basis.
(4)
Does not include those sites under construction.
2018
2017
2016
(in thousands)
Gross amount at beginning
$
5,340,858
$
5,079,660
$
4,839,874
Additions during period:
Acquisitions (1)
131,686
112,979
72,456
Construction and related costs on new builds
54,237
70,361
58,143
Augmentation and tower upgrades
49,201
43,288
37,861
Land buyouts and other assets
37,032
41,657
44,574
Tower maintenance
30,048
29,391
28,257
Other (2)
—
—
45,829
Total additions
302,204
297,676
287,120
Deductions during period:
Cost of real estate sold or disposed
(1,083)
(1,027)
(12,842)
Impairment
(17,130)
(34,101)
(34,492)
Other (2)
(63,844)
(1,350)
—
Total deductions
(82,057)
(36,478)
(47,334)
Balance at end
$
5,561,005
$
5,340,858
$
5,079,660
(1)
Inclusive of changes between the final purchase price allocation and the preliminary purchase price allocations.
(2)
Primarily represents cumulative translation adjustments related to changes in foreign currency exchange rates.
2018
2017
2016
(in thousands)
Gross amount of accumulated depreciation at beginning
$
(2,627,841)
$
(2,396,587)
$
(2,160,530)
Additions during period:
Depreciation
(257,469)
(248,818)
(254,982)
Other (1)
(25)
—
(5,557)
Total additions
(257,494)
(248,818)
(260,539)
Deductions during period:
Amount of accumulated depreciation for assets sold or disposed
4,392
17,051
24,482
Other (1)
12,436
513
—
Total deductions
16,828
17,564
24,482
Balance at end
$
(2,868,507)
$
(2,627,841)
$
(2,396,587)
(1)
Primarily represents cumulative translation adjustments related to changes in foreign currency exchange rates.