| **Tower Sale and Leaseback (Narratives) (Details) - Tower Sale [Member] $ in Millions** | 1 Months Ended |
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| **Sale Leaseback Transaction [Line Items]**                                             |           |
| Number of cell sites sold                                                               | 276            |
| Net proceeds from sale of cell sites                                                    | $ 90.8         |
| Number of renewal options                                                               | 8              |
| Renewal period (in years)                                                               | 5 years        |
| Annual increase in lease payments, percentage                                           | 2.00%          |
| Decrease in asset retirement obligation                                                 | $ (3.4)        |
| Interest rate on the Tower Obligation                                                   | 7.10%          |
| Minimum                                                                                 |           |
| **Sale Leaseback Transaction [Line Items]**                                             |           |
| Lease term (in years)                                                                   | 10 years       |
| Maximum                                                                                 |           |
| **Sale Leaseback Transaction [Line Items]**                                             |           |
| Lease term (in years)                                                                   | 50 years       |

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Property Subject to Sale, Number of Units
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Sale Leaseback Transaction, Rent Increase percent
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Amount of increase (decrease) in asset retirement obligations.
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Term of the lessee's leasing arrangement renewal, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.
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Term of the lessee's leasing arrangement, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.
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| - Definition
The financing cost related to leases that have been recorded under the deposit method, as a financing or as a capital leases in connection with the transaction involving the sale of property to another party and the lease of the property back to the seller.
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Amount of cash inflow after closing and debt issuance costs received by a seller-lessee in a sale-leaseback recognized in financing activities.
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