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Selected Quarterly Financial Data (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2016
Selected Quarterly Financial Information [Abstract]  
Schedule of quarterly financial information
Selected quarterly financial data for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015 is as follows (in thousands, except per share data):
 
Three Months Ended
 
Year Ended
December 31,
 
March 31,
 
June 30,
 
September 30,
 
December 31,
 
2016:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating revenues
$
1,289,047

 
$
1,442,227

 
$
1,514,845

 
$
1,539,549

 
$
5,785,668

Costs of operations (1)
351,445

 
459,711

 
491,237

 
487,996

 
1,790,389

Operating income
451,853

 
432,806

 
479,074

 
489,296

 
1,853,029

Net income
281,307

 
192,464

 
263,735

 
232,853

 
970,359

Net income attributable to American Tower Corporation stockholders
275,159

 
187,550

 
264,509

 
229,207

 
956,425

Dividends on preferred stock
(26,781
)
 
(26,782
)
 
(26,781
)
 
(26,781
)
 
(107,125
)
Net income attributable to American Tower Corporation common stockholders
248,378

 
160,768

 
237,728

 
202,426

 
849,300

Basic net income per share attributable to American Tower Corporation common stockholders
0.59

 
0.38

 
0.56

 
0.48

 
2.00

Diluted net income per share attributable to American Tower Corporation common stockholders
0.58

 
0.37

 
0.55

 
0.47

 
1.98

 
 
Three Months Ended
 
Year Ended
December 31,
 
March 31,
 
June 30,
 
September 30,
 
December 31,
 
2015:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating revenues
$
1,079,190

 
$
1,174,375

 
$
1,237,910

 
$
1,280,041

 
$
4,771,516

Costs of operations (1)
264,640

 
322,458

 
365,389

 
356,381

 
1,308,868

Operating income
419,966

 
389,774

 
400,925

 
402,124

 
1,612,789

Net income
195,492

 
157,180

 
97,740

 
221,595

 
672,007

Net income attributable to American Tower Corporation stockholders
193,317

 
156,056

 
102,999

 
232,702

 
685,074

Dividends on preferred stock
(9,819
)
 
(26,782
)
 
(26,781
)
 
(26,781
)
 
(90,163
)
Net income attributable to American Tower Corporation common stockholders
183,498

 
129,274

 
76,218

 
205,921

 
594,911

Basic net income per share attributable to American Tower Corporation common stockholders
0.45

 
0.31

 
0.18

 
0.49

 
1.42

Diluted net income per share attributable to American Tower Corporation common stockholders
0.45

 
0.30

 
0.18

 
0.48

 
1.41

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(1)
Represents Operating expenses, exclusive of Depreciation, amortization and accretion, Selling, general, administrative and development expense, and Other operating expenses.