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2413405 - Disclosure - Income Taxes (Components of Income from Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes and Income on Equity Method Investments) (Details)
(http://www.americantower.com/role/IncomeTaxesComponentsOfIncomeFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesAndIncomeOnEquityMethodInvestmentsDetails)
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Reporting Entity [Axis]0001053507 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK)
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]Period [Axis]
2016-01-01 - 2016-12-31
2015-01-01 - 2015-12-31
2014-01-01 - 2014-12-31
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
 
 
 
United States
882,552,000  
785,201,000  
857,457,000  
Foreign
243,308,000  
44,761,000  
8,247,000  
INCOME FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS BEFORE INCOME TAXES
1,125,860,000  
 
829,962,000  
 
865,704,000