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SBA Communications Corp. – ‘10-K’ for 12/31/23 – ‘XML’

On:  Wednesday, 2/28/24, at 5:26pm ET   ·   For:  12/31/23   ·   Accession #:  1034054-24-2   ·   File #:  1-16853

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 2/28/24  SBA Communications Corp.          10-K       12/31/23  146:39M

Annual Report   —   Form 10-K   —   SEA’34

Filing Table of Contents

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 4: EX-21       Subsidiaries List                                   HTML     54K 
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10: EX-97       Clawback Policy re: Recovery of Erroneously         HTML    130K 
                Awarded Compensation                                             
 6: EX-31.1     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     45K 
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16: R1          Document And Entity Information                     HTML    111K 
17: R2          Consolidated Balance Sheets                         HTML    150K 
18: R3          Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical)         HTML     59K 
19: R4          Consolidated Statements of Operations               HTML    150K 
20: R5          Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income     HTML     69K 
21: R6          Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Deficit    HTML    108K 
22: R7          Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows               HTML    164K 
23: R8          General                                             HTML     46K 
24: R9          Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML    374K 
25: R10         Fair Value Measurements                             HTML    107K 
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27: R12         Costs and Estimated Earnings on Uncompleted         HTML    116K 
                Contracts                                                        
28: R13         Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets and       HTML    144K 
                Other Assets                                                     
29: R14         Acquisitions                                        HTML    133K 
30: R15         Property and Equipment, Net                         HTML     92K 
31: R16         Intangible Assets, Net                              HTML    172K 
32: R17         Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities      HTML    120K 
33: R18         Debt                                                HTML   1.05M 
34: R19         Shareholders' Equity                                HTML    165K 
35: R20         Stock-Based Compensation                            HTML    450K 
36: R21         Income Taxes                                        HTML    465K 
37: R22         Segment Data                                        HTML    533K 
38: R23         Earnings Per Share                                  HTML    119K 
39: R24         Commitments and Contingencies                       HTML    139K 
40: R25         Concentration of Credit Risk                        HTML    189K 
41: R26         Defined Contribution Plan                           HTML     47K 
42: R27         Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests                 HTML     84K 
43: R28         Derivatives and Hedging Activities                  HTML    150K 
44: R29         Quarterly Financial Data                            HTML    192K 
45: R30         Schedule III - Schedule of Real Estate and          HTML    438K 
                Accumulated Depreciation                                         
46: R31         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML    433K 
                (Policy)                                                         
47: R32         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML    293K 
                (Tables)                                                         
48: R33         Fair Value Measurements (Tables)                    HTML     93K 
49: R34         Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Restricted Cash         HTML    108K 
                (Tables)                                                         
50: R35         Costs and Estimated Earnings on Uncompleted         HTML    110K 
                Contracts (Tables)                                               
51: R36         Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets and       HTML    143K 
                Other Assets (Tables)                                            
52: R37         Acquisitions (Tables)                               HTML    120K 
53: R38         Property and Equipment, Net (Tables)                HTML     89K 
54: R39         Intangible Assets, Net (Tables)                     HTML    171K 
55: R40         Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities      HTML    118K 
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56: R41         Debt (Tables)                                       HTML   1.00M 
57: R42         Shareholders' Equity (Tables)                       HTML    151K 
58: R43         Stock-Based Compensation (Tables)                   HTML    435K 
59: R44         Income Taxes (Tables)                               HTML    448K 
60: R45         Segment Data (Tables)                               HTML    524K 
61: R46         Earnings Per Share (Tables)                         HTML    117K 
62: R47         Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)              HTML    134K 
63: R48         Concentration of Credit Risk (Tables)               HTML    188K 
64: R49         Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests (Tables)        HTML     81K 
65: R50         Derivatives and Hedging Activities (Tables)         HTML    139K 
66: R51         Quarterly Financial Data (Tables)                   HTML    191K 
67: R52         General (Narrative) (Details)                       HTML     43K 
68: R53         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML    115K 
                (Narrative) (Details)                                            
69: R54         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML     52K 
                (Schedule of Asset Classes and Related Estimated                 
                Useful Lives) (Details)                                          
70: R55         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML     56K 
                (Allowance for Doubtful Accounts) (Details)                      
71: R56         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML     59K 
                (Schedule of Right-of-use Assets and Liabilities)                
                (Details)                                                        
72: R57         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML     67K 
                (Components of Lease Cost, Lease Term, and                       
                Discount Rate) (Details)                                         
73: R58         Fair Value Measurements (Narrative) (Details)       HTML     65K 
74: R59         Fair Value Measurements (Summary of Asset           HTML     48K 
                Impairment and Decommission Costs) (Details)                     
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                (Narrative) (Details)                                            
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                (Schedule of Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted               
                Cash) (Details)                                                  
77: R62         Costs and Estimated Earnings on Uncompleted         HTML     48K 
                Contracts (Narrative) (Details)                                  
78: R63         Costs and Estimated Earnings on Uncompleted         HTML     46K 
                Contracts (Summary of Costs and Estimated Earnings               
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79: R64         Costs and Estimated Earnings on Uncompleted         HTML     46K 
                Contracts (Costs and Estimated Earnings on                       
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                Balance Sheets) (Details)                                        
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                Other Assets (Schedule of Prepaid Expense and                    
                Other Current Assets) (Details)                                  
81: R66         Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets and       HTML     84K 
                Other Assets (Schedule of Other Assets) (Details)                
82: R67         Acquisitions (Narrative) (Details)                  HTML     79K 
83: R68         Acquisitions (Schedule of Acquisition Activity)     HTML     40K 
                (Details)                                                        
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                Expenditures) (Details)                                          
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86: R71         Property and Equipment, Net (Property and           HTML     56K 
                Equipment, Net (Including Assets Held Under                      
                Capital Leases)) (Details)                                       
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                Amounts for each Major Class of Intangible Assets)               
                (Details)                                                        
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                Amortization Expense) (Details)                                  
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                (Schedule of Accrued Expenses) (Details)                         
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                Credit Agreement) (Narrative) (Details)                          
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                (Narrative) (Details)                                            
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                (Narrative) (Details)                                            
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97: R82         Debt (Schedule of Principal Values, Fair Values,    HTML    121K 
                and Carrying Values of Debt) (Details)                           
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                Obligations) (Details)                                           
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                Expense) (Details)                                               
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                Terms) (Details)                                                 
101: R86         Debt (Summary of Revolving Credit Facility          HTML     51K  
                Activity) (Details)                                              
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                Terms of Debt Outstanding) (Details)                             
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                Terms of Debt Repaid) (Details)                                  
104: R89         Debt (Risk Retention Tower Securities - Schedule    HTML     74K  
                of Material Terms of Debt Outstanding) (Details)                 
105: R90         Debt (Risk Retention Tower Securities - Schedule    HTML     63K  
                of Material Terms of Debt Repaid) (Details)                      
106: R91         Debt (Senior Notes - Schedule of Material Terms of  HTML     65K  
                Debt Outstanding) (Details)                                      
107: R92         Debt (Senior Notes - Schedule of Material Terms of  HTML     65K  
                Debt Repaid) (Details)                                           
108: R93         Shareholders' Equity (Narrative) (Details)          HTML     74K  
109: R94         Shareholders' Equity (Summary of Share              HTML     46K  
                Repurchases) (Details)                                           
110: R95         Shareholders' Equity (Schedule of Dividends Paid    HTML     63K  
                and Dividends Declared) (Details)                                
111: R96         Stock-Based Compensation (Narrative) (Details)      HTML    103K  
112: R97         Stock-Based Compensation (Schedule of Assumptions   HTML     48K  
                Used to Estimate Fair Value of Stock Options)                    
                (Details)                                                        
113: R98         Stock-Based Compensation (Summary of Stock Option   HTML     84K  
                Activity) (Details)                                              
114: R99         Stock-Based Compensation (Additional Information    HTML     74K  
                Regarding Options Outstanding And Exercisable)                   
                (Details)                                                        
115: R100        Stock-Based Compensation (Summary of Activity of    HTML     56K  
                Options Outstanding not yet Vested) (Details)                    
116: R101        Stock-Based Compensation (Summary of Restricted     HTML     82K  
                Stock Unit and Performance Based Restricted Stock                
                Unit Activity) (Details)                                         
117: R102        Stock-Based Compensation (Schedule of Non-Cash      HTML     47K  
                Compensation Expense) (Details)                                  
118: R103        Income Taxes (Narrative) (Details)                  HTML     87K  
119: R104        Income Taxes (Income (Loss) before Provision for    HTML     49K  
                Income Taxes from Continuing Operations by                       
                Geographic Area) (Details)                                       
120: R105        Income Taxes (Components of Provision for Income    HTML     65K  
                Taxes) (Details)                                                 
121: R106        Income Taxes (Income Tax Rate Reconciliation)       HTML     64K  
                (Details)                                                        
122: R107        Income Taxes (Components of Net Deferred Income     HTML     80K  
                Tax Asset and Liability) (Details)                               
123: R108        Income Taxes (Income (Reconciliation of             HTML     45K  
                Unrecognized Tax Benefits) (Details)                             
124: R109        Segment Data (Narrative) (Details)                  HTML     73K  
125: R110        Segment Data (Schedule of Segment Reporting         HTML    143K  
                Information) (Details)                                           
126: R111        Earnings Per Share (Weighted-Average Shares of      HTML     76K  
                Common Stock Outstanding used in Calculation of                  
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127: R112        Commitments and Contingencies (Narrative)           HTML     44K  
                (Details)                                                        
128: R113        Commitments and Contingencies (Annual Minimum       HTML     92K  
                Lease Payments) (Details)                                        
129: R114        Commitments and Contingencies (Annual Minimum       HTML     54K  
                Lease Income) (Details)                                          
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131: R116        Concentration of Credit Risk (Summary of            HTML     72K  
                Significant Customers and Percentage of Total                    
                Revenue for Specified Time Periods Derived from                  
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132: R117        Defined Contribution Plan (Narrative) (Details)     HTML     50K  
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135: R120        Derivatives and Hedging Activities (Schedule of     HTML     51K  
                Effects of Interest Rate Swaps on the Consolidated               
                Balance Sheets) (Details)                                        
136: R121        Derivatives and Hedging Activities (Schedule of     HTML     52K  
                Effect of Derivatives on the Consolidated                        
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137: R122        Quarterly Financial Data (Schedule of Quarterly     HTML     81K  
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                Accumulated Depreciation (Schedule of Real Estate                
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139: R124        Schedule III - Schedule of Real Estate and          HTML     63K  
                Accumulated Depreciation (Reconciliation of                      
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140: R125        Schedule III - Schedule of Real Estate and          HTML     54K  
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 7/08/16  SBA Communications Corp.          8-K:1,2,9   7/07/16    2:81K                                    Donnelley … Solutions/FA
10/20/15  SBA Communications Corp.          8-K:1,2    10/14/15    2:112K                                   Donnelley … Solutions/FA
11/07/14  SBA Communications Corp.          10-Q        9/30/14   89:17M
 2/27/09  SBA Communications Corp.          10-K       12/31/08    9:1.6M                                   Donnelley … Solutions/FA
 3/01/07  SBA Communications Corp.          10-K       12/31/06   10:1.5M                                   Donnelley … Solutions/FA
 3/10/06  SBA Communications Corp.          10-K       12/31/05   13:2M                                     Donnelley … Solutions/FA
 4/15/98  SBA Communications Corp.          S-4                   15:1.1M                                   Donnelley … Solutions/FA
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