Lamar Advertising (LAMR) 10-Q 7 May 20 2020 Q1 Quarterly report Financial data

Document and Entity Information

Document and Entity Information - shares	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020	May 01, 2020
Document Information [Line Items]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2020
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2020
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Trading Symbol	LAMR
Entity Registrant Name	LAMAR ADVERTISING CO/NEW
Entity Central Index Key	0001090425
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Small Business	false
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Shell Company	false
Entity File Number	1-36756
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code	DE
Entity Tax Identification Number	72-1449411
Entity Address, Address Line One	5321 Corporate Blvd.,
Entity Address, City or Town	Baton Rouge
Entity Address, State or Province	LA
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	70808
City Area Code	225
Local Phone Number	926-1000
Document Quarterly Report	true
Document Transition Report	false
Entity Interactive Data Current	Yes
Title of 12(b) Security	Class A common stock, $0.001 par value
Security Exchange Name	NASDAQ
Common Class A [Member]
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		86,339,239
Common Class B [Member]
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		14,420,085
LAMAR MEDIA CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES [Member]
Document Information [Line Items]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2020
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2020
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Entity Registrant Name	LAMAR MEDIA CORP/DE
Entity Central Index Key	0000899045
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer
Entity Small Business	false
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Shell Company	false
Entity File Number	1-12407
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code	DE
Entity Tax Identification Number	72-1205791
Entity Address, Address Line One	5321 Corporate Blvd.,
Entity Address, City or Town	Baton Rouge
Entity Address, State or Province	LA
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	70808
City Area Code	225
Local Phone Number	926-1000
LAMAR MEDIA CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES [Member] | Class Units [Member]
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		100

Condensed Consolidated Balance

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 496,639	$ 26,188
Receivables, net of allowance for doubtful accounts	251,149	254,930
Other current assets	36,797	29,051
Total current assets	784,585	310,169
Property, plant and equipment	3,677,510	3,660,311
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization	(2,333,838)	(2,311,196)
Net property, plant and equipment	1,343,672	1,349,115
Operating lease right of use assets	1,328,165	1,320,779
Goodwill	1,912,073	1,912,274
Intangible assets, net	971,190	992,244
Other assets	53,316	56,574
Total assets	6,393,001	5,941,155
Current liabilities:
Trade accounts payable	12,541	14,974
Current maturities of long-term debt, net of deferred financing costs	169,616	226,514
Current operating lease liabilities	172,179	196,841
Accrued expenses	61,791	107,225
Deferred income	122,805	127,254
Total current liabilities	538,932	672,808
Long-term debt, net of deferred financing costs	3,382,193	2,753,604
Operating lease liabilities	1,071,813	1,068,181
Deferred income tax liabilities	5,401	5,713
Asset retirement obligation	226,608	226,137
Other liabilities	30,270	34,406
Total liabilities	5,255,217	4,760,849
Stockholders’ equity:
Additional paid-in capital	1,951,651	1,922,222
Accumulated comprehensive (loss) income	(913)	685
Accumulated deficit	(768,693)	(708,408)
Cost of shares held in treasury, 613,718 and 503,198 shares at 2020 and 2019, respectively	(44,362)	(34,294)
Stockholders’ equity	1,137,784	1,180,306
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	6,393,001	5,941,155
LAMAR MEDIA CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES [Member]
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	496,139	25,688
Receivables, net of allowance for doubtful accounts	251,149	254,930
Other current assets	36,797	29,051
Total current assets	784,085	309,669
Property, plant and equipment	3,677,510	3,660,311
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization	(2,333,838)	(2,311,196)
Net property, plant and equipment	1,343,672	1,349,115
Operating lease right of use assets	1,328,165	1,320,779
Goodwill	1,901,922	1,902,123
Intangible assets, net	970,722	991,776
Other assets	47,700	50,959
Total assets	6,376,266	5,924,421
Current liabilities:
Trade accounts payable	12,541	14,974
Current maturities of long-term debt, net of deferred financing costs	169,616	226,514
Current operating lease liabilities	172,179	196,841
Accrued expenses	55,616	101,266
Deferred income	122,805	127,254
Total current liabilities	532,757	666,849
Long-term debt, net of deferred financing costs	3,382,193	2,753,604
Operating lease liabilities	1,071,813	1,068,181
Deferred income tax liabilities	5,401	5,713
Asset retirement obligation	226,608	226,137
Other liabilities	30,270	34,406
Total liabilities	5,249,042	4,754,890
Stockholders’ equity:
Additional paid-in capital	3,022,158	2,992,729
Accumulated comprehensive (loss) income	(913)	685
Accumulated deficit	(1,894,021)	(1,823,883)
Stockholders’ equity	1,127,224	1,169,531
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	6,376,266	5,924,421
Series AA Preferred Stock [Member]
Stockholders’ equity:
Preferred stock, value
Common Class B [Member]
Stockholders’ equity:
Common stock, value	14	14
Common Class A [Member]
Stockholders’ equity:
Common stock, value	$ 87	$ 87

Condensed Consolidated Balanc_2

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Allowance for doubtful accounts	$ 14,967	$ 13,185
Current deferred financing costs	6,212	6,081
Noncurrent deferred financing costs	$ 32,451	$ 18,333
Shares held in treasury	613,718	503,198
LAMAR MEDIA CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES [Member]
Allowance for doubtful accounts	$ 14,967	$ 13,185
Current deferred financing costs	6,212	6,081
Noncurrent deferred financing costs	$ 32,451	$ 18,333
Common stock, par value	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Common stock, shares authorized	3,000	3,000
Common stock, shares issued	100	100
Common stock, shares outstanding	100	100
Series AA Preferred Stock [Member]
Preferred stock, par value	$ 0.001	$ 0.001
Preferred stock, cumulative dividends	$ 63.80	$ 63.80
Preferred stock, shares authorized	5,720	5,720
Preferred stock, shares issued	5,720	5,720
Preferred stock, shares outstanding	5,720	5,720
Common Class A [Member]
Common stock, par value	$ 0.001	$ 0.001
Common stock, shares authorized	362,500,000	362,500,000
Common stock, shares issued	86,948,957	86,596,498
Common stock, shares outstanding	86,335,239	86,093,300
Common Class B [Member]
Common stock, par value	$ 0.001	$ 0.001
Common stock, shares authorized	37,500,000	37,500,000
Common stock, shares issued	14,420,085	14,420,085
Common stock, shares outstanding	14,420,085	14,420,085

Condensed Consolidated Statemen

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2019
Net revenues	$ 406,569	$ 384,457
Type of Revenue [Extensible List]	us-gaap:AdvertisingMember	us-gaap:AdvertisingMember
Operating expenses (income)
Direct advertising expenses (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)	$ 149,494	$ 140,470
Type of Cost Good or Service [Extensible List]	us-gaap:AdvertisingMember	us-gaap:AdvertisingMember
General and administrative expenses (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)	$ 82,204	$ 79,293
Corporate expenses (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)	18,491	17,029
Depreciation and amortization	62,313	61,506
Gain on disposition of assets	(2,504)	(4,624)
Total Operating Expenses	309,998	293,674
Operating income	96,571	90,783
Other expense (income)
Loss on extinguishment of debt	18,179
Interest income	(190)	(153)
Interest expense	36,553	37,595
Non-operating (Income) Expenses	54,542	37,442
Income before income tax expense	42,029	53,341
Income tax expense	1,536	2,088
Net income	40,493	51,253
Cash dividends declared and paid on preferred stock	91	91
Net income applicable to common stock	$ 40,402	$ 51,162
Earnings per share:
Basic earnings per share	$ 0.40	$ 0.51
Diluted earnings per share	0.40	0.51
Cash dividends declared per share of common stock	$ 1	$ 0.96
Weighted average common shares used in computing earnings per share:
Weighted average common shares outstanding basic	100,589,338	99,710,406
Weighted average common shares outstanding diluted	100,875,388	99,915,443
Statements of Comprehensive Income
Net income	$ 40,493	$ 51,253
Other comprehensive (loss) income
Foreign currency translation adjustments	(1,598)	259
Comprehensive income	38,895	51,512
LAMAR MEDIA CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES [Member]
Net revenues	$ 406,569	$ 384,457
Type of Revenue [Extensible List]	us-gaap:AdvertisingMember	us-gaap:AdvertisingMember
Operating expenses (income)
Direct advertising expenses (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)	$ 149,494	$ 140,470
Type of Cost Good or Service [Extensible List]	us-gaap:AdvertisingMember	us-gaap:AdvertisingMember
General and administrative expenses (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)	$ 82,204	$ 79,293
Corporate expenses (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)	18,367	16,920
Depreciation and amortization	62,313	61,506
Gain on disposition of assets	(2,504)	(4,624)
Total Operating Expenses	309,874	293,565
Operating income	96,695	90,892
Other expense (income)
Loss on extinguishment of debt	18,179
Interest income	(190)	(153)
Interest expense	36,553	37,595
Non-operating (Income) Expenses	54,542	37,442
Income before income tax expense	42,153	53,450
Income tax expense	1,536	2,088
Net income	40,617	51,362
Statements of Comprehensive Income
Net income	40,617	51,362
Other comprehensive (loss) income
Foreign currency translation adjustments	(1,598)	259
Comprehensive income	$ 39,019	$ 51,621

Condensed Consolidated Statem_2

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Total	LAMAR MEDIA CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES [Member]	Common Stock [Member]Common Class A [Member]	Common Stock [Member]Common Class B [Member]	Treasury Stock [Member]	Additional Paid-in Capital [Member]	Additional Paid-in Capital [Member]LAMAR MEDIA CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES [Member]	Accumulated Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Member]	Accumulated Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Member]LAMAR MEDIA CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES [Member]	Accumulated Deficit [Member]	Accumulated Deficit [Member]LAMAR MEDIA CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES [Member]
Beginning Balance at Dec. 31, 2018	$ 1,131,784	$ 1,120,196	$ 86	$ 14	$ (25,412)	$ 1,852,421	$ 2,922,907	$ 12	$ 12	$ (695,337)	$ (1,802,723)
Non-cash compensation	21,097					21,097
Exercise of stock options	7,352					7,352
Issuance of shares of common stock through employee purchase plan	2,521					2,521
Purchase of treasury stock	(8,682)				(8,682)
Foreign currency translation	259							259
Contribution from parent		30,970					30,970
Foreign currency translations		259							259
Net income	51,253	51,362								51,253	51,362
Dividend to parent		(104,597)									(104,597)
Dividends/distributions to common shareholders	(95,915)									(95,915)
Dividends	(91)									(91)
Ending Balance at Mar. 31, 2019	1,109,578	1,098,190	86	14	(34,094)	1,883,391	2,953,877	271	271	(740,090)	(1,855,958)
Beginning Balance at Dec. 31, 2019	1,180,306	1,169,531	87	14	(34,294)	1,922,222	2,992,729	685	685	(708,408)	(1,823,883)
Non-cash compensation	26,217					26,217
Exercise of stock options	652					652
Issuance of shares of common stock through employee purchase plan	2,560					2,560
Purchase of treasury stock	(10,068)				(10,068)
Foreign currency translation	(1,598)							(1,598)
Contribution from parent		29,429					29,429
Foreign currency translations		(1,598)							(1,598)
Net income	40,493	40,617								40,493	40,617
Dividend to parent		(110,755)									(110,755)
Dividends/distributions to common shareholders	(100,687)									(100,687)
Dividends	(91)									(91)
Ending Balance at Mar. 31, 2020	$ 1,137,784	$ 1,127,224	$ 87	$ 14	$ (44,362)	$ 1,951,651	$ 3,022,158	$ (913)	$ (913)	$ (768,693)	$ (1,894,021)

Condensed Consolidated Statem_3

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity (Parenthetical) - $ / shares	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2019
Exercise of stock options	14,609	186,521
Common stock purchase plan	58,734	44,161
Purchase of treasury stock	110,520	111,835
Common stock dividends/distributions	$ 1	$ 0.96
Preferred stock dividend shares	$ 15.95	$ 15.95
Additional Paid-in Capital [Member]
Exercise of stock options	14,609	186,521
Common stock purchase plan	58,734	44,161
Treasury Stock [Member]
Purchase of treasury stock	110,520	111,835
Accumulated Deficit [Member]
Common stock dividends/distributions	$ 1	$ 0.96
Preferred stock dividend shares	$ 15.95	$ 15.95

Condensed Consolidated Statem_4

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2019
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$ 40,493	$ 51,253
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	62,313	61,506
Stock-based compensation	3,437	2,233
Amortization included in interest expense	1,378	1,332
Gain on disposition of assets and investments	(2,504)	(4,624)
Loss on extinguishment of debt	18,179
Deferred tax (benefit) expense	(419)	792
Provision for doubtful accounts	3,206	2,403
(Increase) decrease in:
Receivables	(290)	15,198
Prepaid expenses	815	20,835
Other assets	(9,600)	(14,393)
Increase (decrease) in:
Trade accounts payable	91	1,303
Accrued expenses	(20,982)	(41,210)
Operating lease liabilities	(28,324)	(29,207)
Other liabilities	(4,861)	(6,695)
Net cash provided by operating activities	62,932	60,726
Cash flows from investing activities:
Acquisitions	(13,565)	(66,423)
Capital expenditures	(25,709)	(25,951)
Proceeds from disposition of assets and investments	3,686	1,297
Decrease in notes receivable		2
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities	(35,588)	(91,075)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Cash used for purchase of treasury stock	(10,068)	(8,682)
Net proceeds from issuance of common stock	3,212	9,874
Principal payments on long term debt	(89)	(7,210)
Payments on revolving credit facility	(180,000)	(255,000)
Proceeds received from revolving credit facility	655,000	155,000
Proceeds received from note offering	1,000,000	255,000
Redemption of senior subordinated notes	(519,139)
Proceeds received from senior credit facility term loans	598,500
Payments on senior credit facility term loans	(978,097)
Payments on accounts receivable securitization program		(7,000)
Debt issuance costs	(24,042)	(4,256)
Distributions to non-controlling interest	(860)	(137)
Dividends/distributions	(100,778)	(96,006)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	443,639	41,583
Effect of exchange rate changes in cash and cash equivalents	(532)	100
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents	470,451	11,334
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	26,188	21,494
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	496,639	32,828
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
Cash paid for interest	42,982	39,840
Cash paid for foreign, state and federal income taxes	1,878	2,957
LAMAR MEDIA CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES [Member]
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	40,617	51,362
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	62,313	61,506
Stock-based compensation	3,437	2,233
Amortization included in interest expense	1,378	1,332
Gain on disposition of assets and investments	(2,504)	(4,624)
Loss on extinguishment of debt	18,179
Deferred tax (benefit) expense	(419)	792
Provision for doubtful accounts	3,206	2,403
(Increase) decrease in:
Receivables	(290)	15,198
Prepaid expenses	815	20,835
Other assets	(9,600)	(14,393)
Increase (decrease) in:
Trade accounts payable	91	1,303
Accrued expenses	(20,982)	(41,210)
Operating lease liabilities	(28,324)	(29,207)
Other liabilities	(31,293)	(27,991)
Net cash provided by operating activities	36,624	39,539
Cash flows from investing activities:
Acquisitions	(13,565)	(66,423)
Capital expenditures	(25,709)	(25,951)
Proceeds from disposition of assets and investments	3,686	1,297
Decrease in notes receivable		2
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities	(35,588)	(91,075)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Principal payments on long term debt	(89)	(7,210)
Payments on revolving credit facility	(180,000)	(255,000)
Proceeds received from revolving credit facility	655,000	155,000
Proceeds received from note offering	1,000,000	255,000
Redemption of senior subordinated notes	(519,139)
Proceeds received from senior credit facility term loans	598,500
Payments on senior credit facility term loans	(978,097)
Payments on accounts receivable securitization program		(7,000)
Debt issuance costs	(24,042)	(4,256)
Distributions to non-controlling interest	(860)	(137)
Contributions from parent	29,429	30,970
Dividend to parent	(110,755)	(104,597)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	469,947	62,770
Effect of exchange rate changes in cash and cash equivalents	(532)	100
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents	470,451	11,334
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	25,688	20,994
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	496,139	32,328
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
Cash paid for interest	42,982	39,840
Cash paid for foreign, state and federal income taxes	$ 1,878	$ 2,957

Significant Accounting Policies

Significant Accounting Policies	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020
Significant Accounting Policies	1. Significant Accounting Policies The information included in the foregoing interim condensed consolidated financial statements is unaudited. In the opinion of management, all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair presentation of the Company’s financial position and results of operations for the interim periods presented have been reflected herein. The results of operations for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the entire year. These interim condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto included in the 2019 Combined Form 10-K. Subsequent events, if any, are evaluated through the date on which the financial statements are issued. The following are updates to our significant accounting policies from our 2019 Combined form 10-K. (a) Goodwill, intangibles and long-lived assets Due to changes in relevant events and circumstances related to COVID-19, which could have a negative impact on the Company’s goodwill, the Company updated its goodwill qualitative assessment as of March 31, 2020. The update includes assessing macroeconomic conditions, industry and market conditions, cost factors, overall financial performance, reporting unit dispositions and acquisitions, the market capitalization of the Company and other relevant events specific to the Company. After assessing the totality of events or circumstances, the Company determined that it is not “more likely than not” that the fair value of either of the Company’s reporting units is less than its carrying amount. Therefore, management will not perform a quantitative impairment test and concluded its goodwill is not impaired as of March 31, 2020. Management also reviewed the recoverability of our long-lived assets including intangibles, fixed assets and operating lease right of use assets and concluded there is no impairment loss as of March 31, 2020. (b) Use of estimates The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expense during the reporting period. These estimates take into account historical and forward looking factors that the Company believes are reasonable, including but not limited to the potential impacts arising from the COVID-19 pandemic, based on available information to date.
LAMAR MEDIA CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES [Member]
Significant Accounting Policies	1. Significant Accounting Policies The information included in the foregoing interim condensed consolidated financial statements is unaudited. In the opinion of management all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair presentation of Lamar Media’s financial position and results of operations for the interim periods presented have been reflected herein. The results of operations for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the entire year. These interim condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with Lamar Media’s consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto included in the 2019 Combined Form 10-K. Certain notes are not provided for the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements as the information in notes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 14, and 15 to the condensed consolidated financial statements of Lamar Advertising included elsewhere in this report is substantially equivalent to that required for the condensed consolidated financial statements of Lamar Media. Earnings per share data is not provided for Lamar Media, as it is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company.

Revenues

Revenues	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020
Revenue From Contract With Customer [Abstract]
Revenues	2. Revenues Advertising revenues : The majority of our revenues are derived from contracts for advertising space on billboard, logo and transit displays. Our contracts commencing prior to January 1, 2019 are accounted for under ASC 840, . The majority of our contracts amended or commencing on or after January 1, 2019 are accounted for under ASC 606, The contract revenues, under ASC 840, and ASC 606, , are recognized ratably over their contract life. Costs to fulfill a contract, which include our costs to advertising copy onto billboards, are capitalized and amortized to direct advertising expenses (exclusive of depreciation and amortization) in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income. Other revenues: Our other component of revenue primarily consists of production services which includes creating and printing the advertising copy. Revenue for production contracts is recognized under ASC 606. Contract revenues for production services are recognized upon satisfaction of the contract which is typically less than one week. Arrangements with multiple performance obligations: Our contracts with customers may include multiple performance obligations. For such arrangements, we allocate revenue to each performance obligation based on the relative standalone selling price. We determine standalone selling prices based on the prices charged to customers using expected cost plus margin. Deferred revenues: We record deferred revenues when cash payments are received or due in advance of our performance obligation. The term between invoicing and when a payment is due is not significant. For certain services we require payment before the product or services are delivered to the customer. The balance of deferred income is considered short-term and will be recognized in revenue within twelve months. Practical expedients and exemptions: The Company is utilizing the following practical expedients and exemptions from ASC 606. We generally expense sales commissions when incurred because the amortization period is one year or less. These costs are recorded within direct advertising expense (exclusive of depreciation and amortization). We do not disclose the value of unsatisfied performance obligations as the majority of our contracts with customers have an original expected length of less than one year. For contracts with customers which exceed one year, the future amount to be invoiced to the customer corresponds directly with the value to be received by the customer. The following table presents our disaggregated revenue by source including both revenues accounted for under ASC 840 and ASC 606 for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019. Three months ended March 31, 2020 2019 Billboard advertising $ 355,305 $ 336,195 Logo advertising 21,392 19,912 Transit advertising 29,872 28,350 Net revenues $ 406,569 $ 384,457

Leases

Leases	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020
Leases [Abstract]
Leases	3. Leases During the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, we had operating lease costs of $80,402 and $77,350, respectively, and variable lease costs of $17,444 and $17,084, respectively, which are recorded in direct advertising expenses (exclusive of depreciation and amortization). Also, for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, we recorded a loss of $51 and a gain of $4,104, respectively, in (gain) loss of disposition of assets related to the amendment and termination of lease agreements. Cash payments of $103,063 and $96,733 were made reducing our operating lease liabilities for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively, and are included in cash flows provided by operating activities in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows. We elected the short-term lease exemption which applies to certain of our vehicle agreements. This election allows the Company to not recognize lease right of use assets (ROU assets) or lease liabilities for agreements with a term of twelve months or less. We recorded $1,258 and $1,129 in direct advertising expenses (exclusive of depreciation and amortization) for these agreements during the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. Our operating leases have a weighted-average remaining lease term of 12.0 years. The weighted-average discount rate of our operating leases is 4.8%. Also, during the periods ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, we obtained $5,082 and $4,391, respectively, of leased assets in exchange for new operating lease liabilities, which includes liabilities obtained through acquisitions. The following is a summary of the maturities of our operating lease liabilities as of March 31, 2020: 2020 $ 171,468 2021 201,850 2022 181,729 2023 159,181 2024 141,917 Thereafter 849,478 Total undiscounted operating lease payments 1,705,623 Less: Imputed interest (461,631 ) Total operating lease liabilities $ 1,243,992

Stock-Based Compensation

Stock-Based Compensation	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020
Disclosure Of Compensation Related Costs Sharebased Payments [Abstract]
Stock-Based Compensation	4. Stock-Based Compensation Equity Incentive Plan. Lamar Advertising’s 1996 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended, (the “Incentive Plan”) has reserved 17.5 million shares of Class A common stock for issuance to directors and employees, including shares underlying granted options and common stock reserved for issuance under its performance-based incentive program. Options granted under the plan expire ten years from the grant date with vesting terms ranging from three to five years and include 1) options that vest in one-fifth increments beginning on the grant date and continuing on each of the first four anniversaries of the grant date and 2) options that cliff-vest on the fifth anniversary of the grant date. All grants are made at fair market value based on the closing price of our Class A common stock as reported on the Nasdaq Global Select Market on the date of grant. We use a Black-Scholes-Merton option pricing model to estimate the fair value of share-based awards. The Black-Scholes-Merton option pricing model incorporates various and highly subjective assumptions, including expected term and expected volatility. The Company granted options for an aggregate of 23,000 shares of its Class A common stock during the three months ended March 31, 2020. At March 31, 2020 a total of 2,479,875 shares were available for future grant. Stock Purchase Plan. Lamar Advertising’s 2009 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “2009 ESPP”) was approved by our shareholders on May 28, 2009. The 2009 ESPP expired by its terms on June 30, 2019. On May 30, 2019, our shareholders approved Lamar Advertising’s 2019 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “2019 ESPP”). The 2019 ESPP became effective upon the expiration of the 2009 ESPP. The number of shares of Class A common stock available under the 2019 ESPP was automatically increased by 86,093 shares on January 1, 2020 pursuant to the automatic increase provisions of the 2019 ESPP. The following is a summary of 2019 ESPP share activity for the three months ended March 31, 2020: Shares Available for future purchases, January 1, 2020 438,434 Additional shares reserved under 2019 ESPP 86,093 Purchases (58,734 ) Available for future purchases, March 31, 2020 465,793 Performance-based compensation. Unrestricted shares of our Class A common stock may be awarded to key officers, employees and directors under the Incentive Plan. The number of shares to be issued, if any, will be dependent on the level of achievement of performance measures for key officers and employees, as determined by the Company’s Compensation Committee based on our 2020 results. Any shares issued based on the achievement of performance goals will be issued in the first quarter of 2021. The shares subject to these awards can range from a minimum of 0% to a maximum of 100% of the target number of shares depending on the level at which the goals are attained. For the three months ended March 31, 2020, the Company has recorded $2,118 as stock-based compensation expense related to performance-based awards. In addition, each non-employee director automatically receives a restricted stock award of our Class A common stock upon election or re-election. The awards vest 50% on grant date and 50% on the last day of the directors’ one year term. The Company recorded a $58 stock-based compensation expense related to these awards for the three months ended March 31, 2020.

Depreciation and Amortization

Depreciation and Amortization	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020
Depreciation And Amortization [Abstract]
Depreciation and Amortization	5. Depreciation and Amortization The Company includes all categories of depreciation and amortization on a separate line in its Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income. The amounts of depreciation and amortization expense excluded from the following operating expenses in its Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income are: Three months ended March 31, 2020 2019 Direct advertising expenses $ 58,697 $ 58,115 General and administrative expenses 1,281 1,121 Corporate expenses 2,335 2,270 $ 62,313 $ 61,506

Goodwill and Other Intangible A

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020
Goodwill And Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets	6. Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets The following is a summary of intangible assets at March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019: Estimated March 31, 2020 December 31, 2019 Life (Years) Gross Carrying Amount Accumulated Amortization Gross Carrying Amount Accumulated Amortization Amortizable intangible assets: Customer lists and contracts 7—10 $ 642,704 $ 545,239 $ 641,714 $ 539,405 Non-competition agreements 3—15 66,069 64,441 66,014 64,379 Site locations 15 2,388,771 1,529,296 2,384,520 1,509,335 Other 2—15 49,910 37,288 49,864 36,749 $ 3,147,454 $ 2,176,264 $ 3,142,112 $ 2,149,868 Unamortizable intangible assets: Goodwill $ 2,165,609 $ 253,536 $ 2,165,810 $ 253,536

Asset Retirement Obligations

Asset Retirement Obligations	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020
Asset Retirement Obligation Disclosure [Abstract]
Asset Retirement Obligations	7. Asset Retirement Obligations The Company’s asset retirement obligations include the costs associated with the removal of its structures, resurfacing of the land and retirement cost, if applicable, related to the Company’s outdoor advertising portfolio. The following table reflects information related to our asset retirement obligations: Balance at December 31, 2019 $ 226,137 Additions to asset retirement obligations 180 Accretion expense 1,098 Liabilities settled (807 ) Balance at March 31, 2020 $ 226,608

Distribution Restrictions

Distribution Restrictions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020
Distribution Restrictions [Abstract]
Distribution Restrictions	8. Distribution Restrictions Lamar Media’s ability to make distributions to Lamar Advertising is restricted under both the terms of the indentures relating to Lamar Media’s outstanding notes and by the terms of its senior credit facility. As of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, Lamar Media was permitted under the terms of its outstanding senior subordinated and senior notes to make transfers to Lamar Advertising in the form of cash dividends, loans or advances in amounts up to $3,392,915 and $3,389,763, respectively. As of March 31, 2020, Lamar Media’s senior credit facility allows it to make transfers to Lamar Advertising in any taxable year up to the amount of Lamar Advertising’s taxable income (without any deduction for dividends paid). In addition, as of March 31, 2020, transfers to Lamar Advertising are permitted under Lamar Media’s senior credit facility and as defined therein up to the available cumulative credit, as long as no default has occurred and is continuing and, after giving effect to such distributions, (i) the total debt ratio is less than 7.0 to 1 and (ii) the secured debt ratio does not exceed 4.5 to 1. As of March 31, 2020, the total debt ratio was less than 7.0 to 1 and Lamar Media’s secured debt ratio was less than 4.5 to 1, and the available cumulative credit was $2,143,395.

Earnings Per Share

Earnings Per Share	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
Earnings Per Share	9. Earnings Per Share The calculation of basic earnings per share excludes any dilutive effect of stock options, while diluted earnings per share includes the dilutive effect of stock options. There were no dilutive shares excluded from this calculation resulting from their anti-dilutive effect for the three months ended March 31, 2020 or 2019.

Long-term Debt

Long-term Debt	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]
Long-term Debt	10. Long-term Debt Long-term debt consists of the following at March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019: March 31, 2020 Debt Deferred financing costs Debt, net of deferred financing costs Senior Credit Facility $ 1,223,276 $ 13,250 $ 1,210,026 Accounts Receivable Securitization Program 175,000 740 174,260 5% Senior Subordinated Notes 535,000 3,013 531,987 5 3/4 654,167 7,466 646,701 3 3/4 600,000 8,466 591,534 4% Senior Notes 400,000 5,728 394,272 Other notes with various rates and terms 3,029 — 3,029 3,590,472 38,663 3,551,809 Less current maturities (175,828 ) (6,212 ) (169,616 ) Long-term debt, excluding current maturities $ 3,414,644 $ 32,451 $ 3,382,193 December 31, 2019 Debt Deferred financing costs Debt, net of deferred financing costs Senior Credit Facility $ 1,127,069 $ 9,077 $ 1,117,992 Accounts Receivable Securitization Program 175,000 846 174,154 5% Senior Subordinated Notes 535,000 3,237 531,763 5 3/8 510,000 3,502 506,498 5 3/4 654,345 7,752 646,593 Other notes with various rates and terms 3,118 — 3,118 3,004,532 24,414 2,980,118 Less current maturities (232,595 ) (6,081 ) (226,514 ) Long-term debt, excluding current maturities $ 2,771,937 $ 18,333 $ 2,753,604 Senior Credit Facility On February 6, 2020, Lamar Media entered into a Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the “Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement”) with certain of Lamar Media’s subsidiaries as guarantors, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. as administrative agent and the lenders party thereto, under which the parties agreed to amend and restate Lamar Media’s existing senior credit facility. The amended and restated the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of May 15, 2017, as amended (the “Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement”). The new senior credit facility, as established by the Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the “senior credit facility”), consists of (i) a new $750,000 senior secured revolving credit facility which will mature on February 6, 2025 (the “revolving credit facility”), (ii) a new $600,000 Term B loan facility (the “Term B loans”) which will mature on February 6, 2027, and (iii) an incremental facility (the “Incremental Facility”) pursuant to which Lamar Media may incur additional term loan tranches or increase its revolving credit facility subject to a pro forma secured debt ratio of 4.50 to 1.00, as well as certain other conditions including lender approval. Lamar Media borrowed all $600,000 in Term B loans on February 6, 2020. The entire amount of the Term B loans will be payable at maturity. The net proceeds from the Term B loans, together with borrowing under the revolving portion of the senior credit facility and a portion of the proceeds of the issuance of the 3 3/4 revolving commitments under that facility were terminated. As a result of refinancing our credit facility the Company incurred a loss on debt extinguishment of $ 5,603 for the three months ended March 31, 2020. The Term B loans mature on February 6, 2027 with no required amortization payments. The Term B loans bear interest at rates based on the Adjusted LIBO Rate (“Eurodollar term loans”) or the Adjusted Base Rate (“Base Rate term loans”), at Lamar Media’s option. Eurodollar Term B loans bear interest at a rate per annum equal to the Adjusted LIBO Rate plus 1.50%. Base Rate Term B loans bear interest at a rate per annum equal to the Adjusted Base Rate plus 0.50%. The revolving credit facility bears interest at rates based on the Adjusted LIBO Rate (“Eurodollar revolving loans”) or the Adjusted Base Rate (“Base Rate revolving loans”), at Lamar Media’s option. Eurodollar revolving loans bear interest at a rate per annum equal to the Adjusted LIBO Rate plus 1.50% (or the Adjusted LIBO Rate plus 1.25% at any time the Total Debt Ratio is less than or equal to 3.25 to 1). Base Rate revolving loans bear interest at a rate per annum equal to the Adjusted Base Rate plus 0.50% (or the Adjusted Base Rate plus 0.25% at any time the total debt ratio is less than or equal to 3.25 to 1). The guarantees, covenants, events of default and other terms of the senior credit facility apply to the Term B loans and revolving credit facility. As of March 31, 2020, there was $625,000 outstanding under the revolving credit facility. Availability under the revolving facility is reduced by the amount of any letters of credit outstanding. Lamar Media had $13,084 in letters of credit outstanding as of March 31, 2020 resulting in $111,916 of availability under its revolving facility. Revolving credit loans may be requested under the revolving credit facility at any time prior to its maturity on February 6, 2025. The terms of Lamar Media’s senior credit facility and the indentures relating to Lamar Media’s outstanding notes restrict, among other things, the ability of Lamar Advertising and Lamar Media to: • dispose of assets; • incur or repay debt; • create liens; • make investments; and • pay dividends. The senior credit facility contains provisions that allow Lamar Media to conduct its affairs in a manner that allows Lamar Advertising to qualify and remain qualified as a REIT, including by allowing Lamar Media to make distributions to Lamar Advertising required for the Company to qualify and remain qualified for taxation as a REIT, subject to certain restrictions. Lamar Media’s ability to make distributions to Lamar Advertising is also restricted under the terms of these agreements. Under Lamar Media’s senior credit facility, the Company must maintain a specified secured debt ratio as long as a revolving credit commitment, revolving loan or letter of credit remains outstanding, and in addition, must satisfy a total debt ratio in order to incur debt, make distributions or make certain investments. Lamar Advertising and Lamar Media were in compliance with all of the terms of their indentures and the senior credit facility provisions during the periods presented. Accounts Receivable Securitization Program On December 18, 2018, Lamar Media entered into a $175,000 Receivable Financing Agreement (the “AR Program”) with its wholly-owned special purpose entities, Lamar QRS Receivables, LLC and Lamar TRS Receivables, LLC (the “Special Purpose Subsidiaries”) maturing on December 17, 2021. The AR Program is limited to the availability of eligible accounts receivable collateralizing the borrowings under the agreements governing the AR Program. Pursuant to two separate Purchase and Sale Agreements dated December 18, 2018, each of which is among Lamar Media as initial Servicer, certain of Lamar Media’s subsidiaries and a Special Purpose Subsidiary, the subsidiaries sold substantially all of their existing and future accounts receivable balances to the Special Purpose Subsidiaries. The Special Purpose Subsidiaries use the accounts receivable balances to collateralize loans pursuant to the AR Program. Lamar Media retains the responsibility of servicing the accounts receivable balances pledged as collateral under the AR Program and provides a performance guaranty. As of March 31, 2020 there was $175,000 outstanding on the AR Program bearing interest at approximately 1.8%. There was no commitment fee based on the amount of unused commitments under the AR Program during the three months ended March 31, 2020. The AR Program is accounted for as a collateralized financing activity, rather than a sale of assets, and therefore: (i) accounts receivable balances pledged as collateral are presented as assets and the borrowings are presented as liabilities on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, (ii) our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income reflect the associated charges for bad debt expense (a component of general and administrative expenses) related to the pledged accounts receivable and interest expense associated with the collateralized borrowings and (iii) receipts from customers related to the underlying accounts receivable are reflected as operating cash flows and borrowings and repayments under the collateralized loans are reflected as financing cash flows within our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows. 5% Senior Subordinated Notes On October 30, 2012, Lamar Media completed an institutional private placement of $535,000 aggregate principal amount of 5% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2023 (the “5% Notes”). The institutional private placement resulted in net proceeds to Lamar Media of approximately $527,100. Lamar Media may redeem the 5% Notes, in whole or in part, in cash at redemption prices specified in the 5% Notes. In addition, if the Company or Lamar Media undergoes a change of control, Lamar Media may be required to make an offer to purchase each holder’s 5% Notes at a price equal to 101% of the principal amount of the 5% Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest, up to but not including the repurchase date. 5 3/8% Senior Notes On January 10, 2014, Lamar Media completed an institutional private placement of $510,000 aggregate principal amount of 5 3/8 5 3/4% Senior Notes On January 28, 2016, Lamar Media completed an institutional private placement of $400,000 aggregate principal amount of 5 3/4 On February 1, 2019, Lamar Media completed an institutional private placement of an additional $250,000 aggregate principal amount under its 5 3/4 At any time prior to February 1, 2021, Lamar Media may redeem some or all of the 5 3/4% Notes at a price equal to 100% of the aggregate principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon plus a make-whole premium. On or after February 1, 2021, Lamar Media may redeem the 5 3/4% Notes, in whole or in part, in cash at redemption prices specified in the 5 3/4% Notes. In addition, if the Company or Lamar Media undergoes a change of control, Lamar Media may be required to make an offer to purchase each holder’s 5 3/4% Notes at a price equal to 101% of the principal amount of the 5 3/4% Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest, up to but not including the repurchase date. 4% Senior Notes On February 6, 2020, Lamar Media completed an institutional private placement of $400,000 aggregate principal amount of 4% Senior Notes due 2030 (the “4% Notes”). The institutional private placement on February 6, 2020 resulted in net proceeds to Lamar Media of approximately $395,000. Lamar Media may redeem up to 40% of the aggregate principal amount of the 4% Notes, at any time and from time to time, at a price equal to 104% of the aggregate principal amount redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon, with the net cash proceeds of certain public equity offerings completed before February 15, 2023, provided that following the redemption, at least 60% of the 4% Notes that were originally issued remain outstanding and any such redemption occurs within 120 days following the closing of any such public equity offering. At any time prior to February 15, 2025, Lamar Media may redeem some or all of the 4% Notes at a price equal to 100% of the aggregate principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon and a make-whole premium. On or after February 15, 2025, Lamar Media may redeem the 4% Notes, in whole or in part, in cash at redemption prices specified in the 4% Notes. In addition, if the Company or Lamar Media undergoes a change of control, Lamar Media may be required to make an offer to purchase each holder’s 4% Notes at a price equal to 101% of the principal amount of the 4% Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest, up to but not including the repurchase date. 3 3/4% Senior Notes On February 6, 2020, Lamar Media completed an institutional private placement of $600,000 aggregate principal amount of 3 3/4 Lamar Media may redeem up to 40% of the aggregate principal amount of 3 3/4% Notes, at any time and from time to time, at a price equal to 103.75% of the aggregate principal amount redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon, with the net cash proceeds of certain public equity offerings completed before February 15, 2023, provided that following the redemption, at least 60% of the 3 3/4% Notes that were originally issued remain outstanding and any such redemption occurs within 120 days following the closing of any such public equity offering. At any time prior to February 15, 2023, Lamar Media may redeem some or all of the 3 3/4% Notes at a price equal to 100% of the aggregate principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon and a make-whole premium. On or after February 15, 2023, Lamar Media may redeem the 3 3/4% Notes, in whole or in part, in cash at redemption prices specified in the 3 3/4% Notes. In addition, if the Company or Lamar Media undergoes a change of control, Lamar Media may be required to make an offer to purchase each holder’s 3 3/4% Notes at a price equal to 101% of the principal amount of the 3 3/4% Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest, up to but not including the repurchase date. Debt Repurchase Program On March 16, 2020, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized Lamar Media to repurchase up to $250,000 outstanding senior or senior subordinated notes and other indebtedness outstanding from time to time under its credit agreement. The repurchase program will expire on September 30, 2021 unless extended by the Board of Directors. There were no repurchases under the program as of March 31, 2020.

Fair Value of Financial Instrum

Fair Value of Financial Instruments	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]
Fair Value of Financial Instruments	11. Fair Value of Financial Instruments At March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the Company’s financial instruments included cash and cash equivalents, marketable securities, accounts receivable, investments, accounts payable and borrowings. The fair values of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable and short-term borrowings and current portion of long-term debt approximated carrying values because of the short-term nature of these instruments. Investment contracts are reported at fair values. Fair values for investments held at cost are not readily available, but are estimated to approximate fair value. The estimated fair value of the Company’s long-term debt (including current maturities) was $3,456,133 which does not exceed the carrying amount of $3,590,472 as of March 31, 2020. The majority of the fair value is determined using observed prices of publicly traded debt (level 1 in the fair value hierarchy) and the remaining is valued based on quoted prices for similar debt (level 2 in the fair value hierarchy).

New Accounting Pronouncements

New Accounting Pronouncements	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020
New Accounting Pronouncements And Changes In Accounting Principles [Abstract]
New Accounting Pronouncements	12 . New Accounting Pronouncements Leases In February 2016, the FASB established Topic 842, Leases Land Easement Practical Expedient for Transition to Topic 842 Codification Improvements to Topic 842 Leases Targeted Improvements We adopted the new standard effective January 1, 2019 using a modified retrospective transition approach, applying the new standard to all leases existing at the date of initial application. An entity was permitted to use either (1) its effective date or (2) the beginning of the earliest comparative period presented in the financial statements as its date of initial application. If an entity chooses the second option, the transition requirements for existing leases also apply to leases entered into between the date of initial application and the effective date. The entity must also recast its comparative period financial statements and provide the disclosures required by the new standard for the comparative periods. Consequently, financial information was not updated and the disclosures required under the new standard will not be provided for dates and periods before January 1, 2019. The new standard provided a number of optional practical expedients in transition. We elected the ‘package of practical expedients’, which permitted us not to reassess under the new standard our prior conclusions about lease identification, lease classification and initial direct costs. We elected the practical expedient pertaining to land easements. We also elected the short-term lease recognition exemption for certain of our vehicle agreements. This means, for those leases that qualify, we will not recognize ROU assets or lease liabilities. Upon adoption, we recognized additional operating liabilities of $1.2 billion, with corresponding ROU assets of the same amount based on the present value of the remaining minimum rental payments under current leasing standards for our existing operating leases. In addition to the increase to the operating lease liabilities and right of use assets, Topic 842 also resulted in reclassifying the presentation of prepaid and deferred rent to operating lease right of use assets. Other recently released pronouncements In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (Topic 326

Dividends_Distributions

Dividends/Distributions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020
Equity [Abstract]
Dividends/Distributions	13. Dividends/Distributions During the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, the Company declared and paid cash distributions in an aggregate amount of $100,687 or $1.00 per share and $95,915 or $0.96 per share, respectively. The amount, timing and frequency of future distributions will be at the sole discretion of the Board of Directors and will be declared based upon various factors, a number of which may be beyond the Company’s control, including financial condition and operating cash flows, the amount required to maintain REIT status and reduce any income and excise taxes that the Company otherwise would be required to pay, limitations on distributions in our existing and future debt instruments, the Company’s ability to utilize net operating losses to offset, in whole or in part, the Company’s distribution requirements, limitations on its ability to fund distributions using cash generated through its taxable REIT subsidiaries (TRSs), the impact of COVID-19 on the Company’s operations and other factors that the Board of Directors may deem relevant. During the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, the Company paid cash dividend distributions to holders of its Series AA Preferred Stock in an aggregate amount of $91 or $15.95 per share for each period.

Information about Geographic Ar

Information about Geographic Areas	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020
Segment Reporting [Abstract]
Information about Geographic Areas	14 . Information about Geographic Areas Revenues from external customers attributable to foreign countries totaled $7,436 and $7,587 for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. Net carrying value of long lived assets located in foreign countries totaled $5,106 and $4,549 as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively. All other revenues from external customers and long lived assets relate to domestic

Stockholders' Equity

Stockholders' Equity	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020
Equity [Abstract]
Stockholders' Equity	15. Stockholders’ Equity On May 1, 2018, the Company entered into an equity distribution agreement (the “Sales Agreement”) with J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Wells Fargo Securities LLC, and SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc. as its sales agents (each a “Sales Agent”, and collectively, the “Sales Agents”). Under the terms of the Sales Agreement, the Company may, from time to time, issue and sell shares of its Class A common stock, having an aggregate offering price of up to $400,000, through the Sales Agents as either agents or principals. As of March 31, 2020, 842,412 shares of our Class A common stock have been sold under the Sales Agreement and accordingly $336,668 remained available to be sold under the Sales Agreement as of March 31, 2020. Sales of the Class A common stock, if any, may be made in negotiated transactions or transactions that are deemed to be “at-the-market offerings” as defined in Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, including sales made directly on or through the Nasdaq Global Select Market and any other existing trading market for the Class A common stock, or sales made to or through a market maker other than on an exchange. The Company has no obligation to sell any of the Class A common stock under the Sales Agreement and may at any time suspend solicitations and offers under the Sales Agreement. On August 6, 2018, the Company filed an automatically effective shelf registration statement that registered the offer and sale of an indeterminate amount of additional shares of our Class A common stock. During the year ended December 31, 2018, the Company issued 163,137 shares of its Class A common stock in connection with acquisitions occurring during the period. The Company filed a prospectus supplement to the shelf registration statement relating to the offer and resale of such shares of Class A common stock. There were no additional shares issued under this shelf registration during the year ended December 31, 2019 and the three months ended March 31, 2020. On March 16, 2020, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to $250,000 of the Company’s Class A common stock. The repurchase program will expire on September 30, 2021 unless extended by the Board of Directors. There were no repurchases under the program as of March 31, 2020 .

Summarized Financial Informatio

Summarized Financial Information of Subsidiaries	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020
LAMAR MEDIA CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES [Member]
Summarized Financial Information of Subsidiaries	2. Summarized Financial Information of Subsidiaries Separate condensed consolidating financial information for Lamar Media, subsidiary guarantors and non-guarantor subsidiaries are presented below. Lamar Media and its subsidiary guarantors have fully and unconditionally guaranteed Lamar Media’s obligations with respect to its publicly issued notes. All guarantees are joint and several. As a result of these guarantee arrangements, we are required to present the following condensed consolidating financial information. The following condensed consolidating financial information should be read in conjunction with the accompanying consolidated financial statements and notes. The condensed consolidating financial information is provided as an alternative to providing separate financial statements for guarantor subsidiaries. Separate financial statements of Lamar Media’s subsidiary guarantors are not included because the guarantees are full and unconditional and the subsidiary guarantors are 100% owned and jointly and severally liable for Lamar Media’s outstanding publicly issued notes. The accounts for all companies reflected herein are presented using the equity method of accounting for investments in subsidiaries. LAMAR MEDIA CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) (In Thousands, Except for Share Data) Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet as of March 31, 2020 Lamar Media Corp. Guarantor Subsidiaries Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries Eliminations Lamar Media Consolidated (unaudited) ASSETS Total current assets $ 487,176 $ 54,532 $ 242,377 $ — $ 784,085 Net property, plant and equipment — 1,334,725 8,947 — 1,343,672 Operating lease right of use assets — 1,304,978 23,187 — 1,328,165 Intangibles and goodwill, net — 2,854,750 17,894 — 2,872,644 Other assets 4,244,398 229,672 185,052 (4,611,422 ) 47,700 Total assets $ 4,731,574 $ 5,778,657 $ 477,457 $ (4,611,422 ) $ 6,376,266 LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDER'S EQUITY Current liabilities: Current maturities of long-term debt $ (5,418 ) $ 34 $ 175,000 $ — $ 169,616 Current operating lease liabilities — 165,770 6,409 — 172,179 Other current liabilities 24,927 155,846 10,189 — 190,962 Total current liabilities 19,509 321,650 191,598 — 532,757 Long-term debt 3,382,167 26 — — 3,382,193 Operating lease liabilities — 1,054,692 17,121 — 1,071,813 Other noncurrent liabilities 202,674 231,041 262,154 (433,590 ) 262,279 Total liabilities 3,604,350 1,607,409 470,873 (433,590 ) 5,249,042 Stockholders’ equity 1,127,224 4,171,248 6,584 (4,177,832 ) 1,127,224 Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity $ 4,731,574 $ 5,778,657 $ 477,457 $ (4,611,422 ) $ 6,376,266 LAMAR MEDIA CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) (In Thousands, Except for Share Data) Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2019 Lamar Media Corp. Guarantor Subsidiaries Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries Eliminations Lamar Media Consolidated ASSETS Total current assets $ 13,859 $ 53,756 $ 242,054 $ — $ 309,669 Net property, plant and equipment — 1,340,675 8,440 — 1,349,115 Operating lease right of use assets — 1,293,674 27,105 — 1,320,779 Intangibles and goodwill, net — 2,875,644 18,255 — 2,893,899 Other assets 4,193,629 229,905 184,805 (4,557,380 ) 50,959 Total assets $ 4,207,488 $ 5,793,654 $ 480,659 $ (4,557,380 ) $ 5,924,421 LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDER'S EQUITY Current liabilities: Current maturities of long-term debt $ 51,480 $ 34 $ 175,000 $ — $ 226,514 Current operating lease liabilities — 189,071 7,770 — 196,841 Other current liabilities 26,960 196,689 19,845 — 243,494 Total current liabilities 78,440 385,794 202,615 — 666,849 Long-term debt 2,753,570 34 — — 2,753,604 Operating lease liabilities — 1,049,220 18,961 — 1,068,181 Other noncurrent liabilities 205,947 231,416 250,859 (421,966 ) 266,256 Total liabilities 3,037,957 1,666,464 472,435 (421,966 ) 4,754,890 Stockholders’ equity 1,169,531 4,127,190 8,224 (4,135,414 ) 1,169,531 Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity $ 4,207,488 $ 5,793,654 $ 480,659 $ (4,557,380 ) $ 5,924,421 LAMAR MEDIA CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) (In Thousands, Except for Share Data) Condensed Consolidating Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2020 Lamar Media Corp. Guarantor Subsidiaries Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries Eliminations Lamar Media Consolidated Statement of Income (unaudited) Net revenues $ — $ 396,631 $ 10,452 $ (514 ) $ 406,569 Operating expenses Direct advertising expenses (1) — 143,052 6,956 (514 ) 149,494 General and administrative expenses (1) — 80,528 1,676 — 82,204 Corporate expenses (1) — 18,087 280 — 18,367 Depreciation and amortization — 61,905 408 — 62,313 Gain on disposition of assets — (2,504 ) — — (2,504 ) — 301,068 9,320 (514 ) 309,874 Operating income — 95,563 1,132 — 96,695 Equity in (earnings) loss of subsidiaries (94,214 ) — — 94,214 — Loss on extinguishment of debt 18,179 — — — 18,179 Interest expense (income), net 35,418 (35 ) 980 — 36,363 Income (loss) before income tax expense 40,617 95,598 152 (94,214 ) 42,153 Income tax expense (2) — 1,342 194 — 1,536 Net income (loss) $ 40,617 $ 94,256 $ (42 ) $ (94,214 ) $ 40,617 Statement of Comprehensive Income Net income (loss) $ 40,617 $ 94,256 $ (42 ) $ (94,214 ) $ 40,617 Total other comprehensive loss, net of tax — — (1,598 ) — (1,598 ) Total comprehensive income (loss) $ 40,617 $ 94,256 $ (1,640 ) $ (94,214 ) $ 39,019 (1) Caption is exclusive of depreciation and amortization. (2) The income tax expense reflected in each column does not include any tax effect of the equity in earnings from subsidiaries. LAMAR MEDIA CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) (In Thousands, Except for Share Data) Condensed Consolidating Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2019 Lamar Media Corp. Guarantor Subsidiaries Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries Eliminations Lamar Media Consolidated Statement of Income (unaudited) Net revenues $ — $ 374,581 $ 10,526 $ (650 ) $ 384,457 Operating expenses Direct advertising expenses (1) — 134,750 6,370 (650 ) 140,470 General and administrative expenses (1) — 77,657 1,636 — 79,293 Corporate expenses (1) — 16,623 297 — 16,920 Depreciation and amortization — 60,833 673 — 61,506 Gain on disposition of assets — (460 ) (4,164 ) — (4,624 ) — 289,403 4,812 (650 ) 293,565 Operating income — 85,178 5,714 — 90,892 Equity in (earnings) loss of subsidiaries (87,374 ) — — 87,374 — Interest expense (income), net 36,012 (5 ) 1,435 — 37,442 Income (loss) before income tax expense 51,362 85,183 4,279 (87,374 ) 53,450 Income tax expense (2) — 619 1,469 — 2,088 Net income (loss) $ 51,362 $ 84,564 $ 2,810 $ (87,374 ) $ 51,362 Statement of Comprehensive Income Net income (loss) $ 51,362 $ 84,564 $ 2,810 $ (87,374 ) $ 51,362 Total other comprehensive income, net of tax — — 259 — 259 Total comprehensive income (loss) $ 51,362 $ 84,564 $ 3,069 $ (87,374 ) $ 51,621 (1) Caption is exclusive of depreciation and amortization. (2) The income tax expense reflected in each column does not include any tax effect of the equity in earnings from subsidiaries. LAMAR MEDIA CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) (In Thousands, Except for Share Data) Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2020 Lamar Media Corp. Guarantor Subsidiaries Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries Eliminations Lamar Media Consolidated (unaudited) Cash flows from operating activities: Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities $ 24,222 $ 82,135 $ (5,970 ) $ (63,763 ) $ 36,624 Cash flows from investing activities: Acquisitions — (13,565 ) — — (13,565 ) Capital expenditures — (24,531 ) (1,178 ) — (25,709 ) Proceeds from disposition of assets and investments — 3,686 — — 3,686 Investment in subsidiaries (13,565 ) — — 13,565 — (Increase) decrease in intercompany notes receivable (8,155 ) — — 8,155 — Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities (21,720 ) (34,410 ) (1,178 ) 21,720 (35,588 ) Cash flows from financing activities: Principal payments on long-term debt (81 ) (8 ) — — (89 ) Payment on revolving credit facility (180,000 ) — — — (180,000 ) Proceeds received from revolving credit facility 655,000 — — — 655,000 Proceeds received from note offering 1,000,000 — — — 1,000,000 Redemption of senior subordinated notes (519,139 ) — — — (519,139 ) Proceeds received from senior credit facility term loans 598,500 598,500 Payments on senior credit facility term loans (978,097 ) (978,097 ) Debt issuance costs (24,042 ) — — — (24,042 ) Intercompany loan (payments) proceeds — (3,436 ) 11,591 (8,155 ) — Distributions to non-controlling interest — — (860 ) — (860 ) Dividends (to) from parent (110,755 ) (63,763 ) — 63,763 (110,755 ) Contributions from (to) parent 29,429 13,565 — (13,565 ) 29,429 Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities 470,815 (53,642 ) 10,731 42,043 469,947 Effect of exchange rate changes in cash and cash equivalents — — (532 ) — (532 ) Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 473,317 (5,917 ) 3,051 — 470,451 Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period 13,185 8,278 4,225 — 25,688 Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $ 486,502 $ 2,361 $ 7,276 $ — $ 496,139 LAMAR MEDIA CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) (In Thousands, Except for Share Data) Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2019 Lamar Media Corp. Guarantor Subsidiaries Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries Eliminations Lamar Media Consolidated (unaudited) Cash flows from operating activities: Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities $ 20,980 $ 53,074 $ 16,079 $ (50,594 ) $ 39,539 Cash flows from investing activities: Acquisitions — (66,423 ) — — (66,423 ) Capital expenditures — (25,413 ) (538 ) — (25,951 ) Proceeds from disposition of assets and investments — 1,297 — — 1,297 Investment in subsidiaries (66,423 ) — — 66,423 — (Increase) decrease in intercompany notes receivable (10,470 ) — — 10,470 — Decrease in notes receivable 2 — — — 2 Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities (76,891 ) (90,539 ) (538 ) 76,893 (91,075 ) Cash flows from financing activities: Proceeds received from revolving credit facility 155,000 — — — 155,000 Payment on revolving credit facility (255,000 ) — — — (255,000 ) Principal payments on long-term debt (7,210 ) — — — (7,210 ) Proceeds from note offering 255,000 — — — 255,000 Payments on accounts receivable securitization program — — (7,000 ) — (7,000 ) Debt issuance costs (4,256 ) — — — (4,256 ) Intercompany loan (payments) proceeds (7,000 ) 24,186 (6,716 ) (10,470 ) — Distributions to non-controlling interest — — (137 ) — (137 ) Dividends (to) from parent (104,597 ) (50,594 ) — 50,594 (104,597 ) Contributions from (to) parent 30,970 66,423 — (66,423 ) 30,970 Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities 62,907 40,015 (13,853 ) (26,299 ) 62,770 Effect of exchange rate changes in cash and cash equivalents — — 100 — 100 Net increase in cash and cash equivalents 6,996 2,550 1,788 — 11,334 Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period 4,029 11,655 5,310 — 20,994 Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $ 11,025 $ 14,205 $ 7,098 $ — $ 32,328

Significant Accounting Polici_2

Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Goodwill, Intangible Assets and Long-Lived Assets	(a) Goodwill, intangibles and long-lived assets Due to changes in relevant events and circumstances related to COVID-19, which could have a negative impact on the Company’s goodwill, the Company updated its goodwill qualitative assessment as of March 31, 2020. The update includes assessing macroeconomic conditions, industry and market conditions, cost factors, overall financial performance, reporting unit dispositions and acquisitions, the market capitalization of the Company and other relevant events specific to the Company. After assessing the totality of events or circumstances, the Company determined that it is not “more likely than not” that the fair value of either of the Company’s reporting units is less than its carrying amount. Therefore, management will not perform a quantitative impairment test and concluded its goodwill is not impaired as of March 31, 2020. Management also reviewed the recoverability of our long-lived assets including intangibles, fixed assets and operating lease right of use assets and concluded there is no impairment loss as of March 31, 2020.
Use of Estimates	(b) Use of estimates The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expense during the reporting period. These estimates take into account historical and forward looking factors that the Company believes are reasonable, including but not limited to the potential impacts arising from the COVID-19 pandemic, based on available information to date.

Revenues (Tables)

Revenues (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020
Revenue From Contract With Customer [Abstract]
Disaggregation Revenue	The following table presents our disaggregated revenue by source including both revenues accounted for under ASC 840 and ASC 606 for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019. Three months ended March 31, 2020 2019 Billboard advertising $ 355,305 $ 336,195 Logo advertising 21,392 19,912 Transit advertising 29,872 28,350 Net revenues $ 406,569 $ 384,457

Leases (Tables)

Leases (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020
Leases [Abstract]
Summary of Maturities of Operating Lease Liabilities	The following is a summary of the maturities of our operating lease liabilities as of March 31, 2020: 2020 $ 171,468 2021 201,850 2022 181,729 2023 159,181 2024 141,917 Thereafter 849,478 Total undiscounted operating lease payments 1,705,623 Less: Imputed interest (461,631 ) Total operating lease liabilities $ 1,243,992

Stock-Based Compensation (Table

Stock-Based Compensation (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020
Disclosure Of Compensation Related Costs Sharebased Payments [Abstract]
Summary of ESPP Share Activity	The following is a summary of 2019 ESPP share activity for the three months ended March 31, 2020: Shares Available for future purchases, January 1, 2020 438,434 Additional shares reserved under 2019 ESPP 86,093 Purchases (58,734 ) Available for future purchases, March 31, 2020 465,793

Depreciation and Amortization (

Depreciation and Amortization (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020
Depreciation And Amortization [Abstract]
Depreciation and Amortization Expense Excluded from Operating Expenses in its Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income	The amounts of depreciation and amortization expense excluded from the following operating expenses in its Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income are: Three months ended March 31, 2020 2019 Direct advertising expenses $ 58,697 $ 58,115 General and administrative expenses 1,281 1,121 Corporate expenses 2,335 2,270 $ 62,313 $ 61,506

Goodwill and Other Intangible_2

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020
Goodwill And Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]
Summary of Intangible Assets	The following is a summary of intangible assets at March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019: Estimated March 31, 2020 December 31, 2019 Life (Years) Gross Carrying Amount Accumulated Amortization Gross Carrying Amount Accumulated Amortization Amortizable intangible assets: Customer lists and contracts 7—10 $ 642,704 $ 545,239 $ 641,714 $ 539,405 Non-competition agreements 3—15 66,069 64,441 66,014 64,379 Site locations 15 2,388,771 1,529,296 2,384,520 1,509,335 Other 2—15 49,910 37,288 49,864 36,749 $ 3,147,454 $ 2,176,264 $ 3,142,112 $ 2,149,868 Unamortizable intangible assets: Goodwill $ 2,165,609 $ 253,536 $ 2,165,810 $ 253,536

Asset Retirement Obligations (T

Asset Retirement Obligations (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020
Asset Retirement Obligation Disclosure [Abstract]
Information Related to Asset Retirement Obligations	The following table reflects information related to our asset retirement obligations: Balance at December 31, 2019 $ 226,137 Additions to asset retirement obligations 180 Accretion expense 1,098 Liabilities settled (807 ) Balance at March 31, 2020 $ 226,608

Long-term Debt (Tables)

Long-term Debt (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]
Long-Term Debt	Long-term debt consists of the following at March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019: March 31, 2020 Debt Deferred financing costs Debt, net of deferred financing costs Senior Credit Facility $ 1,223,276 $ 13,250 $ 1,210,026 Accounts Receivable Securitization Program 175,000 740 174,260 5% Senior Subordinated Notes 535,000 3,013 531,987 5 3/4 654,167 7,466 646,701 3 3/4 600,000 8,466 591,534 4% Senior Notes 400,000 5,728 394,272 Other notes with various rates and terms 3,029 — 3,029 3,590,472 38,663 3,551,809 Less current maturities (175,828 ) (6,212 ) (169,616 ) Long-term debt, excluding current maturities $ 3,414,644 $ 32,451 $ 3,382,193 December 31, 2019 Debt Deferred financing costs Debt, net of deferred financing costs Senior Credit Facility $ 1,127,069 $ 9,077 $ 1,117,992 Accounts Receivable Securitization Program 175,000 846 174,154 5% Senior Subordinated Notes 535,000 3,237 531,763 5 3/8 510,000 3,502 506,498 5 3/4 654,345 7,752 646,593 Other notes with various rates and terms 3,118 — 3,118 3,004,532 24,414 2,980,118 Less current maturities (232,595 ) (6,081 ) (226,514 ) Long-term debt, excluding current maturities $ 2,771,937 $ 18,333 $ 2,753,604

Summarized Financial Informat_2

Summarized Financial Information of Subsidiaries (Tables) - LAMAR MEDIA CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES [Member]	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020
Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet	LAMAR MEDIA CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) (In Thousands, Except for Share Data) Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet as of March 31, 2020 Lamar Media Corp. Guarantor Subsidiaries Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries Eliminations Lamar Media Consolidated (unaudited) ASSETS Total current assets $ 487,176 $ 54,532 $ 242,377 $ — $ 784,085 Net property, plant and equipment — 1,334,725 8,947 — 1,343,672 Operating lease right of use assets — 1,304,978 23,187 — 1,328,165 Intangibles and goodwill, net — 2,854,750 17,894 — 2,872,644 Other assets 4,244,398 229,672 185,052 (4,611,422 ) 47,700 Total assets $ 4,731,574 $ 5,778,657 $ 477,457 $ (4,611,422 ) $ 6,376,266 LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDER'S EQUITY Current liabilities: Current maturities of long-term debt $ (5,418 ) $ 34 $ 175,000 $ — $ 169,616 Current operating lease liabilities — 165,770 6,409 — 172,179 Other current liabilities 24,927 155,846 10,189 — 190,962 Total current liabilities 19,509 321,650 191,598 — 532,757 Long-term debt 3,382,167 26 — — 3,382,193 Operating lease liabilities — 1,054,692 17,121 — 1,071,813 Other noncurrent liabilities 202,674 231,041 262,154 (433,590 ) 262,279 Total liabilities 3,604,350 1,607,409 470,873 (433,590 ) 5,249,042 Stockholders’ equity 1,127,224 4,171,248 6,584 (4,177,832 ) 1,127,224 Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity $ 4,731,574 $ 5,778,657 $ 477,457 $ (4,611,422 ) $ 6,376,266 LAMAR MEDIA CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) (In Thousands, Except for Share Data) Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2019 Lamar Media Corp. Guarantor Subsidiaries Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries Eliminations Lamar Media Consolidated ASSETS Total current assets $ 13,859 $ 53,756 $ 242,054 $ — $ 309,669 Net property, plant and equipment — 1,340,675 8,440 — 1,349,115 Operating lease right of use assets — 1,293,674 27,105 — 1,320,779 Intangibles and goodwill, net — 2,875,644 18,255 — 2,893,899 Other assets 4,193,629 229,905 184,805 (4,557,380 ) 50,959 Total assets $ 4,207,488 $ 5,793,654 $ 480,659 $ (4,557,380 ) $ 5,924,421 LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDER'S EQUITY Current liabilities: Current maturities of long-term debt $ 51,480 $ 34 $ 175,000 $ — $ 226,514 Current operating lease liabilities — 189,071 7,770 — 196,841 Other current liabilities 26,960 196,689 19,845 — 243,494 Total current liabilities 78,440 385,794 202,615 — 666,849 Long-term debt 2,753,570 34 — — 2,753,604 Operating lease liabilities — 1,049,220 18,961 — 1,068,181 Other noncurrent liabilities 205,947 231,416 250,859 (421,966 ) 266,256 Total liabilities 3,037,957 1,666,464 472,435 (421,966 ) 4,754,890 Stockholders’ equity 1,169,531 4,127,190 8,224 (4,135,414 ) 1,169,531 Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity $ 4,207,488 $ 5,793,654 $ 480,659 $ (4,557,380 ) $ 5,924,421
Condensed Consolidating Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income	LAMAR MEDIA CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) (In Thousands, Except for Share Data) Condensed Consolidating Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2020 Lamar Media Corp. Guarantor Subsidiaries Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries Eliminations Lamar Media Consolidated Statement of Income (unaudited) Net revenues $ — $ 396,631 $ 10,452 $ (514 ) $ 406,569 Operating expenses Direct advertising expenses (1) — 143,052 6,956 (514 ) 149,494 General and administrative expenses (1) — 80,528 1,676 — 82,204 Corporate expenses (1) — 18,087 280 — 18,367 Depreciation and amortization — 61,905 408 — 62,313 Gain on disposition of assets — (2,504 ) — — (2,504 ) — 301,068 9,320 (514 ) 309,874 Operating income — 95,563 1,132 — 96,695 Equity in (earnings) loss of subsidiaries (94,214 ) — — 94,214 — Loss on extinguishment of debt 18,179 — — — 18,179 Interest expense (income), net 35,418 (35 ) 980 — 36,363 Income (loss) before income tax expense 40,617 95,598 152 (94,214 ) 42,153 Income tax expense (2) — 1,342 194 — 1,536 Net income (loss) $ 40,617 $ 94,256 $ (42 ) $ (94,214 ) $ 40,617 Statement of Comprehensive Income Net income (loss) $ 40,617 $ 94,256 $ (42 ) $ (94,214 ) $ 40,617 Total other comprehensive loss, net of tax — — (1,598 ) — (1,598 ) Total comprehensive income (loss) $ 40,617 $ 94,256 $ (1,640 ) $ (94,214 ) $ 39,019 (1) Caption is exclusive of depreciation and amortization. (2) The income tax expense reflected in each column does not include any tax effect of the equity in earnings from subsidiaries. LAMAR MEDIA CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) (In Thousands, Except for Share Data) Condensed Consolidating Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2019 Lamar Media Corp. Guarantor Subsidiaries Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries Eliminations Lamar Media Consolidated Statement of Income (unaudited) Net revenues $ — $ 374,581 $ 10,526 $ (650 ) $ 384,457 Operating expenses Direct advertising expenses (1) — 134,750 6,370 (650 ) 140,470 General and administrative expenses (1) — 77,657 1,636 — 79,293 Corporate expenses (1) — 16,623 297 — 16,920 Depreciation and amortization — 60,833 673 — 61,506 Gain on disposition of assets — (460 ) (4,164 ) — (4,624 ) — 289,403 4,812 (650 ) 293,565 Operating income — 85,178 5,714 — 90,892 Equity in (earnings) loss of subsidiaries (87,374 ) — — 87,374 — Interest expense (income), net 36,012 (5 ) 1,435 — 37,442 Income (loss) before income tax expense 51,362 85,183 4,279 (87,374 ) 53,450 Income tax expense (2) — 619 1,469 — 2,088 Net income (loss) $ 51,362 $ 84,564 $ 2,810 $ (87,374 ) $ 51,362 Statement of Comprehensive Income Net income (loss) $ 51,362 $ 84,564 $ 2,810 $ (87,374 ) $ 51,362 Total other comprehensive income, net of tax — — 259 — 259 Total comprehensive income (loss) $ 51,362 $ 84,564 $ 3,069 $ (87,374 ) $ 51,621 (1) Caption is exclusive of depreciation and amortization. (2) The income tax expense reflected in each column does not include any tax effect of the equity in earnings from subsidiaries.
Condensed Consolidating Statements of Cash Flows	LAMAR MEDIA CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) (In Thousands, Except for Share Data) Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2020 Lamar Media Corp. Guarantor Subsidiaries Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries Eliminations Lamar Media Consolidated (unaudited) Cash flows from operating activities: Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities $ 24,222 $ 82,135 $ (5,970 ) $ (63,763 ) $ 36,624 Cash flows from investing activities: Acquisitions — (13,565 ) — — (13,565 ) Capital expenditures — (24,531 ) (1,178 ) — (25,709 ) Proceeds from disposition of assets and investments — 3,686 — — 3,686 Investment in subsidiaries (13,565 ) — — 13,565 — (Increase) decrease in intercompany notes receivable (8,155 ) — — 8,155 — Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities (21,720 ) (34,410 ) (1,178 ) 21,720 (35,588 ) Cash flows from financing activities: Principal payments on long-term debt (81 ) (8 ) — — (89 ) Payment on revolving credit facility (180,000 ) — — — (180,000 ) Proceeds received from revolving credit facility 655,000 — — — 655,000 Proceeds received from note offering 1,000,000 — — — 1,000,000 Redemption of senior subordinated notes (519,139 ) — — — (519,139 ) Proceeds received from senior credit facility term loans 598,500 598,500 Payments on senior credit facility term loans (978,097 ) (978,097 ) Debt issuance costs (24,042 ) — — — (24,042 ) Intercompany loan (payments) proceeds — (3,436 ) 11,591 (8,155 ) — Distributions to non-controlling interest — — (860 ) — (860 ) Dividends (to) from parent (110,755 ) (63,763 ) — 63,763 (110,755 ) Contributions from (to) parent 29,429 13,565 — (13,565 ) 29,429 Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities 470,815 (53,642 ) 10,731 42,043 469,947 Effect of exchange rate changes in cash and cash equivalents — — (532 ) — (532 ) Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 473,317 (5,917 ) 3,051 — 470,451 Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period 13,185 8,278 4,225 — 25,688 Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $ 486,502 $ 2,361 $ 7,276 $ — $ 496,139 LAMAR MEDIA CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) (In Thousands, Except for Share Data) Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2019 Lamar Media Corp. Guarantor Subsidiaries Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries Eliminations Lamar Media Consolidated (unaudited) Cash flows from operating activities: Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities $ 20,980 $ 53,074 $ 16,079 $ (50,594 ) $ 39,539 Cash flows from investing activities: Acquisitions — (66,423 ) — — (66,423 ) Capital expenditures — (25,413 ) (538 ) — (25,951 ) Proceeds from disposition of assets and investments — 1,297 — — 1,297 Investment in subsidiaries (66,423 ) — — 66,423 — (Increase) decrease in intercompany notes receivable (10,470 ) — — 10,470 — Decrease in notes receivable 2 — — — 2 Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities (76,891 ) (90,539 ) (538 ) 76,893 (91,075 ) Cash flows from financing activities: Proceeds received from revolving credit facility 155,000 — — — 155,000 Payment on revolving credit facility (255,000 ) — — — (255,000 ) Principal payments on long-term debt (7,210 ) — — — (7,210 ) Proceeds from note offering 255,000 — — — 255,000 Payments on accounts receivable securitization program — — (7,000 ) — (7,000 ) Debt issuance costs (4,256 ) — — — (4,256 ) Intercompany loan (payments) proceeds (7,000 ) 24,186 (6,716 ) (10,470 ) — Distributions to non-controlling interest — — (137 ) — (137 ) Dividends (to) from parent (104,597 ) (50,594 ) — 50,594 (104,597 ) Contributions from (to) parent 30,970 66,423 — (66,423 ) 30,970 Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities 62,907 40,015 (13,853 ) (26,299 ) 62,770 Effect of exchange rate changes in cash and cash equivalents — — 100 — 100 Net increase in cash and cash equivalents 6,996 2,550 1,788 — 11,334 Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period 4,029 11,655 5,310 — 20,994 Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $ 11,025 $ 14,205 $ 7,098 $ — $ 32,328

Significant Accounting Polici_3

Significant Accounting Policies - Additional Information (Detail)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020USD ($)
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Goodwill impairment loss	$ 0
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets Held-for-use	$ 0

Revenues - Disaggregation Reven

Revenues - Disaggregation Revenue (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2019
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Net revenues	$ 406,569	$ 384,457
Billboard Advertising [Member]
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Net revenues	355,305	336,195
Logo Advertising [Member]
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Net revenues	21,392	19,912
Transit Advertising [Member]
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Net revenues	$ 29,872	$ 28,350

Leases - Additional Information

Leases - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2019
Lessee Lease Description [Line Items]
Operating lease, cost	$ 80,402	$ 77,350
Variable lease, cost	17,444	17,084
(Gain) loss on disposition of assets	2,504	4,624
Operating lease, cash payments	103,063	96,733
Direct advertising expenses (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)	$ 149,494	140,470
Operating lease, weighted average remaining lease term	12 years
Operating lease, weighted average discount rate	4.80%
Leased assets obtained in exchange for operating lease liability	$ 5,082	4,391
Advertising [Member]
Lessee Lease Description [Line Items]
Direct advertising expenses (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)	1,258	1,129
Termination of Lease Agreements [Member]
Lessee Lease Description [Line Items]
(Gain) loss on disposition of assets	$ (51)	$ 4,104

Leases - Summary of Maturities

Leases - Summary of Maturities of Operating Lease Liabilities (Detail) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2020USD ($)
Operating Lease Liabilities Payments Due [Abstract]
2020	$ 171,468
2021	201,850
2022	181,729
2023	159,181
2024	141,917
Thereafter	849,478
Total undiscounted operating lease payments	1,705,623
Less: Imputed interest	(461,631)
Total operating lease liabilities	$ 1,243,992

Stock-Based Compensation - Addi

Stock-Based Compensation - Additional Information (Detail) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020USD ($)shares
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting terms	vesting terms ranging from three to five years and include 1) options that vest in one-fifth increments beginning on the grant date and continuing on each of the first four anniversaries of the grant date and 2) options that cliff-vest on the fifth anniversary of the grant date.
Number of shares available for grant	2,479,875
Common Class A [Member]
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Options granted	23,000
Minimum [Member]
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting period	3 years
Maximum [Member]
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting period	5 years
1996 Equity Incentive Plan [Member]
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares reserved for issuance to directors and employees	17,500,000
1996 Equity Incentive Plan [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Range of awards of target number of share	0.00%
1996 Equity Incentive Plan [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Range of awards of target number of share	100.00%
2019 Employee Stock Purchase Plan [Member]
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Additional shares reserved	86,093
Restricted Stock [Member]
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Expiration date of options granted under equity incentive plan	10 years
Restricted Stock [Member] | Non-employee Director [Member]
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Compensation expense related to performance based compensation agreements | $	$ 58
Restricted Stock [Member] | Percentage of awards vesting on grant date [Member] | Non-employee Director [Member]
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Percentage of awards vesting on grant date	50.00%
Restricted Stock [Member] | Percentage of Awards Vesting On Last Day of Each Directors Term [Member] | Non-employee Director [Member]
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting period	1 year
Percentage of awards vesting on grant date	50.00%
Performance Based Compensation [Member]
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Compensation expense related to performance based compensation agreements | $	$ 2,118

Stock-Based Compensation - Summ

Stock-Based Compensation - Summary of ESPP Share Activity (Detail) - shares	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2019
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Purchases	(58,734)	(44,161)
Available for future purchases, March 31, 2020	2,479,875
2019 Employee Stock Purchase Plan [Member]
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Additional shares reserved	86,093
Employee Stock Purchase Plan [Member]
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Available for future purchases, January 1, 2020	438,434
Purchases	(58,734)
Available for future purchases, March 31, 2020	465,793
Employee Stock Purchase Plan [Member] | 2019 Employee Stock Purchase Plan [Member]
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award [Line Items]
Additional shares reserved	86,093

Depreciation and Amortization -

Depreciation and Amortization - Depreciation and Amortization Expense Excluded from Operating Expenses in its Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2019
Depreciation and Amortization Expense [Line Items]
Depreciation and amortization	$ 62,313	$ 61,506
Direct Advertising Expenses [Member]
Depreciation and Amortization Expense [Line Items]
Depreciation and amortization	58,697	58,115
General and Administrative Expenses [Member]
Depreciation and Amortization Expense [Line Items]
Depreciation and amortization	1,281	1,121
Corporate Expenses [Member]
Depreciation and Amortization Expense [Line Items]
Depreciation and amortization	$ 2,335	$ 2,270

Goodwill and Other Intangible_3

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets - Summary of Intangible Assets (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross Carrying Amount	$ 3,147,454	$ 3,142,112
Accumulated Amortization	2,176,264	2,149,868
Goodwill gross carrying amount	2,165,609	2,165,810
Goodwill accumulated amortization	253,536	253,536
Customer Lists and Contracts [Member]
Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross Carrying Amount	642,704	641,714
Accumulated Amortization	$ 545,239	539,405
Customer Lists and Contracts [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Estimated Life (Years)	7 years
Customer Lists and Contracts [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Estimated Life (Years)	10 years
Non-competition Agreements [Member]
Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross Carrying Amount	$ 66,069	66,014
Accumulated Amortization	$ 64,441	64,379
Non-competition Agreements [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Estimated Life (Years)	3 years
Non-competition Agreements [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Estimated Life (Years)	15 years
Site Locations [Member]
Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross Carrying Amount	$ 2,388,771	2,384,520
Accumulated Amortization	$ 1,529,296	1,509,335
Site Locations [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Estimated Life (Years)	15 years
Other [Member]
Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross Carrying Amount	$ 49,910	49,864
Accumulated Amortization	$ 37,288	$ 36,749
Other [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Estimated Life (Years)	2 years
Other [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Finite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Estimated Life (Years)	15 years

Asset Retirement Obligations -

Asset Retirement Obligations - Information Related to Asset Retirement Obligations (Detail) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020USD ($)
Asset Retirement Obligation Disclosure [Abstract]
Beginning Balance	$ 226,137
Additions to asset retirement obligations	180
Accretion expense	1,098
Liabilities settled	(807)
Ending Balance	$ 226,608

Distribution Restrictions - Add

Distribution Restrictions - Additional Information (Detail) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Balance of permitted transfers to parent company	$ 3,392,915	$ 3,389,763
Description of provisions on senior credit facility transfers to Lamar Advertising subject to additional restrictions	(i) the total debt ratio is less than 7.0 to 1 and (ii) the secured debt ratio does not exceed 4.5 to 1.
Debt ratio	7
Debt ratio related to actual position on senior credit facility	7
Available cumulative credit	$ 2,143,395
Secured Debt [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Secured debt ratio	4.5
LAMAR MEDIA CORP [Member] | Secured Debt [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Secured debt ratio	4.5

Earnings Per Share - Additional

Earnings Per Share - Additional Information (Detail) - shares	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2019
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
The number of dilutive shares excluded from calculation of basic earnings per share resulting from the anti-dilutive effect for stock options	0	0

Long-term Debt - Long-Term Debt

Long-term Debt - Long-Term Debt (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt	$ 3,590,472	$ 3,004,532
Debt, Less current maturities	(175,828)	(232,595)
Debt, excluding current maturities	3,414,644	2,771,937
Deferred financing costs	38,663	24,414
Deferred financing costs, Less current maturities	(6,212)	(6,081)
Deferred financing costs, excluding current maturities	32,451	18,333
Debt, net of deferred financing costs	3,551,809	2,980,118
Debt, net of deferred financing costs, Less current maturities	(169,616)	(226,514)
Long-term debt, net of deferred financing costs	3,382,193	2,753,604
Senior Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt	1,223,276	1,127,069
Deferred financing costs	13,250	9,077
Debt, net of deferred financing costs	1,210,026	1,117,992
5% Senior Subordinated Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt	535,000	535,000
Deferred financing costs	3,013	3,237
Debt, net of deferred financing costs	531,987	531,763
Accounts Receivable Securitization Program [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt	175,000	175,000
Deferred financing costs	740	846
Debt, net of deferred financing costs	174,260	174,154
5 3/4% Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt	654,167	654,345
Deferred financing costs	7,466	7,752
Debt, net of deferred financing costs	646,701	646,593
3 3/4% Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt	600,000
Deferred financing costs	8,466
Debt, net of deferred financing costs	591,534
Other Notes with Various Rates and Terms [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt	3,029	3,118
Debt, net of deferred financing costs	3,029	3,118
4% Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt	400,000
Deferred financing costs	5,728
Debt, net of deferred financing costs	$ 394,272
5 3/8% Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt		510,000
Deferred financing costs		3,502
Debt, net of deferred financing costs		$ 506,498

Long-term Debt - Long-Term De_2

Long-term Debt - Long-Term Debt (Parenthetical) (Detail)	Mar. 31, 2020	Feb. 06, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Jan. 28, 2016	Jan. 10, 2014	Oct. 30, 2012
5% Senior Subordinated Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate on senior notes	5.00%		5.00%			5.00%
5 3/8% Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate on senior notes			5.375%		5.375%
5 3/4% Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate on senior notes	5.75%		5.75%	5.75%
3 3/4% Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate on senior notes	3.75%	3.75%
4% Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate on senior notes	4.00%	4.00%

Long-term Debt - Additional Inf

Long-term Debt - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)	Feb. 20, 2020	Feb. 06, 2020	Feb. 01, 2019	Dec. 18, 2018	Jan. 28, 2016	Jan. 10, 2014	Oct. 30, 2012	Mar. 31, 2020	Mar. 16, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument description								On February 6, 2020, Lamar Media entered into a Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the “Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement”) with certain of Lamar Media’s subsidiaries as guarantors, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. as administrative agent and the lenders party thereto, under which the parties agreed to amend and restate Lamar Media’s existing senior credit facility. The Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement amended and restated the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of May 15, 2017, as amended (the “Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement”).
Proceeds received from term B loans								$ 598,500,000
Loss on debt extinguishment								18,179,000
Outstanding revolving credit facility								625,000,000
Remaining borrowing capacity under revolving credit facility								111,916,000
Aggregate principal amount of debt issued								3,590,472,000
Debt instrument outstanding amount								3,590,472,000		$ 3,004,532,000
Letter of Credit [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Letter of credit outstanding balance								13,084,000
LAMAR MEDIA CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Proceeds received from term B loans								598,500,000
Loss on debt extinguishment								18,179,000
Senior Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Loss on debt extinguishment								$ 5,603,000
3 3/4% Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage		3.75%						3.75%
Debt instrument outstanding amount								$ 600,000,000
Redeemed percentage of aggregate principal amount		103.75%
Redemption percentage of aggregate principal amount of senior notes		40.00%
Redemption percentage of issued notes which remain outstanding		60.00%
3 3/4% Senior Notes [Member] | Prior to February 15, 2023 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Redemption price percentage of the principal amount to be purchased		101.00%
Redeemed percentage of aggregate principal amount		100.00%
3 3/4% Senior Notes [Member] | Private Placement [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage		3.75%
Aggregate principal amount of debt issued		$ 600,000,000
Net proceeds form the issuance of debt			$ 592,500,000
4% Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage		4.00%						4.00%
Debt instrument outstanding amount								$ 400,000,000
Redemption price percentage of the principal amount to be purchased		101.00%
4% Senior Notes [Member] | Prior to February 1, 2021 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Redeemed percentage of aggregate principal amount		100.00%
4% Senior Notes [Member] | Prior to February 15, 2023 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Redeemed percentage of aggregate principal amount		104.00%
Redemption percentage of aggregate principal amount of senior notes		40.00%
Redemption percentage of issued notes which remain outstanding		60.00%
4% Senior Notes [Member] | Private Placement [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage		4.00%
Aggregate principal amount of debt issued		$ 400,000,000
Net proceeds form the issuance of debt			$ 395,000,000
AR Program [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument maturity date				Dec. 17, 2021
Aggregate principal amount of debt issued				$ 175,000,000
Accounts Receivable Securitization Program [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument outstanding amount								$ 175,000,000		$ 175,000,000
Bearing interest rate								1.80%
Debt instrument commitment fee								no
5% Senior Subordinated Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage							5.00%	5.00%		5.00%
Aggregate principal amount of debt issued							$ 535,000,000
Debt instrument outstanding amount								$ 535,000,000		$ 535,000,000
Net proceeds form the issuance of debt							$ 527,100,000
Redemption price percentage of the principal amount to be purchased							101.00%
5 3/8% Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage						5.375%				5.375%
Loss on debt extinguishment								12,576,000
Aggregate principal amount of debt issued						$ 510,000,000
Debt instrument outstanding amount										$ 510,000,000
Net proceeds form the issuance of debt						$ 502,300,000
Redemption, description	The Company used the proceeds from the 4% Senior Notes and 3 3/4% Senior Notes to redeem in full all of the 5 3/8% Notes on February 20, 2020 at a redemption price of 101% of the aggregate principal amounts of the outstanding 5 3/8% Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest up to but not including the redemption date
Redeemed percentage of aggregate principal amount	101.00%
Loss on debt extinguishment on cash								$ 9,139,000
5 3/4% Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage					5.75%			5.75%		5.75%
Aggregate principal amount of debt issued					$ 400,000,000
Debt instrument outstanding amount								$ 654,167,000		$ 654,345,000
Net proceeds form the issuance of debt					$ 394,500,000
Redemption price percentage of the principal amount to be purchased			101.00%
5 3/4% Senior Notes [Member] | Prior to February 1, 2021 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Redeemed percentage of aggregate principal amount			100.00%
5 3/4% Senior Notes [Member] | Private Placement [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage			5.75%
Aggregate principal amount of debt issued			$ 250,000,000
Net proceeds form the issuance of debt			$ 251,500,000
Senior or Senior Subordinated Notes and other Indebtedness [Member] | Debt Instrument Repurchase Program [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt repurchase program, authorized amount									$ 250,000,000
Debt instrument repurchase expiry date								Sep. 30, 2021
Debt instrument repurchased under the program								$ 0
Senior Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing limit of incremental loan facility		$ 750,000,000
Debt instrument maturity date		Feb. 6, 2025
Term B Loan Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing limit of incremental loan facility		$ 600,000,000
Debt instrument maturity date		Feb. 6, 2027
Proceeds received from term B loans		$ 600,000,000
Term B Loan Facility [Member] | LIBO Rate [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Adjusted Rate		1.50%
Term B Loan Facility [Member] | Base Rate [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Adjusted Rate		0.50%
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | LAMAR MEDIA CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument maturity date								Feb. 6, 2025
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | LIBO Rate [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Secured debt ratio		3.25
Adjusted Rate		1.50%
Ratio of indebtedness to net capital minimum		1
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | LIBO Rate [Member] | Debt Ratio Less Than Three Point Two Five [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Adjusted Rate		1.25%
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | Base Rate [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Secured debt ratio		3.25
Adjusted Rate		0.50%
Ratio of indebtedness to net capital minimum		1
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | Base Rate [Member] | Debt Ratio Less Than Three Point Two Five [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Adjusted Rate		0.25%
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | Secured Debt [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Secured debt ratio		4.50

Fair Value of Financial Instr_2

Fair Value of Financial Instruments - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]
Estimated fair value of Long-term debt (including current maturities)	$ 3,456,133
Gross amount of company's long term debt	3,590,472
Carrying amount of company's long term debt	$ 3,590,472	$ 3,004,532

New Accounting Pronouncements -

New Accounting Pronouncements - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
New Accounting Pronouncements Or Change In Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Operating liabilities, expected to be recognized	$ 1,071,813,000	$ 1,068,181,000
Retained earnings	(768,693,000)	$ (708,408,000)
ASU 2018-11 [Member]
New Accounting Pronouncements Or Change In Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Operating liabilities, expected to be recognized	1,200,000,000
Retained earnings	$ 0

Dividends_Distributions - Addit

Dividends/Distributions - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2019
Dividends [Line Items]
Dividends declared, per share	$ 1	$ 0.96
Distributions paid, preferred stockholders	$ 91	$ 91
Distributions paid, preferred stockholders, per share	$ 15.95	$ 15.95
Distributions paid	$ 100,687	$ 95,915
Distributions paid, per share	$ 1	$ 0.96

Information about Geographic _2

Information about Geographic Areas - Additional Information (Detail) - Foreign Countries [Member] - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2019
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Net carrying value of long lived assets	$ 5,106		$ 4,549
External Customers [Member]
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Revenue from external customers	$ 7,436	$ 7,587

Stockholders' Equity - Addition

Stockholders' Equity - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Mar. 16, 2020	May 01, 2018
Shelf Registration [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Additional shares issued	0	0
Common Class A [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Issuance of shares related to acquisition			163,137
Common Class A [Member] | Stock Repurchase Program [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Stock repurchase program, authorized amount				$ 250,000,000
Stock repurchase program expiry date	Sep. 30, 2021
Stock repurchased during period	$ 0
Common Class A [Member] | Equity Distribution Agreement [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Common stock, shares sold	842,412
Common stock, shares available to be sold	$ 336,668,000
Common Class A [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Aggregate offering price of common stock issuable					$ 400,000,000

Condensed Consolidating Balance

Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
ASSETS
Total current assets	$ 784,585	$ 310,169
Net property, plant and equipment	1,343,672	1,349,115
Operating lease right of use assets	1,328,165	1,320,779
Other assets	53,316	56,574
Total assets	6,393,001	5,941,155
Current liabilities:
Current maturities of long-term debt	169,616	226,514
Current operating lease liabilities	172,179	196,841
Total current liabilities	538,932	672,808
Long-term debt, net of deferred financing costs	3,382,193	2,753,604
Operating lease liabilities	1,071,813	1,068,181
Total liabilities	5,255,217	4,760,849
Stockholders’ equity	1,137,784	1,180,306	$ 1,109,578	$ 1,131,784
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	6,393,001	5,941,155
LAMAR MEDIA CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES [Member]
ASSETS
Total current assets	784,085	309,669
Net property, plant and equipment	1,343,672	1,349,115
Operating lease right of use assets	1,328,165	1,320,779
Intangibles and goodwill, net	2,872,644	2,893,899
Other assets	47,700	50,959
Total assets	6,376,266	5,924,421
Current liabilities:
Current maturities of long-term debt	169,616	226,514
Current operating lease liabilities	172,179	196,841
Other current liabilities	190,962	243,494
Total current liabilities	532,757	666,849
Long-term debt, net of deferred financing costs	3,382,193	2,753,604
Operating lease liabilities	1,071,813	1,068,181
Other noncurrent liabilities	262,279	266,256
Total liabilities	5,249,042	4,754,890
Stockholders’ equity	1,127,224	1,169,531
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	6,376,266	5,924,421
LAMAR MEDIA CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES [Member] | Reportable Legal Entities [Member] | Lamar Media [Member]
ASSETS
Total current assets	487,176	13,859
Other assets	4,244,398	4,193,629
Total assets	4,731,574	4,207,488
Current liabilities:
Current maturities of long-term debt	(5,418)	51,480
Other current liabilities	24,927	26,960
Total current liabilities	19,509	78,440
Long-term debt, net of deferred financing costs	3,382,167	2,753,570
Other noncurrent liabilities	202,674	205,947
Total liabilities	3,604,350	3,037,957
Stockholders’ equity	1,127,224	1,169,531
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	4,731,574	4,207,488
LAMAR MEDIA CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES [Member] | Reportable Legal Entities [Member] | Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
ASSETS
Total current assets	54,532	53,756
Net property, plant and equipment	1,334,725	1,340,675
Operating lease right of use assets	1,304,978	1,293,674
Intangibles and goodwill, net	2,854,750	2,875,644
Other assets	229,672	229,905
Total assets	5,778,657	5,793,654
Current liabilities:
Current maturities of long-term debt	34	34
Current operating lease liabilities	165,770	189,071
Other current liabilities	155,846	196,689
Total current liabilities	321,650	385,794
Long-term debt, net of deferred financing costs	26	34
Operating lease liabilities	1,054,692	1,049,220
Other noncurrent liabilities	231,041	231,416
Total liabilities	1,607,409	1,666,464
Stockholders’ equity	4,171,248	4,127,190
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	5,778,657	5,793,654
LAMAR MEDIA CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES [Member] | Reportable Legal Entities [Member] | Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
ASSETS
Total current assets	242,377	242,054
Net property, plant and equipment	8,947	8,440
Operating lease right of use assets	23,187	27,105
Intangibles and goodwill, net	17,894	18,255
Other assets	185,052	184,805
Total assets	477,457	480,659
Current liabilities:
Current maturities of long-term debt	175,000	175,000
Current operating lease liabilities	6,409	7,770
Other current liabilities	10,189	19,845
Total current liabilities	191,598	202,615
Operating lease liabilities	17,121	18,961
Other noncurrent liabilities	262,154	250,859
Total liabilities	470,873	472,435
Stockholders’ equity	6,584	8,224
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	477,457	480,659
LAMAR MEDIA CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES [Member] | Eliminations [Member]
ASSETS
Other assets	(4,611,422)	(4,557,380)
Total assets	(4,611,422)	(4,557,380)
Current liabilities:
Other noncurrent liabilities	(433,590)	(421,966)
Total liabilities	(433,590)	(421,966)
Stockholders’ equity	(4,177,832)	(4,135,414)
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$ (4,611,422)	$ (4,557,380)

Condensed Consolidating Stateme

Condensed Consolidating Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2019
Type of Revenue [Extensible List]	us-gaap:AdvertisingMember	us-gaap:AdvertisingMember
Net revenues	$ 406,569	$ 384,457
Operating expenses
Type of Cost Good or Service [Extensible List]	us-gaap:AdvertisingMember	us-gaap:AdvertisingMember
Direct advertising expenses	$ 149,494	$ 140,470
General and administrative expenses	82,204	79,293
Corporate expenses	18,491	17,029
Depreciation and amortization	62,313	61,506
Gain on disposition of assets	(2,504)	(4,624)
Total Operating Expenses	309,998	293,674
Operating income	96,571	90,783
Loss on extinguishment of debt	18,179
Income before income tax expense	42,029	53,341
Income tax expense	1,536	2,088
Net income	40,493	51,253
Statements of Comprehensive Income
Net income	40,493	51,253
Comprehensive income	$ 38,895	$ 51,512
LAMAR MEDIA CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES [Member]
Type of Revenue [Extensible List]	us-gaap:AdvertisingMember	us-gaap:AdvertisingMember
Net revenues	$ 406,569	$ 384,457
Operating expenses
Type of Cost Good or Service [Extensible List]	us-gaap:AdvertisingMember	us-gaap:AdvertisingMember
Direct advertising expenses	$ 149,494	$ 140,470
General and administrative expenses	82,204	79,293
Corporate expenses	18,367	16,920
Depreciation and amortization	62,313	61,506
Gain on disposition of assets	(2,504)	(4,624)
Total Operating Expenses	309,874	293,565
Operating income	96,695	90,892
Loss on extinguishment of debt	18,179
Interest expense (income), net	36,363	37,442
Income before income tax expense	42,153	53,450
Income tax expense	1,536	2,088
Net income	40,617	51,362
Statements of Comprehensive Income
Net income	40,617	51,362
Foreign currency translation adjustments	(1,598)	259
Comprehensive income	$ 39,019	$ 51,621
LAMAR MEDIA CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES [Member] | Reportable Legal Entities [Member] | Lamar Media [Member]
Type of Revenue [Extensible List]	us-gaap:AdvertisingMember	us-gaap:AdvertisingMember
Operating expenses
Type of Cost Good or Service [Extensible List]	us-gaap:AdvertisingMember	us-gaap:AdvertisingMember
Equity in (earnings) loss of subsidiaries	$ (94,214)	$ (87,374)
Loss on extinguishment of debt	18,179
Interest expense (income), net	35,418	36,012
Income before income tax expense	40,617	51,362
Net income	40,617	51,362
Statements of Comprehensive Income
Net income	40,617	51,362
Comprehensive income	$ 40,617	$ 51,362
LAMAR MEDIA CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES [Member] | Reportable Legal Entities [Member] | Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Type of Revenue [Extensible List]	us-gaap:AdvertisingMember	us-gaap:AdvertisingMember
Net revenues	$ 396,631	$ 374,581
Operating expenses
Type of Cost Good or Service [Extensible List]	us-gaap:AdvertisingMember	us-gaap:AdvertisingMember
Direct advertising expenses	$ 143,052	$ 134,750
General and administrative expenses	80,528	77,657
Corporate expenses	18,087	16,623
Depreciation and amortization	61,905	60,833
Gain on disposition of assets	(2,504)	(460)
Total Operating Expenses	301,068	289,403
Operating income	95,563	85,178
Interest expense (income), net	(35)	(5)
Income before income tax expense	95,598	85,183
Income tax expense	1,342	619
Net income	94,256	84,564
Statements of Comprehensive Income
Net income	94,256	84,564
Comprehensive income	$ 94,256	$ 84,564
LAMAR MEDIA CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES [Member] | Reportable Legal Entities [Member] | Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Type of Revenue [Extensible List]	us-gaap:AdvertisingMember	us-gaap:AdvertisingMember
Net revenues	$ 10,452	$ 10,526
Operating expenses
Type of Cost Good or Service [Extensible List]	us-gaap:AdvertisingMember	us-gaap:AdvertisingMember
Direct advertising expenses	$ 6,956	$ 6,370
General and administrative expenses	1,676	1,636
Corporate expenses	280	297
Depreciation and amortization	408	673
Gain on disposition of assets		(4,164)
Total Operating Expenses	9,320	4,812
Operating income	1,132	5,714
Interest expense (income), net	980	1,435
Income before income tax expense	152	4,279
Income tax expense	194	1,469
Net income	(42)	2,810
Statements of Comprehensive Income
Net income	(42)	2,810
Foreign currency translation adjustments	(1,598)	259
Comprehensive income	$ (1,640)	$ 3,069
LAMAR MEDIA CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES [Member] | Eliminations [Member]
Type of Revenue [Extensible List]	us-gaap:AdvertisingMember	us-gaap:AdvertisingMember
Net revenues	$ (514)	$ (650)
Operating expenses
Type of Cost Good or Service [Extensible List]	us-gaap:AdvertisingMember	us-gaap:AdvertisingMember
Direct advertising expenses	$ (514)	$ (650)
Total Operating Expenses	(514)	(650)
Equity in (earnings) loss of subsidiaries	94,214	87,374
Income before income tax expense	(94,214)	(87,374)
Net income	(94,214)	(87,374)
Statements of Comprehensive Income
Net income	(94,214)	(87,374)
Comprehensive income	$ (94,214)	$ (87,374)

Condensed Consolidating State_2

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2019
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	$ 62,932	$ 60,726
Cash flows from investing activities:
Acquisitions	(13,565)	(66,423)
Capital expenditures	(25,709)	(25,951)
Proceeds from disposition of assets and investments	3,686	1,297
Decrease in notes receivable		2
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities	(35,588)	(91,075)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Principal payments on long term debt	(89)	(7,210)
Payments on revolving credit facility	(180,000)	(255,000)
Proceeds received from revolving credit facility	655,000	155,000
Proceeds received from note offering	1,000,000	255,000
Payments on accounts receivable securitization program		(7,000)
Proceeds received from senior credit facility term loans	598,500
Payments on senior credit facility term loans	(978,097)
Redemption of senior subordinated notes	(519,139)
Debt issuance costs	(24,042)	(4,256)
Distributions to non-controlling interest	(860)	(137)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	443,639	41,583
Effect of exchange rate changes in cash and cash equivalents	(532)	100
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents	470,451	11,334
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	26,188	21,494
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	496,639	32,828
LAMAR MEDIA CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES [Member]
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	36,624	39,539
Cash flows from investing activities:
Acquisitions	(13,565)	(66,423)
Capital expenditures	(25,709)	(25,951)
Proceeds from disposition of assets and investments	3,686	1,297
Decrease in notes receivable		2
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities	(35,588)	(91,075)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Principal payments on long term debt	(89)	(7,210)
Payments on revolving credit facility	(180,000)	(255,000)
Proceeds received from revolving credit facility	655,000	155,000
Proceeds received from note offering	1,000,000	255,000
Payments on accounts receivable securitization program		(7,000)
Redemption of senior subordinated notes	(519,139)
Proceeds received from senior credit facility term loans	598,500
Payments on senior credit facility term loans	(978,097)
Debt issuance costs	(24,042)	(4,256)
Distributions to non-controlling interest	(860)	(137)
Dividends (to) from parent	(110,755)	(104,597)
Contributions from (to) parent	29,429	30,970
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	469,947	62,770
Effect of exchange rate changes in cash and cash equivalents	(532)	100
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents	470,451	11,334
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	25,688	20,994
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	496,139	32,328
LAMAR MEDIA CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES [Member] | Reportable Legal Entities [Member] | Lamar Media [Member]
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	24,222	20,980
Cash flows from investing activities:
Investment in subsidiaries	(13,565)	(66,423)
(Increase) decrease in intercompany notes receivable	(8,155)	(10,470)
Decrease in notes receivable		2
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities	(21,720)	(76,891)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Principal payments on long term debt	(81)	(7,210)
Payments on revolving credit facility	(180,000)	(255,000)
Proceeds received from revolving credit facility	655,000	155,000
Proceeds received from note offering	1,000,000	255,000
Redemption of senior subordinated notes	(519,139)
Proceeds received from senior credit facility term loans	598,500
Payments on senior credit facility term loans	(978,097)
Debt issuance costs	(24,042)	(4,256)
Dividends (to) from parent	(110,755)	(104,597)
Contributions from (to) parent	29,429	30,970
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	470,815	62,907
Intercompany loan (payments) proceeds		(7,000)
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents	473,317	6,996
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	13,185	4,029
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	486,502	11,025
LAMAR MEDIA CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES [Member] | Reportable Legal Entities [Member] | Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	82,135	53,074
Cash flows from investing activities:
Acquisitions	(13,565)	(66,423)
Capital expenditures	(24,531)	(25,413)
Proceeds from disposition of assets and investments	3,686	1,297
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities	(34,410)	(90,539)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Principal payments on long term debt	(8)
Intercompany loan (payments) proceeds	(3,436)
Dividends (to) from parent	(63,763)	(50,594)
Contributions from (to) parent	13,565	66,423
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	(53,642)	40,015
Intercompany loan (payments) proceeds		24,186
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents	(5,917)	2,550
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	8,278	11,655
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	2,361	14,205
LAMAR MEDIA CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES [Member] | Reportable Legal Entities [Member] | Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	(5,970)	16,079
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures	(1,178)	(538)
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities	(1,178)	(538)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Payments on accounts receivable securitization program		(7,000)
Intercompany loan (payments) proceeds	11,591
Distributions to non-controlling interest	(860)	(137)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	10,731	(13,853)
Intercompany loan (payments) proceeds		(6,716)
Effect of exchange rate changes in cash and cash equivalents	(532)	100
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents	3,051	1,788
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	4,225	5,310
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	7,276	7,098
LAMAR MEDIA CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES [Member] | Eliminations [Member]
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	(63,763)	(50,594)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Investment in subsidiaries	13,565	66,423
(Increase) decrease in intercompany notes receivable	8,155	10,470
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities	21,720	76,893
Cash flows from financing activities:
Intercompany loan (payments) proceeds	(8,155)
Dividends (to) from parent	63,763	50,594
Contributions from (to) parent	(13,565)	(66,423)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	$ 42,043	(26,299)
Intercompany loan (payments) proceeds		$ (10,470)