10-Q – 2026-07-24 – 0001091667-26-000052-xbrl.zip

Income tax withholding
Treasury Stock Acquired Shares Withheld Restricted Stock And Restricted Stock Unit Vesting [Member]
Shares withheld in payment of income tax withholding owed by employees upon vesting of restricted shares and restricted stock units.

Capital expenditures
Accrued capital expenditures
Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of accrued capital expenditures for long-lived, physical assets used in the normal conduct of business and not intended for resale. Examples include land, buildings, machinery and equipment, and other types of furniture and equipment including, but not limited to, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, and computer equipment and software.

Maximum
Maximum [Member]

Mobile handsets
Mobile handsets [Member]
Mobile handsets

Stock Compensation Plans
Share-Based Payment Arrangement [Text Block]

Equity issued pursuant to employee stock purchase plan
Stock Issued During Period, Value, Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Statistical Measurement [Domain]
Statistical Measurement [Domain]

Change in accrued expenses related to capital expenditures
Changes in accrued expenses related to capital expenditures
The increase (decrease) during the reporting period in the amounts payable for capital expenditures.

Mobile service
Mobile service [Member]
Mobile service

Title of 12(b) Security
Title of 12(b) Security

Document Fiscal Year Focus
Document Fiscal Year Focus

Merger and acquisition costs
Business Combination, Acquisition-Related Cost, Expense

Franchises
Indefinite-Lived Franchise Rights

Stock compensation expense (see Note 11)
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Expense

Convertible Preferred Units
Convertible Preferred Units [Member]
Convertible Preferred Units

Revenue [Abstract]
Revenue [Abstract]
Revenue [Abstract]

Field and technology operations
Field and network operations
Field and network operations costs

OTHER LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Other Liabilities, Noncurrent

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Goodwill
Goodwill

Product Information [Line Items]
Product Information [Line Items]

Common stock
Common Stock, Value, Issued

Depreciation and amortization
Depreciation, Amortization and Accretion, Net

Foreign currency remeasurement of Sterling Notes to U.S. dollars
Realized Gain (Loss), Foreign Currency Transaction, before Tax

Labor
Employee-related Liabilities, Current

Common Class C
Common Class C [Member]

Accumulated Deficit
Retained Earnings [Member]

Transition expenses
Business Combination, Integration-Related Cost, Expense

Operating costs and expenses (exclusive of items shown separately below)
Operating costs and expenses
Operating Expenses

Rollforward of Consolidated Shareholders' Equity:
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]

Common stock, shares outstanding (shares)
Common Stock, Shares, Outstanding

Payments for debt issuance costs
Payments of Debt Issuance Costs

Derivative Instrument [Axis]
Derivative Instrument [Axis]

Diluted (dollars per share)
Diluted earnings per common share attributable to Charter shareholders (dollars per share)
Earnings Per Share, Diluted

Entity Current Reporting Status
Entity Current Reporting Status

Residential revenue
Residential Product Line [Member]
Residential Product Line [Member]

Net cash flows from financing activities
Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activity, Including Discontinued Operation

Prepaid expenses and other assets
Increase (Decrease) in Prepaid Expense and Other Assets

Amendment Flag
Amendment Flag

Noncontrolling Interest [Axis]
Noncontrolling Interest [Axis]
Noncontrolling Interest [Axis]

CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Liabilities, Current [Abstract]

Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding

Ownership [Domain]
Ownership [Domain]

Adjustments to reconcile consolidated net income to net cash flows from operating activities:
Adjustment to Reconcile Net Income to Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activity [Abstract]

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activity, Including Discontinued Operation [Abstract]

Change in noncontrolling interest ownership, net of tax
Noncontrolling Interest Increase Decrease From Changes In Subsidiary Ownership
Amount of increase (decrease) in noncontrolling interest from changes in subsidiary ownership.

Property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $41,990 and $41,514, respectively
Property, Plant, and Equipment, after Accumulated Depreciation, Depletion, and Amortization

Availability under credit facilities
Line of Credit Facility, Remaining Borrowing Capacity

Common Noncontrolling Interest
Common Noncontrolling Interest [Member]
Common Noncontrolling Interest [Member]

Credit facilities(b)
Credit facilities [Member]
Credit facilities

Related Party Transactions Disclosure
Related Party Transactions Disclosure [Text Block]

5.125% senior secured notes due May 1, 2027
5.125% senior secured notes due May 1, 2027 [Member]
5.125% senior secured notes due May 1, 2027

Entity Address, State or Province
Entity Address, State or Province

Stock options granted in period (shares)
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Gross

Revenue
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Text Block]

Common stock, par value (dollars per share)
Common Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share

Fair Values Derivatives, Balance Sheet Location, by Derivative Contract Type [Table]
Fair Values Derivatives, Balance Sheet Location, by Derivative Contract Type [Table]

Notional amount
Derivative, Notional Amount

Weighted average common shares outstanding, basic (shares)
Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding, Basic

OTHER INCOME (EXPENSES):
Other Expenses [Abstract]

Senior secured notes and debentures(a)
Senior Secured Notes and Debentures [Member]
Senior Secured Notes and Debentures

Equity Award Grants
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Activity [Table Text Block]

Other, net
Payment for (Proceeds from) Other Investing Activity

Number of reportable segments
Number of Reportable Segments

Schedule of Noncontrolling Interest Purchased
Schedule of Noncontrolling Interest Purchased [Table Text Block]
Schedule of noncontrolling interest disclosure which includes number of units purchased during the period, average price paid, total amount paid and the effect on the statement of shareholders' equity.

Total current liabilities
Liabilities, Current

Cox - Equity Sale
Cox - Equity Sale [Member]
Cox - Equity Sale

Special charges, net
Other Nonrecurring (Income) Expense

Related Party Transaction [Table]
Related Party Transaction [Table]

INVESTMENT IN CABLE PROPERTIES:
Investment In Cable Properties [Abstract]

Supplier Finance Program, Obligation, Current, Statement of Financial Position [Extensible Enumeration]
Supplier Finance Program, Obligation, Current, Statement of Financial Position [Extensible Enumeration]

Entity Address, City or Town
Entity Address, City or Town

Stock Compensation Plans [Abstract]
Stock Compensation Plans [Abstract]
Stock Compensation Plans [Abstract]

Income from operations
Operating Income (Loss)

Awards other than stock options granted in period (shares)
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period

Stock Compensation Plans:
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items]

Current Fiscal Year End Date
Current Fiscal Year End Date

Total other income (expenses), net
Total Nonoperating Income Expense including Interest Expense, Net
Total Nonoperating Income Expense including Interest Expense, Net

Statement of Financial Position [Abstract]
Statement of Financial Position [Abstract]

Basis of Accounting, Policy
Basis of Accounting, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Class of Stock [Axis]
Class of Stock [Axis]

Video
Residential Video Product Line [Member]
Residential Video Product Line [Member]

5.750% Sterling Senior Notes Due June 2, 2031
5.750% Sterling Senior Notes Due June 2, 2031 [Member]
5.750% Sterling Senior Notes Due June 2, 2031

Receivable [Domain]
Receivable [Domain]

Level 2
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]

Customer relationships, accumulated amortization
Intangible Asset, Finite-Lived, Accumulated Amortization

Entity File Number
Entity File Number

Exercise of stock options
Shares Issued, Value, Share-Based Payment Arrangement, after Forfeiture

EIP Financing Facility Borrowing Capacity
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity

Current portion of long-term debt
Long-Term Debt, Current Maturities

Distributions to noncontrolling interest
Noncontrolling Interest, Decrease from Distributions to Noncontrolling Interest Holders

Equipment Installment Plan Financing Facility
Equipment Installment Plan Financing Facility [Text Block]
The entire disclosure for the Equipment Installment Plan Financing Facility

Common stock, shares issued (shares)
Common Stock, Shares, Issued

Schedule of Long-term Debt Instruments [Table]
Schedule of Long-Term Debt Instruments [Table]

Noncash interest, net
Amortization of Debt Discount (Premium)

Entity Information [Line Items]
Entity Information [Line Items]

Treasury Stock (shares)
Treasury Stock, Common, Shares

Treasury stock at cost; 10,324,746 and no shares, respectively
Treasury Stock, Value

Commercial revenue
Commercial Product Line [Member]
Commercial Product Line [Member]

Segment Reporting
Segment Reporting [Table Text Block]

Noncontrolling Interests
Noncontrolling Interest [Member]

Other expense
Other Cost and Expense, Operating

Use of Estimates, Policy
Use of Estimates, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Equity Components [Axis]
Equity Components [Axis]

Accounts receivable
Increase (Decrease) in Accounts Receivable

Related Party
Related Party [Member]

Product and Service [Domain]
Product and Service [Domain]

Related Party [Axis]
Related and Nonrelated Parties [Axis]

Class of Stock [Line Items]
Class of Stock [Line Items]

Noncontrolling Interests
Noncontrolling Interest Disclosure [Text Block]

Class A Common Stock
Common Class A [Member]

Entity Interactive Data Current
Entity Interactive Data Current

Carrying Value
Long-Term Debt

Common Units
Member Units [Member]

Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest

Internet
Residential Internet Product Line [Member]
Residential Internet Product Line [Member]

Charter
Charter [Member]
Charter Communications, Inc.

Supplier Finance Program [Line Items]
Supplier Finance Program [Line Items]

DEFERRED INCOME TAXES
Deferred Income Tax Liabilities, Net

Supplier Finance Program [Domain]
Supplier Finance Program [Domain]

Accounts payable, accrued and other current liabilities
Total accounts payable and accrued liabilities
Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities, Current

Entity Small Business
Entity Small Business

Document Period End Date
Document Period End Date

Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects from acquisitions and dispositions:
Adjustment to Reconcile Net Income to Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activity, Increase (Decrease) in Operating Capital [Abstract]

Noncontrolling Interest [Table]
Noncontrolling Interest [Table]

Net cash flows from investing activities
Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activity, Including Discontinued Operation

Preferred stock, shares outstanding (shares)
Preferred Stock, Shares Outstanding

Programming
Programming Expense
Programming Expense

Principal Amount
Debt Instrument, Face Amount

Security Exchange Name
Security Exchange Name

Long-Term Debt assumed in business combination
Business Combination, Recognized Liability Assumed, Long-Term Debt, Noncurrent

Customer relationships, net of accumulated amortization of $18,078 and $17,875, respectively
Customer relationships, net
Carrying amount (original costs adjusted for previously recognized amortization and impairment) as of the balance sheet date for the value of the business relationship with existing customers (less anticipated churn).

Open Market Repurchase Program
Open Market Repurchase Program [Member]
Open Market Repurchase Program

Award expiration period
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Expiration Period

OTHER NONCURRENT ASSETS
Other noncurrent assets
Other Assets, Noncurrent

Document Type
Document Type

Debt Instrument, Repurchased Face Amount
Debt Instrument, Repurchased Face Amount

Programming costs
Program Rights Obligations, Current

Gain (loss) on extinguishment of debt
Gain on extinguishment of debt, net (see Note 4)
Gain (Loss) on Extinguishment of Debt

Loss on disposal of assets, net
Gain (Loss) on Disposition of Assets

Entity Shell Company
Entity Shell Company

Class B Common Stock
Common Class B [Member]

Remaining authorized repurchase amount
Share Repurchase Program, Remaining Authorized, Amount

Statement of Stockholders' Equity [Abstract]
Statement of Stockholders' Equity [Abstract]

Interest
Interest Payable, Current

Borrowings of long-term debt
Proceeds from Issuance of Long-Term Debt

Local Phone Number
Local Phone Number

Segment Reporting, Policy
Segment Reporting, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Earnings Per Share
Earnings Per Share [Text Block]

Entity Address, Postal Zip Code
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code

Entity Registrant Name
Entity Registrant Name

EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE ATTRIBUTABLE TO CHARTER SHAREHOLDERS:
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Number of units purchased (shares)
Noncontrolling Interest, Purchase of Interests, Shares Purchased
Number of shares purchased from noncontrolling shareholders resulting in a decrease in noncontrolling interests during the period.

Document Fiscal Period Focus
Document Fiscal Period Focus

Income before income taxes
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Noncontrolling Interest

Advertising sales
Advertising sales [Member]
Advertising sales [Member]

Supplier Finance Program [Axis]
Supplier Finance Program [Axis]

Trading Symbol
Trading Symbol

REVENUES
Revenues

Loss on equity investments, net
Income (Loss) from Equity Method Investments

Purchases of property, plant and equipment
Payments to Acquire Property, Plant, and Equipment

Purchase of noncontrolling interest
Minority Interest Decrease From Redemptions Purchase Price
Gross purchase price related to the decrease in noncontrolling interest (for example, but not limited to, redeeming or purchasing the interests of noncontrolling shareholders, issuance of shares (interests) by the non-wholly owned subsidiary to the parent entity for other than cash, and a buyback of shares (interest) by the non-wholly owned subsidiary from the noncontrolling interests).

Accounts payable, accrued liabilities and other
Increase (Decrease) in Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities

Senior unsecured notes
Senior Unsecured Notes [Member]
Senior Unsecured Notes

Schedule of effects on statement of shareholders' equity due to ownership changes
Schedule of effects on statement of shareholders' equity due to ownership changes [Table Text Block]
Schedule of noncontrolling interest disclosure due to changes in ownership and the effect on the statement of shareholders' equity.

Receivable Type [Axis]
Receivable Type [Axis]

Distributions to noncontrolling interest
Payments of Ordinary Dividends, Noncontrolling Interest

Award vesting period
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period

COSTS AND EXPENSES:
Operating Costs and Expenses [Abstract]

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Liabilities and Equity [Abstract]

Intangible Asset, Finite-Lived, Impairment Loss, Statement of Income or Comprehensive Income [Extensible Enumeration]
Intangible Asset, Finite-Lived, Impairment Loss, Statement of Income or Comprehensive Income [Extensible Enumeration]

Borrowings of equipment installment plan financing facility
Borrowings of equipment installment plan financing facility
Proceeds from borrowings of equipment installment plan financing facility

Other costs of revenue
Other costs of revenue
Other costs of revenue

Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities [Abstract]
Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities [Abstract]

Award Type [Domain]
Award Type [Domain]

Share buybacks
Treasury Stock Acquired Shares Repurchased [Member]
Shares repurchased under a stock repurchase program.

Minority Interest Ownership Percentage Threshold
Subsidiary, Ownership Percentage, Parent

Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities [Abstract]
Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities [Abstract]
Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities [Abstract]

Treasury stock acquired (shares)
Treasury Stock, Shares, Acquired

Equipment installment plan receivable
Equipment installment plan receivable [Member]
Equipment installment plan receivable

Ownership percentage held by noncontrolling interest (percentage)
Subsidiary, Ownership Percentage, Noncontrolling Owner

Related Party Transactions [Abstract]

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activity, Including Discontinued Operation [Abstract]

Restricted cash
Restricted Cash

Short-term borrowings
Other Short-Term Borrowings

Noncontrolling Interests [Abstract]
Noncontrolling Interests [Abstract]
Noncontrolling Interests [Abstract]

Percentage of Voting Interests Acquired (percentage)
Business Combination, Voting Equity Interest Acquired, Percentage

Weighted average common shares outstanding, diluted (shares)
Weighted average common shares outstanding, diluted (shares)
Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding, Diluted

Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]

Entity Emerging Growth Company
Entity Emerging Growth Company

Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]

Value of Equity Interest Issued
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Equity Interest, Share Issued, Value

Entity Tax Identification Number
Entity Tax Identification Number

Legal Entity [Axis]
Legal Entity [Axis]

Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Text Block]

Entities [Table]
Entities [Table]

Purchases of treasury stock, including excise tax
Treasury Stock, Value, Acquired, Cost Method

Schedule of Share-based Compensation Arrangements by Share-based Payment Award [Table]
Schedule of Share-Based Compensation Arrangements by Share-Based Payment Award [Table]

CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH, beginning of period
CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH, end of period
Cash, Cash Equivalent, Restricted Cash, and Restricted Cash Equivalent, Continuing Operation

Value of Charter Class A common stock acquired from Liberty Broadband during pendency of Liberty Broadband combination
Value of Charter Class A common stock acquired from Liberty Broadband during pendency of Liberty Broadband combination
Value of Charter Class A common stock acquired from Liberty Broadband during pendency of Liberty Broadband combination

Other
Other Accrued Liabilities, Current

Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code

Organization and Basis of Presentation
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements Disclosure [Text Block]

Debt Instrument [Axis]
Debt Instrument [Axis]

Payments to Acquire Businesses
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross

Stock compensation expense
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Noncash Expense

Treasury Stock
Treasury Stock, Common [Member]

Small business
Commercial Small and Medium Business Product Line [Member]
Commercial Small and Medium Business Product Line [Member]

Stock compensation expense
APIC, Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Increase for Cost Recognition

Treasury Stock Acquired [Axis]
Treasury Stock Acquired [Axis]
Treasury Stock Acquired [Axis]

Level 1
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]

Total Debt Summary
Schedule of Debt [Table Text Block]

Purchase of noncontrolling interest
Payments for Repurchase of Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Basic (dollars per share)
Basic earnings per common share attributable to Charter shareholders (dollars per share)
Earnings Per Share, Basic

Purchase of treasury stock
Payments for Repurchase of Common Stock
Payments for Repurchase of Common Stock

Total current assets
Assets, Current

Statistical Measurement [Axis]
Statistical Measurement [Axis]

Supplier Finance Program [Table]
Supplier Finance Program [Table]

Assumed exercise or issuance of shares relating to stock plans
Incremental Common Shares Attributable to Dilutive Effect of Share-Based Payment Arrangements

LONG-TERM DEBT
Long-Term Debt, Excluding Current Maturities

EIP Unpaid Principal Balance
EIP Unpaid Principal Balance
Total amount of the unpaid principal balance of equipment installment plan receivables included within accounts receivable, net and other noncurrent assets

Award Type [Axis]
Award Type [Axis]

Liberty Broadband
Liberty Broadband [Member]
Liberty Broadband

Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $238 and $219, respectively
Accounts receivable, net
Accounts Receivable, after Allowance for Credit Loss, Current

Class of Treasury Stock
Class of Treasury Stock [Table Text Block]

Accumulated deficit
Retained Earnings (Accumulated Deficit)

Preferred stock, par value (dollars per share)
Preferred Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share

Product and Service [Axis]
Product and Service [Axis]

Fair Value
Long-Term Debt, Fair Value

Common Stock
Common Stock [Member]

Marketing and residential sales
Selling and Marketing Expense

EQUIPMENT INSTALLMENT PLAN FINANCING FACILITY
EQUIPMENT INSTALLMENT PLAN FINANCING FACILITY
Amount, after deduction of debt issuance cost, of equipment installment plan financing facility classified as noncurrent.

Supplier Finance Program, Obligation, Current
Supplier Finance Program, Obligation, Current

Cover page.
Cover [Abstract]

Derivative Liability, Statement of Financial Position [Extensible Enumeration]
Derivative Liability, Statement of Financial Position [Extensible Enumeration]

Earnings Per Share
Schedule of Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted [Table Text Block]

Conversion price (amount per share)
Conversion price (amount per share)
The price per unit of the conversion feature

Noncontrolling Interest [Abstract]
Noncontrolling Interest [Abstract]

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Noncontrolling Interests:
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]

Debt Instrument, Name [Domain]
Debt Instrument, Name [Domain]

Segment Reporting
Segment Reporting [Text Block]

Derivative Contract [Domain]
Derivative Contract [Domain]

Revenue
Disaggregation of Revenue [Table Text Block]

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
Liabilities and Equity

Total shareholders’ equity
Balance
Balance
Equity, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest

Voice
Residential Voice Product Line [Member]
Residential Voice Product Line [Member]

Stock options
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Option [Member]

Change in fair value of cross-currency derivative instruments
Gain (Loss) on Foreign Currency Derivative Instruments Not Designated as Hedging Instruments

Noncontrolling interests
Equity, Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest

Business Combination [Line Items]
Business Combination [Line Items]

Related Party [Domain]
Related and Nonrelated Parties [Domain]

Common stock, shares authorized (shares)
Common Stock, Shares Authorized

Nature of Operation, Product Information, Concentration of Risk [Table]
Nature of Operation, Product Information, Concentration of Risk [Table]

Total Debt
Long-Term Debt [Text Block]

Total Charter Shareholders’ Equity
Parent [Member]

CCO holdings
CCO holdings [Member]
Another company which is controlled, directly or indirectly, by its parent. The usual condition for control is ownership of a majority (over 50%) of the outstanding voting stock. The power to control may also exist with a lesser percentage of ownership, for example, by contract, lease, agreement with other stockholders or by court decree.

Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities
Schedule of Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities [Table Text Block]

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activity, Including Discontinued Operation [Abstract]

Other operating expenses, net
Other operating (income) expenses, net
Other Operating Income (Expense), Net

SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY:
Equity, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest [Abstract]

Common Stock [Abstract]
Common Stock [Abstract]
Common Stock [Abstract]

Unrecognized compensation cost
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Nonvested Award, Cost Not yet Recognized, Amount

Charter Operating
Charter Operating [Member]
Charter Operating [Member]

Document Quarterly Report
Document Quarterly Report

EIP Financing Facility
EIP Financing Facility [Member]
EIP Financing Facility

Gain (Loss) On Financial Instruments, Net
Gain (Loss) On Financial Instruments, Net [Abstract]
Gain (Loss) On Financial Instruments, Net [Abstract]

Accrued and other current liabilities:
Accrued Liabilities, Current [Abstract]

Time Warner Cable
Time Warner Cable LLC [Member]
Time Warner Cable LLC

Preferred stock, shares authorized (shares)
Preferred Stock, Shares Authorized

Derivatives:
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]

Preferred stock; $0.001 par value; 250 million shares authorized; no shares issued and outstanding
Preferred Stock, Value, Issued

Cox - Contribution
Cox - Contribution [Member]
Cox - Contribution

Repayments of long-term debt
Repayments of Long-Term Debt

Total investment in cable properties, net
Total investment in cable properties, net
Sum of carrying amounts as of the balance sheet date of property, plant and equipment, franchises, customer relationships, net and goodwill.

Exercise cost
Treasury Stock Acquired Shares Withheld Stock Option Exercise Costs [Member]
Shares withheld representing the exercise costs owed by employees upon exercise of stock options.

Liberty Broadband's equity percentage in Charter after Charter's buyback of Liberty Broadband shares during pendency of Liberty Broadband combination
Liberty Broadband's equity percentage in Charter after Charter's buyback of Liberty Broadband shares during pendency of Liberty Broadband combination
Liberty Broadband's equity percentage in Charter after Charter's buyback of Liberty Broadband shares during pendency of Liberty Broadband combination

Class of Stock [Domain]
Class of Stock [Domain]

Business Combination [Table]
Business Combination [Table]

Mergers and Acquisitions Disclosures
Mergers, Acquisitions and Dispositions Disclosures [Text Block]

Equity Component [Domain]
Equity Component [Domain]

CASH PAID FOR INTEREST
Interest Paid, Excluding Capitalized Interest, Operating Activity

Statement of Cash Flows [Abstract]
Statement of Cash Flows [Abstract]

Treasury Stock Acquired [Domain]
Treasury Stock Acquired [Domain]
[Domain] for Treasury Stock Acquired [Axis]

Accounts payable – trade
Accounts Payable, Trade, Current

Business Combination, Asset Acquisition, Transaction between Entities under Common Control, and Joint Venture Formation [Abstract]

Customer operations
Customer operations
Customer operations costs

Noncontrolling Interest [Domain]
Noncontrolling Interest [Domain]
[Domain] for Noncontrolling Interest [Axis]

Purchase of noncontrolling interest, net of tax
Noncontrolling Interest, Decrease from Redemptions or Purchase of Interests

Total costs and expenses
Costs and Expenses

Stated interest rate (percentage)
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage

Total Charter shareholders’ equity
Equity, Attributable to Parent

Other income (expenses), net
Other income (expenses), net
Nonoperating Income (Expense)

Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Equity Interest, Type [Domain]
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Equity Interest, Type [Domain]

Fair Value, Measurements, Fair Value Hierarchy [Domain]
Fair Value Hierarchy and NAV [Domain]

Other, net
Other Noncash Income (Expense)

A/N
A/N [Member]
A/N

ASSETS
Assets [Abstract]

Long-term Debt:
Debt Instrument [Line Items]

Income Statement Effects of Financial Instruments
Schedule of Derivatives Instruments Statements of Financial Performance and Financial Position, Location [Table Text Block]

Number of Shares of Equity Interest Issued (shares)
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Equity Interest, Share Issued, Number of Shares

Additional Paid-in Capital
Additional Paid-in Capital [Member]

Entity Filer Category
Entity Filer Category

Cox - $1.00
Cox - $1.00 [Member]
Cox - $1.00

Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities
Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities Disclosure [Text Block]

Other, net
Proceeds from (Payment for) Other Financing Activity

Allowance for doubtful accounts
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Current

Prepaid expenses and other current assets
Prepaid Expense and Other Assets, Current

Deferred income taxes
Deferred Income Tax Expense (Benefit)

Cross Currency Derivatives
Currency Swap [Member]

Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and Cash Equivalent

Business Combination [Domain]
Business Combination [Domain]

Interest expense, net
Interest Income (Expense), Nonoperating

Gain (loss) on financial instruments, net
Gain (loss) on financial instruments, net (see Note 8)
Gain (Loss) on Derivative Instruments, Net, Pretax

Antidilutive securities excluded from computation of earnings per share (in shares)
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share, Amount

Restricted stock units
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member]

Entity Central Index Key
Entity Central Index Key

Property, plant and equipment, accumulated depreciation
Property, Plant, and Equipment, Accumulated Depreciation, Depletion, and Amortization

Additional paid-in capital
Additional Paid in Capital, Common Stock

Business Combination [Axis]
Business Combination [Axis]

Net cash flows from operating activities
Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activity, Including Discontinued Operation

Accounts and Financing Receivables [Table]
Accounts and Financing Receivables [Table]

Stock, Class of Stock [Table]
Stock, Class of Stock [Table]

Consolidated net income
Consolidated net income
Net Income (Loss), Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest

5.500% senior secured notes due May1, 2026
5.500% senior secured notes due May1, 2026 [Member]
5.500% senior secured notes due May1, 2026

CURRENT ASSETS:
Assets, Current [Abstract]

Derivative Liability
Derivative Liability

Income Statement [Abstract]
Income Statement [Abstract]

Document Transition Report
Document Transition Report

Ownership [Axis]
Ownership [Axis]

Entity Address, Address Line One
Entity Address, Address Line One

Impairment on a non-strategic asset
Intangible Asset, Finite-Lived, Impairment Loss

Fair Value Hierarchy and NAV [Axis]
Fair Value Hierarchy and NAV [Axis]

Connectivity
Connectivity [Member]
Connectivity

Income tax expense
Income Tax Expense (Benefit)

Dividend rate of preferred unit (Percentage)
Preferred Stock, Dividend Rate, Percentage

Deferred revenue
Deferred Revenue, Current

NET INCREASE IN CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH
Cash, Cash Equivalent, Restricted Cash, and Restricted Cash Equivalent, Period Increase (Decrease), Including Exchange Rate Effect and Discontinued Operation

Other
Other services [Member]
Other services [Member]

City Area Code
City Area Code

Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Equity Interest, Type [Axis]
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Equity Interest, Type [Axis]

Net income attributable to Charter shareholders
Net income attributable to Charter shareholders
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Parent

Restricted stock
Restricted Stock [Member]

Statement [Table]
Statement [Table]

Proceeds from exercise of stock options
Proceeds from Stock Options Exercised

Remaining period over which to recognize unrecognized compensation expense
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Nonvested Award, Cost Not yet Recognized, Period for Recognition

Taxes and regulatory fees
Accrued Taxes And Regulatory Fees, Current
Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of obligations incurred through that date for taxes and regulatory fees. Used to reflect the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer).

Statement [Line Items]
Statement [Line Items]

Total assets
Assets

Entity [Domain]
Entity [Domain]

Common Stock
Common Stock [Text Block]
The entire disclosure for common stock.

Preferred stock, shares issued (shares)
Preferred Stock, Shares Issued

Mid-market & large business
Commercial Enterprise Product Line [Member]
Commercial Enterprise Product Line [Member]

5.250% Sterling Senior Notes Due July 15, 2042
5.250% Sterling Senior Notes Due July 15, 2042 [Member]
5.250% Sterling Senior Notes Due July 15, 2042