CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 1,003,279	$ 850,413
Accounts receivable, trade (less allowance for doubtful accounts of $6,039 and $12,112)	266,383	277,526
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	124,842	140,094
Amounts due from affiliates	767	1,732
Deferred tax asset	14,596	37,943
Investment securities pledged as collateral	455,386	622,958
Derivative contracts	10,333	0
Total current assets	1,875,586	1,930,666
Property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $9,625,348 and $9,454,315	3,017,015	3,025,747
Investment securities pledged as collateral	756,596	622,958
Derivative contracts	72,075	7,317
Other assets	32,920	44,505
Amortizable intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $60,310 and $60,018	36,951	36,781
Indefinite-lived cable television franchises	731,848	731,848
Trademarks and other indefinite-lived intangible assets	7,250	7,250
Goodwill	262,345	264,690
Deferred financing costs, net of accumulated amortization	74,707	93,409
Total assets	6,867,293	6,765,171
Current Liabilities:
Accounts payable	453,653	431,761
Accrued liabilities:
Interest	119,005	117,354
Employee related costs	344,091	306,270
Other accrued expenses	169,899	160,822
Amounts due to affiliates	29,729	29,651
Deferred revenue	55,545	52,932
Liabilities under derivative contracts	2,706	93,010
Credit facility debt	563,776	61,849
Collateralized indebtedness	416,621	466,335
Capital lease obligations	20,350	17,216
Notes payable	13,267	12,968
Total current liabilities	2,188,642	1,750,168
Defined benefit plan obligations	99,228	120,644
Deferred revenue	4,244	4,701
Liabilities under derivative contracts	0	9,207
Other liabilities	161,524	166,723
Deferred tax liability	704,835	611,088
Credit facility debt	1,958,166	2,718,800
Collateralized indebtedness	774,703	519,848
Capital lease obligations	25,616	29,196
Notes payable	1,277	10,943
Senior notes and debentures	5,860,642	5,855,867
Total liabilities	$ 11,778,877	$ 11,797,185
Commitments and contingencies
Redeemable noncontrolling interest	$ 0	$ 8,676
Stockholders' Deficiency:
Preferred Stock, $.01 par value, 50,000,000 shares authorized, none issued	0	0
Paid-in capital	792,351	823,103
Accumulated deficit	(4,059,411)	(4,234,860)
Total stockholders'/member's deficiency before treasury stock, accumulated other comprehensive loss and noncontrolling interest	(3,263,477)	(3,408,213)
Treasury stock, at cost (81,624,493 and 80,122,914 CNYG Class A common shares)	(1,610,167)	(1,591,021)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(37,672)	(42,235)
Total stockholders' deficiency	(4,911,316)	(5,041,469)
Noncontrolling interest	(268)	779
Total deficiency	(4,911,584)	(5,040,690)
Total liabilities and stockholders'/member's deficiency	6,867,293	6,765,171
CNYG Class A Common Stock
Stockholders' Deficiency:
Common stock	3,042	3,003
CNYG Class B Common Stock
Stockholders' Deficiency:
Common stock	541	541
RMG Class A Common Stock
Stockholders' Deficiency:
Common stock	0	0
RMG Class B Common Stock
Stockholders' Deficiency:
Common stock	0	0
CSC Holdings, LLC
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	995,827	813,396
Accounts receivable, trade (less allowance for doubtful accounts of $6,039 and $12,112)	266,383	277,526
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	122,176	131,891
Amounts due from affiliates	748	1,694
Investment securities pledged as collateral	455,386	622,958
Derivative contracts	10,333	0
Total current assets	1,850,853	1,847,465
Property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $9,625,348 and $9,454,315	3,017,015	3,025,747
Investment securities pledged as collateral	756,596	622,958
Derivative contracts	72,075	7,317
Other assets	32,920	44,505
Amortizable intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $60,310 and $60,018	36,951	36,781
Indefinite-lived cable television franchises	731,848	731,848
Trademarks and other indefinite-lived intangible assets	7,250	7,250
Goodwill	262,345	264,690
Deferred financing costs, net of accumulated amortization	47,916	59,470
Total assets	6,815,769	6,648,031
Current Liabilities:
Accounts payable	453,653	431,761
Accrued liabilities:
Interest	64,207	62,555
Employee related costs	339,996	302,397
Other accrued expenses	169,728	160,822
Amounts due to affiliates	287,093	135,636
Deferred tax liability	60,963	105,285
Deferred revenue	55,545	52,932
Liabilities under derivative contracts	2,706	93,010
Credit facility debt	563,776	61,849
Collateralized indebtedness	416,621	466,335
Capital lease obligations	20,350	17,216
Notes payable	13,267	12,968
Total current liabilities	2,447,905	1,902,766
Defined benefit plan obligations	99,228	120,644
Deferred revenue	4,244	4,701
Liabilities under derivative contracts	0	9,207
Other liabilities	157,718	162,276
Deferred tax liability	733,312	626,367
Credit facility debt	1,958,166	2,718,800
Collateralized indebtedness	774,703	519,848
Capital lease obligations	25,616	29,196
Notes payable	1,277	10,943
Senior notes and debentures	3,065,092	3,062,126
Total liabilities	$ 9,267,261	$ 9,166,874
Commitments and contingencies
Redeemable noncontrolling interest	$ 0	$ 8,676
Stockholders' Deficiency:
Accumulated deficit	(1,817,831)	(2,024,065)
Senior notes due from Cablevision	(611,455)	(611,455)
Other member's equity (17,631,479 membership units issued and outstanding)	15,734	149,457
Total stockholders'/member's deficiency before treasury stock, accumulated other comprehensive loss and noncontrolling interest	(2,413,552)	(2,486,063)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(37,672)	(42,235)
Total stockholders' deficiency	(2,451,224)	(2,528,298)
Noncontrolling interest	(268)	779
Total deficiency	(2,451,492)	(2,527,519)
Total liabilities and stockholders'/member's deficiency	$ 6,815,769	$ 6,648,031