Earnings Per Share (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2018

Earnings (Loss) Per Share [Abstract]

Earnings Per Share

The following is the computation of diluted earnings per common share for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017.

	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
	2018		2017		2018		2017
Numerator:
Net income attributable to Charter shareholders	$	273	$	139	$	441	$	294
Denominator:
Weighted average common shares outstanding, basic	234,241,769		263,460,911		235,992,306		266,217,549
Effect of dilutive securities:
Assumed exercise or issuance of shares relating to stock plans	2,831,797		3,848,350		3,254,421		4,031,884
Weighted average common shares outstanding, diluted	237,073,566		267,309,261		239,246,727		270,249,433
Basic earnings per common share attributable to Charter shareholders	$	1.17	$	0.53	$	1.87	$	1.11
Diluted earnings per common share attributable to Charter shareholders	$	1.15	$	0.52	$	1.84	$	1.09