Accounts Payable, Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2011

Accounts Payable, Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities [Abstract]

ACCOUNTS PAYABLE, ACCRUED EXPENSES AND OTHER CURRENT LIABILITIES

5. ACCOUNTS PAYABLE, ACCRUED EXPENSES AND OTHER CURRENT LIABILITIES

Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other current liabilities consisted of the following (dollars in thousands):

	June 30,		December 31,
	2011		2010
Accrued programming costs	$	24,933	$	22,783
Liabilities under interest rate exchange agreements		20,811		17,970
Accrued taxes and fees		19,102		16,638
Accrued payroll and benefits		15,899		14,911
Subscriber advance payments		11,268		9,331
Accrued property, plant and equipment		11,112		6,455
Accounts payable		10,764		7,355
Accrued interest		9,560		10,423
Other accrued expenses		8,319		8,493
Accrued service costs		7,909		6,830
Accrued telecommunications costs		1,664		1,440
Book overdrafts (1)		1,322		2,013
Accounts payable — affiliates		3,663		6,544
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other current liabilities	$	146,326	$	131,186

(1) Book overdrafts represent outstanding checks in excess of funds on deposit at our disbursement accounts. We transfer funds from our depository accounts to our disbursement accounts upon daily notification of checks presented for payment. Changes in book overdrafts are reported as part of net cash flows from financing activities in our Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.