10-Q

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

☑ QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2020

or

☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Commission File Number: 001-36863

Cable One, Inc. 

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	13-3060083
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
210 E. Earll Drive, Phoenix, Arizona	85012
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)	(Zip Code)

(602) 364-6000

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of Each Class	Trading Symbol	Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
Common Stock, par value $0.01	CABO	New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☑ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☑ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer	☑	Accelerated filer	☐
Non-accelerated filer	☐	Smaller reporting company	☐
		Emerging growth company	☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes ☐ No ☑

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock as of the latest practicable date:

Description of Class	Shares Outstanding as of July 31, 2020
Common stock, par value $0.01	6,020,339

CABLE ONE, INC.

FORM 10-Q

 TABLE OF CONTENTS

PART I:  FINANCIAL INFORMATION	1
Item 1.     Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements	1
Item 2.     Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	18
Item 3.     Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	30
Item 4.     Controls and Procedures	31
PART II: OTHER INFORMATION	31
Item 1.     Legal Proceedings	31
Item 1A.  Risk Factors	31
Item 2.     Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	34
Item 3.     Defaults Upon Senior Securities	34
Item 4.     Mine Safety Disclosures	35
Item 5.     Other Information	35
Item 6.     Exhibits	35
SIGNATURES	36

References herein to “Cable One,” “us,” “our,” “we” or the “Company” refer to Cable One, Inc., together with its wholly owned subsidiaries.

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CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This document contains “forward-looking statements” that involve risks and uncertainties. These statements can be identified by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts, but rather are based on current expectations, estimates, assumptions and projections about our industry, business, strategy, dividend policy, financial results and financial condition as well as anticipated impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic on the Company and future responses. Forward-looking statements often include words such as “will,” “should,” “anticipates,” “estimates,” “expects,” “projects,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes” and words and terms of similar substance in connection with discussions of future operating or financial performance. As with any projection or forecast, forward-looking statements are inherently susceptible to uncertainty and changes in circumstances. Our actual results may vary materially from those expressed or implied in our forward-looking statements. Accordingly, undue reliance should not be placed on any forward-looking statement made by us or on our behalf. Important factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those in our forward-looking statements include government regulation, economic, strategic, political and social conditions and the following factors, which are discussed in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019 (the “2019 Form 10-K”) and this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q:

● the duration and severity of the COVID-19 pandemic and its effects on our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows;

● rising levels of competition from historical and new entrants in our markets;

● recent and future changes in technology;

● our ability to continue to grow our business services products;

● increases in programming costs and retransmission fees;

● our ability to obtain hardware, software and operational support from vendors;

● the effects of any acquisitions and strategic investments by us;

● risks that our rebranding may not produce the benefits expected;

● damage to our reputation or brand image;

● risks that the implementation of our new enterprise resource planning (“ERP”) system disrupts business operations;

● adverse economic conditions;

● the integrity and security of our network and information systems;

● the impact of possible security breaches and other disruptions, including cyber-attacks;

● our failure to obtain necessary intellectual and proprietary rights to operate our business and the risk of intellectual property claims and litigation against us;

● our ability to retain key employees (who we refer to as associates);

● legislative or regulatory efforts to impose network neutrality and other new requirements on our data services;

● additional regulation of our video and voice services;

● our ability to renew cable system franchises;

● increases in pole attachment costs;

● changes in local governmental franchising authority and broadcast carriage regulations;

● the potential adverse effect of our level of indebtedness on our business, financial condition or results of operations and cash flows;

● the restrictions the terms of our indebtedness place on our business and corporate actions;

● the possibility that interest rates will rise, causing our obligations to service our variable rate indebtedness to increase significantly;

● our ability to incur future indebtedness;

● fluctuations in our stock price;

● our ability to continue to pay dividends;

● dilution from equity awards and potential stock issuances;

● provisions in our charter, by-laws and Delaware law that could discourage takeovers and limit the judicial forum for certain disputes and the liabilities for directors; and

● the other risks and uncertainties detailed from time to time in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), including but not limited to in our 2019 Form 10-K and this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

Any forward-looking statements made by us in this document speak only as of the date on which they are made. We are under no obligation, and expressly disclaim any obligation, except as required by law, to update or alter our forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, subsequent events or otherwise.

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PART I:  FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1.     CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

CABLE ONE, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Unaudited)

(dollars in thousands, except par values)	June 30, 2020			December 31, 2019
Assets
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	642,552		$	125,271
Accounts receivable, net		41,351			38,452
Income taxes receivable		14,263			2,146
Prepaid and other current assets		19,638			15,619
Total Current Assets		717,804			181,488
Property, plant and equipment, net		1,233,419			1,201,271
Intangible assets, net		1,290,106			1,312,381
Goodwill		429,597			429,597
Other noncurrent assets		72,524			27,094
Total Assets	$	3,743,450		$	3,151,831
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
Current Liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	$	152,840		$	136,993
Deferred revenue		25,333			23,640
Current portion of long-term debt		28,945			28,909
Total Current Liabilities		207,118			189,542
Long-term debt		1,699,525			1,711,937
Deferred income taxes		303,353			303,314
Interest rate swap liability		184,182			78,612
Other noncurrent liabilities		25,726			26,857
Total Liabilities		2,419,904			2,310,262
Commitments and contingencies (refer to note 14)
Stockholders' Equity
Preferred stock ($0.01 par value; 4,000,000 shares authorized; none issued or outstanding)		-			-
Common stock ($0.01 par value; 40,000,000 shares authorized; 6,175,399 and 5,887,899 shares issued; and 6,019,834 and 5,715,377 shares outstanding as of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively)		62			59
Additional paid-in capital		527,641			51,198
Retained earnings		1,085,793			980,355
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(162,242	)		(68,158	)
Treasury stock, at cost (155,565 and 172,522 shares held as of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively)		(127,708	)		(121,885	)
Total Stockholders' Equity		1,323,546			841,569
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity	$	3,743,450		$	3,151,831

See accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements.

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CABLE ONE, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(Unaudited)

	Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended
	June 30,						June 30,
(dollars in thousands, except per share data)	2020			2019			2020			2019
Revenues	$	328,303		$	285,650		$	649,499		$	564,255
Costs and Expenses:
Operating (excluding depreciation and amortization)		106,028			95,688			211,956			190,206
Selling, general and administrative		64,994			60,103			127,878			121,546
Depreciation and amortization		65,584			54,835			130,863			108,679
(Gain) loss on asset sales and disposals, net		988			910			(4,633	)		2,013
Total Costs and Expenses		237,594			211,536			466,064			422,444
Income from operations		90,709			74,114			183,435			141,811
Interest expense		(16,615	)		(18,516	)		(35,289	)		(36,612	)
Other income (expense), net		1,655			(9,632	)		3,389			(7,830	)
Income before income taxes		75,749			45,966			151,535			97,369
Income tax provision		13,209			9,571			19,669			22,235
Net income	$	62,540		$	36,395		$	131,866		$	75,134
Net Income per Common Share:
Basic	$	10.72		$	6.41		$	22.87		$	13.24
Diluted	$	10.63		$	6.35		$	22.66		$	13.13
Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding:
Basic		5,831,796			5,673,669			5,764,850			5,673,893
Diluted		5,883,417			5,730,238			5,819,633			5,723,296
Unrealized loss on cash flow hedges and other, net of tax	$	(9,459	)	$	(33,970	)	$	(94,084	)	$	(63,039	)
Comprehensive income	$	53,081		$	2,425		$	37,782		$	12,095

See accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements.

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CABLE ONE, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(Unaudited)

						Additional					Accumulated Other			Treasury			Total
	Common Stock					Paid-In		Retained			Comprehensive			Stock,			Stockholders’
(dollars in thousands, except per share data)	Shares			Amount		Capital		Earnings			Loss			at cost			Equity
Balance at March 31, 2020		5,724,857		$	59	$	54,419	$	1,036,877		$	(152,783	)	$	(127,681	)	$	810,891
Net income		-			-		-		62,540			-			-			62,540
Unrealized loss on cash flow hedges and other, net of tax		-			-		-		-			(9,459	)		-			(9,459	)
Equity-based compensation		-			-		3,426		-			-			-			3,426
Issuance of common stock		287,500			3		469,796		-			-			-			469,799
Issuance of equity awards, net of forfeitures		7,494			-		-		-			-			-			-
Withholding tax for equity awards		(17	)		-		-		-			-			(27	)		(27	)
Dividends paid to stockholders ($2.25 per common share)		-			-		-		(13,624	)		-			-			(13,624	)
Balance at June 30, 2020		6,019,834		$	62	$	527,641	$	1,085,793		$	(162,242	)	$	(127,708	)	$	1,323,546

						Additional					Accumulated Other			Treasury			Total
	Common Stock					Paid-In		Retained			Comprehensive			Stock,			Stockholders’
(dollars in thousands, except per share data)	Shares			Amount		Capital		Earnings			Loss			at cost			Equity
Balance at March 31, 2019		5,699,330		$	59	$	41,919	$	877,644		$	(29,165	)	$	(121,422	)	$	769,035
Net income		-			-		-		36,395			-			-			36,395
Unrealized loss on cash flow hedges and other, net of tax		-			-		-		-			(33,970	)		-			(33,970	)
Equity-based compensation		-			-		3,082		-			-			-			3,082
Issuance of equity awards, net of forfeitures		7,495			-		-		-			-			-			-
Withholding tax for equity awards		(13	)		-		-		-			-			(210	)		(210	)
Dividends paid to stockholders ($2.00 per common share)		-			-		-		(11,424	)		-			-			(11,424	)
Balance at June 30, 2019		5,706,812		$	59	$	45,001	$	902,615		$	(63,135	)	$	(121,632	)	$	762,908

						Additional					Accumulated Other			Treasury			Total
	Common Stock					Paid-In		Retained			Comprehensive			Stock,			Stockholders’
(dollars in thousands, except per share data)	Shares			Amount		Capital		Earnings			Loss			at cost			Equity
Balance at December 31, 2019		5,715,377		$	59	$	51,198	$	980,355		$	(68,158	)	$	(121,885	)	$	841,569
Net income		-			-		-		131,866			-			-			131,866
Unrealized loss on cash flow hedges and other, net of tax		-			-		-		-			(94,084	)		-			(94,084	)
Equity-based compensation		-			-		6,647		-			-			-			6,647
Issuance of common stock		287,500			3		469,796		-			-			-			469,799
Issuance of equity awards, net of forfeitures		20,746			-		-		-			-			-			-
Withholding tax for equity awards		(3,789	)		-		-		-			-			(5,823	)		(5,823	)
Dividends paid to stockholders ($4.50 per common share)		-			-		-		(26,428	)		-			-			(26,428	)
Balance at June 30, 2020		6,019,834		$	62	$	527,641	$	1,085,793		$	(162,242	)	$	(127,708	)	$	1,323,546

						Additional					Accumulated Other			Treasury			Total
	Common Stock					Paid-In		Retained			Comprehensive			Stock,			Stockholders’
(dollars in thousands, except per share data)	Shares			Amount		Capital		Earnings			Loss			at cost			Equity
Balance at December 31, 2018		5,703,402		$	59	$	38,898	$	850,292		$	(96	)	$	(113,795	)	$	775,358
Lease accounting standard adoption cumulative adjustment		-			-		-		8			-			-			8
Net income		-			-		-		75,134			-			-			75,134
Unrealized loss on cash flow hedges and other, net of tax		-			-		-		-			(63,039	)		-			(63,039	)
Equity-based compensation		-			-		6,103		-			-			-			6,103
Issuance of equity awards, net of forfeitures		12,717			-		-		-			-			-			-
Repurchases of common stock		(5,984	)		-		-		-			-			(5,073	)		(5,073	)
Withholding tax for equity awards		(3,323	)		-		-		-			-			(2,764	)		(2,764	)
Dividends paid to stockholders ($4.00 per common share)		-			-		-		(22,819	)		-			-			(22,819	)
Balance at June 30, 2019		5,706,812		$	59	$	45,001	$	902,615		$	(63,135	)	$	(121,632	)	$	762,908

See accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements.

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CABLE ONE, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited)

	Six Months Ended June 30,
(in thousands)	2020			2019
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$	131,866		$	75,134
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization		130,863			108,679
Amortization of debt issuance costs		2,212			2,409
Equity-based compensation		6,647			6,103
Write-off of debt issuance costs		-			4,207
Increase in deferred income taxes		30,827			11,647
(Gain) loss on asset sales and disposals, net		(4,633	)		2,013
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects from acquisitions:
(Increase) decrease in accounts receivable, net		(2,899	)		901
(Increase) decrease in income taxes receivable		(12,117	)		8,020
Increase in prepaid and other current assets		(4,019	)		(6,999	)
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable and accrued liabilities		(3,387	)		5,004
Increase (decrease) in deferred revenue		1,693			(198	)
Other, net		(4,858	)		(4,426	)
Net cash provided by operating activities		272,195			212,494
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchase of business, net of cash acquired		-			(356,917	)
Purchase of equity investment		(27,245	)		-
Capital expenditures		(143,416	)		(110,488	)
Decrease in accrued expenses related to capital expenditures		(740	)		(5,410	)
Proceeds from sales of property, plant and equipment		617			6,998
Issuance of note and other receivables		(7,288	)		-
Net cash used in investing activities		(178,072	)		(465,817	)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from equity issuance		488,750			-
Proceeds from long-term debt borrowings		100,000			825,000
Payment of equity issuance costs		(18,951	)		-
Payment of debt issuance costs		-			(11,671	)
Payments on long-term debt		(114,390	)		(691,180	)
Repurchases of common stock		-			(5,073	)
Payment of withholding tax for equity awards		(5,823	)		(2,764	)
Dividends paid to stockholders		(26,428	)		(22,819	)
Net cash provided by financing activities		423,158			91,493
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents		517,281			(161,830	)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period		125,271			264,113
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	$	642,552		$	102,283
Supplemental cash flow disclosures:
Cash paid for interest, net of capitalized interest	$	32,700		$	34,687
Cash paid for income taxes, net of refunds received	$	840		$	3,001

See accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements.

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CABLE ONE, INC.

NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

1. DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION

Description of Business. Cable One is a fully integrated provider of data, video and voice services to residential and business subscribers in 21 Western, Midwestern and Southern U.S. states. As of June 30, 2020, Cable One provided service to approximately 962,000 residential and business customers, of which approximately 838,000 subscribed to data services, 290,000 subscribed to video services and 133,000 subscribed to voice services.

On January 8, 2019, the Company acquired Delta Communications, L.L.C. (“Clearwave”) for a purchase price of $358.8 million in cash on a debt-free basis. On October 1, 2019, the Company acquired Fidelity Communications Co.’s data, video and voice business and certain related assets (collectively, “Fidelity”) for a purchase price of $531.4 million in cash on a debt-free basis. Refer to note 2 for details on these transactions.

Basis of Presentation. The condensed consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes thereto have been prepared in accordance with: (i) generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“GAAP”) for interim financial information; and (ii) the guidance of Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), for financial statements required to be filed with the SEC. As permitted under such guidance, certain notes and other financial information normally required by GAAP have been omitted. Management believes the condensed consolidated financial statements reflect all normal and recurring adjustments necessary for a fair statement of the Company’s financial position, results of operations and cash flows as of and for the periods presented herein. These condensed consolidated financial statements are unaudited and should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto included in the 2019 Form 10-K.

The December 31, 2019 year-end balance sheet data presented herein was derived from the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements included in the 2019 Form 10-K, but does not include all disclosures required by GAAP. The Company’s interim results of operations may not be indicative of its future results.

Certain reclassifications have been made to prior period amounts to conform to the current year presentation.

Principles of Consolidation. The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company, including its subsidiaries. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

Segment Reporting. Accounting Standard Codification (“ASC”) 280 - Segment Reporting requires the disclosure of factors used to identify an entity’s reportable segments. Historically, the Company’s operations were organized and managed on the basis of its geographic divisions. Effective in the second quarter of 2020, as a result of progress made in the Company’s staged rebranding initiative and the further alignment of service offerings and product pricing of recently acquired operations with its legacy business, the Company reevaluated the chief operating decision maker’s review and assessment of the Company’s operating performance for purposes of performance monitoring and resource allocation. The Company determined that its operations, including the decisions to allocate resources and deploy capital, are organized and managed on a consolidated basis and are not based on any predetermined geographic division. Accordingly, management has identified one operating segment, which is its reportable segment, under this organizational and reporting structure.

Use of Estimates. The preparation of the condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported herein. Management bases its estimates and assumptions on historical experience and on various other factors that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. Due to the inherent uncertainty involved in making estimates, actual results reported in future periods may be affected by changes in those estimates and underlying assumptions.

Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets. The Company’s unit of account for its franchise agreements was historically established at the geographic division level. The Company reevaluates the unit of account used to test for impairment periodically or whenever events or substantive changes in circumstances occur to ensure impairment testing is performed at an appropriate level. Effective in the second quarter of 2020, as a result of progress made in the Company’s staged rebranding initiative and the further alignment of service offerings and product pricing of recently acquired operations with its legacy business, the Company reevaluated the basis of its franchise agreements unit of account for use in impairment assessments and identified a single unit of account for its franchise agreements based on a reevaluation of the Company’s current operations and the use of its assets.

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Goodwill. The Company tests goodwill for impairment at the reporting unit level, which was historically established at the geographic division level. The Company reevaluates the determination of its reporting units used to test for impairment periodically or whenever events or substantive changes in circumstances occur. Effective in the second quarter of 2020, as a result of progress made in the Company’s staged rebranding initiative and the further alignment of service offerings and product pricing of recently acquired operations with its legacy business, the Company reevaluated the basis of its goodwill reporting units and identified four geographic divisions that were aggregated into a single goodwill reporting unit based on the chief operating decision maker’s current performance monitoring and resource allocation process and the economic similarity of the four divisions.

Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements. In August 2018, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the “FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2018-15, Intangibles – Goodwill and Other – Internal-Use Software (Subtopic 350-40): Customer’s Accounting for Implementation Costs Incurred in a Cloud Computing Arrangement That Is a Service Contract. ASU 2018-15 aligns the requirements for capitalizing implementation, setup and other upfront costs incurred in a hosting arrangement that is a service contract with the requirements for capitalizing such costs incurred to develop or obtain internal-use software. The ASU specifies which costs are to be expensed and which are to be capitalized, the period over which capitalized costs are to be amortized, the process for identifying and recognizing impairment and the proper presentation of such costs within the consolidated financial statements. The Company adopted the updated guidance on January 1, 2020 on a prospective basis. The adoption of this ASU has resulted in the capitalization of $4.6 million of costs that will be amortized over the life of the applicable hosting arrangement. Amortization of such costs will be included in operating or selling, general and administrative expenses upon implementation, rather than depreciation and amortization expense, within the consolidated financial statements.

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-13, Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments. ASU 2016-13 requires companies to recognize an allowance for expected lifetime credit losses through earnings concurrent with the recognition of a financial asset measured at amortized cost. The estimate of expected credit losses is required to be adjusted each reporting period over the life of the financial asset. The ASU was effective January 1, 2020 and required adoption on a modified retrospective basis. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

Recently Issued But Not Yet Adopted Accounting Pronouncements. In March 2020, the FASB issued ASU No. 2020-04, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting. ASU 2020-04 provides optional expedients and exceptions for applying GAAP to contracts, hedging relationships and other transactions that reference London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) and other reference rates expected to be discontinued at the end of 2021. The ASU may be adopted at any time through December 31, 2022. The Company currently holds certain debt and interest rate swaps that reference LIBOR. The Company plans to adopt ASU 2020-04 when the contracts underlying such instruments are amended as a result of reference rate reform, which is expected to occur prior to the end of 2021. The Company is currently evaluating the expected impact of the adoption of this guidance on its consolidated financial statements.

In December 2019, the FASB issued ASU No. 2019-12, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes. ASU 2019-12 removes certain exceptions related to intraperiod tax allocations, foreign subsidiaries and interim reporting that are present within existing GAAP. The ASU also provides updated guidance regarding the tax treatment of certain franchise taxes, goodwill and nontaxable entities, among other items. In addition, ASU 2019-12 clarifies that the effect of a change in tax laws or rates should be reflected in the annual effective tax rate computation during the interim period that includes the enactment date. The ASU is effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2020, with early adoption permitted. Certain provisions must be adopted on prescribed retrospective, modified retrospective and prospective bases, while other provisions may be adopted on either a retrospective or modified retrospective basis. The Company is currently evaluating its timing and method, where applicable, of adoption as well as the expected impact on its consolidated financial statements.

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2. ACQUISITIONS

The change in carrying value of goodwill as a result of the Clearwave and Fidelity acquisitions during 2019 was as follows (in thousands):

	Goodwill
Balance at December 31, 2018	$	172,129
Clearwave acquisition goodwill recognized		185,885
Fidelity acquisition goodwill recognized		71,583
Balance at December 31, 2019	$	429,597

Clearwave. On January 8, 2019, the Company acquired Clearwave, a facilities-based service provider that owns and operates a high-capacity fiber network offering dense regional coverage in Southern Illinois for a purchase price of $358.8 million. The Clearwave acquisition provides the Company with a premier fiber network within its existing footprint, further enables the Company to supply its customers with enhanced business services solutions and provides a platform to allow the Company to replicate Clearwave’s strategy in several of its other markets.

A summary of the allocation of the Clearwave purchase price consideration as of the acquisition date, reflecting all measurement period adjustments recorded in 2019, is as follows (in thousands):

	Purchase Price Allocation
Assets Acquired
Cash and cash equivalents	$	1,913
Accounts receivable		1,294
Prepaid and other current assets		311
Property, plant and equipment		120,472
Intangible assets		89,700
Other noncurrent assets		3,533
Total Assets Acquired	$	217,223
Liabilities Assumed
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	$	2,128
Deferred revenue, short-term portion		4,322
Deferred income taxes		32,771
Other noncurrent liabilities		5,057
Total Liabilities Assumed	$	44,278
Net assets acquired	$	172,945
Purchase price consideration		358,830
Goodwill recognized	$	185,885

The measurement period ended on January 7, 2020, and no measurement period adjustments were recorded during 2020.

Fidelity. On October 1, 2019, the Company acquired Fidelity, a provider of data, video and voice services to residential and business customers throughout Arkansas, Illinois, Louisiana, Missouri, Oklahoma and Texas for a purchase price of $531.4 million. Cable One and Fidelity share similar strategies, customer demographics and products. The Fidelity acquisition provides the Company opportunities for revenue growth and adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (“Adjusted EBITDA”) margin expansion as well as the potential to realize cost synergies.

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A summary of the allocation of the Fidelity purchase price consideration as of the acquisition date, reflecting all measurement period adjustments recorded in 2019, was as follows (in thousands):

	Preliminary Purchase Price Allocation
Assets Acquired
Cash and cash equivalents	$	4,869
Accounts receivable		3,691
Prepaid and other current assets		1,756
Property, plant and equipment		173,904
Intangible assets		288,000
Other noncurrent assets		1,895
Total Assets Acquired	$	474,115
Liabilities Assumed
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	$	8,795
Deferred revenue, short-term portion		1,796
Other noncurrent liabilities		3,715
Total Liabilities Assumed	$	14,306
Net assets acquired	$	459,809
Purchase price consideration		531,392
Goodwill recognized	$	71,583

No measurement period adjustments were recorded during the six months ended June 30, 2020. The measurement period will end on September 30, 2020.

3. REVENUES

Revenues by product line and other revenue-related disclosures were as follows (in thousands):   

	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
	2020		2019		2020		2019
Residential
Data	$	164,015	$	132,824	$	319,005	$	262,635
Video		87,328		84,033		172,650		167,836
Voice		12,120		10,705		24,547		20,329
Business services		58,469		49,759		116,331		96,903
Other		6,371		8,329		16,966		16,552
Total revenues	$	328,303	$	285,650	$	649,499	$	564,255
Franchise and other regulatory fees	$	6,615	$	6,240	$	12,963	$	10,337
Deferred commission amortization	$	1,338	$	942	$	2,699	$	1,942

Other revenues are comprised primarily of advertising sales, customer late charges and reconnect fees.

Fees imposed on the Company by various governmental authorities, including franchise fees, are passed through on a monthly basis to the Company’s customers and are periodically remitted to authorities. As the Company acts as principal, these fees are reported in video and voice revenues on a gross basis with corresponding expenses included within operating expenses in the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income.

Commission amortization expense is included within selling, general and administrative expenses in the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income.

Current deferred revenue liabilities consist of refundable customer prepayments, up-front charges and installation fees. As of June 30, 2020, the Company’s remaining performance obligations pertain to the refundable customer prepayments and consist of providing future data, video and voice services to customers. Of the $23.6 million of current deferred revenue at December 31, 2019, nearly all was recognized during the six months ended June 30, 2020. Noncurrent deferred revenue liabilities consist of up-front charges and installation fees from business customers.

4. OPERATING ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

Accounts receivable consisted of the following (in thousands):

	June 30, 2020			December 31, 2019
Trade receivables	$	46,092		$	33,467
Other receivables		4,658			6,186
Less: Allowance for credit losses		(9,399	)		(1,201	)
Total accounts receivable, net	$	41,351		$	38,452

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Net accounts receivable from contracts with customers totaled $36.7 million and $32.3 million at June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively.

The change in the allowance for credit losses were as follows (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
	2020			2019			2020			2019
Beginning balance	$	2,997		$	951		$	1,201		$	2,045
Additions - charged to costs and expenses		5,956			1,124			8,075			2,693
Deductions - write-offs		(966	)		(2,250	)		(3,239	)		(7,003	)
Recoveries of amounts previously written off		1,412			1,341			3,362			3,431
Ending balance	$	9,399		$	1,166		$	9,399		$	1,166

Prepaid and other current assets consisted of the following (in thousands):

	June 30, 2020		December 31, 2019
Prepaid repairs and maintenance	$	5,762	$	551
Prepaid insurance		31		1,548
Prepaid rent		2,070		1,499
Prepaid software		3,428		4,672
Deferred commissions		3,879		3,586
All other current assets		4,468		3,763
Total prepaid and other current assets	$	19,638	$	15,619

Other noncurrent assets consisted of the following (in thousands):

	June 30, 2020		December 31, 2019
Operating lease right-of-use assets	$	14,523	$	16,924
Equity investments(1)		34,974		206
Deferred commissions		5,339		5,042
Note and other receivables(2)		7,288		-
Software implementation costs		4,569		-
Debt issuance costs		2,149		2,427
All other noncurrent assets		3,682		2,495
Total other noncurrent assets	$	72,524	$	27,094

(1)	Balance at June 30, 2020 includes a $27.2 million equity investment in a fixed wireless provider made during the three months ended June 30, 2020.
(2)	Balance at June 30, 2020 represents a note and other receivables issued to Wisper ISP, LLC, a wireless internet service provider (“Wisper”). In July 2020, the Company closed an equity investment in Wisper for total consideration of $25.3 million. Refer to note 7 for details on this transaction.

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities consisted of the following (in thousands):

	June 30, 2020		December 31, 2019
Accounts payable	$	32,654	$	36,351
Accrued programming costs		20,849		19,620
Accrued compensation and related benefits		21,768		23,189
Accrued sales and other operating taxes		11,990		9,501
Accrued franchise fees		3,904		4,201
Subscriber deposits		6,771		6,550
Operating lease liabilities		4,031		4,601
Interest rate swap liability		30,347		11,045
Accrued insurance costs		7,074		6,174
Cash overdrafts		3,718		5,801
All other accrued liabilities		9,734		9,960
Total accounts payable and accrued liabilities	$	152,840	$	136,993

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Other noncurrent liabilities consisted of the following (in thousands):

	June 30, 2020		December 31, 2019
Operating lease liabilities	$	9,533	$	11,146
Accrued compensation and related benefits		6,568		7,154
Deferred revenue		5,287		5,514
All other noncurrent liabilities		4,338		3,043
Total other noncurrent liabilities	$	25,726	$	26,857

5. PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

Property, plant and equipment consisted of the following (in thousands):  

	June 30, 2020			December 31, 2019
Cable distribution systems	$	1,854,449		$	1,779,964
Customer premise equipment		279,742			266,190
Other equipment and fixtures		458,851			444,799
Buildings and improvements		116,265			113,331
Capitalized software		103,096			99,988
Construction in progress		98,472			93,352
Land		13,371			13,361
Right-of-use assets		10,268			10,187
Property, plant and equipment, gross		2,934,514			2,821,172
Less: Accumulated depreciation and amortization		(1,701,095	)		(1,619,901	)
Property, plant and equipment, net	$	1,233,419		$	1,201,271

Depreciation and amortization expense for property, plant and equipment was $54.5 million and $50.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively, and $108.6 million and $100.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

In January 2019, a portion of the Company’s previous headquarters building and adjoining property was sold for $6.3 million in gross proceeds and the Company recognized a related gain of $1.6 million.

6. GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS

The carrying amount of goodwill was $429.6 million at both June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019. The Company has not historically recorded any impairment of goodwill.

Intangible assets consisted of the following (dollars in thousands):   

				June 30, 2020						December 31, 2019
	Useful Life Range (in years)			Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Net Carrying Amount		Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Net Carrying Amount
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets
Franchise renewals	1	–	25	$	2,927	$	2,927	$	-	$	2,927	$	2,895	$	32
Customer relationships	14	–	17		362,000		59,213		302,787		362,000		37,470		324,530
Trademarks and trade names	2.7	–	3		4,300		2,052		2,248		4,300		1,552		2,748
Total finite-lived intangible assets				$	369,227	$	64,192	$	305,035	$	369,227	$	41,917	$	327,310
Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets
Franchise agreements								$	978,371					$	978,371
Trade name									6,700						6,700
Total indefinite-lived intangible assets								$	985,071					$	985,071
Total intangible assets, net								$	1,290,106					$	1,312,381

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Intangible asset amortization expense was $11.1 million and $4.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively, and $22.3 million and $8.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

The future amortization of existing finite-lived intangible assets as of June 30, 2020 was as follows (in thousands):

Year Ending December 31,	Amount
2020 (remaining six months)	$	22,159
2021		39,059
2022		34,314
2023		27,845
2024		23,083
Thereafter		158,575
Total	$	305,035

Actual amortization expense in future periods may differ from the amounts above as a result of intangible asset acquisitions or divestitures, changes in useful life estimates, impairments or other relevant factors.

7. DEBT

The carrying amount of long-term debt consisted of the following (in thousands):

	June 30, 2020			December 31, 2019
Senior Credit Facilities (as defined below)	$	1,738,884		$	1,753,045
Finance lease liabilities		5,794			5,943
Total debt		1,744,678			1,758,988
Less: Unamortized debt issuance costs		(16,208	)		(18,142	)
Less: Current portion of long-term debt		(28,945	)		(28,909	)
Total long-term debt	$	1,699,525		$	1,711,937

The second amended and restated credit agreement among the Company and its lenders (the “Credit Agreement”) provides for senior secured term loans in original aggregate principal amounts of $700 million (the “Term Loan A-2”), $500 million (the “Term Loan B-1”), $250 million (the “Term Loan B-2”) and $325 million (the “Term Loan B-3”) as well as a $350 million revolving credit facility that will mature on May 8, 2024 (the “Revolving Credit Facility” and, together with the Term Loan A-2, the Term Loan B-1, the Term Loan B-2 and the Term Loan B-3, the “Senior Credit Facilities”). The Revolving Credit Facility also gives the Company the ability to issue letters of credit, which reduce the amount available for borrowing under the Revolving Credit Facility. Refer to the table below summarizing the Company’s outstanding term loans and note 9 to the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements included in the 2019 Form 10-K for further details on the Company’s Senior Credit Facilities.

In January 2020, the Company issued letters of credit totaling $22.0 million under the Revolving Credit Facility on behalf of Wisper to guarantee its performance obligations under a Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) broadband funding program. The fair value of the letters of credit approximates face value based on the short-term nature of the agreements. The Company would be liable for up to $22.0 million if Wisper were to fail to satisfy all or some of its performance obligations under the FCC program. Wisper pledged certain assets in favor of the Company as collateral for issuing the letters of credit, which pledge was terminated in the third quarter of 2020 at the same time that the Company closed an equity investment in Wisper, and Wisper has agreed to guarantee and indemnify the Company in connection with such letters of credit. As of June 30, 2020, the Company has assessed the likelihood of non-performance associated with the guarantee to be remote, and therefore, no liability has been accrued within the condensed consolidated balance sheet.

In March 2020, the Company borrowed $100 million under the Revolving Credit Facility for general corporate purposes, including for small acquisitions and strategic investments. The outstanding balance was repaid in full in May 2020 using a portion of the net proceeds from the Company’s public offering of common stock (the “Public Offering”). Refer to note 10 for information on the Public Offering. Letter of credit issuances under the Revolving Credit Facility totaled $28.7 million at June 30, 2020 and were held for the benefit of performance obligations under government grant programs and certain general and liability insurance matters and bore interest at a rate of 1.63% per annum. As of June 30, 2020, the Company had $1.7 billion of aggregate outstanding term loans and $321.3 million available for borrowing under the Revolving Credit Facility.

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A summary of the Company’s outstanding term loans as of June 30, 2020 is as follows (dollars in thousands):

Instrument	Draw Date	Original Principal		Amortization Per Annum(1)		Outstanding Principal		Final Maturity Date	Balance Due Upon Maturity		Benchmark Rate	Applicable Margin(2)		Interest Rate
Term Loan A-2	5/8/2019	$	700,000		Varies(4)	$	685,259	5/8/2024	$	513,945	LIBOR		1.50%		1.68%
	10/1/2019(3)
Term Loan B-1	5/1/2017		500,000		1.0%		485,000	5/1/2024		466,250	LIBOR		1.75%		1.93%
Term Loan B-2	1/7/2019		250,000		1.0%		246,875	1/7/2026		233,125	LIBOR		2.00%		2.18%
Term Loan B-3	6/14/2019		325,000		1.0%		321,750	1/7/2026		303,875	LIBOR		2.00%		2.18%
Total		$	1,775,000			$	1,738,884		$	1,517,195

(1)	Payable in equal quarterly installments (expressed as a percentage of the original aggregate principal amount). All loans may be prepaid at any time without penalty or premium (subject to customary LIBOR breakage provisions).
(2)	The Term Loan A-2 interest rate spread can vary between 1.25% and 1.75%, determined on a quarterly basis by reference to a pricing grid based on the Company’s Total Net Leverage Ratio (as defined in the Credit Agreement). All other applicable margins are fixed.
(3)	On May 8, 2019, $250 million was drawn. On October 1, 2019, an additional $450 million was drawn.
(4)	Per annum amortization rates for years one through five following the closing date are 2.5%, 2.5%, 5.0%, 7.5% and 12.5%, respectively.

Unamortized debt issuance costs consisted of the following (in thousands):

	June 30, 2020		December 31, 2019
Revolving Credit Facility portion:
Other noncurrent assets	$	2,149	$	2,427
Term loans portion:
Long-term debt (contra account)		16,208		18,142
Total	$	18,357	$	20,569

The Company recorded debt issuance cost amortization of $1.1 million and $1.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively, and $2.2 million and $2.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively, within interest expense in the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income.

The future maturities of outstanding borrowings as of June 30, 2020 were as follows (in thousands): 

Year Ending December 31,	Amount
2020 (remaining six months)	$	14,160
2021		37,106
2022		54,677
2023		81,033
2024		1,009,158
Thereafter		542,750
Total	$	1,738,884

The Company was in compliance with all debt covenants as of June 30, 2020. 

8. INTEREST RATE SWAPS

The Company is party to two interest rate swap agreements, designated as cash flow hedges, to manage the risk of fluctuations in interest rates on its variable rate LIBOR debt. Changes in the fair values of the interest rate swaps are reported through other comprehensive income until the underlying hedged debt’s interest expense impacts net income, at which point the corresponding change in fair value is reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income to interest expense.

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A summary of the significant terms of the Company’s interest rate swap agreements is as follows (dollars in thousands):

	Entry Date	Effective Date	Maturity Date(1)	Notional Amount		Settlement Type	Settlement Frequency	Fixed Base Rate
Swap A	3/7/2019	3/11/2019	3/11/2029	$	850,000	Receive one-month LIBOR, pay fixed	Monthly		2.653%
Swap B	3/6/2019	6/15/2020	2/28/2029		350,000	Receive one-month LIBOR, pay fixed	Monthly		2.739%
Total				$	1,200,000

⁽¹⁾ Each swap  may be terminated prior to the scheduled maturity at the election of the Company or the financial institution counterparty under the terms provided in each swap agreement.

The combined fair values of the Company’s interest rate swaps are reflected within the condensed consolidated balance sheets as follows (in thousands):

	June 30, 2020		December 31, 2019
Liabilities:
Current portion:
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	$	30,347	$	11,045
Noncurrent portion:
Interest rate swap liability	$	184,182	$	78,612
Total	$	214,529	$	89,657
Stockholders’ Equity:
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	$	161,647	$	67,556

The combined effect of the Company’s interest rate swaps on the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income is as follows (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
	2020			2019			2020			2019
Interest expense	$	4,964		$	383		$	7,048		$	451
Unrealized loss on cash flow hedges, gross	$	12,558		$	45,086		$	124,872		$	83,672
Less: Tax effect		(3,095	)		(11,117	)		(30,781	)		(20,633	)
Unrealized loss on cash flow hedges, net of tax	$	9,463		$	33,969		$	94,091		$	63,039

The Company does not hold any derivative instruments for speculative trading purposes.

9. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

Financial Assets and Liabilities. The Company has estimated the fair values of its financial instruments as of June 30, 2020 using available market information or other appropriate valuation methodologies. Considerable judgment is required in interpreting market data to develop the estimates of fair value. Accordingly, the following fair value estimates are not necessarily indicative of the amounts the Company would realize in an actual market exchange.

The carrying amounts, fair values and related fair value hierarchy levels of the Company’s financial assets and liabilities as of June 30, 2020 were as follows (dollars in thousands):

	June 30, 2020
	Carrying		Fair		Fair Value
	Amount		Value		Hierarchy
Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents:
Money market investments	$	501,949	$	501,949	Level 1
Commercial paper	$	122,486	$	122,426	Level 2
Liabilities:
Long-term debt (including current portion):
Term loans	$	1,738,884	$	1,712,801	Level 2
Other noncurrent liabilities (including current portion):
Interest rate swaps	$	214,529	$	214,529	Level 2

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Money market investments are primarily held in U.S. Treasury securities and registered money market funds and are valued using a market approach based on quoted market prices (level 1). Commercial paper is primarily held with high-quality companies and is valued using quoted market prices for investments similar to the commercial paper (level 2). Money market investments and commercial paper with original maturities of three months or less are included within cash and cash equivalents in the condensed consolidated balance sheets. The fair value of the term loans are estimated based on market prices for similar instruments in active markets (level 2). Interest rate swaps are measured at fair value within the condensed consolidated balance sheets on a recurring basis, with fair value determined using standard valuation models with assumptions about interest rates being based on those observed in underlying markets (level 2).

The carrying amounts of accounts receivable, accounts payable and other financial assets and liabilities approximate fair value because of the short-term nature of these instruments.

Nonfinancial Assets and Liabilities. The Company’s nonfinancial assets, such as property, plant and equipment, intangible assets and goodwill, are not measured at fair value on a recurring basis. Assets acquired, including identifiable intangible assets and goodwill, and liabilities assumed in acquisitions are recorded at fair value on the respective acquisition dates, subject to potential future measurement period adjustments. Nonfinancial assets are subject to fair value adjustments when there is evidence that impairment may exist. No material impairments were recorded during the six months ended June 30, 2020 or 2019.

10. STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

Public Equity Offering. In May 2020, the Company completed the Public Offering of 287,500 shares of its common stock for total net proceeds of $469.8 million, after deducting underwriting discounts and offering expenses. The Company used a portion of the net proceeds to repay in full its outstanding borrowings of $100 million under the Revolving Credit Facility in May 2020. The Company expects to use the remainder of the proceeds for general corporate purposes, including for acquisitions and strategic investments.

Treasury Stock. Treasury stock is recorded at cost and is presented as a reduction of stockholders’ equity in the condensed consolidated financial statements. Treasury shares of 155,565 held at June 30, 2020 include shares repurchased under the Company’s share repurchase program and shares withheld for withholding tax, as described below.

Share Repurchase Program. On July 1, 2015, the Company’s board of directors (the “Board”) authorized up to $250 million of share repurchases (subject to a total cap of 600,000 shares of common stock). Purchases under the share repurchase program may be made from time to time on the open market and in privately negotiated transactions. The size and timing of these purchases are based on a number of factors, including share price and business and market conditions. Since the inception of the share repurchase program through June 30, 2020, the Company had repurchased 210,631 shares of its common stock at an aggregate cost of $104.9 million. No shares were repurchased during the six months ended June 30, 2020.

Tax Withholding for Equity Awards. At the employee’s option, shares of common stock are withheld by the Company upon the vesting of restricted stock and exercise of stock appreciation rights (“SARs”) to cover the applicable statutory minimum amount of employee withholding taxes, which the Company then pays to the taxing authorities in cash. The amounts remitted during the three months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019 were less than $0.1 million and $0.2 million, for which the Company withheld 17 and 13 shares of common stock, respectively. The amounts remitted during the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019 were $5.8 million and $2.8 million, for which the Company withheld 3,789 and 3,323 shares of common stock, respectively.

11. EQUITY-BASED COMPENSATION

The Amended and Restated Cable One, Inc. 2015 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan (the “2015 Plan”) provides for grants of incentive stock options, non-qualified stock options, restricted stock awards, SARs, restricted stock units (“RSUs”), cash-based awards, performance-based awards, dividend equivalent units (“DEUs” and together with restricted stock awards and RSUs, “Restricted Stock”) and other stock-based awards, including performance stock units and deferred stock units. Directors, officers and employees of the Company and its affiliates are eligible for grants under the 2015 Plan as part of the Company’s approach to long-term incentive compensation. At June 30, 2020, 136,410 shares were available for issuance under the 2015 Plan.

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Compensation expense associated with equity-based awards is recognized on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period, which is generally the vesting period of the award, with forfeitures recognized as incurred. The Company’s equity-based compensation expense, included within selling, general and administrative expenses in the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income, was as follows (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
	2020		2019		2020		2019
Restricted Stock	$	2,678	$	1,850	$	5,185	$	3,679
SARs		748		1,232		1,462		2,424
Total	$	3,426	$	3,082	$	6,647	$	6,103

The Company recognized income tax benefits of $2.7 million and $1.7 million related to equity-based compensation awards during the three months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively, and $7.9 million and $2.7 million during the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively. The deferred tax asset related to all outstanding equity-based compensation awards was $3.5 million as of June 30, 2020.

Restricted Stock. A summary of Restricted Stock activity during the six months ended June 30, 2020 is as follows:

	Restricted Stock			Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value Per Share
Outstanding as of December 31, 2019		38,873		$	728.77
Granted		11,551		$	1,555.77
Forfeited		(5,303	)	$	718.63
Vested and issued		(10,606	)	$	679.29
Outstanding as of June 30, 2020		34,515		$	1,018.65
Vested and deferred as of June 30, 2020		6,655		$	618.54

At June 30, 2020, there was $18.4 million of unrecognized compensation expense related to Restricted Stock, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 1.4 years.

Stock Appreciation Rights. A summary of SARs activity during the six months ended June 30, 2020 is as follows:

	Stock Appreciation Rights			Weighted Average Exercise Price		Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value		Aggregate Intrinsic Value (in thousands)		Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term (in years)
Outstanding as of December 31, 2019		90,410		$	676.41	$	153.90	$	73,419		7.5
Granted		3,500		$	1,540.92	$	373.12	$	-		9.8
Exercised		(22,065	)	$	514.41	$	111.62	$	25,058		-
Forfeited		(6,891	)	$	846.81	$	199.27
Outstanding as of June 30, 2020		64,954		$	759.94	$	175.26	$	65,922		7.4
Exercisable as of June 30, 2020		28,573		$	586.79	$	131.19	$	33,946		6.4

At June 30, 2020, there was $6.1 million of unrecognized compensation expense related to SARs, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 1.3 years.

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The grant date fair value of the SARs is measured using the Black-Scholes valuation model. The weighted average inputs used in the model for grants awarded during the six months ended June 30, 2020 were as follows:  

	Inputs
Expected volatility		25.90	%
Risk-free interest rate		0.46	%
Expected term (in years)		6.25
Expected dividend yield		0.58	%

12. INCOME TAXES

On March 27, 2020, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”) was enacted in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The CARES Act, among other things, permits net operating loss (“NOL”) carrybacks to offset up to 100% of taxable income for taxable years beginning before 2021. In addition, the CARES Act allows NOLs incurred in 2018, 2019 and 2020 to be carried back to each of the five preceding taxable years to generate a refund of previously paid income taxes.

The Company’s effective tax rate was 17.4% and 20.8% for the three months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively, and 13.0% and 22.8% for the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively. The decrease in the effective tax rate for the three months ended June 30, 2020 compared to the prior year quarter was primarily related to a $2.8 million increase in income tax benefits attributable to the NOL carryback provision of the CARES Act and a $1.0 million increase in income tax benefits attributable to equity-based compensation awards. The decrease in the effective tax rate for the six months ended June 30, 2020 compared to the prior year period was primarily related to a $9.8 million increase in income tax benefits attributable to the aforementioned NOL carryback, a $5.2 million increase in income tax benefits attributable to equity-based compensation awards and a $1.1 million decrease in income tax expenses attributable to state effective tax rate changes.

13. NET INCOME PER COMMON SHARE

Basic net income per common share is computed by dividing net income by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. The denominator used in calculating diluted net income per common share further includes any common shares available to be issued upon vesting or exercise of outstanding equity-based compensation awards if such inclusion would be dilutive, calculated using the treasury stock method.

The computation of basic and diluted net income per common share (dollars in thousands, except per share amounts) was as follows:

	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
	2020		2019		2020		2019
Numerator:
Net income	$	62,540	$	36,395	$	131,866	$	75,134
Denominator:
Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic		5,831,796		5,673,669		5,764,850		5,673,893
Effect of dilutive equity-based compensation awards(1)		51,621		56,569		54,783		49,403
Weighted average common shares outstanding - diluted		5,883,417		5,730,238		5,819,633		5,723,296
Net Income per Common Share:
Basic	$	10.72	$	6.41	$	22.87	$	13.24
Diluted	$	10.63	$	6.35	$	22.66	$	13.13
Supplemental Net Income per Common Share Disclosure:
Anti-dilutive shares from equity-based compensation awards(1)		506		87		363		3,895

⁽¹⁾ Equity-based compensation awards whose impact is considered to be anti-dilutive under the treasury stock method were excluded from the diluted net income per common share calculation. 

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14. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Contractual Obligations. The Company has obligations to make future payments for goods and services under certain contractual arrangements. These contractual obligations secure the future rights to various goods and services to be used in the normal course of the Company’s operations. In accordance with applicable accounting rules, the future rights and obligations pertaining to firm commitments, such as certain purchase obligations under contracts, are not reflected as assets or liabilities in the consolidated balance sheets. As of June 30, 2020, there have been no material changes to the contractual obligations previously disclosed in the 2019 Form 10-K.

In addition, the Company incurs recurring utility pole rental costs and fees imposed by various governmental authorities, including franchise fees, as part of its operations. However, these costs are not included in the Company’s contractual obligations as they are cancellable on short notice, in the case of pole rental costs, or are passed through on a monthly basis to the Company’s customers and are periodically remitted to authorities, in the case of fees imposed by governmental authorities. The Company also has franchise agreements requiring plant construction and the provision of services to customers within the franchise areas. In connection with these obligations under existing franchise agreements, the Company obtains surety bonds or letters of credit guaranteeing performance to municipalities and public utilities and payment of insurance premiums. Payments under these arrangements are required only in the remote event of nonperformance. The Company issued letters of credit totaling $22.0 million in January 2020 on behalf of Wisper to guarantee its performance obligations under an FCC broadband funding program. As of June 30, 2020, the Company has assessed the likelihood of non-performance associated with the guarantee to be remote, and therefore, no liability has been accrued within the condensed consolidated balance sheet. Refer to note 7 for further details on this transaction.

Litigation and Legal Matters. The Company is subject to complaints and administrative proceedings and has been a defendant in various civil lawsuits that have arisen in the ordinary course of its business. Such matters include contract disputes; actions alleging negligence, invasion of privacy, trademark, copyright and patent infringement, and violations of applicable wage and hour laws; statutory or common law claims involving current and former employees; and other matters. Although the outcomes of any legal claims and proceedings against the Company cannot be predicted with certainty, based on currently available information, the Company believes that there are no existing claims or proceedings that are likely to have a material adverse effect on its business, financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.

Regulation in the Company’s Industry. The Company’s operations are extensively regulated by the FCC, some state governments and most local governments. The FCC has the authority to enforce its regulations through the imposition of substantial fines, the issuance of cease and desist orders and/or the imposition of other administrative sanctions, such as the revocation of FCC licenses needed to operate certain transmission facilities used in connection with cable operations. Future legislative and regulatory changes could adversely affect the Company’s operations.

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ITEM 2.     MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The following discussion and analysis of our results of operations and financial condition should be read in conjunction with our condensed consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto as of and for the year ended December 31, 2019 and the related “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” both of which are contained in our 2019 Form 10-K. Our results of operations and financial condition discussed herein may not be indicative of our future results and trends.

Throughout this “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” all totals, percentages and year-over-year changes are calculated using exact numbers. Minor differences may exist due to rounding. Any discussion of consolidated results or performance for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020 is inclusive of Fidelity operations.

Overview

We are a fully integrated provider of data, video and voice services in 21 Western, Midwestern and Southern states. We provide these broadband services to residential and business customers in more than 950 communities as of June 30, 2020. The markets we serve are primarily non-metropolitan, secondary and tertiary markets, with approximately 79% of our customers located in seven states as of June 30, 2020: Arizona, Idaho, Illinois, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma and Texas. Our biggest customer concentrations are in the Mississippi Gulf Coast region and in the greater Boise, Idaho region. We provided service to approximately 962,000 residential and business customers out of approximately 2.3 million homes passed as of June 30, 2020. Of these customers, approximately 838,000 subscribed to data services, 290,000 subscribed to video services and 133,000 subscribed to voice services as of June 30, 2020.

We generate substantially all of our revenues through four primary products. Ranked by share of our total revenues through the first six months of 2020, they are residential data (49.1%), residential video (26.6%), business services (data, voice and video – 17.9%) and residential voice (3.8%). The profit margins, growth rates and capital intensity of our four primary products vary significantly due to competition, product maturity and relative costs.

On January 8, 2019, we acquired Clearwave, a facilities-based service provider that owns and operates a high-capacity fiber network offering dense regional coverage in Southern Illinois. We paid a purchase price of $358.8 million in cash on a debt-free basis. On October 1, 2019, we acquired Fidelity, a provider of connectivity services to residential and business customers throughout Arkansas, Illinois, Louisiana, Missouri, Oklahoma and Texas. We paid a purchase price of $531.4 million in cash on a debt-free basis. 

In May 2020, we made a $27.2 million minority equity investment in AMG Technology Investment Group, LLC, a fixed wireless provider (“Nextlink”). In July 2020, we acquired Valu-Net LLC, an all-fiber internet service provider headquartered in Kansas (“Valu-Net”), for a base purchase price of $38.4 million, subject to customary post-closing adjustments. We also closed a minority equity investment in Wisper for total consideration of $25.3 million in July 2020. During the third quarter of 2020, we also entered into an agreement with Hargray Communications (“Hargray”) whereby we will contribute our Anniston, Alabama system in exchange for a minority equity interest in Hargray. The Hargray transaction is expected to be completed in the fall of 2020, subject to certain regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions.

Beginning in 2013, we shifted our focus towards growing our higher margin businesses, namely residential data and business services, rather than our prior concentration on growing revenues through subscriber retention and maximizing customer primary service units (“PSUs”). We adapted our strategy to face the industry-wide trends of declining profitability of residential video services and declining revenues from residential voice services. The declining profitability of residential video services is primarily due to increasing programming costs and retransmission fees and competition from other content providers, and the declining revenues from residential voice services are primarily due to the increasing use of wireless voice services instead of residential voice services. Separately, we have also focused on retaining customers who are likely to produce higher relative value over the life of their service relationships with us, are less attracted by discounting, require less support and churn less. This strategy focuses on increasing Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA less capital expenditures and margins (refer to the section entitled “ Use of Adjusted EBITDA” for the definition of Adjusted EBITDA and a reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to net income, which is the most directly comparable GAAP measure).

Excluding the effects of our recently completed and possible future acquisitions and divestitures, the trends described above and the COVID-19 pandemic have impacted, and are expected to further impact, our four primary product lines in the following ways:

● Residential data. We have experienced growth in residential data customers and revenues every year since 2013, and that growth accelerated during the three months ended June 30, 2020, in part as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and our associated responses discussed below, including suspending the disconnection of data services. We expect growth for this product line to continue over the long-term as upgrades in our broadband capacity, our ability to offer higher access speeds than many of our competitors, the reliability and the flexibility of our data service offerings and our Wi-Fi support service will enable us to capture additional market share from both data subscribers who use other providers as well as households in our footprint that do not yet subscribe to data services from any provider. 

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● Residential video. Residential video service is an increasingly costly and fragmenting business, with programming costs and retransmission fees continuing to escalate in the face of a proliferation of streaming content alternatives. We intend to continue our strategy of focusing on the higher-margin businesses of residential data and business services while de-emphasizing our residential video business. We experienced a slightly accelerated decline in organic residential video customers and revenues during the three months ended June 30, 2020 as a result of our response to the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result of our video strategy, we expect that residential video customers and revenues will decline further in the future.

● Residential voice. We have experienced declines in residential voice customers as a result of consumers in the United States deciding to terminate their residential voice services and exclusively use wireless voice services. We believe this trend will continue because of competition from wireless voice service providers. Revenues from residential voice customers have declined over recent years, and we expect this decline will continue.

● Business services. We have experienced significant growth in business data customers and revenues, and we expect this growth to continue over the long-term. We attribute this growth to our strategic focus on increasing sales to business customers and our efforts to attract enterprise business customers. Margins for products sold to business customers have remained attractive, which we expect will continue. During the three months ended June 30, 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic and our associated responses, including business sales associates working from home, resulted in suppressed sales growth from small business customers while at the same time the pandemic presented additional subscriber acquisition and upgrade opportunities primarily for larger and enterprise businesses in need of faster and more reliable data and voice services.

We continue to experience increased competition, particularly from telephone companies, cable and municipal overbuilders, over-the-top (“OTT”) video providers and direct broadcast satellite (“DBS”) television providers. Because of the levels of competition we face, we believe it is important to make investments in our infrastructure. In addition, a key objective of our capital allocation process is to invest in initiatives designed to drive revenue and Adjusted EBITDA expansion. Over our last three fiscal years, more than 50% of our total capital expenditures were focused on infrastructure improvements that were intended to grow these measures. We continue to invest capital to, among other things, increase our plant and data capacities as well as network reliability. As of June 30, 2020, we offer Gigabit data service to approximately 97% of our homes passed. We are also deploying DOCSIS 3.1 to further increase our network capacity and enable future growth in our residential data and business services product lines.

We expect to continue to devote financial resources to infrastructure improvements, including in certain of the new markets we have acquired, because we believe these investments are necessary to continually meet our customers’ needs and to remain competitive. The capital enhancements associated with acquired operations include rebuilding low capacity markets; reclaiming bandwidth from analog video services; implementing 32-channel bonding; deploying DOCSIS 3.1; converting back office functions such as billing, accounting and service provisioning; migrating products to legacy Cable One platforms; and expanding our high-capacity fiber network.

Our primary goals are to continue growing residential data and business services revenues, to increase profit margins and to deliver strong Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA less capital expenditures. To achieve these goals, we intend to continue our disciplined cost management approach, remain focused on customers with expected higher relative value and follow through with further planned investments in broadband plant upgrades, including the deployment of DOCSIS 3.1 capabilities and new data service offerings for residential and business customers while at the same time balancing the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our business, associates, customers and other stakeholders. We also plan to continue seeking broadband-related acquisition and strategic investment opportunities in rural markets.

COVID-19 Update

We represent a part of the United States’ critical infrastructure, and our continued operation is essential to connectivity services that are vital during the COVID‐19 pandemic. At the same time, the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic has caused us to modify our operations, including restricting our technicians from entering customer homes and businesses; closing or limiting access to local offices and our corporate headquarters for associates, customers and others; limiting non-essential travel for associates; instituting an expanded work-from-home program, including enhancing our technological capabilities to support such efforts; implementing “purpose pay” to provide a 25% premium to base pay for certain associates who are required to leave their homes to perform their essential job functions; and establishing health protocols and providing personal protective equipment to protect our associates, customers and others.

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In addition, in an effort to help ease the financial burden and provide continued connectivity for our customers and communities impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, beginning in March 2020, we initially committed to do the following for 60 days under the FCC’s Keep Americans Connected Pledge: waive late charges and suspend disconnection of data services for residential and business customers who are unable to pay their bill due to disruptions caused by the pandemic and open free public Wi-Fi hotspots in local office parking lots and other public areas across our footprint, which are in place at nearly 140 locations. These commitments were scheduled to conclude on June 30, 2020; however, we continued to waive late charges for residential and small business data and voice customers through July 31, 2020 and have extended access to our free public Wi-Fi hotspots through the end of 2020.

Other actions taken by us beginning in March 2020 to assist customers and the communities we serve during the COVID-19 pandemic included discontinuing charging data overage fees, which was later extended through the end of June 2020; offering a low-cost 15 Megabit per second residential data plan for $10 per month for the first three months of service to help low-income families and those most impacted by the pandemic, which is available through December 31, 2020; donating more than $300,000 for community relief efforts and supporting various other local relief efforts; and partnering with communities, hospitals, medical centers and other essential institutions to address their broadband connection needs and challenges. We also revised a majority of our residential data plans to provide 50 to 300 Gigabits of additional data based on the plan as of July 1, 2020, and we continue to work with residential and small business data and voice customers who have been harmed financially by the COVID-19 pandemic to keep them connected by offering flexible payment plans. Meanwhile, to meet the increased demand from new residential data customers, we focused on data-only connects for most of the second quarter.

In addition to the effects to our primary product lines noted above, the COVID-19 pandemic and our associated responses negatively impacted Adjusted EBITDA by $14.9 million and $16.5 million during the three and six months ended June 30, 2020, respectively, primarily driven by a decrease in revenues from the suspension of data overage fees, late charges and reconnect fees, reduced advertising revenues and diminished growth in business services revenues, coupled with higher labor costs and bad debt expense. These negative Adjusted EBITDA impacts were mostly offset during the three months ended June 30, 2020 by a greater-than-usual quarterly gain in residential data customers and the associated increase in residential data revenues as well as a largely unexpected reduction of certain expenses that resulted from shelter-in-place orders and our expanded work-from-home program.

We also delayed the planned implementation of our new ERP system because of resource challenges and inefficiencies that resulted from the COVID-19 pandemic. We are now planning to implement our new ERP system by the summer of 2021.

We expect the negative impacts associated with the actions we took in response to the pandemic to continue into the third quarter of 2020, due primarily to reduced data overage fees, late charges and reconnect fees during the early part of the third quarter and elevated labor costs throughout the third quarter. However, the increase in residential data revenues associated with the significant number of residential data customers acquired during the second quarter of 2020 is anticipated to partially offset these reduced revenues and additional costs. In addition, we face various uncertainties related to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the overall economy and our business, including whether we are able to sustain continued customer growth, our level of bad debt expense, and if some of the unexpected expense reductions realized during the second quarter of 2020 will continue or if those expenses will return to more normal levels as certain areas of the country ease pandemic-related restrictions.

We continue to monitor the evolving situation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, and we may take further actions required by governmental authorities or that we determine are prudent to support the well-being of our associates, customers, suppliers, business partners and others. The degree to which the COVID-19 pandemic impacts our operations, business, financial results and financial condition will depend on future developments, which are highly uncertain, continuously evolving and cannot be predicted. This includes, but is not limited to, the duration and spread of the pandemic, its severity, the actions to contain the virus or treat its impact, potential legislative or regulatory efforts to impose new requirements on our data services and how quickly and to what extent normal economic and operating conditions can resume.

Refer to the section entitled “Risks Factors” in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for additional risks we face due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Results of Operations

PSU and Customer Counts

Selected subscriber data for the periods presented was as follows (in thousands, except percentages):

	As of June 30,				Annual Net Gain/(Loss)
	2020		2019		Change			% Change
Residential data PSUs(1)		758		613		145			23.7
Residential video PSUs		276		293		(17	)		(5.9	)
Residential voice PSUs		98		94		4			4.6
Total residential PSUs(1)		1,132		1,000		132			13.2
Business data PSUs		80		69		11			15.9
Business video PSUs		14		15		(1	)		(8.2	)
Business voice PSUs		35		30		5			17.0
Total business services PSUs		129		114		15			13.0
Total data PSUs(1)		838		682		156			22.9
Total video PSUs		290		308		(18	)		(6.0	)
Total voice PSUs		133		124		9			7.6
Total PSUs(1)		1,261		1,114		147			13.2
Residential customer relationships(1)		876		742		134			18.0
Business customer relationships		86		76		9			12.1
Total customer relationships(1)		962		819		143			17.5

⁽¹⁾ The amount as of June 30, 2020 excluded approximately 2,000 residential data customers or PSUs, as applicable, considered to be high risk for disconnection because payments have not been made since activation.

In recent years, our customer mix has shifted, causing subscribers to move from triple-play packages combining data, video and voice services to single and double-play packages. This is largely because some residential video customers have defected to DBS services and OTT offerings and households continue to terminate residential voice service. In addition, we have focused on selling data-only packages to new customers rather than cross-selling video to these customers. Meanwhile, the COVID-19 pandemic and our responses to it have accelerated this customer mix shift.

Use of Nonfinancial Metrics and Average Monthly Revenue per Unit (“ARPU”)

We use various nonfinancial metrics to measure, manage and monitor our operating performance on an ongoing basis. Such metrics include homes passed, PSUs and customer relationships. Homes passed represents the number of serviceable and marketable homes and businesses passed by our active plant. A PSU represents a single subscription to a particular service offering. Residential bulk multi-dwelling PSUs are classified as residential and are counted at the individual unit level. Business voice customers who have multiple voice lines are counted as a single PSU. A customer relationship represents a single customer who subscribes to one or more PSUs.

We believe homes passed, PSU and customer relationship counts are useful to investors in evaluating our operating performance. Similar measures with similar titles are common measures used by investors, analysts and peers to compare performance in our industry, although our measures of homes passed, PSUs and customer relationships may not be directly comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies.

We use ARPU to evaluate and monitor the amount of revenue generated by each type of service subscribed to by customers and the contribution to total revenues as well as to analyze and compare growth patterns. Residential ARPU values represent the applicable residential service revenues (excluding installation and activation fees) divided by the corresponding average of the number of PSUs at the beginning and end of each period, divided by the number of months in the period, except that for any new PSUs added as a result of an acquisition occurring during the period, the associated ARPU values represent the applicable residential service revenues (excluding installation and activation fees) divided by the pro-rated average number of PSUs during such period. Business services ARPU values represent business services revenues divided by the average of the number of business customer relationships at the beginning and end of each period, divided by the number of months in the period, except that for any new business customer relationships added as a result of an acquisition occurring during the period, the associated ARPU values represent business services revenues divided by the pro-rated average number of business customer relationships during such period.

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We believe ARPU is useful to investors in evaluating our operating performance. ARPU and similar measures with similar titles are common measures used by investors, analysts and peers to compare performance in our industry, although our measure of ARPU may not be directly comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies.

Comparison of Three Months Ended June 30, 2020 to Three Months Ended June 30, 2019

Revenues

Revenues increased $42.7 million, or 14.9%, due primarily to increases in residential data and business services revenues of $31.2 million and $8.7 million, respectively. The increase was primarily the result of the acquired Fidelity operations, which contributed $33.1 million, and organic growth in our higher margin product lines of residential data and business services, partially offset by decreases in organic residential video, residential voice and other revenues. Certain actions we took in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, including temporarily discontinuing charging data overage fees, waiving late charges and suspending collection activities, which reduced reconnect fees, negatively impacted consolidated revenues by $7.9 million during the three months ended June 30, 2020. This negative impact on consolidated revenues, of which $5.0 million was associated with other revenues, was mostly offset by a larger-than-usual quarterly gain in residential data customers and the associated increase in residential data revenues related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Revenues by service offering for the three months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, together with the percentages of total revenues that each item represented for the periods presented, were as follows (dollars in thousands):

	Three Months Ended June 30,
	2020				2019				2020 vs. 2019
	Revenues		% of Total		Revenues		% of Total		$ Change			% Change
Residential data	$	164,015		50.0	$	132,824		46.5	$	31,191			23.5
Residential video		87,328		26.6		84,033		29.4		3,295			3.9
Residential voice		12,120		3.7		10,705		3.7		1,415			13.2
Business services		58,469		17.8		49,759		17.4		8,710			17.5
Other		6,371		1.9		8,329		3.0		(1,958	)		(23.5	)
Total revenues	$	328,303		100.0	$	285,650		100.0	$	42,653			14.9

Residential data service revenues increased $31.2 million, or 23.5%, due primarily to organic subscriber growth, including a larger-than-usual quarterly subscriber gain as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the acquired Fidelity operations, a reduction in package discounting and increased customer subscriptions to premium tiers.

Residential video service revenues increased $3.3 million, or 3.9%, due primarily to the acquired Fidelity operations and a rate adjustment, partially offset by a 14.3% year-over-year decrease in residential video subscribers, excluding Fidelity.

Residential voice service revenues increased $1.4 million, or 13.2%, due primarily to the acquired Fidelity operations, partially offset by a 12.7% year-over-year decrease in residential voice subscribers, excluding Fidelity.

Business services revenues increased $8.7 million, or 17.5%, due primarily to the acquired Fidelity operations and organic growth in our business data and voice services to small and medium-sized businesses and enterprise customers. Total business customer relationships increased 12.1% year-over-year.

Other revenues decreased $2.0 million, or 23.5%, due to actions we took in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, including temporarily discontinuing charging data overage fees, waiving late charges and suspending collection activities, which reduced reconnect fees, partially offset by other revenues from the acquired Fidelity operations.

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ARPU for the indicated service offerings for the three months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019 were as follows:

	Three Months Ended June 30,				2020 vs. 2019
	2020		2019		$ Change		% Change
Residential data	$	73.80	$	71.80	$	2.00		2.8
Residential video	$	102.95	$	93.43	$	9.52		10.2
Residential voice	$	40.35	$	37.32	$	3.03		8.1
Business services	$	228.11	$	218.77	$	9.34		4.3

Costs and Expenses

Operating expenses (excluding depreciation and amortization) were $106.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2020 and increased $10.3 million, or 10.8%, compared to the three months ended June 30, 2019. Operating expenses as a percentage of revenues were 32.3% and 33.5% for the three months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively. The increase in operating expenses was due primarily to $10.3 million of additional expenses related to Fidelity operations and a $3.6 million increase in labor costs, partially offset by a $2.9 million decrease in programming expenses. On a consolidated basis, operating expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2020 reflect $3.9 million of increased labor costs and other operating expenses as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Selling, general and administrative expenses were $65.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2020 and increased $4.9 million, or 8.1%, compared to the three months ended June 30, 2019. Selling, general and administrative expenses as a percentage of revenues were 19.8% and 21.0% for the three months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively. The increase in selling, general and administrative expenses was primarily attributable to $6.1 million of additional expenses related to Fidelity operations and a $4.3 million increase in bad debt expense, partially offset by decreases of $3.1 million in health insurance costs and $2.6 million in rebranding expenses. The lower health insurance costs were due to reduced claims activity in connection with stay-at-home orders issued during the pandemic. On a consolidated basis, selling, general and administrative expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2020 reflect $3.0 million of additional expenses primarily attributable to higher bad debt expense estimates resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Depreciation and amortization expense was $65.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2020, including $11.0 million attributable to Fidelity operations, and increased $10.7 million, or 19.6%, compared to the three months ended June 30, 2019. As a percentage of revenues, depreciation and amortization expense was 20.0% and 19.2% for the three months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

Interest Expense

Interest expense was $16.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2020 and decreased $1.9 million, or 10.3%, compared to the three months ended June 30, 2019. The decrease was driven primarily by lower interest rates, partially offset by additional outstanding debt and higher interest rate swap settlement expense.

Other Income (Expense), Net

Other income of $1.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2020 consisted of interest and investment income. Other expense of $9.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2019 consisted of a $6.5 million call premium related to the redemption of our previously outstanding senior notes and $4.9 million of debt issuance cost write-offs, partially offset by interest and investment income.

Income Tax Provision

Income tax provision was $13.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2020 and increased $3.6 million, or 38.0%, compared to the three months ended June 30, 2019. Our effective tax rate was 17.4% and 20.8% for the three months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively. The decrease in the effective tax rate was due primarily to a $2.8 million increase in income tax benefits attributable to the NOL carryback provision of the CARES Act and a $1.0 million increase in income tax benefits attributable to equity-based compensation awards.

Net Income

Net income was $62.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2020 compared to $36.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2019, an increase of $26.1 million.

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Unrealized Loss on Cash Flow Hedges and Other, Net of Tax

Unrealized loss on cash flow hedges and other, net of tax was $9.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2020 and decreased $24.5 million, or 72.2%, compared to the three months ended June 30, 2019 due primarily to lower unrealized losses on our interest rate swaps.

Comparison of Six Months Ended June 30, 2020 to Six Months Ended June 30, 2019

Revenues

Revenues increased $85.2 million, or 15.1%, due primarily to increases in residential data and business services revenues of $56.4 million and $19.4 million, respectively. The increase was primarily the result of the acquired Fidelity operations, which contributed $65.3 million, and organic growth in our higher margin product lines of residential data and business services, partially offset by decreases in organic residential video and other revenues. Certain actions we took in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, including temporarily discontinuing charging data overage fees, waiving late charges and suspending collection activities, which reduced reconnect fees, negatively impacted consolidated revenues by $8.6 million during the six months ended June 30, 2020. This negative impact on consolidated revenues, of which $5.4 million was associated with other revenues, was mostly offset by a larger-than-usual gain in residential data customers and the associated increase in residential data revenues related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Revenues by service offering for the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, together with the percentages of total revenues that each item represented for the periods presented, were as follows (dollars in thousands):

	Six Months Ended June 30,
	2020				2019				2020 vs. 2019
	Revenues		% of Total		Revenues		% of Total		$ Change		% Change
Residential data	$	319,005		49.1	$	262,635		46.5	$	56,370		21.5
Residential video		172,650		26.6		167,836		29.7		4,814		2.9
Residential voice		24,547		3.8		20,329		3.6		4,218		20.7
Business services		116,331		17.9		96,903		17.2		19,428		20.0
Other		16,966		2.6		16,552		3.0		414		2.5
Total revenues	$	649,499		100.0	$	564,255		100.0	$	85,244		15.1

Residential data service revenues increased $56.4 million, or 21.5%, due primarily to the acquired Fidelity operations, organic subscriber growth, including a larger-than-usual subscriber gain in the second quarter of 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, a reduction in package discounting and increased customer subscriptions to premium tiers.

Residential video service revenues increased $4.8 million, or 2.9%, due primarily to the acquired Fidelity operations and a rate adjustment, partially offset by a 14.3% year-over-year decrease in residential video subscribers, excluding Fidelity.

Residential voice service revenues increased $4.2 million, or 20.7%, due primarily to the acquired Fidelity operations and the recognition of certain passthrough fees that were historically reported on a net basis, partially offset by a 12.7% year-over-year decrease in residential voice subscribers, excluding Fidelity.

Business services revenues increased $19.4 million, or 20.0%, due primarily to the acquired Fidelity operations and organic growth in our business data and voice services to small and medium-sized businesses and enterprise customers. Total business customer relationships increased 12.1% year-over-year.

ARPU for the indicated service offerings for the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019 were as follows:

	Six Months Ended June 30,				2020 vs. 2019
	2020		2019		$ Change		% Change
Residential data	$	72.68	$	71.58	$	1.10		1.5
Residential video	$	99.97	$	92.44	$	7.53		8.1
Residential voice(1)	$	40.22	$	34.91	$	5.31		15.2
Business services(1)	$	227.39	$	217.11	$	10.28		4.7

⁽¹⁾ The increases in residential voice and business services ARPU from the prior year were partially a result of certain passthrough fees that were reported on a net basis prior to the second quarter of 2019. Residential voice and business services ARPU for the six months ended June 30, 2020 would have been $34.91 and $223.66, respectively, and for the six months ended June 30, 2019 would have been $32.85 and $215.00, respectively, if reported on a comparable basis.

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Costs and Expenses

Operating expenses (excluding depreciation and amortization) were $212.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2020 and increased $21.8 million, or 11.4%, compared to the six months ended June 30, 2019. Operating expenses as a percentage of revenues were 32.6% and 33.7% for the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively. The increase in operating expenses was due primarily to $21.3 million of additional expenses related to Fidelity operations, a $5.2 million increase in labor costs and $2.4 million of higher repairs and maintenance costs, partially offset by a $7.8 million decrease in programming expenses. On a consolidated basis, operating expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2020 reflect $4.1 million of increased labor costs and other operating expenses as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Selling, general and administrative expenses were $127.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2020 and increased $6.3 million, or 5.2%, compared to the six months ended June 30, 2019. Selling, general and administrative expenses as a percentage of revenues were 19.7% and 21.5% for the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively. The increase in selling, general and administrative expenses was primarily attributable to $12.4 million of additional expenses related to Fidelity operations, a $5.7 million increase in labor costs and a $4.4 million increase in bad debt expense, partially offset by decreases of $4.7 million in health insurance costs, $2.8 million in rebranding expenses, $2.8 million in acquisition-related costs, $1.7 million in repairs and maintenance costs, $1.5 million in system conversion costs and $1.4 million in professional services costs. As discussed above, the lower health insurance costs were due to reduced claims activity in connection with stay-at-home orders issued during the pandemic. On a consolidated basis, selling, general and administrative expenses for six months ended June 30, 2020 reflect $3.8 million of additional expenses primarily attributable to higher bad debt expense estimates resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Depreciation and amortization expense was $130.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2020, including $21.8 million attributable to Fidelity operations, and increased $22.2 million, or 20.4%, compared to the six months ended June 30, 2019. As a percentage of revenues, depreciation and amortization expense was 20.1% and 19.3% for the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

We recognized a net gain on asset sales and disposals of $4.6 million during the six months ended June 30, 2020 compared to a net loss on asset sales and disposals of $2.0 million during the six months ended June 30, 2019. The six months ended June 30, 2020 included a $6.6 million non-cash gain on the sale of certain tower properties. The six months ended June 30, 2019 included a $1.6 million gain on the sale of a non-operating property that housed our former headquarters.

Interest Expense

Interest expense was $35.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2020 and decreased $1.3 million, or 3.6%, compared to the six months ended June 30, 2019. The decrease was driven primarily by lower interest rates, partially offset by additional outstanding debt and higher interest rate swap settlement expense.

Other Income (Expense)

Other income of $3.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2020 consisted of interest and investment income. Other expense of $7.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2019 consisted of a $6.5 million call premium related to the redemption of our previously outstanding senior notes and $4.9 million of debt issuance cost write-offs, partially offset by interest and investment income.

Income Tax Provision

Income tax provision was $19.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2020 and decreased $2.6 million, or 11.5%, compared to the six months ended June 30, 2019. Our effective tax rate was 13.0% and 22.8% for the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively. The decrease in the effective tax rate was due primarily to a $9.8 million increase in income tax benefits attributable to the NOL carryback provision of the CARES Act, a $5.2 million increase in income tax benefits attributable to equity-based compensation awards and a $1.1 million decrease in income tax expenses attributable to state effective tax rate changes.

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Net Income

Net income was $131.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2020 compared to $75.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2019, an increase of $56.7 million.

Unrealized Loss on Cash Flow Hedges and Other, Net of Tax

Unrealized loss on cash flow hedges and other, net of tax was $94.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2020 and increased $31.0 million, or 49.2%, compared to the six months ended June 30, 2019 due primarily to higher unrealized losses on our interest rate swaps.

Use of Adjusted EBITDA

We use certain measures that are not defined by GAAP to evaluate various aspects of our business. Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure and should be considered in addition to, not as superior to, or as a substitute for, net income reported in accordance with GAAP. Adjusted EBITDA is reconciled to net income below.

Adjusted EBITDA is defined as net income plus interest expense, income tax provision, depreciation and amortization, equity-based compensation, severance expense, (gain) loss on deferred compensation, acquisition-related costs, (gain) loss on asset sales and disposals, system conversion costs, rebranding costs, other (income) expense and other unusual expenses, as provided in the following table. As such, it eliminates the significant non-cash depreciation and amortization expense that results from the capital-intensive nature of our business as well as other non-cash or special items and is unaffected by our capital structure or investment activities. This measure is limited in that it does not reflect the periodic costs of certain capitalized tangible and intangible assets used in generating revenues and our cash cost of debt financing. These costs are evaluated through other financial measures.

We use Adjusted EBITDA to assess our performance. In addition, Adjusted EBITDA generally correlates to the measure used in the leverage ratio calculations under our Senior Credit Facilities to determine compliance with the covenants contained in the Credit Agreement. Adjusted EBITDA is also a significant performance measure used by us in our annual incentive compensation program. Adjusted EBITDA does not take into account cash used for mandatory debt service requirements or other non-discretionary expenditures, and thus does not represent residual funds available for discretionary uses.

	Three Months Ended June 30,					2020 vs. 2019
(dollars in thousands)	2020			2019		$ Change			% Change
Net income	$	62,540		$	36,395	$	26,145			71.8
Plus:   Interest expense		16,615			18,516		(1,901	)		(10.3	)
Income tax provision		13,209			9,571		3,638			38.0
Depreciation and amortization		65,584			54,835		10,749			19.6
Equity-based compensation		3,426			3,082		344			11.2
Severance expense		-			15		(15	)		(100.0	)
Loss on deferred compensation		206			78		128			164.1
Acquisition-related costs		1,293			871		422			48.5
Loss on asset sales and disposals, net		988			910		78			8.6
System conversion costs		647			777		(130	)		(16.7	)
Rebranding costs		311			2,902		(2,591	)		(89.3	)
Other (income) expense, net		(1,655	)		9,632		(11,287	)		(117.2	)
Adjusted EBITDA	$	163,164		$	137,584	$	25,580			18.6

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	Six Months Ended June 30,					2020 vs. 2019
(dollars in thousands)	2020			2019		$ Change			% Change
Net income	$	131,866		$	75,134	$	56,732			75.5
Plus:   Interest expense		35,289			36,612		(1,323	)		(3.6	)
Income tax provision		19,669			22,235		(2,566	)		(11.5	)
Depreciation and amortization		130,863			108,679		22,184			20.4
Equity-based compensation		6,647			6,103		544			8.9
Severance expense		-			178		(178	)		(100.0	)
(Gain) loss on deferred compensation		(21	)		253		(274	)		(108.3	)
Acquisition-related costs		3,310			6,094		(2,784	)		(45.7	)
(Gain) loss on asset sales and disposals, net		(4,633	)		2,013		(6,646	)		NM
System conversion costs		696			2,173		(1,477	)		(68.0	)
Rebranding costs		578			3,412		(2,834	)		(83.1	)
Other (income) expense, net		(3,389	)		7,830		(11,219	)		(143.3	)
Adjusted EBITDA	$	320,875		$	270,716	$	50,159			18.5

NM = Not meaningful.

We believe that Adjusted EBITDA is useful to investors in evaluating our operating performance. Adjusted EBITDA and similar measures with similar titles are common measures used by investors, analysts and peers to compare performance in our industry, although our measure of Adjusted EBITDA may not be directly comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies.

Financial Condition: Liquidity and Capital Resources

Liquidity

Our primary funding requirements are for our ongoing operations, planned capital expenditures, potential acquisitions and strategic investments, payments of quarterly dividends and share repurchases. We believe that existing cash balances, our Senior Credit Facilities and operating cash flows will provide adequate support for these funding requirements over the next 12 months. However, our ability to fund operations, make planned capital expenditures, make future acquisitions and strategic investments, pay quarterly dividends and make share repurchases depends on future operating performance and cash flows, which, in turn, are subject to prevailing economic conditions and to financial, business and other factors, including the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, some of which are beyond our control.

In light of the volatility in the debt markets resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic as well as our desire to enhance our flexibility in pursuing acquisitions and strategic investments, in May 2020, we completed the Public Offering and raised $469.8 million, after deducting underwriting discounts and offering expenses. See below for further details on the Public Offering.

A summary of our net cash flows for the periods indicated was as follows (dollars in thousands):

	Six Months Ended June 30,						2020 vs. 2019
	2020			2019			$ Change			% Change
Net cash provided by operating activities	$	272,195		$	212,494		$	59,701			28.1
Net cash used in investing activities		(178,072	)		(465,817	)		287,745			(61.8	)
Net cash provided by financing activities		423,158			91,493			331,665			NM
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents		517,281			(161,830	)		679,111			NM
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period		125,271			264,113			(138,842	)		(52.6	)
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	$	642,552		$	102,283		$	540,269			NM

NM = Not meaningful.

The $59.7 million year-over-year increase in net cash provided by operating activities was primarily attributable to an increase in Adjusted EBITDA of $50.2 million and lower cash paid for acquisition costs, rebranding costs, taxes and interest and a notes redemption call premium paid in the second quarter of 2019, partially offset by an unfavorable change in accounts payable and accrued liabilities.

The $287.7 million decrease in net cash used in investing activities from the prior year period was due primarily to $356.9 million of cash outflows related to the Clearwave acquisition in the first quarter of 2019, partially offset by a $28.3 million increase in cash paid for capital expenditures, the $27.2 million equity investment in Nextlink, the $7.3 million issuance of a note and other receivables to Wisper that did not occur in the prior year period and lower proceeds from sales of property, plant and equipment during the first six months of 2020.

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The $331.7 million increase in net cash provided by financing activities from the prior year period was due primarily to $469.8 million of net proceeds from the Public Offering in the second quarter of 2020, partially offset by a $148.3 million reduction in net debt borrowings compared to the prior year quarter.

On July 1, 2015, the Board authorized up to $250 million of share repurchases (subject to a total cap of 600,000 shares of our common stock). Purchases under the share repurchase program may be made from time to time on the open market and in privately negotiated transactions. The size and timing of these purchases are based on a number of factors, including share price and business and market conditions. Since the inception of the share repurchase program through the end of the second quarter of 2020, we have repurchased 210,631 shares of our common stock at an aggregate cost of $104.9 million. No shares were repurchased during the six months ended June 30, 2020.

We currently expect to continue to pay quarterly cash dividends on shares of our common stock, subject to approval of the Board. During the second quarter of 2020, the Board approved a quarterly dividend of $2.25 per share of common stock, which was paid on June 12, 2020. On August 4, 2020, the Board approved a $0.25 per share increase in the Company’s quarterly dividend to $2.50 per share of common stock to be paid on September 4, 2020 to holders of record as of August 18, 2020.

Financing Activity

The Credit Agreement provides for the Term Loan A-2, the Term Loan B-1, the Term Loan B-2, the Term Loan B-3 and the Revolving Credit Facility. The Revolving Credit Facility also gives us the ability to issue letters of credit, which reduce the amount available for borrowing under the Revolving Credit Facility.

In January 2020, we issued letters of credit totaling $22.0 million under the Revolving Credit Facility on behalf of Wisper to guarantee its performance obligations under an FCC broadband funding program. The fair value of the letters of credit approximates face value based on the short-term nature of the agreements. We would be liable for up to $22.0 million if Wisper were to fail to satisfy all or some of its performance obligations under the FCC program. Wisper pledged certain assets in favor of us as collateral for issuing the letters of credit, which pledge was terminated in the third quarter of 2020 at the same time that we closed an equity investment in Wisper, and Wisper has agreed to guarantee and indemnify us in connection with such letters of credit. As of June 30, 2020, we have assessed the likelihood of non-performance associated with the guarantee to be remote, and therefore, no liability has been accrued within the condensed consolidated balance sheet.

In March 2020, we borrowed $100 million under the Revolving Credit Facility for general corporate purposes, including for small acquisitions and investments. The outstanding balance was repaid in full in May 2020 using a portion of the net proceeds from the Public Offering. Letter of credit issuances under the Revolving Credit Facility totaled $28.7 million and were held for the benefit of performance obligations under government grant programs and certain general and liability insurance matters and bore interest at a rate of 1.63% per annum. As of June 30, 2020, we had $1.7 billion of aggregate outstanding term loans and $321.3 million available for borrowing under the Revolving Credit Facility.

A summary of our outstanding term loans as of June 30, 2020 is as follows (dollars in thousands):

Instrument	Draw Date	Original Principal		Amortization Per Annum(1)		Outstanding Principal		Final Maturity Date	Balance Due Upon Maturity		Benchmark Rate	Applicable Margin(2)		Interest Rate
Term Loan A-2	5/8/2019	$	700,000		Varies(4)	$	685,259	5/8/2024	$	513,945	LIBOR		1.50%		1.68%
	10/1/2019(3)
Term Loan B-1	5/1/2017		500,000		1.0%		485,000	5/1/2024		466,250	LIBOR		1.75%		1.93%
Term Loan B-2	1/7/2019		250,000		1.0%		246,875	1/7/2026		233,125	LIBOR		2.00%		2.18%
Term Loan B-3	6/14/2019		325,000		1.0%		321,750	1/7/2026		303,875	LIBOR		2.00%		2.18%
Total		$	1,775,000			$	1,738,884		$	1,517,195

(1)	Payable in equal quarterly installments (expressed as a percentage of the original aggregate principal amount). All loans may be prepaid at any time without penalty or premium (subject to customary LIBOR breakage provisions).
(2)	The Term Loan A-2 interest rate spread can vary between 1.25% and 1.75%, determined on a quarterly basis by reference to a pricing grid based on our Total Net Leverage Ratio. All other applicable margins are fixed.
(3)	On May 8, 2019, $250 million was drawn. On October 1, 2019, an additional $450 million was drawn.
(4)	Per annum amortization rates for years one through five following the closing date are 2.5%, 2.5%, 5.0%, 7.5% and 12.5%, respectively.

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Unamortized debt issuance costs consisted of the following (in thousands):

	June 30, 2020		December 31, 2019
Revolving Credit Facility portion:
Other noncurrent assets	$	2,149	$	2,427
Term loans portion:
Long-term debt (contra account)		16,208		18,142
Total	$	18,357	$	20,569

We recorded debt issuance cost amortization of $1.1 million and $1.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively, and $2.2 million and $2.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively, within interest expense in the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income.

We were in compliance with all debt covenants as of June 30, 2020. 

During the first quarter of 2019, we entered into two interest rate swap agreements in order to convert our interest payment obligations with respect to an aggregate of $1.2 billion of our variable rate LIBOR indebtedness to a fixed rate. Under the first swap agreement effective in March 2019, with respect to a notional amount of $850 million, our monthly payment obligation is determined at a fixed base rate of 2.653%. Under the second swap agreement effective in June 2020, with respect to a notional amount of $350 million, our monthly payment is determined at a fixed base rate of 2.739%. Both interest rate swap agreements are scheduled to mature in the first quarter of 2029 but each may be terminated prior to the scheduled maturity at our election or that of the financial institution counterparty under the terms provided in each swap agreement. We recognized losses of $5.0 million and $0.4 million on interest rate swaps during the three months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively, and $7.0 million and $0.5 million during the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively, which were reflected in interest expense within the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income.

In May 2020, we completed the Public Offering of 287,500 shares of our common stock for total net proceeds of $469.8 million, after deducting underwriting discounts and offering expenses. We used a portion of the net proceeds to repay in full our outstanding borrowings of $100 million under the Revolving Credit Facility in May 2020 and for the Valu-Net and Wisper transactions. We expect to use the remainder of the proceeds for general corporate purposes, including for acquisitions and strategic investments.

Refer to notes 9 and 11 to our audited consolidated financial statements included in the 2019 Form 10-K and notes 7 and 8 to the condensed consolidated financial statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for further details regarding our financing activity, outstanding debt and interest rate swaps.

Capital Expenditures

We have significant ongoing capital expenditure requirements as well as capital enhancements associated with acquired operations, including rebuilding low capacity markets; reclaiming bandwidth from analog video services; implementing 32-channel bonding; deploying DOCSIS 3.1; converting back office functions such as billing, accounting and service provisioning; migrating products to legacy Cable One platforms; and expanding our high-capacity fiber network. Capital expenditures are funded primarily by cash on hand and cash flows from operating activities.

Our capital expenditures by category for the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019 were as follows (in thousands):

	Six Months Ended June 30,
	2020		2019
Customer premise equipment	$	34,227	$	24,854
Commercial		22,457		11,519
Scalable infrastructure		23,093		21,715
Line extensions		9,522		11,964
Upgrade/rebuild		27,789		13,394
Support capital		26,328		27,042
Total	$	143,416	$	110,488

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Contractual Obligations and Contingent Commitments

As of June 30, 2020, except for the letters of credit totaling $22.0 million issued on behalf of Wisper to guarantee its performance obligations under an FCC broadband funding program, there have been no material changes to the contractual obligations and contingent commitments previously disclosed in the 2019 Form 10-K.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

We do not have any off-balance sheet arrangements or financing arrangements with special-purpose entities.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates, assumptions and judgments that affect the amounts reported in the consolidated financial statements. On an ongoing basis, we evaluate our estimates and assumptions. We base our estimates on historical experience and other assumptions believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying value of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results could differ from these estimates.

An accounting policy is considered to be critical if it is important to our results of operations and financial condition and if it requires management’s most difficult, subjective and complex judgments in its application.

Changes in Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

Goodwill. We test goodwill for impairment at the reporting unit level, which was historically established at the geographic division level. We reevaluate the determination of our reporting units used to test for impairment periodically or whenever events or substantive changes in circumstances occur. Effective in the second quarter of 2020, as a result of progress made in our staged rebranding initiative and the further alignment of service offerings and product pricing of recently acquired operations with our legacy business, we reevaluated the basis of our goodwill reporting units and identified a single goodwill reporting unit based on the chief operating decision maker’s current performance monitoring and resource allocation process and the similarity of our geographic divisions.

Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets. The unit of account for our franchise agreements was historically established at the geographic division level. We reevaluate the unit of account used to test for impairment periodically or whenever events or substantive changes in circumstances occur to ensure impairment testing is performed at an appropriate level. Effective in the second quarter of 2020, as a result of progress made in our staged rebranding initiative and the further alignment of service offerings and product pricing of recently acquired operations with our legacy business, we reevaluated the basis of our franchise agreements unit of account for use in impairment assessments and identified a single unit of account for franchise agreements based on a reevaluation of our current operations and the use of our assets.

Except as disclosed above, there have been no material changes to our critical accounting policy and estimate disclosures described in our 2019 Form 10-K.

ITEM 3.     QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

Market risk is the potential loss arising from changes in market rates and prices. There have been no material changes to the market risk disclosures described in the 2019 Form 10-K.

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ITEM 4.     CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

The Company’s management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate disclosure controls and procedures. Disclosure controls and procedures are those controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the Company’s reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the Company’s reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to management, including the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Under the supervision and with the participation of the Company’s management, including the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, the Company carried out an evaluation as of June 30, 2020 of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures pursuant to Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(b) and 15d-15(b). Based on the Company’s evaluation, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of June 30, 2020.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

There has been no change in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) during the quarter ended June 30, 2020 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

PART II: OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1.     LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

None.

ITEM 1A.  RISK FACTORS

Except as set forth below, there have been no material changes to the risk factors previously disclosed in the 2019 Form 10-K.

Risks Relating to Our Business

The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted our operations and adversely affected our business, financial results and financial condition, and the duration and extent to which it will continue to do so is uncertain and difficult to predict.

The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly impacted the United States and other countries, which has resulted in international, Federal, state and local governments implementing numerous measures to try to reduce the spread of the virus that causes COVID-19, including travel restrictions, quarantines, shelter in place or total lock-down orders and business limitations and shutdowns.

We represent a part of the United States’ critical infrastructure, and our continued operation is essential to connectivity services that are vital during the COVID‐19 pandemic. At the same time, the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic has caused us to modify our operations, including restricting our technicians from entering customer homes and businesses; closing or limiting access to local offices and our corporate headquarters for associates, customers and others; limiting non-essential travel for associates; instituting an expanded work-from-home program, including enhancing our technological capabilities to support such efforts; implementing “purpose pay” to provide a 25% premium to base pay for certain associates who are required to leave their homes to perform their essential job functions; establishing health protocols and providing personal protective equipment to protect our associates, customers and others; temporarily discontinuing charging data overage fees, waiving late charges and suspending disconnection of data services for residential and business customers who are unable to pay due to disruptions caused by the pandemic; and introducing a new lower-cost residential data plan. We have taken and may take further actions required by governmental authorities or that we determine are prudent to support the well-being of our associates, customers, suppliers, business partners and others.

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As a result of the COVID-19 outbreak and the related responses by us and from governmental authorities, our operations have been impacted as described above, which has resulted, and we anticipate will continue to result, in various negative impacts associated with the pandemic, such as reduced revenues from data overage fees, late charges, reconnect fees, and advertising and business services as well as increased expenses, which have combined to suppress Adjusted EBITDA for the quarter ended June 30, 2020. See “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — COVID-19 Update” in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for additional information. Additionally, our business, financial results and financial condition have been and could be further adversely affected in a number of ways, which may include, but is not limited to, the following:

● further disruptions to our regular, ongoing operations and restrictions on our sales and marketing efforts, especially related to business services;

● interruptions to our engineering, design and implementation of plant and infrastructure as well as other important business activities;

● limitations on associate resources and availability, including in our call centers and among our technicians, due to health protocols, sickness, government restrictions, the desire of associates to avoid contact with large groups of people, school closures or other factors, which may further constrain capacity to respond to the increased demand for our products and services;

● the potential further diversion of senior management’s attention in the event that key associates contract COVID-19 and, consequently, have limited ability or become unable to work;

● interruptions or delays receiving and limited availability of necessary hardware, software and operational supplies, equipment and support;

● possible further reductions of revenues, Adjusted EBITDA, and/or Adjusted EBITDA margin and increased expenses as well as greater difficulty in collecting customer receivables resulting from, among other things, our actions to assist customers and support our associates during the COVID-19 crisis;

● a fluctuation in interest rates that could result from market uncertainties;

● an increase in the cost of or the difficulty to obtain debt or equity financing, which could affect our financial condition or our ability to fund operations or future acquisition or investment opportunities;

● a further delay in the implementation of our new ERP system;

● potential legislative or regulatory efforts to impose new requirements on our data services;

● changes to the carrying value of our goodwill and intangible assets; and

● an increase in regulatory restrictions or continued market volatility that could hinder our ability to execute our business strategies, including acquisitions and strategic investments, as well as negatively impact our stock price.

Additionally, the COVID-19 pandemic could negatively affect our internal control over financial reporting, including as a result of a portion of our personnel working from home. Accordingly, new processes, procedures and controls have been and may continue to be required to respond to changes in our business environment.

The potential effects of the COVID-19 pandemic may also impact many of our other risk factors previously disclosed in the 2019 Form 10-K and/or the other risk factors included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. The degree to which the pandemic impacts our operations, business, financial results and financial condition will depend on future developments, which are highly uncertain, continuously evolving and cannot be predicted, including, but not limited to, the duration and spread of the pandemic, its severity, the actions to contain the virus or treat its impact and how quickly and to what extent normal economic and operating conditions can resume.

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Implementation of our new ERP system could disrupt business operations.

We are planning to implement our new ERP system by the summer of 2021. The implementation requires significant investments of time, money and resources and may result in the diversion of senior management’s attention from our ongoing operations. Furthermore, the implementation will result in changes to many of our existing operational, financial and administrative business processes, including, but not limited to, our budgeting, purchasing, receiving, provisioning, servicing, accounting and reporting processes. The new ERP system will require both the implementation of new internal controls and changes to existing internal control frameworks and procedures. If additional unexpected delays, technical problems or other significant issues arise in connection with the implementation, including as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, it could have a material negative impact on our operations, business, financial results and financial condition.

Risks Relating to Our Common Stock and the Securities Market

Certain provisions in our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and Amended and Restated By-laws and Delaware law may discourage takeovers and the concentration of ownership of our common stock will affect the voting results of matters submitted for stockholder approval.

Several provisions of our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, Amended and Restated By-laws and Delaware law may discourage, delay or prevent a merger or acquisition that is opposed by our Board or certain stockholders holding a significant percentage of the voting power of our outstanding voting stock. These include provisions that:

● prior to the full declassification of our board following our annual meeting of stockholders to be held in 2023, divide our Board into three classes of directors, standing for election on a staggered basis, such that only approximately one-third of the directors constituting our Board may change each year;

● do not permit our stockholders to act by written consent and require that stockholder action must take place at an annual or special meeting of our stockholders;

● provide that only our Chief Executive Officer and a majority of our directors, and not our stockholders, may call a special meeting of our stockholders;

● require the approval of our Board or the affirmative vote of stockholders holding at least 66 2/3% of the voting power of our capital stock to amend our Amended and Restated By-laws; and

● limit our ability to enter into business combination transactions with certain stockholders.

These and other provisions of our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, Amended and Restated By-laws and Delaware law may discourage, delay or prevent certain types of transactions involving an actual or a threatened acquisition or change in control of our Company, including unsolicited takeover attempts, even though the transaction may offer our stockholders the opportunity to sell their shares of our common stock at a price above the prevailing market price.

Our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation designates the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware as the sole and exclusive forum for certain types of actions and proceedings that may be initiated by our stockholders, which could limit our stockholders’ ability to obtain a favorable judicial forum for disputes with us or our directors, officers, associates or stockholders.

Our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation provides that, subject to limited exceptions, the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware will be the sole and exclusive forum for any (i) derivative action or proceeding brought on behalf of our Company, (ii) action asserting a claim of breach of a fiduciary duty owed by any director, officer or associate of the Company to the Company or the Company’s stockholders, (iii) action asserting a claim arising pursuant to any provision of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the “DGCL”) or (iv) action asserting a claim governed by the internal affairs doctrine. Any person or entity purchasing or otherwise acquiring or holding any interest in shares of our capital stock shall be deemed to have notice of and to have consented to the provisions of our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation described above. This choice of forum provision may limit a stockholder’s ability to bring a claim in a judicial forum that it finds favorable for disputes with us or our directors, officers or other associates, which may discourage such lawsuits against us and our directors, officers and associates. Alternatively, if a court were to find these provisions of our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation inapplicable to, or unenforceable in respect of, one or more of the specified types of actions or proceedings, we may incur additional costs associated with resolving such matters in other jurisdictions, which could adversely affect our business and financial condition.

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Our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation includes provisions limiting the personal liability of our directors for breaches of fiduciary duty under the DGCL.

Our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation contains a provision permitted under the DGCL relating to the liability of directors. This provision eliminates a director’s personal liability to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL for monetary damages resulting from a breach of fiduciary duty; provided that such provision will not eliminate or limit a director’s liability:

● for any breach of the director’s duty of loyalty;

● for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of the law;

● under Section 174 of the DGCL (including for unlawful dividends); or

● for any transaction from which the director derives an improper personal benefit.

The principal effect of the limitation on liability provision is that a stockholder will be unable to prosecute an action for monetary damages against a director unless the stockholder can demonstrate a basis for liability for which indemnification is not available under the DGCL. This provision, however, should not limit or eliminate our rights or any stockholder’s rights to seek non-monetary relief, such as an injunction or rescission, in the event of a breach of a director’s fiduciary duty. This provision will not alter a director’s liability under federal securities laws. The inclusion of this provision in our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation may discourage or deter stockholders or management from bringing a lawsuit against directors for a breach of their fiduciary duties, even though such an action, if successful, might otherwise have benefited us and our stockholders.

ITEM 2.     UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

Certain information relating to common stock repurchases by the Company and any affiliated purchasers within the meaning of Rule 10b-18(a)(3) under the Exchange Act during the three months ended June 30, 2020 were as follows (dollars in thousands, except per share data):

Period	Total Number of Shares Purchased		Average Price Paid Per Share		Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs(1)		Approximate Dollar Value of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs
April 1 to 30, 2020(2)		17	$	1,574.06		-	$	145,081
May 1 to 31, 2020		-	$	-		-	$	145,081
June 1 to 30, 2020		-	$	-		-	$	145,081
Total		17	$	1,574.06		-

(1)

On July 1, 2015, the Board authorized up to $250 million of share repurchases (subject to a total cap of 600,000 shares of common stock), which was announced on August 7, 2015. The authorization does not have an expiration date. Purchases under the share repurchase program may be made from time to time on the open market and in privately negotiated transactions. The size and timing of these purchases are based on a number of factors, including share price and business and market conditions.

(2)

Represents shares withheld from associates to satisfy estimated tax withholding obligations in connection with the vesting of restricted stock and/or exercises of SARs under the 2015 Plan. The average price paid per share for the common stock withheld was based on the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the applicable vesting or exercise measurement date.

ITEM 3.     DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

None.

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ITEM 4.     MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

Not applicable.

ITEM 5.     OTHER INFORMATION

Not applicable.

ITEM 6.     EXHIBITS

Exhibit Number	Description
3.1	Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Cable One, Inc. (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K of Cable One, Inc. filed on May 18, 2020).
10.1	Form of Non-Employee Director Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement for annual equity grants beginning in 2020.*
10.2	Form of Non-Employee Director Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement for grants in lieu of annual cash fees beginning in 2020.*
31.1	Principal Executive Officer Certification required by Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14 as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.*
31.2	Principal Financial Officer Certification required by Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14 as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.*
32	Certification of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.**

101.INS	Inline XBRL Instance Document (the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document).
101.SCH	Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document.*
101.CAL	Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document.*
101.DEF	Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document.*
101.LAB	Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document.*
101.PRE	Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document.*
104	The cover page of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2020, formatted in Inline XBRL (included within the Exhibit 101 attachments).

__________

* Filed herewith.

** Furnished herewith.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

Cable One, Inc. (Registrant)
By:	/s/ Julia M. Laulis
	Name:	Julia M. Laulis
	Title:	Chair of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer

Date: August 6, 2020

By:	/s/ Steven S. Cochran
	Name:	Steven S. Cochran
	Title:	Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Date: August 6, 2020

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EX-10.1

Exhibit 10.1

RESTRICTED STOCK Unit AWARD AGREEMENT, between Cable One, Inc. (the “Company”), a Delaware corporation, and [NAME].

This Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement (the “Award Agreement”) sets forth the terms and conditions of an award of [NUMBER] restricted stock units (the “Award”), each with respect to one share of the Company’s common stock, $0.01 par value per share (each, a “Share”), that are subject to the terms and the conditions specified herein (each such restricted stock unit, an “RSU”) and that are being granted to you on [DATE] (the “Grant Date”) under the Amended and Restated Cable One, Inc. 2015 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan (the “Plan”) in respect of your service as a member of the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”). This Award constitutes an unfunded and unsecured promise of the Company to deliver (or cause to be delivered) to you, subject to the terms of this Award Agreement and the Plan, Shares, as set forth in Section 3 of this Award Agreement.

THIS AWARD IS SUBJECT TO ALL TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE PLAN AND THIS AWARD AGREEMENT, INCLUDING THE DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROVISIONS SET FORTH IN SECTION 9 OF THIS AWARD AGREEMENT. BY ELECTRONICALLY ACCEPTING THIS AWARD AGREEMENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 15, YOU WILL HAVE CONFIRMED YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS AWARD AGREEMENT.

SECTION 1.      The Plan. This Award is made pursuant to the Plan, all the terms of which are hereby incorporated in this Award Agreement. In the event of any conflict between the terms of the Plan and the terms of this Award Agreement, the terms of the Plan shall govern.

SECTION 2.      Definitions. Capitalized terms used in this Award Agreement that are not defined in this Award Agreement have the meanings as used or defined in the Plan. As used in this Award Agreement, the following terms have the meanings set forth below:

“Business Day” means a day that is not a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which banking institutions are legally permitted to be closed in the City of New York.

“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

“Section 409A” means Section 409A of the Code and the regulations and other interpretive guidance promulgated thereunder, as in effect from time to time.

“Vesting Date” means the first anniversary of the Grant Date, or, if earlier, the date of the annual meeting of stockholders of the Company immediately following the Grant Date.

SECTION 3.      Vesting and Settlement. (a) Vesting. Except as otherwise provided herein, (i) the RSUs shall vest on the Vesting Date; provided that you continue to serve as a member of the Board through such date and (ii) if the Vesting Date with respect to the RSUs has not occurred prior to the date on which you cease to be a member of the Board for any reason, your rights with respect to such RSUs shall immediately terminate and you will be entitled to no further payments or benefits with respect thereto.

(b)      Settlement. Subject to Sections 3(a), 3(c) and 6 of this Award Agreement, the Company shall deliver or cause to be delivered to you one or more unlegended, freely-transferable stock certificates or book entry credits in respect of the Shares underlying the RSUs subject to this Award and any accrued cash dividends related thereto within 30 days following the Vesting Date, except to the extent you have timely and validly elected to defer such settlement pursuant to the Non-Employee Director Restricted Stock Unit Deferral Election Form provided to you by the Company, in which case the Shares and any accrued cash dividends related thereto subject to such deferral election shall be delivered within 30 days following the distribution event that you have elected or, if earlier, the date of a Change of Control, in each case, in accordance with the Non-Employee Director Restricted Stock Unit Deferral Election Form.

(c)      Change of Control. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Plan or this Award Agreement, in the event of a Change of Control prior to the Vesting Date, the RSUs shall immediately vest as of the date of the Change of Control, which date shall be deemed to be the Vesting Date.

SECTION 4.      Voting Rights; Dividends. Prior to the date on which Shares are delivered to you in settlement of the RSUs pursuant to this Award Agreement, you shall not have any rights of a stockholder with respect to the Shares underlying the RSUs (including any voting rights or rights with respect to dividends). Instead, if the Company declares and pays (or sets a record date with respect to) ordinary cash dividends on Shares on or after the Grant Date and prior to the settlement of RSUs in accordance with Section 3(b), subject to Section 6 below, an amount equal to the ordinary cash dividend that would have been payable to you with respect to the Shares underlying the RSUs as if those Shares had been issued and outstanding as of the dividend payment date shall be held by the Company or an escrow agent that is designated by the Company and shall be paid (less any taxes required to be withheld) at the time the corresponding RSUs are paid (it being understood that the provisions of this sentence shall not apply to any extraordinary dividends or distributions). For the avoidance of doubt, dividends shall not be payable with respect to any RSUs that do not vest in accordance with their terms.

SECTION 5.      Non-Transferability of RSUs. Unless otherwise provided by the Committee in its discretion or transferred pursuant to a qualified domestic relations order as defined in the Code or Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, this Award and the RSUs may not be sold, assigned, alienated, transferred, pledged, attached or otherwise encumbered except as provided in Section 9(a) of the Plan. Any purported sale, assignment, alienation, transfer, pledge, attachment or other encumbrance of the Award or any RSU in violation of the provisions of this Section 5 and Section 9(a) of the Plan shall be void.

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SECTION 6.      Withholding, Consents and Legends; Other Restrictions. (a) Withholding. The delivery of Shares pursuant to Section 3(b) of this Award Agreement is conditioned on satisfaction of any applicable withholding taxes in accordance with this Section 6(a) and Section 9(d) of the Plan. In the event that there is withholding tax liability in connection with the vesting or settlement of RSUs and any accrued dividends related thereto, you may satisfy, in whole or in part, any withholding tax liability: (i) by cash payment of an amount equal to such withholding liability or (ii) by having the Company withhold a number of Shares you would otherwise be entitled to receive upon settlement of the RSUs having a fair value equal to such withholding tax liability in accordance with the Company’s share withholding procedures.

(b)      Consents. Your rights in respect of the RSUs are conditioned on the receipt to the full satisfaction of the Committee of any required consents that the Committee may determine to be necessary or advisable (including your consenting to the Company’s supplying to any third-party recordkeeper of the Plan such personal information as the Committee deems advisable to administer the Plan).

(c)      Legends. The Company may affix to certificates for Shares issued pursuant to this Award Agreement any legend that the Committee determines to be necessary or advisable (including to reflect any restrictions to which you may be subject under any applicable securities laws). The Company may advise the transfer agent to place a stop order against any legended Shares.

(d)      If at any time the Committee shall determine that (i) the listing, registration or qualification of the RSUs or any securities subject or related thereto upon any securities exchange or under any state or federal law is required, or (ii) the consent or approval of any government regulatory body is required, then the grant of RSUs shall not be effective unless such listing, registration, qualification, consent or approval shall have been effected or obtained free of any conditions not acceptable to the Committee.

(e)      Any Shares issued upon settlement of the RSUs shall be subject to the Company’s policies regarding compliance with securities laws. Pursuant to such policies, you shall be required to obtain pre-clearance from the General Counsel of the Company prior to purchasing or selling any of the Company’s securities or entering into any hedge, pledge or similar transaction or arrangement with respect thereto.

SECTION 7.      Successors and Assigns of the Company. The terms and conditions of this Award Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the Company and its successors and assigns.

SECTION 8.      Committee Discretion. Subject to the terms of the Plan and this Award Agreement, the Committee shall have discretion with respect to any actions to be taken or determinations to be made in connection with this Award Agreement, and its determinations shall be final, binding and conclusive.

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SECTION 9.      Dispute Resolution. (a) Jurisdiction and Venue. (i) This Award Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to principles of conflict of laws that could cause the application of the law of any jurisdiction other than the State of Delaware.

(ii)      Subject to the provisions of Section 9(a)(iii), any controversy or claim between you and the Company or its Affiliates arising out of or relating to or concerning the provisions of any Award Agreement or the Plan shall be finally settled by arbitration in Phoenix, Arizona, before, and in accordance with the rules then obtaining of the American Arbitration Association (the “AAA”) in accordance with the commercial arbitration rules of the AAA.

(iii)      In addition to its right to submit any dispute or controversy to arbitration, the Company or one of its Affiliates may bring an action or special proceeding in a state or Federal court of competent jurisdiction sitting in Phoenix, Arizona, whether or not an arbitration proceeding has theretofore been or is ever initiated, for the purpose of temporarily, preliminarily or permanently enforcing the provisions of the Plan or to enforce an arbitration award, and, for the purposes of this Section 9(a)(iii), you (A) expressly consent to the application of Section 9(a)(iv) to any such action or proceeding, (B) agree that proof shall not be required that monetary damages for breach of the provisions of this Award Agreement would be difficult to calculate and that remedies at law would be inadequate, and (C) irrevocably appoint the General Counsel of the Company as your agent for service of process in connection with any such action or proceeding, who shall promptly advise you of any such service of process by notifying you at the last address on file in the Company’s records.

(iv)      You and the Company hereby irrevocably submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of any state or Federal court located in Phoenix, Arizona, over any suit, action or proceeding arising out of, relating to or in connection with this Award Agreement or the Plan that is not otherwise required to be arbitrated or resolved in accordance with the provisions of Section 9(a)(ii). This includes any suit, action or proceeding to compel arbitration or to enforce an arbitration award. You and the Company acknowledge that the forum designated by this Section 9(a)(iv) has a reasonable relation to this Award Agreement, and to your relationship to the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing herein shall preclude you or the Company from bringing any action or proceeding in any other court for the purpose of enforcing the provisions of Sections 9(a)(i), 9(a)(ii) or this Section 9(a)(iv). The agreement of you and the Company as to forum is independent of the law that may be applied in the action, and you and the Company agree to such forum even if the forum may under applicable law choose to apply nonforum law. You and the Company hereby waive, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any objection which you or the Company now or hereafter may have to personal jurisdiction or to the laying of venue of any such suit, action or proceeding in any court referred to in this Section 9(a)(iv). You and the Company undertake not to commence any action arising out of, or relating to or in connection with this Award Agreement in any forum other than a forum described in this Section 9(a)(iv), or, to the extent applicable, Section 9(a)(ii). You and the Company agree that, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, a final and nonappealable judgment in any such suit, action or proceeding in any such court shall be conclusive and binding upon you and the Company.

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(v)      You and the Company acknowledge that this Award Agreement evidences a transaction involving interstate commerce. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Award Agreement, including Section 9(a)(i) with respect to governing law, any arbitration conducted pursuant to the terms of this Award Agreement shall be governed by the Federal Arbitration Act (9 U.S.C. §§ 1-16), as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time (the “FAA”). For the avoidance of doubt, any issue concerning the extent to which any controversy or claim arising out of or relating to or concerning the provisions of any Award Agreement or the Plan is subject to arbitration, or concerning the applicability, interpretation or enforceability of the procedures set forth in this Section 9, including any contention that all or part of these procedures are invalid or unenforceable, shall be governed by the FAA and resolved by the arbitrator(s) named through the procedures set forth in Section 9(a)(ii).

(b)      Waiver of Jury Trial. You and the Company hereby waive, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any right either of you may have to a trial by jury in respect to any litigation directly or indirectly arising out of, under or in connection with this Award Agreement or the Plan.

(c)      Confidentiality. You hereby agree to keep confidential the existence of, and any information concerning, a dispute described in this Section 9, except that you may disclose information concerning such dispute to the court that is considering such dispute or to your legal counsel (provided that such counsel agrees not to disclose any such information other than as necessary to the prosecution or defense of the dispute).

SECTION 10.      Notice. All notices, requests, demands and other communications required or permitted to be given under the terms of this Award Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given when delivered by hand or overnight courier or three Business Days after they have been mailed by U.S. registered mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, addressed to the other party as set forth below:

If to the Company:	Cable One, Inc. 210 E. Earll Drive Phoenix, AZ 85012 Attn: General Counsel
If to you:	To your address as most recently supplied to the Company and set forth in the Company’s records

The parties may change the address to which notices under this Award Agreement shall be sent by providing written notice to the other in the manner specified above.

SECTION 11.      Headings and Construction. Headings are given to the Sections and subsections of this Award Agreement solely as a convenience to facilitate reference. Such headings shall not be deemed in any way material or relevant to the construction or interpretation of this Award Agreement or any provision thereof. Whenever the words “include”, “includes” or “including” are used in this Award Agreement, they shall be deemed to be followed by the words “but not limited to”.

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SECTION 12.   Amendment of this Award Agreement. The Committee may waive any conditions or rights under, amend any terms of, or alter, suspend, discontinue, cancel or terminate this Award Agreement prospectively or retroactively; provided, however, that, except as set forth in Section 13(d) of this Award Agreement, any such waiver, amendment, alteration, suspension, discontinuance, cancelation or termination that would materially and adversely impair your rights under this Award Agreement shall not to that extent be effective without your consent (it being understood, notwithstanding the foregoing proviso, that this Award Agreement and the RSUs shall be subject to the provisions of Section 7(c) of the Plan).

SECTION 13.  Section 409A. (a) It is intended that the provisions of this Award Agreement comply with Section 409A, and all provisions of this Award Agreement shall be construed and interpreted in a manner consistent with the requirements for avoiding taxes or penalties under Section 409A.

(b)      Neither you nor any of your creditors or beneficiaries shall have the right to subject any deferred compensation (within the meaning of Section 409A) payable under this Award Agreement to any anticipation, alienation, sale, transfer, assignment, pledge, encumbrance, attachment or garnishment. Except as permitted under Section 409A, any deferred compensation (within the meaning of Section 409A) payable to you or for your benefit under this Award Agreement may not be reduced by, or offset against, any amount owing by you to the Company or any of its Affiliates.

(c)      If, at the time of your separation from service (within the meaning of Section 409A), (i) you shall be a specified employee (within the meaning of Section 409A and using the identification methodology selected by the Company from time to time) and (ii) the Company shall make a good faith determination that an amount payable hereunder constitutes deferred compensation (within the meaning of Section 409A) the payment of which is required to be delayed pursuant to the six-month delay rule set forth in Section 409A in order to avoid taxes or penalties under Section 409A, then the Company shall not pay such amount on the otherwise scheduled payment date but shall instead pay it, without interest, on the first business day after such six-month period.

(d)      Notwithstanding any provision of this Award Agreement to the contrary, in light of the uncertainty with respect to the proper application of Section 409A, the Company reserves the right to make amendments to this Award Agreement as the Company deems necessary or desirable to avoid the imposition of taxes or penalties under Section 409A. In any case, you shall be solely responsible and liable for the satisfaction of all taxes and penalties that may be imposed on you or for your account in connection with this Award Agreement (including any taxes and penalties under Section 409A), and neither the Company nor any of its Affiliates shall have any obligation to indemnify or otherwise hold you harmless from any or all of such taxes or penalties.

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SECTION 14.      Severability. If any provision of this Award Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be illegal, void or unenforceable, such provision shall have no effect; however, the remaining provisions shall be enforced to the maximum extent possible. Further, if a court should determine that any portion of this Award Agreement is overbroad or unreasonable, such provision shall be given effect to the maximum extent possible by narrowing or enforcing in part that aspect of the provision found overbroad or unreasonable.

SECTION 15.      Electronic Delivery and Acceptance. The Company may deliver any documents related to current or future participation in the Plan (including any notice given pursuant to Section 10) by electronic means. You hereby consent to receive such documents by electronic delivery, and agree to participate in the Plan and be bound by the terms and conditions of this Award Agreement, through an on-line or electronic system established and maintained by the Company or a third party designated by the Company. Your electronic acceptance is required and the award will be cancelled if you fail to comply with the Company's acceptance requirement within one year of the Grant Date.

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EX-10.2

Exhibit 10.2

RESTRICTED STOCK Unit AWARD AGREEMENT, between Cable One, Inc. (the “Company”), a Delaware corporation, and [NAME].

This Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement (the “Award Agreement”) sets forth the terms and conditions of an award of [NUMBER] restricted stock units (the “Award”), each with respect to one share of the Company’s common stock, $0.01 par value per share (each, a “Share”), that are subject to the terms and the conditions specified herein (each such restricted stock unit, an “RSU”) and that are being granted to you on [DATE] (the “Grant Date”) under the Amended and Restated Cable One, Inc. 2015 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan (the “Plan”) in lieu of annual cash fees otherwise payable in respect of your service as a member of the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) [and the Lead Independent Director of the Board and/or the Chair of one or more committees of the Board, as applicable,] from [DATE] through the date immediately preceding the date of the Company’s [YEAR] annual meeting of stockholders] (such period, the “Specified Period”), in accordance with your election pursuant to the Non-Employee Director Deferral Election Form. This Award constitutes an unfunded and unsecured promise of the Company to deliver (or cause to be delivered) to you, subject to the terms of this Award Agreement and the Plan, Shares, as set forth in Section 3 of this Award Agreement.

THIS AWARD IS SUBJECT TO ALL TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE PLAN AND THIS AWARD AGREEMENT, INCLUDING THE DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROVISIONS SET FORTH IN SECTION 9 OF THIS AWARD AGREEMENT. BY ELECTRONICALLY ACCEPTING THIS AWARD AGREEMENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 15, YOU WILL HAVE CONFIRMED YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS AWARD AGREEMENT.

SECTION 1.      The Plan. This Award is made pursuant to the Plan, all the terms of which are hereby incorporated in this Award Agreement. In the event of any conflict between the terms of the Plan and the terms of this Award Agreement, the terms of the Plan shall govern.

SECTION 2.      Definitions. Capitalized terms used in this Award Agreement that are not defined in this Award Agreement have the meanings as used or defined in the Plan. As used in this Award Agreement, the following terms have the meanings set forth below:

“Business Day” means a day that is not a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which banking institutions are legally permitted to be closed in the City of New York.

“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

“Pro-Ration Fraction” means a fraction, (a) the numerator of which is the number of days that have elapsed from [DATE] through the date on which you cease to be [a member of the Board][the Lead Independent Director of the Board and/or the Chair of one or more committees of the Board, as applicable] for any reason and (b) the denominator of which is the total number of days during the Specified Period.

“Section 409A” means Section 409A of the Code and the regulations and other interpretive guidance promulgated thereunder, as in effect from time to time.

“Vesting Date” means the first anniversary of the Grant Date.

SECTION 3.      Vesting and Settlement. (a) Vesting. Except as otherwise provided herein, (i) the RSUs shall vest on the Vesting Date; provided that you continue to serve as [a member of the Board][the Lead Independent Director of the Board and/or the Chair of one or more committees of the Board, as applicable] through such date and (ii) if you cease to be [a member of the Board][the Lead Independent Director of the Board and/or the Chair of one or more committees of the Board, as applicable] for any reason prior to the first anniversary of the Grant Date, then you will vest in a portion of the RSUs determined by multiplying the RSUs granted pursuant to this Award Agreement by the Pro-Ration Fraction and rounding down to the nearest whole Share, and such date of termination shall be deemed to be the Vesting Date for such RSUs. Your rights with respect to all other unvested RSUs (including any fractional Shares) shall immediately terminate upon such termination of service and you will be entitled to no further payments or benefits with respect thereto.

(b)      Settlement. Subject to Sections 3(a), 3(c) and 6 of this Award Agreement, in accordance with your election pursuant to the Non-Employee Director Deferral Election Form, the Company shall deliver or cause to be delivered to you one or more unlegended, freely-transferable stock certificates or book entry credits in respect of the Shares underlying the RSUs subject to this Award and any accrued cash dividends related thereto within 30 days following the distribution event that you have elected or, if earlier, the date of a Change of Control that satisfies the requirements of Section 409A(a)(2) of the Code.

(c)      Change of Control. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Plan or this Award Agreement, in the event of a Change of Control prior to the Vesting Date, the RSUs shall immediately vest as of the date of the Change of Control, which date shall be deemed to be the Vesting Date.

SECTION 4.      Voting Rights; Dividends. Prior to the date on which Shares are delivered to you in settlement of the RSUs pursuant to this Award Agreement, you shall not have any rights of a stockholder with respect to the Shares underlying the RSUs (including any voting rights or rights with respect to dividends). Instead, if the Company declares and pays (or sets a record date with respect to) ordinary cash dividends on Shares on or after the Grant Date and prior to the settlement of RSUs in accordance with Section 3(b), subject to Section 6 below, an amount equal to the ordinary cash dividend that would have been payable to you with respect to the Shares underlying the RSUs as if those Shares had been issued and outstanding as of the dividend payment date shall be held by the Company or an escrow agent that is designated by the Company and shall be paid (less any taxes required to be withheld) at the time the corresponding RSUs are paid (it being understood that the provisions of this sentence shall not apply to any extraordinary dividends or distributions). For the avoidance of doubt, dividends shall not be payable with respect to any RSUs that do not vest in accordance with their terms.

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SECTION 5.      Non-Transferability of RSUs. Unless otherwise provided by the Committee in its discretion or transferred pursuant to a qualified domestic relations order as defined in the Code or Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, this Award and the RSUs may not be sold, assigned, alienated, transferred, pledged, attached or otherwise encumbered except as provided in Section 9(a) of the Plan. Any purported sale, assignment, alienation, transfer, pledge, attachment or other encumbrance of the Award or any RSU in violation of the provisions of this Section 5 and Section 9(a) of the Plan shall be void.

SECTION 6.      Withholding, Consents and Legends; Other Restrictions. (a) Withholding. The delivery of Shares pursuant to Section 3(b) of this Award Agreement is conditioned on satisfaction of any applicable withholding taxes in accordance with this Section 6(a) and Section 9(d) of the Plan. In the event that there is withholding tax liability in connection with the vesting or settlement of RSUs and any accrued dividends related thereto, you may satisfy, in whole or in part, any withholding tax liability: (i) by cash payment of an amount equal to such withholding liability or (ii) by having the Company withhold a number of Shares you would otherwise be entitled to receive upon settlement of the RSUs having a fair value equal to such withholding tax liability in accordance with the Company’s share withholding procedures.

(b)      Consents. Your rights in respect of the RSUs are conditioned on the receipt to the full satisfaction of the Committee of any required consents that the Committee may determine to be necessary or advisable (including your consenting to the Company’s supplying to any third-party recordkeeper of the Plan such personal information as the Committee deems advisable to administer the Plan).

(c)      Legends. The Company may affix to certificates for Shares issued pursuant to this Award Agreement any legend that the Committee determines to be necessary or advisable (including to reflect any restrictions to which you may be subject under any applicable securities laws). The Company may advise the transfer agent to place a stop order against any legended Shares.

(d)      If at any time the Committee shall determine that (i) the listing, registration or qualification of the RSUs or any securities subject or related thereto upon any securities exchange or under any state or federal law is required, or (ii) the consent or approval of any government regulatory body is required, then the grant of RSUs shall not be effective unless such listing, registration, qualification, consent or approval shall have been effected or obtained free of any conditions not acceptable to the Committee.

(e)      Any Shares issued upon settlement of the RSUs shall be subject to the Company’s policies regarding compliance with securities laws. Pursuant to such policies, you shall be required to obtain pre-clearance from the General Counsel of the Company prior to purchasing or selling any of the Company’s securities or entering into any hedge, pledge or similar transaction or arrangement with respect thereto.

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SECTION 7.      Successors and Assigns of the Company. The terms and conditions of this Award Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the Company and its successors and assigns.

SECTION 8.      Committee Discretion. Subject to the terms of the Plan and this Award Agreement, the Committee shall have discretion with respect to any actions to be taken or determinations to be made in connection with this Award Agreement, and its determinations shall be final, binding and conclusive.

SECTION 9.      Dispute Resolution. (a) Jurisdiction and Venue. (i) This Award Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to principles of conflict of laws that could cause the application of the law of any jurisdiction other than the State of Delaware.

(ii)      Subject to the provisions of Section 9(a)(iii), any controversy or claim between you and the Company or its Affiliates arising out of or relating to or concerning the provisions of any Award Agreement or the Plan shall be finally settled by arbitration in Phoenix, Arizona, before, and in accordance with the rules then obtaining of the American Arbitration Association (the “AAA”) in accordance with the commercial arbitration rules of the AAA.

(iii)      In addition to its right to submit any dispute or controversy to arbitration, the Company or one of its Affiliates may bring an action or special proceeding in a state or Federal court of competent jurisdiction sitting in Phoenix, Arizona, whether or not an arbitration proceeding has theretofore been or is ever initiated, for the purpose of temporarily, preliminarily or permanently enforcing the provisions of the Plan or to enforce an arbitration award, and, for the purposes of this Section 9(a)(iii), you (A) expressly consent to the application of Section 9(a)(iv) to any such action or proceeding, (B) agree that proof shall not be required that monetary damages for breach of the provisions of this Award Agreement would be difficult to calculate and that remedies at law would be inadequate, and (C) irrevocably appoint the General Counsel of the Company as your agent for service of process in connection with any such action or proceeding, who shall promptly advise you of any such service of process by notifying you at the last address on file in the Company’s records.

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(iv)      You and the Company hereby irrevocably submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of any state or Federal court located in Phoenix, Arizona, over any suit, action or proceeding arising out of, relating to or in connection with this Award Agreement or the Plan that is not otherwise required to be arbitrated or resolved in accordance with the provisions of Section 9(a)(ii). This includes any suit, action or proceeding to compel arbitration or to enforce an arbitration award. You and the Company acknowledge that the forum designated by this Section 9(a)(iv) has a reasonable relation to this Award Agreement, and to your relationship to the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing herein shall preclude you or the Company from bringing any action or proceeding in any other court for the purpose of enforcing the provisions of Sections 9(a)(i), 9(a)(ii) or this Section 9(a)(iv). The agreement of you and the Company as to forum is independent of the law that may be applied in the action, and you and the Company agree to such forum even if the forum may under applicable law choose to apply nonforum law. You and the Company hereby waive, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any objection which you or the Company now or hereafter may have to personal jurisdiction or to the laying of venue of any such suit, action or proceeding in any court referred to in this Section 9(a)(iv). You and the Company undertake not to commence any action arising out of, or relating to or in connection with this Award Agreement in any forum other than a forum described in this Section 9(a)(iv), or, to the extent applicable, Section 9(a)(ii). You and the Company agree that, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, a final and nonappealable judgment in any such suit, action or proceeding in any such court shall be conclusive and binding upon you and the Company.

(v)      You and the Company acknowledge that this Award Agreement evidences a transaction involving interstate commerce. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Award Agreement, including Section 9(a)(i) with respect to governing law, any arbitration conducted pursuant to the terms of this Award Agreement shall be governed by the Federal Arbitration Act (9 U.S.C. §§ 1-16), as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time (the “FAA”). For the avoidance of doubt, any issue concerning the extent to which any controversy or claim arising out of or relating to or concerning the provisions of any Award Agreement or the Plan is subject to arbitration, or concerning the applicability, interpretation or enforceability of the procedures set forth in this Section 9, including any contention that all or part of these procedures are invalid or unenforceable, shall be governed by the FAA and resolved by the arbitrator(s) named through the procedures set forth in Section 9(a)(ii).

(b)      Waiver of Jury Trial. You and the Company hereby waive, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any right either of you may have to a trial by jury in respect to any litigation directly or indirectly arising out of, under or in connection with this Award Agreement or the Plan.

(c)      Confidentiality. You hereby agree to keep confidential the existence of, and any information concerning, a dispute described in this Section 9, except that you may disclose information concerning such dispute to the court that is considering such dispute or to your legal counsel (provided that such counsel agrees not to disclose any such information other than as necessary to the prosecution or defense of the dispute).

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SECTION 10.      Notice. All notices, requests, demands and other communications required or permitted to be given under the terms of this Award Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given when delivered by hand or overnight courier or three Business Days after they have been mailed by U.S. registered mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, addressed to the other party as set forth below:

If to the Company:	Cable One, Inc. 210 E. Earll Drive Phoenix, AZ 85012 Attn: General Counsel
If to you:	To your address as most recently supplied to the Company and set forth in the Company’s records

The parties may change the address to which notices under this Award Agreement shall be sent by providing written notice to the other in the manner specified above.

SECTION 11.      Headings and Construction. Headings are given to the Sections and subsections of this Award Agreement solely as a convenience to facilitate reference. Such headings shall not be deemed in any way material or relevant to the construction or interpretation of this Award Agreement or any provision thereof. Whenever the words “include”, “includes” or “including” are used in this Award Agreement, they shall be deemed to be followed by the words “but not limited to”.

SECTION 12.      Amendment of this Award Agreement. The Committee may waive any conditions or rights under, amend any terms of, or alter, suspend, discontinue, cancel or terminate this Award Agreement prospectively or retroactively; provided, however, that, except as set forth in Section 13(d) of this Award Agreement, any such waiver, amendment, alteration, suspension, discontinuance, cancelation or termination that would materially and adversely impair your rights under this Award Agreement shall not to that extent be effective without your consent (it being understood, notwithstanding the foregoing proviso, that this Award Agreement and the RSUs shall be subject to the provisions of Section 7(c) of the Plan).

SECTION 13.      Section 409A. (a) It is intended that the provisions of this Award Agreement comply with Section 409A, and all provisions of this Award Agreement shall be construed and interpreted in a manner consistent with the requirements for avoiding taxes or penalties under Section 409A.

(b)      Neither you nor any of your creditors or beneficiaries shall have the right to subject any deferred compensation (within the meaning of Section 409A) payable under this Award Agreement to any anticipation, alienation, sale, transfer, assignment, pledge, encumbrance, attachment or garnishment. Except as permitted under Section 409A, any deferred compensation (within the meaning of Section 409A) payable to you or for your benefit under this Award Agreement may not be reduced by, or offset against, any amount owing by you to the Company or any of its Affiliates.

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(c)      If, at the time of your separation from service (within the meaning of Section 409A), (i) you shall be a specified employee (within the meaning of Section 409A and using the identification methodology selected by the Company from time to time) and (ii) the Company shall make a good faith determination that an amount payable hereunder constitutes deferred compensation (within the meaning of Section 409A) the payment of which is required to be delayed pursuant to the six-month delay rule set forth in Section 409A in order to avoid taxes or penalties under Section 409A, then the Company shall not pay such amount on the otherwise scheduled payment date but shall instead pay it, without interest, on the first business day after such six-month period.

(d)      Notwithstanding any provision of this Award Agreement to the contrary, in light of the uncertainty with respect to the proper application of Section 409A, the Company reserves the right to make amendments to this Award Agreement as the Company deems necessary or desirable to avoid the imposition of taxes or penalties under Section 409A. In any case, you shall be solely responsible and liable for the satisfaction of all taxes and penalties that may be imposed on you or for your account in connection with this Award Agreement (including any taxes and penalties under Section 409A), and neither the Company nor any of its Affiliates shall have any obligation to indemnify or otherwise hold you harmless from any or all of such taxes or penalties.

SECTION 14.      Severability. If any provision of this Award Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be illegal, void or unenforceable, such provision shall have no effect; however, the remaining provisions shall be enforced to the maximum extent possible. Further, if a court should determine that any portion of this Award Agreement is overbroad or unreasonable, such provision shall be given effect to the maximum extent possible by narrowing or enforcing in part that aspect of the provision found overbroad or unreasonable.

SECTION 15.      Electronic Delivery and Acceptance. The Company may deliver any documents related to current or future participation in the Plan (including any notice given pursuant to Section 10) by electronic means. You hereby consent to receive such documents by electronic delivery, and agree to participate in the Plan and be bound by the terms and conditions of this Award Agreement, through an on-line or electronic system established and maintained by the Company or a third party designated by the Company. Your electronic acceptance is required and the award will be cancelled if you fail to comply with the Company’s acceptance requirement within one year of the Grant Date.

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EX-31.1

Exhibit 31.1

CERTIFICATION

I, Julia M. Laulis, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2020 of Cable One, Inc.;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: August 6, 2020

/s/ Julia M. Laulis

Julia M. Laulis

Chair of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer

(Principal Executive Officer)

EX-31.2

 Exhibit 31.2

CERTIFICATION

I, Steven S. Cochran, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2020 of Cable One, Inc.;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: August 6, 2020

/s/ Steven S. Cochran

Steven S. Cochran

Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

(Principal Financial Officer)

EX-32

 Exhibit 32

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Cable One, Inc. (the “Company”), for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2020, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), each of the undersigned, Julia M. Laulis, principal executive officer of the Company, and Steven S. Cochran, principal financial officer of the Company, hereby certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to his or her knowledge:

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

By:	/s/ Julia M. Laulis
	Julia M. Laulis
	Chair of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer
	(Principal Executive Officer)
Date: August 6, 2020

By:	/s/ Steven S. Cochran
	Steven S. Cochran
	Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
	(Principal Financial Officer)
Date: August 6, 2020

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Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Current Period Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 642,552	$ 125,271
Accounts receivable, net	41,351	38,452
Income taxes receivable	14,263	2,146
Prepaid and other current assets	19,638	15,619
Total Current Assets	717,804	181,488
Property, plant and equipment, net	1,233,419	1,201,271
Intangible assets, net	1,290,106	1,312,381
Goodwill	429,597	429,597
Other noncurrent assets	72,524	27,094
Total Assets	3,743,450	3,151,831
Current Liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	152,840	136,993
Deferred revenue	25,333	23,640
Current portion of long-term debt	28,945	28,909
Total Current Liabilities	207,118	189,542
Long-term debt	1,699,525	1,711,937
Deferred income taxes	303,353	303,314
Interest rate swap liability	184,182	78,612
Other noncurrent liabilities	25,726	26,857
Total Liabilities	2,419,904	2,310,262
Commitments and contingencies (refer to note 14)
Stockholders' Equity
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Common stock ($0.01 par value; 40,000,000 shares authorized; 6,175,399 and 5,887,899 shares issued; and 6,019,834 and 5,715,377 shares outstanding as of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively)	62	59
Additional paid-in capital	527,641	51,198
Retained earnings	1,085,793	980,355
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(162,242)	(68,158)
Treasury stock, at cost (155,565 and 172,522 shares held as of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively)	(127,708)	(121,885)
Total Stockholders' Equity	1,323,546	841,569
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity	$ 3,743,450	$ 3,151,831

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Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Current Period Unaudited) (Parentheticals) - $ / shares	Jun. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
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Preferred stock, shares outstanding (in shares)	0	0
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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019
Revenues	$ 328,303	$ 285,650	$ 649,499	$ 564,255
Costs and Expenses:
Operating (excluding depreciation and amortization)	106,028	95,688	211,956	190,206
Selling, general and administrative	64,994	60,103	127,878	121,546
Depreciation and amortization	65,584	54,835	130,863	108,679
(Gain) loss on asset sales and disposals, net	988	910	(4,633)	2,013
Total Costs and Expenses	237,594	211,536	466,064	422,444
Income from operations	90,709	74,114	183,435	141,811
Interest expense	(16,615)	(18,516)	(35,289)	(36,612)
Other income (expense), net	1,655	(9,632)	3,389	(7,830)
Income before income taxes	75,749	45,966	151,535	97,369
Income tax provision	13,209	9,571	19,669	22,235
Net income	$ 62,540	$ 36,395	$ 131,866	$ 75,134
Net income per common share:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 10.72	$ 6.41	$ 22.87	$ 13.24
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 10.63	$ 6.35	$ 22.66	$ 13.13
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	5,831,796	5,673,669	5,764,850	5,673,893
Diluted (in shares)	5,883,417	5,730,238	5,819,633	5,723,296
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Equity-based compensation							$ 0	6,103	0	0	0	6,103
Issuance of equity awards, net of forfeitures (in shares)							12,717
Issuance of equity awards, net of forfeitures							$ 0	0	0	0	0	$ 0
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Balance at Jun. 30, 2019							$ 59	45,001	902,615	(63,135)	(121,632)	762,908
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Net income							0	0	36,395	0	0	36,395
Unrealized loss on cash flow hedges and other, net of tax							0	0	0	(33,970)	0	(33,970)
Equity-based compensation							$ 0	3,082	0	0	0	3,082
Issuance of equity awards, net of forfeitures (in shares)							7,495
Issuance of equity awards, net of forfeitures							$ 0	0	0	0	0	$ 0
Withholding tax for equity awards (in shares)							(13)					(13)
Withholding tax for equity awards							$ 0	0	0	0	(210)	$ (210)
Dividends paid to stockholders							$ 0	0	(11,424)	0	0	(11,424)
Balance (in shares) at Jun. 30, 2019							5,706,812
Balance at Jun. 30, 2019							$ 59	45,001	902,615	(63,135)	(121,632)	762,908
Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2019							5,715,377
Balance at Dec. 31, 2019							$ 59	51,198	980,355	(68,158)	(121,885)	841,569
Net income							0	0	131,866	0	0	131,866
Unrealized loss on cash flow hedges and other, net of tax							0	0	0	(94,084)	0	(94,084)
Equity-based compensation							$ 0	6,647	0	0	0	6,647
Issuance of common stock (in shares)							287,500
Issuance of common stock							$ 3	469,796	0	0	0	469,799
Issuance of equity awards, net of forfeitures (in shares)							20,746
Issuance of equity awards, net of forfeitures							$ 0	0	0	0	0	$ 0
Withholding tax for equity awards (in shares)							(3,789)					(3,789)
Withholding tax for equity awards							$ 0	0	0	0	(5,823)	$ (5,823)
Dividends paid to stockholders							$ 0	0	(26,428)	0	0	$ (26,428)
Repurchases of common stock (in shares)												0
Balance (in shares) at Jun. 30, 2020							6,019,834
Balance at Jun. 30, 2020							$ 62	527,641	1,085,793	(162,242)	(127,708)	$ 1,323,546
Balance (in shares) at Mar. 31, 2020							5,724,857
Balance at Mar. 31, 2020							$ 59	54,419	1,036,877	(152,783)	(127,681)	810,891
Net income							0	0	62,540	0	0	62,540
Unrealized loss on cash flow hedges and other, net of tax							0	0	0	(9,459)	0	(9,459)
Equity-based compensation							$ 0	3,426	0	0	0	3,426
Issuance of common stock (in shares)							287,500
Issuance of common stock							$ 3	469,796	0	0	0	469,799
Issuance of equity awards, net of forfeitures (in shares)							7,494
Issuance of equity awards, net of forfeitures							$ 0	0	0	0	0	$ 0
Withholding tax for equity awards (in shares)							(17)					(17)
Withholding tax for equity awards							$ 0	0	0	0	(27)	$ (27)
Dividends paid to stockholders							$ 0	0	(13,624)	0	0	(13,624)
Balance (in shares) at Jun. 30, 2020							6,019,834
Balance at Jun. 30, 2020							$ 62	$ 527,641	$ 1,085,793	$ (162,242)	$ (127,708)	$ 1,323,546

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity (Unaudited) (Parentheticals) - $ / shares	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019
Retained Earnings [Member]
Dividends, per share (in dollars per share)	$ 2.25	$ 2.00	$ 4.50	$ 4.00

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$ 131,866	$ 75,134
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	130,863	108,679
Amortization of debt issuance costs	2,212	2,409
Equity-based compensation	6,647	6,103
Write-off of debt issuance costs	0	4,207
Increase in deferred income taxes	(30,827)	(11,647)
(Gain) loss on asset sales and disposals, net	(4,633)	2,013
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects from acquisitions:
(Increase) decrease in accounts receivable, net	(2,899)	901
(Increase) decrease in income taxes receivable	(12,117)	8,020
Increase in prepaid and other current assets	(4,019)	(6,999)
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable and accrued liabilities	(3,387)	5,004
Increase (decrease) in deferred revenue	1,693	(198)
Other, net	(4,858)	(4,426)
Net cash provided by operating activities	272,195	212,494
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchase of business, net of cash acquired	0	(356,917)
Purchase of equity investment	(27,245)	0
Capital expenditures	(143,416)	(110,488)
Decrease in accrued expenses related to capital expenditures	(740)	(5,410)
Proceeds from sales of property, plant and equipment	617	6,998
Issuance of note and other receivables	(7,288)	0
Net cash used in investing activities	(178,072)	(465,817)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from equity issuance	488,750	0
Proceeds from long-term debt borrowings	100,000	825,000
Payment of equity issuance costs	(18,951)	0
Payment of debt issuance costs	0	(11,671)
Payments on long-term debt	(114,390)	(691,180)
Repurchases of common stock	0	(5,073)
Payment of withholding tax for equity awards	(5,823)	(2,764)
Dividends paid to stockholders	(26,428)	(22,819)
Net cash provided by financing activities	423,158	91,493
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	517,281	(161,830)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	125,271	264,113
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	642,552	102,283
Supplemental cash flow disclosures:
Cash paid for interest, net of capitalized interest	32,700	34,687
Cash paid for income taxes, net of refunds received	$ 840	$ 3,001

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Note 1 - Description of Business and Basis of Presentation

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2020

Notes to Financial Statements

Business Description and Basis of Presentation [Text Block]

1. DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION

Description of Business. Cable One is a fully integrated provider of data, video and voice services to residential and business subscribers in 21 Western, Midwestern and Southern U.S. states. As of June 30, 2020, Cable One provided service to approximately 962,000 residential and business customers, of which approximately 838,000 subscribed to data services, 290,000 subscribed to video services and 133,000 subscribed to voice services.

On January 8, 2019, the Company acquired Delta Communications, L.L.C. (“Clearwave”) for a purchase price of $358.8 million in cash on a debt-free basis. On October 1, 2019, the Company acquired Fidelity Communications Co.’s data, video and voice business and certain related assets (collectively, “Fidelity”) for a purchase price of $531.4 million in cash on a debt-free basis. Refer to note 2 for details on these transactions.

Basis of Presentation. The condensed consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes thereto have been prepared in accordance with: (i) generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“GAAP”) for interim financial information; and (ii) the guidance of Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), for financial statements required to be filed with the SEC. As permitted under such guidance, certain notes and other financial information normally required by GAAP have been omitted. Management believes the condensed consolidated financial statements reflect all normal and recurring adjustments necessary for a fair statement of the Company’s financial position, results of operations and cash flows as of and for the periods presented herein. These condensed consolidated financial statements are unaudited and should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto included in the 2019 Form 10-K.

The December 31, 2019 year-end balance sheet data presented herein was derived from the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements included in the 2019 Form 10-K, but does not include all disclosures required by GAAP. The Company’s interim results of operations may not be indicative of its future results.

Certain reclassifications have been made to prior period amounts to conform to the current year presentation.

Principles of Consolidation. The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company, including its subsidiaries. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

Segment Reporting. Accounting Standard Codification (“ASC”) 280 - Segment Reporting requires the disclosure of factors used to identify an entity’s reportable segments. Historically, the Company’s operations were organized and managed on the basis of its geographic divisions. Effective in the second quarter of 2020, as a result of progress made in the Company’s staged rebranding initiative and the further alignment of service offerings and product pricing of recently acquired operations with its legacy business, the Company reevaluated the chief operating decision maker’s review and assessment of the Company’s operating performance for purposes of performance monitoring and resource allocation. The Company determined that its operations, including the decisions to allocate resources and deploy capital, are organized and managed on a consolidated basis and are not based on any predetermined geographic division. Accordingly, management has identified one operating segment, which is its reportable segment, under this organizational and reporting structure.

Use of Estimates. The preparation of the condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported herein. Management bases its estimates and assumptions on historical experience and on various other factors that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. Due to the inherent uncertainty involved in making estimates, actual results reported in future periods may be affected by changes in those estimates and underlying assumptions.

Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets. The Company’s unit of account for its franchise agreements was historically established at the geographic division level. The Company reevaluates the unit of account used to test for impairment periodically or whenever events or substantive changes in circumstances occur to ensure impairment testing is performed at an appropriate level. Effective in the second quarter of 2020, as a result of progress made in the Company’s staged rebranding initiative and the further alignment of service offerings and product pricing of recently acquired operations with its legacy business, the Company reevaluated the basis of its franchise agreements unit of account for use in impairment assessments and identified a single unit of account for its franchise agreements based on a reevaluation of the Company’s current operations and the use of its assets.

Goodwill. The Company tests goodwill for impairment at the reporting unit level, which was historically established at the geographic division level. The Company reevaluates the determination of its reporting units used to test for impairment periodically or whenever events or substantive changes in circumstances occur. Effective in the second quarter of 2020, as a result of progress made in the Company’s staged rebranding initiative and the further alignment of service offerings and product pricing of recently acquired operations with its legacy business, the Company reevaluated the basis of its goodwill reporting units and identified four geographic divisions that were aggregated into a single goodwill reporting unit based on the chief operating decision maker’s current performance monitoring and resource allocation process and the economic similarity of the four divisions.

Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements. In August 2018, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the “FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2018-15, Intangibles – Goodwill and Other – Internal-Use Software (Subtopic 350-40): Customer’s Accounting for Implementation Costs Incurred in a Cloud Computing Arrangement That Is a Service Contract. ASU 2018-15 aligns the requirements for capitalizing implementation, setup and other upfront costs incurred in a hosting arrangement that is a service contract with the requirements for capitalizing such costs incurred to develop or obtain internal-use software. The ASU specifies which costs are to be expensed and which are to be capitalized, the period over which capitalized costs are to be amortized, the process for identifying and recognizing impairment and the proper presentation of such costs within the consolidated financial statements. The Company adopted the updated guidance on January 1, 2020 on a prospective basis. The adoption of this ASU has resulted in the capitalization of $4.6 million of costs that will be amortized over the life of the applicable hosting arrangement. Amortization of such costs will be included in operating or selling, general and administrative expenses upon implementation, rather than depreciation and amortization expense, within the consolidated financial statements.

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-13, Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments. ASU 2016-13 requires companies to recognize an allowance for expected lifetime credit losses through earnings concurrent with the recognition of a financial asset measured at amortized cost. The estimate of expected credit losses is required to be adjusted each reporting period over the life of the financial asset. The ASU was effective January 1, 2020 and required adoption on a modified retrospective basis. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

Recently Issued But Not Yet Adopted Accounting Pronouncements. In March 2020, the FASB issued ASU No. 2020-04, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting. ASU 2020-04 provides optional expedients and exceptions for applying GAAP to contracts, hedging relationships and other transactions that reference London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) and other reference rates expected to be discontinued at the end of 2021. The ASU may be adopted at any time through December 31, 2022. The Company currently holds certain debt and interest rate swaps that reference LIBOR. The Company plans to adopt ASU 2020-04 when the contracts underlying such instruments are amended as a result of reference rate reform, which is expected to occur prior to the end of 2021. The Company is currently evaluating the expected impact of the adoption of this guidance on its consolidated financial statements.

In December 2019, the FASB issued ASU No. 2019-12, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes. ASU 2019-12 removes certain exceptions related to intraperiod tax allocations, foreign subsidiaries and interim reporting that are present within existing GAAP. The ASU also provides updated guidance regarding the tax treatment of certain franchise taxes, goodwill and nontaxable entities, among other items. In addition, ASU 2019-12 clarifies that the effect of a change in tax laws or rates should be reflected in the annual effective tax rate computation during the interim period that includes the enactment date. The ASU is effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2020, with early adoption permitted. Certain provisions must be adopted on prescribed retrospective, modified retrospective and prospective bases, while other provisions may be adopted on either a retrospective or modified retrospective basis. The Company is currently evaluating its timing and method, where applicable, of adoption as well as the expected impact on its consolidated financial statements.

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Note 2 - Acquisitions

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2020

Notes to Financial Statements

Business Combination Disclosure [Text Block]

2. ACQUISITIONS

The change in carrying value of goodwill as a result of the Clearwave and Fidelity acquisitions during 2019 was as follows (in thousands):

	Goodwill
Balance at December 31, 2018	$	172,129
Clearwave acquisition goodwill recognized		185,885
Fidelity acquisition goodwill recognized		71,583
Balance at December 31, 2019	$	429,597

Clearwave. On January 8, 2019, the Company acquired Clearwave, a facilities-based service provider that owns and operates a high-capacity fiber network offering dense regional coverage in Southern Illinois for a purchase price of $358.8 million. The Clearwave acquisition provides the Company with a premier fiber network within its existing footprint, further enables the Company to supply its customers with enhanced business services solutions and provides a platform to allow the Company to replicate Clearwave’s strategy in several of its other markets.

A summary of the allocation of the Clearwave purchase price consideration as of the acquisition date, reflecting all measurement period adjustments recorded in 2019, is as follows (in thousands):

	Purchase Price Allocation
Assets Acquired
Cash and cash equivalents	$	1,913
Accounts receivable		1,294
Prepaid and other current assets		311
Property, plant and equipment		120,472
Intangible assets		89,700
Other noncurrent assets		3,533
Total Assets Acquired	$	217,223
Liabilities Assumed
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	$	2,128
Deferred revenue, short-term portion		4,322
Deferred income taxes		32,771
Other noncurrent liabilities		5,057
Total Liabilities Assumed	$	44,278
Net assets acquired	$	172,945
Purchase price consideration		358,830
Goodwill recognized	$	185,885

The measurement period ended on January 7, 2020, and no measurement period adjustments were recorded during 2020.

Fidelity. On October 1, 2019, the Company acquired Fidelity, a provider of data, video and voice services to residential and business customers throughout Arkansas, Illinois, Louisiana, Missouri, Oklahoma and Texas for a purchase price of $531.4 million. Cable One and Fidelity share similar strategies, customer demographics and products. The Fidelity acquisition provides the Company opportunities for revenue growth and adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (“Adjusted EBITDA”) margin expansion as well as the potential to realize cost synergies.

A summary of the allocation of the Fidelity purchase price consideration as of the acquisition date, reflecting all measurement period adjustments recorded in 2019, was as follows (in thousands):

	Preliminary Purchase Price Allocation
Assets Acquired
Cash and cash equivalents	$	4,869
Accounts receivable		3,691
Prepaid and other current assets		1,756
Property, plant and equipment		173,904
Intangible assets		288,000
Other noncurrent assets		1,895
Total Assets Acquired	$	474,115
Liabilities Assumed
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	$	8,795
Deferred revenue, short-term portion		1,796
Other noncurrent liabilities		3,715
Total Liabilities Assumed	$	14,306
Net assets acquired	$	459,809
Purchase price consideration		531,392
Goodwill recognized	$	71,583

No measurement period adjustments were recorded during the six months ended June 30, 2020. The measurement period will end on September 30, 2020.

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Note 3 - Revenues

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2020

Notes to Financial Statements

Revenue from Contract with Customer [Text Block]

3. REVENUES

Revenues by product line and other revenue-related disclosures were as follows (in thousands):   

	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
	2020		2019		2020		2019
Residential
Data	$	164,015	$	132,824	$	319,005	$	262,635
Video		87,328		84,033		172,650		167,836
Voice		12,120		10,705		24,547		20,329
Business services		58,469		49,759		116,331		96,903
Other		6,371		8,329		16,966		16,552
Total revenues	$	328,303	$	285,650	$	649,499	$	564,255
Franchise and other regulatory fees	$	6,615	$	6,240	$	12,963	$	10,337
Deferred commission amortization	$	1,338	$	942	$	2,699	$	1,942

Other revenues are comprised primarily of advertising sales, customer late charges and reconnect fees.

Fees imposed on the Company by various governmental authorities, including franchise fees, are passed through on a monthly basis to the Company’s customers and are periodically remitted to authorities. As the Company acts as principal, these fees are reported in video and voice revenues on a gross basis with corresponding expenses included within operating expenses in the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income.

Commission amortization expense is included within selling, general and administrative expenses in the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income.

Current deferred revenue liabilities consist of refundable customer prepayments, up-front charges and installation fees. As of June 30, 2020, the Company’s remaining performance obligations pertain to the refundable customer prepayments and consist of providing future data, video and voice services to customers. Of the $23.6 million of current deferred revenue at December 31, 2019, nearly all was recognized during the six months ended June 30, 2020. Noncurrent deferred revenue liabilities consist of up-front charges and installation fees from business customers.

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Note 4 - Operating Assets and Liabilities

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2020

Notes to Financial Statements

Operating Assets and Liabilities [Text Block]

4. OPERATING ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

Accounts receivable consisted of the following (in thousands):

	June 30, 2020			December 31, 2019
Trade receivables	$	46,092		$	33,467
Other receivables		4,658			6,186
Less: Allowance for credit losses		(9,399	)		(1,201	)
Total accounts receivable, net	$	41,351		$	38,452

Net accounts receivable from contracts with customers totaled $36.7 million and $32.3 million at June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively.

The change in the allowance for credit losses were as follows (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
	2020			2019			2020			2019
Beginning balance	$	2,997		$	951		$	1,201		$	2,045
Additions - charged to costs and expenses		5,956			1,124			8,075			2,693
Deductions - write-offs		(966	)		(2,250	)		(3,239	)		(7,003	)
Recoveries of amounts previously written off		1,412			1,341			3,362			3,431
Ending balance	$	9,399		$	1,166		$	9,399		$	1,166

Prepaid and other current assets consisted of the following (in thousands):

	June 30, 2020		December 31, 2019
Prepaid repairs and maintenance	$	5,762	$	551
Prepaid insurance		31		1,548
Prepaid rent		2,070		1,499
Prepaid software		3,428		4,672
Deferred commissions		3,879		3,586
All other current assets		4,468		3,763
Total prepaid and other current assets	$	19,638	$	15,619

Other noncurrent assets consisted of the following (in thousands):

	June 30, 2020		December 31, 2019
Operating lease right-of-use assets	$	14,523	$	16,924
Equity investments(1)		34,974		206
Deferred commissions		5,339		5,042
Note and other receivables(2)		7,288		-
Software implementation costs		4,569		-
Debt issuance costs		2,149		2,427
All other noncurrent assets		3,682		2,495
Total other noncurrent assets	$	72,524	$	27,094

(1)	Balance at June 30, 2020 includes a $27.2 million equity investment in a fixed wireless provider made during the three months ended June 30, 2020.
(2)	Balance at June 30, 2020 represents a note and other receivables issued to Wisper ISP, LLC, a wireless internet service provider (“Wisper”). In July 2020, the Company closed an equity investment in Wisper for total consideration of $25.3 million. Refer to note 7 for details on this transaction.

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities consisted of the following (in thousands):

	June 30, 2020		December 31, 2019
Accounts payable	$	32,654	$	36,351
Accrued programming costs		20,849		19,620
Accrued compensation and related benefits		21,768		23,189
Accrued sales and other operating taxes		11,990		9,501
Accrued franchise fees		3,904		4,201
Subscriber deposits		6,771		6,550
Operating lease liabilities		4,031		4,601
Interest rate swap liability		30,347		11,045
Accrued insurance costs		7,074		6,174
Cash overdrafts		3,718		5,801
All other accrued liabilities		9,734		9,960
Total accounts payable and accrued liabilities	$	152,840	$	136,993

Other noncurrent liabilities consisted of the following (in thousands):

	June 30, 2020		December 31, 2019
Operating lease liabilities	$	9,533	$	11,146
Accrued compensation and related benefits		6,568		7,154
Deferred revenue		5,287		5,514
All other noncurrent liabilities		4,338		3,043
Total other noncurrent liabilities	$	25,726	$	26,857

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Note 5 - Property, Plant and Equipment

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2020

Notes to Financial Statements

Property, Plant and Equipment Disclosure [Text Block]

5. PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

Property, plant and equipment consisted of the following (in thousands):  

	June 30, 2020			December 31, 2019
Cable distribution systems	$	1,854,449		$	1,779,964
Customer premise equipment		279,742			266,190
Other equipment and fixtures		458,851			444,799
Buildings and improvements		116,265			113,331
Capitalized software		103,096			99,988
Construction in progress		98,472			93,352
Land		13,371			13,361
Right-of-use assets		10,268			10,187
Property, plant and equipment, gross		2,934,514			2,821,172
Less: Accumulated depreciation and amortization		(1,701,095	)		(1,619,901	)
Property, plant and equipment, net	$	1,233,419		$	1,201,271

Depreciation and amortization expense for property, plant and equipment was $54.5 million and $50.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively, and $108.6 million and $100.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

In January 2019, a portion of the Company’s previous headquarters building and adjoining property was sold for $6.3 million in gross proceeds and the Company recognized a related gain of $1.6 million.

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Note 6 - Goodwill and Intangible Assets

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2020

Notes to Financial Statements

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Text Block]

6. GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS

The carrying amount of goodwill was $429.6 million at both June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019. The Company has not historically recorded any impairment of goodwill.

Intangible assets consisted of the following (dollars in thousands):   

				June 30, 2020						December 31, 2019
	Useful Life Range (in years)			Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Net Carrying Amount		Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Net Carrying Amount
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets
Franchise renewals	1	–	25	$	2,927	$	2,927	$	-	$	2,927	$	2,895	$	32
Customer relationships	14	–	17		362,000		59,213		302,787		362,000		37,470		324,530
Trademarks and trade names	2.7	–	3		4,300		2,052		2,248		4,300		1,552		2,748
Total finite-lived intangible assets				$	369,227	$	64,192	$	305,035	$	369,227	$	41,917	$	327,310
Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets
Franchise agreements								$	978,371					$	978,371
Trade name									6,700						6,700
Total indefinite-lived intangible assets								$	985,071					$	985,071
Total intangible assets, net								$	1,290,106					$	1,312,381

Intangible asset amortization expense was $11.1 million and $4.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively, and $22.3 million and $8.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

The future amortization of existing finite-lived intangible assets as of June 30, 2020 was as follows (in thousands):

Year Ending December 31,	Amount
2020 (remaining six months)	$	22,159
2021		39,059
2022		34,314
2023		27,845
2024		23,083
Thereafter		158,575
Total	$	305,035

Actual amortization expense in future periods may differ from the amounts above as a result of intangible asset acquisitions or divestitures, changes in useful life estimates, impairments or other relevant factors.

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Note 7 - Debt

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2020

Notes to Financial Statements

Long-term Debt [Text Block]

7. DEBT

The carrying amount of long-term debt consisted of the following (in thousands):

	June 30, 2020			December 31, 2019
Senior Credit Facilities (as defined below)	$	1,738,884		$	1,753,045
Finance lease liabilities		5,794			5,943
Total debt		1,744,678			1,758,988
Less: Unamortized debt issuance costs		(16,208	)		(18,142	)
Less: Current portion of long-term debt		(28,945	)		(28,909	)
Total long-term debt	$	1,699,525		$	1,711,937

The second amended and restated credit agreement among the Company and its lenders (the “Credit Agreement”) provides for senior secured term loans in original aggregate principal amounts of $700 million (the “Term Loan A-2”), $500 million (the “Term Loan B-1”), $250 million (the “Term Loan B-2”) and $325 million (the “Term Loan B-3”) as well as a $350 million revolving credit facility that will mature on May 8, 2024 (the “Revolving Credit Facility” and, together with the Term Loan A-2, the Term Loan B-1, the Term Loan B-2 and the Term Loan B-3, the “Senior Credit Facilities”). The Revolving Credit Facility also gives the Company the ability to issue letters of credit, which reduce the amount available for borrowing under the Revolving Credit Facility. Refer to the table below summarizing the Company’s outstanding term loans and note 9 to the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements included in the 2019 Form 10-K for further details on the Company’s Senior Credit Facilities.

In January 2020, the Company issued letters of credit totaling $22.0 million under the Revolving Credit Facility on behalf of Wisper to guarantee its performance obligations under a Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) broadband funding program. The fair value of the letters of credit approximates face value based on the short-term nature of the agreements. The Company would be liable for up to $22.0 million if Wisper were to fail to satisfy all or some of its performance obligations under the FCC program. Wisper pledged certain assets in favor of the Company as collateral for issuing the letters of credit, which pledge was terminated in the third quarter of 2020 at the same time that the Company closed an equity investment in Wisper, and Wisper has agreed to guarantee and indemnify the Company in connection with such letters of credit. As of June 30, 2020, the Company has assessed the likelihood of non-performance associated with the guarantee to be remote, and therefore, no liability has been accrued within the condensed consolidated balance sheet.

In March 2020, the Company borrowed $100 million under the Revolving Credit Facility for general corporate purposes, including for small acquisitions and strategic investments. The outstanding balance was repaid in full in May 2020 using a portion of the net proceeds from the Company’s public offering of common stock (the “Public Offering”). Refer to note 10 for information on the Public Offering. Letter of credit issuances under the Revolving Credit Facility totaled $28.7 million at June 30, 2020 and were held for the benefit of performance obligations under government grant programs and certain general and liability insurance matters and bore interest at a rate of 1.63% per annum. As of June 30, 2020, the Company had $1.7 billion of aggregate outstanding term loans and $321.3 million available for borrowing under the Revolving Credit Facility.

A summary of the Company’s outstanding term loans as of June 30, 2020 is as follows (dollars in thousands):

Instrument	Draw Date	Original Principal		Amortization Per Annum(1)		Outstanding Principal		Final Maturity Date	Balance Due Upon Maturity		Benchmark Rate	Applicable Margin(2)		Interest Rate
Term Loan A-2	5/8/2019	$	700,000		Varies(4)	$	685,259	5/8/2024	$	513,945	LIBOR		1.50%		1.68%
	10/1/2019(3)
Term Loan B-1	5/1/2017		500,000		1.0%		485,000	5/1/2024		466,250	LIBOR		1.75%		1.93%
Term Loan B-2	1/7/2019		250,000		1.0%		246,875	1/7/2026		233,125	LIBOR		2.00%		2.18%
Term Loan B-3	6/14/2019		325,000		1.0%		321,750	1/7/2026		303,875	LIBOR		2.00%		2.18%
Total		$	1,775,000			$	1,738,884		$	1,517,195

(1)	Payable in equal quarterly installments (expressed as a percentage of the original aggregate principal amount). All loans may be prepaid at any time without penalty or premium (subject to customary LIBOR breakage provisions).
(2)	The Term Loan A-2 interest rate spread can vary between 1.25% and 1.75%, determined on a quarterly basis by reference to a pricing grid based on the Company’s Total Net Leverage Ratio (as defined in the Credit Agreement). All other applicable margins are fixed.
(3)	On May 8, 2019, $250 million was drawn. On October 1, 2019, an additional $450 million was drawn.
(4)	Per annum amortization rates for years one through five following the closing date are 2.5%, 2.5%, 5.0%, 7.5% and 12.5%, respectively.

Unamortized debt issuance costs consisted of the following (in thousands):

	June 30, 2020		December 31, 2019
Revolving Credit Facility portion:
Other noncurrent assets	$	2,149	$	2,427
Term loans portion:
Long-term debt (contra account)		16,208		18,142
Total	$	18,357	$	20,569

The Company recorded debt issuance cost amortization of $1.1 million and $1.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively, and $2.2 million and $2.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively, within interest expense in the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income.

The future maturities of outstanding borrowings as of June 30, 2020 were as follows (in thousands): 

Year Ending December 31,	Amount
2020 (remaining six months)	$	14,160
2021		37,106
2022		54,677
2023		81,033
2024		1,009,158
Thereafter		542,750
Total	$	1,738,884

The Company was in compliance with all debt covenants as of June 30, 2020. 

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Note 8 - Interest Rate Swaps

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2020

Notes to Financial Statements

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Text Block]

8. INTEREST RATE SWAPS

The Company is party to two interest rate swap agreements, designated as cash flow hedges, to manage the risk of fluctuations in interest rates on its variable rate LIBOR debt. Changes in the fair values of the interest rate swaps are reported through other comprehensive income until the underlying hedged debt’s interest expense impacts net income, at which point the corresponding change in fair value is reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income to interest expense.

A summary of the significant terms of the Company’s interest rate swap agreements is as follows (dollars in thousands):

	Entry Date	Effective Date	Maturity Date(1)	Notional Amount		Settlement Type	Settlement Frequency	Fixed Base Rate
Swap A	3/7/2019	3/11/2019	3/11/2029	$	850,000	Receive one-month LIBOR, pay fixed	Monthly		2.653%
Swap B	3/6/2019	6/15/2020	2/28/2029		350,000	Receive one-month LIBOR, pay fixed	Monthly		2.739%
Total				$	1,200,000

⁽¹⁾ Each swap  may be terminated prior to the scheduled maturity at the election of the Company or the financial institution counterparty under the terms provided in each swap agreement.

The combined fair values of the Company’s interest rate swaps are reflected within the condensed consolidated balance sheets as follows (in thousands):

	June 30, 2020		December 31, 2019
Liabilities:
Current portion:
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	$	30,347	$	11,045
Noncurrent portion:
Interest rate swap liability	$	184,182	$	78,612
Total	$	214,529	$	89,657
Stockholders’ Equity:
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	$	161,647	$	67,556

The combined effect of the Company’s interest rate swaps on the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income is as follows (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
	2020			2019			2020			2019
Interest expense	$	4,964		$	383		$	7,048		$	451
Unrealized loss on cash flow hedges, gross	$	12,558		$	45,086		$	124,872		$	83,672
Less: Tax effect		(3,095	)		(11,117	)		(30,781	)		(20,633	)
Unrealized loss on cash flow hedges, net of tax	$	9,463		$	33,969		$	94,091		$	63,039

The Company does not hold any derivative instruments for speculative trading purposes.

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Note 9 - Fair Value Measurements

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2020

Notes to Financial Statements

Fair Value Disclosures [Text Block]

9. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

Financial Assets and Liabilities. The Company has estimated the fair values of its financial instruments as of June 30, 2020 using available market information or other appropriate valuation methodologies. Considerable judgment is required in interpreting market data to develop the estimates of fair value. Accordingly, the following fair value estimates are not necessarily indicative of the amounts the Company would realize in an actual market exchange.

The carrying amounts, fair values and related fair value hierarchy levels of the Company’s financial assets and liabilities as of June 30, 2020 were as follows (dollars in thousands):

	June 30, 2020
	Carrying		Fair		Fair Value
	Amount		Value		Hierarchy
Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents:
Money market investments	$	501,949	$	501,949	Level 1
Commercial paper	$	122,486	$	122,426	Level 2
Liabilities:
Long-term debt (including current portion):
Term loans	$	1,738,884	$	1,712,801	Level 2
Other noncurrent liabilities (including current portion):
Interest rate swaps	$	214,529	$	214,529	Level 2

Money market investments are primarily held in U.S. Treasury securities and registered money market funds and are valued using a market approach based on quoted market prices (level 1). Commercial paper is primarily held with high-quality companies and is valued using quoted market prices for investments similar to the commercial paper (level 2). Money market investments and commercial paper with original maturities of three months or less are included within cash and cash equivalents in the condensed consolidated balance sheets. The fair value of the term loans are estimated based on market prices for similar instruments in active markets (level 2). Interest rate swaps are measured at fair value within the condensed consolidated balance sheets on a recurring basis, with fair value determined using standard valuation models with assumptions about interest rates being based on those observed in underlying markets (level 2).

The carrying amounts of accounts receivable, accounts payable and other financial assets and liabilities approximate fair value because of the short-term nature of these instruments.

Nonfinancial Assets and Liabilities. The Company’s nonfinancial assets, such as property, plant and equipment, intangible assets and goodwill, are not measured at fair value on a recurring basis. Assets acquired, including identifiable intangible assets and goodwill, and liabilities assumed in acquisitions are recorded at fair value on the respective acquisition dates, subject to potential future measurement period adjustments. Nonfinancial assets are subject to fair value adjustments when there is evidence that impairment may exist. No material impairments were recorded during the six months ended June 30, 2020 or 2019.

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Note 10 - Stockholders' Equity

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2020

Notes to Financial Statements

Stockholders' Equity Note Disclosure [Text Block]

10. STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

Public Equity Offering. In May 2020, the Company completed the Public Offering of 287,500 shares of its common stock for total net proceeds of $469.8 million, after deducting underwriting discounts and offering expenses. The Company used a portion of the net proceeds to repay in full its outstanding borrowings of $100 million under the Revolving Credit Facility in May 2020. The Company expects to use the remainder of the proceeds for general corporate purposes, including for acquisitions and strategic investments.

Treasury Stock. Treasury stock is recorded at cost and is presented as a reduction of stockholders’ equity in the condensed consolidated financial statements. Treasury shares of 155,565 held at June 30, 2020 include shares repurchased under the Company’s share repurchase program and shares withheld for withholding tax, as described below.

Share Repurchase Program. On July 1, 2015, the Company’s board of directors (the “Board”) authorized up to $250 million of share repurchases (subject to a total cap of 600,000 shares of common stock). Purchases under the share repurchase program may be made from time to time on the open market and in privately negotiated transactions. The size and timing of these purchases are based on a number of factors, including share price and business and market conditions. Since the inception of the share repurchase program through June 30, 2020, the Company had repurchased 210,631 shares of its common stock at an aggregate cost of $104.9 million. No shares were repurchased during the six months ended June 30, 2020.

Tax Withholding for Equity Awards. At the employee’s option, shares of common stock are withheld by the Company upon the vesting of restricted stock and exercise of stock appreciation rights (“SARs”) to cover the applicable statutory minimum amount of employee withholding taxes, which the Company then pays to the taxing authorities in cash. The amounts remitted during the three months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019 were less than $0.1 million and $0.2 million, for which the Company withheld 17 and 13 shares of common stock, respectively. The amounts remitted during the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019 were $5.8 million and $2.8 million, for which the Company withheld 3,789 and 3,323 shares of common stock, respectively.

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Note 11 - Equity-based Compensation

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2020

Notes to Financial Statements

Share-based Payment Arrangement [Text Block]

11. EQUITY-BASED COMPENSATION

The Amended and Restated Cable One, Inc. 2015 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan (the “2015 Plan”) provides for grants of incentive stock options, non-qualified stock options, restricted stock awards, SARs, restricted stock units (“RSUs”), cash-based awards, performance-based awards, dividend equivalent units (“DEUs” and together with restricted stock awards and RSUs, “Restricted Stock”) and other stock-based awards, including performance stock units and deferred stock units. Directors, officers and employees of the Company and its affiliates are eligible for grants under the 2015 Plan as part of the Company’s approach to long-term incentive compensation. At June 30, 2020, 136,410 shares were available for issuance under the 2015 Plan.

Compensation expense associated with equity-based awards is recognized on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period, which is generally the vesting period of the award, with forfeitures recognized as incurred. The Company’s equity-based compensation expense, included within selling, general and administrative expenses in the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income, was as follows (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
	2020		2019		2020		2019
Restricted Stock	$	2,678	$	1,850	$	5,185	$	3,679
SARs		748		1,232		1,462		2,424
Total	$	3,426	$	3,082	$	6,647	$	6,103

The Company recognized income tax benefits of $2.7 million and $1.7 million related to equity-based compensation awards during the three months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively, and $7.9 million and $2.7 million during the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively. The deferred tax asset related to all outstanding equity-based compensation awards was $3.5 million as of June 30, 2020.

Restricted Stock. A summary of Restricted Stock activity during the six months ended June 30, 2020 is as follows:

	Restricted Stock			Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value Per Share
Outstanding as of December 31, 2019		38,873		$	728.77
Granted		11,551		$	1,555.77
Forfeited		(5,303	)	$	718.63
Vested and issued		(10,606	)	$	679.29
Outstanding as of June 30, 2020		34,515		$	1,018.65
Vested and deferred as of June 30, 2020		6,655		$	618.54

At June 30, 2020, there was $18.4 million of unrecognized compensation expense related to Restricted Stock, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 1.4 years.

Stock Appreciation Rights. A summary of SARs activity during the six months ended June 30, 2020 is as follows:

	Stock Appreciation Rights			Weighted Average Exercise Price		Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value		Aggregate Intrinsic Value (in thousands)		Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term (in years)
Outstanding as of December 31, 2019		90,410		$	676.41	$	153.90	$	73,419		7.5
Granted		3,500		$	1,540.92	$	373.12	$	-		9.8
Exercised		(22,065	)	$	514.41	$	111.62	$	25,058		-
Forfeited		(6,891	)	$	846.81	$	199.27
Outstanding as of June 30, 2020		64,954		$	759.94	$	175.26	$	65,922		7.4
Exercisable as of June 30, 2020		28,573		$	586.79	$	131.19	$	33,946		6.4

At June 30, 2020, there was $6.1 million of unrecognized compensation expense related to SARs, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 1.3 years.

The grant date fair value of the SARs is measured using the Black-Scholes valuation model. The weighted average inputs used in the model for grants awarded during the six months ended June 30, 2020 were as follows:  

	Inputs
Expected volatility		25.90	%
Risk-free interest rate		0.46	%
Expected term (in years)		6.25
Expected dividend yield		0.58	%

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Note 12 - Income Taxes

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2020

Notes to Financial Statements

Income Tax Disclosure [Text Block]

12. INCOME TAXES

On March 27, 2020, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”) was enacted in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The CARES Act, among other things, permits net operating loss (“NOL”) carrybacks to offset up to 100% of taxable income for taxable years beginning before 2021. In addition, the CARES Act allows NOLs incurred in 2018, 2019 and 2020 to be carried back to each of the five preceding taxable years to generate a refund of previously paid income taxes.

The Company’s effective tax rate was 17.4% and 20.8% for the three months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively, and 13.0% and 22.8% for the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively. The decrease in the effective tax rate for the three months ended June 30, 2020 compared to the prior year quarter was primarily related to a $2.8 million increase in income tax benefits attributable to the NOL carryback provision of the CARES Act and a $1.0 million increase in income tax benefits attributable to equity-based compensation awards. The decrease in the effective tax rate for the six months ended June 30, 2020 compared to the prior year period was primarily related to a $9.8 million increase in income tax benefits attributable to the aforementioned NOL carryback, a $5.2 million increase in income tax benefits attributable to equity-based compensation awards and a $1.1 million decrease in income tax expenses attributable to state effective tax rate changes.

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Note 13 - Net Income Per Common Share

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2020

Notes to Financial Statements

Earnings Per Share [Text Block]

13. NET INCOME PER COMMON SHARE

Basic net income per common share is computed by dividing net income by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. The denominator used in calculating diluted net income per common share further includes any common shares available to be issued upon vesting or exercise of outstanding equity-based compensation awards if such inclusion would be dilutive, calculated using the treasury stock method.

The computation of basic and diluted net income per common share (dollars in thousands, except per share amounts) was as follows:

	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
	2020		2019		2020		2019
Numerator:
Net income	$	62,540	$	36,395	$	131,866	$	75,134
Denominator:
Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic		5,831,796		5,673,669		5,764,850		5,673,893
Effect of dilutive equity-based compensation awards(1)		51,621		56,569		54,783		49,403
Weighted average common shares outstanding - diluted		5,883,417		5,730,238		5,819,633		5,723,296
Net Income per Common Share:
Basic	$	10.72	$	6.41	$	22.87	$	13.24
Diluted	$	10.63	$	6.35	$	22.66	$	13.13
Supplemental Net Income per Common Share Disclosure:
Anti-dilutive shares from equity-based compensation awards(1)		506		87		363		3,895

⁽¹⁾ Equity-based compensation awards whose impact is considered to be anti-dilutive under the treasury stock method were excluded from the diluted net income per common share calculation. 

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Note 14 - Commitments and Contingencies

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2020

Notes to Financial Statements

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Text Block]

14. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Contractual Obligations. The Company has obligations to make future payments for goods and services under certain contractual arrangements. These contractual obligations secure the future rights to various goods and services to be used in the normal course of the Company’s operations. In accordance with applicable accounting rules, the future rights and obligations pertaining to firm commitments, such as certain purchase obligations under contracts, are not reflected as assets or liabilities in the consolidated balance sheets. As of June 30, 2020, there have been no material changes to the contractual obligations previously disclosed in the 2019 Form 10-K.

In addition, the Company incurs recurring utility pole rental costs and fees imposed by various governmental authorities, including franchise fees, as part of its operations. However, these costs are not included in the Company’s contractual obligations as they are cancellable on short notice, in the case of pole rental costs, or are passed through on a monthly basis to the Company’s customers and are periodically remitted to authorities, in the case of fees imposed by governmental authorities. The Company also has franchise agreements requiring plant construction and the provision of services to customers within the franchise areas. In connection with these obligations under existing franchise agreements, the Company obtains surety bonds or letters of credit guaranteeing performance to municipalities and public utilities and payment of insurance premiums. Payments under these arrangements are required only in the remote event of nonperformance. The Company issued letters of credit totaling $22.0 million in January 2020 on behalf of Wisper to guarantee its performance obligations under an FCC broadband funding program. As of June 30, 2020, the Company has assessed the likelihood of non-performance associated with the guarantee to be remote, and therefore, no liability has been accrued within the condensed consolidated balance sheet. Refer to note 7 for further details on this transaction.

Litigation and Legal Matters. The Company is subject to complaints and administrative proceedings and has been a defendant in various civil lawsuits that have arisen in the ordinary course of its business. Such matters include contract disputes; actions alleging negligence, invasion of privacy, trademark, copyright and patent infringement, and violations of applicable wage and hour laws; statutory or common law claims involving current and former employees; and other matters. Although the outcomes of any legal claims and proceedings against the Company cannot be predicted with certainty, based on currently available information, the Company believes that there are no existing claims or proceedings that are likely to have a material adverse effect on its business, financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.

Regulation in the Company’s Industry. The Company’s operations are extensively regulated by the FCC, some state governments and most local governments. The FCC has the authority to enforce its regulations through the imposition of substantial fines, the issuance of cease and desist orders and/or the imposition of other administrative sanctions, such as the revocation of FCC licenses needed to operate certain transmission facilities used in connection with cable operations. Future legislative and regulatory changes could adversely affect the Company’s operations.

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Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2020

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Basis of Accounting, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Basis of Presentation. The condensed consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes thereto have been prepared in accordance with: (i) generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“GAAP”) for interim financial information; and (ii) the guidance of Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), for financial statements required to be filed with the SEC. As permitted under such guidance, certain notes and other financial information normally required by GAAP have been omitted. Management believes the condensed consolidated financial statements reflect all normal and recurring adjustments necessary for a fair statement of the Company’s financial position, results of operations and cash flows as of and for the periods presented herein. These condensed consolidated financial statements are unaudited and should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto included in the 2019 Form 10-K.

The December 31, 2019 year-end balance sheet data presented herein was derived from the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements included in the 2019 Form 10-K, but does not include all disclosures required by GAAP. The Company’s interim results of operations may not be indicative of its future results.

Certain reclassifications have been made to prior period amounts to conform to the current year presentation.

Consolidation, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Principles of Consolidation. The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company, including its subsidiaries. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

Segment Reporting, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Segment Reporting. Accounting Standard Codification (“ASC”) 280 - Segment Reporting requires the disclosure of factors used to identify an entity’s reportable segments. Historically, the Company’s operations were organized and managed on the basis of its geographic divisions. Effective in the second quarter of 2020, as a result of progress made in the Company’s staged rebranding initiative and the further alignment of service offerings and product pricing of recently acquired operations with its legacy business, the Company reevaluated the chief operating decision maker’s review and assessment of the Company’s operating performance for purposes of performance monitoring and resource allocation. The Company determined that its operations, including the decisions to allocate resources and deploy capital, are organized and managed on a consolidated basis and are not based on any predetermined geographic division. Accordingly, management has identified one operating segment, which is its reportable segment, under this organizational and reporting structure.

Use of Estimates, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Use of Estimates. The preparation of the condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported herein. Management bases its estimates and assumptions on historical experience and on various other factors that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. Due to the inherent uncertainty involved in making estimates, actual results reported in future periods may be affected by changes in those estimates and underlying assumptions.

Goodwill and Intangible Assets, Intangible Assets, Indefinite-Lived, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets. The Company’s unit of account for its franchise agreements was historically established at the geographic division level. The Company reevaluates the unit of account used to test for impairment periodically or whenever events or substantive changes in circumstances occur to ensure impairment testing is performed at an appropriate level. Effective in the second quarter of 2020, as a result of progress made in the Company’s staged rebranding initiative and the further alignment of service offerings and product pricing of recently acquired operations with its legacy business, the Company reevaluated the basis of its franchise agreements unit of account for use in impairment assessments and identified a single unit of account for its franchise agreements based on a reevaluation of the Company’s current operations and the use of its assets.

Goodwill and Intangible Assets, Goodwill, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Goodwill. The Company tests goodwill for impairment at the reporting unit level, which was historically established at the geographic division level. The Company reevaluates the determination of its reporting units used to test for impairment periodically or whenever events or substantive changes in circumstances occur. Effective in the second quarter of 2020, as a result of progress made in the Company’s staged rebranding initiative and the further alignment of service offerings and product pricing of recently acquired operations with its legacy business, the Company reevaluated the basis of its goodwill reporting units and identified four geographic divisions that were aggregated into a single goodwill reporting unit based on the chief operating decision maker’s current performance monitoring and resource allocation process and the economic similarity of the four divisions.

New Accounting Pronouncements, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements. In August 2018, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the “FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2018-15, Intangibles – Goodwill and Other – Internal-Use Software (Subtopic 350-40): Customer’s Accounting for Implementation Costs Incurred in a Cloud Computing Arrangement That Is a Service Contract. ASU 2018-15 aligns the requirements for capitalizing implementation, setup and other upfront costs incurred in a hosting arrangement that is a service contract with the requirements for capitalizing such costs incurred to develop or obtain internal-use software. The ASU specifies which costs are to be expensed and which are to be capitalized, the period over which capitalized costs are to be amortized, the process for identifying and recognizing impairment and the proper presentation of such costs within the consolidated financial statements. The Company adopted the updated guidance on January 1, 2020 on a prospective basis. The adoption of this ASU has resulted in the capitalization of $4.6 million of costs that will be amortized over the life of the applicable hosting arrangement. Amortization of such costs will be included in operating or selling, general and administrative expenses upon implementation, rather than depreciation and amortization expense, within the consolidated financial statements.

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-13, Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments. ASU 2016-13 requires companies to recognize an allowance for expected lifetime credit losses through earnings concurrent with the recognition of a financial asset measured at amortized cost. The estimate of expected credit losses is required to be adjusted each reporting period over the life of the financial asset. The ASU was effective January 1, 2020 and required adoption on a modified retrospective basis. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

Recently Issued But Not Yet Adopted Accounting Pronouncements. In March 2020, the FASB issued ASU No. 2020-04, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting. ASU 2020-04 provides optional expedients and exceptions for applying GAAP to contracts, hedging relationships and other transactions that reference London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) and other reference rates expected to be discontinued at the end of 2021. The ASU may be adopted at any time through December 31, 2022. The Company currently holds certain debt and interest rate swaps that reference LIBOR. The Company plans to adopt ASU 2020-04 when the contracts underlying such instruments are amended as a result of reference rate reform, which is expected to occur prior to the end of 2021. The Company is currently evaluating the expected impact of the adoption of this guidance on its consolidated financial statements.

In December 2019, the FASB issued ASU No. 2019-12, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes. ASU 2019-12 removes certain exceptions related to intraperiod tax allocations, foreign subsidiaries and interim reporting that are present within existing GAAP. The ASU also provides updated guidance regarding the tax treatment of certain franchise taxes, goodwill and nontaxable entities, among other items. In addition, ASU 2019-12 clarifies that the effect of a change in tax laws or rates should be reflected in the annual effective tax rate computation during the interim period that includes the enactment date. The ASU is effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2020, with early adoption permitted. Certain provisions must be adopted on prescribed retrospective, modified retrospective and prospective bases, while other provisions may be adopted on either a retrospective or modified retrospective basis. The Company is currently evaluating its timing and method, where applicable, of adoption as well as the expected impact on its consolidated financial statements.

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Note 2 - Acquisitions (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2020

Notes Tables

Schedule of Goodwill [Table Text Block]

	Goodwill
Balance at December 31, 2018	$	172,129
Clearwave acquisition goodwill recognized		185,885
Fidelity acquisition goodwill recognized		71,583
Balance at December 31, 2019	$	429,597

Schedule of Recognized Identified Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed [Table Text Block]

	Purchase Price Allocation
Assets Acquired
Cash and cash equivalents	$	1,913
Accounts receivable		1,294
Prepaid and other current assets		311
Property, plant and equipment		120,472
Intangible assets		89,700
Other noncurrent assets		3,533
Total Assets Acquired	$	217,223
Liabilities Assumed
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	$	2,128
Deferred revenue, short-term portion		4,322
Deferred income taxes		32,771
Other noncurrent liabilities		5,057
Total Liabilities Assumed	$	44,278
Net assets acquired	$	172,945
Purchase price consideration		358,830
Goodwill recognized	$	185,885

	Preliminary Purchase Price Allocation
Assets Acquired
Cash and cash equivalents	$	4,869
Accounts receivable		3,691
Prepaid and other current assets		1,756
Property, plant and equipment		173,904
Intangible assets		288,000
Other noncurrent assets		1,895
Total Assets Acquired	$	474,115
Liabilities Assumed
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	$	8,795
Deferred revenue, short-term portion		1,796
Other noncurrent liabilities		3,715
Total Liabilities Assumed	$	14,306
Net assets acquired	$	459,809
Purchase price consideration		531,392
Goodwill recognized	$	71,583

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Note 3 - Revenues (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2020

Notes Tables

Revenue from External Customers by Products and Services [Table Text Block]

	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
	2020		2019		2020		2019
Residential
Data	$	164,015	$	132,824	$	319,005	$	262,635
Video		87,328		84,033		172,650		167,836
Voice		12,120		10,705		24,547		20,329
Business services		58,469		49,759		116,331		96,903
Other		6,371		8,329		16,966		16,552
Total revenues	$	328,303	$	285,650	$	649,499	$	564,255
Franchise and other regulatory fees	$	6,615	$	6,240	$	12,963	$	10,337
Deferred commission amortization	$	1,338	$	942	$	2,699	$	1,942

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Note 4 - Operating Assets and Liabilities (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2020

Notes Tables

Schedule of Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Table Text Block]

	June 30, 2020			December 31, 2019
Trade receivables	$	46,092		$	33,467
Other receivables		4,658			6,186
Less: Allowance for credit losses		(9,399	)		(1,201	)
Total accounts receivable, net	$	41,351		$	38,452

Schedule of Allowance for Doubtful Accounts [Table Text Block]

	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
	2020			2019			2020			2019
Beginning balance	$	2,997		$	951		$	1,201		$	2,045
Additions - charged to costs and expenses		5,956			1,124			8,075			2,693
Deductions - write-offs		(966	)		(2,250	)		(3,239	)		(7,003	)
Recoveries of amounts previously written off		1,412			1,341			3,362			3,431
Ending balance	$	9,399		$	1,166		$	9,399		$	1,166

Prepaid and Other Current Assets [Table Text Block]

	June 30, 2020		December 31, 2019
Prepaid repairs and maintenance	$	5,762	$	551
Prepaid insurance		31		1,548
Prepaid rent		2,070		1,499
Prepaid software		3,428		4,672
Deferred commissions		3,879		3,586
All other current assets		4,468		3,763
Total prepaid and other current assets	$	19,638	$	15,619

Schedule of Other Assets, Noncurrent [Table Text Block]

	June 30, 2020		December 31, 2019
Operating lease right-of-use assets	$	14,523	$	16,924
Equity investments(1)		34,974		206
Deferred commissions		5,339		5,042
Note and other receivables(2)		7,288		-
Software implementation costs		4,569		-
Debt issuance costs		2,149		2,427
All other noncurrent assets		3,682		2,495
Total other noncurrent assets	$	72,524	$	27,094

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

	June 30, 2020		December 31, 2019
Accounts payable	$	32,654	$	36,351
Accrued programming costs		20,849		19,620
Accrued compensation and related benefits		21,768		23,189
Accrued sales and other operating taxes		11,990		9,501
Accrued franchise fees		3,904		4,201
Subscriber deposits		6,771		6,550
Operating lease liabilities		4,031		4,601
Interest rate swap liability		30,347		11,045
Accrued insurance costs		7,074		6,174
Cash overdrafts		3,718		5,801
All other accrued liabilities		9,734		9,960
Total accounts payable and accrued liabilities	$	152,840	$	136,993

Other Noncurrent Liabilities [Table Text Block]

	June 30, 2020		December 31, 2019
Operating lease liabilities	$	9,533	$	11,146
Accrued compensation and related benefits		6,568		7,154
Deferred revenue		5,287		5,514
All other noncurrent liabilities		4,338		3,043
Total other noncurrent liabilities	$	25,726	$	26,857

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Note 5 - Property, Plant and Equipment (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2020

Notes Tables

Property, Plant and Equipment [Table Text Block]

	June 30, 2020			December 31, 2019
Cable distribution systems	$	1,854,449		$	1,779,964
Customer premise equipment		279,742			266,190
Other equipment and fixtures		458,851			444,799
Buildings and improvements		116,265			113,331
Capitalized software		103,096			99,988
Construction in progress		98,472			93,352
Land		13,371			13,361
Right-of-use assets		10,268			10,187
Property, plant and equipment, gross		2,934,514			2,821,172
Less: Accumulated depreciation and amortization		(1,701,095	)		(1,619,901	)
Property, plant and equipment, net	$	1,233,419		$	1,201,271

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Note 6 - Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2020

Notes Tables

Schedule of Intangible Assets and Goodwill [Table Text Block]

				June 30, 2020						December 31, 2019
	Useful Life Range (in years)			Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Net Carrying Amount		Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Net Carrying Amount
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets
Franchise renewals	1	–	25	$	2,927	$	2,927	$	-	$	2,927	$	2,895	$	32
Customer relationships	14	–	17		362,000		59,213		302,787		362,000		37,470		324,530
Trademarks and trade names	2.7	–	3		4,300		2,052		2,248		4,300		1,552		2,748
Total finite-lived intangible assets				$	369,227	$	64,192	$	305,035	$	369,227	$	41,917	$	327,310
Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets
Franchise agreements								$	978,371					$	978,371
Trade name									6,700						6,700
Total indefinite-lived intangible assets								$	985,071					$	985,071
Total intangible assets, net								$	1,290,106					$	1,312,381

Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Future Amortization Expense [Table Text Block]

Year Ending December 31,	Amount
2020 (remaining six months)	$	22,159
2021		39,059
2022		34,314
2023		27,845
2024		23,083
Thereafter		158,575
Total	$	305,035

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Note 7 - Debt (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2020

Notes Tables

Schedule of Long-term Debt Instruments [Table Text Block]

	June 30, 2020			December 31, 2019
Senior Credit Facilities (as defined below)	$	1,738,884		$	1,753,045
Finance lease liabilities		5,794			5,943
Total debt		1,744,678			1,758,988
Less: Unamortized debt issuance costs		(16,208	)		(18,142	)
Less: Current portion of long-term debt		(28,945	)		(28,909	)
Total long-term debt	$	1,699,525		$	1,711,937

Summary of Term Loans [Table Text Block]

Instrument	Draw Date	Original Principal		Amortization Per Annum(1)		Outstanding Principal		Final Maturity Date	Balance Due Upon Maturity		Benchmark Rate	Applicable Margin(2)		Interest Rate
Term Loan A-2	5/8/2019	$	700,000		Varies(4)	$	685,259	5/8/2024	$	513,945	LIBOR		1.50%		1.68%
	10/1/2019(3)
Term Loan B-1	5/1/2017		500,000		1.0%		485,000	5/1/2024		466,250	LIBOR		1.75%		1.93%
Term Loan B-2	1/7/2019		250,000		1.0%		246,875	1/7/2026		233,125	LIBOR		2.00%		2.18%
Term Loan B-3	6/14/2019		325,000		1.0%		321,750	1/7/2026		303,875	LIBOR		2.00%		2.18%
Total		$	1,775,000			$	1,738,884		$	1,517,195

Unamortized Debt Issuance Costs [Table Text Block]

	June 30, 2020		December 31, 2019
Revolving Credit Facility portion:
Other noncurrent assets	$	2,149	$	2,427
Term loans portion:
Long-term debt (contra account)		16,208		18,142
Total	$	18,357	$	20,569

Schedule of Maturities of Long-term Debt [Table Text Block]

Year Ending December 31,	Amount
2020 (remaining six months)	$	14,160
2021		37,106
2022		54,677
2023		81,033
2024		1,009,158
Thereafter		542,750
Total	$	1,738,884

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Note 8 - Interest Rate Swaps (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2020

Notes Tables

Schedule of Derivative Instruments [Table Text Block]

	Entry Date	Effective Date	Maturity Date(1)	Notional Amount		Settlement Type	Settlement Frequency	Fixed Base Rate
Swap A	3/7/2019	3/11/2019	3/11/2029	$	850,000	Receive one-month LIBOR, pay fixed	Monthly		2.653%
Swap B	3/6/2019	6/15/2020	2/28/2029		350,000	Receive one-month LIBOR, pay fixed	Monthly		2.739%
Total				$	1,200,000

Schedule of Cash Flow Hedging Instruments, Statements of Financial Performance and Financial Position, Location [Table Text Block]

	June 30, 2020		December 31, 2019
Liabilities:
Current portion:
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	$	30,347	$	11,045
Noncurrent portion:
Interest rate swap liability	$	184,182	$	78,612
Total	$	214,529	$	89,657
Stockholders’ Equity:
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	$	161,647	$	67,556

	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
	2020			2019			2020			2019
Interest expense	$	4,964		$	383		$	7,048		$	451
Unrealized loss on cash flow hedges, gross	$	12,558		$	45,086		$	124,872		$	83,672
Less: Tax effect		(3,095	)		(11,117	)		(30,781	)		(20,633	)
Unrealized loss on cash flow hedges, net of tax	$	9,463		$	33,969		$	94,091		$	63,039

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Note 9 - Fair Value Measurements (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2020

Notes Tables

Fair Value Measurements, Recurring and Nonrecurring [Table Text Block]

	June 30, 2020
	Carrying		Fair		Fair Value
	Amount		Value		Hierarchy
Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents:
Money market investments	$	501,949	$	501,949	Level 1
Commercial paper	$	122,486	$	122,426	Level 2
Liabilities:
Long-term debt (including current portion):
Term loans	$	1,738,884	$	1,712,801	Level 2
Other noncurrent liabilities (including current portion):
Interest rate swaps	$	214,529	$	214,529	Level 2

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Note 11 - Equity-based Compensation (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2020

Notes Tables

Share-based Payment Arrangement, Expensed and Capitalized, Amount [Table Text Block]

	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
	2020		2019		2020		2019
Restricted Stock	$	2,678	$	1,850	$	5,185	$	3,679
SARs		748		1,232		1,462		2,424
Total	$	3,426	$	3,082	$	6,647	$	6,103

Share-based Payment Arrangement, Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Unit, Activity [Table Text Block]

	Restricted Stock			Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value Per Share
Outstanding as of December 31, 2019		38,873		$	728.77
Granted		11,551		$	1,555.77
Forfeited		(5,303	)	$	718.63
Vested and issued		(10,606	)	$	679.29
Outstanding as of June 30, 2020		34,515		$	1,018.65
Vested and deferred as of June 30, 2020		6,655		$	618.54

Share-based Payment Arrangement, Stock Appreciation Right, Activity [Table Text Block]

	Stock Appreciation Rights			Weighted Average Exercise Price		Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value		Aggregate Intrinsic Value (in thousands)		Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term (in years)
Outstanding as of December 31, 2019		90,410		$	676.41	$	153.90	$	73,419		7.5
Granted		3,500		$	1,540.92	$	373.12	$	-		9.8
Exercised		(22,065	)	$	514.41	$	111.62	$	25,058		-
Forfeited		(6,891	)	$	846.81	$	199.27
Outstanding as of June 30, 2020		64,954		$	759.94	$	175.26	$	65,922		7.4
Exercisable as of June 30, 2020		28,573		$	586.79	$	131.19	$	33,946		6.4

Schedule of Share-based Payment Award, Other than Options, Valuation Assumptions [Table Text Block]

	Inputs
Expected volatility		25.90	%
Risk-free interest rate		0.46	%
Expected term (in years)		6.25
Expected dividend yield		0.58	%

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Note 13 - Net Income Per Common Share (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2020

Notes Tables

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

	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
	2020		2019		2020		2019
Numerator:
Net income	$	62,540	$	36,395	$	131,866	$	75,134
Denominator:
Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic		5,831,796		5,673,669		5,764,850		5,673,893
Effect of dilutive equity-based compensation awards(1)		51,621		56,569		54,783		49,403
Weighted average common shares outstanding - diluted		5,883,417		5,730,238		5,819,633		5,723,296
Net Income per Common Share:
Basic	$	10.72	$	6.41	$	22.87	$	13.24
Diluted	$	10.63	$	6.35	$	22.66	$	13.13
Supplemental Net Income per Common Share Disclosure:
Anti-dilutive shares from equity-based compensation awards(1)		506		87		363		3,895

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Note 1 - Description of Business and Basis of Presentation (Details Textual) $ in Millions			6 Months Ended
	Oct. 01, 2019 USD ($)	Jan. 08, 2019 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2020	Jan. 01, 2020 USD ($)
Number of States in which Entity Operates			21
Number of Customers			962,000
Number of Reportable Segments			1
Accounting Standards Update 2018-15 [Member]
Hosting Arrangement, Service Contract, Implementation Cost, Capitalized, before Accumulated Amortization				$ 4.6
Clearwave [Member]
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross		$ 358.8
Fidelity [Member]
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross	$ 531.4
Data [Member]
Number of Customers			838,000
Video [Member]
Number of Customers			290,000
Voice [Member]
Number of Customers			133,000

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Note 2 - Acquisitions (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Oct. 01, 2019	Jan. 08, 2019
Clearwave [Member]
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross		$ 358.8
Fidelity [Member]
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross	$ 531.4

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Note 2 - Acquisitions - Change in Goodwill (Details) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Balance at December 31, 2018	$ 172,129
Balance at December 31, 2019	429,597
Clearwave [Member]
Acquisition goodwill recognized	185,885
Fidelity [Member]
Acquisition goodwill recognized	$ 71,583

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Note 2 - Acquisitions - Allocation of Purchase Price Consideration (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Oct. 01, 2019	Jan. 08, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Goodwill, Ending Balance	$ 429,597	$ 429,597			$ 172,129
Clearwave [Member]
Cash and cash equivalents				$ 1,913
Accounts receivable				1,294
Prepaid and other current assets				311
Property, plant and equipment				120,472
Intangible assets				89,700
Other noncurrent assets				3,533
Total Assets Acquired				217,223
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities				2,128
Deferred revenue, short-term portion				4,322
Deferred income taxes				32,771
Other noncurrent liabilities				5,057
Total Liabilities Assumed				44,278
Net assets acquired				172,945
Purchase price consideration				358,830
Goodwill, Ending Balance				$ 185,885
Fidelity [Member]
Cash and cash equivalents			$ 4,869
Accounts receivable			3,691
Prepaid and other current assets			1,756
Property, plant and equipment			173,904
Intangible assets			288,000
Other noncurrent assets			1,895
Total Assets Acquired			474,115
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities			8,795
Deferred revenue, short-term portion			1,796
Other noncurrent liabilities			3,715
Total Liabilities Assumed			14,306
Net assets acquired			459,809
Purchase price consideration			531,392
Goodwill, Ending Balance			$ 71,583

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Note 3 - Revenues (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Contract with Customer, Liability, Current	$ 25,333	$ 23,640

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Note 3 - Revenues - Revenues by Product Line (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019
Revenues	$ 328,303	$ 285,650	$ 649,499	$ 564,255
Deferred commission amortization	1,338	942	2,699	1,942
Data [Member]
Revenues	164,015	132,824	319,005	262,635
Video [Member]
Revenues	87,328	84,033	172,650	167,836
Voice [Member]
Revenues	12,120	10,705	24,547	20,329
Business Services [Member]
Revenues	58,469	49,759	116,331	96,903
Product and Service, Other [Member]
Revenues	6,371	8,329	16,966	16,552
Fees Imposed by Various Governmental Authorities Passed Through to Customer [Member]
Revenues	$ 6,615	$ 6,240	$ 12,963	$ 10,337

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Note 4 - Operating Assets and Liabilities (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		1 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
		Jul. 31, 2020	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2019
Contract with Customer, Asset, after Allowance for Credit Loss, Total			$ 36,700		$ 32,300
Long-term Investments, Total	[1]		34,974		$ 206
Payments to Acquire Investments, Total			27,245	$ (0)
Investment in Fixed Wireless Provider [Member]
Long-term Investments, Total			$ 27,200
Equity Investment in Wisper [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member]
Payments to Acquire Investments, Total		$ 25,300

[1] Includes $27.2 million equity investment in a fixed wireless provider.

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Note 4 - Operating Assets and Liabilities - Summary of Accounts Receivable (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Trade receivables	$ 46,092	$ 33,467
Other receivables	4,658	6,186
Less: Allowance for credit losses	(9,399)	(1,201)
Total accounts receivable, net	$ 41,351	$ 38,452

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Note 4 - Operating Assets and Liabilities - Allowance for Doubtful Accounts (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019
Beginning balance	$ 2,997	$ 951	$ 1,201	$ 2,045
Additions - charged to costs and expenses	5,956	1,124	8,075	2,693
Deductions - write-offs	(966)	(2,250)	(3,239)	(7,003)
Recoveries of amounts previously written off	1,412	1,341	3,362	3,431
Ending balance	$ 9,399	$ 1,166	$ 9,399	$ 1,166

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Note 4 - Operating Assets and Liabilities - Prepaid and Other Current Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Prepaid repairs and maintenance	$ 5,762	$ 551
Prepaid insurance	31	1,548
Prepaid rent	2,070	1,499
Prepaid software	3,428	4,672
Deferred commissions	3,879	3,586
All other current assets	4,468	3,763
Total prepaid and other current assets	$ 19,638	$ 15,619

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Note 4 - Operating Assets and Liabilities - Other Noncurrent Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Jun. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Operating lease right-of-use assets		$ 14,523	$ 16,924
Equity investments(1)	[1]	34,974	206
Deferred commissions		5,339	5,042
Note and other receivables(2)	[2]	7,288	0
Software implementation costs		4,569	0
Debt issuance costs		2,149	2,427
All other noncurrent assets		3,682	2,495
Total other noncurrent assets		$ 72,524	$ 27,094

[1] Includes $27.2 million equity investment in a fixed wireless provider.

[2] Represents note and other receivables issued to Wisper ISP, LLC, a wireless internet service provider (“Wisper”), and related accrued interest. In July 2020, the Company acquired an equity interest in Wisper for a total consideration of $25.3 million. See detailed discussion associated with this transaction in Note 7.

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Note 4 - Operating Assets and Liabilities - Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Total accounts payable and accrued liabilities	$ 152,840	$ 136,993
Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities [Member]
Accounts payable	32,654	36,351
Accrued programming costs	20,849	19,620
Accrued compensation and related benefits	21,768	23,189
Accrued sales and other operating taxes	11,990	9,501
Accrued franchise fees	3,904	4,201
Subscriber deposits	6,771	6,550
Operating lease liabilities	4,031	4,601
Interest rate swap liability	30,347	11,045
Accrued insurance costs	7,074	6,174
Cash overdrafts	3,718	5,801
All other accrued liabilities	$ 9,734	$ 9,960

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Note 4 - Operating Assets and Liabilities - Other Noncurrent Liabilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Total other noncurrent liabilities	$ 25,726	$ 26,857
Other Noncurrent Liabilities [Member]
Operating lease liabilities	9,533	11,146
Accrued compensation and related benefits	6,568	7,154
Deferred revenue	5,287	5,514
All other noncurrent liabilities	$ 4,338	$ 3,043

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Note 5 - Property, Plant and Equipment (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Millions	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2019	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019
Depreciation, Total		$ 54.5	$ 50.6	$ 108.6	$ 100.3
Headquarters Building and Adjoining Property [Member]
Proceeds from Sale of Property Held-for-sale	$ 6.3
Gain (Loss) on Disposition of Property Plant Equipment, Total	$ 1.6

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Note 5 - Property, Plant and Equipment - Schedule of Property, Plant and Equipment (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Property, plant and equipment, gross	$ 2,934,514	$ 2,821,172
Less: Accumulated depreciation and amortization	(1,701,095)	(1,619,901)
Property, plant and equipment, net	1,233,419	1,201,271
Other Capitalized Property Plant and Equipment [Member]
Property, plant and equipment, gross	1,854,449	1,779,964
Equipment [Member]
Property, plant and equipment, gross	279,742	266,190
Furniture and Fixtures [Member]
Property, plant and equipment, gross	458,851	444,799
Building and Leasehold Improvements[Member]
Property, plant and equipment, gross	116,265	113,331
Software and Software Development Costs [Member]
Property, plant and equipment, gross	103,096	99,988
Construction in Progress [Member]
Property, plant and equipment, gross	98,472	93,352
Land [Member]
Property, plant and equipment, gross	13,371	13,361
Right-of-use Assets [Member]
Property, plant and equipment, gross	$ 10,268	$ 10,187

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Note 6 - Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Goodwill, Ending Balance	$ 429,597		$ 429,597		$ 429,597	$ 172,129
Goodwill, Impairment Loss			0		$ 0
Amortization of Intangible Assets, Total	$ 11,100	$ 4,200	$ 22,300	$ 8,300

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Note 6 - Goodwill and Intangible Assets - Intangible Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Gross carrying amount, amortized intangible assets	$ 369,227	$ 369,227
Gross carrying amount, amortized intangible assets	64,192	41,917
Net carrying amount	305,035	327,310
Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets	985,071	985,071
Intangible assets, net	1,290,106	1,312,381
Franchise Rights [Member]
Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets	978,371	978,371
Trade Names [Member]
Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets	6,700	6,700
Use Rights [Member]
Gross carrying amount, amortized intangible assets	2,927	2,927
Gross carrying amount, amortized intangible assets	2,927	2,895
Net carrying amount	$ 0	32
Use Rights [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Useful life (Year)	1 year
Use Rights [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Useful life (Year)	25 years
Customer Relationships [Member]
Gross carrying amount, amortized intangible assets	$ 362,000	362,000
Gross carrying amount, amortized intangible assets	59,213	37,470
Net carrying amount	$ 302,787	324,530
Customer Relationships [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Useful life (Year)	14 years
Customer Relationships [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Useful life (Year)	17 years
Trademarks and Trade Names [Member]
Gross carrying amount, amortized intangible assets	$ 4,300	4,300
Gross carrying amount, amortized intangible assets	2,052	1,552
Net carrying amount	$ 2,248	$ 2,748
Trademarks and Trade Names [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Useful life (Year)	2 years 8 months 12 days
Trademarks and Trade Names [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Useful life (Year)	3 years

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Note 6 - Goodwill and Intangible Assets - Amortization of Intangible Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
2020 (remaining six months)	$ 22,159
2021	39,059
2022	34,314
2023	27,845
2024	23,083
Thereafter	158,575
Total	$ 305,035	$ 327,310

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Note 7 - Debt (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Thousands				1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
		Oct. 01, 2019	May 08, 2019	Mar. 31, 2020	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019	Jan. 31, 2020
Proceeds from Issuance of Long-term Debt, Total							$ 100,000	$ 825,000
Amortization of Debt Issuance Costs					$ 1,100	$ 1,300	2,212	$ 2,409
Financial Standby Letter of Credit [Member]
Letters of Credit Outstanding, Amount									$ 22,000
Secured Debt [Member]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount					1,775,000		1,775,000
Secured Debt [Member] | Term Loan A-2 [Member]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount	[1],[2]				$ 700,000		$ 700,000
Proceeds from Issuance of Long-term Debt, Total		$ 450,000	$ 250,000
Long Term Debt, Amortization Rate, First Twelve Months					2.50%		2.50%
Long Term Debt, Amortization Rate, Year Two					2.50%		2.50%
Long Term Debt, Amortization Rate, Year Three					5.00%		5.00%
Long Term Debt, Amortization Rate, Year Four					7.50%		7.50%
Long Term Debt, Amortization Rate, Year Five					12.50%		12.50%
Secured Debt [Member] | Term Loan A-2 [Member] | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate	[1],[2],[3]						1.50%
Secured Debt [Member] | Term Loan A-2 [Member] | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate							1.25%
Secured Debt [Member] | Term Loan A-2 [Member] | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate							1.75%
Secured Debt [Member] | Term B-1 Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount					$ 500,000		$ 500,000
Secured Debt [Member] | Term B-1 Loan [Member] | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate	[3]						1.75%
Secured Debt [Member] | Term B-2 Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount					250,000		$ 250,000
Secured Debt [Member] | Term B-2 Loan [Member] | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate	[3]						2.00%
Secured Debt [Member] | Term B-3 Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount					325,000		$ 325,000
Secured Debt [Member] | Term B-3 Loan [Member] | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate	[3]						2.00%
Secured Debt [Member] | Term Loan Borrowings [Member]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount					1,700,000		$ 1,700,000
Secured Debt [Member] | CoBank, ACB [Member] | Term Loan A-2 [Member]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount					700,000		700,000
Secured Debt [Member] | CoBank, ACB [Member] | Term B-1 Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount					500,000		500,000
Secured Debt [Member] | CoBank, ACB [Member] | Term B-2 Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount					250,000		250,000
Secured Debt [Member] | CoBank, ACB [Member] | Term B-3 Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount					325,000		325,000
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | JPMorgan Chase Bank [Member]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity					350,000		350,000
Proceeds from Lines of Credit, Total				$ 100,000
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | JPMorgan Chase Bank [Member] | Letter of Credit [Member]
Long-term Line of Credit, Total					$ 28,700		$ 28,700
Line of Credit Facility, Interest Rate at Period End					1.63%		1.63%
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | JPMorgan Chase Bank [Member] | Letter of Credit Issued to Third Party for FCC Performance Obligations with Offseting Collateral [Member]
Collateral Pledged By Third Party									$ 22,000
Letters of Credit Outstanding, Amount					$ 0		$ 0
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | JPMorgan Chase Bank [Member] | Senior Credit Facilities Due 2020 [Member]
Line of Credit Facility, Remaining Borrowing Capacity					$ 321,300		$ 321,300

[1] On May 8, 2019, $250 million was drawn. On October 1, 2019, an additional $450 million was drawn.

[2] Per annum amortization rates for years one through five following the closing date are 2.5%, 2.5%, 5.0%, 7.5% and 12.5%, respectively.

[3] The Term Loan A-2 interest rate spread can vary between 1.25% and 1.75%, determined on a quarterly basis by reference to a pricing grid based on the Company’s Total Net Leverage Ratio (as defined in the Credit Agreement). All other applicable margins are fixed.

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Note 7 - Debt - Schedule of Long-term Debt (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Finance lease liabilities	$ 5,794	$ 5,943
Total debt	1,744,678	1,758,988
Less: Unamortized debt issuance costs	(18,357)	(20,569)
Less: Current portion of long-term debt	(28,945)	(28,909)
Total long-term debt	1,699,525	1,711,937
Senior Credit Facilities Due 2020 [Member] | Term Loan [Member]
Senior Credit Facilities (as defined below)	1,738,884	1,753,045
Term Loan [Member]
Less: Unamortized debt issuance costs	$ (16,208)	$ (18,142)

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Note 7 - Debt - Summary of Term Loans (Details) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($)
Balance Due Upon Maturity	$ 1,738,884
Secured Debt [Member]
Original Principal	1,775,000
Senior Credit Facilities (as defined below)	1,738,884
Balance Due Upon Maturity	1,517,195
Secured Debt [Member] | Term Loan A-2 [Member]
Original Principal	700,000	[1],[2]
Senior Credit Facilities (as defined below)	685,259	[1],[2]
Balance Due Upon Maturity	$ 513,945	[1],[2]
Interest Rate	1.68%	[2],[3]
Secured Debt [Member] | Term Loan A-2 [Member] | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]
Applicable Margin	1.50%	[1],[2],[4]
Secured Debt [Member] | Term B-1 Loan [Member]
Original Principal	$ 500,000
Senior Credit Facilities (as defined below)	485,000
Balance Due Upon Maturity	$ 466,250
Interest Rate	1.93%
Amortization Per Annum	1.00%	[5]
Secured Debt [Member] | Term B-1 Loan [Member] | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]
Applicable Margin	1.75%	[4]
Secured Debt [Member] | Term B-2 Loan [Member]
Original Principal	$ 250,000
Senior Credit Facilities (as defined below)	246,875
Balance Due Upon Maturity	$ 233,125
Interest Rate	2.18%
Amortization Per Annum	1.00%	[5]
Secured Debt [Member] | Term B-2 Loan [Member] | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]
Applicable Margin	2.00%	[4]
Secured Debt [Member] | Term B-3 Loan [Member]
Original Principal	$ 325,000
Senior Credit Facilities (as defined below)	321,750
Balance Due Upon Maturity	$ 303,875
Interest Rate	2.18%
Amortization Per Annum	1.00%	[5]
Secured Debt [Member] | Term B-3 Loan [Member] | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]
Applicable Margin	2.00%	[4]

[1] On May 8, 2019, $250 million was drawn. On October 1, 2019, an additional $450 million was drawn.

[2] Per annum amortization rates for years one through five following the closing date are 2.5%, 2.5%, 5.0%, 7.5% and 12.5%, respectively.

[3] On May 8, 2019, $250.0 million was drawn. On October 1, 2019, an additional $450.0 million was drawn.

[4] The Term Loan A-2 interest rate spread can vary between 1.25% and 1.75%, determined on a quarterly basis by reference to a pricing grid based on the Company’s Total Net Leverage Ratio (as defined in the Credit Agreement). All other applicable margins are fixed.

[5] Payable in equal quarterly installments (expressed as a percentage of the original aggregate principal amount). All loans may be prepaid at any time without penalty or premium (subject to customary LIBOR breakage provisions).

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Note 7 - Debt - Unamortized Debt Issuance Costs (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Debt issuance costs	$ 18,357	$ 20,569
Term Loan [Member]
Debt issuance costs	16,208	18,142
Other Noncurrent Assets [Member] | Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt issuance costs	2,149	2,427
Long-term Debt [Member] | Term Loan [Member]
Debt issuance costs	$ 16,208	$ 18,142

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Note 7 - Debt - Future Maturities (Details) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($)
2020 (remaining six months)	$ 14,160
2021	37,106
2022	54,677
2023	81,033
2024	1,009,158
Thereafter	542,750
Total	$ 1,738,884

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Note 8 - Interest Rate Swaps - Interest Rate Swap Agreements (Details) - Cash Flow Hedging [Member] $ in Millions	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($)
First Interest Rate Swap Agreement [Member]
Derivative, Notional Amount	$ 850
Derivative, Fixed Interest Rate	2.653%
Second Interest Rate Swap Agreement [Member]
Derivative, Notional Amount	$ 350
Derivative, Fixed Interest Rate	2.739%
Interest Rate Swap [Member]
Derivative, Notional Amount	$ 1,200

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Note 8 - Interest Rate Swaps - Interest Rate Swaps on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets and Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2019
Interest rate swap liability	$ 184,182		$ 184,182		$ 78,612
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	162,242		162,242		68,158
Accumulated Gain (Loss), Net, Cash Flow Hedge, Parent [Member]
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	161,647		161,647		67,556
Interest Rate Swap [Member]
Unrealized loss on cash flow hedges, gross	12,558	$ 45,086	124,872	$ 83,672
Less: Tax effect	(3,095)	(11,117)	(30,781)	(20,633)
Unrealized loss on cash flow hedges, net of tax	9,463	33,969	94,091	63,039
Interest Rate Swap [Member] | Interest Expense [Member]
Interest expense	4,964	$ 383	7,048	$ 451
Interest Rate Swap [Member] | Cash Flow Hedging [Member]
Interest rate swap liability	184,182		184,182		78,612
Total	214,529		214,529		89,657
Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities [Member]
Derivative liability	30,347		30,347		11,045
Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities [Member] | Interest Rate Swap [Member] | Cash Flow Hedging [Member]
Derivative liability	$ 30,347		$ 30,347		$ 11,045

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Note 9 - Fair Value Measurements - Carrying Amounts and Fair Values (Details) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($)
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Reported Value Measurement [Member]
Interest rate swaps	$ 214,529
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Reported Value Measurement [Member] | Senior Credit Facilities [Member]
Long-term debt, including current portion	1,738,884
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member]
Interest rate swaps	214,529
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] | Senior Credit Facilities [Member]
Long-term debt, including current portion	1,712,801
Money Market Funds [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Reported Value Measurement [Member]
Cash and cash equivalents	501,949
Money Market Funds [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member]
Cash and cash equivalents	501,949
Commercial Paper [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Reported Value Measurement [Member]
Cash and cash equivalents	122,486
Commercial Paper [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member]
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 122,426

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Note 10 - Stockholders' Equity (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		60 Months Ended
	May 31, 2020	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Jul. 01, 2015
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, New Issues (in shares)	287,500
Proceeds from Issuance of Common Stock, Net	$ 469,800
Treasury Stock, Shares, Ending Balance (in shares)		155,565		155,565		155,565	172,522
Stock Repurchase Program, Authorized Amount								$ 250,000
Stock Repurchase Program, Number of Shares Authorized to be Repurchased (in shares)								600,000
Treasury Stock, Shares, Acquired (in shares)				0		210,631
Treasury Stock, Value, Acquired, Cost Method					$ 5,073	$ 104,900
Payment, Tax Withholding, Share-based Payment Arrangement		$ 100	$ 200	$ 5,823	$ 2,764
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Shares Withheld for Tax Withholding Obligation (in shares)		17	13	3,789	3,323
Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Repayments of Debt	$ 100,000

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Note 11 - Equity-based Compensation (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Expense, Tax Benefit	$ 2.7	$ 1.7	$ 7.9	$ 2.7
Deferred Tax Assets, Tax Deferred Expense, Compensation and Benefits, Share-based Compensation Cost	3.5		3.5
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member]
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Nonvested Award, Excluding Option, Cost Not yet Recognized, Amount	18.4		$ 18.4
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Nonvested Award, Cost Not yet Recognized, Period for Recognition (Year)			1 year 4 months 24 days
Stock Appreciation Rights (SARs) [Member]
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Nonvested Award, Excluding Option, Cost Not yet Recognized, Amount	$ 6.1		$ 6.1
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Nonvested Award, Cost Not yet Recognized, Period for Recognition (Year)			1 year 3 months 18 days
The 2015 Plan [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Shares Available for Grant (in shares)	136,410		136,410

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Note 11 - Equity-based Compensation - Compensation Expense (Details) - Selling, General and Administrative Expenses [Member] - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019
Share-based compensation expense	$ 3,426	$ 3,082	$ 6,647	$ 6,103
Restricted Stock [Member]
Share-based compensation expense	2,678	1,850	5,185	3,679
Stock Appreciation Rights (SARs) [Member]
Share-based compensation expense	$ 748	$ 1,232	$ 1,462	$ 2,424

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Note 11 - Equity-based Compensation - Restricted Stock (Details) - Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units [Member] - $ / shares	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Unvested, restricted stock (in shares)	38,873
Unvested, restricted stock, weighted avergae grant date fair value (in dollars per share)	$ 1,018.65	$ 728.77
Granted, restricted stock (in shares)	11,551
Granted, restricted stock, weighted avergae grant date fair value (in dollars per share)	$ 1,555.77
Forfeited, restricted stock (in shares)	(5,303)
Forfeited, restricted stock, weighted average grant date fair value (in dollars per share)	$ 718.63
Vested and issued, restricted stock (in shares)	(10,606)
Vested and issued, restricted stock, weighted average grant date fair value (in dollars per share)	$ 679.29
Unvested, restricted stock (in shares)	34,515
Vested and unissued, restricted stock (in shares)	6,655
Vested and unissued, restricted stock, weighted average grant date fair value (in dollars per share)	$ 618.54

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Note 11 - Equity-based Compensation - Stock Appreciation Rights (Details) - Stock Appreciation Rights (SARs) [Member] - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Outstanding, stock appreciation rights (in shares)	90,410
Outstanding, weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share)	$ 676.41
Outstanding, beginning balance, weighted average fair value (in dollars per share)	$ 175.26	$ 153.90
Outstanding, aggregate intrinsic value	$ 65,922	$ 73,419
Weighted average remaining contractual term, outstanding (Year)	7 years 4 months 24 days	7 years 6 months
Granted, stock appreciation rights (in shares)	3,500
Granted, weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share)	$ 1,540.92
Granted, weighted average fair value (in dollars per share)	$ 373.12
Weighted average remaining contractual term, granted (Year)	9 years 9 months 18 days
Exercised, stock appreciation rights (in shares)	(22,065)
Exercised, weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share)	$ 514.41
Exercised, weighted average fair value (in dollars per share)	$ 111.62
Exercised, aggregate intrinsic value	$ 25,058
Forfeited, stock appreciation rights (in shares)	(6,891)
Forfeited, weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share)	$ 846.81
Forfeited, weighted average fair value (in dollars per share)	$ 199.27
Outstanding, stock appreciation rights (in shares)	64,954	90,410
Outstanding, weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share)	$ 759.94	$ 676.41
Vested and exercisable, stock appreciation rights (in shares)	28,573
Vested and exercisable, weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share)	$ 586.79
Vested and exercisable, weighted average fair value (in dollars per share)	$ 131.19
Vested and exercisable, aggregate intrinsic value	$ 33,946
Weighted average remaining contractual term, vested and exercisable (Year)	6 years 4 months 24 days

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Note 11 - Equity-based Compensation - Stock Appreciation Rights, Fair Value Assumptions (Details) - Stock Appreciation Rights (SARs) [Member]	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2020
Expected volatility	25.90%
Risk-free interest rate	0.46%
Expected term (Year)	6 years 3 months
Expected dividend yield	0.58%

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Note 12 - Income Taxes (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Percent, Total	17.40%	20.80%	13.00%	22.80%
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Net Operating Loss Carryback Provision of CARES Act	$ (2.8)		$ (9.8)
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Tax Expense (Benefit), Share-based Payment Arrangement, Amount	$ (1.0)		(5.2)
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, State and Local Income Taxes, Amount			$ (1.1)

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Note 13 - Net Income Per Common Share - Computation of Basic and Diluted Earnings Per Share (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
		Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019
Net income		$ 62,540	$ 36,395	$ 131,866	$ 75,134
Basic (in shares)		5,831,796	5,673,669	5,764,850	5,673,893
Effect of dilutive equity-based compensation awards (in shares)	[1]	51,621	56,569	54,783	49,403
Diluted (in shares)		5,883,417	5,730,238	5,819,633	5,723,296
Basic (in dollars per share)		$ 10.72	$ 6.41	$ 22.87	$ 13.24
Diluted (in dollars per share)		$ 10.63	$ 6.35	$ 22.66	$ 13.13
Anti-dilutive shares from equity-based compensation awards (in shares)	[1]	506	87	363	3,895

[1] Equity-based compensation awards whose impact is considered to be anti-dilutive under the treasury stock method were excluded from the diluted net income per common share calculation.

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Note 14 - Commitments and Contingencies (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2020	Jan. 31, 2020
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | JPMorgan Chase Bank [Member] | Letter of Credit Issued to Third Party for FCC Performance Obligations with Offseting Collateral [Member]
Collateral Pledged By Third Party		$ 22,000
Letters of Credit Outstanding, Amount	$ 0
Financial Standby Letter of Credit [Member]
Letters of Credit Outstanding, Amount		$ 22,000