Segment Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of reportable segments

	2018			2017			2016
Net sales to external customers:
CPE	$	3,923,894		$	4,475,670		$	4,747,445
N&C		2,156,577			2,094,113			2,111,708
Enterprise		675,352			45,749			—
Other		(13,183	)		(1,140	)		(30,035	)
Total		6,742,640			6,614,392			6,829,118
Direct contribution:
CPE		270,510			456,562			647,117
N&C		848,938			724,597			595,866
Enterprise		64,667			1,389			—
Segment total		1,184,115			1,182,548			1,242,983
Corporate and unallocated costs		(576,347	)		(530,772	)		(581,991	)
Amortization of intangible assets		(383,561	)		(375,407	)		(397,464	)
Impairment of goodwill and intangible assets		(3,400	)		(55,000	)		(2,200	)
Integration, acquisition, restructuring and other costs, net		(41,922	)		(98,357	)		(150,611	)
Operating income		178,885			123,012			110,717
Interest expense		95,086			87,088			79,817
Loss on investments		308			11,066			21,194
Loss (gain) on foreign currency		3,834			9,757			(13,982	)
Interest income		(8,341	)		(7,975	)		(4,395	)
Other expense (income), net		5,056			1,873			3,991
Income before income taxes	$	82,942		$	21,203		$	24,092

Schedule of composition of corporate and unallocated Costs

	2018		2017		2016
Corporate and unallocated costs:
Cost of sales	$	85,838	$	56,952	$	118,001
Selling, general and administrative expenses		385,273		374,933		367,225
Research and development expenses		105,236		98,887		96,765
Total	$	576,347	$	530,772	$	581,991

Schedule of Company's Net Intangible Assets and Goodwill by Reportable Segment

	CPE		N&C		Enterprise		Total
December 31, 2018
Goodwill	$	1,380,817	$	570,852	$	288,973	$	2,240,642
Intangible assets, net		587,728		398,856		417,075		1,403,659
December 31, 2017
Goodwill	$	1,386,680	$	573,798	$	318,034	$	2,278,512
Intangible assets, net		807,314		501,998		462,050		1,771,362

Schedule of company's revenues by products and services

	2018			2017			2016
CPE:
Broadband CPE	$	1,643,152		$	1,808,600		$	1,683,491
Video CPE		2,280,742			2,667,070			3,063,954
Sub-total		3,923,894			4,475,670			4,747,445
Network & Cloud:
Networks		1,850,416			1,747,936			1,789,097
Software and services		306,161			346,177			322,611
Sub-total		2,156,577			2,094,113			2,111,708
Enterprise Networks:
Enterprise Networks		675,352			45,749			—
Other:
Other (1)		(13,183	)		(1,140	)		(30,035	)
Total net sales	$	6,742,640		$	6,614,392		$	6,829,118

(1) Includes adjustments related to acquisition accounting impacts on deferred revenues in 2018 and 2017 and reduction in revenue related to warrants in 2016.

Schedule of company's two largest customers

	Years ended December 31,
	2018			2017			2016
Charter and affiliates	$	928,403		$	985,237		$	1,064,408	(1)
% of sales		13.8	%		14.9	%		15.6	%
Comcast and affiliates	$	1,114,238		$	1,479,415		$	1,637,519	(1)
% of sales		16.5	%		22.4	%		24.0	%

⁽¹⁾ Revenues were reduced $30.2 million in 2016, as a result of warrants held by Charter and Comcast. (see Note 18 Warrants for additional information).

Schedule of International sales by geographic region

	For the Years Ended December 31,
	2018		2017		2016
Domestic — U.S.	$	3,973,247	$	4,351,843	$	4,909,698
International
Americas, excluding U.S.		1,182,289		1,080,456		982,769
Asia Pacific		431,045		374,772		291,504
EMEA		1,156,059		807,321		645,147
Total international	$	2,769,393	$	2,262,549	$	1,919,420
Total sales	$	6,742,640	$	6,614,392	$	6,829,118

Schedule of plant and equipment by geographic region

	December 31,
	2018		2017
Domestic — U.S.	$	236,003	$	250,866
International
Americas, excluding U.S.		12,185		12,746
Asia Pacific		23,994		85,236
EMEA		15,489		23,619
Total international	$	51,668	$	121,601
Net property, plant and equipment	$	287,671	$	372,467