General Information	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2022
Organization and Basis of Presentation
Organization and Basis of Presentation	Note 1. General Information WideOpenWest, Inc. (“WOW” or the “Company”) is a leading broadband services provider offering high-speed data (“HSD”), cable television (“Video”), and digital telephony (“Telephony”) services to residential and business customers. The Company serves customers in 14 markets in the United States which consist of Detroit and Lansing, Michigan; Augusta, Columbus, Newnan and West Point, Georgia; Charleston, South Carolina; Dothan, Auburn, Huntsville and Montgomery, Alabama; Knoxville, Tennessee; and Panama City and Pinellas County, Florida. The Company’s operations are managed and reported to its Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”), the Company’s chief operating decision maker, on a consolidated basis. The CEO assesses performance and allocates resources based on the consolidated results of operations. Under this organizational and reporting structure, the Company operates as one reportable segment.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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