CHANGE IN ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ATS ACQUISITION (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Accounting Changes and Error Corrections [Abstract]

Schedule of New Accounting Pronouncements

The adoption of ASU No. 2017-07 had no impact on the Company's consolidated balance sheet. The following table summarizes the impact of adopting ASC 606 and the impact of the ATS Acquisition on the Company's consolidated balance sheets: 

	December 31, 2017									December 31, 2016
	As Reported		Impact of ASC 606		Impact of ATS Acquisition			As Adjusted		As Reported			Impact of ASC 606		As Adjusted
Cash and cash equivalents	$	273,329	$	—	$	56,519		$	329,848	$	486,792		$	—	$	486,792
Other current assets	580,231		14,068		(20,548		)	573,751		1,218,127			14,068		1,232,195
Property, plant and equipment, net	6,063,829		—		(40,003		)	6,023,826		6,597,635			—		6,597,635
Goodwill	7,996,760		—		23,101			8,019,861		7,992,700			—		7,992,700
Other assets, long-term	19,861,076		10,261		(6,541		)	19,864,796		20,178,995			10,261		20,189,256
Total assets	$	34,775,225	$	24,329	$	12,528		$	34,812,082	$	36,474,249		$	24,329	$	36,498,578
Current liabilities	2,492,983		6,978		20,401			2,520,362		3,704,933			6,978		3,711,911
Deferred tax liability	4,775,115		4,685		(10,514		)	4,769,286		7,966,815			4,685		7,971,500
Liabilities, long-term	21,779,997		—		6,394			21,786,391		22,704,512			—		22,704,512
Total liabilities	$	29,048,095	$	11,663	$	16,281		$	29,076,039	$	34,376,260		$	11,663	$	34,387,923
Redeemable equity	231,290		—		—			231,290		68,147			—		68,147
Paid-in-capital	4,642,128		—		23,101			4,665,229		3,003,554			—		3,003,554
Retained earnings (accumulated deficit)	854,824		12,666		(26,854		)	840,636		(975,978		)	12,666		(963,312		)
Total stockholders' equity	5,495,840		12,666		(3,753		)	5,504,753		2,029,842			12,666		2,042,508
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$	34,775,225	$	24,329	$	12,528		$	34,812,082	$	36,474,249		$	24,329	$	36,498,578

The following table summarizes the impact of adopting ASC 606 and ASU No. 2017-07 and the impact of the ATS Acquisition on the Company's consolidated statements of operations:

	Year Ended December 31, 2017
	As Reported			Impact of ASC 606			Impact of ASU No. 2017-07			Impact of ATS Acquisition			As Adjusted
Residential:
Pay TV	$	4,214,745		$	59,878		$	—		$	(501	)	$	4,274,122
Broadband	2,563,772			45,192			—			(369		)	2,608,595
Telephony	823,981			(122,981		)	—			(235		)	700,765
Business services and wholesale	1,298,817			(604		)	—			—			1,298,213
Advertising	391,866			—			—			—			391,866
Other	33,389			—			—			—			33,389
Total revenue	9,326,570			(18,515		)	—			(1,105		)	9,306,950
Programming and other direct costs	3,035,655			—			—			—			3,035,655
Other operating expenses	2,342,655			(18,515		)	(11,863		)	35,038			2,347,315
Restructuring and other expense	152,401			—			—			—			152,401
Depreciation and amortization	2,930,475			—			—			96			2,930,571
Operating income	865,384			—			11,863			(36,239		)	841,008
Other income (expense), net	(2,196,733		)	—			(11,863		)	—			(2,208,596		)
Loss before income taxes	(1,331,349		)	—			—			(36,239		)	(1,367,588		)
Income tax benefit	2,852,967			—			—			9,385			2,862,352
Net income	$	1,521,618		$	—		$	—		$	(26,854	)	$	1,494,764

	Year Ended December 31, 2016
	As Reported			Impact of ASC 606			Impact of ASU No. 2017-07			As Adjusted
Residential:
Pay TV	$	2,759,216		$	29,657		$	—		$	2,788,873
Broadband	1,617,029			34,545			—			1,651,574
Telephony	529,973			(64,202		)	—			465,771
Business services and wholesale	819,541			—			—			819,541
Advertising	252,049			—			—			252,049
Other	39,404			—			—			39,404
Total revenue	6,017,212			—			—			6,017,212
Programming and other direct costs	1,911,230			—			—			1,911,230
Other operating expenses	1,705,615			—			(3,143		)	1,702,472
Restructuring and other expense	240,395			—			—			240,395
Depreciation and amortization	1,700,306			—			—			1,700,306
Operating income	459,666			—			3,143			462,809
Other income (expense), net	(1,550,811		)	—			(3,143		)	(1,553,954		)
Loss before income taxes	(1,091,145		)	—			—			(1,091,145		)
Income tax benefit	259,666			—			—			259,666
Net loss	$	(831,479	)	$	—		$	—		$	(831,479	)