INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2018

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets by Major Class

The following table summarizes information relating to the Company's acquired amortizable intangible assets: 

	June 30, 2018							December 31, 2017
	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net Carrying Amount		Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net Carrying Amount		Estimated Useful Lives
Customer relationships	$	5,970,884	$	(1,797,079	)	$	4,173,805	$	5,970,884	$	(1,409,021	)	$	4,561,863	8 to 18 years
Trade names	1,067,083		(654,498		)	412,585		1,067,083		(588,574		)	478,509		2 to 5 years
Other amortizable intangibles	37,060		(14,865		)	22,195		37,060		(10,978		)	26,082		1 to 15 years
	$	7,075,027	$	(2,466,442	)	$	4,608,585	$	7,075,027	$	(2,008,573	)	$	5,066,454

Schedule of Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets

The following table summarizes information relating to the Company's acquired indefinite-lived intangible assets:

	June 30, 2018						December 31, 2017
	Cablevision		Cequel		Total		Cablevision		Cequel		Total
Cable television franchises	$	8,113,575	$	4,906,506	$	13,020,081	$	8,113,575	$	4,906,506	$	13,020,081
Goodwill	5,866,108		2,138,700		8,004,808		5,866,120		2,153,741		8,019,861
Total	$	13,979,683	$	7,045,206	$	21,024,889	$	13,979,695	$	7,060,247	$	21,039,942

Schedule of Goodwill

The carrying amount of goodwill is presented below:

Gross goodwill as of December 31, 2017, as reported	$	7,996,760
ATS goodwill included in Cablevision segment (See Note 3 for further details)	23,101
Gross goodwill as of December 31, 2017, as adjusted	8,019,861
Adjustment to purchase accounting relating to business acquired in fourth quarter of 2017	(12		)
Reclassification of Cequel segment goodwill to property, plant and equipment	(15,041		)
Net goodwill as of June 30, 2018	$	8,004,808