SEGMENT INFORMATION (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2018

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of Reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to Operating Income (Loss)

The Company has presented the components that reconcile Adjusted EBITDA to operating income, an accepted GAAP measure:

	Three Months Ended September 30, 2018						Three Months Ended September 30, 2017
	Cablevision		Cequel		Total		Cablevision			Cequel		Total
Operating income (loss)	$	340,455	$	165,103	$	505,558	$	(3,103	)	$	123,678	$	120,575
Share-based compensation	9,038		3,289		12,327		11,555			3,450		15,005
Restructuring and other expense	14,122		2,465		16,587		35,364			18,084		53,448
Depreciation and amortization (including impairments)	378,549		157,504		536,053		656,122			167,164		823,286
Adjusted EBITDA	$	742,164	$	328,361	$	1,070,525	$	699,938		$	312,376	$	1,012,314

Reconciliation of Reportable Segment Amounts to Cablevision's and CSC Holdings' Consolidated Balances

A reconciliation of reportable segment amounts to the Company's condensed consolidated balances are as follows:

	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2018			2017			2018			2017
Operating income for reportable segments	$	505,558		$	120,575		$	1,153,655		$	623,953
Items excluded from operating income:
Interest expense	(389,594		)	(379,066		)	(1,157,395		)	(1,232,730		)
Interest income	1,427			961			9,843			1,373
Gain (loss) on investments and sale of affiliate interests, net	111,684			(18,900		)	(182,031		)	169,888
Gain (loss) on derivative contracts, net	(79,628		)	(16,763		)	130,883			(154,270		)
Gain (loss) on interest rate swap contracts	(19,554		)	1,051			(64,405		)	12,539
Loss on extinguishment of debt and write-off of deferred financing costs	—			(38,858		)	(41,616		)	(600,240		)
Other expense, net	(186		)	(2,984		)	(12,473		)	(9,019		)
Income (loss) before income taxes	$	129,707		$	(333,984	)	$	(163,539	)	$	(1,188,506	)

Schedule of Revenue by Products and Services and Segments

The following tables present the composition of revenue by reportable segment:

	Three Months Ended September 30, 2018									Three Months Ended September 30, 2017
	Cablevision		Cequel		Eliminations (a)			Total		Cablevision		Cequel		Eliminations (a)			Total
Residential:
Pay TV	$	783,252	$	271,415	$	—		$	1,054,667	$	798,583	$	271,363	$	—		$	1,069,946
Broadband	457,709		272,198		—			729,907		416,972		241,306		—			658,278
Telephony	130,494		30,857		—			161,351		140,830		31,649		—			172,479
Business services and wholesale	242,305		101,888		—			344,193		230,200		94,442		—			324,642
Advertising	105,719		18,107		(760		)	123,066		72,316		17,456		(480		)	89,292
Other	2,209		2,408		—			4,617		2,458		5,426		—			7,884
Total Revenue	$	1,721,688	$	696,873	$	(760	)	$	2,417,801	$	1,661,359	$	661,642	$	(480	)	$	2,322,521

	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018									Nine Months Ended September 30, 2017
	Cablevision		Cequel		Eliminations (a)			Total		Cablevision		Cequel		Eliminations (a)			Total
Residential:
Pay TV	$	2,313,229	$	809,550	$	—		$	3,122,779	$	2,397,233	$	827,754	$	—		$	3,224,987
Broadband	1,347,486		796,244		—			2,143,730		1,218,504		708,312		—			1,926,816
Telephony	399,714		91,174		—			490,888		432,710		98,991		—			531,701
Business services and wholesale	713,240		301,431		—			1,014,671		689,708		277,995		—			967,703
Advertising	276,343		53,541		(9,338		)	320,546		216,250		54,384		(480		)	270,154
Other	8,697		10,357		—			19,054		8,467		17,314		—			25,781
Total Revenue	$	5,058,709	$	2,062,297	$	(9,338	)	$	7,111,668	$	4,962,872	$	1,984,750	$	(480	)	$	6,947,142

(a)     Reflects revenue recognized by Cablevision from the sale of services to Cequel.

Capital Expenditures by Reportable Segment

Capital expenditures (cash basis) by reportable segment are presented below:

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2018		2017		2018		2017
Cablevision	$	217,326	$	180,287	$	554,483	$	505,852
Cequel	117,201		75,042		278,341		213,067
	$	334,527	$	255,329	$	832,824	$	718,919