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	May 24, 2018	Jan. 08, 2018	Apr. 30, 2018	Feb. 28, 2018	Sep. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
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Principal Amount					$ 6,282,938,000	$ 4,693,675,000
Dividends	$ 2.035	$ 1,499,935,000			1,499,935,000
Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal Amount					$ 15,739,245,000	16,289,245,000
Senior Notes \| Cequel and Cequel Capital 7.5% Senior Notes due April 1, 2028 [Member] [Domain]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage of Principal Amount Redeemed					40.00%
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage					107.50%
Principal Amount					$ 1,050,000,000	0
Interest Rate					7.50%
Senior Notes \| 5.375% Notes Due February 1, 2028
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage					105.375%
Principal Amount					$ 1,000,000,000	0
Interest Rate					5.375%
Senior Notes \| 7.875% Notes due February 15, 2018
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal Amount					$ 0	300,000,000
Interest Rate					7.875%
Senior Notes \| 7.75% Notes due April 15, 2018
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal Amount					$ 0	750,000,000
Interest Rate					7.75%
Extinguishment of debt				$ 7,019,000
Write Off Of Deferred Debt Issuance Cots and Unamortized Discount				$ 2,314,000
Senior Notes \| Cequel and Cequel Capital 6.375% Senior Notes due September 15, 2020 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal Amount					$ 0	$ 1,050,000,000
Interest Rate					6.375%
Extinguishment of debt			$ 16,737,000
Write Off Of Deferred Debt Issuance Cots and Unamortized Discount			$ 20,173,000