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For an unclassified balance sheet, amounts due from related parties including affiliates, employees, joint ventures, officers and stockholders, immediate families thereof, and pension funds.

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Carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of obligations due all related parties.

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AFFILIATE AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS - Amounts Due From and Due to Related Parties (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2017
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Payments to Acquire Other Investments			$ 2,500	$ 4,800
Affiliates
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Due from related parties and affiliates	$ 18,387		18,387		$ 19,764
Due to related parties and affiliates	23,424		23,424		10,998
Affiliates \| Altice Dominican Republic [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Due from related parties and affiliates	2,551		2,551		0
Affiliates \| Altice US Finance S.A.
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Due from related parties and affiliates	13,100		13,100		12,951
Affiliates \| Newsday
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Due from related parties and affiliates	541		541		2,713
Due to related parties and affiliates	32		32		33
Affiliates \| Altice Management Americas
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Due from related parties and affiliates	1,271		1,271		33
Affiliates \| I24
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Due from related parties and affiliates	0		0		4,036
Affiliates \| Altice Labs S.A.
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Due to related parties and affiliates	1,463		1,463		7,354
Affiliates \| Other Altice N.V. subsidiaries
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Due from related parties and affiliates	924		924		31
Due to related parties and affiliates	8,679		8,679		3,611
Affiliates \| Altice Management International
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Due to related parties and affiliates	13,250		13,250		$ 0
Equipment and Software Development Costs [Member] \| Affiliates
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Payments to Acquire Other Investments	3,945	$ 3,549	6,679	12,914
Other Operating Income (Expense) [Member] \| Transition Services [Member] \| Affiliates
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Related Party Transaction, Other Expenses from Transactions with Related Party	$ 905	802	$ 1,904	1,766
Related Party Transaction, Other Revenues from Transactions with Related Party		$ 76		$ 917