CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 138,715	$ 298,781
Restricted cash	260	257
Accounts receivable, trade (less allowance for doubtful accounts of $15,881 and $13,520)	420,321	448,399
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	182,401	136,285
Amounts due from affiliates	1,222	17,557
Derivative contracts	0	1,975
Total current assets	742,919	903,254
Property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $4,704,512 and $4,044,671	5,814,965	5,828,881
Right-of-use lease assets	289,932	0
Investment securities pledged as collateral	1,816,147	1,462,626
Derivative contracts	0	109,344
Other assets	92,518	84,382
Amortizable intangibles, net of accumulated amortization of $3,284,685 and $2,882,787	3,865,003	4,192,824
Indefinite-lived cable television franchises	13,020,081	13,020,081
Goodwill	8,138,086	8,012,416
Total assets	33,779,651	33,613,808
Current Liabilities:
Accounts payable	909,120	857,502
Interest payable	335,063	386,475
Accrued employee related costs	133,817	139,806
Amounts due to affiliates	6,479	26,096
Deferred revenue	141,546	140,053
Debt	660,223	158,625
Other current liabilities	332,692	312,634
Total current liabilities	2,518,940	2,021,191
Other liabilities	238,872	271,554
Deferred tax liability	4,765,958	4,723,937
Liabilities under derivative contracts	289,156	132,908
Right-of-use operating lease liability	277,744	0
Long-term debt, net of current maturities	22,980,286	22,653,975
Total liabilities	31,070,956	29,803,565
Commitments and contingencies (Note 16)
Redeemable equity	174,931	130,007
Stockholders' Equity:
Preferred stock, $.01 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized, no shares issued and outstanding	0	0
Paid-in capital	2,220,348	3,423,803
Retained earnings	313,198	251,830
Total stockholders' equity before accumulated other comprehensive Income and non-controlling interest	2,540,099	3,682,724
Treasury stock, at cost (16,479 Altice USA Class A common shares)	0	0
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(14,474)	(11,783)
Total stockholders' equity	2,525,625	3,670,941
Noncontrolling interest	8,139	9,295
Total stockholders' equity	2,533,764	3,680,236
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	33,779,651	33,613,808
Common Class A
Stockholders' Equity:
Common stock	4,681	4,961
Common Class B
Stockholders' Equity:
Common stock	1,872	2,130
Common Class C
Stockholders' Equity:
Common stock	$ 0	$ 0