CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 175,091	$ 298,781
Restricted cash	261	257
Accounts receivable, trade (less allowance for doubtful accounts of $13,394 and $13,520)	442,710	448,399
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	195,163	136,285
Amounts due from affiliates	4,554	17,557
Derivative contracts	0	1,975
Total current assets	817,779	903,254
Property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $5,058,198 and $4,044,671	5,797,059	5,828,881
Right-of-use lease assets	282,746	0
Investment securities pledged as collateral	1,936,422	1,462,626
Derivative contracts	2,634	109,344
Other assets	102,322	84,382
Amortizable intangibles, net of accumulated amortization of $3,476,043 and $2,882,787	3,675,954	4,192,824
Indefinite-lived cable television franchises	13,020,081	13,020,081
Goodwill	8,138,511	8,012,416
Total assets	33,773,508	33,613,808
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Accounts payable	878,518	857,502
Interest payable	278,506	386,475
Accrued employee related costs	128,914	139,806
Amounts due to affiliates	6,904	26,096
Deferred revenue	108,070	140,053
Debt	161,701	158,625
Other current liabilities	316,734	312,634
Total current liabilities	1,879,347	2,021,191
Other liabilities	245,885	271,554
Deferred tax liability	4,797,941	4,723,937
Liabilities under derivative contracts	377,613	132,908
Right-of-use operating lease liability	270,564	0
Long-term debt, net of current maturities	270,564	0
Long-term debt, net of current maturities	23,895,580	22,653,975
Total liabilities	31,466,930	29,803,565
Commitments and contingencies (Note 16)
Redeemable equity	217,311	130,007
Stockholders' Equity:
Preferred stock, $.01 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized, no shares issued and outstanding	0	0
Paid-in capital	1,709,685	3,423,803
Retained earnings	390,437	251,830
Total stockholders' equity before accumulated other comprehensive Income and non-controlling interest	2,106,491	3,682,724
Treasury stock, at cost (986 Class A common shares at September 30, 2019)	0	0
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(25,520)	(11,783)
Total stockholders' equity	2,080,971	3,670,941
Noncontrolling interest	8,296	9,295
Total stockholders' equity	2,089,267	3,680,236
Liabilities and Equity	33,773,508	33,613,808
Common Class A
Stockholders' Equity:
Common stock	4,506	4,961
Common Class B
Stockholders' Equity:
Common stock	1,863	2,130
Common Class C
Stockholders' Equity:
Common stock	$ 0	$ 0