CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 701,898	$ 298,781
Restricted cash	262	257
Accounts receivable, trade (less allowance for doubtful accounts of $14,683 and $13,520)	457,118	448,399
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	215,304	136,285
Amounts due from affiliates	6,774	17,557
Derivative contracts	0	1,975
Total current assets	1,381,356	903,254
Property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $5,276,921 and $4,044,671	5,753,401	5,828,881
Operating Lease, Right-of-Use Asset	280,340	0
Investment securities pledged as collateral	1,931,697	1,462,626
Derivative contracts	25,207	109,344
Other assets	92,622	84,382
Amortizable intangibles, net of accumulated amortization of $3,670,679 and $2,882,787	3,481,109	4,192,824
Indefinite-lived cable television franchises	13,020,081	13,020,081
Goodwill	8,142,309	8,012,416
Total assets	34,108,122	33,613,808
Current Liabilities:
Accounts payable	799,618	857,502
Amounts due to affiliates	7,456	26,096
Deferred revenue	124,777	140,053
Accrued employee related costs	111,337	139,806
Interest payable	385,655	386,475
Long-term Debt, Current Maturities	170,682	158,625
Other Accrued Liabilities, Current	378,954	312,634
Long-term Debt, Right-Of-Use Financing Obligations, Current Maturities	269,062
Total current liabilities	1,978,479	2,021,191
Defined benefit plan obligations	57,190	96,794
Other liabilities	147,714	174,760
Deferred tax liability	4,762,595	4,723,937
Liabilities under derivative contracts	255,666	132,908
Long-term Debt, Right-Of-Use Financing Obligations, Excluding Current Maturities		0
Long-term Debt, Excluding Current Maturities	24,249,603	22,653,975
Total liabilities	31,720,309	29,803,565
Commitments and contingencies (Note 17)
Redeemable equity	108,551	130,007
Stockholders' Equity:
Preferred stock, $.01 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized, no shares issued and outstanding	0	0
Paid-in capital	2,039,918	3,423,803
Retained earnings	390,766	251,830
Total stockholders' equity before accumulated other comprehensive Income and non-controlling interest	2,437,118	3,682,724
Treasury Stock, Value	163,904	0
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(3,250)	(11,783)
Total stockholders' equity	2,269,964	3,670,941
Noncontrolling interest	9,298	9,295
Total stockholders' equity	2,279,262	3,680,236
Total liabilities and equity	34,108,122	33,613,808
Common Class A
Stockholders' Equity:
Common stock	4,572	4,961
Common Class B
Stockholders' Equity:
Common stock	1,862	2,130
Common Class C
Stockholders' Equity:
Common stock	0	0
CSC Holdings
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	697,741	298,527
Restricted cash	262	257
Accounts receivable, trade (less allowance for doubtful accounts of $14,683 and $13,520)	457,118	448,399
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	211,642	141,267
Amounts due from affiliates	6,774	4,385
Derivative contracts	0	1,975
Total current assets	1,373,537	894,810
Property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $5,276,921 and $4,044,671	5,753,401	5,828,881
Operating Lease, Right-of-Use Asset	280,340	0
Investment securities pledged as collateral	1,931,697	1,462,626
Derivative contracts	25,207	109,344
Other assets	92,622	65,183
Amortizable intangibles, net of accumulated amortization of $3,670,679 and $2,882,787	3,481,109	4,192,824
Indefinite-lived cable television franchises	13,020,081	13,020,081
Goodwill	8,142,309	8,012,416
Total assets	34,100,303	33,586,165
Current Liabilities:
Accounts payable	799,618	857,502
Amounts due to affiliates	7,456	179,417
Deferred revenue	124,777	140,053
Accrued employee related costs	111,337	139,806
Interest payable	385,655	366,644
Long-term Debt, Current Maturities	170,682	158,625
Other Accrued Liabilities, Current	378,948	301,783
Total current liabilities	1,978,473	2,143,830
Defined benefit plan obligations	57,190	96,794
Other liabilities	147,714	174,757
Deferred tax liability	4,980,599	5,349,947
Liabilities under derivative contracts	255,666	132,908
Long-term Debt, Right-Of-Use Financing Obligations, Excluding Current Maturities	269,062	0
Long-term Debt, Excluding Current Maturities	24,249,603	21,558,782
Total liabilities	31,938,307	29,457,018
Redeemable equity	108,551	130,007
Stockholders' Equity:
Retained earnings	13,515	549,691
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(3,250)	(11,783)
Noncontrolling interest	9,298	9,295
Total liabilities and equity	$ 34,100,303	$ 33,586,165