CHANGE IN ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ATS ACQUISITION (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

Accounting Changes and Error Corrections [Abstract]

Schedule of New Accounting Pronouncements

The following table summarizes the impact of adopting ASC 606 and ASU No. 2017-07 and the impact of the ATS Acquisition on Altice USA's consolidated statements of operations:

	Altice USA
	Year Ended December 31, 2017
	As Reported		Impact of ASC 606		Impact of ASU No. 2017-07		Impact of ATS Acquisition		As Adjusted
Residential:
Broadband	$	2,563,772	$	45,192	$	—	$	(369)	$	2,608,595
Video	4,214,745		59,878		—		(501)		4,274,122
Telephony	823,981		(122,981)		—		(235)		700,765
Business services and wholesale	1,298,817		(604)		—		—		1,298,213
News and advertising (a)	396,187		—		—		—		396,187
Other (a)	29,068		—		—		—		29,068
Total revenue	9,326,570		(18,515)		—		(1,105)		9,306,950
Programming and other direct costs	3,035,655		—		—		—		3,035,655
Other operating expenses	2,342,655		(18,515)		(11,863)		35,038		2,347,315
Restructuring and other expense	152,401		—		—		—		152,401
Depreciation and amortization	2,930,475		—		—		96		2,930,571
Operating income	865,384		—		11,863		(36,239)		841,008
Other expense, net	(2,196,733)		—		(11,863)		—		(2,208,596)
Loss before income taxes	(1,331,349)		—		—		(36,239)		(1,367,588)
Income tax benefit	2,852,967		—		—		9,385		2,862,352
Net income	$	1,521,618	$	—	$	—	$	(26,854)	$	1,494,764