PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property, Plant and Equipment

Property, plant and equipment (including equipment under finance leases) consist of the following assets, which are depreciated or amortized on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives shown below:

	December 31, 2019		December 31, 2018		Estimated Useful Lives
Customer premise equipment	$	1,563,729	$	1,354,510	3 to 5 years
Headends and related equipment	2,023,684		1,852,105		5 to 25 years
Infrastructure	5,314,322		4,595,143		5 to 25 years
Equipment and software	1,111,577		1,083,166		3 to 10 years
Construction in progress (including materials and supplies)	192,571		215,684
Furniture and fixtures	63,478		57,448		5 to 8 years
Transportation equipment	151,627		146,387		5 to 10 years
Buildings and building improvements	457,174		411,573		10 to 40 years
Leasehold improvements	103,734		109,110		Term of lease
Land	48,426		48,426
	11,030,322		9,873,552
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization	(5,276,921)		(4,044,671)
	$	5,753,401	$	5,828,881