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DEBT - Senior Guaranteed Notes, Senior Secured Notes, and Senior Notes and Debentures (Details) - USD ($)			1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 06, 2018	Mar. 15, 2017	Apr. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Feb. 28, 2018	Jan. 01, 2018	Jun. 21, 2016
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount				$ 24,817,366,000	$ 23,296,581,000
Long-term debt				24,420,285,000	22,812,600,000
Dividends	$ 1,499,935,000
Loss on extinguishment of debt and write-off of deferred financing costs		$ 18,976,000		243,806,000	48,804,000	$ 600,240,000
Redemption of debt amount				8,886,000
Stock Issued During Period, Value, New Issues				7,122,000
Collateralized Agreements				65,854,000
Cablevision 5.125% Notes due December 15, 2021
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Loss on extinguishment of debt and write-off of deferred financing costs				500,000
CSC Holdings Revolving Credit Facility, Portion Due October 9, 2020 \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity					200,000
CSC Holdings 5.125% Notes due December 15, 2021
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Loss on extinguishment of debt and write-off of deferred financing costs				65,151,000
Senior Notes \| 2028 Guaranteed Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount			$ 1,050,000,000
Stated interest rate			7.50%
Senior Notes \| CSC Holdings' Senior Notes Due February 2018
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt							$ 300,000,000
Senior Notes \| Cablevision Senior Notes Due April 2018
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt			$ 750,000,000
Loss on extinguishment of debt and write-off of deferred financing costs			7,019,000
Debt premium			2,314,000
Senior Notes \| 6.375% Senior Notes due September 15, 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate		6.375%
Loss on extinguishment of debt and write-off of deferred financing costs			16,737,000
Redemption of debt amount		$ 450,000,000	$ 1,050,000,000
Senior Notes \| Cablevision 5.125% Notes due December 15, 2021
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount				$ 0	8,886,000
Stated interest rate				5.125%
Redemption of debt amount				$ 8,886,000
Senior Notes \| CSC Holdings 5.750% Notes due January 15, 2030
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount				$ 2,250,000,000	0
Stated interest rate				5.75%
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage				104.00%
Senior Notes \| Incremental CSC Holdings 5.750% Notes due January 15, 2030 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount				$ 1,250,000,000
Senior Notes \| 10.125% Notes due January 15, 2023
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount				$ 0	1,800,000,000
Stated interest rate				10.125%
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage				107.594%
Senior Notes \| CSC Holdings 5.750% Notes due January 15, 2030 Tranche 1 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount				$ 1,000,000,000
Senior Notes \| CSC Holdings 5.750% Notes due January 15, 2030 Tranche 2 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount				1,250,000,000
Senior Notes \| CSC Holdings 5.125% Notes due December 15, 2021
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount				$ 0	1,240,762,000
Stated interest rate				5.125%
Loss on extinguishment of debt and write-off of deferred financing costs					(65,151,000)
Secured Debt [Member] \| 5.5% Notes due April 15, 2027
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount				$ 1,310,000,000	1,310,000,000
Stated interest rate				5.50%
Secured Debt [Member] \| 2028 Guaranteed Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount								$ 1,000,000,000
Stated interest rate								5.375%
Secured Debt [Member] \| CSC Holdings 6.500% Notes due February 1, 2029 Tranche 2 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount				$ 250,000,000
Redemption of debt amount				$ 905,300,000
Premium on notes				101.75%
Secured Debt [Member] \| CSC Holdings 6.500% Notes due February 1, 2029 Tranche 1 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount				$ 1,500,000,000
Long-term Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount				$ 24,646,684,000	$ 23,137,956,000
Cablevision Systems Corp. \| Notes payable and supply chain financing
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount									$ 1,750,000,000
Cablevision Systems Corp. \| Notes payable and supply chain financing \| Notes Payable at 10.75%
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount									$ 875,000,000
Stated interest rate									10.75%
Cablevision Systems Corp. \| Notes payable and supply chain financing \| Notes Payable at 11%
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount									$ 875,000,000
Stated interest rate									11.00%
Affiliates \| Notes payable and supply chain financing
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount						1,750,000
Affiliates \| Cablevision Systems Corp. \| Notes payable and supply chain financing
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt premium									$ 513,723,000
Interest payable									$ 529,000
Interest expense						$ 90,405,000