CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 244,491	$ 701,898
Restricted cash	264	262
Accounts receivable, trade (less allowance for doubtful accounts of $17,614 and $14,683)	441,696	457,118
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	237,228	215,304
Amounts due from affiliates	3,935	6,774
Total current assets	927,614	1,381,356
Property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $5,601,368 and $5,276,921	5,781,005	5,753,401
Operating Lease, Right-of-Use Asset	280,389	280,340
Investment securities pledged as collateral	1,476,801	1,931,697
Derivative contracts	378,373	25,207
Other assets	109,812	92,622
Amortizable intangibles, net of accumulated amortization of $3,871,778 and $3,670,679	3,280,096	3,481,109
Indefinite-lived cable television franchises	13,020,081	13,020,081
Goodwill	8,142,309	8,142,309
Total assets	33,396,480	34,108,122
Current Liabilities:
Accounts payable	855,053	799,618
Amounts due to affiliates	8,511	7,456
Deferred revenue	126,026	124,777
Accrued employee related costs	104,742	111,337
Interest payable	252,851	385,655
Long-term Debt, Current Maturities	179,515	170,682
Other Accrued Liabilities, Current	354,882	378,954
Total current liabilities	1,881,580	1,978,479
Other liabilities	220,521	204,904
Deferred tax liability	4,811,850	4,762,595
Liabilities under derivative contracts	291,439	255,666
Long-term Debt, Right-Of-Use Financing Obligations, Excluding Current Maturities	267,043	269,062
Long-term Debt, Excluding Current Maturities	24,267,820	24,249,603
Total liabilities	31,740,253	31,720,309
Commitments and contingencies (Note 16)
Redeemable equity	65,812	108,551
Stockholders' Equity:
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized, no shares issued and outstanding	0	0
Paid-in capital	1,362,836	2,039,918
Retained earnings	389,908	390,766
Total stockholders' equity before accumulated other comprehensive Income and non-controlling interest	1,758,867	2,437,118
Treasury Stock, Value	163,893	163,904
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(13,177)	(3,250)
Total stockholders' equity	1,581,797	2,269,964
Noncontrolling interest	8,618	9,298
Total stockholders' equity	1,590,415	2,279,262
Total liabilities and equity	33,396,480	34,108,122
Common Class A
Stockholders' Equity:
Common stock	4,261	4,572
Common Class B
Stockholders' Equity:
Common stock	1,862	1,862
Common Class C
Stockholders' Equity:
Common stock	0	0
CSC Holdings
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	243,493	697,741
Restricted cash	264	262
Accounts receivable, trade (less allowance for doubtful accounts of $17,614 and $14,683)	441,696	457,118
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	237,228	211,642
Amounts due from affiliates	3,935	6,774
Total current assets	926,616	1,373,537
Property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $5,601,368 and $5,276,921	5,781,005	5,753,401
Operating Lease, Right-of-Use Asset	280,389	280,340
Investment securities pledged as collateral	1,476,801	1,931,697
Derivative contracts	378,373	25,207
Other assets	109,812	92,622
Amortizable intangibles, net of accumulated amortization of $3,871,778 and $3,670,679	3,280,096	3,481,109
Indefinite-lived cable television franchises	13,020,081	13,020,081
Goodwill	8,142,309	8,142,309
Total assets	33,395,482	34,100,303
Current Liabilities:
Accounts payable	855,053	799,618
Amounts due to affiliates	8,511	7,456
Deferred revenue	126,026	124,777
Accrued employee related costs	104,742	111,337
Interest payable	252,851	385,655
Long-term Debt, Current Maturities	179,515	170,682
Other Accrued Liabilities, Current	330,887	378,948
Total current liabilities	1,857,585	1,978,473
Other liabilities	220,521	204,904
Deferred tax liability	5,172,465	4,980,599
Liabilities under derivative contracts	291,439	255,666
Long-term Debt, Right-Of-Use Financing Obligations, Excluding Current Maturities	267,043	269,062
Long-term Debt, Excluding Current Maturities	24,267,820	24,249,603
Total liabilities	32,076,873	31,938,307
Redeemable equity	65,812	108,551
Stockholders' Equity:
Retained earnings	0	13,515
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(13,177)	(3,250)
Noncontrolling interest	8,618	9,298
Total liabilities and equity	$ 33,395,482	$ 34,100,303