Earnings Per Share (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2021

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Schedule of Weighted Average Number of Shares [Table Text Block]

The following table presents a reconciliation of weighted average shares used in the calculations of the basic and diluted net income per share attributable to Altice USA stockholders for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2021	2020
	(in thousands)
Basic weighted average shares outstanding	469,233	621,414
Effect of dilution:
Stock options	6,170	—
Restricted stock	45	—
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding	475,448	621,414
Weighted average shares excluded from diluted weighted average shares outstanding:
Anti-dilutive shares	495	22,525
Performance stock units and restricted stock whose performance metrics have not been achieved.	8,748	8,981