Earnings Per Share (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2022

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, 2022 and 2021:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2022	2021
	(in thousands)
Basic weighted average shares outstanding	453,229	469,233
Effect of dilution:
Stock options	—	6,170
Restricted stock	—	45
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding	453,229	475,448
Weighted average shares excluded from diluted weighted average shares outstanding:
Anti-dilutive shares	58,401	495
Performance stock units and restricted stock whose performance metrics have not been achieved.	7,705	8,748