CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 220,447	$ 305,484
Restricted cash	270	267
Accounts receivable, trade (less allowance for doubtful accounts of $23,292 and $20,767, respectively)	319,369	365,992
Prepaid expenses and other current assets ($421 and $572 due from affiliates, respectively)	179,497	130,684
Derivative contracts	0	263,873
Securities Held as Collateral, at Fair Value	0	1,502,145
Total current assets	719,583	2,568,445
Property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $7,935,109 and $7,785,397, respectively	7,790,547	7,500,780
Operating Lease, Right-of-Use Asset	273,827	250,601
Other assets	223,251	259,681
Amortizable intangibles, net of accumulated amortization of $5,655,369 and $5,549,674, respectively	1,554,443	1,660,331
Indefinite-lived cable television franchises	13,216,355	13,216,355
Goodwill	8,208,773	8,208,773
Total assets	31,986,779	33,664,966
Current Liabilities:
Accounts payable	1,081,946	1,213,806
Interest payable	236,083	252,351
Accrued employee related costs	117,925	139,328
Deferred revenue	96,299	80,559
Debt	373,174	2,075,077
Other current liabilities ($30,790 and $20,857 due to affiliates, respectively)	341,433	278,580
Total current liabilities	2,246,860	4,039,701
Other liabilities	290,137	274,623
Deferred tax liability	5,024,949	5,081,661
Operating Lease, Liability, Noncurrent	281,067	260,237
Long-term debt, net of current maturities	24,624,437	24,512,656
Total liabilities	32,467,450	34,168,878
Commitments and contingencies (Note 14)
Redeemable noncontrolling interest	22,193	0
Stockholders' Equity, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest [Abstract]
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized, no shares issued and outstanding	0	0
Paid-in capital	159,750	182,701
Accumulated deficit	(628,408)	(654,273)
Total stockholders' equity before accumulated other comprehensive Income and non-controlling interest	(464,111)	(467,010)
Treasury stock, at cost (18,825 and 18,921 Class A common shares, respectively)	0	0
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(7,328)	(8,201)
Total Altice USA stockholders' deficiency	(471,439)	(475,211)
Noncontrolling interests	(31,425)	(28,701)
Total stockholders' deficiency	(502,864)	(503,912)
Total liabilities and stockholders' deficiency	31,986,779	33,664,966
Common Class A
Stockholders' Equity, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest [Abstract]
Common stock	2,704	2,719
Common Class B
Stockholders' Equity, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest [Abstract]
Common stock	1,843	1,843
Common Class C
Stockholders' Equity, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest [Abstract]
Common stock	$ 0	$ 0