PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2023

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property, Plant and Equipment

Property, plant and equipment (including equipment under finance leases) consist of the following assets, which are depreciated or amortized on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives shown below:

	December 31,				Estimated Useful Lives
	2023		2022
Customer premise equipment	$	2,242,175	$	2,134,561	3 to 5 years
Headends and related equipment	2,506,665		2,493,208		5 to 25 years
Infrastructure	8,727,425		7,711,815		5 to 25 years
Equipment and software	1,436,010		1,434,742		3 to 10 years
Construction in progress (including materials and supplies)	353,572		499,598
Furniture and fixtures	80,585		81,518		5 to 8 years
Transportation equipment	123,193		145,413		5 to 10 years
Buildings and building improvements	574,162		550,884		10 to 40 years
Leasehold improvements	187,608		185,645		Term of lease
Land	48,804		48,793
	16,280,199		15,286,177
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization	(8,162,442)		(7,785,397)
	$	8,117,757	$	7,500,780