Earnings Per Share (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2023

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:

	Years Ended December 31,
	2023	2022	2021
	(in thousands)
Basic weighted average shares outstanding	454,723	453,244	458,311
Effect of dilution:
Stock options	—	—	3,972
Restricted stock	74	38	11
Restricted stock units	—	—	1
Deferred cash-denominated awards (Note 15)	237	—	—
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding	455,034	453,282	462,295
Weighted average shares excluded from diluted weighted average shares outstanding:
Anti-dilutive shares	46,084	57,961	15,856
Share-based compensation awards whose performance metrics have not been achieved	20,831	7,309	8,557