Revenue Recognition and Deferred Revenue (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2024	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2024	Sep. 30, 2023	Dec. 31, 2023
Contract Assets and Liabilities [Line Items]
Revenue	$ 2,227,700	$ 2,317,200	$ 6,719,390	$ 6,935,452
Contract assets	$ 19,053		$ 19,053		$ 18,109
Concentration Risk, Customer		10	10
concentration of customer to trade receivables	10.00%		10.00%		10.00%
Customer Contracts | Minimum
Contract Assets and Liabilities [Line Items]
Estimated Useful Lives	3 years		3 years
Customer Contracts | Maximum
Contract Assets and Liabilities [Line Items]
Estimated Useful Lives	5 years		5 years
Residential revenue
Contract Assets and Liabilities [Line Items]
Revenue	$ 1,728,974	$ 1,831,529	$ 5,251,036	5,487,601
Broadband
Contract Assets and Liabilities [Line Items]
Revenue	913,417	961,751	2,745,400	2,884,661
Video
Contract Assets and Liabilities [Line Items]
Revenue	715,117	775,818	2,210,156	2,321,557
Telephony
Contract Assets and Liabilities [Line Items]
Revenue	69,877	73,640	212,545	227,390
Mobile
Contract Assets and Liabilities [Line Items]
Revenue	30,563	20,320	82,935	53,993
Business services and wholesale
Contract Assets and Liabilities [Line Items]
Revenue	366,355	366,852	1,100,506	1,095,197
News and advertising
Contract Assets and Liabilities [Line Items]
Revenue	117,682	107,484	328,687	319,686
Other
Contract Assets and Liabilities [Line Items]
Revenue	14,689	11,335	39,161	32,968
Franchise [Member]
Contract Assets and Liabilities [Line Items]
Franchise fees and other taxes and fees	$ 52,510	$ 53,989	$ 160,664	$ 165,691