PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2024

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

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
	2024		2023
Customer premise equipment	$	2,404,889	$	2,242,175	3 to 5 years
Headends and related equipment	2,475,499		2,506,665		5 to 25 years
Infrastructure	9,298,328		8,720,446		5 to 25 years
Equipment and software	1,607,236		1,436,010		3 to 10 years
Construction in progress (including materials and supplies)	328,033		360,551
Furniture and fixtures	82,150		80,585		5 to 8 years
Transportation equipment	139,627		123,193		5 to 10 years
Buildings and building improvements	592,421		574,162		10 to 40 years
Leasehold improvements	198,449		187,608		Term of lease
Land	50,014		48,804
	17,176,646		16,280,199
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization	(8,762,014)		(8,162,442)
	$	8,414,632	$	8,117,757