CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 274,941	$ 486,792
Restricted cash	350,372	16,301
Accounts receivable, trade (less allowance for doubtful accounts of $13,601 and $11,677)	328,840	349,626
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	93,312	88,151
Amounts due from affiliates	40,106	22,182
Investment securities pledged as collateral	0	741,515
Derivative contracts	81,506	352
Total current assets	1,169,077	1,704,919
Property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $1,794,110 and $1,039,297	6,228,668	6,597,635
Investment in affiliates	2,019	5,606
Investment securities pledged as collateral	1,671,818	741,515
Derivative contracts	9,868	10,604
Other assets (including prepayments to an affiliate of $19,780 in 2017) (See Note 14)	69,357	48,545
Amortizable intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization	5,851,965
Indefinite-lived cable television franchises	13,020,081	13,020,081
Goodwill	7,993,469	7,992,700
Total Assets	36,016,322	36,474,249
Current Liabilities:
Accounts payable	684,577	697,310
Interest	426,936	576,778
Employee related costs	125,248	232,864
Other accrued expenses	355,457	360,677
Amounts due to affiliates	21,752	127,363
Deferred revenue	103,428	94,816
Liabilities under derivative contracts	81,506	13,158
Collateralized indebtedness	0	622,332
Credit facility debt	42,650	33,150
Senior notes and debentures	1,781,549	926,045
Capital lease obligations	12,035	15,013
Notes payable	14,895	5,427
Total current liabilities	3,650,033	3,704,933
Defined benefit plan obligations	93,921	84,106
Notes payable to affiliates and related parties	0	1,750,000
Other liabilities	157,651	113,485
Deferred tax liability	7,342,729	7,966,815
Liabilities under derivative contracts	155,107	78,823
Collateralized indebtedness	1,308,388	663,737
Credit facility debt	4,820,039	3,411,640
Senior notes and debentures	14,779,436	16,581,280
Capital lease obligations	7,655	13,142
Notes payable	72,736	8,299
Total liabilities	32,387,695	34,376,260
Commitments and contingencies
Redeemable equity	365,071	68,147
Stockholders' Equity:
Preferred Stock, $.01 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized, no shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2017	0	0
Common stock	0	0
Paid-in capital	4,476,928	3,003,554
Accumulated deficit	(1,219,327)	(975,978)
Total stockholders' equity before accumulated other comprehensive Income and non-controlling interest	3,264,972	2,027,576
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	(2,305)	1,979
Total stockholders' equity	3,262,667	2,029,555
Noncontrolling interest	889	287
Total stockholders' equity	3,263,556	2,029,842
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	36,016,322	36,474,249
Common Class A
Stockholders' Equity:
Common stock	2,470	0
Common Class B
Stockholders' Equity:
Common stock	4,901	0
Common Class C
Stockholders' Equity:
Common stock	0	0
Customer relationships
Current Assets:
Amortizable intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization	4,968,199	5,345,608
Trade names
Current Assets:
Amortizable intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization	853,148	983,386
Amortizable intangible assets
Current Assets:
Amortizable intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization	$ 30,618	$ 23,650