CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 1,012,201,000	$ 256,534,000
Restricted cash	107,384,000	290,000
Accounts receivable, trade (less allowance for credit losses of $35,389 and $24,232, respectively)	335,820,000	332,271,000
Prepaid expenses and other current assets ($475 and $314 due from affiliates, respectively)	189,391,000	141,897,000
Total current assets	1,644,796,000	730,992,000
Property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $9,835,958 and $8,762,014, respectively	8,351,391,000	8,414,632,000
Right-of-use operating lease assets	243,626,000	248,013,000
Other assets	120,341,000	94,403,000
Amortizable intangibles, net of accumulated amortization of $6,461,571 and $6,190,154, respectively	702,467,000	960,805,000
Indefinite-lived cable franchise rights	11,600,000,000	13,211,308,000
Goodwill	8,041,217,000	8,041,217,000
Total assets	30,703,838,000	31,701,370,000
Liabilities, Current [Abstract]
Accounts payable	816,860,000	971,499,000
Interest payable	413,709,000	406,208,000
Accrued employee related costs	206,192,000	191,990,000
Contract with Customer, Liability, Current	147,139,000	74,167,000
Long-Term Debt, Current Maturities	60,842,000	185,473,000
Other current liabilities	406,280,000	425,459,000
Liabilities, Current, Total	2,051,022,000	2,254,796,000
Other liabilities	316,398,000	320,435,000
Deferred tax liability	4,232,867,000	4,455,840,000
Right-of-use operating lease liability	250,407,000	255,116,000
Long-term debt, net of current maturities	26,145,372,000	24,872,015,000
Liabilities, Total	32,996,066,000	32,158,202,000
Stockholders' Equity, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest [Abstract]
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized, no shares issued and outstanding	0	0
Paid-in capital	252,553,000	233,953,000
Retained Earnings (Accumulated Deficit)	(2,573,017,000)	(703,993,000)
Total stockholders' equity before accumulated other comprehensive Income and non-controlling interest	(2,315,750,000)	(465,399,000)
Treasury stock, at cost (967,629 shares of Class A common stock)	10,000	10,000
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax	1,604,000	(3,826,000)
Total Optimum Communications, Inc. stockholders' deficiency	(2,314,156,000)	(469,235,000)
Noncontrolling interests	21,928,000	12,403,000
Total stockholders' deficiency	(2,292,228,000)	(456,832,000)
Total liabilities and member's deficiency	30,703,838,000	31,701,370,000
Related Party
Current Assets:
Prepaid expenses and other current assets ($475 and $314 due from affiliates, respectively)	475,000	314,000
Liabilities, Current [Abstract]
Other current liabilities	27,029,000	26,944,000
Common Class A
Stockholders' Equity, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest [Abstract]
Common Stock, Value, Issued	2,884,000	2,799,000
Common Class B
Stockholders' Equity, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest [Abstract]
Common Stock, Value, Issued	1,830,000	1,842,000
Common Class C
Stockholders' Equity, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest [Abstract]
Common Stock, Value, Issued	$ 0	$ 0