PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2025

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property, Plant and Equipment

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
	2025		2024
Customer premise equipment	$	2,575,136	$	2,404,889	3 to 5 years
Headends and related equipment	2,530,890		2,475,499		5 to 25 years
Infrastructure	9,854,837		9,298,328		5 to 25 years
Equipment and software	1,791,700		1,607,236		3 to 10 years
Construction in progress (including materials and supplies)	310,533		328,033
Furniture and fixtures	84,586		82,150		5 to 8 years
Transportation equipment	180,389		139,627		5 to 10 years
Buildings and building improvements	602,027		592,421		7 to 40 years
Leasehold improvements	206,608		198,449		Term of lease
Land	50,643		50,014
	18,187,349		17,176,646
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization	(9,835,958)		(8,762,014)
	$	8,351,391	$	8,414,632