0001271833-22-000006 | 10-K | XBRL Viewer

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
CURRENT ASSETS:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 321	$ 710
Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $157 and $217, respectively	2,539	2,503
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	341	325
Total current assets	3,201	3,538
INVESTMENT IN CABLE PROPERTIES:
Property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $34,108 and $31,558, respectively	33,327	33,490
Customer relationships, net	4,060	5,615
Franchises	67,346	67,322
Goodwill	29,562	29,554
Total investment in cable properties, net	134,295	135,981
OTHER NONCURRENT ASSETS	3,215	3,102
Total assets	140,711	142,621
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	8,771	8,243
Payables to related party	1	96
Current portion of long-term debt	2,997	1,008
Total current liabilities	11,769	9,347
LONG-TERM DEBT	88,564	81,744
LOANS PAYABLE - RELATED PARTY	1,027	1,001
DEFERRED INCOME TAXES	57	53
OTHER LONG-TERM LIABILITIES	3,067	3,268
MEMBER’S EQUITY:
CCO Holdings member's equity	36,203	47,185
Noncontrolling interests	24	23
Total member’s equity	36,227	47,208
Total liabilities and member’s equity	$ 140,711	$ 142,621

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET (PARENTHETICALS) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
CURRENT ASSETS:
Accounts receivable, allowance for doubtful accounts	$ 157	$ 217
INVESTMENT IN CABLE PROPERTIES:
Property, plant and equipment, accumulated depreciation	$ 34,108	$ 31,558

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Income Statement [Abstract]
REVENUES	$ 51,674	$ 48,088	$ 45,756
COSTS AND EXPENSES:
Operating costs and expenses (exclusive of items shown separately below)	31,566	30,038	29,275
Depreciation and amortization	9,321	9,685	9,911
Other operating expenses, net	306	67	111
Total costs and expenses	41,193	39,790	39,297
Income from operations	10,481	8,298	6,459
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSES):
Interest expense, net	(4,023)	(3,866)	(3,839)
Other expenses, net	(104)	(237)	(279)
Total other income (expenses), net	(4,127)	(4,103)	(4,118)
Income before income taxes	6,354	4,195	2,341
Income tax expense	(41)	(29)	(89)
Consolidated net income	6,313	4,166	2,252
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	(2)	(1)	(1)
Net income attributable to CCO Holdings	$ 6,311	$ 4,165	$ 2,251

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN MEMBER'S EQUITY - USD ($) $ in Millions	Total	Member's Equity	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss	Total CCO Holdings Member’s Equity	Noncontrolling Interests
Balance at Dec. 31, 2018	$ 60,554	$ 60,532	$ (2)	$ 60,530	$ 24
Roll Forward of Consolidated Shareholders' Equity:
Consolidated net income	2,252	2,251	0	2,251	1
Stock compensation expense	315	315	0	315	0
Contributions from parent	59	59	0	59	0
Distributions to parent	(7,891)	(7,891)	0	(7,891)	0
Changes in accumulated other comprehensive loss, net	2	0	2	2
Distributions to noncontrolling interest	(2)	0	0	0	(2)
Balance at Dec. 31, 2019	55,289	55,266	0	55,266	23
Roll Forward of Consolidated Shareholders' Equity:
Consolidated net income	4,166	4,165	0	4,165	1
Stock compensation expense	351	351	0	351	0
Contributions from parent	51	51	0	51	0
Distributions to parent	(12,648)	(12,648)	0	(12,648)	0
Distributions to noncontrolling interest	(1)	0	0	0	(1)
Balance at Dec. 31, 2020	47,208	47,185	0	47,185	23
Roll Forward of Consolidated Shareholders' Equity:
Consolidated net income	6,313	6,311	0	6,311	2
Stock compensation expense	430	430	0	430	0
Contributions from parent	2	2	0	2	0
Distributions to parent	(17,725)	(17,725)	0	(17,725)	0
Distributions to noncontrolling interest	(1)	0	0	0	(1)
Balance at Dec. 31, 2021	$ 36,227	$ 36,203	$ 0	$ 36,203	$ 24

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Consolidated net income	$ 6,313	$ 4,166	$ 2,252
Adjustments to reconcile consolidated net income to net cash flows from operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	9,321	9,685	9,911
Stock compensation expense	430	351	315
Noncash interest income, net	(34)	(45)	(107)
Deferred income taxes	5	(3)	57
Other, net	149	196	312
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects from acquisitions and dispositions:
Accounts receivable	(31)	(63)	(709)
Prepaid expenses and other assets	(163)	(37)	(173)
Accounts payable, accrued liabilities and other	246	333	(133)
Receivables from and payables to related party	(76)	(120)	(17)
Net cash flows from operating activities	16,160	14,463	11,708
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Purchases of property, plant and equipment	(7,608)	(7,415)	(7,195)
Change in accrued expenses related to capital expenditures	80	(77)	55
Purchases of wireless spectrum licenses	0	(464)	0
Other, net	13	(4)	54
Net cash flows from investing activities	(7,515)	(7,960)	(7,086)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Borrowings of long-term debt	20,976	15,754	19,685
Repayments of long-term debt	(12,146)	(12,094)	(13,309)
Borrowings of loans payable - related parties	1	1	0
Payments for debt issuance costs	(102)	(125)	(103)
Contributions from parent	2	51	59
Distributions to parent	(17,725)	(12,648)	(7,891)
Distributions to noncontrolling interest	(1)	(1)	(2)
Other, net	(39)	20	(112)
Net cash flows from financing activities	(9,034)	(9,042)	(1,673)
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS	(389)	(2,539)	2,949
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, beginning of period	710	3,249	300
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, end of period	321	710	3,249
CASH PAID FOR INTEREST	4,022	3,858	3,962
CASH PAID FOR TAXES	$ 34	$ 36	$ 29

Organization and Basis of Presentation (Notes)	12 Months Ended
Organization and Basis of Presentation (Notes)	Dec. 31, 2021
Organization and Basis of Presentation [Abstract]
Organization and Basis of Presentation	Organization and Basis of Presentation Organization CCO Holdings, LLC (together with its subsidiaries, “CCO Holdings,” or the “Company”) is a leading broadband connectivity company and cable operator. Over an advanced high-capacity, two-way telecommunications network, the Company offers a full range of state-of-the-art residential and business services including Spectrum Internet, TV, Mobile and Voice. For small and medium-sized companies, Spectrum Business® delivers the same suite of broadband products and services coupled with special features and applications to enhance productivity, while for larger businesses and government entities, Spectrum Enterprise provides highly customized, fiber-based solutions. Spectrum Reach® delivers tailored advertising and production for the modern media landscape. The Company also distributes award-winning news coverage, sports and high-quality original programming to its customers through Spectrum Networks and Spectrum Originals. CCO Holdings is a holding company whose principal assets are the equity interests in its operating subsidiaries. CCO Holdings is a direct subsidiary of CCH I Holdings, LLC, which is an indirect subsidiary of Charter Communications, Inc. (“Charter”), Charter Communications Holdings, LLC (“Charter Holdings”) and Spectrum Management Holding Company, LLC (“Spectrum Management”). All of the outstanding capital stock of CCO Holdings Capital Corp. is owned by CCO Holdings. The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of CCO Holdings and all of its subsidiaries where the underlying operations reside. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions among consolidated entities have been eliminated. Charter, Charter Holdings and Spectrum Management have performed financing, cash management, treasury and other services for CCO Holdings on a centralized basis. Changes in member’s equity in the consolidated balance sheets related to these activities have been considered cash receipts (contributions) and payments (distributions) for purposes of the consolidated statements of cash flows and are reflected in financing activities. Basis of Presentation The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) and the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Areas involving significant judgments and estimates include capitalization of labor and overhead costs, impairments of franchises and goodwill, pension benefits and income taxes. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform with the 2021 presentation.

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Notes)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Consolidation

The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of CCO Holdings and all entities in which CCO Holdings has a controlling interest. The noncontrolling interest on the Company’s balance sheet represents the third-party interest in CV of Viera, LLP, the Company's consolidated joint venture in a small cable system in Florida. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions among consolidated entities have been eliminated in consolidation

Cash and Cash Equivalents

The Company considers all highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less to be cash equivalents. These investments are carried at cost, which approximates market value.

Property, Plant and Equipment

Additions to property, plant and equipment are recorded at cost, including all material, labor and certain indirect costs associated with the construction of cable transmission and distribution facilities. While the Company’s capitalization is based

on specific activities, once capitalized, costs are tracked on a composite basis by fixed asset category at the cable system level and not on a specific asset basis. For assets that are sold or retired, the estimated historical cost and related accumulated depreciation is removed. Costs associated with the placement of the customer drop to the dwelling and the placement of outlets within a dwelling along with the costs associated with the deployment of new customer premise equipment necessary to provide video, Internet or voice services are capitalized. Costs capitalized include materials, direct labor and overhead costs. The Company capitalizes direct labor and overhead using standards developed from actual costs and applicable operational data. The Company calculates standards annually (or more frequently if circumstances dictate) for items such as the labor rates, overhead rates, and the actual amount of time required to perform a capitalizable activity. Overhead costs are associated with the activities of the Company’s personnel and consist of compensation and other indirect costs associated with support functions. Indirect costs primarily include employee benefits and payroll taxes, and vehicle and occupancy costs. The costs of disconnecting service and removing customer premise equipment from a dwelling and the costs to reconnect a customer drop or to redeploy previously installed customer premise equipment are charged to operating expense as incurred. Costs for repairs and maintenance are charged to operating expense as incurred, while plant and equipment replacement, including replacement of certain components, betterments, including replacement of cable drops and outlets, are capitalized.

Depreciation is recorded using the straight-line composite method over management’s estimate of the useful lives of the related assets as follows:


Cable distribution systems						6-22 years
Customer premise equipment and installations						3-8 years
Vehicles and equipment						6-21 years
Buildings and improvements						8-40 years
Furniture, fixtures and equipment						2-10 years

Asset Retirement Obligations

Certain of the Company’s franchise agreements and leases contain provisions requiring the Company to restore facilities or remove equipment in the event that the franchise or lease agreement is not renewed. The Company expects to continually renew its franchise agreements and therefore cannot reasonably estimate any liabilities associated with such agreements. A remote possibility exists that franchise agreements could be terminated unexpectedly, which could result in the Company incurring significant expense in complying with restoration or removal provisions. The Company does not have any significant liabilities related to asset retirements recorded in its consolidated financial statements.

Valuation of Long-Lived Assets

The Company evaluates the recoverability of long-lived assets (e.g., property, plant and equipment and finite-lived intangible assets) to be held and used when events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. Such events or changes in circumstances could include such factors as impairment of the Company’s indefinite life assets, changes in technological advances, fluctuations in the fair value of such assets, adverse changes in relationships with local franchise authorities, adverse changes in market conditions or a deterioration of current or expected future operating results. If a review indicates that the carrying value of such asset is not recoverable from estimated undiscounted cash flows, the carrying value of such asset is reduced to its estimated fair value. While the Company believes that its estimates of future cash flows are reasonable, different assumptions regarding such cash flows could materially affect its evaluations of asset recoverability. No impairments of long-lived assets held for use were recorded in 2021, 2020 and 2019. For non-strategic long-lived assets held for sale, the Company recorded impairments of approximately $36 million and $42 million during the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2019, respectively, to other operating expenses, net (see Note 14).

Leases

The primary leased asset classes of the Company include real estate, dark fiber, colocation facilities and other equipment. The lease agreements include both lease and non-lease components, which the Company accounts for separately depending on the election made for each leased asset class. For real estate and dark fiber leased asset classes, the Company accounts for lease and non-lease components as a single lease component and includes all fixed payments in the measurement of lease liabilities and

lease assets. For colocation facilities leased asset class, the Company accounts for lease and non-lease components separately including only the fixed lease payment component in the measurement of lease liabilities and lease assets.

In addition to fixed lease payments, certain of the Company’s lease agreements include variable lease payments which are tied to an index or rate such as the change in the Consumer Price Index. These variable payments are not included in the measurement of the lease liabilities and lease assets.

Lease assets and lease liabilities are initially recognized based on the present value of the future lease payments over the expected lease term. As for most leases the implicit rate is not readily determinable, the Company uses a discount rate in determining the present value of future payments based on the yield-to-maturity of the Company’s secured publicly traded United States dollars denominated debt instruments interpolating the duration of the debt to the term of the executed lease.

The Company’s leases have base rent periods and some with optional renewal periods. Leases with base rent periods of less than 12 months are not recorded on the balance sheet. For purposes of measurement of lease liabilities, the expected lease terms may include renewal options when it is reasonably certain that the Company will exercise such options. Based on conditions of the Company's existing leases and its overall business strategies, the majority of the Company's renewal options are not reasonably certain in determining the expected lease term. The Company will periodically reassess expected lease terms (and purchase options, if applicable) based on significant triggering events or compelling economic reasons to exercise such options.

The Company’s primary lease income represents sublease income on certain real estate leases. Sublease income is included in other revenue and presented gross from rent expense. For customer premise equipment ("CPE") where such CPE would qualify as a lease, the Company applies the practical expedient to combine the operating lease with the subscription service revenue as a single performance obligation in accordance with revenue recognition accounting guidance as the subscription service is the predominant component.

Other Noncurrent Assets

Other noncurrent assets primarily include investments, wireless spectrum licenses, customer contract costs and other intangible assets. The Company accounts for its investments in less than majority owned investees under either the equity method or as equity securities. The Company applies the equity method to investments when it has the ability to exercise significant influence over the operating and financial policies of the investee. The Company’s share of the investee’s earnings (losses) is included in other expense, net in the consolidated statements of operations. The Company monitors its investments for indicators that a decrease in investment value has occurred that is other than temporary. If it has been determined that an investment has sustained an other than temporary decline in value, the investment is written down to fair value with a charge to earnings. Investments acquired are measured at fair value utilizing the acquisition method of accounting. The difference between the fair value and the amount of underlying equity in net assets for most equity method investments is due to previously unrecognized intangible assets at the investee. These amounts are amortized as a component of equity earnings (losses), recorded within other expense, net over the estimated useful life of the asset. Wireless spectrum licenses have been determined to have an indefinite life and are tested annually for impairment. Customer contract costs are deferred in other noncurrent assets for upfront costs incurred to obtain a customer contract and upfront costs to fulfill a customer contract, as further discussed below under the Customer Contract Costs accounting policy.

Revenue Recognition

Nature of Services

Residential Services

Residential customers are offered Internet, video, and voice services primarily on a subscription basis. Residential customers may generally cancel their subscriptions at the end of their monthly service period without penalty. Each subscription service provided is accounted for as a distinct performance obligation and revenue is recognized ratably over the monthly service period as the subscription services are delivered. Each optional service purchased is generally accounted for as a distinct performance obligation when purchased and revenue is recognized when the service is provided.

Residential Internet customers receive data download and upload services with speeds dependent on the selected tier of service. Customers are also offered a security suite, an in-home WiFi product, and an out-of-home WiFi service. Internet revenues consist primarily of data services, WiFi service fees and Internet installation fees.

Residential video customers have the option to purchase additional tiers of services, as well as video-on-demand (“VOD”) programming and pay-per-view programming on a per-event basis. Video revenues consist primarily of revenues from the selected programming service tier, as well as VOD fees, pay-per-view fees, retransmission fees, regulatory fees, equipment service fees and video installation fees.

Residential voice customers receive unlimited local and long distance calling to United States, Canada, Mexico, and Puerto Rico, voicemail, call waiting, caller ID, call forward and other features. Customers may also purchase international calling either by the minute, or through packages of minutes per month. Voice revenues consist primarily of voice services and regulatory fees.

Small and Medium Business

Small and medium business ("SMB") customers are offered Internet, video and voice services similar to those provided to residential customers. SMB customers may generally cancel their subscriptions at the end of their monthly service period without penalty. Each subscription service provided is accounted for as a distinct performance obligation and revenue is recognized ratably over the monthly service period as the subscription services are delivered.

Enterprise

Services to enterprise clients include more tailored communications products and managed service solutions to larger businesses, as well as high-capacity last-mile data connectivity services to mobile and wireline carriers on a wholesale basis. Services are primarily offered on a subscription basis with a contractually specified and non-cancelable service period. Each subscription service provided is accounted for as a distinct performance obligation and revenue is recognized ratably over the contract period as the subscription services are delivered. Enterprise subscription services are billed as monthly recurring charges to customers and related installation services, if applicable, are billed upon completion of the customer installation. Installation services are not accounted for as distinct performance obligations, but rather a component of the connectivity services, and therefore upfront installation fees are deferred and recognized as revenue over the related contract period.

Advertising Services

The Company offers local, regional and national businesses the opportunity to advertise in individual and multiple service areas on cable television networks and digital outlets. Placement of advertising is accounted for as a distinct performance obligation and revenue is recognized at the point in time when the advertising is distributed. In some service areas, the Company has formed advertising interconnects or entered into representation agreements with other video distributors, under which the Company sells advertising on behalf of those distributors. In other service areas, the Company has entered into representation agreements under which another operator in the area will sell advertising on the Company’s behalf. For representation arrangements in which the Company controls the sale of advertising and acts as the principal to the transaction, the Company recognizes revenue earned from the advertising customer on a gross basis and the amount remitted to the distributor as an operating expense. For other representation arrangements in which the Company does not control the sale of advertising and acts as an agent to the transaction, the Company recognizes revenue net of any fee remitted to the distributor.

Mobile

The Company also offers mobile service to residential and SMB customers. Mobile services are sold under unlimited data plans or by-the-gig data usage plans and revenue is recognized ratably over the monthly service period as the services are delivered. Customers can purchase mobile equipment, including devices and accessory products, and have the option to pay for devices under interest-free monthly installment plans. The Company does not impute interest on equipment installment plans sold through its direct channel as the inherent financing component is not considered significant based on the commercial objective of the plans, interest rates prevailing in the marketplace and credit risks of the Company's customers. The sale of equipment is a separate performance obligation. Revenue is recognized from the sale of equipment upon delivery and acceptance by the customer, as this is when control passes to the customer.

The Company’s revenues by product line are as follows:


	Year Ended December 31,
	2021		2020		2019
Internet	$	21,094	$	18,521	$	16,667
Video	17,630		17,432		17,607
Voice	1,598		1,806		1,920
Residential revenue	40,322		37,759		36,194

Small and medium business	4,170		3,964		3,868
Enterprise	2,573		2,468		2,556
Commercial revenue	6,743		6,432		6,424

Advertising sales	1,594		1,699		1,568
Mobile	2,178		1,364		726
Other	837		834		844
	$	51,674	$	48,088	$	45,756

Fees imposed on the Company by various governmental authorities are passed through on a monthly basis to the Company’s customers and are periodically remitted to authorities. Fees of $1.1 billion for each of the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019 are reported in video, voice, mobile and commercial revenues, on a gross basis with a corresponding operating expense because the Company is acting as a principal. Certain taxes, such as sales taxes imposed on the Company’s customers, collected and remitted to state and local authorities, are recorded on a net basis because the Company is acting as an agent in such situations.

A significant portion of our revenue is derived from customers who may generally cancel their monthly subscriptions at the end of their monthly service period without penalty. As such, the amount of revenue related to unsatisfied performance obligations is not necessarily indicative of the future revenue to be recognized from our existing customer base. Revenue from customers with a contractually specified term and non-cancelable service period will be recognized over the term of such contracts, which is generally two to seven years for our enterprise contracts with a weighted average term of approximately three years.

Significant Judgments in Evaluating Revenue Recognition

The Company often provides multiple services to a customer. Provision of customer premise equipment, installation services, and additional service tiers may have a significant level of integration and interdependency with the subscription Internet, video, voice, or connectivity services provided. Judgment is required to determine whether provision of customer premise equipment, installation services, and additional service tiers are considered distinct and accounted for separately, or not distinct and accounted for together with the subscription services.

Allocation of the transaction price to the distinct performance obligations in bundled service subscriptions requires judgment. The transaction price for a bundle of services is frequently less than the sum of the standalone selling prices of each individual service. The Company allocates the bundle discount among the services to which the discount relates based on the relative standalone selling prices of those services. When available, directly observable standalone selling prices are used for the revenue allocation. When certain services are not sold standalone, judgment is applied to determine appropriate standalone selling price assumptions for a given class of customers receiving such service.

The Company believes residential and SMB non-refundable upfront installation fees charged to customers, over a certain dollar threshold considered material to the customer, result in a material right to renew the contract as such fees are not required to be paid upon subsequent renewals. These residential and SMB upfront fees are deferred over the period the fee remains material to the customer, which the Company has estimated to be approximately six months. Estimation of the period the fee remains material to the customer requires consideration of both quantitative and qualitative factors including average installation fee, average revenue per customer, and customer behavior, among others.

Deferred Revenue Contract Liabilities

Timing of revenue recognition may differ from the timing of invoicing to customers. Residential, SMB, and enterprise customers are invoiced for subscription services in advance of the service period. Deferred revenue liabilities, or contract liabilities, are recorded when the Company collects payments in advance of performing the services. Deferred revenue liabilities, or contract liabilities, are also recorded when the Company invoices customers upfront for installation services that are recognized as revenue over time. Residential and SMB installation revenues are deferred over the period the fee remains material to the customer. Enterprise installation revenues are deferred using a portfolio approach over the average contract life of each enterprise service category. As of December 31, 2021 and 2020, current deferred revenue liabilities consisting of customer prepayments of $405 million and $363 million, respectively, and upfront installation fees of $56 million and $73 million, respectively, were included in accounts payable and accrued liabilities. As of December 31, 2021 and 2020, long-term deferred revenue liabilities consisting of enterprise upfront installation fees of $29 million and $35 million, respectively, were included in other long-term liabilities.

Customer Contract Costs

The Company recognizes an asset for incremental costs of obtaining a contract with a customer if the amortization period of those costs is expected to be longer than one year and the costs are expected to be recovered. Enterprise sales commission costs meet the requirements to be deferred and, as a result, are recognized using a portfolio approach over a weighted-average contract period. Deferred enterprise commission costs are included in other noncurrent assets in the consolidated balance sheet and totaled $142 million and $138 million as of December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. As the amortization period of residential and SMB commissions costs is less than one year, the Company applies the practical expedient that allows such costs to be expensed as incurred. The Company has determined that the amortization period associated with residential and SMB commission costs is less than one year based on qualitative and quantitative factors.

The Company recognizes an asset for costs incurred to fulfill a contract when those costs are directly related to services provided under the contract, generate or enhance resources of the entity that will be used in performing service obligations under the contract, and are expected to be recovered. Right-of-entry costs represent upfront costs incurred related to agreements entered into with multiple dwelling units (“MDUs”) including landlords, real estate companies or owners to gain access to a building in order to market and service customers who reside in the building. Right-of-entry costs meet the requirements to be deferred and, as a result, are recognized over the term of the contracts. Deferred right-of-entry costs are included in other noncurrent assets in the consolidated balance sheet and totaled $354 million and $320 million as of December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Amortization expense of $76 million, $71 million and $67 million was included in regulatory, connectivity and produced content within operating costs and expenses in the consolidated statements of operations for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively. Residential and SMB installation costs not capitalized into property, plant and equipment are expensed as incurred under cable industry-specific guidance.

Programming Costs

The Company has various contracts to obtain video programming from vendors whose compensation is typically based on a flat fee per customer. The cost of the right to exhibit network programming under such arrangements is recorded in operating expenses in the month the programming is available for exhibition. Programming costs are paid each month based on calculations performed by the Company and are subject to periodic audits performed by the programmers. Certain programming contracts contain cash and non-cash consideration from the programmers. If consideration received does not relate to a separate product or service, the Company recognizes the consideration on a straight-line basis over the life of the programming agreement as a reduction of programming expense. Programming costs included in the statements of operations were $11.8 billion, $11.4 billion and $11.3 billion for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

Advertising Costs

Advertising costs associated with marketing the Company’s products and services are generally expensed as costs are incurred.

Multiple-Element Transactions

In the normal course of business, the Company enters into multiple-element transactions where it is simultaneously both a customer and a vendor with the same counterparty or in which it purchases multiple products and/or services, or settles outstanding items contemporaneous with the purchase of a product or service from a single counterparty. Transactions, although negotiated contemporaneously, may be documented in one or more contracts. The Company’s policy for accounting for each transaction negotiated contemporaneously is to record each element of the transaction based on the respective estimated fair values of the products or services purchased and the products or services sold. In determining the fair value of the respective elements, the Company refers to quoted market prices (where available), historical transactions or comparable cash transactions. Cash consideration received from a vendor is recorded as a reduction in the price of the vendor’s product unless (i) the consideration is for the reimbursement of a specific, incremental, identifiable cost incurred, in which case the cash consideration received would be recorded as a reduction in such cost (e.g., marketing costs), or (ii) an identifiable benefit in exchange for the consideration is provided, in which case revenue would be recognized for this element.

Stock-Based Compensation

Restricted stock, restricted stock units and stock options are measured at the grant date fair value and amortized to stock compensation expense over the requisite service period. The fair value of stock options is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. The grant date weighted average assumptions used during the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019 were: risk-free interest rate of 0.7%, 1.4% and 2.5%, respectively; expected lives of 5.9 years, 5.5 years and 4.9 years, respectively; and expected volatility of 27% for each year. The Company’s volatility assumptions represent management’s best estimate and were based on a review of historical and implied volatility of Charter. Expected lives were estimated using historical exercise data. The valuations assume no dividends are paid. The Company has elected an accounting policy to assume zero forfeitures for stock awards grants and account for forfeitures when they occur.

Defined Benefit Pension Plans

The Company sponsors qualified and unqualified defined benefit pension plans that provide pension benefits to a majority of employees who were employed by Time Warner Cable Inc. ("TWC") before the merger with TWC. Pension benefits are based on formulas that reflect the employees’ years of service and compensation during their employment period. Actuarial gains or losses are changes in the amount of either the benefit obligation or the fair value of plan assets resulting from experience different from that assumed or from changes in assumptions. The Company has elected to follow a mark-to-market pension accounting policy for recording the actuarial gains or losses annually during the fourth quarter, or earlier if a remeasurement event occurs during an interim period.

Income Taxes

CCO Holdings is a single member limited liability company not subject to income tax. CCO Holdings holds all operations through indirect subsidiaries. The majority of these indirect subsidiaries are limited liability companies that are not subject to income tax. Charter has elected the accounting policy not to allocate income taxes to its subsidiaries that are not subject to income tax. Certain indirect subsidiaries that are required to file separate returns are subject to federal and state tax. CCO Holdings’ tax provision reflects the tax provision of the entities required to file separate returns. The Company recognizes deferred tax assets and liabilities for temporary differences between the financial reporting basis and the tax basis of these indirect subsidiaries' assets and liabilities and expected benefits of utilizing loss carryforwards. The impact on deferred taxes of changes in tax rates and tax law, if any, applied to the years during which temporary differences are expected to be settled, are reflected in the consolidated financial statements in the period of enactment. See Note 17.

Segments

The Company’s operations are managed and reported to its Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”), the Company’s chief operating decision maker, on a consolidated basis. The CEO assesses performance and allocates resources based on the consolidated results of operations. Under this organizational and reporting structure, the Company has one reportable segment.

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts (Notes)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts [Abstract]

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

Activity in the allowance for doubtful accounts is summarized as follows for the years presented:


	Year Ended December 31,
	2021		2020		2019
Balance, beginning of period	$	217	$	180	$	129
Charged to expense	484		560		659
Uncollected balances written off, net of recoveries	(544)		(523)		(608)
Balance, end of period	$	157	$	217	$	180

Property, Plant and Equipment (Notes)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property, Plant and Equipment

Property, plant and equipment consists of the following as of December 31, 2021 and 2020:


	December 31,
	2021		2020
Cable distribution systems	$	35,907	$	33,693
Customer premise equipment and installations	17,893		17,756
Vehicles and equipment	1,957		1,896
Buildings and improvements	4,663		4,484
Furniture, fixtures and equipment	7,015		7,219
	67,435		65,048
Less: accumulated depreciation	(34,108)		(31,558)
	$	33,327	$	33,490

The Company periodically evaluates the estimated useful lives used to depreciate its assets and the estimated amount of assets that will be abandoned or have minimal use in the future. A significant change in assumptions about the extent or timing of future asset retirements, or in the Company’s use of new technology and upgrade programs, could materially affect future depreciation expense.

Depreciation expense for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019 was $7.7 billion, $7.8 billion, and $7.8 billion, respectively.

Franchises, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Notes)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Franchises, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

Franchise rights represent the value attributed to agreements or authorizations with local and state authorities that allow access to homes in cable service areas. For valuation purposes, they are defined as the future economic benefits of the right to solicit and service potential customers (customer marketing rights), and the right to deploy and market new services to potential customers (service marketing rights).

Management estimates the fair value of franchise rights at the date of acquisition and determines if the franchise has a finite life or an indefinite life. The Company has concluded that all of its franchises qualify for indefinite life treatment given that there are no legal, regulatory, contractual, competitive, economic or other factors which limit the period over which these rights will contribute to the Company's cash flows. The Company reassesses this determination periodically or whenever events or substantive changes in circumstances occur.

All franchises are tested for impairment annually or more frequently as warranted by events or changes in circumstances. Franchise assets are aggregated into essentially inseparable units of accounting to conduct valuations. The units of accounting generally represent geographical clustering of the Company's cable systems into groups. The Company assesses qualitative factors to determine whether the existence of events or circumstances leads to a determination that it is more likely than not that an indefinite lived intangible asset has been impaired. If, after this optional qualitative assessment, the Company determines

that it is not more likely than not that an indefinite lived intangible asset has been impaired, then no further quantitative testing is necessary. In completing the qualitative impairment testing, the Company evaluates a multitude of factors that affect the fair value of our franchise assets. Examples of such factors include environmental and competitive changes within our operating footprint, actual and projected operating performance, the consistency of our operating margins, equity and debt market trends, including changes in our market capitalization, and changes in our regulatory and political landscape, among other factors. The Company performed a qualitative assessment in 2021. After consideration of the qualitative factors in 2021, the Company concluded that it is more likely than not that the fair value of the franchise assets in each unit of accounting exceeds the carrying value of such assets and therefore did not perform a quantitative analysis at the assessment date. Periodically, the Company may elect to perform a quantitative analysis for impairment testing. If the Company elects or is required to perform a quantitative analysis to test its franchise assets for impairment, the methodology described below is utilized.

If a quantitative analysis is performed, the estimated fair value of franchises is determined utilizing an income approach model based on the present value of the estimated discrete future cash flows attributable to each of the intangible assets identified assuming a discount rate. The fair value of franchises is determined based on estimated discrete discounted future cash flows using assumptions consistent with internal forecasts. The franchise after-tax cash flow is calculated as the after-tax cash flow generated by the potential customers obtained. The sum of the present value of the franchises’ after-tax cash flow in years 1 through 10 and the continuing value of the after-tax cash flow beyond year 10 yields the fair value of the franchises.

This approach makes use of unobservable factors such as projected revenues, expenses, capital expenditures, customer trends, and a discount rate applied to the estimated cash flows. The determination of the franchise discount rate is derived from the Company’s weighted average cost of capital, which uses a market participant’s cost of equity and after-tax cost of debt and reflects the risks inherent in the cash flows. The Company estimates discounted future cash flows using reasonable and appropriate assumptions including among others, penetration rates; revenue growth rates; operating margins; and capital expenditures. The assumptions are based on the Company’s and its peers’ historical operating performance adjusted for current and expected competitive and economic factors surrounding the cable industry. The estimates and assumptions made in the Company’s valuations are inherently subject to significant uncertainties, many of which are beyond its control, and there is no assurance that these results can be achieved. The primary assumptions for which there is a reasonable possibility of the occurrence of a variation that would significantly affect the measurement value include the assumptions regarding revenue growth, programming expense growth rates, the amount and timing of capital expenditures, actual customer trends and the discount rate utilized.

The Company has determined that it has one reporting unit for purposes of the assessment of goodwill impairment. The fair value of the reporting unit is determined using both an income approach and market approach. The Company’s income approach model used for its reporting unit valuation is consistent with that used for its franchise valuation noted above except that cash flows from the entire business enterprise are used for the reporting unit valuation. The Company’s market approach model estimates the fair value of the reporting unit based on market prices in actual precedent transactions of similar businesses and market valuations of guideline public companies. Goodwill is tested for impairment as of November 30 of each year, or more frequently as warranted by events or changes in circumstances. Accounting guidance also permits an optional qualitative assessment for goodwill to determine whether it is more likely than not that the carrying value of a reporting unit exceeds its fair value. If, after this qualitative assessment, the Company determines that it is not more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount then no further quantitative testing would be necessary. A quantitative assessment is performed if the qualitative assessment results in a more likely than not determination or if a qualitative assessment is not performed. The quantitative assessment considers whether the carrying amount of a reporting unit exceeds its fair value, in which case an impairment charge is recorded to the extent the reporting unit’s carrying value exceeds its fair value. As with the Company’s franchise impairment testing, in 2021 the Company elected to perform a qualitative goodwill impairment assessment, which incorporated consideration of the same qualitative factors relevant to the Company's franchise impairment testing. As a result of that assessment, the Company concluded that goodwill is not impaired.

Customer relationships are recorded at fair value as of the date acquired less accumulated amortization. Customer relationships, for valuation purposes, represent the value of the business relationship with existing customers, and are calculated by projecting the discrete future after-tax cash flows from these customers, including the right to deploy and market additional services to these customers. The present value of these after-tax cash flows yields the fair value of the customer relationships. The use of different valuation assumptions or definitions of franchises or customer relationships, such as our inclusion of the value of selling additional services to our current customers within customer relationships versus franchises, could significantly impact our valuations and any resulting impairment. Customer relationships are amortized on an accelerated sum of years’ digits method over useful lives of 8-15 years based on the period over which current customers are expected to generate cash flows.

The Company periodically evaluates the remaining useful lives of its customer relationships to determine whether events or circumstances warrant revision to the remaining periods of amortization. Customer relationships are evaluated for impairment upon the occurrence of events or changes in circumstances indicating that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. Customer relationships are deemed impaired when the carrying value exceeds the projected undiscounted future cash flows associated with the customer relationships. No impairment of customer relationships was recorded in the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 or 2019.

In 2020, the Company purchased approximately $464 million of Citizens Broadband Radio Service ("CBRS") priority access licenses from the Federal Communications Commission in its effort to support its mobile network. The wireless spectrum licenses are considered indefinite life intangible assets recorded in other noncurrent assets on the Company's consolidated balance sheets and payments (including deposits) are presented as an investing cash outflow on the Company’s statements of cash flows. The Company elected to perform a qualitative impairment assessment in 2021 and concluded that its CBRS priority access licenses are not impaired.

As of December 31, 2021 and 2020, indefinite-lived and finite-lived intangible assets are presented in the following table:


	December 31,
	2021						2020
	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Net Carrying Amount		Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Net Carrying Amount
Indefinite-lived intangible assets:
Franchises	$	67,346	$	—	$	67,346	$	67,322	$	—	$	67,322
Goodwill	29,562		—		29,562		29,554		—		29,554
Wireless spectrum licenses	464		—		464		464		—		464
	$	97,372	$	—	$	97,372	$	97,340	$	—	$	97,340

Finite-lived intangible assets:
Customer relationships	$	18,240	$	(14,180)	$	4,060	$	18,230	$	(12,615)	$	5,615
Other intangible assets	430		(196)		234		420		(159)		261
	$	18,670	$	(14,376)	$	4,294	$	18,650	$	(12,774)	$	5,876

Amortization expense related to customer relationships and other intangible assets for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019 was $1.6 billion, $1.9 billion and $2.2 billion, respectively.

The Company expects amortization expense on its finite-lived intangible assets will be as follows.


2022	$	1,336
2023	1,079
2024	828
2025	579
2026	321
Thereafter	151
	$	4,294

Actual amortization expense in future periods could differ from these estimates as a result of new intangible asset acquisitions or divestitures, changes in useful lives, impairments, adoption of new accounting standards and other relevant factors.

Investments (Notes)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Investments [Abstract]

Investments

Investments consisted of the following as of December 31, 2021 and 2020:


	December 31,
	2021		2020
Equity-method investments	$	95	$	273
Other investments	13		13
Total investments	$	108	$	286

The Company's investments include entities that develop applications to improve the security, control and privacy of connected devices in homes and businesses for broadband network operators; sell national advertisements on behalf of multi-video program distributors; and develop sports programming services.

Investments are accounted for under the equity method of accounting or as equity securities, all of which are recorded in other noncurrent assets in the consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2021 and 2020. For the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, net losses from investments were $179 million, $13 million and $131 million, respectively, which were recorded in other expenses, net in the consolidated statements of operations. Net losses from investments for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2019 included impairments on equity investments of approximately $165 million and $121 million, respectively.

The Company's equity-method investments balances reflected in the table above includes differences between the acquisition date fair value of certain investments acquired and the underlying equity in the net assets of the investee, referred to as a basis difference. This basis difference is amortized as a component of equity earnings. The remaining unamortized basis difference was $24 million and $170 million as of December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities (Notes)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities [Abstract]

Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities consist of the following as of December 31, 2021 and 2020:


	December 31,
	2021		2020
Accounts payable – trade	$	706	$	737
Deferred revenue	458		436
Accrued liabilities:
Programming costs	2,036		1,940
Labor	1,299		1,370
Capital expenditures	1,281		1,227
Interest	1,099		1,083
Taxes and regulatory fees	533		523
Operating lease liabilities	237		202
Other	1,122		725
	$	8,771	$	8,243

Leases (Notes)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Leases [Abstract]

Operating Leases

LeasesOperating lease expenses were $416 million, $389 million and $374 million for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively, inclusive of $132 million, $126 million and $120 million for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively, of both short-term lease costs and variable lease costs that were not included in the measurement of operating lease liabilities.

Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of operating lease liabilities, recorded as operating cash flows in the statements of cash flows, were $282 million and $255 million for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Operating lease right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for operating lease obligations were $323 million and $363 million for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

Supplemental balance sheet information related to leases is as follows.


	December 31,
	2021			2020
Operating lease right-of-use assets:
Included within other noncurrent assets	$	1,143		$	1,065

Operating lease liabilities:
Current portion included within accounts payable and accrued liabilities	$	237		$	202
Long-term portion included within other long-term liabilities	1,001			941
	$	1,238		$	1,143

Weighted average remaining lease term for operating leases	5.9 years			6.4 years
Weighted average discount rate for operating leases	3.4		%	3.9		%

Maturities of operating lease liabilities as of December 31, 2021 are as follows.


2022	$	293
2023	286
2024	238
2025	189
2026	127
Thereafter	284
Undiscounted lease cash flow commitments	1,417
Reconciling impact from discounting	(179)
Lease liabilities on consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2021	$	1,238

The Company has $64 million and $63 million of finance lease liabilities recognized in the consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively, included within accounts payable and accrued liabilities and other long-term liabilities. The related finance lease right-of-use assets are recorded in property, plant and equipment, net. The Company’s finance leases were not considered material for further supplemental lease disclosures.

Long-Term Debt (Notes)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Long-Term Debt

Long-term debt consists of the following as of December 31, 2021 and 2020:


	December 31,
	2021				2020
	Principal Amount		Accreted Value		Principal Amount		Accreted Value
CCO Holdings, LLC:
4.000% senior notes due March 1, 2023	$	500	$	499	$	500	$	498
5.750% senior notes due February 15, 2026	—		—		2,500		2,475
5.500% senior notes due May 1, 2026	750		747		1,500		1,492
5.875% senior notes due May 1, 2027	—		—		800		796
5.125% senior notes due May 1, 2027	3,250		3,228		3,250		3,225
5.000% senior notes due February 1, 2028	2,500		2,475		2,500		2,472
5.375% senior notes due June 1, 2029	1,500		1,500		1,500		1,501
4.750% senior notes due March 1, 2030	3,050		3,043		3,050		3,042
4.500% senior notes due August 15, 2030	2,750		2,750		2,750		2,750
4.250% senior notes due February 1, 2031	3,000		3,002		3,000		3,001
4.500% senior notes due May 1, 2032	2,900		2,927		2,900		2,928
4.500% senior notes due June 1, 2033	1,750		1,729		—		—
4.250% senior notes due January 15, 2034	2,000		1,982		—		—
Charter Communications Operating, LLC:
4.464% senior notes due July 23, 2022	3,000		2,997		3,000		2,992
Senior floating rate notes due February 1, 2024	900		901		900		902
4.500% senior notes due February 1, 2024	1,100		1,096		1,100		1,094
4.908% senior notes due July 23, 2025	4,500		4,480		4,500		4,475
3.750% senior notes due February 15, 2028	1,000		990		1,000		989
4.200% senior notes due March 15, 2028	1,250		1,242		1,250		1,241
2.250% senior notes due January 15, 2029	1,250		1,240		—		—
5.050% senior notes due March 30, 2029	1,250		1,242		1,250		1,242
2.800% senior notes due April 1, 2031	1,600		1,585		1,600		1,583
2.300% senior notes due February 1, 2032	1,000		992		1,000		991
6.384% senior notes due October 23, 2035	2,000		1,984		2,000		1,983
5.375% senior notes due April 1, 2038	800		787		800		786
3.500% senior notes due June 1, 2041	1,500		1,483		—		—
3.500% senior notes due March 1, 2042	1,350		1,331		—		—
6.484% senior notes due October 23, 2045	3,500		3,468		3,500		3,468
5.375% senior notes due May 1, 2047	2,500		2,506		2,500		2,506
5.750% senior notes due April 1, 2048	2,450		2,393		2,450		2,392
5.125% senior notes due July 1, 2049	1,250		1,240		1,250		1,240
4.800% senior notes due March 1, 2050	2,800		2,797		2,800		2,797
3.700% senior notes due April 1, 2051	2,050		2,031		2,050		2,030
3.900% senior notes due June 1, 2052	2,400		2,322		—		—
6.834% senior notes due October 23, 2055	500		495		500		495
3.850% senior notes due April 1, 2061	1,850		1,809		1,350		1,339
4.400% senior notes due December 1, 2061	1,400		1,389		—		—


3.950% senior notes due June 30, 2062	1,400		1,379		—		—
Credit facilities	10,723		10,668		10,150		10,081
Time Warner Cable, LLC:
4.000% senior notes due September 1, 2021	—		—		1,000		1,008
5.750% sterling senior notes due June 2, 2031 (a)	846		897		854		911
6.550% senior debentures due May 1, 2037	1,500		1,662		1,500		1,668
7.300% senior debentures due July 1, 2038	1,500		1,754		1,500		1,763
6.750% senior debentures due June 15, 2039	1,500		1,700		1,500		1,706
5.875% senior debentures due November 15, 2040	1,200		1,252		1,200		1,254
5.500% senior debentures due September 1, 2041	1,250		1,257		1,250		1,258
5.250% sterling senior notes due July 15, 2042 (b)	879		850		889		859
4.500% senior debentures due September 15, 2042	1,250		1,148		1,250		1,145
Time Warner Cable Enterprises LLC:
8.375% senior debentures due March 15, 2023	1,000		1,058		1,000		1,104
8.375% senior debentures due July 15, 2033	1,000		1,254		1,000		1,270
Total debt	91,198		91,561		82,143		82,752
Less current portion:
4.000% senior notes due September 1, 2021	—		—		(1,000)		(1,008)
4.464% senior notes due July 23, 2022	(3,000)		(2,997)		—		—
Long-term debt	$	88,198	$	88,564	$	81,143	$	81,744

(a)Principal amount includes £625 million valued at $846 million and $854 million as of December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively, using the exchange rate at that date.

(b)Principal amount includes £650 million valued at $879 million and $889 million as of December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively, using the exchange rate at that date.

The accreted values presented in the table above represent the principal amount of the debt adjusted for original issue discount or premium at the time of sale, deferred financing costs, and, in regards to debt assumed in acquisitions, fair value premium adjustments as a result of applying acquisition accounting plus the accretion of those amounts to the balance sheet date. However, the amount that is currently payable if the debt becomes immediately due is equal to the principal amount of the debt. In regards to the fixed-rate British pound sterling denominated notes (the “Sterling Notes”), the principal amount of the debt and any premium or discount is remeasured into US dollars as of each balance sheet date. See Note 11. The Company has availability under the Charter Communications Operating, LLC (“Charter Operating”) credit facilities of approximately $3.9 billion as of December 31, 2021.

In 2021, CCO Holdings and CCO Holdings Capital Corp. jointly issued $3.75 billion aggregate principal amount of senior unsecured notes at varying rates, prices and maturity dates, and Charter Operating and Charter Communications Operating Capital Corp. jointly issued $9.8 billion aggregate principal amount of senior secured notes at varying rates, prices and maturity dates. The net proceeds were used to pay related fees and expenses and for general corporate purposes, including distributions to the Company's parent companies to fund buybacks of Charter Class A common stock and Charter Holdings common units as well as repaying certain indebtedness.

In January 2022, CCO Holdings and CCO Holdings Capital Corp. jointly issued $1.2 billion of 4.750% senior unsecured notes due February 2032 at par. The net proceeds were used for general corporate purposes, including distributions to the Company's parent companies to fund buybacks of Charter Class A common stock and Charter Holdings common units, to repay certain indebtedness and to pay related fees and expenses.

During the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, the Company repurchased $5.1 billion, $10.7 billion and $1.35 billion, respectively, of various series of senior notes. Losses on extinguishment of debt are recorded in other expenses, net in the consolidated statements of operations and consisted of the following.


	Year Ended December 31,
	2021		2020		2019
CCO Holdings notes redemption	$	(146)	$	(145)	$	(22)
Time Warner Cable, LLC notes redemption	2		2		—
Charter Operating credit facility refinancing	—		—		(3)
Loss on extinguishment of debt	$	(144)	$	(143)	$	(25)

CCO Holdings Notes

The CCO Holdings notes are senior debt obligations of CCO Holdings and CCO Holdings Capital Corp. and rank equally with all other current and future unsecured, unsubordinated obligations of CCO Holdings and CCO Holdings Capital Corp. They are structurally subordinated to all obligations of subsidiaries of CCO Holdings.

CCO Holdings may redeem some or all of the CCO Holdings notes at any time at a premium. The optional redemption price declines to 100% of the respective series’ principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on or after varying dates in 2022 through 2031.

In addition, at any time prior to varying dates in 2022 through 2025, CCO Holdings may redeem up to 40% of the aggregate principal amount of certain notes at a premium plus accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption date, with the net cash proceeds of one or more equity offerings (as defined in the indenture); provided that certain conditions are met. In the event of specified change of control events, CCO Holdings must offer to purchase the outstanding CCO Holdings notes from the holders at a purchase price equal to 101% of the total principal amount of the notes, plus any accrued and unpaid interest.

High-Yield Restrictive Covenants; Limitation on Indebtedness.

The indentures governing the CCO Holdings notes contain certain covenants that restrict the ability of CCO Holdings, CCO Holdings Capital Corp. and all of their restricted subsidiaries to:

•incur additional debt;

•pay dividends on equity or repurchase equity;

•make investments;

•sell all or substantially all of their assets or merge with or into other companies;

•sell assets;

•in the case of restricted subsidiaries, create or permit to exist dividend or payment restrictions with respect to CCO Holdings, guarantee their parent companies debt, or issue specified equity interests;

•engage in certain transactions with affiliates; and

•grant liens.

The above limitations in certain circumstances regarding incurrence of debt, payment of dividends and making investments contained in the indentures of CCO Holdings permit CCO Holdings and its restricted subsidiaries to perform the above, so long as, after giving pro forma effect to the above, the leverage ratio would be below a specified level for the issuer. The maximum total leverage ratio under the indentures is 6.0 to 1.0. The leverage ratio was 4.1 as of December 31, 2021.

Charter Operating Notes

The Charter Operating notes are guaranteed by CCO Holdings and substantially all of the subsidiaries of Charter Operating. In addition, the Charter Operating notes are secured by a perfected first priority security interest in substantially all of the assets of Charter Operating and substantially all of its subsidiaries to the extent such liens can be perfected under the Uniform Commercial Code by the filing of a financing statement and the liens rank equally with the liens on the collateral securing

obligations under the Charter Operating credit facilities. Charter Operating may redeem some or all of the Charter Operating notes at any time at a premium.

The Charter Operating notes are subject to the terms and conditions of the indenture governing the Charter Operating notes. The Charter Operating notes contain customary representations and warranties and affirmative covenants with limited negative covenants. The Charter Operating indenture also contains customary events of default.

Charter Operating Credit Facilities

The Charter Operating credit facilities have an outstanding principal amount of $10.7 billion at December 31, 2021 as follows:

•term loan A-2 with a remaining principal amount of approximately $182 million, which is repayable in quarterly installments and aggregating $11 million in each loan year, with the remaining balance due at final maturity on March 31, 2023. Pricing on term loan A-2 is LIBOR plus 1.50%;

•term loan A-4 with a remaining principal amount of approximately $3.6 billion, which is repayable in quarterly installments and aggregating $202 million in each loan year, with the remaining balance due at final maturity on February 1, 2025. Pricing on term loan A-4 is LIBOR plus 1.25%;

•term loan B-1 with a remaining principal amount of approximately $2.4 billion, which is repayable in equal quarterly installments and aggregating $25 million in each loan year, with the remaining balance due at final maturity on April 30, 2025. Pricing on term loan B-1 is LIBOR plus 1.75%;

•term loan B-2 with a remaining principal amount of approximately $3.7 billion, which is repayable in equal quarterly installments and aggregating $38 million in each loan year, with the remaining balance due at final maturity on February 1, 2027. Pricing on term loan B-2 is LIBOR plus 1.75%; and

•a revolving loan with an outstanding balance of $850 million and allowing for borrowings of up to $4.75 billion, $249 million maturing on March 31, 2023 and $4.5 billion maturing on February 1, 2025. Pricing on the revolving loan is LIBOR plus 1.50% with a commitment fee of 0.30% on the portion maturing in 2023 and LIBOR plus 1.25% with a commitment fee of 0.20% on the portion maturing in 2025. As of December 31, 2021, $37 million of the revolving loan was utilized to collateralize a like principal amount of letters of credit out of $351 million of letters of credit issued on the Company’s behalf.

Amounts outstanding under the Charter Operating credit facilities bear interest, at Charter Operating’s election, at a base rate or LIBOR (0.10% and 0.14% as of December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively), as defined, plus an applicable margin.

The Charter Operating credit facilities also allow us to enter into incremental term loans in the future, with amortization as set forth in the notices establishing such term loans. Although the Charter Operating credit facilities allow for the incurrence of a certain amount of incremental term loans subject to pro forma compliance with its financial maintenance covenants, no assurance can be given that the Company could obtain additional incremental term loans in the future if Charter Operating sought to do so or what amount of incremental term loans would be allowable at any given time under the terms of the Charter Operating credit facilities.

The obligations of Charter Operating under the Charter Operating credit facilities are guaranteed by CCO Holdings and substantially all of the subsidiaries of Charter Operating. The obligations are also secured by (i) a lien on substantially all of the assets of Charter Operating and substantially all of its subsidiaries, to the extent such lien can be perfected under the Uniform Commercial Code by the filing of a financing statement, and (ii) a pledge of the equity interests directly or indirectly owned by Charter Operating in substantially all of its subsidiaries, as well as intercompany obligations owing to it and the guarantor subsidiaries by any of their affiliates.

Restrictive Covenants

The Charter Operating credit facilities contain representations and warranties, and affirmative and negative covenants customary for financings of this type. The financial covenants measure performance against standards set for leverage to be tested as of the end of each quarter. The Charter Operating credit facilities contain provisions requiring mandatory loan prepayments under specific circumstances, including in connection with certain sales of assets, so long as the proceeds have not been reinvested in the business. Additionally, the Charter Operating credit facilities provisions contain an allowance for restricted payments with certain limitations. The Charter Operating credit facilities permit Charter Operating and its subsidiaries

to make distributions to pay interest on the currently outstanding subordinated and parent company indebtedness, provided that, among other things, no default has occurred and is continuing under the Charter Operating credit facilities. The Charter Operating credit facilities also contain customary events of default.

Time Warner Cable, LLC Notes and Debentures

The Time Warner Cable, LLC ("TWC, LLC") senior notes and debentures are guaranteed by CCO Holdings, Charter Operating and substantially all of the subsidiaries of Charter Operating (other than TWC, LLC) and rank equally with the liens on the collateral securing obligations under the Charter Operating notes and credit facilities. Interest on each series of TWC, LLC senior notes and debentures is payable semi-annually (with the exception of the Sterling Notes, which is payable annually) in arrears.

The TWC, LLC indenture contains customary covenants relating to restrictions on the ability of TWC, LLC or any material subsidiary to create liens and on the ability of TWC, LLC and Time Warner Cable Enterprises LLC ("TWCE") to consolidate, merge or convey or transfer substantially all of their assets. The TWC, LLC indenture also contains customary events of default.

The TWC, LLC senior notes and debentures may be redeemed in whole or in part at any time at TWC, LLC’s option at a redemption price equal to the greater of (i) all of the applicable principal amount being redeemed and (ii) the sum of the present values of the remaining scheduled payments on the applicable TWC, LLC senior notes and debentures discounted to the redemption date on a semi-annual basis (with the exception of the Sterling Notes, which are on an annual basis), at a comparable government bond rate plus a designated number of basis points as further described in the indenture and the applicable note or debenture, plus, in each case, accrued but unpaid interest to, but not including, the redemption date.

The Company may offer to redeem all, but not less than all, of the Sterling Notes in the event of certain changes in the tax laws of the U.S. (or any taxing authority in the U.S.). This redemption would be at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount, together with accrued and unpaid interest on the Sterling Notes to, but not including, the redemption date.

TWCE Debentures

The TWCE senior debentures are guaranteed by CCO Holdings, Charter Operating, and substantially all of the subsidiaries of Charter Operating (other than TWCE) and rank equally with the liens on the collateral securing obligations under the Charter Operating notes and credit facilities. Interest on each series of TWCE senior debentures is payable semi-annually in arrears. The TWCE senior debentures are not redeemable before maturity.

The TWCE indenture contains customary covenants relating to restrictions on the ability of TWCE or any material subsidiary to create liens and on the ability of TWC, LLC and TWCE to consolidate, merge or convey or transfer substantially all of their assets. The TWCE indenture also contains customary events of default.

Limitations on Distributions

Distributions by the Company’s subsidiaries to a parent company for payment of principal on parent company notes are restricted under the CCO Holdings indentures and Charter Operating credit facilities discussed above, unless there is no default under the applicable indenture and credit facilities, and unless each applicable entity’s leverage ratio test is met at the time of such distribution. As of December 31, 2021, there was no default under any of these indentures or credit facilities and each applicable entity met its applicable leverage ratio tests based on December 31, 2021 financial results. There can be no assurance that they will satisfy these tests at the time of the contemplated distribution. Distributions by Charter Operating for payment of principal on parent company (CCO Holdings) notes are further restricted by the covenants in its credit facilities.

However, without regard to leverage, during any calendar year or any portion thereof during which the borrower is a flow-through entity for tax purposes, and so long as no event of default exists, the borrower may make distributions to the equity interests of the borrower in an amount sufficient to make permitted tax payments.

In addition to the limitation on distributions under the various indentures, distributions by the Company’s subsidiaries may be limited by applicable law, including the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act, under which the Company’s subsidiaries may make distributions if they have “surplus” as defined in the act.

Liquidity and Future Principal and Interest Payments

The Company continues to have significant amounts of debt, and its business requires significant cash to fund principal and interest payments on its debt, capital expenditures and ongoing operations. As set forth below, the Company has significant future principal and interest payments. The Company continues to monitor the capital markets, and it expects to undertake refinancing transactions and utilize free cash flow and cash on hand to further extend or reduce the maturities of its principal obligations. The timing and terms of any refinancing transactions will be subject to market conditions.

Interest payments on variable debt are estimated using amounts outstanding at December 31, 2021 and the average implied forward LIBOR rates applicable for the quarter during the interest rate reset based on the yield curve in effect at December 31, 2021. Actual interest payments will differ based on actual LIBOR rates and actual amounts outstanding for applicable periods. Based upon outstanding indebtedness as of December 31, 2021, the amortization of term loans, and the maturity dates for all senior and subordinated notes, total future principal and interest payments on the total borrowings under all debt agreements are as follows.


	Principal		Interest
2022	$	3,277	$	4,166
2023	1,936		4,066
2024	2,265		3,996
2025	10,670		3,802
2026	788		3,654
Thereafter	72,262		42,667
	$	91,198	$	62,351

Loans Payable - Related Party (Notes)	12 Months Ended
Loans Payable - Related Party (Notes)	Dec. 31, 2021
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]
Loans Payable - Related Party	Loans Payable - Related PartyLoans payable - related party as of December 31, 2021 and 2020 consists of loans from Charter Communications Holding Company, LLC (“Charter Holdco”) to Charter Operating of $743 million and $727 million, respectively, and loans from Charter to Charter Operating of $284 million and $274 million, respectively. Interest accrued at LIBOR plus 1.25% on the loans payable from Charter Holdco and LIBOR plus 2.00% on the loans payable from Charter during the periods ending December 31, 2021 and 2020.

Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities (Notes)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities [Abstract]

Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities

The Company uses derivative instruments to manage foreign exchange risk on the Sterling Notes, and does not hold or issue derivative instruments for speculative trading purposes.

Cross-currency derivative instruments are used to effectively convert £1.275 billion aggregate principal amount of fixed-rate British pound sterling denominated debt, including annual interest payments and the payment of principal at maturity, to fixed-rate U.S. dollar denominated debt. The cross-currency swaps have maturities of June 2031 and July 2042. The Company is required to post collateral on the cross-currency derivative instruments when the derivative contracts are in a liability position. In April 2019, the Company entered into a collateral holiday agreement for 60% of both the 2031 and 2042 cross-currency swaps, which eliminates the requirement to post collateral for three years, as well as a ten year collateral cap on the remaining 40% of the cross-currency swaps which limits the required collateral posting on that 40% of the cross-currency swaps to $150 million. In March 2021, the collateral holiday for 20% of the swaps was extended to November 2022 in consideration for the Company's agreement to post collateral over a threshold amount on that 20% portion of the swaps from March 2021 through October 2021. The fair value of the Company's cross-currency derivatives was $290 million and $184 million and is included in other long-term liabilities on its consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

The Company’s derivative instruments are not designated as hedges and are marked to fair value each period, with the impact recorded as a gain or loss on financial instruments in the consolidated statements of operations in other expenses, net. While these derivative instruments are not designated as hedges for accounting purposes, management continues to believe such instruments are closely correlated with the respective debt, thus managing associated risk.

The effect of financial instruments are recorded in other expenses, net in the consolidated statements of operations and consisted of the following.


	Year Ended December 31,
	2021		2020		2019
Change in fair value of cross-currency derivative instruments	$	(106)	$	40	$	13
Foreign currency remeasurement of Sterling Notes to U.S. dollars	20		(55)		(67)
Loss on financial instruments, net	$	(86)	$	(15)	$	(54)

Fair Value Measurements (Notes)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Fair Value Measurements [Abstract]

Fair Value Measurements

Accounting guidance establishes a three-level hierarchy for disclosure of fair value measurements, based on the transparency of inputs to the valuation of an asset or liability as of the measurement date, as follows:

•Level 1 – inputs to the valuation methodology are quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active markets.

•Level 2 – inputs to the valuation methodology include quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, and inputs that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the financial instrument.

•Level 3 – inputs to the valuation methodology are unobservable and significant to the fair value measurement.

Financial Assets and Liabilities

The Company has estimated the fair value of its financial instruments as of December 31, 2021 and 2020 using available market information or other appropriate valuation methodologies. Considerable judgment, however, is required in interpreting market data to develop the estimates of fair value. Accordingly, the estimates presented in the accompanying consolidated financial statements are not necessarily indicative of the amounts the Company would realize in a current market exchange.

The carrying amounts of cash and cash equivalents, receivables, payables and other current assets and liabilities approximate fair value because of the short maturity of those instruments.

As of December 31, 2021 and 2020, accounts receivable, net on the consolidated balance sheets includes approximately $391 million and $338 million of current equipment installment plan receivables, respectively, and other noncurrent assets includes approximately $189 million and $134 million of noncurrent equipment installment plan receivables, respectively.

Financial instruments accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis and classified within Level 2 of the valuation hierarchy include the Company's cross-currency derivative instruments which are recorded in other-long term liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets and were valued at $290 million and $184 million as of December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

The estimated fair value of the Company’s senior notes and debentures as of December 31, 2021 and 2020 is based on quoted market prices in active markets and is classified within Level 1 of the valuation hierarchy, while the estimated fair value of the Company’s credit facilities is based on quoted market prices in inactive markets and is classified within Level 2.

A summary of the carrying value and fair value of the Company’s debt at December 31, 2021 and 2020 is as follows:


	December 31,
	2021				2020
	Carrying Value		Fair Value		Carrying Value		Fair Value
Senior notes and debentures	$	80,893	$	88,976	$	72,671	$	84,163
Credit facilities	$	10,668	$	10,665	$	10,081	$	10,063

Non-financial Assets and Liabilities

The Company’s nonfinancial assets such as equity-method investments, franchises, property, plant, and equipment, and other intangible assets are not measured at fair value on a recurring basis; however, they are subject to fair value adjustments in certain circumstances, such as when there is evidence that an impairment may exist. When such impairments are recorded, fair values are generally classified within Level 3 of the valuation hierarchy.

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The entire disclosure for the fair value of financial instruments (as defined), including financial assets and financial liabilities (collectively, as defined), and the measurements of those instruments as well as disclosures related to the fair value of non-financial assets and liabilities. Such disclosures about the financial instruments, assets, and liabilities would include: (1) the fair value of the required items together with their carrying amounts (as appropriate); (2) for items for which it is not practicable to estimate fair value, disclosure would include: (a) information pertinent to estimating fair value (including, carrying amount, effective interest rate, and maturity, and (b) the reasons why it is not practicable to estimate fair value; (3) significant concentrations of credit risk including: (a) information about the activity, region, or economic characteristics identifying a concentration, (b) the maximum amount of loss the entity is exposed to based on the gross fair value of the related item, (c) policy for requiring collateral or other security and information as to accessing such collateral or security, and (d) the nature and brief description of such collateral or security; (4) quantitative information about market risks and how such risks are managed; (5) for items measured on both a recurring and nonrecurring basis information regarding the inputs used to develop the fair value measurement; and (6) for items presented in the financial statement for which fair value measurement is elected: (a) information necessary to understand the reasons for the election, (b) discussion of the effect of fair value changes on earnings, (c) a description of [similar groups] items for which the election is made and the relation thereof to the balance sheet, the aggregate carrying value of items included in the balance sheet that are not eligible for the election; (7) all other required (as defined) and desired information.

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Operating Costs and Expenses (Notes)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Operating Costs and Expenses [Abstract]

Operating Costs and Expenses

Operating costs and expenses, exclusive of items shown separately in the consolidated statements of operations, consist of the following for the periods presented:


	Year Ended December 31,
	2021		2020		2019
Programming	$	11,844	$	11,401	$	11,290
Regulatory, connectivity and produced content	2,494		2,183		2,366
Costs to service customers	7,393		7,472		7,277
Marketing	3,071		3,031		3,044
Mobile	2,489		1,765		1,246
Other	4,275		4,186		4,052
	$	31,566	$	30,038	$	29,275

Programming costs consist primarily of costs paid to programmers for basic, premium, digital, video on demand and pay-per-view programming. Regulatory, connectivity and produced content costs represent payments to franchise and regulatory authorities, costs directly related to providing video, Internet and voice services as well as payments for sports, local and news content produced by the Company. Included in regulatory, connectivity and produced content costs is content acquisition costs for the Los Angeles Lakers’ basketball games and Los Angeles Dodgers’ baseball games, which are recorded as games are exhibited over the contract period. Costs to service customers include costs related to field operations, network operations and customer care for the Company’s residential and SMB customers, including internal and third-party labor for the non-capitalizable portion of installations, service and repairs, maintenance, bad debt expense, billing and collection, occupancy and vehicle costs. Marketing costs represent the costs of marketing to current and potential commercial and residential customers including labor costs. Mobile costs represent costs associated with the Company's mobile service such as device and service costs, marketing, sales and commissions, retail stores, personnel costs, taxes, among others. Other includes corporate overhead, advertising sales expenses, indirect costs associated with the Company’s enterprise business customers and regional sports and news networks, property tax and insurance expense and stock compensation expense, among others.

Other Operating Expenses, Net (Notes)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Other Operating Expenses, Net [Abstract]

Other Operating Expenses, Net

Other operating expenses, net consist of the following for the years presented:


	Year Ended December 31,
	2021		2020		2019
Special charges, net	$	261	$	99	$	69
(Gain) loss on sale of assets, net	45		(32)		42
	$	306	$	67	$	111

Special charges, net

Special charges, net primarily includes net amounts of litigation settlements, including the $220 million tentative settlement with Sprint Communications Company L.P. ("Sprint") and T-Mobile USA, Inc. ("T-Mobile") for the year ended December 31, 2021 discussed in Note 20, and employee termination costs.

(Gain) loss on sale of assets, net

(Gain) loss on sale of assets, net represents the net (gain) loss recognized on the sales and disposals of fixed assets and cable systems including $36 million and $42 million impairments of non-strategic assets held for sale during the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2019, respectively.

Other Expenses, Net (Notes)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Other Income and Expenses [Abstract]

Other Expenses, Net

Other expenses, net consist of the following for the periods presented:


	Year Ended December 31,
	2021		2020		2019
Loss on extinguishment of debt (see Note 9)	$	(144)	$	(143)	$	(25)
Loss on financial instruments, net (see Note 11)	(86)		(15)		(54)
Other pension benefits (costs), net (see Note 21)	305		(66)		(69)
Loss on equity investments, net (see Note 6)	(179)		(13)		(131)
	$	(104)	$	(237)	$	(279)

Stock Compensation Plans (Notes)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Stock Compensation Plans [Abstract]

Stock Compensation Plans

Charter’s stock incentive plan provides for grants of nonqualified stock options, incentive stock options, stock appreciation rights, dividend equivalent rights, performance units and performance shares, share awards, phantom stock, restricted stock units and restricted stock. Directors, officers and other employees of the Company and its subsidiaries, as well as others performing consulting services for the Company, are eligible for grants under the stock incentive plan. The stock incentive plan allows for the issuance of up to 16 million shares of Charter Class A common stock (or units convertible into Charter Class A common stock).

Stock options and restricted stock units generally cliff vest three years from the date of grant. Stock options generally expire ten years from the grant date and restricted stock units have no voting rights. Restricted stock generally vests one year from the date of grant.

As of December 31, 2021, total unrecognized compensation remaining to be recognized in future periods totaled $226 million for stock options, $1.0 million for restricted stock and $208 million for restricted stock units and the weighted average period over which they are expected to be recognized is 2 years for stock options, 4 months for restricted stock and 2 years for restricted stock units. The Company recorded $430 million, $351 million and $315 million of stock compensation expense for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively, which is included in operating costs and expenses.

A summary of the activity for Charter’s stock options for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, is as follows (shares in thousands, except per share data):


	Year Ended December 31,
	2021							2020							2019
	Shares			Weighted Average Exercise Price		Aggregate Intrinsic Value		Shares			Weighted Average Exercise Price		Aggregate Intrinsic Value		Shares			Weighted Average Exercise Price		Aggregate Intrinsic Value
Outstanding, beginning of period	8,842			$	312.95			10,549			$	241.14			10,410			$	225.53
Granted	1,295			$	629.57			1,672			$	536.27			1,847			$	298.84
Exercised	(1,568)			$	295.46	$	606	(3,160)			$	191.43	$	1,176	(1,271)			$	186.90	$	247
Canceled	(136)			$	476.90			(219)			$	312.94			(437)			$	270.94
Outstanding, end of period	8,433			$	362.26	$	2,447	8,842			$	312.95			10,549			$	241.14

Weighted average remaining contractual life	6		years					7		years					7		years
Options exercisable, end of period	4,102			$	237.45	$	1,700	2,940			$	220.78			3,119			$	161.13
Options expected to vest, end of period	4,331			$	480.47	$	746
Weighted average fair value of options granted	$	171.21						$	148.02						$	84.39

A summary of the activity for Charter’s restricted stock for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, is as follows (shares in thousands, except per share data):


	Year Ended December 31,
	2021			2020			2019
	Shares	Weighted Average Grant Price		Shares	Weighted Average Grant Price		Shares	Weighted Average Grant Price
Outstanding, beginning of period	6	$	504.53	8	$	359.33	10	$	297.86
Granted	5	$	654.33	6	$	504.53	8	$	359.33
Vested	(6)	$	504.53	(8)	$	359.33	(10)	$	297.86
Canceled	—	$	—	—	$	—	—	$	—
Outstanding, end of period	5	$	654.33	6	$	504.53	8	$	359.33

A summary of the activity for Charter’s restricted stock units for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, is as follows (shares in thousands, except per share data):


	Year Ended December 31,
	2021			2020			2019
	Shares	Weighted Average Grant Price		Shares	Weighted Average Grant Price		Shares	Weighted Average Grant Price
Outstanding, beginning of period	1,651	$	337.82	2,059	$	249.45	2,211	$	219.61
Granted	367	$	629.47	423	$	509.64	704	$	298.22
Vested	(665)	$	269.88	(753)	$	194.40	(729)	$	206.88
Canceled	(59)	$	467.26	(78)	$	317.45	(127)	$	250.85
Outstanding, end of period	1,294	$	449.03	1,651	$	337.82	2,059	$	249.45

Income Taxes (Notes)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Income Taxes

Generally, the taxable income, gains, losses, deductions and credits of CCO Holdings are passed through to its indirect members, Charter and Advance/Newhouse Partnership (“A/N”). Charter is responsible for its share of taxable income or loss of CCO Holdings allocated to it in accordance with the Charter Holdings Limited Liability Company Agreement and partnership tax rules and regulations. Charter also records financial statement deferred tax assets and liabilities related to its investment, and its underlying net assets, in CCO Holdings.

Income Tax Expense

For the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020, and 2019, the Company recorded deferred income tax expense as shown below. The tax provision in future periods will vary based on current and future temporary differences, as well as future operating results.


	Year Ended December 31,
	2021		2020		2019
Current expense:
Federal income taxes	$	(1)	$	(2)	$	(4)
State income taxes	(35)		(30)		(28)
Current income tax expense	(36)		(32)		(32)

Deferred benefit (expense):
State income taxes	(5)		3		(57)
Deferred income tax benefit (expense)	(5)		3		(57)
Income tax expense	$	(41)	$	(29)	$	(89)

The Company’s effective tax rate differs from that derived by applying the applicable federal income tax rate of 21% for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019 as follows:


	Year Ended December 31,
	2021		2020		2019
Statutory federal income taxes	$	(1,334)	$	(881)	$	(491)
Statutory state income taxes, net	(40)		(27)		(85)
Income allocated to limited liability companies not subject to income taxes	1,333		879		487
Income tax expense	$	(41)	$	(29)	$	(89)

Deferred Tax Assets (Liabilities)

The tax effects of these temporary differences that give rise to significant portions of the deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities at December 31, 2021 and 2020 are presented below.


	December 31,
	2021		2020
Deferred tax assets:
Accrued and other	$	7	$	5
Total gross deferred tax assets	7		5

Deferred tax liabilities:
Indefinite-lived intangibles	(43)		(39)
Property, plant and equipment	(19)		(16)
Other intangibles	(2)		(3)
Deferred tax liabilities	(64)		(58)
Net deferred tax liabilities	$	(57)	$	(53)

Uncertain Tax Positions

The net amount of the unrecognized tax benefits recorded as of December 31, 2021 that could impact the effective tax rate is $84 million. The Company has determined that it is reasonably possible that its existing reserve for uncertain tax positions as of December 31, 2021 could decrease by approximately $27 million during the year ended December 31, 2022 related to various ongoing audits, settlement discussions and expiration of statute of limitations with various state and local agencies; however, various events could cause the Company’s current expectations to change in the future. These uncertain tax positions, if ever recognized in the financial statements, would be recorded in the consolidated statements of operations as part of the income tax provision. A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits, exclusive of interest and penalties, included in other long-term liabilities on the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of the Company is as follows:


BALANCE, December 31, 2019	$	110
Reductions on settlements and expirations with taxing authorities	(8)
BALANCE, December 31, 2020	102
Reductions on settlements and expirations with taxing authorities	(6)
BALANCE, December 31, 2021	$	96

The Company recognizes interest and penalties accrued on uncertain income tax positions as part of the income tax provision. Interest and penalties included in other long-term liabilities on the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of the Company were $60 million and $53 million as of December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

Charter is currently under examination by the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") for income tax purposes for 2019. Charter's 2016, 2018 and 2020 tax years remain open for examination and assessment. Charter’s 2017 tax year remains open solely for purposes of loss and credit carryforwards. Charter’s short period return dated May 17, 2016 (prior to the merger with TWC and acquisition of Bright House Networks, LLC ("Bright House")) and prior years remain open solely for purposes of examination of Charter’s loss and credit carryforwards. The IRS is currently examining Charter Holdings’ income tax return for 2016 and 2019. Charter Holdings’ 2018 and 2020 tax years remain open for examination and assessment, while 2017 remains open solely for purposes of credit carryforwards. The IRS is currently examining TWC’s income tax returns for 2011 through 2014. TWC’s tax year 2015 remains subject to examination and assessment. Prior to TWC’s separation from Time Warner Inc. (“Time Warner”) in March 2009, TWC was included in the consolidated U.S. federal and certain state income tax returns of Time Warner. The IRS has examined Time Warner’s 2008 through 2010 income tax returns and the results are under appeal. The Company does not anticipate that these examinations will have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial position or results of operations. In addition, the Company is also subject to ongoing examinations of the Company’s tax returns by state and local tax authorities for various periods. Activity related to these state and local examinations did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial position or results of operations during the year ended December 31, 2021, nor does the Company anticipate a material impact in the future.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for income taxes. Disclosures may include net deferred tax liability or asset recognized in an enterprise's statement of financial position, net change during the year in the total valuation allowance, approximate tax effect of each type of temporary difference and carryforward that gives rise to a significant portion of deferred tax liabilities and deferred tax assets, utilization of a tax carryback, and tax uncertainties information.

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Comprehensive Income (Notes)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Statement of Other Comprehensive Income [Abstract]

Comprehensive Income

Comprehensive income equaled net income attributable to CCO Holdings member for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020. The following table sets forth the consolidated statements of comprehensive income for the year ended December 31, 2019.


	Year Ended December 31, 2019
Consolidated net income	$	2,252
Foreign currency translation adjustment	2
Consolidated comprehensive income	2,254
Less: Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests	(1)
Comprehensive income attributable to CCO Holdings member	$	2,253

Related Party Transactions (Notes)	12 Months Ended
Related Party Transactions (Notes)	Dec. 31, 2021
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]
Related Party Transactions	Related Party Transactions The following sets forth certain transactions in which the Company and the directors, executive officers, and affiliates of the Company are involved or, in the case of the management arrangements, subsidiaries that are debt issuers that pay certain of their parent companies for services. Charter is a party to management arrangements with its subsidiary, Spectrum Management and certain of their subsidiaries. Under these agreements, Charter, Spectrum Management and Charter Communications Holding Company, LLC ("Charter Holdco") provide management services for the cable systems owned or operated by their subsidiaries. Costs associated with providing these services are charged directly to the Company’s operating subsidiaries. All other costs incurred on behalf of Charter’s operating subsidiaries are considered a part of the management fee. These costs are recorded as a component of operating costs and expenses, in the accompanying consolidated financial statements. The management fee charged to the Company’s operating subsidiaries approximated the expenses incurred by Spectrum Management, Charter Holdco and Charter on behalf of the Company’s operating subsidiaries in 2021, 2020 and 2019. Liberty Broadband and A/N Under the terms of the Amended and Restated Stockholders Agreement with Liberty Broadband, A/N and Charter, dated May 23, 2015 (the "Stockholders Agreement"), the number of Charter’s directors is fixed at 13, and includes its CEO. Two designees selected by A/N are members of the board of directors of Charter and three designees selected by Liberty Broadband Corporation (“Liberty Broadband”) are members of the board of directors of Charter. The remaining eight directors are not affiliated with either A/N or Liberty Broadband. Each of A/N and Liberty Broadband is entitled to nominate at least one director to each of the committees of Charter’s board of directors, subject to applicable stock exchange listing rules and certain specified voting or equity ownership thresholds for each of A/N and Liberty Broadband, and provided that the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and the Compensation and Benefit Committee each have at least a majority of directors independent from A/N, Liberty Broadband and Charter (referred to as the “unaffiliated directors”). Each of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and the Compensation and Benefits Committee is currently comprised of three unaffiliated directors and one designee of each of A/N and Liberty Broadband. A/N and Liberty Broadband also have certain other committee designation and other governance rights. Mr. Thomas Rutledge, the Company’s CEO, is the chairman of the board of Charter. In December 2016, Charter and A/N entered into a letter agreement, as amended in December 2017 (the “A/N Letter Agreement”) that requires A/N to sell to Charter or to Charter Holdings, on a monthly basis, a number of shares of Charter Class A common stock or Charter Holdings common units that represents a pro rata participation by A/N and its affiliates in any repurchases of shares of Charter Class A common stock from persons other than A/N effected by Charter during the immediately preceding calendar month, at a purchase price equal to the average price paid by Charter for the shares repurchased from persons other than A/N during such immediately preceding calendar month. A/N and Charter both have the right to terminate or suspend the pro rata repurchase arrangement on a prospective basis. Pursuant to the TRA between Charter and A/N, Charter must pay to A/N 50% of the tax benefit when realized by Charter from the step-up in tax basis resulting from any future exchange or sale of the preferred and common units. In February 2021, Charter and Liberty Broadband entered into a letter agreement (the “LBB Letter Agreement”). The LBB Letter Agreement implements Liberty Broadband’s obligations under the Stockholders Agreement to participate in share repurchases by Charter. Under the LBB Letter Agreement, Liberty Broadband will sell to Charter, generally on a monthly basis, a number of shares of Charter Class A common stock representing an amount sufficient for Liberty Broadband’s ownership of Charter to be reduced such that it does not exceed the ownership cap then applicable to Liberty Broadband under the Stockholders Agreement at a purchase price per share equal to the volume weighted average price per share paid by Charter for shares repurchased during such immediately preceding calendar month other than (i) purchases from A/N, (ii) purchases in privately negotiated transactions or (iii) purchases for the withholding of shares of Charter Class A common stock pursuant to equity compensation programs of Charter. Gregory Maffei, a director of Charter and President and CEO and director and holder of 12.6% voting interest in Liberty Broadband, is Chairman of the board of directors of Qurate Retail, Inc. ("Qurate") and Dr. John Malone, a director emeritus of Charter and Chairman of the board of directors and holder of 45.8% of voting interest in Liberty Broadband, also serves on the Qurate board of directors. As reported in SEC filings of Qurate, Mr. Maffei and Dr. Malone, Mr. Maffei has ownership of an approximate 6.3% voting interest in Quarate and Dr. Malone has ownership of an approximate 41.2% voting interest in Qurate. Qurate wholly owns HSN, Inc. (“HSN”) and QVC, Inc. (“QVC”). The Company has programming relationships with HSN and QVC. For the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, the Company recorded revenue in aggregate of approximately $48 million, $50 million and $50 million, respectively, from HSN and QVC as part of channel carriage fees and revenue sharing arrangements for home shopping sales made to customers in the Company’s footprint. Dr. Malone and Mr. Steven Miron, a member of Charter’s board of directors, also serve on the board of directors of Discovery, Inc., (“Discovery”). As reported in Discovery's SEC filings, Dr. Malone owns less than 1.0% of the series A common stock, 95.0% of the series B common stock and 3.7% of the series C common stock of Discovery and has a 26.5% voting interest in Discovery for the election of directors. As reported in Discovery's SEC filings, Advance/Newhouse Programming Partnership (“A/N PP”), an affiliate of A/N and in which Mr. Miron is the CEO, owns 100% of the Series A-1 preferred stock of Discovery and 100% of the Series C-1 preferred stock of Discovery and has a 23.2% voting interest for matters other than the election of directors. A/N PP also has the right to appoint three directors out of a total of twelve directors to Discovery’s board. The Company purchases programming from Discovery. Based on publicly available information, the Company does not believe that Discovery would currently be considered a related party. The amount paid in the aggregate to Discovery represents less than 2% of total operating costs and expenses for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019. Equity Investments The Company and its parent companies have agreements with certain equity investees (see Note 6) pursuant to which the Company has made or received related party transaction payments for the receipt of goods or services. The Company and its parent companies recorded payments to equity investees totaling $229 million, $225 million and $314 million during the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

Commitments and Contingencies (Notes)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Commitments and Contingencies

Commitments

The following table summarizes the Company’s and its parent companies' payment obligations as of December 31, 2021 for its contractual obligations.


	Total		2022		2023		2024		2025		2026		Thereafter
Programming Minimum Commitments (a)	$	95	$	78	$	17	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—
Other (b)	12,595		2,239		1,150		857		736		721		6,892
	$	12,690	$	2,317	$	1,167	$	857	$	736	$	721	$	6,892

(a)The Company pays programming fees under multi-year contracts, typically based on a flat fee per customer, which may be fixed for the term, or may in some cases escalate over the term. Programming costs included in the statements of operations were $11.8 billion, $11.4 billion and $11.3 billion for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019 respectively. Certain of the Company’s programming agreements are based on a flat fee per month or have guaranteed minimum payments. The table sets forth the aggregate guaranteed minimum commitments under the Company’s programming contracts.

(b)“Other” represents other guaranteed minimum commitments, including rights negotiated directly with content owners for distribution on company-owned channels or networks, commitments related to our role as an advertising and distribution sales agent for third party-owned channels or networks, commitments to our customer premise equipment and device vendors and contractual obligations related to third-party network augmentation.

The following items are not included in the contractual obligation table due to various factors discussed below. However, the Company incurs these costs as part of its operations:

•The Company rents utility poles used in its operations. Generally, pole rentals are cancelable on short notice, but the Company anticipates that such rentals will recur. Rent expense incurred for pole rental attachments for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019 was $200 million, $192 million and $180 million, respectively.

•The Company pays franchise fees under multi-year franchise agreements based on a percentage of revenues generated from video service per year. The Company also pays other franchise related costs, such as public education grants, under multi-year agreements. Franchise fees and other franchise-related costs included in the accompanying statement of operations were $733 million, $741 million and $750 million for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019 respectively.

•The Company has $351 million in letters of credit, of which $37 million is secured under the Charter Operating credit facility, primarily to its various casualty carriers as collateral for reimbursement of workers' compensation, auto liability and general liability claims.

•Minimum pension funding requirements have not been presented in the table above as such amounts have not been determined beyond 2021. The Company made no cash contributions to the qualified pension plans in 2021; however, the Company is permitted to make discretionary cash contributions to the qualified pension plans in 2022. For the nonqualified pension plan, the Company contributed $4 million during 2021 and will continue to make contributions in 2022 to the extent benefits are paid.

•In December 2020, the Company won a bidding process for $1.2 billion in phase I of the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (“RDOF”) auction to further extend its broadband services in states where it currently operate. The Company expects to fund its multi-billion dollar fiber-based build-out over a six to eight-year period.

Legal Proceedings

In August 2015, a purported stockholder of Charter, Matthew Sciabacucchi, filed a lawsuit in the Delaware Court of Chancery, on behalf of a putative class of Charter stockholders, challenging the transactions involving Charter, TWC, A/N, and Liberty Broadband announced by Charter on May 26, 2015. The lawsuit, which named as defendants Charter and its board of directors, alleged that the transactions resulted from breaches of fiduciary duty by Charter’s directors and that Liberty Broadband improperly benefited from the challenged transactions at the expense of other Charter stockholders. Charter denies any liability, believes that it has substantial defenses, and is vigorously defending this lawsuit. Although Charter is unable to predict the

outcome of this lawsuit, it does not expect the outcome will have a material effect on its operations, financial condition or cash flows.

The California Attorney General and the Alameda County, California District Attorney are investigating whether certain of Charter’s waste disposal policies, procedures and practices are in violation of the California Business and Professions Code and the California Health and Safety Code. That investigation was commenced in January 2014. A similar investigation involving TWC was initiated in February 2012. Charter is cooperating with these investigations. While the Company is unable to predict the outcome of these investigations, it does not expect that the outcome will have a material effect on its operations, financial condition, or cash flows.

Sprint filed a patent suit against Charter and Bright House on December 2, 2017 in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware. This suit alleges infringement of 9 patents related to the Company's provision of Voice over Internet Protocol (“VoIP”) services. Sprint previously sued TWC with respect to eight of these patents and obtained a final judgment of $151 million inclusive of interest and costs, which the Company paid in November 2019. The Company has also brought a patent suit against Sprint (TC Tech, LLC v. Sprint) in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware implicating Sprint's LTE technology and a similar suit against T-Mobile in the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas.

Sprint filed a subsequent patent suit against Charter on May 17, 2018 in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. This suit alleges infringement of two patents related to the Company's video on demand services. The court transferred this case to the United States District Court for the District of Delaware on December 20, 2018 pursuant to an agreement between the parties.

On February 18, 2020, Sprint filed a lawsuit against Charter, Bright House and TWC. Sprint alleges that Charter misappropriated trade secrets from Sprint years ago through employees hired by Bright House. Sprint asserts that the alleged trade secrets relate to the VoIP business of Charter, TWC and Bright House. The case is now pending in the United States District Court for the District of Kansas.

Charter, T-Mobile and Sprint have tentatively reached a settlement of all of the foregoing suits that would result in a payment of $220 million by Charter to T-Mobile. The Company can give no assurance that this tentative settlement will be finalized. Pending finalization of the settlement and in the event the settlement is not finalized, the Company will vigorously defend these Sprint suits and prosecute the suits it has brought against T-Mobile and Sprint. While the Company is unable to predict the outcome of these lawsuits, it does not expect that the litigation will have a material effect on its operations, financial condition, or cash flows.

In addition to the Sprint litigation described above, the Company and its parent companies are defendants or co-defendants in several additional lawsuits involving alleged infringement of various intellectual property relating to various aspects of their businesses. Other industry participants are also defendants in certain of these cases or related cases. In the event that a court ultimately determines that the Company infringes on any intellectual property, the Company may be subject to substantial damages and/or an injunction that could require the Company or its vendors to modify certain products and services the Company offers to its subscribers, as well as negotiate royalty or license agreements with respect to the intellectual property at issue. While the Company believes the lawsuits are without merit and intends to defend the actions vigorously, no assurance can be given that any adverse outcome would not be material to the Company’s consolidated financial condition, results of operations, or liquidity. The Company cannot predict the outcome of any such claims nor can it reasonably estimate a range of possible loss.

The Company and its parent companies are party to other lawsuits, claims and regulatory inquiries that arise in the ordinary course of conducting their business. The ultimate outcome of these other legal matters pending against the Company cannot be predicted, and although such lawsuits and claims are not expected individually to have a material adverse effect on the Company’s consolidated financial condition, results of operations or liquidity, such lawsuits could have, in the aggregate, a material adverse effect on the Company’s consolidated financial condition, results of operations or liquidity. Whether or not the Company ultimately prevails in any particular lawsuit or claim, litigation can be time consuming and costly and injure the Company’s reputation.

Employee Benefit Plans (Notes)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Disclosures [Abstract]

Employee Benefit Plans

Pension Plans

The Company sponsors qualified and nonqualified defined benefit pension plans that provide pension benefits to a majority of employees who were employed by TWC before the merger with TWC.

Changes in the projected benefit obligation, fair value of plan assets and funded status of the pension plans from January 1 through December 31 are presented below:


	2021		2020
Projected benefit obligation at beginning of year	$	3,688	$	3,361
Interest cost	97		110
Actuarial (gain) loss	(183)		436
Settlement	(173)		(166)
Benefits paid	(55)		(53)
Projected benefit obligation at end of year (a)	$	3,374	$	3,688

Accumulated benefit obligation at end of year (a)	$	3,374	$	3,688

Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year	$	3,462	$	3,198
Actual return on plan assets	219		480
Employer contributions	4		3
Settlement	(173)		(166)
Benefits paid	(55)		(53)
Fair value of plan assets at end of year (b)	$	3,457	$	3,462

Funded status	$	83	$	(226)

(a)As of December 31, 2021 and 2020, qualified pension plans represented $3.3 billion and $3.7 billion, respectively, of both the projected benefit obligation and accumulated benefit obligation, while the Company’s nonqualified pension plan represented $32 million and $36 million, respectively.

(b)The fair value of plan assets consists entirely of the Company’s qualified pension plans.

Pretax amounts recognized in the consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2021 and 2020 consisted of the following:


	December 31,
	2021		2020
Noncurrent asset	$	114	$	1
Current liability	(4)		(5)
Long-term liability	(27)		(222)
Net amounts recognized in consolidated balance sheet	$	83	$	(226)

The components of net periodic benefit (cost) for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019 consisted of the following:


	Year Ended December 31,
	2021		2020		2019
Interest cost	$	(97)	$	(110)	$	(129)
Expected return on plan assets	165		156		164
Remeasurement gain (loss)	237		(112)		(104)
Net periodic pension benefit (cost)	$	305	$	(66)	$	(69)

The remeasurement gains (losses) recorded during the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019 were primarily driven by changes in the discount rate as well as gains or losses to record pension assets to fair value.

The discount rates used to determine benefit obligations as of December 31, 2021 and 2020 were 3.01% and 2.70%, respectively. The Company utilized the Pri-2012/MP 2020 mortality table published by the Society of Actuaries to measure the benefit obligations as of December 31, 2021 and 2020.

Weighted average assumptions used to determine net periodic benefit costs consisted of the following:


	Year ended December 31,
	2021		2020		2019
Expected long-term rate of return on plan assets	5.00	%	5.00	%	5.75	%
Discount rate	2.70	%	3.48	%	4.37	%

In developing the expected long-term rate of return on plan assets, the Company considered the pension portfolio’s composition, past average rate of earnings and the Company’s future asset allocation targets. The weighted average expected long-term rate of return on plan assets and discount rate used to determine net periodic pension benefit (cost) for the year ended December 31, 2022 are expected to be 5.00% and 3.01%, respectively. The Company determined the discount rates used to determine benefit obligations and net periodic pension benefit (cost) based on the yield of a large population of high quality corporate bonds with cash flows sufficient in timing and amount to settle projected future defined benefit payments.

Pension Plan Assets

The assets of the qualified pension plans are held in a master trust in which the qualified pension plans are the only participating plans (the “Master Trust”). The investment policy for the qualified pension plans is to manage the assets of the Master Trust with the objective to provide for pension liabilities to be met, maintaining retirement income security for the participants of the plans and their beneficiaries. The investment portfolio is a mix of pooled funds invested in fixed income securities, equity securities and certain alternative investments with the objective of matching plan liability performance, diversifying risk and achieving a target investment return. Pension assets are managed in a balanced portfolio comprised of two major components: a return-seeking portion and a liability-matching portion.

The Company uses an investment strategy designed to increase the fixed income allocation as the funded status of the qualified pension plans improves. As the qualified pension plans reach set funded status milestones, the assets will be rebalanced to shift more assets from equity to fixed income. Based on the progress with this strategy, the target investment allocation for pension fund assets is permitted to vary within specified ranges subject to Investment Committee approval for return-seeking securities

and liability-matching securities. The target and actual investment allocation of the qualified pension plans by asset category consisted of the following:


	December 31, 2021				December 31, 2020
	Target Allocation		Actual Allocation		Target Allocation		Actual Allocation

Return-seeking securities	60.0	%	57.3	%	60.0	%	57.1	%
Liability-matching securities	40.0	%	42.6	%	40.0	%	42.8	%
Other investments	—	%	0.1	%	—	%	0.1	%

The following tables set forth the investment assets of the qualified pension plans by level within the fair value hierarchy as of December 31, 2021 and 2020:


	December 31, 2021						December 31, 2020
	Fair Value		Level 1		Level 2		Fair Value		Level 1		Level 2
Cash	$	2	$	2	$	—	$	4	$	4	$	—
Commingled bond funds(a)	1,398		—		1,398		1,449		—		1,449
Commingled equity funds(a)	1,160		—		1,160		1,255		—		1,255
Collective trust funds(b)	150		—		150		178		—		178
Total investment assets	2,710		$	2	$	2,708	2,886		$	4	$	2,882
Accrued investment income and other receivables	247						19
Accrued liabilities	(46)						—
Investments measured at net asset value(c)	546						557
Fair value of plan assets	$	3,457					$	3,462

(a)Commingled funds include bond funds with corporate and U.S. treasury debt securities and equity funds with global equity index, infrastructure and real estate securities that have a readily determinable fair value and are valued using the net assets provided by the administrator of the fund. The value of each fund is based on the fair value of underlying securities in the portfolio, which represents the amount that the fund might reasonably expect to receive for the securities upon a sale, less liabilities, and then divided by the number of units outstanding. Equity securities within the funds are valued using observable inputs on either a daily or weekly basis and the resulting per share value serves as a basis for current redemption value. Debt securities within the funds are valued based on observable prices from the new issue market, benchmark quotes, secondary trading and dealer quotes.

(b)Collective trust funds consist of short-term investment strategies comprised of instruments issued or fully guaranteed by the U.S. government and/or its agencies and multi-strategy funds, which are valued using the net assets provided by the administrator of the fund. The value of each fund is based on the readily determinable fair value of the underlying assets owned by the fund, less liabilities, and then divided by the number of units outstanding.

(c)As a practical expedient, certain investment classes which hold securities that are not readily available for redemption and are measured at fair value using the net asset value ("NAV") per share (or its equivalent) have not been classified in the fair value hierarchy.

Investments Measured at Net Asset Value per Share Practical Expedient

The following table summarizes the investment classes for which fair value is measured using the NAV per share (or its equivalent) practical expedient as of December 31, 2021 and 2020. These investment classes are not readily available for redemption. The NAV of each fund is based on the fair value of underlying assets in the portfolio. Certain investments report

NAV per share on a month or quarter lag. There are no material unfunded commitments with respect to these investment classes.


	Fair Value
	December 31,				Redemption Frequency (if currently eligible)	Redemption Notice Period
	2021		2020
Alternative funds(a)	$	328	$	283	weekly, monthly, quarterly	1-180 days
Fixed income funds(b)	95		148		daily, monthly	10-40 days
Real estate funds(c)	123		126		quarterly	45-90 days
Investments measured at NAV	$	546	$	557

(a)The alternative fund investment class includes funds with various securities selected to provide complimentary sources of return with our equity and bond portfolios that better manage risk. The Company’s alternative fund investments include holdings such as public equities, exchange traded derivatives, and corporate bonds, among others. A portion of the alternative funds cannot be redeemed until the one year anniversary of the purchase date.

(b)Fixed income funds invest in residential and commercial mortgages, as well as global sovereign securities.

(c)Real estate funds are not publicly traded and invest primarily in unlisted direct core real estate, including super-regional malls, shopping centers, and commercial real estate (e.g. education, healthcare and storage).

Pension Plan Contributions

The Company made no cash contributions to the qualified pension plans during the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019; however, the Company may make discretionary cash contributions to the qualified pension plans in the future. Such contributions will be dependent on a variety of factors, including current and expected interest rates, asset performance, the funded status of the qualified pension plans and management’s judgment. For the nonqualified unfunded pension plan, the Company will continue to make contributions during 2022 to the extent benefits are paid.

Benefit payments for the pension plans are expected to be $227 million in 2022, $217 million in 2023, $206 million in 2024, $196 million in 2025, $188 million in 2026 and $843 million in 2027 to 2031.

Multiemployer Plans

The Company contributes to multiemployer plans under the terms of collective-bargaining agreements that cover its union-represented employees. Such multiemployer plans provide medical, pension and retirement savings benefits to active employees and retirees. The Company made contributions to multiemployer plans of $3 million, $7 million and $9 million for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively. As of December 31, 2021 and 2020, other long-term liabilities includes approximately $94 million and $98 million, respectively, related to the Company's withdrawal from a multiemployer pension plan.

Defined Contribution Benefit Plans

The Company’s employees may participate in the Charter Communications, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan (the “401(k) Plan”). Employees that qualify for participation can contribute up to 50% of their salary, on a pre-tax basis, subject to a maximum contribution limit as determined by the IRS. The Company’s matching contribution is discretionary and is equal to 100% of the amount of the salary reduction the participant elects to defer (up to 6% of the participant’s eligible compensation), excluding any catch-up contributions and is paid by the Company on a per pay period basis. The Company made contributions to the 401(k) plan totaling $328 million, $331 million and $303 million for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

For employees who are not eligible to participate in the Company’s long-term incentive plan and who are not covered by a collective bargaining agreement, the Company offers a contribution to the Retirement Accumulation Plan ("RAP"), equal to 3% of eligible pay. The Company made contributions to the RAP totaling $167 million, $162 million and $152 million for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for retirement benefits.

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Recently Issued Accounting Standards (Notes)	12 Months Ended
Recently Issued Accounting Standards (Notes)	Dec. 31, 2021
Accounting Standards Update and Change in Accounting Principle [Abstract]
Recently Issued Accounting Standards	Recently Issued Accounting Standards ASU No. 2021-10, Disclosures by Business Entities about Government Assistance ("ASU 2021-10") In November 2021, the FASB issued ASU 2021-10, which requires business entities to disclose information about certain government assistance they receive. Such disclosure requirements include the nature of the transactions and the related accounting policy used, the line items on the balance sheet and income statement that are affected and the amounts applicable to each financial statement line item and significant terms and conditions of the transactions. ASU 2021-10 will be effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2021 (year ending December 31, 2022 for the Company). Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact the adoption of ASU 2021-10 will have on it's disclosures.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for change in accounting principle. Includes, but is not limited to, nature, reason, and method of adopting amendment to accounting standards or other change in accounting principle.

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Parent Company Only Financial Statements (Notes)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Parent Company Only Financial Statements [Abstract]

Parent Company Only Financial Statements

As the result of limitations on, and prohibitions of, distributions, substantially all of the net assets of the consolidated subsidiaries are restricted from distribution to CCO Holdings, the parent company. The following condensed parent-only financial statements of CCO Holdings account for the investment in its subsidiaries under the equity method of accounting. The financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements of the Company and notes thereto.


CCO Holdings, LLC (Parent Company Only)
Condensed Balance Sheets

	December 31,
	2021		2020
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	$	—	$	100
Receivables from related party	37		43
Investment in subsidiaries	59,776		71,002
Loans receivable - related party	579		567
Total assets	$	60,392	$	71,712

LIABILITIES AND MEMBER'S EQUITY
Current liabilities	$	307	$	347
Other long-term liabilities	23,882		24,180
Member's equity	36,203		47,185
Total liabilities and member's equity	$	60,392	$	71,712


CCO Holdings, LLC (Parent Company Only)
Condensed Statements of Operations

	Year Ended December 31,
	2021		2020		2019
Interest expense, net	$	(1,166)	$	(1,185)	$	(1,067)
Loss on extinguishment of debt	(146)		(145)		(22)
Equity in income of subsidiaries	7,623		5,495		3,340

Net income	$	6,311	$	4,165	$	2,251


CCO Holdings, LLC (Parent Company Only)
Condensed Statements of Comprehensive Income

	Year Ended December 31,
	2021		2020		2019
Net income	$	6,311	$	4,165	$	2,251
Foreign currency translation adjustment	—		—		2
Comprehensive income	$	6,311	$	4,165	$	2,253


CCO Holdings, LLC (Parent Company Only)
Condensed Statements of Cash Flows

	Year Ended December 31,
	2021		2020		2019
NET CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES	$	(1,200)	$	(1,124)	$	(1,051)

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Contribution to subsidiaries	(3,967)		(9,383)		(2,860)
Distributions from subsidiaries	23,246		20,636		9,068
Net cash flows from investing activities	19,279		11,253		6,208

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Borrowings of long-term debt	3,744		8,764		4,584
Repayments of long-term debt	(4,166)		(6,612)		(1,366)
Payments for debt issuance costs	(34)		(84)		(43)
Contributions from parent	2		51		59
Distributions to parent	(17,725)		(12,648)		(7,891)
Net cash flows from financing activities	(18,179)		(10,529)		(4,657)

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS	(100)		(400)		500
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, beginning of period	100		500		—
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, end of period	$	—	$	100	$	500

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Consolidation Policy

Consolidation

Cash and Cash Equivalents Policy

Cash and Cash Equivalents The Company considers all highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less to be cash equivalents. These investments are carried at cost, which approximates market value.

Property, Plant and Equipment Policy

Property, Plant and Equipment

Depreciation is recorded using the straight-line composite method over management’s estimate of the useful lives of the related assets as follows:


Cable distribution systems						6-22 years
Customer premise equipment and installations						3-8 years
Vehicles and equipment						6-21 years
Buildings and improvements						8-40 years
Furniture, fixtures and equipment						2-10 years

Asset Retirement Obligations Policy

Asset Retirement Obligations

Valuation of Long-Lived Assets Policy

Valuation of Long-Lived Assets

Leases Policy

Leases

Other Noncurrent Assets Policy

Other Noncurrent Assets Other noncurrent assets primarily include investments, wireless spectrum licenses, customer contract costs and other intangible assets. The Company accounts for its investments in less than majority owned investees under either the equity method or as equity securities. The Company applies the equity method to investments when it has the ability to exercise significant influence over the operating and financial policies of the investee. The Company’s share of the investee’s earnings (losses) is included in other expense, net in the consolidated statements of operations. The Company monitors its investments for indicators that a decrease in investment value has occurred that is other than temporary. If it has been determined that an investment has sustained an other than temporary decline in value, the investment is written down to fair value with a charge to earnings. Investments acquired are measured at fair value utilizing the acquisition method of accounting. The difference between the fair value and the amount of underlying equity in net assets for most equity method investments is due to previously unrecognized intangible assets at the investee. These amounts are amortized as a component of equity earnings (losses), recorded within other expense, net over the estimated useful life of the asset. Wireless spectrum licenses have been determined to have an indefinite life and are tested annually for impairment. Customer contract costs are deferred in other noncurrent assets for upfront costs incurred to obtain a customer contract and upfront costs to fulfill a customer contract, as further discussed below under the Customer Contract Costs accounting policy.

Revenue Recognition Policy

Revenue Recognition

Nature of Services

Residential Services

Small and Medium Business

Enterprise

Advertising Services

Mobile

The Company’s revenues by product line are as follows:


	Year Ended December 31,
	2021		2020		2019
Internet	$	21,094	$	18,521	$	16,667
Video	17,630		17,432		17,607
Voice	1,598		1,806		1,920
Residential revenue	40,322		37,759		36,194

Small and medium business	4,170		3,964		3,868
Enterprise	2,573		2,468		2,556
Commercial revenue	6,743		6,432		6,424

Advertising sales	1,594		1,699		1,568
Mobile	2,178		1,364		726
Other	837		834		844
	$	51,674	$	48,088	$	45,756

Significant Judgments in Evaluating Revenue Recognition

Deferred Revenue Contract LiabilitiesTiming of revenue recognition may differ from the timing of invoicing to customers. Residential, SMB, and enterprise customers are invoiced for subscription services in advance of the service period. Deferred revenue liabilities, or contract liabilities, are recorded when the Company collects payments in advance of performing the services. Deferred revenue liabilities, or contract liabilities, are also recorded when the Company invoices customers upfront for installation services that are recognized as revenue over time. Residential and SMB installation revenues are deferred over the period the fee remains material to the customer. Enterprise installation revenues are deferred using a portfolio approach over the average contract life of each enterprise service category. As of December 31, 2021 and 2020, current deferred revenue liabilities consisting of customer prepayments of $405 million and $363 million, respectively, and upfront installation fees of $56 million and $73 million, respectively, were included in accounts payable and accrued liabilities. As of December 31, 2021 and 2020, long-term deferred revenue liabilities consisting of enterprise upfront installation fees of $29 million and $35 million, respectively, were included in other long-term liabilities.

Customer Contract Costs Policy

Customer Contract Costs

Programming Costs Policy

Programming Costs The Company has various contracts to obtain video programming from vendors whose compensation is typically based on a flat fee per customer. The cost of the right to exhibit network programming under such arrangements is recorded in operating expenses in the month the programming is available for exhibition. Programming costs are paid each month based on calculations performed by the Company and are subject to periodic audits performed by the programmers. Certain programming contracts contain cash and non-cash consideration from the programmers. If consideration received does not relate to a separate product or service, the Company recognizes the consideration on a straight-line basis over the life of the programming agreement as a reduction of programming expense. Programming costs included in the statements of operations were $11.8 billion, $11.4 billion and $11.3 billion for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

Advertising Costs Policy

Advertising Costs Advertising costs associated with marketing the Company’s products and services are generally expensed as costs are incurred.

Multiple-Element Transactions Policy

Multiple-Element Transactions In the normal course of business, the Company enters into multiple-element transactions where it is simultaneously both a customer and a vendor with the same counterparty or in which it purchases multiple products and/or services, or settles outstanding items contemporaneous with the purchase of a product or service from a single counterparty. Transactions, although negotiated contemporaneously, may be documented in one or more contracts. The Company’s policy for accounting for each transaction negotiated contemporaneously is to record each element of the transaction based on the respective estimated fair values of the products or services purchased and the products or services sold. In determining the fair value of the respective elements, the Company refers to quoted market prices (where available), historical transactions or comparable cash transactions. Cash consideration received from a vendor is recorded as a reduction in the price of the vendor’s product unless (i) the consideration is for the reimbursement of a specific, incremental, identifiable cost incurred, in which case the cash consideration received would be recorded as a reduction in such cost (e.g., marketing costs), or (ii) an identifiable benefit in exchange for the consideration is provided, in which case revenue would be recognized for this element.

Stock-Based Compensation Policy

Stock-Based Compensation

Defined Benefit Pension Plans Policy

Defined Benefit Pension Plans

Income Taxes Policy

Income Taxes CCO Holdings is a single member limited liability company not subject to income tax. CCO Holdings holds all operations through indirect subsidiaries. The majority of these indirect subsidiaries are limited liability companies that are not subject to income tax. Charter has elected the accounting policy not to allocate income taxes to its subsidiaries that are not subject to income tax. Certain indirect subsidiaries that are required to file separate returns are subject to federal and state tax. CCO Holdings’ tax provision reflects the tax provision of the entities required to file separate returns. The Company recognizes deferred tax assets and liabilities for temporary differences between the financial reporting basis and the tax basis of these indirect subsidiaries' assets and liabilities and expected benefits of utilizing loss carryforwards. The impact on deferred taxes of changes in tax rates and tax law, if any, applied to the years during which temporary differences are expected to be settled, are reflected in the consolidated financial statements in the period of enactment. See Note 17.

Segments Policy

Segments The Company’s operations are managed and reported to its Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”), the Company’s chief operating decision maker, on a consolidated basis. The CEO assesses performance and allocates resources based on the consolidated results of operations. Under this organizational and reporting structure, the Company has one reportable segment.

Franchises, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Policies)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Policy	Franchise rights represent the value attributed to agreements or authorizations with local and state authorities that allow access to homes in cable service areas. For valuation purposes, they are defined as the future economic benefits of the right to solicit and service potential customers (customer marketing rights), and the right to deploy and market new services to potential customers (service marketing rights). Management estimates the fair value of franchise rights at the date of acquisition and determines if the franchise has a finite life or an indefinite life. The Company has concluded that all of its franchises qualify for indefinite life treatment given that there are no legal, regulatory, contractual, competitive, economic or other factors which limit the period over which these rights will contribute to the Company's cash flows. The Company reassesses this determination periodically or whenever events or substantive changes in circumstances occur. All franchises are tested for impairment annually or more frequently as warranted by events or changes in circumstances. Franchise assets are aggregated into essentially inseparable units of accounting to conduct valuations. The units of accounting generally represent geographical clustering of the Company's cable systems into groups. The Company assesses qualitative factors to determine whether the existence of events or circumstances leads to a determination that it is more likely than not that an indefinite lived intangible asset has been impaired. If, after this optional qualitative assessment, the Company determines that it is not more likely than not that an indefinite lived intangible asset has been impaired, then no further quantitative testing is necessary. In completing the qualitative impairment testing, the Company evaluates a multitude of factors that affect the fair value of our franchise assets. Examples of such factors include environmental and competitive changes within our operating footprint, actual and projected operating performance, the consistency of our operating margins, equity and debt market trends, including changes in our market capitalization, and changes in our regulatory and political landscape, among other factors. The Company performed a qualitative assessment in 2021. After consideration of the qualitative factors in 2021, the Company concluded that it is more likely than not that the fair value of the franchise assets in each unit of accounting exceeds the carrying value of such assets and therefore did not perform a quantitative analysis at the assessment date. Periodically, the Company may elect to perform a quantitative analysis for impairment testing. If the Company elects or is required to perform a quantitative analysis to test its franchise assets for impairment, the methodology described below is utilized. If a quantitative analysis is performed, the estimated fair value of franchises is determined utilizing an income approach model based on the present value of the estimated discrete future cash flows attributable to each of the intangible assets identified assuming a discount rate. The fair value of franchises is determined based on estimated discrete discounted future cash flows using assumptions consistent with internal forecasts. The franchise after-tax cash flow is calculated as the after-tax cash flow generated by the potential customers obtained. The sum of the present value of the franchises’ after-tax cash flow in years 1 through 10 and the continuing value of the after-tax cash flow beyond year 10 yields the fair value of the franchises. This approach makes use of unobservable factors such as projected revenues, expenses, capital expenditures, customer trends, and a discount rate applied to the estimated cash flows. The determination of the franchise discount rate is derived from the Company’s weighted average cost of capital, which uses a market participant’s cost of equity and after-tax cost of debt and reflects the risks inherent in the cash flows. The Company estimates discounted future cash flows using reasonable and appropriate assumptions including among others, penetration rates; revenue growth rates; operating margins; and capital expenditures. The assumptions are based on the Company’s and its peers’ historical operating performance adjusted for current and expected competitive and economic factors surrounding the cable industry. The estimates and assumptions made in the Company’s valuations are inherently subject to significant uncertainties, many of which are beyond its control, and there is no assurance that these results can be achieved. The primary assumptions for which there is a reasonable possibility of the occurrence of a variation that would significantly affect the measurement value include the assumptions regarding revenue growth, programming expense growth rates, the amount and timing of capital expenditures, actual customer trends and the discount rate utilized. The Company has determined that it has one reporting unit for purposes of the assessment of goodwill impairment. The fair value of the reporting unit is determined using both an income approach and market approach. The Company’s income approach model used for its reporting unit valuation is consistent with that used for its franchise valuation noted above except that cash flows from the entire business enterprise are used for the reporting unit valuation. The Company’s market approach model estimates the fair value of the reporting unit based on market prices in actual precedent transactions of similar businesses and market valuations of guideline public companies. Goodwill is tested for impairment as of November 30 of each year, or more frequently as warranted by events or changes in circumstances. Accounting guidance also permits an optional qualitative assessment for goodwill to determine whether it is more likely than not that the carrying value of a reporting unit exceeds its fair value. If, after this qualitative assessment, the Company determines that it is not more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount then no further quantitative testing would be necessary. A quantitative assessment is performed if the qualitative assessment results in a more likely than not determination or if a qualitative assessment is not performed. The quantitative assessment considers whether the carrying amount of a reporting unit exceeds its fair value, in which case an impairment charge is recorded to the extent the reporting unit’s carrying value exceeds its fair value. As with the Company’s franchise impairment testing, in 2021 the Company elected to perform a qualitative goodwill impairment assessment, which incorporated consideration of the same qualitative factors relevant to the Company's franchise impairment testing. As a result of that assessment, the Company concluded that goodwill is not impaired. Customer relationships are recorded at fair value as of the date acquired less accumulated amortization. Customer relationships, for valuation purposes, represent the value of the business relationship with existing customers, and are calculated by projecting the discrete future after-tax cash flows from these customers, including the right to deploy and market additional services to these customers. The present value of these after-tax cash flows yields the fair value of the customer relationships. The use of different valuation assumptions or definitions of franchises or customer relationships, such as our inclusion of the value of selling additional services to our current customers within customer relationships versus franchises, could significantly impact our valuations and any resulting impairment. Customer relationships are amortized on an accelerated sum of years’ digits method over useful lives of 8-15 years based on the period over which current customers are expected to generate cash flows. The Company periodically evaluates the remaining useful lives of its customer relationships to determine whether events or circumstances warrant revision to the remaining periods of amortization. Customer relationships are evaluated for impairment upon the occurrence of events or changes in circumstances indicating that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. Customer relationships are deemed impaired when the carrying value exceeds the projected undiscounted future cash flows associated with the customer relationships. No impairment of customer relationships was recorded in the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 or 2019.

Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities (Policies)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021
Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities [Abstract]
Derivative Instruments Policy	The Company uses derivative instruments to manage foreign exchange risk on the Sterling Notes, and does not hold or issue derivative instruments for speculative trading purposes.

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Schedule of Property, Plant and Equipment Useful Lives

Depreciation is recorded using the straight-line composite method over management’s estimate of the useful lives of the related assets as follows:


Cable distribution systems						6-22 years
Customer premise equipment and installations						3-8 years
Vehicles and equipment						6-21 years
Buildings and improvements						8-40 years
Furniture, fixtures and equipment						2-10 years

Schedule of Revenues by Product Line

The Company’s revenues by product line are as follows:


	Year Ended December 31,
	2021		2020		2019
Internet	$	21,094	$	18,521	$	16,667
Video	17,630		17,432		17,607
Voice	1,598		1,806		1,920
Residential revenue	40,322		37,759		36,194

Small and medium business	4,170		3,964		3,868
Enterprise	2,573		2,468		2,556
Commercial revenue	6,743		6,432		6,424

Advertising sales	1,594		1,699		1,568
Mobile	2,178		1,364		726
Other	837		834		844
	$	51,674	$	48,088	$	45,756

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts [Abstract]

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

Activity in the allowance for doubtful accounts is summarized as follows for the years presented:


	Year Ended December 31,
	2021		2020		2019
Balance, beginning of period	$	217	$	180	$	129
Charged to expense	484		560		659
Uncollected balances written off, net of recoveries	(544)		(523)		(608)
Balance, end of period	$	157	$	217	$	180

Property, Plant and Equipment (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Schedule of Property, Plant and Equipment

Property, plant and equipment consists of the following as of December 31, 2021 and 2020:


	December 31,
	2021		2020
Cable distribution systems	$	35,907	$	33,693
Customer premise equipment and installations	17,893		17,756
Vehicles and equipment	1,957		1,896
Buildings and improvements	4,663		4,484
Furniture, fixtures and equipment	7,015		7,219
	67,435		65,048
Less: accumulated depreciation	(34,108)		(31,558)
	$	33,327	$	33,490

Franchises, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Intangible Assets

As of December 31, 2021 and 2020, indefinite-lived and finite-lived intangible assets are presented in the following table:


	December 31,
	2021						2020
	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Net Carrying Amount		Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Net Carrying Amount
Indefinite-lived intangible assets:
Franchises	$	67,346	$	—	$	67,346	$	67,322	$	—	$	67,322
Goodwill	29,562		—		29,562		29,554		—		29,554
Wireless spectrum licenses	464		—		464		464		—		464
	$	97,372	$	—	$	97,372	$	97,340	$	—	$	97,340

Finite-lived intangible assets:
Customer relationships	$	18,240	$	(14,180)	$	4,060	$	18,230	$	(12,615)	$	5,615
Other intangible assets	430		(196)		234		420		(159)		261
	$	18,670	$	(14,376)	$	4,294	$	18,650	$	(12,774)	$	5,876

Schedule of Expected Future Amortization Expense

The Company expects amortization expense on its finite-lived intangible assets will be as follows.


2022	$	1,336
2023	1,079
2024	828
2025	579
2026	321
Thereafter	151
	$	4,294

Investments (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Investments [Abstract]

Schedule of investments

Investments consisted of the following as of December 31, 2021 and 2020:


	December 31,
	2021		2020
Equity-method investments	$	95	$	273
Other investments	13		13
Total investments	$	108	$	286

Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities [Abstract]

Schedule of Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities consist of the following as of December 31, 2021 and 2020:


	December 31,
	2021		2020
Accounts payable – trade	$	706	$	737
Deferred revenue	458		436
Accrued liabilities:
Programming costs	2,036		1,940
Labor	1,299		1,370
Capital expenditures	1,281		1,227
Interest	1,099		1,083
Taxes and regulatory fees	533		523
Operating lease liabilities	237		202
Other	1,122		725
	$	8,771	$	8,243

Leases (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Leases [Abstract]

Schedule of supplemental balance sheet information

Supplemental balance sheet information related to leases is as follows.


	December 31,
	2021			2020
Operating lease right-of-use assets:
Included within other noncurrent assets	$	1,143		$	1,065

Operating lease liabilities:
Current portion included within accounts payable and accrued liabilities	$	237		$	202
Long-term portion included within other long-term liabilities	1,001			941
	$	1,238		$	1,143

Weighted average remaining lease term for operating leases	5.9 years			6.4 years
Weighted average discount rate for operating leases	3.4		%	3.9		%

Schedule of future minimum lease payments for operating leases

Maturities of operating lease liabilities as of December 31, 2021 are as follows.


2022	$	293
2023	286
2024	238
2025	189
2026	127
Thereafter	284
Undiscounted lease cash flow commitments	1,417
Reconciling impact from discounting	(179)
Lease liabilities on consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2021	$	1,238

Long-Term Debt (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Long-Term Debt

Long-term debt consists of the following as of December 31, 2021 and 2020:


	December 31,
	2021				2020
	Principal Amount		Accreted Value		Principal Amount		Accreted Value
CCO Holdings, LLC:
4.000% senior notes due March 1, 2023	$	500	$	499	$	500	$	498
5.750% senior notes due February 15, 2026	—		—		2,500		2,475
5.500% senior notes due May 1, 2026	750		747		1,500		1,492
5.875% senior notes due May 1, 2027	—		—		800		796
5.125% senior notes due May 1, 2027	3,250		3,228		3,250		3,225
5.000% senior notes due February 1, 2028	2,500		2,475		2,500		2,472
5.375% senior notes due June 1, 2029	1,500		1,500		1,500		1,501
4.750% senior notes due March 1, 2030	3,050		3,043		3,050		3,042
4.500% senior notes due August 15, 2030	2,750		2,750		2,750		2,750
4.250% senior notes due February 1, 2031	3,000		3,002		3,000		3,001
4.500% senior notes due May 1, 2032	2,900		2,927		2,900		2,928
4.500% senior notes due June 1, 2033	1,750		1,729		—		—
4.250% senior notes due January 15, 2034	2,000		1,982		—		—
Charter Communications Operating, LLC:
4.464% senior notes due July 23, 2022	3,000		2,997		3,000		2,992
Senior floating rate notes due February 1, 2024	900		901		900		902
4.500% senior notes due February 1, 2024	1,100		1,096		1,100		1,094
4.908% senior notes due July 23, 2025	4,500		4,480		4,500		4,475
3.750% senior notes due February 15, 2028	1,000		990		1,000		989
4.200% senior notes due March 15, 2028	1,250		1,242		1,250		1,241
2.250% senior notes due January 15, 2029	1,250		1,240		—		—
5.050% senior notes due March 30, 2029	1,250		1,242		1,250		1,242
2.800% senior notes due April 1, 2031	1,600		1,585		1,600		1,583
2.300% senior notes due February 1, 2032	1,000		992		1,000		991
6.384% senior notes due October 23, 2035	2,000		1,984		2,000		1,983
5.375% senior notes due April 1, 2038	800		787		800		786
3.500% senior notes due June 1, 2041	1,500		1,483		—		—
3.500% senior notes due March 1, 2042	1,350		1,331		—		—
6.484% senior notes due October 23, 2045	3,500		3,468		3,500		3,468
5.375% senior notes due May 1, 2047	2,500		2,506		2,500		2,506
5.750% senior notes due April 1, 2048	2,450		2,393		2,450		2,392
5.125% senior notes due July 1, 2049	1,250		1,240		1,250		1,240
4.800% senior notes due March 1, 2050	2,800		2,797		2,800		2,797
3.700% senior notes due April 1, 2051	2,050		2,031		2,050		2,030
3.900% senior notes due June 1, 2052	2,400		2,322		—		—
6.834% senior notes due October 23, 2055	500		495		500		495
3.850% senior notes due April 1, 2061	1,850		1,809		1,350		1,339
4.400% senior notes due December 1, 2061	1,400		1,389		—		—


3.950% senior notes due June 30, 2062	1,400		1,379		—		—
Credit facilities	10,723		10,668		10,150		10,081
Time Warner Cable, LLC:
4.000% senior notes due September 1, 2021	—		—		1,000		1,008
5.750% sterling senior notes due June 2, 2031 (a)	846		897		854		911
6.550% senior debentures due May 1, 2037	1,500		1,662		1,500		1,668
7.300% senior debentures due July 1, 2038	1,500		1,754		1,500		1,763
6.750% senior debentures due June 15, 2039	1,500		1,700		1,500		1,706
5.875% senior debentures due November 15, 2040	1,200		1,252		1,200		1,254
5.500% senior debentures due September 1, 2041	1,250		1,257		1,250		1,258
5.250% sterling senior notes due July 15, 2042 (b)	879		850		889		859
4.500% senior debentures due September 15, 2042	1,250		1,148		1,250		1,145
Time Warner Cable Enterprises LLC:
8.375% senior debentures due March 15, 2023	1,000		1,058		1,000		1,104
8.375% senior debentures due July 15, 2033	1,000		1,254		1,000		1,270
Total debt	91,198		91,561		82,143		82,752
Less current portion:
4.000% senior notes due September 1, 2021	—		—		(1,000)		(1,008)
4.464% senior notes due July 23, 2022	(3,000)		(2,997)		—		—
Long-term debt	$	88,198	$	88,564	$	81,143	$	81,744

(a)Principal amount includes £625 million valued at $846 million and $854 million as of December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively, using the exchange rate at that date.

(b)Principal amount includes £650 million valued at $879 million and $889 million as of December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively, using the exchange rate at that date.

Schedule of Extinguishment of Debt

Losses on extinguishment of debt are recorded in other expenses, net in the consolidated statements of operations and consisted of the following.


	Year Ended December 31,
	2021		2020		2019
CCO Holdings notes redemption	$	(146)	$	(145)	$	(22)
Time Warner Cable, LLC notes redemption	2		2		—
Charter Operating credit facility refinancing	—		—		(3)
Loss on extinguishment of debt	$	(144)	$	(143)	$	(25)

Schedule of Long-Term Debt Future Principal Payments

Based upon outstanding indebtedness as of December 31, 2021, the amortization of term loans, and the maturity dates for all senior and subordinated notes, total future principal and interest payments on the total borrowings under all debt agreements are as follows.


	Principal		Interest
2022	$	3,277	$	4,166
2023	1,936		4,066
2024	2,265		3,996
2025	10,670		3,802
2026	788		3,654
Thereafter	72,262		42,667
	$	91,198	$	62,351

Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities [Abstract]

Schedule of Gain (Loss) on Financial Instruments, Net

The effect of financial instruments are recorded in other expenses, net in the consolidated statements of operations and consisted of the following.


	Year Ended December 31,
	2021		2020		2019
Change in fair value of cross-currency derivative instruments	$	(106)	$	40	$	13
Foreign currency remeasurement of Sterling Notes to U.S. dollars	20		(55)		(67)
Loss on financial instruments, net	$	(86)	$	(15)	$	(54)

Fair Value Measurements (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Fair Value Measurements [Abstract]

Summary of Carrying and Fair Value of Debt

A summary of the carrying value and fair value of the Company’s debt at December 31, 2021 and 2020 is as follows:


	December 31,
	2021				2020
	Carrying Value		Fair Value		Carrying Value		Fair Value
Senior notes and debentures	$	80,893	$	88,976	$	72,671	$	84,163
Credit facilities	$	10,668	$	10,665	$	10,081	$	10,063

Operating Costs and Expenses (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Operating Costs and Expenses [Abstract]

Schedule of Operating Costs and Expenses

Operating costs and expenses, exclusive of items shown separately in the consolidated statements of operations, consist of the following for the periods presented:


	Year Ended December 31,
	2021		2020		2019
Programming	$	11,844	$	11,401	$	11,290
Regulatory, connectivity and produced content	2,494		2,183		2,366
Costs to service customers	7,393		7,472		7,277
Marketing	3,071		3,031		3,044
Mobile	2,489		1,765		1,246
Other	4,275		4,186		4,052
	$	31,566	$	30,038	$	29,275

Other Operating Expenses, Net (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Other Operating Expenses, Net [Abstract]

Schedule of Other Operating Expenses, Net

Other operating expenses, net consist of the following for the years presented:


	Year Ended December 31,
	2021		2020		2019
Special charges, net	$	261	$	99	$	69
(Gain) loss on sale of assets, net	45		(32)		42
	$	306	$	67	$	111

Other Expenses, Net (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Other Income and Expenses [Abstract]

Other Expenses, Net

Other expenses, net consist of the following for the periods presented:


	Year Ended December 31,
	2021		2020		2019
Loss on extinguishment of debt (see Note 9)	$	(144)	$	(143)	$	(25)
Loss on financial instruments, net (see Note 11)	(86)		(15)		(54)
Other pension benefits (costs), net (see Note 21)	305		(66)		(69)
Loss on equity investments, net (see Note 6)	(179)		(13)		(131)
	$	(104)	$	(237)	$	(279)

Stock Compensation Plans (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Stock Compensation Plans [Abstract]

Schedule of Stock Option Activity

A summary of the activity for Charter’s stock options for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, is as follows (shares in thousands, except per share data):


	Year Ended December 31,
	2021							2020							2019
	Shares			Weighted Average Exercise Price		Aggregate Intrinsic Value		Shares			Weighted Average Exercise Price		Aggregate Intrinsic Value		Shares			Weighted Average Exercise Price		Aggregate Intrinsic Value
Outstanding, beginning of period	8,842			$	312.95			10,549			$	241.14			10,410			$	225.53
Granted	1,295			$	629.57			1,672			$	536.27			1,847			$	298.84
Exercised	(1,568)			$	295.46	$	606	(3,160)			$	191.43	$	1,176	(1,271)			$	186.90	$	247
Canceled	(136)			$	476.90			(219)			$	312.94			(437)			$	270.94
Outstanding, end of period	8,433			$	362.26	$	2,447	8,842			$	312.95			10,549			$	241.14

Weighted average remaining contractual life	6		years					7		years					7		years
Options exercisable, end of period	4,102			$	237.45	$	1,700	2,940			$	220.78			3,119			$	161.13
Options expected to vest, end of period	4,331			$	480.47	$	746
Weighted average fair value of options granted	$	171.21						$	148.02						$	84.39

Schedule of Restricted Stock Activity

A summary of the activity for Charter’s restricted stock for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, is as follows (shares in thousands, except per share data):


	Year Ended December 31,
	2021			2020			2019
	Shares	Weighted Average Grant Price		Shares	Weighted Average Grant Price		Shares	Weighted Average Grant Price
Outstanding, beginning of period	6	$	504.53	8	$	359.33	10	$	297.86
Granted	5	$	654.33	6	$	504.53	8	$	359.33
Vested	(6)	$	504.53	(8)	$	359.33	(10)	$	297.86
Canceled	—	$	—	—	$	—	—	$	—
Outstanding, end of period	5	$	654.33	6	$	504.53	8	$	359.33

Schedule of Restricted Stock Unit Activity

A summary of the activity for Charter’s restricted stock units for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, is as follows (shares in thousands, except per share data):


	Year Ended December 31,
	2021			2020			2019
	Shares	Weighted Average Grant Price		Shares	Weighted Average Grant Price		Shares	Weighted Average Grant Price
Outstanding, beginning of period	1,651	$	337.82	2,059	$	249.45	2,211	$	219.61
Granted	367	$	629.47	423	$	509.64	704	$	298.22
Vested	(665)	$	269.88	(753)	$	194.40	(729)	$	206.88
Canceled	(59)	$	467.26	(78)	$	317.45	(127)	$	250.85
Outstanding, end of period	1,294	$	449.03	1,651	$	337.82	2,059	$	249.45

Income Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Income Tax Benefit (Expense)


	Year Ended December 31,
	2021		2020		2019
Current expense:
Federal income taxes	$	(1)	$	(2)	$	(4)
State income taxes	(35)		(30)		(28)
Current income tax expense	(36)		(32)		(32)

Deferred benefit (expense):
State income taxes	(5)		3		(57)
Deferred income tax benefit (expense)	(5)		3		(57)
Income tax expense	$	(41)	$	(29)	$	(89)

Schedule of Effective Tax Rate Reconciliation

The Company’s effective tax rate differs from that derived by applying the applicable federal income tax rate of 21% for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019 as follows:


	Year Ended December 31,
	2021		2020		2019
Statutory federal income taxes	$	(1,334)	$	(881)	$	(491)
Statutory state income taxes, net	(40)		(27)		(85)
Income allocated to limited liability companies not subject to income taxes	1,333		879		487
Income tax expense	$	(41)	$	(29)	$	(89)

Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets (Liabilities)

The tax effects of these temporary differences that give rise to significant portions of the deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities at December 31, 2021 and 2020 are presented below.


	December 31,
	2021		2020
Deferred tax assets:
Accrued and other	$	7	$	5
Total gross deferred tax assets	7		5

Deferred tax liabilities:
Indefinite-lived intangibles	(43)		(39)
Property, plant and equipment	(19)		(16)
Other intangibles	(2)		(3)
Deferred tax liabilities	(64)		(58)
Net deferred tax liabilities	$	(57)	$	(53)

Roll Forward of Unrecognized Tax Benefits

A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits, exclusive of interest and penalties, included in other long-term liabilities on the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of the Company is as follows:


BALANCE, December 31, 2019	$	110
Reductions on settlements and expirations with taxing authorities	(8)
BALANCE, December 31, 2020	102
Reductions on settlements and expirations with taxing authorities	(6)
BALANCE, December 31, 2021	$	96

Comprehensive Income (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Statement of Other Comprehensive Income [Abstract]

Comprehensive Income

The following table sets forth the consolidated statements of comprehensive income for the year ended December 31, 2019.


	Year Ended December 31, 2019
Consolidated net income	$	2,252
Foreign currency translation adjustment	2
Consolidated comprehensive income	2,254
Less: Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests	(1)
Comprehensive income attributable to CCO Holdings member	$	2,253

Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Contractual Obligation Payments

The following table summarizes the Company’s and its parent companies' payment obligations as of December 31, 2021 for its contractual obligations.


	Total		2022		2023		2024		2025		2026		Thereafter
Programming Minimum Commitments (a)	$	95	$	78	$	17	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—
Other (b)	12,595		2,239		1,150		857		736		721		6,892
	$	12,690	$	2,317	$	1,167	$	857	$	736	$	721	$	6,892

Employee Benefit Plans (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Disclosures [Abstract]

Schedule of Changes in Projected Benefit Obligations and Fair Value of Plan Assets

Changes in the projected benefit obligation, fair value of plan assets and funded status of the pension plans from January 1 through December 31 are presented below:


	2021		2020
Projected benefit obligation at beginning of year	$	3,688	$	3,361
Interest cost	97		110
Actuarial (gain) loss	(183)		436
Settlement	(173)		(166)
Benefits paid	(55)		(53)
Projected benefit obligation at end of year (a)	$	3,374	$	3,688

Accumulated benefit obligation at end of year (a)	$	3,374	$	3,688

Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year	$	3,462	$	3,198
Actual return on plan assets	219		480
Employer contributions	4		3
Settlement	(173)		(166)
Benefits paid	(55)		(53)
Fair value of plan assets at end of year (b)	$	3,457	$	3,462

Funded status	$	83	$	(226)

(b)The fair value of plan assets consists entirely of the Company’s qualified pension plans.

Schedule of Amounts Recognized in the Balance Sheet

Pretax amounts recognized in the consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2021 and 2020 consisted of the following:


	December 31,
	2021		2020
Noncurrent asset	$	114	$	1
Current liability	(4)		(5)
Long-term liability	(27)		(222)
Net amounts recognized in consolidated balance sheet	$	83	$	(226)

Schedule of Net Benefit Costs

The components of net periodic benefit (cost) for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019 consisted of the following:


	Year Ended December 31,
	2021		2020		2019
Interest cost	$	(97)	$	(110)	$	(129)
Expected return on plan assets	165		156		164
Remeasurement gain (loss)	237		(112)		(104)
Net periodic pension benefit (cost)	$	305	$	(66)	$	(69)

Schedule of Assumptions Used in the Calculation of Net Benefit Cost

Weighted average assumptions used to determine net periodic benefit costs consisted of the following:


	Year ended December 31,
	2021		2020		2019
Expected long-term rate of return on plan assets	5.00	%	5.00	%	5.75	%
Discount rate	2.70	%	3.48	%	4.37	%

Schedule of Target and Actual Investment Allocation

The target and actual investment allocation of the qualified pension plans by asset category consisted of the following:


	December 31, 2021				December 31, 2020
	Target Allocation		Actual Allocation		Target Allocation		Actual Allocation

Return-seeking securities	60.0	%	57.3	%	60.0	%	57.1	%
Liability-matching securities	40.0	%	42.6	%	40.0	%	42.8	%
Other investments	—	%	0.1	%	—	%	0.1	%

Schedule of Investment Assets by Fair Value Heirarchy Level

The following tables set forth the investment assets of the qualified pension plans by level within the fair value hierarchy as of December 31, 2021 and 2020:


	December 31, 2021						December 31, 2020
	Fair Value		Level 1		Level 2		Fair Value		Level 1		Level 2
Cash	$	2	$	2	$	—	$	4	$	4	$	—
Commingled bond funds(a)	1,398		—		1,398		1,449		—		1,449
Commingled equity funds(a)	1,160		—		1,160		1,255		—		1,255
Collective trust funds(b)	150		—		150		178		—		178
Total investment assets	2,710		$	2	$	2,708	2,886		$	4	$	2,882
Accrued investment income and other receivables	247						19
Accrued liabilities	(46)						—
Investments measured at net asset value(c)	546						557
Fair value of plan assets	$	3,457					$	3,462

Schedule of Investment Assets Measured Using NAV

NAV per share on a month or quarter lag. There are no material unfunded commitments with respect to these investment classes.


	Fair Value
	December 31,				Redemption Frequency (if currently eligible)	Redemption Notice Period
	2021		2020
Alternative funds(a)	$	328	$	283	weekly, monthly, quarterly	1-180 days
Fixed income funds(b)	95		148		daily, monthly	10-40 days
Real estate funds(c)	123		126		quarterly	45-90 days
Investments measured at NAV	$	546	$	557

(b)Fixed income funds invest in residential and commercial mortgages, as well as global sovereign securities.

Parent Company Only Financial Statements (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Parent Company Only Financial Statements [Abstract]

Schedule of Condensed Financial Statements


CCO Holdings, LLC (Parent Company Only)
Condensed Balance Sheets

	December 31,
	2021		2020
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	$	—	$	100
Receivables from related party	37		43
Investment in subsidiaries	59,776		71,002
Loans receivable - related party	579		567
Total assets	$	60,392	$	71,712

LIABILITIES AND MEMBER'S EQUITY
Current liabilities	$	307	$	347
Other long-term liabilities	23,882		24,180
Member's equity	36,203		47,185
Total liabilities and member's equity	$	60,392	$	71,712


CCO Holdings, LLC (Parent Company Only)
Condensed Statements of Operations

	Year Ended December 31,
	2021		2020		2019
Interest expense, net	$	(1,166)	$	(1,185)	$	(1,067)
Loss on extinguishment of debt	(146)		(145)		(22)
Equity in income of subsidiaries	7,623		5,495		3,340

Net income	$	6,311	$	4,165	$	2,251


CCO Holdings, LLC (Parent Company Only)
Condensed Statements of Comprehensive Income

	Year Ended December 31,
	2021		2020		2019
Net income	$	6,311	$	4,165	$	2,251
Foreign currency translation adjustment	—		—		2
Comprehensive income	$	6,311	$	4,165	$	2,253


CCO Holdings, LLC (Parent Company Only)
Condensed Statements of Cash Flows

	Year Ended December 31,
	2021		2020		2019
NET CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES	$	(1,200)	$	(1,124)	$	(1,051)

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Contribution to subsidiaries	(3,967)		(9,383)		(2,860)
Distributions from subsidiaries	23,246		20,636		9,068
Net cash flows from investing activities	19,279		11,253		6,208

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Borrowings of long-term debt	3,744		8,764		4,584
Repayments of long-term debt	(4,166)		(6,612)		(1,366)
Payments for debt issuance costs	(34)		(84)		(43)
Contributions from parent	2		51		59
Distributions to parent	(17,725)		(12,648)		(7,891)
Net cash flows from financing activities	(18,179)		(10,529)		(4,657)

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS	(100)		(400)		500
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, beginning of period	100		500		—
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, end of period	$	—	$	100	$	500

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Revenue by Product Line
Revenues	$ 51,674,000,000	$ 48,088,000,000	$ 45,756,000,000
Impairment of long-lived assets held-for-use	0	0	0
Impairment of long-lived assets held for sale	36,000,000		42,000,000
Governmental imposed fees passed through to the customer	1,100,000,000	1,100,000,000	1,100,000,000
Customer prepayments - account payable and accrued liabilities	405,000,000	363,000,000
Upfront installation fees - account payable and accrued liabilities	56,000,000	73,000,000
Long-term deferred revenue liabilities - other long-term liabilities	29,000,000	35,000,000
Deferred enterprise commission costs - noncurrent asset	142,000,000	138,000,000
Deferred upfront MDU fees - noncurrent asset	354,000,000	320,000,000
Amortization expense of deferred upfront MDU fees	76,000,000	71,000,000	67,000,000
Programming costs	$ 11,844,000,000	$ 11,401,000,000	$ 11,290,000,000
Number of reportable segments	1
Weighted average assumptions used to estimate the fair value of stock options at the date of grant:
Risk-free interest rate (percentage)	0.70%	1.40%	2.50%
Expected volatility rate (percentage)	27.00%	27.00%	27.00%
Expected life (in years)	5 years 10 months 24 days	5 years 6 months	4 years 10 months 24 days
Minimum \| Cable distribution systems
Property, Plant and Equipment
Property, plant and equipment, useful life (in years)	6 years
Minimum \| Customer premise equipment and installations
Property, Plant and Equipment
Property, plant and equipment, useful life (in years)	3 years
Minimum \| Vehicles and equipment
Property, Plant and Equipment
Property, plant and equipment, useful life (in years)	6 years
Minimum \| Buildings and improvements
Property, Plant and Equipment
Property, plant and equipment, useful life (in years)	8 years
Minimum \| Furniture, fixtures and equipment
Property, Plant and Equipment
Property, plant and equipment, useful life (in years)	2 years
Maximum \| Cable distribution systems
Property, Plant and Equipment
Property, plant and equipment, useful life (in years)	22 years
Maximum \| Customer premise equipment and installations
Property, Plant and Equipment
Property, plant and equipment, useful life (in years)	8 years
Maximum \| Vehicles and equipment
Property, Plant and Equipment
Property, plant and equipment, useful life (in years)	21 years
Maximum \| Buildings and improvements
Property, Plant and Equipment
Property, plant and equipment, useful life (in years)	40 years
Maximum \| Furniture, fixtures and equipment
Property, Plant and Equipment
Property, plant and equipment, useful life (in years)	10 years
Internet
Revenue by Product Line
Revenues	$ 21,094,000,000	$ 18,521,000,000	$ 16,667,000,000
Video
Revenue by Product Line
Revenues	17,630,000,000	17,432,000,000	17,607,000,000
Voice
Revenue by Product Line
Revenues	1,598,000,000	1,806,000,000	1,920,000,000
Residential revenue
Revenue by Product Line
Revenues	40,322,000,000	37,759,000,000	36,194,000,000
Small and medium business
Revenue by Product Line
Revenues	4,170,000,000	3,964,000,000	3,868,000,000
Enterprise
Revenue by Product Line
Revenues	2,573,000,000	2,468,000,000	2,556,000,000
Commercial revenue
Revenue by Product Line
Revenues	6,743,000,000	6,432,000,000	6,424,000,000
Advertising sales
Revenue by Product Line
Revenues	1,594,000,000	1,699,000,000	1,568,000,000
Mobile
Revenue by Product Line
Revenues	2,178,000,000	1,364,000,000	726,000,000
Other
Revenue by Product Line
Revenues	$ 837,000,000	$ 834,000,000	$ 844,000,000

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts [Roll Forward]
Balance, beginning of period	$ 217	$ 180	$ 129
Charged to expense	484	560	659
Uncollected balances written off, net of recoveries	(544)	(523)	(608)
Balance, end of period	$ 157	$ 217	$ 180

Property, Plant and Equipment (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Property, Plant and Equipment
Property, plant and equipment, gross	$ 67,435	$ 65,048
Less: accumulated depreciation	(34,108)	(31,558)
Property, plant and equipment, net	33,327	33,490
Depreciation expense	7,700	7,800	$ 7,800
Cable distribution systems
Property, Plant and Equipment
Property, plant and equipment, gross	35,907	33,693
Customer premise equipment and installations
Property, Plant and Equipment
Property, plant and equipment, gross	17,893	17,756
Vehicles and equipment
Property, Plant and Equipment
Property, plant and equipment, gross	1,957	1,896
Buildings and improvements
Property, Plant and Equipment
Property, plant and equipment, gross	4,663	4,484
Furniture, fixtures and equipment
Property, Plant and Equipment
Property, plant and equipment, gross	$ 7,015	$ 7,219

Franchises, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets:
Goodwill	$ 29,562	$ 29,554
Indefinite-lived intangible assets and goodwill	97,372	97,340
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets:
Gross Carrying Amount	18,670	18,650
Accumulated Amortization	(14,376)	(12,774)
Net Carrying Amount	4,294	5,876
Amortization expense	1,600	1,900	$ 2,200
2022	1,336
2023	1,079
2024	828
2025	579
2026	321
Thereafter	151
Franchises
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets:
Indefinite-lived intangible assets	67,346	67,322
Wireless spectrum licenses
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets:
Indefinite-lived intangible assets	464	464
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets Acquired		464
Customer relationships
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets:
Gross Carrying Amount	18,240	18,230
Accumulated Amortization	(14,180)	(12,615)
Net Carrying Amount	$ 4,060	5,615
Customer relationships \| Minimum
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets:
Customer relationships, useful life	8 years
Customer relationships \| Maximum
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets:
Customer relationships, useful life	15 years
Other intangible assets
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets:
Gross Carrying Amount	$ 430	420
Accumulated Amortization	(196)	(159)
Net Carrying Amount	$ 234	$ 261

Investments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
Investments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Investments [Abstract]
Equity-method investments	$ 95	$ 273
Other investments	13	13
Total investments	108	286
Net losses from equity-method investments	179	13	$ 131
Impairment on equity investments	165		$ 121
Unamortized basis difference for equity-method investments acquired	$ 24	$ 170

Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities [Abstract]
Accounts payable – trade	$ 706	$ 737
Deferred revenue	458	436
Accrued liabilities:
Programming costs	2,036	1,940
Labor	1,299	1,370
Capital expenditures	1,281	1,227
Interest	1,099	1,083
Taxes and regulatory fees	533	523
Operating lease liabilities	237	202
Other	1,122	725
Total	$ 8,771	$ 8,243

Leases (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
Leases (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Leases [Abstract]
Operating Lease Expense	$ 416	$ 389	$ 374
short term leases and variable leases costs	132	126	$ 120
Operating Lease Payments	282	255
Right-of-Use Asset Obtained in Exchange for Operating Lease Liability	323	363
Operating Lease, Right-of-Use Asset	$ 1,143	$ 1,065
Included within other noncurrent assets	OTHER NONCURRENT ASSETS	OTHER NONCURRENT ASSETS
Operating lease liabilities	$ 237	$ 202
Current portion included within accounts payable and accrued liabilities	us-gaap:AccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilitiesCurrent	us-gaap:AccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilitiesCurrent
Noncurrent portion of operating lease liability	$ 1,001	$ 941
Long-term portion included within other long-term liabilities	OTHER LONG-TERM LIABILITIES	OTHER LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Operating Lease, Liability	$ 1,238	$ 1,143
Weighted average remaining operating lease term (in years)	5 years 10 months 24 days	6 years 4 months 24 days
Weighted average discount rate - operating leases (percentage)	3.40%	3.90%
Finance Lease Liabilities	$ 64	$ 63
Included in other long-term liabilities	OTHER LONG-TERM LIABILITIES	OTHER LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, Payment, Due [Abstract]
2022	$ 293
2023	286
2024	238
2025	189
2026	127
Thereafter	284
Undiscounted lease cash flow commitments	1,417
Reconciling impact from discounting	$ (179)

Long-Term Debt (Details) £ in Millions, $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
Long-Term Debt (Details) £ in Millions, $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Jan. 01, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 GBP (£)
Long-Term Debt:
Principal Amount	$ 9,800	$ 82,143
Accreted value	91,561	82,752
Accreted value, current portion	(2,997)	(1,008)
Principal amount, noncurrent portion	88,198	81,143
Accreted value, noncurrent portion	88,564	81,744
Principal amount, repurchased	10,700	1,350
Loss on extinguishment of debt	$ (144)	(143)	$ (25)
Debt instrument redemption price (percentage)	100.00%
Debt instrument, amount of principal that may be redeemed (percentage)	40.00%
Debt instrument redemption price in the event of change of control events (percentage)	101.00%
Leverage ratio	4.1				4.1
Letters of credit outstanding secured under the Charter Operating credit facility	$ 37
Letters of credit, amount	351
2022	3,277
2023	1,936
2024	2,265
2025	10,670
2026	788
Thereafter	72,262
Interest payment obligation, year one	4,166
Interest payment obligation, year two	4,066
Interest payment obligation, year three	3,996
Interest payment obligation, year four	3,802
Interest payment obligation, year five	3,654
Interest payment obligation, thereafter	42,667
Total interest payment obligation	$ 62,351
Maximum
Long-Term Debt:
Leverage ratio	6.0				6.0
Minimum
Long-Term Debt:
Leverage ratio	1.0				1.0
4.000% senior notes due March 1, 2023
Long-Term Debt:
Principal Amount	$ 500	500
Accreted value	$ 499	498
Stated interest rate (percentage)	4.00%				4.00%
5.750% senior notes due February 15, 2026
Long-Term Debt:
Principal Amount	$ 0	2,500
Accreted value	$ 0	2,475
Stated interest rate (percentage)	5.75%				5.75%
5.500% senior notes due May 1, 2026
Long-Term Debt:
Principal Amount	$ 750	1,500
Accreted value	$ 747	1,492
Stated interest rate (percentage)	5.50%				5.50%
5.875% senior notes due May 1, 2027
Long-Term Debt:
Principal Amount	$ 0	800
Accreted value	$ 0	796
Stated interest rate (percentage)	5.875%				5.875%
5.125% senior notes due May 1, 2027
Long-Term Debt:
Principal Amount	$ 3,250	3,250
Accreted value	$ 3,228	3,225
Stated interest rate (percentage)	5.125%				5.125%
5.000% senior notes due February 1, 2028
Long-Term Debt:
Principal Amount	$ 2,500	2,500
Accreted value	$ 2,475	2,472
Stated interest rate (percentage)	5.00%				5.00%
5.375% senior notes due June 1, 2029
Long-Term Debt:
Principal Amount	$ 1,500	1,500
Accreted value	$ 1,500	1,501
Stated interest rate (percentage)	5.375%				5.375%
4.750% senior notes due March 1, 2030
Long-Term Debt:
Principal Amount	$ 3,050	3,050
Accreted value	$ 3,043	3,042
Stated interest rate (percentage)	4.75%				4.75%
4.500% senior notes due August 15, 2030
Long-Term Debt:
Principal Amount	$ 2,750	2,750
Accreted value	$ 2,750	2,750
Stated interest rate (percentage)	4.50%				4.50%
4.250% senior notes due February 1, 2031
Long-Term Debt:
Principal Amount	$ 3,000	3,000
Accreted value	$ 3,002	3,001
Stated interest rate (percentage)	4.25%				4.25%
4.500% senior notes due May 1, 2032
Long-Term Debt:
Principal Amount	$ 2,900	2,900
Accreted value	$ 2,927	2,928
Stated interest rate (percentage)	4.50%				4.50%
4.500% senior notes due June 1, 2033
Long-Term Debt:
Principal Amount	$ 1,750	0
Accreted value	$ 1,729	0
Stated interest rate (percentage)	4.50%				4.50%
4.250% senior notes due January 15, 2034
Long-Term Debt:
Principal Amount	$ 2,000	0
Accreted value	$ 1,982	0
Stated interest rate (percentage)	4.25%				4.25%
4.464% senior notes due July 23, 2022
Long-Term Debt:
Principal Amount	$ 3,000	3,000
Accreted value	2,997	2,992
Principal amount, current portion	(3,000)	0
Accreted value, current portion	$ (2,997)	0
Stated interest rate (percentage)	4.464%				4.464%
Senior floating rate notes due February 1, 2024
Long-Term Debt:
Principal Amount	$ 900	900
Accreted value	901	902
4.500% senior notes due February 1, 2024
Long-Term Debt:
Principal Amount	1,100	1,100
Accreted value	$ 1,096	1,094
Stated interest rate (percentage)	4.50%				4.50%
4.908% senior notes due July 23, 2025
Long-Term Debt:
Principal Amount	$ 4,500	4,500
Accreted value	$ 4,480	4,475
Stated interest rate (percentage)	4.908%				4.908%
3.750% senior notes due February 15, 2028
Long-Term Debt:
Principal Amount	$ 1,000	1,000
Accreted value	$ 990	989
Stated interest rate (percentage)	3.75%				3.75%
4.200% senior notes due March 15, 2028
Long-Term Debt:
Principal Amount	$ 1,250	1,250
Accreted value	$ 1,242	1,241
Stated interest rate (percentage)	4.20%				4.20%
2.250% senior notes due January 15, 2029
Long-Term Debt:
Principal Amount	$ 1,250	0
Accreted value	$ 1,240	0
Stated interest rate (percentage)	2.25%				2.25%
5.050% senior notes due March 30, 2029
Long-Term Debt:
Principal Amount	$ 1,250	1,250
Accreted value	$ 1,242	1,242
Stated interest rate (percentage)	5.05%				5.05%
2.800% senior notes due April 1, 2031
Long-Term Debt:
Principal Amount	$ 1,600	1,600
Accreted value	$ 1,585	1,583
Stated interest rate (percentage)	2.80%				2.80%
2.300% senior notes due February 1, 2032
Long-Term Debt:
Principal Amount	$ 1,000	1,000
Accreted value	$ 992	991
Stated interest rate (percentage)	2.30%				2.30%
6.384% senior notes due October 23, 2035
Long-Term Debt:
Principal Amount	$ 2,000	2,000
Accreted value	$ 1,984	1,983
Stated interest rate (percentage)	6.384%				6.384%
5.375% senior notes due April 1, 2038
Long-Term Debt:
Principal Amount	$ 800	800
Accreted value	$ 787	786
Stated interest rate (percentage)	5.375%				5.375%
3.500% senior notes due June 1, 2041
Long-Term Debt:
Principal Amount	$ 1,500	0
Accreted value	$ 1,483	0
Stated interest rate (percentage)	3.50%				3.50%
3.500% senior notes due March 1, 2042
Long-Term Debt:
Principal Amount	$ 1,350	0
Accreted value	$ 1,331	0
Stated interest rate (percentage)	3.50%				3.50%
6.484% senior notes due October 23, 2045
Long-Term Debt:
Principal Amount	$ 3,500	3,500
Accreted value	$ 3,468	3,468
Stated interest rate (percentage)	6.484%				6.484%
5.375% senior notes due May 1, 2047
Long-Term Debt:
Principal Amount	$ 2,500	2,500
Accreted value	$ 2,506	2,506
Stated interest rate (percentage)	5.375%				5.375%
5.750% senior notes due April 1, 2048
Long-Term Debt:
Principal Amount	$ 2,450	2,450
Accreted value	$ 2,393	2,392
Stated interest rate (percentage)	5.75%				5.75%
5.125% senior notes due July 1, 2049
Long-Term Debt:
Principal Amount	$ 1,250	1,250
Accreted value	$ 1,240	1,240
Stated interest rate (percentage)	5.125%				5.125%
4.800% senior notes due March 1, 2050
Long-Term Debt:
Principal Amount	$ 2,800	2,800
Accreted value	$ 2,797	2,797
Stated interest rate (percentage)	4.80%				4.80%
3.700% senior notes due April 1, 2051
Long-Term Debt:
Principal Amount	$ 2,050	2,050
Accreted value	$ 2,031	2,030
Stated interest rate (percentage)	3.70%				3.70%
3.900% senior notes due June 1, 2052
Long-Term Debt:
Principal Amount	$ 2,400	0
Accreted value	$ 2,322	0
Stated interest rate (percentage)	3.90%				3.90%
6.834% senior notes due October 23, 2055
Long-Term Debt:
Principal Amount	$ 500	500
Accreted value	$ 495	495
Stated interest rate (percentage)	6.834%				6.834%
3.850% senior notes due April 1, 2061
Long-Term Debt:
Principal Amount	$ 1,850	1,350
Accreted value	$ 1,809	1,339
Stated interest rate (percentage)	3.85%				3.85%
4.400% senior notes due December 1, 2061
Long-Term Debt:
Principal Amount	$ 1,400	0
Accreted value	$ 1,389	0
Stated interest rate (percentage)	4.40%				4.40%
3.950% senior notes due June 30, 2062
Long-Term Debt:
Principal Amount	$ 1,400	0
Accreted value	$ 1,379	0
Stated interest rate (percentage)	3.95%				3.95%
Credit facilities
Long-Term Debt:
Principal Amount	$ 10,723	10,150
Accreted value	$ 10,668	$ 10,081
Variable interest rate at end of period (percentage)	0.10%	0.14%			0.10%
4.000% senior notes due September 1, 2021
Long-Term Debt:
Principal Amount	$ 0	$ 1,000
Accreted value	0	1,008
Principal amount, current portion	0	(1,000)
Accreted value, current portion	$ 0	(1,008)
Stated interest rate (percentage)	4.00%				4.00%
5.750% sterling senior notes due June 2, 2031 (a)
Long-Term Debt:
Principal Amount	$ 846	854			£ 625
Accreted value	$ 897	911
Stated interest rate (percentage)	5.75%				5.75%
6.550% senior debentures due May 1, 2037
Long-Term Debt:
Principal Amount	$ 1,500	1,500
Accreted value	$ 1,662	1,668
Stated interest rate (percentage)	6.55%				6.55%
7.300% senior debentures due July 1, 2038
Long-Term Debt:
Principal Amount	$ 1,500	1,500
Accreted value	$ 1,754	1,763
Stated interest rate (percentage)	7.30%				7.30%
6.750% senior debentures due June 15, 2039
Long-Term Debt:
Principal Amount	$ 1,500	1,500
Accreted value	$ 1,700	1,706
Stated interest rate (percentage)	6.75%				6.75%
5.875% senior debentures due November 15, 2040
Long-Term Debt:
Principal Amount	$ 1,200	1,200
Accreted value	$ 1,252	1,254
Stated interest rate (percentage)	5.875%				5.875%
5.500% senior debentures due September 1, 2041
Long-Term Debt:
Principal Amount	$ 1,250	1,250
Accreted value	$ 1,257	1,258
Stated interest rate (percentage)	5.50%				5.50%
5.250% sterling senior notes due July 15, 2042 (b)
Long-Term Debt:
Principal Amount	$ 879	889			£ 650
Accreted value	$ 850	859
Stated interest rate (percentage)	5.25%				5.25%
4.500% senior debentures due September 15, 2042
Long-Term Debt:
Principal Amount	$ 1,250	1,250
Accreted value	$ 1,148	1,145
Stated interest rate (percentage)	4.50%				4.50%
8.375% senior debentures due March 15, 2023
Long-Term Debt:
Principal Amount	$ 1,000	1,000
Accreted value	$ 1,058	1,104
Stated interest rate (percentage)	8.375%				8.375%
8.375% senior debentures due July 15, 2033
Long-Term Debt:
Principal Amount	$ 1,000	1,000
Accreted value	$ 1,254	$ 1,270
Stated interest rate (percentage)	8.375%				8.375%
Revolving Credit Facility
Long-Term Debt:
Availability under credit facilities	$ 3,900
Maximum borrowing capacity	4,750
Letters of credit outstanding secured under the Charter Operating credit facility	$ 37
4.750% Senior Notes due February 1, 2032 \| Subsequent Event
Long-Term Debt:
Principal Amount				$ 1,200
Stated interest rate (percentage)				4.75%
Sterling Senior Notes
Long-Term Debt:
Debt instrument redemption price (percentage)	100.00%
Term Loan A-2
Long-Term Debt:
Principal Amount	$ 182
Debt instrument, required periodic principal payments	$ 11
Basis spread on variable interest rate (percentage)	1.50%
Term Loan A-4
Long-Term Debt:
Principal Amount	$ 3,600
Debt instrument, required periodic principal payments	$ 202
Basis spread on variable interest rate (percentage)	1.25%
Term Loan B-1
Long-Term Debt:
Principal Amount	$ 2,400
Debt instrument, required periodic principal payments	$ 25
Basis spread on variable interest rate (percentage)	1.75%
Term Loan B-2
Long-Term Debt:
Principal Amount	$ 3,700
Debt instrument, required periodic principal payments	$ 38
Basis spread on variable interest rate (percentage)	1.75%
Revolving credit facility maturing in 2023
Long-Term Debt:
Basis spread on variable interest rate (percentage)	1.50%
Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 249
Commitment fee (percentage)	0.30%
Revolving credit facility maturing in 2025
Long-Term Debt:
Basis spread on variable interest rate (percentage)	1.25%
Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 4,500
Commitment fee (percentage)	0.20%

Loans Payable - Related Party (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Related Party Transactions:
LOANS PAYABLE - RELATED PARTY	$ 1,027	$ 1,001
Charter Holdco
Related Party Transactions:
LOANS PAYABLE - RELATED PARTY	$ 743	$ 727
Basis spread on variable interest rate (percentage)	1.25%	1.25%
Charter Operating
Related Party Transactions:
LOANS PAYABLE - RELATED PARTY	$ 284	$ 274
Basis spread on variable interest rate (percentage)	2.00%	2.00%

- Definition

Portion of the carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of obligations due all related parties that is payable after one year or beyond the normal operating cycle if longer.

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Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities (Details) £ in Millions, $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 GBP (£)
Gain (loss) on financial instruments, net:
Change in fair value of cross-currency derivative instruments	$ (106)	$ 40	$ 13
Foreign currency remeasurement of Sterling Notes to U.S. dollars	20	(55)	(67)
Loss on financial instruments, net	$ (86)	(15)	$ (54)
Cross Currency Derivatives
Derivatives:
Notional amount \| £				£ 1,275
Collateral holiday agreement, position covered (percentage)	60.00%			60.00%
Collateral holiday agreement, term	3 years
collateral cap term	10 years
Collateral cap, percentage of liability covered	40.00%			40.00%
Maximum amount of collateral required to be posted	$ 150
Collateral Holiday Agreement Percentage Extended to November 2022	20.00%			20.00%
Level 2 \| Cross Currency Derivatives
Derivatives:
Derivative Liability	$ 290	$ 184

Fair Value Measurements (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Fair Value Measurements:
Carrying Value	$ 91,561	$ 82,752
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents	2,539	2,503
Other Assets, Noncurrent	3,215	3,102
Senior notes and debentures
Fair Value Measurements:
Carrying Value	80,893	72,671
Credit facilities
Fair Value Measurements:
Carrying Value	10,668	10,081
Level 1 \| Senior notes and debentures
Fair Value Measurements:
Fair Value	88,976	84,163
Level 2 \| Credit facilities
Fair Value Measurements:
Fair Value	10,665	10,063
Equipment installment plan receivable
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents	391	338
Other Assets, Noncurrent	189	134
Cross Currency Derivatives \| Level 2
Fair Value Measurements:
Derivative Liability	$ 290	$ 184

Operating Costs and Expenses (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Operating Costs and Expenses [Abstract]
Programming	$ 11,844	$ 11,401	$ 11,290
Regulatory, connectivity and produced content	2,494	2,183	2,366
Costs to service customers	7,393	7,472	7,277
Marketing	3,071	3,031	3,044
Mobile	2,489	1,765	1,246
Other	4,275	4,186	4,052
Operating costs and expenses	$ 31,566	$ 30,038	$ 29,275

Other Operating Expenses, Net (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Other Operating Expenses, Net [Abstract]
Special charges, net	$ 261	$ 99	$ 69
(Gain) loss on sale of assets, net	45	(32)	42
Other operating expenses, net	306	$ 67	111
Monetary damages sought by plaintiff	220		151
Impairment of long-lived assets held for sale	$ 36		$ 42

Other Expenses, Net (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
Other Expenses, Net (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Other Income and Expenses [Abstract]
Loss on extinguishment of debt (see Note 9)	$ (144)	$ (143)	$ (25)
Loss on financial instruments, net (see Note 11)	(86)	(15)	(54)
Other pension benefits (costs), net (see Note 21)	305	(66)	(69)
Loss on equity investments, net (see Note 6)	(179)	(13)	(131)
Other expenses, net	$ (104)	$ (237)	$ (279)

Stock Compensation Plans (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Stock Compensation Plans:
Stock compensation expense	$ 430.0	$ 351.0	$ 315.0
Roll Forward of Stock Options Outstanding:
Stock options outstanding, beginning of period (in shares)	8,842	10,549	10,410
Stock options granted (in shares)	1,295	1,672	1,847
Stock options exercised (in shares)	(1,568)	(3,160)	(1,271)
Stock options canceled (in shares)	(136)	(219)	(437)
Stock options outstanding, end of period (in shares)	8,433	8,842	10,549
Stock options outstanding weighted average exercise price, beginning of period	$ 312.95	$ 241.14	$ 225.53
Stock options granted weighted average exercise price	629.57	536.27	298.84
Stock options exercised weighted average exercise price	295.46	191.43	186.90
Stock options canceled weighted average exercise price	476.90	312.94	270.94
Stock options outstanding weighted average exercise price, end of period	$ 362.26	$ 312.95	$ 241.14
Stock options exercised aggregate intrinsic value	$ 606.0	$ 1,176.0	$ 247.0
Stock options outstanding aggregate intrinsic value	$ 2,447.0
Stock options outstanding weighted average remaining contractual life (in years)	6 years	7 years	7 years
Stock options exercisable, end of period (in shares)	4,102	2,940	3,119
Stock options exercisable weighted average exercise price, end of period	$ 237.45	$ 220.78	$ 161.13
Stock options exercisable aggregate intrinsic value, end of period	$ 1,700.0
Stock options expected to vest, end of period (in shares)	4,331
Stock options expected to vest weighted average exercise price, end of period	$ 480.47
Stock options expected to vest aggregate intrinsic value, end of period	$ 746.0
Stock options granted weighted average grant date fair value	$ 171.21	$ 148.02	$ 84.39
Stock Options
Stock Compensation Plans:
Award vesting period (in years)	3 years
Award expiration period (in years)	10 years
Unrecognized compensation expense	$ 226.0
Remaining period over which unrecognized compensation expense is expected to be recognized (in years)	2 years
Restricted Stock
Stock Compensation Plans:
Award vesting period (in years)	1 year
Unrecognized compensation expense	$ 1.0
Remaining period over which unrecognized compensation expense is expected to be recognized (in years)	4 months
Roll Forward of Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units Outstanding:
Awards other than stock options outstanding, beginning of period (in shares)	6	8	10
Awards other than stock options, granted (in shares)	5	6	8
Awards other than stock options, vested (in shares)	(6)	(8)	(10)
Awards other than stock options, canceled (in shares)	0	0	0
Awards other than stock options outstanding, end of period (in shares)	5	6	8
Awards other than stock options outstanding weighted average grant price, beginning of period	$ 504.53	$ 359.33	$ 297.86
Awards other than stock options granted weighted average grant price	654.33	504.53	359.33
Awards other than stock options vested weighted average grant price	504.53	359.33	297.86
Awards other than stock options canceled weighted average grant price	0	0	0
Awards other than stock options outstanding weighted average grant price, end of period	$ 654.33	$ 504.53	$ 359.33
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)
Stock Compensation Plans:
Award vesting period (in years)	3 years
Unrecognized compensation expense	$ 208.0
Remaining period over which unrecognized compensation expense is expected to be recognized (in years)	2 years
Roll Forward of Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units Outstanding:
Awards other than stock options outstanding, beginning of period (in shares)	1,651	2,059	2,211
Awards other than stock options, granted (in shares)	367	423	704
Awards other than stock options, vested (in shares)	(665)	(753)	(729)
Awards other than stock options, canceled (in shares)	(59)	(78)	(127)
Awards other than stock options outstanding, end of period (in shares)	1,294	1,651	2,059
Awards other than stock options outstanding weighted average grant price, beginning of period	$ 337.82	$ 249.45	$ 219.61
Awards other than stock options granted weighted average grant price	629.47	509.64	298.22
Awards other than stock options vested weighted average grant price	269.88	194.40	206.88
Awards other than stock options canceled weighted average grant price	467.26	317.45	250.85
Awards other than stock options outstanding weighted average grant price, end of period	$ 449.03	$ 337.82	$ 249.45
Common Class A [Member]
Stock Compensation Plans:
Shares authorized under the the stock incentive plan (in shares)	16,000

Income Taxes (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
Income Taxes (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Components of Income Tax Benefit (Expense) and Effective Tax Rate Reconciliation:
Federal income taxes	$ (1)	$ (2)	$ (4)
State income taxes	(35)	(30)	(28)
Current income tax expense	(36)	(32)	(32)
State income taxes	(5)	3	(57)
Deferred income tax benefit (expense)	(5)	3	(57)
Income tax expense	$ (41)	(29)	(89)
Federal income tax rate (percentage)	21.00%
Statutory federal income taxes	$ (1,334)	(881)	(491)
Statutory state income taxes, net	(40)	(27)	(85)
Income allocated to limited liability companies not subject to income taxes	1,333	879	487
Components of Deferred Tax Assets (Liabilities):
Accrued and other	7	5
Total gross deferred tax assets	7	5
Indefinite-lived intangibles	(43)	(39)
Property, plant and equipment	(19)	(16)
Other intangibles	(2)	(3)
Deferred tax liabilities	(64)	(58)
Net deferred tax liabilities	(57)	(53)
Uncertain Tax Positions:
Unrecognized tax benefits that would impact the effective tax rate	84
Decrease in unrecognized tax benefits that is reasonably possible in 2022	27
Unrecognized tax benefits, beginning balance	102	110
Reductions on settlements and expirations with taxing authorities	(6)	(8)
Unrecognized tax benefits, ending balance	96	102	$ 110
Interest and penalties accrued on uncertain income tax positions	$ 60	$ 53

Comprehensive Income (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
Comprehensive Income (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Statement of Other Comprehensive Income [Abstract]
Consolidated net income	$ 6,313	$ 4,166	$ 2,252
Foreign currency translation adjustment			2
Consolidated comprehensive income			2,254
Less: Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests			(1)
Comprehensive income attributable to CCO Holdings member			$ 2,253

- Definition

Amount after tax of increase (decrease) in equity from transactions and other events and circumstances from net income (loss) and other comprehensive income (loss), attributable to noncontrolling interests. Excludes changes in equity resulting from investments by owners and distributions to owners.

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- Definition

Amount after tax of increase (decrease) in equity from transactions and other events and circumstances from net income and other comprehensive income. Excludes changes in equity resulting from investments by owners and distributions to owners.

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- Definition

The consolidated profit or loss for the period, net of income taxes, including the portion attributable to the noncontrolling interest.

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Related Party Transactions (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Related Party Transactions:
A/N’s share of the tax benefit realized by Charter pursuant to the Tax Receivable Agreement (percentage)	50.00%
Gregory Maffei's voting interest in Liberty Broadband	12.60%
Dr. John Malone's voting interest in Liberty Broadband (percentage)	45.80%
Gregory Maffei's, a member of Charter's board of directors, voting interest in Qurate Retail, Inc.	6.30%
Dr. John Malone's voting interest in Qurate Retail, Inc. (percentage)	41.20%
Cash payments received from HSN, Inc. and QVC, Inc.	$ 48	$ 50	$ 50
Dr. John Malone's voting interest in Discovery Communications, Inc. for election of directors (percentage)	26.50%
Advance Newhouse Programming Partnership's ownership percentage in Series A preferred stock of Discovery Communications, Inc. (percentage)	100.00%
Advance Newhouse Programming Partnership's ownership percentage in Series C preferred stock of Discovery Communications, Inc. (percentage)	100.00%
Advance Newhouse Programming Partnership's voting interest in Discovery Communications, Inc. for election of directors	23.20%
Maximum
Related Party Transactions:
Percent of total operating costs and expenses paid to Discovery Communications, Inc. and Starz (percentage)	2.00%	2.00%	2.00%
Equity Method Investee [Member]
Related Party Transactions:
Payments to related parties	$ 229	$ 225	$ 314
Common Class A [Member]
Related Party Transactions:
Dr. John Malone's ownership percentage in Discovery Communications, Inc. (percentage)	1.00%
Common Class B [Member]
Related Party Transactions:
Dr. John Malone's ownership percentage in Discovery Communications, Inc. (percentage)	95.00%
Class C Common Stock
Related Party Transactions:
Dr. John Malone's ownership percentage in Discovery Communications, Inc. (percentage)	3.70%

Commitments and Contingencies (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Contractual Obligations
Total	$ 12,690
2022	2,317
2023	1,167
2024	857
2025	736
2026	721
Thereafter	6,892
Programming costs	11,844	$ 11,401	$ 11,290
Utility pole rental fees	200	192	180
Franchise fees and other franchise-related costs	733	741	750
Letters of credit outstanding	351
Letters of credit outstanding secured under the Charter Operating credit facility	37
Employer contributions	4	$ 3
Monetary damages sought by plaintiff	220		$ 151
Programming Minimum Commitments (a)
Contractual Obligations
Total	95
2022	78
2023	17
2024	0
2025	0
2026	0
Thereafter	0
Other (b)
Contractual Obligations
Total	12,595
2022	2,239
2023	1,150
2024	857
2025	736
2026	721
Thereafter	6,892
Rural Digital Opportunity Fund
Contractual Obligations
Total	$ 1,200

Employee Benefit Plans (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
Employee Benefit Plans (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Change in Benefit Obligation [Roll Forward]
Projected benefit obligation at beginning of year	$ 3,374	$ 3,688	$ 3,361
Interest cost		97	110	$ 129
Actuarial (gain) loss		(183)	436
Settlement		(173)	(166)
Benefits paid		(55)	(53)
Projected benefit obligation at end of year (a)		3,374	3,688	3,361
Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year	3,457	3,462	3,198
Actual return on plan assets		219	480
Employer contributions		4	3
Settlement		(173)	(166)
Benefits paid		(55)	(53)
Fair value of plan assets at end of year (b)		3,457	3,462	3,198
Accumulated benefit obligation at end of year (a)		3,374	3,688
Funded status		83	(226)
Noncurrent asset		114	1
Current liability		(4)	(5)
Long-term liability		(27)	(222)
Net amounts recognized in consolidated balance sheet		83	(226)
Expected return on plan assets		165	156	164
Remeasurement gain (loss)		237	(112)	(104)
Net periodic pension benefit (cost)		$ 305	$ (66)	$ (69)
Discount rate assumption used to calculate benefit obligation (percentage)		3.01%	2.70%
Expected long-term rate of return on plan assets		5.00%	5.00%	5.75%
Discount rate		2.70%	3.48%	4.37%
Total fair value of investment plan assets		$ 2,710	$ 2,886
Accrued investment income and other receivables		247	19
Fair value of plan assets		3,457	3,462	$ 3,198
Pension plan expected future benefit payments, 2022		227
Pension plan expected future benefit payments, 2023		217
Pension plan expected future benefit payments, 2024		206
Pension plan expected future benefit payments, 2025		196
Pension plan expected future benefit payments, 2026		188
Pension plan expected future benefit payments, thereafter		843
Multiemployer Plan, Employer Contribution, Cost		3	7	9
Withdrawal liability from multiemployer pension plan		94	98
Level 1
Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Total fair value of investment plan assets		2	4
Level 2
Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Total fair value of investment plan assets		2,708	2,882
Fair Value Measured at Net Asset Value Per Share
Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Total fair value of investment plan assets		$ 546	$ 557
Return-seeking securities
Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Target Allocation		60.00%	60.00%
Actual Allocation		57.30%	57.10%
Liability-matching securities
Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Target Allocation		40.00%	40.00%
Actual Allocation		42.60%	42.80%
Other investments
Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Target Allocation		0.00%	0.00%
Actual Allocation		0.10%	0.10%
Cash
Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Pension plan investment assets		$ 2	$ 4
Cash \| Level 1
Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Pension plan investment assets		2	4
Cash \| Level 2
Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Pension plan investment assets		0	0
Commingled bond funds(a)
Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Pension plan investment assets		1,398	1,449
Commingled bond funds(a) \| Level 1
Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Pension plan investment assets		0	0
Commingled bond funds(a) \| Level 2
Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Pension plan investment assets		1,398	1,449
Commingled equity funds(a)
Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Pension plan investment assets		1,160	1,255
Commingled equity funds(a) \| Level 1
Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Pension plan investment assets		0	0
Commingled equity funds(a) \| Level 2
Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Pension plan investment assets		1,160	1,255
Collective trust funds(b)
Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Pension plan investment assets		150	178
Collective trust funds(b) \| Level 1
Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Pension plan investment assets		0	0
Collective trust funds(b) \| Level 2
Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Pension plan investment assets		150	178
Alternative funds(a) \| Fair Value Measured at Net Asset Value Per Share
Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Pension plan investment assets		328	283
Fixed income funds(b) \| Fair Value Measured at Net Asset Value Per Share
Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Pension plan investment assets		95	148
Real estate funds(c) \| Fair Value Measured at Net Asset Value Per Share
Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Pension plan investment assets		123	126
Qualified Plan
Change in Benefit Obligation [Roll Forward]
Projected benefit obligation at beginning of year	3,300	3,700
Projected benefit obligation at end of year (a)		3,300	3,700
Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Accumulated benefit obligation at end of year (a)		3,300	3,700
Nonqualified Plan
Change in Benefit Obligation [Roll Forward]
Projected benefit obligation at beginning of year	$ 32	36
Projected benefit obligation at end of year (a)		32	36
Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Accumulated benefit obligation at end of year (a)		$ 32	36
Subsequent Event
Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Expected long-term rate of return on plan assets	5.00%
Discount rate	3.01%
401(k) Plan
Defined Contribution Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined contribution plan, maximum annual contributions per employee (percentage)		50.00%
Defined contribution plan, employer matching contribution (percentage)		100.00%
Defined contribution plan, employer matching contribution percent of employees' gross pay (percentage)		6.00%
Defined contribution plan, employer's contributions		$ 328	331	303
Retirement Accumulation Plan
Defined Contribution Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined contribution plan, employer matching contribution percent of employees' gross pay (percentage)		3.00%
Defined contribution plan, employer's contributions		$ 167	$ 162	$ 152

Parent Company Only Condensed Balance Sheets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 321	$ 710
Total assets	140,711	142,621
LIABILITIES AND MEMBER’S EQUITY
Current liabilities	11,769	9,347
Other long-term liabilities	3,067	3,268
Member's equity	36,203	47,185
Total liabilities and member's equity	140,711	142,621
Parent Company [Member]
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	0	100
Receivables from related party	37	43
Investment in subsidiaries	59,776	71,002
Loans receivable - related party	579	567
Total assets	60,392	71,712
LIABILITIES AND MEMBER’S EQUITY
Current liabilities	307	347
Other long-term liabilities	23,882	24,180
Member's equity	36,203	47,185
Total liabilities and member's equity	$ 60,392	$ 71,712

Parent Company Only Condensed Statements of Operations (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Interest expense, net	$ (4,023)	$ (3,866)	$ (3,839)
Loss on extinguishment of debt	(144)	(143)	(25)
Net income	6,311	4,165	2,251
Parent Company [Member]
Interest expense, net	(1,166)	(1,185)	(1,067)
Loss on extinguishment of debt	(146)	(145)	(22)
Equity in income of subsidiaries	7,623	5,495	3,340
Net income	$ 6,311	$ 4,165	$ 2,251

- Definition

The portion of profit or loss for the period, net of income taxes, which is attributable to the parent.

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Parent Company Only Condensed Statements of Comprehensive Income (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Net income	$ 6,311	$ 4,165	$ 2,251
Foreign currency translation adjustment			2
Comprehensive income			2,253
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Net income	6,311	4,165	2,251
Foreign currency translation adjustment	0	0	2
Comprehensive income	$ 6,311	$ 4,165	$ 2,253

- Definition

The portion of profit or loss for the period, net of income taxes, which is attributable to the parent.

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	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
NET CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES	$ 16,160	$ 14,463	$ 11,708
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Net cash flows from investing activities	(7,515)	(7,960)	(7,086)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Borrowings of long-term debt	20,976	15,754	19,685
Repayments of Long-term Debt	(12,146)	(12,094)	(13,309)
Payments of Debt Issuance Costs	(102)	(125)	(103)
Contributions from parent	2	51	59
Distributions to parent	(17,725)	(12,648)	(7,891)
Net cash flows from financing activities	(9,034)	(9,042)	(1,673)
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS	(389)	(2,539)	2,949
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, beginning of period	321	710	3,249	$ 300
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, end of period	321	710	3,249	300
Parent Company [Member]
NET CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES	(1,200)	(1,124)	(1,051)
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Contribution to subsidiaries	(3,967)	(9,383)	(2,860)
Distributions from subsidiaries	23,246	20,636	9,068
Net cash flows from investing activities	19,279	11,253	6,208
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Borrowings of long-term debt	3,744	8,764	4,584
Repayments of Long-term Debt	(4,166)	(6,612)	(1,366)
Payments of Debt Issuance Costs	(34)	(84)	(43)
Contributions from parent	2	51	59
Distributions to parent	(17,725)	(12,648)	(7,891)
Net cash flows from financing activities	(18,179)	(10,529)	(4,657)
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS	(100)	(400)	500
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, beginning of period	0	100	500	0
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, end of period	$ 0	$ 100	$ 500	$ 0