Charter Communications (CHTR)

Company ID: 65 | CIK: 0001091667
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Operational KPIs

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Customer service locations (branches)

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Enterprise PSUs (customers)

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Digital converters deployed (inventory_units)

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200 Mbps minimum speed coverage (other)

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Accounts over 120 days (other)

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All-Digital Footprint (other)

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Bandwidth 550 MHz or greater (other)

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Bundle availability (other)

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CBRS PAL licenses (other)

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Coaxial cable miles (other)

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Customers 550-660 MHz (other)

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DOCSIS 3.0 availability (other)

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Data Penetration (other)

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Data homes passed (other)

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Data penetration (other)

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Dial-up Internet homes passed (other)

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Digital Penetration (other)

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IP telephony homes passed (other)

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Premium Penetration (other)

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SDV deployment (other)

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SPP Package Penetration (other)

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Service availability (other)

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Serviceable homes and businesses (other)

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Set-top terminals deployed (other)

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Sheath miles (other)

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Spectrum Platinum Plus penetration (other)

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States of operation (other)

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Strand miles (other)

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Support Capital CapEx (other)

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Systems at 550 MHz or greater (other)

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Triple-play bundle penetration (other)

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Two-way activated homes (other)

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Two-way capability (other)

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Unlevered free cash flow goal attainment (other)

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Upgrade/Rebuild CapEx (other)

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VOD homes passed (other)

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Video Revenue (other)

Video customers (other)

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Video penetration (other)

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Video-on-demand homes passed (other)

Voice Revenue (other)

Voice customers (other)

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WiFi access points (other)

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Wireless connected devices (other)

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Local News Channels (properties)

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Data customers (subscribers)

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WiFi Connected Devices (users)

Human capital disclosures. Workforce totals and demographics are point-in-time. Flow metrics use the year-to-date period for 10-Q and full year for 10-K. Workforce actions (RIFs, restructurings, acquisition-related changes) are listed in the table at the bottom.

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Workforce Actions

Period EndTypeStatusAffected% WorkforceAnnouncedExpected CompletionGeographySegment / FunctionChargeSourceNote
2026-03-31acquisition_additionannounced2025-05-16United StatesCox Communications — residential cable, commercial fiber, managed IT and cloud servicesbusiness_combinations_footnote
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Pending Cox Transactions; no headcount impact disclosed. Filing reports $24M of transition expenses in Q1 2026 for integration preparation, not specified as workforce-related.
2025-12-31acquisition_additionannounced2025-05-16United StatesCox Communications (residential cable, commercial fiber, managed IT and cloud services)Item_1_Business
f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Transaction Agreement with Cox Enterprises; headcount added not quantified. Charter will incur transition and integration costs; $19M transition expenses recorded in FY2025.
2025-12-31acquisition_additionannounced2024-11-12United StatesLiberty Broadband CorporationItem_1_Business
f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Merger expected to close contemporaneously with the Cox Transactions; Liberty Broadband is a holding company whose principal asset is Charter stock, so workforce impact is not quantified.
2025-12-31divestiture_reductioncompleted2024-11-122025-07-14AlaskaGCI, LLC (spun off from Liberty Broadband prior to merger)Item_1_Business
f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		GCI Divestiture completed July 14, 2025; affects Liberty Broadband, not Charter's own workforce. Headcount impact not quantified.
2025-06-30acquisition_additionannounced2025-05-16United StatesResidential cable, commercial fiber, and managed IT/cloud services businesses of Cox Communicationsbusiness_combinations_footnote
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Transaction Agreement with Cox Enterprises covering an equity sale, a contribution of Cox Communications to Charter Holdings, and issuance of Class C stock; no employee counts, headcount additions, or retention figures disclosed. Charter will pay $4.0 billion cash and assume approximately $12.6 billion of Cox net debt and finance leases.
2025-06-30acquisition_additionannounced2024-11-12United StatesLiberty Broadband Corporation (including GCI Holdings)MD&A
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Pending merger and upstream merger of Liberty Broadband into Charter subsidiaries; announced before the quarter and still pending at quarter-end. No headcount impact quantified in the filing.
2025-06-30restructuringin_progressUSD 29 (millions)MD&A
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		Special charges, net primarily includes severance costs and net amounts of litigation settlements for the three months ended June 30, 2025.
2025-06-30restructuringin_progressUSD 60 (millions)MD&A
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		Special charges, net primarily includes severance costs and net amounts of litigation settlements for the six months ended June 30, 2025.
2025-03-31restructuringcompletedUSD 32 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		Special charges, net primarily includes severance costs and net amounts of litigation settlements.
2023-03-31restructuringcompletedUSD 10 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		Special charges, net of $10 million primarily includes net amounts of litigation settlements and employee termination costs.
2021-12-31othercompletedUnited Statesother
f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Special charges of $249M for FY2021 include employee termination costs alongside litigation settlements; no headcount or separate charge amount disclosed.
2021-03-31restructuringin_progressUSD 255 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML		Special charges, net of $255 million primarily includes $220 million tentative settlement with Sprint and T-Mobile, and employee termination costs.
2021-03-31restructuringin_progressUSD 255 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		Special charges, net of $255 million primarily includes net amounts of litigation settlements (including $220 million tentative settlement with Sprint and T-Mobile) and employee termination costs.
2020-03-31restructuringin_progressUSD 16 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		Special charges, net of $16 million primarily includes employee termination costs and net amounts of litigation settlements.
2019-12-31restructuringin_progressUSD 10 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10k / GLM-5.3-flash-HTML		Ongoing integration program stemming from the 2016 TWC and Bright House acquisitions; fiscal 2019 charges covered retention, termination, transaction/advisory and other costs, with no employee counts disclosed. Accruals declined from $75 million to $17 million after $68 million of cash payments during the year; declining costs reflect reduced retention and termination activity.
2019-12-31restructuringin_progressUnited StatesenterpriseUSD 10 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		FY2019 activity of the multi-year merger/restructuring program tied to the 2016 TWC merger and Bright House acquisition; $10M costs incurred in 2019 (including $1M employee termination costs), $17M liability remaining at year-end. No employee counts disclosed; prior-year activity reported in earlier filings is excluded.
2019-12-31restructuringcompletedUSD 10 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10k / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		Merger and restructuring costs incurred in 2019 were $10 million, primarily lower employee retention and termination costs compared to 2018. Specific headcount affected is not disclosed.
2019-09-30restructuringcompletedUSD 19 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		Special charges of $19 million for the three months ended Sept 30, 2019, primarily including employee termination costs and litigation settlements.
2019-09-30restructuringcompletedUSD 38 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		Special charges of $38 million for the nine months ended Sept 30, 2019, primarily including employee termination costs and litigation settlements.
2019-06-30restructuringcompletedUSD 23 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		Special charges, net primarily includes employee termination costs and net amounts of litigation settlements for the three months ended June 30, 2019.
2019-06-30restructuringcompletedUSD 19 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		Special charges, net primarily includes employee termination costs and net amounts of litigation settlements for the six months ended June 30, 2019.
2019-03-31restructuringcompletedUSD -4 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML		Special charges, net of $4 million primarily includes employee termination costs and litigation settlements.
2019-03-31restructuringcompletedUSD -4 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		Special charges, net of $(4) million recorded for the three months ended March 31, 2019, primarily including employee termination costs and net amounts of litigation settlements.
2018-12-31otherin_progress1,6002017-03-28New York City and New Jersey, United StatesField operations employees represented by IBEW Local 3other
f5-10k / GLM-5.3-flash-HTML		Strike by roughly 1,600 employees began March 2017 after contract expiration; Charter implemented its final proposal, replacing IBEW-sponsored pension and healthcare plans; a bargaining unit petitioned the NLRB in May 2018 to decertify the IBEW. No resolution stated as of filing.
2018-12-31restructuringin_progress2016-05-18United StatesCall centers and field operations; Legacy TWC and Legacy Bright House workforces insourced following the TransactionsUSD 70 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10k / GLM-5.3-flash-HTML		Approximately $70 million of combined employee retention and termination costs incurred in 2018 tied to post-Transaction integration; roll-forward shows $64 million termination costs incurred, $179 million cash paid, and $57 million termination liability remaining at year-end; also includes $5 million accelerated vesting of awards for terminated employees. Integration described as mostly complete; no headcount figures disclosed.
2018-12-31otherin_progress1,6002017-03-28New York City and New JerseyField operations and customer-facing workforce represented by IBEW Local 3Item_3_Legal_Proceedings
f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Strike began 2017-03-28; Charter implemented its last proposal replacing IBEW multiemployer plans. In May 2018 a bargaining unit petitioned the NLRB to decertify IBEW. Strike began prior to FY2018; decertification petition is FY2018 activity. No severance charge disclosed.
2018-12-31restructuringcompletedUnited StatesEnterprise-wide (post-TWC/Bright House integration)USD 97 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		FY2018 merger and restructuring costs of $97M, including $70M of employee retention and employee termination costs and $5M of accelerated vesting for terminated employees. Filing does not disclose number of employees affected. Remaining liability at 2018-12-31 was $75M.
2018-12-31othercompletedUnited StatesNon-transaction-related workforceUSD 53 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		FY2018 special charges of $53M include employee termination costs not related to the Transactions, a $22M multiemployer pension withdrawal liability, and net litigation settlements. Headcount affected not disclosed.
2018-12-31restructuringcompletedUSD 97 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10k / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		Merger and restructuring costs of $97 million incurred in 2018, primarily employee retention and termination costs related to prior transactions.
2018-12-31otherin_progress1,6002017-03-28New York City and New JerseyItem_3_Legal_Proceedings
f5-10k / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		Approximately 1,600 employees commenced a strike in March 2017; decertification vote scheduled for February 2019.
2018-09-30otherin_progress1,6002017-03-28New York City and New JerseyField operations (IBEW Local 3 bargaining unit)other
f5-10q / GLM-5.3-flash-fp4-HTML		Strike by approximately 1,600 employees represented by IBEW Local 3 that began March 28, 2017; Charter implemented its proposal after an impasse, and a decertification petition has been filed. Strike remained an ongoing labor matter as of this filing.
2018-09-30otherin_progress1,6002017-03-28New York City and New JerseyField operations (IBEW Local 3 bargaining unit)other
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Strike by approximately 1,600 IBEW Local 3 employees began 2017-03-28 after CBA expiration; impasse reached and Charter implemented its proposal. Employees subsequently petitioned to decertify IBEW. Disclosed as ongoing labor matter in this 10-Q.
2018-09-30restructuringin_progressUnited StatesEnterprise-wide (TWC and Bright House integration)USD 59 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Employee termination costs of $59M incurred YTD 2018 (nine months ended 2018-09-30) related to TWC/Bright House acquisition integration; remaining liability of $76M at 2018-09-30. No employee count disclosed.
2018-09-30restructuringin_progressUnited StatesEnterprise-wide (TWC and Bright House integration)USD 25 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Other merger/restructuring costs of $25M incurred YTD 2018; remaining liability of $10M at 2018-09-30. Includes $5M accelerated vesting of equity awards for terminated employees.
2018-09-30otherin_progress1,6002017-03-28New York City and New JerseyField Operations / Unionized WorkforceLegal Proceedings
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML		Approximately 1,600 employees represented by Local 3 of the IBEW commenced a strike on March 28, 2017. Charter implemented its proposal terms after reaching an impasse. A group of employees has petitioned for an election to decertify the IBEW.
2018-09-30restructuringin_progressUSD 14 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		Merger and restructuring costs incurred in Q3 2018 included $14 million. The footnote details a remaining liability of $105 million as of Sept 30, 2018, comprising employee termination, retention, and transaction costs related to the 2016 TWC and Bright House acquisitions. No specific headcount affected in Q3 is disclosed.
2018-09-30otherin_progress1,6002017-03-28New York City and New Jerseyother
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		Approximately 1,600 employees represented by Local 3 of the IBEW commenced a strike on March 28, 2017. Employees have petitioned for an election to decertify the IBEW.
2018-06-30restructuringin_progressUnited StatesTWC and Bright House integration (call centers and field operations)USD 71 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Costs incurred in six months ended 2018-06-30; includes $49M employee termination, $1M retention, $1M transaction/advisory, $21M other. No employee counts disclosed. MD&A states integration expected substantially complete by 2019.
2018-06-30restructuringin_progressUnited StatesEnterprise (multiemployer pension plan withdrawal)USD 22 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Charge related to withdrawal liability from a multiemployer pension plan recorded in six months ended 2018-06-30; no employee count disclosed.
2018-06-30restructuringin_progressUSD 28 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML		Merger and restructuring costs incurred for the three months ended June 30, 2018. Includes advisory, legal, accounting fees, employee retention and termination costs related to TWC and Bright House acquisitions. No specific employee count provided.
2018-06-30restructuringin_progressUSD 76 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML		Merger and restructuring costs incurred for the six months ended June 30, 2018. Includes advisory, legal, accounting fees, employee retention and termination costs related to TWC and Bright House acquisitions. No specific employee count provided.
2018-06-30otherin_progress1,6002017-03-28New York City and New JerseyField OperationsLegal Proceedings
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML		Approximately 1,600 employees represented by Local 3 of the IBEW commenced a strike on March 28, 2017. Charter implemented its proposal terms consistent with other local contracts. Employees subsequently petitioned for decertification election.
2018-06-30restructuringin_progressUSD 28 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		Merger and restructuring costs incurred in Q2 2018 were $28 million, primarily related to the 2016 acquisitions of TWC and Bright House. Employee termination costs incurred were $49 million, with $128 million paid in cash. No specific headcount affected is disclosed.
2018-06-30otherin_progress1,6002017-03-28New York City and New Jerseyother
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		Approximately 1,600 employees represented by Local 3 of the IBEW commenced a strike on March 28, 2017. Charter implemented its proposal terms. Employees have petitioned for an election to decertify the IBEW.
2018-03-31restructuringin_progressEmployee termination costs related to 2016 TWC and Bright House acquisitionsUSD 37 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / GLM-5.3-flash-fp4-HTML		Quarterly roll-forward shows $37 million of employee termination costs incurred and $90 million paid, leaving a $119 million liability at March 31, 2018; no affected-employee headcount disclosed. Related accelerated vesting expense of $5 million recorded separately.
2018-03-31restructuringin_progressUnited StatesCorporate / enterprise-wideUSD 43 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Q1 2018 costs incurred of $43M, primarily employee termination ($37M) and other costs ($6M) related to TWC and Bright House integration; no headcount disclosed. Remaining liability at 2018-03-31 was $151M.
2018-03-31othercompletedUnited StatesCorporate / enterprise-wideUSD 5 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Expense for accelerated vesting of equity awards of terminated employees during Q1 2018; recorded within merger and restructuring costs. No employee count disclosed.
2018-03-31restructuringin_progressUSD 48 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML		Merger and restructuring costs of $48 million incurred in Q1 2018 related to TWC and Bright House acquisition integration, including employee termination and retention costs. No specific headcount affected is disclosed.
2018-03-31restructuringin_progressUSD 48 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		Merger and restructuring costs of $48 million incurred in Q1 2018 related to TWC and Bright House acquisitions, including employee termination and retention costs. Employee count not disclosed.
2018-03-31othercompletedUSD 22 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		Charge related to withdrawal liability from a multiemployer pension plan. Employee count not disclosed.
2017-12-31restructuringin_progress2015-05-23United Statescable servicesUSD 226 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10k / GLM-5.3-flash-HTML		FY2017 activity of multi-year integration program following the May 18, 2016 TWC and Bright House Transactions. Employee termination costs of $226 million incurred in 2017, $298 million cash paid, and $172 million liability remaining at December 31, 2017. Excludes $4 million retention costs and $49 million accelerated vesting of equity awards for terminated employees recorded in 2017 (together with termination costs totaling $279 million per MD&A). Headcount affected not disclosed; company expects additional merger and restructuring costs; integration expected to be substantially complete by 2019.
2017-12-31restructuringin_progress2016-05-182019-12-31United StatesCompany-wide (integration of Legacy TWC and Legacy Bright House)USD 302 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Costs incurred during FY2017 under the Transactions integration program: employee termination costs $226M, employee retention $4M, transaction/advisory $4M, other $68M; headcount affected not disclosed. Separate $49M of accelerated vesting expense for terminated employees' equity awards also recorded in merger and restructuring costs. Multi-year program; only FY2017 activity captured. MD&A states integration expected to be substantially complete by 2019.
2017-12-31restructuringcompletedUSD 351 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10k / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		Merger and restructuring costs incurred in connection with the Transactions (TWC and Bright House acquisitions). Includes advisory, legal, accounting fees, employee retention costs, and employee termination costs. Employee count not explicitly disclosed in footnote.
2017-12-31restructuringcompletedUSD 49 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10k / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		Expense related to accelerated vesting of equity awards of terminated employees. Employee count not explicitly disclosed.
2017-09-30restructuringin_progressUnited StatesTransactions integration (Legacy TWC and Legacy Bright House)USD 186 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / GLM-5.3-flash-fp4-HTML		Employee termination costs related to the TWC and Bright House Transactions incurred during the nine months ended September 30, 2017; remaining liability of $177 million at September 30, 2017. No employee headcount figures disclosed. Company expects to incur additional merger and restructuring costs in connection with the Transactions.
2017-09-30restructuringin_progress2016-05-18United StatesEnterprise-wide (TWC and Bright House integration)USD 186 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Employee termination costs incurred YTD 2017; $177M liability remaining at 2017-09-30. No employee counts disclosed. Related: $43M accelerated vesting for terminated employees YTD and $2M retention liability; company states it expects additional merger and restructuring costs from the Transactions.
2017-09-30acquisition_additioncompleted2016-05-182016-05-18United StatesEnterprise-widebusiness_combinations_footnote
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		TWC and Bright House acquisitions closed 2016-05-18; purchase price allocations disclosed but no headcount added is quantified. Included only as context for integration-related workforce activity.
2017-09-30restructuringin_progressUSD 67 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML		Merger and restructuring costs of $67 million incurred in Q3 2017. Includes employee termination and retention costs related to the TWC and Bright House Transactions. Employee count not disclosed.
2017-09-30restructuringin_progressUSD 293 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML		Merger and restructuring costs of $293 million incurred YTD 2017. Includes employee termination and retention costs related to the TWC and Bright House Transactions. Employee count not disclosed.
2017-09-30othercompletedUSD 83 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML		Special charges of $83 million related to withdrawal liability from a multiemployer pension plan. Employee count not disclosed.
2017-09-30restructuringin_progressUSD 67 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		Merger and restructuring costs incurred in Q3 2017. Includes employee retention and termination costs related to TWC and Bright House transactions. Employee count not disclosed.
2017-09-30restructuringin_progressUSD 293 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		Merger and restructuring costs incurred YTD 2017. Includes employee retention and termination costs related to TWC and Bright House transactions. Employee count not disclosed.
2017-09-30othercompletedUSD 83 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		Charge related to withdrawal liability from a multiemployer pension plan. Employee count not disclosed.
2017-06-30restructuringin_progressEmployee termination costs related to the TransactionsUSD 150 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / GLM-5.3-flash-fp4-HTML		Employee termination costs of $150 million incurred during the six months ended June 30, 2017 in connection with the TWC and Bright House Transactions; remaining liability of $200 million at June 30, 2017. No affected-employee count disclosed.
2017-06-30restructuringin_progressEmployee retention costs related to the TransactionsUSD 3 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / GLM-5.3-flash-fp4-HTML		Employee retention costs of $3 million incurred during the six months ended June 30, 2017; remaining liability of $1 million at June 30, 2017.
2017-06-30restructuringin_progressAccelerated vesting of equity awards of terminated employeesUSD 20 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / GLM-5.3-flash-fp4-HTML		Expense for accelerated vesting of equity awards of terminated employees recorded in merger and restructuring costs for the three months ended June 30, 2017; $37 million for the six months.
2017-06-30restructuringin_progress2016-05-18United StatesCorporate / IntegrationUSD 131 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML		Merger and restructuring costs incurred in Q2 2017 related to TWC and Bright House Transactions. Includes employee termination and retention costs. No specific headcount affected disclosed for this quarter.
2017-06-30restructuringin_progress2016-05-18United StatesCorporate / IntegrationUSD 226 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML		Merger and restructuring costs incurred YTD 2017 related to TWC and Bright House Transactions. Includes employee termination and retention costs. No specific headcount affected disclosed for this period.
2017-06-30restructuringin_progressUSD 189 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		Merger and restructuring costs incurred during Q2 2017 included $150M in employee termination costs and $3M in employee retention costs. Total liability for employee termination costs was $200M as of June 30, 2017. Employee count affected is not disclosed.
2017-03-31restructuringin_progressUnited StatesEnterprise-wide (TWC and Bright House integration)USD 61 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Employee termination costs incurred in Q1 2017 related to TWC/Bright House Transactions; $100M cash paid; $205M remaining liability at 3/31/17. No headcount disclosed.
2017-03-31restructuringin_progressUnited StatesEnterprise-wide (TWC and Bright House integration)USD 3 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Employee retention costs incurred in Q1 2017; $10M remaining liability at 3/31/17. No headcount disclosed.
2017-03-31restructuringin_progressUnited StatesEnterprise-wide (TWC and Bright House integration)USD 17 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Expense for accelerated vesting of equity awards of terminated employees in Q1 2017. No headcount disclosed.
2017-03-31restructuringin_progressUSD 95 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML		Merger and restructuring costs of $95 million incurred for the three months ended March 31, 2017, related to TWC and Bright House Transactions. Includes employee retention, termination, and advisory fees. Employee count not disclosed.
2017-03-31restructuringin_progressUSD 95 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		Merger and restructuring costs of $95 million incurred in Q1 2017, including $61 million for employee termination costs and $3 million for employee retention costs. Employee count affected is not disclosed.
2016-12-31acquisition_additioncompleted2016-05-182016-05-18United StatesCable services (Legacy TWC operations)business_combinations_footnote
f5-10k / GLM-5.3-flash-HTML		Time Warner Cable acquisition closed May 18, 2016 (merger agreement dated May 23, 2015, total value ~$85 billion); acquired employee headcount is not disclosed. Company assumed TWC pension plans and roughly $22.4 billion of assumed debt.
2016-12-31acquisition_additioncompleted2016-05-182016-05-18United StatesCable services (Legacy Bright House operations)business_combinations_footnote
f5-10k / GLM-5.3-flash-HTML		Bright House Networks acquisition from Advance/Newhouse closed May 18, 2016 for total purchase price of approximately $12.2 billion; acquired employee headcount is not disclosed.
2016-12-31restructuringin_progress2016-05-18United StatesIntegration of Legacy TWC and Legacy Bright House operationsUSD 337 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10k / GLM-5.3-flash-HTML		Employee termination costs of $337 million incurred in 2016 tied to Transactions integration; number of employees terminated not disclosed. Also included $26 million retention costs and $248 million accelerated vesting for terminated employees (total merger and restructuring costs of $970 million). A $276 million accrual remained at December 31, 2016 and further costs were expected, so the action is in progress. Announcement date corresponds to the Transactions closing date.
2016-12-31acquisition_additioncompleted2016-05-182016-05-18United StatesCable operations (Legacy TWC)business_combinations_footnote
f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		TWC Transaction closed 2016-05-18; Legacy TWC contributed $16.0 billion of revenue for the period from acquisition through year-end. Headcount added not disclosed.
2016-12-31acquisition_additioncompleted2016-05-182016-05-18United StatesCable operations (Legacy Bright House)business_combinations_footnote
f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Bright House Transaction closed 2016-05-18; Legacy Bright House contributed $2.6 billion of revenue for the period from acquisition through year-end. Headcount added not disclosed.
2016-12-31restructuringin_progress2016-01-01United StatesEnterprise-wide (TWC and Bright House integration)USD 337 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Employee termination costs incurred during 2016 as part of merger and restructuring program; total merger and restructuring costs incurred in 2016 were $722 million (retention $26M, termination $337M, transaction/advisory $318M, other $41M). Remaining liability at 2016-12-31 was $276 million. Employees affected not disclosed.
2016-12-31restructuringin_progress2016-01-01United StatesEnterprise-wide (TWC and Bright House integration)USD 26 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Employee retention costs incurred during 2016 in connection with the Transactions. Employees covered not disclosed.
2016-12-31restructuringcompleted2016-01-012016-12-31United StatesEnterprise-wide (equity awards of terminated employees)USD 248 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Expense for accelerated vesting of equity awards of terminated employees during 2016, recorded in merger and restructuring costs. Number of employees not disclosed.
2016-12-31restructuringin_progress2016-01-01United StatesOperations — integration of Legacy TWC and Legacy Bright HouseUSD 156 (millions)MD&A
f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Transition operating expenses incurred in 2016 for incremental integration costs; a further $970 million of other operating transition costs and $460 million of transition capital expenditures were also incurred. Employees affected not disclosed.
2016-12-31restructuringcompleted2016-05-182016-12-31United StatesCorporate and Field OperationsUSD 642 (millions)MD&A
f5-10k / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		Approximately $642 million of employee retention and employee termination costs incurred during 2016 related to the TWC and Bright House Transactions. Specific headcount affected not disclosed.
2016-12-31restructuringcompleted2016-05-182016-12-31United StatesCorporateUSD 248 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10k / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		Expense related to accelerated vesting of equity awards of terminated employees.
2016-09-30restructuringin_progress2016-05-18United StatesMerger integration of Legacy TWC and Legacy Bright House operationsUSD 219 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / GLM-5.3-flash-fp4-HTML		Employee termination costs of $219 million incurred during the nine months ended September 30, 2016 in connection with the TWC and Bright House Transactions; remaining termination-cost liability of $188 million at September 30, 2016. No employee counts disclosed. Company expects additional merger and restructuring costs.
2016-09-30othercompleted2016-08-312016-09-01United StatesLegacy TWC pension plans (TWC Pension Plan, TWC Union Pension Plan, TWC Excess Pension Plan)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / GLM-5.3-flash-fp4-HTML		Pension plans amended to freeze future benefit accruals for active participants as of August 31, 2016; effective September 1, 2016 no future compensation increases or service credited and new hires ineligible. Resulted in $675 million curtailment gain and $157 million remeasurement loss for the nine months ended September 30, 2016.
2016-09-30acquisition_additioncompleted2016-05-182016-05-18United Statescable servicesbusiness_combinations_footnote
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		TWC Transaction completed May 18, 2016; headcount added not separately disclosed. Legacy TWC contributed $6.4B revenue in Q3 2016.
2016-09-30acquisition_additioncompleted2016-05-182016-05-18United Statescable servicesbusiness_combinations_footnote
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Bright House Transaction completed May 18, 2016; headcount added not separately disclosed. Legacy Bright House contributed $1.0B revenue in Q3 2016.
2016-09-30restructuringin_progress2016-05-18United Statescorporate and operationsUSD 219 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Employee termination costs incurred during nine months ended Sep 30, 2016 related to the Transactions; $188M liability remaining at quarter-end. Headcount affected not disclosed.
2016-09-30restructuringin_progress2016-05-18United Statescorporate and operationsUSD 20 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Employee retention costs incurred during nine months ended Sep 30, 2016 related to the Transactions; $9M liability remaining at quarter-end. Headcount affected not disclosed.
2016-09-30restructuringin_progress2016-05-18United Statescorporate and operationsUSD 202 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Expense for accelerated vesting of equity awards of terminated employees during nine months ended Sep 30, 2016; recorded in merger and restructuring costs. Headcount affected not disclosed.
2016-09-30restructuringin_progress2016-05-18United StatesCorporate and OperationsUSD 205 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML		Merger and restructuring costs of $205 million for Q3 2016 related to TWC and Bright House transactions. Includes employee retention and termination costs. No specific headcount disclosed.
2016-09-30restructuringin_progress2016-05-18United StatesCorporate and OperationsUSD 775 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML		Merger and restructuring costs of $775 million for the nine months ended Sept 30, 2016. Includes employee retention, termination, and transaction fees. No specific headcount disclosed.
2016-09-30othercompleted2016-08-312016-09-01United StatesAllMD&A
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML		Pension plan curtailment: froze future benefit accruals for active participants as of Aug 31, 2016. Effective Sept 1, 2016, no future compensation increases or service credited. New hires ineligible. Resulted in $675 million curtailment gain.
2016-09-30restructuringin_progress2016-05-18United StatesCorporate and Field OperationsUSD 205 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		Merger and restructuring costs for Q3 2016 include employee retention and termination costs related to the TWC and Bright House transactions. Employee count not disclosed.
2016-09-30restructuringin_progress2016-05-18United StatesCorporate and Field OperationsUSD 775 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		Merger and restructuring costs for the nine months ended Sept 30, 2016 include employee retention and termination costs related to the TWC and Bright House transactions. Employee count not disclosed.
2016-09-30restructuringcompleted2016-08-312016-09-01United StatesPension PlansUSD -675 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		Pension plan curtailment gain of $675 million recorded due to freezing future benefit accruals for active participants effective Sept 1, 2016. This is a financial impact on pension obligations, not a direct headcount reduction, but affects the workforce's benefit structure.
2016-06-30restructuringin_progress2016-05-18Employee termination costs related to the TransactionsUSD 123 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / GLM-5.3-flash-fp4-HTML		Costs incurred during the six months ended June 30, 2016 for employee terminations related to the TWC and Bright House Transactions; remaining liability of $120 million at June 30, 2016. Company expects to incur additional merger and restructuring costs.
2016-06-30restructuringin_progress2016-05-18Employee retention related to the TransactionsUSD 12 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / GLM-5.3-flash-fp4-HTML		Retention costs incurred in the six months ended June 30, 2016; $80 million liability assumed in the Transactions with $91 million remaining liability at June 30, 2016.
2016-06-30restructuringcompleted2016-05-18Equity awards of terminated employeesUSD 145 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / GLM-5.3-flash-fp4-HTML		Expense for accelerated vesting of equity awards of terminated employees, recorded in merger and restructuring costs for the three and six months ended June 30, 2016.
2016-06-30otherannounced2016-06-302016-09-01TWC Pension Plan and TWC Union Pension Plan participantsother
f5-10q / GLM-5.3-flash-fp4-HTML		Pension plans amended to freeze future benefit accruals for active participants effective September 1, 2016; no future compensation increases or service credited and new hires ineligible. Not a headcount reduction but a material workforce benefit action.
2016-06-30acquisition_additioncompleted2016-05-182016-05-18United Statescable services (Legacy TWC)business_combinations_footnote
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		TWC Transaction closed May 18, 2016; no employee headcount added disclosed.
2016-06-30acquisition_additioncompleted2016-05-182016-05-18United Statescable services (Legacy Bright House)business_combinations_footnote
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Bright House Transaction closed May 18, 2016; no employee headcount added disclosed.
2016-06-30restructuringin_progressUnited Statescorporate / enterprise (TWC and Bright House integration)USD 123 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Employee termination costs of $123M incurred in Q2 2016; no employee count disclosed. Remaining liability $120M at quarter-end.
2016-06-30restructuringin_progressUnited Statescorporate / enterprise (TWC and Bright House integration)USD 12 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Employee retention costs of $12M incurred in Q2 2016; no employee count disclosed. Remaining liability $91M at quarter-end.
2016-06-30restructuringin_progress2016-05-18United StatesCorporate and Field OperationsUSD 556 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML		Merger and restructuring costs for Q2 2016 were $556 million, including advisory fees, employee retention, and termination costs related to the TWC and Bright House transactions. Employee count not disclosed.
2016-06-30restructuringin_progress2016-05-18United StatesCorporate and Field OperationsUSD 570 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML		Merger and restructuring costs for YTD 2016 were $570 million. Employee count not disclosed.
2016-06-30restructuringin_progress2016-05-18United StatesVariousUSD 145 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML		Expense related to accelerated vesting of equity awards for terminated employees. Recorded in merger and restructuring costs.
2016-06-30restructuringin_progress2016-05-18United StatesCorporate and Field OperationsUSD 556 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		Merger and restructuring costs incurred in connection with the TWC and Bright House Transactions. Includes $12M employee retention, $123M employee termination, $280M transaction/advisory, and $10M other costs for the three months ended June 30, 2016. Employee count not disclosed.
2016-06-30restructuringin_progress2016-05-18United StatesCorporate and Field OperationsUSD 145 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		Expense related to accelerated vesting of equity awards of terminated employees for the three and six months ended June 30, 2016. Employee count not disclosed.
2015-12-31acquisition_additionannounced2015-05-232016-06-30United StatesBroadband servicesItem_1_Business
f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Merger with Time Warner Cable announced May 23, 2015; expected to close Q2 2016 subject to regulatory approval. No employee count disclosed.
2015-12-31acquisition_additionannounced2015-03-312016-06-30United StatesBroadband servicesItem_1_Business
f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Contribution Agreement for Bright House Networks announced March 31, 2015, amended May 23, 2015; no employee count disclosed.
2015-12-31othercompleted2015-04-242015-04-24United StatesBroadband servicesItem_1_Business
f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Comcast Transactions Agreement terminated April 24, 2015 following termination of the Comcast-TWC merger; escrowed debt settled. No workforce impact quantified.
2015-03-31restructuringin_progressUSD 2 (millions)MD&A
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		Special charges, net primarily includes severance charges. No employee count disclosed.
2014-06-30restructuringcompletedUSD 3 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML		Special charges for three months ended June 30, 2014 primarily include severance charges.
2014-06-30restructuringcompletedUSD 7 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML		Special charges for six months ended June 30, 2014 primarily include severance charges.
2014-06-30restructuringcompletedUSD 3 (millions)MD&A
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		Special charges for Q2 2014 primarily include severance charges.
2014-06-30restructuringcompletedUSD 7 (millions)MD&A
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		Special charges for YTD 2014 primarily include severance charges.
2014-03-31restructuringcompletedUSD 4 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		Special charges of $4 million primarily include severance charges.
2013-12-31acquisition_additioncompleted2013-07-012013-07-01Colorado, Montana, Wyoming, UtahCable operations (Company reports one segment: broadband services)business_combinations_footnote
f5-10k / GLM-5.3-flash-HTML		Bresnan Broadband Holdings acquired July 1, 2013 from a Cablevision subsidiary for $1.625 billion in cash; systems served ~375,000 customer relationships and the deal added two customer care locations. Number of employees added was not disclosed. Date used is the acquisition closing date; original deal announcement date not stated in this filing.
2013-12-31acquisition_additioncompleted2013-07-012013-07-01United States (Colorado, Montana, Wyoming, Utah)Cable operationsbusiness_combinations_footnote
f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Bresnan acquisition closed 2013-07-01; acquired systems serve approximately 375,000 residential and commercial customer relationships. Filer does not disclose employee headcount added; Bresnan represented 10% of total assets and 3% of total revenues as of/for the year ended 2013-12-31.
2013-09-30acquisition_additioncompleted2013-07-012013-07-01Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, UtahCable operationsbusiness_combinations_footnote
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Bresnan acquisition closed 2013-07-01; serves approximately 375,000 customer relationships but no employee headcount added is disclosed.
2013-09-30acquisition_additioncompleted2013-07-01Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, UtahCable OperationsUSD 16 (millions)business_combinations_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML		Charter acquired Bresnan Broadband Holdings, LLC on July 1, 2013. The filing discloses $16 million in acquisition-related costs included in other expense and interest expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013. Specific headcount added is not disclosed.
2013-09-30acquisition_additioncompleted2013-07-01Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, UtahCable OperationsUSD 1,625 (millions)business_combinations_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		Acquired Bresnan Broadband Holdings, LLC. Filing discloses 375,000 customer relationships added, but does not disclose the number of employees acquired.
2013-06-30acquisition_additionannounced2013-07-01Colorado, Montana, Wyoming, UtahCable OperationsUSD 1,625 (millions)subsequent_events
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML		Acquisition of Bresnan Broadband Holdings, LLC closed July 1, 2013 for $1.625 billion. Headcount not explicitly disclosed in this filing.
2013-06-30acquisition_additionannounced2013-07-01Colorado, Montana, Wyoming, UtahCable OperationsUSD 1,625 (millions)subsequent_events
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		Acquisition of Bresnan Broadband Holdings, LLC closed in July 2013. Headcount not disclosed; acquisition price was $1.625 billion.
2013-03-31restructuringin_progressUnited Statesother
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Filer states special charges for Q1 2013 primarily include severance charges, plus net litigation settlements; total special charges were $10 million but no employee count or severance-only amount is disclosed.
2013-03-31acquisition_additionannounced2013-02-072013-09-30United States (Colorado, Montana, Wyoming, Utah)Cable operations (Bresnan Broadband Holdings)subsequent_events
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Purchase agreement dated 2013-02-07 for $1.625 billion cash; filing discloses customer and home-pass counts for the target but no employee headcount.
2013-03-31restructuringcompletedUSD 10 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML		Special charges of $10 million recorded for the three months ended March 31, 2013, primarily include severance charges and net amounts of litigation settlements.
2013-03-31restructuringcompletedUSD 10 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		Special charges of $10 million primarily include severance charges and net amounts of litigation settlements. Employee count not disclosed.
2012-12-31restructuringcompletedCorporateMD&A
f5-10k / GLM-5.3-flash-HTML		FY2012 special charges, net of $20 million primarily comprised severance tied to a corporate office relocation plus litigation settlements; the severance-only amount and any affected employee count are not separately quantified.
2012-12-31acquisition_additionannounced2013-022013-09Colorado, Montana, Wyoming, UtahCable operationssubsequent_events
f5-10k / GLM-5.3-flash-HTML		Definitive agreement (February 2013) to acquire Cablevision's former Bresnan systems (Optimum West) for approximately $1.6 billion in cash, with a $1.5 billion committed term loan; expected to close in the third quarter of 2013; no employee headcount disclosed (transaction metrics are customer-based).
2012-12-31restructuringcompletedUnited StatesCorporateUSD 20 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Special charges, net of $20 million in 2012 primarily comprise severance related to corporate office relocation plus litigation settlement amounts; no employee count disclosed. MD&A attributes the year-over-year increase to relocation-related severance.
2012-12-31restructuringcompletedMD&A
f5-10k / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		Increase in special charges due to severance charges as part of corporate office relocation and settlements. Specific employee count not disclosed.
2012-09-30restructuringcompletedUnited StatesCorporate / GeneralUSD 2 (millions)MD&A
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML		Special charges of $2 million for the three months ended Sept 30, 2012, primarily include severance charges and settlements.
2012-09-30restructuringcompletedUnited StatesCorporate / GeneralUSD 14 (millions)MD&A
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML		Special charges of $14 million for the nine months ended Sept 30, 2012, primarily include severance charges and settlements.
2012-09-30othercompleted2012-08-032012-08-03other
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		Separation agreement dated August 3, 2012, for Steven Apodaca. Includes vesting of certain stock options and RSUs, outplacement services, and COBRA payments. No aggregate employee count or severance charge disclosed in the financial statements.
2012-09-30othercompleted2012-10-232012-10-23New YorkUSD 0 (millions)other
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		Relocation agreement for Christopher Winfrey dated October 23, 2012. Includes a $250,000 relocation incentive. This is a subsequent event relative to the Q3 2012 period end.
2012-06-30restructuringcompletedUSD 10 (millions)MD&A
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		Special charges for the three months ended June 30, 2012 primarily include severance charges and settlements.
2012-06-30restructuringcompletedUSD 12 (millions)MD&A
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		Special charges for the six months ended June 30, 2012 primarily include severance charges and settlements.
2012-03-31restructuringcompletedUSD 2 (millions)financial_statements
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML		Special charges, net of $2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2012, primarily includes severance charges.
2012-03-31restructuringcompletedUSD 2 (millions)MD&A
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		Special charges of $2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2012, primarily include severance charges. Employee count not disclosed.
2011-09-30restructuringcompletedUSD 1 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML		Special charges, net for the three months ended September 30, 2011 primarily includes severance charges. No specific employee count was disclosed.
2011-09-30restructuringcompletedUSD 7 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML		Special charges, net for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 primarily includes severance charges. No specific employee count was disclosed.
2011-09-30restructuringcompletedUSD 1 (millions)MD&A
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		Special charges for the three months ended Sept 30, 2011 primarily include severance charges.
2011-09-30restructuringcompletedUSD 7 (millions)MD&A
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		Special charges for the nine months ended Sept 30, 2011 primarily include severance charges.
2011-09-30otherannounced2011-10-112012-04-30Executive Managementsubsequent_events
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		CEO Michael J. Lovett announced resignation effective after transition period ending April 30, 2012.
2011-06-30restructuringcompletedUSD 1 (millions)MD&A
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML		Special charges for three months ended June 30, 2011 primarily include severance charges.
2011-06-30restructuringcompletedUSD 6 (millions)MD&A
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML		Special charges for six months ended June 30, 2011 primarily include severance charges.
2011-06-30restructuringcompletedUSD 1 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		Special charges for the three months ended June 30, 2011 primarily include severance charges. Total special charges were $1 million for the quarter and $6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2011.
2011-03-31othercompleted12011-03-25United StatesExecutive / Technologyother
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Executive separation of Marwan Fawaz effective 2011-03-25. Severance includes up to $2,259,246 in salary/bonus continuation over 52 bi-weekly installments, a $1,300,000 lump-sum target bonus, COBRA subsidy of up to $22,845.36, equity vesting acceleration, and outplacement services. Individual executive separation, not a mass workforce action.
2011-03-31restructuringin_progressUnited StatesUSD 5 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Special charges of $5 million for Q1 2011 primarily include severance charges; no employee count disclosed.
2011-03-31restructuringcompletedUSD 5 (millions)MD&A
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML		Special charges of $5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011, primarily include severance charges.
2011-03-31restructuringcompletedUSD 5 (millions)MD&A
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		Special charges of $5 million primarily include severance charges for the three months ended March 31, 2011. Employee count not disclosed.
2010-12-31divestiture_reductioncompleted2010-10United StatesCable systemsother
f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		October 2010 sale of cable systems serving approximately 64,900 basic video customers; no associated employee headcount disclosed. MD&A reports 76,700 basic video customers divested in aggregate during 2010, also without headcount.
2010-09-30divestiture_reductioncompleted2010-10-012010-10-31United StatesCable systems (residential video, Internet, telephone)subsequent_events
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		October 2010 sale of systems serving approximately 64,900 customers; assets held for sale at 2010-09-30. No employee count, severance charge, or workforce impact disclosed; company did not anticipate a significant gain or loss on the sale.
2009-12-31othercompleted2009-12USD 3 (millions)other
f5-10k / GLM-5.3-flash-HTML		Special charges, net of $3 million recorded for the one month ended December 31, 2009 (Successor period) primarily include severance charges. No affected-employee headcount, named program, geography, or completion timeline is disclosed. The date shown reflects the charge recording period, not an announced announcement date. Prior-year severance items (2008 severance charges; 2007 severance from call center closures and divisional restructuring) are comparative-period disclosures and were excluded.
2009-03-31restructuringin_progress2009-03-272009-07-20United StatesCorporate / Holding CompanyUSD 141 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML		Company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on March 27, 2009. Reorganization items include $97M loss on debt, $23M professional fees, and $11M Paul Allen management fee settlement. Confirmation hearing scheduled for July 20, 2009.
2008-12-31othercompletedUnited Statesrestructuring_footnote
f5-10k / GLM-5.3-flash-HTML		FY2008 special charges, net of $56 million, include unquantified severance charges bundled with litigation settlement costs (including the Sjoblom FLSA wage-and-hour class action) and offset by favorable hurricane Katrina insurance settlements; severance component and affected-employee count not separately disclosed. Prior-year severance items (2007/2006 call-center closures and divisional restructuring) excluded as comparative periods.
2008-12-31restructuringcompleted20082009United StatesField operations; shared service centers (sales & marketing, HR/training, finance, customer operations)Item_1_Business
f5-10k / GLM-5.3-flash-HTML		During 2008 the company consolidated field operations from three divisions into two operating groups and formed shared service centers for sales and marketing, HR and training, finance, and parts of customer operations; effective 2009 per the filing. No headcount reduction or associated charge was quantified in connection with this reorganization.
2008-12-31restructuringcompleted2008-12-312008-12-31United StatesField operations / corporateItem_1_Business
f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		During 2008 the company consolidated its three field divisions into two operating groups and created shared service centers for field sales/marketing, HR and training, finance, and certain customer operations. No employee affected count disclosed. Special charges, net of $56 million for 2008 included severance charges and litigation items, but severance was not separately quantified.
2008-09-30otherin_progressUnited Statesother
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Special charges, net of $12 million (three months) and $44 million (nine months) include severance charges; no employee counts, program dates, or severance-only amounts disclosed. The $44 million nine-month figure also includes litigation-related items (Sjoblom settlement accrual), so it is not a severance-only charge.
2008-09-30restructuringin_progressUSD 12 (millions)MD&A
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML		Special charges for three months ended Sept 30, 2008 include severance charges and litigation settlement costs (Sjoblom).
2008-09-30restructuringin_progressUSD 44 (millions)MD&A
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML		Special charges for nine months ended Sept 30, 2008 include severance charges and litigation settlement costs (Sjoblom).
2008-09-30restructuringcompletedUSD 12 (millions)MD&A
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		Special charges for the three months ended September 30, 2008 included severance charges. Employee count not disclosed.
2008-09-30restructuringcompletedUSD 44 (millions)MD&A
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		Special charges for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 included severance charges. Employee count not disclosed.
2008-06-30restructuringin_progressUSD 23 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / GLM-5.3-flash-fp4-HTML		Special charges of $23 million for the quarter ($32 million year-to-date) include severance charges and expected settlement costs for the Sjoblom wage-and-hour litigation, offset by favorable hurricane Katrina insurance settlements. No employee counts disclosed.
2008-06-30restructuringin_progressUnited Statesother
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Special charges of $23M (Q2) and $32M (YTD) include severance charges and Sjoblon litigation settlement costs; severance amount and affected-employee count not separately disclosed.
2008-06-30otherin_progress2007-08-15United StatesField techniciansother
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Sjoblom wage-and-hour class action covering nationwide and Wisconsin technician classes; company in active settlement negotiations and has accrued expected settlement costs. Class size not disclosed.
2008-06-30restructuringin_progressUnited StatesTechniciansUSD 23 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML		Special charges for Q2 2008 include severance charges associated with the Sjoblon litigation (alleged FLSA violations by technicians). No specific employee count is disclosed.
2008-06-30restructuringin_progressUSD 23 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		Special charges for Q2 2008 include severance charges and expected settlement costs associated with the Sjoblom litigation, offset by favorable insurance settlements.
2008-06-30restructuringin_progressUSD 32 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		Special charges for the six months ended June 30, 2008 include severance charges and expected settlement costs associated with the Sjoblom litigation, offset by favorable insurance settlements.
2008-03-31othercompleted2008-04-04Corporateother
f5-10q / GLM-5.3-flash-fp4-HTML		Executive separation agreement for termination of employment effective April 4, 2008; severance payments of up to $1,751,000 over a 24-month separation term, plus COBRA lump sum, equity vesting continuation, and outplacement services. No employee counts disclosed.
2008-03-31othercompleted12008-04-042010-04-04United StatesExecutiveUSD 2 (millions)other
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Executive separation effective 2008-04-04; separation payment capped at $1,751,000 paid through 2010-04-04, plus COBRA subsidy and outplacement.
2008-03-31restructuringcompletedUSD 9 (millions)financial_statements
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML		Special charges of $9 million primarily represent severance charges and litigation settlements.
2008-03-31restructuringcompletedUSD 9 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		Special charges of $9 million primarily represent severance charges and litigation settlements. Employee count not disclosed.
2007-12-31restructuringcompletedUnited StatesCall center closures and divisional restructuringUSD -14 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10k / GLM-5.3-flash-HTML		FY2007 net special charges of $(14) million primarily comprise approximately $20 million of favorable legal settlements offset by severance from call center closures and divisional restructuring; severance amount and employees affected are not separately disclosed. Company operates solely in the US; charges were recognized during FY2007 and no completion timeline is disclosed. Comparative prior-year special charges (2006, 2005) excluded per current-year-only rule.
2007-12-31restructuringcompletedUnited StatesCustomer care / corporate and divisional operationsother
f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		2007 special charges, net of $(14) million, included severance from closing call centers and divisional restructuring, offset by approximately $20 million of favorable legal settlements; severance amount and employee counts not separately disclosed.
2007-12-31divestiture_reductioncompletedUnited StatesCable systemsUSD 56 (millions)other
f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		2007 sales of non-strategic cable systems representing approximately 85,100 video customers; $56 million of impairment recorded on systems held for sale. No employee headcount impact disclosed.
2007-12-31acquisition_additioncompletedUnited StatesCable systemsMD&A
f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Geographically strategic cable system acquisitions in 2007 added approximately 25,500 video customers; no acquired-employee headcount disclosed.
2007-12-31restructuringcompletedUSD 14 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10k / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		Special charges of $14 million primarily represent severance associated with the closing of call centers and divisional restructuring. Favorable legal settlements of approximately $20 million were offset by these costs.
2007-09-30restructuringin_progressUnited StatesCall centers / divisional operationsUSD 6 (millions)other
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Special charges of $6M in Q3 2007 ($8M YTD) primarily severance from call center closures and divisional restructuring; no employee counts, dates, or completion timeline disclosed.
2007-09-30restructuringcompletedCall centers and divisional restructuringUSD 6 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML		Special charges for three months ended Sept 30, 2007 primarily represent severance associated with closing of call centers and divisional restructuring.
2007-09-30restructuringcompletedCall centers and divisional restructuringUSD 8 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML		Special charges for nine months ended Sept 30, 2007 primarily represent severance associated with closing of call centers and divisional restructuring.
2007-09-30restructuringcompletedUSD 6 (millions)MD&A
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		Special charges primarily represent severance associated with the closing of call centers and divisional restructuring for the three months ended September 30, 2007.
2007-09-30restructuringcompletedUSD 8 (millions)MD&A
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		Special charges primarily represent severance associated with the closing of call centers and divisional restructuring for the nine months ended September 30, 2007.
2007-06-30restructuringin_progressUnited StatesCall centers and divisional operationsUSD 2 (millions)other
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Special charges, net of $1M for Q2 2007 and $2M for the six months ended June 30, 2007, primarily severance from call center closures and divisional restructuring. No employee count, announcement date, or completion date disclosed.
2007-06-30restructuringcompletedUSD 1 (millions)MD&A
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML		Special charges of $1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2007, primarily representing severance associated with the closing of call centers and divisional restructuring.
2007-06-30restructuringcompletedUSD 2 (millions)MD&A
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML		Special charges of $2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2007, primarily representing severance associated with the closing of call centers and divisional restructuring.
2007-06-30restructuringcompletedCall centers and divisional restructuringUSD 1 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		Special charges for Q2 2007 primarily represent severance associated with closing call centers and divisional restructuring.
2007-06-30restructuringcompletedCall centers and divisional restructuringUSD 2 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		Special charges for the six months ended June 30, 2007 primarily represent severance associated with closing call centers and divisional restructuring.
2007-03-31restructuringcompletedCorporate / Call CentersUSD 1 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML		Special charges of $1 million primarily represent severance associated with the closing of call centers and divisional restructuring.
2007-03-31restructuringcompletedUSD 1 (millions)MD&A
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		Special charges of $1 million primarily represent severance associated with the closing of call centers and divisional restructuring.
2006-12-31plant_closurecompleted2006-12-31United StatesCustomer care centersItem_1_Business
f5-10k / GLM-5.3-flash-HTML		Facilities consolidations during 2006 reduced customer care locations from 13 at December 31, 2005 to 7 at December 31, 2006. Related 2006 special charges, net of $13 million primarily represent severance for call-center closings and divisional restructuring combined; severance is not separately quantified by action, so no charge is attributed to this record individually.
2006-12-31restructuringcompleted2006-12-31United StatesField divisionsrestructuring_footnote
f5-10k / GLM-5.3-flash-HTML		2006 special charges, net of $13 million primarily represent severance associated with divisional restructuring together with the closing of call centers; the charge is not split between the two actions, so it is disclosed in the notes rather than attributed to either record.
2006-12-31acquisition_additioncompleted2006-012006-01MinnesotaCable systems operationsbusiness_combinations_footnote
f5-10k / GLM-5.3-flash-HTML		January 2006 purchase of cable systems in Minnesota from Seren Innovations, Inc. for approximately $42 million; acquired roughly 17,500 analog video, 8,000 digital video, 13,200 high-speed Internet and 14,500 telephone customers. Employee headcount added through the acquisition is not disclosed.
2006-12-31divestiture_reductioncompleted20062006-12-31West Virginia; Virginia; Illinois; Kentucky; Nevada; Colorado; New Mexico; UtahCable systems operationsUSD 159 (millions)discontinued_operations_footnote
f5-10k / GLM-5.3-flash-HTML		During 2006 the company sold cable systems to Cebridge (WV/VA, reported as discontinued operations with a gain of about $200 million and $18 million of related tax in Q4 2006), New Wave (IL/KY) and Orange (NV/CO/NM/UT) — roughly 356,000 analog video customers per Note 4. The $159 million charge is asset impairment on held-for-sale systems ($99 million New Wave/Orange plus $60 million other), a write-down to fair value less costs to sell, not severance. Employee headcount removed is not disclosed.
2006-12-31divestiture_reductioncompleted2007-012007-01Cable systems operationsMD&A
f5-10k / GLM-5.3-flash-HTML		Subsequent to fiscal year-end, the company completed in January 2007 the sale of additional cable systems representing approximately 34,400 analog video customers, reducing headends from 553 to 393. Employee headcount removed is not disclosed.
2006-12-31divestiture_reductioncompleted2006-09-30West Virginia, Virginia; Illinois, Kentucky; Nevada, Colorado, New Mexico, UtahCable systems operationsUSD 99 (millions)discontinued_operations_footnote
f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Three 2006 system sales (Cebridge, New Wave, Orange) covering approximately 356,000 analog video customers for a total price of about $971 million; $99 million of held-for-sale impairment recorded on the New Wave and Orange transactions plus $60 million on other systems. MD&A separately cites approximately 390,300 analog video customers sold in 2006 for about $1.0 billion. Employees affected not disclosed.
2006-12-31acquisition_additioncompleted2006-01-31MinnesotaCable systems operationsUSD 42 (millions)MD&A
f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Purchase of certain cable systems from Seren Innovations, Inc. for approximately $42 million, adding roughly 17,500 analog video, 8,000 digital video, 13,200 high-speed Internet and 14,500 telephone customers. Employees acquired not disclosed.
2006-12-31restructuringcompleted2006-12-31United StatesCustomer care / corporate and divisional functionsUSD 13 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		2006 special charges of $13 million primarily for severance tied to closing call centers and divisional restructuring. Care centers consolidated from thirteen locations at year-end 2005 to seven at year-end 2006. Employees affected not disclosed.
2006-12-31divestiture_reductioncompleted2007-01-31United StatesCable systems operationssubsequent_events
f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Subsequent event: sale of additional cable systems representing approximately 34,400 analog video customers completed in January 2007; headends reduced from 553 at 2006 year-end to 393 after the sale. Employees affected not disclosed.
2006-12-31restructuringcompletedUSD 13 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10k / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		Special charges primarily represent severance associated with closing call centers and divisional restructuring.
2006-09-30restructuringin_progressCall centers and divisional operationsUSD 12 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / GLM-5.3-flash-fp4-HTML		Special charges, net of $12 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 primarily represent severance associated with closing call centers and divisional restructuring; no employee counts disclosed.
2006-09-30restructuringcompletedCorporate / AdministrativeUSD 2 (millions)MD&A
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML		Severance associated with closing of call centers and divisional restructuring.
2006-09-30acquisition_additioncompleted2006-01MinnesotaUSD 42 (millions)MD&A
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML		Purchase of cable systems from Seren Innovations, Inc. for $42 million. Headcount not disclosed.
2006-09-30restructuringcompletedCall centers and divisional restructuringUSD 2 (millions)MD&A
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		Special charges for three months ended Sept 30, 2006 primarily represent severance associated with closing call centers and divisional restructuring.
2006-09-30restructuringcompletedCall centers and divisional restructuringUSD 12 (millions)MD&A
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		Special charges for nine months ended Sept 30, 2006 primarily represent severance associated with closing call centers and divisional restructuring.
2006-06-30restructuringin_progressCall centers and divisional operationsUSD 7 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / GLM-5.3-flash-fp4-HTML		Special charges primarily represent severance associated with closing call centers and divisional restructuring; no employee counts disclosed.
2006-06-30restructuringin_progressCall centers and divisional operationsUSD 10 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / GLM-5.3-flash-fp4-HTML		Six-month special charges primarily severance from call center closures and divisional restructuring; no employee counts disclosed.
2006-06-30restructuringcompletedUSD 7 (millions)MD&A
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML		Special charges for the three months ended June 30, 2006 primarily represent severance associated with the closing of call centers and divisional restructuring.
2006-06-30restructuringcompletedUSD 10 (millions)MD&A
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML		Special charges for the six months ended June 30, 2006 primarily represent severance associated with the closing of call centers and divisional restructuring.
2006-06-30restructuringin_progressCall centers and divisional restructuringUSD 7 (millions)MD&A
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		Special charges for the three months ended June 30, 2006 primarily represent severance associated with the closing of call centers and divisional restructuring.
2006-06-30restructuringin_progressCall centers and divisional restructuringUSD 10 (millions)MD&A
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		Special charges for the six months ended June 30, 2006 primarily represent severance associated with the closing of call centers and divisional restructuring.
2006-03-31restructuringin_progressUnited StatesCorporate / AdministrativeUSD 3 (millions)other
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Special charges of $3M in Q1 2006 primarily for severance from workforce reduction, office consolidation, and executive severance; no employee count disclosed.
2006-03-31restructuringcompletedUSD 3 (millions)MD&A
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML		Special charges of $3 million for Q1 2006 primarily represent severance costs resulting from reducing workforce and consolidating administrative offices.
2006-03-31acquisition_additioncompleted2006-01-01MinnesotaUSD 42 (millions)MD&A
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML		Acquired cable systems in Minnesota from Seren Innovations, Inc. for $42 million. Headcount not disclosed.
2006-03-31restructuringcompletedUSD 3 (millions)MD&A
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		Special charges primarily represent severance costs as a result of reducing workforce, consolidating administrative offices and executive severance.
2005-12-31restructuringcompletedManagement realignment (corporate)USD 6 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10k / GLM-5.3-flash-HTML		Fiscal 2005 activity within a workforce-reduction and consolidation program begun in Q4 2002: roughly $6 million of severance and related costs from management realignment, with $8 million of severance payments made during the year and a $4 million severance/lease liability remaining at year-end. No employee count was disclosed for the 2005 tranche. Total 2005 special charges of $7 million also included about $1 million of legal settlements, which are excluded from the charge value here.
2005-12-31restructuringcompleted2005-12-31United StatesCorporate / managementUSD 6 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		2005 special charges comprise about $6 million of severance and related costs from a management realignment plus about $1 million of legal settlements; no employees-affected count disclosed. Related 2004 workforce reduction charge of about $12 million is prior-year and excluded.
2005-12-31divestiture_reductioncompleted2005-10-31Texas, West Virginia, Nebraska (United States)Cable systems operationsother
f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Sale of cable systems representing about 33,000 analog video customers closed July 2005 (TX, WV) and October 2005 (NE) for about $37 million total; no employee impact quantified. A separate $39 million asset impairment on held-for-sale assets was recorded in 2005.
2005-12-31acquisition_additioncompleted2006-01-31Minnesota (United States)Cable systems operationsMD&A
f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Closed January 2006 (subsequent to fiscal year-end) for about $43 million; acquired about 18,900 analog video customers and 14,800 telephone customers. No acquired-employee count disclosed.
2005-12-31divestiture_reductionannounced2006-02-282006-09-30West Virginia, Virginia, Illinois, Kentucky (United States)Cable systems operationssubsequent_events
f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Two definitive agreements signed 2006-02-28 to sell systems serving about 316,000 analog video customers (including 142,000 digital video and 91,000 high-speed Internet customers) for about $896 million; closings expected in Q3 2006. No employee impact quantified; bridge loan availability reduced by proceeds.
2005-12-31restructuringcompleted2005USD 6 (millions)MD&A
f5-10k / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		Approximately $6 million of severance and related costs of management realignment.
2005-12-31acquisition_additioncompleted2006-01Minnesotasubsequent_events
f5-10k / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		Closed purchase of cable systems in Minnesota from Seren Innovations, Inc. in January 2006. Headcount not disclosed.
2005-09-30restructuringin_progressManagement realignment / administrative officesUSD 1 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / GLM-5.3-flash-fp4-HTML		Special charges of $2 million in Q3 2005 include $1 million of severance and related costs of management realignment; no employee counts disclosed.
2005-09-30restructuringin_progressManagement realignment / administrative officesUSD 5 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / GLM-5.3-flash-fp4-HTML		Nine-month 2005 special charges include $5 million of severance and related costs from management realignment; no employee counts disclosed.
2005-09-30restructuringin_progressUnited StatesCorporate / AdministrativeUSD 4 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Workforce reduction, office consolidation, and management realignment program spanning 2004–2005; $4M net special charges recorded in nine months ended 2005-09-30 (includes $5M severance offset by $2M legal settlement discount). Employee count not disclosed.
2005-09-30divestiture_reductioncompletedTexas, West Virginia, Nebraska (United States)Cable systems operationsUSD 39 (millions)other
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Sale of cable systems representing approximately 33,000 customers; assets written down to fair value less costs to sell resulting in $39M asset impairment charge. Employee headcount removed not disclosed.
2005-09-30restructuringin_progressAdministrative offices and management realignmentUSD 2 (millions)MD&A
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML		Includes $1 million severance/related costs and $1 million legal settlements for the three months ended Sept 30, 2005.
2005-09-30restructuringin_progressAdministrative offices and management realignmentUSD 5 (millions)MD&A
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML		Includes $5 million severance/related costs and $1 million legal settlements, offset by $2 million discount on class action settlement, for the nine months ended Sept 30, 2005.
2005-09-30restructuringin_progressUSD 1 (millions)MD&A
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		Q3 2005 special charges included $1 million for severance and related costs of management realignment.
2005-09-30restructuringin_progressUSD 5 (millions)MD&A
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		YTD 2005 special charges included $5 million for severance and related costs of management realignment.
2005-06-30restructuringin_progressManagement realignmentUSD 4 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / GLM-5.3-flash-fp4-HTML		Six-month severance and related costs of management realignment; $6 million paid in the period, leaving a $4 million accrual balance at June 30, 2005. No employee count disclosed.
2005-06-30restructuringin_progressUnited StatesCorporate / administrative officesUSD 4 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Six months ended 2005-06-30 severance and related costs from management realignment; part of an ongoing initiative spanning 2004-2005 covering workforce reduction, office consolidation, and management realignment. Employee count not disclosed.
2005-06-30divestiture_reductioncompletedUnited States (FL, PA, MD, DE, WV, NY)Cable systems operationsother
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Sale of certain cable systems to Atlantic Broadband Finance, LLC closed March-April 2004; no employee headcount impact disclosed.
2005-06-30divestiture_reductionannounced2006-06-30United StatesCable systems operationsUSD 39 (millions)other
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Three pending cable asset sales (~33,000 customers) expected to close within twelve months; assets written down to fair value less costs to sell, resulting in $39M impairment for six months ended 2005-06-30. No employee headcount impact disclosed.
2005-06-30restructuringin_progressAdministrative offices and managementUSD -2 (millions)MD&A
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML		Net special charges of $(2) million for Q2 2005 primarily represent an agreed upon cash discount on settlement of class action litigation, offsetting severance costs. YTD 2005 special charges of $2 million include $4 million for workforce reduction and management realignment.
2005-06-30restructuringin_progressUSD 4 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		Charges related to reducing workforce, consolidating administrative offices, and management realignment. Employee count not disclosed.
2005-03-31restructuringin_progressManagement realignmentUSD 4 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / GLM-5.3-flash-fp4-HTML		Q1 2005 special charges of $4 million represent severance and related costs of management realignment; no employee count disclosed. Special charges liability balance of $6 million at both January 1 and March 31, 2005, with $4 million charged and $4 million paid during the quarter.
2005-03-31restructuringin_progressUnited Statescorporate and administrative functionsUSD 4 (millions)other
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Ongoing initiative covering workforce reduction, administrative office consolidation and management realignment; $4M charged in Q1 2005 ($1M in Q1 2004); no employee counts or completion date disclosed.
2005-03-31restructuringin_progressUSD 4 (millions)MD&A
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML		Special charges of $4 million for Q1 2005 represent severance and related costs of management realignment. No specific employee count disclosed.
2005-03-31restructuringin_progressUSD 4 (millions)MD&A
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		Special charges of $4 million represent severance and related costs of management realignment. Employee count not disclosed.
2004-12-31restructuringin_progress2002United StatesCorporate/divisional management consolidationUSD 12 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10k / GLM-5.3-flash-HTML		Multi-year program initiated in Q4 2002 that consolidated operations from three divisions and ten regions into five operating divisions. The $12 million represents fiscal 2004 severance and related costs of the workforce reduction and realignment per MD&A; footnote table column is labeled 'Severance/Leases'. Approximately $6 million of severance/lease liability remained accrued at December 31, 2004.
2004-12-31reduction_in_forcecompleted12005-01-282005-01-28United StatesChief Administrative Officer (corporate)subsequent_events
f5-10k / GLM-5.3-flash-HTML		Position of Chief Administrative Officer eliminated effective January 28, 2005, terminating the incumbent Executive Vice President; separation agreement executed February 8, 2005 provides 65 weeks of salary continuation. Event occurred after the December 31, 2004 fiscal year-end and before the March 1, 2005 filing date.
2004-12-31restructuringin_progress2002-10-01United StatesCorporate and operationsUSD 12 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Workforce reduction and realignment program initiated Q4 2002; $12M severance and related costs recorded in FY2004. Employee count for FY2004 portion not separately disclosed. Program is part of broader consolidation from three divisions and ten regions into five operating divisions.
2004-12-31reduction_in_forceannounced12005-01-282005-01-28United StatesExecutive — Chief Administrative Officersubsequent_events
f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Position of Chief Administrative Officer eliminated effective January 28, 2005, terminating Steven A. Schumm. 65-week severance at $450,000 annual rate plus $15,815 bonus. Subsequent event after fiscal year-end.
2004-12-31restructuringcompleted2004USD 12 (millions)MD&A
f5-10k / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		Approximately $12 million of severance and related costs of workforce reduction and realignment included in special charges for the year ended December 31, 2004. Employee count not explicitly disclosed.
2004-09-30restructuringin_progress300USD 6 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / GLM-5.3-flash-fp4-HTML		300 additional employees identified for termination during the three months ended September 30, 2004; severance costs of $6 million recorded in special charges, offset by $3 million received from a third party in settlement of a dispute.
2004-09-30restructuringin_progress450USD 9 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / GLM-5.3-flash-fp4-HTML		450 additional employees identified for termination during the nine months ended September 30, 2004; severance costs of $9 million recorded in special charges. Severance liability of approximately $9 million remained on the balance sheet at September 30, 2004. Program continues the workforce reduction and operational consolidation begun in 2002 (divisions consolidated from three divisions and ten regions into five operating divisions).
2004-09-30restructuringin_progress300United StatesCorporate / OperationsUSD 6 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Ongoing workforce reduction begun Q4 2002; 300 additional employees identified for termination in Q3 2004 (450 YTD). Severance payments made over up to two years; $9M liability at quarter-end.
2004-09-30restructuringin_progress300USD 6 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML		Severance costs for employees identified for termination in the three months ended September 30, 2004. Part of ongoing workforce reduction and consolidation of operations.
2004-09-30restructuringin_progress450USD 9 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML		Severance costs for employees identified for termination in the nine months ended September 30, 2004. Part of ongoing workforce reduction and consolidation of operations.
2004-09-30restructuringin_progress3002004-09-30USD 6 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		300 employees identified for termination in Q3 2004; severance payments made over up to two years.
2004-09-30restructuringin_progress4502004-09-30USD 9 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		450 employees identified for termination in the nine months ended Sept 30, 2004; severance payments made over up to two years.
2004-06-30restructuringin_progress50USD 2 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / GLM-5.3-flash-fp4-HTML		Additional 50 employees identified for termination during Q2 2004 under ongoing workforce reduction and operations consolidation program; severance paid over up to two years.
2004-06-30restructuringin_progress150USD 3 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / GLM-5.3-flash-fp4-HTML		Additional 150 employees identified for termination during the six months ended June 30, 2004 under ongoing workforce reduction and operations consolidation program.
2004-06-30restructuringin_progress150United StatesOperations — divisional and regional consolidationUSD 3 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Ongoing reorganization begun Q4 2002 (consolidation from three divisions and ten regions into five operating divisions). Six months ended June 30, 2004: 150 employees identified for termination, $3M severance; three months ended June 30, 2004: 50 employees, $2M severance. Severance liability of $6M at June 30, 2004; payments made over up to two years. No announcement date or completion date disclosed.
2004-06-30divestiture_reductioncompleted2004-04-30United States (FL, PA, MD, DE, WV, NY)Cable systems sold to Atlantic Broadband Finance, LLCother
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Sale of certain cable systems closed March 1, 2004, with an additional New York system closed April 30, 2004; total net proceeds expected to be approximately $733 million. No headcount impact disclosed in the filing.
2004-06-30restructuringin_progress50USD 2 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML		50 employees identified for termination in Q2 2004. Part of ongoing workforce reduction program initiated in 2002.
2004-06-30restructuringin_progress150USD 3 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML		150 employees identified for termination in the six months ended June 30, 2004. Includes the 50 employees from Q2.
2004-06-30restructuringin_progress50USD 2 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		50 employees identified for termination in Q2 2004; $2M severance recorded. Part of ongoing workforce reduction program initiated in 2002.
2004-06-30restructuringin_progress150USD 3 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		150 employees identified for termination YTD 2004; $3M severance recorded. Part of ongoing workforce reduction program initiated in 2002.
2004-03-31restructuringin_progress1002004-01-01USD 1 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / GLM-5.3-flash-fp4-HTML		Additional 100 employees identified for termination in Q1 2004 under ongoing workforce reduction program; severance costs of $1 million recorded in special charges. Payments made over up to two years; approximately $8 million paid during the quarter. Related realignment liability of $7 million at March 31, 2004 (down from $14 million at December 31, 2003).
2004-03-31restructuringin_progress2002-10-01USD 31 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / GLM-5.3-flash-fp4-HTML		Q4 2002 special charge of $31 million for workforce reduction program and consolidation from three divisions and ten regions into five operating divisions, eliminating redundant practices and streamlining management structure. Additional severance costs of $26 million recorded during 2003; $43 million paid during 2003.
2004-03-31restructuringin_progress1002004-01-01United StatesOperations and management structureUSD 1 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Part of an ongoing workforce reduction and consolidation program begun in Q4 2002; 100 additional employees identified for termination in Q1 2004. Severance paid over up to two years; $8 million paid during the quarter, $7 million liability remaining at 2004-03-31.
2004-03-31divestiture_reductioncompleted2004-03-01Florida, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, West VirginiaCable systemsother
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Sale of certain cable systems to Atlantic Broadband Finance, LLC closed 2004-03-01; associated employee headcount removed not disclosed. An additional New York system sale closed in April 2004 (subsequent event).
2004-03-31divestiture_reductioncompleted2004-04-30New YorkCable systemssubsequent_events
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Sale of an additional cable system to Atlantic Broadband Finance, LLC closed in April 2004, after quarter end; associated employee headcount removed not disclosed.
2004-03-31restructuringin_progress1002004-01-01USD 1 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML		100 employees identified for termination in Q1 2004; $1 million severance cost recorded.
2004-03-31restructuringin_progress1002004-01-01USD 1 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		Part of ongoing workforce reduction program initiated in Q4 2002; payments made over up to two years.
2003-12-31restructuringin_progress2,600Company-wide; consolidation of operating divisions, call centers and management structureUSD 26 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10k / GLM-5.3-flash-HTML		Continuation of the workforce reduction and realignment program initiated with a Q4 2002 special charge of $35 million. An additional ~1,400 employees were identified for termination during 2003, generating $20 million of severance and $6 million of lease termination charges; approximately 2,600 employees were terminated in total during 2003 (including the prior-year cohort). Roughly $39 million of severance and $4 million of lease termination costs were paid during the year, leaving a $14 million liability at December 31, 2003. MD&A reports FY2003 net special charges of $21 million (the $26 million of severance and related costs less a $5 million Excite@Home settlement credit). Additional special charges expected in 2004.
2003-12-31restructuringcompleted2,6002003-12-31United StatesCompany-wide operationsUSD 26 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Ongoing workforce reduction initiative; approximately 2,600 employees terminated during FY2003. FY2003 special charges were $21M net, comprising ~$26M severance and related costs (including ~$20M severance and $6M lease costs for an additional ~1,400 employees identified during 2003) offset by a $5M Excite@Home settlement credit. Program originated with a Q4 2002 charge covering ~1,400 employees identified as of December 31, 2002; announcement date not stated. Liability of ~$14M remained at year-end 2003.
2003-12-31divestiture_reductioncompleted2003-10-01Port Orchard, WashingtonCable systemsItem_1_Business
f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Systems served approximately 25,000 customers; associated headcount not disclosed. Proceeds ~$91M with a $21M gain on sale.
2003-12-31divestiture_reductioncompleted2004-03-01Florida, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, West Virginia (plus New York system expected to close in Q1 2004)Cable systemssubsequent_events
f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Subsequent event after fiscal year-end and before the March 15, 2004 filing date. Systems served ~230,800 analog video, 83,300 digital video and 37,800 high-speed data customers at December 31, 2003; associated headcount not disclosed. Net proceeds ~$735M to be used to repay bank debt.
2003-12-31restructuringin_progress1,4002003-01-01United StatesCorporate and OperationsUSD 26 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10k / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		Part of ongoing initiative to reduce workforce. 1,400 employees identified for termination in 2003 with $26 million in severance costs. Total program includes 2,600 terminations (1,200 in 2002, 1,400 in 2003).
2003-09-30restructuringin_progress1,4002002-12-31Consolidation of operations from three divisions and ten regions into five operating divisionsUSD 28 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / GLM-5.3-flash-fp4-HTML		Q4 2002 workforce reduction program: severance for approximately 1,400 employees identified for termination as of December 31, 2002, plus $3 million lease termination costs within a $31 million total charge. Program continued into 2003.
2003-09-30restructuringin_progress400Ongoing workforce reduction initiativeUSD 8 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / GLM-5.3-flash-fp4-HTML		Additional 400 employees identified for termination during the three months ended September 30, 2003; approximately 400 employees were terminated during the quarter. Severance payments of approximately $11 million were made during the quarter.
2003-09-30restructuringin_progress1,100Ongoing workforce reduction initiativeUSD 23 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / GLM-5.3-flash-fp4-HTML		Additional 1,100 employees identified for termination during the nine months ended September 30, 2003 (includes the 400 identified in Q3); approximately 2,300 employees were terminated during the nine months. Severance payments of approximately $34 million were made during the nine months; YTD charge partially offset by a $5 million Excite@Home settlement. Related realignment liability of approximately $19 million at September 30, 2003.
2003-09-30restructuringin_progress2,3002002-12-31United StatesOperations and corporate functions; consolidation from three divisions and ten regions into five operating divisionsUSD 23 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Ongoing workforce reduction initiative. YTD figures: 1,100 employees identified for termination and 2,300 terminated during the nine months ended 2003-09-30, with $23M severance recorded. Q3 subset: 400 identified, 400 terminated, $8M severance. Severance liability of $19M at 2003-09-30 (vs. $31M at 2002-12-31); payments generally made over up to twelve months ($34M paid YTD). Prior program identified ~1,400 employees as of 2002-12-31 under a $35M Q4 2002 charge.
2003-09-30divestiture_reductionannounced2003-09-032004-06-30Florida, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, New York and West VirginiaCable television systemsMD&A
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Definitive agreement with Atlantic Broadband Finance, LLC to sell various cable systems for approximately $765 million, subject to adjustments; closing expected in first half of 2004. No headcount associated with the sale disclosed.
2003-09-30divestiture_reductioncompleted2003-10-012003-10-01Port Orchard, WashingtonCable television systemsubsequent_events
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Closed on 2003-10-01 (subsequent to quarter end) for approximately $91 million, subject to adjustments. No associated headcount disclosed.
2003-09-30restructuringin_progress4002002-12-31USD 8 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML		Part of ongoing workforce reduction program initiated in Q4 2002. Includes severance and lease termination costs.
2003-09-30restructuringin_progress1,1002002-12-31USD 23 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-NVFP4-MTP-HTML		Cumulative employees identified for termination during the nine months ended Sept 30, 2003. Total terminations for the period were 2,300.
2003-09-30restructuringin_progress4002002-12-31USD 8 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		Part of ongoing initiative to reduce workforce; 400 employees terminated in Q3 2003.
2003-09-30restructuringin_progress1,1002002-12-31USD 23 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		Part of ongoing initiative to reduce workforce; 1,100 employees terminated YTD 2003.
2003-06-30restructuringin_progress4002002-12-01Workforce reduction and consolidation of operations from three divisions and ten regions into five operating divisionsUSD 8 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / GLM-5.3-flash-fp4-HTML		Additional 400 employees identified for termination during the three months ended June 30, 2003 under the Q4 2002 realignment program; approximately 400 employees terminated during the quarter. Severance payments of approximately $15 million made during the quarter.
2003-06-30restructuringin_progress7002002-12-01Workforce reduction and consolidation of operations from three divisions and ten regions into five operating divisionsUSD 15 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / GLM-5.3-flash-fp4-HTML		Additional 700 employees identified for termination during the six months ended June 30, 2003; approximately 1,900 employees terminated during the six-month period. Severance payments of approximately $23 million made during the six months. Liability of approximately $22 million recorded at June 30, 2003 related to realignment activities.
2003-06-30restructuringcompleted3202001-12-012002-03-31Workforce reduction in certain markets; operating divisions reorganized from two to three and operating regions from twelve to tenUSD 4 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / GLM-5.3-flash-fp4-HTML		December 2001 restructuring plan completed during Q1 2002; approximately 320 employees terminated with severance costs of $4 million, of which $1 million was recorded in the first half of 2002.
2003-06-30restructuringin_progress1,900USD 15 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Ongoing workforce reduction program initiated in Q4 2002 (consolidation from three divisions and ten regions into five operating divisions). Approximately 1,900 employees terminated in the six months ended June 30, 2003, including approximately 400 in the second quarter; an additional 700 employees (400 in Q2) were identified for termination during the six months. Severance payments generally made over up to twelve months; $22 million liability recorded at June 30, 2003. Program also includes lease termination costs and, for the six months, is net of a $5 million Excite@Home settlement credit. Specific announcement date and completion date not disclosed in this filing.
2003-06-30restructuringin_progress4002002-10-01USD 8 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		Part of ongoing initiative to reduce workforce; 400 employees terminated in Q2 2003 with $8M severance charge.
2003-06-30restructuringin_progress7002002-10-01USD 15 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		Part of ongoing initiative to reduce workforce; 700 employees terminated YTD 2003 with $15M severance charge.
2003-03-31restructuringin_progress300Workforce reduction and consolidation of operations from three divisions and ten regions into five operating divisionsUSD 7 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / GLM-5.3-flash-fp4-HTML		Additional 300 employees identified for termination in Q1 2003 under the Q4 2002 realignment program; severance payments made over up to twelve months, with approximately $7 million paid during the quarter.
2003-03-31restructuringin_progress1,400Workforce reduction and consolidation of operations from three divisions and ten regions into five operating divisionsUSD 31 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / GLM-5.3-flash-fp4-HTML		Employees identified for termination as of December 31, 2002 under the Q4 2002 program; severance costs of $28 million plus $3 million lease termination costs. Combined with the additional 300 employees, approximately 1,500 employees were terminated in Q1 2003. A liability of approximately $31 million remained at March 31, 2003.
2003-03-31restructuringcompleted1,5002002-10-012003-03-31United StatesCompany-wide (consolidation from three divisions and ten regions into five operating divisions)USD 7 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Program announced in Q4 2002 ($35M charge, 1,400 employees identified as of 2002-12-31). In Q1 2003 an additional 300 employees were identified and $7M severance recorded; approximately 1,500 employees were terminated during Q1 2003. Severance liability of $31M remained at 2003-03-31; payments run up to twelve months. $7M of severance was paid during the quarter. Charge partly offset by a $5M Excite@Home settlement credit.
2003-03-31restructuringcompleted3202001-12-012003-03-31United StatesCertain markets; operating divisions reorganized from two to three and regions from twelve to tenUSD 4 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Restructuring plan implemented December 2001, completed during Q1 2002; $1M of the $4M severance cost was recorded in Q1 2002. Included for context only — no Q1 2003 activity.
2003-03-31restructuringin_progress1,5002002-12-31USD 38 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10q / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		Total of approx. 1,500 employees terminated in Q1 2003. Includes 1,400 identified in Q4 2002 ($28M severance) and 300 additional in Q1 2003 ($7M severance). Total severance liability recorded is approx. $31M as of March 31, 2003.
2002-12-31restructuringin_progress1,4002002-12Company-wide — workforce reduction program plus consolidation of operations from three divisions and ten operating regions into five operating divisions, elimination of management layersUSD 31 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10k / GLM-5.3-flash-HTML		Q4 2002 special charge comprises $28 million severance and $3 million lease termination costs; 100 of the ~1,400 intended terminations occurred in Q4 2002. Subsequent to year-end, headcount fell from ~18,600 to ~16,900 by March 31, 2003, with further reductions anticipated. Note 21 does not state an expected completion date.
2002-12-31restructuringcompleted3202001-122002-03-31Certain marketsOperating division and region reorganization (divisions from two to three; regions from twelve to ten)USD 4 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10k / GLM-5.3-flash-HTML		Multi-year program: initiated December 2001 and completed during Q1 2002. Of the $4 million severance charge, $3 million was recorded in Q4 2001 and only $1 million in Q1 2002; most of the ~320 terminations relate to the 2001 plan period, captured here only because completion fell in fiscal 2002.
2002-12-31restructuringin_progress1,4002002-12-01United StatesCorporate and operating divisionsUSD 31 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Workforce reduction and consolidation from three divisions/ten regions into five divisions; charge includes $28M severance and $3M lease termination. 100 employees terminated in Q4 2002; company intends to terminate approximately 1,400 total. Employee count reduced from ~18,600 (2002-12-31) to ~16,900 (2003-03-31) with further reductions anticipated.
2002-12-31restructuringcompleted3202001-12-012002-03-31United StatesOperationsUSD 4 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Restructuring plan announced December 2001 completed in Q1 2002; $1M of the $4M severance charge was recorded in Q1 2002 (remainder recorded in Q4 2001).
2002-12-31restructuringin_progress1,4002002-12-31United StatesCorporate and OperationsUSD 31 (millions)Item 1. Business
f5-10k / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		Workforce reduction program announced in December 2002 to improve operating efficiency. Includes consolidation of divisions and elimination of management layers. 100 employees terminated in Q4 2002; total intended termination is approximately 1,400. Charge includes $28M severance and $3M lease termination.
2001-12-31restructuringin_progress3602001-122002-03-31United StatesOperations — divisional and regional reorganizationUSD 3 (millions)restructuring_footnote
f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Plan implemented December 2001 to reduce headcount in certain markets and reorganize from two to three operating divisions and twelve to ten operating regions; completed during Q1 2002. Severance of $3.3M is part of $17.6M total special charges, which also include $14.3M of Excite@Home transition costs.
2001-12-31acquisition_additioncompleted2001-022001-06-30Missouri, Illinois, Alabama, Nevada, CaliforniaCable systems operationsbusiness_combinations_footnote
f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Closed June 2001 for $1.74B adjusted purchase price; added approximately 551,100 customers (570,800 at 12/31/2001). Employees added not disclosed.
2001-12-31acquisition_additioncompleted2001-08-312001-08-31Nebraska, Minnesota, ColoradoCable systems operationsbusiness_combinations_footnote
f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Closed August 2001 for $100.3M; added approximately 30,600 customers (32,200 at 12/31/2001). Employees added not disclosed.
2001-12-31acquisition_additioncompleted2001-09-282002-02-28United StatesHigh-speed data operations (customer contact center, network operations center)USD 78 (millions)subsequent_events
f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Asset purchase from High Speed Access Corp. closed 2002-02-28 (after fiscal year-end); $77.5M cash plus equity consideration. Employees transferred not disclosed.
2001-12-31acquisition_additionannounced2001-08-292002-06-30United StatesCable systems operationsUSD 63 (millions)subsequent_events
f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Agreement to purchase Enstar limited partnership systems serving approximately 28,000 customers; expected to close in H1 2002. Employees added not disclosed.
2001-12-31restructuringcompleted3602001-12-312002-03-31United StatesCorporate and Regional OperationsUSD 3 (millions)MD&A
f5-10k / Qwen3.6-27B-Q8_0		Restructuring plan implemented in December 2001 to reduce workforce in certain markets and reorganize operating divisions. Completed in Q1 2002.
2001-09-30othercompleted2001-09-242001-09-28United StatesExecutive / CEOother
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		President and CEO Jerald Kent's employment ended 2001-09-28; he resigned from the Board. All his options (7.0 million Charter Holdco membership units, 4.8 million vested) were cancelled for no consideration, triggering a $66.6 million reversal of previously recorded compensation expense. Included a $900,000 bonus and $500,000 charitable contribution.
2001-09-30othercompleted2001-09-302001-10-31United StatesExecutive managementrestructuring_footnote
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		During September and October 2001, executives received new employment agreements and were awarded an aggregate of 256,000 shares of restricted common stock; 25% vested at grant with the remainder vesting monthly over three years beginning after the first anniversary. New executives include CFO Kent Kalkwarf, COO David Barford, CEO Carl Vogel, CTO Stephen Silva, and SVPs of Operations David McCall and James Smith.
2001-09-30acquisition_additioncompleted2001-06-302001-06-30Missouri, Alabama, Nevada, CaliforniaCable systems operationsbusiness_combinations_footnote
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		AT&T Broadband transactions closed 2001-06-30 for $1.77 billion, adding approximately 554,000 customers. No employee headcount added was disclosed.
2001-09-30acquisition_additioncompleted2001-08-312001-08-31Nebraska, Minnesota, ColoradoCable systems operationsbusiness_combinations_footnote
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Cable USA acquisition closed 2001-08-31 for $100.3 million, adding approximately 30,600 customers. No employee headcount added was disclosed.
2000-12-31othercompleted2001-01-01Corporate management servicesItem_1_Business
f5-10k / GLM-5.3-flash-HTML		Personnel previously leased from related party Charter Investment under a mutual services agreement became direct employees of Charter Communications Holding Company effective 2001-01-01 (date used as announcement date; disclosed in 10-K filed 2001-02-28). Headcount not disclosed; agreement amended so both Charter Investment and Charter Communications Holding Company provide services to Charter Communications, Inc. on a cost reimbursement basis.
2000-06-30acquisition_additioncompleted2000-02-142000-02-14Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Nebraska (US)Cable systems (Bresnan Communications)business_combinations_footnote
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Purchase price $3.1 billion; acquired systems serve approximately 691,900 customers. No employee headcount disclosed.
2000-06-30acquisition_additioncompleted2000-04-012000-04-01Illinois, Indiana, Missouri (US)Cable systems (Falcon/Capital Cable Partners)business_combinations_footnote
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Part of $75.0 million aggregate cash purchase price with Farmington; system serves approximately 23,900 customers. No employee headcount disclosed.
2000-06-30acquisition_additioncompleted2000-04-012000-04-01USCable systems (Farmington Cablevision Company)business_combinations_footnote
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Part of $75.0 million aggregate cash purchase price with Capital Cable; system serves approximately 5,600 customers. No employee headcount disclosed.
2000-06-30acquisition_additionannounced2000-03-012000-09-30Kalamazoo, Michigan (US)Cable systems (Cablevision of Michigan, Inc.)business_combinations_footnote
f5-10q / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Merger consideration of $172.5 million payable in Class A common stock; system has approximately 49,300 customers. Expected to close in Q3 2000. No employee headcount disclosed.
1999-12-31restructuringcompleted501998-04-231999-03-31United StatesUSD 2,400 (thousands)other
f5-10k / GLM-5.3-flash-HTML		Post-acquisition severance and stay-on-bonus program arising from Vulcan's April 23, 1998 acquisition of Marcus Cable (announcement date shown is the acquisition date; the filing states no separate program announcement date). Fiscal 1999 activity: 50 additional employees terminated by March 31, 1999, and the final $2.4 million of the $16.0 million total accrual (recognized in fiscal 1998) was paid in April 1999. Cumulative program through completion: 85 employees terminated (35 through December 31, 1998).
1999-12-31othercompleted1999-11-121999-11-12United StatesUSD 71 (millions)other
f5-10k / GLM-5.3-flash-HTML		Change-of-control employee compensation recorded at the November 12, 1999 closing of Charter's acquisition of Falcon: approximately $46.4 million of incentive plan expense ($21 million 1993 Incentive Plan; $25.4 million 1999 Restricted Unit Plan), $20 million of closing bonuses, and $4.2 million of employee severance and other compensation. Roughly $44.8 million was paid at closing; the remaining liability of approximately $25.8 million was transferred to Falcon Holding Group, L.P. for final payment. Headcount affected was not disclosed.
1999-12-31othercompleted61999-04-301999-04-30United StatesSenior executivesother
f5-10k / GLM-5.3-flash-HTML		Employment agreements of six senior executives, who were also investors in Renaissance Media Holdings, were terminated in connection with the Charter Transaction, which closed April 30, 1999; the filing states there was no liability to the Company.
1999-12-31acquisition_additioncompleted1999-04-071999-04-07United States (Wisconsin, Tennessee, North Carolina, Georgia, California, Alabama, Texas)Cable operationsItem_1_Business
f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Marcus Holdings merged into Charter Holdings effective April 7, 1999. Approximately 1,001,000 customers. Employee headcount added not disclosed.
1999-12-31acquisition_additioncompleted1999-11-121999-11-12United States (California, Pacific Northwest, Missouri, North Carolina, Alabama, Georgia)Cable operationsItem_1_Business
f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Purchase price approximately $3.5 billion. Approximately 955,000 customers. Employee headcount added not disclosed.
1999-12-31acquisition_additioncompleted1999-11-121999-11-12United States (Colorado, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Mississippi, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, Wisconsin)Cable operationsItem_1_Business
f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Purchase price approximately $2.4 billion. Approximately 528,000 customers. Employee headcount added not disclosed.
1999-12-31acquisition_additioncompleted1999-11-151999-11-15United States (Michigan, New England)Cable operationsItem_1_Business
f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Purchase price approximately $845 million. Approximately 258,000 customers. Employee headcount added not disclosed.
1999-12-31acquisition_additioncompleted2000-02-142000-02-14United States (Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Nebraska)Cable operationsItem_1_Business
f5-10k / MiMo-V2.6-Flash-fp8-HTML		Purchase price approximately $3.1 billion. Approximately 686,000 customers. Completed after fiscal year-end (subsequent event). Employee headcount added not disclosed.