Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Investment in Charter Accounted for Using the Equity Method (Tables)

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Investment in Charter Accounted for Using the Equity Method (Tables)
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2024
Investment in Charter Accounted for Using the Equity Method  
Schedule of allocation of excess basis within memo accounts used for equity accounting purposes

The excess basis in our investment in Charter is allocated within memo accounts used for equity method accounting purposes as follows (amounts in millions):

September 30,

December 31,

2024

2023

Property and equipment, net

    

$

307

403

Customer relationships, net

 

1,827

2,049

Franchise fees

 

3,843

3,843

Trademarks

 

29

29

Goodwill

 

3,934

4,049

Debt

 

(263)

(317)

Deferred income tax liability

 

(1,436)

(1,472)

$

8,241

8,584

Summary of financial information for Charter

Charter condensed consolidated balance sheets

    

September 30, 2024

December 31, 2023

 

amounts in millions

Current assets

$

4,492

4,132

Property and equipment, net

 

41,846

39,520

Goodwill

 

29,668

29,668

Intangible assets, net

 

68,603

69,141

Other assets

 

4,762

4,732

Total assets

$

149,371

147,193

Current liabilities

$

13,160

13,214

Deferred income taxes

 

18,983

18,954

Long-term debt

 

93,517

95,777

Other liabilities

 

5,657

4,530

Equity

 

18,054

14,718

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

$

149,371

147,193

Charter condensed consolidated statements of operations

Three months ended

Nine months ended

 

September 30,

September 30,

2024

2023

2024

2023

 

amounts in millions

Revenue

$

13,795

13,584

41,159

40,896

Cost and expenses:

Operating costs and expenses (excluding depreciation and amortization)

 

8,294

8,299

24,863

25,115

Depreciation and amortization

 

2,145

2,130

6,505

6,508

Other operating (income) expense, net

 

21

29

62

(19)

10,460

10,458

31,430

31,604

Operating income

3,335

3,126

9,729

9,292

Interest expense, net

 

(1,311)

(1,306)

(3,955)

(3,869)

Other income (expense), net

(144)

(15)

(318)

(204)

Income tax (expense) benefit

 

(406)

(369)

(1,279)

(1,187)

Net income (loss)

1,474

1,436

4,177

4,032

Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests

(194)

(181)

(560)

(533)

Net income (loss) attributable to Charter shareholders

$

1,280

1,255

3,617

3,499