Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 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)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
Investment in Charter Accounted for Using the Equity Method  
Schedule of allocation of excess basis within memo accounts used for equity accounting purposes has been allocated within memo accounts used for equity method accounting purposes as follows (amounts in millions):

Years ended December 31,

2019

2018

Property and equipment

    

$

225

328

Customer relationships

 

1,043

721

Franchise fees

 

1,996

1,821

Trademarks

 

29

29

Goodwill

 

1,630

1,202

Debt

 

(9)

(105)

Deferred income tax liability

 

(817)

(698)

$

4,097

3,298

Summary of financial information for Charter

Consolidated Balance Sheets

    

December 31,

 

December 31,

2019

 

2018

amounts in millions

Current assets

$

6,537

2,944

Property and equipment, net

 

34,591

35,126

Goodwill

 

29,554

29,554

Intangible assets

 

74,775

76,884

Other assets

 

2,731

1,622

Total assets

$

148,188

146,130

Current liabilities

$

12,385

12,095

Deferred income taxes

 

17,711

17,389

Long-term debt

 

75,578

69,537

Other liabilities

 

3,703

2,837

Equity

 

38,811

44,272

Total liabilities and equity

$

148,188

146,130

Consolidated Statements of Operations

    

Years ended December 31,

2019

 

2018

2017

amounts in millions

Revenue

$

45,764

43,634

41,581

Cost and expenses:

Operating costs and expenses (excluding depreciation and amortization)

 

29,224

27,860

26,541

Depreciation and amortization

 

9,926

10,318

10,588

Other operating expenses, net

 

103

235

346

 

39,253

38,413

37,475

Operating income

 

6,511

5,221

4,106

Interest expense, net

 

(3,797)

(3,540)

(3,090)

Loss on extinguishment of debt

 

(25)

(40)

Other income (expense), net

 

(258)

5

52

Income tax (expense) benefit

 

(439)

(180)

9,087

Net earnings (loss)

1,992

1,506

10,115

Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests

(324)

(276)

(220)

Net Income (loss) attributable to Charter shareholders

$

1,668

1,230

9,895