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)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2022
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 of $9,136 million as of March 31, 2022 is allocated within memo accounts used for equity method accounting purposes as follows (amounts in millions):

March 31,

December 31,

2022

2021

Property and equipment

    

$

676

661

Customer relationships

 

2,537

2,537

Franchise fees

 

3,935

3,828

Trademarks

 

29

29

Goodwill

 

4,150

4,024

Debt

 

(534)

(535)

Deferred income tax liability

 

(1,657)

(1,626)

$

9,136

8,918

Summary of financial information for Charter

Charter condensed consolidated balance sheets

    

March 31, 2022

December 31, 2021

 

amounts in millions

Current assets

$

5,516

3,566

Property and equipment, net

 

34,173

34,310

Goodwill

 

29,563

29,562

Intangible assets, net

 

71,046

71,406

Other assets

 

3,650

3,647

Total assets

$

143,948

142,491

Current liabilities

$

13,929

12,458

Deferred income taxes

 

19,070

19,096

Long-term debt

 

90,679

88,564

Other liabilities

 

4,326

4,217

Equity

 

15,944

18,156

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

$

143,948

142,491

Charter condensed consolidated statements of operations

Three months ended

March 31,

2022

2021

amounts in millions

Revenue

$

13,200

12,522

Cost and expenses:

Operating costs and expenses (excluding depreciation and amortization)

 

8,134

7,711

Depreciation and amortization

 

2,294

2,441

Other operating expenses, net

 

1

302

10,429

10,454

Operating income

2,771

2,068

Interest expense, net

 

(1,060)

(983)

Other income (expense), net

23

52

Income tax (expense) benefit

 

(345)

(216)

Net income (loss)

1,389

921

Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests

(186)

(114)

Net income (loss) attributable to Charter shareholders

$

1,203

807