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)
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 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 $8,967 million as of June 30, 2022 is allocated within memo accounts used for equity method accounting purposes as follows (amounts in millions):

June 30,

December 31,

2022

2021

Property and equipment

    

$

627

661

Customer relationships

 

2,437

2,537

Franchise fees

 

3,897

3,828

Trademarks

 

29

29

Goodwill

 

4,105

4,024

Debt

 

(512)

(535)

Deferred income tax liability

 

(1,616)

(1,626)

$

8,967

8,918

Summary of financial information for Charter

Charter condensed consolidated balance sheets

    

June 30, 2022

December 31, 2021

 

amounts in millions

Current assets

$

3,738

3,566

Property and equipment, net

 

34,472

34,310

Goodwill

 

29,563

29,562

Intangible assets, net

 

70,727

71,406

Other assets

 

4,758

3,647

Total assets

$

143,258

142,491

Current liabilities

$

11,395

12,458

Deferred income taxes

 

19,123

19,096

Long-term debt

 

94,468

88,564

Other liabilities

 

4,759

4,217

Equity

 

13,513

18,156

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

$

143,258

142,491

Charter condensed consolidated statements of operations

Three months ended

    

Six months ended

 

June 30,

June 30,

2022

2021

2022

2021

 

amounts in millions

Revenue

$

13,598

12,802

26,798

25,324

Cost and expenses:

Operating costs and expenses (excluding depreciation and amortization)

 

8,193

7,882

16,327

15,593

Depreciation and amortization

 

2,240

2,354

4,534

4,795

Other operating expenses, net

 

(62)

(9)

(61)

293

10,371

10,227

20,800

20,681

Operating income

3,227

2,575

5,998

4,643

Interest expense, net

 

(1,109)

(1,004)

(2,169)

(1,987)

Other income (expense), net

79

(132)

102

(80)

Income tax (expense) benefit

 

(489)

(281)

(834)

(497)

Net income (loss)

1,708

1,158

3,097

2,079

Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests

(237)

(138)

(423)

(252)

Net income (loss) attributable to Charter shareholders

$

1,471

1,020

2,674

1,827