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, 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 is allocated within memo accounts used for equity method accounting purposes as follows (amounts in millions):

September 30,

December 31,

2022

2021

Property and equipment

    

$

573

661

Customer relationships

 

2,330

2,537

Franchise fees

 

3,847

3,828

Trademarks

 

29

29

Goodwill

 

4,047

4,024

Debt

 

(472)

(535)

Deferred income tax liability

 

(1,573)

(1,626)

$

8,781

8,918

Summary of financial information for Charter

Charter condensed consolidated balance sheets

    

September 30, 2022

December 31, 2021

 

amounts in millions

Current assets

$

3,754

3,566

Property and equipment, net

 

35,005

34,310

Goodwill

 

29,563

29,562

Intangible assets, net

 

70,436

71,406

Other assets

 

4,911

3,647

Total assets

$

143,669

142,491

Current liabilities

$

11,595

12,458

Deferred income taxes

 

19,153

19,096

Long-term debt

 

95,510

88,564

Other liabilities

 

5,061

4,217

Equity

 

12,350

18,156

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

$

143,669

142,491

Charter condensed consolidated statements of operations

Three months ended

    

Nine months ended

 

September 30,

September 30,

2022

2021

2022

2021

 

amounts in millions

Revenue

$

13,550

13,146

40,348

38,470

Cost and expenses:

Operating costs and expenses (excluding depreciation and amortization)

 

8,247

7,958

24,574

23,551

Depreciation and amortization

 

2,177

2,270

6,711

7,065

Other operating expenses, net

 

202

(9)

141

284

10,626

10,219

31,426

30,900

Operating income

2,924

2,927

8,922

7,570

Interest expense, net

 

(1,160)

(1,016)

(3,329)

(3,003)

Other income (expense), net

(37)

(157)

65

(237)

Income tax (expense) benefit

 

(360)

(347)

(1,194)

(844)

Net income (loss)

1,367

1,407

4,464

3,486

Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests

(182)

(190)

(605)

(442)

Net income (loss) attributable to Charter shareholders

$

1,185

1,217

3,859

3,044