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, 2023
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,

2023

2022

Property and equipment

    

$

435

524

Customer relationships

 

2,125

2,230

Franchise fees

 

3,843

3,809

Trademarks

 

29

29

Goodwill

 

4,088

3,975

Debt

 

(330)

(450)

Deferred income tax liability

 

(1,495)

(1,505)

$

8,695

8,612

Summary of financial information for Charter

Charter condensed consolidated balance sheets

    

September 30, 2023

December 31, 2022

 

amounts in millions

Current assets

$

4,116

4,017

Property and equipment, net

 

38,617

36,039

Goodwill

 

29,672

29,563

Intangible assets, net

 

69,379

70,135

Other assets

 

4,898

4,769

Total assets

$

146,682

144,523

Current liabilities

$

12,625

12,065

Deferred income taxes

 

18,996

19,058

Long-term debt

 

95,800

96,093

Other liabilities

 

4,517

4,758

Equity

 

14,744

12,549

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

$

146,682

144,523

Charter condensed consolidated statements of operations

Three months ended

Nine months ended

 

September 30,

September 30,

2023

2022

2023

2022

 

amounts in millions

Revenue

$

13,584

13,550

40,896

40,348

Cost and expenses:

Operating costs and expenses (excluding depreciation and amortization)

 

8,299

8,247

25,115

24,574

Depreciation and amortization

 

2,130

2,177

6,508

6,711

Other operating (income) expense, net

 

29

202

(19)

141

10,458

10,626

31,604

31,426

Operating income

3,126

2,924

9,292

8,922

Interest expense, net

 

(1,306)

(1,160)

(3,869)

(3,329)

Other income (expense), net

(15)

(37)

(204)

65

Income tax (expense) benefit

 

(369)

(360)

(1,187)

(1,194)

Net income (loss)

1,436

1,367

4,032

4,464

Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests

(181)

(182)

(533)

(605)

Net income (loss) attributable to Charter shareholders

$

1,255

1,185

3,499

3,859