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, 2024
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):

March 31,

December 31,

2024

2023

Property and equipment, net

    

$

370

403

Customer relationships, net

 

1,979

2,049

Franchise fees

 

3,844

3,843

Trademarks

 

32

29

Goodwill

 

4,012

4,049

Debt

 

(302)

(317)

Deferred income tax liability

 

(1,451)

(1,472)

$

8,484

8,584

Summary of financial information for Charter

Charter condensed consolidated balance sheets

    

March 31, 2024

December 31, 2023

 

amounts in millions

Current assets

$

4,396

4,132

Property and equipment, net

 

40,349

39,520

Goodwill

 

29,668

29,668

Intangible assets, net

 

68,905

69,141

Other assets

 

4,726

4,732

Total assets

$

148,044

147,193

Current liabilities

$

10,926

13,214

Deferred income taxes

 

18,966

18,954

Long-term debt

 

97,965

95,777

Other liabilities

 

4,581

4,530

Equity

 

15,606

14,718

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

$

148,044

147,193

Charter condensed consolidated statements of operations

Three months ended

 

March 31,

2024

2023

 

amounts in millions

Revenue

$

13,679

13,653

Cost and expenses:

Operating costs and expenses (excluding depreciation and amortization)

 

8,396

8,511

Depreciation and amortization

 

2,190

2,206

Other operating (income) expense, net

 

(38)

10

10,548

10,727

Operating income

3,131

2,926

Interest expense, net

 

(1,316)

(1,265)

Other income (expense), net

(89)

(104)

Income tax (expense) benefit

 

(446)

(374)

Net income (loss)

1,280

1,183

Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests

(174)

(162)

Net income (loss) attributable to Charter shareholders

$

1,106

1,021