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, 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):

June 30,

December 31,

2024

2023

Property and equipment, net

    

$

338

403

Customer relationships, net

 

1,905

2,049

Franchise fees

 

3,843

3,843

Trademarks

 

29

29

Goodwill

 

4,016

4,049

Debt

 

(282)

(317)

Deferred income tax liability

 

(1,458)

(1,472)

$

8,391

8,584

Summary of financial information for Charter

Charter condensed consolidated balance sheets

    

June 30, 2024

December 31, 2023

 

amounts in millions

Current assets

$

4,133

4,132

Property and equipment, net

 

41,256

39,520

Goodwill

 

29,668

29,668

Intangible assets, net

 

68,763

69,141

Other assets

 

4,791

4,732

Total assets

$

148,611

147,193

Current liabilities

$

10,726

13,214

Deferred income taxes

 

18,927

18,954

Long-term debt

 

96,692

95,777

Other liabilities

 

5,552

4,530

Equity

 

16,714

14,718

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

$

148,611

147,193

Charter condensed consolidated statements of operations

Three months ended

Six months ended

 

June 30,

June 30,

2024

2023

2024

2023

 

amounts in millions

Revenue

$

13,685

13,659

27,364

27,312

Cost and expenses:

Operating costs and expenses (excluding depreciation and amortization)

 

8,173

8,305

16,569

16,816

Depreciation and amortization

 

2,170

2,172

4,360

4,378

Other operating (income) expense, net

 

79

(58)

41

(48)

10,422

10,419

20,970

21,146

Operating income

3,263

3,240

6,394

6,166

Interest expense, net

 

(1,328)

(1,298)

(2,644)

(2,563)

Other income (expense), net

(85)

(85)

(174)

(189)

Income tax (expense) benefit

 

(427)

(444)

(873)

(818)

Net income (loss)

1,423

1,413

2,703

2,596

Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests

(192)

(190)

(366)

(352)

Net income (loss) attributable to Charter shareholders

$

1,231

1,223

2,337

2,244