Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Investments in Affiliates Accounted for Using the Equity Method (Details)

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Investments in Affiliates Accounted for Using the Equity Method (Details) (USD $)
1 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended 9 Months Ended 1 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Nov. 30, 2014
Sep. 30, 2014
Sep. 30, 2013
Sep. 30, 2014
Sep. 30, 2013
Dec. 31, 2013
Sep. 30, 2014
Charter
Sep. 30, 2013
Charter
Sep. 30, 2014
Charter
Sep. 30, 2013
Charter
Sep. 30, 2014
Charter
Franchise fees
Sep. 30, 2014
Charter
Trademarks
Sep. 30, 2014
Charter
Customer relationships
May 31, 2013
Liberty
Charter
Sep. 30, 2014
Liberty
Charter
Investments in affiliates accounted for using the Equity Method                              
Number of shares of common shares acquired                           26,900,000 897,000
Number of warrants acquired                           1,100,000  
Purchase price of equity method investments                           $ 2,600,000,000 $ 124,500,000
Beneficial ownership percentage             26.00%   26.00%         27.00%  
Ownership percentage             25.00%   25.00%            
Purchase price (in dollars per share)                           $ 95.50  
Cash paid to acquire equity method investments       124,492,000 2,565,149,000                 1,200,000,000  
Excess basis allocation within memo accounts                              
Property and equipment             417,000,000   417,000,000            
Intangible assets                     1,359,000,000 33,000,000 636,000,000    
Goodwill             933,000,000   933,000,000            
Debt             (215,000,000)   (215,000,000)            
Deferred income tax liability             (814,000,000)   (814,000,000)            
Total             2,349,000,000   2,349,000,000         2,532,300,000  
Useful lives of property and equipment                 7 years            
Useful lives of customer relationships                         13 years    
Amortization of debt and intangible assets             21,100,000 20,300,000 62,000,000 24,000,000          
Carrying value of equity method investment   2,373,627,000   2,373,627,000   2,402,024,000 2,374,000,000   2,374,000,000            
Market value of equity method investment                             4,201,000,000
Proceeds from issuance of debt to fund exercise of warrants 51,300,000                            
(Gain) loss on dilution of investment in affiliate   (10,953,000) (52,163,000) (61,162,000) (55,219,000)   11,000,000 52,100,000 61,200,000 55,200,000          
Charter consolidated balance sheet                              
Cash and cash equivalents             10,000,000   10,000,000            
Accounts receivable, net             270,000,000   270,000,000            
Property and equipment, net             8,305,000,000   8,305,000,000            
Goodwill             1,170,000,000   1,170,000,000            
Intangible assets, net             7,184,000,000   7,184,000,000            
Other assets             4,011,000,000   4,011,000,000            
Total assets             20,950,000,000   20,950,000,000            
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities             1,586,000,000   1,586,000,000            
Debt             17,595,000,000   17,595,000,000            
Deferred income tax liability             1,610,000,000   1,610,000,000            
Other liabilities             62,000,000   62,000,000            
Equity             97,000,000   97,000,000            
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity             20,950,000,000   20,950,000,000            
Charter consolidated statement of operations                              
Revenue             2,287,000,000   6,748,000,000            
Operating costs and expenses             (1,518,000,000)   (4,444,000,000)            
Depreciation and amortization             (535,000,000)   (1,568,000,000)            
Other operating expenses             (16,000,000)   (42,000,000)            
Interest expense, net             (217,000,000)   (638,000,000)            
Gain (loss) on derivative instruments, net             (5,000,000)   3,000,000            
Income tax expense, net             (59,000,000)   (188,000,000)            
Net loss             $ (53,000,000)   $ (135,000,000)