Investments in Charter Accounted for Using the Equity Method (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands |
9 Months Ended | |
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Sep. 30, 2019 |
Dec. 31, 2018 |
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| Investments in affiliates accounted for using the Equity Method | ||
| Carrying value of equity method investment | $ 12,067,329 | $ 12,004,376 |
| Charter | ||
| Investments in affiliates accounted for using the Equity Method | ||
| Carrying value of equity method investment | 12,067,000 | |
| Market value of equity method investment | $ 22,284,000 | |
| Ownership percentage | 25.20% | |
| Investment control percentage | 25.01% | |
| A/N | Charter | ||
| Investments in affiliates accounted for using the Equity Method | ||
| Proxy agreement term | 5 years | |
| Trading days before proposed sale of A/N | 2 days | |
| first | A/N | Charter | ||
| Investments in affiliates accounted for using the Equity Method | ||
| Maximum percentage of New Charter shares that may be voted by proxy | 7.00% | |
| last | A/N | Charter | ||
| Investments in affiliates accounted for using the Equity Method | ||
| Maximum percentage of New Charter shares that may be voted by proxy | 7.00% |
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- Definition Maximum percentage of outstanding New Charter shares that may be voted by proxy No definition available.
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- Definition The percentage of ownership of common stock or equity participation in the investee accounted for under the equity method of accounting. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition This item represents the aggregate value of each identified investment accounted for under the equity method of accounting based on the quoted market price for those investments in common stock for which a quoted market price is available. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition This item represents the carrying amount on the entity's balance sheet of its investment in common stock of an equity method investee. This is not an indicator of the fair value of the investment, rather it is the initial cost adjusted for the entity's share of earnings and losses of the investee, adjusted for any distributions (dividends) and other than temporary impairment (OTTI) losses recognized. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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