UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 10-Q
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(Mark One)
(Mark One)
x☒QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2022
or
For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2017
or
o☐TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the Transition Period From             to             

Commission File Number: 001-33664
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Charter Communications, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware84-1496755
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)No.)
400 Atlantic Street
Stamford, Connecticut 06901
Washington Blvd.		Stamford(203) 905-7801Connecticut06902
(Address of principal executive offices including zip code)Principal Executive Offices)(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)Zip Code)

(203) 905-7801
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each classTrading Symbol(s)Name of each exchange on which registered
Class A Common Stock $.001 Par ValueCHTRNASDAQ Global Select Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x No o


Indicate by check mark whether the registrants haveregistrant has submitted electronically and posted on their corporate website, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrants wereregistrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes x No o


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See definition of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.


Large accelerated filer x    Accelerated filer o    Non-accelerated filer oSmaller reporting company o☐ Emerging growth company o☐ 


If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. o


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes o ☐ No x


Number of shares of Class A common stock outstanding as of September 30, 2017: 248,610,434March 31, 2022: 167,858,281


Number of shares of Class B common stock outstanding as of September 30, 2017:March 31, 2022: 1







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CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q FOR THE PERIOD ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2017MARCH 31, 2022


TABLE OF CONTENTS
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This quarterly report on Form 10-Q is for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017.March 31, 2022. The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) allows us to “incorporate by reference” information that we file with the SEC, which means that we can disclose important information to you by referring you directly to those documents. In this quarterly report, “Charter,” “we,” “us” and “our” refer to Charter Communications, Inc. and its subsidiaries.



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CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS


This quarterly report includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, (the “Securities Act”), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, (the “Exchange Act”), regarding, among other things, our plans, strategies and prospects, both business and financial including, without limitation, the forward-looking statements set forth in the “Results of Operations” and “Liquidity and Capital Resources” sections under Part I, Item 2. “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in this quarterly report. Although we believe that our plans, intentions and expectations as reflected in or suggested by these forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot assure you that we will achieve or realize these plans, intentions or expectations. Forward-looking statements are inherently subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions including, without limitation, the factors described under “Risk Factors” underin Part I, Item 1A of our most recent Form 10-K filed with the SEC. Many of the forward-looking statements contained in this quarterly report may be identified by the use of forward-looking words such as “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “should,” “planned,” “will,” “may,” “intend,” “estimated,” “aim,” “on track,” “target,” “opportunity,” “tentative,” “positioning,” “designed,” “create,” “predict,” “project,” “initiatives,” “seek,” “would,” “could,” “continue,” “ongoing,” “upside,” “increases”“increases,” “grow,” “focused on” and “potential,” among others. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements we make in this quarterly report are set forth in this quarterly report on Form 10-Q, in our annual report on Form 10-K, and in other reports or documents that we file from time to time with the SEC, and include, but are not limited to:


our ability to promptly, efficiently and effectively integrate acquired operations;
•our ability to sustain and grow revenues and cash flow from operations by offering Internet, video, Internet, voice, mobile, advertising and other services to residential and commercial customers, to adequately meet the customer experience demands in our marketsservice areas and to maintain and grow our customer base, particularly in the face of increasingly aggressive competition, the need for innovation and the related capital expenditures;
•the impact of competition from other market participants, including but not limited to incumbent telephone companies, direct broadcast satellite ("DBS") operators, wireless broadband and telephone providers, digital subscriber line (“DSL”) providers, fiber to the home providers video provided over the Internet by (i) market participants that have not historically competed in the multichannel video business, (ii) traditional multichannel video distributors, and (iii) content providers that have historically licensed cable networks to multichannel video distributors, and providers of advertisingvideo content over the Internet;broadband Internet connections;
•general business conditions, economic uncertainty or downturn, unemployment levels and the level of activity in the housing sector;sector and economic uncertainty or downturn, including the impacts of the Novel Coronavirus (“COVID-19”) pandemic to sales opportunities from residential move activity, our customers, our vendors and local, state and federal governmental responses to the pandemic;
•our ability to obtain programming at reasonable prices or to raise prices to offset, in whole or in part, the effects of higher programming costs (including retransmission consents)consents and distribution requirements);
•
our ability to develop and deploy new products and technologies including wireless products, our cloud-based user interface, Spectrum Guide®, and downloadable security for set-top boxes, and any other cloud-based consumer services and service platforms;
•our ability to develop and deploy new products and technologies including consumer services and service platforms;
•any events that disrupt our networks, information systems or properties and impair our operating activities or our reputation;
•the effects of governmental regulation on our business or potential business combination transactions including subsidies to consumers, subsidies and incentives for competitors, costs, disruptions and possible limitations on operating flexibility related to, and our ability to comply with, regulatory conditions applicable to us as a result of the Time Warner Cable Inc. and Bright House Networks, LLC Transactions;us;
any events that disrupt our networks, information systems or properties and impair our operating activities or our reputation;
•the ability to retainhire and hireretain key personnel;
•our ability to procure necessary services and equipment from our vendors in a timely manner and at reasonable costs;
•the availability and access, in general, of funds to meet our debt obligations prior to or when they become due and to fund our operations and necessary capital expenditures, either through (i) cash on hand, (ii) free cash flow, or (iii) access to the capital or credit markets; and
•our ability to comply with all covenants in our indentures and credit facilities, any violation of which, if not cured in a timely manner, could trigger a default of our other obligations under cross-default provisions.


All forward-looking statements attributable to us or any person acting on our behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement. We are under no duty or obligation to update any of the forward-looking statements after the date of this quarterly report.



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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements.


CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(dollars in millions, except share data)

March 31,
2022		December 31,
2021
(unaudited)
ASSETS
CURRENT ASSETS:
Cash and cash equivalents$2,431 $601 
Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $161 and $157, respectively2,530 2,579 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets555 386 
Total current assets5,516 3,566 
INVESTMENT IN CABLE PROPERTIES:
Property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $34,897 and $34,253, respectively34,173 34,310 
Customer relationships, net of accumulated amortization of $14,542 and $14,180, respectively3,699 4,060 
Franchises67,347 67,346 
Goodwill29,563 29,562 
Total investment in cable properties, net134,782 135,278 
OTHER NONCURRENT ASSETS3,650 3,647 
Total assets$143,948 $142,491 
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities$9,386 $9,461 
Current portion of long-term debt4,543 2,997 
Total current liabilities13,929 12,458 
LONG-TERM DEBT90,679 88,564 
DEFERRED INCOME TAXES19,070 19,096 
OTHER LONG-TERM LIABILITIES4,326 4,217 
SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY:
Class A common stock; $0.001 par value; 900 million shares authorized;
173,597,377 and 172,741,236 shares issued, respectively— — 
Class B common stock; $0.001 par value; 1,000 shares authorized;
1 share issued and outstanding— — 
Preferred stock; $0.001 par value; 250 million shares authorized;
no shares issued and outstanding
— — 
Additional paid-in capital26,865 26,725 
Accumulated deficit(11,472)(12,675)
Treasury stock at cost; 5,739,096 and no shares, respectively(3,333)— 
Total Charter shareholders’ equity12,060 14,050 
Noncontrolling interests3,884 4,106 
Total shareholders’ equity15,944 18,156 
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity$143,948 $142,491 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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 September 30,
2017		 December 31,
2016
 (unaudited)  
ASSETS   
CURRENT ASSETS:   
Cash and cash equivalents$2,164
 $1,535
Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of   
$103 and $124, respectively1,652
 1,432
Prepaid expenses and other current assets316
 333
Total current assets4,132
 3,300
    
INVESTMENT IN CABLE PROPERTIES:   
Property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated   
depreciation of $16,375 and $11,103, respectively33,300
 32,963
Customer relationships, net12,589
 14,608
Franchises67,316
 67,316
Goodwill29,554
 29,509
Total investment in cable properties, net142,759
 144,396
    
OTHER NONCURRENT ASSETS1,337
 1,371
    
Total assets$148,228
 $149,067
    
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY   
CURRENT LIABILITIES:   
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities$8,351
 $7,544
Current portion of long-term debt2,068
 2,028
Total current liabilities10,419
 9,572
    
LONG-TERM DEBT66,064
 59,719
DEFERRED INCOME TAXES26,576
 26,665
OTHER LONG-TERM LIABILITIES2,591
 2,745
    
SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY:   
Class A common stock; $.001 par value; 900 million shares authorized;   
271,017,357 and 268,897,792 shares issued, respectively—
 —
Class B common stock; $.001 par value; 1,000 shares authorized;   
1 share issued and outstanding—
 —
Preferred stock; $.001 par value; 250 million shares authorized;   
no shares issued and outstanding—
 —
Additional paid-in capital39,773
 39,413
Retained earnings1,206
 733
Treasury stock at cost; 22,406,923 and no shares, respectively(7,748) —
Accumulated other comprehensive loss(2) (7)
Total Charter shareholders’ equity33,229
 40,139
Noncontrolling interests9,349
 10,227
Total shareholders’ equity42,578
 50,366
    
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity$148,228
 $149,067



CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(dollars in millions, except per share data)
Unaudited
 Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,
 2017 2016 2017 2016
REVENUES$10,458
 $10,037
 $30,979
 $18,728
        
COSTS AND EXPENSES:       
Operating costs and expenses (exclusive of items shown separately below)6,703
 6,482
 19,857
 12,157
Depreciation and amortization2,701
 2,437
 7,846
 4,412
Other operating expenses, net145
 207
 374
 776
 9,549
 9,126
 28,077
 17,345
Income from operations909
 911
 2,902
 1,383
        
OTHER EXPENSES:       
Interest expense, net(788) (724) (2,250) (1,771)
Loss on extinguishment of debt—
 —
 (35) (110)
Gain (loss) on financial instruments, net17
 71
 (15) 16
Other pension benefits (costs)(17) 13
 9
 533
Other expense, net(3) (5) (14) (10)
 (791) (645) (2,305) (1,342)
        
Income before income taxes118
 266
 597
 41
Income tax benefit (expense)(26) (16) (99) 3,135
Consolidated net income92
 250
 498
 3,176
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests(44) (61) (156) (108)
Net income attributable to Charter shareholders$48
 $189
 $342
 $3,068
        
EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE ATTRIBUTABLE TO CHARTER SHAREHOLDERS:       
Basic$0.19
 $0.70
 $1.31
 $16.52
Diluted$0.19
 $0.69
 $1.29
 $15.23
        
Weighted average common shares outstanding, basic253,923,805
 271,263,259
 262,074,603
 185,706,106
Weighted average common shares outstanding, diluted258,341,851
 275,373,202
 266,363,602
 208,460,148




Three Months Ended March 31,
20222021
REVENUES$13,200 $12,522 
COSTS AND EXPENSES:
Operating costs and expenses (exclusive of items shown separately below)8,134 7,711 
Depreciation and amortization2,294 2,441 
Other operating expenses, net1 302 
10,429 10,454 
Income from operations2,771 2,068 
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSES):
Interest expense, net(1,060)(983)
Other income, net23 52 
(1,037)(931)
Income before income taxes1,734 1,137 
Income tax expense(345)(216)
Consolidated net income1,389 921 
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests(186)(114)
Net income attributable to Charter shareholders$1,203 $807 
EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE ATTRIBUTABLE TO CHARTER SHAREHOLDERS:
Basic$7.05 $4.22 
Diluted$6.90 $4.11 
Weighted average common shares outstanding, basic170,688,127 191,404,527 
Weighted average common shares outstanding, diluted174,500,472 205,872,536 


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOMECHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(dollars in millions)
Unaudited

Class A Common StockClass B Common StockAdditional Paid-in CapitalAccumulated DeficitTreasury StockTotal Charter Shareholders’ EquityNon-controlling InterestsTotal Shareholders’ Equity
BALANCE, December 31, 2021$— $— $26,725 $(12,675)$— $14,050 $4,106 $18,156 
Consolidated net income— — — 1,203 — 1,203 186 1,389 
Stock compensation expense— — 147 — — 147 — 147 
Exercise of stock options— — 1 — — 1 — 1 
Purchases of treasury stock— — — — (3,333)(3,333)— (3,333)
Purchase of noncontrolling interest, net of tax— — (197)— — (197)(156)(353)
Change in noncontrolling interest ownership, net of tax— — 189 — — 189 (250)(61)
Distributions to noncontrolling interest— — — — — — (2)(2)
BALANCE, March 31, 2022$— $— $26,865 $(11,472)$(3,333)$12,060 $3,884 $15,944 

Class A Common StockClass B Common StockAdditional Paid-in CapitalAccumulated DeficitTreasury StockTotal Charter Shareholders’ EquityNon-controlling InterestsTotal Shareholders’ Equity
BALANCE, December 31, 2020$— $— $29,000 $(5,195)$— $23,805 $6,476 $30,281 
Consolidated net income— — — 807 — 807 114 921 
Stock compensation expense— — 134 — — 134 — 134 
Exercise of stock options— — 9 — — 9 — 9 
Purchases of treasury stock— — — — (3,652)(3,652)— (3,652)
Purchase of noncontrolling interest, net of tax— — (237)— — (237)(192)(429)
Change in noncontrolling interest ownership, net of tax— — 131 — — 131 (175)(44)
Distributions to noncontrolling interest— — — — — — (39)(39)
BALANCE, March 31, 2021$— $— $29,037 $(4,388)$(3,652)$20,997 $6,184 $27,181 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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 Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,
 2017 2016 2017 2016
Consolidated net income$92
 $250
 $498
 $3,176
Net impact of interest rate derivative instruments1
 2
 4
 6
Foreign currency translation adjustment1
 (1) 1
 (1)
Consolidated comprehensive income94
 251
 503
 3,181
Less: Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests(44) (61) (156) (108)
Comprehensive income attributable to Charter shareholders$50
 $190
 $347
 $3,073



CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(dollars in millions)
Unaudited
Three Months Ended March 31,
20222021
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Consolidated net income$1,389 $921 
Adjustments to reconcile consolidated net income to net cash flows from operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization2,294 2,441 
Stock compensation expense147 134 
Noncash interest income, net(3)(7)
Deferred income taxes38 156 
Other, net(21)(5)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects from acquisitions and dispositions:
Accounts receivable49 144 
Prepaid expenses and other assets(185)(182)
Accounts payable, accrued liabilities and other(61)149 
Net cash flows from operating activities3,647 3,751 
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Purchases of property, plant and equipment(1,857)(1,821)
Change in accrued expenses related to capital expenditures10 (75)
Other, net60 (60)
Net cash flows from investing activities(1,787)(1,956)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Borrowings of long-term debt6,713 5,289 
Repayments of long-term debt(2,954)(3,164)
Payments for debt issuance costs(37)(22)
Purchase of treasury stock(3,333)(3,652)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options1 9 
Purchase of noncontrolling interest(416)(507)
Distributions to noncontrolling interest(2)(39)
Other, net(2)62 
Net cash flows from financing activities(30)(2,024)
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS1,830 (229)
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, beginning of period601 1,001 
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, end of period$2,431 $772 
CASH PAID FOR INTEREST$982 $1,017 
CASH PAID FOR TAXES$29 $20 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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  Nine Months Ended September 30,
  2017 2016
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:    
Consolidated net income $498
 $3,176
Adjustments to reconcile consolidated net income to net cash flows from operating activities:    
Depreciation and amortization 7,846
 4,412
Stock compensation expense 198
 168
Accelerated vesting of equity awards 43
 202
Noncash interest income, net (283) (148)
Other pension benefits (9) (533)
Loss on extinguishment of debt 35
 110
(Gain) loss on financial instruments, net 15
 (16)
Deferred income taxes 53
 (3,170)
Other, net 93
 —
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects from acquisitions:    
Accounts receivable (101) (2)
Prepaid expenses and other assets 37
 85
Accounts payable, accrued liabilities and other 271
 531
Net cash flows from operating activities 8,696
 4,815
     
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:    
Purchases of property, plant and equipment (6,096) (3,437)
Change in accrued expenses related to capital expenditures 276
 86
Purchases of cable systems, net of cash acquired —
 (28,810)
Change in restricted cash and cash equivalents —
 22,264
Other, net (63) (8)
Net cash flows from investing activities (5,883) (9,905)
     
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:    
Borrowings of long-term debt 12,115
 5,997
Repayments of long-term debt (5,534) (4,120)
Payments for debt issuance costs (83) (283)
Issuance of equity —
 5,000
Purchase of treasury stock (7,748) (448)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options 111
 71
Purchase of noncontrolling interest (922) —
Distributions to noncontrolling interest (115) (55)
Proceeds from termination of interest rate derivatives —
 88
Other, net (8) —
Net cash flows from financing activities (2,184) 6,250
     
NET INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS 629
 1,160
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, beginning of period 1,535
 5
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, end of period $2,164
 $1,165
     
CASH PAID FOR INTEREST $2,544
 $1,964
CASH PAID FOR TAXES $38
 $48



CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
(dollars in millions, except per share amounts and where indicated)





1.    Organization and Basis of Presentation


Organization


Charter Communications, Inc. (together with its controlled subsidiaries, “Charter,” or the “Company”) is the second largest cable operator in the United States and a leading broadband communicationsconnectivity company providing video, Internet and voice services tocable operator. Over an advanced high-capacity, two-way telecommunications network, the Company offers a full range of state-of-the-art residential and business customers. In addition,services including Spectrum Internet®, TV, Mobile and Voice. For small and medium-sized companies, Spectrum Business® delivers the Company sells videosame suite of broadband products and onlineservices coupled with special features and applications to enhance productivity, while for larger businesses and government entities, Spectrum Enterprise provides highly customized, fiber-based solutions. Spectrum Reach® delivers tailored advertising inventory to local, regional and national advertising customers and fiber-delivered communications and managed information technology solutions to larger enterprise customers.production for the modern media landscape. The Company also ownsdistributes award-winning news coverage, sports and operates regional sports networkshigh-quality original programming to its customers through Spectrum Networks and local sports, news and lifestyle channels and sells security and home management services to the residential marketplace.Spectrum Originals.


Charter is a holding company whose principal asset is a controlling equity interest in Charter Communications Holdings, LLC (“Charter Holdings”), an indirect owner of Charter Communications Operating, LLC (“Charter Operating”) under which substantially all of the operations reside. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions among consolidated entities have been eliminated.


The Company’s operations are managed and reported to its Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”), the Company’s chief operating decision maker, on a consolidated basis. The CEO assesses performance and allocates resources based on the consolidated results of operations. Under this organizational and reporting structure, the Company has one1 reportable segment, cable services.segment.


Basis of Presentation


The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) and the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). Accordingly, certain information and footnote disclosures typically included in Charter’sthe Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K have been condensed or omitted for this quarterly report. The accompanying consolidated financial statements are unaudited and are subject to review by regulatory authorities. However, in the opinion of management, such financial statements include all adjustments, which consist of only normal recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair presentation of the results for the periods presented. Interim results are not necessarily indicative of results for a full year.


The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Areas involving significant judgments and estimates include capitalization of labor and overhead costs; depreciationcosts, pension benefits and amortization costs; purchase accounting valuations of assets and liabilities including, but not limited to, property, plant and equipment, intangibles and goodwill; pension benefits; income taxes; contingencies and programming expense.taxes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.


Certain prior period amounts have been reclassifiedComprehensive income equaled net income attributable to conform withCharter shareholders for the 2017 presentation.three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021.



2.    Mergers and Acquisitions

The Transactions

On May 18, 2016, the transactions contemplated by the Agreement and Plan of Mergers dated as of May 23, 2015 (the “Merger Agreement”), by and among Time Warner Cable Inc. (“Legacy TWC”), Charter Communications, Inc. prior to the closing of the Merger Agreement (“Legacy Charter”), CCH I, LLC, previously a wholly owned subsidiary of Legacy Charter and certain other subsidiaries of CCH I, LLC were completed (the “TWC Transaction,” and together with the Bright House Transaction described below, the “Transactions”). As a result of the TWC Transaction, CCH I, LLC became the new public parent company that holds the operations of the combined companies and was renamed Charter Communications, Inc. As of the date of completion of the Transactions, the total value of the TWC Transaction was approximately $85 billion, including cash, equity and Legacy TWC assumed debt.

Also, on May 18, 2016, Legacy Charter and Advance/Newhouse Partnership (“A/N”), the former parent of Bright House Networks, LLC (“Legacy Bright House”), completed their previously announced transaction, pursuant to a definitive Contribution Agreement




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CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
(dollars in millions, except per share amounts and where indicated)



2.    Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities
(the “Contribution Agreement”), under which Charter acquired Legacy Bright House (the “Bright House Transaction”) for approximately $12.2 billion consisting of cash, convertible preferred units of Charter Holdings
Accounts payable and common units of Charter Holdings. Pursuant to the Bright House Transaction, Charter became the owneraccrued liabilities consist of the membership interestsfollowing as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021:

March 31, 2022December 31, 2021
Accounts payable – trade$706 $724 
Deferred revenue482 461 
Accrued liabilities:
Programming costs2,117 2,036 
Labor1,042 1,304 
Capital expenditures1,294 1,281 
Interest1,179 1,099 
Taxes and regulatory fees836 592 
Property and casualty491 490 
Operating lease liabilities275 269 
Other964 1,205 
$9,386 $9,461 

3.    Long-Term Debt
A summary of our debt as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021 is as follows:

March 31, 2022December 31, 2021
Principal AmountCarrying ValueFair ValuePrincipal AmountCarrying ValueFair Value
Senior unsecured notes$25,150 $25,072 $23,755 $23,950 $23,882 $24,630 
Senior secured notes and debentures(a)
59,975 60,398 60,198 56,525 57,011 64,346 
Credit facilities(b)
9,804 9,752 9,741 10,723 10,668 10,665 
$94,929 $95,222 $93,694 $91,198 $91,561 $99,641 

(a)Includes the Company's £625 million and £650 million fixed-rate British pound sterling denominated notes (the “Sterling Notes”) remeasured using the exchange rate at the respective dates.
(b)The Company has availability under the Charter Operating credit facilities of approximately $4.7 billion as of March 31, 2022.

The estimated fair value of the Company’s senior unsecured and secured notes and debentures as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021 is based on quoted market prices in Legacy Bright Houseactive markets and is classified within Level 1 of the other assets primarily related to Legacy Bright House (other than certain excluded assetsvaluation hierarchy, while the estimated fair value of the Company’s credit facilities is based on quoted market prices in inactive markets and liabilities and non-operating cash).is classified within Level 2.


In connection with the TWC Transaction, Liberty Broadband purchased sharesJanuary 2022, CCO Holdings, LLC ("CCO Holdings") and CCO Holdings Capital Corp. jointly issued $1.2 billion of 4.750% senior unsecured notes due February 2032 at par. The net proceeds were used for general corporate purposes, including to fund buybacks of Charter Class A common stock and Charter Holdings common units, to partially finance the cash portionrepay certain indebtedness and to pay related fees and expenses.

In March 2022, Charter Operating and Charter Communications Operating Capital Corp. jointly issued $1.0 billion aggregate principal amount of 4.400% senior secured notes due April 2033 at a price of 99.634% of the TWC Transaction consideration, and in connection with the Bright House Transaction, Liberty Broadband purchased sharesaggregate principal amount, $1.5 billion aggregate principal amount of Charter Class A common stock (the “Liberty Transactions”).

Acquisition Accounting

Charter applied acquisition accounting to the Transactions. The total purchase5.250% senior secured notes due April 2053 at a price was allocated to the identifiable tangible and intangible assets acquired and the liabilities assumed based on their estimated fair values. The fair values were primarily based on third-party valuations using assumptions developed by management and other information compiled by management including, but not limited to, future expected cash flows. The excessof 99.300% of the purchaseaggregate principal amount and $1.0 billion aggregate principal amount of 5.500% senior secured notes due April 2063 at a price over those fair values was recorded as goodwill.

The tables below present the final allocationof 99.255% of the purchase priceaggregate principal amount. The net proceeds were used for general corporate purposes, including to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed in the Transactions.

TWC Allocation of Purchase Price

fund
Cash and cash equivalents$1,058
Current assets1,417
Property, plant and equipment21,413
Customer relationships13,460
Franchises54,085
Goodwill28,337
Other noncurrent assets1,040
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities(4,107)
Debt(24,900)
Deferred income taxes(28,120)
Other long-term liabilities(3,162)
Noncontrolling interests(4)
 $60,517

The Company made measurement period adjustments to the fair value of certain assets acquired and liabilities assumed in the TWC Transaction during the six months ended June 30, 2017 upon completion of the measurement period, including a decrease to working capital of $73 million and a decrease of $28 million to deferred income tax liabilities, resulting in a net increase of $45 million to goodwill.




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Bright House Allocation of Purchase Price

Current assets$131
Property, plant and equipment2,884
Customer relationships2,150
Franchises7,225
Goodwill44
Other noncurrent assets86
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities(330)
Other long-term liabilities(12)
Noncontrolling interests(22)
 $12,156

Selected Pro Forma Financial Information

The following unaudited pro forma financial information of the Company is based on the historical consolidated financial statements of Legacy Charter, Legacy TWC and Legacy Bright House and is intended to provide information about how the Transactions and related financing may have affected the Company’s historical consolidated financial statements if they had closed as of January 1, 2015. The pro forma financial information below is based on available information and assumptions that the Company believes are reasonable. The pro forma financial information is for illustrative and informational purposes only and is not intended to represent or be indicative of what the Company’s financial condition or results of operations would have been had the transactions described above occurred on the date indicated. The pro forma financial information also should not be considered representative of the Company’s future financial condition or results of operations.

 Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016
Revenues$29,748
Net income attributable to Charter shareholders$616
Earnings per common share attributable to Charter shareholders: 
Basic$2.28
Diluted$2.25



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3.    Franchises, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

Indefinite-lived and finite-lived intangible assets consist of the following as of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016:

  September 30, 2017 December 31, 2016
  Gross Carrying Amount Accumulated Amortization Net Carrying Amount Gross Carrying Amount Accumulated Amortization Net Carrying Amount
Indefinite-lived intangible assets:            
Franchises $67,316
 $—
 $67,316
 $67,316
 $—
 $67,316
Goodwill 29,554
 —
 29,554
 29,509
 —
 29,509
Trademarks 159
 —
 159
 159
 —
 159
Other intangible assets —
 —
 —
 4
 —
 4
  $97,029
 $—
 $97,029
 $96,988
 $—
 $96,988
             
Finite-lived intangible assets:            
Customer relationships $18,227
 $(5,638) $12,589
 $18,226
 $(3,618) $14,608
Other intangible assets 673
 (181) 492
 615
 (128) 487
  $18,900
 $(5,819) $13,081
 $18,841
 $(3,746) $15,095

Amortization expense related to customer relationships and other intangible assets for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 was $664 million and $2.1 billion, respectively, and was $748 million and $1.2 billion for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, respectively.
The Company expects amortization expense on its finite-lived intangible assets will be as follows:

Three months ended December 31, 2017 $662
2018 2,470
2019 2,187
2020 1,895
2021 1,611
Thereafter 4,256
  $13,081

Actual amortization expense in future periods will differ from these estimates as a result of new intangible asset acquisitions or divestitures, changes in useful lives, impairments, adoption of new accounting standards and other relevant factors.



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(UNAUDITED)
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4.    Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities consist of the following as of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016:

 September 30, 2017 December 31, 2016
Accounts payable – trade$572
 $454
Deferred revenue405
 352
Accrued liabilities:   
Programming costs1,947
 1,783
Labor1,053
 1,111
Capital expenditures1,389
 1,107
Interest994
 958
Taxes and regulatory fees592
 538
Property and casualty399
 394
Other1,000
 847
 $8,351
 $7,544

5.    Long-Term Debt

Long-term debt consists of the following as of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016:

 September 30, 2017 December 31, 2016
 Principal Amount Accreted Value Principal Amount Accreted Value
CCO Holdings, LLC:       
5.250% senior notes due March 15, 2021$500
 $497
 $500
 $496
6.625% senior notes due January 31, 2022—
 —
 750
 741
5.250% senior notes due September 30, 20221,250
 1,234
 1,250
 1,232
5.125% senior notes due February 15, 20231,000
 992
 1,000
 992
5.125% senior notes due May 1, 20231,150
 1,142
 1,150
 1,141
5.750% senior notes due September 1, 2023500
 496
 500
 496
5.750% senior notes due January 15, 20241,000
 992
 1,000
 991
5.875% senior notes due April 1, 20241,700
 1,686
 1,700
 1,685
5.375% senior notes due May 1, 2025750
 745
 750
 744
5.750% senior notes due February 15, 20262,500
 2,463
 2,500
 2,460
5.500% senior notes due May 1, 20261,500
 1,489
 1,500
 1,487
5.875% senior notes due May 1, 2027800
 794
 800
 794
5.125% senior notes due May 1, 20273,250
 3,215
 —
 —
5.000% senior notes due February 1, 20281,500
 1,486
 —
 —
Charter Communications Operating, LLC:       
3.579% senior notes due July 23, 20202,000
 1,987
 2,000
 1,983
4.464% senior notes due July 23, 20223,000
 2,976
 3,000
 2,973
4.908% senior notes due July 23, 20254,500
 4,461
 4,500
 4,458
3.750% senior notes due February 15, 20281,000
 985
 —
 —
4.200% senior notes due March 15, 20281,250
 1,237
 —
 —
6.384% senior notes due October 23, 20352,000
 1,981
 2,000
 1,980
6.484% senior notes due October 23, 20453,500
 3,466
 3,500
 3,466
5.375% senior notes due May 1, 20472,500
 2,506
 —
 —


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(UNAUDITED)
(dollars in millions, except per share amounts and where indicated)


6.834% senior notes due October 23, 2055500
 495
 500
 495
Credit facilities8,768
 8,681
 8,916
 8,814
Time Warner Cable, LLC:       
5.850% senior notes due May 1, 2017—
 —
 2,000
 2,028
6.750% senior notes due July 1, 20182,000
 2,068
 2,000
 2,135
8.750% senior notes due February 14, 20191,250
 1,356
 1,250
 1,412
8.250% senior notes due April 1, 20192,000
 2,177
 2,000
 2,264
5.000% senior notes due February 1, 20201,500
 1,588
 1,500
 1,615
4.125% senior notes due February 15, 2021700
 732
 700
 739
4.000% senior notes due September 1, 20211,000
 1,048
 1,000
 1,056
5.750% sterling senior notes due June 2, 2031 (a)
838
 905
 770
 834
6.550% senior debentures due May 1, 20371,500
 1,687
 1,500
 1,691
7.300% senior debentures due July 1, 20381,500
 1,790
 1,500
 1,795
6.750% senior debentures due June 15, 20391,500
 1,725
 1,500
 1,730
5.875% senior debentures due November 15, 20401,200
 1,258
 1,200
 1,259
5.500% senior debentures due September 1, 20411,250
 1,258
 1,250
 1,258
5.250% sterling senior notes due July 15, 2042 (b)
871
 839
 800
 771
4.500% senior debentures due September 15, 20421,250
 1,137
 1,250
 1,135
Time Warner Cable Enterprises LLC:       
8.375% senior debentures due March 15, 20231,000
 1,243
 1,000
 1,273
8.375% senior debentures due July 15, 20331,000
 1,315
 1,000
 1,324
Total debt66,777
 68,132
 60,036
 61,747
Less current portion:       
5.850% senior notes due May 1, 2017—
 —
 (2,000) (2,028)
6.750% senior notes due July 1, 2018(2,000) (2,068) —
 —
Long-term debt$64,777
 $66,064
 $58,036
 $59,719

(a)
Principal amount includes £625 million valued at $838 million and $770 million as of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively, using the exchange rate at the respective dates.
(b)
Principal amount includes £650 million valued at $871 million and $800 million as of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively, using the exchange rate at the respective dates.

The accreted values presented in the table above represent the principal amount of the debt less the original issue discount at the time of sale, deferred financing costs, and, in regards to the Legacy TWC debt assumed, fair value premium adjustments as a result of applying acquisition accounting plus the accretion of those amounts to the balance sheet date. However, the amount that is currently payable if the debt becomes immediately due is equal to the principal amount of the debt. In regards to the fixed-rate British pound sterling denominated notes (the “Sterling Notes”), the principal amount of the debt and any premium or discount into US dollars is remeasured as of each balance sheet date. See Note 8. The Company has availability under the Charter Operating credit facilities of approximately $2.9 billion as of September 30, 2017.

CCO Holdings

In February 2016, CCO Holdings, LLC ("CCO Holdings") and CCO Holdings Capital Corp. ("CCO Holdings Capital") jointly issued $1.7 billion aggregate principal amount of 5.875% senior notes due 2024 and, in April 2016, they issued $1.5 billion aggregate principal amount of 5.500% senior notes due 2026 at a price of 100.075% of the aggregate principal amount. The net proceeds from both issuances were used to repurchase all of CCO Holdings’ 7.000% senior notes due 2019, 7.375% senior notes due 2020 and 6.500% senior notes due 2021 and to pay related fees and expenses and for general corporate purposes. These debt repurchases resulted in a loss on extinguishment of debt of $110 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016.



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In February 2017, CCO Holdings and CCO Holdings Capital jointly issued $1.0 billion aggregate principal amount of 5.125% senior notes due May 1, 2027. The net proceeds were used to redeem CCO Holdings’ 6.625% senior notes due 2022, pay related fees and expenses and for general corporate purposes. The Company recorded a loss on extinguishment of debt of $33 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 related to these transactions.

In March 2017, CCO Holdings and CCO Holdings Capital jointly issued an additional $1.0 billion aggregate principal amount of 5.125% senior notes due May 1, 2027 at a price of 99.0% of the aggregate principal amount. The net proceeds, as well as cash on hand, were used in April 2017 to redeem Time Warner Cable, LLC's 5.850% senior notes due 2017, pay related fees and expenses and for general corporate purposes. The Company recorded a loss on extinguishment of debt of $1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 related to these transactions.

In April 2017, CCO Holdings and CCO Holdings Capital jointly issued an additional $1.25 billion aggregate principal amount of 5.125% senior notes due May 1, 2027 at a price of 100.5% of the aggregate principal amount. The net proceeds were used to pay related fees and expenses and for general corporate purposes, including to fund buybacks of Charter Class A common stock orand Charter Holdings common units.

In August 2017, CCO Holdingsunits, to repay certain indebtedness and CCO Holdings Capital jointly issued $1.5 billion aggregate principal amount of 5.000% senior notes due February 1, 2028. The net proceeds were used to pay related fees and expenses and for general corporate purposes, including to fund buybacks of Charter Class A common stock or Charter Holdings common units.expenses.


In October 2017, CCO Holdings and CCO Holdings Capital jointly issued $500 million aggregate principal amount of 4.000% senior notes due March 1, 2023 (the "2023 Notes") and an additional $1.0 billion aggregate principal amount of 5.000% senior notes due February 1, 2028 at a price of 98.5% of the aggregate principal amount (together with the notes issued in February, March, April and October 2017 described above, the "Notes"). The net proceeds were used to pay related fees and expenses and for general corporate purposes, including to fund buybacks of Charter Class A common stock or Charter Holdings common units.

The Notes are senior debt obligations of CCO Holdings and CCO Holdings Capital and rank equally with all other current and future unsecured, unsubordinated obligations of CCO Holdings and CCO Holdings Capital. They are structurally subordinated to all obligations of subsidiaries of CCO Holdings.

CCO Holdings may redeem some or all of the Notes at any time at a premium. Beginning in 2025 (2021 for 2023 Notes), the optional redemption price declines to 100% of the principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any.

In addition, at any time prior to varying dates in 2020 (2019 for the 2023 Notes), CCO Holdings may redeem up to 40% of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes at a premium plus accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption date, with the net cash proceeds of one or more equity offerings (as defined in the indenture); provided that certain conditions are met. In the event of specified change of control events, CCO Holdings must offer to purchase the outstanding Notes from the holders at a purchase price equal to 101% of the total principal amount of the Notes, plus any accrued and unpaid interest.

Charter Operating

In January 2017, Charter Operating entered into an amendment to its Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated May 18, 2016 (the “Credit Agreement”) decreasing the applicable LIBOR margin on both the term loan E and term loan F to 2.00% and eliminating the LIBOR floor. The Company recorded a lossLoss on extinguishment of debt of $1$29 million for the ninethree months ended September 30, 2017 related to these transactions.

In April 2017, Charter OperatingMarch 31, 2021 is recorded in other income, net in the consolidated statements of operations and Charter Communications Operating Capital Corp. jointly issued $1.25 billion aggregate principal amountrepresents the redemption of 5.375% senior secured notes due May 1, 2047 at a price of 99.968% of the aggregate principal amount. The net proceeds were used to pay related fees and expenses and for general corporate purposes, including to fund buybacks of Charter Class A common stock or Charter Holdings common units.

In July 2017, Charter Operating and Charter Communications Operating Capital Corp. jointly issued $1.0 billion aggregate principal amount of 3.750% senior notes due February 15, 2028 at a price of 99.166% of the aggregate principal amount and an additional $500 million aggregate principal amount of 5.375% senior secured notes due May 1, 2047 at a price of 106.529% of the aggregate


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principal amount. The net proceeds were used to pay related fees and expenses and for general corporate purposes, including to fund buybacks of Charter Class A common stock or Charter Holdings common units.

In September 2017, Charter Operating and Charter Communications Operating Capital Corp. jointly issued $1.25 billion aggregate principal amount of 4.200% senior notes due March 15, 2028 at a price of 99.757% of the aggregate principal amount and an additional $750 million aggregate principal amount of 5.375% senior secured notes due May 1, 2047 at a price of 98.969% of the aggregate principal amount (collectively together with the notes issued in April and July 2017 described above, the "Charter Operating Notes"). The net proceeds were used to pay related fees and expenses and for general corporate purposes, including to fund buybacks of Charter Class A common stock or Charter Holdings common units.

The Charter Operating Notes are guaranteed by CCO Holdings Time Warner Cable, LLC, Time Warner Cable Enterprises LLC and substantially all of the operating subsidiaries of Charter Operating. In addition, the Charter Operating Notes are secured by a perfected first priority security interest in substantially all of the assets of Charter Operating to the extent such liens can be perfected under the Uniform Commercial Code by the filing of a financing statement. The liens rank equally with the liens on the collateral securing obligations under the Charter Operating credit facilities and continue to exist as long as the liens securing such facilities exist. Charter Operating may redeem some or all of the Charter Operating notes at any time at a premium.notes.


6.4.    Common Stock


The following represents the Company's purchase of Charter Class A common stock and the effect on the consolidated statements of cash flows during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017March 31, 2022 and 2016.2021.


Three Months Ended March 31,
20222021
Shares$Shares$
Share buybacks5,325,594 $3,172 5,556,318 $3,474 
Income tax withholding264,845 161 284,563 178 
Exercise cost148,657 309,815 
5,739,096 $3,333 6,150,696 $3,652 
 Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,
 2017 2016 2017 2016
 Shares $ Shares $ Shares $ Shares $
Share buybacks9,521,958
 $3,513
 1,050,033
 $281
 21,940,797
 $7,611
 1,050,033
 $281
Income tax withholding32,283
 12
 274,545
 68
 424,148
 137
 727,616
 167
Exercise cost1,433
   28,397
   41,978
   47,190
  
 9,555,674
 $3,525
 1,352,975
 $349
 22,406,923
 $7,748
 1,824,839
 $448


Share buybacks above include shares of Charter Class A common stock purchased from Liberty Broadband Corporation (“Liberty Broadband”) as follows.

Three Months Ended March 31,
20222021
Number of shares purchased970,241 834,576 
Amount of shares purchased$602 $518 

In April 2022, the Company purchased from Liberty Broadband an additional 0.9 million shares of Charter Class A common stock for approximately $491 million.

As of September 30, 2017,March 31, 2022, Charter had remaining board authority to purchase an additional $5.2$1.2 billion of Charter’s Class A common stock without taking into account shares and/or Charter Holdings common units, that may be purchasedexcluding purchases from A/N. See Note 14.Liberty Broadband. The Company also withholds shares of its Class A common stock in payment of income tax withholding owed by employees upon vesting of equity awards as well as exercise costs owed by employees upon exercise of stock options.


In December 2016,2021, Charter’s board of directors approved the retirement of the then currently held treasury stock and those shares were retired as of December 31, 2016.2021. The Company accounts for treasury stock using the cost method and includes treasury stock as a component of total shareholders’ equity.


7.5.    Noncontrolling Interests


Noncontrolling interests represents consolidated subsidiaries of which the Company owns less than 100%. The Company is a holding company whose principal asset is a controlling equity interest in Charter Holdings, the indirect owner of the Company’s cable systems. Noncontrolling interests on the Company’s balance sheet consist primarily includes of Advance/Newhouse Partnership's (“A/N’sN”) equity interests in Charter Holdings, which is comprised of a common ownership interest and prior to June 18, 2021, a convertible preferred ownership interest.


Net income (loss) of Charter Holdings attributable to A/N’s common noncontrolling interest for financial reporting purposes is based on the weighted average effective common ownership interest of approximately 10%,11% during 2022 and 7% during 2021, and was $6$186 million and $42$76 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, respectively,March 31, 2022 and $24 million and $53 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016,2021, respectively. Net income (loss) of Charter Holdings attributable to theA/N's preferred noncontrolling interest for financial reporting purposes is based on the preferred dividend which was $37 million and $112 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, respectively, and $37 million and $55 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, respectively.



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Pursuant todividend which was $38 million for the Letter Agreement (see Note 14),three months ended March 31, 2021. In June 2021, the Company caused the conversion of all of A/N's Charter Holdings purchased from A/N 1.4 millionconvertible preferred units into Charter Holdings common units.

The following table represents Charter Holdings' purchase of Charter Holdings common units at an average price per unit of $355.83, or $493 millionfrom A/N and the effect on total shareholders' equity during the three months ended September 30, 2017,March 31, 2022 and 2.7 million Charter Holdings common units at an average price per unit of $341.49, or $922 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2017. The common units purchased during the nine months ended September 30, 2017 are reflected as a reduction in noncontrolling interest based on net carrying value of approximately $582 million with the remaining $340 million recorded as reduction of additional paid-in-capital, net of $131 million of deferred income taxes. As of September 30, 2017, A/N held 25.7 million Charter Holdings common units in addition to shares of Charter Class A common stock.2021.


Noncontrolling interest and additional paid-in-capital were
Three Months Ended March 31,
20222021
Number of units purchased657,268 792,654 
Amount of units purchased$416 $507 
Decrease in noncontrolling interest based on carrying value$(156)$(192)
Decrease in additional paid-in-capital, net of tax$(197)$(237)

Total shareholders' equity was also adjusted during the ninethree months ended September 30, 2017March 31, 2022 and 2021 due to the changes in Charter Holdings' ownership. These adjustments resulted in a decrease to noncontrolling interest of approximately $336 million and a corresponding increase to additional paid-in-capital of $336 million, net of $128 million of deferred income taxes, for the nine months ended September 30, 2017.ownership as follows.


Three Months Ended March 31,
20222021
Decrease in noncontrolling interest$(250)$(175)
Increase in additional paid-in-capital, net of tax$189 $131 
8.
6.     Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities


The Company usesCross-currency derivative instruments are used to manage interest rate risk on variable debt and foreign exchange risk on the Sterling Notes and does not hold or issue derivative instruments for speculative trading purposes.

Interest rate derivative instruments are used to manage interest costs and to reduce the Company’s exposure to increases in floating interest rates. The Company manages its exposure to fluctuations in interest rates by maintaining a mix of fixed and variable rate debt. Using interest rate derivative instruments, the Company agrees to exchange, at specified intervals through 2017, the difference between fixed and variable interest amounts calculated by reference to agreed-upon notional principal amounts. As of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, the Company had $850 million in notional amounts of interest rate derivative instruments outstanding. The notional amounts of interest rate derivative instruments do not represent amounts exchanged by the parties and, thus, are not a measure of exposure to credit loss. The amounts exchanged were determined by reference to the notional amount and the other terms of the contracts.

Cross-currency derivative instruments are used to effectively convertconverting £1.275 billion aggregate principal amount of fixed-rate British pound sterling denominated debt, including annual interest payments and the payment of principal at maturity, to fixed-rate U.S. dollar denominated debt. The fair value of the Company's cross-currency swaps have maturitiesderivatives, which are classified within Level 2 of June 2031the valuation hierarchy, was $326 million and July 2042. The Company$290 million and is required to post collateralincluded in other long-term liabilities on the cross-currency derivative instruments when the derivative contracts are in a liability position. In May 2016, the Company entered into a collateral holiday agreement for 80%its consolidated balance sheets as of both the 2031March 31, 2022 and 2042 cross-currency swaps, which eliminates the requirement to post collateral for three years.December 31, 2021, respectively.


The effect of derivative instruments on the consolidated balance sheets is presented in the table below:

 September 30, 2017 December 31, 2016
Interest Rate Derivatives   
Accrued interest$1
 $5
Accumulated other comprehensive loss$(1) $(5)
    
Cross-Currency Derivatives   
Other long-term liabilities$125
 $251

The Company’s interest rate and cross-currency derivativefinancial instruments are not designated as hedges and are marked to fair value each period, with the impact recorded as a gain or loss on financial instruments,in other income, net in the consolidated statements of operations. While these derivative instruments are not designated as cash flow hedges for accounting purposes, management continues to believe such instruments are closely correlated withoperations and consisted of the respective debt, thus managing associated risk.following.

Three Months Ended March 31,
20222021
Change in fair value of cross-currency derivative instruments$(36)$63 
Foreign currency remeasurement of Sterling Notes to U.S. dollars50 (15)
Gain on financial instruments, net$14 $48 



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(UNAUDITED)
(dollars in millions, except per share amounts and where indicated)



7.    Revenues


The effectCompany’s revenues by product line are as follows:

Three Months Ended March 31,
20222021
Internet$5,452 $5,086 
Video4,346 4,344 
Voice391 399 
Residential revenue10,189 9,829 
Small and medium business1,059 1,012 
Enterprise661 638 
Commercial revenue1,720 1,650 
Advertising sales383 344 
Mobile690 492 
Other218 207 
$13,200 $12,522 

As of financial instrumentsMarch 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, accounts receivable, net on the consolidated statementsbalance sheets includes approximately $392 million and $391 million of operations is presented in the table below.
 Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,
 2017 2016 2017 2016
Gain (loss) on Financial Instruments, Net:       
Change in fair value of interest rate derivative instruments$—
 $7
 $4
 $5
Change in fair value of cross-currency derivative instruments68
 17
 126
 (168)
Foreign currency remeasurement of Sterling Notes to U.S. dollars(50) 49
 (141) 196
Loss on termination of interest rate derivative instruments—
 —
 —
 (11)
Loss reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss due to discontinuance of hedge accounting(1) (2) (4) (6)
 $17
 $71
 $(15) $16

9.    Fair Value Measurements

The accounting guidanceestablishes a three-level hierarchy for disclosure of fair value measurements, based on the transparency of inputs to the valuation of an asset or liability as of the measurement date, as follows:

Level 1 – inputs to the valuation methodology are quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active markets.
Level 2 – inputs to the valuation methodology include quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, and inputs that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the financial instrument.
Level 3 – inputs to the valuation methodology are unobservable and significant to the fair value measurement.

Financial Assets and Liabilities

The Company has estimated the fair value of its financial instruments as of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 using available market information or other appropriate valuation methodologies. Considerable judgment, however, is required in interpreting market data to develop the estimates of fair value. Accordingly, the estimates presented in the accompanying consolidated financial statements are not necessarily indicative of the amounts the Company would realize in a current market exchange.

The carrying amounts of cash and cash equivalents,equipment installment plan receivables, payablesrespectively, and other currentnoncurrent assets and liabilities approximate fair value because of the short maturity of those instruments.

A portion of the Company’s cash and cash equivalents as of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 were invested in money market funds. The money market funds are valued at the closing price reported by the fund sponsor from an actively traded exchange which approximates fair value. The money market funds potentially subject the Company to concentration of credit risk. The amount invested within any one financial instrument did not exceed $500includes approximately $209 million and $250$189 million as of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016,noncurrent equipment installment plan receivables, respectively. As of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, there were no significant concentrations of financial instruments in a single investee, industry or geographic location.


Interest rate derivative instruments are valued using a present value calculation based on an implied forward LIBOR curve (adjusted for Charter Operating’s and counterparties’ credit risk). The weighted average pay rate for the Company’s currently effective interest rate derivative instruments was 1.59% at September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 (exclusive of applicable spreads). The cross-currency derivative instruments are valued using a present value calculation based on expected forward interest and exchange rates (adjusted for Charter Operating’s and counterparties’ credit risk).



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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
(dollars in millions, except per share amounts and where indicated)


Financial instruments accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis are presented in the table below.

 September 30, 2017 December 31, 2016
 Level 1 Level 2 Level 1 Level 2
Assets       
Money market funds$1,502
 $—
 $1,205
 $—
        
Liabilities       
Interest rate derivative instruments$—
 $1
 $—
 $5
Cross-currency derivative instruments$—
 $125
 $—
 $251

A summary of the carrying value and fair value of debt as of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 is as follows:

  September 30, 2017 December 31, 2016
  Carrying Value Fair Value Carrying Value Fair Value
Senior notes and debentures $59,451
 $62,657
 $52,933
 $55,203
Credit facilities $8,681
 $8,788
 $8,814
 $8,943

The estimated fair value of the Company’s senior notes and debentures as of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 is based on quoted market prices in active markets and is classified within Level 1 of the valuation hierarchy, while the estimated fair value of the Company’s credit facilities is based on quoted market prices in inactive markets and is classified within Level 2.

Nonfinancial Assets and Liabilities

The Company’s nonfinancial assets such as equity-method investments, franchises, property, plant, and equipment, and other intangible assets are not measured at fair value on a recurring basis; however, they are subject to fair value adjustments in certain circumstances, such as when there is evidence that an impairment may exist.  No material impairments were recorded during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016. Upon closing of the Transactions, all of Legacy TWC and Legacy Bright House nonfinancial assets and liabilities were recorded at fair values. See Note 2.

10.8.     Operating Costs and Expenses


Operating costs and expenses, exclusive of items shown separately in the consolidated statements of operations, consist of the following for the periods presented:


Three Months Ended March 31,
20222021
Programming$2,977 $2,988 
Regulatory, connectivity and produced content556 600 
Costs to service customers1,899 1,804 
Marketing826 751 
Mobile760 572 
Other1,116 996 
$8,134 $7,711 
 Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,
 2017 2016 2017 2016
Programming$2,699
 $2,404
 $7,952
 $4,648
Regulatory, connectivity and produced content523
 515
 1,553
 944
Costs to service customers1,943
 2,016
 5,798
 3,663
Marketing629
 596
 1,812
 1,143
Transition costs23
 32
 104
 78
Other886
 919
 2,638
 1,681
 $6,703
 $6,482
 $19,857
 $12,157


Programming costs consist primarily of costs paid to programmers for basic, premium, digital, video on demand and pay-per-view programming. Regulatory, connectivity and produced content costs represent payments to franchise and regulatory authorities, costs directly related to providing video, Internet and voice services as well as payments for sports, local and news content produced


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
(dollars in millions, except per share amounts and where indicated)


by the Company. Included in regulatory, connectivity and produced content costs is content acquisition costs for the Los Angeles Lakers’ basketball games and Los Angeles Dodgers’ baseball games, which are recorded as games are exhibited over the applicable season.contract period. Costs to service customers include costs related to field operations, network operations and customer care for the Company’s residential and small and medium businessSMB customers, including internal and third-party labor for the non-capitalizable portion of installations, service and repairs, maintenance, bad debt expense, billing and collection, occupancy and vehicle costs. Marketing costs represent the costs of marketing to current and potential commercialresidential and residentialcommercial customers including labor costs. TransitionMobile costs represent incremental costs incurred to integrateassociated with the TWCCompany's mobile service such as device and Bright House operationsservice

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
(dollars in millions, except per share amounts and to increase the scale of the Company’s business as a result of the Transactions. See Note 2.where indicated)

costs, marketing, sales and commissions, retail stores, personnel costs, taxes, among others. Other includes corporate overhead, advertising sales expenses, indirect costs associated with the Company’s enterprise business customers and regional sports and news networks, property tax and insurance expense and stock compensation expense, among others.

11.9.     Other Operating Expenses, Net


Other operating expenses, net consist of the following for the periods presented:


Three Months Ended March 31,
20222021
Special charges, net$(1)$255 
Loss on disposal of assets, net2 47 
$1 $302 
 Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,
 2017 2016 2017 2016
Merger and restructuring costs$67
 $205
 $293
 $775
Special charges, net80
 4
 86
 10
Gain on sale of assets, net(2) (2) (5) (9)
 $145
 $207
 $374
 $776

Merger and restructuring costs

Merger and restructuring costs represent costs incurred in connection with merger and acquisition transactions and related restructuring, such as advisory, legal and accounting fees, employee retention costs, employee termination costs related to the Transactions and other exit costs. The Company expects to incur additional merger and restructuring costs in connection with the Transactions. Changes in accruals for merger and restructuring costs from December 31, 2016 through September 30, 2017 are presented below:

 Employee Retention Costs Employee Termination Costs Transaction and Advisory Costs Other Costs Total
Liability, December 31, 2015$—
 $—
 $33
 $—
 $33
Liability assumed in the Transactions80
 9
 3
 —
 92
Costs incurred26
 337
 318
 41
 722
Cash paid(99) (102) (329) (41) (571)
Remaining liability, December 31, 20167
 244
 25
 —
 276
          
Costs incurred4
 186
 3
 57
 250
Cash paid(9) (253) (4) (45) (311)
Remaining liability, September 30, 2017$2
 $177
 $24
 $12
 $215

In addition to the costs incurred indicated above, the Company recorded $6 million and $43 million of expense related to accelerated vesting of equity awards of terminated employees during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, respectively, and $57 million and $202 million during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, respectively.


Special charges, net


Special charges, net primarily includes employee termination costs not related to the Transactions and net amounts of litigation settlements. In 2017, special charges,settlements, including the $220 million settlement with Sprint Communications Company L.P. (“Sprint”) and T-Mobile USA, Inc. ("T-Mobile") for the three months ended March 31, 2021 discussed in Note 13, and employee termination costs.

Loss on disposal of assets, net also includes an $83 million charge related to

Loss on disposal of assets, net represents the Company's withdrawal liability fromnet (gain) loss recognized on the sales and disposals of fixed assets.


10.     Other Income, Net

Other income, net consist of the following for the periods presented:

Three Months Ended March 31,
20222021
Loss on extinguishment of debt (see Note 3)$— $(29)
Gain on financial instruments, net (see Note 6)14 48 
Net periodic pension benefits17 18 
Gain (loss) on equity investments, net(8)15 
$23 $52 

11.    Stock Compensation Plans

Charter’s stock incentive plans provide for grants of nonqualified stock options, incentive stock options, stock appreciation rights, dividend equivalent rights, performance units and performance shares, share awards, phantom stock, restricted stock units and restricted stock.  Directors, officers and other employees of the Company and its subsidiaries, as well as others performing consulting services for the Company, are eligible for grants under the stock incentive plans.

Charter granted the following equity awards for the periods presented.

Three Months Ended March 31,
20222021
Stock options1,372,400 1,225,000 
Restricted stock units423,600 345,100 



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(UNAUDITED)
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Stock options and restricted stock units generally cliff vest three years from the date of grant. Stock options generally expire ten years from the grant date and restricted stock units have no voting rights. Restricted stock generally vests one year from the date of grant.
a multiemployer pension plan.

Gain on saleAs of assets, net

Gain on sale of assets, net represents the net gainMarch 31, 2022, total unrecognized compensation remaining to be recognized on the salesin future periods totaled $380 million for stock options, $0.2 million for restricted stock and disposals of fixed assets and cable systems.

12.    Income Taxes

Substantially all of the Company’s operations are held through Charter Holdings and its direct and indirect subsidiaries. Charter Holdings$378 million for restricted stock units and the majority of its subsidiariesweighted average period over which they are limited liability companies that are generally not subjectexpected to income tax. However, certain of these limited liability companies are subject to state income tax. In addition, the subsidiaries that are corporations are subject to income tax. Generally, the taxable income, gains, losses, deductionsbe recognized is two years for stock options, one month for restricted stock and credits of Charter Holdings are passed through to its members, Charter and A/N. Charter is responsibletwo years for its share of taxable income or loss of Charter Holdings allocated to it in accordance with the Charter Holdings Limited Liability Company Agreement (“LLC Agreement”) and partnership tax rules and regulations. As a result, Charter's primary deferred tax component recorded in the consolidated balance sheets relates to its excess financial reporting outside basis, excluding amounts attributable to nondeductible goodwill, over Charter's tax basis in the investment in Charter Holdings.restricted stock units.


For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, theThe Company recorded income taxstock compensation expense of $26$147 million and $99$134 million respectively. Income tax expense is generally recognized through increases in deferred tax liabilities as well as through current federal and state income tax expense. Income tax expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 was reduced by approximately $17 millionMarch 31, 2022 and $88 million,2021, respectively, due to the recognition of excess tax benefits resulting from share based compensation as a component of the provision for income taxes following the prospective application of Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2016-09, Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting (“ASU 2016-09”). Upon adoption of ASU 2016-09 on January 1, 2017, the Company recognized excess tax benefits of approximately $136 millionwhich is included in deferred tax assets that were previously not recognized in a cumulative-effect adjustment to retained earnings. See Note 19.

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, the Company recorded income tax expense of $16 million and income tax benefit of $3.1 billion, respectively. The income tax benefit for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 was primarily the result of a reduction of substantially all of Legacy Charter's preexisting valuation allowance associated with its deferred tax assets of approximately $3.3 billion as certain of the deferred tax liabilities that were assumed in connection with the closing of the TWC Transaction will reverse and provide a source of future taxable income. This tax benefit was partially offset by the tax effect of permanent differences for estimated nondeductible transactionoperating costs and noncontrolling interest expense, a decrease to the anticipated blended state rate applied to Legacy Charter deferred tax balances as a result of the Transactions, and prior to the closing of the Transactions, increases (decreases) in deferred tax liabilities related to Charter’s franchises which are characterized as indefinite-lived for book financial reporting purposes.expenses.


Charter Holdings, the indirect owner of the Company’s cable systems, generally allocates its taxable income, gains, losses, deductions and credits proportionately according to the members’ respective ownership interests, except for special allocations required under Section 704(c) of the Internal Revenue Code and the Treasury Regulations (“Section 704(c)”).  Pursuant to Section 704(c) and the LLC Agreement, each item of income, gain, loss and deduction with respect to any property contributed to the capital of the partnership shall, solely for tax purposes, be allocated among the members so as to take into account any variation between the adjusted basis of such property to the partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes and its initial gross asset value using the “traditional method” as described in the Treasury Regulations.

In determining the Company’s tax provision for financial reporting purposes, the Company establishes a reserve for uncertain tax positions unless such positions are determined to be “more likely than not” of being sustained upon examination, based on their technical merits. There is considerable judgment involved in making such a determination. The Company has recorded unrecognized tax benefits totaling approximately $171 million and $172 million, excluding interest and penalties, as of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively. The Company does not currently anticipate that its reserve for uncertain tax positions will significantly increase or decrease during 2017; however, various events could cause the Company’s current expectations to change in the future. These uncertain tax positions, if ever recognized in the financial statements, would be recorded in the consolidated statements of operations as part of the income tax provision.



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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
(dollars in millions, except per share amounts and where indicated)


No tax years for Charter, Charter Holdings, or Charter Communications Holding Company, LLC for income tax purposes, are currently under examination by the IRS. Legacy Charter’s tax years ending 2014 through 2016 remain subject to examination and assessment. Years prior to 2014 remain open solely for purposes of examination of Legacy Charter’s loss and credit carryforwards. The IRS is currently examining Legacy TWC’s income tax returns for 2011 through 2014. Legacy TWC’s tax year 2015 remains subject to examination and assessment. Prior to Legacy TWC’s separation from Time Warner Inc. (“Time Warner”) in March 2009 (the “Separation”), Legacy TWC was included in the consolidated U.S. federal and certain state income tax returns of Time Warner. The IRS is currently examining Time Warner’s 2008 through 2010 income tax returns. Time Warner’s income tax returns for 2005 to 2007, which are periods prior to the Separation, were settled with the exception of an immaterial item that has been referred to the IRS Appeals Division. The Company does not anticipate that these examinations will have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial position or results of operations. In addition, the Company is also subject to ongoing examinations of the Company’s tax returns by state and local tax authorities for various periods. Activity related to these state and local examinations did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial position or results of operations during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, nor does the Company anticipate a material impact in the future.

13.12.    Earnings Per Share


Basic earnings per common share is computed by dividing net income attributable to Charter shareholders by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per common share considers the impact of potentially dilutive securities using the treasury stock and if-converted methods and is based on the weighted average number of shares used for the basic earnings per share calculation, adjusted for the dilutive effect of stock options, restricted stock, restricted stock units, equity awards with market conditions and Charter Holdings convertible preferred units and common units. Charter Holdings common units of 21 million and convertible preferred units15 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively, were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 and for the three months ended September 30, 2016 as their effect waswould have been antidilutive. The following is the computation of diluted earnings per common share for the three and nine months ended September 30,March 31, 2022 and 2021.

Three Months Ended March 31,
20222021
Numerator:
Net income attributable to Charter shareholders$1,203 $807 
Effect of dilutive securities:
Charter Holdings convertible preferred units— 38 
Net income attributable to Charter shareholders after assumed conversions$1,203 $845 
Denominator:
Weighted average common shares outstanding, basic170,688,127 191,404,527 
Effect of dilutive securities:
Assumed exercise or issuance of shares relating to stock plans3,812,345 5,134,509 
Weighted average Charter Holdings convertible preferred units— 9,333,500 
Weighted average common shares outstanding, diluted174,500,472 205,872,536 
Basic earnings per common share attributable to Charter shareholders$7.05 $4.22 
Diluted earnings per common share attributable to Charter shareholders$6.90 $4.11 

13.    Contingencies

Sprint filed a patent suit against Charter and Bright House Networks, LLC ("Bright House") on December 2, 2017 in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware. The Company brought a patent suit against Sprint (TC Tech, LLC v. Sprint) in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware implicating Sprint's LTE technology and 2016.a similar suit against T-Mobile in the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas.


Sprint filed a subsequent patent suit against Charter on May 17, 2018. On February 18, 2020, Sprint filed a lawsuit against Charter, Bright House and Time Warner Cable Inc. in the United States District Court for the District of Kansas alleging that Charter misappropriated trade secrets from Sprint years ago through employees hired by Bright House. Charter, T-Mobile and

 Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,
 2017 2016 2017 2016
Numerator:       
Net income attributable to Charter shareholders$48
 $189
 $342
 $3,068
Effect of dilutive securities:       
Charter Holdings common units—
 —
 —
 53
Charter Holdings convertible preferred units—
 —
 —
 55
Net income attributable to Charter shareholders after assumed conversions$48
 $189
 $342
 $3,176
        
Denominator:       
Weighted average common shares outstanding, basic253,923,805
 271,263,259
 262,074,603
 185,706,106
Effect of dilutive securities:       
Assumed exercise or issuance of shares relating to stock plans4,418,046
 4,109,943
 4,288,999
 2,736,562
Weighted average Charter Holdings common units—
 —
 —
 15,384,794
Weighted average Charter Holdings convertible preferred units—
 —
 —
 4,632,686
Weighted average common shares outstanding, diluted258,341,851
 275,373,202
 266,363,602
 208,460,148
        
Basic earnings per common share attributable to Charter shareholders$0.19
 $0.70
 $1.31
 $16.52
Diluted earnings per common share attributable to Charter shareholders$0.19
 $0.69
 $1.29
 $15.23
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(UNAUDITED)
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14.    Related Party Transactions

On May 23, 2015, in connection with the executionSprint have reached a settlement of all of the Merger Agreementforegoing suits that resulted in a payment of $220 million in 2022 by Charter to T-Mobile, and the amendmentall of the Contribution Agreement, Charter entered into the Amended and Restated Stockholders Agreementcases have been dismissed with Liberty Broadband, A/N and Legacy Charter (the “Stockholders Agreement”) and the LLC Agreement with Liberty Broadband and A/N. As of the closing of the Merger Agreement and the Contribution Agreement on May 18, 2016, the Stockholders Agreement replaced Legacy Charter’s existing stockholders agreement with Liberty Broadband, dated September 29, 2014, and superseded the amended and restated stockholders agreement among Legacy Charter, Charter, Liberty Broadband and A/N, dated March 31, 2015.prejudice.

Under the terms of the Stockholders Agreement, the number of Charter’s directors is fixed at 13, and includes its CEO. Upon the closing of the Bright House Transaction, two designees selected by A/N became members of the board of directors of Charter and three designees selected by Liberty Broadband continued as members of the board of directors of Charter. The remaining eight directors are not affiliated with either A/N or Liberty Broadband. Each of A/N and Liberty Broadband is entitled to nominate at least one director to each of the committees of Charter’s board of directors, subject to applicable stock exchange listing rules and certain specified voting or equity ownership thresholds for each of A/N and Liberty Broadband, and provided that the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and the Compensation and Benefit Committee each have at least a majority of directors independent from A/N, Liberty Broadband and the Company (referred to as the “unaffiliated directors”). Each of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and the Compensation and Benefits Committee is currently comprised of three unaffiliated directors and one designee of each of A/N and Liberty Broadband. A/N and Liberty Broadband also have certain other committee designation and other governance rights. Upon the closing of the Bright House Transaction, Mr. Thomas Rutledge, the Company’s CEO, became the chairman of the board of Charter.

In December 2016, Charter and A/N entered into a letter agreement (the "Letter Agreement") that requires A/N to sell to Charter or to Charter Holdings, on a monthly basis, a number of shares of Charter Class A common stock or Charter Holdings common units that represents a pro rata participation by A/N and its affiliates in any repurchases of shares of Charter Class A common stock from persons other than A/N effected by Charter during the immediately preceding calendar month, at a purchase price equal to the average price paid by Charter for the shares repurchased from persons other than A/N during such immediately preceding calendar month. A/N and Charter both have the right to terminate or suspend the pro rata repurchase arrangement on a prospective basis once Charter or Charter Holdings have repurchased shares of Class A common stock or Charter Holdings common units from A/N and its affiliates for an aggregate purchase price of $537 million which threshold has been reached.

The Company is aware that Dr. John Malone may be deemed to have a 37.9% voting interest in Liberty Interactive and is Chairman of the board of directors, an executive officer position, of Liberty Interactive. Liberty Interactive owns 38.2% of the common stock of HSN, Inc. (“HSN”) and has the right to elect 20% of the board members of HSN. Liberty Interactive wholly owns QVC, Inc. (“QVC”). The Company has programming relationships with HSN and QVC which pre-date the transaction with Liberty Media Corporation. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, the Company recorded payments in aggregate of approximately $17 million and $50 million, respectively, and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, the Company recorded payments in aggregate of approximately $18 million and $33 million, respectively, from HSN and QVC as part of channel carriage fees and revenue sharing arrangements for home shopping sales made to customers in the Company’s footprint.

Dr. Malone and Mr. Steven Miron, each a member of Charter’s board of directors, also serve on the board of directors of Discovery Communications, Inc., (“Discovery”) and the Company is aware that Dr. Malone owns 5.1% in the aggregate of the common stock of Discovery and has a 28.5% voting interest in Discovery for the election of directors. The Company is aware that Advance/Newhouse Programming Partnership (“A/N PP”), an affiliate of A/N and in which Mr. Miron is the CEO, owns 100% of the Series A preferred stock of Discovery and 100% of the Series C preferred stock of Discovery, representing approximately 34.6% of the outstanding equity of Discovery’s stock, on an as-converted basis. A/N PP has the right to appoint three directors out of a total of eleven directors to Discovery’s board to be elected by the holders of Discovery’s Series A preferred stock. In addition, Dr. Malone is a member of the board of directors of Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. ("Lions Gate", parent company of Starz, Inc.) and owns approximately 5.9% in the aggregate of the common stock of Lions Gate and has 8.1% of the voting power, pursuant to his ownership of Lions Gate Class A voting shares. The Company purchases programming from both Discovery and Lions Gate pursuant to agreements entered into prior to Dr. Malone and Mr. Miron joining Charter’s board of directors. Based on publicly available information, the Company does not believe that either Discovery or Lions Gate would currently be considered related parties. The amounts paid in the aggregate to Discovery and Lions Gate represent less than 3% of total operating costs and expenses for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016.



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(UNAUDITED)
(dollars in millions, except per share amounts and where indicated)


The Company has agreements with certain equity-method investees pursuant to which the Company has made or received related party transaction payments. The Company recorded payments to equity-method investees totaling $62 million and $208 million during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, respectively, and $67 million and $108 million during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, respectively. The Company recorded advertising revenues from transactions with equity-method investees totaling $3 million and $8 million during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, respectively, and $3 million and $4 million during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, respectively.

15.    Contingencies

In August 2015, a purported stockholder of Charter, Matthew Sciabacucchi, filed a lawsuit in the Delaware Court of Chancery, on behalf of a putative class of Charter stockholders, challenging the transactions between Charter, TWC, A/N, and Liberty Broadband announced by Charter on May 26, 2015. The lawsuit names as defendants Liberty Broadband, Legacy Charter, the board of directors of Charter, and Charter. Plaintiff alleged that the Liberty Transactions improperly benefit Liberty Broadband at the expense of other Charter shareholders, and that Charter issued a false and misleading proxy statement in connection with the Transactions and the Liberty Transactions.  Plaintiff requested, among other things, that the Delaware Court of Chancery enjoin the September 21, 2015 special meeting of Charter stockholders at which Charter stockholders were asked to vote on the Transactions and the Liberty Transactions until the defendants disclosed certain information relating to Charter, the Transactions and the Liberty Transactions. The disclosures demanded by the plaintiff included (i) certain unlevered free cash flow projections for Charter and (ii) a Form of Proxy and Right of First Refusal Agreement (“Proxy”) by and among Liberty Broadband, A/N, Legacy Charter and Charter, which was referenced in the description of the Second Amended and Restated Stockholders Agreement, dated May 23, 2015, among Legacy Charter, Charter, Liberty Broadband and A/N. On September 9, 2015, Charter issued supplemental disclosures containing unlevered free cash flow projections for Charter. In return, the plaintiff agreed its disclosure claims were moot and withdrew its application to enjoin the Charter stockholder vote on the Transactions and the Liberty Transactions. Charter filed a motion to dismiss this litigation and on May 31, 2017, the court issued an opinion, concluding a number of issues but reserving ruling on Charter’s motion until further briefing can be done regarding whether plaintiff’s claims are direct or derivative. The parties are presently providing the additional briefing that the court seeks. Charter denies any liability, believes that it has substantial defenses, and intends to vigorously defend this suit. Although Charter is unable to predict the outcome of this lawsuit, it does not expect the outcome will have a material effect on its operations, financial condition or cash flows.

The California Attorney General and the Alameda County, California District Attorney are investigating whether certain of Legacy Charter’s waste disposal policies, procedures and practices are in violation of the California Business and Professions Code and the California Health and Safety Code. That investigation was commenced in January 2014. A similar investigation involving Legacy TWC was initiated in February 2012. Charter is cooperating with these investigations. While the Company is unable to predict the outcome of these investigations, it does not expect that the outcome will have a material effect on its operations, financial condition, or cash flows.

On December 19, 2011, Sprint Communications Company L.P. (“Sprint”) filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas alleging that Legacy TWC infringed 12 U.S. patents purportedly relating to Voice over Internet Protocol (“VoIP”) services. Over the course of the litigation Sprint dismissed its claims relating to five of the asserted patents, and shortly before trial Sprint dropped its claims with respect to two additional patents.  A trial on the remaining five patents began on February 13, 2017.  On March 3, 2017 the jury returned a verdict of $140 million against Legacy TWC and further concluded that Legacy TWC had willfully infringed Sprint’s patents. The court subsequently declined to enhance the damage award as a result of the purported willful infringement. On May 30, 2017, the court awarded Sprint an additional $6 million, representing pre-judgment interest on the damages award. On June 28, 2017, the Company filed its notice of appeal with the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. In addition to its appeal, the Company will continue to pursue indemnity from one of its vendors.  The impact of the verdict was reflected in the adjustment to net current liabilities as described in Note 2. The Company does not expect that the outcome of this litigation will have a material adverse effect on its operations or financial condition.  The ultimate outcome of this litigation or the pursuit of indemnity against the Company’s vendor cannot be predicted.
On October 23, 2015, the New York Office of the Attorney General (the “NY AG”) began an investigation of Legacy TWC's advertised Internet speeds and other Internet product advertising. On February 1, 2017, the NY AG filed suit in the Supreme Court for the State of New York alleging that Legacy TWC's advertising of Internet speeds was false and misleading. The suit seeks restitution and injunctive relief. On May 26, 2017, the Company moved to dismiss the NY AG’s complaint. The Company intends to defend itself vigorously. However, no assurances can be made that such defenses would ultimately be successful. At this time,


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
(dollars in millions, except per share amounts and where indicated)


the Company does not expect that the outcome of this litigation will have a material adverse effect on its operations, financial condition or cash flows.


The Company is a defendant or co-defendant in several lawsuits involving alleged infringement of various patentsintellectual property relating to various aspects of its businesses. Other industry participants are also defendants in certain of these cases or related cases. In the event that a court ultimately determines that the Company infringes on any intellectual property, rights, the Company may be subject to substantial damages and/or an injunction that could require the Company or its vendors to modify certain products and services the Company offers to its subscribers, as well as negotiate royalty or license agreements with respect to the patentsintellectual property at issue. While the Company believes the lawsuits are without merit and intends to defend the actions vigorously, no assurance can be given that any adverse outcome would not be material to the Company’s consolidated financial condition, results of operations, or liquidity. The Company cannot predict the outcome of any such claims nor can it reasonably estimate a range of possible loss.


The Company is party to other lawsuits, claims and regulatory inquiries that arise in the ordinary course of conducting its business, including lawsuits claiming violation of wage and hour laws and breach of contract by vendors, including by one of its programmers.business. The ultimate outcome of these other legal matters pending against the Company cannot be predicted, and although such lawsuits and claims are not expected individually to have a material adverse effect on the Company’s consolidated financial condition, results of operations or liquidity, such lawsuits could have, in the aggregate, a material adverse effect on the Company’s consolidated financial condition, results of operations or liquidity. Whether or not the Company ultimately prevails in any particular lawsuit or claim, litigation can be time consuming and costly and injure the Company’s reputation.

16.    Stock Compensation Plans

Charter’s 2009 Stock Incentive Plan provides for grants of nonqualified stock options, incentive stock options, stock appreciation rights, dividend equivalent rights, performance units and performance shares, share awards, phantom stock, restricted stock units and restricted stock.  Directors, officers and other employees of the Company and its subsidiaries, as well as others performing consulting services for the Company, are eligible for grants under the 2009 Stock Incentive Plan.

Charter granted the following equity awards for the periods presented after applying the parent company merger ratio as a result of the Transactions, as applicable.



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 Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,
 2017 2016 2017 2016
Stock options20,900
 275,400
 1,167,100
 5,980,800
Restricted stock—
 400
 9,500
 10,400
Restricted stock units5,100
 39,300
 283,000
 890,700

Charter stock options and restricted stock units cliff vest upon the three year anniversary of each grant. Certain stock options and restricted stock units vest based on achievement of stock price hurdles. Stock options generally expire ten years from the grant date and restricted stock units have no voting rights. Restricted stock generally vests one year from the date of grant. Legacy TWC restricted stock units that were converted into Charter restricted stock units generally vest 50% on each of the third and fourth anniversary of the grant date. Legacy TWC stock options that were converted into Charter stock options vest ratably over a four-year period and expire ten years from the grant date.

As of September 30, 2017, total unrecognized compensation remaining to be recognized in future periods totaled $242 million for stock options, $2 million for restricted stock and $209 million for restricted stock units and the weighted average period over which they are expected to be recognized is three years for stock options, one year for restricted stock and two years for restricted stock units.

The Company recorded $64 million and $198 million of stock compensation expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, respectively and $81 million and $168 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, respectively, which is included in operating costs and expenses. The Company also recorded $6 million and $43 million of expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, respectively, and $57 million and $202 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, respectively, related to accelerated vesting of equity awards of terminated employees which is recorded in merger and restructuring costs.


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
(dollars in millions, except per share amounts and where indicated)




17.    Employee Benefit Plans

The Company sponsors two qualified defined benefit pension plans, the TWC Pension Plan and the TWC Union Pension Plan, that provide pension benefits to a majority of Legacy TWC employees. The Company also provides a nonqualified defined benefit pension plan for certain employees under the TWC Excess Pension Plan.
Pension benefits are based on formulas that reflect the employees’ years of service and compensation during their employment period. Actuarial gains or losses are changes in the amount of either the benefit obligation or the fair value of plan assets resulting from experience different from that assumed or from changes in assumptions. The Company has elected to follow a mark-to-market pension accounting policy for recording the actuarial gains or losses annually during the fourth quarter, or earlier if a remeasurement event occurs during an interim period.

The components of net periodic pension cost (benefit) for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 consisted of the following:

 Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,
 2017 2016 2017 2016
Service cost$—
 $51
 $—
 $86
Interest cost33
 34
 101
 55
Expected return on plan assets(46) (47) (140) (70)
Pension curtailment gain—
 —
 —
 (675)
Remeasurement loss, net30
 —
 30
 157
Net periodic pension cost (benefit)$17
 $38
 $(9) $(447)

The service cost component of net periodic pension cost (benefit) is recorded in operating costs and expenses in the consolidated statements of operations while the remaining components are recorded in other pension benefits (costs). During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, settlements for lump-sum distributions to qualified and nonqualified pension plan participants exceeded the estimated annual interest cost of the plans. As a result, the pension liability and pension asset values were reassessed as of September 30, 2017 utilizing remeasurement date assumptions in accordance with the Company's mark-to-market pension accounting policy to record gains and losses in the period in which a remeasurement event occurs. The $30 million remeasurement loss recorded during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 was primarily driven by the adoption of the revised lump sum conversion mortality tables published by the Internal Revenue Service effective January 1, 2018, and the effects of a decrease of the discount rate from 4.20% at December 31, 2016 to 3.88% at September 30, 2017. The effects of these changes were partially offset by a gain to record pension assets to fair value at September 30, 2017. The expected long-term rate of return on plan assets remains at 6.50%.

The $675 million pension curtailment gain and $157 million net remeasurement loss recognized during the nine months ended September 30, 2016 resulted from an amendment to the plans made subsequent to the TWC Transaction. During the second quarter of 2016, the Company amended the pension plans to freeze future benefit accruals to current active plan participants, driving the recognition of the pension curtailment gain, as no future compensation increases or future service will be credited to participants of the pension plans. Upon announcement and approval of the plan amendment, the assumptions underlying the pension liability and pension asset values were reassessed utilizing remeasurement date assumptions, resulting in the net remeasurement loss.

The Company made no cash contributions to the qualified pension plans during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016; however, the Company may make discretionary cash contributions to the qualified pension plans in the future. Such contributions will be dependent on a variety of factors, including current and expected interest rates, asset performance, the funded status of the qualified pension plans and management’s judgment. For the nonqualified unfunded pension plan, the Company will continue to make contributions during 2017 to the extent benefits are paid.



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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
(dollars in millions, except per share amounts and where indicated)


18.    Consolidating Schedules

Each of Charter Operating, TWC, LLC, TWCE, CCO Holdings and certain subsidiaries jointly, severally, fully and unconditionally guarantee the outstanding debt securities of the others (other than the CCO Holdings notes) on an unsecured senior basis and the condensed consolidating financial information has been prepared and presented pursuant to SEC Regulation S-X Rule 3-10, Financial Statements of Guarantors and Issuers of Guaranteed Securities Registered or Being Registered. Certain Charter Operating subsidiaries that are regulated telephone entities only become guarantor subsidiaries upon approval by regulators. This information is not intended to present the financial position, results of operations and cash flows of the individual companies or groups of companies in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.
The “Charter Operating and Restricted Subsidiaries” column is presented to comply with the terms of the Credit Agreement.

The “Safari Escrow Entities” column included in the condensed consolidating financial statements for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 consists of CCOH Safari, CCO Safari II and CCO Safari III. CCOH Safari, CCO Safari II and CCO Safari III issued the CCOH Safari notes, CCO Safari II notes and the CCO Safari III credit facilities, respectively. Upon closing of the TWC Transaction, the CCOH Safari notes became obligations of CCO Holdings and CCO Holdings Capital and the CCO Safari II notes and CCO Safari III credit facilities became obligations of Charter Operating and Charter Communications Operating Capital Corp. CCOH Safari merged into CCO Holdings and CCO Safari II and CCO Safari III merged into Charter Operating.

Condensed consolidating financial statements as of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 and for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 follow.


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
(dollars in millions, except per share amounts and where indicated)


Charter Communications, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheets
As of September 30, 2017
            
 Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries Guarantor Subsidiaries    
 Charter Intermediate Holding Companies CCO Holdings Charter Operating and Restricted Subsidiaries Eliminations Charter Consolidated
ASSETS           
CURRENT ASSETS:           
Cash and cash equivalents$—
 $190
 $—
 $1,974
 $—
 $2,164
Accounts receivable, net46
 33
 —
 1,573
 —
 1,652
Receivables from related party20
 616
 51
 —
 (687) —
Prepaid expenses and other current assets—
 41
 —
 275
 —
 316
Total current assets66
 880
 51
 3,822
 (687) 4,132
            
INVESTMENT IN CABLE PROPERTIES:          
Property, plant and equipment, net—
 234
 —
 33,066
 —
 33,300
Customer relationships, net—
 —
 —
 12,589
 —
 12,589
Franchises—
 —
 —
 67,316
 —
 67,316
Goodwill—
 —
 —
 29,554
 —
 29,554
Total investment in cable properties, net—
 234
 —
 142,525
 —
 142,759
            
INVESTMENT IN SUBSIDIARIES59,684
 68,003
 85,011
 —
 (212,698) —
LOANS RECEIVABLE – RELATED PARTY163
 655
 511
 —
 (1,329) —
OTHER NONCURRENT ASSETS—
 222
 —
 1,115
 —
 1,337
            
Total assets$59,913
 $69,994
 $85,573
 $147,462
 $(214,714) $148,228
            
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’/MEMBER’S EQUITY      
CURRENT LIABILITIES:           
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities$13
 $835
 $339
 $7,164
 $—
 $8,351
Payables to related party—
 —
 —
 687
 (687) —
Current portion of long-term debt—
 —
 —
 2,068
 —
 2,068
Total current liabilities13
 835
 339
 9,919
 (687) 10,419
            
LONG-TERM DEBT—
 —
 17,231
 48,833
 —
 66,064
LOANS PAYABLE – RELATED PARTY—
 —
 —
 1,329
 (1,329) —
DEFERRED INCOME TAXES26,514
 23
 —
 39
 —
 26,576
OTHER LONG-TERM LIABILITIES157
 127
 —
 2,307
 —
 2,591
            
SHAREHOLDERS’/MEMBER’S EQUITY           
Controlling interest33,229
 59,684
 68,003
 85,011
 (212,698) 33,229
Noncontrolling interests—
 9,325
 —
 24
 —
 9,349
Total shareholders’/member’s equity33,229
 69,009
 68,003
 85,035
 (212,698) 42,578
            
Total liabilities and shareholders’/member’s equity$59,913
 $69,994
 $85,573
 $147,462
 $(214,714) $148,228



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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
(dollars in millions, except per share amounts and where indicated)


Charter Communications, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheets
As of December 31, 2016
            
 Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries Guarantor Subsidiaries    
 Charter Intermediate Holding Companies CCO Holdings Charter Operating and Restricted Subsidiaries Eliminations Charter Consolidated
ASSETS           
CURRENT ASSETS:           
Cash and cash equivalents$57
 $154
 $—
 $1,324
 $—
 $1,535
Accounts receivable, net34
 11
 —
 1,387
 —
 1,432
Receivables from related party170
 451
 62
 —
 (683) —
Prepaid expenses and other current assets—
 33
 —
 300
 —
 333
Total current assets261
 649
 62
 3,011
 (683) 3,300
            
INVESTMENT IN CABLE PROPERTIES:          
Property, plant and equipment, net—
 245
 —
 32,718
 —
 32,963
Customer relationships, net—
 —
 —
 14,608
 —
 14,608
Franchises—
 —
 —
 67,316
 —
 67,316
Goodwill—
 —
 —
 29,509
 —
 29,509
Total investment in cable properties, net—
 245
 —
 144,151
 —
 144,396
            
INVESTMENT IN SUBSIDIARIES66,692
 75,838
 88,760
 —
 (231,290) —
LOANS RECEIVABLE – RELATED PARTY—
 640
 494
 —
 (1,134) —
OTHER NONCURRENT ASSETS—
 214
 —
 1,157
 —
 1,371
            
Total assets$66,953
 $77,586
 $89,316
 $148,319
 $(233,107) $149,067
            
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’/MEMBER’S EQUITY      
CURRENT LIABILITIES:           
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities$22
 $625
 $219
 $6,678
 $—
 $7,544
Payables to related party—
 —
 —
 683
 (683) —
Current portion of long-term debt—
 —
 —
 2,028
 —
 2,028
Total current liabilities22
 625
 219
 9,389
 (683) 9,572
            
LONG-TERM DEBT—
 —
 13,259
 46,460
 —
 59,719
LOANS PAYABLE – RELATED PARTY—
 —
 —
 1,134
 (1,134) —
DEFERRED INCOME TAXES26,637
 3
 —
 25
 —
 26,665
OTHER LONG-TERM LIABILITIES155
 64
 —
 2,526
 —
 2,745
            
SHAREHOLDERS’/MEMBER’S EQUITY           
Controlling interest40,139
 66,692
 75,838
 88,760
 (231,290) 40,139
Noncontrolling interests—
 10,202
 —
 25
 —
 10,227
Total shareholders’/member’s equity40,139
 76,894
 75,838
 88,785
 (231,290) 50,366
            
Total liabilities and shareholders’/member’s equity$66,953
 $77,586
 $89,316
 $148,319
 $(233,107) $149,067



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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
(dollars in millions, except per share amounts and where indicated)



Charter Communications, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidating Statements of Operations
For the nine months ended September 30, 2017
            
 Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries Guarantor Subsidiaries    
 Charter Intermediate Holding Companies CCO Holdings Charter Operating and Restricted Subsidiaries Eliminations Charter Consolidated
REVENUES$79
 $897
 $—
 $30,979
 $(976) $30,979
            
COSTS AND EXPENSES:           
Operating costs and expenses (exclusive of items shown separately below)79
 883
 —
 19,871
 (976) 19,857
Depreciation and amortization—
 7
 —
 7,839
 —
 7,846
Other operating expenses, net—
 —
 —
 374
 —
 374
 79
 890
 —
 28,084
 (976) 28,077
Income from operations—
 7
 —
 2,895
 —
 2,902
            
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSES):           
Interest income (expense), net4
 14
 (631) (1,637) —
 (2,250)
Loss on extinguishment of debt—
 —
 (33) (2) —
 (35)
Loss on financial instruments, net—
 —
 —
 (15) —
 (15)
Other pension benefits—
 —
 —
 9
 —
 9
Other expense, net—
 (12) —
 (2) —
 (14)
Equity in income of subsidiaries390
 548
 1,212
 —
 (2,150) —
 394
 550
 548
 (1,647) (2,150) (2,305)
            
Income before income taxes394
 557
 548
 1,248
 (2,150) 597
INCOME TAX EXPENSE(52) (12) —
 (35) —
 (99)
Consolidated net income342
 545
 548
 1,213
 (2,150) 498
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests—
 (155) —
 (1) —
 (156)
Net income$342
 $390
 $548
 $1,212
 $(2,150) $342



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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
(dollars in millions, except per share amounts and where indicated)



Charter Communications, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidating Statements of Operations
For the nine months ended September 30, 2016
              
 Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries   Guarantor Subsidiaries    
 Charter Intermediate Holding Companies Safari Escrow Entities CCO Holdings Charter Operating and Restricted Subsidiaries Eliminations Charter Consolidated
REVENUES$231
 $797
 $—
 $—
 $18,728
 $(1,028) $18,728
              
COSTS AND EXPENSES:             
Operating costs and expenses (exclusive of items shown separately below)231
 781
 —
 —
 12,173
 (1,028) 12,157
Depreciation and amortization—
 3
 —
 —
 4,409
 —
 4,412
Other operating expenses, net262
 1
 —
 —
 513
 —
 776
 493
 785
 —
 —
 17,095
 (1,028) 17,345
Income (loss) from operations(262) 12
 —
 —
 1,633
 —
 1,383
              
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSES):             
Interest income (expense), net—
 10
 (390) (539) (852) —
 (1,771)
Loss on extinguishment of debt—
 —
 —
 (110) —
 —
 (110)
Gain on financial instruments, net—
 —
 —
 —
 16
 —
 16
Other pension benefits—
 —
 —
 —
 533
 —
 533
Other expense, net—
 (8) —
 —
 (2) —
 (10)
Equity in income (loss) of subsidiaries188
 288
 —
 1,327
 —
 (1,803) —
 188
 290
 (390) 678
 (305) (1,803) (1,342)
              
Income (loss) before income taxes(74) 302
 (390) 678
 1,328
 (1,803) 41
INCOME TAX BENEFIT (EXPENSE)3,142
 (7) —
 —
 —
 —
 3,135
Consolidated net income (loss)3,068
 295
 (390) 678
 1,328
 (1,803) 3,176
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests—
 (107) —
 —
 (1) —
 (108)
Net income (loss)$3,068
 $188
 $(390) $678
 $1,327
 $(1,803) $3,068



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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
(dollars in millions, except per share amounts and where indicated)



Charter Communications, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidating Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss)
For the nine months ended September 30, 2017
            
 Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries Guarantor Subsidiaries    
 Charter Intermediate Holding Companies CCO Holdings Charter Operating and Restricted Subsidiaries Eliminations Charter Consolidated
Consolidated net income$342
 $545
 $548
 $1,213
 $(2,150) $498
Net impact of interest rate derivative instruments4
 4
 4
 4
 (12) 4
Foreign currency translation adjustment1
 1
 1
 1
 (3) 1
Consolidated comprehensive income347
 550
 553
 1,218
 (2,165) 503
Less: Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests—
 (155) —
 (1) —
 (156)
Comprehensive income$347
 $395
 $553
 $1,217
 $(2,165) $347

Charter Communications, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidating Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss)
For the nine months ended September 30, 2016
              
 Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries   Guarantor Subsidiaries    
 Charter Intermediate Holding Companies Safari Escrow Entities CCO Holdings Charter Operating and Restricted Subsidiaries Eliminations Charter Consolidated
Consolidated net income (loss)$3,068
 $295
 $(390) $678
 $1,328
 $(1,803) $3,176
Net impact of interest rate derivative instruments6
 6
 —
 6
 6
 (18) 6
Foreign currency translation adjustment(1) (1) —
 (1) (1) 3
 (1)
Consolidated comprehensive income (loss)$3,073
 $300
 $(390) $683
 $1,333
 $(1,818) $3,181
Less: Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests—
 (107) —
 —
 (1) —
 (108)
Comprehensive income (loss)$3,073
 $193
 $(390) $683
 $1,332
 $(1,818) $3,073






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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
(dollars in millions, except per share amounts and where indicated)


Charter Communications, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidating Statements of Cash Flows
For the nine months ended September 30, 2017
            
 Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries Guarantor Subsidiaries    
 Charter Intermediate Holding Companies CCO Holdings Charter Operating and Restricted Subsidiaries Eliminations Charter Consolidated
NET CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES$95
 $80
 $(504) $9,025
 $—
 $8,696
            
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:           
Purchases of property, plant and equipment—
 —
 —
 (6,096) —
 (6,096)
Change in accrued expenses related to capital expenditures—
 —
 —
 276
 —
 276
Contributions to subsidiaries(111) —
 (693) —
 804
 —
Distributions from subsidiaries7,759
 8,641
 5,912
 —
 (22,312) —
Other, net—
 —
 —
 (63) —
 (63)
Net cash flows from investing activities7,648
 8,641
 5,219
 (5,883) (21,508) (5,883)
            
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:           
Borrowings of long-term debt—
 —
 4,747
 7,368
 —
 12,115
Repayments of long-term debt—
 —
 (775) (4,759) —
 (5,534)
Borrowings (repayments) loans payable - related parties(163) —
 —
 163
 —
 —
Payments for debt issuance costs—
 —
 (46) (37) —
 (83)
Purchase of treasury stock(7,748) —
 —
 —
 —
 (7,748)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options111
 —
 —
 —
 —
 111
Purchase of noncontrolling interest—
 (922) —
 —
 —
 (922)
Distributions to noncontrolling interest—
 (115) —
 —
 —
 (115)
Contributions from parent—
 111
 —
 693
 (804) —
Distributions to parent—
 (7,759) (8,641) (5,912) 22,312
 —
Other, net—
 —
 —
 (8) —
 (8)
Net cash flows from financing activities(7,800) (8,685) (4,715) (2,492) 21,508
 (2,184)
            
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS(57) 36
 —
 650
 —
 629
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, beginning of period57
 154
 —
 1,324
 —
 1,535
            
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, end of period$—
 $190
 $—
 $1,974
 $—
 $2,164


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CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
(dollars in millions, except per share amounts and where indicated)


Charter Communications, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidating Statements of Cash Flows
For the nine months ended September 30, 2016
              
 Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries   Guarantor Subsidiaries    
 Charter Intermediate Holding Companies Safari Escrow Entities CCO Holdings Charter Operating and Restricted Subsidiaries Eliminations Charter Consolidated
NET CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES$(233) $(27) $(463) $(533) $6,071
 $—
 $4,815
              
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:             
Purchases of property, plant and equipment—
 —
 —
 —
 (3,437) —
 (3,437)
Change in accrued expenses related to capital expenditures—
 —
 —
 —
 86
 —
 86
Purchases of cable systems, net of cash acquired(26,781) (2,022) —
 —
 (7) —
 (28,810)
Contribution to subsidiary(996) (478) —
 (437) —
 1,911
 —
Distributions from subsidiaries23,417
 25,437
 —
 3,455
 —
 (52,309) —
Change in restricted cash and cash equivalents—
 —
 22,264
 —
 —
 —
 22,264
Other, net—
 —
 —
 —
 (8) —
 (8)
Net cash flows from investing activities(4,360) 22,937
 22,264
 3,018
 (3,366) (50,398) (9,905)
              
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:             
Borrowings of long-term debt—
 —
 —
 3,201
 2,796
 —
 5,997
Repayments of long-term debt—
 —
 —
 (2,937) (1,183) —
 (4,120)
Borrowings (payments) loans payable - related parties—
 (300) 553
 (71) (182) —
 —
Payments for debt issuance costs—
 —
 —
 (73) (210) —
 (283)
Issuance of equity5,000
 —
 —
 —
 —
 —
 5,000
Purchase of treasury stock(448) —
 —
 —
 —
 —
 (448)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options71
 —
 —
 —
 —
 —
 71
Distributions to noncontrolling interest—
 (55) —
 —
 —
 —
 (55)
Proceeds from termination of interest rate derivatives—
 —
 —
 —
 88
 —
 88
Contributions from parent—
 996
 —
 478
 437
 (1,911) —
Distributions to parent—
 (23,417) (22,353) (3,084) (3,455) 52,309
 —
Other, net—
 5
 (1) 1
 (5) —
 —
Net cash flows from financing activities4,623
 (22,771) (21,801) (2,485) (1,714) 50,398
 6,250
              
NET INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS30
 139
 —
 —
 991
 —
 1,160
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, beginning of period—
 —
 —
 —
 5
 —
 5
              
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, end of period$30
 $139
 $—
 $—
 $996
 $—
 $1,165


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CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
(dollars in millions, except per share amounts and where indicated)


19.    Recently Issued Accounting Standards

Accounting Standards Adopted January 1, 2017

In March 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued ASU No. 2016-09, Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting, which includes multiple provisions intended to simplify various aspects of the accounting for share-based payments. The new standard (1) requires all excess tax benefits and deficiencies to be recognized as income tax expense or benefit in the income statement in the period in which they occur regardless of whether the benefit reduces taxes payable in the current period, (2) requires classification of excess tax benefits as an operating activity on the statements of cash flows, (3) allows an entity to make an entity-wide accounting policy election to either estimate the number of awards that are expected to vest or account for forfeitures when they occur and (4) causes the threshold under which employee share-based awards partially settled in cash can qualify for equity classification to increase to the maximum statutory tax rates in the applicable jurisdiction. ASU 2016-09 will be effective for interim and annual periods after December 15, 2016 (January 1, 2017 for the Company). The new standard generally requires a modified retrospective transition through a cumulative-effect adjustment as of the beginning of the period of adoption, with certain provisions requiring either a prospective or retrospective transition. The Company adopted ASU 2016-09 on January 1, 2017. Upon adoption of ASU 2016-09, the Company recognized excess tax benefits of approximately $136 million in deferred tax assets that were previously not recognized in a cumulative-effect adjustment to retained earnings. The Company will prospectively record a deferred tax benefit or expense associated with the difference between book and tax for stock compensation expense. On January 1, 2017, the Company also established an accounting policy election to assume zero forfeitures for stock award grants and account for forfeitures when they occur which prospectively impacts stock compensation expense. Other aspects of adoption ASU 2016-09 did not have a material impact to the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In March 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-07, Improving the Presentation of Net Periodic Pension Cost and Net Periodic Postretirement Benefit Cost ("ASU 2017-07"), which requires employers to report the service cost component of net periodic pension cost in the same line item as other compensation costs arising from services rendered during the period. The standard also requires the other components of net periodic cost be presented in the income statement separately from the service cost component and outside of a subtotal of income from operations. ASU 2017-07 will be effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2017, and early adoption is permitted. The new standard requires retrospective application and allows a practical expedient that permits an employer to use the amounts disclosed in its pension plan footnote for the prior comparative periods as the estimation basis for applying the retrospective presentation. The Company early adopted ASU 2017-07 on January 1, 2017 and utilized the practical expedient to estimate the impact on the prior comparative period information presented in interim and annual financial statements. The Company previously recorded service cost with other compensation costs in operating costs and expenses in the consolidated statements of operations, and recorded other pension benefits (costs), in other operating expenses, net. Adoption of the standard results in the reclassification of other pension benefits (costs) to other expenses, net (non-operating). Adopting the standard will reduce 2016 income from operations presented for comparative purposes in the 2017 annual financial statements by $899 million with a corresponding decrease to other expenses of $899 million, with no impact to net income. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, the adoption of the standard resulted in reductions of income from operations by $13 million and $533 million, respectively, with corresponding decreases to other expenses, with no impact to net income. ASU 2017-07 does not impact the consolidated balance sheets or statements of cash flows.

Accounting Standards Not Yet Adopted

In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (“ASU 2014-09”), which is a comprehensive revenue recognition standard that will supersede nearly all existing revenue recognition guidance under U.S. GAAP.  The new standard provides a single principles-based, five-step model to be applied to all contracts with customers, which steps are to (1) identify the contract(s) with the customer, (2) identify the performance obligations in the contract, (3) determine the transaction price, (4) allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract and (5) recognize revenue when each performance obligation is satisfied. ASU 2014-09 will be effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2017 (January 1, 2018 for the Company).  The Company has substantially completed the review of its revenue arrangements and does not currently expect that the adoption of the new standard will have a material impact on the Company’s financial position or results of operations. However, the adoption is anticipated to result in the deferral of residential installation revenues and enterprise commission expenses over a period of time instead of recognized immediately. The adoption is also anticipated to result in the reclassification to operating costs and expenses the amortization of up-front fees paid to market and serve customers who reside in residential multiple dwelling units (“MDUs”) instead of amortized as an intangible to depreciation and amortization expense. The new standard also requires additional disclosures regarding the nature, timing and uncertainty of the Company’s


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CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
(dollars in millions, except per share amounts and where indicated)


revenue transactions. The Company intends to adopt the provisions of the guidance using a cumulative effect adjustment as of the January 1, 2018 adoption date.

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, Leases (“ASU 2016-02”), which requires lessees to recognize almost all leases on their balance sheet as a right-of-use asset and a lease liability. Lessees are allowed to account for short-term leases (i.e., leases with a term of 12 months or less) off-balance sheet, consistent with current operating lease accounting. For income statement purposes, the FASB retained a dual model, requiring leases to be classified as either operating or finance. Classification will be based on criteria that are largely similar to those applied in current lease accounting, but without explicit bright lines. ASU 2016-02 will be effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2018 (January 1, 2019 for the Company). The new standard requires a modified retrospective transition through a cumulative-effect adjustment as of the beginning of the earliest period presented in the financial statements. The Company is currently in the process of evaluating the impact that the adoption of ASU 2016-02 will have on its consolidated financial statements including identifying the population of leases, evaluating technology solutions and collecting lease data.

In August 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-15, Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments (“ASU 2016-15”), which clarifies how entities should classify cash receipts and cash payments related to eight specific cash flow matters on the statement of cash flows, with the objective of reducing existing diversity in practice. ASU 2016-15 will be effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2017 (January 1, 2018 for the Company). Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently in the process of evaluating the impact that the adoption of ASU 2016-15 will have on its consolidated financial statements.

In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-04, Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment (“ASU 2017-04”), which eliminates step two from the goodwill impairment test. Under the new standard, to the extent the carrying amount of a reporting unit exceeds the fair value, the Company will record an impairment charge equal to the difference. The impairment charge recognized should not exceed the total amount of goodwill allocated to the reporting unit. ASU 2017-04 will be effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2019 (January 1, 2020 for the Company). Early adoption is permitted for interim or annual goodwill impairment tests performed after January 1, 2017. The Company is currently in the process of evaluating the impact that the adoption of ASU 2017-04 will have on its consolidated financial statements.

In May 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-09, Scope of Modification Accounting ("ASU 2017-09"), which amends the scope of modification accounting for share-based payment arrangements. The ASU provides guidance on the types of changes to the terms or conditions of share-based payment awards to which an entity would be required to apply modification accounting. ASU 2017-09 will be applied prospectively to awards modified on or after the effective date. ASU 2017-09 will be effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2017 (January 1, 2018 for the Company). Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently in the process of evaluating the impact that the adoption of ASU 2017-09 will have on its consolidated financial statements.



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Item 2.Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.


General


Charter Communications, Inc. (together with its controlled subsidiaries, “Charter”) is the second largest cable operator in the United States and a leading broadband communications servicesconnectivity company providing video, Internet and voice services to approximately 27.0cable operator serving more than 32 million customers in 41 states through our Spectrum brand. Over an advanced high-capacity, two-way telecommunications network, we offer a full range of state-of-the-art residential and business customers at September 30, 2017. In addition, we sell videoservices including Spectrum Internet, TV, Mobile and onlineVoice. For small and medium-sized companies, Spectrum Business delivers the same suite of broadband products and services coupled with special features and applications to enhance productivity, while for larger businesses and government entities, Spectrum Enterprise provides highly customized, fiber-based solutions. Spectrum Reach delivers tailored advertising inventory to local, regional and national advertising customers and fiber-delivered communications and managed information technology ("IT") solutions to larger enterprise customers.production for the modern media landscape. We also owndistribute award-winning news coverage, sports and operate regional sports networkshigh-quality original programming to our customers through Spectrum Networks and local sports, news and community channels and sell security and home management services to the residential marketplace.Spectrum Originals.


Charter is a holding company whose principal asset is a controlling equity interest in Charter Communications Holdings, LLC (“Charter Holdings”), an indirect owner of Charter Communications Operating, LLC (“Charter Operating”) under which substantially all of the operations reside. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions among consolidated entities have been eliminated.


The TransactionsOverview


On May 18, 2016,In 2022, we remain focused on driving customer relationship growth. We continue to see lower customer move rates and switching behavior among providers, which has reduced our selling opportunities. Our rural construction initiative is underway which we expect to expand our footprint by approximately 1 million homes and businesses over the transactions contemplated by the Agreementnext six years. We continue to evolve our network to provide increased Internet speeds and Planreliability with a minimum speed of Mergers dated as200 megabits per second now offered to new customers in 100% of May 23, 2015 (the “Merger Agreement”), byour footprint with continued investment in our products and among Time Warner Cable Inc. (“Legacy TWC”), Charter Communications, Inc. priorcustomer service platforms. We continue to the closing of the Merger Agreement (“Legacy Charter”), CCH I, LLC, previouslyinvest in our ability to provide a wholly owned subsidiary of Legacy Charterdifferentiated Internet connectivity experience for our mobile and certain other subsidiaries of CCH I, LLC were completed (the “TWC Transaction,” and togetherfixed Internet customers with the Bright House Transaction described below,availability of Advanced Home WiFi and over 500,000 out of home WiFi access points across our footprint. In addition, we continue to work towards the “Transactions”construction of our own 5G mobile data-only network leveraging the Citizens Broadband Radio Service (“CBRS”). Priority Access Licenses (“PALs”) purchased in 2020. By continually improving our product set and offering consumers the opportunity to save money by switching to our services, we believe we can continue to penetrate our expanding footprint and attract more spend on additional products for our existing customers. In the first quarter of 2022, we added 373,000 mobile lines driven by Spectrum Mobile multi-line pricing introduced in late 2021 and we added 185,000 Internet customers.

We believe Spectrum-branded mobile services will drive higher sales of our core products, create longer customer lives and increase profitability and cash flow over time. As a result of the TWC Transaction, CCH I, LLC became thegrowth costs associated with our new public parent company that holds the operations of the combined companies and was renamed Charter Communications, Inc.

Also, on May 18, 2016, Legacy Charter and Advance/Newhouse Partnership (“A/N”), the former parent of Bright House Networks, LLC (“Legacy Bright House”), completed their previously announced transaction, pursuant to a definitive Contribution Agreement (the “Contribution Agreement”), under which Charter acquired Legacy Bright House (the “Bright House Transaction”). Pursuant to the Bright House Transaction, Charter became the owner of the membership interests in Legacy Bright House and the other assets primarily related to Legacy Bright House (other than certain excluded assets and liabilities and non-operating cash).

In connection with the TWC Transaction, Legacy Charter and Liberty Broadband completed their previously announced transactions pursuant to their investment agreement, in which Liberty Broadband purchased shares of Charter Class A common stock to partially finance the cash portion of the TWC Transaction consideration, and in connection with the Bright House Transaction, Liberty Broadband purchased shares of Charter Class A common stock (the “Liberty Transactions”).

Comcast Wireless Cooperation Agreement

In May 2017, Charter announced an agreement with Comcast Corporation (“Comcast”) to, for one year, explore potential opportunities for operational cooperation in our respective wireless businesses to accelerate and enhance each company’s ability to participate in the national wireless marketplace. Charter and Comcast have each separately activated a mobile virtual network operator (“MVNO”) reseller agreement with Verizon Wireless, and have each agreed to explore working together in a number of potential operational areas in the wireless space, including: creating common operating platforms; technical standards development and harmonization; device forward and reverse logistics; and emerging wireless technology platforms. The efficiencies created are expected to provide more choice, innovative products and competitive prices for customers in each of our respective footprints. Additionally, the companies have agreed to work only together with respect to national mobile network operators, through potential commercial arrangements, including MVNOs and other material transactions in the wireless industry, for a period of one year. We intend to consider and pursue opportunities in the wireless space which may include entering into joint ventures or partnerships with wireless or cable providers which may require significant investment in our wireless business. There is no assurance we will enter into such arrangements or that if we do, that they will be successful.

Overview

Since 2012, Legacy Charter has actively invested in its network and operations and has improved the quality and value of the products and packages that it offers. Through the roll-out of Spectrum pricing and packaging ("SPP") across Legacy Charter, we have simplified our offers and improved our packaging of products, delivering more value to new and existing customers. Further, through the transition of our Legacy Charter markets to our all-digital platform, we increased our offerings to more than 200 HD channels in most of the Legacy Charter markets and offered Internet speeds of at least 60 or 100 Mbps, among other benefits. We


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believe that this product set combined with improved customer service, as we insource our workforce in our call centers and in our field operations, has led to lower customer churn and longer customer lifetimes.

In September 2016, we began launching SPP to Legacy TWC and Legacy Bright House markets and as of September 30, 2017, we offer SPP in all Legacy TWC and Legacy Bright House markets. In the second half of 2017, we began converting the remaining Legacy TWC and Legacy Bright House analog markets to an all-digital platform. The bulk of this all-digital initiative will take place in 2018. Our corporate organization, as well as our marketing, sales and product development departments, are now centralized. Field operations are managed through eleven regional areas, each designed to represent a combination of designated marketing areas and managed with largely the same set of field employees that were with the three legacy companies prior to completion of the Transactions. Over a multi-year period, Legacy TWC and Legacy Bright House customer care centers will migrate to Legacy Charter's model of using segmented, virtualized, U.S.-based in-house call centers. We are focused on deploying superior products and service with minimal service disruptions as we integrate our information technology and network operations. We expect customer and financial results to trend similarly to Legacy Charter following the implementation of Legacy Charter's operating strategies across the Legacy TWC and Legacy Bright House markets. As a result of implementing our operating strategy across Legacy TWC and Legacy Bright House,line, we cannot be certain that we will be able to grow revenues or maintain our margins at recent historical rates. During the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, our mobile product line increased revenues by $690 million and $492 million, respectively, reduced Adjusted EBITDA by approximately $70 million and $80 million, respectively, and reduced free cash flow by approximately $290 million and $184 million, respectively. Mobile Adjusted EBITDA may continue to be negative primarily as a result of growth-related sales and marketing and other customer acquisition costs for mobile services, and depending on the pace of that growth. We also expect to continue to see negative free cash flow from the timing of device-related cash flows when we sell devices to customers pursuant to equipment installment plans and capital expenditures related to CBRS build-out.


We realized revenue, Adjusted EBITDA and income from operations during the periods presented as follows (in millions; all percentages are calculated using whole numbers. Minornumbers; minor differences may exist due to rounding).:


Three Months Ended March 31,
20222021% Change
Revenues$13,200 $12,522 5.4 %
Adjusted EBITDA$5,213 $4,945 5.4 %
Income from operations$2,771 $2,068 34.0 %
 Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,
 2017 2016 % Change 2017 2016 % Change
 Actual
Revenues$10,458
 $10,037
 4.2 % $30,979
 $18,728
 65.4%
Adjusted EBITDA$3,819
 $3,636
 5.0 % $11,320
 $6,739
 68.0%
Income from operations$909
 $911
 (0.2)% $2,902
 $1,383
 109.8%

 Nine Months Ended September 30,
 2017 2016  
 Actual Pro forma % Change
Revenues$30,979
 $29,748
 4.1%
Adjusted EBITDA$11,320
 $10,611
 6.7%
Income from operations$2,902
 $2,813
 3.2%


Adjusted EBITDA is defined as consolidated net income attributable to Charter shareholders plus net income attributable to noncontrolling interest, net interest expense, income taxes, depreciation and amortization, stock compensation expense, loss on extinguishment of debt, (gain) loss on financial instruments, net, other pension (benefits) costs, other (income) expense,income

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(expenses), net and other operating (income) expenses, net, such as merger and restructuring costs, special charges and gain (loss)(gain) loss on sale or retirement of assets. See “—Use of Adjusted EBITDA and Free Cash Flow” for further information on Adjusted EBITDA and free cash flow. 


Growth in total revenue and Adjusted EBITDA for the three months ended September 30, 2017 compared to the corresponding prior period was primarily due to growth in our residential Internet, mobile and commercial businesses,customers and growth for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 compared to the corresponding prior period was primarily due to the Transactions. On a pro forma basis for the nine months ended September 30, 2017, assuming the Transactions occurred as of January 1, 2015, total revenue growth was primarily due to growth in our Internet and commercial businesses offset by an early contract termination benefit at Legacy TWC and Legacy Bright House in 2016 and lower advertising sales revenue due to a decrease in political and local advertising. In addition to the items noted above,price adjustments. Adjusted EBITDA growth on a pro forma basis was affected by increases in programming costs and transition costs offset by decreases in costs to service customers and other operating expenses. Income from operations on a pro forma basis was additionally affected by an increase in depreciation and amortization offset by a decrease in merger and restructuring costs.

On a pro forma basis, income from operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 has been reduced from whatgrowth was previously reportedimpacted by $549 million to reflect the adoption of Accounting Standards Update No. 2017-07, Improving the Presentation of Net Periodic Pension Costgrowth in revenue and Net Periodic Postretirement Benefit Cost ("ASU 2017-07"). For more information, see Note 19 to the accompanying consolidated financial statements containedincreases in “Item 1. Financial Statements.”


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We incurred the following transition costs in connection with the Transactions (in millions).

 Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,
 2017 2016 2017 2016
Operating expenses$23
 $32
 $104
 $78
Other operating expenses$67
 $205
 $293
 $775
Interest expense$—
 $—
 $—
 $390
Capital expenditures$125
 $109
 $287
 $273

Amounts included in transition operating expenses and transition capital expenditures represent incremental costs incurred to integrate the Legacy TWC and Legacy Bright House operations and to bring the three companies’ systems and processes into a uniform operating structure.  Costs are incremental and would not be incurred absent the integration.  Other operating expenses associated with the Transactions represent merger and restructuring costs and include advisory, legalexpenses, primarily mobile and accounting fees, employee retention costs, employee termination costs and other exit costs.  Interest expense associated with the Transactions represents interest incurred on the CCO Safari II, CCO Safari III and CCOH Safari notes issued in advance of the closing of the Transactions, the proceeds of which were held in escrow to finance the Transactions.other.


Our net losses in prior years were principally attributable to insufficient revenue to cover the combination of operating expenses, interest expenses that we incur on our debt, depreciation expenses resulting from the capital investments we have made, and continue to make, in our cable properties, amortization expenses related to our customer relationship intangibles and higher non-cash income tax expense. Although we have incurred net income since completion of the Transactions, we will incur significant increases in interest expense and depreciation and amortization as a result of the Transactions and will incur restructuring and transition costs for at least two years from acquisition date, and as a result, we may incur net losses in the future.



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All customer statistics as of September 30, 2017 include the operations of Legacy TWC, Legacy Bright House and Legacy Charter, each of which is based on individual legacy company reporting methodology. These methodologies differ and their differences may be material. Statistical reporting will be conformed over time to a single reporting methodology. The following table summarizes our customer statistics for Internet, video, Internetvoice and voicemobile as of September 30, 2017March 31, 2022 and 20162021 (in thousands except per customer data and footnotes).


Approximate as of
March 31,
2022 (a)
2021 (a)
Customer Relationships (b)
Residential30,035 29,361 
Small and Medium Business ("SMB")2,163 2,071 
Total Customer Relationships32,198 31,432 
Monthly Residential Revenue per Residential Customer (c)
$113.28 $112.18 
Monthly SMB Revenue per SMB Customer (d)
$163.96 $163.79 
Internet
Residential28,301 27,357 
SMB1,973 1,877 
Total Internet Customers30,274 29,234 
Video
Residential15,093 15,483 
SMB628 579 
Total Video Customers15,721 16,062 
Voice
Residential8,465 9,113 
SMB1,288 1,238 
Total Voice Customers9,753 10,351 
Mobile Lines (e)
Residential3,805 2,605 
SMB132 70 
Total Mobile Lines3,937 2,675 
Enterprise Primary Service Units ("PSUs") (f)
274261 

(a)We calculate the aging of customer accounts based on the monthly billing cycle for each account. On that basis, as of March 31, 2022 and 2021, customers include approximately 164,900 and 125,100 customers, respectively, whose accounts were over 60 days past due, approximately 51,600 and 26,500 customers, respectively, whose accounts were over 90 days past due and approximately 74,800 and 20,000 customers, respectively, whose accounts were over 120 days past due. The increase in past due accounts is predominately due to pre-existing balances for customers participating in government assistance programs through which a customer’s monthly payment is subsidized by the federal government.
(b)Customer relationships include the number of customers that receive one or more levels of service, encompassing Internet, video and voice services, without regard to which service(s) such customers receive. Customers who reside in residential multiple dwelling units (“MDUs”) and that are billed under bulk contracts are counted based on the number of billed units within each bulk MDU. Total customer relationships exclude enterprise and mobile-only customer relationships.

 Approximate as of
 September 30,
 2017 (a) 2016 (a)(b)
Customer Relationships (c)   
Residential25,470
 24,551
Small and Medium Business1,523
 1,367
Total Customer Relationships26,993
 25,918
    
Residential Primary Service Units (“PSU”)   
Video16,542
 16,887
Internet22,282
 21,017
Voice10,405
 10,288
 49,229
 48,192
    
Monthly Residential Revenue per Residential Customer (d)$110.12
 $109.70
    
Small and Medium Business PSUs   
Video440
 388
Internet1,321
 1,185
Voice881
 751
 2,642
 2,324
    
Monthly Small and Medium Business Revenue per Customer (e)$206.64
 $214.53
    
Enterprise PSUs (f)108
 93
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(a)We calculate the aging of customer accounts based on the monthly billing cycle for each account. On that basis, as of September 30, 2017 and 2016, customers include approximately 218,300 and 200,900 customers, respectively, whose accounts were over 60 days past due, approximately 20,300 and 15,200 customers, respectively, whose accounts were over 90 days past due, and approximately 12,000 and 8,900 customers, respectively, whose accounts were over 120 days past due.
(b)In the second quarter of 2017, we conformed the seasonal customer program in the Legacy Bright House footprint to our program. Prior to the plan change, Legacy Bright House customers enrolling in the seasonal plan were charged a one-time fee and counted as customer disconnects, and as new connects, when moving off the seasonal plan. Under our seasonal plan, residential customers pay a reduced monthly fee while the seasonal plan is active and remain reported as customers. Excluding the impact of net customer disconnect activity related to the previous seasonal plan, Legacy Bright House residential customer relationships, video, Internet and voice PSUs at September 30, 2016 would have been higher by approximately 54,000, 48,000, 66,000 and 45,000 respectively.
(c)Customer relationships include the number of customers that receive one or more levels of service, encompassing video, Internet and voice services, without regard to which service(s) such customers receive. Customers who reside in residential multiple dwelling units (“MDUs”) and that are billed under bulk contracts are counted based on the number of billed units within each bulk MDU. Total customer relationships excludes enterprise customer relationships.
(d)Monthly residential revenue per residential customer is calculated as total residential video, Internet and voice quarterly revenue divided by three divided by average residential customer relationships during the respective quarter.
(e)Monthly small and medium business revenue per customer is calculated as total small and medium business quarterly revenue divided by three divided by average small and medium business customer relationships during the respective quarter.
(f)Enterprise PSUs represent the aggregate number of fiber service offerings counting each separate service offering as an individual PSU.



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(c)Monthly residential revenue per residential customer is calculated as total residential quarterly revenue divided by three divided by average residential customer relationships during the respective quarter and excludes mobile revenue and customers.
(d)Monthly SMB revenue per SMB customer is calculated as total SMB quarterly revenue divided by three divided by average SMB customer relationships during the respective quarter and excludes mobile revenue and customers.
(e)Mobile lines include phones and tablets which require one of our standard rate plans (e.g., "Unlimited" or "By the Gig"). Mobile lines exclude wearables and other devices that do not require standard phone rate plans.
(f)Enterprise PSUs represent the aggregate number of fiber service offerings counting each separate service offering at each customer location as an individual PSU.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates


For a discussion of our critical accounting policies and the means by which we develop estimates therefore, see “Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in our 20162021 Annual Report on Form 10-K. There have been no material changes from the critical accounting policies described in our Form 10-K.


Results of Operations

We completed the Transactions on May 18, 2016 and have included the Legacy TWC and Legacy Bright House operating results since that date. In accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), operating results from Legacy TWC and Legacy Bright House prior to the closing of the Transactions have been excluded. For purposes of management’s discussion and analysis, we have given explanations of increases and decreases in our results of operations on an actual basis, as well as on a pro forma basis assuming the Transactions occurred as of January 1, 2015. Due to the size of the Transactions, we believe that providing a discussion of our results of operations on a pro forma basis provides management and investors a more meaningful perspective on our financial and operational performance and trends. The results of operations data on a pro forma basis are provided for illustrative purposes only and are based on available information and assumptions that we believe are reasonable and do not purport to represent what our actual consolidated results of operations would have been had the Transactions occurred as of January 1, 2015, nor are they necessarily indicative of future consolidated results of operations or consolidated financial position.

See Exhibit 99.1 in Charter's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 filed with the SEC on November 3, 2016 for pro forma financial information for each quarter of 2015 and the first and second quarter of 2016.



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The following table sets forth the consolidated statements of operations for the periods presented (dollars in millions, except per share data):


Three Months Ended March 31,
20222021
Revenues$13,200 $12,522 
Costs and Expenses:
Operating costs and expenses (exclusive of items shown separately below)8,134 7,711 
Depreciation and amortization2,294 2,441 
Other operating expenses, net1 302 
10,429 10,454 
Income from operations2,771 2,068 
Other Income (Expenses):
Interest expense, net(1,060)(983)
Other income, net23 52 
(1,037)(931)
Income before income taxes1,734 1,137 
Income tax expense(345)(216)
Consolidated net income1,389 921 
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests(186)(114)
Net income attributable to Charter shareholders$1,203 $807 
EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE ATTRIBUTABLE TO CHARTER SHAREHOLDERS:
Basic$7.05 $4.22 
Diluted$6.90 $4.11 
Weighted average common shares outstanding, basic170,688,127 191,404,527 
Weighted average common shares outstanding, diluted174,500,472 205,872,536 
 Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,
 2017 2016 2017 2016
Revenues$10,458
 $10,037
 $30,979
 $18,728
        
Costs and Expenses:       
Operating costs and expenses (exclusive of items shown separately below)6,703
 6,482
 19,857
 12,157
Depreciation and amortization2,701
 2,437
 7,846
 4,412
Other operating expenses, net145
 207
 374
 776
 9,549
 9,126
 28,077
 17,345
Income from operations909
 911
 2,902
 1,383
        
Other Expenses:       
Interest expense, net(788) (724) (2,250) (1,771)
Loss on extinguishment of debt—
 —
 (35) (110)
Gain (loss) on financial instruments, net17
 71
 (15) 16
Other pension benefits (costs)(17) 13
 9
 533
Other expense, net(3) (5) (14) (10)
 (791) (645) (2,305) (1,342)
        
Income before income taxes118
 266
 597
 41
Income tax benefit (expense)(26) (16) (99) 3,135
Consolidated net income92
 250
 498
 3,176
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests(44) (61) (156) (108)
        
Net income attributable to Charter shareholders$48
 $189
 $342
 $3,068
       
EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE ATTRIBUTABLE TO CHARTER SHAREHOLDERS:       
Basic$0.19
 $0.70
 $1.31
 $16.52
Diluted$0.19
 $0.69
 $1.29
 $15.23
        
Weighted average common shares outstanding, basic253,923,805
 271,263,259
 262,074,603
 185,706,106
Weighted average common shares outstanding, diluted258,341,851
 275,373,202
 266,363,602
 208,460,148


Revenues.Total revenues grew $421$678 million and $12.3 billion for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017March 31, 2022 compared to the corresponding periodsperiod in 2016, respectively,2021 primarily due to increases in the number of residential Internet, mobile and commercial business customers as well as price adjustments offset by a decrease in basic video customers and advertising sales, and in the nine month period due to the Transactions which increased total revenues by approximately $11.4 billion. On a pro forma basis, assuming the Transactions occurred as of January 1, 2015, total revenue growth was 4.1% for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 compared to the corresponding period in 2016.

price adjustments.


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Revenues by service offering were as follows (dollars in millions; all percentages are calculated using whole numbers. Minornumbers; minor differences may exist due to rounding):


Three Months Ended March 31,
20222021% Change
Internet$5,452 $5,086 7.2 %
Video4,346 4,344 0.1 %
Voice391 399 (2.1)%
Residential revenue10,189 9,829 3.7 %
Small and medium business1,059 1,012 4.6 %
Enterprise661 638 3.7 %
Commercial revenue1,720 1,650 4.3 %
Advertising sales383 344 11.5 %
Mobile690 492 40.2 %
Other218 207 5.2 %
$13,200 $12,522 5.4 %
 Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,
 2017 2016 % Change 2017 2016 % Change
 Actual
Video$4,213
 $4,094
 2.9 % $12,416
 $7,869
 57.8%
Internet3,556
 3,206
 10.9 % 10,467
 5,960
 75.6%
Voice611
 728
 (16.1)% 1,955
 1,286
 51.9%
Residential revenue8,380
 8,028
 4.4 % 24,838
 15,115
 64.3%
            
Small and medium business931
 867
 7.4 % 2,755
 1,589
 73.3%
Enterprise553
 508
 8.9 % 1,640
 903
 81.6%
Commercial revenue1,484
 1,375
 8.0 % 4,395
 2,492
 76.3%
            
Advertising sales373
 420
 (11.1)% 1,091
 729
 49.9%
Other221
 214
 3.0 % 655
 392
 66.9%
 $10,458
 $10,037
 4.2 % $30,979
 $18,728
 65.4%


The increase in Internet revenues from our residential customers is attributable to the following (dollars in millions):

 Nine Months Ended September 30,
 2017 2016  
 Actual Pro forma % Change
Video$12,416
 $12,292
 1.0 %
Internet10,467
 9,376
 11.6 %
Voice1,955
 2,186
 (10.6)%
Residential revenue24,838
 23,854
 4.1 %
      
Small and medium business2,755
 2,518
 9.4 %
Enterprise1,640
 1,499
 9.4 %
Commercial revenue4,395
 4,017
 9.4 %
      
Advertising sales1,091
 1,190
 (8.2)%
Other655
 687
 (4.8)%
 $30,979
 $29,748
 4.1 %
Three months ended
March 31, 2022
compared to
three months ended
March 31, 2021
Increase / (Decrease)
Increase in average residential Internet customers$196 
Increase related to rate and product mix changes170 
$366 



Residential Internet customers grew by 944,000 customers from March 31, 2021 to March 31, 2022. The increase related to rate and product mix was primarily due to reduced bundle discounts and promotional roll-off.



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Video revenues consist primarily of revenues from basic and digital video services provided to our residential customers, as well as franchise fees, equipment rentalservice fees and video installation revenue. Residential video customers decreased by 345,000 from September 30, 2016 to September 30, 2017.

The increase in video revenues is attributable to the following (dollars in millions):


Three months ended
March 31, 2022
compared to
three months ended
March 31, 2021
Increase / (Decrease)
Increase related to rate and product mix changes$114 
Decrease in average residential video customers(112)
$2 
 Three months ended
September 30, 2017
compared to
three months ended
September 30, 2016
Increase / (Decrease)		 Nine months ended
September 30, 2017
compared to
nine months ended
September 30, 2016
Increase / (Decrease)
Bundle revenue allocation and price adjustments$140
 $169
Increase in video on demand and pay-per-view55
 45
Decrease in average basic video customers(76) (102)
TWC Transaction—
 3,806
Bright House Transaction—
 629
 $119
 $4,547


On a pro forma basis, assuming the Transactions occurred as of January 1, 2015, the increase in video revenues is attributable to the following (dollars in millions):

 Nine months ended
September 30, 2017
compared to
nine months ended
September 30, 2016
Increase / (Decrease)
Bundle revenue allocation and price adjustments$299
Increase in video on demand and pay-per-view46
Decrease in average basic video customers(221)
 $124

Residential Internet customers grew by 1,265,000 customers from September 30, 2016 to September 30, 2017. The increase in Internet revenuesrelated to rate and product mix was primarily due to price adjustments and promotional roll-off and was partly offset by a higher mix of lower cost video packages within our video customer base. Residential video customers decreased by 390,000 from our residential customers is attributableMarch 31, 2021 to the following (dollars in millions):March 31, 2022.



 Three months ended
September 30, 2017
compared to
three months ended
September 30, 2016
Increase / (Decrease)		 Nine months ended
September 30, 2017
compared to
nine months ended
September 30, 2016
Increase / (Decrease)
Increase in average residential Internet customers$205
 $410
Price adjustments, bundle revenue allocation and service level changes145
 258
TWC Transaction—
 3,268
Bright House Transaction—
 571
 $350
 $4,507
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On a pro forma basis, assuming the Transactions occurred as of January 1, 2015, the increase in Internet revenues is attributable to the following (dollars in millions):

 Nine months ended
September 30, 2017
compared to
nine months ended
September 30, 2016
Increase / (Decrease)
Increase in average residential Internet customers$629
Price adjustments, bundle revenue allocation and service level changes462
 $1,091

Residential voice customers grew by 117,000 customers from September 30, 2016 to September 30, 2017. The changedecrease in voice revenues from our residential customers is attributable to the following (dollars in millions):


Three months ended
March 31, 2022
compared to
three months ended
March 31, 2021
Increase / (Decrease)
Decrease in average residential voice customers$(27)
Increase related to rate19 
$(8)
 Three months ended
September 30, 2017
compared to
three months ended
September 30, 2016
Increase / (Decrease)		 Nine months ended
September 30, 2017
compared to
nine months ended
September 30, 2016
Increase / (Decrease)
Bundle revenue allocation and price adjustments$(126) $(180)
Increase in average residential voice customers9
 20
TWC Transaction—
 707
Bright House Transaction—
 122
 $(117) $669


Residential wireline voice customers decreased by 648,000 customers from March 31, 2021 to March 31, 2022.
On a pro forma basis, assuming the Transactions occurred as of January 1, 2015, the decrease
The increase in voiceSMB revenues is attributable to the following (dollars in millions):


Three months ended
March 31, 2022
compared to
three months ended
March 31, 2021
Increase / (Decrease)
Increase in SMB customers$46 
Increase related to rate and product mix changes1 
$47 
 Nine months ended
September 30, 2017
compared to
nine months ended
September 30, 2016
Increase / (Decrease)
Bundle revenue allocation and price adjustments$(271)
Increase in average residential voice customers40
 $(231)


Small and medium business PSUsSMB customers grew by 318,00092,000 from September 30, 2016March 31, 2021 to September 30, 2017. The increase in small and medium business commercial revenues is attributable to the following (dollars in millions):March 31, 2022.

 Three months ended
September 30, 2017
compared to
three months ended
September 30, 2016
Increase / (Decrease)		 Nine months ended
September 30, 2017
compared to
nine months ended
September 30, 2016
Increase / (Decrease)
Increase in small and medium business customers$100
 $195
Price adjustments(36) (58)
TWC Transaction—
 890
Bright House Transaction—
 139
 $64
 $1,166


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On a pro forma basis, assuming the Transactions occurred as of January 1, 2015, the increase in small and medium business commercial revenues is attributable to the following (dollars in millions):

 Nine months ended
September 30, 2017
compared to
nine months ended
September 30, 2016
Increase / (Decrease)
Increase in small and medium business customers$299
Price adjustments(62)
 $237


Enterprise PSUs increased 15,000 from September 30, 2016 to September 30, 2017. Enterprise commercial revenues increased $45 million and $737$23 million during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 compared to the corresponding periods in 2016,March 31, 2022, respectively, primarily due to growth in customers and in the nine month period due to the Transactions which increased enterprise commercial revenues by $655 million. On a pro forma basis, assuming the Transactions occurred as of January 1, 2015, enterprise commercial revenues increased $141 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2017 compared to the corresponding period in 20162021 primarily due to growthan increase in customers.Internet PSUs offset by lower wholesale PSUs. Enterprise PSUs increased 13,000 from March 31, 2021 to March 31, 2022.


Advertising sales revenues consist primarily of revenues from commercial advertising customers, programmers and other vendors, as well as local cable and advertising on regional sports and news channels. Advertising sales revenues decreased $47increased $39 million during the three months ended September 30, 2017March 31, 2022 as compared to the corresponding period in 20162021 primarily due to a decreasean increase in political advertising. Advertising sales revenues increased $362 million duringrevenue and advanced advertising revenue.

During the ninethree months ended September 30, 2017 comparedMarch 31, 2022 and 2021, mobile revenues included approximately $292 million and $228 million of device revenues, respectively, and approximately $398 million and $264 million of service revenues, respectively. The increases in revenues are a result of an increase of 1,262,000 mobile lines from March 31, 2021 to the corresponding period in 2016 primarily due to the Transactions which increased advertising sales revenues by $425 million. On a pro forma basis, assuming the Transactions occurred as of January 1, 2015, advertising sales revenues decreased $99 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2017 compared to the corresponding period in 2016 primarily due to a decrease in political and local advertising.March 31, 2022.


Other revenues consist of revenue from regional sports and news channels (excluding intercompany charges or advertising sales on those channels), home shopping, late paymentprocessing fees, video device sales, wire maintenance fees and other miscellaneous revenues. Other revenues increased $7 million and $263$11 million during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, respectively, compared to the corresponding periods in 2016. The Transactions increased other revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2017March 31, 2022 compared to the corresponding period in 2016 by $255 million. On a pro forma basis, assuming the Transactions occurred as of January 1, 2015, other revenues decreased by $32 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2017 compared to the corresponding period in 20162021 primarily due to a settlement incurred in 2016subsidy revenue related to our rural construction initiative and an early contract termination at Legacy TWC and Legacy Bright House.increase in processing fees offset by a decrease in sales of video devices.



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Operating costs and expenses. The increasesincrease in our operating costs and expenses, exclusive of items shown separately in the consolidated statements of operations, are attributable to the following (dollars in millions):


Three months ended
March 31, 2022
compared to
three months ended
March 31, 2021
Increase / (Decrease)
Programming$(11)
Regulatory, connectivity and produced content(44)
Costs to service customers95 
Marketing75 
Mobile188 
Other120 
$423 
 Three months ended
September 30, 2017
compared to
three months ended
September 30, 2016
Increase / (Decrease)		 Nine months ended
September 30, 2017
compared to
nine months ended
September 30, 2016
Increase / (Decrease)
Programming$295
 $3,304
Regulatory, connectivity and produced content8
 609
Costs to service customers(73) 2,135
Marketing33
 669
Transition costs(9) 26
Other(33) 957
 $221
 $7,700



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Programming costs were approximately $2.7$3.0 billion for each of the three months ended March 31, 2022 and $2.4 billion,2021 representing 40%37% and 37%39% of total operating costs and expenses, for the three months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively, and $8.0 billion and $4.6 billion, representing 40% and 38% of total operating costs and expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively. The increase in operating costs and expenses for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 compared to the corresponding prior period was primarily due to an increase in programming costs and the Transactions.

The change in other expense is attributable to the following (dollars in millions):

 Three months ended
September 30, 2017
compared to
three months ended
September 30, 2016
Increase / (Decrease)		 Nine months ended
September 30, 2017
compared to
nine months ended
September 30, 2016
Increase / (Decrease)
Corporate costs$(35) $225
Enterprise4
 240
Advertising sales expense12
 245
Property tax and insurance1
 115
Stock compensation expense(17) 30
Other2
 102
 $(33) $957

The increase in other expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 compared to the corresponding prior period was primarily due to the Transactions.

On a pro forma basis, assuming the Transactions occurred as of January 1, 2015, increases in our operating costs and expenses, exclusive of items shown separately in the consolidated statements of operations, are attributable to the following (dollars in millions):

 Nine months ended
September 30, 2017
compared to
nine months ended
September 30, 2016
Increase / (Decrease)
Programming$724
Regulatory, connectivity and produced content(17)
Costs to service customers(135)
Marketing8
Transition costs26
Other(105)
 $501

On a pro forma basis, assuming the Transactions occurred as of January 1, 2015, programming costs were approximately $7.2 billion, representing 37% of total operating costs and expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2016.

Programming costs consist primarily of costs paid to programmers for basic, digital, premium, video on demand, and pay-per-view programming. The increase in programmingProgramming costs for the three months ended September 30, 2017 and nine months ended September 30, 2017, on a pro forma basis assuming the Transactions occurreddecreased as of January 1, 2015, compared to the corresponding periods in 2016 is primarily a result of fewer customers and a higher mix of lower cost video packages within our video customer base along with favorable one-time impacts offset by contractual rate adjustments, including renewals and increases in amounts paid for retransmission consents, higher expanded basic package customers and higher pay-per-view events offset by synergies as a result of the Transactions.consent. We expect programming expensesrates per customer will continue to increase due to a variety of factors, including annual increases imposed by programmers with additional selling power as a result of media and broadcast station groups consolidation, increased demands by owners of broadcast stations for payment for retransmission consent or linking carriage of other services to retransmission consent, and additional programming, particularly new services.programming. We have been unable to fully pass these increases on to our customers norand do wenot expect to be able to do so in the future without a potential loss of customers.



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Costs to service customersRegulatory, connectivity and produced content decreased $73 million and $135$44 million during the three months ended September 30, 2017 and nine months ended September 30, 2017, on a pro forma basis assuming the Transactions occurred as of January 1, 2015,March 31, 2022 compared to the corresponding periodsperiod in 20162021 primarily due to benefitslower sports rights costs as a result of more basketball games during the three months ended March 31, 2021 as compared to 2022 as the prior period had additional games due to the delayed start of the 2020 - 2021 NBA season as of result of COVID-19 as well as lower costs of video devices sold to customers and regulatory pass-through fees.

Costs to service customers increased $95 million during the three months ended March 31, 2022 compared to the corresponding period in 2021 primarily due to unusually low bad debt in the first quarter of 2021 which benefited from combining Legacy TWCgovernment stimulus packages, higher labor costs associated with our commitment to a minimum $20 per hour wage in 2022, and Legacy Bright House into Charter, including lower employeehigher health benefit and maintenance costs,fuel costs.

Marketing increased $75 million during the three months ended March 31, 2022 compared to the corresponding period in 2021 primarily due to higher labor costs driven by the wage rate increase mentioned above and material capitalization with increasesinsourcing of inbound sales and retention call centers.

Mobile costs of $760 million and $572 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively, were comprised of mobile device costs and mobile service, customer acquisition and operating costs. The increase is attributable to an increase in placementthe number of new customer equipment and improved productivity.mobile lines.


On a pro forma basis, assuming the Transactions occurred as of January 1, 2015, the

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The increase in other expense is attributable to the following (dollars in millions):


Three months ended
March 31, 2022
compared to
three months ended
March 31, 2021
Increase / (Decrease)
Corporate costs$68 
Advertising sales expense19 
Stock compensation expense13 
Enterprise11 
Other9 
$120 
 Nine months ended
September 30, 2017
compared to
nine months ended
September 30, 2016
Increase / (Decrease)
Corporate costs$(139)
Enterprise21
Advertising sales expense38
Property tax and insurance(15)
Stock compensation expense(21)
Other11
 $(105)


Corporate costs increased during the three months ended March 31, 2022 compared to the corresponding prior period primarily due to higher labor costs including a non-recurring favorable adjustment to bonuses related to COVID-19 during the three months ended March 31, 2021.

Depreciation and amortization.Depreciation and amortization expense increaseddecreased by $264$147 million during the three months ended September 30, 2017March 31, 2022 compared to the corresponding period in 20162021 primarily due to certain assets acquired in acquisitions becoming fully depreciated offset by an increase in depreciation as a result of highermore recent capital expenditures in the current year. Depreciation and amortization expense increased by $3.4 billion during the nine months ended September 30, 2017 compared to the corresponding period in 2016 primarily as a result of additional depreciation and amortization related to the Transactions, inclusive of the incremental amounts as a result of the higher fair values recorded in acquisition accounting.expenditures.


Other operating expenses, net. The decreasechange in other operating expenses, net areis attributable to the following (dollars in millions):


Three months ended
March 31, 2022
compared to
three months ended
March 31, 2021
Increase / (Decrease)
Special charges, net$(256)
Loss on disposal of assets, net(45)
$(301)
 Three months ended
September 30, 2017
compared to
three months ended
September 30, 2016
Increase / (Decrease)		 Nine months ended
September 30, 2017
compared to
nine months ended
September 30, 2016
Increase / (Decrease)
Merger and restructuring costs$(138) $(482)
Special charges, net76
 76
(Gain) loss on sale of assets, net—
 4
 $(62) $(402)


The decrease in merger and restructuring costs during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 compared to the corresponding periods in 2016 is primarily due to a decrease of approximately $118 million and $208 million, respectively, of employee termination and retention costs. The decrease during the nine months ended September 30, 2017 compared to the corresponding period in 2016 is also due to approximately $262 million of contingent financing and advisory transaction fees paid at the closing of the Transactions in 2016.The increase in special charges, net during the three and nine months endedSeptember 30, 2017 compared to the corresponding period in 2016 is primarily due to an $83 million charge related to the Company's withdrawal liability from a multiemployer pension plan. See Note 119 to the accompanying consolidated financial statements contained in “Item 1. Financial Statements.”Statements” for more information.


Interest expense, net. Net interest expense increased by $64 million and $479$77 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017March 31, 2022 compared to the corresponding periodsperiod in 2016 primarily as a2021. The increase in net interest expense is the result of an increase in weighted average debt outstanding of approximately $9.4 billion during the three months ended March 31, 2022 compared to the corresponding period in 2021 offset by reductions in weighted average interest rates. The increase in weighted average debt outstanding is primarily due to the issuance of notes in 2017. Interest expense associated withthroughout 2021 and 2022 for general corporate purposes including stock buybacks and debt assumed from Legacy TWCrepayments.




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also increased interest expense during the nine months ended September 30, 2017 comparedOther income, net. The change in other income, net is attributable to the corresponding periodfollowing (dollars in 2016 by approximately $350 million.millions):


Three months ended
March 31, 2022
compared to
three months ended
March 31, 2021
Increase / (Decrease)
Loss on extinguishment of debt (see Note 3)$29 
Gain on financial instruments, net (see Note 6)(34)
Net periodic pension benefits(1)
Gain (loss) on equity investments, net(23)
$(29)

See Note 10 and the Notes referenced above to the accompanying consolidated financial statements contained in “Item 1. Financial Statements” for more information.

Income tax expense.We recognized income tax expense of debt. Loss on extinguishment of debt of $35$345 million and $110$216 million for the ninethree months ended September 30, 2017March 31, 2022 and 2016, respectively,2021, respectively. The increase is primarily represents losses recognized as a result of repurchaseshigher pretax income.

Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest. Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest for financial reporting purposes represents Advance/Newhouse Partnership's (“A/N”) portion of CCO Holdings, LLC ("CCO Holdings") notes.Charter Holdings’ net income based on its effective common unit ownership interest and the preferred dividend of $38 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021. For more information, see Note 5 to the accompanying consolidated financial statements contained in “Item 1. Financial Statements.”


Gain (loss) on financial instruments, net. We recorded a gain of $17 million and a loss of $15 million during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, respectively and gains of $71 million and $16 million during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, respectively. Gains and losses on financial instruments are recognized due to changes in the fair value of our interest rate and our cross currency derivative instruments, and the foreign currency remeasurement of the fixed-rate British pound sterling denominated notes (the “Sterling Notes”) into U.S. dollars. For more information, see Note 8 to the accompanying consolidated financial statements contained in “Item 1. Financial Statements.”

Other pension benefits (costs). Other pension benefits decreased by $30 million and $524 million during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, respectively, compared to the corresponding periods in 2016. The decrease during the three months ended September 30, 2017 compared to the corresponding period in 2016 was primarily due to a third quarter 2017 remeasurement as a result of significant lump sum settlement payments to participants. The decrease during the nine months ended September 30, 2017 compared to the corresponding period in 2016 was also affected by a $675 million pension curtailment gain offset by an $157 million net remeasurement loss recognized in 2016 that resulted from an amendment to the plans made subsequent to the TWC Transaction. For more information, see Note 17 to the accompanying consolidated financial statements contained in “Item 1. Financial Statements.”

Other expense, net. Other expense, net primarily represents equity losses on our equity-method investments.

Income tax benefit (expense).We recognized income tax expense of $26 million and $99 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, respectively, and income tax expense of $16 million and income tax benefit of $3.1 billion for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, respectively. Income tax expense is recognized primarily through increases in deferred tax liabilities, as well as through current federal and state income tax expense. Income tax expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 was reduced by approximately $17 million and $88 million, respectively, due to the recognition of excess tax benefits resulting from share based compensation as a component of the provision for income taxes following the prospective application of ASU 2016-09. For more information, see Note 19 to the accompanying consolidated financial statements contained in “Item 1. Financial Statements.” Income tax expense for the three months ended September 30, 2016 was also impacted by a change in a state tax law that resulted in approximately $44 million of tax benefit. Income tax benefit for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 was the result of a reduction of substantially all of Legacy Charter's preexisting valuation allowance associated with its deferred tax assets of approximately $3.3 billion as certain of the deferred tax liabilities that were assumed in connection with the closing of the TWC Transaction will reverse and provide a source of future taxable income. For more information, see Note 12 to the accompanying consolidated financial statements contained in “Item 1. Financial Statements.”

Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest. Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest for financial reporting purposes represents A/N’s portion of Charter Holdings’ net income based on its effective common unit ownership interest of approximately 10% and the preferred dividend of $37 million and $112 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, respectively, and $37 million and $55 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, respectively. For more information, see Note 7 to the accompanying consolidated financial statements contained in “Item 1. Financial Statements.”

Net income attributable to Charter shareholders.Net income attributable to Charter shareholders decreasedincreased from $189$807 million for the three months ended September 30, 2016March 31, 2021 to $48 million$1.2 billion for the three months ended September 30, 2017, and from $3.1 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 to $342 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017March 31, 2022 primarily as a result of the factors described above. On a pro forma basis, assuming the Transactions occurred as of January 1, 2015, net income attributable to Charter shareholders was $616 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016.


Use of Adjusted EBITDAand Free Cash Flow


We use certain measures that are not defined by GAAPU.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP") to evaluate various aspects of our business. Adjusted EBITDA and free cash flow are non-GAAP financial measures and should be considered in addition to, not as a substitute for, consolidated net income attributable to Charter shareholders and net cash flows from operating activities reported in accordance with GAAP. These terms, as defined by us, may not


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be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies. Adjusted EBITDA and free cash flow are reconciled to consolidated net income attributable to Charter shareholders and net cash flows from operating activities, respectively, below.


Adjusted EBITDA eliminates the significant non-cash depreciation and amortization expense that results from the capital-intensive nature of our businesses as well as other non-cash or special items, and is unaffected by our capital structure or investment activities. However, this measure is limited in that it does not reflect the periodic costs of certain capitalized tangible and intangible assets used in generating revenues and our cash cost of financing. These costs are evaluated through other financial measures.


Free cash flow is defined as net cash flows from operating activities, less capital expenditures and changes in accrued expenses related to capital expenditures.


Management and Charter’s board of directors use Adjusted EBITDA and free cash flow to assess our performance and our ability to service our debt, fund operations and make additional investments with internally generated funds. In addition, Adjusted EBITDA generally correlates to the leverage ratio calculation under our credit facilities or outstanding notes to determine compliance with the covenants contained in the facilities and notes (all such documents have been previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”)). For the purpose of calculating compliance with leverage covenants, we use Adjusted EBITDA, as presented, excluding certain expenses paid by our operating subsidiaries to other Charter entities. Our debt covenants refer to these expenses as management fees, which were $262$342 million and $791$277 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, respectively,March 31, 2022 and $231 million and $535 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016,2021, respectively.



 Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,
 2017 2016 2017 2016
 Actual
Consolidated net income$92
 $250
 $498
 $3,176
Plus: Interest expense, net788
 724
 2,250
 1,771
Income tax (benefit) expense26
 16
 99
 (3,135)
Depreciation and amortization2,701
 2,437
 7,846
 4,412
Stock compensation expense64
 81
 198
 168
Loss on extinguishment of debt—
 —
 35
 110
(Gain) loss on financial instruments, net(17) (71) 15
 (16)
Other pension (benefits) costs17
 (13) (9) (533)
Other, net148
 212
 388
 786
Adjusted EBITDA$3,819
 $3,636
 $11,320
 $6,739
        
Net cash flows from operating activities$2,908
 $2,801
 $8,696
 $4,815
Less: Purchases of property, plant and equipment(2,393) (1,748) (6,096) (3,437)
Change in accrued expenses related to capital expenditures79
 (52) 276
 86
Free cash flow$594
 $1,001
 $2,876
 $1,464
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A reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA and free cash flow to net income attributable to Charter shareholders and net cash flows from operating activities, respectively, is as follows (dollars in millions):

Three Months Ended March 31,
20222021
Net income attributable to Charter shareholders$1,203 $807 
Plus: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest186 114 
Interest expense, net1,060 983 
Income tax expense345 216 
Depreciation and amortization2,294 2,441 
Stock compensation expense147 134 
Other (income) expenses, net(22)250 
Adjusted EBITDA$5,213 $4,945 
Net cash flows from operating activities$3,647 $3,751 
Less: Purchases of property, plant and equipment(1,857)(1,821)
Change in accrued expenses related to capital expenditures10 (75)
Free cash flow$1,800 $1,855 

 Nine Months Ended
 September 30, 2016
 Pro forma
Consolidated net income$830
Plus: Interest expense, net2,155
Income tax expense288
Depreciation and amortization7,060
Stock compensation expense219
Loss on extinguishment of debt110
Gain on financial instruments, net(16)
Other pension benefits(549)
Other, net514
Adjusted EBITDA$10,611

Liquidity and Capital Resources


Introduction


This section contains a discussion of our liquidity and capital resources, including a discussion of our cash position, sources and uses of cash, access to credit facilities and other financing sources, historical financing activities, cash needs, capital expenditures and outstanding debt.


2017 Financing ActivitiesRecent Events

In January 2017, Charter Operating entered into an amendment to its Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated May 18, 2016 decreasing the applicable LIBOR margin on both the term loan E and term loan F to 2.00% and eliminating the LIBOR floor.

In February 2017, CCO Holdings and CCO Holdings Capital jointly issued $1.0 billion aggregate principal amount of 5.125% senior notes due May 1, 2027. The net proceeds were used to redeem CCO Holdings’ 6.625% senior notes due 2022, pay related fees and expenses and for general corporate purposes.


In March 2017, CCO Holdings and CCO Holdings Capital jointly issued an additional $1.0 billion aggregate principal amount of 5.125% senior notes due May 1, 2027 at a price of 99.0% of the aggregate principal amount. The net proceeds, as well as cash on hand, were used in April 2017 to redeem Time Warner Cable, LLC's 5.850% senior notes due 2017, pay related fees and expenses and for general corporate purposes.

In April 2017, CCO Holdings and CCO Holdings Capital jointly issued an additional $1.25 billion aggregate principal amount of 5.125% senior notes due May 1, 2027 at a price of 100.5% of the aggregate principal amount. The net proceeds were used to pay related fees and expenses and for general corporate purposes, including to fund buybacks of Charter Class A common stock or Charter Holdings common units.
In April 2017, Charter Operating and Charter Communications Operating Capital Corp. jointly issued $1.25 billion aggregate principal amount of 5.375% senior secured notes due May 1, 2047 at a price of 99.968% of the aggregate principal amount. The net proceeds were used to pay related fees and expenses and for general corporate purposes, including to fund buybacks of Charter Class A common stock or Charter Holdings common units.

In July 2017,2022, Charter Operating and Charter Communications Operating Capital Corp. jointly issued $1.0 billion aggregate principal amount of 3.750%4.400% senior secured notes due February 15, 2028April 2033 at a price of 99.166%99.634% of the aggregate principal amount, $1.5 billion aggregate principal amount of 5.250% senior secured notes due April 2053 at a price of 99.300% of the aggregate principal amount and an additional $500 million$1.0 billion aggregate principal amount of 5.375%5.500% senior secured notes due May 1, 2047April 2063 at a price of 106.529%99.255% of the aggregate principal amount. The net proceeds were used to pay related fees and expenses and for general corporate purposes, including to fund buybacks of Charter Class A common stock orand Charter Holdings common units.

In August 2017, CCO Holdingsunits, to repay certain indebtedness and CCO Holdings Capital jointly issued $1.5 billion aggregate principal amount of 5.000% senior notes due February 1, 2028. The net proceeds were used to pay related fees and expenses and for general corporate purposes, including to fund buybacks of Charter Class A common stock or Charter Holdings common units.expenses.



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In September 2017, Charter Operating and Charter Communications Operating Capital Corp. jointly issued $1.25 billion aggregate principal amount of 4.200% senior notes due March 15, 2028 at a price of 99.757% of the aggregate principal amount and an additional $750 million aggregate principal amount of 5.375% senior secured notes due May 1, 2047 at a price of 98.969% of the aggregate principal amount. The net proceeds were used to pay related fees and expenses and for general corporate purposes, including to fund buybacks of Charter Class A common stock or Charter Holdings common units.

In October 2017, CCO Holdings and CCO Holdings Capital jointly issued $500 million aggregate principal amount of 4.000% senior notes due March 1, 2023 and an additional $1.0 billion aggregate principal amount of 5.000% senior notes due February 1, 2028 at a price of 98.5% of the aggregate principal amount. The net proceeds were used to pay related fees and expenses and for general corporate purposes, including to fund buybacks of Charter Class A common stock or Charter Holdings common units.


Overview of Our Contractual Obligations and Liquidity


We have significant amounts of debt. The principal amount of our debt as of September 30, 2017March 31, 2022 was $66.8$94.9 billion, consisting of $8.8$9.8 billion of credit facility debt, $40.6$60.0 billion of investment grade senior secured notes and $17.4$25.2 billion of high-yield senior unsecured notes. Our business requires significant cash to fund principal and interest payments on our debt. 


Our projected cash needs and projected sources of liquidity depend upon, among other things, our actual results, and the timing and amount of our expenditures. As we continue to grow our market penetration of our mobile product, we will continue to experience negative working capital impacts from the timing of device-related cash flows when we sell devices to customers pursuant to equipment installment plans. Further, in 2022, Charter has become a meaningful federal cash tax payer as the majority of our net operating losses have been utilized. Free cash flow was $594 million$1.8 billion and $2.9$1.9 billion for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, respectively,March 31, 2022 and was $1.0 billion and $1.5 billion2021, respectively. See table below for factors impacting free cash flow during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, respectively.March 31, 2022 compared to the corresponding prior period. As of September 30, 2017,March 31, 2022, the amount available under our credit facilities was approximately $2.9$4.7 billion and cash on hand was approximately $2.2$2.4 billion. We expect to utilize free cash flow, cash on hand and availability under our credit facilities as well as future refinancing transactions to further extend the maturities of our obligations. The timing and terms of any refinancing transactions will be subject to market conditions.conditions among other considerations. Additionally, we may, from time to time, and depending on market conditions and other factors, use cash on hand and the proceeds from securities offerings or other borrowings to retire our debt through open market purchases,

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privately negotiated purchases, tender offers or redemption provisions. We believe we have sufficient liquidity from cash on hand, free cash flow and Charter Operating’s revolving credit facility as well as access to the capital markets to fund our projected cash needs.


We continue to evaluate the deployment of our cash on hand and anticipated future free cash flow including to invest in our business growth and other strategic opportunities, including expanding the capacity of our network, the expansion of our network through our rural broadband construction initiative, the build-out and deployment of our CBRS spectrum, and mergers and acquisitions as well as stock repurchases and dividends. OurCharter's target leverage of net debt to the last twelve months Adjusted EBITDA remains at 4 to 4.5 times Adjusted EBITDA, and up to 3.5 times Adjusted EBITDA at the Charter Operating first lien level. We mayOur leverage ratio was 4.4 times Adjusted EBITDA as of March 31, 2022. As Adjusted EBITDA grows, we expect to increase the total amount of our indebtedness to maintain leverage within ourCharter's target leverage range. DuringExcluding purchases from Liberty Broadband Corporation (“Liberty Broadband”) discussed below, during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, weMarch 31, 2022 and 2021, Charter purchased in the public market approximately 9.54.4 million and 21.94.7 million shares of Charter Class A common stock, respectively, for approximately $2.6 billion and $3.0 billion, respectively. Since the beginning of its buyback program in September 2016 through March 31, 2022, Charter has purchased in the public market approximately 131.6 million shares of Class A common stock and Charter Holdings common units for approximately $60.4 billion, including purchases from Liberty Broadband and A/N discussed below.

In February 2021, Charter and Liberty Broadband entered into a letter agreement (the “LBB Letter Agreement”). The LBB Letter Agreement implements Liberty Broadband’s obligations under the Amended and Restated Stockholders Agreement among Charter, Liberty Broadband and A/N, dated as of May 23, 2015 (as amended, the “Stockholders Agreement”) to participate in share repurchases by Charter. Under the LBB Letter Agreement, Liberty Broadband will sell to Charter, generally on a monthly basis, a number of shares of Charter Class A common stock representing an amount sufficient for Liberty Broadband’s ownership of Charter to be reduced such that it does not exceed the ownership cap then applicable to Liberty Broadband under the Stockholders Agreement at a purchase price per share equal to the volume weighted average price per share paid by Charter for shares repurchased during such immediately preceding calendar month other than (i) purchases from A/N, (ii) purchases in privately negotiated transactions or (iii) purchases for the withholding of shares of Charter Class A common stock pursuant to equity compensation programs of Charter. Charter purchased from Liberty Broadband 1.0 million and 0.8 million shares of Charter Class A common stock for approximately $3.5 billion$602 million and $7.6 billion,$518 million during the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. As of September 30, 2017,In April 2022, Charter had remaining board authority to purchasepurchased from Liberty Broadband an additional $5.2 billion0.9 million shares of Charter’sCharter Class A common stock without taking into account shares or units that may be purchased from A/N. Charter is not obligated to acquire any particular amount of common stock, and the timing of any purchases that may occur cannot be predicted and will largely depend on market conditions and other potential uses of capital. Purchases may include open market purchases, tender offers or negotiated transactions. As possible acquisitions, swaps or dispositions arise, we actively review them against our objectives including, among other considerations, improving the operational efficiency, clustering, product development or technology capabilities of our business and achieving appropriate return targets, and we may participate to the extent we believe these possibilities present attractive opportunities. However, there can be no assurance that we will actually complete any acquisitions, dispositions or system swaps, or that any such transactions will be material to our operations or results.for approximately $491 million.


In December 2016, Charter and A/N entered into a letter agreement, as amended in December 2017 (the "Letter"A/N Letter Agreement"), that requires A/N to sell to Charter or to Charter Holdings, on a monthly basis, a number of shares of Charter Class A common stock or Charter Holdings common units that represents a pro rata participation by A/N and its affiliates in any repurchases of shares of Charter Class A common stock from persons other than A/N effected by Charter during the immediately preceding calendar month, at a purchase price equal to the average price paid by Charter for the shares repurchased from persons other than A/N during such immediately preceding calendar month. A/N and Charter both have the right to terminate or suspend the pro rata repurchase arrangement on a prospective basis once Charter or Charter Holdings have repurchased shares of Class A common stock or Charter Holdings common units from A/Nbasis. During the three months ended March 31, 2022 and its affiliates for an aggregate purchase price of $537 million which threshold has been reached.2021, Charter Holdings purchased from A/N 1.40.7 million and 0.8 million Charter Holdings common units, atrespectively, for approximately $416 million and $507 million, respectively.

As of March 31, 2022, Charter had remaining board authority to purchase an average price per unitadditional $1.2 billion of $355.83, Charter’s Class A common stock and/or $493Charter Holdings common units, excluding purchases from Liberty Broadband. Although Charter expects to continue to buy back its common stock consistent with its leverage target range, Charter is not obligated to acquire any particular amount of common stock, and the timing of any purchases that may occur cannot be predicted and will largely depend on market conditions and other potential uses of capital.Purchases may include open market purchases, tender offers or negotiated transactions.

As possible acquisitions, swaps or dispositions arise, we actively review them against our objectives including, among other considerations, improving the operational efficiency, geographic clustering of assets, product development or technology capabilities of our business and achieving appropriate return targets, and we may participate to the extent we believe these possibilities present attractive opportunities. However, there can be no assurance that we will actually complete any acquisitions, dispositions or system swaps, or that any such transactions will be material to our operations or results.


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Free Cash Flow

Free cash flow decreased $55 million during the three months ended September 30, 2017, and 2.7 million Charter Holdings common units at an average price per unit of $341.49, or $922 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2017.



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Free Cash Flow

Free cash flow decreased $407 million and increased $1.4 billion during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, respectively,March 31, 2022 compared to the corresponding prior periodsperiod in 20162021 due to the following (dollars in millions).:


Three months ended
March 31, 2022
compared to
three months ended
March 31, 2021
Increase / (Decrease)
Changes in working capital, excluding change in accrued interest$(128)
Increase in capital expenditures(36)
Increase in cash paid for taxes, net(10)
Increase in Adjusted EBITDA268 
Decrease in cash paid for interest, net35 
Other, net(184)
$(55)
 Three months ended
September 30, 2017
compared to
three months ended
September 30, 2016
Increase / (Decrease)		 Nine months ended
September 30, 2017
compared to
nine months ended
September 30, 2016
Increase / (Decrease)
Increase in Adjusted EBITDA$183
 $4,581
Decrease in merger and restructuring costs87
 323
Increase in capital expenditures(645) (2,659)
Decrease (increase) in cash paid for interest, net61
 (606)
Changes in working capital, excluding change in accrued interest(123) (237)
Other, net30
 10
 $(407) $1,412


Free cash flow was reduced by $290 million and $184 million during the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively due to mobile impacts negatively affecting working capital, capital expenditures and Adjusted EBITDA. Other, net includes the payment of a previously recorded litigation settlement. See Note 13 to the accompanying consolidated financial statements contained in “Item 1. Financial Statements” for more information.

Limitations on Distributions


Distributions by our subsidiaries to a parent company for payment of principal on parent company notes are restricted under CCO Holdings, LLC ("CCO Holdings") indentures and Charter Operating credit facilities governing our indebtedness, unless there is no default under the applicable indenture and credit facilities, and unless each applicable subsidiary’sentity’s leverage ratio test is met at the time of such distribution. As of September 30, 2017,March 31, 2022, there was no default under any of these indentures or credit facilities, and each subsidiaryapplicable entity met its applicable leverage ratio tests based on September 30, 2017March 31, 2022 financial results. Such distributions would be restricted, however, if any such subsidiary fails to meet these tests at the time of the contemplated distribution. There can be no assurance that they will satisfy these tests at the time of the contemplated distribution. Distributions by Charter Operating for payment of principal on parent company (CCO Holdings) notes are further restricted by the covenants in its credit facilities.


However, without regard to leverage, during any calendar year or any portion thereof during which the borrower is a flow-through entity for tax purposes, and so long as no event of default exists, the borrower may make distributions to the equity interests of the borrower in an amount sufficient to make permitted tax payments.


In addition to the limitation on distributions under the various indentures, discussed above, distributions by our subsidiaries may be limited by applicable law, including the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act, under which our subsidiaries may only make distributions if they have “surplus” as defined in the act.


Historical Operating, Investing, and Financing Activities


Cash and Cash Equivalents. We held $2.2$2.4 billion and $1.5 billion$601 million in cash and cash equivalents as of September 30, 2017March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2016,2021, respectively.


Operating Activities.Net cash provided by operating activities increased $3.9 billiondecreased $104 million during the ninethree months ended September 30, 2017March 31, 2022 compared to the ninethree months ended September 30, 2016,March 31, 2021, primarily due to the payment of a previously recorded litigation settlement of $220 million and changes in working capital, excluding the change in accrued interest and accrued expenses related to capital expenditures, that used $213 million more cash offset by an increase in Adjusted EBITDA of $4.6 billion offset by an increase in cash paid for interest, net of $606 million as a result of the Transactions.$268 million.


Investing Activities.Net cash used in investing activities was $5.9$1.8 billion and $9.9$2.0 billion for the ninethree months ended September 30, 2017March 31, 2022 and 2016,2021, respectively. The decrease in cash used was primarily due to changes in accrued expenses related to capital expenditures that increased by $85 million as well as an increase in other investing activities that provided $120 million more cash compared to the acquisition of Legacy TWC and Legacy Bright Housecorresponding period in 20162021, offset by an increase in capital expenditures as a result of the Transactions.expenditures.


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Financing Activities.Net cash used in financing activities was $2.2decreased $2.0 billion for during the ninethree months ended September 30, 2017 and net cash provided by financing activities was $6.3 billion forMarch 31, 2022 compared to the ninethree months ended September 30, 2016. The decrease in cash provided was primarilyMarch 31, 2021 due to an increase in the amount by which borrowings of long-term debt exceeded repayments as well as a decrease in equity issued for the acquisition of Legacy TWC and Legacy Bright House in 2016 and an increase in the purchase of treasury stock and noncontrolling interest in 2017 offset by an increase in borrowings of long-term debt exceeding repayments.interest.




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Capital Expenditures


We have significant ongoing capital expenditure requirements.  Capital expenditures were $2.4$1.9 billion and $6.1$1.8 billion for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, respectively,March 31, 2022 and $1.7 billion and $3.4 billion for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016,2021, respectively.  The increase during the nine months ended September 30, 2017 compared to 2016 was driven by the Transactions. On a pro forma basis, assuming the Transactions occurred as of January 1, 2015, capital expenditures increased $439 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2017 compared to the corresponding period in 2016. The increase during the three months ended September 30, 2017 compared to 2016 was primarily due to higher spend onan increase in line extensions, partly offset by decreases in support capital, scalable infrastructure and customer premise equipmentequipment. The increase in line extensions was due to the launch of SPP and our all-digital initiative and higher scalable infrastructure costs and support primarily duecontinued network expansion, including to the timing of spend.rural areas. See the table below for more details.
 
We currently expect full year 2022 cable capital expenditures, excluding capital expenditures associated with our rural construction initiative, to be between $7.1 billion and $7.3 billion. The actual amount of our capital expenditures in 20172022 will depend on a number of factors including the pace of transition planningfurther spend related to service a larger customer base as a result of the Transactions, our all-digital transition in the Legacy TWC and Legacy Bright House marketsproduct development and growth rates of both our residential and commercial businesses.businesses as well as the pace of rural construction.


Our capital expenditures are funded primarily from cash flows from operating activities and borrowings on our credit facility. In addition, our accrued liabilities related to capital expenditures increased by $276$10 million and $86decreased by $75 million for the ninethree months ended September 30, 2017March 31, 2022 and 2016,2021, respectively.


The following tables present our major capital expenditures categories on an actual and pro forma basis, assuming the Transactions occurred as of January 1, 2015, in accordance with National Cable and Telecommunications Association (“NCTA”) disclosure guidelines for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017March 31, 2022 and 2016. The disclosure is intended to provide more consistency in the reporting of capital expenditures among peer companies in the cable industry.2021. These disclosure guidelines are not required disclosures under GAAP, nor do they impact our accounting for capital expenditures under GAAP (dollars in millions):


Three Months Ended March 31,
20222021
Customer premise equipment (a)
$469 $489 
Scalable infrastructure (b)
371 411 
Line extensions (c)
542 399 
Upgrade/rebuild (d)
146 145 
Support capital (e)
329 377 
Total capital expenditures$1,857 $1,821 
Capital expenditures included in total related to:
Commercial services$365 $333 
Mobile$74 $112 
Rural construction initiative (f)
$232 $— 

(a)Customer premise equipment includes costs incurred at the customer residence to secure new customers and revenue generating units, including customer installation costs and customer premise equipment (e.g., digital receivers and cable modems).
(b)Scalable infrastructure includes costs not related to customer premise equipment, to secure growth of new customers and revenue generating units, or provide service enhancements (e.g., headend equipment).
(c)Line extensions include network costs associated with entering new service areas (e.g., fiber/coaxial cable, amplifiers, electronic equipment, make-ready and design engineering).
(d)Upgrade/rebuild includes costs to modify or replace existing fiber/coaxial cable networks, including betterments.
(e)Support capital includes costs associated with the replacement or enhancement of non-network assets due to technological and physical obsolescence (e.g., non-network equipment, land, buildings and vehicles).
(f)The rural construction initiative subcategory includes expenditures associated with our Rural Construction Initiative (for which separate reporting was initiated in 2022), excluding customer premise equipment and installation.

 Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,
 2017 2016 2017 2016
 Actual
Customer premise equipment (a)$855
 $662
 $2,579
 $1,177
Scalable infrastructure (b)632
 441
 1,282
 937
Line extensions (c)319
 249
 864
 467
Upgrade/rebuild (d)163
 156
 415
 307
Support capital (e)424
 240
 956
 549
Total capital expenditures$2,393
 $1,748
 $6,096
 $3,437
        
Capital expenditures included in total related to:       
Commercial services$339
 $306
 $941
 $566
Transition (f)$125
 $109
 $287
 $273
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 Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016
 Pro Forma
Customer premise equipment (a)$2,074
Scalable infrastructure (b)1,556
Line extensions (c)751
Upgrade/rebuild (d)461
Support capital (e)815
Total capital expenditures$5,657
  
Capital expenditures included in total related to: 
Commercial services$931
Transition (f)$273



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(a)Customer premise equipment includes costs incurred at the customer residence to secure new customers and revenue generating units. It also includes customer installation costs and customer premise equipment (e.g., set-top boxes and cable modems).
(b)Scalable infrastructure includes costs not related to customer premise equipment, to secure growth of new customers and revenue generating units, or provide service enhancements (e.g., headend equipment).
(c)Line extensions include network costs associated with entering new service areas (e.g., fiber/coaxial cable, amplifiers, electronic equipment, make-ready and design engineering).
(d)Upgrade/rebuild includes costs to modify or replace existing fiber/coaxial cable networks, including betterments.
(e)Support capital includes costs associated with the replacement or enhancement of non-network assets due to technological and physical obsolescence (e.g., non-network equipment, land, buildings and vehicles).
(f)Transition represents incremental costs incurred to integrate the Legacy TWC and Legacy Bright House operations and to bring the three companies' systems and processes into a uniform operating structure.


Recently Issued Accounting Standards


See Note 1924 to the accompanying consolidated financial statements contained in “Item 1. Financial Statements”Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021 for a discussion of recently issued accounting standards. There have been no material changes from the recently issued accounting standards described in our Form 10-K.


Item 3.Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.


We use derivative instrumentsThere have been no material changes to managethe interest rate risk as previously disclosed in Part II, Item 7A of our Annual Report on variable debt and foreign exchange risk onForm 10-K for the Sterling Notes, and do not hold or issue derivative instruments for speculative trading purposes.

Interest rate derivative instruments are used to manage interest costs and to reduce our exposure to increases in floating interest rates. We manage our exposure to fluctuations in interest rates by maintaining a mix of fixed and variable-rate debt. Using interest rate derivative instruments, we agree to exchange, at specified intervals through 2017, the difference between fixed and variable interest amounts calculated by reference to agreed-upon notional principal amounts.

Cross-currency derivative instruments are used to effectively convert £1.275 billion aggregate principal amount of fixed-rate British pound sterling denominated debt, including annual interest payments and the payment of principal at maturity, to fixed-rate U.S. dollar denominated debt. The cross-currency derivative instruments have maturities of June 2031 and July 2042. We are required to post collateral on the cross-currency derivative instruments when such instruments are in a liability position. In May 2016, we entered into a collateral holiday agreement for 80% of both the 2031 and 2042 cross-currency swaps, which eliminates the requirement to post collateral for three years. For more information, seeyear ended December 31, 2021. See Note 83 to the accompanying consolidated financial statements contained in “Item 1. Financial Statements.”Statements” for a discussion of notes issued during the three months ended March 31, 2022.

As of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, the weighted average interest rate on the credit facility debt, including the effects of our interest rate swap agreements, was approximately 3.3% and 2.9%, respectively, and the weighted average interest rate on the senior notes was approximately 5.7% and 5.9%, respectively, resulting in a blended weighted average interest rate of 5.4% as of both time periods. The interest rate on approximately 88% and 87% of the total principal amount of our debt was effectively fixed, including the effects of our interest rate swap agreements as of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively.


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The table set forth below summarizes the fair values and contract terms of financial instruments subject to interest rate risk maintained by us as of September 30, 2017 (dollars in millions).

 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Thereafter Total Fair Value
Debt:               
Fixed-Rate$—
 $2,000
 $3,250
 $3,500
 $2,200
 $47,059
 $58,009
 $62,657
Average Interest Rate—% 6.75% 8.44% 4.19% 4.32% 5.64% 5.70%  
                
Variable Rate$49
 $197
 $296
 $1,716
 $2,928
 $3,582
 $8,768
 $8,788
Average Interest Rate3.13% 3.58% 3.77% 4.07% 4.07% 4.68% 4.29%  
                
Interest Rate Instruments:              
Variable to Fixed-Rate$850
 $—
 $—
 $—
 $—
 $—
 $850
 $1
Average Pay Rate3.84% —% —% —% —% —% 3.84%  
Average Receive Rate3.68% —% —% —% —% —% 3.68%  

As of September 30, 2017, we had $850 million in notional amounts of interest rate derivative instruments outstanding. The notional amounts of interest rate derivative instruments do not represent amounts exchanged by the parties and, thus, are not a measure of our exposure to credit loss. The amounts exchanged are determined by reference to the notional amount and the other terms of the contracts.

The estimated fair value of the interest rate derivative instruments is determined using a present value calculation based on an implied forward LIBOR curve (adjusted for Charter Operating’s and counterparties’ credit risk). Interest rates on variable-rate debt are estimated using the average implied forward LIBOR for the year of maturity based on the yield curve in effect at September 30, 2017 including applicable bank spread.

Item 4.Controls and Procedures.


As of the end of the period covered by this report, under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, we have evaluated the effectiveness of our design and operation of disclosure controls and procedures with respect to the information generated for use in this quarterly report. The evaluation was based upon reports and certifications provided by a number of executives. Based on, and as of the date of that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the disclosure controls and procedures were effective to provide reasonable assurances that information required to be disclosed in the reports we file or submit under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms.


In designing and evaluating the disclosure controls and procedures, our management recognized that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance of achieving the desired control objectives, and management necessarily was required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures. Based upon the evaluation, we believe that our controls provide such reasonable assurances.


On May 18, 2016, we completed the Transactions and as a result, we have incorporated internal controls over significant processes specific to the Transactions and to activities post-Transactions that we believe to be appropriate and necessary in consideration of the related integration, including controls associated with the Transactions for the valuations of certain Legacy TWC and Legacy Bright House assets and liabilities assumed, as well as adoption of common financial reporting and internal control practices for the combined company. In January 2017, we consolidated our separate human resource platforms into one platform which resulted in significant changes to the nature and type of certain internal controls for the most recent fiscal quarter. As we further integrate Legacy TWC and Legacy Bright House, we will continue to validate the effectiveness and integration of internal controls.

Except as described above in the preceding paragraph, duringDuring the quarter ended September 30, 2017,March 31, 2022, there was no change in our internal control over financial reporting that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.



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PART IIII. OTHER INFORMATION


Item 1.Legal Proceedings.


Our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016 includes “Legal Proceedings” under Item 3 of Part I. Other than as described inSee Note 1513 to the accompanying consolidated financial statements contained in “Item 1. Financial Statements,” there have been no material changes from the legal proceedings described in our Form 10-K.Statements” for Legal Proceedings.


Item 1A.Risk Factors.


Our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 20162021 includes "Risk Factors" under Item 1A of Part I. There have been no material changes from the updated risk factors described in our Form 10-K.


Item 2.Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.


(C)Purchases of Equity Securities by the Issuer


The following table presents Charter’s purchases of equity securities completed during the thirdfirst quarter of 20172022 (dollars in millions, except per share amounts):


Period
Total Number of Shares Purchased (1)
Average Price Paid per Share
Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs (2)
Approximate Dollar Value of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs (2)
January 1 - 31, 20221,631,820$629.291,421,393$1,191
February 1 - 28, 20221,404,065$600.941,221,454$365
March 1 - 31, 20222,703,211$573.942,682,747$1,166

(1)Includes 210,427, 182,611 and 20,464 shares withheld from employees for the payment of taxes and exercise costs upon the exercise of stock options or vesting of other equity awards for the months of January, February and March 2022, respectively.
(2)During the three months ended March 31, 2022, Charter purchased approximately 5.3 million shares of its Class A common stock for approximately $3.2 billion, which includes 1.0 million Charter class A common shares purchased from Liberty Broadband pursuant to the LBB Letter Agreement at an average price per unit of $620.75, or $602 million. Charter Holdings purchased 0.7 million Charter Holdings common units from A/N at an average price per unit of $632.54, or $416 million, during the three months ended March 31, 2022. As of March 31, 2022, Charter had remaining board authority to purchase an additional $1.2 billion of Charter’s Class A common stock and/or Charter Holdings common units. In addition to open market purchases including pursuant to Rule 10b5-1 plans adopted from time to time, Charter may also buy shares of Charter Class A common stock, from time to time, pursuant to private transactions outside of its Rule 10b5-1 plan and any such repurchases may also trigger the repurchases from A/N pursuant to and to the extent provided in the A/N Letter Agreement or Liberty Broadband pursuant to the LBB Letter Agreement.

Period
Total Number of Shares Purchased (1)
Average Price Paid per Share
Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs (2)
Approximate Dollar Value of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs (2)
July 1 - 31, 20172,821,905$340.252,809,011$2,897
August 1 - 31, 20172,452,094$391.572,441,604$6,951
September 1 - 30, 20174,281,675$374.824,271,343$5,189

(1)
Includes 12,894, 10,490 and 10,332 shares withheld from employees for the payment of taxes and exercise costs upon the exercise of stock options or vesting of other equity awards for the months of July, August and September 2017, respectively.
(2)
During the three months ended September 30, 2017, Charter purchased approximately 9.5 million shares of its Class A common stock for approximately $3.5 billion. As of September 30, 2017, Charter had remaining board authority to purchase an additional $5.2 billion of Charter’s Class A common stock without taking into account shares or units that may be purchased from A/N. In December 2016, Charter and A/N entered into the Letter Agreement that requires A/N to sell to Charter or to Charter Holdings, on a monthly basis, a number of shares of Charter Class A common stock or Charter Holdings common units that represents a pro rata participation by A/N and its affiliates in any repurchases of shares of Charter Class A common stock from persons other than A/N effected by Charter during the immediately preceding calendar month, at a purchase price equal to the average price paid by Charter for the shares repurchased from persons other than A/N during such immediately preceding calendar month. A/N and Charter both have the right to terminate or suspend the pro rata repurchase arrangement on a prospective basis once Charter or Charter Holdings have repurchased shares of Class A common stock or Charter Holdings common units from A/N and its affiliates for an aggregate purchase price of $537 million which threshold has been reached. Charter Holdings purchased from A/N 1.4 million Charter Holdings common units at an average price per unit of $355.83, or $493 million during the three months ended September 30, 2017. In addition to open market purchases including pursuant to Rule 10b5-1 plans adopted from time to time, Charter may also buy shares of Charter Class A common stock, from time to time, pursuant to private transactions outside of its Rule 10b5-1 plan and any such repurchases would also trigger the repurchases from A/N pursuant to and to the extent provided in the Letter Agreement.

Item 6.Exhibits.


See Exhibit Index.



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SIGNATURES


Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, Charter Communications, Inc. has duly caused this quarterly report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.


CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.,
Registrant
By:/s/ Kevin D. Howard
Kevin D. Howard
Senior Vice President - Finance, Controller and
Date: October 26, 2017Chief Accounting Officer



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Exhibit Index
ExhibitDescription
By:/s/ Kevin D. Howard
10.1Kevin D. Howard
Date: April 29, 2022Executive Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer and Controller


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Exhibit Index
ExhibitDescription
10.1
SixthTwenty-Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of July 6, 2017,March 15, 2022, among Charter Communications Operating, LLC, Charter Communications Operating Capital Corp., as issuers, CCO Holdings, LLC, the subsidiary guarantors party thereto and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee and collateral agentagent. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.34.2 to the current reportCurrent Report on Form 8-K filed by Charter Communications, Inc. on July 12, 2017 (File No. 001-33664))March 15, 2022).
10.2
Exchange and Registration Rights Agreement, dated July 6, 2017, relating to the 3.750%Form of 4.400% Senior Notes due 2028, among Charter Communications Operating, LLC, Charter Communications Operating Capital Corp., the guarantors party thereto and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, as representative of the several Purchasers (as defined therein) (incorporated by reference to2033 (included in Exhibit 10.1 to the current report on Form 8-K filed by Charter Communications, Inc. on July 12, 2017 (File No. 001-33664))10.1).
10.3
Exchange and Registration Rights Agreement, dated July 6, 2017, relating to the 5.375%Form of 5.250% Senior Notes due 2047, among Charter Communications Operating, LLC, Charter Communications Operating Capital Corp., the guarantors party thereto and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, as representative of the several Purchasers (as defined therein) (incorporated by reference to2053 (included in Exhibit 10.2 to the current report on Form 8-K filed by Charter Communications, Inc. on July 12, 2017 (File No. 001-33664))10.1).
10.4
Fourth Supplemental Indenture, dated asForm of August 8, 2017, among CCO Holdings, LLC, CCO Holdings Capital Corp. and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the current report on Form 8-K filed by Charter Communications, Inc. on August 14, 2017 (File No. 001-33664)).
10.5
Exchange and Registration Rights Agreement, dated August 8, 2017, relating to the 5.000%5.500% Senior Notes due 2028, among CCO Holdings, LLC, CCO Holdings Capital Corp. and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, as representative of the several Purchasers (as defined therein) (incorporated by reference to2063 (included in Exhibit 10.1 to the current report on Form 8-K filed by Charter Communications, Inc. on August 14, 2017 (File No. 001-33664))10.1).
10.631.1
Seventh Supplemental Indenture, dated as of September 18, 2017, among Charter Communications Operating, LLC, Charter Communications Operating Capital Corp., the guarantors party thereto and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee and collateral agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to the current report on Form 8-K filed by Charter Communications, Inc. on September 21, 2017 (File No. 001-33664)).
10.7
Exchange and Registration Rights Agreement, dated September 18, 2017, relating to the 4.200% Senior Secured Notes due 2028, among Charter Communications Operating, LLC, Charter Communications Operating Capital Corp., the guarantors party thereto and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and Citigroup Global Markets Inc., as representatives of the several Purchasers (as defined therein) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the current report on Form 8-K filed by Charter Communications, Inc. on September 21, 2017 (File No. 001-33664)).
10.8
Exchange and Registration Rights Agreement, dated September 18, 2017, relating to the 5.375% Senior Secured Notes due 2047, among Charter Communications Operating, LLC, Charter Communications Operating Capital Corp., the guarantors party thereto and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and Citigroup Global Markets Inc., as representatives of the several Purchasers (as defined therein) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the current report on Form 8-K filed by Charter Communications, Inc. on September 21, 2017 (File No. 001-33664)).
31.1*
Certificate of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/Rule 15d-14(a) under the under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
31.2*31.2
Certificate of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/Rule 15d-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
32.1*32.1
Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Chief Executive Officer).
32.2*32.2
Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Chief Financial Officer).
101**101
The following financial statementsinformation from Charter Communications, Inc.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017,March 31, 2022, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 26, 2017,April 29, 2022, formatted in XBRL (eXtensibleiXBRL (inline eXtensible Business Reporting Language): includes: (i) the Consolidated Balance Sheets; (ii) the Consolidated Statements of Operations; (iii) the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income;Changes in Shareholders' Equity; (iv) the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows; and (vi) the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
104Cover Page, formatted in iXBRL and contained in Exhibit 101.


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*Filed herewith.
**This exhibit will not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78r) or otherwise subject to the liability of that section. Such exhibit will not be deemed to be incorporated by reference


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