Cable One (CABO) 10-Q 9 Aug 21 2021 Q2 Quarterly report Financial data

Document And Entity Information

Document And Entity Information - shares	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021	Aug. 04, 2021
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Central Index Key	0001632127
Entity Registrant Name	CABLE ONE, INC.
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2021
Document Type	10-Q
Document Quarterly Report	true
Document Period End Date	Jun. 30, 2021
Document Transition Report	false
Entity File Number	001-36863
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code	DE
Entity Tax Identification Number	13-3060083
Entity Address, Address Line One	210 E. Earll Drive
Entity Address, City or Town	Phoenix
Entity Address, State or Province	AZ
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	85012
City Area Code	602
Local Phone Number	364-6000
Title of 12(b) Security	Common Stock, par value $0.01
Trading Symbol	CABO
Security Exchange Name	NYSE
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Interactive Data Current	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Small Business	false
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
Entity Shell Company	false
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		6,038,066

Condensed Consolidated Balance

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Current Period Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 448,965	$ 574,909
Accounts receivable, net	55,185	38,768
Income taxes receivable	17,027	41,245
Prepaid and other current assets	33,031	17,891
Total Current Assets	554,208	672,813
Equity investments	697,527	807,781
Property, plant and equipment, net	1,753,563	1,265,460
Intangible assets, net	2,840,700	1,278,198
Goodwill	944,871	430,543
Other noncurrent assets	39,133	33,543
Total Assets	6,830,002	4,488,338
Current Liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	240,592	174,139
Deferred revenue	23,572	21,051
Current portion of long-term debt	34,524	26,392
Total Current Liabilities	298,688	221,582
Long-term debt	3,816,150	2,148,798
Deferred income taxes	806,630	366,675
Interest rate swap liability	102,875	155,357
Other noncurrent liabilities	124,814	100,627
Total Liabilities	5,149,157	2,993,039
Commitments and contingencies (refer to note 15)
Stockholders' Equity
Preferred stock ($0.01 par value; 4,000,000 shares authorized; none issued or outstanding)	0	0
Common stock ($0.01 par value; 40,000,000 shares authorized; 6,175,399 shares issued; and 6,036,582 and 6,027,704 shares outstanding as of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively)	62	62
Additional paid-in capital	544,992	535,586
Retained earnings	1,372,724	1,228,172
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(101,237)	(140,683)
Treasury stock, at cost (138,817 and 147,695 shares held as of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively)	(135,696)	(127,838)
Total Stockholders' Equity	1,680,845	1,495,299
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity	$ 6,830,002	$ 4,488,338

Condensed Consolidated Balanc_2

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Current Period Unaudited) (Parentheticals) - $ / shares	Jun. 30, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Preferred stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Preferred stock, shares authorized (in shares)	4,000,000	4,000,000
Preferred stock, shares issued (in shares)	0	0
Preferred stock, shares outstanding (in shares)	0	0
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Common stock, shares authorized (in shares)	40,000,000	40,000,000
Common stock, shares issued (in shares)	6,175,399	6,175,399
Common stock, shares outstanding (in shares)	6,036,582	6,027,704
Treasury stock, shares (in shares)	138,817	147,695

Condensed Consolidated Statemen

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020
Revenues	$ 401,749	$ 328,303	$ 743,011	$ 649,499
Costs and Expenses:
Operating (excluding depreciation and amortization)	112,350	106,028	213,814	211,956
Selling, general and administrative	88,017	64,994	157,059	127,878
Depreciation and amortization	84,915	65,584	153,445	130,863
(Gain) loss on asset sales and disposals, net	1,058	988	938	(4,633)
Total Costs and Expenses	286,340	237,594	525,256	466,064
Income from operations	115,409	90,709	217,755	183,435
Interest expense	(28,947)	(16,615)	(52,528)	(35,289)
Other income (expense), net	12,149	1,655	20,249	3,389
Income before income taxes and equity method investment income (loss), net	98,611	75,749	185,476	151,535
Income tax provision (benefit)	(8,616)	13,209	9,099	19,669
Income before equity method investment income (loss), net	107,227	62,540	176,377	131,866
Equity method investment income (loss), net	(1,074)	0	(1,642)	0
Net income	$ 106,153	$ 62,540	$ 174,735	$ 131,866
Net income per common share:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 17.65	$ 10.72	$ 29.06	$ 22.87
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 16.68	$ 10.63	$ 28	$ 22.66
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	6,014,351	5,831,796	6,013,382	5,764,850
Diluted (in shares)	6,455,817	5,883,417	6,312,843	5,819,633
Unrealized gain (loss) on cash flow hedges and other, net of tax	$ (16,021)	$ (9,459)	$ 39,446	$ (94,084)
Comprehensive income	$ 90,132	$ 53,081	$ 214,181	$ 37,782

Condensed Consolidated Statem_2

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Common Stock Outstanding [Member]	Additional Paid-in Capital [Member]	Retained Earnings [Member]	AOCI Attributable to Parent [Member]	Treasury Stock [Member]	Total
Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2019	5,715,377
Balance at Dec. 31, 2019	$ 59	$ 51,198	$ 980,355	$ (68,158)	$ (121,885)	$ 841,569
Net income	0	0	131,866	0	0	131,866
Unrealized gain (loss) on cash flow hedges and other, net of tax	0	0	0	(94,084)	0	(94,084)
Equity-based compensation	$ 0	6,647	0	0	0	6,647
Issuance of equity awards, net of forfeitures (in shares)	20,746
Issuance of equity awards, net of forfeitures	$ 0	0	0	0	0	$ 0
Withholding tax for equity awards (in shares)	(3,789)					(3,789)
Withholding tax for equity awards	$ 0	0	0	0	(5,823)	$ (5,823)
Dividends paid to stockholders	$ 0	0	(26,428)	0	0	(26,428)
Issuance of common stock (in shares)	287,500
Issuance of common stock	$ 3	469,796	0	0	0	469,799
Balance (in shares) at Jun. 30, 2020	6,019,834
Balance at Jun. 30, 2020	$ 62	527,641	1,085,793	(162,242)	(127,708)	1,323,546
Balance (in shares) at Mar. 31, 2020	5,724,857
Balance at Mar. 31, 2020	$ 59	54,419	1,036,877	(152,783)	(127,681)	810,891
Net income	0	0	62,540	0	0	62,540
Unrealized gain (loss) on cash flow hedges and other, net of tax	0	0	0	(9,459)	0	(9,459)
Equity-based compensation	$ 0	3,426	0	0	0	3,426
Issuance of equity awards, net of forfeitures (in shares)	7,494
Issuance of equity awards, net of forfeitures	$ 0	0	0	0	0	0
Withholding tax for equity awards (in shares)	(17)
Withholding tax for equity awards	$ 0	0	0	0	(27)	(27)
Dividends paid to stockholders	$ 0	0	(13,624)	0	0	(13,624)
Issuance of common stock (in shares)	287,500
Issuance of common stock	$ 3	469,796	0	0	0	469,799
Balance (in shares) at Jun. 30, 2020	6,019,834
Balance at Jun. 30, 2020	$ 62	527,641	1,085,793	(162,242)	(127,708)	1,323,546
Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2020	6,027,704
Balance at Dec. 31, 2020	$ 62	535,586	1,228,172	(140,683)	(127,838)	1,495,299
Net income	0	0	174,735	0	0	174,735
Unrealized gain (loss) on cash flow hedges and other, net of tax	0	0	0	39,446	0	39,446
Equity-based compensation	$ 0	9,406	0	0	0	9,406
Issuance of equity awards, net of forfeitures (in shares)	12,435
Issuance of equity awards, net of forfeitures	$ 0	0	0	0	0	$ 0
Withholding tax for equity awards (in shares)	(3,557)					(3,557)
Withholding tax for equity awards	$ 0	0	0	0	(7,858)	$ (7,858)
Dividends paid to stockholders	$ 0	0	(30,183)	0	0	(30,183)
Balance (in shares) at Jun. 30, 2021	6,036,582
Balance at Jun. 30, 2021	$ 62	544,992	1,372,724	(101,237)	(135,696)	1,680,845
Balance (in shares) at Mar. 31, 2021	6,034,609
Balance at Mar. 31, 2021	$ 62	539,713	1,281,667	(85,216)	(135,579)	1,600,647
Net income	0	0	106,153	0	0	106,153
Unrealized gain (loss) on cash flow hedges and other, net of tax	0	0	0	(16,021)	0	(16,021)
Equity-based compensation	$ 0	5,279	0	0	0	5,279
Issuance of equity awards, net of forfeitures (in shares)	2,037
Issuance of equity awards, net of forfeitures	$ 0	0	0	0	0	0
Withholding tax for equity awards (in shares)	(64)
Withholding tax for equity awards	$ 0	0	0	0	(117)	(117)
Dividends paid to stockholders	$ 0	0	(15,096)	0	0	(15,096)
Balance (in shares) at Jun. 30, 2021	6,036,582
Balance at Jun. 30, 2021	$ 62	$ 544,992	$ 1,372,724	$ (101,237)	$ (135,696)	$ 1,680,845

Condensed Consolidated Statem_3

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity (Unaudited) (Parentheticals) - $ / shares	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020
Retained Earnings [Member]
Dividends, per share (in dollars per share)	$ 2.50	$ 2.25	$ 5	$ 4.50

Condensed Consolidated Statem_4

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$ 174,735	$ 131,866
Depreciation and amortization	153,445	130,863
Non-cash interest expense	4,307	2,212
Equity-based compensation	9,406	6,647
Write-off of debt issuance costs	2,131	0
Change in deferred income taxes	10,900	(30,827)
(Gain) loss on asset sales and disposals, net	938	(4,633)
Equity method investment (income) loss, net	1,642	0
Fair value adjustment	15,790	0
Gain on step acquisition	(33,406)	0
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable, net	1,574	(2,899)
Income taxes receivable	24,218	(12,117)
Prepaid and other current assets	(7,134)	(4,019)
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	9,787	(3,387)
Deferred revenue	2,521	1,693
Other	(1,429)	(4,858)
Net cash provided by operating activities	347,625	272,195
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchase of business, net of cash acquired	(1,953,643)	0
Purchase of equity investment	0	(27,245)
Capital expenditures	(161,165)	(143,416)
Change in accrued expenses related to capital expenditures	8,616	(740)
Proceeds from sales of property, plant and equipment	229	617
Issuance of note and other receivables	0	(7,288)
Net cash used in investing activities	(2,105,963)	(178,072)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds of equity issuance	0	488,750
Proceeds from long-term debt borrowings	1,695,850	100,000
Payment of equity issuance costs	0	(18,951)
Payment of debt issuance costs	(13,741)	0
Payments on long-term debt	(13,159)	(114,390)
Payment of withholding tax for equity awards	(7,858)	(5,823)
Dividends paid to stockholders	(30,183)	(26,428)
Deposits received for asset construction	1,485	0
Net cash provided by financing activities	1,632,394	423,158
Change in cash and cash equivalents	(125,944)	517,281
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	574,909	125,271
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	448,965	642,552
Supplemental cash flow disclosures:
Cash paid for interest, net of capitalized interest	46,950	32,700
Cash paid for income taxes, net of refunds received	$ (4,240)	$ 840

Note 1 - Description of Busines

Note 1 - Description of Business and Basis of Presentation	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021
Notes to Financial Statements
Business Description and Basis of Presentation [Text Block]	1. Description of Business. June 30, 2021. On July 1, 2020, 2 On May 3, 2021, not 2 Refer to note 5 2020. Basis of Presentation. 10 01 X 1934, 2020 10 The December 31, 2020 2020 10 not may not Principles of Consolidation. Segment Reporting. 280 Segment Reporting one Use of Estimates. may Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements. August 2020, No. 2020 06, Debt-Debt with Conversion and Other Options (Subtopic 470 20 s Own Equity (Subtopic 815 40 s Own Equity 2020 06 2020 06 January 1, 2021 8 first 2021 In December 2019, No. 2019 12, Income Taxes (Topic 740 2019 12 2019 12 may 2019 12 January 1, 2021 not Recently Issued But Not March 2020, No. 2020 04, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848 2020 04 may December 31, 2022. 2020 04

Note 2 - Acquisitions

Note 2 - Acquisitions	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021
Notes to Financial Statements
Business Combination Disclosure [Text Block]	2. The Company accounts for certain acquisitions as business combinations pursuant to ASC 805. 805, no one Goodwill is calculated as the excess of the consideration transferred over the fair value of the identifiable net assets acquired in a business combination and represents the future economic benefits expected to arise from anticipated synergies and intangible assets that do not not Acquisition costs incurred by the Company are not three June 30, 2021 2020, six June 30, 2021 2020, The following acquisitions occurred during the periods presented: Hargray. May 3, 2021, not The following table summarizes the allocation of the Hargray purchase price consideration as of the acquisition date (in thousands): Preliminary Purchase Price Allocation Assets Acquired Cash and cash equivalents $ 17,652 Accounts receivable 17,991 Prepaid and other current assets 8,006 Property, plant and equipment 457,158 Intangible assets 1,592,000 Other noncurrent assets 4,636 Total Assets Acquired 2,097,443 Liabilities Assumed Accounts payable and accrued liabilities 36,457 Deferred revenue (short-term portion) 8,462 Current portion of long-term debt (finance leases) 1,375 Long-term debt (finance leases) 2,912 Deferred income taxes 437,725 Other noncurrent liabilities 6,974 Total Liabilities Assumed 493,905 Net assets acquired 1,603,538 Purchase price consideration (1) 2,117,866 Goodwill recognized $ 514,328 ( 1 Consists of approximately $2.0 billion of cash for the additional approximately 85% equity interest in Hargray that the Company did not May 3, 2021 Acquired identifiable intangible assets associated with the Hargray Acquisition consist of the following (dollars in thousands): Fair Value Useful Life (in years) Customer relationships $ 472,000 13.7 Trademark and trade name $ 10,000 4.2 Franchise agreements $ 1,110,000 Indefinite Customer relationships and franchise agreements were valued using the multi-period excess earnings method (“MPEEM”) of the income approach. Significant assumptions used in the valuations include projected revenue growth rates, customer attrition rates, future earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA” and as adjusted, “Adjusted EBITDA”) margins, future capital expenditures and an appropriate discount rate. No The Hargray Acquisition resulted in the recognition of $514.3 million of goodwill, which is not For the quarter ended June 30, 2021, The following unaudited pro forma combined results of operations information for the three six June 30, 2021 2020 January 1, 2020 ( (Unaudited) Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30, 2021 2020 2021 2020 Revenues $ 428,947 $ 388,609 $ 845,909 $ 771,955 Net income $ 44,062 $ 53,177 $ 113,603 $ 111,359 Net income per common share: Basic $ 7.33 $ 9.12 $ 18.89 $ 19.32 Diluted $ 7.07 $ 8.71 $ 18.08 $ 18.39 The unaudited pro forma combined results of operations information reflects the following pro forma adjustments (dollars in thousands): (Unaudited) Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30, 2021 2020 2021 2020 Depreciation and amortization $ (2,048 ) $ (2,983 ) $ (6,152 ) $ (6,495 ) Interest expense $ (768 ) $ (1,922 ) $ (2,813 ) $ (19,629 ) Acquisition costs $ (11,950 ) $ - $ (15,403 ) $ - Gain on step acquisition $ (33,400 ) $ - $ (33,400 ) $ - Income tax provision $ 31,178 $ 1,226 $ 33,579 $ 6,531 Weighted average common shares outstanding - diluted - 404,248 143,618 404,248 The unaudited pro forma combined results of operations information is provided for informational purposes only and is not January 1, 2020 may Valu-Net. July 1, 2020, Acquired identifiable intangible assets associated with the Valu-Net acquisition consisted of the following (dollars in thousands): Fair Value Useful Life (in years) Customer relationships $ 7,700 13.5 Trademark and trade name $ 800 Indefinite Franchise agreements $ 11,200 Indefinite Customer relationships and franchise agreements were valued using the MPEEM of the income approach. Significant assumptions used in the valuations include projected revenue growth rates, future EBITDA margins, future capital expenditures and an appropriate discount rate. No

Note 3 - Revenues

Note 3 - Revenues	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021
Notes to Financial Statements
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Text Block]	3. Revenues by product line and other revenue-related disclosures were as follows (in thousands): Three Months Ended June 30, 2021 Six Months Ended June 30, 2021 2020 2021 2020 Residential: Data $ 207,648 $ 164,015 $ 391,253 $ 319,005 Video 87,240 87,328 163,257 172,650 Voice 12,112 12,120 22,589 24,547 Business services 76,616 58,469 136,978 116,331 Other 18,133 6,371 28,934 16,966 Total revenues $ 401,749 $ 328,303 $ 743,011 $ 649,499 Franchise and other regulatory fees $ 8,110 $ 6,615 $ 14,262 $ 12,963 Deferred commission amortization $ 1,265 $ 1,338 $ 2,733 $ 2,699 Other revenues are comprised primarily of advertising sales, customer late charges and reconnect fees and regulatory revenue. Fees imposed on the Company by various governmental authorities, including franchise fees, are passed through on a monthly basis to the Company’s customers and are periodically remitted to authorities. As the Company acts as principal, these fees are reported in video and voice revenues on a gross basis with corresponding expenses included within operating expenses in the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income. Deferred commission amortization expense is included within selling, general and administrative expenses in the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income. Current deferred revenue liabilities consist of refundable customer prepayments, up-front charges and installation fees. As of June 30, 2021, December 31, 2020, six June 30, 2021.

Note 4 - Operating Assets and L

Note 4 - Operating Assets and Liabilities	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021
Notes to Financial Statements
Operating Assets and Liabilities [Text Block]	4. Accounts receivable consisted of the following (in thousands): June 30, 2021 December 31, 2020 Trade receivables $ 50,229 $ 32,795 Other receivables 7,799 7,225 Less: Allowance for credit losses (2,843 ) (1,252 ) Total accounts receivable, net $ 55,185 $ 38,768 The changes in the allowance for credit losses were as follows (in thousands): Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30, 2021 2020 2021 2020 Beginning balance $ 1,374 $ 2,997 $ 1,252 $ 1,201 Additions - charged to costs and expenses (1) 1,484 5,956 2,127 8,075 Deductions - write-offs (1,405 ) (966 ) (3,856 ) (3,239 ) Recoveries collected 1,390 1,412 3,320 3,362 Ending balance $ 2,843 $ 9,399 $ 2,843 $ 9,399 ( 1 Includes $1.4 million of additional reserves assumed in the Hargray Acquisition. Prepaid and other current assets consisted of the following (in thousands): June 30, 2021 December 31, 2020 Prepaid repairs and maintenance $ 7,520 $ 1,013 Software implementation costs 1,200 1,035 Prepaid insurance 949 2,200 Prepaid rent 2,472 1,471 Prepaid software 5,398 4,544 Deferred commissions 4,028 4,026 All other current assets 11,464 3,602 Total prepaid and other current assets $ 33,031 $ 17,891 Other noncurrent assets consisted of the following (in thousands): June 30, 2021 December 31, 2020 Operating lease right-of-use assets $ 17,990 $ 13,408 Deferred commissions 6,713 5,798 Software implementation costs 7,485 6,879 Debt issuance costs 2,915 3,249 All other noncurrent assets 4,030 4,209 Total other noncurrent assets $ 39,133 $ 33,543 Accounts payable and accrued liabilities consisted of the following (in thousands): June 30, 2021 December 31, 2020 Accounts payable $ 53,040 $ 22,686 Accrued programming costs 25,772 20,279 Accrued compensation and related benefits 42,570 26,467 Accrued sales and other operating taxes 11,532 7,425 Accrued franchise fees 4,301 4,021 Deposits 12,801 6,300 Operating lease liabilities 5,763 3,772 Interest rate swap liability 30,559 30,646 Accrued insurance costs 7,104 7,292 Cash overdrafts 6,452 8,847 Equity investment payable (1) 13,387 13,387 Interest payable 5,233 4,128 Amount due to Hargray (2) - 6,822 All other accrued liabilities 22,078 12,067 Total accounts payable and accrued liabilities $ 240,592 $ 174,139 ( 1 Consists of the unfunded portion of the Company’s equity investment in Wisper ISP, LLC (“Wisper”). Refer to note 5 ( 2 Consists of amounts due to Hargray in connection with transition services provided as part of the Anniston Exchange (as defined in note 5 5 Other noncurrent liabilities consisted of the following (in thousands): June 30, 2021 December 31, 2020 Operating lease liabilities $ 11,403 $ 8,701 Accrued compensation and related benefits 14,209 10,086 Deferred revenue 6,665 4,981 MBI Net Option (as defined in note 5) (1) 89,100 73,310 All other noncurrent liabilities 3,437 3,549 Total other noncurrent liabilities $ 124,814 $ 100,627 ( 1 Consists of the net value of the Company’s call and put options associated with the remaining equity interests in MBI (as defined in note 5 June 30, 2021 December 31, 2020. 5 10 5

Note 5 - Equity Investments

Note 5 - Equity Investments	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021
Notes to Financial Statements
Investment [Text Block]	5. On May 4, 2020, July 10, 2020, 2020 twelve October 1, 2020, $82.6 November 12, 2020, On May 3, 2021, not The carrying value of the Company’s equity investments without readily determinable fair values were determined based on fair valuations as of their respective acquisition dates, and consisted of the following (dollars in thousands): Ownership Percentage June 30, 2021 December 31, 2020 Cost Method Investments Hargray (1), (2) ~15% $ - $ 113,165 Nextlink <10% 27,245 27,245 Others <10% 14,619 10,066 Total cost method investments $ 41,864 $ 150,476 Equity Method Investments MBI (3) 45.0% $ 627,058 $ 630,679 Wisper 40.4% 28,605 26,626 Total equity method investments $ 655,663 $ 657,305 Total equity investments $ 697,527 $ 807,781 ( 1 Upon initial investment, the Company calculated the fair value of Hargray’s total enterprise value using a hybrid of both the discounted cash flow method of the income approach and the guideline public company method of the market approach. Significant assumptions used in the valuation include projected revenue growth rates, customer attrition rates, future EBITDA margins, future capital expenditures and an appropriate discount rate. The enterprise value less Hargray’s debt and unamortized debt issuance costs was multiplied by Cable One’s minority equity interest percentage to determine the Hargray investment’s carrying value. The resulting non-cash gain was calculated as the difference between this carrying value and the book value of the Anniston System’s net assets, including its proportionate share of the Company’s franchise agreement and goodwill assets. The approximately 15% equity interest in Hargray as of December 31, 2020 ( 2 As a result of the Company’s May 3, 2021 not June 30, 2021 ( 3 The Company holds a call option to purchase all but not not January 1, 2023 June 30, 2024. not not not July 1, 2025 September 30, 2025. June 30, 2021 December 31, 2020, 10 The carrying value of MBI exceeded the Company’s underlying equity in MBI’s net assets by approximately $520.5 million and $529.7 million as of June 30, 2021 December 31, 2020, Equity method investment income (losses), which increase (decrease) the carrying value of the respective investment, and the change in fair value of the MBI Net Option were as follows (in thousands): Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30, 2021 2020 2021 2020 Equity Method Investment Income (Loss) MBI (1) $ (2,407 ) $ - $ (3,621 ) $ - Wisper 1,333 - 1,979 - Total $ (1,074 ) $ - $ (1,642 ) $ - Other Income (Expense), Net MBI Net Option change in fair value $ (21,350 ) $ - $ (15,790 ) $ - ( 1 The Company identified a $186.6 million difference between the fair values of certain of MBI’s finite-lived intangible assets and the respective carrying values recorded by MBI, of which $84.0 million was attributable to the Company’s 45% pro rata portion. The Company is amortizing its share on an accelerated basis over the lives of the respective assets. For the three June 30, 2021, six June 30, 2021, The Company assesses each equity investment for indicators of impairment on a quarterly basis. No impairments were recorded for any of the periods presented.

Note 6 - Property, Plant and Eq

Note 6 - Property, Plant and Equipment	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021
Notes to Financial Statements
Property, Plant and Equipment Disclosure [Text Block]	6. Property, plant and equipment consisted of the following (in thousands): June 30, 2021 December 31, 2020 Cable distribution systems $ 2,300,266 $ 1,916,048 Customer premise equipment 305,471 283,831 Other equipment and fixtures 458,939 463,469 Buildings and improvements 138,632 117,367 Capitalized software 85,305 107,107 Construction in progress 196,630 89,488 Land 21,018 13,293 Right-of-use assets 10,744 10,314 Property, plant and equipment, gross 3,517,005 3,000,917 Less: Accumulated depreciation and amortization (1,763,442 ) (1,735,457 ) Property, plant and equipment, net $ 1,753,563 $ 1,265,460 Depreciation and amortization expense for property, plant and equipment was $65.9 million and $54.5 million for the three June 30, 2021 2020, six June 30, 2021 2020,

Note 7 - Goodwill and Intangibl

Note 7 - Goodwill and Intangible Assets	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021
Notes to Financial Statements
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Text Block]	7. The carrying amount of goodwill was $944.9 million at June 30, 2021 December 31, 2020, not Intangible assets consisted of the following (dollars in thousands): June 30, 2021 December 31, 2020 Useful Life Range (in years) Gross Carrying Amount Accumulated Amortization Net Carrying Amount Gross Carrying Amount Accumulated Amortization Net Carrying Amount Finite-Lived Intangible Assets Customer relationships 13.5 – 17 $ 841,700 $ 110,430 $ 731,270 $ 369,700 $ 81,865 $ 287,835 Trademarks and trade names 2.7 – 4.2 14,300 3,452 10,848 4,300 2,552 1,748 Wireless licenses 10 – 15 1,418 48 1,370 1,418 15 1,403 Total finite-lived intangible assets $ 857,418 $ 113,930 $ 743,488 $ 375,418 $ 84,432 $ 290,986 Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets Franchise agreements $ 2,089,712 $ 979,712 Trade names 7,500 7,500 Total indefinite-lived intangible assets $ 2,097,212 $ 987,212 Total intangible assets, net $ 2,840,700 $ 1,278,198 Intangible asset amortization expense was $19.0 million and $11.1 million for the three June 30, 2021 2020, six June 30, 2021 2020, The future amortization of existing finite-lived intangible assets as of June 30, 2021 Year Ending December 31, Amount 2021 (remaining six months) $ 45,020 2022 87,292 2023 76,065 2024 69,716 2025 64,785 Thereafter 400,610 Total $ 743,488 Actual amortization expense in future periods may

Note 8 - Debt

Note 8 - Debt	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021
Notes to Financial Statements
Long-term Debt [Text Block]	8. The carrying amount of long-term debt consisted of the following (in thousands): June 30, 2021 December 31, 2020 Senior Credit Facilities (as defined below) $ 2,328,756 $ 1,541,621 Senior Notes (as defined below) 650,000 650,000 Convertible Notes (as defined below) 920,000 - Finance lease liabilities 5,603 5,466 Total debt 3,904,359 2,197,087 Less: Unamortized debt discount (22,764 ) - Less: Unamortized debt issuance costs (30,921 ) (21,897 ) Less: Current portion of long-term debt (34,524 ) (26,392 ) Total long-term debt $ 3,816,150 $ 2,148,798 Senior Credit Facilities. May 3, 2021, third October 30, 2020 ( seven 2028 4” 2025 2” 2027 2” 2027 3” 2025 2, 2, 3 4, The Term Loan B- 4 4 4 The interest margin applicable to the Term Loan B- 4 4 may six 4 not 4 4 may 4 2 3. Refer to the table below summarizing the Company’s outstanding term loans as of June 30, 2021 10 2020 10 The Company has issued letters of credit totaling $33.0 million under the Revolving Credit Facility on behalf of Wisper to guarantee its performance obligations under a Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) broadband funding program. The fair value of the letters of credit approximates face value based on the short-term nature of the agreements. The Company would be liable for up to the total amount outstanding under the letters of credit if Wisper were to fail to satisfy all or some of its performance obligations under the FCC program. Wisper pledged certain assets in favor of the Company as collateral for issuing the letters of credit, which pledge was terminated in the third 2020 June 30, 2021, no June 30, 2021 As of June 30, 2021, June 30, 2021 Instrument Draw Date Original Principal Amortization Per Annum (1) Outstanding Principal Final Maturity Date Balance Due Upon Maturity Benchmark Rate Applicable Margin (2) Interest Rate Term Loan A-2 5/8/2019 (3) $ 700,000 Varies (4) $ 668,101 10/30/2025 $ 476,607 LIBOR 1.75% 1.85% 10/1/2019 (3) Term Loan B-2 1/7/2019 250,000 1.0% 244,375 10/30/2027 228,750 LIBOR 2.00% 2.10% Term Loan B-3 6/14/2019 (5) 625,000 1.0% 616,280 10/30/2027 577,472 LIBOR 2.00% 2.10% 10/30/2020 (5) Term Loan B-4 5/3/2021 800,000 1.0% 800,000 5/3/2028 746,000 LIBOR 2.00% 2.10% Total $ 2,375,000 $ 2,328,756 $ 2,028,829 ( 1 Payable in equal quarterly installments (expressed as a percentage of the original principal amount and subject to customary adjustments in the event of any prepayment). All loans may 4, six 4 ( 2 The Term Loan A- 2 ( 3 On May 8, 2019, October 1, 2019, October 30, 2020, ( 4 Per annum amortization rates for years one five October 30, 2020 ( 5 On June 14, 2019, October 30, 2020, Senior Notes. November 2020, 2030 4.00% May 15th November 15th May 15, 2021. November 9, 2020 ( At any time and from time to time prior to November 15, 2025, may November 15, 2025, may November 15, 2023, may not one 104% Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control and a Below Investment Grade Rating Event (each as defined in the Senior Notes Indenture), the Company is required to offer to repurchase the Senior Notes at 101% of the principal amount of such Senior Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the date of repurchase. Convertible Notes. March 2021, 2026 “2026 2028 “2028 2026 2026 2028 March 5, 2021 ( The 2026 not 2026 not 2028 2028 March 15th September 15th September 15, 2021, 2026 March 15, 2026, 2028 March 15, 2028. 2026 2028 $1,000 2026 2028 The Convertible Notes are convertible at the option of the holders. The method of conversion into cash, shares of the Company’s common stock or a combination thereof is at the election of the Company. Prior to the close of business on the business day immediately preceding December 15, 2025, 2026 December 15, 2025, may 2026 second December 15, 2027, 2028 December 15, 2027, may 2028 second may not The Company may not 2026 March 20, 2024 may not 2028 March 20, 2025. No March 20, 2024 December 15, 2025, may 2026 March 20, 2025 December 15, 2027, may 2028 not not In addition, following a “make-whole fundamental change” (as defined in the applicable Convertible Notes Indenture) or if the Company delivers a notice of redemption in respect of any Convertible Notes of a series, in certain circumstances, the conversion rate applicable to such series of Convertible Notes will be increased for a holder who elects to convert any of such Convertible Notes in connection with such a make-whole fundamental change or convert any of such Convertible Notes called (or deemed called) for redemption during the related redemption period, as the case may The carrying amounts of the Convertible Notes consisted of the following (in thousands): June 30, 2021 2026 Notes 2028 Notes Total Gross carrying amount $ 575,000 $ 345,000 $ 920,000 Less: Unamortized discount (14,124 ) (8,640 ) (22,764 ) Less: Unamortized debt issuance costs (386 ) (244 ) (630 ) Net carrying amount $ 560,490 $ 336,116 $ 896,606 Interest expense on the Convertible Notes consisted of the following (dollars in thousands): Three Months Ended June 30, 2021 Six Months Ended June 30, 2021 2026 Notes 2028 Notes Total 2026 Notes 2028 Notes Total Contractual interest expense $ - $ 970 $ 970 $ - $ 1,261 $ 1,261 Amortization of discount 748 321 1,069 970 416 1,386 Amortization of debt issuance costs 20 9 29 26 12 38 Total interest expense $ 768 $ 1,300 $ 2,068 $ 996 $ 1,689 $ 2,685 Effective interest rate 0.5 % 1.5 % 0.5 % 1.5 % General. $250.0 Each Indenture contains covenants that, among other things and subject to certain exceptions, limit (i) the Company’s ability to consolidate or merge with or into another person or sell or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company and its subsidiaries (taken as a whole) and (ii) the ability of the guarantors to consolidate with or merge with or into another person. The Senior Notes Indenture also contains a covenant that, subject to certain exceptions, limits the Company’s ability and the ability of its subsidiaries to incur any liens securing indebtedness for borrowed money. Each Indenture provides for customary events of default which include (subject in certain cases to customary grace and cure periods), among others, default in payment of principal or interest, breach of other agreements or covenants in respect of the relevant Notes by the Company or any guarantors, failure to pay certain other indebtedness at final maturity, acceleration of certain indebtedness prior to final maturity, failure to pay certain final judgments, failure of certain guarantees to be enforceable and certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization; and, in the case of each Convertible Notes Indenture, failure to comply with the Company’s obligation to convert the relevant Convertible Notes under the applicable Convertible Notes Indenture and failure to give a fundamental change notice or a notice of a make-whole fundamental change under the applicable Convertible Notes Indenture. Unamortized debt issuance costs consisted of the following (in thousands): June 30, 2021 December 31, 2020 Revolving Credit Facility portion: Other noncurrent assets $ 2,915 $ 3,249 Term loans and Notes portion: Long-term debt (contra account) 30,921 21,897 Total $ 33,836 $ 25,146 The Company recorded debt issuance cost amortization of $1.8 million and $1.1 million for the three June 30, 2021 2020, six June 30, 2021 2020, June 30, 2021 Year Ending December 31, Amount 2021 (remaining six months) $ 16,866 2022 37,986 2023 55,008 2024 76,285 2025 557,147 Thereafter 3,155,464 Total $ 3,898,756 The Company was in compliance with all debt covenants as of June 30, 2021. In March 2021,

Note 9 - Interest Rate Swaps

Note 9 - Interest Rate Swaps	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021
Notes to Financial Statements
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Text Block]	9. The Company is party to two A summary of the significant terms of the Company’s interest rate swap agreements is as follows (dollars in thousands): Entry Date Effective Date Maturity Date (1) Notional Amount Settlement Type Settlement Frequency Fixed Base Rate Swap A 3/7/2019 3/11/2019 3/11/2029 $ 850,000 Receive one-month LIBOR, pay fixed Monthly 2.653% Swap B 3/6/2019 6/15/2020 2/28/2029 350,000 Receive one-month LIBOR, pay fixed Monthly 2.739% Total $ 1,200,000 ( 1 Each swap may The combined fair values of the Company’s interest rate swaps are reflected within the condensed consolidated balance sheets as follows (in thousands): June 30, 2021 December 31, 2020 Liabilities: Current portion: Accounts payable and accrued liabilities $ 30,559 $ 30,646 Noncurrent portion: Interest rate swap liability $ 102,875 $ 155,357 Total $ 133,434 $ 186,003 Stockholders Equity: Accumulated other comprehensive loss $ 100,651 $ 140,090 The combined effect of the Company’s interest rate swaps on the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income was as follows (in thousands): Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30, 2021 2020 2021 2020 Interest expense $ 7,803 $ 4,964 $ 15,451 $ 7,048 Unrealized (gain) loss on cash flow hedges, gross $ 21,013 $ 12,558 $ (52,569 ) $ 124,872 Less: Tax effect (4,989 ) (3,095 ) 13,130 (30,781 ) Unrealized (gain) loss on cash flow hedges, net of tax $ 16,024 $ 9,463 $ (39,439 ) $ 94,091 The Company does not

Note 10 - Fair Value Measuremen

Note 10 - Fair Value Measurements	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021
Notes to Financial Statements
Fair Value Disclosures [Text Block]	10. Financial Assets and Liabilities. June 30, 2021 not The carrying amounts, fair values and related fair value hierarchy levels of the Company’s financial assets and liabilities as of June 30, 2021 June 30, 2021 Carrying Fair Fair Value Amount Value Hierarchy Assets: Cash and cash equivalents: Money market investments $ 412,727 $ 412,727 Level 1 Liabilities: Long-term debt (including current portion): Term loans $ 2,328,756 $ 2,321,264 Level 2 Senior Notes $ 650,000 $ 650,780 Level 2 Convertible Notes $ 920,000 $ 927,636 Level 2 Interest rate swap liability (including current portion): Interest rate swaps $ 133,434 $ 133,434 Level 2 Other noncurrent liabilities: MBI Net Option $ 89,100 $ 89,100 Level 3 Money market investments are held primarily in U.S. Treasury securities and registered money market funds and are valued using a market approach based on quoted market prices (level 1 three 2 2 3 The assumptions used to determine the fair value of the MBI Net Option consisted of the following: June 30, 2021 December 31, 2020 Cable One MBI Cable One MBI Equity volatility 30.0 % 30.0 % 28.0 % 30.0 % EBITDA volatility 10.0 % 10.0 % 10.0 % 10.0 % EBITDA risk-adjusted discount rate 5.0 % 6.5 % 5.0 % 6.5 % Cost of debt 4.0 % 4.0 % The Company regularly evaluates each of the assumptions used in establishing the fair value of the MBI Net Option. Significant changes in any of these assumptions could result in a significantly lower or higher fair value measurement. A change in one not 5 The carrying amounts of accounts receivable, accounts payable and other financial assets and liabilities approximate fair value because of the short-term nature of these instruments. Nonfinancial Assets and Liabilities. not may No six June 30, 2021 2020.

Note 11 - Stockholders' Equity

Note 11 - Stockholders' Equity	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021
Notes to Financial Statements
Stockholders' Equity Note Disclosure [Text Block]	11. EQUITY Equity Offering. May 2020, Treasury Stock. June 30, 2021 Share Repurchase Program. July 1, 2015, may June 30, 2021, No six June 30, 2021. Tax Withholding for Equity Awards. six June 30, 2021 2020

Note 12 - Equity-based Compensa

Note 12 - Equity-based Compensation	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021
Notes to Financial Statements
Share-based Payment Arrangement [Text Block]	12. The Amended and Restated Cable One, Inc. 2015 “2015 2015 June 30, 2021, 2015 Compensation expense associated with equity-based awards is recognized on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period, which is generally the vesting period of the award, with forfeitures recognized as incurred. The Company’s equity-based compensation expense, included within selling, general and administrative expenses in the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income, was as follows (in thousands): Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30, 2021 2020 2021 2020 Restricted Stock $ 4,549 $ 2,678 $ 7,973 $ 5,185 SARs 730 748 1,433 1,462 Total $ 5,279 $ 3,426 $ 9,406 $ 6,647 The Company recognized income tax benefits of $0.9 million and $2.7 million during the three June 30, 2021 2020, six June 30, 2021 2020, June 30, 2021. Restricted Stock. six June 30, 2021 Restricted Stock Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value Per Share Outstanding as of December 31, 2020 34,944 $ 1,037.83 Granted 10,679 $ 2,188.72 Forfeited (1,071 ) $ 1,319.94 Vested and issued (10,949 ) $ 844.57 Outstanding as of June 30, 2021 33,603 $ 1,457.56 Vested and deferred as of June 30, 2021 5,947 $ 750.62 At June 30, 2021, Stock Appreciation Rights. six June 30, 2021 Stock Appreciation Rights Weighted Average Exercise Price Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value Aggregate Intrinsic Value (in thousands) Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term (in years) Outstanding as of December 31, 2020 58,365 $ 866.54 $ 204.29 $ 79,446 7.3 Granted 1,500 $ 2,227.72 $ 584.38 $ - 9.5 Exercised (3,674 ) $ 746.04 $ 177.22 $ 3,870 - Forfeited (1,601 ) $ 834.92 $ 201.50 Outstanding as of June 30, 2021 54,590 $ 912.97 $ 216.64 $ 55,053 6.9 Exercisable as of June 30, 2021 30,037 $ 666.56 $ 152.28 $ 37,434 5.9 At June 30, 2021, The grant date fair value of the SARs is measured using the Black-Scholes valuation model. The weighted average inputs used in the model for grants awarded during the six June 30, 2021 Inputs Expected volatility 27.37 % Risk-free interest rate 0.54 % Expected term (in years) 6.25 Expected dividend yield 0.45 %

Note 13 - Income Taxes

Note 13 - Income Taxes	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021
Notes to Financial Statements
Income Tax Disclosure [Text Block]	13. The Company’s effective tax rate was -8.7% and 17.4% for the three June 30, 2021 2020, six June 30, 2021 2020, three June 30, 2021 not six June 30, 2021 not 2021,

Note 14 - Net Income Per Common

Note 14 - Net Income Per Common Share	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021
Notes to Financial Statements
Earnings Per Share [Text Block]	14. Basic net income per common share is computed by dividing net income by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. The denominator used in calculating diluted net income per common share further includes any common shares available to be issued upon vesting or exercise of outstanding equity-based compensation awards if such inclusion would be dilutive, calculated using the treasury stock method, and any common shares to be issued upon conversion of the Convertible Notes, calculated using the if-converted method. The computation of basic and diluted net income per common share was as follows (dollars in thousands, except per share amounts): Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30, 2021 2020 2021 2020 Numerator: Net income - basic $ 106,153 $ 62,540 $ 174,735 $ 131,866 Add: Convertible Notes interest expense, net of tax 1,551 - 2,014 - Net income - diluted $ 107,704 $ 62,540 $ 176,749 $ 131,866 Denominator: Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic 6,014,351 5,831,796 6,013,382 5,764,850 Effect of dilutive equity-based compensation awards (1) 37,218 51,621 38,831 54,783 Effect of dilution from if-converted Convertible Notes (2) 404,248 - 260,630 - Weighted average common shares outstanding - diluted 6,455,817 5,883,417 6,312,843 5,819,633 Net Income per Common Share: Basic $ 17.65 $ 10.72 $ 29.06 $ 22.87 Diluted $ 16.68 $ 10.63 $ 28.00 $ 22.66 Supplemental Net Income per Common Share Disclosure: Anti-dilutive shares from equity-based compensation awards (1) 8,415 506 8,415 363 ( 1 Equity-based compensation awards whose impact is considered to be anti-dilutive under the treasury stock method were excluded from the diluted net income per common share calculation. ( 2 Based on a conversion rate of 0.4394 shares of common stock per weighted $1,000 three six June 30, 2021.

Note 15 - Commitments and Conti

Note 15 - Commitments and Contingencies	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021
Notes to Financial Statements
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Text Block]	15. Contractual Obligations. not June 30, 2021, 8, no 2020 10 In addition, the Company incurs recurring utility pole rental costs and fees imposed by various governmental authorities, including franchise fees, as part of its operations. However, these costs are not June 30, 2021, no 8 Litigation and Legal Matters. no Regulation in the Company s Industry.

Significant Accounting Policies

Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Basis of Accounting, Policy [Policy Text Block]	Basis of Presentation. 10 01 X 1934, 2020 10 The December 31, 2020 2020 10 not may not
Consolidation, Policy [Policy Text Block]	Principles of Consolidation.
Segment Reporting, Policy [Policy Text Block]	Segment Reporting. 280 Segment Reporting one
Use of Estimates, Policy [Policy Text Block]	Use of Estimates. may
New Accounting Pronouncements, Policy [Policy Text Block]	Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements. August 2020, No. 2020 06, Debt-Debt with Conversion and Other Options (Subtopic 470 20 s Own Equity (Subtopic 815 40 s Own Equity 2020 06 2020 06 January 1, 2021 8 first 2021 In December 2019, No. 2019 12, Income Taxes (Topic 740 2019 12 2019 12 may 2019 12 January 1, 2021 not Recently Issued But Not March 2020, No. 2020 04, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848 2020 04 may December 31, 2022. 2020 04

Note 2 - Acquisitions (Tables)

Note 2 - Acquisitions (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021
Notes Tables
Schedule of Recognized Identified Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed [Table Text Block]	Preliminary Purchase Price Allocation Assets Acquired Cash and cash equivalents $ 17,652 Accounts receivable 17,991 Prepaid and other current assets 8,006 Property, plant and equipment 457,158 Intangible assets 1,592,000 Other noncurrent assets 4,636 Total Assets Acquired 2,097,443 Liabilities Assumed Accounts payable and accrued liabilities 36,457 Deferred revenue (short-term portion) 8,462 Current portion of long-term debt (finance leases) 1,375 Long-term debt (finance leases) 2,912 Deferred income taxes 437,725 Other noncurrent liabilities 6,974 Total Liabilities Assumed 493,905 Net assets acquired 1,603,538 Purchase price consideration (1) 2,117,866 Goodwill recognized $ 514,328
Finite-Lived and Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets Acquired as Part of Business Combination [Table Text Block]	Fair Value Useful Life (in years) Customer relationships $ 472,000 13.7 Trademark and trade name $ 10,000 4.2 Franchise agreements $ 1,110,000 Indefinite Fair Value Useful Life (in years) Customer relationships $ 7,700 13.5 Trademark and trade name $ 800 Indefinite Franchise agreements $ 11,200 Indefinite
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Information [Table Text Block]	(Unaudited) Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30, 2021 2020 2021 2020 Revenues $ 428,947 $ 388,609 $ 845,909 $ 771,955 Net income $ 44,062 $ 53,177 $ 113,603 $ 111,359 Net income per common share: Basic $ 7.33 $ 9.12 $ 18.89 $ 19.32 Diluted $ 7.07 $ 8.71 $ 18.08 $ 18.39 (Unaudited) Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30, 2021 2020 2021 2020 Depreciation and amortization $ (2,048 ) $ (2,983 ) $ (6,152 ) $ (6,495 ) Interest expense $ (768 ) $ (1,922 ) $ (2,813 ) $ (19,629 ) Acquisition costs $ (11,950 ) $ - $ (15,403 ) $ - Gain on step acquisition $ (33,400 ) $ - $ (33,400 ) $ - Income tax provision $ 31,178 $ 1,226 $ 33,579 $ 6,531 Weighted average common shares outstanding - diluted - 404,248 143,618 404,248

Note 3 - Revenues (Tables)

Note 3 - Revenues (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021
Notes Tables
Revenue from External Customers by Products and Services [Table Text Block]	Three Months Ended June 30, 2021 Six Months Ended June 30, 2021 2020 2021 2020 Residential: Data $ 207,648 $ 164,015 $ 391,253 $ 319,005 Video 87,240 87,328 163,257 172,650 Voice 12,112 12,120 22,589 24,547 Business services 76,616 58,469 136,978 116,331 Other 18,133 6,371 28,934 16,966 Total revenues $ 401,749 $ 328,303 $ 743,011 $ 649,499 Franchise and other regulatory fees $ 8,110 $ 6,615 $ 14,262 $ 12,963 Deferred commission amortization $ 1,265 $ 1,338 $ 2,733 $ 2,699

Note 4 - Operating Assets and_2

Note 4 - Operating Assets and Liabilities (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021
Notes Tables
Schedule of Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Table Text Block]	June 30, 2021 December 31, 2020 Trade receivables $ 50,229 $ 32,795 Other receivables 7,799 7,225 Less: Allowance for credit losses (2,843 ) (1,252 ) Total accounts receivable, net $ 55,185 $ 38,768
Schedule of Allowance for Doubtful Accounts [Table Text Block]	Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30, 2021 2020 2021 2020 Beginning balance $ 1,374 $ 2,997 $ 1,252 $ 1,201 Additions - charged to costs and expenses (1) 1,484 5,956 2,127 8,075 Deductions - write-offs (1,405 ) (966 ) (3,856 ) (3,239 ) Recoveries collected 1,390 1,412 3,320 3,362 Ending balance $ 2,843 $ 9,399 $ 2,843 $ 9,399
Prepaid and Other Current Assets [Table Text Block]	June 30, 2021 December 31, 2020 Prepaid repairs and maintenance $ 7,520 $ 1,013 Software implementation costs 1,200 1,035 Prepaid insurance 949 2,200 Prepaid rent 2,472 1,471 Prepaid software 5,398 4,544 Deferred commissions 4,028 4,026 All other current assets 11,464 3,602 Total prepaid and other current assets $ 33,031 $ 17,891
Schedule of Other Assets, Noncurrent [Table Text Block]	June 30, 2021 December 31, 2020 Operating lease right-of-use assets $ 17,990 $ 13,408 Deferred commissions 6,713 5,798 Software implementation costs 7,485 6,879 Debt issuance costs 2,915 3,249 All other noncurrent assets 4,030 4,209 Total other noncurrent assets $ 39,133 $ 33,543
Schedule of Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities [Table Text Block]	June 30, 2021 December 31, 2020 Accounts payable $ 53,040 $ 22,686 Accrued programming costs 25,772 20,279 Accrued compensation and related benefits 42,570 26,467 Accrued sales and other operating taxes 11,532 7,425 Accrued franchise fees 4,301 4,021 Deposits 12,801 6,300 Operating lease liabilities 5,763 3,772 Interest rate swap liability 30,559 30,646 Accrued insurance costs 7,104 7,292 Cash overdrafts 6,452 8,847 Equity investment payable (1) 13,387 13,387 Interest payable 5,233 4,128 Amount due to Hargray (2) - 6,822 All other accrued liabilities 22,078 12,067 Total accounts payable and accrued liabilities $ 240,592 $ 174,139
Other Noncurrent Liabilities [Table Text Block]	June 30, 2021 December 31, 2020 Operating lease liabilities $ 11,403 $ 8,701 Accrued compensation and related benefits 14,209 10,086 Deferred revenue 6,665 4,981 MBI Net Option (as defined in note 5) (1) 89,100 73,310 All other noncurrent liabilities 3,437 3,549 Total other noncurrent liabilities $ 124,814 $ 100,627

Note 5 - Equity Investments (Ta

Note 5 - Equity Investments (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021
Notes Tables
Equity Securities without Readily Determinable Fair Value [Table Text Block]	Ownership Percentage June 30, 2021 December 31, 2020 Cost Method Investments Hargray (1), (2) ~15% $ - $ 113,165 Nextlink <10% 27,245 27,245 Others <10% 14,619 10,066 Total cost method investments $ 41,864 $ 150,476 Equity Method Investments MBI (3) 45.0% $ 627,058 $ 630,679 Wisper 40.4% 28,605 26,626 Total equity method investments $ 655,663 $ 657,305 Total equity investments $ 697,527 $ 807,781
Equity Method Investments [Table Text Block]	Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30, 2021 2020 2021 2020 Equity Method Investment Income (Loss) MBI (1) $ (2,407 ) $ - $ (3,621 ) $ - Wisper 1,333 - 1,979 - Total $ (1,074 ) $ - $ (1,642 ) $ - Other Income (Expense), Net MBI Net Option change in fair value $ (21,350 ) $ - $ (15,790 ) $ -

Note 6 - Property, Plant and _2

Note 6 - Property, Plant and Equipment (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021
Notes Tables
Property, Plant and Equipment [Table Text Block]	June 30, 2021 December 31, 2020 Cable distribution systems $ 2,300,266 $ 1,916,048 Customer premise equipment 305,471 283,831 Other equipment and fixtures 458,939 463,469 Buildings and improvements 138,632 117,367 Capitalized software 85,305 107,107 Construction in progress 196,630 89,488 Land 21,018 13,293 Right-of-use assets 10,744 10,314 Property, plant and equipment, gross 3,517,005 3,000,917 Less: Accumulated depreciation and amortization (1,763,442 ) (1,735,457 ) Property, plant and equipment, net $ 1,753,563 $ 1,265,460

Note 7 - Goodwill and Intangi_2

Note 7 - Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021
Notes Tables
Schedule of Intangible Assets and Goodwill [Table Text Block]	June 30, 2021 December 31, 2020 Useful Life Range (in years) Gross Carrying Amount Accumulated Amortization Net Carrying Amount Gross Carrying Amount Accumulated Amortization Net Carrying Amount Finite-Lived Intangible Assets Customer relationships 13.5 – 17 $ 841,700 $ 110,430 $ 731,270 $ 369,700 $ 81,865 $ 287,835 Trademarks and trade names 2.7 – 4.2 14,300 3,452 10,848 4,300 2,552 1,748 Wireless licenses 10 – 15 1,418 48 1,370 1,418 15 1,403 Total finite-lived intangible assets $ 857,418 $ 113,930 $ 743,488 $ 375,418 $ 84,432 $ 290,986 Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets Franchise agreements $ 2,089,712 $ 979,712 Trade names 7,500 7,500 Total indefinite-lived intangible assets $ 2,097,212 $ 987,212 Total intangible assets, net $ 2,840,700 $ 1,278,198
Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Future Amortization Expense [Table Text Block]	Year Ending December 31, Amount 2021 (remaining six months) $ 45,020 2022 87,292 2023 76,065 2024 69,716 2025 64,785 Thereafter 400,610 Total $ 743,488

Note 8 - Debt (Tables)

Note 8 - Debt (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021
Notes Tables
Schedule of Long-term Debt Instruments [Table Text Block]	June 30, 2021 December 31, 2020 Senior Credit Facilities (as defined below) $ 2,328,756 $ 1,541,621 Senior Notes (as defined below) 650,000 650,000 Convertible Notes (as defined below) 920,000 - Finance lease liabilities 5,603 5,466 Total debt 3,904,359 2,197,087 Less: Unamortized debt discount (22,764 ) - Less: Unamortized debt issuance costs (30,921 ) (21,897 ) Less: Current portion of long-term debt (34,524 ) (26,392 ) Total long-term debt $ 3,816,150 $ 2,148,798
Summary of Term Loans [Table Text Block]	Instrument Draw Date Original Principal Amortization Per Annum (1) Outstanding Principal Final Maturity Date Balance Due Upon Maturity Benchmark Rate Applicable Margin (2) Interest Rate Term Loan A-2 5/8/2019 (3) $ 700,000 Varies (4) $ 668,101 10/30/2025 $ 476,607 LIBOR 1.75% 1.85% 10/1/2019 (3) Term Loan B-2 1/7/2019 250,000 1.0% 244,375 10/30/2027 228,750 LIBOR 2.00% 2.10% Term Loan B-3 6/14/2019 (5) 625,000 1.0% 616,280 10/30/2027 577,472 LIBOR 2.00% 2.10% 10/30/2020 (5) Term Loan B-4 5/3/2021 800,000 1.0% 800,000 5/3/2028 746,000 LIBOR 2.00% 2.10% Total $ 2,375,000 $ 2,328,756 $ 2,028,829
Convertible Debt [Table Text Block]	June 30, 2021 2026 Notes 2028 Notes Total Gross carrying amount $ 575,000 $ 345,000 $ 920,000 Less: Unamortized discount (14,124 ) (8,640 ) (22,764 ) Less: Unamortized debt issuance costs (386 ) (244 ) (630 ) Net carrying amount $ 560,490 $ 336,116 $ 896,606 Three Months Ended June 30, 2021 Six Months Ended June 30, 2021 2026 Notes 2028 Notes Total 2026 Notes 2028 Notes Total Contractual interest expense $ - $ 970 $ 970 $ - $ 1,261 $ 1,261 Amortization of discount 748 321 1,069 970 416 1,386 Amortization of debt issuance costs 20 9 29 26 12 38 Total interest expense $ 768 $ 1,300 $ 2,068 $ 996 $ 1,689 $ 2,685 Effective interest rate 0.5 % 1.5 % 0.5 % 1.5 %
Unamortized Debt Issuance Costs [Table Text Block]	June 30, 2021 December 31, 2020 Revolving Credit Facility portion: Other noncurrent assets $ 2,915 $ 3,249 Term loans and Notes portion: Long-term debt (contra account) 30,921 21,897 Total $ 33,836 $ 25,146
Schedule of Maturities of Long-term Debt [Table Text Block]	Year Ending December 31, Amount 2021 (remaining six months) $ 16,866 2022 37,986 2023 55,008 2024 76,285 2025 557,147 Thereafter 3,155,464 Total $ 3,898,756

Note 9 - Interest Rate Swaps (T

Note 9 - Interest Rate Swaps (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021
Notes Tables
Schedule of Derivative Instruments [Table Text Block]	Entry Date Effective Date Maturity Date (1) Notional Amount Settlement Type Settlement Frequency Fixed Base Rate Swap A 3/7/2019 3/11/2019 3/11/2029 $ 850,000 Receive one-month LIBOR, pay fixed Monthly 2.653% Swap B 3/6/2019 6/15/2020 2/28/2029 350,000 Receive one-month LIBOR, pay fixed Monthly 2.739% Total $ 1,200,000
Schedule of Cash Flow Hedging Instruments, Statements of Financial Performance and Financial Position, Location [Table Text Block]	June 30, 2021 December 31, 2020 Liabilities: Current portion: Accounts payable and accrued liabilities $ 30,559 $ 30,646 Noncurrent portion: Interest rate swap liability $ 102,875 $ 155,357 Total $ 133,434 $ 186,003 Stockholders Equity: Accumulated other comprehensive loss $ 100,651 $ 140,090 Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30, 2021 2020 2021 2020 Interest expense $ 7,803 $ 4,964 $ 15,451 $ 7,048 Unrealized (gain) loss on cash flow hedges, gross $ 21,013 $ 12,558 $ (52,569 ) $ 124,872 Less: Tax effect (4,989 ) (3,095 ) 13,130 (30,781 ) Unrealized (gain) loss on cash flow hedges, net of tax $ 16,024 $ 9,463 $ (39,439 ) $ 94,091

Note 10 - Fair Value Measurem_2

Note 10 - Fair Value Measurements (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021
Notes Tables
Fair Value Measurements, Recurring and Nonrecurring [Table Text Block]	June 30, 2021 Carrying Fair Fair Value Amount Value Hierarchy Assets: Cash and cash equivalents: Money market investments $ 412,727 $ 412,727 Level 1 Liabilities: Long-term debt (including current portion): Term loans $ 2,328,756 $ 2,321,264 Level 2 Senior Notes $ 650,000 $ 650,780 Level 2 Convertible Notes $ 920,000 $ 927,636 Level 2 Interest rate swap liability (including current portion): Interest rate swaps $ 133,434 $ 133,434 Level 2 Other noncurrent liabilities: MBI Net Option $ 89,100 $ 89,100 Level 3
MBI Net Option [Member]
Notes Tables
Fair Value Measurement Inputs and Valuation Techniques [Table Text Block]	June 30, 2021 December 31, 2020 Cable One MBI Cable One MBI Equity volatility 30.0 % 30.0 % 28.0 % 30.0 % EBITDA volatility 10.0 % 10.0 % 10.0 % 10.0 % EBITDA risk-adjusted discount rate 5.0 % 6.5 % 5.0 % 6.5 % Cost of debt 4.0 % 4.0 %

Note 12 - Equity-based Compen_2

Note 12 - Equity-based Compensation (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021
Notes Tables
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Expensed and Capitalized, Amount [Table Text Block]	Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30, 2021 2020 2021 2020 Restricted Stock $ 4,549 $ 2,678 $ 7,973 $ 5,185 SARs 730 748 1,433 1,462 Total $ 5,279 $ 3,426 $ 9,406 $ 6,647
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Unit, Activity [Table Text Block]	Restricted Stock Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value Per Share Outstanding as of December 31, 2020 34,944 $ 1,037.83 Granted 10,679 $ 2,188.72 Forfeited (1,071 ) $ 1,319.94 Vested and issued (10,949 ) $ 844.57 Outstanding as of June 30, 2021 33,603 $ 1,457.56 Vested and deferred as of June 30, 2021 5,947 $ 750.62
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Stock Appreciation Right, Activity [Table Text Block]	Stock Appreciation Rights Weighted Average Exercise Price Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value Aggregate Intrinsic Value (in thousands) Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term (in years) Outstanding as of December 31, 2020 58,365 $ 866.54 $ 204.29 $ 79,446 7.3 Granted 1,500 $ 2,227.72 $ 584.38 $ - 9.5 Exercised (3,674 ) $ 746.04 $ 177.22 $ 3,870 - Forfeited (1,601 ) $ 834.92 $ 201.50 Outstanding as of June 30, 2021 54,590 $ 912.97 $ 216.64 $ 55,053 6.9 Exercisable as of June 30, 2021 30,037 $ 666.56 $ 152.28 $ 37,434 5.9
Schedule of Share-based Payment Award, Other than Options, Valuation Assumptions [Table Text Block]	Inputs Expected volatility 27.37 % Risk-free interest rate 0.54 % Expected term (in years) 6.25 Expected dividend yield 0.45 %

Note 14 - Net Income Per Comm_2

Note 14 - Net Income Per Common Share (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021
Notes Tables
Schedule of Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted [Table Text Block]	Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30, 2021 2020 2021 2020 Numerator: Net income - basic $ 106,153 $ 62,540 $ 174,735 $ 131,866 Add: Convertible Notes interest expense, net of tax 1,551 - 2,014 - Net income - diluted $ 107,704 $ 62,540 $ 176,749 $ 131,866 Denominator: Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic 6,014,351 5,831,796 6,013,382 5,764,850 Effect of dilutive equity-based compensation awards (1) 37,218 51,621 38,831 54,783 Effect of dilution from if-converted Convertible Notes (2) 404,248 - 260,630 - Weighted average common shares outstanding - diluted 6,455,817 5,883,417 6,312,843 5,819,633 Net Income per Common Share: Basic $ 17.65 $ 10.72 $ 29.06 $ 22.87 Diluted $ 16.68 $ 10.63 $ 28.00 $ 22.66 Supplemental Net Income per Common Share Disclosure: Anti-dilutive shares from equity-based compensation awards (1) 8,415 506 8,415 363

Note 1 - Description of Busin_2

Note 1 - Description of Business and Basis of Presentation (Details Textual) $ in Millions	May 03, 2021USD ($)	Jul. 01, 2020USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2021
Number of States in which Entity Operates			24
Number of Customers			1,134,000
Number of Operating Segments			1
Valu-Net [Member]
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross		$ 38.9
Hargray [Member]
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross	$ 2,000
Business Acquisition, Percentage of Voting Interests Acquired	85.00%
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Including Equity Interest in Acquiree Held Prior to Combination, Total	$ 2,200
Data [Member]
Number of Customers			1,017,000
Video [Member]
Number of Customers			287,000
Voice [Member]
Number of Customers			153,000

Note 2 - Acquisitions (Details

Note 2 - Acquisitions (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	May 03, 2021	Jul. 01, 2020	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2020
Business Combination, Acquisition Related Costs				$ 4,800	$ 1,300	$ 9,200	$ 3,300
Business Combination, Step Acquisition, Equity Interest in Acquiree, Remeasurement Gain						33,406	0
Goodwill, Ending Balance			$ 944,871	944,871		944,871		$ 430,543
Amortization of Intangible Assets, Total				$ 19,000	$ 11,100	$ 29,500	$ 22,300
Hargray [Member]
Business Acquisition, Percentage of Voting Interests Acquired	85.00%
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross	$ 2,000,000
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Including Equity Interest in Acquiree Held Prior to Combination, Total	2,200,000
Business Combination, Step Acquisition, Equity Interest in Acquiree, Fair Value	$ 146,600
Business Combination, Step Acquisition, Equity Interest in Acquiree, Percentage	15.00%
Business Combination, Step Acquisition, Equity Interest in Acquiree, Remeasurement Gain	$ 33,400
Business Combination, Step Acquisition, Equity Interest in Acquiree, Carrying Value	$ 113,200
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life (Year)	13 years 6 months
Goodwill, Ending Balance	$ 514,328
Business Combination, Pro Forma Information, Revenue of Acquiree since Acquisition Date, Actual			50,600
Business Combination, Pro Forma Information, Earnings or Loss of Acquiree since Acquisition Date, Actual			4,400
Amortization of Intangible Assets, Total			$ 8,500
Valu-Net [Member]
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross		$ 38,900

Note 2 - Acquisitions - Allocat

Note 2 - Acquisitions - Allocation of Purchase Price Consideration (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Jun. 30, 2021	May 03, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Goodwill recognized		$ 944,871		$ 430,543
Hargray [Member]
Cash and cash equivalents			$ 17,652
Accounts receivable			17,991
Prepaid and other current assets			8,006
Property, plant and equipment			457,158
Intangible assets			1,592,000
Other noncurrent assets			4,636
Total Assets Acquired			2,097,443
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities			36,457
Deferred revenue (short-term portion)			8,462
Current portion of long-term debt (finance leases)			1,375
Long-term debt (finance leases)			2,912
Deferred income taxes			437,725
Other noncurrent liabilities			6,974
Total Liabilities Assumed			493,905
Net assets acquired			1,603,538
Purchase price consideration	[1]		2,117,866
Goodwill recognized			$ 514,328
[1]	Consists of approximately $2.0 billion of cash for the additional approximately 85% equity interest in Hargray that the Company did not already own and the $146.6 million May 3, 2021 fair value of the Company’s existing approximately 15% equity investment in Hargray. The Company recognized a $33.4 million non-cash gain within other income in the condensed consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive income upon the acquisition, representing the difference between the existing equity investment’s fair value and $113.2 million carrying value. The fair value of the existing investment was calculated as approximately 15% of the fair value of Hargray's total equity value (determined using the discounted cash flow method of the income approach, less debt), excluding the impact of any synergies or control premium that would be realized by a controlling interest.

Note 2 - Acquisitions - Identif

Note 2 - Acquisitions - Identifiable Intangible Assets Acquired (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	May 03, 2021	Jul. 01, 2020
Hargray [Member]
Useful Life (Year)	13 years 6 months
Hargray [Member] | Franchise Rights [Member]
Fair Value	$ 1,110
Valu-Net [Member] | Trademarks and Trade Names 1 [Member]
Fair Value		$ 0.8
Valu-Net [Member] | Franchise Rights [Member]
Fair Value		11.2
Customer Relationships [Member] | Hargray [Member]
Fair Value	$ 472
Useful Life (Year)	13 years 8 months 12 days
Customer Relationships [Member] | Valu-Net [Member]
Fair Value		$ 7.7
Useful Life (Year)		13 years 6 months
Trademarks and Trade Names [Member] | Hargray [Member]
Fair Value	$ 10
Useful Life (Year)	4 years 2 months 12 days

Note 2 - Acquisitions - Unaudit

Note 2 - Acquisitions - Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Results of Operations Information (Details) - Hargray [Member] - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020
Revenues	$ 428,947	$ 388,609	$ 845,909	$ 771,955
Net income	$ 44,062	$ 53,177	$ 113,603	$ 111,359
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 7.33	$ 9.12	$ 18.89	$ 19.32
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 7.07	$ 8.71	$ 18.08	$ 18.39
Depreciation and amortization	$ (2,048)	$ (2,983)	$ (6,152)	$ (6,495)
Interest expense	(768)	(1,922)	(2,813)	(19,629)
Acquisition costs	(11,950)	0	(15,403)	0
Gain on step acquisition	(33,400)	0	(33,400)	0
Income tax provision	$ 31,178	$ 1,226	$ 33,579	$ 6,531
Weighted average common shares outstanding - diluted (in shares)	0	404,248	143,618	404,248

Note 3 - Revenues (Details Text

Note 3 - Revenues (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Contract with Customer, Liability, Current	$ 23,572	$ 21,051
Contract with Customer, Liability, Revenue Recognized	$ 17,600

Note 3 - Revenues - Revenues by

Note 3 - Revenues - Revenues by Product Line (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020
Revenues	$ 401,749	$ 328,303	$ 743,011	$ 649,499
Deferred commission amortization	1,265	1,338	2,733	2,699
Data [Member]
Revenues	207,648	164,015	391,253	319,005
Video [Member]
Revenues	87,240	87,328	163,257	172,650
Voice [Member]
Revenues	12,112	12,120	22,589	24,547
Business Services [Member]
Revenues	76,616	58,469	136,978	116,331
Product and Service, Other [Member]
Revenues	18,133	6,371	28,934	16,966
Fees Imposed by Various Governmental Authorities Passed Through to Customer [Member]
Revenues	$ 8,110	$ 6,615	$ 14,262	$ 12,963

Note 4 - Operating Assets and_3

Note 4 - Operating Assets and Liabilities (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		May 03, 2021	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2020
Accounts Receivable, Credit Loss Expense (Reversal)	[1]		$ 1,484	$ 5,956	$ 2,127	$ 8,075
Call Option [Member] | MBI Net Option [Member]
Derivative Asset, Fair Value, Gross Asset, Total			0		0		$ 700
Put Option [Member] | MBI Net Option [Member]
Derivative Asset, Fair Value, Gross Liability			$ 89,100		$ 89,100		$ 74,000
Hargray [Member]
Accounts Receivable, Credit Loss Expense (Reversal)		$ 1,400
[1]	Includes $1.4 million of additional reserves assumed in the Hargray Acquisition.

Note 4 - Operating Assets and_4

Note 4 - Operating Assets and Liabilities - Summary of Accounts Receivable (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Trade receivables	$ 50,229	$ 32,795
Other receivables	7,799	7,225
Less: Allowance for credit losses	(2,843)	(1,252)
Total accounts receivable, net	$ 55,185	$ 38,768

Note 4 - Operating Assets and_5

Note 4 - Operating Assets and Liabilities - Allowance for Doubtful Accounts (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
		Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020
Beginning balance		$ 1,374	$ 2,997	$ 1,252	$ 1,201
Additions - charged to costs and expenses	[1]	1,484	5,956	2,127	8,075
Deductions - write-offs		(1,405)	(966)	(3,856)	(3,239)
Recoveries collected		1,390	1,412	3,320	3,362
Ending balance		$ 2,843	$ 9,399	$ 2,843	$ 9,399
[1]	Includes $1.4 million of additional reserves assumed in the Hargray Acquisition.

Note 4 - Operating Assets and_6

Note 4 - Operating Assets and Liabilities - Prepaid and Other Current Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Prepaid repairs and maintenance	$ 7,520	$ 1,013
Software implementation costs	1,200	1,035
Prepaid insurance	949	2,200
Prepaid rent	2,472	1,471
Prepaid software	5,398	4,544
Deferred commissions	4,028	4,026
All other current assets	11,464	3,602
Total prepaid and other current assets	$ 33,031	$ 17,891

Note 4 - Operating Assets and_7

Note 4 - Operating Assets and Liabilities - Other Noncurrent Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Operating lease right-of-use assets	$ 17,990	$ 13,408
Deferred commissions	6,713	5,798
Software implementation costs	7,485	6,879
Debt issuance costs	2,915	3,249
All other noncurrent assets	4,030	4,209
Total other noncurrent assets	$ 39,133	$ 33,543

Note 4 - Operating Assets and_8

Note 4 - Operating Assets and Liabilities - Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Jun. 30, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Interest payable		$ 5,233	$ 4,128
Amount due to Hargray	[1]	0	6,822
Total accounts payable and accrued liabilities		240,592	174,139
Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities [Member]
Accounts payable		53,040	22,686
Accrued programming costs		25,772	20,279
Accrued compensation and related benefits		42,570	26,467
Accrued sales and other operating taxes		11,532	7,425
Accrued franchise fees		4,301	4,021
Deposits		12,801	6,300
Operating lease liabilities		5,763	3,772
Interest rate swap liability		30,559	30,646
Accrued insurance costs		7,104	7,292
Cash overdrafts		6,452	8,847
Equity investment payable	[2]	13,387	13,387
All other accrued liabilities		$ 22,078	$ 12,067
[1]	Consists of amounts due to Hargray in connection with transition services provided as part of the Anniston Exchange (as defined in note 5). Refer to note 5 for details on this transaction.
[2]	Consists of the unfunded portion of the Company's equity investment in Wisper ISP, LLC ("Wisper"). Refer to note 5 for details on this transaction.

Note 4 - Operating Assets and_9

Note 4 - Operating Assets and Liabilities - Other Noncurrent Liabilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Jun. 30, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
MBI Net Option (as defined in note 5)		$ 102,875	$ 155,357
Total other noncurrent liabilities		124,814	100,627
Other Noncurrent Liabilities [Member]
Operating lease liabilities		11,403	8,701
Accrued compensation and related benefits		14,209	10,086
Deferred revenue		6,665	4,981
All other noncurrent liabilities		3,437	3,549
Other Noncurrent Liabilities [Member] | MBI Net Option [Member]
MBI Net Option (as defined in note 5)	[1]	$ 89,100	$ 73,310
[1]	Consists of the net value of the Company's call and put options associated with the remaining equity interests in MBI (as defined in note 5), valued at $0.0 million and $89.1 million, respectively, as of June 30, 2021 and $0.7 million and $74.0 million, respectively, as of December 31, 2020. Refer to notes 5 and 10 for further information on the MBI Net Option (as defined in note 5).

Note 5 - Equity Investments (De

Note 5 - Equity Investments (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		May 03, 2021	Nov. 12, 2020	Oct. 01, 2020	May 04, 2020	Jun. 30, 2021		Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2021		Jun. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2020		Jul. 10, 2020
Payments to Acquire Investments, Total									$ 0		$ 27,245
Gain (Loss) on Disposition of Business									(1,642)		0
Business Combination, Step Acquisition, Equity Interest in Acquiree, Remeasurement Gain									33,406		0
Equity Method Investments						$ 655,663			655,663			$ 657,305
Derivative Liability, Noncurrent						102,875			102,875			155,357
Income (Loss) from Equity Method Investments, Total						(1,074)		$ 0	(1,642)		0
Equity Method Investment, Other than Temporary Impairment						0		$ 0	0		$ 0
MBI [Member]
Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Basis Difference Between Fair Value and Carrying Value						186,600			186,600
MBI Net Option [Member] | Other Noncurrent Liabilities [Member]
Derivative Liability, Noncurrent	[1]					$ 89,100			$ 89,100			$ 73,310
Hargray [Member]
Ownership Percentage												15.00%
MBI [Member]
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage	[2]					45.00%			45.00%
Equity Method Investments			$ 630,700			$ 627,058	[2]		$ 627,058	[2]		$ 630,679	[2]
Equity Method Investment, Difference Between Carrying Amount and Underlying Equity, Total						520,500			520,500			529,700
Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Basis Difference Between Fair Value and Carrying Value						84,000			84,000
Income (Loss) from Equity Method Investments, Total						1,600			3,000
Amortization, Total						$ 4,000			$ 6,600
MBI [Member] | Call Option [Member]
Derivative Assets, Noncurrent, Total			19,700
MBI [Member] | Put Option [Member]
Derivative Liability, Noncurrent			$ 75,500
Hargray [Member]
Business Acquisition, Percentage of Voting Interests Acquired		85.00%
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross		$ 2,000,000
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Including Equity Interest in Acquiree Held Prior to Combination, Total		2,200,000
Business Combination, Step Acquisition, Equity Interest in Acquiree, Remeasurement Gain		$ 33,400
Disposition of the Anniston Exchange [Member]
Gain (Loss) on Disposition of Business				$ 82,600
Wisper ISP, LLC [Member]
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage														40.40%
Equity Method Investment, Aggregate Cost														$ 25,300
Payments to Acquire Equity Method Investments												$ 11,900
Mega Broadband Investments Holdings [Member]
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage			45.00%
Payments to Acquire Equity Method Investments			$ 574,900
AMG Technology [Member]
Payments to Acquire Investments, Total					$ 27,200
AMG Technology [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Ownership Percentage					10.00%
Hargray [Member]
Ownership Percentage				15.00%		15.00%	[3],[4]		15.00%	[3],[4]
[1]	Consists of the net value of the Company's call and put options associated with the remaining equity interests in MBI (as defined in note 5), valued at $0.0 million and $89.1 million, respectively, as of June 30, 2021 and $0.7 million and $74.0 million, respectively, as of December 31, 2020. Refer to notes 5 and 10 for further information on the MBI Net Option (as defined in note 5).
[2]	The Company holds a call option to purchase all but not less than all of the remaining equity interests in MBI that the Company does not already own between January 1, 2023 and June 30, 2024. If the call option is not exercised, certain investors in MBI hold a put option to sell (and to cause all members of MBI other than the Company to sell) to the Company all but not less than all of the remaining equity interests in MBI that the Company does not already own between July 1, 2025 and September 30, 2025. The call and put options (collectively referred to as the "MBI Net Option") are measured at fair value using Monte Carlo simulations that rely on assumptions around MBI’s equity value, MBI’s and the Company’s equity volatility, MBI’s and the Company’s EBITDA volatility, risk adjusted discount rates and the Company’s cost of debt, among others. The final MBI purchase price allocation resulted in $630.7 million being allocated to the MBI equity investment and $19.7 million and $75.5 million being allocated to the call and put options, respectively. The MBI Net Option is remeasured at fair value on a quarterly basis. The carrying value of the MBI Net Option liability was $89.1 million and $73.3 million as of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively, and was included within other noncurrent liabilities in the condensed consolidated balance sheets. Refer to note 10 for further information on the MBI Net Option.
[3]	As a result of the Company's May 3, 2021 acquisition of the remaining equity interests in Hargray that it did not already own, Hargray's assets and liabilities were separately reflected within the Company's condensed consolidated balance sheet as of June 30, 2021 and the existing cost method investment was eliminated, resulting in a $33.4 million non-cash gain recognized within other income in the condensed consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive income.
[4]	Upon initial investment, the Company calculated the fair value of Hargray's total enterprise value using a hybrid of both the discounted cash flow method of the income approach and the guideline public company method of the market approach. Significant assumptions used in the valuation include projected revenue growth rates, customer attrition rates, future EBITDA margins, future capital expenditures and an appropriate discount rate. The enterprise value less Hargray's debt and unamortized debt issuance costs was multiplied by Cable One's minority equity interest percentage to determine the Hargray investment's carrying value. The resulting non-cash gain was calculated as the difference between this carrying value and the book value of the Anniston System’s net assets, including its proportionate share of the Company's franchise agreement and goodwill assets. The approximately 15% equity interest in Hargray as of December 31, 2020 was on a fully diluted basis.

Note 5 - Equity Investments - C

Note 5 - Equity Investments - Carrying Value of Equity Method Investments Without Determinable Fair Values (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Jun. 30, 2021		Dec. 31, 2020		Nov. 12, 2020	Oct. 01, 2020
Cost Method Investment		$ 41,864		$ 150,476
Total equity method investments		655,663		657,305
Equity investments		$ 697,527		807,781
MBI [Member]
Equity method investments, ownership	[1]	45.00%
Total equity method investments		$ 627,058	[1]	630,679	[1]	$ 630,700
Wisper [Member]
Equity method investments, ownership		40.40%
Total equity method investments		$ 28,605		26,626
Hargray [Member]
Cost method investments, ownership		15.00%	[2],[3]				15.00%
Cost Method Investment	[3],[4]	$ 0		113,165
Nextlink [Member]
Cost Method Investment		$ 27,245		27,245
Nextlink [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Cost method investments, ownership		10.00%
Other Cost Method Investment [Member]
Cost Method Investment		$ 14,619		$ 10,066
Other Cost Method Investment [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Cost method investments, ownership		10.00%
[1]	The Company holds a call option to purchase all but not less than all of the remaining equity interests in MBI that the Company does not already own between January 1, 2023 and June 30, 2024. If the call option is not exercised, certain investors in MBI hold a put option to sell (and to cause all members of MBI other than the Company to sell) to the Company all but not less than all of the remaining equity interests in MBI that the Company does not already own between July 1, 2025 and September 30, 2025. The call and put options (collectively referred to as the "MBI Net Option") are measured at fair value using Monte Carlo simulations that rely on assumptions around MBI’s equity value, MBI’s and the Company’s equity volatility, MBI’s and the Company’s EBITDA volatility, risk adjusted discount rates and the Company’s cost of debt, among others. The final MBI purchase price allocation resulted in $630.7 million being allocated to the MBI equity investment and $19.7 million and $75.5 million being allocated to the call and put options, respectively. The MBI Net Option is remeasured at fair value on a quarterly basis. The carrying value of the MBI Net Option liability was $89.1 million and $73.3 million as of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively, and was included within other noncurrent liabilities in the condensed consolidated balance sheets. Refer to note 10 for further information on the MBI Net Option.
[2]	As a result of the Company's May 3, 2021 acquisition of the remaining equity interests in Hargray that it did not already own, Hargray's assets and liabilities were separately reflected within the Company's condensed consolidated balance sheet as of June 30, 2021 and the existing cost method investment was eliminated, resulting in a $33.4 million non-cash gain recognized within other income in the condensed consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive income.
[3]	Upon initial investment, the Company calculated the fair value of Hargray's total enterprise value using a hybrid of both the discounted cash flow method of the income approach and the guideline public company method of the market approach. Significant assumptions used in the valuation include projected revenue growth rates, customer attrition rates, future EBITDA margins, future capital expenditures and an appropriate discount rate. The enterprise value less Hargray's debt and unamortized debt issuance costs was multiplied by Cable One's minority equity interest percentage to determine the Hargray investment's carrying value. The resulting non-cash gain was calculated as the difference between this carrying value and the book value of the Anniston System’s net assets, including its proportionate share of the Company's franchise agreement and goodwill assets. The approximately 15% equity interest in Hargray as of December 31, 2020 was on a fully diluted basis.
[4]	As a result of the Company's May 3, 2021 acquisition of the remaining equity interests in Hargray that it did not already own, Hargray’s assets and liabilities were separately reflected within the Company's condensed consolidated balance sheet as of June 30, 2021 and the existing cost method investment was eliminated, resulting in a $33.4 million non-cash gain recognized within other income in the condensed consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive income.

Note 5 - Equity Investments - E

Note 5 - Equity Investments - Equity Method Investment Income (Losses) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
		Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020
Equity method investment income (loss), net		$ (1,074)	$ 0	$ (1,642)	$ 0
MBI [Member]
Equity method investment income (loss), net	[1]	(2,407)	0	(3,621)	0
MBI [Member] | MBI Net Option [Member]
MBI Net Option change in fair value		(21,350)	0	(15,790)	0
Wisper [Member]
Equity method investment income (loss), net		$ 1,333	$ 0	$ 1,979	$ 0
[1]	The Company identified a $186.6 million difference between the fair values of certain of MBI's finite-lived intangible assets and the respective carrying values recorded by MBI, of which $84.0 million was attributable to the Company's 45% pro rata portion. The Company is amortizing its share on an accelerated basis over the lives of the respective assets. For the three months ended June 30, 2021, the Company recognized $1.6 million of its pro rata share of MBI's net income, which was more than offset by the Company’s $4.0 million pro rata share of basis difference amortization. For the six months ended June 30, 2021, the Company recognized $3.0 million of its pro rata share of MBI's net income, which was more than offset by the Company's $6.6 million pro rata share of basis difference amortization.

Note 6 - Property, Plant and _3

Note 6 - Property, Plant and Equipment (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020
Depreciation, Total	$ 65.9	$ 54.5	$ 123.9	$ 108.6

Note 6 - Property, Plant and _4

Note 6 - Property, Plant and Equipment - Schedule of Property, Plant and Equipment (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Right-of-use assets	$ 10,744	$ 10,314
Property, plant and equipment, gross	3,517,005	3,000,917
Less: Accumulated depreciation and amortization	(1,763,442)	(1,735,457)
Property, plant and equipment, net	1,753,563	1,265,460
Other Capitalized Property Plant and Equipment [Member]
Property, plant and equipment, gross	2,300,266	1,916,048
Equipment [Member]
Property, plant and equipment, gross	305,471	283,831
Furniture and Fixtures [Member]
Property, plant and equipment, gross	458,939	463,469
Building and Leasehold Improvements[Member]
Property, plant and equipment, gross	138,632	117,367
Software and Software Development Costs [Member]
Property, plant and equipment, gross	85,305	107,107
Construction in Progress [Member]
Property, plant and equipment, gross	196,630	89,488
Land [Member]
Property, plant and equipment, gross	$ 21,018	$ 13,293

Note 7 - Goodwill and Intangi_3

Note 7 - Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	2 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020	May 03, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Goodwill, Ending Balance	$ 944,871	$ 944,871		$ 944,871			$ 430,543
Goodwill, Impairment Loss				0
Amortization of Intangible Assets, Total		$ 19,000	$ 11,100	29,500	$ 22,300
Hargray [Member]
Goodwill, Ending Balance						$ 514,328
Goodwill, Acquired During Period				$ 514,300
Amortization of Intangible Assets, Total	$ 8,500

Note 7 - Goodwill and Intangi_4

Note 7 - Goodwill and Intangible Assets - Intangible Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Gross carrying amount, amortized intangible assets	$ 857,418	$ 375,418
Accumulated amortization, amortized intangible assets	113,930	84,432
Net carrying amount	743,488	290,986
Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets	2,097,212	987,212
Intangible assets, net	2,840,700	1,278,198
Franchise Rights [Member]
Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets	2,089,712	979,712
Trade Names [Member]
Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets	7,500	7,500
Customer Relationships [Member]
Gross carrying amount, amortized intangible assets	841,700	369,700
Accumulated amortization, amortized intangible assets	110,430	81,865
Net carrying amount	$ 731,270	287,835
Customer Relationships [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Useful life (Year)	13 years 6 months
Customer Relationships [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Useful life (Year)	17 years
Trademarks and Trade Names [Member]
Gross carrying amount, amortized intangible assets	$ 14,300	4,300
Accumulated amortization, amortized intangible assets	3,452	2,552
Net carrying amount	$ 10,848	1,748
Trademarks and Trade Names [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Useful life (Year)	2 years 8 months 12 days
Trademarks and Trade Names [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Useful life (Year)	4 years 2 months 12 days
Wireless Spectrum Licenses [Member]
Gross carrying amount, amortized intangible assets	$ 1,418	1,418
Accumulated amortization, amortized intangible assets	48	15
Net carrying amount	$ 1,370	$ 1,403
Wireless Spectrum Licenses [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Useful life (Year)	10 years
Wireless Spectrum Licenses [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Useful life (Year)	15 years

Note 7 - Goodwill and Intangi_5

Note 7 - Goodwill and Intangible Assets - Amortization of Intangible Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
2021 (remaining six months)	$ 45,020
2022	87,292
2023	76,065
2024	69,716
2025	64,785
Thereafter	400,610
Total	$ 743,488	$ 290,986

Note 8 - Debt (Details Textual)

Note 8 - Debt (Details Textual) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands		May 03, 2021USD ($)	Mar. 05, 2021USD ($)$ / shares	Nov. 09, 2020USD ($)	Oct. 01, 2019USD ($)	Jun. 14, 2019USD ($)	May 08, 2019USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2021USD ($)	Oct. 30, 2020USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2021USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2020USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2021USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2020USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020USD ($)
Proceeds from Issuance of Long-term Debt, Total												$ 1,695,850	$ 100,000
Amortization of Debt Issuance Costs										$ 1,800	$ 1,100	2,900	$ 2,200
Senior Unsecured Notes Due 2030 [Member]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount				$ 650,000
Long-term Debt, Gross										650,000		650,000		$ 650,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage				4.00%
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage of Principal Amount Redeemed				100.00%
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage of Principal Amount Redeemed not Exceeding the Net Cash Proceeds from One or More Equity Offerings at a Redemption Price Equal to 104% of the Principal Amount				40.00%
Debt Instrument, Covenant Repurchase, Percentage of Principle				101.00%
The 2026 Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount			$ 575,000
Long-term Debt, Gross										575,000		575,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage			0.00%
Amortization of Debt Issuance Costs										20		26
The 2028 Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount			$ 345,000
Long-term Debt, Gross										345,000		345,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage			1.125%
Amortization of Debt Issuance Costs										9		12
The 2026 Notes and the 2028 Notes [Member]
Long-term Debt, Gross										$ 920,000		$ 920,000		$ 0
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Conversion Ratio			0.4394							0.4394		0.4394
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Conversion Price (in dollars per share) | $ / shares			$ 2,275.83
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage			100.00%
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Threshold Percentage of Stock Price Trigger			130.00%
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Threshold Trading Days			20
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Threshold Consecutive Trading Days			30
Amortization of Debt Issuance Costs										$ 29		$ 38
The 2026 Notes and the 2028 Notes [Member] | Company Undergoes a Fundamental Change [Member]
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage			100.00%
Financial Standby Letter of Credit [Member]
Guarantor Obligations, Maximum Exposure, Undiscounted									$ 33,000	33,000		33,000
Bridge Loan [Member] | JPMorgan Chase Bank [Member] | Hargray [Member]
Loan Commitment, Termination Amount								$ 900,000
Secured Debt [Member]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount										2,375,000		2,375,000
Long-term Debt, Gross										2,328,756		2,328,756
Secured Debt [Member] | Term Loan B-4 [Member]
Debt Instrument, Term (Year)		7 years
Debt Instrument, Face Amount		$ 800,000								800,000		$ 800,000
Debt Instrument, Prepayment Penalty, Prepaid within Six Months, Percent		1.00%
Long Term Debt, Amortization Rate		1.00%										1.00%
Long-term Debt, Gross										800,000		$ 800,000
Secured Debt [Member] | Term Loan B-4 [Member] | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate		2.00%										2.00%
Secured Debt [Member] | Term Loan B-4 [Member] | Base Rate [Member]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate		1.00%
Secured Debt [Member] | Term Loan A-2 [Member]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount										700,000		$ 700,000
Long-term Debt, Gross										668,101		$ 668,101
Proceeds from Issuance of Long-term Debt, Total					$ 450,000		$ 250,000
Long Term Debt, Amortization Rate, First Twelve Months									2.50%
Long Term Debt, Amortization Rate, Year Two									2.50%
Long Term Debt, Amortization Rate, Year Three									5.00%
Long Term Debt, Amortization Rate, Year Four									7.50%
Long Term Debt, Amortization Rate, Year Five									12.50%
Secured Debt [Member] | Term Loan A-2 [Member] | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate	[1]											1.75%
Secured Debt [Member] | Term Loan A-2 [Member] | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate												1.25%
Secured Debt [Member] | Term Loan A-2 [Member] | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate												1.75%
Secured Debt [Member] | Term Loan A-2 [Member] | CoBank, ACB [Member]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount									$ 700,000
Secured Debt [Member] | Term B-2 Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount										250,000		$ 250,000
Long Term Debt, Amortization Rate	[2]											1.00%
Long-term Debt, Gross										244,375		$ 244,375
Secured Debt [Member] | Term B-2 Loan [Member] | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate	[1]											2.00%
Secured Debt [Member] | Term B-2 Loan [Member] | CoBank, ACB [Member]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount									250,000
Secured Debt [Member] | Term B-3 Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount										625,000		$ 625,000
Long Term Debt, Amortization Rate	[2]											1.00%
Long-term Debt, Gross										616,280		$ 616,280
Proceeds from Issuance of Long-term Debt, Total						$ 325,000			300,000
Secured Debt [Member] | Term B-3 Loan [Member] | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate	[1]											2.00%
Secured Debt [Member] | Term B-3 Loan [Member] | CoBank, ACB [Member]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount									625,000
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | JPMorgan Chase Bank [Member]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity									$ 500,000
Line of Credit Facility, Remaining Borrowing Capacity										459,000		$ 459,000
Letter of Credit [Member] | JPMorgan Chase Bank [Member]
Letters of Credit Outstanding, Amount										$ 41,000		$ 41,000
Line of Credit Facility, Interest Rate at Period End										1.88%		1.88%
Letter of Credit [Member] | JPMorgan Chase Bank [Member] | Letter of Credit Issued to Third Party for FCC Performance Obligations with Offseting Collateral [Member]
Letters of Credit Outstanding, Amount										$ 0		$ 0
Letter of Credit [Member] | Term Loan Borrowings [Member]
Long-term Debt, Gross										$ 2,300,000		$ 2,300,000
[1]	The Term Loan A-2 interest rate spread can vary between 1.25% and 1.75%, determined on a quarterly basis by reference to a pricing grid based on the Company’s Total Net Leverage Ratio (as defined in the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement). All other applicable margins are fixed.
[2]	Payable in equal quarterly installments (expressed as a percentage of the original principal amount and subject to customary adjustments in the event of any prepayment). All loans may be prepaid at any time without penalty or premium (subject to customary LIBOR breakage provisions), except for the Term Loan B-4, which has a 1.0% prepayment premium for any prepayment within six months of the funding date of the Term Loan B-4 in connection with certain repricing transactions.

Note 8 - Debt - Schedule of Lon

Note 8 - Debt - Schedule of Long-term Debt (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Finance lease liabilities	$ 5,603	$ 5,466
Total debt	3,904,359	2,197,087
Less: Unamortized debt discount	(22,764)	0
Less: Unamortized debt issuance costs	(33,836)	(25,146)
Less: Current portion of long-term debt	(34,524)	(26,392)
Total long-term debt	3,816,150	2,148,798
Senior Credit Facilities Due 2020 [Member] | Term Loan [Member]
Long-term Debt, Gross	2,328,756	1,541,621
Long-term Debt, Gross	2,328,756	1,541,621
Senior Unsecured Notes Due 2030 [Member]
Long-term Debt, Gross	650,000	650,000
Long-term Debt, Gross	650,000	650,000
The 2026 Notes and the 2028 Notes [Member]
Long-term Debt, Gross	920,000	0
Long-term Debt, Gross	920,000	0
Less: Unamortized debt discount	(22,764)
Less: Unamortized debt issuance costs	(630)
Term Loan [Member]
Less: Unamortized debt issuance costs	$ (30,921)	$ (21,897)

Note 8 - Debt - Summary of Term

Note 8 - Debt - Summary of Term Loans (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		May 03, 2021	Jun. 30, 2021
Balance Due Upon Maturity			$ 3,898,756
Secured Debt [Member]
Original Principal			2,375,000
Long-term Debt, Gross			2,328,756
Balance Due Upon Maturity			2,028,829
Secured Debt [Member] | Term Loan A-2 [Member]
Original Principal			700,000
Long-term Debt, Gross			668,101
Balance Due Upon Maturity			$ 476,607
Interest Rate			1.85%
Secured Debt [Member] | Term Loan A-2 [Member] | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]
Applicable Margin	[1]		1.75%
Secured Debt [Member] | Term B-2 Loan [Member]
Original Principal			$ 250,000
Long-term Debt, Gross			244,375
Balance Due Upon Maturity			$ 228,750
Interest Rate			2.10%
Amortization Per Annum	[2]		1.00%
Secured Debt [Member] | Term B-2 Loan [Member] | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]
Applicable Margin	[1]		2.00%
Secured Debt [Member] | Term B-3 Loan [Member]
Original Principal			$ 625,000
Long-term Debt, Gross			616,280
Balance Due Upon Maturity			$ 577,472
Interest Rate			2.10%
Amortization Per Annum	[2]		1.00%
Secured Debt [Member] | Term B-3 Loan [Member] | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]
Applicable Margin	[1]		2.00%
Secured Debt [Member] | Term Loan B-4 [Member]
Original Principal		$ 800,000	$ 800,000
Long-term Debt, Gross			800,000
Balance Due Upon Maturity			$ 746,000
Interest Rate			2.10%
Amortization Per Annum		1.00%	1.00%
Secured Debt [Member] | Term Loan B-4 [Member] | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]
Applicable Margin		2.00%	2.00%
[1]	The Term Loan A-2 interest rate spread can vary between 1.25% and 1.75%, determined on a quarterly basis by reference to a pricing grid based on the Company’s Total Net Leverage Ratio (as defined in the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement). All other applicable margins are fixed.
[2]	Payable in equal quarterly installments (expressed as a percentage of the original principal amount and subject to customary adjustments in the event of any prepayment). All loans may be prepaid at any time without penalty or premium (subject to customary LIBOR breakage provisions), except for the Term Loan B-4, which has a 1.0% prepayment premium for any prepayment within six months of the funding date of the Term Loan B-4 in connection with certain repricing transactions.

Note 8 - Debt - Schedule of Con

Note 8 - Debt - Schedule of Convertible Notes (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2020
Less: Unamortized discount	$ (22,764)		$ (22,764)		$ 0
Less: Unamortized debt issuance costs	(33,836)		(33,836)		(25,146)
Total	3,898,756		3,898,756
Amortization of debt issuance costs	1,800	$ 1,100	2,900	$ 2,200
The 2026 Notes [Member]
Long-term Debt, Gross	575,000		575,000
Less: Unamortized discount	(14,124)		(14,124)
Less: Unamortized debt issuance costs	(386)		(386)
Total	560,490		560,490
Contractual interest expense	0		0
Amortization of discount	748		970
Amortization of debt issuance costs	20		26
Total interest expense	$ 768		$ 996
Effective interest rate	0.50%		0.50%
The 2028 Notes [Member]
Long-term Debt, Gross	$ 345,000		$ 345,000
Less: Unamortized discount	(8,640)		(8,640)
Less: Unamortized debt issuance costs	(244)		(244)
Total	336,116		336,116
Contractual interest expense	970		1,261
Amortization of discount	321		416
Amortization of debt issuance costs	9		12
Total interest expense	$ 1,300		$ 1,689
Effective interest rate	1.50%		1.50%
The 2026 Notes and the 2028 Notes [Member]
Long-term Debt, Gross	$ 920,000		$ 920,000		$ 0
Less: Unamortized discount	(22,764)		(22,764)
Less: Unamortized debt issuance costs	(630)		(630)
Total	896,606		896,606
Contractual interest expense	970		1,261
Amortization of discount	1,069		1,386
Amortization of debt issuance costs	29		38
Total interest expense	$ 2,068		$ 2,685
Effective interest rate

Note 8 - Debt - Unamortized Deb

Note 8 - Debt - Unamortized Debt Issuance Costs (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Debt issuance costs	$ 33,836	$ 25,146
Term Loan [Member]
Debt issuance costs	30,921	21,897
Other Noncurrent Assets [Member] | Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt issuance costs	2,915	3,249
Long-term Debt [Member] | Term Loan [Member]
Debt issuance costs	$ 30,921	$ 21,897

Note 8 - Debt - Future Maturiti

Note 8 - Debt - Future Maturities (Details) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2021USD ($)
2021 (remaining six months)	$ 16,866
2022	37,986
2023	55,008
2024	76,285
2025	557,147
Thereafter	3,155,464
Total	$ 3,898,756

Note 9 - Interest Rate Swaps -

Note 9 - Interest Rate Swaps - Interest Rate Swap Agreements (Details) - Cash Flow Hedging [Member] $ in Millions	Jun. 30, 2021USD ($)
First Interest Rate Swap Agreement [Member]
Derivative, Notional Amount	$ 850
Derivative, Fixed Interest Rate	2.653%
Second Interest Rate Swap Agreement [Member]
Derivative, Notional Amount	$ 350
Derivative, Fixed Interest Rate	2.739%
Interest Rate Swap [Member]
Derivative, Notional Amount	$ 1,200

Note 9 - Interest Rate Swaps _2

Note 9 - Interest Rate Swaps - Interest Rate Swaps on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets and Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2020
Interest rate swap liability	$ 102,875		$ 102,875		$ 155,357
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	101,237		101,237		140,683
Accumulated Gain (Loss), Net, Cash Flow Hedge, Parent [Member]
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	100,651		100,651		140,090
Interest Rate Swap [Member]
Unrealized (gain) loss on cash flow hedges, gross	21,013	$ 12,558	(52,569)	$ 124,872
Less: Tax effect	(4,989)	(3,095)	13,130	(30,781)
Unrealized (gain) loss on cash flow hedges, net of tax	16,024	9,463	(39,439)	94,091
Interest Rate Swap [Member] | Interest Expense [Member]
Interest expense	7,803	$ 4,964	15,451	$ 7,048
Interest Rate Swap [Member] | Cash Flow Hedging [Member]
Interest rate swap liability	102,875		102,875		155,357
Total	133,434		133,434		186,003
Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities [Member]
Derivative liability	30,559		30,559		30,646
Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities [Member] | Interest Rate Swap [Member] | Cash Flow Hedging [Member]
Derivative liability	$ 30,559		$ 30,559		$ 30,646

Note 10 - Fair Value Measurem_3

Note 10 - Fair Value Measurements - Carrying Amounts and Fair Values (Details) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2021USD ($)
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Reported Value Measurement [Member] | Interest Rate Swap [Member]
Derivative liabilities	$ 133,434
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Reported Value Measurement [Member] | Senior Credit Facilities [Member]
Long-term debt (including current portion)	2,328,756
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Reported Value Measurement [Member] | New Notes [Member]
Long-term debt (including current portion)	650,000
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Reported Value Measurement [Member] | The 2026 Notes and the 2028 Notes [Member]
Long-term debt (including current portion)	920,000
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] | Interest Rate Swap [Member]
Derivative liabilities	133,434
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] | Senior Credit Facilities [Member]
Long-term debt (including current portion)	2,321,264
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] | New Notes [Member]
Long-term debt (including current portion)	650,780
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] | The 2026 Notes and the 2028 Notes [Member]
Long-term debt (including current portion)	927,636
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Reported Value Measurement [Member] | MBI Net Option [Member]
Derivative liabilities	89,100
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] | MBI Net Option [Member]
Derivative liabilities	89,100
Money Market Funds [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Reported Value Measurement [Member]
Cash and cash equivalents	412,727
Money Market Funds [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member]
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 412,727

Note 10 - Fair Value Measurem_4

Note 10 - Fair Value Measurements - Assumptions Used to Determine the Fair Value of the Net Options (Details)	Jun. 30, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Measurement Input, Option Volatility [Member] | Cable One Option [Member]
Derivative liability, measurement input	0.300	0.280
Measurement Input, Option Volatility [Member] | MBI Net Option [Member]
Derivative liability, measurement input	0.300	0.300
Measurement Input, EBITDA Multiple [Member] | Cable One Option [Member]
Derivative liability, measurement input	0.100	0.100
Measurement Input, EBITDA Multiple [Member] | MBI Net Option [Member]
Derivative liability, measurement input	0.100	0.100
Measurement Input, Risk Free Interest Rate [Member] | Cable One Option [Member]
Derivative liability, measurement input	0.050	0.050
Measurement Input, Risk Free Interest Rate [Member] | MBI Net Option [Member]
Derivative liability, measurement input	0.065	0.065
Measurement Input, Cost of Debt [Member] | Cable One Option [Member]
Derivative liability, measurement input	0.040	0.040
Measurement Input, Cost of Debt [Member] | MBI Net Option [Member]
Derivative liability, measurement input

Note 11 - Stockholders' Equity

Note 11 - Stockholders' Equity (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended	6 Months Ended		72 Months Ended
	May 31, 2020	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Jul. 01, 2015
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, New Issues (in shares)	287,500
Proceeds from Issuance of Common Stock, Net	$ 469,800
Treasury Stock, Shares, Ending Balance (in shares)		138,817		138,817	147,695
Stock Repurchase Program, Authorized Amount						$ 250,000
Stock Repurchase Program, Number of Shares Authorized to be Repurchased (in shares)						600,000
Treasury Stock, Shares, Acquired (in shares)		0		210,631
Treasury Stock, Value, Acquired, Cost Method				$ 104,900
Payment, Tax Withholding, Share-based Payment Arrangement		$ 7,858	$ 5,823
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Shares Withheld for Tax Withholding Obligation (in shares)		3,557	3,789
Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Repayments of Debt	$ 100,000

Note 12 - Equity-based Compen_3

Note 12 - Equity-based Compensation (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Expense, Tax Benefit	$ 0.9	$ 2.7	$ 4.5	$ 7.9
Deferred Tax Assets, Tax Deferred Expense, Compensation and Benefits, Share-based Compensation Cost	3.7		3.7
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member]
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Nonvested Award, Excluding Option, Cost Not yet Recognized, Amount	31.4		$ 31.4
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Nonvested Award, Cost Not yet Recognized, Period for Recognition (Year)			1 year 6 months
Stock Appreciation Rights (SARs) [Member]
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Nonvested Award, Excluding Option, Cost Not yet Recognized, Amount	$ 5.6		$ 5.6
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Nonvested Award, Cost Not yet Recognized, Period for Recognition (Year)			1 year 2 months 12 days
The 2015 Plan [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Shares Available for Grant (in shares)	97,056		97,056

Note 12 - Equity-based Compen_4

Note 12 - Equity-based Compensation - Compensation Expense (Details) - Selling, General and Administrative Expenses [Member] - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020
Share-based compensation expense	$ 5,279	$ 3,426	$ 9,406	$ 6,647
Restricted Stock [Member]
Share-based compensation expense	4,549	2,678	7,973	5,185
Stock Appreciation Rights (SARs) [Member]
Share-based compensation expense	$ 730	$ 748	$ 1,433	$ 1,462

Note 12 - Equity-based Compen_5

Note 12 - Equity-based Compensation - Restricted Stock (Details) - Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units [Member]	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021$ / sharesshares
Unvested, restricted stock (in shares) | shares	34,944
Unvested, restricted stock, weighted avergae grant date fair value (in dollars per share) | $ / shares	$ 1,037.83
Granted, restricted stock (in shares) | shares	10,679
Granted, restricted stock, weighted avergae grant date fair value (in dollars per share) | $ / shares	$ 2,188.72
Forfeited, restricted stock (in shares) | shares	(1,071)
Forfeited, restricted stock, weighted average grant date fair value (in dollars per share) | $ / shares	$ 1,319.94
Vested and issued, restricted stock (in shares) | shares	(10,949)
Vested and issued, restricted stock, weighted average grant date fair value (in dollars per share) | $ / shares	$ 844.57
Unvested, restricted stock (in shares) | shares	33,603
Unvested, restricted stock, weighted avergae grant date fair value (in dollars per share) | $ / shares	$ 1,457.56
Vested and unissued, restricted stock (in shares) | shares	5,947
Vested and unissued, restricted stock, weighted average grant date fair value (in dollars per share) | $ / shares	$ 750.62

Note 12 - Equity-based Compen_6

Note 12 - Equity-based Compensation - Stock Appreciation Rights (Details) - Stock Appreciation Rights (SARs) [Member] - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Outstanding, stock appreciation rights (in shares)	58,365
Outstanding, weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share)	$ 866.54
Outstanding, beginning balance, weighted average fair value (in dollars per share)	$ 204.29
Outstanding, aggregate intrinsic value	$ 55,053	$ 79,446
Weighted average remaining contractual term, outstanding (Year)	6 years 10 months 24 days	7 years 3 months 18 days
Granted, stock appreciation rights (in shares)	1,500
Granted, weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share)	$ 2,227.72
Granted, weighted average fair value (in dollars per share)	$ 584.38
Weighted average remaining contractual term, granted (Year)	9 years 6 months
Exercised, stock appreciation rights (in shares)	(3,674)
Exercised, weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share)	$ 746.04
Exercised, weighted average fair value (in dollars per share)	$ 177.22
Exercised, aggregate intrinsic value	$ 3,870
Forfeited, stock appreciation rights (in shares)	(1,601)
Forfeited, weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share)	$ 834.92
Forfeited, weighted average fair value (in dollars per share)	$ 201.50
Outstanding, stock appreciation rights (in shares)	54,590	58,365
Outstanding, weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share)	$ 912.97	$ 866.54
Outstanding, beginning balance, weighted average fair value (in dollars per share)	$ 216.64	$ 204.29
Vested and exercisable, stock appreciation rights (in shares)	30,037
Vested and exercisable, weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share)	$ 666.56
Vested and exercisable, weighted average fair value (in dollars per share)	$ 152.28
Vested and exercisable, aggregate intrinsic value	$ 37,434
Weighted average remaining contractual term, vested and exercisable (Year)	5 years 10 months 24 days

Note 12 - Equity-based Compen_7

Note 12 - Equity-based Compensation - Stock Appreciation Rights, Fair Value Assumptions (Details) - Stock Appreciation Rights (SARs) [Member]	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021
Expected volatility	27.37%
Risk-free interest rate	0.54%
Expected term (Year)	6 years 3 months
Expected dividend yield	0.45%

Note 13 - Income Taxes (Details

Note 13 - Income Taxes (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Percent, Total	(8.70%)	17.40%	4.90%	13.00%
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Reversal of Deferred Tax Liability and Pre-existing Equity Investment	$ (35.4)		$ (35.4)
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Change in Deferred Tax Assets Valuation Allowance, Amount	5.2		3.8
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Net Operating Loss Carryback Provision of the CARES Act	$ 2.8		9.8
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Nondeductible Expense, Share-based Payment Arrangement, Amount			$ 3.5

Note 14 - Net Income Per Comm_3

Note 14 - Net Income Per Common Share (Details Textual)	Mar. 05, 2021	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2021
The 2026 Notes and the 2028 Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Conversion Ratio	0.4394	0.4394	0.4394

Note 14 - Net Income Per Comm_4

Note 14 - Net Income Per Common Share - Computation of Basic and Diluted Earnings Per Share (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
		Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020
Net income		$ 106,153	$ 62,540	$ 174,735	$ 131,866
Add: Convertible Notes interest expense, net of tax		1,551	0	2,014	0
Net income - diluted		$ 107,704	$ 62,540	$ 176,749	$ 131,866
Basic (in shares)		6,014,351	5,831,796	6,013,382	5,764,850
Effect of dilutive equity-based compensation awards (in shares)	[1]	37,218	51,621	38,831	54,783
Effect of dilution from if-converted Convertible Notes (in shares)	[2]	404,248	0	260,630	0
Weighted average common shares outstanding - diluted (in shares)		6,455,817	5,883,417	6,312,843	5,819,633
Basic (in dollars per share)		$ 17.65	$ 10.72	$ 29.06	$ 22.87
Diluted (in dollars per share)		$ 16.68	$ 10.63	$ 28	$ 22.66
Anti-dilutive shares from equity-based compensation awards(1) (in shares)	[2]	8,415	506	8,415	363
[1]	Equity-based compensation awards whose impact is considered to be anti-dilutive under the treasury stock method were excluded from the diluted net income per common share calculation.
[2]	Based on a conversion rate of 0.4394 shares of common stock per weighted $1,000 principal amount of Convertible Notes outstanding during the three and six months ended June 30, 2021.

Note 15 - Commitments and Con_2

Note 15 - Commitments and Contingencies (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jun. 30, 2021	Oct. 30, 2020
Financial Standby Letter of Credit [Member]
Guarantor Obligations, Maximum Exposure, Undiscounted	$ 33	$ 33