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Long-Term Debt (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Long-Term Debt

Long-term debt consists of the following as of December 31, 2021 and 2020:

			December 31,
			2021												2020
			Principal Amount						Accreted Value						Principal Amount						Accreted Value
CCO Holdings, LLC:
4.000% senior notes due March 1, 2023			$	500					$	499					$	500					$	498
5.750% senior notes due February 15, 2026			—						—						2,500						2,475
5.500% senior notes due May 1, 2026			750						747						1,500						1,492
5.875% senior notes due May 1, 2027			—						—						800						796
5.125% senior notes due May 1, 2027			3,250						3,228						3,250						3,225
5.000% senior notes due February 1, 2028			2,500						2,475						2,500						2,472
5.375% senior notes due June 1, 2029			1,500						1,500						1,500						1,501
4.750% senior notes due March 1, 2030			3,050						3,043						3,050						3,042
4.500% senior notes due August 15, 2030			2,750						2,750						2,750						2,750
4.250% senior notes due February 1, 2031			3,000						3,002						3,000						3,001
4.500% senior notes due May 1, 2032			2,900						2,927						2,900						2,928
4.500% senior notes due June 1, 2033			1,750						1,729						—						—
4.250% senior notes due January 15, 2034			2,000						1,982						—						—
Charter Communications Operating, LLC:
4.464% senior notes due July 23, 2022			3,000						2,997						3,000						2,992
Senior floating rate notes due February 1, 2024			900						901						900						902
4.500% senior notes due February 1, 2024			1,100						1,096						1,100						1,094
4.908% senior notes due July 23, 2025			4,500						4,480						4,500						4,475
3.750% senior notes due February 15, 2028			1,000						990						1,000						989
4.200% senior notes due March 15, 2028			1,250						1,242						1,250						1,241
2.250% senior notes due January 15, 2029			1,250						1,240						—						—
5.050% senior notes due March 30, 2029			1,250						1,242						1,250						1,242
2.800% senior notes due April 1, 2031			1,600						1,585						1,600						1,583
2.300% senior notes due February 1, 2032			1,000						992						1,000						991
6.384% senior notes due October 23, 2035			2,000						1,984						2,000						1,983
5.375% senior notes due April 1, 2038			800						787						800						786
3.500% senior notes due June 1, 2041			1,500						1,483						—						—
3.500% senior notes due March 1, 2042			1,350						1,331						—						—
6.484% senior notes due October 23, 2045			3,500						3,468						3,500						3,468
5.375% senior notes due May 1, 2047			2,500						2,506						2,500						2,506
5.750% senior notes due April 1, 2048			2,450						2,393						2,450						2,392
5.125% senior notes due July 1, 2049			1,250						1,240						1,250						1,240
4.800% senior notes due March 1, 2050			2,800						2,797						2,800						2,797
3.700% senior notes due April 1, 2051			2,050						2,031						2,050						2,030
3.900% senior notes due June 1, 2052			2,400						2,322						—						—
6.834% senior notes due October 23, 2055			500						495						500						495
3.850% senior notes due April 1, 2061			1,850						1,809						1,350						1,339
4.400% senior notes due December 1, 2061			1,400						1,389						—						—

3.950% senior notes due June 30, 2062			1,400						1,379						—						—
Credit facilities			10,723						10,668						10,150						10,081
Time Warner Cable, LLC:
4.000% senior notes due September 1, 2021			—						—						1,000						1,008
5.750% sterling senior notes due June 2, 2031 (a)			846						897						854						911
6.550% senior debentures due May 1, 2037			1,500						1,662						1,500						1,668
7.300% senior debentures due July 1, 2038			1,500						1,754						1,500						1,763
6.750% senior debentures due June 15, 2039			1,500						1,700						1,500						1,706
5.875% senior debentures due November 15, 2040			1,200						1,252						1,200						1,254
5.500% senior debentures due September 1, 2041			1,250						1,257						1,250						1,258
5.250% sterling senior notes due July 15, 2042 (b)			879						850						889						859
4.500% senior debentures due September 15, 2042			1,250						1,148						1,250						1,145
Time Warner Cable Enterprises LLC:
8.375% senior debentures due March 15, 2023			1,000						1,058						1,000						1,104
8.375% senior debentures due July 15, 2033			1,000						1,254						1,000						1,270
Total debt			91,198						91,561						82,143						82,752
Less current portion:
4.000% senior notes due September 1, 2021			—						—						(1,000)						(1,008)
4.464% senior notes due July 23, 2022			(3,000)						(2,997)						—						—
Long-term debt			$	88,198					$	88,564					$	81,143					$	81,744

(a)Principal amount includes £625 million valued at $846 million and $854 million as of December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively, using the exchange rate at that date.

(b)Principal amount includes £650 million valued at $879 million and $889 million as of December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively, using the exchange rate at that date.

Schedule of Extinguishment of Debt

Losses on extinguishment of debt are recorded in other expenses, net in the consolidated statements of operations and consisted of the following.

			Year Ended December 31,
			2021						2020						2019
CCO Holdings notes redemption			$	(146)					$	(145)					$	(22)
Time Warner Cable, LLC notes redemption			2						2						—
Charter Operating credit facility refinancing			—						—						(3)
Loss on extinguishment of debt			$	(144)					$	(143)					$	(25)

Schedule of Long-Term Debt Future Principal Payments

Based upon outstanding indebtedness as of December 31, 2021, the amortization of term loans, and the maturity dates for all senior and subordinated notes, total future principal and interest payments on the total borrowings under all debt agreements are as follows.

			Principal						Interest
2022			$	3,277					$	4,166
2023			1,936						4,066
2024			2,265						3,996
2025			10,670						3,802
2026			788						3,654
Thereafter			72,262						42,667
			$	91,198					$	62,351

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