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Long-Term Debt (Details) £ in Millions, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2022 GBP (£)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)
Long-term Debt:
Principal Amount	$ 94,929			$ 91,198
Carrying Value	95,222			91,561
Fair Value	93,694			99,641
Loss on Extinguishment of Debt	0	$ (29)
Senior unsecured notes
Long-term Debt:
Principal Amount	25,150			23,950
Carrying Value	25,072			23,882
Senior unsecured notes | Level 1
Long-term Debt:
Fair Value	23,755			24,630
Senior secured notes and debentures(a)
Long-term Debt:
Principal Amount	59,975			56,525
Carrying Value	60,398			57,011
Senior secured notes and debentures(a) | Level 1
Long-term Debt:
Fair Value	60,198			64,346
Credit facilities(b)
Long-term Debt:
Principal Amount	9,804			10,723
Carrying Value	9,752			10,668
Credit facilities(b) | Level 2
Long-term Debt:
Fair Value	9,741			$ 10,665
CCO Holdings
Long-term Debt:
Loss on Extinguishment of Debt		$ (29)
CCO Holdings | 4.750% Senior Notes due February 1, 2032
Long-term Debt:
Principal Amount	$ 1,200
Stated interest rate (percentage)	4.75%		4.75%
Charter Operating
Long-term Debt:
Availability under credit facilities	$ 4,700
Charter Operating | 4.400% senior secured notes due April 2033
Long-term Debt:
Principal Amount	$ 1,000
Stated interest rate (percentage)	4.40%		4.40%
Debt instrument issue price (percentage)	99.634%
Charter Operating | 5.250% senior secured notes due April 2053
Long-term Debt:
Principal Amount	$ 1,500
Stated interest rate (percentage)	5.25%		5.25%
Debt instrument issue price (percentage)	99.30%
Charter Operating | 5.500% senior secured notes due April 2063
Long-term Debt:
Principal Amount	$ 1,000
Stated interest rate (percentage)	5.50%		5.50%
Debt instrument issue price (percentage)	99.255%
Time Warner Cable | 5.750% Sterling Senior Notes Due June 2, 2031
Long-term Debt:
Principal Amount | £			£ 625
Time Warner Cable | 5.250% Sterling Senior Notes Due July 15, 2042
Long-term Debt:
Principal Amount | £			£ 650

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