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Noncontrolling Interests (Notes) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2022
Noncontrolling Interests [Abstract] |
Noncontrolling Interests | Noncontrolling Interests Noncontrolling interests represents consolidated subsidiaries of which the Company owns less than 100%. The Company is a holding company whose principal asset is a controlling equity interest in Charter Holdings, the indirect owner of the Company’s cable systems. Noncontrolling interests on the Company’s balance sheet consist primarily of Advance/Newhouse Partnership's (“A/N”) equity interests in Charter Holdings, which is comprised of a common ownership interest and prior to June 18, 2021, a convertible preferred ownership interest. Net income of Charter Holdings attributable to A/N’s common noncontrolling interest for financial reporting purposes is based on the weighted average effective common ownership interest of approximately 11% during 2022 and 7% prior to conversion of the preferred units and 11% after conversion during 2021, and was $182 million and $604 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, respectively, and $190 million and $371 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, respectively. Net income of Charter Holdings attributable to A/N's preferred noncontrolling interest for financial reporting purposes is based on the preferred dividend which was $70 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021. In June 2021, the Company caused the conversion of all of A/N's Charter Holdings convertible preferred units into Charter Holdings common units. The following table represents Charter Holdings' purchase of Charter Holdings common units from A/N and the effect on total shareholders' equity during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021.
| Three Months Ended September 30, |  | Nine Months Ended September 30,
| 2022 |  | 2021 |  | 2022 |  | 2021
Number of units purchased | 836,655 |  |  | 565,972 |  |  | 2,557,256 |  |  | 2,270,660 |
Amount of units purchased | $ | 385 |  |  | $ | 410 |  |  | $ | 1,379 |  |  | $ | 1,500 |
Decrease in noncontrolling interest based on carrying value | $ | (179) |  |  | $ | (148) |  |  | $ | (573) |  |  | $ | (553) |
Decrease in additional paid-in-capital, net of tax | $ | (155) |  |  | $ | (197) |  |  | $ | (608) |  |  | $ | (713) |
Total shareholders' equity was also adjusted during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021 due to the changes in Charter Holdings' ownership including the impact of the preferred unit conversion in June 2021 as follows.
| Three Months Ended September 30, |  | Nine Months Ended September 30,
| 2022 |  | 2021 |  | 2022 |  | 2021
Decrease in noncontrolling interest | $ | (127) |  |  | $ | (290) |  |  | $ | (621) |  |  | $ | (1,798) |
Increase in additional paid-in-capital, net of tax | $ | 96 |  |  | $ | 219 |  |  | $ | 468 |  |  | $ | 1,353 |

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- Definition The entire disclosure for noncontrolling interest in consolidated subsidiaries, which could include the name of the subsidiary, the ownership percentage held by the parent, the ownership percentage held by the noncontrolling owners, the amount of the noncontrolling interest, the location of this amount on the balance sheet (when not reported separately), an explanation of the increase or decrease in the amount of the noncontrolling interest, the noncontrolling interest share of the net Income or Loss of the subsidiary, the location of this amount on the income statement (when not reported separately), the nature of the noncontrolling interest such as background information and terms, the amount of the noncontrolling interest represented by preferred stock, a description of the preferred stock, and the dividend requirements of the preferred stock. + References Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 810 -URI https://asc.fasb.org/topic&trid=2197479 + Details
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