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Long-Term Debt (Details) £ in Millions, $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2022 GBP (£)
Long-Term Debt: |  |  |  |
Principal Amount | $ 97,368 | $ 91,198 |  |
Carrying Value | 97,603 | 91,561 |  |
Fair Value | $ 82,798 | $ 99,641 |  |
Weighted Average Interest Rate | 5.10% | 4.50% |  | 5.10%
Principal amount, repurchased | $ 3,000 | $ 5,100 | $ 10,700 |
Loss on extinguishment of debt | (3) | (144) | (143) |
Letters of credit, amount | 484 |  |  |
2023 | 1,890 |  |  |
2024 | 2,390 |  |  |
2025 | 7,161 |  |  |
2026 | 1,116 |  |  |
2027 | 12,957 |  |  |
Thereafter | 71,854 |  |  |
Interest payment obligation, year one | 5,021 |  |  |
Interest payment obligation, year two | 4,764 |  |  |
Interest payment obligation, year three | 4,536 |  |  |
Interest payment obligation, year four | 4,234 |  |  |
Interest payment obligation, year five | 3,858 |  |  |
Interest payment obligation, thereafter | 43,940 |  |  |
Total interest payment obligation | 66,353 |  |  |
Senior Unsecured Notes |  |  |  |
Long-Term Debt: |  |  |  |
Principal Amount | 26,650 | 23,950 |  |
Carrying Value | $ 26,567 | $ 23,882 |  |
Weighted Average Interest Rate | 4.80% | 4.70% |  | 4.80%
Senior Unsecured Notes | Level 1 |  |  |  |
Long-Term Debt: |  |  |  |
Fair Value | $ 22,426 | $ 24,630 |  |
Senior Secured Notes and Debentures |  |  |  |
Long-Term Debt: |  |  |  |
Principal Amount | 56,841 | 56,525 |  |
Carrying Value | $ 57,213 | $ 57,011 |  |
Weighted Average Interest Rate | 5.10% | 5.00% |  | 5.10%
Senior Secured Notes and Debentures | Level 1 |  |  |  |
Long-Term Debt: |  |  |  |
Fair Value | $ 46,905 | $ 64,346 |  |
Credit facilities |  |  |  |
Long-Term Debt: |  |  |  |
Principal Amount | 13,877 | 10,723 |  |
Carrying Value | $ 13,823 | $ 10,668 |  |
Weighted Average Interest Rate | 5.90% | 1.60% |  | 5.90%
Credit facilities | Level 2 |  |  |  |
Long-Term Debt: |  |  |  |
Fair Value | $ 13,467 | $ 10,665 |  |
CCO Holdings |  |  |  |
Long-Term Debt: |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Issued, Principal | 2,700 |  |  |
Loss on extinguishment of debt | $ 0 | (146) | (145) |
Debt instrument redemption price (percentage) | 100.00% |  |  |
Debt instrument, amount of principal that may be redeemed (percentage) | 40.00% |  |  |
Debt instrument redemption price in the event of change of control events (percentage) | 101.00% |  |  |
Leverage ratio | 4.2 |  |  | 4.2
CCO Holdings | Maximum |  |  |  |
Long-Term Debt: |  |  |  |
Leverage ratio | 6.0 |  |  | 6.0
CCO Holdings | Minimum |  |  |  |
Long-Term Debt: |  |  |  |
Leverage ratio | 1.0 |  |  | 1.0
Charter Operating |  |  |  |
Long-Term Debt: |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Issued, Principal | $ 3,500 |  |  |
Loss on extinguishment of debt | (1) | 0 | 0 |
Charter Operating | Credit facilities |  |  |  |
Long-Term Debt: |  |  |  |
Principal Amount | 13,900 |  |  |
Loss on extinguishment of debt | $ (2) | $ 0 | 0 |
Charter Operating | Credit facilities | Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) Overnight Index Swap Rate |  |  |  |
Long-Term Debt: |  |  |  |
Variable interest rate at end of period (percentage) | 4.40% |  |  | 4.40%
Charter Operating | Credit facilities | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) |  |  |  |
Long-Term Debt: |  |  |  |
Variable interest rate at end of period (percentage) | 4.40% | 0.10% |  | 4.40%
Charter Operating | Revolving Credit Facility |  |  |  |
Long-Term Debt: |  |  |  |
Principal Amount | $ 1,500 |  |  |
Availability under credit facilities | $ 4,000 |  |  |
Basis spread on variable interest rate (percentage) | 1.25% |  |  |
Maximum borrowing capacity | $ 5,500 |  |  |
Commitment fee (percentage) | 0.20% |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Collateral Amount | $ 37 |  |  |
Charter Operating | Term Loan A-5 |  |  |  |
Long-Term Debt: |  |  |  |
Principal Amount | 5,900 |  |  |
Debt instrument, required periodic principal payments | $ 303 |  |  |
Basis spread on variable interest rate (percentage) | 1.25% |  |  |
Charter Operating | Term Loan A-6 |  |  |  |
Long-Term Debt: |  |  |  |
Principal Amount | $ 487 |  |  |
Debt instrument, required periodic principal payments | $ 25 |  |  |
Basis spread on variable interest rate (percentage) | 1.50% |  |  |
Charter Operating | Term Loan B-1 |  |  |  |
Long-Term Debt: |  |  |  |
Principal Amount | $ 2,300 |  |  |
Debt instrument, required periodic principal payments | $ 25 |  |  |
Basis spread on variable interest rate (percentage) | 1.75% |  |  |
Charter Operating | Term Loan B-2 |  |  |  |
Long-Term Debt: |  |  |  |
Principal Amount | $ 3,700 |  |  |
Debt instrument, required periodic principal payments | $ 38 |  |  |
Basis spread on variable interest rate (percentage) | 1.75% |  |  |
Time Warner Cable, LLC |  |  |  |
Long-Term Debt: |  |  |  |
Loss on extinguishment of debt | $ 0 | $ 2 | $ 2 |
Time Warner Cable, LLC | 5.750% Sterling Senior Notes Due June 2, 2031 |  |  |  |
Long-Term Debt: |  |  |  |
Principal Amount | 755 | 846 |  | £ 625
Time Warner Cable, LLC | 5.250% Sterling Senior Notes Due July 15, 2042 |  |  |  |
Long-Term Debt: |  |  |  |
Principal Amount | $ 786 | $ 879 |  | £ 650
Time Warner Cable, LLC | Sterling Senior Notes |  |  |  |
Long-Term Debt: |  |  |  |
Debt instrument redemption price (percentage) | 100.00% |  |  |

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