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Common Stock (Notes)
 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2025
Common Stock [Abstract]  
Common Stock Common Stock
The following represents the Company's purchase of Charter Class A common stock and the effect on the consolidated statements of cash flows during the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024.

Three Months Ended June 30,Six Months Ended June 30,
2025202420252024
Shares$Shares$Shares$Shares$
Share buybacks 3,832,505 $1,443 1,321,827 $358 5,837,900 $2,174 2,731,424 $830 
Income tax withholding19,342 8 9,652 3 221,416 79 131,559 47 
Exercise cost92,580 — 174 — 161,746 — 26,224 — 
3,944,427 $1,451 1,331,653 $361 6,221,062 $2,253 2,889,207 $877 

Share buybacks above include shares of Charter Class A common stock purchased from Liberty Broadband Corporation (“Liberty Broadband”) as follows.

Three Months Ended June 30,Six Months Ended June 30,
2025202420252024
Number of shares purchased808,841 130,687 1,634,261 343,903 
Amount of shares purchased$300 $35 $600 $116 

As of June 30, 2025, Charter had remaining board authority to purchase an additional $1.3 billion of Charter’s Class A common stock and/or Charter Holdings common units, excluding purchases from Liberty Broadband. The Company also withholds shares of its Class A common stock in payment of income tax withholding owed by employees upon vesting of equity awards as well as exercise costs owed by employees upon exercise of stock options.
In 2024, Charter’s board of directors approved the retirement of the then currently held treasury stock and those shares were retired as of December 31, 2024. The Company accounts for treasury stock using the cost method and includes treasury stock as a component of total shareholders’ equity.