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Common Stock (Notes)
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 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 nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024.

Three Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,
2025202420252024
Shares$Shares$Shares$Shares$
Share buybacks 7,298,058 $2,099 695,494 $218 13,135,958 $4,273 3,426,918 $1,048 
Income tax withholding53,912 14 12,804 4 275,312 93 144,363 51 
Exercise cost7,718 — 52,713 — 169,464 — 78,937 — 
7,359,688 $2,113 761,011 $222 13,580,734 $4,366 3,650,218 $1,099 

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

Three Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,
2025202420252024
Number of shares purchased893,798 354,108 2,528,059 698,011 
Amount of shares purchased$300 $110 $900 $226 

As of September 30, 2025, Charter had remaining board authority to purchase an additional $252 million 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.