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Debt (Details) |  |  |  |  |  | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 4 Months Ended |  |
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Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($) | Mar. 21, 2016 USD ($) item | Apr. 07, 2015 USD ($) | Oct. 31, 2014 USD ($) | Oct. 30, 2014 USD ($) item | Jul. 31, 2015 USD ($) | Nov. 30, 2014 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($) shares | Mar. 31, 2015 USD ($) | Jul. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) | Mar. 27, 2015 USD ($)
Debt disclosures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt outstanding | $ 597,729,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 597,729,000 |  |  | $ 399,703,000 |
Distribution to parent |  |  |  | $ 300,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Repayments of debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 30,158,000 |  |  |
Margin Loan Agreements | Charter |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt disclosures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of common shares pledged as collateral | shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8,200,000 |  |  |  |
Value of pledged collateral | 1,700,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,700,000,000 |  |  |  |
Margin Loan Agreements | Time Warner |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt disclosures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of common shares pledged as collateral | shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,400,000 |  |  |  |
Value of pledged collateral | 483,900,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 483,900,000 |  |  |  |
Revolving Credit Facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt disclosures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum borrowing capacity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 234,000,000
Interest rate basis |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | three-month LIBOR |  |
Basis spread on variable rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.64% |  |
Proceeds from Issuance of Debt |  |  | $ 40,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Unused Borrowing Capacity Fee, Percent |  |  |  |  |  | 0.12% |  |  |  | 0.12% |  |
Repayments of debt |  |  |  |  |  | $ 40,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
BroadbandSPV | Margin Loan Agreements |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt disclosures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term Debt, Gross | 400,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 400,000,000 |  |  |  |
Remaining borrowing capacity | $ 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0 |  |  |  |
Interest rate basis |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | three-month LIBOR |  |  |  |
Basis spread on variable rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1.55% |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage | 2.16% |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2.16% |  |  |  |
BroadbandSPV | Margin Loan Agreements |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt disclosures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of debt agreement | item |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum borrowing capacity |  |  |  |  | $ 400,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds From Issuance Of Secured Debt |  |  |  | $ 320,000,000 |  |  | $ 52,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Cheetah 5 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt disclosures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum borrowing capacity | $ 100,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 100,000,000 |  |  |  |
Cheetah 5 | Margin Loan Agreements |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt disclosures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of debt agreement | item |  | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum borrowing capacity |  | $ 300,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term Debt, Gross | 200,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 200,000,000 |  |  |  |
Remaining borrowing capacity | $ 100,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 100,000,000 |  |  |  |
Interest rate basis | LIBOR |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Basis spread on variable rate | 2.10% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage | 2.50% |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2.50% |  |  |  |
Cheetah 5 | Margin Loan Agreements | Term loan |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt disclosures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum borrowing capacity |  | $ 200,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cheetah 5 | Margin Loan Agreements | Draw loan |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt disclosures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum borrowing capacity | $ 100,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 100,000,000 |  |  |  |

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