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Investment in Charter Accounted for Using the Equity Method (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2019
Investment in Charter Accounted for Using the Equity Method |
Schedule of allocation of excess basis within memo accounts used for equity accounting purposes | The excess basis in our investment in Charter of $3,409 million as of June 30, 2019 is allocated within memo accounts used for equity accounting purposes as follows (amounts in millions):
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​ | ​ | ​ | June 30, | ​ | December 31,
​ | ​ | ​ | 2019 | ​ | 2018
Property and equipment |  | $ | 277 | ​ | 328
Customer relationships | ​ |  | 754 | ​ | 721
Franchise fees | ​ |  | 1,853 | ​ | 1,821
Trademarks | ​ |  | 29 | ​ | 29
Goodwill | ​ |  | 1,279 | ​ | 1,202
Debt | ​ |  | (74) | ​ | (105)
Deferred income tax liability | ​ |  | (709) | ​ | (698)
​ | ​ | $ | 3,409 | ​ | 3,298
Summary of financial information for Charter | Summarized unaudited financial information for Charter is as follows (amounts in millions): Charter condensed consolidated balance sheets ​
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​ |  | June 30, 2019 | ​ | December 31, 2018 |
Current assets | ​ | $ | 3,490 | ​ | 2,944 | ​
Property and equipment, net | ​ |  | 34,475 | ​ | 35,126 | ​
Goodwill | ​ |  | 29,554 | ​ | 29,554 | ​
Intangible assets, net | ​ |  | 75,780 | ​ | 76,884 | ​
Other assets | ​ |  | 2,786 | ​ | 1,622 | ​
Total assets | ​ | $ | 146,085 | ​ | 146,130 | ​
Current liabilities | ​ | ​ | 9,875 | ​ | 12,095 | ​
Deferred income taxes | ​ |  | 17,522 | ​ | 17,389 | ​
Long-term debt | ​ |  | 71,784 | ​ | 69,537 | ​
Other liabilities | ​ |  | 3,810 | ​ | 2,837 | ​
Equity | ​ |  | 43,094 | ​ | 44,272 | ​
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity | ​ | $ | 146,085 | ​ | 146,130 | ​
Charter condensed consolidated statements of operations ​
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​ | Three months ended |  | Six months ended
​ | June 30, | ​ | June 30,
​ | 2019 | ​ | 2018 | ​ | 2019 | ​ | 2018
Revenue | $ | 11,347 | ​ | 10,854 | ​ | 22,553 | ​ | 21,511
Cost and expenses: | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
Operating costs and expenses (excluding depreciation and amortization) |  | 7,244 | ​ | 6,873 | ​ | 14,480 | ​ | 13,709
Depreciation and amortization |  | 2,500 | ​ | 2,592 | ​ | 5,050 | ​ | 5,302
Other operating (income) expenses, net |  | 62 | ​ | 29 | ​ | 57 | ​ | 98
​ | ​ | 9,806 | ​ | 9,494 | ​ | 19,587 | ​ | 19,109
Operating income | ​ | 1,541 | ​ | 1,360 | ​ | 2,966 | ​ | 2,402
Interest expense, net |  | (945) | ​ | (878) | ​ | (1,870) | ​ | (1,729)
Other income (expense), net | ​ | (126) | ​ | (102) | ​ | (190) | ​ | (42)
Income tax benefit (expense) |  | (84) | ​ | (41) | ​ | (203) | ​ | (69)
Net income (loss) | ​ | 386 | ​ | 339 | ​ | 703 | ​ | 562
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests | ​ | (72) | ​ | (66) | ​ | (136) | ​ | (121)
Net income (loss) attributable to Charter shareholders | $ | 314 | ​ | 273 | ​ | 567 | ​ | 441
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