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CSC HOLDINGS - CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Parentheticals) - USD ($)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
Dec. 31, 2024
Accounts receivable, trade allowance for doubtful accounts $ (35,389,000) $ (24,232,000)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets 189,391,000 141,897,000
Property, plant and equipment, accumulated depreciation 9,835,958,000 8,762,014,000
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Accumulated Amortization 6,461,571,000 6,190,154,000
Other current liabilities 406,280,000 425,459,000
Total current assets 1,644,796,000 730,992,000
Cash and cash equivalents 1,012,201,000 256,534,000
Restricted cash 107,384,000 290,000
Accounts receivable, trade (less allowance for credit losses of $35,389 and $24,232, respectively) 335,820,000 332,271,000
Property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $9,835,958 and $8,762,014, respectively 8,351,391,000 8,414,632,000
Right-of-use operating lease assets 243,626,000 248,013,000
Other assets 120,341,000 94,403,000
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net 702,467,000 960,805,000
Cable television franchises 11,600,000,000 13,211,308,000
Goodwill 8,041,217,000 8,041,217,000
Total assets 30,703,838,000 31,701,370,000
Long-Term Debt, Current Maturities 60,842,000 185,473,000
Other Liabilities, Noncurrent 316,398,000 320,435,000
Deferred tax liability 4,232,867,000 4,455,840,000
Right-of-use operating lease liability 250,407,000 255,116,000
Long-term debt, net of current maturities 26,145,372,000 24,872,015,000
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax 1,604,000 (3,826,000)
Noncontrolling interests 21,928,000 12,403,000
Accounts Payable, Current 816,860,000 971,499,000
Interest payable 413,709,000 406,208,000
Accrued employee related costs 206,192,000 191,990,000
Deferred revenue 147,139,000 74,167,000
Revenue 8,590,467,000 8,954,417,000
Programming and other direct costs (including charges from affiliates of $6,491, $11,645 and $13,794, respectively) (See Note 16) 2,637,181,000 2,896,570,000
Other Cost and Expense, Operating 2,681,740,000 2,711,828,000
Restructuring, impairments and other operating items 1,687,130,000 23,696,000
Depreciation and amortization 1,696,974,000 1,642,231,000
Costs and Expenses 8,703,025,000 7,274,325,000
Operating Income (Loss) (112,558,000) 1,680,092,000
Interest expense, net (1,791,462,000) (1,763,166,000)
Gain on investments and sale of affiliate interests, net 5,000 670,000
Loss on derivative contracts, net 0 0
Gain on interest rate swap contracts, net 613,000 18,632,000
Gain (loss) on extinguishment of debt and write-off of deferred financing costs (23,502,000) (12,901,000)
Other income (expense), net (3,051,000) (5,675,000)
Total other income (expense) (1,817,397,000) (1,762,440,000)
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Noncontrolling Interest (1,929,955,000) (82,348,000)
Income tax benefit (expense) 96,908,000 4,071,000
Net income (loss) (1,833,047,000) (78,277,000)
Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests (35,977,000) (24,641,000)
Net income (loss) attributable to CSC Holdings, LLC sole member $ (1,869,024,000) $ (102,918,000)
Basic income (loss) per share $ (4.00) $ (0.22)
Basic weighted average common shares (in thousands) 467,782,000 459,888,000
Diluted income (loss) per share $ (4.00) $ (0.22)
Diluted weighted average common shares (in thousands) 467,782,000 459,888,000
Cash dividends declared per common share $ 0 $ 0
Related Party    
Prepaid expenses and other current assets $ 475,000 $ 314,000
Other current liabilities 27,029,000 26,944,000
Revenue 214,000 459,000
Programming and other direct costs (including charges from affiliates of $6,491, $11,645 and $13,794, respectively) (See Note 16) 6,491,000 11,645,000
Other Cost and Expense, Operating 52,766,000 45,708,000
Customer Relationships [Member]    
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Accumulated Amortization 5,405,190,000 5,137,180,000
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net 684,184,000 951,870,000
Other Intangible Assets [Member]    
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Accumulated Amortization 46,381,000 42,974,000
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net 18,283,000 8,935,000
CSC Holdings    
Accounts receivable, trade allowance for doubtful accounts (35,389,000) (24,232,000)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets 191,909,000 142,694,000
Property, plant and equipment, accumulated depreciation 9,835,958,000 8,762,014,000
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Accumulated Amortization 6,461,571,000 6,190,154,000
Other current liabilities $ 388,298,000 $ 407,540,000
Common Unit, Outstanding 100 100
Total current assets $ 1,637,032,000 $ 721,581,000
Cash and cash equivalents 1,001,919,000 246,326,000
Restricted cash 107,384,000 290,000
Accounts receivable, trade (less allowance for credit losses of $35,389 and $24,232, respectively) 335,820,000 332,271,000
Property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $9,835,958 and $8,762,014, respectively 8,351,391,000 8,414,632,000
Right-of-use operating lease assets 243,626,000 248,013,000
Other assets 132,205,000 108,855,000
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net 702,467,000 960,805,000
Cable television franchises 11,600,000,000 13,211,308,000
Goodwill 8,041,217,000 8,041,217,000
Total assets 30,707,938,000 31,706,411,000
Long-Term Debt, Current Maturities 60,842,000 185,473,000
Other Liabilities, Noncurrent 268,802,000 255,683,000
Deferred tax liability 4,232,867,000 4,455,840,000
Right-of-use operating lease liability 250,407,000 255,116,000
Long-term debt, net of current maturities 26,145,372,000 24,872,015,000
Member's deficiency (100 membership units issued and outstanding) (2,328,582,000) (468,197,000)
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax 1,604,000 (3,826,000)
Noncontrolling interests 21,928,000 12,403,000
Revenue 8,590,467,000 8,954,417,000
Programming and other direct costs (including charges from affiliates of $6,491, $11,645 and $13,794, respectively) (See Note 16) 2,637,181,000 2,896,570,000
Other Cost and Expense, Operating 2,691,793,000 2,713,642,000
Restructuring, impairments and other operating items 1,687,130,000 23,696,000
Depreciation and amortization 1,696,974,000 1,642,231,000
Costs and Expenses 8,713,078,000 7,276,139,000
Operating Income (Loss) (122,611,000) 1,678,278,000
Interest expense, net (1,797,008,000) (1,764,696,000)
Gain on investments and sale of affiliate interests, net 5,000 670,000
Loss on derivative contracts, net 0 0
Gain on interest rate swap contracts, net 613,000 18,632,000
Gain (loss) on extinguishment of debt and write-off of deferred financing costs (23,502,000) (12,901,000)
Other income (expense), net (3,051,000) (5,675,000)
Total other income (expense) (1,822,943,000) (1,763,970,000)
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Noncontrolling Interest (1,945,554,000) (85,692,000)
Income tax benefit (expense) 100,175,000 8,272,000
Net income (loss) (1,845,379,000) (77,420,000)
Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests (35,977,000) (24,641,000)
Net income (loss) attributable to CSC Holdings, LLC sole member (1,881,356,000) (102,061,000)
CSC Holdings | Related Party    
Prepaid expenses and other current assets 2,821,000 905,000
Other current liabilities 26,944,000  
Note payable to the Captive   90,500,000
Accounts Payable, Current 816,860,000 971,499,000
Interest payable 413,709,000 406,208,000
Accrued employee related costs 206,192,000 191,990,000
Deferred revenue $ 147,139,000 $ 74,167,000