v3.25.4
SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION (Details) - USD ($)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
Dec. 31, 2024
Dec. 31, 2023
Jul. 16, 2025
Dec. 31, 2022
Non-Cash Investing and Financing Activities:          
Capital expenditures accrued but unpaid $ 269,438,000 $ 331,826,000 $ 317,000,000    
Notes payable for the purchase of equipment and other assets 0 50,642,000 213,325,000    
Right-of-use assets acquired in exchange for finance lease obligations 63,498,000 44,356,000 133,056,000    
Non cash additions to other intangible assets 8,356,000 0 0    
Payable relating to acquisition of noncontrolling interest 0 0 7,036,000    
Asset Acquisition, Consideration Transferred, Contingent Consideration 0 11,474,000 0    
Other non-cash investing and financing transactions 0 0 249,000    
Non-cash principal amount of debt issued 2,000,000,000 0 0    
Non-cash principal amount of debt redeemed (2,000,000,000) 0 0    
Contributions from parent, net 43,000 5,794,000 8,183,000    
Interest Costs Capitalized 0 2,720,000 15,830,000    
Supplemental Data:          
Cash interest paid, net of capitalized interest of $—, $2,720 and $15,830, respectively   1,619,970,000 1,582,646,000    
Income taxes paid, net 159,235,000 255,353,000 200,295,000    
Vendor financed capital additions 3,218,000 34,883,000 0    
Transfer of a business to an entity under common control (9,513,000) 0 0    
Cash and cash equivalents 1,012,201,000 256,534,000      
Restricted cash 107,384,000 290,000      
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents 1,141,443,000 256,824,000 302,338,000   $ 305,751,000
Receivable Facility Loan          
Supplemental Data:          
Restricted cash       $ 107,090,000  
Restricted Cash and Investments, Noncurrent 21,858,000 0      
Paid-in Capital          
Supplemental Data:          
Transfer of a business to an entity under common control (14,465,000)        
CSC Holdings          
Supplemental Data:          
Cash interest paid, net of capitalized interest of $—, $2,720 and $15,830, respectively 1,781,107,000        
Income taxes paid, net 159,235,000 255,353,000 200,295,000    
Transfer of a business to an entity under common control 9,513,000        
Cash and cash equivalents 1,001,919,000 246,326,000      
Restricted cash 107,384,000 290,000      
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents 1,131,161,000 246,616,000 302,331,000   $ 305,744,000
CSC Holdings | Paid-in Capital          
Supplemental Data:          
Transfer of a business to an entity under common control 14,465,000        
Related Party | CSC Holdings | Captive          
Supplemental Data:          
Cash interest paid, net of capitalized interest of $—, $2,720 and $15,830, respectively $ 5,234,000 $ 1,460,000 $ 0