CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 284,450	$ 302,058
Restricted cash	284	280
Accounts receivable, trade (less allowance for doubtful accounts of $24,430 and $21,915, respectively)	314,691	357,597
Prepaid expenses and other current assets ($407 and $407 due from affiliates, respectively)	258,284	174,859
Derivative contracts	51,212	0
Total current assets	908,921	834,794
Property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $8,343,299 and $8,162,442, respectively	8,197,655	8,117,757
Right-of-use operating lease assets	244,712	255,545
Other assets	159,094	195,114
Amortizable intangibles, net of accumulated amortization of $5,958,636 and $5,874,612, respectively	1,175,517	1,259,335
Indefinite-lived cable television franchises	13,216,355	13,216,355
Goodwill	8,044,716	8,044,716
Total assets	31,946,970	31,923,616
Current Liabilities:
Accounts payable	963,226	936,950
Interest payable	304,389	274,507
Accrued employee related costs	135,478	182,146
Deferred revenue	87,295	85,018
Debt	344,117	359,407
Other current liabilities ($87,129 and $71,523 due to affiliates, respectively)	408,871	470,096
Total current liabilities	2,243,376	2,308,124
Other liabilities	229,796	221,249
Deferred tax liability	4,936,625	4,848,460
Right-of-use operating lease liability	254,576	264,647
Long-term debt, net of current maturities	24,717,702	24,715,554
Total liabilities	32,382,075	32,358,034
Commitments and contingencies (Note 15)
Stockholders' Deficiency:
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized, no shares issued and outstanding	0	0
Paid-in capital	195,713	187,186
Accumulated deficit	(622,268)	(601,075)
Total stockholders' equity before accumulated other comprehensive Income and non-controlling interest	(421,946)	(409,329)
Treasury stock, at cost ($967,629 Class A common shares at March 31, 2024)	10	0
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(9,208)	(12,851)
Total Altice USA stockholders' deficiency	(431,164)	(422,180)
Noncontrolling interests	(3,941)	(12,238)
Total stockholders' deficiency	(435,105)	(434,418)
Total liabilities and stockholders' deficiency	31,946,970	31,923,616
Common Class A
Stockholders' Deficiency:
Common stock	2,767	2,718
Common Class B
Stockholders' Deficiency:
Common stock	1,842	1,842
Common Class C
Stockholders' Deficiency:
Common stock	$ 0	$ 0

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Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of liabilities incurred (and for which invoices have typically been received) and payable to vendors for goods and services received that are used in an entity's business. Used to reflect the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer).