CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 362,107	$ 302,058
Restricted cash	287	280
Accounts receivable, trade (less allowance for credit losses of $25,010 and $21,915, respectively)	319,895	357,597
Prepaid expenses and other current assets ($407 and $407 due from affiliates, respectively)	289,143	174,859
Derivative contracts	36,886	0
Total current assets	1,008,318	834,794
Property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $8,486,391 and $8,162,442, respectively	8,257,106	8,117,757
Right-of-use operating lease assets	233,621	255,545
Other assets	159,591	195,114
Amortizable intangibles, net of accumulated amortization of $6,041,420 and $5,874,612, respectively	1,096,632	1,259,335
Indefinite-lived cable television franchises	13,216,355	13,216,355
Goodwill	8,044,716	8,044,716
Total assets	32,016,339	31,923,616
Current Liabilities:
Accounts payable	966,675	936,950
Interest payable	367,617	274,507
Accrued employee related costs	142,174	182,146
Deferred revenue	76,932	85,018
Debt	316,838	359,407
Other current liabilities ($21,781 and $71,523 due to affiliates, respectively)	319,246	470,096
Total current liabilities	2,189,482	2,308,124
Other liabilities	242,824	221,249
Deferred tax liability	4,841,192	4,848,460
Right-of-use operating lease liability	245,709	264,647
Long-Term Debt, Excluding Current Maturities	24,893,826	24,715,554
Liabilities, Total	32,413,033	32,358,034
Commitments and contingencies (Note 15)
Stockholders' Deficiency:
Total Liabilities	32413033.0	32358034.0	0	0	0
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized, no shares issued and outstanding	0	0
Paid-in capital	209,992	187,186
Accumulated deficit	(606,907)	(601,075)
Total stockholders' equity before accumulated other comprehensive Income and non-controlling interest	(392,300)	(409,329)
Treasury stock, at cost ($967,629 shares of Class A common stock at June 30, 2024)	10	0
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(6,784)	(12,851)
Total Altice USA stockholders' deficiency	(399,094)	(422,180)
Equity, Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	2,400	(12,238)
Total stockholders' deficiency	(396,694)	(434,418)
Liabilities and Equity, Total	32,016,339	31,923,616
Common Class A
Stockholders' Deficiency:
Common stock	2,773	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).