CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 302,058	$ 305,484
Restricted cash	280	267
Accounts receivable, trade (less allowance for doubtful accounts of $21,915 and $20,767, respectively)	357,597	365,992
Prepaid expenses and other current assets ($407 and $572 due from affiliates, respectively)	174,859	130,684
Derivative contracts	0	263,873
Investment securities pledged as collateral	0	1,502,145
Total current assets	834,794	2,568,445
Property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $8,162,442 and $7,785,397, respectively	8,117,757	7,500,780
Right-of-use operating lease assets	255,545	250,601
Other assets	195,114	259,681
Amortizable intangibles, net of accumulated amortization of $5,874,612 and $5,549,674, respectively	1,259,335	1,660,331
Indefinite-lived cable franchise rights	13,216,355	13,216,355
Goodwill	8,044,716	8,208,773
Total assets	31,923,616	33,664,966
Liabilities, Current [Abstract]
Accounts payable	936,950	1,213,806
Interest payable	274,507	252,351
Accrued employee related costs	182,146	139,328
Contract with Customer, Liability, Current	85,018	80,559
Long-Term Debt, Current Maturities	359,407	2,075,077
Other Accrued Liabilities, Current	470,096	278,580
Liabilities, Current, Total	2,308,124	4,039,701
Other liabilities	221,249	274,623
Deferred tax liability	4,848,460	5,081,661
Right-of-use operating lease liability	264,647	260,237
Long-term debt, net of current maturities	24,715,554	24,512,656
Liabilities, Total	32,358,034	34,168,878
Stockholders' Equity, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest [Abstract]
Total Liabilities	32358034.0	34168878.0	0	0	0
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized, no shares issued and outstanding	0	0
Paid-in capital	187,186	182,701
Retained Earnings (Accumulated Deficit)	(601,075)	(654,273)
Total stockholders' equity before accumulated other comprehensive Income and non-controlling interest	(409,329)	(467,010)
Treasury stock, at cost (18,921 Class A common shares at December 31, 2022)	0	0
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax	(12,851)	(8,201)
Total Altice USA stockholders' deficiency	(422,180)	(475,211)
Noncontrolling interests	(12,238)	(28,701)
Total stockholders' deficiency	(434,418)	(503,912)
Total liabilities and member's deficiency	31,923,616	33,664,966
Related Party
Current Assets:
Prepaid expenses and other current assets ($407 and $572 due from affiliates, respectively)	407	572
Liabilities, Current [Abstract]
Other Accrued Liabilities, Current	71,523	20,857
Common Class A
Stockholders' Equity, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest [Abstract]
Common Stock, Value, Issued	2,718	2,719
Common Class B
Stockholders' Equity, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest [Abstract]
Common Stock, Value, Issued	1,842	1,843
Common Class C
Stockholders' Equity, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest [Abstract]
Common Stock, Value, Issued	$ 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).