CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC. /MO/ - Quarter Report: 2019 June (Form 10-Q)

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 10-Q

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(Mark One)



☒	QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2019



☐	TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the Transition Period From to

Commission File Number: 001-33664

Charter Communications, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



Delaware			84-1496755
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)			(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

400 Atlantic Street	Stamford	Connecticut	06901
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)			(Zip Code)

(203) 905-7801

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:



Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Class A Common Stock $.001 Par Value	CHTR	NASDAQ Global Select Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x No o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrants have submitted electronically and posted on their corporate website, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrants were required to submit and post such files). Yes x No o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See definition of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer x Accelerated filer o Non-accelerated filer o Smaller reporting company ☐ Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes ☐ No x

Number of shares of Class A common stock outstanding as of June 30, 2019: 221,477,664

Number of shares of Class B common stock outstanding as of June 30, 2019: 1

CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q FOR THE PERIOD ENDED JUNE 30, 2019

TABLE OF CONTENTS



		Page No.
PART I	FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1	Financial Statements ‑ Charter Communications, Inc. and Subsidiaries
	Consolidated Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018	1
	Consolidated Statements of Operations
	for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018	2
	Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders' Equity
	for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018	3
	Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
	for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018	4
	Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements	5

Item 2	Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	31

Item 3	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure About Market Risk	43

Item 4	Controls and Procedures	43

PART II	OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1	Legal Proceedings	45

Item 1A	Risk Factors	45

Item 2	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	45

Item 5	Other Information	45

Item 6	Exhibits	45

Signatures		S- 1

Exhibit Index		E- 1

This quarterly report on Form 10-Q is for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019. The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) allows us to “incorporate by reference” information that we file with the SEC, which means that we can disclose important information to you by referring you directly to those documents. In this quarterly report, “Charter,” “we,” “us” and “our” refer to Charter Communications, Inc. and its subsidiaries.

CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This quarterly report includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), regarding, among other things, our plans, strategies and prospects, both business and financial including, without limitation, the forward-looking statements set forth in the “Results of Operations” and “Liquidity and Capital Resources” sections under Part I, Item 2. “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in this quarterly report. Although we believe that our plans, intentions and expectations as reflected in or suggested by these forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot assure you that we will achieve or realize these plans, intentions or expectations. Forward-looking statements are inherently subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions including, without limitation, the factors described under “Risk Factors” under Part I, Item 1A of our most recent Form 10-K filed with the SEC. Many of the forward-looking statements contained in this quarterly report may be identified by the use of forward-looking words such as “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “should,” “planned,” “will,” “may,” “intend,” “estimated,” “aim,” “on track,” “target,” “opportunity,” “tentative,” “positioning,” “designed,” “create,” “predict,” “project,” “initiatives,” “seek,” “would,” “could,” “continue,” “ongoing,” “upside,” “increases” and “potential,” among others. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements we make in this quarterly report are set forth in this quarterly report on Form 10-Q, in our annual report on Form 10-K, and in other reports or documents that we file from time to time with the SEC, and include, but are not limited to:

•

our ability to sustain and grow revenues and cash flow from operations by offering video, Internet, voice, mobile, advertising and other services to residential and commercial customers, to adequately meet the customer experience demands in our service areas and to maintain and grow our customer base, particularly in the face of increasingly aggressive competition, the need for innovation and the related capital expenditures;

•

the impact of competition from other market participants, including but not limited to incumbent telephone companies, direct broadcast satellite ("DBS") operators, wireless broadband and telephone providers, digital subscriber line (“DSL”) providers, fiber to the home providers, video provided over the Internet by (i) market participants that have not historically competed in the multichannel video business, (ii) traditional multichannel video distributors, and (iii) content providers that have historically licensed cable networks to multichannel video distributors, and providers of advertising over the Internet;


•	our ability to efficiently and effectively integrate acquired operations;


•	the effects of governmental regulation on our business including costs, disruptions and possible limitations on operating flexibility related to, and our ability to comply with, regulatory conditions applicable to us as a result of the Time Warner Cable Inc. and Bright House Networks, LLC Transactions;


•	general business conditions, economic uncertainty or downturn, unemployment levels and the level of activity in the housing sector;


•	our ability to obtain programming at reasonable prices or to raise prices to offset, in whole or in part, the effects of higher programming costs (including retransmission consents);


•	our ability to develop and deploy new products and technologies including mobile products and any other consumer services and service platforms;


•	any events that disrupt our networks, information systems or properties and impair our operating activities or our reputation;


•	the ability to retain and hire key personnel;


•	the availability and access, in general, of funds to meet our debt obligations prior to or when they become due and to fund our operations and necessary capital expenditures, either through (i) cash on hand, (ii) free cash flow, or (iii) access to the capital or credit markets; and


•	our ability to comply with all covenants in our indentures and credit facilities, any violation of which, if not cured in a timely manner, could trigger a default of our other obligations under cross-default provisions.

All forward-looking statements attributable to us or any person acting on our behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement. We are under no duty or obligation to update any of the forward-looking statements after the date of this quarterly report.

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements.

CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(dollars in millions, except share data)



	June 30, 2019			December 31, 2018
	(unaudited)
ASSETS
CURRENT ASSETS:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	696		$	551
Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of
$155 and $129, respectively	2,070			1,733
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	574			446
Total current assets	3,340			2,730

RESTRICTED CASH	150			214

INVESTMENT IN CABLE PROPERTIES:
Property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated
depreciation of $25,004 and $23,075, respectively	34,475			35,126
Customer relationships, net	8,461			9,565
Franchises	67,319			67,319
Goodwill	29,554			29,554
Total investment in cable properties, net	139,809			141,564

OPERATING LEASE RIGHT-OF-USE ASSETS	1,166			—
OTHER NONCURRENT ASSETS	1,620			1,622

Total assets	$	146,085		$	146,130
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	$	8,145		$	8,805
Operating lease liabilities	208			—
Current portion of long-term debt	1,522			3,290
Total current liabilities	9,875			12,095

LONG-TERM DEBT	71,784			69,537
DEFERRED INCOME TAXES	17,522			17,389
LONG-TERM OPERATING LEASE LIABILITIES	1,052			—
OTHER LONG-TERM LIABILITIES	2,758			2,837

SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY:
Class A common stock; $.001 par value; 900 million shares authorized;
226,803,870 and 225,353,807 shares issued, respectively	—			—
Class B common stock; $.001 par value; 1,000 shares authorized;
1 share issued and outstanding	—			—
Preferred stock; $.001 par value; 250 million shares authorized;
no shares issued and outstanding	—			—
Additional paid-in capital	33,742			33,507
Retained earnings	3,347			2,780
Treasury stock at cost; 5,326,206 and no shares, respectively	(1,801		)	—
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(2		)	(2		)
Total Charter shareholders’ equity	35,286			36,285
Noncontrolling interests	7,808			7,987
Total shareholders’ equity	43,094			44,272

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	$	146,085		$	146,130

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(dollars in millions, except per share data)

Unaudited



	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
	2019			2018			2019			2018
REVENUES	$	11,347		$	10,854		$	22,553		$	21,511

COSTS AND EXPENSES:
Operating costs and expenses (exclusive of items shown separately below)	7,244			6,873			14,480			13,709
Depreciation and amortization	2,500			2,592			5,050			5,302
Other operating expenses, net	62			29			57			98
	9,806			9,494			19,587			19,109
Income from operations	1,541			1,360			2,966			2,402

OTHER INCOME (EXPENSES):
Interest expense, net	(945		)	(878		)	(1,870		)	(1,729		)
Loss on financial instruments, net	(119		)	(75		)	(82		)	(12		)
Other pension benefits, net	9			20			18			40
Other expense, net	(16		)	(47		)	(126		)	(70		)
	(1,071		)	(980		)	(2,060		)	(1,771		)

Income before income taxes	470			380			906			631
Income tax expense	(84		)	(41		)	(203		)	(69		)
Consolidated net income	386			339			703			562
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	(72		)	(66		)	(136		)	(121		)
Net income attributable to Charter shareholders	$	314		$	273		$	567		$	441

EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE ATTRIBUTABLE TO CHARTER SHAREHOLDERS:
Basic	$	1.41		$	1.17		$	2.54		$	1.87
Diluted	$	1.39		$	1.15		$	2.50		$	1.84

Weighted average common shares outstanding, basic	222,392,274			234,241,769			223,505,016			235,992,306
Weighted average common shares outstanding, diluted	225,942,172			237,073,566			226,889,745			239,246,727

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(dollars in millions)

Unaudited



	Class A Common Stock		Class B Common Stock		Additional Paid-in Capital			Retained Earnings		Treasury Stock			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss			Total Charter Shareholders’ Equity			Non-controlling Interests			Total Shareholders’ Equity
BALANCE, December 31, 2018	$	—	$	—	$	33,507		$	2,780	$	—		$	(2	)	$	36,285		$	7,987		$	44,272
Consolidated net income	—		—		—			253		—			—			253			64			317
Stock compensation expense	—		—		85			—		—			—			85			—			85
Exercise of stock options	—		—		44			—		—			—			44			—			44
Purchases of treasury stock	—		—		—			—		(940		)	—			(940		)	—			(940		)
Purchase of noncontrolling interest, net of tax	—		—		(15		)	—		—			—			(15		)	(74		)	(89		)
Change in noncontrolling interest ownership, net of tax	—		—		22			—		—			—			22			(29		)	(7		)
Distributions to noncontrolling interest	—		—		—			—		—			—			—			(39		)	(39		)
BALANCE, March 31, 2019	—		—		33,643			3,033		(940		)	(2		)	35,734			7,909			43,643
Consolidated net income	—		—		—			314		—			—			314			72			386
Stock compensation expense	—		—		82			—		—			—			82			—			82
Exercise of stock options	—		—		37			—		—			—			37			—			37
Purchases of treasury stock	—		—		—			—		(861		)	—			(861		)	—			(861		)
Purchase of noncontrolling interest, net of tax	—		—		(37		)	—		—			—			(37		)	(111		)	(148		)
Change in noncontrolling interest ownership, net of tax	—		—		17			—		—			—			17			(23		)	(6		)
Distributions to noncontrolling interest	—		—		—			—		—			—			—			(39		)	(39		)
BALANCE, June 30, 2019	$	—	$	—	$	33,742		$	3,347	$	(1,801	)	$	(2	)	$	35,286		$	7,808		$	43,094



	Class A Common Stock		Class B Common Stock		Additional Paid-in Capital			Retained Earnings		Treasury Stock			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss			Total Charter Shareholders’ Equity			Non-controlling Interests			Total Shareholders’ Equity
BALANCE, December 31, 2017	$	—	$	—	$	35,253		$	3,832	$	—		$	(1	)	$	39,084		$	8,447		$	47,531
Consolidated net income	—		—		—			168		—			—			168			55			223
Stock compensation expense	—		—		72			—		—			—			72			—			72
Accelerated vesting of equity awards	—		—		5			—		—			—			5			—			5
Exercise of stock options	—		—		36			—		—			—			36			—			36
Cumulative effect of accounting changes	—		—		—			34		—			—			34			4			38
Purchases of treasury stock	—		—		—			—		(617		)	—			(617		)	—			(617		)
Purchase of noncontrolling interest, net of tax	—		—		(28		)	—		—			—			(28		)	(90		)	(118		)
Change in noncontrolling interest ownership, net of tax	—		—		14			—		—			—			14			(20		)	(6		)
Distributions to noncontrolling interest	—		—		—			—		—			—			—			(39		)	(39		)
BALANCE, March 31, 2018	—		—		35,352			4,034		(617		)	(1		)	38,768			8,357			47,125
Consolidated net income	—		—		—			273		—			—			273			66			339
Stock compensation expense	—		—		70			—		—			—			70			—			70
Exercise of stock options	—		—		7			—		—			—			7			—			7
Changes in accumulated other comprehensive loss	—		—		—			—		—			(1		)	(1		)	—			(1		)
Purchases of treasury stock	—		—		—			—		(1,664		)	—			(1,664		)	—			(1,664		)
Purchase of noncontrolling interest, net of tax	—		—		(28		)	—		—			—			(28		)	(164		)	(192		)
Change in noncontrolling interest ownership, net of tax	—		—		18			—		—			—			18			(23		)	(5		)
Distributions to noncontrolling interest	—		—		—			—		—			—			—			(37		)	(37		)
BALANCE, June 30, 2018	$	—	$	—	$	35,419		$	4,307	$	(2,281	)	$	(2	)	$	37,443		$	8,199		$	45,642

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(dollars in millions)

Unaudited



	Six Months Ended June 30,
	2019			2018
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Consolidated net income	$	703		$	562
Adjustments to reconcile consolidated net income to net cash flows from operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	5,050			5,302
Stock compensation expense	167			142
Accelerated vesting of equity awards	—			5
Noncash interest income, net	(72		)	(177		)
Other pension benefits, net	(18		)	(40		)
Loss on financial instruments, net	82			12
Deferred income taxes	137			57
Other, net	151			76
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable	(337		)	16
Prepaid expenses and other assets	(176		)	(91		)
Accounts payable, accrued liabilities and other	(240		)	(69		)
Net cash flows from operating activities	5,447			5,795

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Purchases of property, plant and equipment	(3,262		)	(4,574		)
Change in accrued expenses related to capital expenditures	(428		)	(466		)
Real estate investments through variable interest entities	(64		)	—
Other, net	8			(67		)
Net cash flows from investing activities	(3,746		)	(5,107		)

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Borrowings of long-term debt	10,714			5,628
Repayments of long-term debt	(10,123		)	(3,500		)
Payments for debt issuance costs	(32		)	(17		)
Purchase of treasury stock	(1,801		)	(2,281		)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options	81			43
Purchase of noncontrolling interest	(254		)	(328		)
Distributions to noncontrolling interest	(78		)	(76		)
Other, net	(127		)	(5		)
Net cash flows from financing activities	(1,620		)	(536		)

NET INCREASE IN CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH	81			152
CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH, beginning of period	765			621
CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH, end of period	$	846		$	773

CASH PAID FOR INTEREST	$	2,017		$	1,889
CASH PAID FOR TAXES	$	43		$	22

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(UNAUDITED)

(dollars in millions, except per share amounts and where indicated)

1. Organization and Basis of Presentation

Organization

Charter Communications, Inc. (together with its controlled subsidiaries, “Charter,” or the “Company”) is the second largest cable operator in the United States and a leading broadband communications company providing video, Internet and voice services to residential and business customers. The Company also recently launched its mobile service to residential customers. In addition, the Company sells video and online advertising inventory to local, regional and national advertising customers and fiber-delivered communications and managed information technology solutions to larger enterprise customers. The Company also owns and operates regional sports networks and local sports, news and community channels.

Charter is a holding company whose principal asset is a controlling equity interest in Charter Communications Holdings, LLC (“Charter Holdings”), an indirect owner of Charter Communications Operating, LLC (“Charter Operating”) under which substantially all of the operations reside. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions among consolidated entities have been eliminated.

The Company’s operations are managed and reported to its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”), the Company’s chief operating decision maker, on a consolidated basis. The CEO assesses performance and allocates resources based on the consolidated results of operations. Under this organizational and reporting structure, the Company has one reportable segment, cable services.

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) and the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). Accordingly, certain information and footnote disclosures typically included in Charter’s Annual Report on Form 10-K have been condensed or omitted for this quarterly report. The accompanying consolidated financial statements are unaudited and are subject to review by regulatory authorities. However, in the opinion of management, such financial statements include all adjustments, which consist of only normal recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair presentation of the results for the periods presented. Interim results are not necessarily indicative of results for a full year.

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Areas involving significant judgments and estimates include capitalization of labor and overhead costs; depreciation and amortization costs; impairments of property, plant and equipment, intangibles and goodwill; pension benefits; income taxes; contingencies and programming expense. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(UNAUDITED)

(dollars in millions, except per share amounts and where indicated)

2. Franchises, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

Indefinite-lived and finite-lived intangible assets consist of the following as of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018:



	June 30, 2019							December 31, 2018
	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net Carrying Amount		Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net Carrying Amount
Indefinite-lived intangible assets:
Franchises	$	67,319	$	—		$	67,319	$	67,319	$	—		$	67,319
Goodwill	29,554		—			29,554		29,554		—			29,554
Trademarks	159		—			159		159		—			159
	$	97,032	$	—		$	97,032	$	97,032	$	—		$	97,032

Finite-lived intangible assets:
Customer relationships	$	18,229	$	(9,768	)	$	8,461	$	18,229	$	(8,664	)	$	9,565
Other intangible assets	409		(114		)	295		409		(92		)	317
	$	18,638	$	(9,882	)	$	8,756	$	18,638	$	(8,756	)	$	9,882

Amortization expense related to customer relationships and other intangible assets for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 was $548 million and $1.1 billion, respectively, and $614 million and $1.3 billion for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018, respectively.

The Company expects amortization expense on its finite-lived intangible assets will be as follows:



Six months ended December 31, 2019	$	1,029
2020	1,873
2021	1,597
2022	1,327
2023	1,070
Thereafter	1,860
	$	8,756

Actual amortization expense in future periods will differ from these estimates as a result of new intangible asset acquisitions or divestitures, changes in useful lives, impairments and other relevant factors.

CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(UNAUDITED)

(dollars in millions, except per share amounts and where indicated)

3. Investments

Real Estate Investments through Variable Interest Entities

In July 2018, the Company's build-to-suit lease arrangement with a single-asset special purpose entity ("SPE") to build a new Charter headquarters in Stamford, Connecticut obtained all approvals and was made effective. The SPE obtained a first-lien mortgage note to finance the construction with fixed monthly payments through July 15, 2035 with a 5.612% coupon interest rate. All payments of the mortgage note are guaranteed by Charter. The initial term of the lease is 15 years commencing August 1, 2020, with no termination options. At the end of the lease term there is a mirrored put option for the SPE to sell the property to Charter and call option for Charter to purchase the property for a fixed purchase price. As the Company has determined the SPE is a variable interest entity ("VIE") of which it became the primary beneficiary upon the effectiveness of the arrangement, the Company has consolidated the assets and liabilities of the SPE in its consolidated balance sheet as of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 as follows.



	June 30, 2019		December 31, 2018
Assets
Current assets	$	2	$	2
Restricted cash	$	150	$	214
Property, plant and equipment	$	200	$	130
Liabilities
Current liabilities	$	2	$	—
Other long-term liabilities	$	350	$	346

Property, plant and equipment includes land, a parking garage and building construction costs, including the capitalization of qualifying interest. As of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, other long-term liabilities include $342 million in VIE's mortgage note liability and $8 million and $4 million, respectively, in liability-classified noncontrolling interest recorded at amortized cost with accretion towards settlement of the put/call option in the lease. The consolidated statement of cash flows for the six months ended June 30, 2019 includes a decrease to restricted cash of $64 million primarily related to building construction costs.

Equity Investments

The Company recorded impairments on equity investments of approximately $11 million and $121 million during the three and six months ended June 30, 2019, respectively, and $39 million and $58 million during the three and six months ended June 30, 2018, respectively, which was recorded in other expense, net in the consolidated statements of operations.

4. Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities consist of the following as of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018:



	June 30, 2019		December 31, 2018
Accounts payable – trade	$	790	$	758
Deferred revenue	389		494
Accrued liabilities:
Programming costs	2,108		2,044
Labor	906		1,052
Capital expenditures	1,016		1,472
Interest	1,001		1,045
Taxes and regulatory fees	543		526
Property and casualty	458		424
Other	934		990
	$	8,145	$	8,805

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(UNAUDITED)

(dollars in millions, except per share amounts and where indicated)

5. Leases

The primary leased asset classes of the Company include real estate, dark fiber, colocation facilities and other equipment. The lease agreements include both lease and non-lease components, which the Company accounts for separately depending on the election made for each leased asset class. For real estate and dark fiber leased asset classes, the Company accounts for lease and non-lease components as a single lease component and includes all fixed payments in the measurement of lease liabilities and lease assets. For colocation facilities leased asset class, the Company accounts for lease and non-lease components separately including only the fixed lease payment component in the measurement of lease liabilities and lease assets.

In addition to fixed lease payments, certain of the Company’s lease agreements include variable lease payments which are tied to an index or rate such as the change in the Consumer Price Index. These variable payments are not included in the measurement of the lease liabilities and lease assets.

Lease assets and lease liabilities are initially recognized based on the present value of the future lease payments over the expected lease term. As for most leases the implicit rate is not readily determinable, the Company uses a discount rate in determining the present value of future payments based on the yield-to-maturity of the Company’s secured publicly traded USD denominated debt instruments interpolating the duration of the debt to the term of the executed lease.

The Company’s leases have base rent periods and some with optional renewal periods. Leases with base rent periods of less than 12 months are not recorded on the balance sheet. For purposes of measurement of lease liabilities, the expected lease terms may include renewal options when it is reasonably certain that the Company will exercise such options. Based on conditions of the Company's existing leases and its overall business strategies, the majority of the Company's renewal options are not reasonably certain in determining the expected lease term. The Company will periodically reassess expected lease terms (and purchase options, if applicable) based on significant triggering events or compelling economic reasons to exercise such options.

The Company’s primary lease income represents sublease income on certain real estate leases. Sublease income is included in other revenue and presented gross from rent expense. For customer premise equipment ("CPE") where such CPE would qualify as a lease, the Company applies the practical expedient to combine the operating lease with the subscription service revenue as a single performance obligation in accordance with revenue recognition accounting guidance as the subscription service is the predominant component.

The components of lease related expenses, net are as follows.



	Three Months Ended June 30, 2019			Six Months Ended June 30, 2019
Operating lease expense ^(a)	$	109		$	216

Finance lease expense:
Amortization of right-of-use assets	3			7
Interest on lease liabilities	2			3
Total finance lease expense	5			10

Sublease income	(7		)	(14		)
Total lease related expenses, net	$	107		$	212


^(a)	Includes short-term leases and variable leases costs of $30 million and $65 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019, respectively.

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(dollars in millions, except per share amounts and where indicated)

Supplemental cash flow information related to leases is as follows.



	Six Months Ended June 30, 2019
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:
Operating cash flows from operating leases	$	147
Operating cash flows from finance leases	$	2
Financing cash flows from finance leases	$	4

Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations:
Operating leases	$	161
Finance leases	$	26

Supplemental balance sheet information related to leases is as follows.



	June 30, 2019
Operating leases:
Operating lease right-of-use assets	$	1,166

Current operating lease liabilities	$	208
Long-term operating lease liabilities	1,052
Total operating lease liabilities	$	1,260

Finance leases:
Finance lease right-of-use assets (included within property, plant and equipment, net)	$	202

Current finance lease liabilities (included within accounts payable and accrued liabilities)	$	6
Long-term finance lease liabilities (included within other long-term liabilities)	97
Total finance lease liabilities	$	103

Weighted average remaining lease term
Operating leases	6.9 years
Finance leases	13.1 years

Weighted average discount rate
Operating leases	4.5		%
Finance leases	5.6		%

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(dollars in millions, except per share amounts and where indicated)

Maturities of lease liabilities are as follows.



	Operating leases			Finance leases
Six months ended December 31, 2019	$	146		$	5
2020	278			11
2021	243			12
2022	207			12
2023	178			12
Thereafter	516			95
Undiscounted lease cash flow commitments	1,568			147
Reconciling impact from discounting	(308		)	(44		)
Lease liabilities on consolidated balance sheet as of June 30, 2019	$	1,260		$	103

The following table presents the Company’s unadjusted lease commitments as of December 31, 2018 as a required disclosure for companies adopting the lease standard prospectively without revising comparative period information.



	Operating leases		Finance leases
2019	$	286	$	10
2020	254		9
2021	207		9
2022	170		9
2023	143		10
Thereafter	440		64
	$	1,500	$	111

6. Long-Term Debt

Long-term debt consists of the following as of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018:



	June 30, 2019				December 31, 2018
	Principal Amount		Accreted Value		Principal Amount		Accreted Value
CCO Holdings, LLC:
5.250% senior notes due March 15, 2021	$	500	$	498	$	500	$	498
5.250% senior notes due September 30, 2022	1,250		1,239		1,250		1,238
5.125% senior notes due February 15, 2023	1,000		995		1,000		994
4.000% senior notes due March 1, 2023	500		497		500		496
5.125% senior notes due May 1, 2023	1,150		1,144		1,150		1,144
5.750% senior notes due September 1, 2023	500		497		500		497
5.750% senior notes due January 15, 2024	1,000		994		1,000		993
5.875% senior notes due April 1, 2024	1,700		1,689		1,700		1,688
5.375% senior notes due May 1, 2025	750		746		750		745
5.750% senior notes due February 15, 2026	2,500		2,469		2,500		2,467
5.500% senior notes due May 1, 2026	1,500		1,491		1,500		1,490
5.875% senior notes due May 1, 2027	800		795		800		795
5.125% senior notes due May 1, 2027	3,250		3,221		3,250		3,219
5.000% senior notes due February 1, 2028	2,500		2,467		2,500		2,466

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5.375% senior notes due June 1, 2029	750			743			—			—
Charter Communications Operating, LLC:
3.579% senior notes due July 23, 2020	2,000			1,995			2,000			1,992
4.464% senior notes due July 23, 2022	3,000			2,984			3,000			2,982
Senior floating rate notes due February 1, 2024	900			902			900			903
4.500% senior notes due February 1, 2024	1,100			1,092			1,100			1,091
4.908% senior notes due July 23, 2025	4,500			4,468			4,500			4,466
3.750% senior notes due February 15, 2028	1,000			987			1,000			986
4.200% senior notes due March 15, 2028	1,250			1,240			1,250			1,240
5.050% senior notes due March 30, 2029	1,250			1,240			—			—
6.384% senior notes due October 23, 2035	2,000			1,982			2,000			1,982
5.375% senior notes due April 1, 2038	800			786			800			785
6.484% senior notes due October 23, 2045	3,500			3,467			3,500			3,467
5.375% senior notes due May 1, 2047	2,500			2,506			2,500			2,506
5.750% senior notes due April 1, 2048	2,450			2,390			1,700			1,683
6.834% senior notes due October 23, 2055	500			495			500			495
Credit facilities	11,167			11,089			10,038			9,959
Time Warner Cable, LLC:
8.750% senior notes due February 14, 2019	—			—			1,250			1,260
8.250% senior notes due April 1, 2019	—			—			2,000			2,030
5.000% senior notes due February 1, 2020	1,500			1,522			1,500			1,541
4.125% senior notes due February 15, 2021	700			716			700			721
4.000% senior notes due September 1, 2021	1,000			1,027			1,000			1,033
5.750% sterling senior notes due June 2, 2031 ^(a)	794			851			796			855
6.550% senior debentures due May 1, 2037	1,500			1,678			1,500			1,680
7.300% senior debentures due July 1, 2038	1,500			1,776			1,500			1,780
6.750% senior debentures due June 15, 2039	1,500			1,716			1,500			1,719
5.875% senior debentures due November 15, 2040	1,200			1,256			1,200			1,256
5.500% senior debentures due September 1, 2041	1,250			1,258			1,250			1,258
5.250% sterling senior notes due July 15, 2042 ^(b)	825			796			827			798
4.500% senior debentures due September 15, 2042	1,250			1,141			1,250			1,140
Time Warner Cable Enterprises LLC:
8.375% senior debentures due March 15, 2023	1,000			1,170			1,000			1,191
8.375% senior debentures due July 15, 2033	1,000			1,291			1,000			1,298
Total debt	72,586			73,306			71,961			72,827
Less current portion:
8.750% senior notes due February 14, 2019	—			—			(1,250		)	(1,260		)
8.250% senior notes due April 1, 2019	—			—			(2,000		)	(2,030		)
5.000% senior notes due February 1, 2020	(1,500		)	(1,522		)	—			—
Long-term debt	$	71,086		$	71,784		$	68,711		$	69,537


^(a)	Principal amount includes £625 million remeasured at $794 million and $796 million as of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively, using the exchange rate at the respective dates.


^(b)	Principal amount includes £650 million remeasured at $825 million and $827 million as of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively, using the exchange rate at the respective dates.

The accreted values presented in the table above represent the principal amount of the debt less the original issue discount at the time of sale, deferred financing costs, and, in regards to Time Warner Cable, LLC and Time Warner Cable Enterprises LLC debt

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(UNAUDITED)

(dollars in millions, except per share amounts and where indicated)

assumed, fair value premium adjustments as a result of applying acquisition accounting plus the accretion of those amounts to the balance sheet date. However, the amount that is currently payable if the debt becomes immediately due is equal to the principal amount of the debt. In regards to the fixed-rate British pound sterling denominated notes (the “Sterling Notes”), the principal amount of the debt and any premium or discount is remeasured into U.S. dollars as of each balance sheet date. See Note 9. The Company has availability under the Charter Operating credit facilities of approximately $4.1 billion as of June 30, 2019.

In January 2019, Charter Operating and Charter Communications Operating Capital Corp. jointly issued $1.25 billion aggregate principal amount of 5.050% senior notes due 2029 at a price of 99.935% of the aggregate principal amount and an additional $750 million aggregate principal amount of 5.750% senior notes due 2048 at a price of 94.970% of the aggregate principal amount. The net proceeds were used to pay related fees and expenses and for general corporate purposes, including funding buybacks of Charter Class A common stock and Charter Holdings common units as well as repaying certain indebtedness, including repaying at maturity Time Warner Cable, LLC's 8.750% senior notes due 2019.

In July 2019, Charter Operating and Charter Communications Operating Capital Corp. jointly issued $1.25 billion aggregate principal amount of 5.125% senior notes due 2049 at a price of 99.880% of the aggregate principal amount. The net proceeds will be used to pay related fees and expenses and for general corporate purposes, including to fund potential buybacks of Charter Class A common stock and Charter Holdings common units as well as repaying certain indebtedness, which may include Time Warner Cable, LLC's 5.000% senior notes due 2020.

The Charter Operating notes are guaranteed by CCO Holdings, LLC (“CCO Holdings”) and substantially all of the operating subsidiaries of Charter Operating. In addition, the Charter Operating notes are secured by a perfected first priority security interest in substantially all of the assets of Charter Operating to the extent such liens can be perfected under the Uniform Commercial Code by the filing of a financing statement and the liens rank equally with the liens on the collateral securing obligations under the Charter Operating credit facilities. Charter Operating may redeem some or all of the Charter Operating notes at any time at a premium.

The Charter Operating notes are subject to the terms and conditions of the indentures governing the Charter Operating notes. The Charter Operating notes contain customary representations and warranties and affirmative covenants with limited negative covenants. The Charter Operating indentures also contains customary events of default.

In January 2019, Charter Operating entered into an amendment to its Credit Agreement raising $1.7 billion of new term loan A-3 and increasing revolving loan capacity to $4.75 billion. In addition, the majority of term loan A-2 holders converted to term loan A-3 and a substantial portion of revolver commitments were extended to 2024. Pricing on the new term loan A-3 is LIBOR plus 1.50%. The net proceeds were used to pay related fees and expenses and for general corporate purposes, including funding buybacks of Charter Class A common stock and Charter Holdings common units as well as repaying certain indebtedness, including repaying at maturity Time Warner Cable, LLC's 8.250% senior notes due 2019.

In May 2019, CCO Holdings and CCO Holdings Capital Corp. jointly issued $750 million aggregate principal amount of 5.375% senior unsecured notes due 2029 at par and in July 2019, an additional $750 million of the same series of notes were issued at a price of 102.000% of the aggregate principal amount. The net proceeds were used to pay related fees and expenses and for general corporate purposes, including funding buybacks of Charter Class A common stock and Charter Holdings common units as well as repaying certain indebtedness.

The CCO Holdings notes are senior debt obligations of CCO Holdings and CCO Holdings Capital and rank equally with all other current and future unsecured, unsubordinated obligations of CCO Holdings and CCO Holdings Capital. They are structurally subordinated to all obligations of subsidiaries of CCO Holdings.

CCO Holdings may redeem some or all of the notes at any time at a premium. Beginning in 2027, the optional redemption price declines to 100% of the principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any.

In addition, at any time prior to June 1, 2022, CCO Holdings may redeem up to 40% of the aggregate principal amount of the notes at a premium plus accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption date, with the net cash proceeds of one or more equity offerings (as defined in the indenture); provided that certain conditions are met. In the event of specified change of control events, CCO Holdings must offer to purchase the outstanding notes from the holders at a purchase price equal to 101% of the total principal amount of the notes, plus any accrued and unpaid interest.

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(UNAUDITED)

(dollars in millions, except per share amounts and where indicated)

7. Common Stock

The following represents the Company's purchase of Charter Class A common stock and the effect on the consolidated statements of cash flows during the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018.



	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
	2019			2018			2019			2018
	Shares	$		Shares	$		Shares	$		Shares	$
Share buybacks	2,247,279	$	837	5,710,247	$	1,657	4,862,996	$	1,707	7,303,293	$	2,213
Income tax withholding	63,425	24		23,645	7		278,040	94		196,691	68
Exercise cost	90,951			1,752			185,170			6,415
	2,401,655	$	861	5,735,644	$	1,664	5,326,206	$	1,801	7,506,399	$	2,281

As of June 30, 2019, Charter had remaining board authority to purchase an additional $769 million of Charter’s Class A common stock and/or Charter Holdings common units. The Company also withholds shares of its Class A common stock in payment of income tax withholding owed by employees upon vesting of equity awards as well as exercise costs owed by employees upon exercise of stock options.

In 2018, Charter’s board of directors approved the retirement of the then currently held treasury stock and those shares were retired as of December 31, 2018. The Company accounts for treasury stock using the cost method and includes treasury stock as a component of total shareholders’ equity.

8. Noncontrolling Interests

Noncontrolling interests represents consolidated subsidiaries of which the Company owns less than 100%. The Company is a holding company whose principal asset is a controlling equity interest in Charter Holdings, the indirect owner of the Company’s cable systems. Noncontrolling interests on the Company’s balance sheet consist primarily of Advance/Newhouse Partnership's (“A/N”) equity interests in Charter Holdings, which is comprised of a common ownership interest and a convertible preferred ownership interest.

Net income of Charter Holdings attributable to A/N’s common noncontrolling interest for financial reporting purposes is based on the effective common ownership interest of approximately 8%, and was $34 million and $60 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019, respectively, and $28 million and $45 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018, respectively. Net income of Charter Holdings attributable to A/N's preferred noncontrolling interest for financial reporting purposes is based on the preferred dividend which was $37 million and $75 million for each of the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

The following table represents Charter Holdings' purchase of Charter Holdings common units from A/N pursuant to the Letter Agreement (see Note 18) and the effect on total shareholders' equity during the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018.



	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
	2019			2018			2019			2018
Number of units purchased	447,793			681,553			750,735			1,051,028
Average price per unit	$	358.21		$	295.31		$	338.12		$	312.38
Amount of units purchased	$	161		$	201		$	254		$	328
Decrease in noncontrolling interest based on carrying value	$	(111	)	$	(164	)	$	(185	)	$	(254	)
Decrease in additional paid-in-capital, net of tax	$	(37	)	$	(28	)	$	(52	)	$	(56	)

Total shareholders' equity was also adjusted during the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 due to the changes in

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(dollars in millions, except per share amounts and where indicated)

Charter Holdings' ownership as follows.



	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
	2019			2018			2019			2018
Decrease in noncontrolling interest	$	(23	)	$	(23	)	$	(52	)	$	(43	)
Increase in additional paid-in-capital, net of tax	$	17		$	18		$	39		$	32

9. Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities

The Company uses derivative instruments to manage foreign exchange risk on the Sterling Notes, and does not hold or issue derivative instruments for speculative trading purposes.

Cross-currency derivative instruments are used to effectively convert £1.275 billion aggregate principal amount of fixed-rate British pound sterling denominated debt, including annual interest payments and the payment of principal at maturity, to fixed-rate U.S. dollar denominated debt. The cross-currency swaps have maturities of June 2031 and July 2042. The Company is required to post collateral on the cross-currency derivative instruments when the derivative contracts are in a liability position. In April 2019, the Company entered into a collateral holiday agreement for 60% of both the 2031 and 2042 cross-currency swaps, which eliminates the requirement to post collateral for three years, as well as a ten year collateral cap on the remaining 40% of the cross-currency swaps which limits the required collateral posting on that 40% of the cross-currency swaps to $150 million. The fair value of the Company's cross-currency derivatives was $323 million and $237 million and is included in other long-term liabilities on its consolidated balance sheets as of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively.

The Company’s derivative instruments are not designated as hedges and are marked to fair value each period, with the impact recorded as a gain or loss on financial instruments, net in the consolidated statements of operations. While these derivative instruments are not designated as hedges for accounting purposes, management continues to believe such instruments are closely correlated with the respective debt, thus managing associated risk.

The effect of financial instruments on the consolidated statements of operations is presented in the table below.



	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
	2019			2018			2019			2018
Gain (Loss) on Financial Instruments, Net:
Change in fair value of cross-currency derivative instruments	$	(163	)	$	(181	)	$	(86	)	$	(53	)
Foreign currency remeasurement of Sterling Notes to U.S. dollars	44			106			4			41
	$	(119	)	$	(75	)	$	(82	)	$	(12	)

10. Fair Value Measurements

Accounting guidance establishes a three-level hierarchy for disclosure of fair value measurements, based on the transparency of inputs to the valuation of an asset or liability as of the measurement date, as follows:


•	Level 1 – inputs to the valuation methodology are quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active markets.


•	Level 2 – inputs to the valuation methodology include quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, and inputs that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the financial instrument.


•	Level 3 – inputs to the valuation methodology are unobservable and significant to the fair value measurement.

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(dollars in millions, except per share amounts and where indicated)

Financial Assets and Liabilities

The Company has estimated the fair value of its financial instruments as of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 using available market information or other appropriate valuation methodologies. Considerable judgment, however, is required in interpreting market data to develop the estimates of fair value. Accordingly, the estimates presented in the accompanying consolidated financial statements are not necessarily indicative of the amounts the Company would realize in a current market exchange.

The carrying amounts of cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, receivables, payables and other current assets and liabilities approximate fair value because of the short maturity of those instruments.

Financial instruments accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis and classified within Level 2 of the valuation hierarchy include the Company's cross-currency derivative instruments and were valued at $323 million and $237 million as of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively.

The estimated fair value of the Company’s senior notes and debentures as of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 is based on quoted market prices in active markets and is classified within Level 1 of the valuation hierarchy, while the estimated fair value of the Company’s credit facilities is based on quoted market prices in inactive markets and is classified within Level 2. The carrying amount of the consolidated variable interest entity's mortgage note liability approximates fair value.

A summary of the carrying value and fair value of debt as of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 is as follows:



	June 30, 2019				December 31, 2018
	Carrying Value		Fair Value		Carrying Value		Fair Value
Senior notes and debentures	$	62,217	$	66,122	$	62,868	$	61,087
Credit facilities	$	11,089	$	11,123	$	9,959	$	9,608

Nonfinancial Assets and Liabilities

The Company’s nonfinancial assets such as equity-method investments, franchises, property, plant, and equipment, and other intangible assets are not measured at fair value on a recurring basis; however, they are subject to fair value adjustments in certain circumstances, such as when there is evidence that an impairment may exist. When such impairments are recorded, fair values are generally classified within Level 3 of the valuation hierarchy.

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(UNAUDITED)

(dollars in millions, except per share amounts and where indicated)

11. Revenue

The Company’s revenues by product line are as follows:



	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
	2019		2018		2019		2018
Video	$	4,391	$	4,363	$	8,775	$	8,655
Internet	4,103		3,770		8,127		7,477
Voice	489		531		993		1,087
Residential revenue	8,983		8,664		17,895		17,219

Small and medium business	963		915		1,908		1,815
Enterprise	652		627		1,295		1,249
Commercial revenue	1,615		1,542		3,203		3,064

Advertising sales	395		427		740		783
Mobile	158		—		298		—
Other	196		221		417		445
	$	11,347	$	10,854	$	22,553	$	21,511

12. Operating Costs and Expenses

Operating costs and expenses, exclusive of items shown separately in the consolidated statements of operations, consist of the following for the periods presented:



	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
	2019		2018		2019		2018
Programming	$	2,827	$	2,803	$	5,692	$	5,555
Regulatory, connectivity and produced content	597		560		1,158		1,093
Costs to service customers	1,767		1,784		3,589		3,638
Marketing	768		769		1,503		1,520
Mobile	277		33		537		41
Other	1,008		924		2,001		1,862
	$	7,244	$	6,873	$	14,480	$	13,709

Programming costs consist primarily of costs paid to programmers for basic, premium, digital, video on demand and pay-per-view programming. Regulatory, connectivity and produced content costs represent payments to franchise and regulatory authorities, costs directly related to providing video, Internet and voice services as well as payments for sports, local and news content produced by the Company. Included in regulatory, connectivity and produced content costs is content acquisition costs for the Los Angeles Lakers’ basketball games and Los Angeles Dodgers’ baseball games, which are recorded as games are exhibited over the applicable season. Costs to service customers include costs related to field operations, network operations and customer care for the Company’s residential and small and medium business customers, including internal and third-party labor for the non-capitalizable portion of installations, service and repairs, maintenance, bad debt expense, billing and collection, occupancy and vehicle costs. Marketing costs represent the costs of marketing to current and potential commercial and residential customers including labor costs. Mobile costs represent costs associated with the Company's mobile service such as device and service costs, marketing, sales and commissions, retail stores, personnel costs and taxes, among others. Other includes corporate overhead, advertising sales expenses, indirect costs associated with the Company’s enterprise business customers and regional sports and news networks, property tax and insurance expense and stock compensation expense, among others.

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(UNAUDITED)

(dollars in millions, except per share amounts and where indicated)

13. Other Operating Expenses, Net

Other operating expenses, net consist of the following for the periods presented:



	Three Months Ended June 30,					Six Months Ended June 30,
	2019		2018			2019		2018
Special charges, net	$	23	$	35		$	19	$	111
(Gain) loss on sale of assets, net	39		(6		)	38		(13		)
	$	62	$	29		$	57	$	98

Special charges, net

Special charges, net primarily includes employee termination costs and net amounts of litigation settlements. The three and six months ended June 30, 2018 includes $28 million and $71 million of merger and restructuring costs, respectively. The six months ended June 30, 2018 also includes a $22 million charge related to the Company's withdrawal liability from a multiemployer pension plan.

Gain (loss) on sale of assets, net

Gain (loss) on sale of assets, net represents the net gain (loss) recognized on the sales and disposals of fixed assets and cable systems. The three and six months ended June 30, 2019 includes a $41 million impairment of non-strategic assets.

14. Stock Compensation Plans

Charter’s stock incentive plans provide for grants of nonqualified stock options, incentive stock options, stock appreciation rights, dividend equivalent rights, performance units and performance shares, share awards, phantom stock, restricted stock units and restricted stock. Directors, officers and other employees of the Company and its subsidiaries, as well as others performing consulting services for the Company, are eligible for grants under the stock incentive plans.

Charter granted the following equity awards for the periods presented.



	Three Months Ended June 30,		Six Months Ended June 30,
	2019	2018	2019	2018
Stock options	31,500	36,700	1,782,400	1,466,500
Restricted stock	8,100	9,700	8,100	9,700
Restricted stock units	13,200	21,700	686,900	505,400

Charter stock options and restricted stock units generally cliff vest upon the three year anniversary of each grant. Certain stock options and restricted stock units vest based on achievement of stock price hurdles. Stock options generally expire ten years from the grant date and restricted stock units have no voting rights. Restricted stock generally vests one year from the date of grant. Time Warner Cable Inc. ("TWC") restricted stock units that were converted into Charter restricted stock units generally vest 50% on each of the third and fourth anniversary of the grant date.

As of June 30, 2019, total unrecognized compensation remaining to be recognized in future periods totaled $252 million for stock options, $2 million for restricted stock and $290 million for restricted stock units and the weighted average period over which they are expected to be recognized is two years for stock options, ten months for restricted stock and two years for restricted stock units.

The Company recorded $82 million and $167 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019, respectively, and $70 million and $142 million of stock compensation expense for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018, respectively, which is included in operating costs and expenses. The Company also recorded $5 million of expense related to accelerated vesting of equity awards of terminated employees, which is recorded in other operating expenses, net in the consolidated statements of operations for the six months ended June 30, 2018.

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(UNAUDITED)

(dollars in millions, except per share amounts and where indicated)

15. Income Taxes

Substantially all of the Company’s operations are held through Charter Holdings and its direct and indirect subsidiaries. Charter Holdings and the majority of its subsidiaries are limited liability companies that are generally not subject to income tax. However, certain of these limited liability companies are subject to state income tax. In addition, the subsidiaries that are corporations are subject to income tax. Generally, the taxable income, gains, losses, deductions and credits of Charter Holdings are passed through to its members, Charter and A/N. Charter is responsible for its share of taxable income or loss of Charter Holdings allocated to it in accordance with the Charter Holdings Limited Liability Company Agreement (“LLC Agreement”) and partnership tax rules and regulations. As a result, Charter's primary deferred tax component recorded in the consolidated balance sheets relates to its excess financial reporting outside basis, excluding amounts attributable to nondeductible goodwill, over Charter's tax basis in the investment in Charter Holdings.

The Company recorded income tax expense of $84 million and $203 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019, respectively, and $41 million and $69 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018, respectively. Income tax expense increased year over year primarily as a result of higher pretax income and lower benefit from state tax law changes.

Charter Holdings, the indirect owner of the Company’s cable systems, generally allocates its taxable income, gains, losses, deductions and credits proportionately according to the members’ respective ownership interests, except for special allocations required under Section 704(c) of the Internal Revenue Code and the Treasury Regulations (“Section 704(c)”). Pursuant to Section 704(c) and the LLC Agreement, each item of income, gain, loss and deduction with respect to any property contributed to the capital of the partnership shall, solely for tax purposes, be allocated among the members so as to take into account any variation between the adjusted basis of such property to the partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes and its initial gross asset value using the “traditional method” as described in the Treasury Regulations.

In determining the Company’s tax provision for financial reporting purposes, the Company establishes a reserve for uncertain tax positions unless such positions are determined to be “more likely than not” of being sustained upon examination, based on their technical merits. There is considerable judgment involved in making such a determination. The Company has recorded unrecognized tax benefits totaling approximately $182 million and $180 million, excluding interest and penalties, as of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively. The Company does not currently anticipate that its reserve for uncertain tax positions will significantly increase or decrease during 2019; however, various events could cause the Company’s current expectations to change in the future. These uncertain tax positions, if ever recognized in the financial statements, would be recorded in the consolidated statements of operations as part of the income tax provision.

No tax years for Charter are currently under examination by the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") for income tax purposes. Charter's 2016 through 2018 tax years remain open for examination and assessment. Charter’s tax years ending 2015 through the short period return dated May 17, 2016 (prior to the acquisition of TWC and Bright House Networks, LLC) remain subject to examination and assessment. Years prior to 2015 remain open solely for purposes of examination of Charter’s loss and credit carryforwards. The IRS is currently examining Charter Holdings’ income tax return for 2016. Charter Holdings’ 2017 and 2018 tax years remains open for examination and assessment. The IRS is currently examining TWC’s income tax returns for 2011 through 2014. TWC’s tax year 2015 remains subject to examination and assessment. Prior to TWC’s separation from Time Warner Inc. (“Time Warner”) in March 2009, TWC was included in the consolidated U.S. federal and certain state income tax returns of Time Warner. The IRS has examined Time Warner’s 2008 through 2010 income tax returns and the results are under appeal. The Company does not anticipate that these examinations will have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial position or results of operations. In addition, the Company is also subject to ongoing examinations of the Company’s tax returns by state and local tax authorities for various periods. Activity related to these state and local examinations did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial position or results of operations during the three and six months ended June 30, 2019, nor does the Company anticipate a material impact in the future.

16. Earnings Per Share

Basic earnings per common share is computed by dividing net income attributable to Charter shareholders by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per common share considers the impact of potentially dilutive securities using the treasury stock and if-converted methods and is based on the weighted average number of shares used for the basic earnings per share calculation, adjusted for the dilutive effect of stock options, restricted stock, restricted

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(UNAUDITED)

(dollars in millions, except per share amounts and where indicated)

stock units, equity awards with market conditions and Charter Holdings convertible preferred units and common units. Charter Holdings common and convertible preferred units of 29 million for each of the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 and 31 million for each of the three and six months ended June 30, 2018 were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share as their effect would have been antidilutive. The following is the computation of diluted earnings per common share for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018.



	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
	2019		2018		2019		2018
Numerator:
Net income attributable to Charter shareholders	$	314	$	273	$	567	$	441

Denominator:
Weighted average common shares outstanding, basic	222,392,274		234,241,769		223,505,016		235,992,306
Effect of dilutive securities:
Assumed exercise or issuance of shares relating to stock plans	3,549,898		2,831,797		3,384,729		3,254,421
Weighted average common shares outstanding, diluted	225,942,172		237,073,566		226,889,745		239,246,727

Basic earnings per common share attributable to Charter shareholders	$	1.41	$	1.17	$	2.54	$	1.87
Diluted earnings per common share attributable to Charter shareholders	$	1.39	$	1.15	$	2.50	$	1.84

17. Comprehensive Income

Comprehensive income equaled net income for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019. The following table sets forth the consolidated statements of comprehensive income for the periods presented.



	Three Months Ended June 30, 2018			Six Months Ended June 30, 2018
Consolidated net income	$	339		$	562
Foreign currency translation adjustment	(1		)	(1		)
Consolidated comprehensive income	338			561
Less: Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interest	(66		)	(121		)
Comprehensive income attributable to Charter shareholders	$	272		$	440

18. Related Party Transactions

The following sets forth certain transactions in which the Company and the directors, executive officers, and affiliates of the Company are involved.

Liberty Broadband and A/N

Under the terms of the Amended and Restated Stockholders Agreement with Liberty Broadband Corporation (“Liberty Broadband”), A/N and Charter, dated May 23, 2015, the number of Charter’s directors is fixed at 13, and includes its CEO. Two designees selected by A/N are members of the board of directors of Charter and three designees selected by Liberty Broadband are members of the board of directors of Charter. The remaining eight directors are not affiliated with either A/N or Liberty Broadband. Each of A/N and Liberty Broadband is entitled to nominate at least one director to each of the committees of Charter’s board of directors, subject to applicable stock exchange listing rules and certain specified voting or equity ownership thresholds for each of A/N and Liberty Broadband, and provided that the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and the Compensation and Benefit Committee each have at least a majority of directors independent from A/N, Liberty Broadband and

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(dollars in millions, except per share amounts and where indicated)

Charter (referred to as the “unaffiliated directors”). Each of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and the Compensation and Benefits Committee is currently comprised of three unaffiliated directors and one designee of each of A/N and Liberty Broadband. A/N and Liberty Broadband also have certain other committee designation and other governance rights. Mr. Thomas Rutledge, the Company’s CEO, is the chairman of the board of Charter.

In December 2017, Charter and A/N entered into an amendment to the letter agreement (the “Letter Agreement”) that requires A/N to sell to Charter or to Charter Holdings, on a monthly basis, a number of shares of Charter Class A common stock or Charter Holdings common units that represents a pro rata participation by A/N and its affiliates in any repurchases of shares of Charter Class A common stock from persons other than A/N effected by Charter during the immediately preceding calendar month, at a purchase price equal to the average price paid by Charter for the shares repurchased from persons other than A/N during such immediately preceding calendar month. A/N and Charter both have the right to terminate or suspend the pro rata repurchase arrangement on a prospective basis.

The Company is aware that Dr. John Malone, a director emeritus of Charter and Chairman of the board of directors and holder of 49.0% of voting interest in Liberty Broadband, may be deemed to have a 39.9% voting interest in Qurate Retail, Inc. ("Qurate") and is on the board of directors of Qurate. Qurate wholly owns HSN, Inc. (“HSN”) and QVC, Inc. (“QVC”). The Company has programming relationships with HSN and QVC. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2019, the Company recorded revenue in aggregate of approximately $12 million and $24 million, respectively, and for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018, the Company recorded revenue in aggregate of approximately $17 million and $33 million, respectively, from HSN and QVC as part of channel carriage fees and revenue sharing arrangements for home shopping sales made to customers in the Company’s footprint.

Dr. Malone and Mr. Steven Miron, a member of Charter’s board of directors, also serve on the board of directors of Discovery Communications, Inc., (“Discovery”). The Company is aware that Dr. Malone owns 1.2% of the series A common stock, 93.6% of the series B common stock and 2.6% of the series C common stock of Discovery and has a 28.2% voting interest in Discovery for the election of directors. The Company is aware that Advance/Newhouse Programming Partnership (“A/N PP”), an affiliate of A/N and of which Mr. Miron is the CEO, owns 100% of the Series A-1 preferred stock of Discovery and 100% of the Series C-1 preferred stock of Discovery and has a 24.1% voting interest for the election of directors. A/N PP has the right to appoint three directors out of a total of eleven directors to Discovery’s board to be elected by the holders of Discovery’s Series A-1 preferred stock. The Company purchases programming from Discovery pursuant to agreements entered into prior to Dr. Malone and Mr. Miron joining Charter’s board of directors. Based on publicly available information, the Company does not believe that Discovery would currently be considered a related party. The amount paid in the aggregate to Discovery represents less than 2% of total operating costs and expenses for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018.

Equity Investments

The Company has agreements with certain equity investees pursuant to which the Company has made or received related party transaction payments. The Company recorded payments to equity investees totaling $81 million and $167 million during the three and six months ended June 30, 2019, respectively, and $86 million and $149 million during the three and six months ended June 30, 2018, respectively.

19. Contingencies

In August 2015, a purported stockholder of Charter, Matthew Sciabacucchi, filed a lawsuit in the Delaware Court of Chancery, on behalf of a putative class of Charter stockholders, challenging the transactions involving Charter, TWC, A/N, and Liberty Broadband announced by Charter on May 26, 2015. The lawsuit, which named as defendants Charter and its board of directors, alleged that the transactions resulted from breaches of fiduciary duty by Charter’s directors and that Liberty Broadband improperly benefited from the challenged transactions at the expense of other Charter stockholders. The lawsuit has proceeded to the discovery phase. Charter denies any liability, believes that it has substantial defenses, and intends to vigorously defend this lawsuit. Although Charter is unable to predict the outcome of this lawsuit, it does not expect the outcome will have a material effect on its operations, financial condition or cash flows.

The California Attorney General and the Alameda County, California District Attorney are investigating whether certain of Charter’s waste disposal policies, procedures and practices are in violation of the California Business and Professions Code and the California Health and Safety Code. That investigation was commenced in January 2014. A similar investigation involving TWC was initiated

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(UNAUDITED)

(dollars in millions, except per share amounts and where indicated)

in February 2012. Charter is cooperating with these investigations. While the Company is unable to predict the outcome of these investigations, it does not expect that the outcome will have a material effect on its operations, financial condition, or cash flows.

On December 19, 2011, Sprint Communications Company L.P. (“Sprint”) filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas alleging that TWC infringed certain U.S. patents purportedly relating to Voice over Internet Protocol (“VoIP”) services. At the trial, the jury returned a verdict of $140 million against TWC and further concluded that TWC had willfully infringed Sprint’s patents. The court subsequently declined to enhance the damage award as a result of the purported willful infringement and awarded Sprint an additional $6 million, representing pre-judgment interest on the damages award. The Company appealed the case to the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit where the Company lost the appeal. The Company expects to petition the Supreme Court as the Company continues to pursue its appeal rights. In addition to its appeal, the Company continues to pursue indemnity from one of its vendors and has brought a patent suit against Sprint (TC Tech, LLC v. Sprint) in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware implicating Sprint's LTE technology. The expected financial impact of the Sprint verdict has been reflected in the Company's financial statements. The Company does not expect that the outcome of this litigation will have a material adverse effect on its operations or financial condition. The ultimate outcomes of the appeal of the Sprint Kansas case, the pursuit of indemnity against the Company’s vendor and the TC Tech litigation cannot be predicted.

Sprint filed a second suit against Charter on December 2, 2017 in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware. This suit alleges infringement of 15 patents related to the Company's provision of VoIP services (ten of which were asserted against Legacy TWC in the matter described above). Charter is vigorously defending this case. While the Company is unable to predict the outcome of this Sprint suit, it does not expect that this litigation will have a material effect on its operations, financial condition, or cash flows.

Sprint filed a third suit against Charter on May 17, 2018 in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. This suit alleges infringement of three patents related to the Company's video on demand services. The Company is vigorously defending this case. The parties recently agreed to transfer this case to the United States District Court for the District of Delaware. While the Company is unable to predict the outcome of this litigation, it does not expect that this litigation will have a material effect on its operations, financial condition, or cash flows.

The New York Public Service Commission (the “PSC”), the regulator for the cable and telecommunication industries in New York (whose Chair directs and operates as the Chief Executive Officer of the New York State Department of Public Service (“DPS”)), issued multiple orders against Charter including two orders on July 27, 2018 relating to the agreement by which the PSC approved Charter’s merger with TWC. One order determined that Charter had failed to satisfy one of its merger conditions by not extending its high speed broadband network according to the PSC’s interpretation of which homes and businesses Charter built to should count. The order further directed the initiation of a court action to impose financial and other penalties on Charter which the PSC initiated. The second order purported to rescind the PSC’s January 2016 approval of Charter’s merger with TWC’s New York operations and directed Charter to submit a plan to effect an orderly transition to a successor provider or providers and for Charter to cease operations in New York within six months of the order which deadline was extended as the DPS and Charter negotiated a resolution of these matters.

On April 19, 2019, DPS and Charter jointly presented to the PSC a proposed settlement to resolve these disputes, and on July 11, 2019, the PSC approved the settlement. The settlement resolved all outstanding matters regarding these disputes. No penalties or forfeiture were assessed as a result of the agreement, and the Company was not found to have committed, nor did it admit to, any violation. The incremental operating and capital expenditures to be incurred by the Company to meet the buildout and other requirements of the settlement agreement will not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial condition, results of operations or liquidity.

In addition to the Sprint litigation described above, the Company is a defendant or co-defendant in several additional lawsuits involving alleged infringement of various intellectual property relating to various aspects of its businesses. Other industry participants are also defendants in certain of these cases. In the event that a court ultimately determines that the Company infringes on any intellectual property, the Company may be subject to substantial damages and/or an injunction that could require the Company or its vendors to modify certain products and services the Company offers to its subscribers, as well as negotiate royalty or license agreements with respect to the intellectual property at issue. While the Company believes the lawsuits are without merit and intends to defend the actions vigorously, no assurance can be given that any adverse outcome would not be material to the Company’s consolidated financial condition, results of operations, or liquidity. The Company cannot predict the outcome of any such claims nor can it reasonably estimate a range of possible loss.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(UNAUDITED)

(dollars in millions, except per share amounts and where indicated)

The Company is party to other lawsuits, claims and regulatory inquiries that arise in the ordinary course of conducting its business. The ultimate outcome of these other legal matters pending against the Company cannot be predicted, and although such lawsuits and claims are not expected individually to have a material adverse effect on the Company’s consolidated financial condition, results of operations or liquidity, such lawsuits could have, in the aggregate, a material adverse effect on the Company’s consolidated financial condition, results of operations or liquidity. Whether or not the Company ultimately prevails in any particular lawsuit or claim, litigation can be time consuming and costly and injure the Company’s reputation.

20. Employee Benefit Plans

The Company sponsors two qualified defined benefit pension plans, the TWC Pension Plan and the TWC Union Pension Plan, that provide pension benefits to a majority of employees who were employed by TWC before the acquisition of TWC. The Company also provides a nonqualified defined benefit pension plan for certain employees under the TWC Excess Pension Plan.

Pension benefits are based on formulas that reflect the employees’ years of service and compensation during their employment period. Actuarial gains or losses are changes in the amount of either the benefit obligation or the fair value of plan assets resulting from experience different from that assumed or from changes in assumptions. The Company has elected to follow a mark-to-market pension accounting policy for recording the actuarial gains or losses annually during the fourth quarter, or earlier if a remeasurement event occurs during an interim period. No future compensation increases or future service will be credited to participants of the pension plans given the frozen nature of the plans.

The components of net periodic pension benefit (costs) for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 are recorded in other pension benefits, net in the consolidated statements of operations and consisted of the following:



	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
	2019			2018			2019			2018
Interest cost	$	(32	)	$	(32	)	$	(64	)	$	(64	)
Expected return on plan assets	41			52			82			104
Net periodic pension benefits	$	9		$	20		$	18		$	40

The Company made no cash contributions to the qualified pension plans during the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018; however, the Company may make discretionary cash contributions to the qualified pension plans in the future. Such contributions will be dependent on a variety of factors, including current and expected interest rates, asset performance, the funded status of the qualified pension plans and management’s judgment. For the nonqualified unfunded pension plan, the Company will continue to make contributions during 2019 to the extent benefits are paid.

21. Recently Issued Accounting Standards

Accounting Standards Adopted January 1, 2018

ASU No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (“ASU 2014-09”)

Upon adoption of ASU 2014-09, the Company recorded a cumulative-effect adjustment which included an increase to total shareholders’ equity of $38 million as of January 1, 2018.

Accounting Standards Adopted January 1, 2019

ASU No. 2016-02, Leases (“ASU 2016-02”)

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02 which requires lessees to recognize almost all leases on their balance sheet as a lease asset and a lease liability. For income statement purposes, the FASB retained a dual model, requiring leases to be classified as either operating or finance. Classification is based on criteria largely similar to the criteria applied under legacy lease accounting, but without explicit bright lines.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(UNAUDITED)

(dollars in millions, except per share amounts and where indicated)

The Company adopted ASU 2016-02 using the modified retrospective approach with a cumulative-effect adjustment recorded at the beginning of the period of adoption (January 1, 2019). Therefore, the Company recognized and measured operating leases on the consolidated balance sheet without revising comparative period information or disclosure. At transition, the Company elected the package of practical expedients permitted under the transition guidance within the standard, which eliminates the reassessment of past leases, classification and initial direct costs. The Company did not elect to use hindsight to reassess lease terms or impairment at the adoption date. The Company elected the land easements practical expedient which allows the Company not to retrospectively treat land easements as leases; however, must apply lease accounting prospectively to land easements if they meet the definition of a lease.

The Company implemented internal controls and key system functionality to enable the preparation of financial information on adoption. The new standard resulted in the recording of leased assets and lease liabilities for the Company’s operating leases of approximately $1.1 billion and $1.2 billion, respectively, as of January 1, 2019. The difference between the leased assets and lease liabilities primarily represents the prior year end deferred rent liabilities balance, resulting from historical straight-lining of operating leases, which was effectively reclassified upon adoption to reduce the measurement of the leased assets. The adoption of the standard did not have an impact on the Company’s shareholders equity and is not anticipated to have an impact on the Company’s results from operations and cash flows. The adoption of the new standard resulted in additional interim and annual lease disclosures. See Note 5 for interim lease disclosures for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019.

Accounting Standards Not Yet Adopted

ASU No. 2016-13, Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments (“ASU 2016-13”)

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, which requires a financial asset (or a group of financial assets) measured at amortized cost basis to be assessed for impairment under the current expected credit loss model rather than an incurred loss model. The measurement of expected credit losses is based on relevant information about past events, including historical experience, current conditions and reasonable and supportable forecasts that affect the collectability of the reported amount. ASU 2016-13 will be effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2019 (January 1, 2020 for the Company). Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently in the process of evaluating the impact the adoption of ASU 2016-13 will have on its consolidated financial statements.

ASU No. 2017-04, Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment (“ASU 2017-04”)

In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-04 which eliminates step two from the goodwill impairment test. Under the new standard, to the extent the carrying amount of a reporting unit exceeds the fair value, the Company will record an impairment charge equal to the difference. The impairment charge recognized should not exceed the total amount of goodwill allocated to the reporting unit. ASU 2017-04 will be effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2019 (January 1, 2020 for the Company). Early adoption is permitted. The Company does not expect the adoption of ASU 2017-04 to have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.

ASU No. 2018-15, Customer’s Accounting for Implementation Costs in a Cloud Computing Arrangement That Is a Service Contract ("ASU 2018-15")

In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-15 which requires upfront implementation costs incurred in a cloud computing arrangement (or hosting arrangement) that is a service contract to be amortized to hosting expense over the term of the arrangement. ASU 2018-15 will be effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2019 (January 1, 2020 for the Company). Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently in the process of evaluating the impact that the adoption of ASU 2018-15 will have on its consolidated financial statements.

ASU No. 2019-02, Improvements to Accounting for Costs of Films and License Agreements for Program Materials ("ASU 2019-02")

In March 2019, the FASB issued ASU 2019-02 which aligns the accounting for production costs of an episodic television series with the accounting for production costs of films regarding cost capitalization, amortization, impairment, presentation and disclosure. ASU 2019-02 will be effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2019 (January 1, 2020

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(UNAUDITED)

(dollars in millions, except per share amounts and where indicated)

for the Company). Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently in the process of evaluating the impact that the adoption of ASU 2019-02 will have on its consolidated financial statements.

22. Consolidating Schedules

Each of Charter Operating, TWC, LLC, TWCE, CCO Holdings and certain subsidiaries jointly, severally, fully and unconditionally guarantee the outstanding debt securities of the others (other than the CCO Holdings notes) on an unsecured senior basis and the condensed consolidating financial information has been prepared and presented pursuant to SEC Regulation S-X Rule 3-10, Financial Statements of Guarantors and Issuers of Guaranteed Securities Registered or Being Registered. Certain Charter Operating subsidiaries that are regulated telephone entities only become guarantor subsidiaries upon approval by regulators. This information is not intended to present the financial position, results of operations and cash flows of the individual companies or groups of companies in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.

The "Intermediate Holding Companies" column includes the assets and liabilities of the captive insurance company, a company wholly-owned by Charter outside of Charter Holdings and which does not, directly or indirectly, own any interest in Charter Holdings. The “Charter Operating and Restricted Subsidiaries” column is presented to comply with the terms of the Credit Agreement.

Comprehensive income equaled net income for the six months ended June 30, 2019. Condensed consolidating financial statements as of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 and for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 follow.

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(UNAUDITED)

(dollars in millions, except per share amounts and where indicated)



Charter Communications, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheets
As of June 30, 2019

	Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries				Guarantor Subsidiaries
	Charter		Intermediate Holding Companies		CCO Holdings		Charter Operating and Restricted Subsidiaries		Eliminations			Charter Consolidated
ASSETS
CURRENT ASSETS:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	—	$	198	$	—	$	498	$	—		$	696
Accounts receivable, net	1		34		—		2,035		—			2,070
Receivables from related party	24		411		51		—		(486		)	—
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	9		40		—		525		—			574
Total current assets	34		683		51		3,058		(486		)	3,340

RESTRICTED CASH	—		150		—		—		—			150

INVESTMENT IN CABLE PROPERTIES:
Property, plant and equipment, net	—		599		—		33,876		—			34,475
Customer relationships, net	—		—		—		8,461		—			8,461
Franchises	—		—		—		67,319		—			67,319
Goodwill	—		—		—		29,554		—			29,554
Total investment in cable properties, net	—		599		—		139,210		—			139,809

INVESTMENT IN SUBSIDIARIES	52,689		59,452		78,628		—		(190,769		)	—
OPERATING LEASE RIGHT-OF-USE ASSETS	—		177		—		989		—			1,166
LOANS RECEIVABLE – RELATED PARTY	260		699		545		—		(1,504		)	—
OTHER NONCURRENT ASSETS	—		230		—		1,390		—			1,620

Total assets	$	52,983	$	61,990	$	79,224	$	144,647	$	(192,759	)	$	146,085

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’/MEMBER’S EQUITY
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	$	20	$	873	$	287	$	6,965	$	—		$	8,145
Operating lease liabilities	—		30		—		178		—			208
Payables to related party	—		—		—		486		(486		)	—
Current portion of long-term debt	—		—		—		1,522		—			1,522
Total current liabilities	20		903		287		9,151		(486		)	9,875

LONG-TERM DEBT	—		—		19,485		52,299		—			71,784
LOANS PAYABLE – RELATED PARTY	—		—		—		1,504		(1,504		)	—
DEFERRED INCOME TAXES	17,457		13		—		52		—			17,522
LONG-TERM OPERATING LEASE LIABILITIES	—		201		—		851		—			1,052
OTHER LONG-TERM LIABILITIES	220		400		—		2,138		—			2,758

SHAREHOLDERS’/MEMBER’S EQUITY
Controlling interest	35,286		52,689		59,452		78,628		(190,769		)	35,286
Noncontrolling interests	—		7,784		—		24		—			7,808
Total shareholders’/member’s equity	35,286		60,473		59,452		78,652		(190,769		)	43,094

Total liabilities and shareholders’/member’s equity	$	52,983	$	61,990	$	79,224	$	144,647	$	(192,759	)	$	146,085

CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(UNAUDITED)

(dollars in millions, except per share amounts and where indicated)



Charter Communications, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheets
As of December 31, 2018

	Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries				Guarantor Subsidiaries
	Charter		Intermediate Holding Companies		CCO Holdings		Charter Operating and Restricted Subsidiaries		Eliminations			Charter Consolidated
ASSETS
CURRENT ASSETS:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	—	$	251	$	—	$	300	$	—		$	551
Accounts receivable, net	1		33		—		1,699		—			1,733
Receivables from related party	27		518		57		—		(602		)	—
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	14		32		—		400		—			446
Total current assets	42		834		57		2,399		(602		)	2,730

RESTRICTED CASH	—		214		—		—		—			214

INVESTMENT IN CABLE PROPERTIES:
Property, plant and equipment, net	—		468		—		34,658		—			35,126
Customer relationships, net	—		—		—		9,565		—			9,565
Franchises	—		—		—		67,319		—			67,319
Goodwill	—		—		—		29,554		—			29,554
Total investment in cable properties, net	—		468		—		141,096		—			141,564

INVESTMENT IN SUBSIDIARIES	53,592		60,530		78,960		—		(193,082		)	—
LOANS RECEIVABLE – RELATED PARTY	251		674		526		—		(1,451		)	—
OTHER NONCURRENT ASSETS	—		222		—		1,403		(3		)	1,622

Total assets	$	53,885	$	62,942	$	79,543	$	144,898	$	(195,138	)	$	146,130

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’/MEMBER’S EQUITY
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	$	9	$	893	$	283	$	7,620	$	—		$	8,805
Payables to related party	—		—		—		602		(602		)	—
Current portion of long-term debt	—		—		—		3,290		—			3,290
Total current liabilities	9		893		283		11,512		(602		)	12,095

LONG-TERM DEBT	—		—		18,730		50,807		—			69,537
LOANS PAYABLE – RELATED PARTY	—		—		—		1,451		(1,451		)	—
DEFERRED INCOME TAXES	17,376		16		—		—		(3		)	17,389
OTHER LONG-TERM LIABILITIES	215		478		—		2,144		—			2,837

SHAREHOLDERS’/MEMBER’S EQUITY
Controlling interest	36,285		53,592		60,530		78,960		(193,082		)	36,285
Noncontrolling interests	—		7,963		—		24		—			7,987
Total shareholders’/member’s equity	36,285		61,555		60,530		78,984		(193,082		)	44,272

Total liabilities and shareholders’/member’s equity	$	53,885	$	62,942	$	79,543	$	144,898	$	(195,138	)	$	146,130

CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(UNAUDITED)

(dollars in millions, except per share amounts and where indicated)



Charter Communications, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidating Statements of Operations
For the six months ended June 30, 2019

	Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries						Guarantor Subsidiaries
	Charter			Intermediate Holding Companies			CCO Holdings			Charter Operating and Restricted Subsidiaries			Eliminations			Charter Consolidated
REVENUES	$	23		$	575		$	—		$	22,548		$	(593	)	$	22,553

COSTS AND EXPENSES:
Operating costs and expenses (exclusive of items shown separately below)	23			556			—			14,500			(599		)	14,480
Depreciation and amortization	—			8			—			5,042			—			5,050
Other operating (income) expense, net	—			(8		)	—			59			6			57
	23			556			—			19,601			(593		)	19,587
Income from operations	—			19			—			2,947			—			2,966

OTHER INCOME (EXPENSES):
Interest income (expense), net	5			17			(511		)	(1,381		)	—			(1,870		)
Loss on financial instruments, net	—			—			—			(82		)	—			(82		)
Other pension benefits, net	—			—			—			18			—			18
Other expense, net	—			—			—			(126		)	—			(126		)
Equity in income of subsidiaries	685			788			1,299			—			(2,772		)	—
	690			805			788			(1,571		)	(2,772		)	(2,060		)

Income before income taxes	690			824			788			1,376			(2,772		)	906
Income tax expense	(123		)	(4		)	—			(76		)	—			(203		)
Consolidated net income	567			820			788			1,300			(2,772		)	703
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	—			(135		)	—			(1		)	—			(136		)
Net income	$	567		$	685		$	788		$	1,299		$	(2,772	)	$	567

CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(UNAUDITED)

(dollars in millions, except per share amounts and where indicated)



Charter Communications, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidating Statements of Operations
For the six months ended June 30, 2018

	Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries						Guarantor Subsidiaries
	Charter			Intermediate Holding Companies			CCO Holdings			Charter Operating and Restricted Subsidiaries			Eliminations			Charter Consolidated
REVENUES	$	27		$	560		$	—		$	21,503		$	(579	)	$	21,511

COSTS AND EXPENSES:
Operating costs and expenses (exclusive of items shown separately below)	27			537			—			13,724			(579		)	13,709
Depreciation and amortization	—			5			—			5,297			—			5,302
Other operating expenses, net	—			4			—			94			—			98
	27			546			—			19,115			(579		)	19,109
Income from operations	—			14			—			2,388			—			2,402

OTHER INCOME (EXPENSES):
Interest income (expense), net	4			13			(508		)	(1,238		)	—			(1,729		)
Loss on financial instruments, net	—			—			—			(12		)	—			(12		)
Other pension benefits, net	—			—			—			40			—			40
Other expense, net	—			(25		)	—			(45		)	—			(70		)
Equity in income of subsidiaries	495			619			1,127			—			(2,241		)	—
	499			607			619			(1,255		)	(2,241		)	(1,771		)

Income before income taxes	499			621			619			1,133			(2,241		)	631
Income tax expense	(58		)	(6		)	—			(5		)	—			(69		)
Consolidated net income	441			615			619			1,128			(2,241		)	562
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	—			(120		)	—			(1		)	—			(121		)
Net income	$	441		$	495		$	619		$	1,127		$	(2,241	)	$	441



Charter Communications, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidating Statements of Comprehensive Income
For the six months ended June 30, 2018

	Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries						Guarantor Subsidiaries
	Charter			Intermediate Holding Companies			CCO Holdings			Charter Operating and Restricted Subsidiaries			Eliminations			Charter Consolidated
Consolidated net income	$	441		$	615		$	619		$	1,128		$	(2,241	)	$	562
Foreign currency translation adjustment	(1		)	(1		)	(1		)	(1		)	3			(1		)
Consolidated comprehensive income	$	440		$	614		$	618		$	1,127		$	(2,238	)	$	561
Less: Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests	—			(120		)	—			(1		)	—			(121		)
Comprehensive income	$	440		$	494		$	618		$	1,126		$	(2,238	)	$	440

CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(UNAUDITED)

(dollars in millions, except per share amounts and where indicated)



Charter Communications, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidating Statements of Cash Flows
For the six months ended June 30, 2019

	Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries						Guarantor Subsidiaries
	Charter			Intermediate Holding Companies			CCO Holdings			Charter Operating and Restricted Subsidiaries			Eliminations			Charter Consolidated
NET CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES	$	(18	)	$	55		$	(509	)	$	5,919		$	—		$	5,447

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Purchases of property, plant and equipment	—			(67		)	—			(3,262		)	67			(3,262		)
Change in accrued expenses related to capital expenditures	—			—			—			(428		)	—			(428		)
Real estate investments through variable interest entities	—			(64		)	—			—			—			(64		)
Contributions to subsidiaries	(91		)	(51		)	(792		)	—			934			—
Distributions from subsidiaries	1,829			2,084			2,591			—			(6,504		)	—
Other, net	—			(5		)	—			80			(67		)	8
Net cash flows from investing activities	1,738			1,897			1,799			(3,610		)	(5,570		)	(3,746		)

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Borrowings of long-term debt	—			—			750			9,964			—			10,714
Repayments of long-term debt	—			—			—			(10,123		)	—			(10,123		)
Payments for debt issuance costs	—			—			(7		)	(25		)	—			(32		)
Purchase of treasury stock	(1,801		)	—			—			—			—			(1,801		)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options	81			—			—			—			—			81
Purchase of noncontrolling interest	—			(254		)	—			—			—			(254		)
Distributions to noncontrolling interest	—			(77		)	—			(1		)	—			(78		)
Contributions from parent	—			91			51			792			(934		)	—
Distributions to parent	—			(1,829		)	(2,084		)	(2,591		)	6,504			—
Other, net	—			—			—			(127		)	—			(127		)
Net cash flows from financing activities	(1,720		)	(2,069		)	(1,290		)	(2,111		)	5,570			(1,620		)

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH	—			(117		)	—			198			—			81
CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH, beginning of period	—			465			—			300			—			765
CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH, end of period	$	—		$	348		$	—		$	498		$	—		$	846

CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(UNAUDITED)

(dollars in millions, except per share amounts and where indicated)



Charter Communications, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidating Statements of Cash Flows
For the six months ended June 30, 2018

	Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries						Guarantor Subsidiaries
	Charter			Intermediate Holding Companies			CCO Holdings			Charter Operating and Restricted Subsidiaries			Eliminations			Charter Consolidated
NET CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES	$	6		$	73		$	(502	)	$	6,218		$	—		$	5,795

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Purchases of property, plant and equipment	—			—			—			(4,574		)	—			(4,574		)
Change in accrued expenses related to capital expenditures	—			—			—			(466		)	—			(466		)
Contribution to subsidiaries	(43		)	(77		)	(77		)	—			197			—
Distributions from subsidiaries	2,282			2,656			3,158			—			(8,096		)	—
Other, net	—			(12		)	—			(55		)	—			(67		)
Net cash flows from investing activities	2,239			2,567			3,081			(5,095		)	(7,899		)	(5,107		)

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Borrowings of long-term debt	—			—			—			5,628			—			5,628
Repayments of long-term debt	—			—			—			(3,500		)	—			(3,500		)
Borrowings (repayments) loans payable - related parties	(7		)	—			—			7			—			—
Payments for debt issuance costs	—			—			—			(17		)	—			(17		)
Purchase of treasury stock	(2,281		)	—			—			—			—			(2,281		)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options	43			—			—			—			—			43
Purchase of noncontrolling interest	—			(328		)	—			—			—			(328		)
Distributions to noncontrolling interest	—			(75		)	—			(1		)	—			(76		)
Contributions from parent	—			43			77			77			(197		)	—
Distributions to parent	—			(2,282		)	(2,656		)	(3,158		)	8,096			—
Other, net	—			—			—			(5		)	—			(5		)
Net cash flows from financing activities	(2,245		)	(2,642		)	(2,579		)	(969		)	7,899			(536		)

NET INCRASE (DECREASE) IN CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH	—			(2		)	—			154			—			152
CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH, beginning of period	—			291			—			330			—			621
CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH, end of period	$	—		$	289		$	—		$	484		$	—		$	773

Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

General

Charter Communications, Inc. (together with its controlled subsidiaries, “Charter”) is the second largest cable operator in the United States and a leading broadband communications services company providing video, Internet and voice services to approximately 28.7 million residential and small and medium business customers at June 30, 2019. We also recently launched our mobile service to residential customers. In addition, we sell video and online advertising inventory to local, regional and national advertising customers and fiber-delivered communications and managed information technology solutions to larger enterprise customers. We also own and operate regional sports networks and local sports, news and community channels.

Overview

Since the close of the acquisitions in 2016 of Time Warner Cable Inc. ("TWC") and Bright House Networks, LLC ("Bright House"), we have been focused on integrating the practices and systems of Charter, TWC and Bright House, centralizing our product, marketing, sales and service operations, insourcing the TWC and Bright House workforces in our call centers and field operations, and rolling out Spectrum pricing and packaging ("SPP") to TWC and Bright House service areas. In 2018, we completed the conversion of the remaining TWC and Bright House analog service areas to an all-digital platform enabling us to deliver more HD channels and higher Internet speeds. Nearly all of our footprint is now all-digital. Additionally, we have doubled minimum Internet speeds to 200 Mbps in a number of service areas at no additional cost to new and existing SPP Internet customers. In 2018, leveraging DOCSIS 3.1 technology, we also expanded the availability of our Spectrum Internet Gig service to nearly all of our footprint. With our integration nearly complete, we are focused on operating as one company, with a unified product, marketing and service infrastructure, which will allow us to accelerate growth and innovate faster. With significantly less customer-facing change expected in 2019, we are focused on deploying superior products and service with minimal service disruptions. We expect our growing levels of productivity will result in lower customer churn, longer customer lifetimes and improved productivity with fewer customer calls and truck rolls per customer relationship. With over 80% of our residential customer base now in SPP packages, we expect additional benefits from lower legacy package migration activity, combined with SPP customers rolling off introductory pricing and modest price increases. Further, we expect to continue to drive customer relationship growth through sales of video, Internet, wireline voice and mobile packaged services. Additionally, with the completion of our all-digital conversion, roll-out of DOCSIS 3.1 technology across our footprint, and the integration of TWC and Bright House mostly complete, we have experienced a meaningful reduction in capital expenditures in dollars and as a percent of revenue in 2019 and expect these reductions to continue for the remainder of 2019.

At the end of the second quarter of 2018, we launched our mobile product, Spectrum Mobile, under our mobile virtual network operator ("MVNO") reseller agreement with Verizon. Our Spectrum Mobile service is offered to our residential customers subscribing to our Internet service and runs on Verizon's mobile network combined with Spectrum WiFi. We began mass market advertising of Spectrum Mobile in September 2018. In the second quarter of 2019, we expanded our Spectrum Mobile bring-your-own-device ("BYOD") program across all sales channels to include a broader set of devices. We believe our BYOD program will lower the cost for consumers of switching mobile carriers, and will reduce the short-term working capital impact of selling new mobile devices on installment plans. We expect these developments to contribute to the growth of our mobile business. We also continue to explore ways to manage our own network and drive even more mobile traffic to our network through our continued deployment of in-home and outdoor WiFi hotspots. In addition, we plan to use our WiFi network in conjunction with additional unlicensed or licensed spectrum to improve network performance and expand capacity to offer consumers a superior mobile service at a lower total cost to us. Further, we have experimental wireless licenses from the Federal Communications Commission that we are utilizing to test next generation mobile services in several service areas around the country. In 2018, we invested in our mobile operating partnership with Comcast Corporation, with a portion representing our equity investment in the partnership and a portion representing a prepayment of software development and related services for the mobile back office platform. As the partnership delivers services, we will reflect such services as capital or operating expense depending on the nature of services delivered.

We believe Spectrum-branded mobile services will drive higher sales of our core products, create longer customer lives and increase profitability and cash flow over time. As a result of growth costs associated with our new mobile product line, we cannot be certain that we will be able to grow revenues or maintain our margins at recent historical rates. During the three and six months

ended June 30, 2019, our mobile product line increased revenues by $158 million and $298 million, respectively, reduced Adjusted EBITDA by approximately $119 million and $239 million, respectively, and reduced free cash flow by approximately $297 million and $588 million, respectively. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2018, our mobile product line reduced Adjusted EBITDA by approximately $33 million and $41 million, respectively, and reduced free cash flow by $116 million and $141 million, respectively. As we continue to launch our mobile service and scale the business, we expect continued negative impacts to Adjusted EBITDA, as well as negative working capital impacts from the timing of device-related cash flows when we provide the handset or tablet to customers pursuant to equipment installment plans.

We realized revenue, Adjusted EBITDA and income from operations during the periods presented as follows (in millions; all percentages are calculated using whole numbers. Minor differences may exist due to rounding):



	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
	2019		2018		% Change		2019		2018		% Change
Revenues	$	11,347	$	10,854	4.5	%	$	22,553	$	21,511	4.8	%
Adjusted EBITDA	$	4,185	$	4,051	3.3	%	$	8,240	$	7,944	3.7	%
Income from operations	$	1,541	$	1,360	13.3	%	$	2,966	$	2,402	23.5	%

Adjusted EBITDA is defined as net income attributable to Charter shareholders plus net income attributable to noncontrolling interest, net interest expense, income taxes, depreciation and amortization, stock compensation expense, (gain) loss on financial instruments, net, other pension (benefits) costs, other (income) expense, net and other operating (income) expenses, such as special charges and (gain) loss on sale or retirement of assets. See “—Use of Adjusted EBITDA and Free Cash Flow” for further information on Adjusted EBITDA and free cash flow.

Growth in total revenue, Adjusted EBITDA and income from operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 compared to the corresponding prior periods was primarily due to growth in our residential Internet and commercial business customers. Adjusted EBITDA growth was additionally affected by increases in operating costs and expenses, primarily programming and mobile. Income from operations was also affected by a decrease in depreciation and amortization expense.

The following table summarizes our customer statistics for video, Internet and voice as of June 30, 2019 and 2018 (in thousands except per customer data and footnotes).



	Approximate as of
	June 30,
	2019 ^(a)		2018 ^(a)
Customer Relationships ^(b)
Residential	26,755		25,871
Small and Medium Business	1,902		1,750
Total Customer Relationships	28,657		27,621

Residential Primary Service Units (“PSU”)
Video	15,802		16,206
Internet	24,244		23,070
Voice	9,808		10,325

Monthly Residential Revenue per Residential Customer ^(c)	$	112.20	$	111.88

Small and Medium Business PSUs
Video	518		476
Internet	1,701		1,552
Voice	1,097		994

Monthly Small and Medium Business Revenue per Customer ^(d)	$	170.42	$	176.96

Enterprise PSUs ^(e)	258		235

^(a)

Customer statistics do not include mobile. We calculate the aging of customer accounts based on the monthly billing cycle for each account. On that basis, as of June 30, 2019 and 2018, customers include approximately 152,900 and 227,500 customers, respectively, whose accounts were over 60 days past due, approximately 13,800 and 19,300 customers, respectively, whose accounts were over 90 days past due and approximately 15,800 and 13,200 customers, respectively, whose accounts were over 120 days past due.

^(b)

Customer relationships include the number of customers that receive one or more levels of service, encompassing video, Internet and voice services, without regard to which service(s) such customers receive. Customers who reside in residential multiple dwelling units (“MDUs”) and that are billed under bulk contracts are counted based on the number of billed units within each bulk MDU. Total customer relationships exclude enterprise customer relationships.


^(c)	Monthly residential revenue per residential customer is calculated as total residential video, Internet and voice quarterly revenue divided by three divided by average residential customer relationships during the respective quarter.


^(d)	Monthly small and medium business revenue per customer is calculated as total small and medium business quarterly revenue divided by three divided by average small and medium business customer relationships during the respective quarter.


^(e)	Enterprise PSUs represent the aggregate number of fiber service offerings counting each separate service offering as an individual PSU.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

For a discussion of our critical accounting policies and the means by which we develop estimates therefore, see “Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in our 2018 Annual Report on Form 10-K. There have been no material changes from the critical accounting policies described in our Form 10-K.

Results of Operations

The following table sets forth the consolidated statements of operations for the periods presented (dollars in millions, except per share data):



	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
	2019			2018			2019			2018
Revenues	$	11,347		$	10,854		$	22,553		$	21,511

Costs and Expenses:
Operating costs and expenses (exclusive of items shown separately below)	7,244			6,873			14,480			13,709
Depreciation and amortization	2,500			2,592			5,050			5,302
Other operating expenses, net	62			29			57			98
	9,806			9,494			19,587			19,109
Income from operations	1,541			1,360			2,966			2,402

Other Income (Expenses):
Interest expense, net	(945		)	(878		)	(1,870		)	(1,729		)
Loss on financial instruments, net	(119		)	(75		)	(82		)	(12		)
Other pension benefits, net	9			20			18			40
Other expense, net	(16		)	(47		)	(126		)	(70		)
	(1,071		)	(980		)	(2,060		)	(1,771		)

Income before income taxes	470			380			906			631
Income tax expense	(84		)	(41		)	(203		)	(69		)
Consolidated net income	386			339			703			562
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	(72		)	(66		)	(136		)	(121		)

Net income attributable to Charter shareholders	$	314		$	273		$	567		$	441

EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE ATTRIBUTABLE TO CHARTER SHAREHOLDERS:
Basic	$	1.41		$	1.17		$	2.54		$	1.87
Diluted	$	1.39		$	1.15		$	2.50		$	1.84

Weighted average common shares outstanding, basic	222,392,274			234,241,769			223,505,016			235,992,306
Weighted average common shares outstanding, diluted	225,942,172			237,073,566			226,889,745			239,246,727

Revenues. Total revenues grew $493 million and $1.0 billion for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019, respectively, compared to the corresponding periods in 2018 primarily due to increases in the number of residential Internet and commercial business customers, price adjustments as well as the launch of our mobile service in the second half of 2018 offset by a decrease in video customers.

Revenues by service offering were as follows (dollars in millions; all percentages are calculated using whole numbers. Minor differences may exist due to rounding):



	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
	2019		2018		% Change		2019		2018		% Change
Video	$	4,391	$	4,363	0.6	%	$	8,775	$	8,655	1.4	%
Internet	4,103		3,770		8.8	%	8,127		7,477		8.7	%
Voice	489		531		(7.8	)%	993		1,087		(8.6	)%
Residential revenue	8,983		8,664		3.7	%	17,895		17,219		3.9	%

Small and medium business	963		915		5.3	%	1,908		1,815		5.1	%
Enterprise	652		627		4.0	%	1,295		1,249		3.7	%
Commercial revenue	1,615		1,542		4.7	%	3,203		3,064		4.5	%

Advertising sales	395		427		(7.5	)%	740		783		(5.5	)%
Mobile	158		—		NM		298		—		NM
Other	196		221		(11.3	)%	417		445		(6.3	)%
	$	11,347	$	10,854	4.5	%	$	22,553	$	21,511	4.8	%

Video revenues consist primarily of revenues from basic and digital video services provided to our residential customers, as well as franchise fees, equipment service fees and video installation revenue. The increase in video revenues is attributable to the following (dollars in millions):



	Three months ended June 30, 2019 compared to three months ended June 30, 2018 Increase / (Decrease)			Six months ended June 30, 2019 compared to six months ended June 30, 2018 Increase / (Decrease)
Increase related to rate changes	$	149		$	330
Decrease in average residential video customers	(97		)	(181		)
Decrease in video on demand and pay-per-view	(24		)	(29		)
	$	28		$	120

The increases related to rate changes were primarily due to price adjustments including annual increases and promotional roll-off. Residential video customers decreased by 404,000 from June 30, 2018 to June 30, 2019.

The increase in Internet revenues from our residential customers is attributable to the following (dollars in millions):



	Three months ended June 30, 2019 compared to three months ended June 30, 2018 Increase / (Decrease)		Six months ended June 30, 2019 compared to six months ended June 30, 2018 Increase / (Decrease)
Increase in average residential Internet customers	$	192	$	378
Increase related to rate changes	141		272
	$	333	$	650

Residential Internet customers grew by 1,174,000 customers from June 30, 2018 to June 30, 2019. The increases related to rate changes were primarily due to price adjustments including promotional roll-off.

The decrease in voice revenues from our residential customers is attributable to the following (dollars in millions):



	Three months ended June 30, 2019 compared to three months ended June 30, 2018 Increase / (Decrease)			Six months ended June 30, 2019 compared to six months ended June 30, 2018 Increase / (Decrease)
Decrease related to rate changes	$	(20	)	$	(55	)
Decrease in average residential voice customers	(22		)	(39		)
	$	(42	)	$	(94	)

The decreases related to rate changes were primarily due to value-based pricing. Residential wireline voice customers decreased by 517,000 customers from June 30, 2018 to June 30, 2019.

The increase in small and medium business commercial revenues is attributable to the following (dollars in millions):



	Three months ended June 30, 2019 compared to three months ended June 30, 2018 Increase / (Decrease)			Six months ended June 30, 2019 compared to six months ended June 30, 2018 Increase / (Decrease)
Increase in small and medium business customers	$	85		$	175
Decrease related to rate changes	(37		)	(82		)
	$	48		$	93

Small and medium business customers grew by 152,000 from June 30, 2018 to June 30, 2019. The decreases related to rate changes were primarily due to value-based pricing related to SPP, net of promotional roll-off and price adjustments.

Enterprise revenues increased $25 million and $46 million during the three and six months ended June 30, 2019, respectively, compared to the corresponding periods in 2018 primarily due to growth in customers. Enterprise PSUs increased 23,000 from June 30, 2018 to June 30, 2019.

Advertising sales revenues consist primarily of revenues from commercial advertising customers, programmers and other vendors, as well as local cable and advertising on regional sports and news channels. Advertising sales revenues decreased $32 million and $43 million during the three and six months ended June 30, 2019, respectively, compared to the corresponding periods in 2018 primarily due to a decrease in political revenue.

During the three and six months ended June 30, 2019, mobile revenues represent approximately $111 million and $225 million, respectively, of device revenues and approximately $47 million and $73 million of service revenues related to our mobile service, respectively. As of June 30, 2019, we had 518,000 mobile lines.

Other revenues consist of revenue from regional sports and news channels (excluding intercompany charges or advertising sales on those channels), home shopping, late payment fees, wire maintenance fees and other miscellaneous revenues. Other revenues decreased $25 million and $28 million during the three and six months ended June 30, 2019, respectively, compared to the corresponding periods in 2018 primarily due to a decrease in late payment fees and home shopping revenue offset by the sale of video devices.

Operating costs and expenses. The increases in our operating costs and expenses, exclusive of items shown separately in the consolidated statements of operations, are attributable to the following (dollars in millions):



	Three months ended June 30, 2019 compared to three months ended June 30, 2018 Increase / (Decrease)			Six months ended June 30, 2019 compared to six months ended June 30, 2018 Increase / (Decrease)
Programming	$	24		$	137
Regulatory, connectivity and produced content	37			65
Costs to service customers	(17		)	(49		)
Marketing	(1		)	(17		)
Mobile	244			496
Other	84			139
	$	371		$	771

Programming costs were approximately $2.8 billion and $5.7 billion for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019, respectively, representing 39% of total operating costs and expenses for both time periods, and $2.8 billion and $5.6 billion for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018, respectively, representing 41% of total operating costs and expenses for both time periods. Programming costs consist primarily of costs paid to programmers for basic, digital, premium, VOD, and pay-per-view programming. The increase in programming costs is primarily a result of contractual rate adjustments, including renewals and increases in amounts paid for retransmission consents partly offset by lower video customers and pay-per-view. We expect programming expenses will continue to increase due to a variety of factors, including annual increases imposed by programmers with additional selling power as a result of media consolidation, increased demands by owners of broadcast stations for payment for retransmission consent or linking carriage of other services to retransmission consent, and additional programming, particularly new services. We have been unable to fully pass these increases on to our customers and do not expect to be able to do so in the future without a potential loss of customers.

Regulatory, connectivity and produced content increased $37 million and $65 million during the three and six months ended June 30, 2019, respectively, compared to the corresponding periods in 2018 primarily due to costs of video devices sold to customers, higher regulatory pass-through fees and original programming costs.

Costs to service customers decreased $17 million and $49 million during the three and six months ended June 30, 2019, respectively, compared to the corresponding periods in 2018 primarily due to a decrease in bad debt expense.

Mobile costs of $277 million and $537 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019, respectively, and $33 million and $41 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018, respectively, were comprised of mobile device costs, mobile launch costs and mobile service and operating costs.

The increase in other expense is attributable to the following (dollars in millions):



	Three months ended June 30, 2019 compared to three months ended June 30, 2018 Increase / (Decrease)		Six months ended June 30, 2019 compared to six months ended June 30, 2018 Increase / (Decrease)
Corporate costs	$	23	$	39
Property tax and insurance	19		39
Stock compensation expense	12		25
Enterprise	8		14
Advertising sales expense	10		5
Other	12		17
	$	84	$	139

Depreciation and amortization. Depreciation and amortization expense decreased by $92 million and $252 million during the three and six months ended June 30, 2019, respectively, compared to the corresponding periods in 2018. The decrease was primarily due to a decrease in depreciation and amortization as certain assets acquired from TWC and Bright House become fully depreciated offset by an increase in depreciation as a result of more recent capital expenditures.

Other operating expenses, net. The changes in other operating expenses, net are attributable to the following (dollars in millions):



	Three months ended June 30, 2019 compared to three months ended June 30, 2018 Increase / (Decrease)			Six months ended June 30, 2019 compared to six months ended June 30, 2018 Increase / (Decrease)
Special charges, net	$	(12	)	$	(92	)
(Gain) loss on sale of assets, net	45			51
	$	33		$	(41	)

Special charges, net decreased during the three and six months ended June 30, 2019, respectively, compared to the corresponding periods in 2018 primarily due to a decrease in merger and restructuring costs. The six months ended June 30, 2018 also included a $22 million charge related to a withdrawal liability from a multiemployer pension plan. Loss on sale of assets, net increased primarily due to a $41 million impairment of non-strategic assets recognized during the three and six months ended June 30, 2019. See Note 13 to the accompanying consolidated financial statements contained in “Item 1. Financial Statements.”

Interest expense, net. Net interest expense increased by $67 million and $141 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019, respectively, compared to the corresponding periods in 2018 primarily as a result of an increase in weighted average debt outstanding of approximately $1.2 billion and $2.4 billion, respectively, primarily due to the issuance of notes throughout 2018 and 2019 for general corporate purposes including stock buybacks and debt repayments.

Loss on financial instruments, net. We recorded losses on financial instruments of $119 million and $82 million during the three and six months ended June 30, 2019, respectively, and $75 million and $12 million during the three and six months ended June 30, 2018, respectively. Gains and losses on financial instruments are primarily recognized due to changes in the fair value of our cross-currency derivative instruments and the foreign currency remeasurement of the fixed-rate British pound sterling denominated notes (the “Sterling Notes”) into U.S. dollars. For more information, see Note 9 to the accompanying consolidated financial statements contained in “Item 1. Financial Statements.”

Other pension benefits, net. Net other pension benefits decreased by $11 million and $22 million during the three and six months ended June 30, 2019, respectively, compared to the corresponding periods in 2018 due to lower expected return on plan assets. For more information, see Note 20 to the accompanying consolidated financial statements contained in “Item 1. Financial Statements.”

Other expense, net. Other expense, net primarily represents equity losses on our equity investments. Other expense, net also includes impairments on equity investments of approximately $11 million and $121 million during the three and six months ended June 30, 2019, respectively, and $39 million and $58 million during the three and six months ended June 30, 2018, respectively.

Income tax expense. We recognized income tax expense of $84 million and $203 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019, respectively, and $41 million and $69 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018, respectively. Income tax expense increased year over year primarily as a result of higher pretax income and lower benefit from state tax law changes. For more information, see Note 15 to the accompanying consolidated financial statements contained in “Item 1. Financial Statements.”

Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest. Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest for financial reporting purposes represents A/N’s portion of Charter Holdings’ net income based on its effective common unit ownership interest and the preferred dividend of $37 million and $75 million for each of the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively. For more information, see Note 8 to the accompanying consolidated financial statements contained in “Item 1. Financial Statements.”

Net income attributable to Charter shareholders. Net income attributable to Charter shareholders increased from $273 million and $441 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018, respectively, to $314 million and $567 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019, respectively, primarily as a result of the factors described above.

Use of Adjusted EBITDA and Free Cash Flow

We use certain measures that are not defined by GAAP to evaluate various aspects of our business. Adjusted EBITDA and free cash flow are non-GAAP financial measures and should be considered in addition to, not as a substitute for, net income attributable to Charter shareholders and net cash flows from operating activities reported in accordance with GAAP. These terms, as defined by us, may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies. Adjusted EBITDA and free cash flow are reconciled to net income attributable to Charter shareholders and net cash flows from operating activities, respectively, below.

Adjusted EBITDA eliminates the significant non-cash depreciation and amortization expense that results from the capital-intensive nature of our businesses as well as other non-cash or special items, and is unaffected by our capital structure or investment activities. However, this measure is limited in that it does not reflect the periodic costs of certain capitalized tangible and intangible assets used in generating revenues and our cash cost of financing. These costs are evaluated through other financial measures.

Free cash flow is defined as net cash flows from operating activities, less capital expenditures and changes in accrued expenses related to capital expenditures.

Management and Charter’s board of directors use Adjusted EBITDA and free cash flow to assess our performance and our ability to service our debt, fund operations and make additional investments with internally generated funds. In addition, Adjusted EBITDA generally correlates to the leverage ratio calculation under our credit facilities or outstanding notes to determine compliance with the covenants contained in the facilities and notes (all such documents have been previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”)). For the purpose of calculating compliance with leverage covenants, we use Adjusted EBITDA, as presented, excluding certain expenses paid by our operating subsidiaries to other Charter entities. Our debt covenants refer to these expenses as management fees, which were $299 million and $599 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019, respectively, and $265 million and $538 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018, respectively.



	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
	2019			2018			2019			2018
Net income attributable to Charter shareholders	$	314		$	273		$	567		$	441
Plus: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest	72			66			136			121
Interest expense, net	945			878			1,870			1,729
Income tax expense	84			41			203			69
Depreciation and amortization	2,500			2,592			5,050			5,302
Stock compensation expense	82			70			167			142
Loss on financial instruments, net	119			75			82			12
Other pension benefits, net	(9		)	(20		)	(18		)	(40		)
Other, net	78			76			183			168
Adjusted EBITDA	$	4,185		$	4,051		$	8,240		$	7,944

Net cash flows from operating activities	$	2,761		$	3,096		$	5,447		$	5,795
Less: Purchases of property, plant and equipment	(1,597		)	(2,391		)	(3,262		)	(4,574		)
Change in accrued expenses related to capital expenditures	(52		)	99			(428		)	(466		)
Free cash flow	$	1,112		$	804		$	1,757		$	755

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Introduction

This section contains a discussion of our liquidity and capital resources, including a discussion of our cash position, sources and uses of cash, access to credit facilities and other financing sources, historical financing activities, cash needs, capital expenditures and outstanding debt.

Recent Events

In May 2019, CCO Holdings, LLC and CCO Holdings Capital Corp. jointly issued $750 million aggregate principal amount of 5.375% senior unsecured notes due 2029 at par and in July 2019, an additional $750 million of the same series of notes were issued at a price of 102.000% of the aggregate principal amount. The net proceeds were used to pay related fees and expenses and for general corporate purposes, including funding buybacks of Charter Class A common stock and Charter Holdings common units as well as repaying certain indebtedness.

In July 2019, Charter Operating and Charter Communications Operating Capital Corp. jointly issued $1.25 billion aggregate principal amount of 5.125% senior notes due 2049 at a price of 99.880% of the aggregate principal amount. The net proceeds will be used to pay related fees and expenses and for general corporate purposes, including funding potential buybacks of Charter Class A common stock and Charter Holdings common units as well as repaying certain indebtedness, which may include Time Warner Cable, LLC's 5.000% senior notes due 2020.

Overview of Our Contractual Obligations and Liquidity

We have significant amounts of debt. The principal amount of our debt as of June 30, 2019 was $72.6 billion, consisting of $11.2 billion of credit facility debt, $41.8 billion of investment grade senior secured notes and $19.7 billion of high-yield senior unsecured notes. Our business requires significant cash to fund principal and interest payments on our debt.

Our projected cash needs and projected sources of liquidity depend upon, among other things, our actual results, and the timing and amount of our expenditures. As we launch our new mobile services, we expect an initial funding period to grow a new product as well as negative working capital impacts from the timing of device-related cash flows when we provide the handset or tablet to customers pursuant to equipment installment plans. Free cash flow was $1.1 billion and $1.8 billion for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019, respectively, and $804 million and $755 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018, respectively. The increase in free cash flow for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 compared to the corresponding prior periods is primarily due to a decrease in capital expenditures and higher Adjusted EBITDA offset by an unfavorable change in working capital as well as an increase in cash paid for interest. As of June 30, 2019, the amount available under our credit facilities was approximately $4.1 billion and cash on hand was approximately $696 million. We expect to utilize free cash flow, cash on hand and availability under our credit facilities as well as future refinancing transactions to further extend the maturities of our obligations. The timing and terms of any refinancing transactions will be subject to market conditions among other considerations. Additionally, we may, from time to time, and depending on market conditions and other factors, use cash on hand and the proceeds from securities offerings or other borrowings to retire our debt through open market purchases, privately negotiated purchases, tender offers or redemption provisions. We believe we have sufficient liquidity from cash on hand, free cash flow and Charter Operating’s revolving credit facility as well as access to the capital markets to fund our projected cash needs.

We continue to evaluate the deployment of our cash on hand and anticipated future free cash flow including to invest in our business growth and other strategic opportunities, including mergers and acquisitions as well as stock repurchases and dividends. Charter's target leverage remains at 4 to 4.5 times, and up to 3.5 times at the Charter Operating level. Our leverage was 4.4 as of June 30, 2019. We expect to increase the total amount of our indebtedness to maintain leverage within Charter's target leverage range. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2019, Charter purchased approximately 2.2 million and 4.9 million shares, respectively, of Charter Class A common stock for approximately $837 million and $1.7 billion, respectively, and during the three and six months ended June 30, 2018, Charter purchased 5.7 million and 7.3 million shares, respectively, of Charter Class A common stock for approximately $1.7 billion and $2.2 billion, respectively.

In December 2017, Charter and A/N entered into an amendment to the letter agreement (the "Letter Agreement") that requires A/N to sell to Charter or to Charter Holdings, on a monthly basis, a number of shares of Charter Class A common stock or Charter Holdings common units that represents a pro rata participation by A/N and its affiliates in any repurchases of shares of Charter Class A common stock from persons other than A/N effected by Charter during the immediately preceding calendar month, at a purchase price equal to the average price paid by Charter for the shares repurchased from persons other than A/N during such

immediately preceding calendar month. A/N and Charter both have the right to terminate or suspend the pro rata repurchase arrangement on a prospective basis. Charter Holdings purchased from A/N 0.4 million and 0.8 million Charter Holdings common units at an average price per unit of $358.21 and $338.12, or $161 million and $254 million, during the three and six months ended June 30, 2019, respectively, and 0.7 million and 1.1 million Charter Holdings common units at an average price per unit of $295.31 and $312.38, or $201 million and $328 million, during the three and six months ended June 30, 2018, respectively.

As of June 30, 2019, Charter had remaining board authority to purchase an additional $769 million of Charter’s Class A common stock and/or Charter Holdings common units. Charter is not obligated to acquire any particular amount of common stock, and the timing of any purchases that may occur cannot be predicted and will largely depend on market conditions and other potential uses of capital. Purchases may include open market purchases, tender offers or negotiated transactions.

As possible acquisitions, swaps or dispositions arise, we actively review them against our objectives including, among other considerations, improving the operational efficiency, geographic clustering of assets, product development or technology capabilities of our business and achieving appropriate return targets, and we may participate to the extent we believe these possibilities present attractive opportunities. However, there can be no assurance that we will actually complete any acquisitions, dispositions or system swaps, or that any such transactions will be material to our operations or results.

Free Cash Flow

Free cash flow increased $308 million and $1.0 billion during the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 compared to the corresponding prior periods in 2018 due to the following (dollars in millions).



	Three months ended June 30, 2019 compared to three months ended June 30, 2018 Increase / (Decrease)			Six months ended June 30, 2019 compared to six months ended June 30, 2018 Increase / (Decrease)
Decrease in capital expenditures	$	794		$	1,312
Increase in Adjusted EBITDA	134			296
Changes in working capital, excluding change in accrued interest	(438		)	(540		)
Increase in cash paid for interest, net	(167		)	(114		)
Other, net	(15		)	48
	$	308		$	1,002

Free cash flow was reduced by $297 million and $588 million during the three and six months ended June 30, 2019, respectively, and $116 million and $141 million during the three and six months ended June 30, 2018, respectively, due to mobile with impacts negatively affecting working capital, capital expenditures and Adjusted EBITDA.

Limitations on Distributions

Distributions by our subsidiaries to a parent company for payment of principal on parent company notes are restricted under indentures and credit facilities governing our indebtedness, unless there is no default under the applicable indenture and credit facilities, and unless each applicable subsidiary’s leverage ratio test is met at the time of such distribution. As of June 30, 2019, there was no default under any of these indentures or credit facilities, and each subsidiary met its applicable leverage ratio tests based on June 30, 2019 financial results. There can be no assurance that they will satisfy these tests at the time of the contemplated distribution. Distributions by Charter Operating for payment of principal on parent company notes are further restricted by the covenants in its credit facilities.

However, without regard to leverage, during any calendar year or any portion thereof during which the borrower is a flow-through entity for tax purposes, and so long as no event of default exists, the borrower may make distributions to the equity interests of the borrower in an amount sufficient to make permitted tax payments.

In addition to the limitation on distributions under the various indentures, distributions by our subsidiaries may be limited by applicable law, including the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act, under which our subsidiaries may only make distributions if they have “surplus” as defined in the act.

Historical Operating, Investing, and Financing Activities

Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash. We held $696 million and $551 million in cash and cash equivalents as of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively. We also held $150 million and $214 million in restricted cash as of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively, representing escrowed funds of a consolidated variable interest entity. See Note 3 to the accompanying consolidated financial statements contained in “Item 1. Financial Statements.”

Operating Activities. Net cash provided by operating activities decreased $348 million during the six months ended June 30, 2019 compared to the six months ended June 30, 2018, primarily due to changes in working capital, excluding the change in accrued interest and accrued expenses related to capital expenditures, that used $578 million more cash as a result of a one-time impact from a standardization of bill cycles and lower payables offset by an increase in Adjusted EBITDA of $296 million.

Investing Activities. Net cash used in investing activities was $3.7 billion and $5.1 billion for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively. The decrease in cash used was primarily due to a decrease in capital expenditures.

Financing Activities. Net cash used in financing activities was $1.6 billion and $536 million for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively. The increase in cash used was primarily due to a decrease in the amount by which borrowings of long-term debt exceeded repayments offset by a decrease in the purchase of treasury stock and noncontrolling interest.

Capital Expenditures

We have significant ongoing capital expenditure requirements. Capital expenditures were $1.6 billion and $3.3 billion for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019, respectively, and $2.4 billion and $4.6 billion for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018, respectively. The decrease was primarily due to lower customer premise equipment expenditures as a result of the completion of our all-digital conversion and fewer SPP migrations, lower scalable infrastructure as a result of the completion of the roll-out of DOCSIS 3.1 technology across our footprint in 2018 and lower support spending with the substantial completion of the integration of TWC and Bright House. See the table below for more details.

We currently expect capital expenditures, excluding capital expenditures related to mobile, to be approximately $7 billion in 2019, versus $8.9 billion in 2018. The actual amount of our capital expenditures in 2019 will depend on a number of factors including further spend related to product development and growth rates of both our residential and commercial businesses.

Our capital expenditures are funded primarily from cash flows from operating activities and borrowings on our credit facility. In addition, our accrued liabilities related to capital expenditures decreased by $428 million and $466 million for the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

The following tables present our major capital expenditures categories in accordance with National Cable and Telecommunications Association (“NCTA”) disclosure guidelines for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018. These disclosure guidelines are not required disclosures under GAAP, nor do they impact our accounting for capital expenditures under GAAP (dollars in millions):



	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
	2019		2018		2019		2018
Customer premise equipment (a)	$	492	$	828	$	1,057	$	1,762
Scalable infrastructure (b)	223		587		520		1,073
Line extensions (c)	363		353		684		644
Upgrade/rebuild (d)	155		190		286		332
Support capital (e)	364		433		715		763
Total capital expenditures	$	1,597	$	2,391	$	3,262	$	4,574

Capital expenditures included in total related to:
Mobile	$	93	$	53	$	181	$	70
Commercial services	$	324	$	309	$	629	$	592
All-digital transition	$	—	$	88	$	—	$	274


(a)	Customer premise equipment includes costs incurred at the customer residence to secure new customers and revenue generating units, including customer installation costs and customer premise equipment (e.g., set-top boxes and cable modems).


(b)	Scalable infrastructure includes costs not related to customer premise equipment, to secure growth of new customers and revenue generating units, or provide service enhancements (e.g., headend equipment).


(c)	Line extensions include network costs associated with entering new service areas (e.g., fiber/coaxial cable, amplifiers, electronic equipment, make-ready and design engineering).


(d)	Upgrade/rebuild includes costs to modify or replace existing fiber/coaxial cable networks, including betterments.


(e)	Support capital includes costs associated with the replacement or enhancement of non-network assets due to technological and physical obsolescence (e.g., non-network equipment, land, buildings and vehicles).

Recently Issued Accounting Standards

See Note 21 to the accompanying consolidated financial statements contained in “Item 1. Financial Statements” for a discussion of recently issued accounting standards.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.

We use derivative instruments to manage foreign exchange risk on the Sterling Notes, and do not hold or issue derivative instruments for speculative trading purposes.

Cross-currency derivative instruments are used to effectively convert £1.275 billion aggregate principal amount of fixed-rate British pound sterling denominated debt, including annual interest payments and the payment of principal at maturity, to fixed-rate U.S. dollar denominated debt. The cross-currency derivative instruments have maturities of June 2031 and July 2042. We are required to post collateral on the cross-currency derivative instruments when such instruments are in a liability position. In April 2019, we entered into a collateral holiday agreement for 60% of both the 2031 and 2042 cross-currency swaps, which eliminates the requirement to post collateral for three years, as well as a ten year collateral cap on the remaining 40% of the cross-currency swaps which limits the required collateral posting on that 40% of the cross-currency swaps to $150 million. For more information, see Note 9 to the accompanying consolidated financial statements contained in “Item 1. Financial Statements.”

As of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the weighted average interest rate on credit facility debt was approximately 4.1% and 4.3%, respectively, and the weighted average interest rate on the senior notes was approximately 5.4% and 5.6%, respectively, resulting in a blended weighted average interest rate of 5.2% and 5.4%, respectively. The interest rate on approximately 83% and 85% of the total principal amount of our debt was effectively fixed as of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively.

The table set forth below summarizes the fair values and contract terms of financial instruments subject to interest rate risk maintained by us as of June 30, 2019 (dollars in millions).



	2019			2020			2021			2022			2023			Thereafter			Total			Fair Value
Debt:
Fixed-Rate	$	—		$	3,500		$	2,200		$	4,250		$	4,150		$	46,419		$	60,519		$	65,215
Average Interest Rate	—		%	4.19		%	4.32		%	4.70		%	5.85		%	5.63		%	5.45		%

Variable Rate	$	143		$	286		$	286		$	286		$	566		$	10,500		$	12,067		$	12,030
Average Interest Rate	3.46		%	3.23		%	3.57		%	3.86		%	3.93		%	4.27		%	4.13		%

Interest rates on variable-rate debt are estimated using the average implied forward LIBOR for the year of maturity based on the yield curve in effect at June 30, 2019 including applicable bank spread.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures.

As of the end of the period covered by this report, under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, we have evaluated the effectiveness of our design and operation of disclosure controls and procedures with respect to the information generated for use in this quarterly report. The evaluation was based upon reports and certifications provided by a number of executives. Based on, and as of the date of that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the disclosure controls and procedures were effective to provide

reasonable assurances that information required to be disclosed in the reports we file or submit under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms.

In designing and evaluating the disclosure controls and procedures, our management recognized that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance of achieving the desired control objectives, and management necessarily was required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures. Based upon the evaluation, we believe that our controls provide such reasonable assurances.

During the quarter ended June 30, 2019, there was no change in our internal control over financial reporting that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings.

Our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018 includes “Legal Proceedings” under Item 3 of Part I. Other than as described in Note 19 to the accompanying consolidated financial statements contained in “Item 1. Financial Statements,” there have been no material changes from the legal proceedings described in our Form 10-K.

Item 1A. Risk Factors.

Our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018 includes "Risk Factors" under Item 1A of Part I. There have been no material changes from the updated risk factors described in our Form 10-K.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.

The following table presents Charter’s purchases of equity securities completed during the second quarter of 2019 (dollars in millions, except per share amounts):



Period	Total Number of Shares Purchased ⁽¹⁾	Average Price Paid per Share	Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs ⁽²⁾	Approximate Dollar Value of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs ⁽²⁾
April 1 - 30, 2019	742,193	$353.38	738,856	$902
May 1 - 31, 2019	962,037	$376.20	822,793	$808
June 1 - 30, 2019	697,425	$389.27	685,630	$769


⁽¹⁾	Includes 3,337, 139,244 and 11,795 shares withheld from employees for the payment of taxes and exercise costs upon the exercise of stock options or vesting of other equity awards for the months of April, May and June 2019, respectively.

⁽²⁾

During the three months ended June 30, 2019, Charter purchased approximately 2.2 million shares of its Class A common stock for approximately $837 million. Charter Holdings purchased 0.4 million Charter Holdings common units from A/N at an average price per unit of $358.21, or $161 million, during the three months ended June 30, 2019. As of June 30, 2019, Charter had remaining board authority to purchase an additional $769 million of Charter’s Class A common stock and/or Charter Holdings common units. In addition to open market purchases including pursuant to Rule 10b5-1 plans adopted from time to time, Charter may also buy shares of Charter Class A common stock, from time to time, pursuant to private transactions outside of its Rule 10b5-1 plan and any such repurchases would also trigger the repurchases from A/N pursuant to and to the extent provided in the Letter Agreement.

Item 5. Other Information.

On January 29, 2019, Charter’s Board of Directors adopted the Charter Communications, Inc. 2019 Stock Incentive Plan (the “2019 Plan”). The 2019 Plan became effective on April 23, 2019 upon its approval by Charter’s stockholders at its Annual Meeting. The terms of the 2019 Plan are summarized in Charter’s proxy statement for the 2019 Annual Meeting. The forms of stock option agreement, restricted stock unit agreement and restricted stock agreement approved for grants under the 2019 Plan are attached as Exhibits 10.2, 10.3 and 10.4 to this report.

Item 6. Exhibits.

See Exhibit Index.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, Charter Communications, Inc. has duly caused this quarterly report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.



	CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.,
	Registrant

	By:	/s/ Kevin D. Howard
		Kevin D. Howard
Date: July 26, 2019		Chief Accounting Officer and Controller

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Exhibit Index



Exhibit		Description

10.1		Charter Communications, Inc. 2019 Stock Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Annex A to the proxy statement for the Charter Communications, Inc. 2019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders filed March 14, 2019 (File No. 001-33664)).
10.2*		Form of Nonqualified Stock Option Agreement under the Charter Communications, Inc. 2019 Stock Incentive Plan.
10.3*		Form of Restricted Stock Unit Agreement under the Charter Communications, Inc. 2019 Stock Incentive Plan.
10.4*		Form of Restricted Stock Agreement under the Charter Communications, Inc. 2019 Stock Incentive Plan.
10.5		Indenture, dated as of May 23, 2019, among CCO Holdings, LLC, CCO Holdings Capital Corp. and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the current report on Form 8-K filed by Charter Communications, Inc. on May 30, 2019 (File No. 001-33664)).
10.6		First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of May 23, 2019, among CCO Holdings, LLC, CCO Holdings Capital Corp. and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the current report on Form 8-K filed by Charter Communications, Inc. on May 30, 2019 (File No. 001-33664)).
10.7		Form of 5.375% Senior Notes due 2029 (included in Exhibit 10.5).
10.8		Exchange and Registration Rights Agreement, dated May 23, 2019, relating to the 5.375% Senior Notes due 2029, among CCO Holdings, LLC, CCO Holdings Capital Corp. and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., as representative of the several Purchasers (as defined therein) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the current report on Form 8-K filed by Charter Communications, Inc. on May 30, 2019 (File No. 001-33664)).
10.9		Underwriting Agreement, dated as of June 25, 2019, among Charter Communications Operating, LLC, Charter Communications Operating Capital Corp., CCO Holdings, LLC, as parent guarantor, the subsidiary guarantors party thereto and Citigroup Global Markets Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, as representatives of the several underwriters named in Schedule I thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to the current report on Form 8-K filed by Charter Communications, Inc. on July 1, 2019 (File No. 001-33664)).
10.10		Fourteenth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of July 10, 2019, among Charter Communications Operating, LLC, Charter Communications Operating Capital Corp., as issuers, CCO Holdings, LLC, the subsidiary guarantors party thereto and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee and collateral agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.5 to the current report on Form 8-K filed by Charter Communications, Inc. on July 10, 2019 (File No. 001-33664)).
10.11		Form of 5.125% Senior Secured Notes due 2049 (included in Exhibit 10.10 hereto).
10.12		Exchange and Registration Rights Agreement, dated July 10, 2019, relating to the 5.375% Senior Notes due 2029, among CCO Holdings, LLC, CCO Holdings Capital Corp. and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., as representative of the several Purchasers (as defined therein) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the current report on Form 8-K filed by Charter Communications, Inc. on July 10, 2019 (File No. 001-33664)).
31.1*		Certificate of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/Rule 15d-14(a) under the under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
31.2*		Certificate of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/Rule 15d-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
32.1*		Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Chief Executive Officer).
32.2*		Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Chief Financial Officer).
101.INS**		XBRL Instance Document - the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document.
101.SCH**		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document.
101.CAL**		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document.
101.DEF**		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document.
101.LAB**		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document.
101.PRE**		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document.

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*	Filed herewith.

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**	This exhibit will not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78r) or otherwise subject to the liability of that section. Such exhibit will not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act or Securities Exchange Act, except to the extent that the company specifically incorporates it by reference.

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