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)
x	QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2012
or
o	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	43-1857213
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
12405 Powerscourt Drive St. Louis, Missouri 63131	(314) 965-0555
(Address of principal executive offices including zip code)	(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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 “accelerated filer,” “large accelerated filer,” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

Large accelerated filer x    Accelerated filer o    Non-accelerated filer oSmaller reporting company o

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

APPLICABLE ONLY TO REGISTRANTS INVOLVED IN BANKRUPTCY

PROCEEDINGS DURING THE PRECEDING FIVE YEARS:

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed all documents and reports required to be filed by Section 12, 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 subsequent to the distribution of securities under a plan confirmed by a court. Yes x No o

Number of shares of Class A common stock outstanding as of March 31, 2012: 100,558,818

CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q FOR THE PERIOD ENDED MARCH 31, 2012

TABLE OF CONTENTS

		Page No.
PART I	FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1	Financial Statements ‑ Charter Communications, Inc. and Subsidiaries
	Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011	1
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
	for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011	2
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss
	for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011	2
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended
	March 31, 2012 and 2011	3
	Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements	4
Item 2	Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	20
Item 3	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure About Market Risk	32
Item 4	Controls and Procedures	33
PART II	OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1	Legal Proceedings	34
Item 1A	Risk Factors	34
Item 2	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	34
Item 6	Exhibits	34
Signatures		S-1
Exhibit Index		E-1

This quarterly report on Form 10-Q is for the three months ended March 31, 2012. The 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, "we," "us" and "our" refer to Charter Communications, Inc. and its subsidiaries.

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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 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 II, Item 1A and 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,” “create” 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 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 free cash flow by offering video, Internet, telephone, advertising and other services to residential and commercial customers, to adequately meet the customer experience demands in our markets 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 and the difficult economic conditions in the United States;

• the development and deployment of new products and technologies;

• the impact of competition from other market participants, including but not limited to incumbent telephone companies, direct broadcast satellite operators, wireless broadband and telephone providers, and digital subscriber line (“DSL”) providers and competition from video provided over the Internet;

• general business conditions, economic uncertainty or downturn, high 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);

• the effects of governmental regulation on our business;

• 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.

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements.

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

	March 31, 2012			December 31, 2011
	(unaudited)
ASSETS
CURRENT ASSETS:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	4		$	2
Restricted cash and cash equivalents	27			27
Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of
$13 and $16, respectively	231			272
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	76			69
Total current assets	338			370
INVESTMENT IN CABLE PROPERTIES:
Property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated
depreciation of $2,682 and $2,364, respectively	6,906			6,897
Franchises	5,291			5,288
Customer relationships, net	1,634			1,704
Goodwill	954			954
Total investment in cable properties, net	14,785			14,843
OTHER NONCURRENT ASSETS	396			392
Total assets	$	15,519		$	15,605
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	1,140			1,153
Total current liabilities	1,140			1,153
LONG-TERM DEBT	12,802			12,856
DEFERRED INCOME TAXES	917			847
OTHER LONG-TERM LIABILITIES	334			340
SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY:
Class A common stock; $.001 par value; 900 million shares authorized;
100,564,176 and 100,570,418 shares issued, respectively	—			—
Class B common stock; $.001 par value; 25 million shares authorized;
no shares issued and outstanding	—			—
Preferred stock; $.001 par value; 250 million shares authorized;
no non-redeemable shares issued and outstanding	—			—
Additional paid-in capital	1,568			1,556
Accumulated deficit	(1,178		)	(1,082		)
Treasury stock at cost; 5,358 and 0 shares, respectively	—			—
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(64		)	(65		)
Total shareholders’ equity	326			409
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	$	15,519		$	15,605

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

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

Unaudited

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2012			2011
REVENUES	$	1,827		$	1,770
COSTS AND EXPENSES:
Operating (excluding depreciation and amortization)	814			768
Selling, general and administrative	372			345
Depreciation and amortization	408			383
Other operating expenses, net	3			5
	1,597			1,501
Income from operations	230			269
OTHER EXPENSES:
Interest expense, net	(237		)	(233		)
Loss on extinguishment of debt	(15		)	(67		)
Other expense, net	(1		)	—
	(253		)	(300		)
Loss before income taxes	(23		)	(31		)
Income tax expense	(71		)	(79		)
Net loss	$	(94	)	$	(110	)
LOSS PER COMMON SHARE, BASIC AND DILUTED:	$	(0.95	)	$	(0.97	)
Weighted average common shares outstanding, basic and diluted	99,432,960			113,224,303

CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE LOSS

(dollars in millions)

Unaudited

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2012			2011
Net loss	$	(94	)	$	(110	)
Changes in fair value of interest rate swap agreements, net of tax	1			11
Comprehensive loss	$	(93	)	$	(99	)

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

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

Unaudited

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2012			2011
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net loss	$	(94	)	$	(110	)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash flows from operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	408			383
Noncash interest expense	14			12
Loss on extinguishment of debt	15			67
Deferred income taxes	70			77
Other, net	11			7
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects from acquisitions:
Accounts receivable	40			24
Prepaid expenses and other assets	(8		)	(9		)
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other	(2		)	(4		)
Net cash flows from operating activities	454			447
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Purchases of property, plant and equipment	(340		)	(356		)
Change in accrued expenses related to capital expenditures	(12		)	(19		)
Other, net	(13		)	(6		)
Net cash flows from investing activities	(365		)	(381		)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Borrowings of long-term debt	1,469			1,846
Repayments of long-term debt	(1,539		)	(1,666		)
Payments for debt issuance costs	(10		)	(22		)
Purchase of treasury stock	(3		)	(207		)
Other, net	(4		)	5
Net cash flows from financing activities	(87		)	(44		)
NET INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS	2			22
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, beginning of period	29			32
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, end of period	$	31		$	54
CASH PAID FOR INTEREST	$	216		$	202

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

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CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(UNAUDITED)

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

1.    Organization and Basis of Presentation

Organization

Charter Communications, Inc. (“Charter”) is a holding company whose principal asset is a 100% common equity interest in Charter Communications Holding Company, LLC (“Charter Holdco”). Charter owns cable systems through its subsidiaries, which are collectively, with Charter, referred to herein as the “Company.” All significant intercompany accounts and transactions among consolidated entities have been eliminated.

The Company is a cable operator providing services in the United States. The Company offers to residential and commercial customers traditional cable video programming (basic and digital video), Internet services, and telephone services, as well as advanced video services such as Charter OnDemand™, high definition television, and digital video recorder (“DVR”) service. The Company sells its cable video programming, Internet, telephone, and advanced video services primarily on a subscription basis. The Company also sells local advertising on cable networks and on the Internet and provides fiber connectivity to cellular towers.

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“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 condensed 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; income taxes; contingencies and programming expense. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform with the 2012 presentation.

Restricted cash and cash equivalents on the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets consist of amounts held in escrow accounts pending final resolution from the Bankruptcy Court. Restricted cash is included in cash and cash equivalents on the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of cash flows.  See Note 10.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(UNAUDITED)

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

2.    Franchises, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

As of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, indefinite lived and finite-lived intangible assets are presented in the following table:

	March 31, 2012						December 31, 2011
	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Net Carrying Amount		Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Net Carrying Amount
Indefinite lived intangible assets:
Franchises	$	5,291	$	—	$	5,291	$	5,288	$	—	$	5,288
Goodwill	954		—		954		954		—		954
Trademarks	158		—		158		158		—		158
	$	6,403	$	—	$	6,403	$	6,400	$	—	$	6,400
Finite-lived intangible assets:
Customer relationships	$	2,369	$	735	$	1,634	$	2,368	$	664	$	1,704
Other intangible assets	85		19		66		79		16		63
	$	2,454	$	754	$	1,700	$	2,447	$	680	$	1,767

Amortization expense related to customer relationships and other intangible assets for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 was $74 million and $79 million, respectively. Franchises and customer relationships increased by $3 million and $1 million, respectively, as a result of cable system acquisitions completed during the three months ended March 31, 2012.

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

Nine months ended December 31, 2012	$	219
2013	266
2014	240
2015	213
2016	187
Thereafter	575
	$	1,700

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

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CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(UNAUDITED)

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

3.    Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses

Accounts payable and accrued expenses consist of the following as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011:

	March 31, 2012		December 31, 2011
Accounts payable – trade	$	161	$	142
Accrued capital expenditures	131		143
Accrued expenses:
Interest	198		191
Programming costs	320		303
Franchise related fees	44		50
Compensation	95		123
Other	191		201
	$	1,140	$	1,153

4.    Long-Term Debt

Long-term debt consists of the following as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011:

	March 31, 2012				December 31, 2011
	Principal Amount		Accreted Value		Principal Amount		Accreted Value
CCH II, LLC:
13.500% senior notes due November 30, 2016	$	1,146	$	1,304	$	1,480	$	1,692
CCO Holdings, LLC:
7.250% senior notes due October 30, 2017	1,000		1,000		1,000		1,000
7.875% senior notes due April 30, 2018	900		900		900		900
7.000% senior notes due January 15, 2019	1,400		1,391		1,400		1,391
8.125% senior notes due April 30, 2020	700		700		700		700
7.375% senior notes due June 1, 2020	750		750		750		750
6.500% senior notes due April 30, 2021	1,500		1,500		1,500		1,500
6.625% senior notes due January 31, 2022	750		746		—		—
Credit facility due September 6, 2014	350		329		350		326
Charter Communications Operating, LLC:
8.000% senior second-lien notes due April 30, 2012	201		201		500		502
10.875% senior second-lien notes due September 15, 2014	—		—		312		331
Credit facilities	4,136		3,981		3,929		3,764
Long-Term Debt	$	12,833	$	12,802	$	12,821	$	12,856

The accreted values presented above represent the fair value of the notes as of the date the Company emerged from Bankruptcy (see Note 10) or the principal amount of the notes less the original issue discount at the time of sale, plus the accretion 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. The Company has availability under its credit facilities of approximately $1.1 billion as of March 31, 2012, and as such, debt maturing in the next twelve months is classified as long-term.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(UNAUDITED)

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

In January 2011, CCO Holdings, LLC ("CCO Holdings") and CCO Holdings Capital Corp. closed on transactions in which they issued $1.4 billion aggregate principal amount of 7.00% senior notes due 2019. The net proceeds of the issuances were contributed by CCO Holdings to Charter Communications Operating, LLC ("Charter Operating") as a capital contribution and were used to repay indebtedness under the Charter Operating credit facilities. The Company recorded a loss on extinguishment of debt of approximately $67 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011 related to these transactions.

In January 2012, CCO Holdings and CCO Holdings Capital Corp. closed on transactions in which they issued $750 million aggregate principal amount of 6.625% senior notes due 2022. The notes were issued at a price of 99.5% of the aggregate principal amount. The net proceeds of the notes were used, along with a draw on the $500 million delayed draw portion of the Charter Operating Term Loan A facility, to repurchase $300 million aggregate principal amount of Charter Operating's outstanding 8.00% senior second-lien notes due 2012, $294 million aggregate principal amount of Charter Operating's 10.875% senior second-lien notes due 2014 and $334 million aggregate principal amount of CCH II's 13.50% senior notes due 2016, as well as to repay amounts outstanding under the Company's revolving credit facility. The tender offers closed in January and February 2012 and the Company recorded a loss on extinguishment of debt of approximately $15 million on this transaction for the three months ended March 31, 2012.

In March 2012, Charter Operating redeemed the remaining $18 million of 10.875% senior notes due 2014 pursuant to a notice of redemption.

In April 2012, Charter Operating entered into a senior secured term loan D facility pursuant to the terms of the Charter Operating credit agreement providing for $750 million of term loans with a final maturity date of May 15, 2019. Pricing on the new term loan D was set at LIBOR plus 3% with a LIBOR floor of 1%, and issued at a price of 99.5% of the aggregate principal amount. The proceeds were used to refinance Charter Operating's existing term loan B-1 and term loan B-2, both due 2014, with the remaining amount used to pay down a portion of its existing term loan C due 2016. Charter Operating concurrently amended and restated its existing $1.3 billion revolving credit facility with a new $1.15 billion revolving credit facility due 2017 at the interest rate of LIBOR plus 2.25% and amended and restated its existing credit agreement dated March 31, 2010 (the “Existing Credit Agreement”). The amendments to the Existing Credit Agreement included, among other things, certain allowances under the negative covenants, the calculation of certain financial covenants and changes to the related financial definitions, and the thresholds for certain events of default. The Company expects to record a non-cash loss on the refinancing of approximately $60 million during the second quarter of 2012 related to these transactions.

In April 2012, CCO Holdings entered into an amendment to its existing credit agreement dated March 6, 2007 which included, among other things, amendments to the Change of Control definition and certain other provisions and definitions related thereto. The Change of Control definition was amended to conform to the provision contained in Charter Operating's credit agreement so that a Change in Control could now occur upon both the consummation of any transaction resulting in any person or group having power to vote more than 50% of the ordinary voting power and a Ratings Event as defined in the credit agreement. Previously, the percentage of voting power necessary for a Change of Control had been 35%, and the definition of Change of Control did not include a Ratings Event.

5.    Treasury Stock

On March 22, 2011, the Company purchased, in a private transaction, 4.5 million shares of Charter’s Class A common stock from funds advised by Franklin Advisers, Inc.  The price paid was $46.10 per share for a total of $207 million.  The transaction was funded from existing cash on hand and available liquidity.  The shares were reflected on the Company's condensed consolidated balance sheets as treasury stock until retired in December 2011.

In January 2012, the Company purchased, in a private transaction with a shareholder, 49,332 shares of its common stock at $55.18 for a total of $3 million. These shares were retired in January 2012.

During the three months ended March 31, 2012, the Company withheld 5,358 shares of its common stock in payment of income tax withholding owed by employees upon vesting of restricted shares. The Company accounts for treasury stock using the cost method and includes treasury stock as a component of total shareholders' equity.

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CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(UNAUDITED)

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

6.     Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities

The Company uses interest rate swap agreements to manage its interest costs and reduce the Company’s exposure to increases in floating interest rates. The Company manages its exposure to fluctuations in interest rates by maintaining a mix of fixed and variable rate debt. Using interest rate swap agreements, including those entered into in April 2012 discussed below, the Company agrees to exchange, at specified intervals through 2017, the difference between fixed and variable interest amounts calculated by reference to agreed-upon notional principal amounts.

The Company does not hold or issue derivative instruments for speculative trading purposes. The Company has certain interest rate derivative instruments that have been designated as cash flow hedging instruments. Such instruments effectively convert variable interest payments on certain debt instruments into fixed payments. For qualifying hedges, realized derivative gains and losses offset related results on hedged items in the consolidated statements of operations. The Company formally documents, designates and assesses the effectiveness of transactions that receive hedge accounting.

The effect of derivative instruments on the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets is presented in the table below:

	March 31, 2012			December 31, 2011
Other long-term liabilities:
Fair value of interest rate derivatives designated as hedges	$	64		$	65
Accumulated other comprehensive loss:
Interest rate derivatives designated as hedges	$	(64	)	$	(65	)

Changes in the fair value of interest rate agreements that are designated as hedging instruments of the variability of cash flows associated with floating-rate debt obligations, and that meet effectiveness criteria are reported in accumulated other comprehensive loss. The amounts are subsequently reclassified as an increase or decrease to interest expense in the same periods in which the related interest on the floating-rate debt obligations affected earnings (losses).

The effects of derivative instruments on the Company’s condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive loss and condensed consolidated statements of operations is presented in the table below.

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2012			2011
Other comprehensive loss:
Gain on interest rate derivatives designated as hedges (effective portion)	$	1		$	11
Net loss:
Amount of loss reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss into interest expense	$	(8	)	$	(10	)

As of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, the Company had $2.0 billion in notional amounts of interest rate swap agreements outstanding. The notional amounts of interest rate instruments do not represent amounts exchanged by the parties and, thus, are not a measure of exposure to credit loss. The amounts exchanged were determined by reference to the notional amount and the other terms of the contracts.

In April 2012, the Company entered into $1.1 billion in notional amounts of delayed start interest rate swap agreements, extending until 2016 and 2017 a portion of the portfolio that is scheduled to expire in 2013 through 2015.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(UNAUDITED)

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

7.    Fair Value Measurements

Financial Assets and Liabilities

The Company has estimated the fair value of its financial instruments as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011 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 condensed 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, receivables, payables and other current assets and liabilities approximate fair value because of the short maturity of those instruments.

The estimated fair value of the Company’s debt at March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011 are based on quoted market prices and is classified within Level 1 (defined below) of the valuation hierarchy.

A summary of the carrying value and fair value of the Company’s debt at March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011 is as follows:

	March 31, 2012				December 31, 2011
	Carrying Value		Fair Value		Carrying Value		Fair Value
Debt
CCH II debt	$	1,304	$	1,311	$	1,692	$	1,713
CCO Holdings debt	$	6,987	$	7,488	$	6,241	$	6,630
Charter Operating debt	$	201	$	202	$	833	$	847
Credit facilities	$	4,310	$	4,450	$	4,090	$	4,193

The interest rate derivatives designated as hedges were valued as $64 million and $65 million liabilities as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively, using a present value calculation based on an implied forward LIBOR curve (adjusted for Charter Operating’s or counterparties’ credit risk) and were classified within Level 2 (defined below) of the valuation hierarchy. The weighted average pay rate for the Company’s interest rate swap agreements was 2.25% at both March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011 (exclusive of applicable spreads).

The accounting guidanceestablishes a three-level hierarchy for disclosure of fair value measurements, based upon 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.

Nonfinancial Assets and Liabilities

The Company’s nonfinancial assets such as 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.  No impairments were recorded in the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011.

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

8.     Other Operating Expenses, Net

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

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2012		2011
Loss on sale of assets, net	$	1	$	—
Special charges, net	2		5
	$	3	$	5

Loss on sale of assets, net

Loss on sale of assets represents the loss recognized on the sales of fixed assets and cable systems.

Special charges, net

Special charges, net for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 primarily includes severance charges.

9.    Income Taxes

All of Charter’s operations are held through Charter Holdco and its direct and indirect subsidiaries. Charter Holdco and the majority of its subsidiaries are generally limited liability companies that are not subject to income tax. However, certain of these limited liability companies are subject to state income tax. In addition, the indirect subsidiaries that are corporations are subject to federal and state income tax. All of the remaining taxable income, gains, losses, deductions and credits of Charter Holdco are passed through to Charter.

For the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, the Company recorded $71 million and $79 million of income tax expense, respectively. The income tax expense is recognized primarily through increases in deferred tax liabilities related to our investment in Charter Holdco, as well as through current state income tax expense and increases in the deferred tax liabilities of certain of our indirect corporate subsidiaries. The tax provision in future periods will vary based on current and future temporary differences, as well as future operating results.

As of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, the Company had net deferred income tax liabilities of approximately $894 million and $824 million, respectively. Included in net deferred tax liabilities is net current deferred assets of $23 million as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011 included in prepaid expenses and other current assets in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets of the Company. Net deferred tax liabilities included approximately $221 million at March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011 relating to certain indirect subsidiaries of Charter Holdco that file separate federal or state income tax returns.  The remainder of the Company's net deferred tax liability arose from Charter's investment in Charter Holdco, and was largely attributable to the characterization of franchises for financial reporting purposes as indefinite-lived.

No tax years for Charter or Charter Holdco are currently under examination by the Internal Revenue Service.  Tax years ending 2008 through 2011 remain subject to examination and assessment. Years prior to 2008 remain open solely for purposes of examination of Charter’s loss and credit carryforwards.

10.    Contingencies

On March 27, 2009, Charter filed a Chapter 11 petition in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York. On November 17, 2009, the Bankruptcy Court issued its Order and Opinion confirming the Plan over the objections of various objectors. Charter consummated the Plan on November 30, 2009 and reinstated the Charter Operating Credit Agreement and certain other debt of its subsidiaries.

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Two appeals are pending relating to confirmation of the Plan, the appeals by (i) Law Debenture Trust Company of New York (“Law Debenture Trust”) (as the Trustee with respect to the $479 million in aggregate principal amount of 6.50% convertible senior notes due 2027 issued by Charter which are no longer outstanding following consummation of the Plan); and (ii) R² Investments, LDC (“R² Investments”) (a former equity interest holder in Charter). The appeals by Law Debenture Trust and R² Investments were denied by the District Court for the Southern District of New York in March 2011. Both Law Debenture Trust and R² Investments have appealed that ruling. The Company cannot predict the ultimate outcome of the appeals nor can it estimate a reasonable range of loss.

The Company is also a defendant or co-defendant in several lawsuits claiming infringement of various patents 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 rights, 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 patents 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 estimate a reasonable range of loss.

The Company is party to lawsuits and claims that arise in the ordinary course of conducting its business, including lawsuits claiming violation of anti-trust laws and violation of wage and hour laws. 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.

11.    Stock Compensation Plans

Charter’s 2009 Stock Incentive Plan provides 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 2009 Stock Incentive Plan.

During the three months ended March 31, 2011, the Company granted 12,500 shares of restricted stock. Restricted stock vests annually over a one to four-year period beginning from the date of grant. During the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, the Company granted 6,000 and 14,300 stock options. Stock options generally vest annually over four years from either the grant date or delayed vesting commencement dates. Stock options generally expire ten years from the grant date. During the three months ended March 31, 2012, the Company granted 15,500 restricted stock units. Restricted stock units have no voting rights and vest ratably over four years from either the grant date or delayed vesting commencement dates. As of March 31, 2012, total unrecognized compensation remaining to be recognized in future periods totaled $39 million for restricted stock, $59 million for stock options and $10 million for restricted stock units and the weighted average period over which it is expected to be recognized is 3 years for restricted stock, stock options and restricted stock units.

The Company recorded $11 million and $7 million of stock compensation expense for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively, which is included in selling, general, and administrative expense and other operating expenses, net.

12.    Consolidating Schedules

The CCO Holdings notes and the CCO Holdings credit facility are obligations of CCO Holdings. The CCH II notes are obligations of CCH II. However, these notes of CCO Holdings and CCH II are also jointly, severally, fully and unconditionally guaranteed on an unsecured senior basis by Charter. 

The accompanying condensed consolidating financial information has been prepared and presented pursuant to SEC Regulation S-

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

X Rule 3-10, Financial Statements of Guarantors and Affiliates Whose Securities Collateralize an Issue Registered or Being Registered. 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.

Condensed consolidating financial statements as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011 and for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 follow.

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

Charter Communications, Inc.
Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet
As of March 31, 2012
	Charter		Intermediate Holding Companies		CCH II		CCO Holdings		Charter Operating and Subsidiaries		Eliminations			Charter Consolidated
ASSETS
CURRENT ASSETS:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	2	$	—	$	—	$	2	$	—	$	—		$	4
Restricted cash and cash equivalents	—		—		—		—		27		—			27
Accounts receivable, net	—		4		—		—		227		—			231
Receivables from related party	65		135		1		2		—		(203		)	—
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	22		9		—		—		45		—			76
Total current assets	89		148		1		4		299		(203		)	338
INVESTMENT IN CABLE PROPERTIES:
Property, plant and equipment, net	—		33		—		—		6,873		—			6,906
Franchises	—		—		—		—		5,291		—			5,291
Customer relationships, net	—		—		—		—		1,634		—			1,634
Goodwill	—		—		—		—		954		—			954
Total investment in cable properties, net	—		33		—		—		14,752		—			14,785
CC VIII PREFERRED INTEREST	94		219		—		—		—		(313		)	—
INVESTMENT IN SUBSIDIARIES	1,071		555		1,611		8,638		—		(11,875		)	—
LOANS RECEIVABLE – RELATED PARTY	—		44		265		359		—		(668		)	—
OTHER NONCURRENT ASSETS	—		158		—		98		140		—			396
Total assets	$	1,254	$	1,157	$	1,877	$	9,099	$	15,191	$	(13,059	)	$	15,519
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’/MEMBER’S EQUITY
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	$	7	$	82	$	18	$	172	$	861	$	—		$	1,140
Payables to related party	—		—		—		—		203		(203		)	—
Total current liabilities	7		82		18		172		1,064		(203		)	1,140
LONG-TERM DEBT	—		—		1,304		7,316		4,182		—			12,802
LOANS PAYABLE – RELATED PARTY	—		—		—		—		668		(668		)	—
DEFERRED INCOME TAXES	694		—		—		—		223		—			917
OTHER LONG-TERM LIABILITIES	227		4		—		—		103		—			334
Shareholders’/Member’s equity	326		1,071		555		1,611		8,638		(11,875		)	326
Noncontrolling interest	—		—		—		—		313		(313		)	—
Total shareholders’/member’s equity	326		1,071		555		1,611		8,951		(12,188		)	326
Total liabilities and shareholders’/member’s equity	$	1,254	$	1,157	$	1,877	$	9,099	$	15,191	$	(13,059	)	$	15,519

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

Charter Communications, Inc.
Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet
As of December 31, 2011
	Charter		Intermediate Holding Companies		CCH II		CCO Holdings		Charter Operating and Subsidiaries		Eliminations			Charter Consolidated
ASSETS
CURRENT ASSETS:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	2	$	—	$	—		$	2
Restricted cash and cash equivalents	—		—		—		—		27		—			27
Accounts receivable, net	—		4		—		—		268		—			272
Receivables from related party	58		176		8		7		—		(249		)	—
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	21		21		—		—		27		—			69
Total current assets	79		201		8		9		322		(249		)	370
INVESTMENT IN CABLE PROPERTIES:
Property, plant and equipment, net	—		33		—		—		6,864		—			6,897
Franchises	—		—		—		—		5,288		—			5,288
Customer relationships, net	—		—		—		—		1,704		—			1,704
Goodwill	—		—		—		—		954		—			954
Total investment in cable properties, net	—		33		—		—		14,810		—			14,843
CC VIII PREFERRED INTEREST	91		213		—		—		—		(304		)	—
INVESTMENT IN SUBSIDIARIES	1,102		592		2,094		8,623		—		(12,411		)	—
LOANS RECEIVABLE – RELATED PARTY	—		43		256		37		—		(336		)	—
OTHER NONCURRENT ASSETS	—		158		—		90		144		—			392
Total assets	$	1,272	$	1,240	$	2,358	$	8,759	$	15,276	$	(13,300	)	$	15,605
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’/MEMBER’S EQUITY
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	$	12	$	134	$	74	$	98	$	835	$	—		$	1,153
Payables to related party	—		—		—		—		249		(249		)	—
Total current liabilities	12		134		74		98		1,084		(249		)	1,153
LONG-TERM DEBT	—		—		1,692		6,567		4,597		—			12,856
LOANS PAYABLE – RELATED PARTY	—		—		—		—		336		(336		)	—
DEFERRED INCOME TAXES	624		—		—		—		223		—			847
OTHER LONG-TERM LIABILITIES	227		4		—		—		109		—			340
Shareholders’/Member’s equity	409		1,102		592		2,094		8,623		(12,411		)	409
Noncontrolling interest	—		—		—		—		304		(304		)	—
Total shareholders’/member’s equity	409		1,102		592		2,094		8,927		(12,715		)	409
Total liabilities and shareholders’/member’s equity	$	1,272	$	1,240	$	2,358	$	8,759	$	15,276	$	(13,300	)	$	15,605

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

Charter Communications, Inc.
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations
For the three months ended March 31, 2012
	Charter			Intermediate Holding Companies			CCH II			CCO Holdings			Charter Operating and Subsidiaries			Eliminations			Charter Consolidated
REVENUES	$	6		$	36		$	—		$	—		$	1,827		$	(42	)	$	1,827
COSTS AND EXPENSES:
Operating (excluding depreciation and amortization)	—			—			—			—			814			—			814
Selling, general and administrative	6			36			—			—			372			(42		)	372
Depreciation and amortization	—			—			—			—			408			—			408
Other operating expenses, net	—			—			—			—			3			—			3
	6			36			—			—			1,597			(42		)	1,597
Income from operations	—			—			—			—			230			—			230
OTHER INCOME AND (EXPENSES):
Interest expense, net	—			—			(34		)	(127		)	(76		)	—			(237		)
Loss on extinguishment of debt	—			—			(6		)	—			(9		)	—			(15		)
Other expense, net	—			—			—			—			(1		)	—			(1		)
Equity in income (loss) of subsidiaries	(28		)	(34		)	6			133			—			(77		)	—
	(28		)	(34		)	(34		)	6			(86		)	(77		)	(253		)
Income (loss) before income taxes	(28		)	(34		)	(34		)	6			144			(77		)	(23		)
INCOME TAX EXPENSE	(69		)	—			—			—			(2		)	—			(71		)
Consolidated net income (loss)	(97		)	(34		)	(34		)	6			142			(77		)	(94		)
Less: Net (income) loss – noncontrolling interest	3			6			—			—			(9		)	—			—
Net income (loss)	$	(94	)	$	(28	)	$	(34	)	$	6		$	133		$	(77	)	$	(94	)

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

Charter Communications, Inc.
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations
For the three months ended March 31, 2011
	Charter			Intermediate Holding Companies			CCH II			CCO Holdings			Charter Operating and Subsidiaries			Eliminations			Charter Consolidated
REVENUES	$	10		$	29		$	—		$	—		$	1,770		$	(39	)	$	1,770
COSTS AND EXPENSES:
Operating (excluding depreciation and amortization)	—			—			—			—			768			—			768
Selling, general and administrative	10			29			—			—			345			(39		)	345
Depreciation and amortization	—			—			—			—			383			—			383
Other operating expenses, net	—			—			—			—			5			—			5
	10			29			—			—			1,501			(39		)	1,501
Income from operations	—			—			—			—			269			—			269
OTHER INCOME AND (EXPENSES):
Interest expense, net	—			—			(48		)	(76		)	(109		)	—			(233		)
Loss on extinguishment of debt	—			—			—			—			(67		)	—			(67		)
Equity in income (loss) of subsidiaries	(40		)	(47		)	1			77			—			9			—
	(40		)	(47		)	(47		)	1			(176		)	9			(300		)
Income (loss) before income taxes	(40		)	(47		)	(47		)	1			93			9			(31		)
INCOME TAX EXPENSE	(73		)	—			—			—			(6		)	—			(79		)
Consolidated net income (loss)	(113		)	(47		)	(47		)	1			87			9			(110		)
Less: Net (income) loss – noncontrolling interest	3			7			—			—			(10		)	—			—
Net income (loss)	$	(110	)	$	(40	)	$	(47	)	$	1		$	77		$	9		$	(110	)

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

Charter Communications, Inc.
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Comprehensive Income (Loss)
For the three months ended March 31, 2012
	Charter			Intermediate Holding Companies			CCH II			CCO Holdings		Charter Operating and Subsidiaries		Eliminations			Charter Consolidated
Consolidated net income (loss)	$	(97	)	$	(34	)	$	(34	)	$	6	$	142	$	(77	)	$	(94	)
Changes in fair value of interest rate swap agreements, net of tax	—			—			—			—		1		—			1
Comprehensive income (loss)	$	(97	)	$	(34	)	$	(34	)	$	6	$	143	$	(77	)	$	(93	)

Charter Communications, Inc.
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Comprehensive Income (Loss)
For the three months ended March 31, 2011
	Charter			Intermediate Holding Companies			CCH II			CCO Holdings		Charter Operating and Subsidiaries		Eliminations		Charter Consolidated
Consolidated net income (loss)	$	(113	)	$	(47	)	$	(47	)	$	1	$	87	$	9	$	(110	)
Changes in fair value of interest rate swap agreements, net of tax	—			—			—			—		11		—		11
Comprehensive income (loss)	$	(113	)	$	(47	)	$	(47	)	$	1	$	98	$	9	$	(99	)

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

Charter Communications, Inc.
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows
For the three months ended March 31, 2012
	Charter			Intermediate Holding Companies			CCH II			CCO Holdings			Charter Operating and Subsidiaries			Eliminations			Charter Consolidated
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Consolidated net income (loss)	$	(97	)	$	(34	)	$	(34	)	$	6		$	142		$	(77	)	$	(94	)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash flows from operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	—			—			—			—			408			—			408
Noncash interest expense	—			—			(8		)	6			16			—			14
Loss on extinguishment of debt	—			—			6			—			9			—			15
Deferred income taxes	70			—			—			—			—			—			70
Equity in (income) losses of subsidiaries	28			34			(6		)	(133		)	—			77			—
Other, net	(1		)	1			—			(1		)	12			—			11
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects from acquisitions and dispositions:
Accounts receivable	—			—			—			—			40			—			40
Prepaid expenses and other assets	1			11			—			—			(20		)	—			(8		)
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other	(5		)	(53		)	(56		)	73			39			—			(2		)
Receivables from and payables to related party	4			41			(2		)	(2		)	(41		)	—			—
Net cash flows from operating activities	—			—			(100		)	(51		)	605			—			454
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Purchases of property, plant and equipment	—			—			—			—			(340		)	—			(340		)
Change in accrued expenses related to capital expenditures	—			—			—			—			(12		)	—			(12		)
Contribution to subsidiary	—			—			—			(419		)	—			419			—
Distributions from subsidiary	3			15			489			538			—			(1,045		)	—
Other, net	—			—			—			—			(13		)	—			(13		)
Net cash flows from investing activities	3			15			489			119			(365		)	(626		)	(365		)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Borrowings of long-term debt	—			—			—			746			723			—			1,469
Repayments of long-term debt	—			—			(386		)	—			(1,153		)	—			(1,539		)
Borrowings (payments) loans payable - related parties	—			—			—			(314		)	314			—			—
Payment for debt issuance costs	—			—			—			(10		)	—			—			(10		)
Purchase of treasury stock	(3		)	—			—			—			—			—			(3		)
Contributions from parent	—			—			—			—			419			(419		)	—
Distributions to parent	—			(15		)	(3		)	(489		)	(538		)	1,045			—
Other, net	2			—			—			(1		)	(5		)	—			(4		)
Net cash flows from financing activities	(1		)	(15		)	(389		)	(68		)	(240		)	626			(87		)
NET INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS	2			—			—			—			—			—			2
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, beginning of period	—			—			—			2			27			—			29
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, end of period	$	2		$	—		$	—		$	2		$	27		$	—		$	31

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Charter Communications, Inc.
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows
For the three months ended March 31, 2011
	Charter			Intermediate Holding Companies			CCH II			CCO Holdings			Charter Operating and Subsidiaries			Eliminations			Charter Consolidated
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Consolidated net income (loss)	$	(113	)	$	(47	)	$	(47	)	$	1		$	87		$	9		$	(110	)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash flows from operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	—			—			—			—			383			—			383
Noncash interest expense	—			—			(9		)	5			16			—			12
Loss on extinguishment of debt	—			—			—			—			67			—			67
Deferred income taxes	73			—			—			—			4			—			77
Equity in (income) losses of subsidiaries	40			47			(1		)	(77		)	—			(9		)	—
Other, net	—			—			—			—			7			—			7
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects from acquisitions and dispositions:
Accounts receivable	—			1			—			—			23			—			24
Prepaid expenses and other assets	—			3			—			—			(12		)	—			(9		)
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other	—			(12		)	(60		)	73			(5		)	—			(4		)
Receivables from and payables to related party	—			8			(2		)	(2		)	(4		)	—			—
Net cash flows from operating activities	—			—			(119		)	—			566			—			447
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Purchases of property, plant and equipment	—			—			—			—			(356		)	—			(356		)
Change in accrued expenses related to capital expenditures	—			—			—			—			(19		)	—			(19		)
Contribution to subsidiary	—			—			—			(1,369		)	—			1,369			—
Distributions from subsidiary	206			1,030			322			122			—			(1,680		)	—
Other, net	—			—			—			—			(6		)	—			(6		)
Net cash flows from investing activities	206			1,030			322			(1,247		)	(381		)	(311		)	(381		)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Borrowings of long-term debt	—			—			—			1,390			456			—			1,846
Repayments of long-term debt	—			—			—			—			(1,666		)	—			(1,666		)
Borrowings (repayments) loans payable - related parties	—			—			—			202			(202		)	—			—
Payment for debt issuance costs	—			—			—			(22		)	—			—			(22		)
Purchase of treasury stock	(207		)	—			—			—			—			—			(207		)
Contributions from parent	—			—			—			—			1,369			(1,369		)	—
Distributions to parent	—			(1,030		)	(206		)	(322		)	(122		)	1,680			—
Other, net	2			—			—			—			3			—			5
Net cash flows from financing activities	(205		)	(1,030		)	(206		)	1,248			(162		)	311			(44		)
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS	1			—			(3		)	1			23			—			22
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, beginning of period	—			—			3			1			28			—			32
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, end of period	$	1		$	—		$	—		$	2		$	51		$	—		$	54

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

General

Charter Communications, Inc. (“Charter”) is a holding company whose principal asset is a 100% common equity interest in Charter Communications Holding Company, LLC (“Charter Holdco”). Charter owns cable systems through its subsidiaries.

We are a cable operator providing services in the United States with approximately 5.3 million residential and commercial customers at March 31, 2012. We offer our customers traditional cable video programming (basic and digital video), Internet services, and telephone services, as well as advanced video services such as OnDemand^TM (“OnDemand”), high definition ("HD") television and digital video recorder (“DVR”) service. We also sell local advertising on cable networks and provide fiber connectivity to cellular towers.

Overview

We believe that continued competition and the weakened economic conditions in the United States, including the housing market and relatively high unemployment levels, have adversely affected consumer demand for our services, particularly basic video. Our video competitors often offer more channels, including more HD channels, and typically only offer digital services which have a better picture quality compared to our analog product. In the current economic environment and with increased marketing highlighting perceived differences between competitive video products, customers have been more willing to consider our competitors' products especially when those competitors are relatively new entrants and are often offering significant incentives to switch providers. We also believe some customers have chosen to receive video over the Internet rather than through our OnDemand and premium video services, thereby reducing our video revenues. These conditions combined with ourdisciplined customer acquisition strategy contributed to video revenues declining 2% for the three months ended March 31, 2012 compared to the corresponding period in 2011. Total revenue growth was 3% for the three months ended March 31, 2012 compared to the corresponding period in 2011 as we continued to grow our commercial, Internet and telephone businesses. However, we believe competition from wireless and economic factors have contributed to an increase in the number of homes that replace their traditional telephone service with wireless service thereby impacting the growth of our telephone business.

Our business plans include goals for increasing the number of customers and revenue.  To reach our goals, we have been working to further improve the quality of the video product we offer today.  We now expect to accelerate these improvements, specifically as we enter the third quarter of 2012.  Charter's goal was 100 HD channels by the end of the year.  We are now on a path to reach 100 HD channels by mid-year.  We also are focused on tactics to achieve higher digital and HD-DVR penetration including increasing the penetration of these services per household we serve.  We believe our current digital offerings and HD-DVR products enable us to provide a compelling digital offer for existing customers and successfully compete for new video relationships.  We continue to simplify our offers and pricing and improve our packaging of products to bring more value to our customers, particularly for securing new customers as we focus on increasing the penetration of our products in our markets.  Despite these plans, we may continue to experience challenges in increasing, or we may continue to lose, customers and our focus on growth will likely result in higher levels of expenditures.  If the economic and competitive conditions discussed above do not improve or our efforts to improve our products and the way we market those products are not ultimately successful in increasing our growth, we believe our business and results of operations will be adversely affected which may contribute to future impairments of our franchises and goodwill.

For the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, adjusted earnings (loss) before interest expense, income taxes, depreciation and amortization (“Adjusted EBITDA”) was $652 million and $663 million, respectively.  See “—Use of Adjusted EBITDA and Free Cash Flow” for further information on Adjusted EBITDA and free cash flow.  Adjusted EBITDA decreased as a result of an increase in programming costs, higher expense associated with driving higher growth and investment in the customer experience. For the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, our income from operations was $230 million and $269 million, respectively.  The decrease in income from operations for the three months ended March 31, 2012 is primarily due to increases in depreciation and amortization and decreases in Adjusted EBITDA referenced above.

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The following table summarizes our customer statistics for basic video, digital video, Internet and telephone as of March 31, 2012 and 2011 (in thousands).

	Approximate as of
	March 31,
	2012		(a)	2011		(a)
Video (b)	4,164			4,302
Internet (c)	3,633			3,334
Phone (d)	1,822			1,741
Residential PSUs (e)	9,619			9,377
Video (b)(f)	177			181
Internet (c)	169			133
Phone (d)	85			64
Commercial PSUs (e)	431			378
Digital video RGUs (g)	3,473			3,392
Total RGUs (h)	13,523			13,147
Residential ARPU
Video (i)	$	72		$	71
Internet (i)	$	42		$	42
Phone (i)	$	40		$	41

After giving effect to acquisitions of cable systems in 2011, residential basic video customers, residential Internet customers and residential telephone customers would have been approximately 4,330,000, 3,353,000 and 1,746,000, respectively, as of March 31, 2011. After giving effect to acquisitions of cable systems in 2011, commercial basic video customers, commercial Internet customers, commercial telephone customers and digital video revenue generating units would have been approximately 181,000, 142,000, 64,000 and 3,401,000, respectively, as of March 31, 2011.

(a) We calculate the aging of customer accounts based on the monthly billing cycle for each account. On that basis, at March 31, 2012 and 2011, customers include approximately 11,500 and 12,500 customers, respectively, whose accounts were over 60 days past due in payment, approximately 1,500 and 1,700 customers, respectively, whose accounts were over 90 days past due in payment, and approximately 1,300 and 1,100 customers, respectively, whose accounts were over 120 days past due in payment.

(b) “Video customers” represent those customers who subscribe to our video cable services. Effective January 1, 2012, Charter revised its reporting of customers whereby customers residing in multi-dwelling residential structures are now included in residential customer relationships and PSUs (see footnote (e)) rather than commercial. Further, residential PSUs and customer relationships are no longer calculated on an EBU (see footnote (f)) basis but are based on separate billing relationships. The impact of these changes increased residential customer relationships and PSUs and reduced commercial customer relationships and PSUs, with an overall net decrease to total customer relationships and PSUs. Prior periods were reclassified to conform to the 2012 presentation.

(c) “Internet customers” represent those customers who subscribe to our Internet service.

(d) “Telephone customers” represent those customers who subscribe to our telephone service.

(e) “Primary Service Units” or “PSUs” represent the total of video, Internet and telephone customers.

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(f) Included within commercial video customers are those in commercial structures, which are calculated on an equivalent bulk unit (“EBU”) basis. We calculate EBUs by dividing the bulk price charged to accounts in an area by the published rate charged to non-bulk residential customers in that market for the comparable tier of service. This EBU method of estimating basic video customers is consistent with the methodology used in determining costs paid to programmers and is consistent with the methodology used by other multiple system operators (“MSOs”). As we increase our published video rates to residential customers without a corresponding increase in the prices charged to commercial service customers, our EBU count will decline even if there is no real loss in commercial service customers.

(g) “Digital video RGUs” include all video customers that rent one or more digital set-top boxes or cable cards.

(h) “Revenue generating units” or “RGUs” represent the total of all basic video, digital video, Internet and telephone customers, not counting additional outlets within one household. For example, a customer who receives two types of service (such as basic video and digital video) would be treated as two RGUs and, if that customer added on Internet service, the customer would be treated as three RGUs. This statistic is computed in accordance with the guidelines of the National Cable & Telecommunications Association (“NCTA”).

(i) "Average Monthly Revenue Per Customer" or "ARPU" represents quarterly revenue for the service indicated, divided by three, divided by the average number of customers for the service indicated during the respective quarter.

We have a history of net losses.  Our net losses are principally attributable to insufficient revenue to cover the combination of operating expenses, interest expenses that we incur because of our debt, depreciation expenses resulting from the capital investments we have made and continue to make in our cable properties, amortization expenses of customer relationships and non-cash taxes resulting from increases in our deferred tax liabilities.

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 2011 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

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Results of Operations

The following table sets forth the percentages of revenues that items in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations constituted for the periods presented (dollars in millions, except per share data):

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2012					2011
Revenues	$	1,827		100	%	$	1,770		100	%
Costs and Expenses:
Operating (excluding depreciation and amortization)	814			45	%	768			43	%
Selling, general and administrative	372			20	%	345			20	%
Depreciation and amortization	408			22	%	383			22	%
Other operating expenses, net	3			—	%	5			—	%
	1,597			87	%	1,501			85	%
Income from operations	230			13	%	269			15	%
Other Expenses:
Interest expense, net	(237		)			(233		)
Loss on extinguishment of debt	(15		)			(67		)
Other expense, net	(1		)			—
	(253		)			(300		)
Loss before income taxes	(23		)			(31		)
Income tax expense	(71		)			(79		)
Net loss	$	(94	)			$	(110	)
LOSS PER COMMON SHARE, BASIC AND DILUTED:	$	(0.95	)			$	(0.97	)
Weighted average common shares outstanding, basic and diluted	99,432,960					113,224,303

Revenues. Total revenue grew $57 million or 3% for the three months ended March 31, 2012 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2011. Revenue growth primarily reflects increases in the number of residential Internet and telephone and commercial business customers, price increases, and incremental video revenues from DVR and HD television services, offset by a decrease in basic video customers. Asset acquisitions increased revenues in 2011 as compared to 2010 by approximately $8 million.

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Revenues by service offering were as follows (dollars in millions):

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2012				2011				2012 over 2011
	Revenues		% of Revenues		Revenues		% of Revenues		Change			% Change
Video	$	895	49	%	$	917	52	%	$	(22	)	(2	)%
Internet	452		25	%	413		23	%	39			9	%
Telephone	217		12	%	212		12	%	5			2	%
Commercial	153		8	%	127		7	%	26			20	%
Advertising sales	66		4	%	62		4	%	4			6	%
Other	44		2	%	39		2	%	5			13	%
	$	1,827	100	%	$	1,770	100	%	$	57		3	%

Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform with the 2012 presentation, including the reflection of revenues earned from customers residing in multi-dwelling residential structures from commercial revenues to video and Internet revenues. See page 21 for definitions of customers and ARPU discussed below.

Video revenues consist primarily of revenues from basic and digital video services provided to our non-commercial customers, as well as franchise fees, equipment rental and video installation revenue. Video ARPU increased from $71 for the three months ended March 31, 2011 to $72 for the three months ended March 31, 2012 as a result of price increases and incremental revenues from DVR and HD television services and declines in the number of residential basic video customers. Residential basic video customers decreased by 138,000 from March 31, 2011 to March 31, 2012, or 166,000 customers after giving effect to asset acquisitions. Digital video customers increased by 81,000 customers from March 31, 2011 to March 31, 2012, or 72,000 customers after giving effect to asset acquisitions. The decrease in video revenues is attributable to the following (dollars in millions):

	Three months ended March 31, 2012 compared to three months ended March 31, 2011 Increase / (Decrease)
Decrease in basic video customers	$	(24	)
Decrease in premium, OnDemand and Pay-Per-View	(12		)
Incremental video services and price adjustments	4
Increase in digital video customers	5
Asset acquisitions	5
	$	(22	)

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Internet ARPU remained constant at $42 during the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011. Residential Internet customers grew by 299,000 customers from March 31, 2011 to March 31, 2012, or 280,000 customers after giving effect to asset acquisitions. The increase in Internet revenues from our residential customers is attributable to the following (dollars in millions):

	Three months ended March 31, 2012 compared to three months ended March 31, 2011 Increase / (Decrease)
Increase in residential Internet customers	$	30
Service level changes and price adjustments	7
Asset acquisitions	2
	$	39

Telephone ARPU decreased from $41 for the three months ended March 31, 2011 to $40 for the three months ended March 31, 2012. The decrease is due to increased value based packages and bundling. Residential telephone customers grew by 81,000 customers from March 31, 2011 to March 31, 2012, or 76,000 customers after giving effect to asset acquisitions. The increase in telephone revenues from our residential customers is attributable to the following (dollars in millions):

	Three months ended March 31, 2012 compared to three months ended March 31, 2011 Increase / (Decrease)
Increase in residential telephone customers	$	9
Price adjustments and service level changes	(5		)
Asset acquisitions	1
	$	5

Commercial revenues consist primarily of revenues from services provided to our commercial customers. Increases in commercial revenues were the result of improved sales productivity, line extensions for carrier and small and medium business customers and deployment of DOCSIS 3.0, which enables us to deliver higher speeds and improved reliability to our non-fiber commercial customers. Commercial PSUs increased 53,000 from March 31, 2011 to March 31, 2012, and after giving effect to asset acquisitions, commercial PSUs increased 44,000. The increase in commercial revenues is attributable to the following (dollars in millions):

	Three months ended March 31, 2012 compared to three months ended March 31, 2011 Increase / (Decrease)
Sales to small-to-medium sized business customers	$	21
Carrier site customers	4
Other	1
	$	26

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Advertising sales revenues consist primarily of revenues from commercial advertising customers, programmers and other vendors. Advertising sales revenues increased for the three months ended March 31, 2012 as a result of an increase in revenue from the political and automotive sectors combined with a $3 million change to account for revenues received from selling advertising for third parties on a gross basis rather than a net basis. For each of the three-month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, we received $10 million in advertising sales revenues from vendors.

Other revenues consist of home shopping, late payment fees, wire maintenance fees and other miscellaneous revenues. The increase during the three months ended March 31, 2012 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2011was primarily the result of increases in late payment fees.

Operating expenses. The increase in our operating expenses is attributable to the following (dollars in millions):

	Three months ended March 31, 2012 compared to three months ended March 31, 2011 Increase / (Decrease)
Programming costs	$	22
Service labor costs	15
Maintenance costs	4
Cost of providing Internet and telephone services	(4		)
Other, net	5
Asset acquisitions	4
	$	46

Programming costs were approximately $491 million and $466 million, representing 60% and 61% of total operating expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively. Programming costs consist primarily of costs paid to programmers for basic, digital, premium, OnDemand, and pay-per-view programming. The increases in programming costs are primarily a result of annual contractual rate adjustments, including increases in amounts paid for retransmission consents and for new programming,offset in part by customer losses. Programming costs were also offset by the amortization of payments received from programmers of $1 million and $2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively. We expect programming expenses to continue to increase due to a variety of factors, including increased demands by owners of some broadcast stations for carriage of other services or payments to those broadcasters for retransmission consent, annual increases imposed by programmers with additional selling power as a result of media consolidation, and additional programming, including new sports services and non-linear programming for on-line and OnDemand programming. We have been unable to fully pass these increases on to our customers nor do we expect to be able to do so in the future without a potential loss of customers.

Service labor increased $15 million for the three months ended March 31, 2012 due to a higher number of installations resulting in more reconnect expense along with decreases in productivity related to our investment in the customer experience transformation.

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Selling, general and administrative expenses.The increase in selling, general and administrative expenses is attributable to the following (dollars in millions):

	Three months ended March 31, 2012 compared to three months ended March 31, 2011 Increase / (Decrease)
Marketing costs	$	12
Commercial services	5
Customer care costs	6
Stock compensation	5
Bad debt and collection costs	(3		)
Asset sales and acquisitions	2
	$	27

The increase in marketing costs for the three months ended March 31, 2012 is the result of increased brand and media investment, channel development and increased marketing efforts for commercial.

Depreciation and amortization.Depreciation and amortization expense increased by $25 million for the three months ended March 31, 2012 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2011 primarily representing depreciation on more recent capital expenditures, offset by certain assets becoming fully depreciated.

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

	Three months ended March 31, 2012 compared to three months ended March 31, 2011 Increase / (Decrease)
Increase in losses on sales of assets	$	1
Decrease in special charges, net	(3		)
	$	(2	)

The change in special charges in the three months ended March 31, 2012 as compared to the prior period is a result of a decrease in severance charges. For more information, see Note 8 to the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements contained in “Item 1. Financial Statements.”

Interest expense, net. Net interest expense increased by $4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2012 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2011 which was primarily a result of an increase in our weighted average debt outstanding from $12.4 billion for the three months ended March 31, 2011 to $12.9 billion for the three months ended March 31, 2012 offset by a decrease in our average interest rate from 7.2% for the three months ended March 31, 2011 to 6.8% for the three months ended March 31, 2012.

Loss on extinguishment of debt. Loss on extinguishment of debt for the three months ended March 31, 2012 represents the loss recognized on the repayment of certain of Charter Communications Operating, LLC (“Charter Operating”) and CCH II, LLC notes with proceeds from the issuance of $750 million principal amount of CCO Holdings, LLC (“CCO Holdings”) 6.625% senior notes due 2022. Loss on extinguishment of debt for the three months ended March 31, 2011 represents the loss recognized on the repayment of indebtedness under the Charter Operating credit facilities with the proceeds of the issuance of $1.4 billion principal amount of CCO Holdings 7.00% senior notes due 2019. For more information, see Note 4 to the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements contained in “Item 1. Financial Statements ”

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Income tax expense.Income tax expense was recognized for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 through increases in deferred tax liabilities related to our investment in Charter Holdco and certain of our indirect subsidiaries, in addition to current state income tax expense. 

Net loss.Net loss decreased from $110 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011 to $94 million for the three months ended March 31, 2012 primarily as a result of the factors described above.

Loss per common share.During the three months ended March 31, 2012 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2011, net loss per common share decreased by $0.02 as a result of the factors described above offset by a decrease in our weighted average shares outstanding as a result of the repurchase of 14.6 million Charter Class A common shares during the year ended December 31, 2011.

Use of Adjusted EBITDAand 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 loss 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 consolidated net loss and net cash flows from operating activities, respectively, below.

Adjusted EBITDA is defined as net loss plus net interest expense, income taxes, depreciation and amortization, stock compensation expense, loss on extinguishment of debt and other operating expenses, such as special charges and loss on sale or retirement of assets. As such, it 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. Adjusted EBITDA is used by management and Charter’s board of directors to evaluate the performance of our business. For this reason, it is a significant component of Charter’s annual incentive compensation program. 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. Management evaluates these costs 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.

We believe that Adjusted EBITDA and free cash flow provide information useful to investors in assessing 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 United States Securities and Exchange Commission). 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 fees were in the amount of $41 million and $35 million for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

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	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2012			2011
Net loss	$	(94	)	$	(110	)
Plus: Interest expense, net	237			233
Income tax expense	71			79
Depreciation and amortization	408			383
Stock compensation expense	11			6
Loss on extinguishment of debt	15			67
Other, net	4			5
Adjusted EBITDA	$	652		$	663
Net cash flows from operating activities	$	454		$	447
Less: Purchases of property, plant and equipment	(340		)	(356		)
Change in accrued expenses related to capital expenditures	(12		)	(19		)
Free cash flow	$	102		$	72

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 April 2012, Charter Operating entered into a senior secured term loan D facility pursuant to the terms of the Charter Operating credit agreement providing for $750 million of term loans with a final maturity date of May 15, 2019. Pricing on the new term loan D was set at LIBOR plus 3% with a LIBOR floor of 1%, and issued at a price of 99.5% of the aggregate principal amount. The proceeds were used to refinance Charter Operating's existing term loan B-1 and term loan B-2, both due 2014, with the remaining amount used to pay down a portion of its existing term loan C due 2016. Charter Operating concurrently amended and restated its existing $1.3 billion revolving credit facility with a new $1.15 billion revolving credit facility due 2017 at the interest rate of LIBOR plus 2.25% and amended and restated its existing credit agreement dated March 31, 2010 (the “Existing Credit Agreement”). The amendments to the Existing Credit Agreement included, among other things, certain allowances under the negative covenants, the calculation of certain financial covenants and changes to the related financial definitions, and the thresholds for certain events of default.

In April 2012, CCO Holdings entered into an amendment to its existing credit agreement dated March 6, 2007 which included, among other things, amendments to the Change of Control definition and certain other provisions and definitions related thereto. The Change of Control definition was amended to conform to the provision contained in Charter Operating's credit agreement so that a Change in Control would now occur upon both the consummation of any transaction resulting in any person or group having power to vote more than 50% of the ordinary voting powerand a Ratings Event as defined in the credit agreement. Previously, the percentage of voting power necessary for a Change of Control had been 35%, and the definition of Change of Control did not include a Ratings Event.

On April 30, 2012, $201 million aggregate principal amount of Charter Operating 8.00% senior second-lien notes matured and were paid off.

In April 2012, Charter entered into an employment agreement with John Bickham pursuant to which Mr. Bickham became the Chief Operating Officer of Charter.

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Overview of Our Contractual Obligations and Liquidity

We have significant amounts of debt.  The accreted value of our debt as of March 31, 2012 was $12.8 billion, consisting of $4.3 billion of credit facility debt and $8.5 billion of high-yield notes. Our business requires significant cash to fund principal and interest payments on our debt.  As of March 31, 2012, $224 million of our long-term debt matures in 2012, $268 million in 2013, $504 million in 2014, $255 million in 2015, $4.1 billion in 2016 and $7.5 billion thereafter. As of December 31, 2011, as shown in our annual report on Form 10-K, we had other contractual obligations, including interest on our debt, totaling $6.2 billion. We also currently expect to incur capital expenditures of approximately $1.4 billion to $1.5 billion in 2012.

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. Free cash flow was $102 million and $72 million for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively. We expect to continue to generate free cash flow for 2012. As of March 31, 2012, the amount available under our credit facilities was approximately $1.1 billion. We expect to utilize free cash flow and availability under our credit facilities as well as future refinancing transactions to further extend or reduce the maturities of our principal obligations. The timing and terms of any refinancing transactions will be subject to market conditions. Additionally, we may, from time to time, 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 operating cash needs.

We continue to evaluate the deployment of our anticipated future free cash flow including to reduce our leverage, to invest in our business growth and other strategic opportunities, including mergers and acquisitions as well as stock repurchases and dividends. As possible acquisitions, swaps or dispositions arise in our industry, we actively review them against our objectives including, among other considerations, improving the operational efficiency and clustering 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 acquisition, disposition or system swap or that any such transactions will be material to our operations or results.

Free Cash Flow

Free cash flow was $102 million and $72 million for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively. The increase in free cash flow is primarily due to changes in operating assets and liabilities, excluding the change in accrued interest, that provided $38 million more cash during the three months ended March 31, 2012 driven by collection of receivables and an increase in accounts payable.

Limitations on Distributions

Distributions by Charter’s 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 March 31, 2012, there was no default under any of these indentures or credit facilities and each subsidiary met its applicable leverage ratio tests based on March 31, 2012 financial results. Such distributions would be restricted, however, if any such subsidiary fails to meet these tests at the time of the contemplated distribution. In the past, certain subsidiaries have from time to time failed to meet their leverage ratio test. 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.

Distributions by CCO Holdings and Charter Operating to a parent company for payment of parent company interest are permitted if there is no default under the aforementioned indentures and CCO Holdings and Charter Operating credit facilities.

In addition to the limitation on distributions under the various indentures discussed above, 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.

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Historical Operating, Investing, and Financing Activities

Cash and Cash Equivalents. We held $31 million and $29 million in cash and cash equivalents as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively, including $27 million of restricted cash.

Operating Activities. Net cash provided by operating activities increased $7 million from $447 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011 to $454 million for the three months ended March 31, 2012, primarily due to changes in operating assets and liabilities, excluding the change in accrued interest and in liabilities related to capital expenditures, that provided $31 million more cash during 2012 driven by collection of receivables and an increase in accounts payable offset by a $14 million increase in cash paid for interest and lower adjusted EBITDA.

Investing Activities.Net cash used in investing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 was $365 million and $381 million, respectively. The decrease is primarily due to lower capital expenditures.

Financing Activities.Net cash used in financing activities was $87 million and $44 million for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively. The increase in cash used was primarily the result of an increase in the amount by which repayments of long term debt exceeded borrowings offset by decreases in purchases of treasury stock.

Capital Expenditures

We have significant ongoing capital expenditure requirements.  Capital expenditures were $340 million and $356 million for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively.  The decrease was primarily due to timing of infrastructure spend offset by investments in customer premise equipment and installations to support customer growth. See the table below for more details. 

During 2012, we currently expect capital expenditures to be between $1.4 billion and $1.5 billion. The higher anticipated expenditures in 2012 relate to accelerated plans for commercial and residential customer growth, investments in our video product to provide for additional HD channels, and further investments in the customer experience, both in systems and the network. The actual amount of our capital expenditures depends on completion of an ambitious activity plan and will be subject to the growth rates of both our residential and commercial businesses.

Our capital expenditures are funded primarily from free cash flow and borrowings on our credit facility. In addition, our liabilities related to capital expenditures decreased by $12 million and $19 million for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

The following table presents our major capital expenditures categories in accordance with NCTA disclosure guidelines for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011. The disclosure is intended to provide more consistency in the reporting of capital expenditures among peer companies in the cable industry. 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 March 31,
	2012		2011
Customer premise equipment (a)	$	173	$	157
Scalable infrastructure (b)	79		122
Line extensions (c)	26		20
Upgrade/rebuild (d)	7		5
Support capital (e)	55		52
Total capital expenditures (f)	$	340	$	356

(a) Customer premise equipment includes costs incurred at the customer residence to secure new customers, revenue units and additional bandwidth revenues. It also includes 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 or our network, to secure growth of new customers, revenue units, and additional bandwidth revenues, or provide service enhancements (e.g., headend equipment).

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(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).

(f) Total capital expenditures includes $38 million and $27 million of capital expenditures related to commercial services for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

Item 3.Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.

We are exposed to various market risks, including fluctuations in interest rates. We have used interest rate swap agreements to manage our interest costs and reduce our exposure to increases in floating interest rates. We manage our exposure to fluctuations in interest rates by maintaining a mix of fixed and variable rate debt. Using interest rate swap agreements, including those entered into in April 2012 discussed below, we agree to exchange, at specified intervals through 2017, the difference between fixed and variable interest amounts calculated by reference to agreed-upon notional principal amounts.

As of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, the accreted value of our debt was approximately $12.8 billion and $12.9 billion, respectively.  As of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, the weighted average interest rate on the credit facility debt, including the effects of our interest rate swap agreements, was approximately 4.1% and 4.3%, respectively, and the weighted average interest rate on the high-yield notes was approximately 8.0% and 8.5%, respectively, resulting in a blended weighted average interest rate of 6.7% and 7.1%, respectively.  The interest rate on approximately 81% and 82% of the total principal amount of our debt was effectively fixed, including the effects of our interest rate swap agreements, as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively.

We do not hold or issue derivative instruments for speculative trading purposes. We have interest rate derivative instruments that have been designated as cash flow hedging instruments. Such instruments effectively convert variable interest payments on certain debt instruments into fixed payments. For qualifying hedges, realized derivative gains and losses offset related results on hedged items in the consolidated statements of operations. We formally document, designate and assess the effectiveness of transactions that receive hedge accounting. For the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 there was no cash flow hedge ineffectiveness on interest rate swap agreements.

Changes in the fair value of interest rate agreements that are designated as hedging instruments of the variability of cash flows associated with floating-rate debt obligations, and that meet effectiveness criteria are reported in other comprehensive loss. For the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, a gain of $1 million and $11 million, respectively, was recorded in other comprehensive loss. The amounts are subsequently reclassified as an increase or decrease to interest expense in the same periods in which the related interest on the floating-rate debt obligations affects earnings (losses).

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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 March 31, 2012 (dollars in millions):

	2012			2013			2014			2015			2016			Thereafter			Total			Fair Value at March 31, 2012
Debt:
Fixed Rate	$	201		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	1,146		$	7,000		$	8,347		$	9,001
Average Interest Rate	8.00		%	—			—			—			13.50		%	7.16		%	8.05		%
Variable Rate	$	23		$	268		$	504		$	255		$	2,911		$	525		$	4,486		$	4,450
Average Interest Rate	3.73		%	2.63		%	3.58		%	4.45		%	5.46		%	5.06		%	4.97		%
Interest Rate Instruments:
Variable to Fixed Rate	$	—		$	900		$	800		$	300		$	—		$	—		$	2,000		$	64
Average Pay Rate	—			5.21		%	5.65		%	5.99		%	—			—			5.50		%
Average Receive Rate	—			3.85		%	4.18		%	4.66		%	—			—			4.10		%

At March 31, 2012, we had $2.0 billion in notional amounts of interest rate swaps outstanding. The notional amounts of interest rate instruments do not represent amounts exchanged by the parties and, thus, are not a measure of our exposure to credit loss. The amounts exchanged are determined by reference to the notional amount and the other terms of the contracts. The estimated fair value is determined using a present value calculation based on an implied forward LIBOR curve (adjusted for Charter Operating’s or counterparties’ credit risk). Interest rates on variable debt are estimated using the average implied forward LIBOR for the year of maturity based on the yield curve in effect at March 31, 2012 including applicable bank spread.

In April 2012, we entered into $1.1 billion in notional amounts of delayed start interest rate swap agreements, extending until 2016 and 2017 a portion of the portfolio that is scheduled to expire in 2013 through 2015.

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 the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures with respect to the information generated for use in this quarterly report. The evaluation was based in part upon reports and certifications provided by a number of executives. Based upon, 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 above evaluation, we believe that our controls provide such reasonable assurances.

There was no change in our internal control over financial reporting during the first quarter of 2012 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II

Item 1.Legal Proceedings.

We are party to lawsuits and claims that arise in the ordinary course of conducting our business, including lawsuits claiming infringement of various patents relating to various aspects of our businesses and lawsuits claiming violation of anti-trust laws and violation of wage and hour laws.  The ultimate outcome of these other legal matters pending against us or our subsidiaries cannot be predicted, and although such lawsuits and claims are not expected individually to have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial condition, results of operations, or liquidity, such lawsuits could have in the aggregate a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial condition, results of operations, or liquidity.  Whether or not we ultimately prevail in any particular lawsuit or claim, litigation can be time consuming and costly and injure our reputation.

Item 1A.Risk Factors.

Our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011 includes “Risk Factors” under Item 1A of Part I. There have been no material changes from the risk factors described in our Form 10-K.

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

(C)Purchases of Equity Securities by the Issuer

The following table presents Charter's purchases of equity securities completed during the first quarter of 2012.

Period	(a) Total Number of Shares Purchased	(b) Average Price Paid per Share	(c) Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs	(d) Maximum Number of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs
January 1 - 31, 2012	1,476 (1)	$56.98	N/A	N/A
February 1 - 29, 2012	3,858 (1)	$63.08	N/A	N/A
March 1 - 31, 2012	24 (1)	$63.36	N/A	N/A

(1) In January, February and March 2012, Charter withheld 1,476, 3,858 and 24 shares of its common stock, respectively, in payment of income tax withholding owed by employees upon vesting of restricted shares and restricted stock units.

Item 6.Exhibits.

The index to the exhibits begins on page E-1 of this quarterly report.

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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
		Senior Vice President - Finance, Controller and
Date: May 8, 2012		Chief Accounting Officer

S-1

Exhibit Index

Exhibit	Description
10.1*	Charter Communications, Inc. Executive Bonus Plan
10.2	Amendment No. 1, dated as of April 25, 2012, to the Credit Agreement, dated as of March 6, 2007 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time), among CCO Holdings, LLC, as the Borrower, the lenders parties thereto, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as the Administrative Agent, and the other parties thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the current report on Form 8-K filed by Charter Communications, Inc. on April 30, 2012 (File No. 001-33664)).
10.3	Incremental Activation Notice, dated as of April 11, 2012 delivered by Charter Communications Operating, LLC (the “Borrower”), CCO Holdings LLC (“Holdings”), the Subsidiary Guarantors party thereto and each Term D Lender and New Revolving Lender party thereto to Bank of America, N.A. as administrative agent (the “Agent”) under that certain credit agreement (as amended, supplemented, or otherwise modified from time to time), dated as of March 18, 1999 as amended and restated as of March 31, 2010, by and among the Borrower, Holdings, the financial institutions party thereto from time to time and the Agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the current report on Form 8-K filed by Charter Communications, Inc. on April 17, 2012 (File No. 001-33664)).
10.4	Restatement Agreement, dated as of April 11, 2012 (the “Restatement Agreement”), to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of March 18, 1999 and amended and restated on March 31, 2010 (as amended and in effect immediately prior to the New Restatement Effective Date (as defined in the Restatement Agreement)) by and among Charter Communications Operating, LLC, CCO Holdings, LLC, the lenders party thereto and Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the current report on Form 8-K filed by Charter Communications, Inc. on April 17, 2012 (File No. 001-33664)).
12.1*	Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges.
31.1*	Certificate of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/Rule 15d-14(a) 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	The following financial information from the Quarterly Report of Charter Communications, Inc. on Form 10-Q for the three months ended March 31, 2012, filed with the SEC on May 8, 2012, formatted in eXtensible Business Reporting Language: (i) Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, (ii) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss, (iii) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, and (v) Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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* Document attached.

E-1

EX-10.1

Final 4/10/12

Executive Bonus Plan

OVERVIEW

The Executive Bonus Plan (“Plan”) of Charter Communications, Inc. (the “Company”) is an annual plan that provides eligible employees an incentive to align goals and performance with the Company's strategic objectives. As with all compensation plans, this Plan is created based on the Company's current business position, and may be examined and changed in accordance with any changes in business position.

OBJECTIVE

Provide a strong corporate identity and provide awards commensurate with the achievement of aggressive financial performance measures and customer satisfaction goals.

Foster teamwork throughout the company, operating groups, KMAs, systems and functional areas.

Evaluate effort and contribution based on a combination of specific objectives and performance that correlate with the Company's long-term business plan and compensation strategy.

ELIGIBILITY

Executive Officers of the Company and certain other managerial and professional employees of the Company and its subsidiaries are eligible to participate in the Company's Executive Bonus Plan. Eligibility for participation in the Plan is based on the employee's position level and salary grade in the organization. A bonus target (i.e., percentage of base pay) will be assigned annually to strategic positions in the Company based on market competitiveness as well as overall impact. Actual bonus eligibility is determined by Senior Management.

AWARDS

Senior Management will develop annual performance measures under the Plan, including establishing target awards, provided that up to 20% of any target award or actual award under the Plan may or may not be paid to any participant in the Plan at the sole discretion of the Company's Chief Executive Officer or the Board's Compensation and Benefits Committee, regardless of the level of attainment of the annual performance measures. The measures and awards will be subject to the approval of the Board of Directors, or the Board's Compensation and Benefits Committee. Once approved, management will communicate the performance measures, target awards, including any portion of such awards which may be discretionary, and other details to employees who are eligible for bonuses. All such measures, awards and other details shall be subject to the terms of the Plan.

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ADMINISTRATION

All bonus payments made pursuant to this Plan are subject to the approval of the Board of Directors, or the Board's Compensation and Benefits Committee. Bonuses for eligible employees for any plan year will be determined based on the extent to which the Company's (or, if applicable, an employee's particular operating group or key market area's) performance during that year meets or exceeds budgeted goals with respect to performance measures as set forth in the Bonus Plan, subject to the payment of any discretionary portion of the bonus. It is the intention of the Company to pay bonuses pursuant to the Plan, no later than March 15^th of the following year, but the payment date may vary based on management discretion.

Unless otherwise provided by law, bonuses are not considered earned until paid. If an individual's employment is terminated (either voluntarily or involuntarily) prior to the date on which any bonus is paid, payment of the bonus (in whole or in part) shall be at the sole and exclusive discretion of management; provided that, an individual shall be considered an active employee, eligible for the prior year's bonus, similar to other active employees in the Plan, if an individual has separated from the Company between December 31 and the date on which the bonus is paid due to position elimination, death, disability or retirement. Any decision by management to pay any portion of the bonus to an individual whose employment has been terminated must be approved by the SVP of Human Resources and included as a provision in a separation agreement and full release executed by the individual. Participants on a leave of absence when the bonuses are paid will receive their bonus upon returning to an active status.

As with all compensation programs, this Plan or an individual's Target Award may be reviewed periodically and changed, supplemented or eliminated if deemed appropriate by the Company, within its discretion. Employees are eligible for only one bonus plan and any variance to this limitation requires the approval of both Senior Management and the SVP - Human Resources. Employees who are eligible to participate in a commission plan are not eligible for the Executive Bonus Plan.

This document is only intended to describe the terms of the bonus structure, and no employee should interpret it as an employment contract or a contract of any other kind.

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EX-12.1

Exhibit 12.1

CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC AND SUBSIDIARIES
RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES CALCULATION
(In millions)
	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2012			2011
Earnings
Loss before Income Taxes	$	(23	)	$	(31	)
Fixed Charges	239			235
Total Earnings	$	216		$	204
Fixed Charges
Interest Expense	$	227		$	224
Amortization of Debt Costs	10			9
Interest Element of Rentals	2			2
Total Fixed Charges	$	239		$	235
Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges (1)	—			—

(1) Earnings for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 were insufficient to cover fixed charges by $23 million and $31 million, respectively. As a result of such deficiencies, the ratios are not presented above.

EX-31.1

Exhibit 31.1

I, Thomas M. Rutledge, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Charter Communications, Inc.;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: May 8, 2012

/s/ Thomas M. Rutledge

Thomas M. Rutledge
President and Chief Executive Officer

EX-31.2

Exhibit 31.2

I, Christopher L. Winfrey, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Charter Communications, Inc.;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: May 8, 2012

/s/ Christopher L. Winfrey

Christopher L. Winfrey

Chief Financial Officer

(Principal Financial Officer)

EX-32.1

Exhibit 32.1

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE
OFFICER REGARDING PERIODIC REPORT CONTAINING
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

I, Thomas M. Rutledge, the President and Chief Executive Officer of Charter Communications, Inc. (the "Company") in compliance with 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, hereby certify that, the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2012 (the "Report") filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission:

• fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

• the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

/s/ Thomas M. Rutledge

Thomas M. Rutledge

President and Chief Executive Officer

May 8, 2012

EX-32.2

Exhibit 32.2

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL
OFFICER REGARDING PERIODIC REPORT CONTAINING
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

I, Christopher L. Winfrey, the Chief Financial Officer of Charter Communications, Inc. (the "Company"), in compliance with 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, hereby certify that, the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2012 (the "Report") filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission:

• fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

• the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

/s/ Christopher L. Winfrey

Christopher L. Winfrey

Chief Financial Officer

(Principal Financial Officer)

May 8, 2012

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	Mar. 31, 2012	Mar. 31, 2011
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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
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Consolidating Schedules (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Condensed Financial Information of Parent Company Only Disclosure [Abstract]

Condensed Consolidating Financials Statements

Charter Communications, Inc.
Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet
As of March 31, 2012
	Charter		Intermediate Holding Companies		CCH II		CCO Holdings		Charter Operating and Subsidiaries		Eliminations			Charter Consolidated
ASSETS
CURRENT ASSETS:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	2	$	—	$	—	$	2	$	—	$	—		$	4
Restricted cash and cash equivalents	—		—		—		—		27		—			27
Accounts receivable, net	—		4		—		—		227		—			231
Receivables from related party	65		135		1		2		—		(203		)	—
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	22		9		—		—		45		—			76
Total current assets	89		148		1		4		299		(203		)	338
INVESTMENT IN CABLE PROPERTIES:
Property, plant and equipment, net	—		33		—		—		6,873		—			6,906
Franchises	—		—		—		—		5,291		—			5,291
Customer relationships, net	—		—		—		—		1,634		—			1,634
Goodwill	—		—		—		—		954		—			954
Total investment in cable properties, net	—		33		—		—		14,752		—			14,785
CC VIII PREFERRED INTEREST	94		219		—		—		—		(313		)	—
INVESTMENT IN SUBSIDIARIES	1,071		555		1,611		8,638		—		(11,875		)	—
LOANS RECEIVABLE – RELATED PARTY	—		44		265		359		—		(668		)	—
OTHER NONCURRENT ASSETS	—		158		—		98		140		—			396
Total assets	$	1,254	$	1,157	$	1,877	$	9,099	$	15,191	$	(13,059	)	$	15,519
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’/MEMBER’S EQUITY
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	$	7	$	82	$	18	$	172	$	861	$	—		$	1,140
Payables to related party	—		—		—		—		203		(203		)	—
Total current liabilities	7		82		18		172		1,064		(203		)	1,140
LONG-TERM DEBT	—		—		1,304		7,316		4,182		—			12,802
LOANS PAYABLE – RELATED PARTY	—		—		—		—		668		(668		)	—
DEFERRED INCOME TAXES	694		—		—		—		223		—			917
OTHER LONG-TERM LIABILITIES	227		4		—		—		103		—			334
Shareholders’/Member’s equity	326		1,071		555		1,611		8,638		(11,875		)	326
Noncontrolling interest	—		—		—		—		313		(313		)	—
Total shareholders’/member’s equity	326		1,071		555		1,611		8,951		(12,188		)	326
Total liabilities and shareholders’/member’s equity	$	1,254	$	1,157	$	1,877	$	9,099	$	15,191	$	(13,059	)	$	15,519

Charter Communications, Inc.
Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet
As of December 31, 2011
	Charter		Intermediate Holding Companies		CCH II		CCO Holdings		Charter Operating and Subsidiaries		Eliminations			Charter Consolidated
ASSETS
CURRENT ASSETS:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	2	$	—	$	—		$	2
Restricted cash and cash equivalents	—		—		—		—		27		—			27
Accounts receivable, net	—		4		—		—		268		—			272
Receivables from related party	58		176		8		7		—		(249		)	—
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	21		21		—		—		27		—			69
Total current assets	79		201		8		9		322		(249		)	370
INVESTMENT IN CABLE PROPERTIES:
Property, plant and equipment, net	—		33		—		—		6,864		—			6,897
Franchises	—		—		—		—		5,288		—			5,288
Customer relationships, net	—		—		—		—		1,704		—			1,704
Goodwill	—		—		—		—		954		—			954
Total investment in cable properties, net	—		33		—		—		14,810		—			14,843
CC VIII PREFERRED INTEREST	91		213		—		—		—		(304		)	—
INVESTMENT IN SUBSIDIARIES	1,102		592		2,094		8,623		—		(12,411		)	—
LOANS RECEIVABLE – RELATED PARTY	—		43		256		37		—		(336		)	—
OTHER NONCURRENT ASSETS	—		158		—		90		144		—			392
Total assets	$	1,272	$	1,240	$	2,358	$	8,759	$	15,276	$	(13,300	)	$	15,605
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’/MEMBER’S EQUITY
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	$	12	$	134	$	74	$	98	$	835	$	—		$	1,153
Payables to related party	—		—		—		—		249		(249		)	—
Total current liabilities	12		134		74		98		1,084		(249		)	1,153
LONG-TERM DEBT	—		—		1,692		6,567		4,597		—			12,856
LOANS PAYABLE – RELATED PARTY	—		—		—		—		336		(336		)	—
DEFERRED INCOME TAXES	624		—		—		—		223		—			847
OTHER LONG-TERM LIABILITIES	227		4		—		—		109		—			340
Shareholders’/Member’s equity	409		1,102		592		2,094		8,623		(12,411		)	409
Noncontrolling interest	—		—		—		—		304		(304		)	—
Total shareholders’/member’s equity	409		1,102		592		2,094		8,927		(12,715		)	409
Total liabilities and shareholders’/member’s equity	$	1,272	$	1,240	$	2,358	$	8,759	$	15,276	$	(13,300	)	$	15,605

Charter Communications, Inc.
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations
For the three months ended March 31, 2012
	Charter			Intermediate Holding Companies			CCH II			CCO Holdings			Charter Operating and Subsidiaries			Eliminations			Charter Consolidated
REVENUES	$	6		$	36		$	—		$	—		$	1,827		$	(42	)	$	1,827
COSTS AND EXPENSES:
Operating (excluding depreciation and amortization)	—			—			—			—			814			—			814
Selling, general and administrative	6			36			—			—			372			(42		)	372
Depreciation and amortization	—			—			—			—			408			—			408
Other operating expenses, net	—			—			—			—			3			—			3
	6			36			—			—			1,597			(42		)	1,597
Income from operations	—			—			—			—			230			—			230
OTHER INCOME AND (EXPENSES):
Interest expense, net	—			—			(34		)	(127		)	(76		)	—			(237		)
Loss on extinguishment of debt	—			—			(6		)	—			(9		)	—			(15		)
Other expense, net	—			—			—			—			(1		)	—			(1		)
Equity in income (loss) of subsidiaries	(28		)	(34		)	6			133			—			(77		)	—
	(28		)	(34		)	(34		)	6			(86		)	(77		)	(253		)
Income (loss) before income taxes	(28		)	(34		)	(34		)	6			144			(77		)	(23		)
INCOME TAX EXPENSE	(69		)	—			—			—			(2		)	—			(71		)
Consolidated net income (loss)	(97		)	(34		)	(34		)	6			142			(77		)	(94		)
Less: Net (income) loss – noncontrolling interest	3			6			—			—			(9		)	—			—
Net income (loss)	$	(94	)	$	(28	)	$	(34	)	$	6		$	133		$	(77	)	$	(94	)

Charter Communications, Inc.
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations
For the three months ended March 31, 2011
	Charter			Intermediate Holding Companies			CCH II			CCO Holdings			Charter Operating and Subsidiaries			Eliminations			Charter Consolidated
REVENUES	$	10		$	29		$	—		$	—		$	1,770		$	(39	)	$	1,770
COSTS AND EXPENSES:
Operating (excluding depreciation and amortization)	—			—			—			—			768			—			768
Selling, general and administrative	10			29			—			—			345			(39		)	345
Depreciation and amortization	—			—			—			—			383			—			383
Other operating expenses, net	—			—			—			—			5			—			5
	10			29			—			—			1,501			(39		)	1,501
Income from operations	—			—			—			—			269			—			269
OTHER INCOME AND (EXPENSES):
Interest expense, net	—			—			(48		)	(76		)	(109		)	—			(233		)
Loss on extinguishment of debt	—			—			—			—			(67		)	—			(67		)
Equity in income (loss) of subsidiaries	(40		)	(47		)	1			77			—			9			—
	(40		)	(47		)	(47		)	1			(176		)	9			(300		)
Income (loss) before income taxes	(40		)	(47		)	(47		)	1			93			9			(31		)
INCOME TAX EXPENSE	(73		)	—			—			—			(6		)	—			(79		)
Consolidated net income (loss)	(113		)	(47		)	(47		)	1			87			9			(110		)
Less: Net (income) loss – noncontrolling interest	3			7			—			—			(10		)	—			—
Net income (loss)	$	(110	)	$	(40	)	$	(47	)	$	1		$	77		$	9		$	(110	)

Charter Communications, Inc.
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Comprehensive Income (Loss)
For the three months ended March 31, 2012
	Charter			Intermediate Holding Companies			CCH II			CCO Holdings		Charter Operating and Subsidiaries		Eliminations			Charter Consolidated
Consolidated net income (loss)	$	(97	)	$	(34	)	$	(34	)	$	6	$	142	$	(77	)	$	(94	)
Changes in fair value of interest rate swap agreements, net of tax	—			—			—			—		1		—			1
Comprehensive income (loss)	$	(97	)	$	(34	)	$	(34	)	$	6	$	143	$	(77	)	$	(93	)

Charter Communications, Inc.
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Comprehensive Income (Loss)
For the three months ended March 31, 2011
	Charter			Intermediate Holding Companies			CCH II			CCO Holdings		Charter Operating and Subsidiaries		Eliminations		Charter Consolidated
Consolidated net income (loss)	$	(113	)	$	(47	)	$	(47	)	$	1	$	87	$	9	$	(110	)
Changes in fair value of interest rate swap agreements, net of tax	—			—			—			—		11		—		11
Comprehensive income (loss)	$	(113	)	$	(47	)	$	(47	)	$	1	$	98	$	9	$	(99	)

Charter Communications, Inc.
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows
For the three months ended March 31, 2012
	Charter			Intermediate Holding Companies			CCH II			CCO Holdings			Charter Operating and Subsidiaries			Eliminations			Charter Consolidated
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Consolidated net income (loss)	$	(97	)	$	(34	)	$	(34	)	$	6		$	142		$	(77	)	$	(94	)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash flows from operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	—			—			—			—			408			—			408
Noncash interest expense	—			—			(8		)	6			16			—			14
Loss on extinguishment of debt	—			—			6			—			9			—			15
Deferred income taxes	70			—			—			—			—			—			70
Equity in (income) losses of subsidiaries	28			34			(6		)	(133		)	—			77			—
Other, net	(1		)	1			—			(1		)	12			—			11
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects from acquisitions and dispositions:
Accounts receivable	—			—			—			—			40			—			40
Prepaid expenses and other assets	1			11			—			—			(20		)	—			(8		)
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other	(5		)	(53		)	(56		)	73			39			—			(2		)
Receivables from and payables to related party	4			41			(2		)	(2		)	(41		)	—			—
Net cash flows from operating activities	—			—			(100		)	(51		)	605			—			454
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Purchases of property, plant and equipment	—			—			—			—			(340		)	—			(340		)
Change in accrued expenses related to capital expenditures	—			—			—			—			(12		)	—			(12		)
Contribution to subsidiary	—			—			—			(419		)	—			419			—
Distributions from subsidiary	3			15			489			538			—			(1,045		)	—
Other, net	—			—			—			—			(13		)	—			(13		)
Net cash flows from investing activities	3			15			489			119			(365		)	(626		)	(365		)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Borrowings of long-term debt	—			—			—			746			723			—			1,469
Repayments of long-term debt	—			—			(386		)	—			(1,153		)	—			(1,539		)
Borrowings (payments) loans payable - related parties	—			—			—			(314		)	314			—			—
Payment for debt issuance costs	—			—			—			(10		)	—			—			(10		)
Purchase of treasury stock	(3		)	—			—			—			—			—			(3		)
Contributions from parent	—			—			—			—			419			(419		)	—
Distributions to parent	—			(15		)	(3		)	(489		)	(538		)	1,045			—
Other, net	2			—			—			(1		)	(5		)	—			(4		)
Net cash flows from financing activities	(1		)	(15		)	(389		)	(68		)	(240		)	626			(87		)
NET INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS	2			—			—			—			—			—			2
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, beginning of period	—			—			—			2			27			—			29
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, end of period	$	2		$	—		$	—		$	2		$	27		$	—		$	31

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Consolidating Schedules Condensed Consolidating Statement of Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2012	Mar. 31, 2011
Consolidated net income (loss)	$ (94)	$ (110)
Changes in fair value of interest rate swap agreements, net of tax	1	11
Comprehensive income (loss)	(93)	(99)
Charter [Member]
Consolidated net income (loss)	(97)	(113)
Changes in fair value of interest rate swap agreements, net of tax	0	0
Comprehensive income (loss)	(97)	(113)
Intermediate Holding Companies [Member]
Consolidated net income (loss)	(34)	(47)
Changes in fair value of interest rate swap agreements, net of tax	0	0
Comprehensive income (loss)	(34)	(47)
CCH II [Member]
Consolidated net income (loss)	(34)	(47)
Changes in fair value of interest rate swap agreements, net of tax	0	0
Comprehensive income (loss)	(34)	(47)
CCO Holdings [Member]
Consolidated net income (loss)	6	1
Changes in fair value of interest rate swap agreements, net of tax	0	0
Comprehensive income (loss)	6	1
Charter Operating and Subsidiaries [Member]
Consolidated net income (loss)	142	87
Changes in fair value of interest rate swap agreements, net of tax	1	11
Comprehensive income (loss)	143	98
Eliminations [Member]
Consolidated net income (loss)	(77)	9
Changes in fair value of interest rate swap agreements, net of tax	0	0
Comprehensive income (loss)	$ (77)	$ 9

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Income Taxes Income Taxes (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2012	Mar. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2011
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]
Income tax expense	$ (71)	$ (79)
Deferred Tax Assets (Liabilities), Net	894		824
Deferred Tax Assets, Net, Current	23		23
Charter Holdco Subsidiaries [Member]
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]
Deferred Tax Assets (Liabilities), Net	$ 221		$ 221

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Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses [Abstract]

Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses

Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses

Accounts payable and accrued expenses consist of the following as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011:

	March 31, 2012		December 31, 2011
Accounts payable – trade	$	161	$	142
Accrued capital expenditures	131		143
Accrued expenses:
Interest	198		191
Programming costs	320		303
Franchise related fees	44		50
Compensation	95		123
Other	191		201
	$	1,140	$	1,153

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Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2012	Mar. 31, 2011
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Consolidated net income (loss)	$ (94)	$ (110)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash flows from operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	408	383
Noncash interest expense	14	12
Loss on extinguishment of debt	15	67
Deferred income taxes	70	77
Equity in (income) losses of subisidiaries	0	0
Other, net	11	7
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable	40	24
Prepaid expenses and other assets	(8)	(9)
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other	(2)	(4)
Receivables from and payables to related parties	0	0
Net cash flows from operating activities	454	447
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Purchases of property, plant and equipment	(340)	(356)
Change in accrued expenses related to capital expenditures	(12)	(19)
Contribution to subsidiary	0	0
Distributions from subsidiary	0	0
Other, net	(13)	(6)
Net cash flows from investing activities	(365)	(381)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Borrowings of long-term debt	1,469	1,846
Repayments of long-term debt	(1,539)	(1,666)
Borrowings (payments) loans payable - related parties	0	0
Payments for debt issuance costs	(10)	(22)
Purchase of treasury stock	(3)	(207)
Contributions from parent	0	0
Distributions to parent	0	0
Other, net	(4)	5
Net cash flows from financing activities	(87)	(44)
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS	2	22
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, beginning of period	29	32
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, end of period	31	54
Charter [Member]
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Consolidated net income (loss)	(97)	(113)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash flows from operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	0	0
Noncash interest expense	0	0
Loss on extinguishment of debt	0	0
Deferred income taxes	70	73
Equity in (income) losses of subisidiaries	28	40
Other, net	(1)	0
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable	0	0
Prepaid expenses and other assets	1	0
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other	(5)	0
Receivables from and payables to related parties	4	0
Net cash flows from operating activities	0	0
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Purchases of property, plant and equipment	0	0
Change in accrued expenses related to capital expenditures	0	0
Contribution to subsidiary	0	0
Distributions from subsidiary	3	206
Other, net	0	0
Net cash flows from investing activities	3	206
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Borrowings of long-term debt	0	0
Repayments of long-term debt	0	0
Borrowings (payments) loans payable - related parties	0	0
Payments for debt issuance costs	0	0
Purchase of treasury stock	(3)	(207)
Contributions from parent	0	0
Distributions to parent	0	0
Other, net	2	2
Net cash flows from financing activities	(1)	(205)
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS	2	1
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, beginning of period	0	0
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, end of period	2	1
Intermediate Holding Companies [Member]
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Consolidated net income (loss)	(34)	(47)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash flows from operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	0	0
Noncash interest expense	0	0
Loss on extinguishment of debt	0	0
Deferred income taxes	0	0
Equity in (income) losses of subisidiaries	34	47
Other, net	1	0
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable	0	1
Prepaid expenses and other assets	11	3
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other	(53)	(12)
Receivables from and payables to related parties	41	8
Net cash flows from operating activities	0	0
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Purchases of property, plant and equipment	0	0
Change in accrued expenses related to capital expenditures	0	0
Contribution to subsidiary	0	0
Distributions from subsidiary	15	1,030
Other, net	0	0
Net cash flows from investing activities	15	1,030
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Borrowings of long-term debt	0	0
Repayments of long-term debt	0	0
Borrowings (payments) loans payable - related parties	0	0
Payments for debt issuance costs	0	0
Purchase of treasury stock	0	0
Contributions from parent	0	0
Distributions to parent	(15)	(1,030)
Other, net	0	0
Net cash flows from financing activities	(15)	(1,030)
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS	0	0
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, beginning of period	0	0
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, end of period	0	0
CCH II [Member]
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Consolidated net income (loss)	(34)	(47)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash flows from operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	0	0
Noncash interest expense	(8)	(9)
Loss on extinguishment of debt	6	0
Deferred income taxes	0	0
Equity in (income) losses of subisidiaries	(6)	(1)
Other, net	0	0
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable	0	0
Prepaid expenses and other assets	0	0
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other	(56)	(60)
Receivables from and payables to related parties	(2)	(2)
Net cash flows from operating activities	(100)	(119)
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Purchases of property, plant and equipment	0	0
Change in accrued expenses related to capital expenditures	0	0
Contribution to subsidiary	0	0
Distributions from subsidiary	489	322
Other, net	0	0
Net cash flows from investing activities	489	322
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Borrowings of long-term debt	0	0
Repayments of long-term debt	(386)	0
Borrowings (payments) loans payable - related parties	0	0
Payments for debt issuance costs	0	0
Purchase of treasury stock	0	0
Contributions from parent	0	0
Distributions to parent	(3)	(206)
Other, net	0	0
Net cash flows from financing activities	(389)	(206)
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS	0	(3)
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, beginning of period	0	3
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, end of period	0	0
CCO Holdings [Member]
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Consolidated net income (loss)	6	1
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash flows from operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	0	0
Noncash interest expense	6	5
Loss on extinguishment of debt	0	0
Deferred income taxes	0	0
Equity in (income) losses of subisidiaries	(133)	(77)
Other, net	(1)	0
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable	0	0
Prepaid expenses and other assets	0	0
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other	73	73
Receivables from and payables to related parties	(2)	(2)
Net cash flows from operating activities	(51)	0
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Purchases of property, plant and equipment	0	0
Change in accrued expenses related to capital expenditures	0	0
Contribution to subsidiary	(419)	(1,369)
Distributions from subsidiary	538	122
Other, net	0	0
Net cash flows from investing activities	119	(1,247)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Borrowings of long-term debt	746	1,390
Repayments of long-term debt	0	0
Borrowings (payments) loans payable - related parties	(314)	202
Payments for debt issuance costs	(10)	(22)
Purchase of treasury stock	0	0
Contributions from parent	0	0
Distributions to parent	(489)	(322)
Other, net	(1)	0
Net cash flows from financing activities	(68)	1,248
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS	0	1
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, beginning of period	2	1
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, end of period	2	2
Charter Operating and Subsidiaries [Member]
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Consolidated net income (loss)	142	87
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash flows from operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	408	383
Noncash interest expense	16	16
Loss on extinguishment of debt	9	67
Deferred income taxes	0	4
Equity in (income) losses of subisidiaries	0	0
Other, net	12	(7)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable	40	23
Prepaid expenses and other assets	(20)	(12)
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other	39	(5)
Receivables from and payables to related parties	(41)	(4)
Net cash flows from operating activities	605	566
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Purchases of property, plant and equipment	(340)	(356)
Change in accrued expenses related to capital expenditures	(12)	(19)
Contribution to subsidiary	0	0
Distributions from subsidiary	0	0
Other, net	(13)	(6)
Net cash flows from investing activities	(365)	(381)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Borrowings of long-term debt	723	456
Repayments of long-term debt	(1,153)	(1,666)
Borrowings (payments) loans payable - related parties	314	(202)
Payments for debt issuance costs	0	0
Purchase of treasury stock	0	0
Contributions from parent	419	1,369
Distributions to parent	(538)	(122)
Other, net	(5)	3
Net cash flows from financing activities	(240)	(162)
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS	0	23
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, beginning of period	27	28
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, end of period	27	51
Eliminations [Member]
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Consolidated net income (loss)	(77)	9
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash flows from operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	0	0
Noncash interest expense	0	0
Loss on extinguishment of debt	0	0
Deferred income taxes	0	0
Equity in (income) losses of subisidiaries	77	(9)
Other, net	0	0
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable	0	0
Prepaid expenses and other assets	0	0
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other	0	0
Receivables from and payables to related parties	0	0
Net cash flows from operating activities	0	0
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Purchases of property, plant and equipment	0	0
Change in accrued expenses related to capital expenditures	0	0
Contribution to subsidiary	419	1,369
Distributions from subsidiary	(1,045)	(1,680)
Other, net	0	0
Net cash flows from investing activities	(626)	(311)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Borrowings of long-term debt	0	0
Repayments of long-term debt	0	0
Borrowings (payments) loans payable - related parties	0	0
Payments for debt issuance costs	0	0
Purchase of treasury stock	0	0
Contributions from parent	(419)	(1,369)
Distributions to parent	1,045	1,680
Other, net	0	0
Net cash flows from financing activities	626	311
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS	0	0
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, beginning of period	0	0
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, end of period	$ 0	$ 0

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Franchises, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets Future Amortization Expense (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2012
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]
Nine months ended December 31, 2012	$ 219
2013	266
2014	240
2015	213
2016	187
Thereafter	575
Finite-lived intangible assets, future amortization expense	$ 1,700

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Franchises, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets Indefinite and Finitie-Live Intagibles (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Indefinite-lived intangible assets: [Abstract]
Goodwill	$ 954	$ 954
Total indefinite lived intangible assets	6,403	6,400
Finite-lived intangible assets [Abstract]
Gross carrying amount	2,454	2,447
Accumulated amortization	754	680
Net carrying amount	1,700	1,767
Customer Relationships [Member]
Finite-lived intangible assets [Abstract]
Gross carrying amount	2,369	2,368
Accumulated amortization	735	664
Net carrying amount	1,634	1,704
Other Intangible Assets [Member]
Finite-lived intangible assets [Abstract]
Gross carrying amount	85	79
Accumulated amortization	19	16
Net carrying amount	66	63
Franchises [Member]
Indefinite-lived intangible assets: [Abstract]
Indefinite lived intangible assets, gross	5,291	5,288
Goodwill [Member]
Indefinite-lived intangible assets: [Abstract]
Goodwill	954	954
Trademarks [Member]
Indefinite-lived intangible assets: [Abstract]
Indefinite lived intangible assets, gross	$ 158	$ 158

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Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses [Abstract]
Accounts payable - trade	$ 161	$ 142
Accrued capital expenditures	131	143
Accrued expenses:
Interest	198	191
Programming costs	320	303
Franchise-related fees	44	50
Compensation	95	123
Other	191	201
Total	$ 1,140	$ 1,153

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Long-Term Debt (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended			3 Months Ended			1 Months Ended				3 Months Ended			3 Months Ended		3 Months Ended					3 Months Ended															3 Months Ended			1 Months Ended			1 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2012	Mar. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2011	Mar. 31, 2012 CCH II [Member]	Mar. 31, 2011 CCH II [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 CCH II [Member]	Jan. 31, 2012 CCH II [Member] Senior notes 13.50% due November 30, 2016 [Member]	Mar. 31, 2012 CCH II [Member] Senior notes 13.50% due November 30, 2016 [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 CCH II [Member] Senior notes 13.50% due November 30, 2016 [Member]	Nov. 30, 2009 CCH II [Member] Senior notes 13.50% due November 30, 2016 [Member]	Mar. 31, 2012 CCO Holdings [Member]	Mar. 31, 2011 CCO Holdings [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 CCO Holdings [Member]	Mar. 31, 2012 CCO Holdings [Member] CCO Holdings Credit Facility [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 CCO Holdings [Member] CCO Holdings Credit Facility [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 CCO Holdings [Member] CCO Holdings Credit Facility [Member] Amending Credit Agreement [Member]	Mar. 31, 2012 CCO Holdings [Member] Senior notes 7.25% due October 30, 2017 [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 CCO Holdings [Member] Senior notes 7.25% due October 30, 2017 [Member]	Mar. 31, 2012 CCO Holdings [Member] Senior notes 7.875% due April 30, 2018 [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 CCO Holdings [Member] Senior notes 7.875% due April 30, 2018 [Member]	Mar. 31, 2011 CCO Holdings [Member] Senior notes 7.00% due January 15, 2019 [Member]	Mar. 31, 2012 CCO Holdings [Member] Senior notes 7.00% due January 15, 2019 [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 CCO Holdings [Member] Senior notes 7.00% due January 15, 2019 [Member]	Jan. 31, 2011 CCO Holdings [Member] Senior notes 7.00% due January 15, 2019 [Member]	Mar. 31, 2012 CCO Holdings [Member] Senior notes 8.125% due April 30, 2020 [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 CCO Holdings [Member] Senior notes 8.125% due April 30, 2020 [Member]	Mar. 31, 2012 CCO Holdings [Member] Senior Notes 7.375% due June 2020 [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 CCO Holdings [Member] Senior Notes 7.375% due June 2020 [Member]	Mar. 31, 2012 CCO Holdings [Member] Senior notes 6.500% due April 30, 2021 [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 CCO Holdings [Member] Senior notes 6.500% due April 30, 2021 [Member]	Mar. 31, 2012 CCO Holdings [Member] Senior notes 6.625% due January 31, 2022 [Member]	Jan. 31, 2012 CCO Holdings [Member] Senior notes 6.625% due January 31, 2022 [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 CCO Holdings [Member] Senior notes 6.625% due January 31, 2022 [Member]	Mar. 31, 2012 Charter Operating [Member] Charter Operating Credit Facilities [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Charter Operating [Member] Charter Operating Credit Facilities [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Charter Operating [Member] Charter Operating Credit Facilities [Member] Repayment of Debt [Member]	Mar. 31, 2012 Charter Operating [Member] Senior notes 13.50% due November 30, 2016 [Member]	Jan. 31, 2012 Charter Operating [Member] Credit Facility Term Loan [Member] Charter Operating Credit Facilities [Member]	Jan. 31, 2012 Charter Operating [Member] Senior second lien notes 8.0% due April 30, 2012 [Member]	Mar. 31, 2012 Charter Operating [Member] Senior second lien notes 8.0% due April 30, 2012 [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Charter Operating [Member] Senior second lien notes 8.0% due April 30, 2012 [Member]	Mar. 31, 2012 Charter Operating [Member] Senior second lien notes 10.875% due September 15, 2014 [Member]	Jan. 31, 2012 Charter Operating [Member] Senior second lien notes 10.875% due September 15, 2014 [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Charter Operating [Member] Senior second lien notes 10.875% due September 15, 2014 [Member]	Apr. 30, 2012 Charter Operating [Member] Term Loan D [Member] LIBOR [Member] Issuance of Debt [Member]	Apr. 30, 2012 Charter Operating [Member] Term Loan D [Member] Charter Operating Credit Facilities [Member] Issuance of Debt [Member]	Apr. 30, 2012 Charter Operating [Member] Revolving Loan [Member] Charter Operating Credit Facilities [Member] Refinancing of Debt [Member]	Apr. 30, 2012 Charter Operating [Member] Revolving Loan due 2017 [Member] Charter Operating Credit Facilities [Member] Refinancing of Debt [Member]	Apr. 30, 2012 Charter Operating [Member] Revolving Loan due 2017 [Member] Charter Operating Credit Facilities [Member] LIBOR [Member] Refinancing of Debt [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Remaining Borrowing Capacity																																		$ 1,100,000,000				$ 500,000,000
Principal Amount	12,833,000,000		12,821,000,000					1,146,000,000	1,480,000,000								1,000,000,000	1,000,000,000	900,000,000	900,000,000		1,400,000,000	1,400,000,000	1,400,000,000	700,000,000	700,000,000	750,000,000	750,000,000	1,500,000,000	1,500,000,000	750,000,000	750,000,000	0							201,000,000	500,000,000	0		312,000,000
Accreted Value	12,802,000,000		12,856,000,000	1,304,000,000		1,692,000,000			1,692,000,000		7,316,000,000		6,567,000,000	329,000,000	326,000,000		1,000,000,000	1,000,000,000	900,000,000	900,000,000		1,391,000,000	1,391,000,000		700,000,000	700,000,000	750,000,000	750,000,000	1,500,000,000	1,500,000,000	746,000,000		0	3,981,000,000	3,764,000,000					201,000,000	502,000,000	0		331,000,000
Line of Credit Facility, Amount Outstanding														350,000,000	350,000,000																			4,136,000,000	3,929,000,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage								14.00%		13.50%							7.00%		8.00%			7.00%		7.00%	8.00%		7.00%		6.50%		7.00%	6.625%								8.00%		10.875%
Debt Instrument, Discount, Percentage of Principal																																99.50%														99.50%
Loss on extinguishment of debt	15,000,000	67,000,000		6,000,000	0						0	0									67,000,000																15,000,000
Extinguishment of Debt, Amount							334,000,000																																300,000,000			18,000,000	294,000,000
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity																																														750,000,000	1,300,000,000	1,150,000,000
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate																																													3.00%				2.25%
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Libor Floor																																													1.00%
Estimated Gain (Losses) on Extinguishment of Debt																																				$ (60,000,000)
Change of control threshold for voting stock in event of debt default														35.00%		50.00%

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Franchises, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Franchises, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

Franchises, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

As of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, indefinite lived and finite-lived intangible assets are presented in the following table:

	March 31, 2012						December 31, 2011
	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Net Carrying Amount		Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Net Carrying Amount
Indefinite lived intangible assets:
Franchises	$	5,291	$	—	$	5,291	$	5,288	$	—	$	5,288
Goodwill	954		—		954		954		—		954
Trademarks	158		—		158		158		—		158
	$	6,403	$	—	$	6,403	$	6,400	$	—	$	6,400
Finite-lived intangible assets:
Customer relationships	$	2,369	$	735	$	1,634	$	2,368	$	664	$	1,704
Other intangible assets	85		19		66		79		16		63
	$	2,454	$	754	$	1,700	$	2,447	$	680	$	1,767

Amortization expense related to customer relationships and other intangible assets for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 was $74 million and $79 million, respectively. Franchises and customer relationships increased by $3 million and $1 million, respectively, as a result of cable system acquisitions completed during the three months ended March 31, 2012.

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

Nine months ended December 31, 2012	$	219
2013	266
2014	240
2015	213
2016	187
Thereafter	575
	$	1,700

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

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Treasury Stock (Details) (USD $) In Millions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2012	Mar. 31, 2012 Class A Common Stock [Member]	Mar. 31, 2011 Class A Common Stock [Member] Franklin Advisers, Inc. [Member]
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock [Line Items]
Shares withheld in payment of income tax withholding owed by employees (in shares)	5,358
Number of shares purchased (in shares)		49,332	4,500,000
Price per share paid (in dollars per share)		$ 55.18	$ 46.10
Total consideration of stock purchase		$ 3	$ 207

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Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
CURRENT ASSETS:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 4	$ 2
Restricted cash and cash equivalents	27	27
Accounts receivable, net	231	272
Receivables from related party	0	0
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	76	69
Total current assets	338	370
INVESTMENT IN CABLE PROPERTIES:
Property, plant and equipment, net	6,906	6,897
Franchises	5,291	5,288
Customer relationships, net	1,634	1,704
Goodwill	954	954
Total investment in cable properties, net	14,785	14,843
CC VIII PREFERRED INTEREST	0	0
INVESTMENT IN SUBSIDIARIES	0	0
LOANS RECEIVABLE - RELATED PARTY	0	0
OTHER NONCURRENT ASSETS	396	392
Total assets	15,519	15,605
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	1,140	1,153
Payables to related party	0	0
Total current liabilities	1,140	1,153
LONG-TERM DEBT	12,802	12,856
LOANS PAYABLE - RELATED PARTY	0	0
DEFERRED INCOME TAXES	917	847
OTHER LONG-TERM LIABILITIES	334	340
Shareholders'/Member's equity	326	409
Noncontrolling interest	0	0
Total shareholders'/member's equity	326	409
Total liabilities and shareholders'/member's equity	15,519	15,605
Charter [Member]
CURRENT ASSETS:
Cash and cash equivalents	2	0
Restricted cash and cash equivalents	0	0
Accounts receivable, net	0	0
Receivables from related party	65	58
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	22	21
Total current assets	89	79
INVESTMENT IN CABLE PROPERTIES:
Property, plant and equipment, net	0	0
Franchises	0	0
Customer relationships, net	0	0
Goodwill	0	0
Total investment in cable properties, net	0	0
CC VIII PREFERRED INTEREST	94	91
INVESTMENT IN SUBSIDIARIES	1,071	1,102
LOANS RECEIVABLE - RELATED PARTY	0	0
OTHER NONCURRENT ASSETS	0	0
Total assets	1,254	1,272
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	7	12
Payables to related party	0	0
Total current liabilities	7	12
LONG-TERM DEBT	0	0
LOANS PAYABLE - RELATED PARTY	0	0
DEFERRED INCOME TAXES	694	624
OTHER LONG-TERM LIABILITIES	227	227
Shareholders'/Member's equity	326	409
Noncontrolling interest	0	0
Total shareholders'/member's equity	326	409
Total liabilities and shareholders'/member's equity	1,254	1,272
Intermediate Holding Companies [Member]
CURRENT ASSETS:
Cash and cash equivalents	0	0
Restricted cash and cash equivalents	0	0
Accounts receivable, net	4	4
Receivables from related party	135	176
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	9	21
Total current assets	148	201
INVESTMENT IN CABLE PROPERTIES:
Property, plant and equipment, net	33	33
Franchises	0	0
Customer relationships, net	0	0
Goodwill	0	0
Total investment in cable properties, net	33	33
CC VIII PREFERRED INTEREST	219	213
INVESTMENT IN SUBSIDIARIES	555	592
LOANS RECEIVABLE - RELATED PARTY	44	43
OTHER NONCURRENT ASSETS	158	158
Total assets	1,157	1,240
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	82	134
Payables to related party	0	0
Total current liabilities	82	134
LONG-TERM DEBT	0	0
LOANS PAYABLE - RELATED PARTY	0	0
DEFERRED INCOME TAXES	0	0
OTHER LONG-TERM LIABILITIES	4	4
Shareholders'/Member's equity	1,071	1,102
Noncontrolling interest	0	0
Total shareholders'/member's equity	1,071	1,102
Total liabilities and shareholders'/member's equity	1,157	1,240
CCH II [Member]
CURRENT ASSETS:
Cash and cash equivalents	0	0
Restricted cash and cash equivalents	0	0
Accounts receivable, net	0	0
Receivables from related party	1	8
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	0	0
Total current assets	1	8
INVESTMENT IN CABLE PROPERTIES:
Property, plant and equipment, net	0	0
Franchises	0	0
Customer relationships, net	0	0
Goodwill	0	0
Total investment in cable properties, net	0	0
CC VIII PREFERRED INTEREST	0	0
INVESTMENT IN SUBSIDIARIES	1,611	2,094
LOANS RECEIVABLE - RELATED PARTY	265	256
OTHER NONCURRENT ASSETS	0	0
Total assets	1,877	2,358
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	18	74
Payables to related party	0	0
Total current liabilities	18	74
LONG-TERM DEBT	1,304	1,692
LOANS PAYABLE - RELATED PARTY	0	0
DEFERRED INCOME TAXES	0	0
OTHER LONG-TERM LIABILITIES	0	0
Shareholders'/Member's equity	555	592
Noncontrolling interest	0	0
Total shareholders'/member's equity	555	592
Total liabilities and shareholders'/member's equity	1,877	2,358
CCO Holdings [Member]
CURRENT ASSETS:
Cash and cash equivalents	2	2
Restricted cash and cash equivalents	0	0
Accounts receivable, net	0	0
Receivables from related party	2	7
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	0	0
Total current assets	4	9
INVESTMENT IN CABLE PROPERTIES:
Property, plant and equipment, net	0	0
Franchises	0	0
Customer relationships, net	0	0
Goodwill	0	0
Total investment in cable properties, net	0	0
CC VIII PREFERRED INTEREST	0	0
INVESTMENT IN SUBSIDIARIES	8,638	8,623
LOANS RECEIVABLE - RELATED PARTY	359	37
OTHER NONCURRENT ASSETS	98	90
Total assets	9,099	8,759
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	172	98
Payables to related party	0	0
Total current liabilities	172	98
LONG-TERM DEBT	7,316	6,567
LOANS PAYABLE - RELATED PARTY	0	0
DEFERRED INCOME TAXES	0	0
OTHER LONG-TERM LIABILITIES	0	0
Shareholders'/Member's equity	1,611	2,094
Noncontrolling interest	0	0
Total shareholders'/member's equity	1,611	2,094
Total liabilities and shareholders'/member's equity	9,099	8,759
Charter Operating and Subsidiaries [Member]
CURRENT ASSETS:
Cash and cash equivalents	0	0
Restricted cash and cash equivalents	27	27
Accounts receivable, net	227	268
Receivables from related party	0	0
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	45	27
Total current assets	299	322
INVESTMENT IN CABLE PROPERTIES:
Property, plant and equipment, net	6,873	6,864
Franchises	5,291	5,288
Customer relationships, net	1,634	1,704
Goodwill	954	954
Total investment in cable properties, net	14,752	14,810
CC VIII PREFERRED INTEREST	0	0
INVESTMENT IN SUBSIDIARIES	0	0
LOANS RECEIVABLE - RELATED PARTY	0	0
OTHER NONCURRENT ASSETS	140	144
Total assets	15,191	15,276
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	861	835
Payables to related party	203	249
Total current liabilities	1,064	1,084
LONG-TERM DEBT	4,182	4,597
LOANS PAYABLE - RELATED PARTY	668	336
DEFERRED INCOME TAXES	223	223
OTHER LONG-TERM LIABILITIES	103	109
Shareholders'/Member's equity	8,638	8,623
Noncontrolling interest	313	304
Total shareholders'/member's equity	8,951	8,927
Total liabilities and shareholders'/member's equity	15,191	15,276
Eliminations [Member]
CURRENT ASSETS:
Cash and cash equivalents	0	0
Restricted cash and cash equivalents	0	0
Accounts receivable, net	0	0
Receivables from related party	(203)	(249)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	0	0
Total current assets	(203)	(249)
INVESTMENT IN CABLE PROPERTIES:
Property, plant and equipment, net	0	0
Franchises	0	0
Customer relationships, net	0	0
Goodwill	0	0
Total investment in cable properties, net	0	0
CC VIII PREFERRED INTEREST	(313)	(304)
INVESTMENT IN SUBSIDIARIES	(11,875)	(12,411)
LOANS RECEIVABLE - RELATED PARTY	(668)	(336)
OTHER NONCURRENT ASSETS	0	0
Total assets	(13,059)	(13,300)
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	0	0
Payables to related party	(203)	(249)
Total current liabilities	(203)	(249)
LONG-TERM DEBT	0	0
LOANS PAYABLE - RELATED PARTY	(668)	(336)
DEFERRED INCOME TAXES	0	0
OTHER LONG-TERM LIABILITIES	0	0
Shareholders'/Member's equity	(11,875)	(12,411)
Noncontrolling interest	(313)	(304)
Total shareholders'/member's equity	(12,188)	(12,715)
Total liabilities and shareholders'/member's equity	$ (13,059)	$ (13,300)

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
CURRENT ASSETS:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 4	$ 2
Restricted cash and cash equivalents	27	27
Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $13 and $16, respectively	231	272
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	76	69
Total current assets	338	370
INVESTMENT IN CABLE PROPERTIES:
Property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $2,682 and $2,364, respectively	6,906	6,897
Franchises	5,291	5,288
Customer relationships, net	1,634	1,704
Goodwill	954	954
Total investment in cable properties, net	14,785	14,843
OTHER NONCURRENT ASSETS	396	392
Total assets	15,519	15,605
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	1,140	1,153
Total current liabilities	1,140	1,153
LONG-TERM DEBT	12,802	12,856
DEFERRED INCOME TAXES	917	847
OTHER LONG-TERM LIABILITIES	334	340
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY:
Preferred stock; $.001 par value; 250 million shares authorized; no non-redeemable shares issued and outstanding	0	0
Additional paid-in capital	1,568	1,556
Accumulated deficit	(1,178)	(1,082)
Treasury stock at cost; 5,358 and 0 shares, respectively	0	0
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(64)	(65)
Total shareholders' equity	326	409
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	15,519	15,605
Class A Common Stock [Member]
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY:
Common stock	0	0
Class B Common Stock [Member]
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY:
Common stock	$ 0	$ 0

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2012	Mar. 31, 2011
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities [Abstract]
Net loss	$ (94)	$ (110)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash flows from operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	408	383
Noncash interest expense	14	12
Loss on extinguishment of debt	15	67
Deferred income taxes	70	77
Other, net	11	7
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects from acquisitions and dispositions:
Accounts receivable	40	24
Prepaid expenses and other assets	(8)	(9)
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other	(2)	(4)
Net cash flows from operating activities	454	447
Cash Flows from Investing Activities [Abstract]
Purchases of property, plant and equipment	(340)	(356)
Change in accrued expenses related to capital expenditures	(12)	(19)
Other, net	(13)	(6)
Net cash flows from investing activities	(365)	(381)
Cash flows from Financing Activities [Abstract]
Borrowings of long-term debt	1,469	1,846
Repayments of long-term debt	(1,539)	(1,666)
Payments for debt issuance costs	(10)	(22)
Purchase of treasury stock	(3)	(207)
Other, net	(4)	5
Net cash flows from financing activities	(87)	(44)
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents	2	22
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, beginning of period	29	32
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, end of period	31	54
Cash Paid for Interest	$ 216	$ 202

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Fair Value Measurements (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Carrying Value	$ 12,802	$ 12,856
Interest rate derivatives designated as hedges	64	65
Weighted average pay rate for the Company's interest rate swap agreements (in hundredths)	2.25%	2.25%
CCH II, LLC Notes [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Carrying Value	1,304	1,692
Fair Value	1,311	1,713
CCO Holdings Notes [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Carrying Value	6,987	6,241
Fair Value	7,488	6,630
Charter Operating Notes [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Carrying Value	201	833
Fair Value	202	847
Credit facilities [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Carrying Value	4,310	4,090
Fair Value	$ 4,450	$ 4,193

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Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of derivative instruments effect on the Company's consolidated balance sheet

The effect of derivative instruments on the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets is presented in the table below:

	March 31, 2012			December 31, 2011
Other long-term liabilities:
Fair value of interest rate derivatives designated as hedges	$	64		$	65
Accumulated other comprehensive loss:
Interest rate derivatives designated as hedges	$	(64	)	$	(65	)

Schedule of derivative instruments effect on the Company's consolidated statements of operations

The effects of derivative instruments on the Company’s condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive loss and condensed consolidated statements of operations is presented in the table below.

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2012			2011
Other comprehensive loss:
Gain on interest rate derivatives designated as hedges (effective portion)	$	1		$	11
Net loss:
Amount of loss reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss into interest expense	$	(8	)	$	(10	)

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Other Operating (Income) Expenses, Net (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2012	Mar. 31, 2011
Component of Operating Other Cost and Expense [Line Items]
Other Operating (Income) / Expense	$ 3	$ 5
Gain (loss) on sale of assets, net [Member]
Component of Operating Other Cost and Expense [Line Items]
Other Operating (Income) / Expense	1	0
Special charges, net [Member]
Component of Operating Other Cost and Expense [Line Items]
Other Operating (Income) / Expense	$ 2	$ 5

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Other Operating (Income) Expenses, Net (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Other Cost and Expense Disclosure, Operating [Abstract]

Schedule of other operating (income) expenses

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

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2012		2011
Loss on sale of assets, net	$	1	$	—
Special charges, net	2		5
	$	3	$	5

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Organization and Basis of Presentation

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Organization and Basis of Presentation [Abstract]

Organization and Basis of Presentation

Organization and Basis of Presentation

Organization

Charter Communications, Inc. (“Charter”) is a holding company whose principal asset is a 100% common equity interest in Charter Communications Holding Company, LLC (“Charter Holdco”). Charter owns cable systems through its subsidiaries, which are collectively, with Charter, referred to herein as the “Company.” All significant intercompany accounts and transactions among consolidated entities have been eliminated.

The Company is a cable operator providing services in the United States. The Company offers to residential and commercial customers traditional cable video programming (basic and digital video), Internet services, and telephone services, as well as advanced video services such as Charter OnDemand™, high definition television, and digital video recorder (“DVR”) service. The Company sells its cable video programming, Internet, telephone, and advanced video services primarily on a subscription basis. The Company also sells local advertising on cable networks and on the Internet and provides fiber connectivity to cellular towers.

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“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 condensed 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; income taxes; contingencies and programming expense. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform with the 2012 presentation.

Restricted cash and cash equivalents on the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets consist of amounts held in escrow accounts pending final resolution from the Bankruptcy Court. Restricted cash is included in cash and cash equivalents on the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of cash flows.  See Note 10.

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET (PARENTHETICALS) (Successor [Member], USD $) In Millions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Allowance for doubtful accounts	$ 13	$ 16
Accumulated depreciation, property, plant and equipment	$ 2,682	$ 2,364
Preferred Stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.001	$ 0.001
Preferred Stock, shares authorized (in shares)	250,000,000	250,000,000
Preferred Stock, shares issued (in shares)	0	0
Preferred Stock, shares outstanding (in shares)	0	0
Treasury Stock, shares (in shares)	5,358	0
Class A Common Stock [Member]
Common Stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.001	$ 0.001
Common Stock, shares authorized (in shares)	900,000,000	900,000,000
Common Stock, shares issued (in shares)	100,564,176	100,570,418
Class B Common Stock [Member]
Common Stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.001	$ 0.001
Common Stock, shares authorized (in shares)	25,000,000	25,000,000
Common Stock, shares issued (in shares)	0	0
Common Stock, shares outstanding (in shares)	0	0

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Stock Compensation Plans

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Share-based Compensation [Abstract]

Stock Compensation Plans

Stock Compensation Plans

Charter’s 2009 Stock Incentive Plan provides 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 2009 Stock Incentive Plan.

During the three months ended March 31, 2011, the Company granted 12,500 shares of restricted stock. Restricted stock vests annually over a one to four-year period beginning from the date of grant. During the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, the Company granted 6,000 and 14,300 stock options. Stock options generally vest annually over four years from either the grant date or delayed vesting commencement dates. Stock options generally expire ten years from the grant date. During the three months ended March 31, 2012, the Company granted 15,500 restricted stock units. Restricted stock units have no voting rights and vest ratably over four years from either the grant date or delayed vesting commencement dates. As of March 31, 2012, total unrecognized compensation remaining to be recognized in future periods totaled $39 million for restricted stock, $59 million for stock options and $10 million for restricted stock units and the weighted average period over which it is expected to be recognized is 3 years for restricted stock, stock options and restricted stock units.

The Company recorded $11 million and $7 million of stock compensation expense for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively, which is included in selling, general, and administrative expense and other operating expenses, net.

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Document And Entity Information	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2012
Entity Information [Line Items]
Entity Registrant Name	CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC. /MO/
Entity Central Index Key	0001091667
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding	100,558,818
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2012
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2012

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Consolidating Schedules

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Consolidating Schedules [Abstract]

Consolidating Schedules

Consolidating Schedules

The CCO Holdings notes and the CCO Holdings credit facility are obligations of CCO Holdings. The CCH II notes are obligations of CCH II. However, these notes of CCO Holdings and CCH II are also jointly, severally, fully and unconditionally guaranteed on an unsecured senior basis by Charter. 

The accompanying condensed consolidating financial information has been prepared and presented pursuant to SEC Regulation S-X Rule 3-10, Financial Statements of Guarantors and Affiliates Whose Securities Collateralize an Issue Registered or Being Registered. 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.

Condensed consolidating financial statements as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011 and for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 follow.

Charter Communications, Inc.
Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet
As of March 31, 2012
	Charter		Intermediate Holding Companies		CCH II		CCO Holdings		Charter Operating and Subsidiaries		Eliminations			Charter Consolidated
ASSETS
CURRENT ASSETS:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	2	$	—	$	—	$	2	$	—	$	—		$	4
Restricted cash and cash equivalents	—		—		—		—		27		—			27
Accounts receivable, net	—		4		—		—		227		—			231
Receivables from related party	65		135		1		2		—		(203		)	—
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	22		9		—		—		45		—			76
Total current assets	89		148		1		4		299		(203		)	338
INVESTMENT IN CABLE PROPERTIES:
Property, plant and equipment, net	—		33		—		—		6,873		—			6,906
Franchises	—		—		—		—		5,291		—			5,291
Customer relationships, net	—		—		—		—		1,634		—			1,634
Goodwill	—		—		—		—		954		—			954
Total investment in cable properties, net	—		33		—		—		14,752		—			14,785
CC VIII PREFERRED INTEREST	94		219		—		—		—		(313		)	—
INVESTMENT IN SUBSIDIARIES	1,071		555		1,611		8,638		—		(11,875		)	—
LOANS RECEIVABLE – RELATED PARTY	—		44		265		359		—		(668		)	—
OTHER NONCURRENT ASSETS	—		158		—		98		140		—			396
Total assets	$	1,254	$	1,157	$	1,877	$	9,099	$	15,191	$	(13,059	)	$	15,519
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’/MEMBER’S EQUITY
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	$	7	$	82	$	18	$	172	$	861	$	—		$	1,140
Payables to related party	—		—		—		—		203		(203		)	—
Total current liabilities	7		82		18		172		1,064		(203		)	1,140
LONG-TERM DEBT	—		—		1,304		7,316		4,182		—			12,802
LOANS PAYABLE – RELATED PARTY	—		—		—		—		668		(668		)	—
DEFERRED INCOME TAXES	694		—		—		—		223		—			917
OTHER LONG-TERM LIABILITIES	227		4		—		—		103		—			334
Shareholders’/Member’s equity	326		1,071		555		1,611		8,638		(11,875		)	326
Noncontrolling interest	—		—		—		—		313		(313		)	—
Total shareholders’/member’s equity	326		1,071		555		1,611		8,951		(12,188		)	326
Total liabilities and shareholders’/member’s equity	$	1,254	$	1,157	$	1,877	$	9,099	$	15,191	$	(13,059	)	$	15,519

Charter Communications, Inc.
Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet
As of December 31, 2011
	Charter		Intermediate Holding Companies		CCH II		CCO Holdings		Charter Operating and Subsidiaries		Eliminations			Charter Consolidated
ASSETS
CURRENT ASSETS:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	2	$	—	$	—		$	2
Restricted cash and cash equivalents	—		—		—		—		27		—			27
Accounts receivable, net	—		4		—		—		268		—			272
Receivables from related party	58		176		8		7		—		(249		)	—
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	21		21		—		—		27		—			69
Total current assets	79		201		8		9		322		(249		)	370
INVESTMENT IN CABLE PROPERTIES:
Property, plant and equipment, net	—		33		—		—		6,864		—			6,897
Franchises	—		—		—		—		5,288		—			5,288
Customer relationships, net	—		—		—		—		1,704		—			1,704
Goodwill	—		—		—		—		954		—			954
Total investment in cable properties, net	—		33		—		—		14,810		—			14,843
CC VIII PREFERRED INTEREST	91		213		—		—		—		(304		)	—
INVESTMENT IN SUBSIDIARIES	1,102		592		2,094		8,623		—		(12,411		)	—
LOANS RECEIVABLE – RELATED PARTY	—		43		256		37		—		(336		)	—
OTHER NONCURRENT ASSETS	—		158		—		90		144		—			392
Total assets	$	1,272	$	1,240	$	2,358	$	8,759	$	15,276	$	(13,300	)	$	15,605
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’/MEMBER’S EQUITY
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	$	12	$	134	$	74	$	98	$	835	$	—		$	1,153
Payables to related party	—		—		—		—		249		(249		)	—
Total current liabilities	12		134		74		98		1,084		(249		)	1,153
LONG-TERM DEBT	—		—		1,692		6,567		4,597		—			12,856
LOANS PAYABLE – RELATED PARTY	—		—		—		—		336		(336		)	—
DEFERRED INCOME TAXES	624		—		—		—		223		—			847
OTHER LONG-TERM LIABILITIES	227		4		—		—		109		—			340
Shareholders’/Member’s equity	409		1,102		592		2,094		8,623		(12,411		)	409
Noncontrolling interest	—		—		—		—		304		(304		)	—
Total shareholders’/member’s equity	409		1,102		592		2,094		8,927		(12,715		)	409
Total liabilities and shareholders’/member’s equity	$	1,272	$	1,240	$	2,358	$	8,759	$	15,276	$	(13,300	)	$	15,605

Charter Communications, Inc.
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations
For the three months ended March 31, 2012
	Charter			Intermediate Holding Companies			CCH II			CCO Holdings			Charter Operating and Subsidiaries			Eliminations			Charter Consolidated
REVENUES	$	6		$	36		$	—		$	—		$	1,827		$	(42	)	$	1,827
COSTS AND EXPENSES:
Operating (excluding depreciation and amortization)	—			—			—			—			814			—			814
Selling, general and administrative	6			36			—			—			372			(42		)	372
Depreciation and amortization	—			—			—			—			408			—			408
Other operating expenses, net	—			—			—			—			3			—			3
	6			36			—			—			1,597			(42		)	1,597
Income from operations	—			—			—			—			230			—			230
OTHER INCOME AND (EXPENSES):
Interest expense, net	—			—			(34		)	(127		)	(76		)	—			(237		)
Loss on extinguishment of debt	—			—			(6		)	—			(9		)	—			(15		)
Other expense, net	—			—			—			—			(1		)	—			(1		)
Equity in income (loss) of subsidiaries	(28		)	(34		)	6			133			—			(77		)	—
	(28		)	(34		)	(34		)	6			(86		)	(77		)	(253		)
Income (loss) before income taxes	(28		)	(34		)	(34		)	6			144			(77		)	(23		)
INCOME TAX EXPENSE	(69		)	—			—			—			(2		)	—			(71		)
Consolidated net income (loss)	(97		)	(34		)	(34		)	6			142			(77		)	(94		)
Less: Net (income) loss – noncontrolling interest	3			6			—			—			(9		)	—			—
Net income (loss)	$	(94	)	$	(28	)	$	(34	)	$	6		$	133		$	(77	)	$	(94	)

Charter Communications, Inc.
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations
For the three months ended March 31, 2011
	Charter			Intermediate Holding Companies			CCH II			CCO Holdings			Charter Operating and Subsidiaries			Eliminations			Charter Consolidated
REVENUES	$	10		$	29		$	—		$	—		$	1,770		$	(39	)	$	1,770
COSTS AND EXPENSES:
Operating (excluding depreciation and amortization)	—			—			—			—			768			—			768
Selling, general and administrative	10			29			—			—			345			(39		)	345
Depreciation and amortization	—			—			—			—			383			—			383
Other operating expenses, net	—			—			—			—			5			—			5
	10			29			—			—			1,501			(39		)	1,501
Income from operations	—			—			—			—			269			—			269
OTHER INCOME AND (EXPENSES):
Interest expense, net	—			—			(48		)	(76		)	(109		)	—			(233		)
Loss on extinguishment of debt	—			—			—			—			(67		)	—			(67		)
Equity in income (loss) of subsidiaries	(40		)	(47		)	1			77			—			9			—
	(40		)	(47		)	(47		)	1			(176		)	9			(300		)
Income (loss) before income taxes	(40		)	(47		)	(47		)	1			93			9			(31		)
INCOME TAX EXPENSE	(73		)	—			—			—			(6		)	—			(79		)
Consolidated net income (loss)	(113		)	(47		)	(47		)	1			87			9			(110		)
Less: Net (income) loss – noncontrolling interest	3			7			—			—			(10		)	—			—
Net income (loss)	$	(110	)	$	(40	)	$	(47	)	$	1		$	77		$	9		$	(110	)

Charter Communications, Inc.
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Comprehensive Income (Loss)
For the three months ended March 31, 2012
	Charter			Intermediate Holding Companies			CCH II			CCO Holdings		Charter Operating and Subsidiaries		Eliminations			Charter Consolidated
Consolidated net income (loss)	$	(97	)	$	(34	)	$	(34	)	$	6	$	142	$	(77	)	$	(94	)
Changes in fair value of interest rate swap agreements, net of tax	—			—			—			—		1		—			1
Comprehensive income (loss)	$	(97	)	$	(34	)	$	(34	)	$	6	$	143	$	(77	)	$	(93	)

Charter Communications, Inc.
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Comprehensive Income (Loss)
For the three months ended March 31, 2011
	Charter			Intermediate Holding Companies			CCH II			CCO Holdings		Charter Operating and Subsidiaries		Eliminations		Charter Consolidated
Consolidated net income (loss)	$	(113	)	$	(47	)	$	(47	)	$	1	$	87	$	9	$	(110	)
Changes in fair value of interest rate swap agreements, net of tax	—			—			—			—		11		—		11
Comprehensive income (loss)	$	(113	)	$	(47	)	$	(47	)	$	1	$	98	$	9	$	(99	)

Charter Communications, Inc.
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows
For the three months ended March 31, 2012
	Charter			Intermediate Holding Companies			CCH II			CCO Holdings			Charter Operating and Subsidiaries			Eliminations			Charter Consolidated
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Consolidated net income (loss)	$	(97	)	$	(34	)	$	(34	)	$	6		$	142		$	(77	)	$	(94	)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash flows from operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	—			—			—			—			408			—			408
Noncash interest expense	—			—			(8		)	6			16			—			14
Loss on extinguishment of debt	—			—			6			—			9			—			15
Deferred income taxes	70			—			—			—			—			—			70
Equity in (income) losses of subsidiaries	28			34			(6		)	(133		)	—			77			—
Other, net	(1		)	1			—			(1		)	12			—			11
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects from acquisitions and dispositions:
Accounts receivable	—			—			—			—			40			—			40
Prepaid expenses and other assets	1			11			—			—			(20		)	—			(8		)
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other	(5		)	(53		)	(56		)	73			39			—			(2		)
Receivables from and payables to related party	4			41			(2		)	(2		)	(41		)	—			—
Net cash flows from operating activities	—			—			(100		)	(51		)	605			—			454
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Purchases of property, plant and equipment	—			—			—			—			(340		)	—			(340		)
Change in accrued expenses related to capital expenditures	—			—			—			—			(12		)	—			(12		)
Contribution to subsidiary	—			—			—			(419		)	—			419			—
Distributions from subsidiary	3			15			489			538			—			(1,045		)	—
Other, net	—			—			—			—			(13		)	—			(13		)
Net cash flows from investing activities	3			15			489			119			(365		)	(626		)	(365		)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Borrowings of long-term debt	—			—			—			746			723			—			1,469
Repayments of long-term debt	—			—			(386		)	—			(1,153		)	—			(1,539		)
Borrowings (payments) loans payable - related parties	—			—			—			(314		)	314			—			—
Payment for debt issuance costs	—			—			—			(10		)	—			—			(10		)
Purchase of treasury stock	(3		)	—			—			—			—			—			(3		)
Contributions from parent	—			—			—			—			419			(419		)	—
Distributions to parent	—			(15		)	(3		)	(489		)	(538		)	1,045			—
Other, net	2			—			—			(1		)	(5		)	—			(4		)
Net cash flows from financing activities	(1		)	(15		)	(389		)	(68		)	(240		)	626			(87		)
NET INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS	2			—			—			—			—			—			2
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, beginning of period	—			—			—			2			27			—			29
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, end of period	$	2		$	—		$	—		$	2		$	27		$	—		$	31

Charter Communications, Inc.
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows
For the three months ended March 31, 2011
	Charter			Intermediate Holding Companies			CCH II			CCO Holdings			Charter Operating and Subsidiaries			Eliminations			Charter Consolidated
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Consolidated net income (loss)	$	(113	)	$	(47	)	$	(47	)	$	1		$	87		$	9		$	(110	)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash flows from operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	—			—			—			—			383			—			383
Noncash interest expense	—			—			(9		)	5			16			—			12
Loss on extinguishment of debt	—			—			—			—			67			—			67
Deferred income taxes	73			—			—			—			4			—			77
Equity in (income) losses of subsidiaries	40			47			(1		)	(77		)	—			(9		)	—
Other, net	—			—			—			—			7			—			7
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects from acquisitions and dispositions:
Accounts receivable	—			1			—			—			23			—			24
Prepaid expenses and other assets	—			3			—			—			(12		)	—			(9		)
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other	—			(12		)	(60		)	73			(5		)	—			(4		)
Receivables from and payables to related party	—			8			(2		)	(2		)	(4		)	—			—
Net cash flows from operating activities	—			—			(119		)	—			566			—			447
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Purchases of property, plant and equipment	—			—			—			—			(356		)	—			(356		)
Change in accrued expenses related to capital expenditures	—			—			—			—			(19		)	—			(19		)
Contribution to subsidiary	—			—			—			(1,369		)	—			1,369			—
Distributions from subsidiary	206			1,030			322			122			—			(1,680		)	—
Other, net	—			—			—			—			(6		)	—			(6		)
Net cash flows from investing activities	206			1,030			322			(1,247		)	(381		)	(311		)	(381		)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Borrowings of long-term debt	—			—			—			1,390			456			—			1,846
Repayments of long-term debt	—			—			—			—			(1,666		)	—			(1,666		)
Borrowings (repayments) loans payable - related parties	—			—			—			202			(202		)	—			—
Payment for debt issuance costs	—			—			—			(22		)	—			—			(22		)
Purchase of treasury stock	(207		)	—			—			—			—			—			(207		)
Contributions from parent	—			—			—			—			1,369			(1,369		)	—
Distributions to parent	—			(1,030		)	(206		)	(322		)	(122		)	1,680			—
Other, net	2			—			—			—			3			—			5
Net cash flows from financing activities	(205		)	(1,030		)	(206		)	1,248			(162		)	311			(44		)
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS	1			—			(3		)	1			23			—			22
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, beginning of period	—			—			3			1			28			—			32
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, end of period	$	1		$	—		$	—		$	2		$	51		$	—		$	54

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (USD $) In Millions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2012	Mar. 31, 2011
Income Statement [Abstract]
REVENUES	$ 1,827	$ 1,770
COSTS AND EXPENSES:
Operating (excluding depreciation and amortization)	814	768
Selling, general and administrative	372	345
Depreciation and amortization	408	383
Other operating expenses, net	3	5
Total costs and expenses	1,597	1,501
Income from operations	230	269
OTHER INCOME AND EXPENSES:
Interest expense, net	(237)	(233)
Loss on extinguishment of debt	(15)	(67)
Other expense, net	(1)	0
Total other income (expense)	(253)	(300)
Loss before income taxes	(23)	(31)
Income tax expense	(71)	(79)
Net loss	$ (94)	$ (110)
LOSS PER COMMON SHARE, BASIC AND DILUTED
Loss per common share, basic and diluted	$ (0.95)	$ (0.97)
Weighted average common shares outstanding, basic and diluted	99,432,960	113,224,303

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Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]

Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities

Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities

The Company uses interest rate swap agreements to manage its interest costs and reduce the Company’s exposure to increases in floating interest rates. The Company manages its exposure to fluctuations in interest rates by maintaining a mix of fixed and variable rate debt. Using interest rate swap agreements, including those entered into in April 2012 discussed below, the Company agrees to exchange, at specified intervals through 2017, the difference between fixed and variable interest amounts calculated by reference to agreed-upon notional principal amounts.

The Company does not hold or issue derivative instruments for speculative trading purposes. The Company has certain interest rate derivative instruments that have been designated as cash flow hedging instruments. Such instruments effectively convert variable interest payments on certain debt instruments into fixed payments. For qualifying hedges, realized derivative gains and losses offset related results on hedged items in the consolidated statements of operations. The Company formally documents, designates and assesses the effectiveness of transactions that receive hedge accounting.

The effect of derivative instruments on the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets is presented in the table below:

	March 31, 2012			December 31, 2011
Other long-term liabilities:
Fair value of interest rate derivatives designated as hedges	$	64		$	65
Accumulated other comprehensive loss:
Interest rate derivatives designated as hedges	$	(64	)	$	(65	)

Changes in the fair value of interest rate agreements that are designated as hedging instruments of the variability of cash flows associated with floating-rate debt obligations, and that meet effectiveness criteria are reported in accumulated other comprehensive loss. The amounts are subsequently reclassified as an increase or decrease to interest expense in the same periods in which the related interest on the floating-rate debt obligations affected earnings (losses).

The effects of derivative instruments on the Company’s condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive loss and condensed consolidated statements of operations is presented in the table below.

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2012			2011
Other comprehensive loss:
Gain on interest rate derivatives designated as hedges (effective portion)	$	1		$	11
Net loss:
Amount of loss reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss into interest expense	$	(8	)	$	(10	)

As of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, the Company had $2.0 billion in notional amounts of interest rate swap agreements outstanding. The notional amounts of interest rate instruments do not represent amounts exchanged by the parties and, thus, are not a measure of exposure to credit loss. The amounts exchanged were determined by reference to the notional amount and the other terms of the contracts.

In April 2012, the Company entered into $1.1 billion in notional amounts of delayed start interest rate swap agreements, extending until 2016 and 2017 a portion of the portfolio that is scheduled to expire in 2013 through 2015.

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Treasury Stock

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Treasury Stock [Abstract]

Treasury Stock

Treasury Stock

On March 22, 2011, the Company purchased, in a private transaction, 4.5 million shares of Charter’s Class A common stock from funds advised by Franklin Advisers, Inc.  The price paid was $46.10 per share for a total of $207 million.  The transaction was funded from existing cash on hand and available liquidity.  The shares were reflected on the Company's condensed consolidated balance sheets as treasury stock until retired in December 2011.

In January 2012, the Company purchased, in a private transaction with a shareholder, 49,332 shares of its common stock at $55.18 for a total of $3 million. These shares were retired in January 2012.

During the three months ended March 31, 2012, the Company withheld 5,358 shares of its common stock in payment of income tax withholding owed by employees upon vesting of restricted shares. The Company accounts for treasury stock using the cost method and includes treasury stock as a component of total shareholders' equity.

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Fair Value Measurements (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]

Summary of Carrying and Fair Value of Debt

A summary of the carrying value and fair value of the Company’s debt at March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011 is as follows:

	March 31, 2012				December 31, 2011
	Carrying Value		Fair Value		Carrying Value		Fair Value
Debt
CCH II debt	$	1,304	$	1,311	$	1,692	$	1,713
CCO Holdings debt	$	6,987	$	7,488	$	6,241	$	6,630
Charter Operating debt	$	201	$	202	$	833	$	847
Credit facilities	$	4,310	$	4,450	$	4,090	$	4,193

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Franchises, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Indefinite-lived and finite-lived intangible assets

	March 31, 2012						December 31, 2011
	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Net Carrying Amount		Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Net Carrying Amount
Indefinite lived intangible assets:
Franchises	$	5,291	$	—	$	5,291	$	5,288	$	—	$	5,288
Goodwill	954		—		954		954		—		954
Trademarks	158		—		158		158		—		158
	$	6,403	$	—	$	6,403	$	6,400	$	—	$	6,400
Finite-lived intangible assets:
Customer relationships	$	2,369	$	735	$	1,634	$	2,368	$	664	$	1,704
Other intangible assets	85		19		66		79		16		63
	$	2,454	$	754	$	1,700	$	2,447	$	680	$	1,767

Expected future amortization expense on finite-lived intangible assets

Nine months ended December 31, 2012	$	219
2013	266
2014	240
2015	213
2016	187
Thereafter	575
	$	1,700

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Income Taxes

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Income Taxes [Abstract]

Income Taxes

Income Taxes

All of Charter’s operations are held through Charter Holdco and its direct and indirect subsidiaries. Charter Holdco and the majority of its subsidiaries are generally limited liability companies that are not subject to income tax. However, certain of these limited liability companies are subject to state income tax. In addition, the indirect subsidiaries that are corporations are subject to federal and state income tax. All of the remaining taxable income, gains, losses, deductions and credits of Charter Holdco are passed through to Charter.

For the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, the Company recorded $71 million and $79 million of income tax expense, respectively. The income tax expense is recognized primarily through increases in deferred tax liabilities related to our investment in Charter Holdco, as well as through current state income tax expense and increases in the deferred tax liabilities of certain of our indirect corporate subsidiaries. The tax provision in future periods will vary based on current and future temporary differences, as well as future operating results.

As of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, the Company had net deferred income tax liabilities of approximately $894 million and $824 million, respectively. Included in net deferred tax liabilities is net current deferred assets of $23 million as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011 included in prepaid expenses and other current assets in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets of the Company. Net deferred tax liabilities included approximately $221 million at March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011 relating to certain indirect subsidiaries of Charter Holdco that file separate federal or state income tax returns.  The remainder of the Company's net deferred tax liability arose from Charter's investment in Charter Holdco, and was largely attributable to the characterization of franchises for financial reporting purposes as indefinite-lived.

No tax years for Charter or Charter Holdco are currently under examination by the Internal Revenue Service.  Tax years ending 2008 through 2011 remain subject to examination and assessment. Years prior to 2008 remain open solely for purposes of examination of Charter’s loss and credit carryforwards.

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Fair Value Measurements

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]

Fair Value Measurements

Fair Value Measurements

Financial Assets and Liabilities

The Company has estimated the fair value of its financial instruments as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011 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 condensed 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, receivables, payables and other current assets and liabilities approximate fair value because of the short maturity of those instruments.

The estimated fair value of the Company’s debt at March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011 are based on quoted market prices and is classified within Level 1 (defined below) of the valuation hierarchy.

A summary of the carrying value and fair value of the Company’s debt at March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011 is as follows:

	March 31, 2012				December 31, 2011
	Carrying Value		Fair Value		Carrying Value		Fair Value
Debt
CCH II debt	$	1,304	$	1,311	$	1,692	$	1,713
CCO Holdings debt	$	6,987	$	7,488	$	6,241	$	6,630
Charter Operating debt	$	201	$	202	$	833	$	847
Credit facilities	$	4,310	$	4,450	$	4,090	$	4,193

The interest rate derivatives designated as hedges were valued as $64 million and $65 million liabilities as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively, using a present value calculation based on an implied forward LIBOR curve (adjusted for Charter Operating’s or counterparties’ credit risk) and were classified within Level 2 (defined below) of the valuation hierarchy. The weighted average pay rate for the Company’s interest rate swap agreements was 2.25% at both March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011 (exclusive of applicable spreads).

The accounting guidanceestablishes a three-level hierarchy for disclosure of fair value measurements, based upon 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.

Nonfinancial Assets and Liabilities

The Company’s nonfinancial assets such as 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.  No impairments were recorded in the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011.

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Other Operating (Income) Expenses, Net

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Other Cost and Expense Disclosure, Operating [Abstract]

Other Income and Other Expense Disclosure [Text Block]

Other Operating Expenses, Net

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

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2012		2011
Loss on sale of assets, net	$	1	$	—
Special charges, net	2		5
	$	3	$	5

Loss on sale of assets, net

Loss on sale of assets represents the loss recognized on the sales of fixed assets and cable systems.

Special charges, net

Special charges, net for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 primarily includes severance charges.

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Contingencies

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Contingencies

Contingencies

On March 27, 2009, Charter filed a Chapter 11 petition in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York. On November 17, 2009, the Bankruptcy Court issued its Order and Opinion confirming the Plan over the objections of various objectors. Charter consummated the Plan on November 30, 2009 and reinstated the Charter Operating Credit Agreement and certain other debt of its subsidiaries.

Two appeals are pending relating to confirmation of the Plan, the appeals by (i) Law Debenture Trust Company of New York (“Law Debenture Trust”) (as the Trustee with respect to the $479 million in aggregate principal amount of 6.50% convertible senior notes due 2027 issued by Charter which are no longer outstanding following consummation of the Plan); and (ii) R² Investments, LDC (“R² Investments”) (a former equity interest holder in Charter). The appeals by Law Debenture Trust and R² Investments were denied by the District Court for the Southern District of New York in March 2011. Both Law Debenture Trust and R² Investments have appealed that ruling. The Company cannot predict the ultimate outcome of the appeals nor can it estimate a reasonable range of loss.

The Company is also a defendant or co-defendant in several lawsuits claiming infringement of various patents 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 rights, 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 patents 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 estimate a reasonable range of loss.

The Company is party to lawsuits and claims that arise in the ordinary course of conducting its business, including lawsuits claiming violation of anti-trust laws and violation of wage and hour laws. 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.

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Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Derivative instruments effect on the Company's consolidated statement of operations (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2012	Mar. 31, 2011
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Loss on interest rate derivatives designated as hedges (effective portion)	$ 1	$ 11
Amount of gain (loss) reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss into interest expense or reorganization items, net	(8)	(10)
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Member] | Interest Rate Swap [Member] | Cash Flow Hedging [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Loss on interest rate derivatives designated as hedges (effective portion)	$ 1	$ 11

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Long-Term Debt (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Long-term debt

Long-term debt consists of the following as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011:

	March 31, 2012				December 31, 2011
	Principal Amount		Accreted Value		Principal Amount		Accreted Value
CCH II, LLC:
13.500% senior notes due November 30, 2016	$	1,146	$	1,304	$	1,480	$	1,692
CCO Holdings, LLC:
7.250% senior notes due October 30, 2017	1,000		1,000		1,000		1,000
7.875% senior notes due April 30, 2018	900		900		900		900
7.000% senior notes due January 15, 2019	1,400		1,391		1,400		1,391
8.125% senior notes due April 30, 2020	700		700		700		700
7.375% senior notes due June 1, 2020	750		750		750		750
6.500% senior notes due April 30, 2021	1,500		1,500		1,500		1,500
6.625% senior notes due January 31, 2022	750		746		—		—
Credit facility due September 6, 2014	350		329		350		326
Charter Communications Operating, LLC:
8.000% senior second-lien notes due April 30, 2012	201		201		500		502
10.875% senior second-lien notes due September 15, 2014	—		—		312		331
Credit facilities	4,136		3,981		3,929		3,764
Long-Term Debt	$	12,833	$	12,802	$	12,821	$	12,856

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Organization and Basis of Presentation (Details)	Mar. 31, 2012
Organization and Basis of Presentation [Abstract]
Equity interest in Charter Communications Holding Company, LLC	100.00%

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Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2012	Mar. 31, 2011
REVENUES	$ 1,827	$ 1,770
COSTS AND EXPENSES:
Operating (excluding depreciation and amortization)	814	768
Selling, general and administrative	372	345
Depreciation and amortization	408	383
Other operating expenses, net	3	5
Costs and Expenses	1,597	1,501
Income from operations	230	269
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSES):
Interest expense, net	(237)	(233)
Loss on extinguishment of debt	(15)	(67)
Other income (expense), net	(1)	0
Equity in income (loss) of subisidiaries	0	0
Nonoperating Income (Expense)	(253)	(300)
Income (Loss) before income taxes	(23)	(31)
Income tax expense	(71)	(79)
Net loss	(94)	(110)
Less: Net loss – noncontrolling interest	0	0
Net Income (Loss)	(94)	(110)
Charter [Member]
REVENUES	6	10
COSTS AND EXPENSES:
Operating (excluding depreciation and amortization)	0	0
Selling, general and administrative	6	10
Depreciation and amortization	0	0
Other operating expenses, net	0	0
Costs and Expenses	6	10
Income from operations	0	0
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSES):
Interest expense, net	0	0
Loss on extinguishment of debt	0	0
Other income (expense), net	0
Equity in income (loss) of subisidiaries	(28)	(40)
Nonoperating Income (Expense)	(28)	(40)
Income (Loss) before income taxes	(28)	(40)
Income tax expense	(69)	(73)
Net loss	(97)	(113)
Less: Net loss – noncontrolling interest	3	3
Net Income (Loss)	(94)	(110)
Intermediate Holding Companies [Member]
REVENUES	36	29
COSTS AND EXPENSES:
Operating (excluding depreciation and amortization)	0	0
Selling, general and administrative	36	29
Depreciation and amortization	0	0
Other operating expenses, net	0	0
Costs and Expenses	36	29
Income from operations	0	0
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSES):
Interest expense, net	0	0
Loss on extinguishment of debt	0	0
Other income (expense), net	0
Equity in income (loss) of subisidiaries	(34)	(47)
Nonoperating Income (Expense)	(34)	(47)
Income (Loss) before income taxes	(34)	(47)
Income tax expense	0	0
Net loss	(34)	(47)
Less: Net loss – noncontrolling interest	6	7
Net Income (Loss)	(28)	(40)
CCH II [Member]
REVENUES	0	0
COSTS AND EXPENSES:
Operating (excluding depreciation and amortization)	0	0
Selling, general and administrative	0	0
Depreciation and amortization	0	0
Other operating expenses, net	0	0
Costs and Expenses	0	0
Income from operations	0	0
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSES):
Interest expense, net	(34)	(48)
Loss on extinguishment of debt	(6)	0
Other income (expense), net	0
Equity in income (loss) of subisidiaries	6	1
Nonoperating Income (Expense)	(34)	(47)
Income (Loss) before income taxes	(34)	(47)
Income tax expense	0	0
Net loss	(34)	(47)
Less: Net loss – noncontrolling interest	0	0
Net Income (Loss)	(34)	(47)
CCO Holdings [Member]
REVENUES	0	0
COSTS AND EXPENSES:
Operating (excluding depreciation and amortization)	0	0
Selling, general and administrative	0	0
Depreciation and amortization	0	0
Other operating expenses, net	0	0
Costs and Expenses	0	0
Income from operations	0	0
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSES):
Interest expense, net	(127)	(76)
Loss on extinguishment of debt	0	0
Other income (expense), net	0
Equity in income (loss) of subisidiaries	133	77
Nonoperating Income (Expense)	6	1
Income (Loss) before income taxes	6	1
Income tax expense	0	0
Net loss	6	1
Less: Net loss – noncontrolling interest	0	0
Net Income (Loss)	6	1
Charter Operating and Subsidiaries [Member]
REVENUES	1,827	1,770
COSTS AND EXPENSES:
Operating (excluding depreciation and amortization)	814	768
Selling, general and administrative	372	345
Depreciation and amortization	408	383
Other operating expenses, net	3	5
Costs and Expenses	1,597	1,501
Income from operations	230	269
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSES):
Interest expense, net	(76)	(109)
Loss on extinguishment of debt	(9)	(67)
Other income (expense), net	(1)
Equity in income (loss) of subisidiaries	0	0
Nonoperating Income (Expense)	(86)	(176)
Income (Loss) before income taxes	144	93
Income tax expense	(2)	(6)
Net loss	142	87
Less: Net loss – noncontrolling interest	(9)	(10)
Net Income (Loss)	133	77
Eliminations [Member]
REVENUES	(42)	(39)
COSTS AND EXPENSES:
Operating (excluding depreciation and amortization)	0	0
Selling, general and administrative	(42)	(39)
Depreciation and amortization	0	0
Other operating expenses, net	0	0
Costs and Expenses	(42)	(39)
Income from operations	0	0
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSES):
Interest expense, net	0	0
Loss on extinguishment of debt	0	0
Other income (expense), net	0
Equity in income (loss) of subisidiaries	(77)	9
Nonoperating Income (Expense)	(77)	9
Income (Loss) before income taxes	(77)	9
Income tax expense	0	0
Net loss	(77)	9
Less: Net loss – noncontrolling interest	0	0
Net Income (Loss)	$ (77)	$ 9

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE LOSS (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2012	Mar. 31, 2011
Net loss	$ (94)	$ (110)
Changes in fair value of interest rate swap agreements, net of tax	1	11
Comprehensive loss	$ (93)	$ (99)

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Long-Term Debt

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Long-Term Debt

Long-Term Debt

Long-term debt consists of the following as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011:

	March 31, 2012				December 31, 2011
	Principal Amount		Accreted Value		Principal Amount		Accreted Value
CCH II, LLC:
13.500% senior notes due November 30, 2016	$	1,146	$	1,304	$	1,480	$	1,692
CCO Holdings, LLC:
7.250% senior notes due October 30, 2017	1,000		1,000		1,000		1,000
7.875% senior notes due April 30, 2018	900		900		900		900
7.000% senior notes due January 15, 2019	1,400		1,391		1,400		1,391
8.125% senior notes due April 30, 2020	700		700		700		700
7.375% senior notes due June 1, 2020	750		750		750		750
6.500% senior notes due April 30, 2021	1,500		1,500		1,500		1,500
6.625% senior notes due January 31, 2022	750		746		—		—
Credit facility due September 6, 2014	350		329		350		326
Charter Communications Operating, LLC:
8.000% senior second-lien notes due April 30, 2012	201		201		500		502
10.875% senior second-lien notes due September 15, 2014	—		—		312		331
Credit facilities	4,136		3,981		3,929		3,764
Long-Term Debt	$	12,833	$	12,802	$	12,821	$	12,856

The accreted values presented above represent the fair value of the notes as of the date the Company emerged from Bankruptcy (see Note 10) or the principal amount of the notes less the original issue discount at the time of sale, plus the accretion 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. The Company has availability under its credit facilities of approximately $1.1 billion as of March 31, 2012, and as such, debt maturing in the next twelve months is classified as long-term.

In January 2011, CCO Holdings, LLC ("CCO Holdings") and CCO Holdings Capital Corp. closed on transactions in which they issued $1.4 billion aggregate principal amount of 7.00% senior notes due 2019. The net proceeds of the issuances were contributed by CCO Holdings to Charter Communications Operating, LLC ("Charter Operating") as a capital contribution and were used to repay indebtedness under the Charter Operating credit facilities. The Company recorded a loss on extinguishment of debt of approximately $67 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011 related to these transactions.

In January 2012, CCO Holdings and CCO Holdings Capital Corp. closed on transactions in which they issued $750 million aggregate principal amount of 6.625% senior notes due 2022. The notes were issued at a price of 99.5% of the aggregate principal amount. The net proceeds of the notes were used, along with a draw on the $500 million delayed draw portion of the Charter Operating Term Loan A facility, to repurchase $300 million aggregate principal amount of Charter Operating's outstanding 8.00% senior second-lien notes due 2012, $294 million aggregate principal amount of Charter Operating's 10.875% senior second-lien notes due 2014 and $334 million aggregate principal amount of CCH II's 13.50% senior notes due 2016, as well as to repay amounts outstanding under the Company's revolving credit facility. The tender offers closed in January and February 2012 and the Company recorded a loss on extinguishment of debt of approximately $15 million on this transaction for the three months ended March 31, 2012.

In March 2012, Charter Operating redeemed the remaining $18 million of 10.875% senior notes due 2014 pursuant to a notice of redemption.

In April 2012, Charter Operating entered into a senior secured term loan D facility pursuant to the terms of the Charter Operating credit agreement providing for $750 million of term loans with a final maturity date of May 15, 2019. Pricing on the new term loan D was set at LIBOR plus 3% with a LIBOR floor of 1%, and issued at a price of 99.5% of the aggregate principal amount. The proceeds were used to refinance Charter Operating's existing term loan B-1 and term loan B-2, both due 2014, with the remaining amount used to pay down a portion of its existing term loan C due 2016. Charter Operating concurrently amended and restated its existing $1.3 billion revolving credit facility with a new $1.15 billion revolving credit facility due 2017 at the interest rate of LIBOR plus 2.25% and amended and restated its existing credit agreement dated March 31, 2010 (the “Existing Credit Agreement”). The amendments to the Existing Credit Agreement included, among other things, certain allowances under the negative covenants, the calculation of certain financial covenants and changes to the related financial definitions, and the thresholds for certain events of default. The Company expects to record a non-cash loss on the refinancing of approximately $60 million during the second quarter of 2012 related to these transactions.

In April 2012, CCO Holdings entered into an amendment to its existing credit agreement dated March 6, 2007 which included, among other things, amendments to the Change of Control definition and certain other provisions and definitions related thereto. The Change of Control definition was amended to conform to the provision contained in Charter Operating's credit agreement so that a Change in Control could now occur upon both the consummation of any transaction resulting in any person or group having power to vote more than 50% of the ordinary voting power and a Ratings Event as defined in the credit agreement. Previously, the percentage of voting power necessary for a Change of Control had been 35%, and the definition of Change of Control did not include a Ratings Event.

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Franchises, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets Franchises, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2012	Mar. 31, 2011
Goodwill [Line Items]
Finite-lived intangible assets, amortization expense	$ 74	$ 79
Franchise Rights [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets, Acquired During Period	3
Customer Relationships [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets, Acquired During Period	$ 1

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Contingencies Contingencies (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Principal Amount	$ 12,833	$ 12,821
Convertible Debt [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Stated interest rate, percentage		6.50%
Principal Amount		$ 479

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Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses [Abstract]

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

	March 31, 2012		December 31, 2011
Accounts payable – trade	$	161	$	142
Accrued capital expenditures	131		143
Accrued expenses:
Interest	198		191
Programming costs	320		303
Franchise related fees	44		50
Compensation	95		123
Other	191		201
	$	1,140	$	1,153