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.

Treasury Stock

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

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.