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Common Stock (Notes)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Class of Stock Disclosures [Abstract]  
Common Stock
Common Stock

Charter’s Class A common stock and Class B common stock are identical except with respect to certain voting, transfer and conversion rights. Holders of Class A common stock are entitled to one vote per share and holders of Class B common stock are entitled to votes equaling 35% of the voting interests in Charter on a fully diluted basis. The Company currently does not have any outstanding Class B Common Stock.

In 2014 and 2013, the Company issued approximately 5.2 million and 4.5 million shares, respectively, of Charter Class A common stock as a result of exercises by holders who received warrants pursuant to the Joint Plan of Reorganization upon the Company's emergence from bankruptcy in 2009. The exercises resulted in proceeds to the Company of approximately $90 million and $76 million, respectively. As of December 31, 2014, there were no warrants outstanding.

The following table summarizes our shares outstanding for the three years ended December 31, 2014:

 
 
Class A Common Stock
 
Class B Common Stock
 
 
 
 
 
BALANCE, December 31, 2011
 
100,570,418

 

Option exercises
 
370,715

 

Restricted stock issuances, net of cancellations
 
182,537

 

Stock issuances from exercise of warrants
 
179,850

 

Restricted stock unit vesting
 
51,476

 

Purchase of treasury stock (see Note 9)
 
(178,749
)
 

 
 
 
 
 
BALANCE, December 31, 2012
 
101,176,247

 

Option exercises
 
543,221

 

Restricted stock issuances, net of cancellations
 
4,879

 

Stock issuances from exercise of warrants
 
4,481,656

 

Restricted stock unit vesting
 
88,330

 

Purchase of treasury stock (see Note 9)
 
(150,258
)
 

 
 
 
 
 
BALANCE, December 31, 2013
 
106,144,075

 

Option exercises
 
640,342

 

Restricted stock issuances, net of cancellations
 
9,090

 

Stock issuances from exercise of warrants
 
5,243,167

 

Restricted stock unit vesting
 
104,270

 

Purchase of treasury stock (see Note 9)
 
(141,257
)
 

 
 
 
 
 
BALANCE, December 31, 2014
 
111,999,687