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Long-Term Debt (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Apr. 01, 2015	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal Amount		$ 21,032us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount	$ 21,092us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
Accreted value		20,964us-gaap_LongTermDebt	21,023us-gaap_LongTermDebt
Current portion of long-term debt, principal amount		7,000us-gaap_DebtCurrent	0us-gaap_DebtCurrent
Current portion of long-term debt		6,983us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent	0us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent
CCOH Safari, LLC [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Current portion of long-term debt		3,500
CCOH Safari, LLC [Member] \| 5.50% senior notes due December 1, 2022 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal Amount		1,500	1,500
Accreted value		1,500	1,500
Stated interest rate (percentage)		5.50%
CCOH Safari, LLC [Member] \| 5.75% senior notes due December 1, 2024 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal Amount		2,000	2,000
Accreted value		2,000	2,000
Stated interest rate (percentage)		5.75%
CCO Holdings [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Current portion of long-term debt		0
CCO Holdings [Member] \| 7.250% senior notes due October 30, 2017 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal Amount		1,000	1,000
Accreted value		1,000	1,000
Stated interest rate (percentage)		7.25%
CCO Holdings [Member] \| 7.000% senior notes due January 15, 2019 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal Amount	1,400		1,400
Accreted value		1,395	1,394
Stated interest rate (percentage)		7.00%
CCO Holdings [Member] \| 8.125% senior notes due April 30, 2020 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal Amount		700	700
Accreted value		700	700
Stated interest rate (percentage)		8.125%
CCO Holdings [Member] \| 7.375% senior notes due June 1, 2020 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal Amount		750	750
Accreted value		750	750
Stated interest rate (percentage)		7.375%
CCO Holdings [Member] \| 5.250% senior notes due March 15, 2021 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal Amount		500	500
Accreted value		500	500
Stated interest rate (percentage)		5.25%
CCO Holdings [Member] \| 6.500% senior notes due April 30, 2021 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal Amount		1,500	1,500
Accreted value		1,500	1,500
Stated interest rate (percentage)		6.50%
CCO Holdings [Member] \| 6.625% senior notes due January 31, 2022 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal Amount		750	750
Accreted value		747	747
Stated interest rate (percentage)		6.625%
CCO Holdings [Member] \| 5.250% senior notes due September 30, 2022 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal Amount		1,250	1,250
Accreted value		1,240	1,240
Stated interest rate (percentage)		5.25%
CCO Holdings [Member] \| 5.125% senior notes due February 15, 2023 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal Amount		1,000	1,000
Accreted value		1,000	1,000
Stated interest rate (percentage)		5.125%
CCO Holdings [Member] \| 5.750% senior notes due September 1, 2023 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal Amount		500	500
Accreted value		500	500
Stated interest rate (percentage)		5.75%
CCO Holdings [Member] \| 5.750% senior notes due January 15, 2024 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal Amount		1,000	1,000
Accreted value		1,000	1,000
Stated interest rate (percentage)		5.75%
Charter Operating [Member] \| Charter Operating credit facilities [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal Amount		3,682	3,742
Accreted value		3,649	3,709
Credit Facility Availability		875
CCO Safari [Member] \| Term Loan G [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal Amount		3,500	3,500
Accreted value		$ 3,483	$ 3,483