Earnings Per Share (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2017

Earnings (Loss) Per Share [Abstract]

Earnings Per Share

The following is the computation of diluted earnings per common share for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016.

	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
	2017		2016		2017		2016
Numerator:
Net income attributable to Charter shareholders	$	139	$	3,067	$	294	$	2,879
Effect of dilutive securities:
Charter Holdings common units	—		29		—		29
Charter Holdings convertible preferred units	—		18		—		18
Net income attributable to Charter shareholders after assumed conversions	$	139	$	3,114	$	294	$	2,926
Denominator:
Weighted average common shares outstanding, basic	263,460,911		183,362,776		266,217,549		142,457,435
Effect of dilutive securities:
Assumed exercise or issuance of shares relating to stock plans	3,848,350		2,351,592		4,031,884		1,751,850
Weighted average Charter Holdings common units	—		14,986,997		—		7,493,498
Weighted average Charter Holdings convertible preferred units	—		4,512,901		—		2,256,451
Weighted average common shares outstanding, diluted	267,309,261		205,214,266		270,249,433		153,959,234
Basic earnings per common share attributable to Charter shareholders	$	0.53	$	16.73	$	1.11	$	20.21
Diluted earnings per common share attributable to Charter shareholders	$	0.52	$	15.17	$	1.09	$	19.00