Long-Term Debt (Details) £ in Millions, $ in Millions	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	May 31, 2022 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2022 GBP (£)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)
Long-term Debt:
Principal Amount		$ 96,787		$ 96,787			$ 91,198
Carrying Value		97,032		97,032			91,561
Fair Value		80,204		80,204			99,641
Borrowings of long-term debt				21,528	$ 15,263
Loss on Extinguishment of Debt		0	$ (69)	(3)	(144)
Senior unsecured notes
Long-term Debt:
Principal Amount		26,650		26,650			23,950
Carrying Value		26,564		26,564			23,882
Senior unsecured notes | Level 1
Long-term Debt:
Fair Value		21,760		21,760			24,630
Senior secured notes and debentures(a)
Long-term Debt:
Principal Amount		56,724		56,724			56,525
Carrying Value		57,112		57,112			57,011
Senior secured notes and debentures(a) | Level 1
Long-term Debt:
Fair Value		45,620		45,620			64,346
Credit facilities(b)
Long-term Debt:
Principal Amount		13,413		13,413			10,723
Carrying Value		13,356		13,356			10,668
Credit facilities(b) | Level 2
Long-term Debt:
Fair Value		12,824		12,824			$ 10,665
CCO Holdings
Long-term Debt:
Loss on Extinguishment of Debt		0	(71)	0	(146)
CCO Holdings | 4.750% Senior Notes due February 1, 2032
Long-term Debt:
Principal Amount		$ 1,200		$ 1,200
Stated interest rate (percentage)		4.75%		4.75%		4.75%
CCO Holdings | 6.375% Senior Notes due September 1, 2029
Long-term Debt:
Principal Amount		$ 1,500		$ 1,500
Stated interest rate (percentage)		6.375%		6.375%		6.375%
Charter Operating
Long-term Debt:
Availability under credit facilities		$ 4,600		$ 4,600
Charter Operating | Senior secured notes and debentures(a)
Long-term Debt:
Loss on Extinguishment of Debt		0	0	(1)	0
Charter Operating | Credit facilities(b)
Long-term Debt:
Loss on Extinguishment of Debt		0	0	(2)	0
Charter Operating | 4.400% senior secured notes due April 2033
Long-term Debt:
Principal Amount		$ 1,000		$ 1,000
Stated interest rate (percentage)		4.40%		4.40%		4.40%
Debt instrument issue price (percentage)				99.634%
Charter Operating | 5.250% senior secured notes due April 2053
Long-term Debt:
Principal Amount		$ 1,500		$ 1,500
Stated interest rate (percentage)		5.25%		5.25%		5.25%
Debt instrument issue price (percentage)				99.30%
Charter Operating | 5.500% senior secured notes due April 2063
Long-term Debt:
Principal Amount		$ 1,000		$ 1,000
Stated interest rate (percentage)		5.50%		5.50%		5.50%
Debt instrument issue price (percentage)				99.255%
Charter Operating | 4.464% Senior Notes Due July 23, 2022
Long-term Debt:
Stated interest rate (percentage)		4.464%		4.464%		4.464%
Charter Operating | Term Loan A-5
Long-term Debt:
Principal Amount	$ 6,050	$ 6,000		$ 6,000
Borrowings of long-term debt	2,300
SOFR spread				1.25%
Charter Operating | Term Loan A-6
Long-term Debt:
Principal Amount	$ 500	494		$ 494
SOFR spread				1.50%
Charter Operating | Revolving Credit Facility
Long-term Debt:
Revolving loan borrowing capacity		5,500		$ 5,500
SOFR spread				1.25%
Charter Operating | Term Loan B-1
Long-term Debt:
Principal Amount		2,400		$ 2,400
Charter Operating | Term Loan B-2
Long-term Debt:
Principal Amount		3,700		3,700
Time Warner Cable | Senior secured notes and debentures(a)
Long-term Debt:
Loss on Extinguishment of Debt		$ 0	$ 2	$ 0	$ 2
Time Warner Cable | 5.750% Sterling Senior Notes Due June 2, 2031
Long-term Debt:
Principal Amount | £						£ 625
Time Warner Cable | 5.250% Sterling Senior Notes Due July 15, 2042
Long-term Debt:
Principal Amount | £						£ 650