CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY - USD ($) $ in Millions	Total	Common Stock Class A Common Stock	Common Stock Class B Common Stock	Additional Paid-in Capital	Accumulated Deficit	Total Charter Shareholders’ Equity	Noncontrolling Interests
Balance at Dec. 31, 2020	$ 30,281	$ 0	$ 0	$ 29,000	$ (5,195)	$ 23,805	$ 6,476
Roll Forward of Consolidated Shareholders' Equity:
Consolidated net income	5,320	0	0	0	4,654	4,654	666
Stock compensation expense	430	0	0	430	0	430	0
Exercise of stock options	44	0	0	44	0	44	0
Purchases and retirement of treasury stock	(15,431)	0	0	(3,297)	(12,134)	(15,431)	0
Purchase of noncontrolling interest, net of tax	(1,885)	0	0	(1,077)	0	(1,077)	(808)
Change in noncontrolling interest ownership, net of tax	(528)	0	0	1,625	0	1,625	(2,153)
Distributions to noncontrolling interest	(75)	0	0	0	0	0	(75)
Balance at Dec. 31, 2021	18,156	0	0	26,725	(12,675)	14,050	4,106
Roll Forward of Consolidated Shareholders' Equity:
Consolidated net income	5,849	0	0	0	5,055	5,055	794
Stock compensation expense	470	0	0	470	0	470	0
Exercise of stock options	5	0	0	5	0	5	0
Purchases and retirement of treasury stock	(10,277)	0	0	(3,076)	(7,201)	(10,277)	0
Purchase of noncontrolling interest, net of tax	(1,381)	0	0	(681)	0	(681)	(700)
Change in noncontrolling interest ownership, net of tax	(162)	0	0	497	0	497	(659)
Distributions to noncontrolling interest	(111)	0	0	0	0	0	(111)
Balance at Dec. 31, 2022	12,549	0	0	23,940	(14,821)	9,119	3,430
Roll Forward of Consolidated Shareholders' Equity:
Consolidated net income	5,261	0	0	0	4,557	4,557	704
Stock compensation expense	692	0	0	692	0	692	0
Exercise of stock options	22	0	0	22	0	22	0
Purchases and retirement of treasury stock	(3,242)	0	0	(1,246)	(1,996)	(3,242)	0
Purchase of noncontrolling interest, net of tax	(380)	0	0	(140)	0	(140)	(240)
Change in noncontrolling interest ownership, net of tax	(26)	0	0	78	0	78	(104)
Distributions to noncontrolling interest	(158)	0	0	0	0	0	(158)
Balance at Dec. 31, 2023	$ 14,718	$ 0	$ 0	$ 23,346	$ (12,260)	$ 11,086	$ 3,632