Earnings Per Share (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Schedule of Weighted Average Number of Shares [Table Text Block]

The following table presents a reconciliation of weighted average shares used in the calculations of the basic and diluted net income per share attributable to Altice USA stockholders:

	Years Ended December 31,
	2021	2020	2019
	(in thousands)
Basic weighted average shares outstanding	458,311	581,057	660,384
Effect of dilution:
Stock options	3,972	2,617	1,348
Restricted stock	11	15	809
Restricted stock units	1	—	—
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding	462,295	583,689	662,541
Weighted average shares excluded from diluted weighted average shares outstanding:
Anti-dilutive shares	15,856	25,768	4,245
Performance stock units and restricted stock whose performance metrics have not been achieved.	8,557	8,308	—