PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property, Plant and Equipment

Property, plant and equipment (including equipment under finance leases) consist of the following assets, which are depreciated or amortized on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives shown below:

	December 31,				Estimated Useful Lives
	2021		2020
Customer premise equipment	$	1,991,746	$	1,845,830	3 to 5 years
Headends and related equipment	2,325,852		2,158,704		5 to 25 years
Infrastructure	6,606,817		5,964,419		5 to 25 years
Equipment and software	1,364,560		1,237,057		3 to 10 years
Construction in progress (including materials and supplies)	291,611		174,610
Furniture and fixtures	74,481		65,724		5 to 8 years
Transportation equipment	145,531		150,974		5 to 10 years
Buildings and building improvements	506,363		481,693		10 to 40 years
Leasehold improvements	127,565		110,037		Term of lease
Land	48,793		48,791
	13,483,319		12,237,839
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization	(7,142,852)		(6,431,843)
	$	6,340,467	$	5,805,996