CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 250,001	$ 302,058
Restricted cash	290	280
Accounts receivable, trade (less allowance for credit losses of $24,984 and $21,915, respectively)	315,894	357,597
Prepaid expenses and other current assets ($575 and $407 due from affiliates, respectively)	299,148	174,859
Total current assets	865,333	834,794
Property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $8,671,638 and $8,162,442, respectively	8,352,062	8,117,757
Right-of-use operating lease assets	231,255	255,545
Other assets	88,380	195,114
Amortizable intangibles, net of accumulated amortization of $6,114,684 and $5,874,612, respectively	1,036,275	1,259,335
Indefinite-lived cable television franchises	13,216,355	13,216,355
Goodwill	8,044,716	8,044,716
Total assets	31,834,376	31,923,616
Current Liabilities:
Accounts payable	1,016,588	936,950
Interest payable	291,497	274,507
Accrued employee related costs	172,150	182,146
Deferred revenue	85,289	85,018
Debt	273,804	359,407
Other current liabilities ($25,991 and $71,523 due to affiliates, respectively)	285,722	470,096
Total current liabilities	2,125,050	2,308,124
Other liabilities	265,284	221,249
Deferred tax liability	4,843,531	4,848,460
Right-of-use operating lease liability	244,220	264,647
Long-term debt, net of current maturities	24,778,868	24,715,554
Total liabilities	32,256,953	32,358,034
Commitments and contingencies (Note 15)
Stockholders' Deficiency:
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized, no shares issued and outstanding	0	0
Paid-in capital	225,467	187,186
Accumulated deficit	(649,877)	(601,075)
Total stockholders' equity before accumulated other comprehensive Income and non-controlling interest	(419,789)	(409,329)
Treasury stock, at cost ($967,629 shares of Class A common stock at September 30, 2024)	(10)	0
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(7,313)	(12,851)
Total Altice USA stockholders' deficiency	(427,112)	(422,180)
Noncontrolling interests	4,535	(12,238)
Total stockholders' deficiency	(422,577)	(434,418)
Total liabilities and stockholders' deficiency	31,834,376	31,923,616
Common Class A
Stockholders' Deficiency:
Common stock	2,779	2,718
Common Class B
Stockholders' Deficiency:
Common stock	1,842	1,842
Common Class C
Stockholders' Deficiency:
Common stock	$ 0	$ 0