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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (USD $)
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Current Assets:    
Cash and cash equivalents $ 850,413,000us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue $ 702,224,000us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
Accounts receivable, trade (less allowance for doubtful accounts of $12,112 and $14,614) 277,526,000us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent 283,079,000us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent
Prepaid expenses and other current assets 140,094,000us-gaap_PrepaidExpenseAndOtherAssetsCurrent 158,433,000us-gaap_PrepaidExpenseAndOtherAssetsCurrent
Amounts due from affiliates 1,732,000us-gaap_AccountsReceivableRelatedPartiesCurrent 1,520,000us-gaap_AccountsReceivableRelatedPartiesCurrent
Deferred tax asset 37,943,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNetCurrent 159,824,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNetCurrent
Investment securities pledged as collateral 622,958,000us-gaap_RestrictedInvestmentsCurrent 419,354,000us-gaap_RestrictedInvestmentsCurrent
Total current assets 1,930,666,000us-gaap_AssetsCurrent 1,724,434,000us-gaap_AssetsCurrent
Property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $9,454,315 and $9,264,848 3,025,747,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet 2,978,353,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
Other receivables 854,000us-gaap_LongTermAccountsNotesAndLoansReceivableNetNoncurrent 1,683,000us-gaap_LongTermAccountsNotesAndLoansReceivableNetNoncurrent
Investment securities pledged as collateral 622,958,000us-gaap_RestrictedInvestmentsNoncurrent 696,730,000us-gaap_RestrictedInvestmentsNoncurrent
Derivative contracts 7,317,000us-gaap_DerivativeAssetsNoncurrent 3,385,000us-gaap_DerivativeAssetsNoncurrent
Other assets 43,651,000us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent 29,184,000us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent
Amortizable intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $60,018 and $78,047 36,781,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet 49,952,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
Indefinite-lived cable television franchises 731,848,000us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedFranchiseRights 731,848,000us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedFranchiseRights
Trademarks and other indefinite-lived intangible assets 7,250,000us-gaap_OtherIndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssets 7,450,000us-gaap_OtherIndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssets
Goodwill 264,690,000us-gaap_Goodwill 264,690,000us-gaap_Goodwill
Deferred financing costs, net of accumulated amortization of $58,651 and $42,602 93,409,000us-gaap_DeferredFinanceCostsNoncurrentNet 103,367,000us-gaap_DeferredFinanceCostsNoncurrentNet
Total assets 6,765,171,000us-gaap_Assets 6,591,076,000us-gaap_Assets
Current Liabilities:    
Accounts payable 431,761,000us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent 422,929,000us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent
Accrued liabilities:    
Interest 117,354,000us-gaap_InterestPayableCurrent 114,569,000us-gaap_InterestPayableCurrent
Employee related costs 306,270,000us-gaap_EmployeeRelatedLiabilitiesCurrent 211,682,000us-gaap_EmployeeRelatedLiabilitiesCurrent
Other accrued expenses 160,822,000us-gaap_OtherAccruedLiabilitiesCurrent 174,674,000us-gaap_OtherAccruedLiabilitiesCurrent
Amounts due to affiliates 29,651,000us-gaap_AccountsPayableRelatedPartiesCurrent 30,941,000us-gaap_AccountsPayableRelatedPartiesCurrent
Deferred revenue 52,932,000us-gaap_DeferredRevenueCurrent 47,229,000us-gaap_DeferredRevenueCurrent
Liabilities under derivative contracts 93,010,000us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilitiesCurrent 99,577,000us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilitiesCurrent
Credit facility debt 61,849,000us-gaap_LoansPayableToBankCurrent 47,463,000us-gaap_LoansPayableToBankCurrent
Collateralized indebtedness 466,335,000us-gaap_SecuredDebtCurrent 248,388,000us-gaap_SecuredDebtCurrent
Capital lease obligations 17,216,000us-gaap_CapitalLeaseObligationsCurrent 12,025,000us-gaap_CapitalLeaseObligationsCurrent
Notes payable 12,968,000us-gaap_ShortTermNonBankLoansAndNotesPayable 3,744,000us-gaap_ShortTermNonBankLoansAndNotesPayable
Senior notes 0us-gaap_SeniorNotesCurrent 27,831,000us-gaap_SeniorNotesCurrent
Total current liabilities 1,750,168,000us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent 1,441,052,000us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent
Defined benefit plan obligations 120,644,000us-gaap_PensionAndOtherPostretirementDefinedBenefitPlansLiabilitiesNoncurrent 162,812,000us-gaap_PensionAndOtherPostretirementDefinedBenefitPlansLiabilitiesNoncurrent
Deferred revenue 4,701,000us-gaap_DeferredRevenueNoncurrent 5,235,000us-gaap_DeferredRevenueNoncurrent
Liabilities under derivative contracts 9,207,000us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilitiesNoncurrent 47,370,000us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilitiesNoncurrent
Other liabilities 166,723,000us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent 219,018,000us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent
Deferred tax liability 611,088,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesNoncurrent 570,056,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesNoncurrent
Credit facility debt 2,718,800,000us-gaap_LongTermLoansFromBank 3,718,682,000us-gaap_LongTermLoansFromBank
Collateralized indebtedness 519,848,000us-gaap_SecuredLongTermDebt 569,562,000us-gaap_SecuredLongTermDebt
Capital lease obligations 29,196,000us-gaap_CapitalLeaseObligationsNoncurrent 19,265,000us-gaap_CapitalLeaseObligationsNoncurrent
Notes payable 10,943,000us-gaap_OtherLongTermNotesPayable 1,590,000us-gaap_OtherLongTermNotesPayable
Senior notes and debentures 5,855,867,000cvc_SeniorNotesAndDebenturesNoncurrent 5,110,684,000cvc_SeniorNotesAndDebenturesNoncurrent
Total liabilities 11,797,185,000us-gaap_Liabilities 11,865,326,000us-gaap_Liabilities
Commitments and contingencies      
Redeemable noncontrolling interest 8,676,000us-gaap_RedeemableNoncontrollingInterestEquityCarryingAmount 9,294,000us-gaap_RedeemableNoncontrollingInterestEquityCarryingAmount
Stockholders' Deficiency:    
Preferred Stock, $.01 par value, 50,000,000 shares authorized, none issued 0us-gaap_PreferredStockValue 0us-gaap_PreferredStockValue
Paid-in capital 823,103,000us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapital 885,601,000us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapital
Accumulated deficit (4,234,860,000)us-gaap_RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit (4,546,299,000)us-gaap_RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit
Total stockholders'/member's deficiency before treasury stock, accumulated other comprehensive loss and noncontrolling interest (3,408,213,000)cvc_TotalStockholdersEquityBeforeTreasuryStockAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossAndNoncontrollingInterest (3,657,232,000)cvc_TotalStockholdersEquityBeforeTreasuryStockAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossAndNoncontrollingInterest
Treasury stock, at cost (80,122,914 and 78,890,427 CNYG Class A common shares) (1,591,021,000)us-gaap_TreasuryStockValue (1,584,404,000)us-gaap_TreasuryStockValue
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (42,235,000)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax (42,694,000)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax
Total stockholders' deficiency (5,041,469,000)us-gaap_StockholdersEquity (5,284,330,000)us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
Noncontrolling interests 779,000us-gaap_MinorityInterest 786,000us-gaap_MinorityInterest
Total deficiency (5,040,690,000)us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest (5,283,544,000)us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
Total liabilities and stockholders'/member's deficiency 6,765,171,000us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity 6,591,076,000us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity
CNYG Class A Common Stock    
Stockholders' Deficiency:    
Common stock 3,003,000us-gaap_CommonStockValue
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2,925,000us-gaap_CommonStockValue
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CNYG Class B Common Stock    
Stockholders' Deficiency:    
Common stock 541,000us-gaap_CommonStockValue
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541,000us-gaap_CommonStockValue
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RMG Class A Common Stock    
Stockholders' Deficiency:    
Common stock 0us-gaap_CommonStockValue
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0us-gaap_CommonStockValue
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RMG Class B Common Stock    
Stockholders' Deficiency:    
Common stock 0us-gaap_CommonStockValue
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CSC Holdings, LLC    
Current Assets:    
Cash and cash equivalents 813,396,000us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
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651,058,000us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
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Accounts receivable, trade (less allowance for doubtful accounts of $12,112 and $14,614) 277,526,000us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent
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283,079,000us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent
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Prepaid expenses and other current assets 131,891,000us-gaap_PrepaidExpenseAndOtherAssetsCurrent
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154,876,000us-gaap_PrepaidExpenseAndOtherAssetsCurrent
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Amounts due from affiliates 1,694,000us-gaap_AccountsReceivableRelatedPartiesCurrent
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115,538,000us-gaap_AccountsReceivableRelatedPartiesCurrent
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Investment securities pledged as collateral 622,958,000us-gaap_RestrictedInvestmentsCurrent
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419,354,000us-gaap_RestrictedInvestmentsCurrent
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Total current assets 1,847,465,000us-gaap_AssetsCurrent
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1,623,905,000us-gaap_AssetsCurrent
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Property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $9,454,315 and $9,264,848 3,025,747,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
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2,978,353,000us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
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Other receivables 854,000us-gaap_LongTermAccountsNotesAndLoansReceivableNetNoncurrent
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= us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
1,683,000us-gaap_LongTermAccountsNotesAndLoansReceivableNetNoncurrent
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Investment securities pledged as collateral 622,958,000us-gaap_RestrictedInvestmentsNoncurrent
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696,730,000us-gaap_RestrictedInvestmentsNoncurrent
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Derivative contracts 7,317,000us-gaap_DerivativeAssetsNoncurrent
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3,385,000us-gaap_DerivativeAssetsNoncurrent
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Other assets 43,651,000us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent
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29,184,000us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent
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Amortizable intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $60,018 and $78,047 36,781,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
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49,952,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet
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Indefinite-lived cable television franchises 731,848,000us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedFranchiseRights
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731,848,000us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedFranchiseRights
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Trademarks and other indefinite-lived intangible assets 7,250,000us-gaap_OtherIndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssets
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7,450,000us-gaap_OtherIndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssets
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Goodwill 264,690,000us-gaap_Goodwill
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264,690,000us-gaap_Goodwill
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Deferred financing costs, net of accumulated amortization of $58,651 and $42,602 59,470,000us-gaap_DeferredFinanceCostsNoncurrentNet
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61,367,000us-gaap_DeferredFinanceCostsNoncurrentNet
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Total assets 6,648,031,000us-gaap_Assets
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6,448,547,000us-gaap_Assets
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Current Liabilities:    
Accounts payable 431,761,000us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent
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422,929,000us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent
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Accrued liabilities:    
Interest 62,555,000us-gaap_InterestPayableCurrent
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59,130,000us-gaap_InterestPayableCurrent
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Employee related costs 302,397,000us-gaap_EmployeeRelatedLiabilitiesCurrent
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210,233,000us-gaap_EmployeeRelatedLiabilitiesCurrent
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Other accrued expenses 160,822,000us-gaap_OtherAccruedLiabilitiesCurrent
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174,187,000us-gaap_OtherAccruedLiabilitiesCurrent
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Amounts due to affiliates 135,636,000us-gaap_AccountsPayableRelatedPartiesCurrent
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30,887,000us-gaap_AccountsPayableRelatedPartiesCurrent
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Deferred tax liability 105,285,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesCurrent
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60,582,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesCurrent
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Deferred revenue 52,932,000us-gaap_DeferredRevenueCurrent
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47,229,000us-gaap_DeferredRevenueCurrent
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Liabilities under derivative contracts 93,010,000us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilitiesCurrent
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99,577,000us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilitiesCurrent
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Credit facility debt 61,849,000us-gaap_LoansPayableToBankCurrent
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47,463,000us-gaap_LoansPayableToBankCurrent
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Collateralized indebtedness 466,335,000us-gaap_SecuredDebtCurrent
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248,388,000us-gaap_SecuredDebtCurrent
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Capital lease obligations 17,216,000us-gaap_CapitalLeaseObligationsCurrent
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12,025,000us-gaap_CapitalLeaseObligationsCurrent
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Notes payable 12,968,000us-gaap_ShortTermNonBankLoansAndNotesPayable
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3,744,000us-gaap_ShortTermNonBankLoansAndNotesPayable
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Total current liabilities 1,902,766,000us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent
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1,416,374,000us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent
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Defined benefit plan obligations 120,644,000us-gaap_PensionAndOtherPostretirementDefinedBenefitPlansLiabilitiesNoncurrent
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162,812,000us-gaap_PensionAndOtherPostretirementDefinedBenefitPlansLiabilitiesNoncurrent
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Deferred revenue 4,701,000us-gaap_DeferredRevenueNoncurrent
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5,235,000us-gaap_DeferredRevenueNoncurrent
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Liabilities under derivative contracts 9,207,000us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilitiesNoncurrent
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47,370,000us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilitiesNoncurrent
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Other liabilities 162,276,000us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent
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214,409,000us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent
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Deferred tax liability 626,367,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesNoncurrent
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617,837,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesNoncurrent
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Credit facility debt 2,718,800,000us-gaap_LongTermLoansFromBank
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3,718,682,000us-gaap_LongTermLoansFromBank
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Collateralized indebtedness 519,848,000us-gaap_SecuredLongTermDebt
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569,562,000us-gaap_SecuredLongTermDebt
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Capital lease obligations 29,196,000us-gaap_CapitalLeaseObligationsNoncurrent
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19,265,000us-gaap_CapitalLeaseObligationsNoncurrent
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Notes payable 10,943,000us-gaap_OtherLongTermNotesPayable
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1,590,000us-gaap_OtherLongTermNotesPayable
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Senior notes and debentures 3,062,126,000cvc_SeniorNotesAndDebenturesNoncurrent
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2,309,403,000cvc_SeniorNotesAndDebenturesNoncurrent
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Total liabilities 9,166,874,000us-gaap_Liabilities
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9,082,539,000us-gaap_Liabilities
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Commitments and contingencies      
Redeemable noncontrolling interest 8,676,000us-gaap_RedeemableNoncontrollingInterestEquityCarryingAmount
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9,294,000us-gaap_RedeemableNoncontrollingInterestEquityCarryingAmount
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Stockholders' Deficiency:    
Accumulated deficit (2,024,065,000)us-gaap_RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit
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(2,486,073,000)us-gaap_RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit
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Senior notes due from Cablevision (611,455,000)us-gaap_NotesReceivableByOwnerToLimitedLiabilityCompanyLLC
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(611,455,000)us-gaap_NotesReceivableByOwnerToLimitedLiabilityCompanyLLC
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Other member's equity (17,631,479 membership units issued and outstanding) 149,457,000us-gaap_MembersCapital
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496,150,000us-gaap_MembersCapital
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Total stockholders'/member's deficiency before treasury stock, accumulated other comprehensive loss and noncontrolling interest (2,486,063,000)cvc_TotalStockholdersEquityBeforeTreasuryStockAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossAndNoncontrollingInterest
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(2,601,378,000)cvc_TotalStockholdersEquityBeforeTreasuryStockAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossAndNoncontrollingInterest
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Accumulated other comprehensive loss (42,235,000)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax
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(42,694,000)us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax
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Total stockholders' deficiency (2,528,298,000)us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
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(2,644,072,000)us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
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Noncontrolling interests 779,000us-gaap_MinorityInterest
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786,000us-gaap_MinorityInterest
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Total deficiency (2,527,519,000)us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
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(2,643,286,000)us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
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Total liabilities and stockholders'/member's deficiency $ 6,648,031,000us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity
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$ 6,448,547,000us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity
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