PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property, Plant and Equipment (Including Equipment Under Capital Leases)

Property, plant and equipment (including equipment under capital 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
	2014			2013			Useful Lives
Customer equipment	$	1,954,512		$	2,104,305		3 to 5 years
Headends and related equipment	1,437,681			1,276,819			4 to 25 years
Central office equipment	811,320			758,691			5 to 10 years
Infrastructure	5,695,519			5,651,633			3 to 25 years
Equipment and software	1,507,500			1,386,848			3 to 10 years
Construction in progress (including materials and supplies)	97,955			113,260
Furniture and fixtures	94,265			92,631			5 to 12 years
Transportation equipment	217,486			201,806			5 to 18 years
Buildings and building improvements	303,344			279,614			10 to 40 years
Leasehold improvements	345,942			362,932			Term of lease
Land	14,538			14,662
	12,480,062			12,243,201
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization	(9,454,315		)	(9,264,848		)
	$	3,025,747		$	2,978,353

Gross Amount of Equipment and Related Accumulated Amortization Recorded Under Capital Leases

At December 31, 2014 and 2013, the gross amount of equipment and related accumulated amortization recorded under capital leases were as follows:

	December 31,
	2014			2013
Equipment	$	95,719		$	65,454
Less accumulated amortization	(39,951		)	(31,138		)
	$	55,768		$	34,316