SEGMENT INFORMATION, Sources of Revenue for Cable Segment (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Revenues, net from continuing operations	$ 1,640,757	$ 1,614,771
Cable
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Revenues, net from continuing operations	1,480,119	1,451,538
Cable | Video (including equipment rental, DVR, franchise fees, video-on-demand and pay-per-view)
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Revenues, net from continuing operations	785,255	800,968
Cable | High-speed data
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Revenues, net from continuing operations	401,536	362,872
Cable | Voice
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Revenues, net from continuing operations	223,710	231,593
Cable | Advertising
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Revenues, net from continuing operations	30,189	30,777
Cable | Other (including installation, advertising sales commissions, home shopping, and other products)
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Revenues, net from continuing operations	$ 39,429	$ 25,328