Balance Sheet: Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

The balance sheet provides creditors, investors, and analysts with information on company resources (assets) and its sources of capital (its equity and liabilities). It normally also provides information about the future earnings capacity of a company assets as well as an indication of cash flows that may come from receivables and inventories.

Liabilities represents obligations of a company arising from past events, the settlement of which is expected to result in an outflow of economic benefits from the entity.

Charter Communications Inc., consolidated balance sheet: liabilities and stockholders’ equity

US$ in millions

	Dec 31, 2023	Dec 31, 2022	Dec 31, 2021	Dec 31, 2020	Dec 31, 2019
Accounts payable, trade	931)	952)	724)	763)	786)
Deferred revenue	509)	511)	461)	436)	460)
Programming costs	1,736)	1,914)	2,036)	1,940)	2,042)
Labor	1,283)	1,314)	1,304)	1,374)	1,028)
Capital expenditures	1,944)	1,792)	1,281)	1,227)	1,441)
Interest	1,328)	1,165)	1,099)	1,083)	1,052)
Taxes and regulatory fees	681)	667)	592)	555)	537)
Other	2,802)	2,240)	1,964)	1,489)	1,539)
Accrued and other current liabilities	9,774)	9,092)	8,276)	7,668)	7,639)
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	11,214)	10,555)	9,461)	8,867)	8,885)
Current portion of long-term debt	2,000)	1,510)	2,997)	1,008)	3,500)
Current liabilities	13,214)	12,065)	12,458)	9,875)	12,385)
Long-term debt, less current portion	95,777)	96,093)	88,564)	81,744)	75,578)
Deferred income taxes	18,954)	19,058)	19,096)	18,108)	17,711)
Other long-term liabilities	4,530)	4,758)	4,217)	4,198)	3,703)
Long-term liabilities	119,261)	119,909)	111,877)	104,050)	96,992)
Total liabilities	132,475)	131,974)	124,335)	113,925)	109,377)
Class A common stock; $.001 par value	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)
Class B common stock; $.001 par value	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)
Preferred stock; $.001 par value; no shares issued and outstanding	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)
Additional paid-in capital	23,346)	23,940)	26,725)	29,000)	31,405)
Retained earnings (accumulated deficit)	(12,260)	(14,821)	(12,675)	(5,195)	40)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	—)	—)	—)	—)	—)
Total Charter shareholders’ equity	11,086)	9,119)	14,050)	23,805)	31,445)
Noncontrolling interests	3,632)	3,430)	4,106)	6,476)	7,366)
Total shareholders’ equity	14,718)	12,549)	18,156)	30,281)	38,811)
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	147,193)	144,523)	142,491)	144,206)	148,188)

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31).

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Balance sheet item	Description	The company
Current liabilities	Total obligations incurred as part of normal operations that are expected to be paid during the following twelve months or within one business cycle, if longer.	Charter Communications Inc. current liabilities decreased from 2021 to 2022 but then increased from 2022 to 2023 exceeding 2021 level.
Long-term liabilities	Amount of obligation due after one year or beyond the normal operating cycle, if longer.	Charter Communications Inc. long-term liabilities increased from 2021 to 2022 but then slightly decreased from 2022 to 2023.
Total liabilities	Sum of the carrying amounts as of the balance sheet date of all liabilities that are recognized. Liabilities are probable future sacrifices of economic benefits arising from present obligations of an entity to transfer assets or provide services to other entities in the future.	Charter Communications Inc. total liabilities increased from 2021 to 2022 and from 2022 to 2023.
Total Charter shareholders’ equity	Total of all stockholders’ equity (deficit) items, net of receivables from officers, directors, owners, and affiliates of the entity which are attributable to the parent. The amount of the economic entity stockholders’ equity attributable to the parent excludes the amount of stockholders’ equity which is allocable to that ownership interest in subsidiary equity which is not attributable to the parent (noncontrolling interest, minority interest). This excludes temporary equity and is sometimes called permanent equity.	Charter Communications Inc. total Charter shareholders’ equity decreased from 2021 to 2022 but then slightly increased from 2022 to 2023.

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Balance Sheet: Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity