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Charter Communications, Inc./MO – ‘10-K’ for 12/31/17 – ‘EX-101.DEF’

On:  Friday, 2/2/18, at 8:07am ET   ·   For:  12/31/17   ·   Accession #:  1091667-18-25   ·   File #:  1-33664

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  As Of               Filer                 Filing    For·On·As Docs:Size

 2/02/18  Charter Communications, Inc./MO   10-K       12/31/17   97:24M

Annual Report   —   Form 10-K   —   Sect. 13 / 15(d) – SEA’34
Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: 10-K        Annual Report                                       HTML   1.90M 
 3: EX-21.1     Subsidiaries List                                   HTML     92K 
 4: EX-23.1     Consent of Experts or Counsel                       HTML     26K 
 2: EX-12.1     Statement re: Computation of Ratios                 HTML     41K 
 5: EX-31.1     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     32K 
 6: EX-31.2     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     32K 
 7: EX-32.1     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     26K 
 8: EX-32.2     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     26K 
15: R1          Document And Entity Information                     HTML     57K 
16: R2          Consolidated Balance Sheets                         HTML    101K 
17: R3          Consolidated Balance Sheet (Parentheticals)         HTML     54K 
18: R4          Consolidated Statements of Operations               HTML     97K 
19: R5          Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income     HTML     43K 
                (Loss)                                                           
20: R6          Consolidated Statements of Changes in               HTML     98K 
                Shareholders' Equity (Deficit)                                   
21: R7          Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows               HTML    127K 
22: R8          Organization and Basis of Presentation (Notes)      HTML     32K 
23: R9          Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Notes)  HTML     92K 
24: R10         Mergers and Acquisitions (Notes)                    HTML     68K 
25: R11         Allowance for Doubtful Accounts (Notes)             HTML     39K 
26: R12         Property, Plant and Equipment (Notes)               HTML     46K 
27: R13         Franchises, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets    HTML    109K 
                (Notes)                                                          
28: R14         Investments (Notes)                                 HTML     42K 
29: R15         Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities (Notes)    HTML     44K 
30: R16         Long-Term Debt (Notes)                              HTML    214K 
31: R17         Common Stock (Notes)                                HTML     89K 
32: R18         Noncontrolling Interests (Notes)                    HTML     42K 
33: R19         Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging   HTML     57K 
                Activities (Notes)                                               
34: R20         Fair Value Measurements (Notes)                     HTML     68K 
35: R21         Operating Costs and Expenses (Notes)                HTML     46K 
36: R22         Other Operating Expenses, Net (Notes)               HTML     78K 
37: R23         Stock Compensation Plans (Notes)                    HTML    166K 
38: R24         Income Taxes (Notes)                                HTML    148K 
39: R25         Earnings (Loss) Per Share (Notes)                   HTML     53K 
40: R26         Related Party Transactions (Notes)                  HTML     46K 
41: R27         Commitments and Contingencies (Notes)               HTML     78K 
42: R28         Employee Benefit Plans (Notes)                      HTML    235K 
43: R29         Recently Issued Accounting Standards (Notes)        HTML     49K 
44: R30         Unaudited Quarterly Financial Data (Notes)          HTML     92K 
45: R31         Consolidating Schedules (Notes)                     HTML   1.21M 
46: R32         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML    133K 
                (Policies)                                                       
47: R33         Franchises, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets    HTML     42K 
                (Policies)                                                       
48: R34         Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging   HTML     29K 
                Activities (Policies)                                            
49: R35         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML     61K 
                (Tables)                                                         
50: R36         Mergers and Acquisitions (Tables)                   HTML     60K 
51: R37         Allowance for Doubtful Accounts (Tables)            HTML     38K 
52: R38         Property, Plant and Equipment (Tables)              HTML     43K 
53: R39         Franchises, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets    HTML     90K 
                (Tables)                                                         
54: R40         Investments (Tables)                                HTML     34K 
55: R41         Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities (Tables)   HTML     44K 
56: R42         Long-Term Debt (Tables)                             HTML    174K 
57: R43         Common Stock (Tables)                               HTML     88K 
58: R44         Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging   HTML     44K 
                Activities (Tables)                                              
59: R45         Fair Value Measurements (Tables)                    HTML     59K 
60: R46         Operating Costs and Expenses (Tables)               HTML     43K 
61: R47         Other Operating Expenses, Net (Tables)              HTML     76K 
62: R48         Stock Compensation Plans (Tables)                   HTML    161K 
63: R49         Income Taxes (Tables)                               HTML    122K 
64: R50         Earnings (Loss) Per Share (Tables)                  HTML     50K 
65: R51         Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)              HTML     58K 
66: R52         Employee Benefit Plans (Tables)                     HTML    218K 
67: R53         Unaudited Quarterly Financial Data (Tables)         HTML     91K 
68: R54         Consolidating Schedules (Tables)                    HTML   1.20M 
69: R55         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML    111K 
                (Details)                                                        
70: R56         Mergers and Acquisitions (Details)                  HTML     93K 
71: R57         Allowance for Doubtful Accounts (Details)           HTML     32K 
72: R58         Property, Plant and Equipment (Details)             HTML     48K 
73: R59         Franchises, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets    HTML     78K 
                (Details)                                                        
74: R60         Investments (Details)                               HTML     52K 
75: R61         Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities (Details)  HTML     53K 
76: R62         Long-Term Debt (Details)                            HTML    249K 
77: R63         Common Stock (Details)                              HTML     84K 
78: R64         Noncontrolling Interests (Details)                  HTML     89K 
79: R65         Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging   HTML     57K 
                Activities (Details)                                             
80: R66         Fair Value Measurements (Details)                   HTML     54K 
81: R67         Operating Costs and Expenses (Details)              HTML     38K 
82: R68         Other Operating Expenses, Net (Details)             HTML     64K 
83: R69         Stock Compensation Plans (Details)                  HTML    154K 
84: R70         Income Taxes (Details)                              HTML    208K 
85: R71         Earnings (Loss) Per Share (Details)                 HTML     64K 
86: R72         Related Party Transactions (Details)                HTML     65K 
87: R73         Commitments and Contingencies (Details)             HTML     81K 
88: R74         Employee Benefit Plans (Details)                    HTML    328K 
89: R75         Recently Issued Accounting Standards (Details)      HTML     37K 
90: R76         Unaudited Quarterly Financial Data (Details)        HTML     51K 
91: R77         Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheets (Details)    HTML    175K 
92: R78         Condensed Consolidating Statements of Operations    HTML    182K 
                (Details)                                                        
93: R79         Condensed Consolidating Statements of               HTML     68K 
                Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Details)                            
94: R80         Condensed Consolidating Statements of Cash Flows    HTML    185K 
                (Details)                                                        
96: XML         IDEA XML File -- Filing Summary                      XML    173K 
95: EXCEL       IDEA Workbook of Financial Reports                  XLSX    163K 
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