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Altice USA, Inc. – ‘10-K’ for 12/31/19 – ‘EX-101.PRE’

On:  Friday, 2/14/20, at 5:02pm ET   ·   For:  12/31/19   ·   Accession #:  1628280-20-1613   ·   File #:  1-38126

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 2/14/20  Altice USA, Inc.                  10-K       12/31/19  131:28M                                    Workiva Inc Wde… FA01/FA

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

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 6: EX-23.1     Consent of Experts or Counsel                       HTML     37K 
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96: R1          Document and Entity Information                     HTML     98K 
25: R2          Consolidated Balance Sheets                         HTML    193K 
68: R3          Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical)         HTML     78K 
111: R4          Consolidated Statements of Operations               HTML    119K  
97: R5          Consolidated Statements of Operations               HTML     47K 
                (Parenthetical)                                                  
26: R6          Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income     HTML    101K 
                (Loss)                                                           
69: R7          Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity     HTML    135K 
114: R8          Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows               HTML    186K  
95: R9          Csc Holdings - Consolidated Balance Sheets          HTML    183K 
121: R10         Csc Holdings - Consolidated Balance Sheets          HTML     52K  
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75: R11         Csc Holdings - Consolidated Statement of            HTML    106K 
                Operations                                                       
30: R12         Csc Holdings - Consolidated Statement of            HTML     42K 
                Operations (Parenthetical)                                       
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                of Comprehensive Income (Loss)                                   
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                Equity                                                           
74: R15         Csc Holdings - Consolidated Statement of Cash       HTML    225K 
                Flows                                                            
29: R16         Supplemental Cash Flow Information                  HTML     81K 
42: R17         Supplemental Cash Flow Information (Tables)         HTML     80K 
122: R18         Supplemental Cash Flow Information (Details)        HTML     69K  
72: R19         Description of Business and Related Matters         HTML     65K 
28: R20         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML    146K 
66: R21         Accounting Pronouncements                           HTML    215K 
113: R22         Change in Accounting Policies and Ats Acquisition   HTML    216K  
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27: R24         Restructuring and Other Expense                     HTML     78K 
65: R25         Property, Plant and Equipment                       HTML     71K 
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93: R27         Intangible Assets                                   HTML     84K 
24: R28         Debt                                                HTML    335K 
67: R29         Derivative Contracts and Collateralized             HTML    137K 
                Indebtedness                                                     
45: R30         Fair Value Measurement                              HTML    103K 
31: R31         Income Taxes                                        HTML    230K 
70: R32         Share-Based Compensation                            HTML    132K 
118: R33         Affiliate and Related Party Transactions            HTML    124K  
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32: R35         Benefit Plans                                       HTML    214K 
71: R36         Interim Financial Information                       HTML    294K 
119: R37         Subsequent Events                                   HTML     37K  
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33: R39         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML    104K 
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56: R40         Change in Accounting Policies and Ats Acquisition   HTML    105K 
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108: R43         Property, Plant and Equipment (Tables)              HTML     67K  
57: R44         Leases (Tables)                                     HTML    164K 
16: R45         Intangible Assets (Tables)                          HTML     88K 
91: R46         Debt (Tables)                                       HTML     57K 
110: R47         Derivative Contracts and Collateralized             HTML     83K  
                Indebtedness (Tables)                                            
55: R48         Fair Value Measurement (Tables)                     HTML     98K 
17: R49         Income Taxes (Tables)                               HTML    226K 
36: R50         Share-Based Compensation (Tables)                   HTML    125K 
48: R51         Affiliate and Related Party Transactions (Tables)   HTML    112K 
131: R52         Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)              HTML     64K  
83: R53         Benefit Plans (Tables)                              HTML    216K 
35: R54         Interim Financial Information (Tables)              HTML    294K 
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                Narrative (Details)                                              
82: R57         SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES -        HTML     40K 
                Contract Asset and Liability (Details)                           
34: R58         SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES -        HTML     62K 
                Disaggregation of Revenue (Details)                              
49: R59         SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES -        HTML     73K 
                Schedule of Stock by Class (Details)                             
104: R60         Accounting Pronouncements (Details)                 HTML     39K  
89: R61         CHANGE IN ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ATS ACQUISITION   HTML     70K 
                - Balance Sheet (Details)                                        
21: R62         CHANGE IN ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ATS ACQUISITION   HTML    259K 
                - Income Statement (Details)                                     
62: R63         CHANGE IN ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ATS ACQUISITION   HTML     62K 
                - Narrative (Details)                                            
101: R64         Allowance for Doubtful Accounts (Details)           HTML     44K  
86: R65         Restructuring and Other Expense (Details)           HTML     73K 
18: R66         PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT - Narrative           HTML     56K 
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58: R67         PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT - Summary (Details)   HTML     86K 
106: R68         LEASES - Narrative (Details)                        HTML     78K  
85: R69         LEASES - Future Minimum Lease Payments (Details)    HTML     76K 
76: R70         INTANGIBLE ASSETS - Summary of Acquired Intangible  HTML     61K 
                Assets (Details)                                                 
126: R71         INTANGIBLE ASSETS - Narrative (Details)             HTML     38K  
50: R72         INTANGIBLE ASSETS - Schedule of Finite-Lived        HTML     47K 
                Intangible Assets, Future Amortization Expense                   
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38: R73         INTANGIBLE ASSETS - Goodwill (Details)              HTML     63K 
79: R74         DEBT - Credit Silo Combination (Details)            HTML    311K 
129: R75         DEBT - Schedule of Exchange Agreement (Details)     HTML     44K  
54: R76         DEBT - CSC Holdings Credit Facilities (Details)     HTML    197K 
41: R77         DEBT - Cequel Credit Facilities (Details)           HTML     90K 
80: R78         DEBT - Credit Facilities Outstanding (Details)      HTML     75K 
124: R79         DEBT - Senior Guaranteed Notes and Senior Notes     HTML    247K  
                and Debentures (Details)                                         
77: R80         DEBT - Senior Guaranteed Notes, Senior Secured      HTML    155K 
                Notes, and Senior Notes and Debentures (Details)                 
127: R81         DEBT - Schedule of Gain (Loss) on Debt              HTML     82K  
                Extinguishment (Details)                                         
51: R82         DEBT - Summary of Debt Maturities (Details)         HTML     47K 
39: R83         DERIVATIVE CONTRACTS AND COLLATERALIZED             HTML     70K 
                INDEBTEDNESS - Narrative (Details)                               
78: R84         DERIVATIVE CONTRACTS AND COLLATERALIZED             HTML     69K 
                INDEBTEDNESS - Schedule of Interest Rate                         
                Derivatives (Details)                                            
128: R85         DERIVATIVE CONTRACTS AND COLLATERALIZED             HTML     58K  
                INDEBTEDNESS - Location of Assets and Liabilities                
                Within the Consolidated Balance Sheets (Details)                 
52: R86         DERIVATIVE CONTRACTS AND COLLATERALIZED             HTML     79K 
                INDEBTEDNESS - Settlements of Collateralized                     
                Indebtedness (Details)                                           
40: R87         FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENT - Assets and Liabilities     HTML     63K 
                Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis                      
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81: R88         FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENT - Fair Value of Financial    HTML     63K 
                Instruments (Details)                                            
125: R89         INCOME TAXES - Income Tax Expense (Benefit)         HTML     67K  
                Continuing Operations (Details)                                  
103: R90         INCOME TAXES - Effective Tax Rate Reconciliation    HTML     70K  
                (Details)                                                        
88: R91         INCOME TAXES - Narrative (Details)                  HTML     74K 
20: R92         INCOME TAXES - Deferred Tax Assets (Liabilities)    HTML     94K 
                (Details)                                                        
60: R93         SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION - Narrative (Details)      HTML     86K 
102: R94         SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION - Carrying Unit Award      HTML     70K  
                Activity (Details)                                               
87: R95         SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION - Stock Option Activity    HTML     87K 
                (Details)                                                        
19: R96         SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION - Fair Value Assumptions   HTML     49K 
                For Stock Options (Details)                                      
59: R97         AFFILIATE AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS -          HTML     72K 
                Narrative (Details)                                              
105: R98         AFFILIATE AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS - Revenue  HTML     66K  
                and Related Charges (Details)                                    
84: R99         AFFILIATE AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS - Amounts  HTML    141K 
                Due From and Due to Related Parties (Details)                    
115: R100        COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES - Narrative           HTML     37K  
                (Details)                                                        
99: R101        COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES - Future Cash         HTML     70K 
                Payments and Commitments (Details)                               
22: R102        BENEFIT PLANS - Funded Status (Details)             HTML     68K 
63: R103        BENEFIT PLANS - Narrative (Details)                 HTML     42K 
116: R104        BENEFIT PLANS - Net Funded Status (Details)         HTML     45K  
100: R105        BENEFIT PLANS - Components of Net Periodic Benefit  HTML     53K  
                Costs (Details)                                                  
23: R106        BENEFIT PLANS - Weighted Average Assumptions Used   HTML     50K 
                to Determine Benefit Obligation and Cost (Details)               
64: R107        BENEFIT PLANS - Weighted Average Asset Allocations  HTML     46K 
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117: R108        BENEFIT PLANS - Fair Value of Plan Assets           HTML    102K  
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98: R109        BENEFIT PLANS - Expected Benefit Payments           HTML     48K 
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73: R110        Interim Financial Information (Details)             HTML    128K 
123: R111        Subsequent Events (Details)                         HTML     38K  
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