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Total Debt (Notes)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2026
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Total Debt Total Debt
A summary of our debt as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025 is as follows:

March 31, 2026December 31, 2025
Principal AmountCarrying ValueFair ValuePrincipal AmountCarrying ValueFair Value
Senior unsecured notes$27,250 $27,174 $25,527 $27,250 $27,197 $25,634 
Senior secured notes and debentures(a)
55,387 55,620 47,245 55,418 55,658 48,030 
Credit facilities(b)
11,665 11,620 11,471 11,949 11,901 11,803 
$94,302 $94,414 $84,243 $94,617 $94,756 $85,467 

(a)Includes the Company's £625 million fixed-rate British pound sterling denominated notes (the “Sterling Notes”) (remeasured at $827 million and $842 million as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively, using the exchange rate at the respective dates) and the Company's £650 million aggregate principal amount of Sterling Notes (remeasured at $860 million and $876 million as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively, using the exchange rate at the respective dates).
(b)The Company has availability under the Charter Communications Operating, LLC ("Charter Operating") credit facilities of approximately $4.6 billion as of March 31, 2026.

The estimated fair value of the Company’s senior unsecured and secured notes and debentures as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025 is based on quoted market prices in active markets and is classified within Level 1 of the valuation hierarchy, while the estimated fair value of the Company’s credit facilities is based on quoted market prices in inactive markets and is classified within Level 2.
In February 2026, CCO Holdings and CCO Holdings Capital Corp. redeemed $750 million in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding 5.500% senior notes due 2026 and $2.25 billion in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding 5.125% senior notes due 2027. The transactions resulted in a loss on extinguishment of debt of approximately $4 million during the three months ended March 31, 2026 recorded in other expenses, net in the consolidated statement of operations.