Segment Reporting

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Segment Reporting

Segment Reporting

17.    Segment Reporting

Operating segments are components of an enterprise for which separate financial information is available and regularly evaluated by the chief operating decision maker(s) of an enterprise.  Under this definition, we operate two primary segments.

·DISH.  The DISH pay-TV service had 13.967 million subscribers in the United States as of December 31, 2011.  The DISH pay-TV service consists of FCC licenses authorizing us to use DBS and FSS spectrum, our owned and leased satellites, receiver systems, third-party broadcast operations, customer service facilities, a leased fiber network, in-home service and call center operations, and certain other assets utilized in our operations.

·Blockbuster.  On April 26, 2011, we completed the Blockbuster Acquisition.  We acquired Blockbuster operations in the United States and in certain foreign countries.  Blockbuster primarily offers movies and video games for sale and rental through multiple distribution channels such as retail stores, by-mail, digital devices, the blockbuster.com website and the BLOCKBUSTER On Demand service.

	As of December 31,
	2011			2010
	(In thousands)
Total assets:
DISH Network	$	11,104,003		$	9,632,153
Blockbuster	453,661			—
Eliminations	(87,433		)	—
Total assets	$	11,470,231		$	9,632,153

						All
						Other &			Consolidated
	DISH		Blockbuster (1)			Eliminations			Total
	(In thousands)
Year Ended December 31, 2011
Total revenue	$	13,078,055	$	974,875		$	(4,537	)	$	14,048,393
Depreciation and amortization	911,663		10,410			—			922,073
Total costs and expenses	10,148,930		976,046			(4,537		)	11,120,439
Operating income (loss)	2,929,125		(1,171		)	—			2,927,954
Net income (loss) attributable to DISH Network	1,512,402		3,505			—			1,515,907
Year Ended December 31, 2010
Total revenue	$	12,640,744	$	—		$	—		$	12,640,744
Depreciation and amortization	983,965		—			—			983,965
Total costs and expenses	10,699,916		—			—			10,699,916
Operating income (loss)	1,940,828		—			—			1,940,828
Net income (loss) attributable to DISH Network	984,729		—			—			984,729
Year Ended December 31, 2009
Total revenue	$	11,664,151	$	—		$	—		$	11,664,151
Depreciation and amortization	940,033		—			—			940,033
Total costs and expenses	10,277,221		—			—			10,277,221
Operating income (loss)	1,386,930		—			—			1,386,930
Net income (loss) attributable to DISH Network	635,545		—			—			635,545

(1)The year ended December 31, 2011 reflects Blockbuster results from the acquisition date of April 26, 2011 through December 31, 2011.

Geographic Information.  Revenues are attributed to geographic regions based upon the location where the goods and services are provided.  During the year ended December 31, 2011, our international revenue includes transactions with customers in United Kingdom, Mexico and Denmark totaling $242 million, $117 million and $45 million, respectively.