Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited) (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited)

Schedule of quarterly results of operations

	For the Three Months Ended
	March 31		June 30		September 30			December 31
	(In thousands, except per share data)
Year ended December 31, 2012:
Total revenue	$	3,581,869	$	3,571,766	$	3,523,347		$	3,589,510
Operating income (loss)	572,411		468,352		(273,029		)	454,101
Net income (loss)	360,126		225,596		(163,329		)	203,347
Net income (loss) attributable to DISH Network	360,310		225,732		(158,461		)	209,106
Basic net income (loss) per share attributable to DISH Network	$	0.81	$	0.50	$	(0.35	)	$	0.46
Diluted net income (loss) per share attributable to DISH Network	$	0.80	$	0.50	$	(0.35	)	$	0.46
Year ended December 31, 2011:
Total revenue	$	3,224,131	$	3,590,161	$	3,602,651		$	3,631,450
Operating income (loss)	983,353		717,782		624,839			601,980
Net income (loss)	549,326		334,838		318,978			312,436
Net income (loss) attributable to DISH Network	549,394		334,760		319,099			312,654
Basic net income (loss) per share attributable to DISH Network	$	1.24	$	0.75	$	0.72		$	0.70
Diluted net income (loss) per share attributable to DISH Network	$	1.22	$	0.75	$	0.71		$	0.70