Stock-Based Compensation (Tables)

	As of December 31, 2013
	DISH Network Awards		EchoStar Awards
Stock Awards Outstanding	Stock Options	Restricted Stock Units	Stock Options	Restricted Stock Units
Held by DISH Network employees	12,821,290	1,876,498	602,048	44,288
Held by EchoStar employees	1,237,284	66,999	N/A	N/A
Total	14,058,574	1,943,497	602,048	44,288

			Options Outstanding				Options Exercisable
			Number Outstanding as of December 31, 2013	Weighted- Average Remaining Contractual Life	Weighted- Average Exercise Price		Number Exercisable as of December 31, 2013	Weighted- Average Remaining Contractual Life	Weighted- Average Exercise Price
$ -	-	$ 10.00	1,914,198	3.82	$	6.29	1,810,798	3.74	$	6.29
$10.01	-	$ 15.00	140,286	5.50	$	12.20	23,085	5.28	$	12.75
$15.01	-	$ 20.00	5,406,475	3.41	$	17.92	615,875	2.90	$	17.81
$20.01	-	$ 25.00	1,646,312	3.93	$	21.43	978,212	2.53	$	21.28
$25.01	-	$ 30.00	2,258,007	7.09	$	27.80	1,205,907	6.63	$	27.71
$30.01	-	$ 35.00	504,796	6.48	$	31.95	148,296	4.47	$	31.62
$35.01	-	$ 40.00	2,159,500	9.03	$	36.64	7,000	9.01	$	36.40
$40.01	-	$ 45.00	10,000	4.50	$	42.52	10,000	4.50	$	42.52
$45.01		$ 50.00	19,000	9.36	$	45.68	—	—	$	—
$ -	-	$ 50.00	14,058,574	5.12	$	21.71	4,799,173	4.15	$	17.14

	For the Years Ended December 31,
	2013				2012				2011
	Options		Weighted- Average Exercise Price		Options		Weighted- Average Exercise Price		Options		Weighted- Average Exercise Price
Total options outstanding, beginning of period (1)	16,399,870		$	19.04	21,336,159		$	20.53	21,918,500		$	18.62
Granted	2,225,500		$	36.75	591,500		$	32.25	3,246,000		$	28.55
Exercised	(4,419,396	)	$	16.30	(4,940,393	)	$	18.46	(2,347,341	)	$	15.73
Forfeited and cancelled	(147,400	)	$	29.26	(587,396	)	$	20.44	(1,481,000	)	$	17.44
Total options outstanding, end of period	14,058,574		$	21.71	16,399,870		$	19.04	21,336,159		$	20.53
Performance based options outstanding, end of period (2)	7,790,500		$	24.02	7,929,250		$	18.85	9,549,375		$	19.20
Exercisable at end of period	4,799,173		$	17.14	6,011,719		$	18.31	8,389,683		$	21.70

(1) The beginning of period weighted-average exercise price for the year ended December 31, 2013 of $19.04 does not reflect the 2012 Stock Option Adjustment, which occurred subsequent to December 31, 2012. The beginning of period weighted-average exercise price for the year ended December 31, 2012 of $20.53 does not reflect the 2011 Stock Option Adjustment, which occurred subsequent to December 31, 2011.

(2) These stock options are included in the caption “Total options outstanding, end of period.” See discussion of the 2005 LTIP, 2008 LTIP, 2013 LTIP and Other Employee Performance Awards below.

	For the Years Ended December 31,
	2013		2012		2011
	(In thousands)
Tax benefit from stock awards exercised	$	38,947	$	23,378	$	9,911

	As of December 31, 2013
	Options Outstanding		Options Exercisable
	(In thousands)
Aggregate intrinsic value	$	509,024	$	195,714

	For the Years Ended December 31,
	2013				2012				2011
	Restricted Stock Units		Weighted- Average Grant Date Fair Value		Restricted Stock Units		Weighted- Average Grant Date Fair Value		Restricted Stock Units		Weighted- Average Grant Date Fair Value
Total restricted stock units outstanding, beginning of period	1,185,080		$	22.99	1,284,708		$	23.25	1,564,332		$	23.00
Granted	990,000		$	36.53	—		$	—	300,000		$	30.67
Vested	(135,250	)	$	29.19	(24,795	)	$	22.94	(70,830	)	$	27.15
Forfeited and cancelled	(96,333	)	$	30.46	(74,833	)	$	27.33	(508,794	)	$	27.32
Total restricted stock units outstanding, end of period	1,943,497		$	29.09	1,185,080		$	22.99	1,284,708		$	23.25
Restricted Performance Units outstanding, end of period (1)	1,943,497		$	29.09	1,185,080		$	22.99	1,284,708		$	23.25

(1) These Restricted Performance Units are included in the caption “Total restricted stock units outstanding, end of period.” See discussion of the 2005 LTIP, 2008 LTIP, 2013 LTIP and Other Employee Performance Awards below.

	For the Years Ended December 31,
Non-Cash, Stock-Based Compensation Expense Recognized	2013		2012		2011
	(In thousands)
2008 LTIP	$	2,889	$	9,246	$	18,944
2013 LTIP	8,137		—		—
Other employee performance awards	4,045		7,471		218
Non-cash, stock-based compensation expense recognized for performance based awards from continuing operations	15,071		16,717		19,162
Non-cash, stock-based compensation expense recognized for performance based awards from discontinued operations	182		566		78
Total non-cash, stock-based compensation expense recognized for performance based awards	$	15,253	$	17,283	$	19,240

	As of December 31, 2013
Performance Based Stock Options	Number of Awards	Weighted- Average Grant Price
2005 LTIP	3,200,500	$	20.33
2013 LTIP	1,920,000	$	36.53
Other employee performance awards	2,670,000	$	19.46
Total	7,790,500	$	24.02

Restricted Performance Units
2005 LTIP		288,497
2013 LTIP		960,000
Other employee performance awards		695,000
Total		1,943,497

	For the Years Ended December 31,
	2013		2012		2011
	(In thousands)
Subscriber-related	$	1,947	$	1,607	$	1,914
General and administrative	27,783		37,720		29,299
Non-cash, stock-based compensation from continuing operations	29,730		39,327		31,213
Non-cash, stock-based compensation from discontinued operations	925		1,643		308
Total non-cash, stock-based compensation	$	30,655	$	40,970	$	31,521

	For the Years Ended December 31,
Stock Options	2013	2012	2011
Risk-free interest rate	0.91% - 2.66%	0.41% - 1.29%	0.36% - 3.18%
Volatility factor	32.37% - 39.87%	33.15% - 39.50%	31.74% - 45.56%
Expected term of options in years	5.6 - 10.0	3.1 - 5.9	3.6 - 10.0
Weighted-average fair value of options granted	$14.49 - $21.09	$6.72 - $13.79	$8.73 - $14.77

	2005 LTIP
	Total		Vested Portion (1)
	(In thousands)
DISH Network awards held by DISH Network employees	$	36,840	$	35,698
EchoStar awards held by DISH Network employees	6,356		6,279
Total	$	43,196	$	41,977

LTIP 2008, LTIP 2013 and Other

Estimated Remaining Non-Cash, Stock-Based Compensation Expense	2013 LTIP		Other Employee Performance Awards
	(In thousands)
Expense estimated to be recognized during 2014	$	5,460	$	432
Estimated contingent expense subsequent to 2014	52,311		38,817
Total estimated remaining expense over the term of the plan	$	57,771	$	39,249