Segment Reporting

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Segment Reporting

Segment Reporting

11.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.  Operating income is the primary measure used by our chief operating decision maker to evaluate segment operating performance.  We currently operate two primary business segments:  (i) Pay-TV and Broadband and (ii) Wireless.  See Note 1 for further information.

All other and eliminations primarily include intersegment eliminations related to intercompany debt and the related interest income and interest expense, which are eliminated in consolidation.

The total assets, revenue and operating income by segment were as follows:

	As of
	September 30,		December 31,
	2016		2015
	(In thousands)
Total assets:
Pay-TV and Broadband	$	26,774,291	$	22,392,447
Wireless		17,591,671		16,300,465
All other and eliminations		(16,789,453)		(15,806,202)
Total assets	$	27,576,509	$	22,886,710

	For the Three Months				For the Nine Months
	Ended September 30,				Ended September 30,
	2016		2015		2016		2015
		(In thousands)
Revenue:
Pay-TV and Broadband	$	3,746,111	$	3,733,448	$	11,370,382	$	11,289,861
Wireless		—		117		—		357
All other and eliminations		—		—		—		—
Total revenue	$	3,746,111	$	3,733,565	$	11,370,382	$	11,290,218
Operating income (loss):
Pay-TV and Broadband	$	511,233	$	458,093	$	1,718,196	$	1,508,315
Wireless		(14,913)		(16,373)		(47,909)		(48,745)
All other and eliminations		—		—		—		—
Total operating income (loss)	$	496,320	$	441,720	$	1,670,287	$	1,459,570

Geographic Information.  Revenues are attributed to geographic regions based upon the location where the products are delivered and services are provided.  All revenue was derived from the United States.