Property and Equipment (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016


	Depreciable			As of
	Life			September 30,		December 31,
	(In Years)			2016		2015
				(In thousands)
Equipment leased to customers	2	-	5	$	3,207,159	$	3,549,701
EchoStar XV			15		277,658		277,658
EchoStar XVIII			15		411,255		—
D1		N/A			55,000		55,000
T1			15		401,721		401,721
Satellites acquired under capital lease agreements	10	-	15		499,819		499,819
Furniture, fixtures, equipment and other	1	-	10		802,749		775,834
Buildings and improvements	1	-	40		91,272		86,928
Land			—		5,504		5,504
Construction in progress			—		60,814		382,464
Total property and equipment					5,812,951		6,034,629
Accumulated depreciation					(3,146,599)		(3,110,449)
Property and equipment, net				$	2,666,352	$	2,924,180

Schedule of Construction in progress


	As of
	September 30,		December 31,
	2016		2015
	(In thousands)
EchoStar XVIII, including capitalized interest	$	—	$	346,417
Other		60,814		36,047
Total construction in progress	$	60,814	$	382,464

Schedule of depreciation and amortization expense


	For the Three Months				For the Nine Months
	Ended September 30,				Ended September 30,
	2016		2015		2016		2015
	(In thousands)
Equipment leased to customers	$	185,727	$	209,886	$	581,324	$	629,305
Satellites		24,241		21,957		68,154		65,870
Buildings, furniture, fixtures, equipment and other		22,516		20,354		66,252		66,120
Total depreciation and amortization	$	232,484	$	252,197	$	715,730	$	761,295

Schedule of pay-TV satellite fleet


			Estimated
			Useful Life
		Degree	(Years)/Lease
	Launch	Orbital	Termination
Satellites	Date	Location	Date
Owned:
EchoStar XV	July 2010	61.5	15
EchoStar XVIII	June 2016	61.5	15

Leased from EchoStar (1):
EchoStar VII (2)	February 2002	119	June 2017
EchoStar IX	August 2003	121	Month to month
EchoStar X (2)	February 2006	110	February 2021
EchoStar XI (2)	July 2008	110	September 2021
EchoStar XII (2)	July 2003	61.5	September 2017
EchoStar XIV (2)	March 2010	119	February 2023
EchoStar XVI (3)	November 2012	61.5	January 2018
Nimiq 5	September 2009	72.7	September 2019
QuetzSat-1	September 2011	77	November 2021

Leased from Other Third Party:
Anik F3	April 2007	118.7	April 2022
Ciel II	December 2008	129	January 2019

(1)

See Note 12 for further information on our Related Party Transactions with EchoStar.

(2)

We generally have the option to renew each lease on a year-to-year basis through the end of the useful life of the respective satellite.

(3)

We have the option to renew this lease for an additional five-year period. If we exercise our five-year renewal option, we have the option to renew this lease for an additional five years.