Segment Reporting

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Segment Reporting

Segment Reporting

15.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:  (1) Pay-TV and Broadband and (2) 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 December 31,
	2016		2015
	(In thousands)
Total assets:
Pay-TV and Broadband	$	27,157,831	$	22,392,447
Wireless		17,814,382		16,300,465
Eliminations		(16,880,366)		(15,806,202)
Total assets	$	28,091,847	$	22,886,710

					All
	Pay-TV and				Other &		Consolidated
	Broadband		Wireless		Eliminations		Total
	(In thousands)
Year Ended December 31, 2016
Total revenue	$	15,094,562	$	—	$	—	$	15,094,562
Depreciation and amortization		909,286		43,860		—		953,146
Operating income (loss)		2,275,236		(64,127)		—		2,211,109
Interest income		1,006,239		3,745		(978,820)		31,164
Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized		(876,226)		(155,586)		978,820		(52,992)
Other, net		30,734		86,448		—		117,182
Income tax (provision) benefit, net		(905,215)		68,206		—		(837,009)
Income (loss)		1,530,768		(61,314)		—		1,469,454
Year Ended December 31, 2015
Total revenue	$	15,068,505	$	396	$	—	$	15,068,901
Depreciation and amortization		955,749		44,299		—		1,000,048
Operating income (loss)		2,037,971		(705,575)		—		1,332,396
Interest income		859,605		9,434		(849,516)		19,523
Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized		(844,249)		(499,277)		849,516		(494,010)
Other, net		82,160		195,883		—		278,043
Income tax (provision) benefit, net		(759,148)		392,472		—		(366,676)
Income (loss)		1,376,339		(607,063)		—		769,276
Year Ended December 31, 2014
Total revenue	$	14,643,049	$	410	$	(72)	$	14,643,387
Depreciation and amortization		1,006,082		71,854		—		1,077,936
Operating income (loss)		1,922,363		(97,912)		—		1,824,451
Interest income		376,422		15,384		(329,965)		61,841
Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized		(821,766)		(119,408)		329,965		(611,209)
Other, net		(9,414)		(59,927)		—		(69,341)
Income tax (provision) benefit, net		(436,753)		159,913		—		(276,840)
Income (loss)		1,030,852		(101,950)		—		928,902

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.