Segment Reporting (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Segment Reporting

Schedule of assets, revenue, and operating income by segment

	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