Segment Reporting

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2017

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:  (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
	June 30,		December 31,
	2017		2016
	(In thousands)
Total assets:
Pay-TV and Broadband	$	28,641,709	$	26,980,276
Wireless (1)		22,996,599		17,814,382
Eliminations		(21,720,749)		(16,880,366)
Total assets	$	29,917,559	$	27,914,292

(1)  The increase as of June 30, 2017 was primarily related to the $4.711 billion payment to the FCC to acquire the 600 MHz Licenses.  See Note 10 for further information. 

	For the Three Months				For the Six Months
	Ended June 30,				Ended June 30,
	2017		2016		2017		2016
		(In thousands)
Revenue:
Pay-TV and Broadband	$	3,643,632	$	3,864,591	$	7,323,993	$	7,692,065
Wireless		—		—		—		—
Eliminations		—		—		—		—
Total revenue	$	3,643,632	$	3,864,591	$	7,323,993	$	7,692,065
Operating income (loss):
Pay-TV and Broadband (1)	$	262,919	$	655,419	$	884,584	$	1,256,696
Wireless		(10,816)		(15,137)		(25,161)		(32,996)
Eliminations		—		—		—		—
Total operating income (loss)	$	252,103	$	640,282	$	859,423	$	1,223,700

(1) The decrease for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017, respectively, primarily related to $296 million of “Litigation Expense.”  See Note 10 for further information.

Geographic Information.  Revenue is attributed to geographic regions based upon the location where the goods and services are provided.  All subscriber-related revenue was derived from the United States.  Substantially all of our long-lived assets reside in the United States.

The following table summarizes revenue by geographic region:

	For the Three Months				For the Six Months
	Ended June 30,				Ended June 30,
Revenue:	2017		2016		2017		2016
		(In thousands)
United States	$	3,632,203	$	3,841,120	$	7,302,967	$	7,632,406
Canada and Mexico		11,429		23,471		21,026		59,659
Total revenue	$	3,643,632	$	3,864,591	$	7,323,993	$	7,692,065