Segment Reporting (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2017

Segment Reporting

Schedule of assets, revenue, and operating income by segment

	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.

Schedule of revenue by geographical 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