Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited) (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited)

Schedule of quarterly results of operations

	For the Three Months Ended
	March 31		June 30		September 30		December 31
		(In thousands, except per share data)
Year ended December 31, 2017:
Total revenue	$	3,680,361	$	3,643,632	$	3,583,454	$	3,483,928
Operating income (loss)		607,320		252,103		449,051		259,291
Net income (loss)		390,075		58,762		315,265		1,401,305
Net income (loss) attributable to DISH Network		375,715		40,116		297,375		1,385,483
Basic net income (loss) per share attributable to DISH Network	$	0.81	$	0.09	$	0.64	$	2.97
Diluted net income (loss) per share attributable to DISH Network	$	0.76	$	0.09	$	0.57	$	2.64
Year ended December 31, 2016:
Total revenue	$	3,827,474	$	3,864,591	$	3,767,472	$	3,752,765
Operating income (loss)		583,418		640,282		522,662		572,899
Net income (loss)		411,944		438,062		332,975		367,804
Net income (loss) attributable to DISH Network		399,891		424,103		318,452		355,493
Basic net income (loss) per share attributable to DISH Network	$	0.86	$	0.91	$	0.68	$	0.76
Diluted net income (loss) per share attributable to DISH Network	$	0.86	$	0.91	$	0.67	$	0.73