Segment Reporting (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2018

Segment Reporting

Schedule of assets, revenue, and operating income by segment

	As of
	March 31,		December 31,
	2018		2017
	(In thousands)
Total assets:
Pay-TV	$	28,673,503	$	28,353,581
Wireless		23,638,763		23,377,088
Eliminations		(22,157,333)		(21,956,903)
Total assets	$	30,154,933	$	29,773,766

	For the Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2018		2017
	(In thousands)
Revenue:
Pay-TV	$	3,458,487	$	3,680,361
Wireless		—		—
Eliminations		—		—
Total revenue	$	3,458,487	$	3,680,361
Operating income (loss):
Pay-TV	$	539,302	$	621,665
Wireless		(9,796)		(14,345)
Eliminations		—		—
Total operating income (loss)	$	529,506	$	607,320

Schedule of revenue by geographical region

	For the Three Months Ended
	March 31,
Revenue:	2018		2017
	(In thousands)
United States	$	3,449,016	$	3,670,764
Canada and Mexico		9,471		9,597
Total revenue	$	3,458,487	$	3,680,361

Revenue from external customers disaggregated by major revenue source

	For the Three Months Ended
	March 31,
Category:	2018		2017
	(In thousands)
Pay-TV video and related revenue	$	3,347,597	$	3,536,462
Broadband revenue		75,107		107,624
Equipment sales and other revenue		35,783		36,275
Total	$	3,458,487	$	3,680,361