Segment Reporting (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2018

Segment Reporting

Schedule of assets, revenue, and operating income by segment

	As of
	June 30,		December 31,
	2018		2017
	(In thousands)
Total assets:
Pay-TV	$	28,125,561	$	28,353,581
Wireless		23,892,140		23,377,088
Eliminations		(22,367,689)		(21,956,903)
Total assets	$	29,650,012	$	29,773,766

	For the Three Months Ended				For the Six Months Ended
	June 30,				June 30,
	2018		2017		2018		2017
	(In thousands)
Revenue:
Pay-TV	$	3,460,845	$	3,643,632	$	6,919,332	$	7,323,993
Wireless		—		—		—		—
Eliminations		—		—		—		—
Total revenue	$	3,460,845	$	3,643,632	$	6,919,332	$	7,323,993
Operating income (loss):
Pay-TV	$	581,323	$	262,919	$	1,120,625	$	884,584
Wireless (1)		(8,663)		(10,816)		(18,459)		(25,161)
Eliminations		—		—		—		—
Total operating income (loss)	$	572,660	$	252,103	$	1,102,166	$	859,423

Schedule of revenue by geographical region

	For the Three Months Ended				For the Six Months Ended
	June 30,				June 30,
Revenue:	2018		2017		2018		2017
	(In thousands)
United States	$	3,450,809	$	3,632,203	$	6,899,825	$	7,302,967
Canada and Mexico		10,036		11,429		19,507		21,026
Total revenue	$	3,460,845	$	3,643,632	$	6,919,332	$	7,323,993

Revenue from external customers disaggregated by major revenue source

	For the Three Months Ended				For the Six Months Ended
	June 30,				June 30,
Category:	2018		2017		2018		2017
	(In thousands)
Pay-TV video and related revenue	$	3,352,354	$	3,512,900	$	6,699,951	$	7,049,362
Broadband revenue		67,406		101,379		142,513		209,003
Equipment sales and other revenue		41,085		29,353		76,868		65,628
Total	$	3,460,845	$	3,643,632	$	6,919,332	$	7,323,993