Property and Equipment (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

Property and Equipment.

Schedule of property and equipment

	Depreciable
	Life			As of December 31,
	(In Years)			2018		2017
				(In thousands)
Equipment leased to customers	2	-	5	$	2,016,965	$	2,323,100
EchoStar XV		15			277,658		277,658
EchoStar XVIII		15			411,255		411,255
D1		N/A			55,000		55,000
T1		14.25			100,000		100,000
Satellites acquired under capital lease agreements	10	-	15		499,819		499,819
Furniture, fixtures, equipment and other	2	-	10		1,923,585		1,779,109
Buildings and improvements	4	-	40		290,650		293,571
Land		—			13,186		14,057
Construction in progress		—			100,560		103,176
Total property and equipment					5,688,678		5,856,745
Accumulated depreciation					(3,760,498)		(3,673,084)
Property and equipment, net				$	1,928,180	$	2,183,661

Schedule of depreciation and amortization expense

	For the Years Ended December 31,
	2018		2017		2016
	(In thousands)
Equipment leased to customers	$	444,928	$	554,272	$	674,445
Satellites		100,343		114,821		96,965
Buildings, furniture, fixtures, equipment and other		166,753		148,471		149,792
Total depreciation and amortization	$	712,024	$	817,564	$	921,202

Schedule of pay-TV satellite fleet

			Estimated
			Useful Life
		Degree	(Years)/Lease
	Launch	Orbital	Termination
Satellites	Date	Location	Date
Owned:
EchoStar XV	July 2010	61.5	15
EchoStar XVIII	June 2016	61.5	15
Leased from EchoStar (1):
EchoStar IX	August 2003	121	Month to month
EchoStar X (2)	February 2006	110	February 2021
EchoStar XI (2)	July 2008	110	September 2021
EchoStar XIV (2)	March 2010	119	February 2023
EchoStar XVI (3)	November 2012	61.5	January 2023
Nimiq 5	September 2009	72.7	September 2019
QuetzSat-1	September 2011	77	November 2021
Leased from Other Third Party:
Anik F3	April 2007	118.7	April 2022
Ciel II (4)	December 2008	129	January 2020

(1) See Note 18 for further information on our Related Party Transactions with EchoStar.

(2) We generally have the option to renew each lease on a year-to-year basis through the end of the useful life of the respective satellite. 

(3) We have the option to renew this lease for an additional five-year period. 

(4) During the fourth quarter 2018, we renewed this lease.

Schedule of AWS-4 Satellites

		Degree	Estimated
	Launch	Orbital	Useful Life
Satellites	Date	Location	(Years)
Owned:
T1	July 2009	111.1	14.25
D1	April 2008	92.85	N/A

Schedule of identifiable intangibles subject to amortization

	As of
	December 31, 2018				December 31, 2017
	Intangible		Accumulated		Intangible		Accumulated
	Assets		Amortization		Assets		Amortization
	(In thousands)
Technology-based	$	63,077	$	(53,998)	$	63,077	$	(48,416)
Trademarks		37,010		(28,634)		37,010		(24,517)
Contract-based		13,149		(13,149)		13,149		(13,149)
Customer relationships		26,533		(26,533)		26,533		(26,533)
Total	$	139,769	$	(122,314)	$	139,769	$	(112,615)

Schedule of estimated future amortization of identifiable intangible assets

Estimated future amortization of our identifiable intangible assets as of December 31, 2018 is as follows (in thousands):

For the Years Ended December 31,
2019	$	7,402
2020		3,816
2021		1,288
2022		666
2023		654
Thereafter		3,629
Total	$	17,455

Schedule of FCC authorizations

	As of December 31,
	2018		2017
	(In thousands)
DBS Licenses	$	611,794	$	611,794
700 MHz Licenses		711,871		711,871
MVDDS Licenses		24,000		24,000
AWS-4 Licenses		1,949,000		1,949,000
H Block Licenses		1,671,506		1,671,506
AWS-3 Licenses		9,890,389		9,890,389
600 MHz Licenses		6,211,154		6,211,154
Capitalized Interest (1)		3,667,247		2,656,075
Total	$	24,736,961	$	23,725,789

(1) See Note 2 for further information.