Segment Reporting (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

Segment Reporting

Schedule of assets, revenue, and operating income by segment

	As of
	March 31,		December 31,
	2019		2018
	(In thousands)
Total assets:
Pay-TV	$	30,002,686	$	28,981,608
Wireless		24,737,581		24,433,458
Eliminations		(23,053,890)		(22,828,054)
Total assets	$	31,686,377	$	30,587,012

	For the Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2019		2018
	(In thousands)
Revenue:
Pay-TV	$	3,188,169	$	3,458,487
Wireless		3		—
Eliminations		(1,028)		—
Total revenue	$	3,187,144	$	3,458,487
Operating income (loss):
Pay-TV	$	457,369	$	539,302
Wireless		(1,069)		(9,796)
Eliminations		—		—
Total operating income (loss)	$	456,300	$	529,506

Schedule of revenue by geographical region

	For the Three Months Ended
	March 31,
Revenue:	2019		2018
	(In thousands)
United States	$	3,176,253	$	3,449,016
Canada and Mexico		10,891		9,471
Total revenue	$	3,187,144	$	3,458,487

Revenue from external customers disaggregated by major revenue source

	For the Three Months Ended
	March 31,
Category:	2019		2018
	(In thousands)
Pay-TV video and related revenue	$	3,097,936	$	3,347,597
Broadband revenue		49,834		75,107
Equipment sales and other revenue		39,374		35,783
Total	$	3,187,144	$	3,458,487