Segment Reporting (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2021

Segment Reporting

Schedule of assets, revenue, and operating income by segment

	As of
	March 31,		December 31,
	2021		2020
	(In thousands)
Total assets:
Pay-TV	$	36,602,189	$	36,251,281
Wireless		29,929,444		29,921,237
Eliminations		(27,718,495)		(27,932,571)
Total assets	$	38,813,138	$	38,239,947

	For the Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2021		2020
	(In thousands)
Revenue:
Pay-TV	$	3,203,969	$	3,218,024
Wireless		1,294,649		1,102
Eliminations		(765)		(1,737)
Total revenue	$	4,497,853	$	3,217,389
Operating income (loss):
Pay-TV	$	772,743	$	541,642
Wireless (1)		91,833		(397,564)
Total operating income (loss)	$	864,576	$	144,078

(1) The three months ended March 31, 2020 was negatively impacted by an “Impairment of long-lived assets” of $356 million. See Note 2 for further information.

Schedule of revenue by geographical region

	For the Three Months Ended
	March 31,
Revenue:	2021		2020
	(In thousands)
United States	$	4,485,863	$	3,201,448
Canada and Mexico		11,990		15,941
Total revenue	$	4,497,853	$	3,217,389

Revenue from external customers disaggregated by major revenue source

	For the Three Months Ended
	March 31,
Category:	2021		2020
	(In thousands)
Pay-TV subscriber and related revenue	$	3,164,367	$	3,166,041
Wireless services and related revenue		1,045,167		—
Pay-TV equipment sales and other revenue		39,602		51,983
Wireless equipment sales and other revenue		249,482		1,102
Eliminations		(765)		(1,737)
Total	$	4,497,853	$	3,217,389