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Segment Reporting (Tables)
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2021
Segment Reporting  
Schedule of assets, revenue, and operating income by segment

As of

September 30,

December 31,

2021

    

2020

 

(In thousands) 

Total assets:

Pay-TV

$

37,751,825

$

36,251,281

Wireless

31,902,998

29,921,237

Eliminations

(28,440,586)

(27,932,571)

Total assets

$

41,214,237

$

38,239,947

For the Three Months Ended 

For the Nine Months Ended 

September 30,

September 30,

2021

    

2020

    

2021

    

2020

 

(In thousands)

Revenue:

Pay-TV

$

3,220,128

$

3,190,664

$

9,676,487

$

9,595,131

Wireless

1,230,072

1,341,512

3,761,834

1,343,893

Eliminations

(565)

(585)

(3,873)

(2,954)

Total revenue

$

4,449,635

$

4,531,591

$

13,434,448

$

10,936,070

Operating income (loss):

Pay-TV

$

699,730

$

803,817

$

2,299,387

$

2,040,970

Wireless (1)

17,975

7,431

189,632

(447,994)

Total operating income (loss)

$

717,705

$

811,248

$

2,489,019

$

1,592,976

(1)The nine months ended September 30, 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 

For the Nine Months Ended 

    

September 30,

September 30,

Revenue:

2021

    

2020

    

2021

    

2020

(In thousands)

United States

$

4,432,751

$

4,516,475

$

13,390,248

$

10,899,922

Canada and Mexico

16,884

15,116

44,200

36,148

Total revenue

$

4,449,635

$

4,531,591

$

13,434,448

$

10,936,070

Revenue from external customers disaggregated by major revenue source

For the Three Months Ended 

For the Nine Months Ended 

September 30,

September 30,

Category:

    

2021

    

2020

2021

    

2020

 

(In thousands)

Pay-TV subscriber and related revenue

$

3,175,193

$

3,139,575

$

9,541,602

$

9,455,429

Wireless services and related revenue

1,038,042

1,082,570

3,136,016

1,082,570

Pay-TV equipment sales and other revenue

44,935

51,089

134,885

139,702

Wireless equipment sales and other revenue

192,030

258,942

625,818

261,323

Eliminations

(565)

(585)

(3,873)

(2,954)

Total

$

4,449,635

$

4,531,591

$

13,434,448

$

10,936,070