Marketable Investment Securities and Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Marketable Investment Securities and Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents

Schedule of marketable investment securities and restricted cash and cash equivalents

	As of
	September 30,		December 31,
	2013		2012
	(In thousands)
Marketable investment securities:
Current marketable investment securities - VRDNs	$	143,665	$	124,007
Current marketable investment securities - other	3,837,816		2,145,663
Total current marketable investment securities	3,981,481		2,269,670
Restricted marketable investment securities (1)	59,670		49,044
Total marketable investment securities	4,041,151		2,318,714
Restricted cash and cash equivalents (1)	23,110		72,617
Total marketable investment securities and restricted cash and cash equivalents	$	4,064,261	$	2,391,331

(1) Restricted marketable investment securities and restricted cash and cash equivalents are included in “Restricted cash and marketable investment securities” on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Schedule of unrealized gain (loss) on marketable investment securities

	As of September 30, 2013									As of December 31, 2012
	Fair		Unrealized							Fair		Unrealized
	Value		Gains		Losses			Net		Value		Gains		Losses			Net
	(In thousands)
Debt securities:
VRDNs	$	143,665	$	—	$	—		$	—	$	124,007	$	—	$	—		$	—
Other (including restricted)	3,874,652		6,182		(1,454		)	4,728		2,181,064		7,335		(1,144		)	6,191
Equity securities:
Other (1)	22,834		9,597		—			9,597		13,643		406		—			406
Total	$	4,041,151	$	15,779	$	(1,454	)	$	14,325	$	2,318,714	$	7,741	$	(1,144	)	$	6,597

(1)  In connection with certain commercial arrangements that we entered into during the third quarter 2012, among other things, we received shares of common stock from a single issuer for no cash consideration.

Schedule of available-for-sale securities in continuous unrealized loss position by length of time and their fair value

	As of
	September 30, 2013					December 31, 2012
	Fair		Unrealized			Fair		Unrealized
	Value		Loss			Value		Loss
	(In thousands)
Debt Securities:
Less than 12 months	$	1,605,223	$	(903	)	$	724,739	$	(865	)
12 months or more	77,496		(551		)	29,045		(279		)
Total	$	1,682,719	$	(1,454	)	$	753,784	$	(1,144	)

Schedule of fair value measurements

	As of
	September 30, 2013								December 31, 2012
	Total		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
	(In thousands)
Cash Equivalents (including restricted)	$	4,077,784	$	277,438	$	3,800,346	$	—	$	3,014,946	$	59,386	$	2,955,560	$	—
Debt securities:
VRDNs	$	143,665	$	—	$	143,665	$	—	$	124,007	$	—	$	124,007	$	—
Other (including restricted)	3,874,652		—		3,874,652		—		2,181,064		—		2,181,064		—
Equity securities	22,834		22,834		—		—		13,643		13,643		—		—
Total	$	4,041,151	$	22,834	$	4,018,317	$	—	$	2,318,714	$	13,643	$	2,305,071	$	—