Supplemental Data - Statements of Cash Flows (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Supplemental Data - Statements of Cash Flows

Schedule of supplemental cash flow and other non-cash data

	For the Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2016		2015
	(In thousands)
Cash paid for interest	$	229,548	$	230,081
Cash received for interest		346		4,217
Cash paid for income taxes		4,276		577
Cash paid for income taxes to DISH Network		173,933		140,595
Satellites and other assets financed under capital lease obligations		988		—

Our parent, DISH Network, provides a centralized system for the management of our cash and marketable investment securities as it does for all of its subsidiaries, among other reasons, to maximize yield of the portfolio.  As a result, the cash and marketable investment securities included on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets is a component or portion of the overall cash and marketable investment securities portfolio included on DISH Network’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets and managed by DISH Network.  We are reflecting the purchases and sales of marketable investment securities on a net basis for each period presented on our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows as we believe the net presentation is more meaningful to our cash flows from investing activities.