Supplemental Data - Statements of Cash Flows

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Supplemental Data - Statements of Cash Flows

Supplemental Data - Statements of Cash Flows

3.Supplemental Data - Statements of Cash Flows

The following table presents our supplemental cash flow and other non-cash data.

	For the Years Ended December 31,
	2016		2015		2014
	(In thousands)
Cash paid for interest	$	773,500	$	852,679	$	832,654
Cash received for interest		2,932		5,606		34,534
Cash paid for income taxes		25,839		2,632		18,186
Cash paid for income taxes to DISH Network		551,693		558,220		279,234
Satellites and other assets financed under capital lease obligations		1,328		—		3,462
Satellite and Tracking Stock Transaction with EchoStar:
Transfer of property and equipment, net		-		—		432,080
Investment in EchoStar and HSSC preferred tracking stock - cost method		-		—		316,204
Transfer of liabilities and other		-		—		44,540
Capital distribution to EchoStar, net of deferred taxes of $31,274		-		—		51,466
Sling TV Exchange Transaction with EchoStar:
Transfer of property and equipment, net		-		—		8,978
Transfer of investments and intangibles, net		-		—		25,097
Capital distribution to EchoStar, net of deferred taxes of $3,542		-		—		5,845
Deemed distribution to EchoStar - initial fair value of redeemable noncontrolling interest, net of deferred taxes of $8,489		-		—		14,011

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 Consolidated Balance Sheets is a component or portion of the overall cash and marketable investment securities portfolio included on DISH Network’s 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 year presented on our Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows as we believe the net presentation is more meaningful to our cash flows from investing activities.