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

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Marketable Investment Securities, Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents, and Other Investment Securities

Schedule of marketable investment securities, restricted cash and cash equivalents, and other investment securities

	As of December 31,
	2016		2015
	(In thousands)
Marketable investment securities:
Current marketable investment securities	$	3,833	$	141,335
Restricted marketable investment securities (1)		81,679		82,280
Total marketable investment securities		85,512		223,615
Restricted cash and cash equivalents (1)		681		94
Other investment securities:
Investment in EchoStar preferred tracking stock - cost method		228,795		228,795
Investment in HSSC preferred tracking stock - cost method		87,409		87,409
Other investment securities - cost method		8,167		11,046
Total other investment securities		324,371		327,250
Total marketable investment securities, restricted cash and cash equivalents, and other investment securities	$	410,564	$	550,959

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

Schedule of components of available-for-sale investments

	As of December 31,
	2016								2015
	Marketable								Marketable
	Investment		Unrealized						Investment		Unrealized
	Securities		Gains		Losses		Net		Securities		Gains		Losses		Net
	(In thousands)
Debt securities (including restricted):
U. S. Treasury and agency securities	$	81,982	$	13	$	(132)	$	(119)	$	82,124	$	2	$	(135)	$	(133)
Corporate securities		3,530		3		—		3		90,838		3		(174)		(171)
Other		—		—		—		—		17,382		—		(2)		(2)
Equity securities		—		—		—		—		33,271		20,034		—		20,034
Total	$	85,512	$	16	$	(132)	$	(116)	$	223,615	$	20,039	$	(311)	$	19,728

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

	As of December 31,
	2016				2015
	Fair		Unrealized		Fair		Unrealized
	Value		Loss		Value		Loss
	(In thousands)
Debt Securities:
Less than 12 months	$	51,796	$	(131)	$	153,580	$	(306)
12 months or more		1,410		(1)		5,782		(5)
Total	$	53,206	$	(132)	$	159,362	$	(311)

Schedule of investments measured at fair value on a recurring basis

	As of December 31,
	2016								2015
	Total		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
	(In thousands)
Cash equivalents (including restricted)	$	702,331	$	4,126	$	698,205	$	—	$	307,406	$	25,814	$	281,592	$	—
Debt securities (including restricted):
U. S. Treasury and agency securities	$	81,982	$	81,982	$	—		—	$	82,124	$	77,328	$	4,796	$	—
Corporate securities		3,530		—		3,530		—		90,838		—		90,838		—
Other		—		—		—		—		17,382		—		17,382		—
Equity securities		—		—		—		—		33,271		33,271		—		—
Total	$	85,512	$	81,982	$	3,530	$	—	$	223,615	$	110,599	$	113,016	$	—