Stock-Based Compensation (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Stock-Based Compensation

Schedule of exercise prices for stock options outstanding and exercisable associated with employees

					Options Outstanding				Options Exercisable
					Number Outstanding as of December 31, 2016	Weighted- Average Remaining Contractual Life	Weighted- Average Exercise Price		Number Exercisable as of December 31, 2016	Weighted- Average Remaining Contractual Life	Weighted- Average Exercise Price
$	—	-	$	10.00	207,400	1.51	$	6.34	207,400	1.51	$	6.35
$	10.01	-	$	20.00	1,885,085	3.47	$	15.44	85,085	2.94	$	16.73
$	20.01	-	$	30.00	1,617,876	4.41	$	26.64	1,067,876	4.22	$	25.98
$	30.01	-	$	40.00	1,426,222	5.88	$	36.11	257,822	5.40	$	34.96
$	40.01	-	$	50.00	428,900	9.08	$	46.22	7,800	2.03	$	42.84
$	50.01	-	$	60.00	1,532,000	8.53	$	56.98	48,500	4.00	$	57.58
$	60.01	-	$	70.00	796,250	7.11	$	66.56	189,050	7.16	$	65.51
$	70.01	-	$	80.00	20,000	3.00	$	72.89	20,000	3.00	$	72.89
$	—	-	$	80.00	7,913,733	5.69	$	36.22	1,883,533	4.29	$	29.98

Schedule of stock option activity associated with employees

	For the Years Ended December 31,
	2016			2015			2014
	Options	Weighted- Average Exercise Price		Options	Weighted- Average Exercise Price		Options	Weighted- Average Exercise Price
Total options outstanding, beginning of period	6,807,169	$	31.17	10,214,344	$	25.29	11,938,090	$	22.49
Granted	1,901,000	$	54.41	452,000	$	69.11	667,750	$	63.23
Exercised	(403,834)	$	23.26	(1,731,975)	$	16.26	(2,233,496)	$	20.49
Forfeited and cancelled	(390,602)	$	50.28	(2,127,200)	$	23.12	(158,000)	$	41.84
Total options outstanding, end of period	7,913,733	$	36.22	6,807,169	$	31.17	10,214,344	$	25.29
Performance-based options outstanding, end of period (1)	4,312,000	$	31.39	3,904,500	$	28.03	5,926,500	$	25.15
Exercisable at end of period	1,883,533	$	29.98	1,927,069	$	26.87	3,107,544	$	19.81

(1) These stock options are included in the caption “Total options outstanding, end of period.”  See discussion of the 2005 LTIP, 2008 LTIP, 2013 LTIP and Other Employee Performance Awards below.

Schedule of realized tax benefits from stock awards exercised

	For the Years Ended December 31,
	2016		2015		2014
	(In thousands)
Tax benefit from stock awards exercised	$	5,006	$	33,716	$	42,334

Schedule of aggregate intrinsic value of stock options associated with employees

	As of December 31, 2016
	Options		Options
	Outstanding		Exercisable
	(In thousands)
Aggregate intrinsic value	$	179,033	$	54,382

Schedule of restricted stock unit activity

	For the Years Ended December 31,
	2016			2015			2014
	Restricted Stock Awards		Weighted- Average Grant Date Fair Value	Restricted Stock Awards		Weighted- Average Grant Date Fair Value	Restricted Stock Awards		Weighted- Average Grant Date Fair Value
Total restricted stock units outstanding, beginning of period	1,382,250	$	32.01	1,731,332	$	32.60	1,863,165	$	29.27
Granted	67,060	$	56.35	62,530	$	68.79	316,500	$	63.57
Vested	(60)	$	49.15	(125,280)	$	63.92	(278,000)	$	45.04
Forfeited and cancelled	(113,250)	$	45.12	(286,332)	$	29.67	(170,333)	$	33.43
Total restricted stock units outstanding, end of period (1)	1,336,000	$	32.11	1,382,250	$	32.01	1,731,332	$	32.60

(1) All restricted stock units outstanding are Restricted Performance Units.  See discussion of the 2005 LTIP, 2008 LTIP, 2013 LTIP and Other Employee Performance Awards below.

Schedule of awards outstanding pursuant to performance-based stock incentive plans

	As of December 31, 2016
Performance-Based Stock Options	Number of Awards	Weighted- Average Grant Price
2013 LTIP	1,472,000	$	43.50
Other employee performance awards	2,840,000	$	25.12
Total	4,312,000	$	31.39
Restricted Performance Units
2013 LTIP	736,000
Other employee performance awards	600,000
Total	1,336,000

Schedule of allocated non-cash, stock-based compensation expense for all employees

	For the Years Ended December 31,
	2016		2015		2014
	(In thousands)
Subscriber-related	$	694	$	2,164	$	1,859
General and administrative		12,343		17,035		32,165
Total non-cash, stock based compensation	$	13,037	$	19,199	$	34,024

Schedule of assumptions of Black-Scholes option valuation model

	For the Years Ended December 31,
Stock Options	2016							2015							2014
Risk-free interest rate		1.06	%	-		2.27	%		1.40	%	-		2.19	%		1.80	%	-		2.84	%
Volatility factor		26.12	%	-		33.37	%		26.42	%	-		36.22	%		28.53	%	-		38.62	%
Expected term of options in years		5.4		-		10.0			5.5		-		7.8			5.5		-		9.0
Weighted-average fair value of options granted	$	12.45		-	$	26.86		$	16.14		-	$	29.73		$	19.08		-	$	29.20

LTIP 2008, LTIP 2013 and Other

Stock-Based Compensation

Schedule of non-cash, stock-based compensation expense recognized

	For the Years Ended December 31,
Non-Cash, Stock-Based Compensation Expense Recognized	2016		2015		2014
	(In thousands)
2013 LTIP	$	2,565	$	10,157	$	12,361
Other employee performance awards		1,424		1,694		14,095
Total non-cash, stock-based compensation expense recognized for performance-based awards	$	3,989	$	11,851	$	26,456

Estimated Remaining Non-Cash, Stock-Based Compensation Expense	2013 LTIP		Other Employee Performance Awards
	(In thousands)
Expense estimated to be recognized during 2017	$	7,067	$	1,070
Estimated contingent expense subsequent to 2017		40,469		134,580
Total estimated remaining expense over the term of the plan	$	47,536	$	135,650