Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited) (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited)

Schedule of quarterly results of operations

	For the Three Months Ended
	March 31		June 30		September 30		December 31
	(In thousands)
Year ended December 31, 2017:
Total revenue	$	3,570,959	$	3,543,812	$	3,491,559	$	3,401,181
Operating income (loss)		588,793		219,720		424,559		376,804
Net income (loss) attributable to DISH DBS		241,715		(95,656)		158,424		419,043
Year ended December 31, 2016:
Total revenue	$	3,712,632	$	3,747,296	$	3,653,774	$	3,642,237
Operating income (loss)		594,942		639,143		517,454		557,582
Net income (loss) attributable to DISH DBS		272,835		277,032		188,141		226,606