Related Party Transactions (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Schedule of related party transaction

	For the Years Ended December 31,
	2017		2016		2015
	(In thousands)
Purchases (including fees):
Purchases from NagraStar	$	71,167	$	84,459	$	108,745
			As of December 31,
			2017		2016
			(In thousands)
Amounts Payable and Commitments:
Amounts payable to NagraStar			$	16,685	$	18,597
Commitments to NagraStar			$	4,927	$	2,716

Dish Mexico

Schedule of related party transaction

	For the Years Ended December 31,
	2017		2016		2015
	(In thousands)
Sales:
Digital receivers and related components	$	1,891	$	52,324	$	66,779
Uplink services	$	3,994	$	4,059	$	4,926
			As of December 31,
			2017		2016
			(In thousands)
Amounts Receivable:
Amounts receivable from Dish Mexico			$	3,027	$	13,516