Supplemental Data - Statements of Cash Flows

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

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,
	2017		2016		2015
	(In thousands)
Cash paid for interest	$	878,772	$	773,500	$	852,679
Cash received for interest		9,855		2,936		5,609
Cash paid for income taxes		29,961		25,839		2,632
Cash paid for income taxes to DISH Network		408,265		551,693		558,220
Capitalized interest		481		—		—
Satellites and other assets financed under capital lease obligations		1,573		7,850		7,931

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.