Property and Equipment (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2018

Property and Equipment

Schedule of property and equipment

	Depreciable		As of
	Life	March 31,		December 31,
	(In Years)	2018		2017
		(In thousands)
Equipment leased to customers	2-5	$	2,198,679	$	2,264,653
EchoStar XV	15		277,658		277,658
Satellites acquired under capital lease agreements	10-15		499,819		499,819
Furniture, fixtures, equipment and other	2-10		1,706,242		1,680,492
Buildings and improvements	3-40		293,141		292,191
Land	-		14,057		14,057
Construction in progress	-		91,254		92,946
Total property and equipment			5,080,850		5,121,816
Accumulated depreciation			(3,516,142)		(3,489,655)
Property and equipment, net		$	1,564,708	$	1,632,161

Schedule of depreciation and amortization expense

	For the Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2018		2017
	(In thousands)
Equipment leased to customers	$	107,281	$	131,117
Satellites		15,261		15,261
Buildings, furniture, fixtures, equipment and other		55,977		35,650
Total depreciation and amortization	$	178,519	$	182,028

Schedule of pay-TV satellite fleet

As of March 31, 2018, our pay-TV satellite fleet consisted of the following:

		Degree	Estimated Useful Life
	Launch	Orbital	(Years) / Lease
Satellites	Date	Location	Termination Date
Owned:
EchoStar XV	July 2010	61.5	15
Leased from DISH Network (1):
EchoStar XVIII	June 2016	61.5	Month to month
Leased from EchoStar (2):
EchoStar VII (3)(4)	February 2002	119	June 2018
EchoStar IX	August 2003	121	Month to month
EchoStar X (4)	February 2006	110	February 2021
EchoStar XI (4)	July 2008	110	September 2021
EchoStar XIV (4)	March 2010	119	February 2023
EchoStar XVI (5)	November 2012	61.5	January 2023
Nimiq 5	September 2009	72.7	September 2019
QuetzSat-1	September 2011	77	November 2021
Leased from Other Third Party:
Anik F3	April 2007	118.7	April 2022
Ciel II	December 2008	129	January 2019

(1) See Note 12 for further information on our Related Party Transactions with DISH Network.

(2) See Note 12 for further information on our Related Party Transactions with EchoStar.

(3) The satellite capacity agreement for EchoStar VII will expire on June 30, 2018.

(4) We generally have the option to renew each lease on a year-to-year basis through the end of the useful life of the respective satellite.

(5) We have the option to renew this lease for an additional five-year period.