Long-Term Debt and Capital Lease Obligations (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2018

Long-Term Debt

Schedule of carrying and fair values of the entity's debt facilities

	As of
	March 31, 2018				December 31, 2017
	Carrying Amount		Fair Value		Carrying Amount		Fair Value
	(In thousands)
4 1/4% Senior Notes due 2018 (1)	$	969,388	$	969,340	$	1,025,861	$	1,031,596
7 7/8% Senior Notes due 2019		1,400,000		1,472,730		1,400,000		1,501,206
5 1/8% Senior Notes due 2020		1,100,000		1,103,828		1,100,000		1,127,588
6 3/4% Senior Notes due 2021		2,000,000		2,022,740		2,000,000		2,120,480
5 7/8% Senior Notes due 2022		2,000,000		1,920,740		2,000,000		2,014,140
5 % Senior Notes due 2023		1,500,000		1,359,255		1,500,000		1,432,335
5 7/8% Senior Notes due 2024		2,000,000		1,794,980		2,000,000		1,952,220
7 3/4% Senior Notes due 2026		2,000,000		1,894,280		2,000,000		2,118,400
Other notes payable		11,509		11,509		11,509		11,509
Subtotal		12,980,897	$	12,549,402		13,037,370	$	13,309,474
Unamortized deferred financing costs and debt discounts, net		(28,965)				(31,041)
Capital lease obligations (2)		94,830				104,318
Total long-term debt and capital lease obligations (including current portion)	$	13,046,762			$	13,110,647

(1) During the three months ended March 31, 2018, we repurchased $56 million of our 4 1/4% Senior Notes due 2018 in open market trades.  The remaining balance of $969 million was included in “Current portion of long-term debt and capital lease obligations” on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2018.  This remaining balance matured on April 1, 2018 and on April 2, 2018, we redeemed it from our cash and marketable investment securities balances and advances from our parent, DISH Network.

(2) Disclosure regarding fair value of capital leases is not required.