Related Party Transactions (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

Schedule of related party transaction

	For the Years Ended December 31,
	2018		2017		2016
	(In thousands)
Purchases (including fees):
Purchases from NagraStar	$	72,162	$	71,167	$	84,459
			As of December 31,
			2018		2017
			(In thousands)
Amounts Payable and Commitments:
Amounts payable to NagraStar			$	9,871	$	16,685
Commitments to NagraStar			$	3,888	$	4,927

Dish Mexico

Schedule of related party transaction

	For the Years Ended December 31,
	2018		2017		2016
	(In thousands)
Sales:
Digital receivers and related components	$	1,227	$	1,891	$	52,324
Uplink services	$	5,426	$	3,994	$	4,059
			As of December 31,
			2018		2017
			(In thousands)
Amounts Receivable:
Amounts receivable from Dish Mexico			$	1,370	$	3,027