Supplemental Data - Statements of Cash Flows

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2020

Supplemental Data - Statements of Cash Flows

Supplemental Data - Statements of Cash Flows

3. Supplemental Data - Statements of Cash Flows

The following table presents certain supplemental cash flow and other non-cash data. See Note 7 for supplemental cash flow and non-cash data related to leases.

	For the Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2020		2019
	(In thousands)
Cash paid for interest	$	174,647	$	226,535
Cash received for interest		850		2,935
Cash paid for income taxes		130		39
Cash paid for income taxes to DISH Network		90,617		78,143
Capitalized interest		—		264
Reclassification of a receivable from noncurrent to current		—		138,210

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 to, among other reasons, maximize yield of the portfolio.  As a result, the cash and marketable investment securities included on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets is a component or portion of the overall cash and marketable investment securities portfolio included on DISH Network’s Condensed 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 period presented on our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows as we believe the net presentation is more meaningful to our cash flows from investing activities.