Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Unaudited) (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012
Revenue:
Subscriber revenue	$ 783,342	$ 700,242
Advertising revenue	20,211	18,670
Equipment revenue	18,156	16,953
Other revenue	75,689	68,857
Total revenue	897,398	804,722
Cost of services:
Revenue share and royalties	148,531	132,111
Programming and content	74,610	70,095
Customer service and billing	80,394	66,187
Satellite and transmission	19,695	18,110
Cost of equipment	7,027	5,806
Subscriber acquisition costs	116,111	116,121
Sales and marketing	65,899	58,361
Engineering, design and development	14,842	12,690
General and administrative	56,340	59,886
Depreciation and amortization	67,018	66,117
Total operating expenses	650,467	605,484
Income from operations	246,931	199,238
Other income (expense):
Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized	(46,174)	(76,971)
Loss on extinguishment of debt and credit facilities, net	0	(9,971)
Interest and investment income (loss)	1,638	(1,142)
Other income (loss)	247	(578)
Total other expense	(44,289)	(88,662)
Income before income taxes	202,642	110,576
Income tax expense	(79,040)	(2,802)
Net income	123,602	107,774
Foreign currency translation adjustment, net of tax	(172)	(56)
Total comprehensive income	$ 123,430	$ 107,718
Net income per common share:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.02	$ 0.02
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 0.02	$ 0.02
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	6,259,803	3,767,443
Diluted (in shares)	6,606,276	6,537,728