Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2010	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2010
Revenue:
Subscriber revenue	$ 639,642	$ 601,630	$ 1,262,080	$ 1,181,139
Advertising revenue, net of agency fees	18,227	15,797	34,785	30,323
Equipment revenue	17,022	18,520	32,889	32,802
Other revenue	69,506	63,814	138,482	119,280
Total revenue	744,397	699,761	1,468,236	1,363,544
Cost of services:
Revenue share and royalties	116,741	107,901	223,670	206,085
Programming and content	67,399	72,019	140,358	150,452
Customer service and billing	62,592	58,414	128,429	114,625
Satellite and transmission	18,998	19,982	37,558	40,100
Cost of equipment	7,601	7,805	14,006	15,724
Subscriber acquisition costs	105,162	110,383	210,432	199,762
Sales and marketing	51,442	56,177	99,261	105,294
Engineering, design and development	13,939	11,247	25,074	22,684
General and administrative	60,479	59,166	116,831	116,746
Depreciation and amortization	67,062	69,230	135,462	139,495
Restructuring, impairments and related costs		1,803		1,803
Total operating expenses	571,415	574,127	1,131,081	1,112,770
Income from operations	172,982	125,634	337,155	250,774
Other income (expense):
Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized	(76,196)	(76,802)	(154,414)	(154,670)
Loss on extinguishment of debt and credit facilities, net	(1,212)	(31,987)	(7,206)	(34,437)
Interest and Investment income (loss)	80,182	378	78,298	(2,892)
Other income (loss)	183	(485)	1,799	728
Total other income (expense)	2,957	(108,896)	(81,523)	(191,271)
Income before income taxes	175,939	16,738	255,632	59,503
Income tax expense	(2,620)	(1,466)	(4,192)	(2,633)
Net income	$ 173,319	$ 15,272	$ 251,440	$ 56,870
Net income per common share:
Basic	$ 0.05	$ 0.00	$ 0.07	$ 0.02
Diluted	$ 0.03	$ 0.00	$ 0.04	$ 0.01
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
Basic	3,744,375	3,683,595	3,739,731	3,682,750
Diluted	6,804,297	6,363,955	6,790,729	6,357,507