Property and Equipment (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Property and Equipment [Abstract]

Property and equipment, net

          Property and equipment, net, consists of the following:

	September 30,			December 31,
	2011			2010
Satellite system	$	1,943,537		$	1,943,537
Terrestrial repeater network		111,880			109,582
Leasehold improvements		43,392			43,567
Broadcast studio equipment		52,554			51,985
Capitalized software and hardware		181,712			163,689
Satellite telemetry, tracking and control facilities		57,917			57,665
Furniture, fixtures, equipment and other		64,673			63,265
Land		38,411			38,411
Building		56,952			56,685
Construction in progress		365,827			297,771
Total property and equipment		2,916,855			2,826,157
Accumulated depreciation and amortization		(1,214,289	)		(1,064,883	)
Property and equipment, net	$	1,702,566		$	1,761,274

Construction in progress

     Construction in progress consists of the following:

	September 30,		December 31,
	2011		2010
Satellite system	$	330,320	$	262,744
Terrestrial repeater network		19,306		19,239
Other		16,201		15,788
Construction in progress	$	365,827	$	297,771