Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Revenue:
Subscriber revenue	$ 974,471	$ 902,514	$ 2,826,018	$ 2,632,110
Advertising revenue	33,131	25,300	88,843	73,012
Equipment revenue	25,875	23,129	79,979	74,723
Other revenue	136,235	106,144	379,072	310,298
Total revenue	1,169,712	1,057,087	3,373,912	3,090,143
Cost of services:
Revenue share and royalties	238,620	204,307	783,115	599,939
Programming and content	75,707	74,920	216,223	219,360
Customer service and billing	94,492	93,013	278,521	274,174
Satellite and transmission	22,743	21,794	65,761	64,446
Cost of equipment	9,246	9,485	29,021	29,319
Subscriber acquisition costs	133,009	119,778	391,773	367,207
Sales and marketing	90,541	83,906	255,778	237,992
Engineering, design and development	16,132	16,136	47,180	47,677
General and administrative	67,234	75,170	219,194	223,995
Depreciation and amortization	70,404	64,550	202,527	200,021
Total operating expenses	818,128	763,059	2,489,093	2,264,130
Income from operations	351,584	294,028	884,819	826,013
Other income (expense):
Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized	(76,624)	(75,416)	(221,912)	(197,029)
Loss on change in value of derivatives	0	0	0	(34,485)
Other income	4,133	6,602	9,077	8,234
Total other expense	(72,491)	(68,814)	(212,835)	(223,280)
Income before income taxes	279,093	225,214	671,984	602,733
Income tax expense	(112,543)	(89,044)	(296,893)	(252,614)
Net income	166,550	136,170	375,091	350,119
Foreign currency translation adjustment, net of tax	(91)	(58)	(100)	20
Total comprehensive income	$ 166,459	$ 136,112	$ 374,991	$ 350,139
Net income per common share:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.03	$ 0.02	$ 0.07	$ 0.06
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 0.03	$ 0.02	$ 0.07	$ 0.06
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	5,297,797	5,626,078	5,436,378	5,860,248
Diluted (in shares)	5,346,438	5,974,047	5,487,116	6,208,569