Segment Reporting (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2017

Segment Reporting

Schedule of assets, revenue, and operating income by segment

	As of
	September 30,		December 31,
	2017		2016
	(In thousands)
Total assets:
Pay-TV and Broadband	$	28,100,949	$	26,980,276
Wireless (1)		23,256,271		17,814,382
Eliminations		(21,836,365)		(16,880,366)
Total assets	$	29,520,855	$	27,914,292

(1)  The increase as of September 30, 2017 was primarily related to the $4.711 billion payment to the FCC to acquire the 600 MHz Licenses.  See Note 10 for further information. 

	For the Three Months Ended				For the Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2017		2016		2017		2016
		(In thousands)
Revenue:
Pay-TV and Broadband	$	3,583,454	$	3,767,472	$	10,907,447	$	11,459,537
Wireless		—		—		—		—
Eliminations		—		—		—		—
Total revenue	$	3,583,454	$	3,767,472	$	10,907,447	$	11,459,537
Operating income (loss):
Pay-TV and Broadband (1)	$	460,158	$	537,575	$	1,344,742	$	1,794,271
Wireless		(11,107)		(14,913)		(36,268)		(47,909)
Eliminations		—		—		—		—
Total operating income (loss)	$	449,051	$	522,662	$	1,308,474	$	1,746,362

(1) The decrease for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 primarily related to $296 million of “Litigation Expense” in the second quarter 2017.  See Note 10 for further information.

Schedule of revenue by geographical region

	For the Three Months Ended				For the Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
Revenue:	2017		2016		2017		2016
		(In thousands)
United States	$	3,571,686	$	3,750,264	$	10,874,653	$	11,382,670
Canada and Mexico		11,768		17,208		32,794		76,867
Total revenue	$	3,583,454	$	3,767,472	$	10,907,447	$	11,459,537