Segment Reporting (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

Segment Reporting

Schedule of assets, revenue, and operating income by segment

	As of December 31,
	2019		2018
	(In thousands)
Total assets:
Pay-TV	$	31,531,612	$	28,981,608
Wireless		25,686,381		24,433,458
Eliminations		(23,987,058)		(22,828,054)
Total assets	$	33,230,935	$	30,587,012

					All
					Other &		Consolidated
	Pay-TV		Wireless (1)		Eliminations		Total
	(In thousands)
Year Ended December 31, 2019
Total revenue	$	12,810,248	$	1,673	$	(4,237)	$	12,807,684
Depreciation and amortization		621,810		8,767		—		630,577
Operating income (loss)		1,961,700		(82,824)		—		1,878,876
Interest income		1,588,023		—		(1,510,809)		77,214
Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized		(988,295)		(546,201)		1,510,809		(23,687)
Other, net		10,940		584		—		11,524
Income tax (provision) benefit, net		(615,664)		164,306		—		(451,358)
Net income (loss)		1,956,705		(464,136)		—		1,492,569
Year Ended December 31, 2018
Total revenue	$	13,621,198	$	580	$	(476)	$	13,621,302
Depreciation and amortization		698,336		13,688		—		712,024
Operating income (loss)		2,187,675		(40,054)		—		2,147,621
Interest income		1,495,371		—		(1,450,612)		44,759
Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized		(1,013,062)		(452,556)		1,450,612		(15,006)
Other, net		8,957		2,844		—		11,801
Income tax (provision) benefit, net		(650,858)		117,174		—		(533,684)
Net income (loss)		2,028,083		(372,592)		—		1,655,491
Year Ended December 31, 2017
Total revenue	$	14,391,375	$	—	$	—	$	14,391,375
Depreciation and amortization		788,237		29,327		—		817,564
Operating income (loss)		1,759,130		(191,365)		—		1,567,765
Interest income		1,306,298		—		(1,265,292)		41,006
Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized		(1,068,231)		(260,233)		1,265,292		(63,172)
Other, net		104,482		6		—		104,488
Income tax (provision) benefit, net		(473,370)		988,690		—		515,320
Net income (loss)		1,628,309		537,098		—		2,165,407

(1) Operating income (loss) for the wireless segment was positively impacted for the year ended December 31, 2018 by a decrease in depreciation expense associated with the T1 satellite, which was impaired during 2017.

Schedule of revenue by geographical region

	For the Years Ended December 31,
Revenue:	2019		2018		2017
	(In thousands)
United States	$	12,759,909	$	13,578,254	$	14,351,558
Canada and Mexico		47,775		43,048		39,817
Total revenue	$	12,807,684	$	13,621,302	$	14,391,375

Revenue from external customers disaggregated by major revenue source

	For the Years Ended December 31,
Category:	2019		2018		2017
	(In thousands)
Pay-TV video and related revenue	$	12,436,637	$	13,197,994	$	13,877,196
Broadband revenue		179,805		258,094		383,216
Equipment sales and other revenue		191,242		165,214		130,963
Total	$	12,807,684	$	13,621,302	$	14,391,375