Property and Equipment (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Property and equipment
Total property and equipment	$ 6,912,544	$ 7,261,038
Accumulated depreciation	(4,592,449)	(4,554,856)
Property and equipment, net	2,320,095	2,706,182
Equipment leased to customers
Property and equipment
Total property and equipment	$ 1,819,129	1,861,668
Equipment leased to customers \| Minimum
Property and equipment
Depreciable Life	2 years
Equipment leased to customers \| Maximum
Property and equipment
Depreciable Life	5 years
D1
Property and equipment
Property and equipment, net	$ 55,000
T1
Property and equipment
Accumulated depreciation	(18,000)
Property and equipment, net	48,000
Satellites
Property and equipment
Total property and equipment	$ 1,734,024	1,855,096
Satellites \| Minimum
Property and equipment
Depreciable Life	2 years
Satellites \| Maximum
Property and equipment
Depreciable Life	15 years
Satellites acquired under finance lease agreements
Property and equipment
Total property and equipment	$ 888,940	888,940
Satellites acquired under finance lease agreements \| Minimum
Property and equipment
Depreciable Life	10 years
Satellites acquired under finance lease agreements \| Maximum
Property and equipment
Depreciable Life	15 years
Furniture, fixtures, equipment and other
Property and equipment
Total property and equipment	$ 2,032,912	2,010,094
Furniture, fixtures, equipment and other \| Minimum
Property and equipment
Depreciable Life	2 years
Furniture, fixtures, equipment and other \| Maximum
Property and equipment
Depreciable Life	20 years
Buildings and improvements
Property and equipment
Total property and equipment	$ 351,781	349,347
Buildings and improvements \| Minimum
Property and equipment
Depreciable Life	5 years
Buildings and improvements \| Maximum
Property and equipment
Depreciable Life	40 years
Land
Property and equipment
Total property and equipment	$ 17,810	17,810
Construction in progress
Property and equipment
Total property and equipment	67,948	278,083
Construction in progress \| Software
Property and equipment
Total property and equipment	40,910	51,493
Construction in progress \| Wireless
Property and equipment
Total property and equipment	6,778	207,814
Construction in progress \| Other
Property and equipment
Total property and equipment	$ 20,260	$ 18,776

Amount of accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization for physical assets used in the normal conduct of business to produce goods and services.

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