Goodwill, Regulatory Authorizations and Other Intangible Assets (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Goodwill, Regulatory Authorizations and Other Intangible Assets

Schedule of Goodwill

	EchoStar Technologies			Hughes			Consolidated Total
	(In thousands)
Balance as of December 31, 2010	$	6,457		$	—		$	6,457
Troppus acquisition	10,363			—			10,363
Hughes acquisition	—			516,198			516,198
Balance as of December 31, 2011	16,820			516,198			533,018
Deferred tax adjustment	—			(12,025		)	(12,025		)
Contribution to DISH Digital	(6,457		)	—			(6,457		)
Impairment	(6,612		)	—			(6,612		)
Balance as of December 31, 2012	$	3,751		$	504,173		$	507,924

Schedule of Regulatory authorizations

	As of December 31,
	2012		2011
	(In thousands)
Indefinite lives	$	491,657	$	469,810
Finite lives	71,055		—
Total regulatory authorizations	$	562,712	$	469,810

Schedule of other intangible assets subject to amortization

	Weighted	As of December 31,
	Average	2012							2011
	Useful life			Accumulated			Carrying				Accumulated			Carrying
	(in Years)	Cost		Amortization			Amount		Cost		Amortization			Amount
		(In thousands)
Customer relationships	8	$	293,932	$	(113,906	)	$	180,026	$	295,327	$	(77,560	)	$	217,767
Contract-based	10	255,366		(178,138		)	77,228		255,366		(145,406		)	109,960
Technology-based	7	126,387		(66,338		)	60,049		153,185		(49,307		)	103,878
Trademark portfolio	20	29,700		(2,351		)	27,349		32,191		(1,364		)	30,827
Favorable leases	4	4,707		(1,863		)	2,844		4,707		(687		)	4,020
Total other intangible assets		$	710,092	$	(362,596	)	$	347,496	$	740,776	$	(274,324	)	$	466,452

Schedule of estimated future amortization of intangible assets

	Amount (1)
	(In thousands)
For the Years Ending December 31,
2013	$	69,010
2014	77,599
2015	62,875
2016	42,276
2017	37,154
Thereafter	58,582
Total	$	347,496

(1) Amount does not include estimated amortization on the Brazil authorization as it is not yet placed into service.