Income Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Income Taxes

Schedule of components of income before income taxes

	For the Years Ended December 31,
	2012		2011		2010
	(In thousands)
Domestic	$	172,612	$	290	$	284,501
Foreign	22,072		25,485		4,272
Total income before income taxes	$	194,684	$	25,775	$	288,773

Schedule of components of the benefit (provision) for income taxes

	For the Years Ended December 31,
	2012			2011			2010
	(In thousands)
Current benefit (provision):
Federal	$	21,086		$	(26,450	)	$	21,542
State	1,943			(291		)	(579		)
Foreign	(7,775		)	(3,734		)	(1,809		)
Total current benefit (provision)	15,254			(30,475		)	19,154
Deferred benefit (provision):
Federal	7,841			(464		)	(96,976		)
State	(6,720		)	9,438			(6,593		)
Foreign	(46		)	—			—
Total deferred benefit (provision)	1,075			8,974			(103,569		)
Total income tax benefit (provision), net	$	16,329		$	(21,501	)	$	(84,415	)

Schedule of income tax rate reconciliation

	For the Years Ended December 31,
	2012		2011		2010
Statutory rate	(35.0	)%	(35.0	)%	(35.0	)%
State income taxes, net of Federal benefit	(0.8	)%	4.8	%	(1.9	)%
Dividend received deduction	1.8	%	—		—
Decrease (increase) in valuation allowance	39.0	%	(50.4	)%	2.0	%
Stock write-off	—		—		2.0	%
Other	3.4	%	(2.8	)%	3.7	%
Total income tax benefit (provision), net	8.4	%	(83.4	)%	(29.2	)%

Schedule of deferred tax assets and liabilities

	As of December 31,
	2012			2011
	(In thousands)
Deferred tax assets:
Net operating losses, credit and other carryforwards	$	461,931		$	138,169
Unrealized losses on investments, net	14,757			8,614
Accrued expenses	26,438			23,421
Stock-based compensation	14,942			15,659
Other asset	3,076			—
Total deferred tax assets	521,144			185,863
Valuation allowance	(69,224		)	(35,729		)
Deferred tax assets after valuation allowance	451,920			150,134
Deferred tax liabilities:
Depreciation and amortization	(798,878		)	(492,207		)
Other liabilities	(1,682		)	(7,826		)
Total deferred tax liabilities	(800,560		)	(500,033		)
Total net deferred tax liabilities	$	(348,640	)	$	(349,899	)
Current portion of net deferred tax assets	$	23,317		$	23,492
Noncurrent portion of net deferred tax liabilities	(371,957		)	(373,391		)
Total net deferred tax liabilities	$	(348,640	)	$	(349,899	)

Schedule of reconciliation of unrecognized tax benefits

	For the Years Ended December 31,
Unrecognized tax benefit	2012			2011			2010
	(In thousands)
Balance as of beginning of period	$	48,874		$	29,999		$	14,559
Additions from Hughes Acquisition	—			3,119			—
Additions based on tax positions related to the current year	158			—			—
Additions based on tax positions related to prior years	3,723			16,630			15,440
Reductions based on tax positions related to prior years	(855		)	(874		)	—
Reductions based on tax settlements	(16,587		)	—			—
Reductions based on expirations of statute of limitations	(636		)	—			—
Balance as of end of period	$	34,677		$	48,874		$	29,999