Property and Equipment (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Property and Equipment

Schedule of property and equipment

	Depreciable	As of
	Life	March 31,			December 31,
	(In Years)	2013			2012
		(In thousands)
Land	—	$	42,579		$	42,312
Buildings and improvements	1-40	365,548			363,338
Furniture, fixtures, equipment and other	1-12	1,088,092			1,064,071
Customer rental equipment	1-5	278,461			251,708
Satellites - owned (1)	10-15	2,127,826			1,762,264
Satellites acquired under capital leases	10-15	935,104			935,104
Construction in progress	—	109,821			455,186
Total property and equipment		4,947,431			4,873,983
Accumulated depreciation (1)		(2,361,258		)	(2,261,699		)
Property and equipment, net		$	2,586,173		$	2,612,284

(1) Balances reclassified for reduction of a satellite previously retired from commercial service.

Schedule of construction in process

	As of
	March 31,		December 31,
	2013		2012
	(In thousands)
Progress amounts for satellite construction, including certain amounts prepaid under satellite service agreements and launch costs:
EchoStar XIX	$	11,886	$	9,325
EchoStar XVI	—		345,090
Other	37,353		25,710
Uplinking equipment	35,046		37,264
Other	25,536		37,797
Construction in progress	$	109,821	$	455,186

Schedule of depreciation expense

	For the Three Months
	Ended March 31,
	2013		2012
	(In thousands)
Satellites	$	46,544	$	37,059
Furniture, fixtures, equipment and other	31,965		31,808
Customer rental equipment	23,287		18,765
Buildings and improvements	3,316		3,195
Total depreciation expense	$	105,112	$	90,827