Property and Equipment (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Property and Equipment

Schedule of property and equipment

	Depreciable	As of
	Life	September 30,			December 31,
	(In Years)	2015			2014
		(In thousands)
Land	-	$	41,458		$	42,826
Buildings and improvements	1-40	369,940			375,920
Furniture, fixtures, equipment and other	1-12	1,231,416			1,223,807
Customer rental equipment	2-4	581,394			498,180
Satellites - owned	2-15	2,381,120			2,381,120
Satellites acquired under capital leases	10-15	665,518			935,104
Construction in progress	-	960,199			637,189
Total property and equipment		6,231,045			6,094,146
Accumulated depreciation		(2,910,823		)	(2,899,353		)
Property and equipment, net		$	3,320,222		$	3,194,793

Schedule of construction in progress

	As of
	September 30,		December 31,
	2015		2014
	(In thousands)
Progress amounts for satellite construction, including prepayments under capital leases and launch services costs	$	836,827	$	583,877
Uplinking equipment	97,852		34,270
Other	25,520		19,042
Construction in progress	$	960,199	$	637,189

Schedule of depreciation expense

	For the Three Months				For the Nine Months
	Ended September 30,				Ended September 30,
	2015		2014		2015		2014
	(In thousands)
Satellites	$	51,436	$	55,643	$	149,677	$	158,782
Furniture, fixtures, equipment and other	29,104		30,595		89,504		89,647
Customer rental equipment	30,839		29,892		91,550		86,800
Buildings and improvements	3,325		3,401		10,183		10,344
Total depreciation expense	$	114,704	$	119,531	$	340,914	$	345,573