Segment Reporting (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Segment Reporting

Schedule of revenue, EBITDA, and capital expenditures by operating segments

					EchoStar		All
	EchoStar				Satellite		Other and			Consolidated
	Technologies		Hughes		Services		Eliminations			Total
	(In thousands)
For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2015
External revenue	$	294,792	$	339,060	$	124,126	$	2,901		$	760,879
Intersegment revenue	$	133	$	669	$	174	$	(976	)	$	—
Total revenue	$	294,925	$	339,729	$	124,300	$	1,925		$	760,879
EBITDA	$	25,946	$	101,582	$	104,200	$	(15,116	)	$	216,612
Capital expenditures	$	8,528	$	72,626	$	32,416	$	9,672		$	123,242
For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2014
External revenue	$	427,076	$	338,617	$	126,944	$	3,203		$	895,840
Intersegment revenue	$	142	$	451	$	660	$	(1,253	)	$	—
Total revenue	$	427,218	$	339,068	$	127,604	$	1,950		$	895,840
EBITDA	$	38,193	$	94,955	$	111,563	$	3,277		$	247,988
Capital expenditures	$	10,485	$	56,724	$	11,772	$	85,730		$	164,711
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015
External revenue	$	972,591	$	998,564	$	373,726	$	8,246		$	2,353,127
Intersegment revenue	$	506	$	1,630	$	561	$	(2,697	)	$	—
Total revenue	$	973,097	$	1,000,194	$	374,287	$	5,549		$	2,353,127
EBITDA	$	80,764	$	296,269	$	314,177	$	(48,599	)	$	642,611
Capital expenditures	$	32,783	$	207,680	$	84,667	$	155,022		$	480,152
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014
External revenue	$	1,255,597	$	982,783	$	354,558	$	8,753		$	2,601,691
Intersegment revenue	$	380	$	1,314	$	2,406	$	(4,100	)	$	—
Total revenue	$	1,255,977	$	984,097	$	356,964	$	4,653		$	2,601,691
EBITDA	$	119,733	$	267,210	$	308,573	$	(22,742	)	$	672,774
Capital expenditures	$	37,923	$	154,201	$	11,801	$	230,503		$	434,428

Schedule of reconciliation of EBITDA to reported income before income taxes

	For the Three Months						For the Nine Months
	Ended September 30,						Ended September 30,
	2015			2014			2015			2014
	(In thousands)
EBITDA	$	216,612		$	247,988		$	642,611		$	672,774
Interest income and expense, net	(26,308		)	(39,418		)	(88,240		)	(125,404		)
Depreciation and amortization	(132,892		)	(142,294		)	(398,547		)	(416,167		)
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest in HSS
Tracking Stock and other noncontrolling interests	(477		)	(1,731		)	(3,014		)	(2,946		)
Income before income taxes	$	56,935		$	64,545		$	152,810		$	128,257