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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2018
Dec. 31, 2017
Dec. 31, 2016
Cash flows from operating activities:      
Net income (loss) $ (38,633) $ 393,489 $ 180,692
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash flows from operating activities:      
Depreciation and amortization 598,178 533,849 495,068
Impairment of long-lived assets 65,220 10,762 0
Equity in earnings (losses) of unconsolidated affiliates, net 6,037 (15,814) (13,310)
Amortization of debt issuance costs 7,923 7,378 6,551
Gains and losses on investments, net 12,109 (53,453) (9,767)
Stock-based compensation 9,990 10,103 15,234
Deferred tax provision (benefit) 26,327 (288,577) 98,148
Dividends received from unconsolidated entities 10,000 19,000 15,000
Proceeds from sale of trading securities 0 8,922 7,140
Changes in current assets and current liabilities, net:      
Trade accounts receivable, net (17,842) 421 (26,942)
Trade accounts receivable - DISH Network 29,188 235,227 (1,456)
Inventory 5,650 (19,291) (4,814)
Other current assets (16,261) (15,352) 2,263
Trade accounts payable 9,562 (78,419) (24,571)
Trade accounts payable - DISH Network (3,055) 731 (19,650)
Accrued expenses and other 23,105 11,993 55,998
Changes in noncurrent assets and noncurrent liabilities, net (5,070) (36,975) 9,459
Other, net 12,094 2,898 18,300
Net cash flows from operating activities 734,522 726,892 803,343
Cash flows from investing activities:      
Purchases of marketable investment securities (2,973,254) (855,717) (921,247)
Sales and maturities of marketable investment securities 1,498,463 580,235 1,009,310
Expenditures for property and equipment (555,141) (583,211) (722,341)
Refunds and other receipts related to property and equipment 77,524 4,311 24,087
Sale of investment in unconsolidated entity 1,558 17,781 0
Expenditures for externally marketed software (31,639) (31,331) (23,252)
Investments in unconsolidated entities (115,991) 0 (1,636)
Other, net 0 0 2,880
Net cash flows from investing activities (2,098,480) (867,932) (632,199)
Cash flows from financing activities:      
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt 0 0 1,500,000
Payments of debt issuance costs 0 (414) (7,097)
Repurchase of the 2019 Senior Secured Notes (Note 12) (70,173) 0 0
Purchase of treasury shares (Note 14) (33,292) 0 0
Repayment of debt and capital lease obligations (41,019) (37,670) (40,364)
Net proceeds from Class A common stock options exercised 4,424 35,536 13,065
Net proceeds from Class A common stock issued under the Employee Stock Purchase Plan 9,368 8,758 14,367
Repayment of in-orbit incentive obligations (5,350) (5,487) (5,499)
Cash exchanged for Tracking Stock (Note 1) 0 (651) 0
Other, net (521) 0 1,217
Net cash flows from financing activities (136,563) 72 1,475,689
Effect of exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents (2,233) 1,351 138
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents (1,502,754) (139,617) 1,646,971
Cash and cash equivalents, including restricted amounts, beginning of period 2,432,249 2,571,866 924,895
Cash and cash equivalents, including restricted amounts, end of period 929,495 2,432,249 2,571,866
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:      
Cash paid for interest, net of amounts capitalized 240,596 207,617 78,312
Cash paid for income taxes $ 5,209 $ 11,033 $ 11,700