Investment in Unconsolidated Entities

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2019

Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures [Abstract]

We have strategic investments in certain non-publicly traded equity securities that do not have a readily determinable fair value.

Our investments in these unconsolidated entities consisted of the following (amounts in thousands):



	As of
	June 30, 2019		December 31, 2018

Investments in unconsolidated entities:
Equity method	$	173,797	$	182,035
Other equity investments without a readily determinable fair value	51,785		80,438
Total investments in unconsolidated entities	$	225,582	$	262,473

We measure our equity securities without a readily determinable fair value, other than those accounted for using the equity method, at cost adjusted for changes resulting from impairments, if any, and observable price changes in orderly transactions for the identical or similar securities of the same issuer. During the six months ended June 30, 2019, we recorded a $28 million reduction to the carrying amount of one of our investments based on circumstances that indicated the fair value of the investment was less than its carrying amount. There were no similar reductions during the six months ended June 30, 2018. For the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, we did not identify any observable price changes requiring an adjustment to our investments.

See Note 17 for additional information about Dish Mexico, Deluxe/EchoStar LLC (“Deluxe”) and Broadband Connectivity Solutions (Restricted) Limited (together with its subsidiaries, “BCS”).