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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
Dec. 31, 2018
Dec. 31, 2017
Cash flows from operating activities:      
Net income (loss) $ (74,252) $ (38,633) $ 393,489
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash flows from operating activities:      
Depreciation and amortization 588,200 598,178 533,849
Impairment of long-lived assets 0 65,220 10,762
Losses (gains) on investments, net (28,912) 12,109 (53,453)
Equity in losses (earnings) of unconsolidated affiliates, net 14,734 6,037 (15,814)
Foreign currency transaction losses (gains), net 11,590 15,583 (1,218)
Deferred tax provision (benefit), net 32,542 26,327 (288,577)
Stock-based compensation 9,353 9,990 10,103
Amortization of debt issuance costs 5,912 7,923 7,378
Dividends received from unconsolidated affiliates 2,716 10,000 19,000
Proceeds from sale of trading securities 0 0 8,922
Changes in current assets and current liabilities, net:      
Trade accounts receivable and contract assets, net 8,289 (17,842) 421
Other current assets (39,190) 18,577 200,584
Trade accounts payable 13,149 9,562 (78,419)
Contract liabilities 26,376 7,867 5,322
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities 66,352 12,183 7,402
Changes in non-current assets and non-current liabilities, net 13,166 (5,070) (36,975)
Other, net 6,297 (3,489) 4,116
Net cash flows from operating activities 656,322 734,522 726,892
Cash flows from investing activities:      
Purchases of marketable investment securities (993,369) (2,973,254) (855,717)
Sales and maturities of marketable investment securities 2,391,220 1,498,463 580,235
Investments in unconsolidated affiliates (2,149) (115,991) 0
Sale of investment in unconsolidated affiliates 0 1,558 17,781
Dividend received from unconsolidated affiliate 2,284 0 0
Purchase of other investments (93,687) 0 0
Expenditures for property and equipment (418,584) (555,141) (583,211)
Refunds and other receipts related to property and equipment 0 77,524 4,311
Expenditures for externally marketed software (29,310) (31,639) (31,331)
Purchases of regulatory authorizations (34,447) 0 0
Net cash flows from investing activities 821,958 (2,098,480) (867,932)
Cash flows from financing activities:      
Repurchase and maturity of the 2019 Senior Secured Notes (920,923) (70,173) 0
Repayment of other long-term debt and finance lease obligations (29,347) (41,019) (37,670)
Payment of in-orbit incentive obligations (5,447) (5,350) (5,487)
Net proceeds from Class A common stock options exercised 67,337 4,424 35,536
Net proceeds from Class A common stock issued under the Employee Stock Purchase Plan 9,779 9,368 8,758
Treasury share purchase 0 (33,292) 0
Purchase of non-controlling interest (7,313) 0 0
Other, net 603 (521) (1,065)
Net cash flows from financing activities (885,311) (136,563) 72
Effect of exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents (575) (2,233) 1,351
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 592,394 (1,502,754) (139,617)
Cash and cash equivalents, including restricted amounts, beginning of period 929,495 2,432,249 2,571,866
Cash and cash equivalents, including restricted amounts, end of period 1,521,889 929,495 2,432,249
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:      
Cash paid for interest (including capitalized interest) 195,331 240,596 207,617
Cash paid for income taxes $ 3,575 $ 5,209 $ 11,033