Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 330,061	$ 371,167
Marketable securities	20,300	39,328
Accounts receivable, net	61,032	57,373
Inventory	17,531	18,204
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	23,840	30,698
Total current assets	452,764	516,770
Property and equipment, net	3,170,074	2,813,084
Restricted cash	102,061	113,139
Other assets	9,307	10,836
Intangible assets, net	50,383	45,796
Total assets	3,784,589	3,499,625
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	54,973	11,131
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	31,867	23,840
Interest payable	36,157	14,136
Deferred revenue	40,048	34,087
Total current liabilities	163,045	83,194
Accrued Satellite Operations and Maintenance Expense, Net Of Current Portion	0	13,138
Credit facility, net	1,695,832	1,657,145
Deferred income tax liabilities, net	400,462	361,656
Deferred revenue, net of current portion	43,956	36,417
Other long-term liabilities	32,331	4,317
Total liabilities	2,335,626	2,155,867
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders' equity:
Common stock, $0.001 par value, 300,000 shares authorized, 97,957 and 95,879 shares issued and outstanding, respectively	98	96
Additional paid-in capital	1,075,535	1,060,311
Retained earnings	376,916	288,797
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax	(3,586)	(5,446)
Total stockholders' equity	1,448,963	1,343,758
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	3,784,589	3,499,625
Series A Preferred Stock [Member]
Stockholders' equity:
Preferred Stock, Value	0	0
Series B Preferred Stock [Member]
Stockholders' equity:
Preferred Stock, Value	$ 0	$ 0