Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010
Revenue:
Subscriber revenue	$ 660,837	$ 612,119	$ 1,922,917	$ 1,793,258
Advertising revenue, net of agency fees	18,810	15,973	53,595	46,296
Equipment revenue	15,504	17,823	48,392	50,625
Other revenue	67,399	71,633	205,882	190,914
Total revenue	762,550	717,548	2,230,786	2,081,093
Cost of services:
Revenue share and royalties	117,043	114,482	340,713	320,567
Programming and content	70,509	78,143	210,867	228,595
Customer service and billing	64,239	60,613	192,667	175,238
Satellite and transmission	19,681	20,844	57,238	60,944
Cost of equipment	5,888	6,463	19,894	22,187
Subscriber acquisition costs	107,279	105,984	317,711	305,745
Sales and marketing	55,210	51,519	154,471	156,813
Engineering, design and development	14,175	12,526	39,249	35,209
General and administrative	58,635	54,188	175,469	170,935
Depreciation and amortization	65,403	67,450	200,865	206,945
Restructuring, impairments and related costs		2,267		4,071
Total operating expenses	578,062	574,479	1,709,144	1,687,249
Income from operations	184,488	143,069	521,642	393,844
Other income (expense):
Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized	(75,316)	(68,559)	(229,730)	(223,230)
Loss on extinguishment of debt and credit facilities, net		(256)	(7,206)	(34,695)
Interest and Investment income (loss)	292	(4,305)	78,590	(7,197)
Other income	435	1,108	2,235	1,837
Total other expense	(74,589)	(72,012)	(156,111)	(263,285)
Income before income taxes	109,899	71,057	365,531	130,559
Income tax expense	(5,714)	(3,428)	(9,907)	(6,060)
Net income	$ 104,185	$ 67,629	$ 355,624	$ 124,499
Net income per common share:
Basic	$ 0.03	$ 0.02	$ 0.10	$ 0.03
Diluted	$ 0.02	$ 0.01	$ 0.05	$ 0.02
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
Basic	3,747,381	3,689,245	3,742,309	3,686,312
Diluted	6,507,370	6,369,831	6,500,819	6,361,090