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Basic and Diluted Net Income (Loss) Per Share (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2011
Basic and Diluted Net Income (Loss) Per Share |
Tabular disclosure of the effect of income (loss) on the entity's basic and diluted earnings per share |
|  | For the Three Months Ended September 30, |  | For the Nine Months Ended September 30, |
|  | 2011 |  | 2010 |  | 2011 |  | 2010 |
|  | (In thousands, except per share amounts) |
Net income (loss) attributable to EchoStar common shareholders |  | $ | (19,117 | ) | $ | 5,151 |  | $ | 16,529 |  | $ | 35,420 |
Weighted-average common shares outstanding - Class A and B common stock: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Basic |  | 86,507 |  | 85,158 |  | 86,100 |  | 85,040 |
Dilutive impact of stock awards outstanding |  | — |  | 92 |  | 1,071 |  | 96 |
Diluted |  | 86,507 |  | 85,250 |  | 87,171 |  | 85,136 |
Earnings per share - Class A and B common stock: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Basic net income (loss) per share attributable to EchoStar common shareholders |  | $ | (0.22 | ) | $ | 0.06 |  | $ | 0.19 |  | $ | 0.42 |
Diluted net income (loss) per share attributable to EchoStar common shareholders |  | $ | (0.22 | ) | $ | 0.06 |  | $ | 0.19 |  | $ | 0.42 |
Schedule of antidilutive securities not included in the diluted EPS calculation |
|  | As of September 30, |
|  | 2011 |  | 2010 |
|  | (In thousands) |
Performance based options |  | 673 |  | 698 |
Restricted Performance Units |  | 90 |  | 94 |
Total |  | 763 |  | 792 |

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