Property and Equipment (Tables)

	Depreciable
	Life	As of December 31,
	(In Years)	2012			2011
		(In thousands)
Land	—	$	42,312		$	41,516
Buildings and improvements	1-40	363,338			350,041
Furniture, fixtures, equipment and other	1-12	1,064,071			947,647
Customer rental equipment	1-5	251,708			158,371
Satellites:
EchoStar III - fully depreciated	N/A	234,083			234,083
EchoStar IV - fully depreciated	N/A	78,511			78,511
EchoStar VI - fully depreciated	N/A	244,305			244,305
EchoStar VIII	12	175,801			175,801
EchoStar IX	12	127,376			127,376
EchoStar XII	10	190,051			190,051
EchoStar XVII	15	503,941			—
SPACEWAY 3	12	286,707			286,707
Satellites acquired under capital leases	10-15	935,104			906,526
Construction in progress	—	455,186			716,486
Total property and equipment		4,952,494			4,457,421
Accumulated depreciation		(2,340,210		)	(2,003,875		)
Property and equipment, net		$	2,612,284		$	2,453,546

	As of December 31,
	2012		2011
	(In thousands)
Progress amounts for satellite construction, including certain amounts prepaid under satellite service agreements and launch costs:
EchoStar XVI	$	345,090	$	232,364
EchoStar XVII	—		365,721
Other	35,035		39,501
Uplinking equipment	37,264		60,233
Other	37,797		18,667
Construction in progress	$	455,186	$	716,486

	For the Years Ended December 31,
	2012		2011		2010
	(In thousands)
Satellites	$	150,034	$	112,182	$	92,750
Furniture, fixtures, equipment and other	202,628		157,274		98,481
Buildings and improvements	12,929		9,416		6,585
Total depreciation expense	$	365,591	$	278,872	$	197,816

			Nominal Degree	Depreciable
		Launch	Orbital Location	Life
Satellites	Segment	Date	(West Longitude)	(In Years)
Owned:
SPACEWAY 3 (4)	Hughes	August 2007	95	12
EchoStar XVII	Hughes	July 2012	107	15
EchoStar III (1) (2)	ESS	October 1997	61.5	12
EchoStar VI (1)	ESS	July 2000	77	12
EchoStar VIII (1)	ESS	August 2002	77	12
EchoStar IX (1)	ESS	August 2003	121	12
EchoStar XII (1)(5)	ESS	July 2003	61.5	10
EchoStar XVI (1)	ESS	November 2012	61.5	15

Leased from Other Third Parties (3):
AMC-15	ESS	January 2005	105	10
AMC-16	ESS	February 2005	85	10
Nimiq 5 (1)	ESS	October 2009	72.7	15
QuetzSat-1 (1)	ESS	November 2011	77	10

Under Construction (owned) :
CMBStar	Other	Construction Suspended

(1)	See Note 19 for further discussion of our transactions with DISH Network.
(2)	Fully depreciated and currently an in-orbit spare.
(3)	These satellites are accounted for as capital leases and their launch dates represent dates that the satellites were placed into service.
(4)	Depreciable life represents the remaining useful life as of the date of the Hughes Acquisition.
(5)	Depreciable life represents the remaining useful life as of the date EchoStar XII was acquired from a third-party in 2005.

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Tabular disclosure of the useful life and salvage value of long-lived, physical assets that are used in the normal conduct of business to produce goods and services and not intended for resale. Examples include land, buildings, machinery and equipment, and other types of furniture and equipment including, but not limited to, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, and computer equipment and software.

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