|
Goodwill, Regulatory Authorizations and Other Intangible Assets (Tables)
|
12 Months Ended |
|
Dec. 31, 2012
|
| Goodwill, Regulatory Authorizations and Other Intangible Assets |
|
| Schedule of Goodwill |
|
|
|
EchoStar
Technologies |
|
Hughes |
|
Consolidated
Total |
|
|
|
|
(In thousands) |
|
|
Balance as of December 31, 2010 |
|
$ |
6,457 |
|
$ |
— |
|
$ |
6,457 |
|
|
Troppus acquisition |
|
10,363 |
|
— |
|
10,363 |
|
|
Hughes acquisition |
|
— |
|
516,198 |
|
516,198 |
|
|
Balance as of December 31, 2011 |
|
16,820 |
|
516,198 |
|
533,018 |
|
|
Deferred tax adjustment |
|
— |
|
(12,025 |
) |
(12,025 |
) |
|
Contribution to DISH Digital |
|
(6,457 |
) |
— |
|
(6,457 |
) |
|
Impairment |
|
(6,612 |
) |
— |
|
(6,612 |
) |
|
Balance as of December 31, 2012 |
|
$ |
3,751 |
|
$ |
504,173 |
|
$ |
507,924 |
|
| Schedule of Regulatory authorizations |
|
|
|
As of December 31, |
|
|
|
|
2012 |
|
2011 |
|
|
|
|
(In thousands) |
|
|
Indefinite lives |
|
$ |
491,657 |
|
$ |
469,810 |
|
|
Finite lives |
|
71,055 |
|
— |
|
|
Total regulatory authorizations |
|
$ |
562,712 |
|
$ |
469,810 |
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| Schedule of other intangible assets subject to amortization |
|
|
|
Weighted |
|
As of December 31, |
|
|
|
|
Average |
|
2012 |
|
2011 |
|
|
|
|
Useful life |
|
|
|
Accumulated |
|
Carrying |
|
|
|
Accumulated |
|
Carrying |
|
|
|
|
(in Years) |
|
Cost |
|
Amortization |
|
Amount |
|
Cost |
|
Amortization |
|
Amount |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(In thousands) |
|
|
Customer relationships |
|
8 |
|
$ |
293,932 |
|
$ |
(113,906 |
) |
$ |
180,026 |
|
$ |
295,327 |
|
$ |
(77,560 |
) |
$ |
217,767 |
|
|
Contract-based |
|
10 |
|
255,366 |
|
(178,138 |
) |
77,228 |
|
255,366 |
|
(145,406 |
) |
109,960 |
|
|
Technology-based |
|
7 |
|
126,387 |
|
(66,338 |
) |
60,049 |
|
153,185 |
|
(49,307 |
) |
103,878 |
|
|
Trademark portfolio |
|
20 |
|
29,700 |
|
(2,351 |
) |
27,349 |
|
32,191 |
|
(1,364 |
) |
30,827 |
|
|
Favorable leases |
|
4 |
|
4,707 |
|
(1,863 |
) |
2,844 |
|
4,707 |
|
(687 |
) |
4,020 |
|
|
Total other intangible assets |
|
|
|
$ |
710,092 |
|
$ |
(362,596 |
) |
$ |
347,496 |
|
$ |
740,776 |
|
$ |
(274,324 |
) |
$ |
466,452 |
|
| Schedule of estimated future amortization of intangible assets |
|
|
|
Amount (1) |
|
|
|
|
(In thousands) |
|
|
For the Years Ending December 31, |
|
|
|
|
2013 |
|
$ |
69,010 |
|
|
2014 |
|
77,599 |
|
|
2015 |
|
62,875 |
|
|
2016 |
|
42,276 |
|
|
2017 |
|
37,154 |
|
|
Thereafter |
|
58,582 |
|
|
Total |
|
$ |
347,496 |
|
(1) Amount does not include estimated amortization on the Brazil authorization as it is not yet placed into service.
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