v2.4.0.6

Segment Reporting (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Segment Reporting

Operating segment data and reconciliation of EBITDA to reported "Income before income taxes"

								EchoStar			All
Year Ended December 31,		EchoStar						Satellite			Other and			Consolidated
2012		Technologies			Hughes			Services			Eliminations			Total
		(In thousands)
Total revenue		$	1,660,029		$	1,158,714		$	277,985		$	24,976		$	3,121,704
Capital expenditures		$	69,809		$	292,222		$	118,998		$	31,976		$	513,005
EBITDA		$	110,933		$	265,756		$	212,549		$	204,660		$	793,898
2011
Total revenue		$	1,780,642		$	676,222		$	278,125		$	26,442		$	2,761,431
Capital expenditures		$	81,420		$	156,768		$	119,004		$	19,980		$	377,172
EBITDA		$	144,753		$	167,100		$	197,848		$	(26,895	)	$	482,806
2010
Total revenue		$	2,070,672		$	—		$	262,022		$	17,675		$	2,350,369
Capital expenditures		$	66,755		$	—		$	120,450		$	9,531		$	196,736
EBITDA		$	159,713		$	—		$	183,549		$	174,510		$	517,772

		For the Years Ended
		December 31,
		2012			2011			2010
		(In thousands)
EBITDA		$	793,898		$	482,806		$	517,772
Interest expense, net		(141,853		)	(71,772		)	(88		)
Depreciation and amortization		(457,326		)	(385,894		)	(228,911		)
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests		(35		)	635			—
Income before income taxes		$	194,684		$	25,775		$	288,773

Summary of total long-lived assets and revenue attributed to the North American and other foreign locations

		As of December 31,
Long-lived assets:		2012			2011
		(In thousands)
North America:
United States		$	3,921,385		$	3,888,283
Other		40			3
All other		108,991			34,540
Total		$	4,030,416		$	3,922,826

		For the Years Ended December 31,
Revenue:		2012			2011			2010
		(In thousands)
North America:
United States		$	2,403,976		$	2,229,498		$	2,010,679
Other		360,590			316,060			292,222
All other		357,138			215,873			47,468
Total		$	3,121,704		$	2,761,431		$	2,350,369

Summary of sales to major customer and its percentage of total revenue

		For the Years Ended December 31,
		2012			2011			2010
		(In thousands)
Total revenue:
DISH Network:
EchoStar Technologies segment		$	1,277,038		$	1,413,940		$	1,713,983
Hughes segment		34,017			1,854			—
EchoStar Satellite Services segment		201,300			215,741			208,201
All Other and Eliminations		31,409			23,394			16,388
Total DISH Network		1,543,764			1,654,929			1,938,572
Bell TV (EchoStar Technologies segment)		222,038			218,329			202,424
All other		1,355,902			888,173			209,373
Total revenue		$	3,121,704		$	2,761,431		$	2,350,369
Percentage of total revenue:
DISH Network		49.5		%	59.9		%	82.5		%
Bell TV		7.1		%	7.9		%	8.6		%
All other		43.4		%	32.2		%	8.9		%

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