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Investment Securities (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2013
Investment Securities |
Schedule of marketable investment securities, restricted cash and cash equivalents, and other investments |
|  | As of December 31, |
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|  | 2013 |  | 2012 |
|  | (In thousands) |
Marketable investment securities—current: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Corporate bonds |  | $ | 833,791 |  | $ | 654,096 |
VRDNs |  |  | 34,705 |  |  | 66,145 |
Strategic equity securities |  |  | 33,613 |  |  | 56,288 |
Other |  |  | 84,424 |  |  | 39,422 |
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Total marketable investment securities—current |  |  | 986,533 |  |  | 815,951 |
Restricted marketable investment securities(1) |  |  | 7,965 |  |  | 7,529 |
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Total |  |  | 994,498 |  |  | 823,480 |
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Restricted cash and cash equivalents(1) |  |  | 8,172 |  |  | 21,516 |
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Other investments—noncurrent: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cost method |  |  | 25,977 |  |  | 27,711 |
Equity method |  |  | 143,794 |  |  | 155,500 |
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Total other investments—noncurrent |  |  | 169,771 |  |  | 183,211 |
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Total marketable investment securities, restricted cash and cash equivalents, and other investments |  | $ | 1,172,441 |  | $ | 1,028,207 |
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(1) Restricted marketable investment securities and restricted cash and cash equivalents are included in "Restricted cash and marketable investment securities" in our Consolidated Balance Sheets.
Schedule of unrealized gains (losses) on marketable investment securities |
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|  | Amortized Cost |  | Estimated Fair Value |
|  | Gains |  | Losses |
|  | (In thousands) |
As of December 31, 2013 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt securities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Corporate bonds |  | $ | 833,888 |  | $ | 227 |  | $ | (324 | ) | $ | 833,791 |
VRDNs |  |  | 34,705 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 34,705 |
Other (including restricted) |  |  | 92,876 |  |  | 14 |  |  | (501 | ) |  | 92,389 |
Equity securities—strategic |  |  | 15,272 |  |  | 18,341 |  |  | — |  |  | 33,613 |
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Total marketable investment securities |  | $ | 976,741 |  | $ | 18,582 |  | $ | (825 | ) | $ | 994,498 |
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As of December 31, 2012 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt securities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Corporate bonds |  | $ | 653,812 |  | $ | 591 |  | $ | (307 | ) | $ | 654,096 |
VRDNs |  |  | 66,145 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 66,145 |
Other (including restricted) |  |  | 46,946 |  |  | 5 |  |  | — |  |  | 46,951 |
Equity securities—strategic |  |  | 21,214 |  |  | 35,074 |  |  | — |  |  | 56,288 |
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Total marketable investment securities |  | $ | 788,117 |  | $ | 35,670 |  | $ | (307 | ) | $ | 823,480 |
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Schedule of available-for-sale securities in continuous unrealized loss position by length of time and their fair value |
|  | As of December 31, |
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|  | 2013 |  | 2012 |
|  | Fair Value |  | Unrealized Losses |  | Fair Value |  | Unrealized Losses |
|  | (In thousands) |
Less than 12 months |  | $ | 571,592 |  | $ | (825 | ) | $ | 275,587 |  | $ | (288 | )
12 months or more |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 12,963 |  |  | (19 | )
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Total |  | $ | 571,592 |  | $ | (825 | ) | $ | 288,550 |  | $ | (307 | )
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Schedule of fair value measurements |
|  | As of December 31, |
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|  | 2013 |  | 2012 |
|  | Total |  | Level 1 |  | Level 2 |  | Total |  | Level 1 |  | Level 2 |
|  | (In thousands) |
Cash equivalents (including restricted) |  | $ | 548,714 |  | $ | 49,338 |  | $ | 499,376 |  | $ | 533,943 |  | $ | 23,621 |  | $ | 510,322 |
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Debt securities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Corporate bonds |  | $ | 833,791 |  | $ | — |  | $ | 833,791 |  | $ | 654,096 |  | $ | — |  | $ | 654,096 |
VRDNs |  |  | 34,705 |  |  | — |  |  | 34,705 |  |  | 66,145 |  |  | — |  |  | 66,145 |
Other (including restricted) |  |  | 92,389 |  |  | — |  |  | 92,389 |  |  | 46,951 |  |  | — |  |  | 46,951 |
Equity securities—strategic |  |  | 33,613 |  |  | 33,613 |  |  | — |  |  | 56,288 |  |  | 56,288 |  |  | — |
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Total marketable investment securities |  | $ | 994,498 |  | $ | 33,613 |  | $ | 960,885 |  | $ | 823,480 |  | $ | 56,288 |  | $ | 767,192 |
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