v2.4.0.8

Segment Reporting (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Segment Reporting

Schedule of revenue, capital expenditures and EBITDA by operating segments

		EchoStar Technologies			Hughes			EchoStar Satellite Services			All Other and Eliminations			Consolidated Total
		(In thousands)
For the Year Ended December 31, 2013
Net revenue:
External revenue		$	1,715,579		$	1,215,783		$	326,828		$	24,262		$	3,282,452
Intersegment revenue		$	412		$	2,343		$	3,349		$	(6,104	)	$	—
Total revenue		$	1,715,991		$	1,218,126		$	330,177		$	18,158		$	3,282,452
Capital expenditures		$	56,935		$	186,561		$	12,700		$	135,677		$	391,873
EBITDA		$	136,057		$	281,513		$	235,993		$	(3,466	)	$	650,097
For the Year Ended December 31, 2012
Net revenue:
External revenue		$	1,658,203		$	1,156,590		$	275,280		$	31,631		$	3,121,704
Intersegment revenue		$	1,826		$	2,124		$	2,705		$	(6,655	)	$	—
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
For the Year Ended December 31, 2011
Net revenue:
External revenue		$	1,780,491		$	675,586		$	277,707		$	27,647		$	2,761,431
Intersegment revenue		$	151		$	636		$	418		$	(1,205	)	$	—
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

Schedule of reconciliation of EBITDA to reported income (loss) before income taxes

		For the Years Ended December 31,
		2013			2012			2011
		(In thousands)
EBITDA		$	650,097		$	793,898		$	482,806
Interest income and expense, net			(177,898	)		(141,853	)		(71,772	)
Depreciation and amortization			(507,111	)		(457,326	)		(385,894	)
Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests			876			(35	)		635
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Income (loss) before income taxes		$	(34,036	)	$	194,684		$	25,775
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Summary of total long-lived assets and revenue attributed to the North American and other foreign locations

		As of December 31,
Long-lived assets:		2013			2012
		(In thousands)
North America:
United States		$	3,745,403		$	3,921,385
Other			947			40
All other			150,139			108,991
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Total		$	3,896,489		$	4,030,416
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		For the Years Ended December 31,
Revenue:		2013			2012			2011
		(In thousands)
North America:
United States		$	2,819,968		$	2,403,976		$	2,229,498
Other			215,787			360,590			316,060
All other			246,697			357,138			215,873
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Total		$	3,282,452		$	3,121,704		$	2,761,431
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Summary of sales to major customer and its percentage of total revenue

		For the Years Ended December 31,
		2013			2012			2011
		(In thousands)
Total revenue:
DISH Network:
EchoStar Technologies segment		$	1,546,051		$	1,277,038		$	1,413,940
Hughes segment			113,869			34,017			1,854
EchoStar Satellite Services segment			247,174			201,300			215,741
All Other and Eliminations			24,541			31,409			23,394
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Total DISH Network			1,931,635			1,543,764			1,654,929
Bell TV (EchoStar Technologies segment)			77,475			222,038			218,329
All other			1,273,342			1,355,902			888,173
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Total revenue		$	3,282,452		$	3,121,704		$	2,761,431
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Percentage of total revenue:
DISH Network			58.8	%		49.5	%		59.9	%
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Bell TV			2.4	%		7.1	%		7.9	%
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All other			38.8	%		43.4	%		32.2	%
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