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Segment Reporting (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015
Segment Reporting |
Schedule of revenue, EBITDA, and capital expenditures by operating segments |
|  |  |  |  |  | EchoStar |  | All |  |  |
|  |  |  | EchoStar |  | Satellite |  | Other and |  | Consolidated |
|  | Hughes |  | Technologies |  | Services |  | Eliminations |  | Total |
|  | (In thousands) |
For the Year Ended December 31, 2015 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
External revenue |  | $ | 1,344,945 |  | $ | 1,297,510 |  | $ | 489,842 |  | $ | 11,417 |  | $ | 3,143,714 |
Intersegment revenue |  | $ | 2,395 |  | $ | 688 |  | $ | 749 |  | $ | (3,832 | ) | $ | — |
Total revenue |  | $ | 1,347,340 |  | $ | 1,298,198 |  | $ | 490,591 |  | $ | 7,585 |  | $ | 3,143,714 |
EBITDA |  | $ | 396,684 |  | $ | 106,745 |  | $ | 412,607 |  | $ | (50,683 | ) | $ | 865,353 |
Capital expenditures |  | $ | 285,499 |  | $ | 50,593 |  | $ | 101,215 |  | $ | 266,213 |  | $ | 703,520 |
For the Year Ended December 31, 2014 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
External revenue |  | $ | 1,325,887 |  | $ | 1,626,826 |  | $ | 481,579 |  | $ | 11,286 |  | $ | 3,445,578 |
Intersegment revenue |  | $ | 1,831 |  | $ | 540 |  | $ | 2,876 |  | $ | (5,247 | ) | $ | — |
Total revenue |  | $ | 1,327,718 |  | $ | 1,627,366 |  | $ | 484,455 |  | $ | 6,039 |  | $ | 3,445,578 |
EBITDA |  | $ | 356,871 |  | $ | 154,786 |  | $ | 419,442 |  | $ | (28,518 | ) | $ | 902,581 |
Capital expenditures |  | $ | 218,607 |  | $ | 48,616 |  | $ | 28,734 |  | $ | 384,069 |  | $ | 680,026 |
For the Year Ended December 31, 2013 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
External revenue |  | $ | 1,215,783 |  | $ | 1,730,433 |  | $ | 326,828 |  | $ | 9,408 |  | $ | 3,282,452 |
Intersegment revenue |  | $ | 2,343 |  | $ | 412 |  | $ | 3,349 |  | $ | (6,104 | ) | $ | — |
Total revenue |  | $ | 1,218,126 |  | $ | 1,730,845 |  | $ | 330,177 |  | $ | 3,304 |  | $ | 3,282,452 |
EBITDA |  | $ | 281,513 |  | $ | 136,537 |  | $ | 235,993 |  | $ | (3,946 | ) | $ | 650,097 |
Capital expenditures |  | $ | 186,561 |  | $ | 56,935 |  | $ | 12,700 |  | $ | 135,677 |  | $ | 391,873 |
Schedule of reconciliation of EBITDA to reported income (loss) before income taxes |
|  | For the Years Ended December 31, |
|  | 2015 |  | 2014 |  | 2013 |
|  | (In thousands) |
EBITDA |  | $ | 865,353 |  | $ | 902,581 |  | $ | 650,097 |
Interest income and expense, net |  | (111,637 | ) | (162,247 | ) | (177,898 | )
Depreciation and amortization |  | (528,158 | ) | (556,676 | ) | (507,111 | )
Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests |  | (3,986 | ) | (5,325 | ) | 876 |
Income (loss) before income taxes |  | $ | 221,572 |  | $ | 178,333 |  | $ | (34,036 | )
Summary of total long-lived assets and revenue attributed to the North American and other foreign locations |
|  | As of December 31, |
Long-lived assets: |  | 2015 |  | 2014 |
|  | (In thousands) |
North America: |  |  |  |  |
United States |  | $ | 4,440,590 |  | $ | 4,313,649 |
Other |  | 1,242 |  | 585 |
All other |  | 158,253 |  | 155,229 |
Total |  | $ | 4,600,085 |  | $ | 4,469,463 |
|  | For the Years Ended December 31, |
Revenue: |  | 2015 |  | 2014 |  | 2013 |
|  | (In thousands) |
North America: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
United States |  | $ | 2,685,665 |  | $ | 2,958,539 |  | $ | 2,819,968 |
Other |  | 203,813 |  | 220,122 |  | 215,787 |
All other |  | 254,236 |  | 266,917 |  | 246,697 |
Total |  | $ | 3,143,714 |  | $ | 3,445,578 |  | $ | 3,282,452 |
Summary of sales to major customer and its percentage of total revenue |
|  | For the Years Ended December 31, |
|  | 2015 |  | 2014 |  | 2013 |
|  | (In thousands) |
Total revenue: |  |  |
DISH Network: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Hughes segment |  | $ | 105,181 |  | $ | 112,692 |  | $ | 113,869 |
EchoStar Technologies segment |  | 1,141,435 |  | 1,443,419 |  | 1,560,905 |
EchoStar Satellite Services segment |  | 423,465 |  | 407,236 |  | 247,174 |
Other |  | 11,404 |  | 11,244 |  | 9,687 |
Total DISH Network |  | 1,681,485 |  | 1,974,591 |  | 1,931,635 |
All other |  | 1,462,229 |  | 1,470,987 |  | 1,350,817 |
Total revenue |  | $ | 3,143,714 |  | $ | 3,445,578 |  | $ | 3,282,452 |
Percentage of total revenue: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
DISH Network |  | 53.5 | % | 57.3 | % | 58.8 | %
All other |  | 46.5 | % | 42.7 | % | 41.2 | %

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