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Goodwill, Regulatory Authorizations and Other Intangible Assets (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015
Goodwill, Regulatory Authorizations and Other Intangible Assets |
Schedule of Goodwill |
|  | Hughes |  | ETC |  | Consolidated Total |
|  | (In thousands) |
Balance as of December 31, 2013 |  | $ | 504,173 |  | $ | — |  | $ | 504,173 |
Sling TV Holding exchange |  | — |  | 6,457 |  | 6,457 |
Balance as of December 31, 2014 |  | 504,173 |  | 6,457 |  | 510,630 |
Balance as of December 31, 2015 |  | $ | 504,173 |  | $ | 6,457 |  | $ | 510,630 |
Schedule of regulatory authorizations with finite and indefinite useful lives |
|  | As of |  |  |  | Currency |  | As of |
|  | December 31, |  |  |  | Translation |  | December 31, |
|  | 2014 |  | Additions |  | Adjustment |  | 2015 |
|  | (In thousands) |
Finite useful lives: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cost |  | $ | 103,499 |  | $ | — |  | $ | (21,492 | ) | $ | 82,007 |
Accumulated amortization |  | (6,778 | ) | (4,741 | ) | 1,667 |  | (9,852 | )
Net |  | 96,721 |  | (4,741 | ) | (19,825 | ) | 72,155 |
Indefinite lives |  | 471,657 |  | — |  | — |  | 471,657 |
Total regulatory authorizations, net |  | $ | 568,378 |  | $ | (4,741 | ) | $ | (19,825 | ) | $ | 543,812 |
Schedule of other intangible assets subject to amortization |
|  | Weighted |  | As of December 31, |
|  | Average |  | 2015 |  | 2014 |
|  | Useful life |  |  |  | Accumulated |  | Carrying |  |  |  | Accumulated |  | Carrying |
|  | (in Years) |  | Cost |  | Amortization |  | Amount |  | Cost |  | Amortization |  | Amount |
|  |  |  | (In thousands) |
Customer relationships |  | 8 |  | $ | 293,932 |  | $ | (213,543 | ) | $ | 80,389 |  | $ | 293,932 |  | $ | (185,393 | ) | $ | 108,539 |
Contract-based |  | 10 |  | 255,366 |  | (251,493 | ) | 3,873 |  | 255,366 |  | (233,009 | ) | 22,357 |
Technology-based |  | 7 |  | 137,337 |  | (111,840 | ) | 25,497 |  | 140,837 |  | (100,940 | ) | 39,897 |
Trademark portfolio |  | 20 |  | 29,700 |  | (6,806 | ) | 22,894 |  | 29,700 |  | (5,321 | ) | 24,379 |
Favorable leases |  | 4 |  | 4,707 |  | (4,707 | ) | — |  | 4,707 |  | (4,217 | ) | 490 |
Total other intangible assets |  |  |  | $ | 721,042 |  | $ | (588,389 | ) | $ | 132,653 |  | $ | 724,542 |  | $ | (528,880 | ) | $ | 195,662 |
Schedule of estimated future amortization of intangible assets |
|  | Amount |
|  | (In thousands) |
For the Years Ending December 31, |  |  |
2016 |  | $ | 48,913 |
2017 |  | 30,040 |
2018 |  | 22,325 |
2019 |  | 21,111 |
2020 |  | 15,774 |
Thereafter |  | 69,996 |
Total |  | $ | 208,159 |

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