Goodwill, Regulatory Authorizations and Other Intangible Assets (Tables)
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12 Months Ended |
Dec. 31, 2015 |
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| Goodwill, Regulatory Authorizations and Other Intangible Assets |
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| Schedule of Goodwill |
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|
|
Hughes
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|
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
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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| Schedule of regulatory authorizations with finite and indefinite useful lives |
|
|
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As of
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|
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Currency
|
|
As of
|
|
|
|
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December 31,
|
|
|
|
Translation
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|
December 31,
|
|
|
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|
2014
|
|
Additions
|
|
Adjustment
|
|
2015
|
|
|
|
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(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
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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| 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
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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| Schedule of estimated future amortization of intangible assets |
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|
|
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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