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Segment Reporting (Tables)

12 Months Ended

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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