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Segment Reporting (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2020
Segment Reporting [Abstract] |
Schedule of revenue, EBITDA, and capital expenditures by operating segments | The following table presents revenue, EBITDA and capital expenditures for each of our business segments. Capital expenditures are net of refunds and other receipts related to our property and equipment.
|  | Hughes |  | ESS |  | Corporate and Other |  | Consolidated Total
For the three months ended September 30, 2020 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
External revenue |  | $ | 466,762 |  |  | $ | 4,121 |  |  | $ | 2,619 |  |  | $ | 473,502 |
Intersegment revenue |  | — |  |  | 281 |  |  | (281) |  |  | — |
Total revenue |  | $ | 466,762 |  |  | $ | 4,402 |  |  | $ | 2,338 |  |  | $ | 473,502 |
EBITDA |  | $ | 190,016 |  |  | $ | 2,274 |  |  | $ | (3,475) |  |  | $ | 188,815 |
Capital expenditures |  | $ | 88,848 |  |  | $ | 41 |  |  | $ | 9,248 |  |  | $ | 98,137 |
For the three months ended September 30, 2019 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
External revenue |  | $ | 463,735 |  |  | $ | 3,772 |  |  | $ | 4,755 |  |  | $ | 472,262 |
Intersegment revenue |  | — |  |  | 326 |  |  | (326) |  |  | — |
Total revenue |  | $ | 463,735 |  |  | $ | 4,098 |  |  | $ | 4,429 |  |  | $ | 472,262 |
EBITDA |  | $ | 155,940 |  |  | $ | 1,791 |  |  | $ | (17,968) |  |  | $ | 139,763 |
Capital expenditures |  | $ | 76,572 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 18,583 |  |  | $ | 95,155 |
For the nine months ended September 30, 2020 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
External revenue |  | $ | 1,378,416 |  |  | $ | 12,274 |  |  | $ | 7,944 |  |  | $ | 1,398,634 |
Intersegment revenue |  | — |  |  | 959 |  |  | (959) |  |  | — |
Total revenue |  | $ | 1,378,416 |  |  | $ | 13,233 |  |  | $ | 6,985 |  |  | $ | 1,398,634 |
EBITDA |  | $ | 531,276 |  |  | $ | 5,847 |  |  | $ | (100,253) |  |  | $ | 436,870 |
Capital expenditures |  | $ | 263,844 |  |  | $ | 41 |  |  | $ | 31,156 |  |  | $ | 295,041 |
For the nine months ended September 30, 2019 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
External revenue |  | $ | 1,360,919 |  |  | $ | 11,058 |  |  | $ | 15,098 |  |  | $ | 1,387,075 |
Intersegment revenue |  | — |  |  | 815 |  |  | (815) |  |  | — |
Total revenue |  | $ | 1,360,919 |  |  | $ | 11,873 |  |  | $ | 14,283 |  |  | $ | 1,387,075 |
EBITDA |  | $ | 448,837 |  |  | $ | 5,006 |  |  | $ | (43,643) |  |  | $ | 410,200 |
Capital expenditures |  | $ | 224,483 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 89,868 |  |  | $ | 314,351 |
Schedule of reconciliation of EBITDA to reported income from continuing operations before income taxes | The following table reconciles Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations to EBITDA:
|  | For the three months ended September 30, |  | For the nine months ended September 30,
|  | 2020 |  | 2019 |  | 2020 |  | 2019
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes |  | $ | 26,223 |  |  | $ | (18,098) |  |  | $ | (42,998) |  |  | $ | (44,774) |
Interest income, net |  | (7,364) |  |  | (17,175) |  |  | (33,707) |  |  | (64,817) |
Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized |  | 37,967 |  |  | 49,865 |  |  | 112,458 |  |  | 156,813 |
Depreciation and amortization |  | 129,822 |  |  | 122,374 |  |  | 392,077 |  |  | 361,619 |
Net loss (income) attributable to non-controlling interests |  | 2,167 |  |  | 2,797 |  |  | 9,040 |  |  | 1,359 |
EBITDA |  | $ | 188,815 |  |  | $ | 139,763 |  |  | $ | 436,870 |  |  | $ | 410,200 |

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