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Revenue Recognition (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2025
Revenue Recognition |
Summary of allowance for credit losses for trade accounts receivable | ​
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​ |  | Pay-TV | ​ | Wireless | ​ | Broadband and Satellite Services | ​ | Total
​ | ​ | (In thousands)
Balance, December 31, 2024 |  | $ | 42,575 | ​ | $ | 28,739 | ​ | $ | 11,314 | ​ | $ | 82,628
Current period provision for expected credit losses | ​ | ​ | 36,900 | ​ | ​ | 24,291 | ​ | ​ | 11,578 | ​ | ​ | 72,769
Write-offs charged against allowance | ​ | ​ | (26,395) | ​ | ​ | (26,713) | ​ | ​ | (11,003) | ​ | ​ | (64,111)
Foreign currency translation | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | 98 | ​ | ​ | 98
Balance, September 30, 2025 | ​ | $ | 53,080 | ​ | $ | 26,317 | ​ | $ | 11,987 | ​ | $ | 91,384
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​ |  | Pay-TV | ​ | Wireless | ​ | Broadband and Satellite Services | ​ | Total
​ | ​ | (In thousands)
Balance, December 31, 2023 |  | $ | 35,320 | ​ | $ | 18,671 | ​ | $ | 20,399 | ​ | $ | 74,390
Current period provision for expected credit losses | ​ | ​ | 51,609 | ​ | ​ | 47,542 | ​ | ​ | 21,107 | ​ | ​ | 120,258
Write-offs charged against allowance | ​ | ​ | (36,775) | ​ | ​ | (49,303) | ​ | ​ | (25,880) | ​ | ​ | (111,958)
Foreign currency translation | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | (263) | ​ | ​ | (263)
Balance, September 30, 2024 | ​ | $ | 50,154 | ​ | $ | 16,910 | ​ | $ | 15,363 | ​ | $ | 82,427
Summary of contract asset and contract liability balances | ​
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​ | ​ | As of
​ | ​ | September 30, | ​ | December 31,
​ |  | 2025 |  | 2024
​ | ​ | (In thousands)
Contract assets | ​ | $ | 154,861 | ​ | $ | 108,092
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​ | ​ | As of
​ | ​ | September 30, | ​ | December 31,
​ |  | 2025 |  | 2024
​ | ​ | (In thousands)
Contract liabilities | ​ | $ | 624,217 | ​ | $ | 649,054
Summary of activity in contract acquisition costs, net | ​
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​ | ​ | For the Three Months Ended | ​ | For the Nine Months Ended
​ | ​ | September 30, | ​ | September 30,
​ | ​ | 2025 |  | 2024 |  | 2025 |  | 2024
​ | ​ | (In thousands)
Balance, beginning of period | ​ | $ | 282,247 | ​ | $ | 307,345 | ​ | $ | 289,200 | ​ | $ | 352,114
Additions | ​ | ​ | 71,654 | ​ | ​ | 67,086 | ​ | ​ | 196,770 | ​ | ​ | 202,328
Amortization expense | ​ | ​ | (77,702) | ​ | ​ | (75,438) | ​ | ​ | (210,544) | ​ | ​ | (254,541)
Foreign currency translation | ​ | ​ | 172 | ​ | ​ | 43 | ​ | ​ | 945 | ​ | ​ | (865)
Balance, end of period | ​ | $ | 276,371 | ​ | $ | 299,036 | ​ | $ | 276,371 | ​ | $ | 299,036
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