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Revenue Recognition | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2025
Revenue Recognition |
Revenue Recognition | ​ ​ ​ 12.Revenue Recognition ​ Contract Balances ​ Our allowance for credit losses for trade accounts receivable were as follows: ​
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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
​ Contract assets arise when we recognize revenue for providing a service in advance of billing our customers. Our contract assets typically relate to our long-term contracts where we recognize revenue using the cost-based input method and the revenue recognized exceeds the amount billed to the customer. ​ Our contract assets also include receivables related to sales-type leases recognized over the lease term as the customer is billed. Contract assets are amortized as the customer is billed for services. Contract assets are recorded in “Trade accounts receivable, net” on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. ​ The following table summarizes our contract asset balances: ​
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​ | ​ | As of
​ | ​ | September 30, | ​ | December 31,
​ |  | 2025 |  | 2024
​ | ​ | (In thousands)
Contract assets | ​ | $ | 154,861 | ​ | $ | 108,092
​ Contract liabilities arise when we bill our customers and receive consideration in advance of providing the service. Contract liabilities are recognized as revenue when the service has been provided to the customer. Contract liabilities are recorded in “Deferred revenue and other” and “Long-term deferred revenue and other long-term liabilities” on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. ​ ​ The following table summarizes our contract liability balances: ​
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​ | ​ | As of
​ | ​ | September 30, | ​ | December 31,
​ |  | 2025 |  | 2024
​ | ​ | (In thousands)
Contract liabilities | ​ | $ | 624,217 | ​ | $ | 649,054
​ Our beginning of period contract liability recorded as customer contract revenue during 2025 was $604 million. ​ Performance Obligations ​ Pay-TV and Wireless Segments ​ We apply a practical expedient and do not disclose the value of the remaining performance obligations for contracts that are less than one year in duration, which represent a substantial majority of our revenue. As such, the amount of revenue related to unsatisfied performance obligations is not necessarily indicative of our future revenue. ​ Broadband and Satellite Services Segment ​ As of September 30, 2025, the remaining performance obligations for our customer contracts was approximately $1.5 billion. Performance obligations expected to be satisfied within one year and greater than one year are 29% and 71%, respectively. This amount and percentages exclude leasing arrangements and agreements with consumer customers. ​ Contract Acquisition Costs ​ The following table presents the activity in our 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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