CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 258,195	$ 122,899
Current portion of restricted cash and cash equivalents	3,883	3,883
Accounts receivable trade, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $35,358 and $34,042, respectively	151,350	148,822
Inventory, Finished Goods, Net of Reserves	82,564	85,672
Work-in-progress	23,291	21,252
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	102,349	73,358
Total current assets	621,632	455,886
Property and equipment, net	327,823	332,445
Subscriber system assets, net	2,890,645	2,892,683
Intangible assets, net	7,715,553	7,856,775
Goodwill	5,078,370	5,070,586
Deferred Set-up Costs, Noncurrent	342,913	282,478
Noncurrent restricted cash and cash equivalents	750,000	0
Other assets	131,988	123,967
Total Assets	17,858,924	17,014,820
Current Liabilities:
Current maturities of long-term debt	48,519	48,060
Accounts payable	200,853	187,695
Deferred revenue	319,192	309,157
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	410,646	351,340
Total current liabilities	979,210	896,252
Long-term debt	9,527,952	10,121,126
Mandatorily redeemable preferred securities—authorized 1,000,000 shares Series A of $0.01 par value; issued and outstanding 750,000 shares as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017	708,111	682,449
Deferred subscriber acquisition revenue	413,317	368,669
Deferred tax liabilities	1,381,723	1,376,708
Other liabilities	124,975	136,504
Total Liabilities	13,135,288	13,581,708
Commitments and contingencies (See Note 8)
Stockholders' Equity:
Common stock—authorized 3,999,000,000 shares of $0.01 par value; issued and outstanding shares of 766,843,596 and 641,118,571 as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively	1,052	2
Additional paid-in capital	5,890,377	4,435,329
Accumulated deficit	(1,148,059)	(998,212)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(19,734)	(4,007)
Total Stockholders' Equity	4,723,636	3,433,112
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity	$ 17,858,924	$ 17,014,820

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Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of liabilities incurred (and for which invoices have typically been received) and payable to vendors for goods and services received that are used in an entity's business. Used to reflect the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer).