DISH Network (DISH) 10-Q 6 Nov 20 2020 Q3 Quarterly report Financial data

Document and Entity Information

Document and Entity Information - shares	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020	Oct. 22, 2020
Document Information [Line Items]
Document Type	10-Q
Document Quarterly Report	true
Document Period End Date	Sep. 30, 2020
Document Transition Report	false
Entity File Number	001-39144
Entity Registrant Name	DISH Network Corporation
Entity Tax Identification Number	88-0336997
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code	NV
Entity Address, Address Line One	9601 South Meridian Boulevard
Entity Address, City or Town	Englewood
Entity Address, State or Province	CO
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	80112
City Area Code	303
Local Phone Number	723-1000
Title of 12(b) Security	Class A common stock, $0.01 par value
Trading Symbol	DISH
Security Exchange Name	NASDAQ
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Interactive Data Current	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Small Business	false
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
Entity Shell Company	false
Entity Central Index Key	0001001082
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2020
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Amendment Flag	false
Class A common stock
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		287,530,751
Class B common stock
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		238,435,208

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 1,811,308	$ 2,443,643
Marketable investment securities	983,859	416,704
Trade accounts receivable, net of allowance for credit losses and allowance for doubtful accounts of $64,614 and $19,280, respectively	1,143,500	588,358
Inventory	516,216	322,898
Other current assets	550,588	243,497
Total current assets	5,005,471	4,015,100
Noncurrent Assets:
Restricted cash, cash equivalents and marketable investment securities	108,388	61,067
Property and equipment, net	2,226,423	2,706,182
FCC authorizations	26,665,485	25,779,503
Other investment securities	148,246	160,074
Operating lease assets	112,922	144,330
Other noncurrent assets, net	1,031,216	228,264
Intangible assets (Note 8)	802,286	136,415
Total noncurrent assets	31,094,966	29,215,835
Total assets	36,100,437	33,230,935
Current Liabilities:
Trade accounts payable	747,533	280,645
Deferred revenue and other	861,843	681,484
Accrued programming	1,330,687	1,308,531
Accrued interest	189,762	236,087
Other accrued expenses	1,307,666	817,978
Current portion of long-term debt and finance lease obligations	2,092,638	1,171,366
Total current liabilities	6,530,129	4,496,091
Long-Term Obligations, Net of Current Portion:
Long-term debt and finance lease obligations, net of current portion	11,989,762	12,968,229
Deferred tax liabilities	3,635,500	2,870,655
Operating lease liabilities	73,057	84,795
Long-term deferred revenue and other long-term liabilities	546,527	695,018
Total long-term obligations, net of current portion	16,244,846	16,618,697
Total liabilities	22,774,975	21,114,788
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 11)
Redeemable noncontrolling interests (Note 2)	633,949	552,075
Stockholders' Equity (Deficit):
Additional paid-in capital	5,045,237	4,947,007
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	(1,583)	(18)
Accumulated earnings (deficit)	7,642,343	6,612,302
Total DISH Network stockholders' equity (deficit)	12,691,256	11,564,521
Noncontrolling interests	257	(449)
Total stockholders' equity (deficit)	12,691,513	11,564,072
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity (deficit)	36,100,437	33,230,935
Class A common stock
Stockholders' Equity (Deficit):
Common stock	2,875	2,846
Class B common stock
Stockholders' Equity (Deficit):
Common stock	$ 2,384	$ 2,384

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANC_2

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Current Assets:
Allowance for doubtful accounts on trade accounts receivable	$ 64,614	$ 19,280
Common stock par value (in dollars per share)	$ 86.08
Class A common stock
Current Assets:
Common stock par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Common stock, shares authorized	1,600,000,000	1,600,000,000
Common stock, shares issued	287,530,751	284,603,818
Common stock, shares outstanding	287,530,751	284,603,818
Class B common stock
Current Assets:
Common stock par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Common stock, shares authorized	800,000,000	800,000,000
Common stock, shares issued	238,435,208	238,435,208
Common stock, shares outstanding	238,435,208	238,435,208

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMEN

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019
Revenue:
Total revenue	$ 4,531,591	$ 3,168,363	$ 10,936,070	$ 9,566,819
Costs and Expenses (exclusive of depreciation):
Cost of services	2,488,969	2,041,578	6,505,116	6,354,770
Cost of sales - equipment and other	515,643	55,753	586,672	147,210
Selling, general and administrative expenses	516,648	447,959	1,376,861	1,251,893
Impairment of long-lived assets (Note 2)			356,418
Depreciation and amortization	199,083	154,181	518,027	457,022
Total costs and expenses	3,720,343	2,699,471	9,343,094	8,210,895
Operating income (loss)	811,248	468,892	1,592,976	1,355,924
Other Income (Expense):
Interest income	1,647	32,301	21,440	65,944
Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized	6,778	(6,027)	(20,322)	(17,598)
Other, net	(13,200)	(1,796)	(11,592)	10,124
Total other income (expense)	(4,775)	24,478	(10,474)	58,470
Income (loss) before income taxes	806,473	493,370	1,582,502	1,414,394
Income tax (provision) benefit, net	(273,514)	(116,213)	(469,864)	(335,372)
Net income (loss)	532,959	377,157	1,112,638	1,079,022
Less: Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests, net of tax	28,360	23,853	82,597	68,914
Net income (loss) attributable to DISH Network	$ 504,599	$ 353,304	$ 1,030,041	$ 1,010,108
Weighted-average common shares outstanding - Class A and B common stock:
Basic (in shares)	525,532	477,495	524,329	471,736
Diluted (in shares)	583,957	535,746	582,595	530,041
Earnings per share - Class A and B common stock:
Basic net income (loss) per share attributable to DISH Network (in dollars per share)	$ 0.96	$ 0.74	$ 1.96	$ 2.14
Diluted net income (loss) per share attributable to DISH Network (in dollars per share)	$ 0.86	$ 0.66	$ 1.77	$ 1.91
Comprehensive Income (Loss):
Net income (loss)	$ 532,959	$ 377,157	$ 1,112,638	$ 1,079,022
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Foreign currency translation adjustments	1,411	(237)	(1,735)	(52)
Unrealized holding gains (losses) on available-for-sale debt securities	(21)	(211)	(62)	1,180
Recognition of previously unrealized (gains) losses on available-for-sale securities included in net income (loss)	43	(2)	(11)	(298)
Deferred income tax (expense) benefit, net	(352)	49	243	(208)
Total other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	1,081	(401)	(1,565)	622
Comprehensive income (loss)	534,040	376,756	1,111,073	1,079,644
Less: Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests, net of tax	28,360	23,853	82,597	68,914
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to DISH Network	505,680	352,903	1,028,476	1,010,730
Service revenue
Revenue:
Total revenue	4,222,145	3,117,191	10,537,999	9,427,533
Equipment sales and other revenue
Revenue:
Total revenue	$ 309,446	$ 51,172	$ 398,071	$ 139,286

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEM_2

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIT) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Class A and B Common Stock	Additional Paid-In Capital	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	Accumulated Earnings (Deficit)	Noncontrolling Interest	Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest	Total
Balance at Dec. 31, 2018	$ 4,679	$ 3,379,093	$ (874)	$ 5,212,790	$ (1,499)	$ 460,068	$ 8,594,189
Issuance of Class A common stock:
Exercise of stock awards		227					227
Employee Stock Purchase Plan	2	4,520					4,522
Non-cash, stock-based compensation		11,537					11,537
Change in unrealized holding gains (losses) on available-for-sale debt securities, net			1,006				1,006
Deferred income tax (expense) benefit attributable to other comprehensive income (loss)			(236)				(236)
Foreign currency translation			47				47
Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests					164	21,374	164
Net income (loss) attributable to DISH Network				339,761			339,761
Balance at Mar. 31, 2019	4,681	3,395,377	(57)	5,552,551	(1,335)	481,442	8,951,217
Balance at Dec. 31, 2018	4,679	3,379,093	(874)	5,212,790	(1,499)	460,068	8,594,189
Issuance of Class A common stock:
Deferred income tax (expense) benefit attributable to other comprehensive income (loss)							(208)
Foreign currency translation							(52)
Net income (loss) attributable to DISH Network							1,010,108
Balance at Sep. 30, 2019	4,930	3,942,174	(252)	6,222,898	(722)	528,205	10,169,028
Balance at Mar. 31, 2019	4,681	3,395,377	(57)	5,552,551	(1,335)	481,442	8,951,217
Issuance of Class A common stock:
Exercise of stock awards	6	18,620					18,626
Employee benefits	11	26,993					27,004
Employee Stock Purchase Plan	1	4,040					4,041
Non-cash, stock-based compensation		12,105					12,105
Change in unrealized holding gains (losses) on available-for-sale debt securities, net			89				89
Deferred income tax (expense) benefit attributable to other comprehensive income (loss)			(21)				(21)
Foreign currency translation			138				138
Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests					269	23,254	269
Net income (loss) attributable to DISH Network				317,043			317,043
Balance at Jun. 30, 2019	4,699	3,457,135	149	5,869,594	(1,066)	504,696	9,330,511
Issuance of Class A common stock:
Exercise of stock awards	1	77					78
Employee Stock Purchase Plan	1	4,536					4,537
Non-cash, stock-based compensation		(15,348)					(15,348)
Change in unrealized holding gains (losses) on available-for-sale debt securities, net			(213)				(213)
Deferred income tax (expense) benefit attributable to other comprehensive income (loss)			49				49
Foreign currency translation			(237)				(237)
Master Transaction Agreement, net of deferred tax of $166,161	(229)	(496,916)					(497,145)
Other		(1,142)					(1,142)
Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests					344	23,509	344
Net income (loss) attributable to DISH Network				353,304			353,304
Balance at Sep. 30, 2019	4,930	3,942,174	(252)	6,222,898	(722)	528,205	10,169,028
Balance at Dec. 31, 2019	5,230	4,947,007	(18)	6,612,302	(449)	552,075	11,564,072
Issuance of Class A common stock:
Exercise of stock awards		395					395
Employee Stock Purchase Plan	3	5,127					5,130
Non-cash, stock-based compensation		16,418					16,418
Change in unrealized holding gains (losses) on available-for-sale debt securities, net			(208)				(208)
Deferred income tax (expense) benefit attributable to other comprehensive income (loss)			49				49
Foreign currency translation			375				375
Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests					263		263
Net income (loss) attributable to DISH Network				73,099		25,912	73,099
Balance at Mar. 31, 2020	5,233	4,968,947	198	6,685,401	(186)	577,987	11,659,593
Balance at Dec. 31, 2019	5,230	4,947,007	(18)	6,612,302	(449)	552,075	11,564,072
Issuance of Class A common stock:
Deferred income tax (expense) benefit attributable to other comprehensive income (loss)							243
Foreign currency translation							(1,735)
Net income (loss) attributable to DISH Network							1,030,041
Balance at Sep. 30, 2020	5,259	5,045,237	(1,583)	7,642,343	257	633,949	12,691,513
Balance at Mar. 31, 2020	5,233	4,968,947	198	6,685,401	(186)	577,987	11,659,593
Issuance of Class A common stock:
Exercise of stock awards	3	(663)					(660)
Employee benefits	8	28,293					28,301
Employee Stock Purchase Plan	2	4,209					4,211
Non-cash, stock-based compensation		18,393					18,393
Change in unrealized holding gains (losses) on available-for-sale debt securities, net			113				113
Deferred income tax (expense) benefit attributable to other comprehensive income (loss)			546				546
Foreign currency translation			(3,521)				(3,521)
Other					(17)		(17)
Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests					235		235
Net income (loss) attributable to DISH Network				452,343		27,828	452,343
Balance at Jun. 30, 2020	5,246	5,019,179	(2,664)	7,137,744	32	605,815	12,159,537
Issuance of Class A common stock:
Exercise of stock awards	12	8,353					8,365
Employee Stock Purchase Plan	1	4,570					4,571
Non-cash, stock-based compensation		13,135					13,135
Change in unrealized holding gains (losses) on available-for-sale debt securities, net			22				22
Deferred income tax (expense) benefit attributable to other comprehensive income (loss)			(352)				(352)
Foreign currency translation			1,411				1,411
Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests					225		225
Net income (loss) attributable to DISH Network				504,599		28,134	504,599
Balance at Sep. 30, 2020	$ 5,259	$ 5,045,237	$ (1,583)	$ 7,642,343	$ 257	$ 633,949	$ 12,691,513

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHAN

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIT) (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2019
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIT)
Deferred Other Tax Expense (Benefit)	$ 166,161	$ 166,161

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEM_3

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019
Cash Flows From Operating Activities:
Net income (loss)	$ 1,112,638	$ 1,079,022
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash flows from operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	518,027	457,022
Impairment of long-lived assets (Note 2)	356,418
Realized and unrealized losses (gains) on investments and derivatives	12,273	(4,757)
Non-cash, stock-based compensation	47,946	8,294
Deferred tax expense (benefit)	765,088	174,842
Allowance for credit losses and allowance for doubtful accounts, respectively	24,648	6,155
Change in long-term deferred revenue and other long-term liabilities	(240,302)	170,257
Other, net	(3,828)	101,828
Changes in current assets and current liabilities, net	124,783	35,966
Net cash flows from operating activities	2,717,691	2,028,629
Cash Flows From Investing Activities:
Purchases of marketable investment securities	(1,549,857)	(631,236)
Sales and maturities of marketable investment securities	968,976	1,624,451
Purchases of property and equipment	(309,549)	(461,402)
Capitalized interest related to FCC authorizations (Note 2)	(646,265)	(734,631)
Purchases of FCC authorizations, including deposits (Note 11)	(317,190)	(12,155)
Sprint asset acquisition (Note 5)	(1,312,500)
Other, net	(14,108)	72,764
Net cash flows from investing activities	(3,180,493)	(142,209)
Cash Flows From Financing Activities:
Redemption and repurchases of senior notes	(1,100,000)	(1,317,372)
Repayment of long-term debt and finance lease obligations	(77,280)	(21,112)
Proceeds from issuance of 7 3/8% Senior Notes due 2028	1,000,000
Net proceeds from Class A common stock options exercised and stock issued under the Employee Stock Purchase Plan	22,012	32,031
DFC associated with Debt	(1,670)
Other, net	1	(4,072)
Net cash flows from financing activities	(156,937)	(1,310,525)
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and cash equivalents	(619,739)	575,895
Cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period (Note 6)	2,504,320	887,924
Cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and cash equivalents, end of period (Note 6)	$ 1,884,581	$ 1,463,819

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEM_4

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Parenthetical)	Sep. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
7 3/8% Senior Notes due 2028
Debt Instrument
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	7.375%	7.375%

Organization and Business Activ

Organization and Business Activities	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020
Organization and Business Activities
Organization and Business Activities	1. Organization and Business Activitie s ​ Principal Business ​ DISH Network Corporation is a holding company. Its subsidiaries (which together with DISH Network Corporation are referred to as “DISH Network,” the “Company,” “we,” “us” and/or “our,” unless otherwise required by the context) operate primary business segments, Pay-TV and Wireless. Our wireless business segment operates in ​ Pay-TV ​ We offer pay-TV services under the DISH brand and the SLING brand (collectively “Pay-TV” services). The DISH branded pay-TV service consists of, among other things, FCC licenses authorizing us to use direct broadcast satellite (“DBS”) and Fixed Satellite Service (“FSS”) spectrum, our owned and leased satellites, receiver systems, broadcast operations, customer service facilities, a leased fiber optic network, in-home service and call center operations, and certain other assets utilized in our operations (“DISH TV”). We also design, develop and distribute receiver systems and provide digital broadcast operations, including satellite uplinking/downlinking, transmission and other services to third-party pay-TV providers. The SLING branded pay-TV services consist of, among other things, multichannel, live-linear streaming OTT Internet-based domestic, international and Latino video programming services (“SLING TV”). As of September 30, 2020, we had 11.423 million Pay-TV subscribers in the United States, including 8.965 million DISH TV subscribers and 2.458 million SLING TV subscribers. ​ Wireless – Retail Wireless ​ As a result of the Boost Mobile Acquisition and the Ting Mobile Acquisition (as defined below), we have entered the retail wireless business. See Note 5 for further information. We offer nationwide prepaid and postpaid retail wireless services to subscribers under our Boost Mobile and Ting Mobile brands, as well as a competitive portfolio of wireless devices. Prepaid wireless subscribers generally include customers who pay in advance for monthly access to wireless talk, text, and data services. wireless talk, text, and data services . We currently operate our retail wireless business unit as a mobile virtual network operator (“MVNO”) while we build our 5G broadband network. We acquired over subscribers as a result of the Ting Mobile Acquisition. from July 1, 2020 and Ting Mobile Acquisition from August 1, 2020. million retail wireless subscribers. ​ Wireless – 5G Network Deployment ​ Since 2008, we have directly invested over $11 billion to acquire certain wireless spectrum licenses and related assets and made over $10 billion in non-controlling investments in certain entities, for a total of over $21 billion. The ​ ​ DISH Network Spectrum ​ We have directly invested over $11 billion to acquire certain wireless spectrum licenses and related assets. These wireless spectrum licenses are subject to certain interim and final build-out requirements, as well as certain renewal requirements. In March 2017, we notified the FCC that we planned to deploy a narrowband IoT network on certain of these wireless licenses, which was to be the first phase of our network deployment (“First Phase”). We expected to complete the First Phase by March 2020, with subsequent phases to be completed thereafter. In light of, among other things, certain developments related to the Sprint-TMUS merger, during the first quarter 2020, we determined that the revision of certain of our build-out deadlines was probable and, therefore, we no longer intended to complete our narrowband IoT deployment. The FCC issued an Order effectuating the build-out deadline changes contemplated above on September 11, 2020. During the first quarter 2020, we impaired certain assets that w We have issued requests for information and proposals (“RFI/Ps”) to various vendors in the wireless industry and are in the process of selecting certain vendors as we move forward with our 5G Network Deployment. We currently expect expenditures for our 5G Network Deployment to be approximately billion, excluding capitalized interest. We will need to make significant additional investments or partner with others to, among other things, commercialize, build-out, and integrate these licenses and related assets, and any additional acquired licenses and related assets; and comply with regulations applicable to such licenses. Depending on the nature and scope of such commercialization, build-out, integration efforts, and regulatory compliance, any such investments or partnerships could vary significantly. ​ In addition, as we consider our options for the commercialization of our wireless spectrum, we will incur significant additional expenses and will have to make significant investments related to, among other things, research and development, wireless testing and wireless network infrastructure. We may also determine that additional wireless spectrum licenses may be required to commercialize our wireless business and to compete with other wireless service providers. See Note 2 and Note 11 for further information. ​ DISH Network Non-Controlling Investments in the Northstar Entities and the SNR Entities Related to AWS-3 Wireless Spectrum Licenses ​ During 2015, through our wholly-owned subsidiaries American AWS-3 Wireless II L.L.C. (“American II”) and American AWS-3 Wireless III L.L.C. (“American III”), we initially made over $10 billion in certain non-controlling investments in Northstar Spectrum, LLC (“Northstar Spectrum”), the parent company of Northstar Wireless, L.L.C. (“Northstar Wireless,” and collectively with Northstar Spectrum, the “Northstar Entities”), and in SNR Wireless HoldCo, LLC (“SNR HoldCo”), the parent company of SNR Wireless LicenseCo, LLC (“SNR Wireless,” and collectively with SNR HoldCo, the “SNR Entities”), respectively. On October 27, 2015, the FCC granted certain AWS-3 wireless spectrum licenses (the “AWS-3 Licenses”) to Northstar Wireless and to SNR Wireless, respectively, which are recorded in “FCC authorizations” on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. Under the applicable accounting guidance in Accounting Standards Codification 810, Consolidation (“ASC 810”), Northstar Spectrum and SNR HoldCo are considered variable interest entities and, based on the characteristics of the structure of these entities and in accordance with the applicable accounting guidance, we consolidate these entities into our financial statements. See Note 2 for further information. ​ The AWS-3 Licenses are subject to certain interim and final build-out requirements, as well as certain renewal requirements. The Northstar Entities and/or the SNR Entities may need to raise significant additional capital in the future, which may be obtained from third party sources or from us, so that the Northstar Entities and the SNR Entities may commercialize, build-out and integrate these AWS-3 Licenses, comply with regulations applicable to such AWS-3 Licenses, and make any potential Northstar Re-Auction Payment and SNR Re-Auction Payment for the AWS-3 licenses retained by the FCC. Depending upon the nature and scope of such commercialization, build-out, integration efforts, regulatory compliance, and potential Northstar Re-Auction Payment and SNR Re-Auction Payment, any loans, equity contributions or partnerships could vary significantly. There can be no assurance that we will be able to obtain a profitable return on our non-controlling investments in the Northstar Entities and the SNR Entities. See Note 11 for further information. ​ Recent Developments ​ We accounted for the Boost Mobile Acquisition and Ting Mobile Acquisition (as defined below) as business combinations. The identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed were recorded at their preliminary fair values as of the acquisition date and are consolidated into our financial statements. from July 1, 2020 and the Ting Mobile Acquisition from August 1, 2020. ​ Sprint Asset Acquisition ​ Asset Purchase Agreement ​ On July 26, 2019, we entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement (the “APA”) with T-Mobile US, Inc. (“TMUS”) and Sprint Corporation (“Sprint” and together with TMUS, the “Sellers” and given the consummation of the Sprint-TMUS merger, sometimes referred to as “NTM”) to acquire from NTM certain assets and liabilities associated with Sprint’s Boost Mobile and Sprint-branded prepaid mobile services businesses (the “Prepaid Business”) for an aggregate purchase price of $1.4 billion as adjusted for specific categories of net working capital on the Closing Date (the “Boost Mobile Acquisition”). Effective July 1, 2020 (the “Closing Date”), upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the APA and in accordance with the Final Judgment (as defined below), we and NTM completed the Boost Mobile Acquisition. ​ In connection with the Boost Mobile Acquisition and the consummation of the Sprint-TMUS merger, we, TMUS, Sprint, Deutsche Telekom AG (“DT”) and SoftBank Group Corporation (“SoftBank”) came to an agreement with the United States Department of Justice (the “DOJ”) on key terms and approval of the Transaction Agreements (as defined below) and our wireless service business and spectrum. On July 26, 2019, we, TMUS, Sprint, DT and SoftBank (collectively, the “Defendants”) entered into a Stipulation and Order (the “Stipulation and Order”) with the DOJ binding the Defendants to a Proposed Final Judgment (the “Proposed Final Judgment”) which memorialized the agreement between the DOJ and the Defendants. The Stipulation and Order and the Proposed Final Judgment were filed in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia (the “District Court”) on July 26, 2019 and on April 1, 2020, the Proposed Final Judgment was entered with the District Court (the Proposed Final Judgment as so entered with the District Court, the “Final Judgment”) and the Sellers consummated the Sprint-TMUS merger. ​ The term of the Final Judgment is seven years from the date of its entry with the District Court or five years if the DOJ gives notice that the divestitures, build- outs and other requirements have been completed to its satisfaction. A Monitoring Trustee has been appointed by the District Court that has the power and authority to monitor the Defendants’ compliance with the Final Judgment and settle disputes among the Defendants regarding compliance with the provisions of the Final Judgment and may recommend action to the DOJ in the event a party fails to comply with the Final Judgment. See Note 5 for further information on the Stipulation and Order and the Final Judgment, and our build-out commitments. ​ Also in connection with the closing of the Boost Mobile Acquisition, we and NTM entered into a transition services agreement under which we will receive certain transitional services (the “TSA”), a master network services agreement for the provision of network services by NTM to us (the “MNSA”), an option agreement entitling us to acquire certain decommissioned cell sites and retail stores of NTM (the “Option Agreement”) and an agreement under which we would purchase all of Sprint’s 800 MHz spectrum licenses, totaling approximately 13.5 MHz of nationwide wireless spectrum for an additional approximately $3.59 billion (the “Spectrum Purchase Agreement” and together with the APA, the TSA, the MNSA and the Option Agreement, the “Transaction Agreements”). See Note 5 for further information on the Transaction Agreements. ​ Ting Mobile Acquisition ​ On August 1, 2020, we entered into an asset purchase agreement with Tucows Inc. (“Tucows”) pursuant to which we purchased the assets of Ting Mobile, including over 200,000 Ting Mobile subscribers (the “Ting Mobile Acquisition”). In addition, we entered into a services agreement pursuant to which Tucows will act as a mobile virtual network enabler for certain of our retail wireless subscribers. The consideration for the Ting Mobile Acquisition is an earn out provision and the fair value of the earn out provision has been assigned to a customer relationship intangible that is recorded in “Intangible assets” on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. See Note 5 for further information. ​

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies	9 Months Ended
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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies	2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies ​ Basis of Presentation ​ The accompanying unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”) and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X for interim financial information. Accordingly, these statements do not include all of the information and notes required for complete financial statements prepared under GAAP. In our opinion, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Our results of operations for the interim periods presented are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the full year. For further information, refer to the Consolidated Financial Statements and notes thereto included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019. Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation. ​ Specifically, as a result of our entrance into the retail wireless industry, we have reclassified certain items on our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss). The reclassifications include: ​ (a) “Subscriber-related revenue” has been retitled “Service revenue.” (b) “Subscriber-related expenses” has been retitled “Cost of services.” (c) “Satellite and transmission expenses” has been reclassified to “Cost of services.” (d) A new caption entitled “Selling, general and administrative expenses” has been created that includes historical “General and administrative expenses,” as well as “Subscriber acquisition costs.” ​ All prior periods have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation for these changes. ​ ​ Principles of Consolidation ​ We consolidate all majority owned subsidiaries, investments in entities in which we have controlling influence and variable interest entities where we have been determined to be the primary beneficiary. Minority interests are recorded as noncontrolling interests or redeemable noncontrolling interests. See below for further information. Non-consolidated investments are accounted for using the equity method when we have the ability to significantly influence the operating decisions of the investee. When we do not have the ability to significantly influence the operating decisions of an investee, these equity securities are classified as either marketable investment securities or other investments and recorded at fair value with changes recognized in “Other, net” within “Other Income (Expense)” on our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss). All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. ​ Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests ​ Northstar Wireless . Northstar Wireless is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Northstar Spectrum, which is an entity owned by Northstar Manager, LLC (“Northstar Manager”) and us. Under the applicable accounting guidance in ASC 810, Northstar Spectrum is considered a variable interest entity and, based on the characteristics of the structure of this entity and in accordance with the applicable accounting guidance, we consolidate Northstar Spectrum into our financial statements. The Northstar Operative Agreements, as amended, provide for, among other things, that after the fifth sixth anniversaries of the grant of the AWS-3 Licenses to Northstar Wireless (and in certain circumstances, prior to the fifth anniversary of the grant of the AWS-3 Licenses to Northstar Wireless), Northstar Manager has the ability, but not the obligation, to require Northstar Spectrum to purchase Northstar Manager’s ownership interests in Northstar Spectrum (the “Northstar Put Right”) for a purchase price that equals its equity contribution to Northstar Spectrum plus a fixed annual rate of return. The fifth and sixth anniversaries of the grant of the AWS-3 Licenses to Northstar Wireless are in the fourth quarter 2020 and fourth quarter 2021, respectively. ​ In the event that the Northstar Put Right is exercised by Northstar Manager, the consummation of the sale will be subject to FCC approval. Northstar Spectrum does not have a call right with respect to Northstar Manager’s ownership interests in Northstar Spectrum. Although Northstar Manager is the sole manager of Northstar Spectrum, Northstar Manager’s ownership interest is considered temporary equity under the applicable accounting guidance and is thus recorded as part of “Redeemable noncontrolling interests” in the mezzanine section of our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. Northstar Manager’s ownership interest in Northstar Spectrum was initially accounted for at fair value. Subsequently, Northstar Manager’s ownership interest in Northstar Spectrum is increased by the fixed annual rate of return through “Redeemable noncontrolling interests” on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, with the offset recorded in “Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests, net of tax” on our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss). The operating results of Northstar Spectrum attributable to Northstar Manager are recorded as “Redeemable noncontrolling interests” on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, with the offset recorded in “Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests, net of tax” on our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss). See Note 11 for further information. ​ SNR Wireless . SNR Wireless is a wholly-owned subsidiary of SNR HoldCo, which is an entity owned by SNR Wireless Management, LLC (“SNR Management”) and us. Under the applicable accounting guidance in ASC 810, SNR HoldCo is considered a variable interest entity and, based on the characteristics of the structure of this entity and in accordance with the applicable accounting guidance, we consolidate SNR HoldCo into our financial statements. The SNR Operative Agreements, as amended, provide for, among other things, that after the fifth sixth anniversaries of the grant of the AWS-3 Licenses to SNR Wireless (and in certain circumstances, prior to the fifth anniversary of the grant of the AWS-3 Licenses to SNR Wireless), SNR Management has the ability, but not the obligation, to require SNR HoldCo to purchase SNR Management’s ownership interests in SNR HoldCo (the “SNR Put Right”) for a purchase price that equals its equity contribution to SNR HoldCo plus a fixed annual rate of return. The fifth and sixth anniversaries of the grant of the AWS-3 Licenses to SNR Wireless are in the fourth quarter 2020 and fourth quarter 2021, respectively. ​ In the event that the SNR Put Right is exercised by SNR Management, the consummation of the sale will be subject to FCC approval. SNR HoldCo does not have a call right with respect to SNR Management’s ownership interests in SNR HoldCo. Although SNR Management is the sole manager of SNR HoldCo, SNR Management’s ownership interest is considered temporary equity under the applicable accounting guidance and is thus recorded as part of “Redeemable noncontrolling interests” in the mezzanine section of our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. SNR Management’s ownership interest in SNR HoldCo was initially accounted for at fair value. Subsequently, SNR Management’s ownership interest in SNR HoldCo is increased by the fixed annual rate of return through “Redeemable noncontrolling interests” on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, with the offset recorded in “Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests, net of tax” on our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss). The operating results of SNR HoldCo attributable to SNR Management are recorded as “Redeemable noncontrolling interests” on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, with the offset recorded in “Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests, net of tax” on our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss). See Note 11 for further information. ​ As of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, Northstar Manager’s ownership interest in Northstar Spectrum and SNR Management’s ownership interest in SNR HoldCo was $634 million and $552 million, respectively, recorded as “Redeemable noncontrolling interests” on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. ​ Use of Estimates ​ The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expense for each reporting period. Estimates are used in accounting for, among other things, allowances for credit losses (including those related to our installment billing programs), self-insurance obligations, deferred taxes and related valuation allowances, uncertain tax positions, loss contingencies, fair value of financial instruments, fair value of options granted under our stock-based compensation plans, fair value of assets and liabilities acquired in business combinations, the fair value of our option to purchase TMUS’s 800 MHz spectrum, relative standalone selling prices of performance obligations, finance leases, asset impairments, estimates of future cash flows used to evaluate and recognize impairments, useful lives of property, equipment and intangible assets, independent third-party retailer incentives, programming expenses and subscriber lives. Economic conditions may increase the inherent uncertainty in the estimates and assumptions indicated above. Actual results may differ from previously estimated amounts, and such differences may be material to our condensed consolidated financial statements. Estimates and assumptions are reviewed periodically, and the effects of revisions are reflected prospectively in the period they occur. ​ Marketable Investment Securities ​ All equity securities are carried at fair value, with changes in fair value recognized in “Other, net” within “Other Income (Expense)” on our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss). ​ All debt securities are classified as available-for-sale and are recorded at fair value. Historically, we reported temporary unrealized gains and losses as a separate component of “Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)” within “Total stockholders’ equity (deficit),” net of related deferred income tax on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. Subsequent to the adoption of ASU 2016-13 Financial Instruments – Credit Losses, Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments (“ASU 2016-13”) during the first quarter of 2020, we report the temporary unrealized gains and losses related to changes in market conditions of marketable debt securities as a separate component of “Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)” within “Total stockholders’ equity (deficit),” net of related deferred income tax on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The corresponding changes in the fair value of marketable debt securities, which are determined to be company specific credit losses are recorded in “Other, net” within “Other Income (Expense)” on our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss). We evaluate our debt investment portfolio to determine whether declines in the fair value of these securities are related to credit loss. Management estimates credit losses on marketable debt securities utilizing a credit loss impairment model on a quarterly basis. We estimate the expected credit losses, measured over the contractual life of marketable debt securities considering relevant issuer specific factors, including, but not limited to, a decrease in credit ratings or an entities ability to pay. ​ Trade Accounts Receivable ​ General Accounts Receivable ​ Prior to January 1, 2020, management estimated the amount of allowance for doubtful accounts for potential non-collectability of accounts receivable based upon past collection experience and consideration of other relevant factors. ​ Subsequent to January 1, 2020 due to the adoption of ASU 2016-13, trade accounts receivable are recorded at amortized cost less an allowance for expected credit losses that are not expected to be recovered. We maintain allowances for credit losses resulting from the expected failure or inability of our customers to make required payments. We recognize the allowance for expected credit losses at inception and reassess quarterly based on management’s expectation of the asset’s collectability. Management estimates credit losses on financial assets, including our trade accounts receivable, utilizing a current expected credit loss impairment model. We estimate the expected credit losses, measured over the contractual life of an asset considering relevant historical loss information, credit quality of the customer base, current economic conditions and forecasts of future economic conditions. ​ In determining the allowance for credit losses, management groups similar types of financial assets with consistent risk characteristics. Pools identified by management include but are not limited to residential customers, commercial customers and advertising services. The risk characteristics of the financial asset portfolios are monitored by management and reviewed periodically. The forecasts for future economic conditions are based on several factors including, but not limited to, changes in the unemployment rate, external economic forecasts and current collection rates. Our estimates of the allowance for credit losses may not be indicative of our actual credit losses requiring additional charges to be incurred to reflect the actual amount collected. ​ BoostUP! Receivable ​ We offer certain long term customers of Boost Mobile the option to pay for their devices under an installment plan (“BoostUP!”), which is generally over a period of 18 months . The BoostUP! receivable is presented in our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at its net realizable value, which is net of an allowance for credit losses. The allowance for credit losses is estimated based on among other factors, historical loss information and current economic conditions as well as forecasts of future economic conditions. As of September 30, 2020, “Trade accounts receivable, net” on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets includes ​ Customers that participate in the BoostUP! program typically make a down payment and satisfy their obligation by providing equal monthly payments during the duration of their financing arrangement. As Boost customers are on a month to month contract for service with Boost and the BoostUP! arrangement provides that upon an installment plan customer’s termination of the service the installment balance becomes due and payable immediately, we do not impute interest on these instruments as the financial instruments are short term in nature. ​ ​ Inventory ​ Inventory is stated at the lower of cost or net realizable value. Cost is determined using the first-in, first-out method. The cost of manufactured inventory includes the cost of materials, labor, freight-in, royalties and manufacturing overhead. Net realizable value is calculated as the estimated selling price less reasonable costs necessary to complete, sell, transport and dispose of the inventory. ​ Derivative Instrument ​ We have the option to purchase certain TMUS 800 MHz spectrum licenses from TMUS at a fixed price in the future. See Note 5 for further information. This instrument meets the definition of a derivative and was valued as part of the business combination at fair value in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. All subsequent changes in the derivative’s fair value are recorded in “Other, net” in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss). ​ Impairment of Long-Lived Assets ​ We review our long-lived assets and identifiable finite-lived intangible assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. For assets which are held and used in operations, the asset would be impaired if the carrying amount of the asset (or asset group) exceeded its undiscounted future net cash flows. Once an impairment is determined, the actual impairment recognized is the difference between the carrying amount and the fair value as estimated using one of the following approaches: income, cost and/or market. Assets which are to be disposed of are reported at the lower of the carrying amount or fair value less costs to sell. The carrying amount of a long-lived asset or asset group is considered impaired when the anticipated undiscounted cash flows from such asset or asset group is less than its carrying amount. In that event, a loss is recorded in “Impairment of long-lived assets” on our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss) based on the amount by which the carrying amount exceeds the fair value of the long-lived asset or asset group. Fair value, using the income approach, is determined primarily using a discounted cash flow model that uses the estimated cash flows associated with the asset or asset group under review, discounted at a rate commensurate with the risk involved. Fair value, utilizing the cost approach, is determined based on the replacement cost of the asset reduced for, among other things, depreciation and obsolescence. Fair value, utilizing the market approach, benchmarks the fair value against the carrying amount. See Note 8 for further information. ​ DBS Satellites . We currently evaluate our DBS satellite fleet for impairment as one asset group whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that its carrying amount may not be recoverable. We do not believe any triggering event has occurred which would indicate impairment as of September 30, 2020 or December 31, 2019. We will continue to monitor the DBS satellite fleet for indicators of impairment, including monitoring the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on all aspects of our business. ​ AWS-4 Satellites. We historically have evaluated our AWS-4 satellite fleet for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that its carrying amount may not be recoverable. In light of, among other things, certain developments related to the Sprint-TMUS merger, during the first quarter 2020, we determined that revisions to the AWS-4 build-out deadlines were probable, which we determined to be a triggering event. Accordingly, we quantitatively assessed the value of the AWS-4 satellites (T1 and D1) and wrote down the fair value of the satellites to their estimated fair value of million non-cash impairment charge in “Impairment of long-lived assets” on our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss). We did not believe any triggering event occurred which would indicate impairment as of December 31, 2019. See Note 8 for further information. ​ ​ Narrowband IoT network. As discussed in Note 11 we were in the process of deploying a narrowband IoT network. We paused work on the narrowband IoT deployment in October 2019. In light of, among other things, certain developments related to the Sprint-TMUS merger, during the first quarter 2020, we determined that the revision of certain of our build-out deadlines were probable. Based on this, we no longer intended to complete our narrowband IoT deployment, which we considered a triggering event. As such, during the first quarter 2020, we reviewed the capitalized costs of equipment, labor and other assets related to the narrowband IoT deployment, including our operating lease assets, and impaired those items that would not be utilized in our ongoing 5G Network Deployment, resulting in a million non-cash impairment charge in “Impairment of long-lived assets” on our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss). See Note 8 and Note 9 for further information. ​ Impairment of long-lived assets recorded during the nine months ended September 30, 2020 consisted of the following: ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ For the Nine Months Ended ​ ​ September 30, 2020 ​ ​ ​ (In thousands) ​ T1 satellite ​ $ 48,120 ​ D1 satellite ​ ​ 55,000 ​ Construction in progress related to narrowband IoT deployment ​ ​ 226,742 ​ Operating lease assets related to narrowband IoT deployment ​ ​ 26,556 ​ Impairment of long-lived assets ​ $ 356,418 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Boost Mobile Intangible Assets and Goodwill. Intangible assets include subscriber relationships, the Boost Mobile tradename and certain below market contracts. The intangible assets will be amortized over their respective useful lives which range from one . Goodwill represents the excess of the consideration transferred over the estimated fair values of assets acquired and liabilities assumed. ​ Ting Mobile Intangible Assets. The preliminary fair value of the customer relationships and the trade name at the acquisition date of Ting Mobile were recorded in “Intangible assets” on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. These assets will be amortized over their respective useful lives which range from two ​ Capitalized Interest ​ We capitalize interest associated with the acquisition or construction of certain assets, including, among other things, our wireless spectrum licenses, build-out costs associated with our network deployment and satellites. Capitalization of interest begins when, among other things, steps are taken to prepare the asset for its intended use and ceases when the asset is ready for its intended use or when these activities are substantially suspended. ​ We are currently preparing for the commercialization of our AWS-4, H Block, 700 MHz, 600 MHz and MVDDS wireless spectrum licenses, and interest expense related to their carrying amount is being capitalized. In addition, the FCC has granted certain AWS-3 Licenses to Northstar Wireless and to SNR Wireless, respectively, in which we have made certain non-controlling investments. Northstar Wireless and SNR Wireless are preparing for the commercialization of their AWS-3 Licenses and interest expense related to their carrying amount is also being capitalized. As the carrying amount of the licenses, discussed above, exceeded the carrying value of our long-term debt and finance lease obligations, materially all of our interest expense is being capitalized. ​ ​ Business Combinations ​ When we acquire a business, we allocate the purchase price to the various components of the acquisition based upon the fair value of each component using various valuation techniques, including the market approach, income approach and/or cost approach. The accounting standard for business combinations requires identifiable assets, liabilities, noncontrolling interests and goodwill acquired to be recorded at fair value. Transaction costs related to the acquisition of the business are expensed as incurred. Costs associated with the issuance of debt associated with a business combination are capitalized and included as a yield adjustment to the underlying debt’s stated rate. Acquired intangible assets other than goodwill are amortized over their estimated useful lives unless the lives are determined to be indefinite. Amortization of these intangible assets in general are recorded on a straight-line basis over an average finite useful life primarily ranging from approximately one or in relation to the estimated discounted cash flows over the life of the intangible asset. See Note 5 for further information on the Sprint Asset Acquisition and Ting Mobile Acquisition. ​ Fair Value Measurements ​ We determine fair value based on the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants. Market or observable inputs are the preferred source of values, followed by unobservable inputs or assumptions based on hypothetical transactions in the absence of market inputs. We apply the following hierarchy in determining fair value: ​ ● Level 1, defined as observable inputs being quoted prices in active markets for identical assets; ● Level 2, defined as observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1, including quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active; and derivative financial instruments indexed to marketable investment securities; and ● Level 3, defined as unobservable inputs for which little or no market data exists, consistent with reasonably available assumptions made by other participants therefore requiring assumptions based on the best information available. ​ As of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the carrying amount for cash and cash equivalents, trade accounts receivable (net of allowance for credit losses or net of allowance for doubtful accounts) and current liabilities (excluding the “Current portion of long-term debt and finance lease obligations”) was equal to or approximated fair value due to their short-term nature or proximity to current market rates. See Note 6 for the fair value of our marketable investment securities and derivative instruments. ​ Fair values for our publicly traded debt securities are based on quoted market prices, when available. The fair values of private debt are based on, among other things, available trade information, and/or an analysis in which we evaluate market conditions, related securities, various public and private offerings, and other publicly available information. ​ In performing this analysis, we make various assumptions regarding, among other things, credit spreads, and the impact of these factors on the value of the debt securities. See Note 10 for the fair value of our long-term debt. ​ ​ ​ Revenue Recognition ​ Pay-TV Segment ​ Our Pay-TV segment revenue is primarily derived from Pay-TV programming services that we provide to our subscribers . We also generate revenue from equipment rental fees and other hardware related fees, including DVRs and fees from subscribers with multiple receivers; advertising services; fees earned from our in-home service operations; broadband services; warranty services; sales of digital receivers and related equipment to third-party pay-TV providers; satellite uplink and telemetry, tracking and control (“TT&C”) services; and revenue from in-home services. See Note 13 ​ Our residential video subscribers contract for individual services or combinations of services, as discussed above, the majority of which are generally distinct and are accounted for as separate performance obligations. We consider our installations for first time DISH TV subscribers to be a service. However, since we provide a significant integration service combining the installation with programming services, we have concluded that the installation is not distinct from programming and thus the installation and programming services are accounted for as a single performance obligation. We generally satisfy these performance obligations and recognize revenue as the services are provided, for example as the programming is broadcast to subscribers, as this best represents the transfer of control of the services to the subscriber. ​ In cases where a subscriber is charged certain nonrefundable upfront fees, those fees are generally considered to be material rights to the subscriber related to the subscriber’s option to renew without having to pay an additional fee upon renewal. These fees are deferred and recognized over the estimated period of time during which the fee remains material to the customer, which we estimate to be less than one year. Revenues arising from our in-home services that are separate from the initial installation, such as mounting a TV on a subscriber’s wall, are generally recognized when these services are performed. ​ For our residential video subscribers, we have concluded that the contract term under Accounting Standard Codification Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers is one month and as a result the revenue recognized for these subscribers for a given month is equal to the amount billed in that month, except for certain nonrefundable upfront fees that are accounted for as material rights, as discussed above. ​ Revenues from our advertising services are typically recognized as the advertisements are broadcast. Sales of equipment to subscribers or other third parties are recognized when control is transferred under the contract. Revenue from our commercial video subscribers typically follows the residential model described above, with the exception that the contract term for most of our commercial subscribers exceeds one month and can be multiple years in length. However, commercial subscribers typically do not receive time-limited discounts or free service periods and accordingly, while they may have multiple performance obligations, revenue is equal to the amount billed in a given month. ​ Wireless Segment ​ Our Wireless segment revenue is primarily derived from providing wireless services and selling wireless devices to prepaid and postpaid subscribers. The majority of our subscribers are prepaid under the Boost brand with a smaller subset of postpaid subscribers serviced under the Ting Mobile brand. Prepaid customers prepay for their monthly service on a month-to-month contract. Postpaid customers are those for which the individual is qualified to pay for their service after it has been provided. For both our prepaid and postpaid customers the contract term was determined to be one month. ​ ​ We have both an indirect sales channel, which includes third-party owned retail stores and big box stores, as well as a direct sales channel, which services customers online. Through the indirect sales channel, we utilize direct distribution partners to facilitate product delivery to the third party Boost retailers. Although our wireless business offers both products and services, we have determined that no bundled arrangements exist as the wireless device and service sold are sold at different times, and in the case of the indirect sales channel, have different customers. In the indirect channel, the customer for the wireless device is the direct distribution partner whereas for the service the customer is the end consumer. Service revenues may also include other value added services to customers, which may be recorded either gross or net within our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss) depending on whether DISH is deemed to be the principal or agent in the relationship with the customer. Service revenues are recognized when the service has been provided and no further obligation exists. Concessions given to customers are recorded as a reduction to revenue. ​ Equipment revenues are primarily related to the sale of wireless devices. Equipment revenue is recognized when control of the product is transferred to our customer, either the direct distribution partner for the indirect sales channel or the end user in the direct sales channel. Sales of equipment in the indirect sales channel often include credits subsequently paid to the direct distribution partner as a reimbursement for any discount promotions offered to the end consumer. These credits (payments to a customer) are accounted for as variable consideration when estimating the amount of revenue to recognize from the sales of equipment to indirect dealers and are estimated based on historical experience and other factors, such as expected promotional activity. For wireless devices sold with a right of return, we defer a portion of equipment revenue and cost of sales to reflect this variable consideration. ​ Contract Balances ​ The timing of revenue recognition generally differs from the timing of invoicing to customers. When revenue is recognized prior to invoicing, we record a receivable. When revenue is recognized subsequent to invoicing, we record deferred revenue. Our residential video subscribers are typically billed monthly, and the contract balances for those customers arise from the timing of the monthly billing cycle. Our current wireless subscribers, the majority of which are prepaid, generate deferred revenue. 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Basic and Diluted Net Income (Loss) Per Share	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020
Basic and Diluted Net Income (Loss) Per Share
Basic and Diluted Net Income (Loss) Per Share	3. Basic and Diluted Net Income (Loss) Per Share ​ We present both basic earnings per share (“EPS”) and diluted EPS. Basic EPS excludes potential dilution and is computed by dividing “Net income (loss) attributable to DISH Network” by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding for the period. Diluted EPS reflects the potential dilution that could occur if stock awards were exercised and if our Convertible Notes were converted. The potential dilution from stock awards is accounted for using the treasury stock method based on the average market value of our Class A common stock. The potential dilution from conversion of the Convertible Notes is accounted for using the if-converted method, which requires that all of the shares of our Class A common stock issuable upon conversion of the Convertible Notes will be included in the calculation of diluted EPS assuming conversion of the Convertible Notes at the beginning of the reporting period (or at time of issuance, if later). ​ The following table presents EPS amounts for all periods and the basic and diluted weighted-average shares outstanding used in the calculation. ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ For the Three Months Ended ​ For the Nine Months Ended ​ ​ ​ September 30, ​ September 30, ​ ​ 2020 2019 2020 2019 ​ ​ (In thousands, except per share amounts) ​ Net income (loss) $ 532,959 $ 377,157 $ 1,112,638 $ 1,079,022 ​ Less: Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests, net of tax ​ 28,360 ​ 23,853 ​ 82,597 ​ 68,914 ​ Net income (loss) attributable to DISH Network - Basic ​ 504,599 ​ 353,304 ​ 1,030,041 ​ 1,010,108 ​ Interest on dilutive Convertible Notes, net of tax (1) ​ ​ — ​ ​ — ​ ​ — ​ ​ — ​ Net income (loss) attributable to DISH Network - Diluted ​ $ 504,599 ​ $ 353,304 ​ $ 1,030,041 ​ $ 1,010,108 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Weighted-average common shares outstanding - Class A and B common stock: ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Basic (2) ​ 525,532 ​ 477,495 ​ 524,329 ​ 471,736 ​ Dilutive impact of Convertible Notes ​ ​ 58,192 ​ ​ 58,192 ​ ​ 58,192 ​ ​ 58,192 ​ Dilutive impact of stock awards outstanding ​ 233 ​ 59 ​ 74 ​ 113 ​ Diluted ​ 583,957 ​ 535,746 ​ 582,595 ​ 530,041 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Earnings per share - Class A and B common stock: ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Basic net income (loss) per share attributable to DISH Network $ 0.96 $ 0.74 $ 1.96 $ 2.14 ​ Diluted net income (loss) per share attributable to DISH Network $ 0.86 $ 0.66 $ 1.77 $ 1.91 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (1) For both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, materially all of our interest expense was capitalized. See Note 2 for further information. (2) The increase resulted from the Master Transaction Agreement, as discussed in Note 14, and the stock rights offering as disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019. ​ Certain stock awards to acquire our Class A common stock are not included in the weighted-average common shares outstanding above, as their effect is anti-dilutive. In addition, vesting of performance based options and rights to acquire shares of our Class A common stock granted pursuant to our performance based stock incentive plans (“Restricted Performance Units”) are both contingent upon meeting certain goals, some of which are not yet probable of being achieved. Furthermore, the warrants that we issued to certain option counterparties in connection with the Convertible Notes due 2026 are only exercisable at their expiration if the market price per share of our Class A common stock is greater than the strike price of the warrants, which is approximately per share, subject to adjustments. As a consequence, the following are not included in the diluted EPS calculation. ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ As of September 30, ​ ​ 2020 2019 ​ ​ (In thousands) ​ Anti-dilutive stock awards ​ 8,761 ​ 5,181 ​ Performance based options (1) 5,317 ​ 8,418 ​ Restricted Performance Units/Awards ​ 1,787 ​ 1,516 ​ Common stock warrants ​ 46,029 ​ 46,029 ​ Total ​ 61,894 ​ 61,144 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (1) The decrease primarily resulted from certain performance based options that vested during the three months ended September 30, 2020 .

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Supplemental Data - Statements of Cash Flows	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020
Supplemental Data - Statements of Cash Flows
Supplemental Data - Statements of Cash Flows	4. Supplemental Data - Statements of Cash Flows ​ The following table presents certain supplemental cash flow and other non-cash data. See Note 9 for supplemental cash flow and non-cash data related to leases. ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ For the Nine Months Ended ​ ​ ​ September 30, ​ ​ 2020 2019 ​ ​ ​ (In thousands) ​ Cash paid for interest (including capitalized interest) $ 647,572 ​ $ 737,311 ​ Cash received for interest ​ ​ 5,512 ​ ​ 38,101 ​ Cash paid for income taxes ​ ​ 22,939 ​ ​ 26,304 ​ Capitalized interest (1) ​ ​ 685,749 ​ ​ 743,864 ​ Master Transaction Agreement, net of deferred tax of $166,161 (2) ​ ​ — ​ ​ 497,145 ​ Employee benefits paid in Class A common stock ​ ​ 28,301 ​ ​ 27,004 ​ Vendor financing ​ ​ 74,895 ​ ​ — ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (1) See Note 2 for further information. (2) See Note 14 for further information.

Acquisitions

Acquisitions	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020
Acquisitions
Acquisitions	5. Acquisitions ​ When we acquire a business we recognize the assets acquired, liabilities assumed and any noncontrolling interests at fair value. We expense all transaction costs related to the acquisition as incurred. ​ Sprint Asset Acquisition ​ Asset Purchase Agreement ​ Effective on July 1, 2020, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the APA and in accordance with the Final Judgment, we completed the Boost Mobile Acquisition. The completion of the Boost Mobile Acquisition means that, among other things, DISH Network officially entered into the retail wireless market, serving more than ​ Consideration Transferred ​ The acquisition date fair value of consideration transferred in the Boost Mobile Acquisition totaled $1.346 billion, summarized in the following table: ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ As of July 1, 2020 ​ ​ ​ ​ (In thousands) ​ Cash consideration (1) ​ $ 1,400,000 ​ Net working capital (2) ​ ​ 33,524 ​ Other funding (3) ​ ​ (87,500) ​ Total consideration transferred ​ $ 1,346,024 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (1) Represents agreed upon purchase price pursuant to the APA paid to TMUS on July 1, 2020. (2) Represents estimated net working capital acquired under the APA. We have not settled the net working capital under the APA as certain amounts are currently in dispute and could ultimately change the net working capital settlement. (3) Represents receipt of payment from Softbank in connection with the Boost Mobile Acquisition on July 1, 2020. ​ Fair Value of Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed ​ We accounted for the Boost Mobile Acquisition as a business combination. The identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed were recorded at their preliminary fair values as of the acquisition date and are consolidated into our financial statements. The assignment of fair market value requires significant judgments regarding the estimates and assumptions used to value the acquired assets and liabilities assumed. For the preliminary fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed, we utilized the cost, income and market approaches from the perspective of a market participant. ​ The following table summarizes the preliminary fair values for each major class of assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the acquisition date. We used third party valuation professionals to aid in the determination of the estimated fair value of certain assets acquired and liabilities assumed. We are in the process of finalizing the purchase price allocation associated with this transaction, including income tax related amounts. As such, the preliminary purchase allocation set forth below are subject to revision as additional information is obtained and the valuation process is completed. ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ As of July 1, 2020 ​ ​ ​ ​ (In thousands) ​ Trade accounts receivable ​ $ 518,476 ​ Inventory ​ ​ 141,718 ​ Other current assets ​ ​ 3,000 ​ Intangibles ​ ​ 591,000 ​ Goodwill ​ ​ 87,530 ​ Other noncurrent assets ​ ​ 713,000 ​ Total assets ​ ​ 2,054,724 ​ Trade accounts payable ​ ​ 451,967 ​ Deferred revenue and other ​ ​ 174,733 ​ Other accrued expenses ​ ​ 82,000 ​ Total liabilities ​ ​ 708,700 ​ Total purchase price ​ $ 1,346,024 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Acquired Receivables. million. Accounts receivable is comprised of receivables due from master agents, BoostUp! receivables and other receivables. See Note 2 for further discussion of BoostUP! receivables. ​ Inventory. ​ Intangible Assets and Goodwill. million. The intangible assets will be amortized over their respective useful lives which range from one . Goodwill has an assigned value of million, which represents the excess of the consideration transferred over the estimated fair values of assets acquired and liabilities assumed. The preliminary goodwill recognized includes, among other things, the assembled workforce of Boost Mobile and intangible assets that do not qualify for separate recognition. The goodwill resulting from the Boost Mobile Acquisition included in the wireless segment is expected to be deductible for tax purposes. All of the goodwill acquired is allocated to the Retail Wireless reporting unit. ​ Other Noncurrent Assets. Other noncurrent assets includes our option to purchase certain TMUS’s 800 MHz spectrum licenses with an assigned fair value of million. This instrument meets the definition of a derivative and all subsequent changes in the derivative’s fair value are recorded in “Other, net” in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss) until the option is either exercised or expires. ​ Liabilities. Liabilities include accounts payable, deferred revenue and accrued expenses. ​ Indemnification Assets and Contingent Liabilities . Pursuant to the APA, TMUS agreed to indemnify us against certain specified matters and losses. As of the closing of the transaction and September 30, 2020, we have not recorded either an indemnification asset or liability as the potential liabilities and associated reimbursement by TMUS cannot be reasonably estimated. We expect that any liability incurred related to these indemnified matters would be indemnified and reimbursed by TMUS. See Note 11 for further information. ​ ​ Sales of equipment to indirect dealers often include credits subsequently paid to the dealer as a reimbursement for promotions offered to the end consumer. These credits are accounted for as variable consideration when estimating the amount of revenue to recognize from the sales of equipment to indirect dealers. At acquisition, we recorded a contingent obligation related to these credits, based upon historical experience and other factors, such as expected promotional activity. This amounts is recorded in “Other accrued expenses” on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. ​ Transaction Costs ​ We recognized transaction costs of $1 million and $11 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, respectively. These costs are primarily related to professional service costs which are recorded in “Selling, general and administrative expenses” in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss). ​ Ting Mobile Acquisition ​ On August 1, 2020, we completed the Ting Mobile Acquisition. In addition, we entered into a services agreement pursuant to which Tucows will act as a mobile virtual network enabler for certain of our retail wireless subscribers. The consideration for the Ting Mobile Acquisition is an earn out provision and the fair value of the earn out provision has been assigned to a customer relationship intangible that is recorded in “Intangible assets” on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. See Note 5 for further information. ​ Pro Forma Information ​ The following pro forma financial information gives effect to the transactions as if they had been completed as of January 1, 2019. The unaudited pro forma information was based on the historical results of DISH Network and the estimated Boost Mobile Acquisition and the Ting Mobile Acquisition results. The results of the Boost Mobile Acquisition were adjusted to include the estimated expense associated with an MNSA arrangement and certain selling, general and administrative expenses that historically were not recorded within the Prepaid Business’ financial statements. The results of the Ting Mobile Acquisition were adjusted for the consideration given for the earn out provision. The pro forma results do not include any anticipated synergies or other expected benefits of the acquisitions. ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ For the Three Months Ended ​ For the Nine Months Ended ​ ​ ​ September 30, ​ September 30, ​ ​ 2020 2019 2020 2019 ​ ​ (In thousands) ​ Total revenue $ 4,537,708 $ 4,410,580 $ 13,484,804 $ 13,403,813 ​ Net income (loss) attributable to DISH Network ​ $ 515,183 ​ $ 293,514 ​ $ 849,744 ​ $ 808,825 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Assumptions and nonrecurring pro forma adjustments include: ​ ● Boost network costs were estimated based on the forecasted costs on a per subscriber basis that DISH expects to incur prospectively to utilize the TMUS network. ● Boost selling, general and administrative expenses were estimated based on the costs to be incurred by DISH per the TSA arrangement with TMUS. ● Transaction costs of $1 million and $11 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, respectively, were recorded in “Selling, general and administrative expenses” in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss) and are not recurring. ​ The selective unaudited pro forma condensed financial information is provided for informational purposes and does not represent the actual results from operation had the transaction occurred on January 1, 2019. ​ Agreements in Connection with the APA ​ In connection with the Boost Mobile Acquisition and the consummation of the Sprint-TMUS merger, we, TMUS, Sprint, DT and SoftBank came to an agreement with the DOJ on key terms and approval of the Transaction Agreements and our wireless service business and spectrum. On July 26, 2019, the Defendants entered into the Stipulation and Order with the DOJ binding the Defendants to the Proposed Final Judgment, which memorialized the agreement between the DOJ and the Defendants. The Stipulation and Order and the Proposed Final Judgment were filed in the District Court on July 26, 2019 and on April 1, 2020, the Final Judgment was entered with the District Court. ​ The term of the Final Judgment is seven years from the date of its entry with the District Court or five years if the DOJ gives notice that the divestitures, build- outs and other requirements have been completed to its satisfaction. A Monitoring Trustee has been appointed by the District Court that has the power and authority to monitor the Defendants’ compliance with the Final Judgment and settle disputes among the Defendants regarding compliance with the provisions of the Final Judgment and may recommend action to the DOJ in the event a party fails to comply with the Final Judgment. ​ Also in connection with the closing of the Boost Mobile Acquisition, we and NTM entered into the TSA, the MNSA, the Option Agreement, and the Spectrum Purchase Agreement for an additional approximately $3.59 billion. ​ Transition Services Agreement ​ TMUS and DISH Network entered into a TSA upon the Closing Date of the Boost Mobile Acquisition, pursuant to which TMUS provides certain transition services to us for the Prepaid Business for a period of two years from July 1, 2020. Additionally, under the Final Judgment, we may apply to the DOJ for one or more extensions of the term of the TSA, which the DOJ can approve or deny in its sole discretion, and the TSA contemplates the option to renew the TSA for a third or additional years. The transition services are provided at cost, which shall not exceed a specific amount in the first year, plus certain pass-through costs and out-of-pocket expenses, during the first two years . If any transition services are renewed for a third year, the transition services will be provided at cost plus a certain mark-up, plus certain additional costs. ​ Master Network Services Agreement ​ TMUS and DISH Network entered into an MNSA upon the Closing Date of the Boost Mobile Acquisition, pursuant to which we also receive network services from NTM for a period of seven years. As set forth in the MNSA, NTM provides to us, among other things, (i) legacy network services for Boost Mobile and certain other prepaid end users on the Sprint network, (ii) NTM network services for certain end users that have been migrated to the NTM network or provisioned on the NTM network by or on behalf of us and (iii) infrastructure mobile network operator services to assist in the access and integration of our network. ​ Pursuant to the terms of the MNSA, we face certain restrictions on making offerings that may combine the access to services provided under the MNSA with access to the facilities or services provided by certain third parties, subject to certain exceptions and carve-outs. We have the right to offer differentiated pricing, products and features to our end users under our brands in conjunction with the services provided under the MNSA, subject to certain qualifications and restrictions. We have certain restrictions on our ability to wholesale, sub-distribute or resell the services provided under the MNSA to third parties. During and after the term of the MNSA, NTM has agreed to certain restrictions with respect to the use of certain information in the targeting of customers. ​ ​ In the event of a “change of control” of DISH Network, the MNSA will terminate upon the earlier of two years following the consummation of the change of control or the date on which the MNSA would have otherwise terminated or expired in accordance with its terms. However, we would remain able to provision new users for after the change of control and also retain access to roaming services on the NTM network for both new and existing users for the remainder of the original term of the MNSA. Generally, a change of control would occur in the first of our wireless communications business assets (excluding our wireless terrestrial spectrum licenses and entities that own our wireless terrestrial spectrum licenses). A permitted owner generally includes Charles W. Ergen (including his family and certain related trusts and entities) and certain financial investors. Following the first a majority of our wireless communications business assets (excluding our wireless terrestrial spectrum licenses and entities that own our wireless terrestrial spectrum licenses). A “restricted person” generally includes certain U.S. wireless providers and U.S. cable companies (with certain exceptions), as well as any other entities that do not enter into a network usage agreement with NTM restricting such person from generally engaging in certain activities that are detrimental to the NTM network. ​ Spectrum Purchase Agreement ​ Pursuant to the Spectrum Purchase Agreement that was entered into upon the Closing Date of the Boost Mobile Acquisition, we are expected to purchase all of Sprint’s 800 MHz spectrum (approximately 13.5 MHz of nationwide spectrum). The covered spectrum must be divested within the later of three years from the Closing Date and five days after receipt of FCC approval for the transfer, following an application for FCC approval to be filed three years following the closing of the Sprint-TMUS merger. The DOJ may in its sole discretion agree to extend the deadline for the spectrum divestiture for up to 60 days pursuant to the Final Judgment. NTM may exercise an option to lease back 4 MHz (2 MHz downlink + 2 MHz uplink) of the spectrum for two years following the closing of the 800 MHz spectrum sale at the same per-Pop rate used to calculate the purchase price paid by us to NTM – a rate of approximately $68 million per year. ​ We and NTM have made customary representations, warranties and covenants pursuant to the Spectrum Purchase Agreement, including representations by NTM regarding the validity of the licenses for the purchased spectrum. Pursuant to the Spectrum Purchase Agreement, we and NTM each indemnify the other against losses suffered as a result of breaches of the other’s representations and warranties or covenants. The indemnification provisions are subject to certain deductible and cap limitations and time limitations with respect to recovery for losses. ​ If we breach the Spectrum Purchase Agreement prior to the closing or fail to deliver the purchase price following the satisfaction or waiver of all closing conditions, our sole liability to NTM will be to pay NTM a fee of approximately $72 million. If NTM fails to sell the spectrum to us following the satisfaction or waiver of all closing conditions, our sole recourse will be to seek specific performance, and if (and only if) specific performance is unavailable, to seek damages of up to approximately ​ ​ Option Agreement ​ The Option Agreement, which was entered into upon the Closing Date of the Boost Mobile Acquisition, provides us an exclusive option to assume certain assets and liabilities under certain circumstances for any of the cell sites and retail stores that NTM decommissions during the term of the Option Agreement. NTM must make a minimum of 20,000 cell sites and 400 retail stores available to us pursuant to the Final Judgment. With respect to each decommissioned site, we may choose to acquire: (a) only the lease for such site, (b) the lease and a predetermined list of equipment at the site or (c) the lease and all of the equipment at the site. Under the Final Judgment, NTM must provide a detailed schedule which identifies each cell site that is scheduled to be decommissioned within five years of the Closing Date. The Option Agreement will remain in place for five years following the Closing Date. ​ Agreement with the DOJ: The Stipulation and Order and the Final Judgment ​ Certain of the provisions of the Stipulation and Order and the Final Judgment are also reflected in the terms of the Transaction Agreements. In addition to the terms reflected in the Transaction Agreements, the Stipulation and Order and the Final Judgment provide for other rights and obligations of the Sellers and us, including the following: ​ ● For a period of one year after the Closing Date, if we determine that certain assets not included in the divestiture were previously used by the Prepaid Business and are reasonably necessary for the continued competitiveness of the Prepaid Business, subject to certain carve-outs, we may request that such assets be transferred to us, which the DOJ can approve or deny in its sole discretion. ● Within one year of the Closing Date, we are required to offer nationwide postpaid retail mobile wireless service. ● If we elect not to purchase the 800 MHz licenses pursuant to the Spectrum Purchase Agreement, we must pay $360 million (equal to 10% of the Spectrum Purchase Agreement purchase price) to the United States. However, we will not be required to make such payment if we have deployed a core network and offered 5G service to at least 20% of the U.S. population within three years of the Closing Date. ● If we buy the 800 MHz spectrum pursuant to the Spectrum Purchase Agreement but fail to deploy all of the 800 MHz spectrum licenses for use in the provision of retail mobile wireless services by the expiration of the Final Judgment, the DOJ may require us to forfeit to the FCC any of the 800 MHz licenses for spectrum that are not being used to provide retail mobile wireless services, unless we are already providing nationwide retail wireless service. ● We and NTM were required to negotiate in good faith to reach an agreement for NTM to lease some or all of our 600 MHz spectrum licenses for deployment to retail consumers by NTM. On September 11, 2020, we and T-Mobile entered into an agreement to lease a portion of our 600 MHz spectrum licenses for an annual lease payment of approximately $56 million. ● We and NTM must agree to support eSIM technology on smartphones. ● The Sellers must introduce the suppliers and distributors of the Prepaid Business to us and the Sellers may not interfere in our negotiations with such suppliers and distributors. ​ ● On the first day of the fiscal quarter following the entry of the Final Judgment and of each 180 -day period thereafter, we are obligated to provide the DOJ with a description of our deployment efforts over the prior quarter including: (i) the number of towers and small cells deployed, (ii) the spectrum bands on which we have deployed equipment, (iii) progress in obtaining devices that operate on our spectrum frequencies, (iv) POPs coverage of our network, (v) the number of our mobile wireless subscriptions, (vi) the amount of traffic transmitted to our subscribers using our network and using NTM’s network, and (vii) whether there are or have been any efforts by NTM to interfere with our efforts to deploy and operate our network. ● We cannot sell, lease or otherwise provide the right to use any of the divested assets to any national facilities-based mobile wireless provider and may not sell any of the divested assets or similar assets back to TMUS during the term of the Final Judgment, except that we may lease back to NTM up to 4 MHz of the 800 MHz spectrum we will acquire (as discussed above). ● We must comply with the June 14, 2023 AWS-4, Lower 700 MHz E Block, AWS H Block, and nationwide 5G broadband network build- out commitments made to the FCC, subject to verification by the FCC (as described below). If we fail to comply with such build-out commitments, we may be subject to civil contempt in addition to the substantial voluntary contributions and license forfeitures described below if we fail to meet these commitments (as described below). ​ FCC Build-Out Commitments ​ In a letter filed with the FCC on July 26, 2019, we voluntarily committed to deploy a nationwide 5G broadband network and meet revised timelines relating to the build-out of our AWS-4, Lower 700 MHz E Block, AWS H Block and 600 MHz spectrum assets, subject to certain penalties. Pursuant to these commitments, we requested multi-year extensions to deploy our AWS-4, Lower 700 MHz E Block, and AWS H Block spectrum, and we have committed to build-out our 600 MHz licenses on an accelerated schedule to better align with our 5G deployment. We have also committed to offer 5G broadband service to certain population coverage targets, along with minimum core network, tower and spectrum use targets, and have waived our right to deploy any technology of our choice under the FCC’s “flexible use” rules with respect to these spectrum bands. Failure to meet the various commitments would require us to pay voluntary contributions totaling up to $2.2 billion to the FCC and would subject certain licenses in the AWS-4, Lower 700 MHz E Block, and AWS H Block spectrum to forfeiture. We have also agreed not to sell our AWS-4 and 600 MHz spectrum for six years without prior DOJ and FCC approval (unless such sale is part of a change of control of DISH Network). Additionally, we have agreed not to lease a certain percentage of network capacity on our AWS-4 and 600 MHz spectrum for six years to the three largest U.S. wireless carriers (i.e., AT&T, Verizon and NTM), without prior FCC approval. On November 5, 2019, the FCC released an Order that, among other things, approved the Sprint-TMUS merger, tolled our existing March 7, 2020 build-out deadline for our AWS-4 and Lower 700 MHz E Block Licenses, and directed the FCC’s Wireless Telecommunications Bureau to adopt our commitments after a 30 day review period (the “FCC Merger Order”). ​ On September 11, 2020, the FCC’s Wireless Telecommunications Bureau issued an Order adopting these commitments. Our 5G deployment obligations for each of the four spectrum bands are generally set forth below. ● With respect to the 600 MHz licenses, we must offer 5G broadband service to at least 70% of the U.S. population and have deployed a core network no later than June 14, 2023, and offer 5G broadband service to at least 75% of the population in each Partial Economic Area (which are service areas established by the FCC) no later than June 14, 2025. Note that these commitments are earlier than the current 600 MHz Final Build-Out Requirement date of June 2029. See below for further information. ● With respect to the AWS-4 licenses, we must offer 5G broadband service to at least 20% of the U.S. population and have deployed a core network no later than June 14, 2022, and offer 5G broadband service to at least 70% of the U.S. population no later than June 14, 2023. ● With respect to the Lower 700 MHz E Block licenses, we must offer 5G broadband service to at least 20% of the U.S. population who are covered by such licenses and have deployed a core network no later than June 14, 2022, and offer 5G broadband service to at least 70% of the U.S. population who are covered by such licenses no later than June 14, 2023. ● With respect to the AWS H Block licenses, we must offer 5G broadband service to at least 20% of the U.S. population and have deployed a core network no later than June 14, 2022, and offer 5G broadband service to at least 70% of the U.S. population no later than June 14, 2023.

Marketable Investment Securitie

Marketable Investment Securities, Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents, and Other Investment Securities	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020
Marketable Investment Securities, Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents, and Other Investment Securities
Marketable Investment Securities, Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents, and Other Investment Securities	6. Marketable Investment Securities, Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents, and Other Investment Securities ​ Our marketable investment securities, restricted cash and cash equivalents, and other investment securities consisted of the following: ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ As of ​ ​ September 30, ​ December 31, ​ ​ 2020 2019 ​ (In thousands) ​ Marketable investment securities: ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Current marketable investment securities: ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Strategic - available-for-sale $ 195 ​ $ 196 ​ Other ​ 983,664 ​ ​ 416,508 ​ Total current marketable investment securities ​ 983,859 ​ ​ 416,704 ​ Restricted marketable investment securities (1) ​ 35,115 ​ ​ 390 ​ Total marketable investment securities ​ 1,018,974 ​ ​ 417,094 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Restricted cash and cash equivalents (1) ​ 73,273 ​ ​ 60,677 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Other investment securities: ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Other investment securities ​ 148,246 ​ ​ 160,074 ​ Total other investment securities ​ 148,246 ​ ​ 160,074 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Total marketable investment securities, restricted cash and cash equivalents, and other investment securities $ 1,240,493 ​ $ 637,845 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (1) Restricted marketable investment securities and restricted cash and cash equivalents are included in “Restricted cash, cash equivalents and marketable investment securities” on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. ​ Marketable Investment Securities ​ Our marketable investment securities portfolio may consist of debt and equity instruments. All equity securities are carried at fair value, with changes in fair value recognized in “Other, net” within “Other Income (Expense)” on our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss). All debt securities are classified as available-for-sale and are recorded at fair value. We report the temporary unrealized gains and losses related to changes in market conditions of marketable debt securities as a separate component of “Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)” within “Total stockholders’ equity (deficit),” net of related deferred income tax on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The corresponding changes in the fair value of marketable debt securities, which are determined to be company specific credit losses are recorded in “Other, net” within “Other Income (Expense)” on our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss). See Note 2 for further information. ​ ​ Current Marketable Investment Securities Strategic ​ Our current strategic marketable investment securities portfolio includes and may include strategic and financial debt and/or equity investments in private and public companies that are highly speculative and have experienced and continue to experience volatility. As of September 30, 2020, this portfolio consisted of securities of a small number of issuers, and as a result the value of that portfolio depends, among other things, on the performance of those issuers. The fair value of certain of the debt and equity securities in this portfolio can be adversely impacted by, among other things, the issuers’ respective performance and ability to obtain any necessary additional financing on acceptable terms, or at all. ​ Current Marketable Investment Securities - Other ​ Our current other marketable investment securities portfolio includes investments in various debt instruments including, among others, commercial paper, corporate securities and United States treasury and/or agency securities. ​ Commercial paper consists mainly of unsecured short-term, promissory notes issued primarily by corporations with maturities ranging up to 365 days . Corporate securities consist of debt instruments issued by corporations with various maturities normally less than 18 months . U.S. Treasury and agency securities consist of debt instruments issued by the federal government and other government agencies. ​ Restricted Cash, Cash Equivalents and Marketable Investment Securities ​ As of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, our restricted marketable investment securities, together with our restricted cash and cash equivalents, included amounts required as collateral for our letters of credit and trusts. ​ Other Investment Securities ​ We have strategic investments in certain debt and/or equity securities that are included in noncurrent “Other investment securities” on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. Our debt securities are classified as available-for-sale and our equity securities are accounted for using the equity method of accounting or recorded at fair value. Certain of our equity method investments are detailed below. ​ NagraStar L.L.C. As a result of the completion of the share exchange on February 28, 2017, we own a 50 % interest in NagraStar L.L.C. (“NagraStar”), a joint venture that is our primary provider of encryption and related security systems intended to assure that only authorized customers have access to our programming. ​ Invidi Technologies Corporation . In November 2016, we, DIRECTV, LLC, a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of AT&T Inc., and Cavendish Square Holding B.V., an affiliate of WPP plc, entered into a series of agreements to acquire Invidi Technologies Corporation (“Invidi”), an entity that provides proprietary software for the addressable advertising market. The transaction closed in January 2017. ​ TerreStar Solutions, Inc. ​ ​ Our ability to realize value from our strategic investments in securities that are not publicly traded depends on the success of the issuers’ businesses and their ability to obtain sufficient capital, on acceptable terms or at all, and to execute their business plans. Because private markets are not as liquid as public markets, there is also increased risk that we will not be able to sell these investments, or that when we desire to sell them we will not be able to obtain fair value for them. ​ Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Marketable Investment Securities ​ As of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, we had accumulated net unrealized gains of less than $1 million. These amounts, net of related tax effect, were accumulated net unrealized gains of less than $1 million. All of these amounts are included in “Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)” within “Total stockholders’ equity (deficit).” The components of our available-for-sale investments are summarized in the table below. ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ As of September 30, ​ As of December 31, ​ ​ ​ 2020 ​ 2019 ​ ​ ​ Marketable ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Marketable ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Investment ​ Unrealized ​ Investment ​ Unrealized ​ ​ Securities Gains Losses Net Securities Gains Losses Net ​ ​ (In thousands) ​ Debt securities (including restricted): ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ U.S. Treasury and agency securities ​ $ 302,754 ​ $ 18 ​ $ — ​ $ 18 ​ $ 10,016 ​ $ 32 ​ $ — ​ $ 32 ​ Commercial paper ​ ​ 652,953 ​ ​ — ​ ​ — ​ ​ — ​ ​ 369,397 ​ ​ 2 ​ ​ — ​ ​ 2 ​ Corporate securities ​ ​ 62,748 ​ ​ 5 ​ ​ (1) ​ ​ 4 ​ ​ 28,796 ​ ​ 4 ​ ​ (1) ​ ​ 3 ​ Other ​ ​ 519 ​ ​ — ​ ​ — ​ ​ — ​ ​ 8,885 ​ ​ 58 ​ ​ — ​ ​ 58 ​ Total ​ $ 1,018,974 ​ $ 23 ​ $ (1) ​ $ 22 ​ $ 417,094 ​ $ 96 ​ $ (1) ​ $ 95 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ As of September 30, 2020, restricted and non-restricted marketable investment securities included debt securities of $1.019 billion with contractual maturities within one year. Actual maturities may differ from contractual maturities as a result of our ability to sell these securities prior to maturity. ​ Fair Value Measurements ​ Our investments measured at fair value on a recurring basis were as follows: ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ As of ​ ​ ​ September 30, 2020 ​ December 31, 2019 ​ ​ Total Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 ​ ​ (In thousands) ​ Cash equivalents (including restricted) ​ $ 1,750,477 ​ $ 963,274 ​ $ 787,203 ​ $ — ​ $ 2,436,545 ​ $ 246,876 ​ $ 2,189,669 ​ $ — ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Debt securities (including restricted): ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ U.S. Treasury and agency securities ​ $ 302,754 ​ $ 302,754 ​ $ — ​ $ — ​ $ 10,016 ​ $ 10,016 ​ $ — ​ $ — ​ Commercial paper ​ ​ 652,953 ​ ​ — ​ ​ 652,953 ​ ​ — ​ ​ 369,397 ​ ​ — ​ ​ 369,397 ​ ​ — ​ Corporate securities ​ ​ 62,748 ​ ​ — ​ ​ 62,748 ​ ​ — ​ ​ 28,796 ​ ​ — ​ ​ 28,796 ​ ​ — ​ Other ​ ​ 519 ​ ​ — ​ ​ 324 ​ ​ 195 ​ ​ 8,885 ​ ​ — ​ ​ 8,689 ​ ​ 196 ​ Total ​ $ 1,018,974 ​ $ 302,754 ​ $ 716,025 ​ $ 195 ​ $ 417,094 ​ $ 10,016 ​ $ 406,882 ​ $ 196 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Derivative Instruments ​ We have the option to purchase certain TMUS’s 800 MHz spectrum licenses from TMUS at a fixed price in the future. See Note 5 for further information. This instrument meets the definition of a derivative and was valued as part of the business combination at fair value in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. All subsequent changes in the derivative’s fair value are recorded in “Other, net” in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss) until the option is either exercised or expires. We account for our option to purchase certain TMUS’s 800 MHz spectrum licenses under the Spectrum Purchase Agreement as a Level 3 derivative. ​ Gains and Losses on Sales and Changes in Carrying Amounts of Investments ​ “Other, net” within “Other Income (Expense)” included on our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss) is as follows: ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ For the Three Months Ended ​ For the Nine Months Ended ​ ​ ​ September 30, ​ September 30, ​ Other, net: 2020 2019 2020 2019 ​ (In thousands) ​ Marketable investment securities - realized and unrealized gains (losses) ​ $ 87 ​ $ 1,346 ​ $ 177 ​ $ 5,240 ​ Derivative instruments - net realized and/or unrealized gains (losses) ​ ​ (12,450) ​ ​ — ​ ​ (12,450) ​ ​ — ​ Costs related to early redemption of debt ​ ​ — ​ ​ (44) ​ ​ — ​ ​ (483) ​ Equity in earnings (losses) of affiliates ​ ​ (824) ​ ​ (5,467) ​ ​ (221) ​ ​ (4,476) ​ Other ​ ​ (13) ​ ​ 2,369 ​ ​ 902 ​ ​ 9,843 ​ Total ​ $ (13,200) ​ $ (1,796) ​ $ (11,592) ​ $ 10,124 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​

Inventory

Inventory	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020
Inventory
Inventory	7. Inventory ​ Inventory consisted of the following: ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ As of ​ ​ ​ September 30, ​ December 31, ​ ​ 2020 2019 ​ ​ (In thousands) ​ Finished goods ​ $ 470,980 ​ $ 255,155 ​ Work-in-process and service repairs ​ ​ 29,000 ​ ​ 34,120 ​ Raw materials ​ ​ 16,236 ​ ​ 33,623 ​ Total inventory ​ $ 516,216 ​ $ 322,898 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​

Property and Equipment and Inta

Property and Equipment and Intangible Assets	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020
Property and Equipment and Intangible Assets
Property and Equipment and Intangible Assets	​ ​ 8. Property and Equipment and Intangible Assets ​ Property and equipment consisted of the following: ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Depreciable ​ As of ​ ​ Life ​ September 30, ​ December 31, ​ (In Years) 2020 2019 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (In thousands) Equipment leased to customers ​ 2 - 5 ​ $ 1,772,000 ​ $ 1,861,668 Satellites (1) ​ 2 - 15 ​ ​ 1,734,025 ​ ​ 1,855,096 Satellites acquired under finance lease agreements ​ 10 - 15 ​ ​ 888,940 ​ ​ 888,940 Furniture, fixtures, equipment and other ​ 2 - 20 ​ ​ 2,073,041 ​ ​ 2,010,094 Buildings and improvements ​ 5 - 40 ​ ​ 354,739 ​ ​ 349,347 Land ​ ​ - ​ ​ ​ 17,810 ​ ​ 17,810 Construction in progress (1) ​ ​ - ​ ​ ​ 109,018 ​ ​ 278,083 Total property and equipment ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ 6,949,573 ​ ​ 7,261,038 Accumulated depreciation ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (4,723,150) ​ ​ (4,554,856) Property and equipment, net ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ $ 2,226,423 ​ $ 2,706,182 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (1) During the nine months ended September 30, 2020, we wrote down the T1 satellite net book value of $48 million (net of accumulated depreciation of $18 million) and the D1 satellite net book value of $55 million to their estimated fair value of zero . In addition, during the nine months ended September 30, 2020, we impaired $227 million for capitalized costs of equipment, labor and other assets related to the narrowband IoT deployment that would not be utilized in our 5G Network Deployment. As a result, we recorded a $330 million non-cash impairment charge in “Impairment of long-lived assets” on our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss). See Note 2 for further information. ​ Construction in progress consisted of the following: ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ As of ​ ​ September 30, ​ December 31, ​ 2020 2019 ​ ​ (In thousands) Software ​ $ 43,011 ​ $ 51,493 Wireless (1) ​ ​ 40,952 ​ ​ 207,814 Other ​ ​ 25,055 ​ ​ 18,776 Total construction in progress ​ $ 109,018 ​ $ 278,083 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (1) During the nine months ended September 30, 2020, we impaired the capitalized costs of equipment, labor and other assets related to the narrowband IoT deployment that would not be utilized in our 5G Network Deployment, resulting in a $227 million non-cash impairment charge in “Impairment of long-lived assets” on our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss). See Note 2 for further information. ​ ​ ​ Depreciation and amortization expense consisted of the following: ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ For the Three Months Ended ​ For the Nine Months Ended ​ ​ September 30, ​ September 30, ​ ​ 2020 2019 ​ 2020 2019 ​ (In thousands) ​ Equipment leased to customers $ 71,568 ​ $ 91,090 ​ $ 220,797 ​ $ 287,109 ​ Satellites (1) ​ 50,193 ​ ​ 25,321 ​ ​ 152,530 ​ ​ 62,956 ​ Buildings, furniture, fixtures, equipment and other ​ 32,303 ​ ​ 36,239 ​ ​ 97,679 ​ ​ 100,713 ​ Intangible assets ​ 45,019 ​ ​ 1,531 ​ ​ 47,021 ​ ​ 6,244 ​ Total depreciation and amortization $ 199,083 ​ $ 154,181 ​ $ 518,027 ​ $ 457,022 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (1) The increase resulted from the Master Transaction Agreement pursuant to which, on September 10, 2019, certain satellites were transferred to us. See Note 14 for further information. ​ Cost of sales and operating expense categories included in our accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss) do not include depreciation expense related to satellites or equipment leased to customers. ​ Pay-TV Satellites. We currently utilize of which we own and depreciate over their estimated useful life. We currently utilize certain capacity on satellite that we lease from EchoStar, which is accounted for as an operating lease. We also lease satellites from third parties: Ciel II, which is accounted for as an operating lease, and Anik F3, Nimiq 5 and QuetzSat-1, which are accounted for as financing leases and are depreciated over their economic life. ​ As of September 30, 2020, our pay-TV satellite fleet consisted of the following: ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Degree ​ Lease ​ ​ ​ Launch ​ Orbital ​ Termination ​ Satellites Date Location Date ​ Owned: ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ EchoStar VII (1) ​ February 2002 ​ 119 ​ N/A ​ EchoStar X (1) ​ February 2006 ​ 110 ​ N/A ​ EchoStar XI (1) ​ July 2008 ​ 110 ​ N/A ​ EchoStar XIV (1) ​ March 2010 ​ 119 ​ N/A ​ EchoStar XV ​ July 2010 ​ 61.5 ​ N/A ​ EchoStar XVI (1) ​ November 2012 ​ 61.5 ​ N/A ​ EchoStar XVIII ​ June 2016 ​ 61.5 ​ N/A ​ EchoStar XXIII (1) ​ March 2017 ​ 67.9 ​ N/A ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Leased from EchoStar (2): ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ EchoStar IX ​ August 2003 ​ 121 ​ Month to month ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Leased from Other Third Party: ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Anik F3 ​ April 2007 ​ 118.7 ​ April 2022 ​ Ciel II ​ December 2008 ​ 129 ​ January 2022 ​ Nimiq 5 (1) ​ September 2009 ​ 72.7 ​ September 2024 ​ QuetzSat-1 (1) ​ September 2011 ​ 77 ​ November 2021 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (1) Pursuant to the Master Transaction Agreement, on September 10, 2019, these satellites and satellite service agreements were transferred to us. See Note 14 for further information. (2) See Note 14 for further information on our Related Party Transactions with EchoStar. ​ Effective September 10, 2019, pursuant to the Master Transaction Agreement, the EchoStar XII satellite was transferred to us. During October 2019, the EchoStar XII satellite was de-orbited. ​ Intangible Assets ​ As of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, our identifiable intangibles subject to amortization consisted of the following: ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ As of ​ ​ ​ September 30, 2020 ​ December 31, 2019 ​ ​ ​ Intangible ​ Accumulated ​ Intangible ​ Accumulated ​ ​ Assets Amortization Assets Amortization ​ ​ (In thousands) ​ Technology-based $ 63,078 ​ $ (58,194) ​ $ 63,077 ​ $ (57,414) ​ Trademarks ​ ​ 133,428 ​ ​ (37,259) ​ ​ 37,010 ​ ​ (32,619) ​ Contract-based ​ ​ 41,500 ​ ​ (13,750) ​ ​ 4,500 ​ ​ (4,500) ​ Customer relationships ​ ​ 515,576 ​ ​ (55,984) ​ ​ 23,633 ​ ​ (23,633) ​ Total ​ $ 753,582 ​ $ (165,187) ​ $ 128,220 ​ $ (118,166) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (1) The increase in intangible assets resulted from the completion of the Boost Mobile Acquisition and the Ting Mobile Acquisition. See Note 5 for further information. ​ These identifiable intangibles are included in “Intangible assets” on our Consolidated Balance Sheets. Amortization expense of these intangible assets in general is recorded on a straight-line basis over an average finite useful life primarily ranging from approximately one . Amortization expense was million, for the three months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively. Amortization expense was million, for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively. The increase in amortization expense primarily resulted from the Boost Mobile Acquisition and the Ting Mobile Acquisition. ​ Estimated future amortization of our identifiable intangible assets as of September 30, 2020 is as follows (in thousands): ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ For the Years Ended December 31, ​ ​ (In thousands) 2020 (for the remaining three months) ​ $ 45,850 2021 ​ 157,105 2022 ​ ​ 130,198 2023 ​ ​ 127,809 2024 ​ ​ 69,512 Thereafter ​ ​ 57,921 Total ​ $ 588,395 ​ ​ Goodwill ​ Goodwill represents the excess of the consideration transferred over the estimated fair values of assets acquired and liabilities assumed and is not subject to amortization but is subject to impairment testing annually or whenever indicators of impairment arise. The non-recurring measurement of fair value of this asset is classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy. As of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, our goodwill was million, respectively, which primarily relates to our wireless segment. The increase in goodwill resulted from the completion of the Boost Mobile Acquisition. See Note 5 for further information. ​ ​ ​

Leases

Leases	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020
Leases
Leases	9. Leases ​ Lessee ​ We enter into operating and finance leases for, among other things, satellites, office space, warehouses and distribution centers, vehicles, wireless towers and other equipment. Our leases have remaining lease one some within ​ Our Anik F3, Nimiq 5 and QuetzSat-1 satellites are accounted for as financing leases. Substantially all of our remaining leases are accounted for as operating leases. ​ The components of lease expense were as follows: ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ For the Three Months Ended ​ For the Nine Months Ended ​ ​ ​ September 30, ​ September 30, ​ ​ 2020 ​ 2019 ​ 2020 ​ 2019 ​ ​ ​ (In thousands) ​ Operating lease cost (1) ​ $ 18,281 ​ $ 40,831 ​ $ 54,130 ​ $ 205,815 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Short-term lease cost (2) ​ ​ 2,726 ​ ​ 2,915 ​ ​ 8,284 ​ ​ 9,141 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Finance lease cost: ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Amortization of right-of-use assets ​ ​ 17,829 ​ ​ 7,187 ​ ​ 53,488 ​ ​ 17,100 ​ Interest on lease liabilities ​ ​ 5,070 ​ ​ 2,352 ​ ​ 16,326 ​ ​ 4,632 ​ Total finance lease cost ​ ​ 22,899 ​ ​ 9,539 ​ ​ 69,814 ​ ​ 21,732 ​ Total lease costs ​ $ 43,906 ​ $ 53,285 ​ $ 132,228 ​ $ 236,688 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (1) Pursuant to the Master Transaction Agreement, effective September 10, 2019, approximately $495 million of previously reported operating lease assets and the related liabilities for satellites and real estate assets were transferred to us. See Note 14 for further information. These satellite and real estate assets are no longer included in “Operating lease assets,” “Other current liabilities” and “Operating lease liabilities,” but rather in “Property and equipment, net” on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. Lease expense related to these satellites and real estate assets for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 was $25 million and $159 million, respectively. (2) Leases that have terms of 12 months or less. ​ ​ Supplemental cash flow information related to leases was as follows: ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ For the Nine Months Ended ​ ​ ​ September 30, ​ ​ 2020 ​ 2019 ​ ​ ​ (In thousands) ​ Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities: ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Operating cash flows from operating leases ​ $ 54,611 ​ $ 209,435 ​ Operating cash flows from finance leases ​ $ 16,326 ​ $ 4,637 ​ Financing cash flows from finance leases ​ $ 47,301 ​ $ 17,681 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations: ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Operating leases ​ $ 41,665 ​ $ 110,235 ​ Finance leases ​ $ — ​ $ 187,339 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Right-of-use assets and liabilities recognized at January 1, 2019 upon adoption of ASC 842 ​ ​ — ​ $ 733,584 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Supplemental balance sheet information related to leases was as follows: ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ As of ​ ​ ​ September 30, ​ December 31, ​ ​ ​ 2020 ​ 2019 ​ ​ ​ (In thousands) ​ Operating Leases: ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Operating lease assets (1) ​ $ 112,922 ​ $ 144,330 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Other current liabilities ​ $ 59,228 ​ $ 57,910 ​ Operating lease liabilities ​ ​ 73,057 ​ ​ 84,795 ​ Total operating lease liabilities ​ $ 132,285 ​ $ 142,705 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Finance Leases: ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Property and equipment, gross ​ $ 889,708 ​ $ 890,598 ​ Accumulated depreciation ​ ​ (736,462) ​ ​ (683,271) ​ Property and equipment, net ​ $ 153,246 ​ $ 207,327 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Other current liabilities ​ $ 66,075 ​ $ 61,493 ​ Other long-term liabilities ​ ​ 118,318 ​ ​ 171,706 ​ Total finance lease liabilities ​ $ 184,393 ​ $ 233,199 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Weighted Average Remaining Lease Term: ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Operating leases ​ ​ 2.9 years ​ ​ 3.1 years ​ Finance leases ​ ​ 3.2 years ​ ​ 3.8 years ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Weighted Average Discount Rate: ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Operating leases ​ ​ 4.3% ​ ​ 5.0% ​ Finance leases ​ ​ 10.4% ​ ​ 10.2% ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (1) During the nine months ended September 30, 2020, we impaired the operating lease assets related to the narrowband IoT deployment that would not be utilized in our 5G Network Deployment, resulting in a $27 million non-cash impairment charge in “Impairment of long-lived assets” on our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss). See Note 2 for further information. ​ Maturities of lease liabilities as of September 30, 2020 were as follows: ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Maturities of Lease Liabilities ​ ​ ​ Operating ​ Finance ​ ​ ​ ​ For the Years Ending December 31, ​ Leases ​ Leases ​ Total ​ ​ ​ (In thousands) ​ 2020 (remaining three months) ​ $ 17,461 ​ $ 15,961 ​ $ 33,422 ​ 2021 ​ ​ 58,963 ​ ​ 82,610 ​ ​ 141,573 ​ 2022 ​ ​ 33,785 ​ ​ 48,306 ​ ​ 82,091 ​ 2023 ​ ​ 15,723 ​ ​ 40,942 ​ ​ 56,665 ​ 2024 ​ ​ 9,337 ​ ​ 30,707 ​ ​ 40,044 ​ Thereafter ​ ​ 4,523 ​ ​ — ​ ​ 4,523 ​ Total lease payments ​ ​ 139,792 ​ ​ 218,526 ​ ​ 358,318 ​ Less: Imputed interest ​ ​ (7,507) ​ ​ (34,133) ​ ​ (41,640) ​ Total ​ ​ 132,285 ​ ​ 184,393 ​ ​ 316,678 ​ Less: Current portion ​ ​ (59,228) ​ ​ (66,075) ​ ​ (125,303) ​ Long-term portion of lease obligations ​ $ 73,057 ​ $ 118,318 ​ $ 191,375 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​

Long-Term Debt and Finance Leas

Long-Term Debt and Finance Lease Obligations	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020
Long-Term Debt and Finance Lease Obligations
Long-Term Debt and Finance Lease Obligations	10. Long-Term Debt and Finance Lease Obligations ​ Fair Value of our Long-Term Debt ​ The following table summarizes the carrying amount and fair value of our debt facilities as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019: ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ As of ​ ​ ​ September 30, 2020 ​ December 31, 2019 ​ ​ Carrying Fair Value Carrying Fair Value ​ ​ (In thousands) ​ 5 1/8% Senior Notes due 2020 (1) ​ $ — ​ $ — ​ $ 1,100,000 ​ $ 1,110,208 ​ 6 3/4% Senior Notes due 2021 (2) ​ ​ 2,000,000 ​ ​ 2,055,660 ​ ​ 2,000,000 ​ ​ 2,109,420 ​ 5 7/8% Senior Notes due 2022 ​ ​ 2,000,000 ​ ​ 2,090,160 ​ ​ 2,000,000 ​ ​ 2,129,580 ​ 5% Senior Notes due 2023 ​ ​ 1,500,000 ​ ​ 1,533,990 ​ ​ 1,500,000 ​ ​ 1,543,770 ​ 5 7/8% Senior Notes due 2024 ​ ​ 2,000,000 ​ ​ 2,064,700 ​ ​ 2,000,000 ​ ​ 2,049,080 ​ 2 3/8% Convertible Notes due 2024 ​ ​ 1,000,000 ​ ​ 910,700 ​ ​ 1,000,000 ​ ​ 918,720 ​ 7 3/4% Senior Notes due 2026 ​ ​ 2,000,000 ​ ​ 2,202,920 ​ ​ 2,000,000 ​ ​ 2,128,900 ​ 3 3/8% Convertible Notes due 2026 ​ ​ 3,000,000 ​ ​ 2,757,390 ​ ​ 3,000,000 ​ ​ 2,907,870 ​ 7 3/8% Senior Notes due 2028 ​ ​ 1,000,000 ​ ​ 1,032,270 ​ ​ — ​ ​ — ​ Other notes payable ​ ​ 80,718 ​ ​ 80,718 ​ ​ 70,946 ​ ​ 70,946 ​ Subtotal ​ ​ 14,580,718 ​ $ 14,728,508 ​ ​ 14,670,946 ​ $ 14,968,494 ​ Unamortized debt discount on the Convertible Notes ​ ​ (657,591) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (735,811) ​ ​ ​ ​ Unamortized deferred financing costs and other debt discounts, net ​ ​ (25,120) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (28,739) ​ ​ ​ ​ Finance lease obligations (3) ​ ​ 184,393 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ 233,199 ​ ​ ​ ​ Total long-term debt and finance lease obligations (including current portion) ​ $ 14,082,400 ​ ​ ​ ​ $ 14,139,595 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (1) On May 1, 2020, we redeemed the principal balance of our 5 1/8% Senior Notes due 2020. (2) Our 6 3/4% Senior Notes due 2021 mature on June 1, 2021 and have been reclassified to “Current portion of long-term debt and finance lease obligations” on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2020. (3) Disclosure regarding fair value of finance leases is not required. ​ We estimated the fair value of our publicly traded long-term debt using market prices in less active markets (Level 2). ​ ​ ​ ​ 7 3/8% Senior Notes due 2028 ​ On July 1, 2020, we issued $1.0 billion aggregate principal amount of our 7 3/8% Senior Notes due July 1, 2028. Interest accrues at an annual rate of 7 3/8% ​ The 7 3/8% 7 3/8% ​ Our 7 3/8% ​ ● general unsecured senior obligations of DISH DBS Corporation (“DISH DBS”); ● ranked equally in right of payment with all of DISH DBS’ and the guarantors’ existing and future unsecured senior debt; and ● ranked effectively junior to our and the guarantors’ current and future secured senior indebtedness up to the value of the collateral securing such indebtedness. ​ The indenture related to our 7 3/8% ​ ● incur additional debt; ● pay dividends or make distributions on DISH DBS’ capital stock or repurchase DISH DBS’ capital stock; ● make certain investments; ● create liens or enter into sale and leaseback transactions; ● enter into transactions with affiliates; ● merge or consolidate with another company; and ● transfer or sell assets. ​ In the event of a change of control, as defined in the related indenture, we would be required to make an offer to repurchase all or any part of a holder’s 7 3/8%

Commitments and Contingencies

Commitments and Contingencies	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020
Commitments and Contingencies
Commitments and Contingencies	11. Commitments and Contingencies ​ Commitments ​ Our purchase obligations increased during the third quarter 2020 as a result of the Boost Mobile Acquisition and the Ting Mobile Acquisition. ​ As of September 30, 2020 our future purchase obligations were $1.959 billion for the remaining three months of 2020, $61 million for 2021, $27 million for 2022, $9 million for 2023, for a total of $2.056 billion. ​ ​ Purchase Obligations ​ Our 2020 purchase obligations primarily consist of binding purchase orders for certain fixed contractual commitments to purchase programming content, receiver systems and related equipment, broadband equipment, digital broadcast operations, transmission costs, streaming delivery technology and infrastructure, engineering services, and other products and services related to the operation of our Pay-TV services. In addition, our 2020 purchase obligations also include wireless devices related to our retail wireless business as well as transition services. Furthermore, our 2020 purchase obligations include equipment related to our 5G Network Deployment, such as software and hardware necessary to complete our wireless broadband network. Our purchase obligations may fluctuate significantly from period to period due to, among other things, management’s timing of payments and inventory purchases as well as expenditures related to our wireless projects and 5G Network Deployment, and can materially impact our future operating asset and liability balances, and our future working capital requirements. ​ Wireless – 5G Network Deployment ​ Since 2008, we have directly invested over $11 billion to acquire certain wireless spectrum licenses and related assets and made over $10 billion in non-controlling investments in certain entities, for a total of over $21 billion. The ​ Recent Wireless Spectrum Acquisitions ​ 37 GHz, 39 GHz and 47 GHz million. On October 22, 2019, we paid ​ 3550-3650 MHz. The auction for the Priority Access Licenses for the 3550-3650 MHz band (“Auction 105”) began on July 23, 2020 and ended on August 25, 2020. On September 2, 2020, the FCC announced that Wetterhorn Wireless L.L.C. (“Wetterhorn”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of DISH Network, was the winning bidder of million. During the second and third quarters 2020, we paid million, respectively, to the FCC for our winning bids. These amounts are included in “Other current assets” on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2020. On October 1, 2020, we paid the remaining balance of our winning bids of approximately million. The FCC has not yet issued the licenses to Wetterhorn. ​ ​ Wireless Spectrum Licenses ​ These wireless spectrum licenses are subject to certain interim and final build-out requirements, as well as certain renewal requirements that are summarized in the table below: ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ As of ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ September 30, 2020 ​ Build-Out Deadlines ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Carrying ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Expiration ​ ​ ​ Amount ​ Interim ​ Final ​ Date ​ ​ ​ (In thousands) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Owned: ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ DBS Licenses (1) ​ $ 677,409 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ 700 MHz Licenses ​ ​ 711,871 ​ June 14, 2022 (2) ​ June 14, 2023 (5) ​ June 2023 ​ AWS-4 Licenses ​ ​ 1,940,000 ​ June 14, 2022 (2) ​ June 14, 2023 (5) ​ June 2023 ​ H Block Licenses ​ ​ 1,671,506 ​ June 14, 2022 (2) ​ June 14, 2023 (5) ​ June 2023 ​ 600 MHz Licenses ​ ​ 6,211,154 ​ June 14, 2023 (3) ​ June 14, 2025 (6) ​ June 2029 ​ MVDDS Licenses (1) ​ ​ 24,000 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ August 2024 ​ LMDS Licenses (1) ​ ​ — ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ September 2028 ​ 28 GHz Licenses ​ ​ 2,883 ​ ​ ​ October 2, 2029 (7) ​ October 2029 ​ 24 GHz Licenses ​ ​ 11,772 ​ ​ ​ December 11, 2029 (7) ​ December 2029 ​ 37 GHz, 30 GHz and 47 GHz Licenses ​ ​ 202,533 ​ ​ ​ June 4, 2030 (7) ​ June 2030 ​ Subtotal ​ ​ 11,453,128 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Non-controlling Investments: ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ AWS-3 Licenses ​ ​ 9,890,389 ​ October 2021 (4) ​ October 2027 (8) ​ October 2027 (8) ​ Capitalized Interest ​ ​ 5,321,968 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Total ​ $ 26,665,485 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (1) The build-out deadlines for these licenses have been met. (2) For these licenses, we must offer 5G broadband service to at least 20% of the U.S. population and have developed a core network by this date. (3) For these licenses, we must offer 5G broadband service to at least 70% of the U.S. population and have developed a core network by this date. (4) For these licenses, Northstar Wireless and SNR Wireless must provide reliable signal coverage and offer service to at least 40% of the population of each license area by this date. (5) For these licenses, we must offer 5G broadband service to 70% of the U.S. population by this date. (6) For these licenses, we must offer 5G broadband service to at least 75% of the population in each Partial Economic Area (which are service areas established by the FCC) by this date. (7) There are a variety of build-out options and associated build-out metrics associated with these licenses. (8) For these licenses, Northstar Wireless and SNR Wireless must provide reliable signal coverage and offer service to at least 75% of the population of each license area by this date. If the AWS-3 interim build-out requirement is not met, the AWS-3 expiration date and the AWS-3 final build-out requirement may be accelerated by two years (from October 2027 to October 2025) for each AWS-3 License area in which Northstar Wireless and SNR Wireless do not meet the requirement. ​ ​ Commercialization of Our Wireless Spectrum Licenses and Related Assets. In March 2017, we notified the FCC that we planned to deploy a narrowband IoT network on certain of these wireless licenses, which was to be the First Phase. We expected to complete the First Phase by March 2020, with subsequent phases to be completed thereafter. In light of, among other things, certain developments related to the Sprint-TMUS merger, during the first quarter 2020, we determined that the revision of certain of our build-out deadlines was probable and, therefore, we no longer intended to complete our narrowband IoT deployment. The FCC issued an Order effectuating the build-out deadline changes contemplated above on September 11, 2020. During the first quarter 2020, we impaired certain assets that would not be utilized in our 5G Network Deployment, resulting in a $253 We have issued RFI/Ps to various vendors in the wireless industry and are in the process of selecting certain vendors as we move forward with our 5G Network Deployment. We currently expect expenditures for our 5G Network Deployment to be approximately billion, excluding capitalized interest. See Note 2 for further information. ​ We will need to make significant additional investments or partner with others to, among other things, commercialize, build-out, and integrate these licenses and related assets, and any additional acquired licenses and related assets; and comply with regulations applicable to such licenses. Depending on the nature and scope of such commercialization, build-out, integration efforts, and regulatory compliance, any such investments or partnerships could vary significantly. In addition, as we consider our options for the commercialization of our wireless spectrum, we will incur significant additional expenses and will have to make significant investments related to, among other things, research and development, wireless testing and wireless network infrastructure. We may also determine that additional wireless spectrum licenses may be required to commercialize our wireless business and to compete with other wireless service providers. For example, on September 22, 2020, we filed an application with the FCC to participate as a potential bidder in the upcoming wireless spectrum auction for the ​ We may need to raise significant additional capital in the future to fund the efforts described above, which may not be available on acceptable terms or at all. There can be no assurance that we will be able to develop and implement a business model that will realize a return on these wireless spectrum licenses or that we will be able to profitably deploy the assets represented by these wireless spectrum licenses, which may affect the carrying amount of these assets and our future financial condition or results of operations. ​ DISH Network Non-Controlling Investments in the Northstar Entities and the SNR Entities Related to AWS-3 Wireless Spectrum Licenses ​ Non-Controlling Investments ​ During 2015, through our wholly-owned subsidiaries American II and American III, we initially made over $10 billion in certain non-controlling investments in Northstar Spectrum, the parent company of Northstar Wireless, and in SNR HoldCo, the parent company of SNR Wireless, respectively. Under the applicable accounting guidance in ASC 810, Northstar Spectrum and SNR HoldCo are considered variable interest entities and, based on the characteristics of the structure of these entities and in accordance with the applicable accounting guidance, we consolidate these entities into our financial statements. See Note 2 for further information. ​ ​ Northstar Investment. Through American II, we own a non-controlling interest in Northstar Spectrum, which is comprised of 85% of the Class B Common Interests and 100% of the Class A Preferred Interests of Northstar Spectrum. Northstar Manager is the sole manager of Northstar Spectrum and owns a controlling interest in Northstar Spectrum, which is comprised of 15% of the Class B Common Interests of Northstar Spectrum. As of March 31, 2018, the total equity contributions from American II and Northstar Manager to Northstar Spectrum were approximately $7.621 billion and $133 million, respectively. ​ As of March 31, 2018, the total loans from American II to Northstar Wireless under the Northstar Credit Agreement (as defined below) for payments to the FCC related to the Northstar Licenses (as defined below) were approximately $500 million. See below for further information. ​ SNR Investment. Through American III, we own a non-controlling interest in SNR HoldCo, which is comprised of of the Class A Preferred Interests of SNR HoldCo. SNR Management is the sole manager of SNR HoldCo and owns a controlling interest in SNR HoldCo, which is comprised of 15% of the Class B Common Interests of SNR HoldCo. As of March 31, 2018, the total equity contributions from American III and SNR Management to SNR HoldCo were approximately million, respectively. As of March 31, 2018, the total loans from American III to SNR Wireless under the SNR Credit Agreement (as defined below) for payments to the FCC related to the SNR Licenses (as defined below) were approximately million. See below for further information. ​ AWS-3 Auction ​ Northstar Wireless and SNR Wireless each filed applications with the FCC to participate in Auction 97 (the “AWS-3 Auction”) for the purpose of acquiring certain AWS-3 Licenses. Each of Northstar Wireless and SNR Wireless applied to receive bidding credits of 25 % as designated entities under applicable FCC rules. ​ Northstar Wireless was the winning bidder for AWS-3 Licenses with gross winning bid amounts totaling approximately $7.845 billion, which after taking into account a 25% bidding credit, was approximately $5.884 billion. SNR Wireless was the winning bidder for AWS-3 Licenses with gross winning bid amounts totaling approximately $5.482 billion, which after taking into account a 25% bidding credit, was approximately $4.112 billion. In addition to the net winning bids, SNR Wireless made a bid withdrawal payment of approximately $8 million. ​ FCC Order and October 2015 Arrangements. Memorandum Opinion and Order which ​ Letters Exchanged between Northstar Wireless and the FCC Wireless Bureau. As outlined in letters exchanged between Northstar Wireless and the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau of the FCC (the “FCC Wireless Bureau”), Northstar Wireless paid the gross winning bid amounts for billion through the application of funds already on deposit with the FCC. Northstar Wireless also notified the FCC that it would not be paying the gross winning bid amounts for ​ ​ As a result of the nonpayment of those gross winning bid amounts, the FCC retained those licenses and Northstar Wireless owed the FCC an additional interim payment of approximately $334 million (the “Northstar Interim Payment”), which is equal to 15% of $2.226 billion. The Northstar Interim Payment was recorded as an expense during the fourth quarter 2015. Northstar Wireless immediately satisfied the Northstar Interim Payment through the application of funds already on deposit with the FCC and an additional loan from American II of approximately $69 million. As a result, the FCC will not deem Northstar Wireless to be a “current defaulter” under applicable FCC rules. ​ In addition, the FCC Wireless Bureau acknowledged that Northstar Wireless’ nonpayment of those gross winning bid amounts does not constitute action involving gross misconduct, misrepresentation or bad faith. Therefore, the FCC concluded that such nonpayment will not affect the eligibility of Northstar Wireless, its investors (including DISH Network) or their respective affiliates to participate in future spectrum auctions (including Auction 1000 and any re-auction of the AWS-3 licenses retained by the FCC). At this time, DISH Network (through itself, a subsidiary or another entity in which it may hold a direct or indirect interest) expects to participate in any re-auction of those AWS-3 licenses. ​ If the winning bids from re-auction or other award of the AWS-3 licenses retained by the FCC are greater than or equal to the winning bids of Northstar Wireless, no additional amounts will be owed to the FCC. However, if those winning bids are less than the winning bids of Northstar Wireless, then Northstar Wireless will be responsible for the difference less any overpayment of the Northstar Interim Payment (which will be recalculated as 15 % of the winning bids from re-auction or other award) (the “Northstar Re-Auction Payment”). million overpayment of the Northstar Interim Payment. As discussed above, at this time, DISH Network (through itself, a subsidiary or another entity in which it may hold a direct or indirect interest) expects to participate in any re-auction. We cannot predict with any degree of certainty the timing or outcome of any re-auction or the amount of any Northstar Re-Auction Payment. ​ DISH Network Guaranty in Favor of the FCC for Certain Northstar Wireless Obligations . On October 1, 2015, DISH Network entered into a guaranty in favor of the FCC (the “FCC Northstar Guaranty”) with respect to the Northstar Interim Payment (which was satisfied on October 1, 2015) and any Northstar Re-Auction Payment. The FCC Northstar Guaranty provides, among other things, that during the period between the due date for the payments guaranteed under the FCC Northstar Guaranty and the date such guaranteed payments are paid: (i) Northstar Wireless’ payment obligations to American II under the Northstar Credit Agreement will be subordinated to such guaranteed payments; and (ii) DISH Network or American II will withhold exercising certain rights as a creditor of Northstar Wireless. ​ Letters Exchanged between SNR Wireless and the FCC Wireless Bureau. million). SNR Wireless also notified the FCC that it would not be paying the gross winning bid amounts for 113 AWS-3 Licenses totaling approximately $1.211 billion. ​ As a result of the nonpayment of those gross winning bid amounts, the FCC retained those licenses and SNR Wireless owed the FCC an additional interim payment of approximately $182 million (the “SNR Interim Payment”), which is equal to 15% of $1.211 billion. The SNR Interim Payment was recorded as an expense during the fourth quarter 2015. SNR Wireless immediately satisfied the SNR Interim Payment through a portion of an additional loan from American III in an aggregate amount of approximately $344 million. As a result, the FCC will not deem SNR Wireless to be a “current defaulter” under applicable FCC rules. ​ ​ In addition, the FCC Wireless Bureau acknowledged that SNR Wireless’ nonpayment of those gross winning bid amounts does not constitute action involving gross misconduct, misrepresentation or bad faith. Therefore, the FCC concluded that such nonpayment will not affect the eligibility of SNR Wireless, its investors (including DISH Network) or their respective affiliates to participate in future spectrum auctions (including Auction 1000 and any re-auction of the AWS-3 licenses retained by the FCC). At this time, DISH Network (through itself, a subsidiary or another entity in which it may hold a direct or indirect interest) expects to participate in any re-auction of those AWS-3 licenses. ​ If the winning bids from re-auction or other award of the AWS-3 licenses retained by the FCC are greater than or equal to the winning bids of SNR Wireless, no additional amounts will be owed to the FCC. However, if those winning bids are less than the winning bids of SNR Wireless, then SNR Wireless will be responsible for the difference less any overpayment of the SNR Interim Payment (which will be recalculated as 15 % of the winning bids from re-auction or other award) (the “SNR Re-Auction Payment”). For example, if the winning bids in a re-auction are $1, the SNR Re-Auction Payment would be approximately $1.029 billion, which is calculated as the difference between $1.211 billion (the SNR winning bid amounts) and $1 (the winning bids from re-auction) less the resulting $182 million overpayment of the SNR Interim Payment. As discussed above, at this time, DISH Network (through itself, a subsidiary or another entity in which it may hold a direct or indirect interest) expects to participate in any re-auction. We cannot predict with any degree of certainty the timing or outcome of any re-auction or the amount of any SNR Re-Auction Payment. ​ DISH Network Guaranty in Favor of the FCC for Certain SNR Wireless Obligations. On October 1, 2015, DISH Network entered into a guaranty in favor of the FCC (the “FCC SNR Guaranty”) with respect to the SNR Interim Payment (which was satisfied on October 1, 2015) and any SNR Re-Auction Payment. The FCC SNR Guaranty provides, among other things, that during the period between the due date for the payments guaranteed under the FCC SNR Guaranty and the date such guaranteed payments are paid: (i) SNR Wireless’ payment obligations to American III under the SNR Credit Agreement will be subordinated to such guaranteed payments; and (ii) DISH Network or American III will withhold exercising certain rights as a creditor of SNR Wireless. ​ FCC Licenses . On October 27, 2015, the FCC granted the Northstar Licenses to Northstar Wireless and the SNR Licenses to SNR Wireless, respectively, which are recorded in “FCC authorizations” on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The AWS-3 Licenses are subject to certain interim and final build-out requirements. By October 2021, Northstar Wireless and SNR Wireless must provide reliable signal coverage and offer service to at least 40 % of the population in each area covered by an individual AWS-3 License (the “AWS-3 Interim Build-Out Requirement”). By October 2027, Northstar Wireless and SNR Wireless must provide reliable signal coverage and offer service to at least 75 % of the population in each area covered by an individual AWS-3 License (the “AWS-3 Final Build-Out Requirement”). If the AWS-3 Interim Build-Out Requirement is not met, the AWS-3 License term and the AWS-3 Final Build-Out Requirement may be accelerated by two years (from October 2027 to October 2025) for each AWS-3 License area in which Northstar Wireless and SNR Wireless do not meet the requirement. ​ If the AWS-3 Final Build-Out Requirement is not met, the authorization for each AWS-3 License area in which Northstar Wireless and SNR Wireless do not meet the requirement may terminate. These wireless spectrum licenses expire in October 2027 unless they are renewed by the FCC. There can be no assurances that the FCC will renew these wireless spectrum licenses. ​ Qui Tam . On September 23, 2016, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia unsealed a qui tam complaint that was filed by Vermont National Telephone Company (“Vermont National”) against us; our wholly-owned subsidiaries, American AWS-3 Wireless I L.L.C., American II, American III, and DISH Wireless Holding L.L.C.; Charles W. Ergen (our Chairman) and Cantey M. Ergen (a member of our board of directors); Northstar Wireless; Northstar Spectrum; Northstar Manager; SNR Wireless; SNR HoldCo; SNR Management; and certain other parties. See “ Contingencies – Litigation – Vermont National Telephone Company” ​ D.C. Circuit Court Opinion . SNR Wireless LicenseCo, LLC, et al. v. Federal Communications Commission , 868 F.3d 1021 (D.C. Cir. 2017) (the “Appellate Decision”) affirmed the Order in part, and remanded the matter to the FCC to give Northstar Wireless and SNR Wireless an opportunity to seek to negotiate a cure of the issues identified by the FCC in the Order (a “Cure”). On January 26, 2018, SNR Wireless and Northstar Wireless filed a petition for a writ of certiorari, asking the United States Supreme Court to hear an appeal from the Appellate Decision, . ​ Order on Remand. On January 24, 2018, the FCC released an Order on Remand, DA 18-70 (the “Order on Remand”) purporting to establish a procedure to afford Northstar Wireless and SNR Wireless the opportunity to implement a Cure pursuant to the Appellate Decision. The Order on Remand provided that Northstar Wireless and SNR Wireless each had until April 24, 2018 to file the necessary documentation to demonstrate that, in light of such changes, each of Northstar Wireless and SNR Wireless qualifies for the very small business bidding credit that it sought in the AWS-3 Auction. Additionally, the Order on Remand provides that if either Northstar Wireless or SNR Wireless needs additional time to negotiate new or amended agreements, it may request to extend the deadline for such negotiations for an additional 45 days (extending the deadline to June 8, 2018). On April 16, 2018, the FCC approved Northstar Wireless’ and SNR Wireless’ requests to extend the deadline for such negotiations for an additional 45 days to June 8, 2018. On June 8, 2018, Northstar Wireless and SNR Wireless each filed amended agreements to demonstrate that, in light of such changes, each of Northstar Wireless and SNR Wireless qualifies for the very small business bidding credit that it sought in the AWS-3 Auction. The Order on Remand also provided, among other things, until July 23, 2018 for certain third-parties to file comments about any changes to the agreements proposed by Northstar Wireless and SNR Wireless and several third-parties filed comments (with one opposition). On October 22, 2018, Northstar Wireless and SNR Wireless filed a response to the third-party comments. ​ Northstar Wireless and SNR Wireless have filed a Joint Application for Review of the Order on Remand requesting, among other things, an iterative negotiation process with the FCC regarding a Cure, which was denied on July 12, 2018. ​ Northstar Operative Agreements ​ Northstar LLC Agreement. Northstar Spectrum is governed by a limited liability company agreement by and between American II and Northstar Manager (the “Northstar Spectrum LLC Agreement”). Pursuant to the Northstar Spectrum LLC Agreement, American II and Northstar Manager made pro-rata equity contributions in Northstar Spectrum. ​ On March 31, 2018, American II, Northstar Spectrum, and Northstar Manager amended and restated the Northstar Spectrum LLC Agreement, to, among other things: (i) exchange ​ ​ The Northstar Preferred Interests: (a) are non-voting; (b) have a ​ On June 7, 2018, American II, Northstar Spectrum, and Northstar Manager amended and restated the Second Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement, dated March 31, 2018, by and among American II, Northstar Spectrum, and Northstar Manager, to, among other things: (i) reduce the mandatory quarterly distribution for the Northstar Preferred Interests from ​ Northstar Wireless Credit Agreement. On October 1, 2015, American II, Northstar Wireless and Northstar Spectrum amended the First Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated October 13, 2014, by and among American II, as Lender, Northstar Wireless, as Borrower, and Northstar Spectrum, as Guarantor (as amended, the “Northstar Credit Agreement”), to provide, among other things, that: (i) the Northstar Interim Payment and any Northstar Re-Auction Payment will be made by American II directly to the FCC and will be deemed as loans under the Northstar Credit Agreement; (ii) the FCC is a third-party beneficiary with respect to American II’s obligation to pay the Northstar Interim Payment and any Northstar Re-Auction Payment; (iii) in the event that the winning bids from re-auction or other award of the AWS-3 licenses retained by the FCC are less than the winning bids of Northstar Wireless, the purchaser, assignee or transferee of any AWS-3 Licenses from Northstar Wireless is obligated to pay its pro-rata share of the difference (and Northstar Wireless remains jointly and severally liable for such pro-rata share); and (iv) during the period between the due date for the payments guaranteed under the FCC Northstar Guaranty (as discussed below) and the date such guaranteed payments are paid, Northstar Wireless’ payment obligations to American II under the Northstar Credit Agreement will be subordinated to such guaranteed payments. ​ On March 31, 2018, American II, Northstar Wireless, and Northstar Spectrum amended and restated the Northstar Credit Agreement, to, among other things: (i) lower the interest rate on the remaining ​ On June 7, 2018, American II, Northstar Wireless, and Northstar Spectrum amended and restated the Northstar Credit Agreement to, among other things: (i) extend the maturity date on the remaining loan balance from ​ ​ SNR Operative Agreements ​ SNR LLC Agreement . SNR HoldCo is governed by a limited liability company agreement by and between American III and SNR Management (the “SNR HoldCo LLC Agreement”). Pursuant to the SNR HoldCo LLC Agreement, American III and SNR Management made pro-rata equity contributions in SNR HoldCo. ​ On March 31, 2018, American III, SNR Holdco, SNR Wireless Management, and John Muleta amended and restated the SNR HoldCo LLC Agreement , to, among other things: (i) exchange The SNR Preferred Interests: (a) are non-voting; (b) have a ​ On June 7, 2018, American III, SNR Holdco, SNR Management, and John Muleta amended and restated the Second Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement, dated March 31, 2018, by and among American III, SNR Holdco, SNR Management and John Muleta, to, among other things: (i) reduce the mandatory quarterly distribution for the SNR Preferred Interests from ​ SNR Credit Agreement . On October 1, 2015, American III, SNR Wireless and SNR HoldCo amended the First Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated October 13, 2014, by and among American III, as Lender, SNR Wireless, as Borrower, and SNR HoldCo, as Guarantor (as amended, the “SNR Credit Agreement”), to provide, among other things, that: (i) the SNR Interim Payment and any SNR Re-Auction Payment will be made by American III directly to the FCC and will be deemed as loans under the SNR Credit Agreement; (ii) the FCC is a third-party beneficiary with respect to American III’s obligation to pay the SNR Interim Payment and any SNR Re-Auction Payment; (iii) in the event that the winning bids from re-auction or other award of the AWS-3 licenses retained by the FCC are less than the winning bids of SNR Wireless, the purchaser, assignee or transferee of any AWS-3 Licenses from SNR Wireless is obligated to pay its pro-rata share of the difference (and SNR Wireless remains jointly and severally liable for such pro-rata share); and (iv) during the period between the due date for the payments guaranteed under the FCC SNR Guaranty (as discussed below) and the date such guaranteed payments are paid, SNR Wireless’ payment obligations to American III under the SNR Credit Agreement will be subordinated to such guaranteed payments. ​ On March 31, 2018, American III, SNR Wireless, and SNR Holdco amended and restated the SNR Credit Agreement, to, among other things: (i) lower the interest rate on the remaining ​ On June 7, 2018, American III, SNR Wireless, and SNR Holdco amended and restated the SNR Credit Agreement to, among other things: (i) extend the maturity date on the remaining loan balance from ​ As of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, Northstar Manager’s ownership interest in Northstar Spectrum and SNR Management’s ownership interest in SNR HoldCo was $634 million and $552 million, respectively, recorded as “Redeemable noncontrolling interests” on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. ​ The Northstar Entities and/or the SNR Entities may need to raise significant additional capital in the future, which may be obtained from third party sources or from us, so that the Northstar Entities and the SNR Entities may commercialize, build-out and integrate these AWS-3 Licenses, comply with regulations applicable to such AWS-3 Licenses, and make any potential Northstar Re-Auction Payment and SNR Re-Auction Payment for the AWS-3 licenses retained by the FCC. Depending upon the nature and scope of such commercialization, build-out, integration efforts, regulatory compliance, and potential Northstar Re-Auction Payment and SNR Re-Auction Payment, any loans, equity contributions or partnerships could vary significantly. There can be no assurance that we will be able to obtain a profitable return on our non-controlling investments in the Northstar Entities and the SNR Entities. ​ Contingencies ​ Separation Agreement ​ On January 1, 2008, we completed the distribution of our technology and set-top box business and certain infrastructure assets (the “Spin-off”) into a separate publicly-traded company, EchoStar. In connection with the Spin-off, we entered into a separation agreement with EchoStar that provides, among other things, for the division of certain liabilities, including liabilities resulting from litigation. Under the terms of the separation agreement, EchoStar has assumed certain liabilities that relate to its business, including certain designated liabilities for acts or omissions that occurred prior to the Spin-off. Certain specific provisions govern intellectual property related claims under which, generally, EchoStar will only be liable for its acts or omissions following the Spin-off and we will indemnify EchoStar for any liabilities or damages resulting from intellectual property claims relating to the period prior to the Spin-off, as well as our acts or omissions following the Spin-off. On February 28, 2017, we and EchoStar and certain of our respective subsidiaries completed the transactions contemplated by the Share Exchange Agreement (the “Share Exchange Agreement”) that was previously entered into on January 31, 2017 (the “Share Exchange”), pursuant to which certain assets that were transferred to EchoStar in the Spin-off were transferred back to us. On September 10, 2019, we and EchoStar and certain of our respective subsidiaries completed the transactions contemplated by the Master Transaction Agreement (the “Master Transaction Agreement”) that was previously entered into on May 19, 2019, pursuant to which certain assets that were transferred to EchoStar in the Spin-off were transferred back to us. The Share Exchange Agreement and the Master Transaction Agreement contain additional indemnification provisions between us and EchoStar for certain liabilities and legal proceedings. ​ ​ Litigation ​ We are involved in a number of legal proceedings (including those described below) concerning matters arising in connection with the conduct of our business activities. Many of these proceedings are at preliminary stages, and many of these proceedings seek an indeterminate amount of damages. We regularly evaluate the status of the legal proceedings in which we are involved to assess whether a loss is probable or there is a reasonable possibility that a loss or an additional loss may have been incurred and to determine if accruals are appropriate. If accruals are not appropriate, we further evaluate each legal proceeding to assess whether an estimate of the possible loss or range of possible loss can be made. ​ For certain cases described on the following pages, management is unable to provide a meaningful estimate of the possible loss or range of possi

Segment Reporting

Segment Reporting	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020
Segment Reporting
Segment Reporting	12. Segment Reporting ​ Operating segments are components of an enterprise for which separate financial information is available and regularly evaluated by the chief operating decision maker(s) of an enterprise. Operating income is the primary measure used by our chief operating decision maker to evaluate segment operating performance. We currently operate two primary business segments: (1) Pay-TV; and (2) Wireless. See Note 1 for further information. ​ All other and eliminations primarily include intersegment eliminations related to intercompany debt and the related interest income and interest expense, which are eliminated in consolidation. ​ The total assets, revenue and operating income by segment were as follows: ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ As of ​ ​ ​ September 30, ​ December 31, ​ ​ ​ 2020 2019 ​ ​ (In thousands) ​ Total assets: ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Pay-TV ​ $ 33,706,649 ​ $ 31,531,612 ​ Wireless ​ ​ 28,717,584 ​ ​ 25,686,381 ​ Eliminations ​ ​ (26,323,796) ​ ​ (23,987,058) ​ Total assets ​ $ 36,100,437 ​ $ 33,230,935 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ For the Three Months Ended ​ For the Nine Months Ended ​ ​ ​ September 30, ​ September 30, ​ ​ ​ 2020 2019 2020 2019 ​ ​ (In thousands) ​ Revenue: ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Pay-TV ​ $ 3,190,664 ​ $ 3,169,967 ​ $ 9,595,131 ​ $ 9,569,972 ​ Wireless ​ ​ 1,341,512 ​ ​ 64 ​ ​ 1,343,893 ​ ​ 187 ​ Eliminations ​ ​ (585) ​ ​ (1,668) ​ ​ (2,954) ​ ​ (3,340) ​ Total revenue ​ $ 4,531,591 ​ $ 3,168,363 ​ $ 10,936,070 ​ $ 9,566,819 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Operating income (loss): ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Pay-TV ​ $ 803,817 ​ $ 491,696 ​ $ 2,040,970 ​ $ 1,406,179 ​ Wireless (1) ​ ​ 7,431 ​ ​ (22,804) ​ ​ (447,994) ​ ​ (50,255) ​ Eliminations ​ ​ — ​ ​ — ​ ​ — ​ ​ — ​ Total operating income (loss) ​ $ 811,248 ​ $ 468,892 ​ $ 1,592,976 ​ $ 1,355,924 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (1) The nine months ended September 30, 2020 were negatively impacted by “Impairment of long-lived assets” of $356 million, resulting from non-cash impairments of the T1 satellite and D1 satellites, as well as capitalized costs of equipment, labor and other assets and operating lease assets related to the narrowband IoT deployment that would not be utilized in our 5G Network Deployment. See Note 2 for further information. ​ ​ Geographic Information. Revenue is attributed to geographic regions based upon the location where the goods and services are provided. All service revenue was derived from the United States. Substantially all of our long-lived assets reside in the United States. ​ The following table summarizes revenue by geographic region: ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ For the Three Months Ended ​ For the Nine Months Ended ​ September 30, ​ September 30, Revenue: ​ 2020 2019 2020 2019 ​ ​ (In thousands) United States ​ $ 4,516,475 ​ $ 3,156,853 ​ $ 10,899,922 ​ $ 9,533,647 Canada and Mexico ​ ​ 15,116 ​ ​ 11,510 ​ ​ 36,148 ​ ​ 33,172 Total revenue ​ $ 4,531,591 ​ $ 3,168,363 ​ $ 10,936,070 ​ $ 9,566,819 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ The revenue from external customers disaggregated by major revenue source was as follows: ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ For the Three Months Ended ​ For the Nine Months Ended ​ ​ ​ September 30, ​ September 30, ​ Category: 2020 2019 ​ 2020 2019 ​ ​ (In thousands) ​ Pay-TV video and related revenue ​ $ 3,139,575 ​ $ 3,117,191 ​ $ 9,455,429 ​ $ 9,427,533 ​ Wireless services and related revenue ​ ​ 1,082,570 ​ ​ — ​ ​ 1,082,570 ​ ​ — ​ Pay-TV equipment sales and other revenue ​ ​ 51,089 ​ ​ 52,776 ​ ​ 139,702 ​ ​ 142,439 ​ Wireless equipment sales and other revenue ​ ​ 258,942 ​ ​ 64 ​ ​ 261,323 ​ ​ 187 ​ Eliminations equipment sales and other revenue ​ ​ (585) ​ ​ (1,668) ​ ​ (2,954) ​ ​ (3,340) ​ Total ​ $ 4,531,591 ​ $ 3,168,363 ​ $ 10,936,070 ​ $ 9,566,819 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ All revenues during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 were primarily derived from our Pay-TV segment.

Contract Balances

Contract Balances	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020
Contract Balances
Contract Balances	​ ​ ​ 13. Contract Balances ​ Our valuation and qualifying accounts as of September 30, 2020 were as follows: ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Allowance for credit losses Balance at Current Period Provision for Expected Credit Losses Write-offs Charged Against Allowance Balance at ​ ​ (In thousands) ​ For the nine months ended September 30, 2020 ​ $ 19,280 ​ $ 60,964 ​ $ (15,630) ​ $ 64,614 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Deferred revenue related to contracts with our customers is recorded in “Deferred revenue and other” and “Long-term deferred revenue and other long-term liabilities” on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. Changes in deferred revenue related to contracts with our customers were as follows: ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Contract ​ ​ ​ Liabilities ​ ​ ​ (In thousands) ​ Balance as of December 31, 2019 ​ $ 613,272 ​ Recognition of unearned revenue ​ ​ (6,457,508) ​ Deferral of revenue ​ ​ 6,627,478 ​ Balance as of September 30, 2020 ​ $ 783,242 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ 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.

Related Party Transactions

Related Party Transactions	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020
Related Party Transactions
Related Party Transactions	14. Related Party Transactions ​ Master Transaction Agreement ​ On May 19, 2019, we entered into the Master Transaction Agreement with EchoStar. ​ Pursuant to the Master Transaction Agreement, among other things: (i) EchoStar carried out an internal reorganization in which certain assets and liabilities of the EchoStar Satellite Services segment, the business segment of EchoStar that provides broadcast satellite operations and satellite services, as well as certain related licenses, real estate properties and employees (together, the “BSS Business”) were transferred to Newco (the “Pre-Closing Restructuring”); (ii) EchoStar distributed all outstanding shares of common stock, par value per share, of EchoStar; and (iii) upon the consummation of the Pre-Closing Restructuring and the Distribution, Merger Sub merged with and into Newco (the “Merger”) such that, upon consummation of the Merger, Merger Sub ceased to exist and Newco continued as our wholly-owned subsidiary. ​ Effective September 10, 2019, pursuant to the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Master Transaction Agreement, in consideration for the Merger, we issued 22,937,188 shares of our Class A common stock to the holders of Newco Common Stock at a ratio of 0.23523769 of our Class A common stock for each outstanding share of Newco Common Stock. The transaction was structured as a tax-free spin-off and merger. ​ In addition, as the result of the Merger, we, EchoStar and, as relevant, certain of our or their respective subsidiaries, entered into ancillary agreements involving tax, employment and intellectual property matters, which set forth certain rights and obligations of us and EchoStar and our and their respective subsidiaries related to the Merger with respect to, among other things: (i) the payment of tax liability refunds, and the filing of tax returns related to Newco and the BSS Business; (ii) the allocation of employment-related assets and liabilities between us and EchoStar; (iii) certain employee compensation, equity awards, benefit plans, programs and arrangements relating to employees who are expected to be transferred to us pursuant to the Merger; (iv) a cross-license between us and EchoStar for certain intellectual property either transferred to us as part of the Merger or retained by EchoStar that is also used in the BSS Business; and (v) the provision of certain telemetry, tracking and control services by us and our subsidiaries to EchoStar and its subsidiaries. ​ The description of the Master Transaction Agreement in this section is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete text of the Master Transaction Agreement, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 2.1 to our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2019. ​ The Merger was accounted for as an asset purchase, as substantially all of the fair value of the gross assets acquired was concentrated in a group of similar identifiable assets. As the Merger was between entities that were under common control, we recorded the assets and liabilities received under the Merger at EchoStar’s historical cost basis, with the offsetting amount recorded in “Additional paid-in capital” on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. A significant portion of the assets received under the Merger were historically leased to us by EchoStar. As these assets and the related liabilities have been transferred to us pursuant to the Master Transaction Agreement, they are no longer be included in “Operating lease assets,” “Other current liabilities” and “Operating lease liabilities,” but rather in “Property and equipment, net” on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. ​ Spin-off from EchoStar ​ Following the Spin-off, we and EchoStar have operated as separate publicly-traded companies and neither entity has any ownership interest in the other. However, a substantial majority of the voting power of the shares of both companies is owned beneficially by Charles W. Ergen, our Chairman, and by certain entities established by Mr. Ergen for the benefit of his family. ​ Related Party Transactions with EchoStar ​ In connection with and following the Spin-off, we and EchoStar have entered into certain agreements pursuant to which we obtain certain products, services and rights from EchoStar, EchoStar obtains certain products, services and rights from us, and we and EchoStar have indemnified each other against certain liabilities arising from our respective businesses. Pursuant to the Share Exchange Agreement, among other things, EchoStar transferred to us certain assets and liabilities of the EchoStar technologies and EchoStar broadcasting businesses. Pursuant to the Master Transaction Agreement, among other things, EchoStar transferred to us certain assets and liabilities of its EchoStar Satellite Services segment. In connection with the Share Exchange and the Master Transaction Agreement, we and EchoStar and certain of their subsidiaries entered into certain agreements covering, among other things, tax matters, employee matters, intellectual property matters and the provision of transitional services. In addition, certain agreements that we had with EchoStar have terminated, and we entered into certain new agreements with EchoStar. We also may enter into additional agreements with EchoStar in the future. The following is a summary of the terms of our principal agreements with EchoStar that may have an impact on our financial condition and results of operations. ​ “Trade accounts receivable” ​ As of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, trade accounts receivable from EchoStar was $4 million and $1 million, respectively. These amounts are recorded in “Trade accounts receivable” on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. ​ “Trade accounts payable” ​ As of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, trade accounts payable to EchoStar was $10 million. These amounts are recorded in “Trade accounts payable” on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. ​ “Equipment sales and other revenue” ​ During both of the three months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, we received $2 million for services provided to EchoStar. During the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, we received million, respectively, for services provided to EchoStar. These amounts are recorded in “Equipment sales and other revenue” on our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss). The agreements pertaining to these revenues are discussed below. ​ Real Estate Lease Agreements. We have entered into lease agreements pursuant to which we lease certain real estate to EchoStar. The rent on a per square foot basis for each of the leases is comparable to per square foot rental rates of similar commercial property in the same geographic areas, and EchoStar is responsible for its portion of the taxes, insurance, utilities and maintenance of the premises. The term of each lease is set forth below: ​ ● El Paso Lease Agreement. During 2012, we began leasing certain space at 1285 Joe Battle Blvd., El Paso, Texas to EchoStar for an initial period ending on August 1, 2015, which also provides EchoStar with renewal options for four consecutive three-year terms. During the second quarter 2015, EchoStar exercised its first renewal option for a period ending on August 1, 2018 and in April 2018 EchoStar exercised its second renewal option for a period ending in August 2021. ​ ● 90 Inverness Lease Agreement . In connection with the completion of the Share Exchange, effective March 1, 2017, EchoStar leases certain space from us at 90 Inverness Circle East, Englewood, Colorado for a period ending in February 2022. EchoStar has the option to renew this lease for four three-year periods. ​ ● Cheyenne Lease Agreement . In connection with the completion of the Share Exchange, effective March 1, 2017, EchoStar leases certain space from us at 530 EchoStar Drive, Cheyenne, Wyoming for a period ending in February 2019. In August 2018, EchoStar exercised its option to renew this lease for a one-year period ending in February 2020. EchoStar has the option to renew this lease for 12 one-year periods. In connection with the Master Transaction Agreement, we and EchoStar amended this lease to provide EchoStar with certain space for a period ending in September 2021, with the option for EchoStar to renew for a one-year period upon 180 days ’ written notice prior to the end of the term. ​ ● Gilbert Lease Agreement . In connection with the completion of the Share Exchange, effective March 1, 2017, EchoStar leased certain space from us at 801 N. DISH Dr., Gilbert, Arizona for a period ending in March 2019. EchoStar exercised its option to renew this lease for a one-year period ending in February 2020. This lease was terminated effective September 10, 2019. ​ ● American Fork Occupancy License Agreement. In connection with the completion of the Share Exchange, effective March 1, 2017, we acquired the lease for certain space at 796 East Utah Valley Drive, American Fork, Utah, and we sublease certain space at this location to EchoStar for a period ending in August 2017. In June 2017, EchoStar exercised its five-year renewal option for a period ending in August 2022. This lease was terminated effective March 2019. ​ ​ Collocation and Antenna Space Agreements 1, 2017, we entered into certain agreements pursuant to which we will provide certain collocation and antenna space to HNS through February 2022 at the following locations: Cheyenne, Wyoming; Gilbert, Arizona; New Braunfels, Texas; Monee, Illinois; Englewood, Colorado; and Spokane, Washington. During August 2017, we entered into certain other agreements pursuant to which we will provide certain collocation and antenna space to HNS through August 2022 at the following locations: Monee, Illinois and Spokane, Washington. HNS has the option to renew each of these agreements for periods. HNS may terminate certain of these agreements with ’ prior written notice to us at the following locations: New Braunfels, Texas; Englewood, Colorado; and Spokane, Washington. In September 2019, in connection with the Master Transaction Agreement, we entered into an agreement pursuant to which we provide HNS with certain additional collocation space in Cheyenne, Wyoming for a period ending in September 2020, with the option for HNS to renew for a prior to the end of the term. In October 2019, HNS provided a termination notice for its New Braunfels, Texas agreement to be effective May 2020. The fees for the services provided under these agreements depend, among other things, on the number of racks leased and/or antennas present at the location. ​ Also in connection with the Master Transaction Agreement, in September 2019, we entered into an agreement pursuant to which we will provide HNS with antenna space and power in Cheyenne, Wyoming for a period of five years commencing no later than October 2020, with four three-year renewal terms, with prior written notice no more than 120 days but no less than 90 days prior to the end of the then-current term. ​ TT&C Agreement – Master Transaction Agreement . In September 2019, in connection with the Master Transaction Agreement, we entered into an agreement pursuant to which we provide TT&C services to EchoStar for a period ending in September 2021, with the option for EchoStar to renew for a prior to the initial expiration (the “MTA TT&C Agreement”). The fees for services provided under the MTA TT&C Agreement are calculated at either: (i) a fixed fee or (ii) cost plus a fixed margin, which will vary depending on the nature of the services provided. Either party is able to terminate the MTA TT&C Agreement for any reason upon ​ “Cost of services” ​ During the three months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, we incurred $5 million and $31 million, respectively, of costs for services provided to us by EchoStar. During the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, we incurred million, respectively, of costs for services provided to us by EchoStar. EchoStar was the supplier of the vast majority of our transponder capacity. On May 19, 2019, we entered into a Master Transaction Agreement pursuant to which, on September 10, 2019, certain of these satellites were transferred to us (see below). See above for further information on the Master Transaction Agreement. These amounts are recorded in “Cost of services” on our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss). The agreements pertaining to these expenses are discussed below. ​ Hughes Broadband Distribution Agreement . Effective October 1, 2012, dishNET Satellite Broadband L.L.C. (“dishNET Satellite Broadband”), our indirect wholly-owned subsidiary, and HNS entered into a Distribution Agreement (the “Distribution Agreement”) pursuant to which dishNET Satellite Broadband has the right, but not the obligation, to market, sell and distribute the HNS satellite Internet service (the “Service”). dishNET Satellite Broadband pays HNS a monthly per subscriber wholesale service fee for the Service based upon the subscriber’s service level, and, beginning January 1, 2014, certain volume subscription thresholds. The Distribution Agreement also provides that dishNET Satellite Broadband has the right, but not the obligation, to purchase certain broadband equipment from HNS to support the sale of the Service. On February 20, 2014, dishNET Satellite Broadband and HNS amended the Distribution Agreement which, among other things, extended the initial term of the Distribution Agreement through March 1, 2024. ​ Thereafter, the Distribution Agreement automatically renews for successive one year terms unless either party gives written notice of its intent not to renew to the other party at least 180 days before the expiration of the then-current term. Upon expiration or termination of the Distribution Agreement, the parties will continue to provide the Service to the then-current dishNET subscribers pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Distribution Agreement. ​ During the first quarter 2017, we transitioned our wholesale arrangement with Hughes under the Distribution Agreement to an authorized representative arrangement and entered into the MSA with HNS. See “ Hughes Broadband Master Services Agreement” ​ Satellite Capacity Leased from EchoStar. We have entered into certain satellite capacity agreements pursuant to which we lease certain capacity on certain satellites owned or leased by EchoStar. The fees for the services provided under these satellite capacity agreements depend, among other things, upon the orbital location of the applicable satellite, the number of transponders that are leased on the applicable satellite and the length of the lease. See “Pay-TV Satellites” in Note 8 for further information. The term of each lease is set forth below: ​ ● EchoStar VII, X, XI and XIV . On March 1, 2014, we began leasing all available capacity from EchoStar on the EchoStar VII, X, XI and XIV satellites. The term of each satellite capacity agreement generally terminates upon the earlier of: (i) the end-of-life of the satellite; (ii) the date the satellite fails; or (iii) a certain date, which depends upon, among other things, the estimated useful life of the satellite. We generally have the option to renew each satellite capacity agreement on a year-to-year basis through the end of the respective satellite’s life. There can be no assurance that any options to renew such agreements will be exercised. The satellite capacity agreement for EchoStar VII expired on June 30, 2018. On May 19, 2019, we entered into a Master Transaction Agreement pursuant to which, on September 10, 2019, these satellites were transferred to us. See above for further information on the Master Transaction Agreement. ​ ● EchoStar IX . We lease certain satellite capacity from EchoStar on EchoStar IX. Subject to availability, we generally have the right to continue to lease satellite capacity from EchoStar on EchoStar IX on a month-to-month basis. ​ ● EchoStar XVI. In December 2009, we entered into a transponder service agreement with EchoStar to lease all of the capacity on EchoStar XVI, a DBS satellite, after its service commencement date. EchoStar XVI was launched in November 2012 to replace EchoStar XV at the 61.5 degree orbital location and is currently in service. Effective December 21, 2012, we and EchoStar amended the transponder service agreement to, among other things, change the initial term to generally expire upon the earlier of: (i) the end-of-life or replacement of the satellite; (ii) the date the satellite fails; (iii) the date the transponder(s) on which service is being provided under the agreement fails; or (iv) four years following the actual service commencement date. In July 2016, we and EchoStar amended the transponder service agreement to, among other things, extend the initial term by one additional year and to reduce the term of the first renewal option by one year . Prior to expiration of the initial term, we had the option to renew for an additional five-year period. In May 2017, we exercised our first renewal option for an additional five-year period ending in January 2023. We also have the option to renew for an additional five-year period prior to expiration of the first renewal period in January 2023. There can be no assurance that the option to renew this agreement will be exercised. During 2018, we and EchoStar further amended the agreement to, among other things, allow us to place and use certain satellites at the 61.5 degree orbital location. On May 19, 2019, we entered into a Master Transaction Agreement pursuant to which, on September 10, 2019, this satellite was transferred to us. See above for further information on the Master Transaction Agreement. ​ ​ Nimiq 5 Agreement . During 2009, EchoStar entered into a DBS transponders on the Nimiq 5 satellite at the 72.7 degree orbital location (the “Telesat Transponder Agreement”). During 2009, EchoStar also entered into a satellite service agreement (the “DISH Nimiq 5 Agreement”) with us, pursuant to which we received service from EchoStar on all 32 of the DBS transponders covered by the Telesat Transponder Agreement. ​ Under the terms of the DISH Nimiq 5 Agreement, we made certain monthly payments to EchoStar that commenced in 2009 when the Nimiq 5 satellite was placed into service and continued through the service term, which expired ten years following the date the Nimiq 5 satellite was placed into service. Upon expiration of the initial term, we have the option to renew on a year-to-year basis through the end-of-life of the Nimiq 5 satellite. On May 19, 2019, we entered into a Master Transaction Agreement pursuant to which, on September 10, 2019, the Telesat Transponder Agreement was transferred to us. In September 2019, we and EchoStar entered into an agreement whereby we compensate EchoStar for retaining certain obligations to Telesat related to our performance under the Telesat Transponder Agreement. See above for further information on the Master Transaction Agreement. ​ QuetzSat-1 Lease Agreement. During 2008, EchoStar entered into a ten-year satellite service agreement with SES Latin America S.A. (“SES”), which provided, among other things, for the provision by SES to EchoStar of service on 32 DBS transponders on the QuetzSat-1 satellite (“SES Transponder Agreement”). During 2008, EchoStar also entered into a transponder service agreement (“QuetzSat-1 Transponder Agreement”) with us pursuant to which we received service from EchoStar on 24 DBS transponders. QuetzSat-1 was launched on September 29, 2011 and was placed into service during the fourth quarter 2011 at the 67.1 degree orbital location. In January 2013, QuetzSat-1 was moved to the 77 degree orbital location and we commenced commercial operations at that location in February 2013. During the first quarter 2013, we and EchoStar entered into an agreement pursuant to which we subleased five DBS transponders back to EchoStar. ​ Unless earlier terminated under the terms and conditions of the SES Transponder Agreement and QuetzSat-1 Transponder Agreement, the initial service term will expire in November 2021. Upon expiration of the initial term, we have the option to renew the SES Transponder Agreement on a year-to-year basis through the end-of-life of the QuetzSat-1 satellite. There can be no assurance that any options to renew the SES Transponder Agreement will be exercised. On May 19, 2019, we entered into a Master Transaction Agreement pursuant to which, on September 10, 2019, the SES Transponder Agreement was transferred to us. See above for further information on the Master Transaction Agreement. ​ TT&C Agreement. Effective January 1, 2012, we entered into a TT&C agreement pursuant to which we receive TT&C services from EchoStar for certain satellites (the “TT&C Agreement”). In February 2018, we amended the TT&C Agreement to, among other things, extend the term for one-year with four automatic one-year renewal periods. The fees for services provided under the TT&C Agreement are calculated at either: (i) a fixed fee; or (ii) cost plus a fixed margin, which will vary depending on the nature of the services provided. We and EchoStar are able to terminate the TT&C Agreement for any reason upon 12 months ’ notice. On May 19, 2019, we entered into a Master Transaction Agreement pursuant to which, on September 10, 2019, the assets and employees that provide these services were transferred to us. See above for further information on the Master Transaction Agreement. ​ “Cost of sales – equipment and other” ​ During the three months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, we incurred $1 million and $4 million, respectively, for satellite hosting, operations and maintenance services as well as transmission of certain data. During the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, we incurred $3 million and $4 million, respectively, for satellite hosting, operations and maintenance services as well as transmission of certain data. These amounts are recorded in “Cost of sales – equipment and other” on our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss). The agreements pertaining to these expenses are discussed below. ​ DBSD North America Agreement. On March 9, 2012, we completed the DBSD Transaction. During the second quarter 2011, EchoStar acquired Hughes. Prior to our acquisition of DBSD North America and EchoStar’s acquisition of Hughes, DBSD North America and HNS entered into an agreement pursuant to which HNS provides, among other things, hosting, operations and maintenance services for DBSD North America’s satellite gateway and associated ground infrastructure. This agreement generally may be terminated by us at any time for convenience. ​ TerreStar Agreement . On March 9, 2012, we completed the TerreStar Transaction. Prior to our acquisition of substantially all the assets of TerreStar and EchoStar’s acquisition of Hughes, TerreStar and HNS entered into various agreements pursuant to which HNS provides, among other things, hosting, operations and maintenance services for TerreStar’s satellite gateway and associated ground infrastructure. These agreements generally may be terminated by us at any time for convenience. ​ Hughes Equipment and Services Agreement. In February 2019, we and HNS entered into an agreement pursuant to which HNS will provide us with HughesNet Service and HughesNet equipment for the transmission of certain data related to our 5G Network Deployment. This agreement has an initial term of five years with automatic renewal for successive one-year terms unless terminated by DISH Network with at least 180 days ’ written notice to us or by us with at least 365 days ’ written notice to DISH Network. ​ “Selling, general and administrative expenses” ​ During the three months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, we incurred $3 million and $6 million, respectively, for selling, general and administrative expenses for services provided to us by EchoStar. During the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, we incurred $10 million and $17 million, respectively, for selling, general and administrative expenses for services provided to us by EchoStar. These amounts are recorded in “Selling, general and administrative expenses” on our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss). The agreements pertaining to these expenses are discussed below. ​ Real Estate Lease Agreements. We have entered into lease agreements pursuant to which we lease certain real estate from EchoStar. The rent on a per square foot basis for each of the leases is comparable to per square foot rental rates of similar commercial property in the same geographic area, and EchoStar is responsible for its portion of the taxes, insurance, utilities and maintenance of the premises. The term of each lease is set forth below: ​ ● Meridian Lease Agreement. The lease for all of 9601 S. Meridian Blvd. in Englewood, Colorado was for a period ending on December 31, 2019. In December 2019, we and EchoStar amended this lease to, among other things, extend the term thereof for one additional year until December 31, 2020. ​ ● Santa Fe Lease Agreement. The lease for all of 5701 S. Santa Fe Dr. in Littleton, Colorado was for a period ending on December 31, 2018. In December 2018, we and EchoStar amended this lease to, among other things, extend the term thereof for one additional year until December 31, 2019. On May 19, 2019, we entered into a Master Transaction Agreement pursuant to which, on September 10, 2019, this real estate was transferred to us. See above for further information on the Master Transaction Agreement. ​ ​ ● Cheyenne Lease Agreement. The lease for certain space at 530 EchoStar Drive in Cheyenne, Wyoming is for a period ending on December 31, 2031. In connection with the completion of the Share Exchange, EchoStar transferred ownership of a portion of this property to us, and, effective March 1, 2017, we and EchoStar amended this lease agreement to (i) terminate the lease of certain space at the portion of the property that was transferred to us and (ii) provide for the continued lease to us of certain space at the portion of the property that EchoStar retained. On May 19, 2019, we entered into a Master Transaction Agreement pursuant to which, on September 10, 2019, this real estate was transferred to us. See above for further information on the Master Transaction Agreement. ​ ● 100 Inverness Lease Agreement . In connection with the completion of the Share Exchange, effective March 1, 2017, we lease certain space from EchoStar at 100 Inverness Terrace East, Englewood, Colorado for a period ending in December 2020. This agreement may be terminated by either party upon 180 days ’ prior notice. ​ Professional Services Agreement. Prior to 2010, in connection with the Spin-off, we entered into various agreements with EchoStar including the Transition Services Agreement, Satellite Procurement Agreement and Services Agreement, which all expired on January 1, 2010 and were replaced by a Professional Services Agreement. During 2009, we and EchoStar agreed that EchoStar shall continue to have the right, but not the obligation, to receive the following services from us, among others, certain of which were previously provided under the Transition Services Agreement: information technology, travel and event coordination, internal audit, legal, accounting and tax, benefits administration, program acquisition services and other support services. Additionally, we and EchoStar agreed that we shall continue to have the right, but not the obligation, to engage EchoStar to manage the process of procuring new satellite capacity for us (previously provided under the Satellite Procurement Agreement) and receive logistics, procurement and quality assurance services from EchoStar (previously provided under the Services Agreement) and other support services. The Professional Services Agreement renewed on January 1, 2020 for an additional one-year period until January 1, 2021 and renews automatically for successive one-year periods thereafter, unless terminated earlier by either party upon at least 60 days ’ notice. However, either party may terminate the Professional Services Agreement in part with respect to any particular service it receives for any reason upon at least 30 days ’ notice. In connection with the completion of the Share Exchange on February 28, 2017, DISH Network and EchoStar amended the Professional Services Agreement to, among other things, provide certain transition services to each other related to the Share Exchange Agreement. In addition, on May 19, 2019, we entered into a Master Transaction Agreement, pursuant to which, effective September 10, 2019, DISH Network and EchoStar amended the Professional Services Agreement to, among other things, provide certain transition services to each other related to the Master Transaction Agreement and to remove certain services no longer necessary as a result of the Master Transaction Agreement. See above for further information on the Master Transaction Agreement. During March 2020, we and EchoStar added a service under the Professional Services Agreement whereby we provide EchoStar with rights to use certain satellite capacity in exchange for certain credits to amounts owed by us to EchoStar under the TerreStar Agreement described above. ​ Revenue for services provided by us to EchoStar under the Professional Services Agreement is recorded in “Equipment sales and other revenue” on our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss). ​ ​ Other Agreements - EchoStar ​ Tax Sharing Agreement. In connection with the Spin-off, we entered into a tax sharing agreement (the “Tax Sharing Agreement”) with EchoStar which governs our respective rights, responsibilities and obligations after the Spin-off with respect to taxes for the periods ending on or before the Spin-off. Generally, all pre-Spin-off taxes, including any taxes that are incurred as a result of restructuring activities undertaken to implement the Spin-off, are borne by us, and we will indemnify EchoStar for such taxes. However, we are not liable for and will not indemnify EchoStar for any taxes that are incurred as a result of the Spin-off or certain related transactions failing to qualify as tax-free distributions pursuant to any provision of Section 355 or Section 361 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) because of: (i) a direct or indirect acquisition of any of EchoStar’s stock, stock options or assets; (ii) any action that EchoStar takes or fails to take; or (iii) any action that EchoStar takes that is inconsistent with the information and representations furnished to the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) in connection with the request for the private letter ruling, or to counsel in connection with any opinion being delivered by counsel with respect to the Spin-off or certain related transactions. In such case, EchoStar is solely liable for, and will indemnify us for, any resulting taxes, as well as any losses, claims and expenses. The Tax Sharing Agreement will only terminate after the later of the full period of all applicable statutes of limitations, including extensions, or once all rights and obligations are fully effectuated or performed. ​ In light of the Tax Sharing Agreement, among other things, and in connection with our consolidated federal income tax returns for certain tax years prior to and for the year of the Spin-off, during the third quarter 2013, we and EchoStar agreed upon a supplemental allocation of the tax benefits arising from certain tax items resolved in the course of the IRS’ examination of these consolidated tax returns. As a result, we agreed to pay EchoStar $84 million of the tax benefit we received or will receive. This resulted in a reduction of our recorded unrecognized tax benefits and this amount was reclassified to a long-term payable to EchoStar within “Long-term deferred revenue and other long-term liabilities” on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets during the third quarter 2013. Any payment to EchoStar, including accrued interest, will be made at such time as EchoStar would have otherwise been able to realize such tax benefit. ​ In addition, during the third quarter 2013, we and EchoStar agreed upon a tax sharing arrangement for filing certain combined state income tax returns and a method of allocating the respective tax liabilities between us and EchoStar for such combined returns, through the taxable period ending on December 31, 2017 (the “State Tax A

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Basis of Presentation	Basis of Presentation ​ The accompanying unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”) and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X for interim financial information. Accordingly, these statements do not include all of the information and notes required for complete financial statements prepared under GAAP. In our opinion, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Our results of operations for the interim periods presented are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the full year. For further information, refer to the Consolidated Financial Statements and notes thereto included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019. Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation. ​ Specifically, as a result of our entrance into the retail wireless industry, we have reclassified certain items on our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss). The reclassifications include: ​ (a) “Subscriber-related revenue” has been retitled “Service revenue.” (b) “Subscriber-related expenses” has been retitled “Cost of services.” (c) “Satellite and transmission expenses” has been reclassified to “Cost of services.” (d) A new caption entitled “Selling, general and administrative expenses” has been created that includes historical “General and administrative expenses,” as well as “Subscriber acquisition costs.” ​ All prior periods have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation for these changes.
Principles of Consolidation	Principles of Consolidation ​ We consolidate all majority owned subsidiaries, investments in entities in which we have controlling influence and variable interest entities where we have been determined to be the primary beneficiary. Minority interests are recorded as noncontrolling interests or redeemable noncontrolling interests. See below for further information. Non-consolidated investments are accounted for using the equity method when we have the ability to significantly influence the operating decisions of the investee. When we do not have the ability to significantly influence the operating decisions of an investee, these equity securities are classified as either marketable investment securities or other investments and recorded at fair value with changes recognized in “Other, net” within “Other Income (Expense)” on our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss). All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. ​
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests	Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests ​ Northstar Wireless . Northstar Wireless is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Northstar Spectrum, which is an entity owned by Northstar Manager, LLC (“Northstar Manager”) and us. Under the applicable accounting guidance in ASC 810, Northstar Spectrum is considered a variable interest entity and, based on the characteristics of the structure of this entity and in accordance with the applicable accounting guidance, we consolidate Northstar Spectrum into our financial statements. The Northstar Operative Agreements, as amended, provide for, among other things, that after the fifth sixth anniversaries of the grant of the AWS-3 Licenses to Northstar Wireless (and in certain circumstances, prior to the fifth anniversary of the grant of the AWS-3 Licenses to Northstar Wireless), Northstar Manager has the ability, but not the obligation, to require Northstar Spectrum to purchase Northstar Manager’s ownership interests in Northstar Spectrum (the “Northstar Put Right”) for a purchase price that equals its equity contribution to Northstar Spectrum plus a fixed annual rate of return. The fifth and sixth anniversaries of the grant of the AWS-3 Licenses to Northstar Wireless are in the fourth quarter 2020 and fourth quarter 2021, respectively. ​ In the event that the Northstar Put Right is exercised by Northstar Manager, the consummation of the sale will be subject to FCC approval. Northstar Spectrum does not have a call right with respect to Northstar Manager’s ownership interests in Northstar Spectrum. Although Northstar Manager is the sole manager of Northstar Spectrum, Northstar Manager’s ownership interest is considered temporary equity under the applicable accounting guidance and is thus recorded as part of “Redeemable noncontrolling interests” in the mezzanine section of our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. Northstar Manager’s ownership interest in Northstar Spectrum was initially accounted for at fair value. Subsequently, Northstar Manager’s ownership interest in Northstar Spectrum is increased by the fixed annual rate of return through “Redeemable noncontrolling interests” on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, with the offset recorded in “Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests, net of tax” on our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss). The operating results of Northstar Spectrum attributable to Northstar Manager are recorded as “Redeemable noncontrolling interests” on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, with the offset recorded in “Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests, net of tax” on our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss). See Note 11 for further information. ​ SNR Wireless . SNR Wireless is a wholly-owned subsidiary of SNR HoldCo, which is an entity owned by SNR Wireless Management, LLC (“SNR Management”) and us. Under the applicable accounting guidance in ASC 810, SNR HoldCo is considered a variable interest entity and, based on the characteristics of the structure of this entity and in accordance with the applicable accounting guidance, we consolidate SNR HoldCo into our financial statements. The SNR Operative Agreements, as amended, provide for, among other things, that after the fifth sixth anniversaries of the grant of the AWS-3 Licenses to SNR Wireless (and in certain circumstances, prior to the fifth anniversary of the grant of the AWS-3 Licenses to SNR Wireless), SNR Management has the ability, but not the obligation, to require SNR HoldCo to purchase SNR Management’s ownership interests in SNR HoldCo (the “SNR Put Right”) for a purchase price that equals its equity contribution to SNR HoldCo plus a fixed annual rate of return. The fifth and sixth anniversaries of the grant of the AWS-3 Licenses to SNR Wireless are in the fourth quarter 2020 and fourth quarter 2021, respectively. ​ In the event that the SNR Put Right is exercised by SNR Management, the consummation of the sale will be subject to FCC approval. SNR HoldCo does not have a call right with respect to SNR Management’s ownership interests in SNR HoldCo. Although SNR Management is the sole manager of SNR HoldCo, SNR Management’s ownership interest is considered temporary equity under the applicable accounting guidance and is thus recorded as part of “Redeemable noncontrolling interests” in the mezzanine section of our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. SNR Management’s ownership interest in SNR HoldCo was initially accounted for at fair value. Subsequently, SNR Management’s ownership interest in SNR HoldCo is increased by the fixed annual rate of return through “Redeemable noncontrolling interests” on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, with the offset recorded in “Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests, net of tax” on our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss). The operating results of SNR HoldCo attributable to SNR Management are recorded as “Redeemable noncontrolling interests” on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, with the offset recorded in “Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests, net of tax” on our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss). See Note 11 for further information. ​ As of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, Northstar Manager’s ownership interest in Northstar Spectrum and SNR Management’s ownership interest in SNR HoldCo was $634 million and $552 million, respectively, recorded as “Redeemable noncontrolling interests” on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. ​
Use of Estimates	Use of Estimates ​ The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expense for each reporting period. Estimates are used in accounting for, among other things, allowances for credit losses (including those related to our installment billing programs), self-insurance obligations, deferred taxes and related valuation allowances, uncertain tax positions, loss contingencies, fair value of financial instruments, fair value of options granted under our stock-based compensation plans, fair value of assets and liabilities acquired in business combinations, the fair value of our option to purchase TMUS’s 800 MHz spectrum, relative standalone selling prices of performance obligations, finance leases, asset impairments, estimates of future cash flows used to evaluate and recognize impairments, useful lives of property, equipment and intangible assets, independent third-party retailer incentives, programming expenses and subscriber lives. Economic conditions may increase the inherent uncertainty in the estimates and assumptions indicated above. Actual results may differ from previously estimated amounts, and such differences may be material to our condensed consolidated financial statements. Estimates and assumptions are reviewed periodically, and the effects of revisions are reflected prospectively in the period they occur.
Marketable Investment Securities	Marketable Investment Securities ​ All equity securities are carried at fair value, with changes in fair value recognized in “Other, net” within “Other Income (Expense)” on our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss). ​ All debt securities are classified as available-for-sale and are recorded at fair value. Historically, we reported temporary unrealized gains and losses as a separate component of “Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)” within “Total stockholders’ equity (deficit),” net of related deferred income tax on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. Subsequent to the adoption of ASU 2016-13 Financial Instruments – Credit Losses, Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments (“ASU 2016-13”) during the first quarter of 2020, we report the temporary unrealized gains and losses related to changes in market conditions of marketable debt securities as a separate component of “Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)” within “Total stockholders’ equity (deficit),” net of related deferred income tax on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The corresponding changes in the fair value of marketable debt securities, which are determined to be company specific credit losses are recorded in “Other, net” within “Other Income (Expense)” on our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss). We evaluate our debt investment portfolio to determine whether declines in the fair value of these securities are related to credit loss. Management estimates credit losses on marketable debt securities utilizing a credit loss impairment model on a quarterly basis. We estimate the expected credit losses, measured over the contractual life of marketable debt securities considering relevant issuer specific factors, including, but not limited to, a decrease in credit ratings or an entities ability to pay. ​
Trade Accounts Receivable	Trade Accounts Receivable ​ General Accounts Receivable ​ Prior to January 1, 2020, management estimated the amount of allowance for doubtful accounts for potential non-collectability of accounts receivable based upon past collection experience and consideration of other relevant factors. ​ Subsequent to January 1, 2020 due to the adoption of ASU 2016-13, trade accounts receivable are recorded at amortized cost less an allowance for expected credit losses that are not expected to be recovered. We maintain allowances for credit losses resulting from the expected failure or inability of our customers to make required payments. We recognize the allowance for expected credit losses at inception and reassess quarterly based on management’s expectation of the asset’s collectability. Management estimates credit losses on financial assets, including our trade accounts receivable, utilizing a current expected credit loss impairment model. We estimate the expected credit losses, measured over the contractual life of an asset considering relevant historical loss information, credit quality of the customer base, current economic conditions and forecasts of future economic conditions. ​ In determining the allowance for credit losses, management groups similar types of financial assets with consistent risk characteristics. Pools identified by management include but are not limited to residential customers, commercial customers and advertising services. The risk characteristics of the financial asset portfolios are monitored by management and reviewed periodically. The forecasts for future economic conditions are based on several factors including, but not limited to, changes in the unemployment rate, external economic forecasts and current collection rates. Our estimates of the allowance for credit losses may not be indicative of our actual credit losses requiring additional charges to be incurred to reflect the actual amount collected. ​ BoostUP! Receivable ​ We offer certain long term customers of Boost Mobile the option to pay for their devices under an installment plan (“BoostUP!”), which is generally over a period of 18 months . The BoostUP! receivable is presented in our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at its net realizable value, which is net of an allowance for credit losses. The allowance for credit losses is estimated based on among other factors, historical loss information and current economic conditions as well as forecasts of future economic conditions. As of September 30, 2020, “Trade accounts receivable, net” on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets includes ​ Customers that participate in the BoostUP! program typically make a down payment and satisfy their obligation by providing equal monthly payments during the duration of their financing arrangement. As Boost customers are on a month to month contract for service with Boost and the BoostUP! arrangement provides that upon an installment plan customer’s termination of the service the installment balance becomes due and payable immediately, we do not impute interest on these instruments as the financial instruments are short term in nature.
Inventory	Inventory ​ Inventory is stated at the lower of cost or net realizable value. Cost is determined using the first-in, first-out method. The cost of manufactured inventory includes the cost of materials, labor, freight-in, royalties and manufacturing overhead. Net realizable value is calculated as the estimated selling price less reasonable costs necessary to complete, sell, transport and dispose of the inventory.
Derivative Instrument	Derivative Instrument ​ We have the option to purchase certain TMUS 800 MHz spectrum licenses from TMUS at a fixed price in the future. See Note 5 for further information. This instrument meets the definition of a derivative and was valued as part of the business combination at fair value in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. All subsequent changes in the derivative’s fair value are recorded in “Other, net” in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss).
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets	Impairment of Long-Lived Assets ​ We review our long-lived assets and identifiable finite-lived intangible assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. For assets which are held and used in operations, the asset would be impaired if the carrying amount of the asset (or asset group) exceeded its undiscounted future net cash flows. Once an impairment is determined, the actual impairment recognized is the difference between the carrying amount and the fair value as estimated using one of the following approaches: income, cost and/or market. Assets which are to be disposed of are reported at the lower of the carrying amount or fair value less costs to sell. The carrying amount of a long-lived asset or asset group is considered impaired when the anticipated undiscounted cash flows from such asset or asset group is less than its carrying amount. In that event, a loss is recorded in “Impairment of long-lived assets” on our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss) based on the amount by which the carrying amount exceeds the fair value of the long-lived asset or asset group. Fair value, using the income approach, is determined primarily using a discounted cash flow model that uses the estimated cash flows associated with the asset or asset group under review, discounted at a rate commensurate with the risk involved. Fair value, utilizing the cost approach, is determined based on the replacement cost of the asset reduced for, among other things, depreciation and obsolescence. Fair value, utilizing the market approach, benchmarks the fair value against the carrying amount. See Note 8 for further information. ​ DBS Satellites . We currently evaluate our DBS satellite fleet for impairment as one asset group whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that its carrying amount may not be recoverable. We do not believe any triggering event has occurred which would indicate impairment as of September 30, 2020 or December 31, 2019. We will continue to monitor the DBS satellite fleet for indicators of impairment, including monitoring the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on all aspects of our business. ​ AWS-4 Satellites. We historically have evaluated our AWS-4 satellite fleet for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that its carrying amount may not be recoverable. In light of, among other things, certain developments related to the Sprint-TMUS merger, during the first quarter 2020, we determined that revisions to the AWS-4 build-out deadlines were probable, which we determined to be a triggering event. Accordingly, we quantitatively assessed the value of the AWS-4 satellites (T1 and D1) and wrote down the fair value of the satellites to their estimated fair value of million non-cash impairment charge in “Impairment of long-lived assets” on our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss). We did not believe any triggering event occurred which would indicate impairment as of December 31, 2019. See Note 8 for further information. ​ ​ Narrowband IoT network. As discussed in Note 11 we were in the process of deploying a narrowband IoT network. We paused work on the narrowband IoT deployment in October 2019. In light of, among other things, certain developments related to the Sprint-TMUS merger, during the first quarter 2020, we determined that the revision of certain of our build-out deadlines were probable. Based on this, we no longer intended to complete our narrowband IoT deployment, which we considered a triggering event. As such, during the first quarter 2020, we reviewed the capitalized costs of equipment, labor and other assets related to the narrowband IoT deployment, including our operating lease assets, and impaired those items that would not be utilized in our ongoing 5G Network Deployment, resulting in a million non-cash impairment charge in “Impairment of long-lived assets” on our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss). See Note 8 and Note 9 for further information. ​ Impairment of long-lived assets recorded during the nine months ended September 30, 2020 consisted of the following: ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ For the Nine Months Ended ​ ​ September 30, 2020 ​ ​ ​ (In thousands) ​ T1 satellite ​ $ 48,120 ​ D1 satellite ​ ​ 55,000 ​ Construction in progress related to narrowband IoT deployment ​ ​ 226,742 ​ Operating lease assets related to narrowband IoT deployment ​ ​ 26,556 ​ Impairment of long-lived assets ​ $ 356,418 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Boost Mobile Intangible Assets and Goodwill. Intangible assets include subscriber relationships, the Boost Mobile tradename and certain below market contracts. The intangible assets will be amortized over their respective useful lives which range from one . Goodwill represents the excess of the consideration transferred over the estimated fair values of assets acquired and liabilities assumed. ​ Ting Mobile Intangible Assets. The preliminary fair value of the customer relationships and the trade name at the acquisition date of Ting Mobile were recorded in “Intangible assets” on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. These assets will be amortized over their respective useful lives which range from two
Capitalized Interest	Capitalized Interest ​ We capitalize interest associated with the acquisition or construction of certain assets, including, among other things, our wireless spectrum licenses, build-out costs associated with our network deployment and satellites. Capitalization of interest begins when, among other things, steps are taken to prepare the asset for its intended use and ceases when the asset is ready for its intended use or when these activities are substantially suspended. ​ We are currently preparing for the commercialization of our AWS-4, H Block, 700 MHz, 600 MHz and MVDDS wireless spectrum licenses, and interest expense related to their carrying amount is being capitalized. In addition, the FCC has granted certain AWS-3 Licenses to Northstar Wireless and to SNR Wireless, respectively, in which we have made certain non-controlling investments. Northstar Wireless and SNR Wireless are preparing for the commercialization of their AWS-3 Licenses and interest expense related to their carrying amount is also being capitalized. As the carrying amount of the licenses, discussed above, exceeded the carrying value of our long-term debt and finance lease obligations, materially all of our interest expense is being capitalized.
Business Combinations	Business Combinations ​ When we acquire a business, we allocate the purchase price to the various components of the acquisition based upon the fair value of each component using various valuation techniques, including the market approach, income approach and/or cost approach. The accounting standard for business combinations requires identifiable assets, liabilities, noncontrolling interests and goodwill acquired to be recorded at fair value. Transaction costs related to the acquisition of the business are expensed as incurred. Costs associated with the issuance of debt associated with a business combination are capitalized and included as a yield adjustment to the underlying debt’s stated rate. Acquired intangible assets other than goodwill are amortized over their estimated useful lives unless the lives are determined to be indefinite. Amortization of these intangible assets in general are recorded on a straight-line basis over an average finite useful life primarily ranging from approximately one or in relation to the estimated discounted cash flows over the life of the intangible asset. See Note 5 for further information on the Sprint Asset Acquisition and Ting Mobile Acquisition.
Fair Value Measurements	Fair Value Measurements ​ We determine fair value based on the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants. Market or observable inputs are the preferred source of values, followed by unobservable inputs or assumptions based on hypothetical transactions in the absence of market inputs. We apply the following hierarchy in determining fair value: ​ ● Level 1, defined as observable inputs being quoted prices in active markets for identical assets; ● Level 2, defined as observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1, including quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active; and derivative financial instruments indexed to marketable investment securities; and ● Level 3, defined as unobservable inputs for which little or no market data exists, consistent with reasonably available assumptions made by other participants therefore requiring assumptions based on the best information available. ​ As of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the carrying amount for cash and cash equivalents, trade accounts receivable (net of allowance for credit losses or net of allowance for doubtful accounts) and current liabilities (excluding the “Current portion of long-term debt and finance lease obligations”) was equal to or approximated fair value due to their short-term nature or proximity to current market rates. See Note 6 for the fair value of our marketable investment securities and derivative instruments. ​ Fair values for our publicly traded debt securities are based on quoted market prices, when available. The fair values of private debt are based on, among other things, available trade information, and/or an analysis in which we evaluate market conditions, related securities, various public and private offerings, and other publicly available information. ​ In performing this analysis, we make various assumptions regarding, among other things, credit spreads, and the impact of these factors on the value of the debt securities. See Note 10 for the fair value of our long-term debt. ​
Revenue Recognition	Revenue Recognition ​ Pay-TV Segment ​ Our Pay-TV segment revenue is primarily derived from Pay-TV programming services that we provide to our subscribers . We also generate revenue from equipment rental fees and other hardware related fees, including DVRs and fees from subscribers with multiple receivers; advertising services; fees earned from our in-home service operations; broadband services; warranty services; sales of digital receivers and related equipment to third-party pay-TV providers; satellite uplink and telemetry, tracking and control (“TT&C”) services; and revenue from in-home services. See Note 13 ​ Our residential video subscribers contract for individual services or combinations of services, as discussed above, the majority of which are generally distinct and are accounted for as separate performance obligations. We consider our installations for first time DISH TV subscribers to be a service. However, since we provide a significant integration service combining the installation with programming services, we have concluded that the installation is not distinct from programming and thus the installation and programming services are accounted for as a single performance obligation. We generally satisfy these performance obligations and recognize revenue as the services are provided, for example as the programming is broadcast to subscribers, as this best represents the transfer of control of the services to the subscriber. ​ In cases where a subscriber is charged certain nonrefundable upfront fees, those fees are generally considered to be material rights to the subscriber related to the subscriber’s option to renew without having to pay an additional fee upon renewal. These fees are deferred and recognized over the estimated period of time during which the fee remains material to the customer, which we estimate to be less than one year. Revenues arising from our in-home services that are separate from the initial installation, such as mounting a TV on a subscriber’s wall, are generally recognized when these services are performed. ​ For our residential video subscribers, we have concluded that the contract term under Accounting Standard Codification Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers is one month and as a result the revenue recognized for these subscribers for a given month is equal to the amount billed in that month, except for certain nonrefundable upfront fees that are accounted for as material rights, as discussed above. ​ Revenues from our advertising services are typically recognized as the advertisements are broadcast. Sales of equipment to subscribers or other third parties are recognized when control is transferred under the contract. Revenue from our commercial video subscribers typically follows the residential model described above, with the exception that the contract term for most of our commercial subscribers exceeds one month and can be multiple years in length. However, commercial subscribers typically do not receive time-limited discounts or free service periods and accordingly, while they may have multiple performance obligations, revenue is equal to the amount billed in a given month. ​ Wireless Segment ​ Our Wireless segment revenue is primarily derived from providing wireless services and selling wireless devices to prepaid and postpaid subscribers. The majority of our subscribers are prepaid under the Boost brand with a smaller subset of postpaid subscribers serviced under the Ting Mobile brand. Prepaid customers prepay for their monthly service on a month-to-month contract. Postpaid customers are those for which the individual is qualified to pay for their service after it has been provided. For both our prepaid and postpaid customers the contract term was determined to be one month. ​ ​ We have both an indirect sales channel, which includes third-party owned retail stores and big box stores, as well as a direct sales channel, which services customers online. Through the indirect sales channel, we utilize direct distribution partners to facilitate product delivery to the third party Boost retailers. Although our wireless business offers both products and services, we have determined that no bundled arrangements exist as the wireless device and service sold are sold at different times, and in the case of the indirect sales channel, have different customers. In the indirect channel, the customer for the wireless device is the direct distribution partner whereas for the service the customer is the end consumer. Service revenues may also include other value added services to customers, which may be recorded either gross or net within our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss) depending on whether DISH is deemed to be the principal or agent in the relationship with the customer. Service revenues are recognized when the service has been provided and no further obligation exists. Concessions given to customers are recorded as a reduction to revenue. ​ Equipment revenues are primarily related to the sale of wireless devices. Equipment revenue is recognized when control of the product is transferred to our customer, either the direct distribution partner for the indirect sales channel or the end user in the direct sales channel. Sales of equipment in the indirect sales channel often include credits subsequently paid to the direct distribution partner as a reimbursement for any discount promotions offered to the end consumer. These credits (payments to a customer) are accounted for as variable consideration when estimating the amount of revenue to recognize from the sales of equipment to indirect dealers and are estimated based on historical experience and other factors, such as expected promotional activity. For wireless devices sold with a right of return, we defer a portion of equipment revenue and cost of sales to reflect this variable consideration. ​ Contract Balances ​ The timing of revenue recognition generally differs from the timing of invoicing to customers. When revenue is recognized prior to invoicing, we record a receivable. When revenue is recognized subsequent to invoicing, we record deferred revenue. Our residential video subscribers are typically billed monthly, and the contract balances for those customers arise from the timing of the monthly billing cycle. Our current wireless subscribers, the majority of which are prepaid, generate deferred revenue. We do not adjust the amount of consideration for financing impacts as we apply a practical expedient when we anticipate that the period between transfer of goods and services and eventual payment for those goods and services will be less than year. See Note 13 for further information, including balance and activity detail about our allowance for credit losses and deferred revenue related to contracts with subscribers. ​ Assets Recognized Related to the Costs to Obtain a Contract with a Subscriber ​ We recognize an asset for the incremental costs of obtaining a contract with a subscriber if we expect the benefit of those costs to be longer than one year. We have determined that certain sales incentive programs in both our Pay-TV and Wireless segments, including those with our independent third-party retailers, meet the requirements to be capitalized, and payments made under these programs are capitalized and amortized to expense over the estimated subscriber life. During the three months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, we capitalized $131 million and $67 million, respectively, under these programs. The amortization expense related to these programs was $43 million and $21 million for the three months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively. During the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, we capitalized million, respectively, under these programs. The amortization expense related to these programs was
Leases	Leases ​ Lessee ​ We enter into operating and finance leases for, among other things, satellites, office space, warehouses and distribution centers, vehicles, wireless towers and other equipment. Our leases have remaining lease terms from one some of within ​ We determine if an arrangement is a lease and classify that lease as either an operating or finance lease at inception. Operating leases are included in “Operating lease assets,” “Other accrued expenses” and “Operating lease liabilities” on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. Finance leases are included in “Property and equipment, net,” “Current portion of long-term debt and finance lease obligations” and “Long-term debt and finance lease obligations, net of current portion” on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. Leases with an initial term of 12 months or less are not recorded on the balance sheet and we recognize lease expense for these leases on a straight-line basis over the lease term on our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss). See Note 8 for further information on our lease expenses. ​ Right of use (“ROU”) assets represent our right to use an underlying asset for the lease term and lease liabilities represent the present value of our obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease. Operating lease ROU assets and liabilities are recognized at commencement date based on the present value of lease payments over the lease term. When our leases do not provide an implicit rate, we use our incremental borrowing rate based on the information available at commencement date in determining the present value of lease payments. The operating lease ROU asset also includes the impact of prepaid or deferred lease payments. The length of our lease term may include options to extend or terminate the lease when it is reasonably certain that we will exercise that option. Lease expense for operating lease payments is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term. ​ We currently lease and historically have leased certain assets from EchoStar, including, among other things, satellites, office space and data centers. See Note 14 for further information on our Related Party Transactions with EchoStar. On May 19, 2019, we entered into a Master Transaction Agreement with EchoStar and effective September 10, 2019, certain satellites and real estate assets leased from EchoStar were transferred to us. See Note 14 for further information on the Master Transaction Agreement. ​ We have lease agreements with lease and non-lease components, which are generally accounted for separately. Our variable lease payments are immaterial and our lease agreements do not contain any material residual value guarantees or material restrictive covenants. ​ DISH TV subscribers have the choice of leasing or purchasing the satellite receiver and other equipment necessary to receive our DISH TV services. Most of our new DISH TV subscribers choose to lease equipment and thus we retain title to such equipment. Equipment leased to new and existing DISH TV subscribers is capitalized and depreciated over their estimated useful lives. ​ ​ For equipment leased to new and existing DISH TV subscribers, we made an accounting policy election to combine the equipment with our programming services as a single performance obligation in accordance with the revenue recognition guidance as the programming services are the predominant component. The revenue related to equipment leased to new and existing DISH TV subscribers would have otherwise been accounted for as an operating lease. ​ Impact of Adoption of ASU 2016-02 ​ In February 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued ASU 2016-02 Leases (“ASU 2016-02”) and has modified the standard thereafter. We adopted ASU 2016-02, as modified, on January 1, 2019 using the modified retrospective method. Under the modified retrospective method, we applied the new guidance to all leases that commenced before and were existing as of January 1, 2019. ​ The adoption of ASU 2016-02 had no impact on our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss) and cash flows from operating, investing and financing activities on our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.
Advertising Costs	Advertising Costs ​ We recognize advertising expense when incurred as selling, general and administrative expense. Advertising expenses totaled million for each of the three months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively. Advertising expenses totaled
Research and Development	Research and Development ​ Research and development costs are expensed as incurred. Research and development costs totaled $6 million and $4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively. Research and development costs totaled $17 million and $15 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

Summary of Significant Accoun_3

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Impairment of long-lived assets	​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ For the Nine Months Ended ​ ​ September 30, 2020 ​ ​ ​ (In thousands) ​ T1 satellite ​ $ 48,120 ​ D1 satellite ​ ​ 55,000 ​ Construction in progress related to narrowband IoT deployment ​ ​ 226,742 ​ Operating lease assets related to narrowband IoT deployment ​ ​ 26,556 ​ Impairment of long-lived assets ​ $ 356,418 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​

Basic and Diluted Net Income _2

Basic and Diluted Net Income (Loss) Per Share (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020
Basic and Diluted Net Income (Loss) Per Share
Table presents EPS amounts for all periods and the basic and diluted weighted-average shares outstanding used in the calculation	​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ For the Three Months Ended ​ For the Nine Months Ended ​ ​ ​ September 30, ​ September 30, ​ ​ 2020 2019 2020 2019 ​ ​ (In thousands, except per share amounts) ​ Net income (loss) $ 532,959 $ 377,157 $ 1,112,638 $ 1,079,022 ​ Less: Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests, net of tax ​ 28,360 ​ 23,853 ​ 82,597 ​ 68,914 ​ Net income (loss) attributable to DISH Network - Basic ​ 504,599 ​ 353,304 ​ 1,030,041 ​ 1,010,108 ​ Interest on dilutive Convertible Notes, net of tax (1) ​ ​ — ​ ​ — ​ ​ — ​ ​ — ​ Net income (loss) attributable to DISH Network - Diluted ​ $ 504,599 ​ $ 353,304 ​ $ 1,030,041 ​ $ 1,010,108 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Weighted-average common shares outstanding - Class A and B common stock: ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Basic (2) ​ 525,532 ​ 477,495 ​ 524,329 ​ 471,736 ​ Dilutive impact of Convertible Notes ​ ​ 58,192 ​ ​ 58,192 ​ ​ 58,192 ​ ​ 58,192 ​ Dilutive impact of stock awards outstanding ​ 233 ​ 59 ​ 74 ​ 113 ​ Diluted ​ 583,957 ​ 535,746 ​ 582,595 ​ 530,041 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Earnings per share - Class A and B common stock: ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Basic net income (loss) per share attributable to DISH Network $ 0.96 $ 0.74 $ 1.96 $ 2.14 ​ Diluted net income (loss) per share attributable to DISH Network $ 0.86 $ 0.66 $ 1.77 $ 1.91 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (1) For both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, materially all of our interest expense was capitalized. See Note 2 for further information. (2) The increase resulted from the Master Transaction Agreement, as discussed in Note 14, and the stock rights offering as disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019. ​
Schedule of dilutive securities not included in the diluted EPS calculation	​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ As of September 30, ​ ​ 2020 2019 ​ ​ (In thousands) ​ Anti-dilutive stock awards ​ 8,761 ​ 5,181 ​ Performance based options (1) 5,317 ​ 8,418 ​ Restricted Performance Units/Awards ​ 1,787 ​ 1,516 ​ Common stock warrants ​ 46,029 ​ 46,029 ​ Total ​ 61,894 ​ 61,144 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (1) The decrease primarily resulted from certain performance based options that vested during the three months ended September 30, 2020 .

Supplemental Data - Statement_2

Supplemental Data - Statements of Cash Flows (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020
Supplemental Data - Statements of Cash Flows
Schedule of supplemental cash flow and other non-cash data	​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ For the Nine Months Ended ​ ​ ​ September 30, ​ ​ 2020 2019 ​ ​ ​ (In thousands) ​ Cash paid for interest (including capitalized interest) $ 647,572 ​ $ 737,311 ​ Cash received for interest ​ ​ 5,512 ​ ​ 38,101 ​ Cash paid for income taxes ​ ​ 22,939 ​ ​ 26,304 ​ Capitalized interest (1) ​ ​ 685,749 ​ ​ 743,864 ​ Master Transaction Agreement, net of deferred tax of $166,161 (2) ​ ​ — ​ ​ 497,145 ​ Employee benefits paid in Class A common stock ​ ​ 28,301 ​ ​ 27,004 ​ Vendor financing ​ ​ 74,895 ​ ​ — ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (1) See Note 2 for further information. (2) See Note 14 for further information.

Acquisitions (Tables)

Acquisitions (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Information [Table Text Block]	​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ For the Three Months Ended ​ For the Nine Months Ended ​ ​ ​ September 30, ​ September 30, ​ ​ 2020 2019 2020 2019 ​ ​ (In thousands) ​ Total revenue $ 4,537,708 $ 4,410,580 $ 13,484,804 $ 13,403,813 ​ Net income (loss) attributable to DISH Network ​ $ 515,183 ​ $ 293,514 ​ $ 849,744 ​ $ 808,825 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​
Sprint Asset Acquisition
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Schedule of consideration transferred	​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ As of July 1, 2020 ​ ​ ​ ​ (In thousands) ​ Cash consideration (1) ​ $ 1,400,000 ​ Net working capital (2) ​ ​ 33,524 ​ Other funding (3) ​ ​ (87,500) ​ Total consideration transferred ​ $ 1,346,024 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (1) Represents agreed upon purchase price pursuant to the APA paid to TMUS on July 1, 2020. (2) Represents estimated net working capital acquired under the APA. We have not settled the net working capital under the APA as certain amounts are currently in dispute and could ultimately change the net working capital settlement. (3) Represents receipt of payment from Softbank in connection with the Boost Mobile Acquisition on July 1, 2020.
Schedule of Recognized Identified Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed [Table Text Block]	​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ As of July 1, 2020 ​ ​ ​ ​ (In thousands) ​ Trade accounts receivable ​ $ 518,476 ​ Inventory ​ ​ 141,718 ​ Other current assets ​ ​ 3,000 ​ Intangibles ​ ​ 591,000 ​ Goodwill ​ ​ 87,530 ​ Other noncurrent assets ​ ​ 713,000 ​ Total assets ​ ​ 2,054,724 ​ Trade accounts payable ​ ​ 451,967 ​ Deferred revenue and other ​ ​ 174,733 ​ Other accrued expenses ​ ​ 82,000 ​ Total liabilities ​ ​ 708,700 ​ Total purchase price ​ $ 1,346,024 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​

Marketable Investment Securit_2

Marketable Investment Securities, Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents, and Other Investment Securities (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020
Marketable Investment Securities, Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents, and Other Investment Securities
Schedule of marketable investment securities, restricted cash and cash equivalents, and other investment securities	​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ As of ​ ​ September 30, ​ December 31, ​ ​ 2020 2019 ​ (In thousands) ​ Marketable investment securities: ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Current marketable investment securities: ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Strategic - available-for-sale $ 195 ​ $ 196 ​ Other ​ 983,664 ​ ​ 416,508 ​ Total current marketable investment securities ​ 983,859 ​ ​ 416,704 ​ Restricted marketable investment securities (1) ​ 35,115 ​ ​ 390 ​ Total marketable investment securities ​ 1,018,974 ​ ​ 417,094 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Restricted cash and cash equivalents (1) ​ 73,273 ​ ​ 60,677 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Other investment securities: ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Other investment securities ​ 148,246 ​ ​ 160,074 ​ Total other investment securities ​ 148,246 ​ ​ 160,074 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Total marketable investment securities, restricted cash and cash equivalents, and other investment securities $ 1,240,493 ​ $ 637,845 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (1) Restricted marketable investment securities and restricted cash and cash equivalents are included in “Restricted cash, cash equivalents and marketable investment securities” on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.
Schedule of components of available-for-sale investments	​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ As of September 30, ​ As of December 31, ​ ​ ​ 2020 ​ 2019 ​ ​ ​ Marketable ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Marketable ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Investment ​ Unrealized ​ Investment ​ Unrealized ​ ​ Securities Gains Losses Net Securities Gains Losses Net ​ ​ (In thousands) ​ Debt securities (including restricted): ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ U.S. Treasury and agency securities ​ $ 302,754 ​ $ 18 ​ $ — ​ $ 18 ​ $ 10,016 ​ $ 32 ​ $ — ​ $ 32 ​ Commercial paper ​ ​ 652,953 ​ ​ — ​ ​ — ​ ​ — ​ ​ 369,397 ​ ​ 2 ​ ​ — ​ ​ 2 ​ Corporate securities ​ ​ 62,748 ​ ​ 5 ​ ​ (1) ​ ​ 4 ​ ​ 28,796 ​ ​ 4 ​ ​ (1) ​ ​ 3 ​ Other ​ ​ 519 ​ ​ — ​ ​ — ​ ​ — ​ ​ 8,885 ​ ​ 58 ​ ​ — ​ ​ 58 ​ Total ​ $ 1,018,974 ​ $ 23 ​ $ (1) ​ $ 22 ​ $ 417,094 ​ $ 96 ​ $ (1) ​ $ 95 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​
Schedule of fair value measurements	​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ As of ​ ​ ​ September 30, 2020 ​ December 31, 2019 ​ ​ Total Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 ​ ​ (In thousands) ​ Cash equivalents (including restricted) ​ $ 1,750,477 ​ $ 963,274 ​ $ 787,203 ​ $ — ​ $ 2,436,545 ​ $ 246,876 ​ $ 2,189,669 ​ $ — ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Debt securities (including restricted): ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ U.S. Treasury and agency securities ​ $ 302,754 ​ $ 302,754 ​ $ — ​ $ — ​ $ 10,016 ​ $ 10,016 ​ $ — ​ $ — ​ Commercial paper ​ ​ 652,953 ​ ​ — ​ ​ 652,953 ​ ​ — ​ ​ 369,397 ​ ​ — ​ ​ 369,397 ​ ​ — ​ Corporate securities ​ ​ 62,748 ​ ​ — ​ ​ 62,748 ​ ​ — ​ ​ 28,796 ​ ​ — ​ ​ 28,796 ​ ​ — ​ Other ​ ​ 519 ​ ​ — ​ ​ 324 ​ ​ 195 ​ ​ 8,885 ​ ​ — ​ ​ 8,689 ​ ​ 196 ​ Total ​ $ 1,018,974 ​ $ 302,754 ​ $ 716,025 ​ $ 195 ​ $ 417,094 ​ $ 10,016 ​ $ 406,882 ​ $ 196 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​
Schedule of gains and losses on sales and changes in carrying amounts of investments	​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ For the Three Months Ended ​ For the Nine Months Ended ​ ​ ​ September 30, ​ September 30, ​ Other, net: 2020 2019 2020 2019 ​ (In thousands) ​ Marketable investment securities - realized and unrealized gains (losses) ​ $ 87 ​ $ 1,346 ​ $ 177 ​ $ 5,240 ​ Derivative instruments - net realized and/or unrealized gains (losses) ​ ​ (12,450) ​ ​ — ​ ​ (12,450) ​ ​ — ​ Costs related to early redemption of debt ​ ​ — ​ ​ (44) ​ ​ — ​ ​ (483) ​ Equity in earnings (losses) of affiliates ​ ​ (824) ​ ​ (5,467) ​ ​ (221) ​ ​ (4,476) ​ Other ​ ​ (13) ​ ​ 2,369 ​ ​ 902 ​ ​ 9,843 ​ Total ​ $ (13,200) ​ $ (1,796) ​ $ (11,592) ​ $ 10,124 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​

Inventory (Tables)

Inventory (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020
Inventory
Schedule of inventory	​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ As of ​ ​ ​ September 30, ​ December 31, ​ ​ 2020 2019 ​ ​ (In thousands) ​ Finished goods ​ $ 470,980 ​ $ 255,155 ​ Work-in-process and service repairs ​ ​ 29,000 ​ ​ 34,120 ​ Raw materials ​ ​ 16,236 ​ ​ 33,623 ​ Total inventory ​ $ 516,216 ​ $ 322,898 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​

Property and Equipment and In_2

Property and Equipment and Intangible Assets (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020
Property and Equipment and Intangible Assets
Schedule of property and equipment	​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Depreciable ​ As of ​ ​ Life ​ September 30, ​ December 31, ​ (In Years) 2020 2019 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (In thousands) Equipment leased to customers ​ 2 - 5 ​ $ 1,772,000 ​ $ 1,861,668 Satellites (1) ​ 2 - 15 ​ ​ 1,734,025 ​ ​ 1,855,096 Satellites acquired under finance lease agreements ​ 10 - 15 ​ ​ 888,940 ​ ​ 888,940 Furniture, fixtures, equipment and other ​ 2 - 20 ​ ​ 2,073,041 ​ ​ 2,010,094 Buildings and improvements ​ 5 - 40 ​ ​ 354,739 ​ ​ 349,347 Land ​ ​ - ​ ​ ​ 17,810 ​ ​ 17,810 Construction in progress (1) ​ ​ - ​ ​ ​ 109,018 ​ ​ 278,083 Total property and equipment ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ 6,949,573 ​ ​ 7,261,038 Accumulated depreciation ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (4,723,150) ​ ​ (4,554,856) Property and equipment, net ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ $ 2,226,423 ​ $ 2,706,182 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (1) During the nine months ended September 30, 2020, we wrote down the T1 satellite net book value of $48 million (net of accumulated depreciation of $18 million) and the D1 satellite net book value of $55 million to their estimated fair value of zero . In addition, during the nine months ended September 30, 2020, we impaired $227 million for capitalized costs of equipment, labor and other assets related to the narrowband IoT deployment that would not be utilized in our 5G Network Deployment. As a result, we recorded a $330 million non-cash impairment charge in “Impairment of long-lived assets” on our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss). See Note 2 for further information. ​
Schedule of Construction in progress	​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ As of ​ ​ September 30, ​ December 31, ​ 2020 2019 ​ ​ (In thousands) Software ​ $ 43,011 ​ $ 51,493 Wireless (1) ​ ​ 40,952 ​ ​ 207,814 Other ​ ​ 25,055 ​ ​ 18,776 Total construction in progress ​ $ 109,018 ​ $ 278,083 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (1) During the nine months ended September 30, 2020, we impaired the capitalized costs of equipment, labor and other assets related to the narrowband IoT deployment that would not be utilized in our 5G Network Deployment, resulting in a $227 million non-cash impairment charge in “Impairment of long-lived assets” on our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss). See Note 2 for further information. ​ ​ ​
Schedule of depreciation and amortization expense	​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ For the Three Months Ended ​ For the Nine Months Ended ​ ​ September 30, ​ September 30, ​ ​ 2020 2019 ​ 2020 2019 ​ (In thousands) ​ Equipment leased to customers $ 71,568 ​ $ 91,090 ​ $ 220,797 ​ $ 287,109 ​ Satellites (1) ​ 50,193 ​ ​ 25,321 ​ ​ 152,530 ​ ​ 62,956 ​ Buildings, furniture, fixtures, equipment and other ​ 32,303 ​ ​ 36,239 ​ ​ 97,679 ​ ​ 100,713 ​ Intangible assets ​ 45,019 ​ ​ 1,531 ​ ​ 47,021 ​ ​ 6,244 ​ Total depreciation and amortization $ 199,083 ​ $ 154,181 ​ $ 518,027 ​ $ 457,022 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (1) The increase resulted from the Master Transaction Agreement pursuant to which, on September 10, 2019, certain satellites were transferred to us. See Note 14 for further information.
Schedule of pay-TV satellite fleet	​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Degree ​ Lease ​ ​ ​ Launch ​ Orbital ​ Termination ​ Satellites Date Location Date ​ Owned: ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ EchoStar VII (1) ​ February 2002 ​ 119 ​ N/A ​ EchoStar X (1) ​ February 2006 ​ 110 ​ N/A ​ EchoStar XI (1) ​ July 2008 ​ 110 ​ N/A ​ EchoStar XIV (1) ​ March 2010 ​ 119 ​ N/A ​ EchoStar XV ​ July 2010 ​ 61.5 ​ N/A ​ EchoStar XVI (1) ​ November 2012 ​ 61.5 ​ N/A ​ EchoStar XVIII ​ June 2016 ​ 61.5 ​ N/A ​ EchoStar XXIII (1) ​ March 2017 ​ 67.9 ​ N/A ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Leased from EchoStar (2): ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ EchoStar IX ​ August 2003 ​ 121 ​ Month to month ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Leased from Other Third Party: ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Anik F3 ​ April 2007 ​ 118.7 ​ April 2022 ​ Ciel II ​ December 2008 ​ 129 ​ January 2022 ​ Nimiq 5 (1) ​ September 2009 ​ 72.7 ​ September 2024 ​ QuetzSat-1 (1) ​ September 2011 ​ 77 ​ November 2021 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (1) Pursuant to the Master Transaction Agreement, on September 10, 2019, these satellites and satellite service agreements were transferred to us. See Note 14 for further information. (2) See Note 14 for further information on our Related Party Transactions with EchoStar.
Schedule of identifiable intangibles subject to amortization	​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ As of ​ ​ ​ September 30, 2020 ​ December 31, 2019 ​ ​ ​ Intangible ​ Accumulated ​ Intangible ​ Accumulated ​ ​ Assets Amortization Assets Amortization ​ ​ (In thousands) ​ Technology-based $ 63,078 ​ $ (58,194) ​ $ 63,077 ​ $ (57,414) ​ Trademarks ​ ​ 133,428 ​ ​ (37,259) ​ ​ 37,010 ​ ​ (32,619) ​ Contract-based ​ ​ 41,500 ​ ​ (13,750) ​ ​ 4,500 ​ ​ (4,500) ​ Customer relationships ​ ​ 515,576 ​ ​ (55,984) ​ ​ 23,633 ​ ​ (23,633) ​ Total ​ $ 753,582 ​ $ (165,187) ​ $ 128,220 ​ $ (118,166) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (1) The increase in intangible assets resulted from the completion of the Boost Mobile Acquisition and the Ting Mobile Acquisition. See Note 5 for further information.
Schedule of estimated future amortization of identifiable intangible assets	Estimated future amortization of our identifiable intangible assets as of September 30, 2020 is as follows (in thousands): ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ For the Years Ended December 31, ​ ​ (In thousands) 2020 (for the remaining three months) ​ $ 45,850 2021 ​ 157,105 2022 ​ ​ 130,198 2023 ​ ​ 127,809 2024 ​ ​ 69,512 Thereafter ​ ​ 57,921 Total ​ $ 588,395

Leases (Tables)

Leases (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020
Leases
Components of Lease Expense	​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ For the Three Months Ended ​ For the Nine Months Ended ​ ​ ​ September 30, ​ September 30, ​ ​ 2020 ​ 2019 ​ 2020 ​ 2019 ​ ​ ​ (In thousands) ​ Operating lease cost (1) ​ $ 18,281 ​ $ 40,831 ​ $ 54,130 ​ $ 205,815 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Short-term lease cost (2) ​ ​ 2,726 ​ ​ 2,915 ​ ​ 8,284 ​ ​ 9,141 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Finance lease cost: ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Amortization of right-of-use assets ​ ​ 17,829 ​ ​ 7,187 ​ ​ 53,488 ​ ​ 17,100 ​ Interest on lease liabilities ​ ​ 5,070 ​ ​ 2,352 ​ ​ 16,326 ​ ​ 4,632 ​ Total finance lease cost ​ ​ 22,899 ​ ​ 9,539 ​ ​ 69,814 ​ ​ 21,732 ​ Total lease costs ​ $ 43,906 ​ $ 53,285 ​ $ 132,228 ​ $ 236,688 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (1) Pursuant to the Master Transaction Agreement, effective September 10, 2019, approximately $495 million of previously reported operating lease assets and the related liabilities for satellites and real estate assets were transferred to us. See Note 14 for further information. These satellite and real estate assets are no longer included in “Operating lease assets,” “Other current liabilities” and “Operating lease liabilities,” but rather in “Property and equipment, net” on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. Lease expense related to these satellites and real estate assets for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 was $25 million and $159 million, respectively. (2) Leases that have terms of 12 months or less.
Summary of Supplemental cash flow information related to leases	​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ For the Nine Months Ended ​ ​ ​ September 30, ​ ​ 2020 ​ 2019 ​ ​ ​ (In thousands) ​ Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities: ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Operating cash flows from operating leases ​ $ 54,611 ​ $ 209,435 ​ Operating cash flows from finance leases ​ $ 16,326 ​ $ 4,637 ​ Financing cash flows from finance leases ​ $ 47,301 ​ $ 17,681 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations: ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Operating leases ​ $ 41,665 ​ $ 110,235 ​ Finance leases ​ $ — ​ $ 187,339 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Right-of-use assets and liabilities recognized at January 1, 2019 upon adoption of ASC 842 ​ ​ — ​ $ 733,584 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​
Summary of supplemental balance sheet information related to leases	​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ As of ​ ​ ​ September 30, ​ December 31, ​ ​ ​ 2020 ​ 2019 ​ ​ ​ (In thousands) ​ Operating Leases: ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Operating lease assets (1) ​ $ 112,922 ​ $ 144,330 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Other current liabilities ​ $ 59,228 ​ $ 57,910 ​ Operating lease liabilities ​ ​ 73,057 ​ ​ 84,795 ​ Total operating lease liabilities ​ $ 132,285 ​ $ 142,705 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Finance Leases: ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Property and equipment, gross ​ $ 889,708 ​ $ 890,598 ​ Accumulated depreciation ​ ​ (736,462) ​ ​ (683,271) ​ Property and equipment, net ​ $ 153,246 ​ $ 207,327 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Other current liabilities ​ $ 66,075 ​ $ 61,493 ​ Other long-term liabilities ​ ​ 118,318 ​ ​ 171,706 ​ Total finance lease liabilities ​ $ 184,393 ​ $ 233,199 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Weighted Average Remaining Lease Term: ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Operating leases ​ ​ 2.9 years ​ ​ 3.1 years ​ Finance leases ​ ​ 3.2 years ​ ​ 3.8 years ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Weighted Average Discount Rate: ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Operating leases ​ ​ 4.3% ​ ​ 5.0% ​ Finance leases ​ ​ 10.4% ​ ​ 10.2% ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (1) During the nine months ended September 30, 2020, we impaired the operating lease assets related to the narrowband IoT deployment that would not be utilized in our 5G Network Deployment, resulting in a $27 million non-cash impairment charge in “Impairment of long-lived assets” on our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss). See Note 2 for further information.
Summary of maturities of operating lease liabilities	​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Maturities of Lease Liabilities ​ ​ ​ Operating ​ Finance ​ ​ ​ ​ For the Years Ending December 31, ​ Leases ​ Leases ​ Total ​ ​ ​ (In thousands) ​ 2020 (remaining three months) ​ $ 17,461 ​ $ 15,961 ​ $ 33,422 ​ 2021 ​ ​ 58,963 ​ ​ 82,610 ​ ​ 141,573 ​ 2022 ​ ​ 33,785 ​ ​ 48,306 ​ ​ 82,091 ​ 2023 ​ ​ 15,723 ​ ​ 40,942 ​ ​ 56,665 ​ 2024 ​ ​ 9,337 ​ ​ 30,707 ​ ​ 40,044 ​ Thereafter ​ ​ 4,523 ​ ​ — ​ ​ 4,523 ​ Total lease payments ​ ​ 139,792 ​ ​ 218,526 ​ ​ 358,318 ​ Less: Imputed interest ​ ​ (7,507) ​ ​ (34,133) ​ ​ (41,640) ​ Total ​ ​ 132,285 ​ ​ 184,393 ​ ​ 316,678 ​ Less: Current portion ​ ​ (59,228) ​ ​ (66,075) ​ ​ (125,303) ​ Long-term portion of lease obligations ​ $ 73,057 ​ $ 118,318 ​ $ 191,375 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​
Summary of maturities of finance lease liabilities	Maturities of lease liabilities as of September 30, 2020 were as follows: ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Maturities of Lease Liabilities ​ ​ ​ Operating ​ Finance ​ ​ ​ ​ For the Years Ending December 31, ​ Leases ​ Leases ​ Total ​ ​ ​ (In thousands) ​ 2020 (remaining three months) ​ $ 17,461 ​ $ 15,961 ​ $ 33,422 ​ 2021 ​ ​ 58,963 ​ ​ 82,610 ​ ​ 141,573 ​ 2022 ​ ​ 33,785 ​ ​ 48,306 ​ ​ 82,091 ​ 2023 ​ ​ 15,723 ​ ​ 40,942 ​ ​ 56,665 ​ 2024 ​ ​ 9,337 ​ ​ 30,707 ​ ​ 40,044 ​ Thereafter ​ ​ 4,523 ​ ​ — ​ ​ 4,523 ​ Total lease payments ​ ​ 139,792 ​ ​ 218,526 ​ ​ 358,318 ​ Less: Imputed interest ​ ​ (7,507) ​ ​ (34,133) ​ ​ (41,640) ​ Total ​ ​ 132,285 ​ ​ 184,393 ​ ​ 316,678 ​ Less: Current portion ​ ​ (59,228) ​ ​ (66,075) ​ ​ (125,303) ​ Long-term portion of lease obligations ​ $ 73,057 ​ $ 118,318 ​ $ 191,375 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​

Long-Term Debt and Finance Le_2

Long-Term Debt and Finance Lease Obligations (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020
Long-Term Debt and Finance Lease Obligations
Schedule of carrying and fair values of the entity's debt facilities	​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ As of ​ ​ ​ September 30, 2020 ​ December 31, 2019 ​ ​ Carrying Fair Value Carrying Fair Value ​ ​ (In thousands) ​ 5 1/8% Senior Notes due 2020 (1) ​ $ — ​ $ — ​ $ 1,100,000 ​ $ 1,110,208 ​ 6 3/4% Senior Notes due 2021 (2) ​ ​ 2,000,000 ​ ​ 2,055,660 ​ ​ 2,000,000 ​ ​ 2,109,420 ​ 5 7/8% Senior Notes due 2022 ​ ​ 2,000,000 ​ ​ 2,090,160 ​ ​ 2,000,000 ​ ​ 2,129,580 ​ 5% Senior Notes due 2023 ​ ​ 1,500,000 ​ ​ 1,533,990 ​ ​ 1,500,000 ​ ​ 1,543,770 ​ 5 7/8% Senior Notes due 2024 ​ ​ 2,000,000 ​ ​ 2,064,700 ​ ​ 2,000,000 ​ ​ 2,049,080 ​ 2 3/8% Convertible Notes due 2024 ​ ​ 1,000,000 ​ ​ 910,700 ​ ​ 1,000,000 ​ ​ 918,720 ​ 7 3/4% Senior Notes due 2026 ​ ​ 2,000,000 ​ ​ 2,202,920 ​ ​ 2,000,000 ​ ​ 2,128,900 ​ 3 3/8% Convertible Notes due 2026 ​ ​ 3,000,000 ​ ​ 2,757,390 ​ ​ 3,000,000 ​ ​ 2,907,870 ​ 7 3/8% Senior Notes due 2028 ​ ​ 1,000,000 ​ ​ 1,032,270 ​ ​ — ​ ​ — ​ Other notes payable ​ ​ 80,718 ​ ​ 80,718 ​ ​ 70,946 ​ ​ 70,946 ​ Subtotal ​ ​ 14,580,718 ​ $ 14,728,508 ​ ​ 14,670,946 ​ $ 14,968,494 ​ Unamortized debt discount on the Convertible Notes ​ ​ (657,591) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (735,811) ​ ​ ​ ​ Unamortized deferred financing costs and other debt discounts, net ​ ​ (25,120) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (28,739) ​ ​ ​ ​ Finance lease obligations (3) ​ ​ 184,393 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ 233,199 ​ ​ ​ ​ Total long-term debt and finance lease obligations (including current portion) ​ $ 14,082,400 ​ ​ ​ ​ $ 14,139,595 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (1) On May 1, 2020, we redeemed the principal balance of our 5 1/8% Senior Notes due 2020. (2) Our 6 3/4% Senior Notes due 2021 mature on June 1, 2021 and have been reclassified to “Current portion of long-term debt and finance lease obligations” on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2020. (3) Disclosure regarding fair value of finance leases is not required.

Commitments and Contingencies (

Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020
Commitments and Contingencies
Summary of Wireless Spectrum Licenses	​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ As of ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ September 30, 2020 ​ Build-Out Deadlines ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Carrying ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Expiration ​ ​ ​ Amount ​ Interim ​ Final ​ Date ​ ​ ​ (In thousands) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Owned: ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ DBS Licenses (1) ​ $ 677,409 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ 700 MHz Licenses ​ ​ 711,871 ​ June 14, 2022 (2) ​ June 14, 2023 (5) ​ June 2023 ​ AWS-4 Licenses ​ ​ 1,940,000 ​ June 14, 2022 (2) ​ June 14, 2023 (5) ​ June 2023 ​ H Block Licenses ​ ​ 1,671,506 ​ June 14, 2022 (2) ​ June 14, 2023 (5) ​ June 2023 ​ 600 MHz Licenses ​ ​ 6,211,154 ​ June 14, 2023 (3) ​ June 14, 2025 (6) ​ June 2029 ​ MVDDS Licenses (1) ​ ​ 24,000 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ August 2024 ​ LMDS Licenses (1) ​ ​ — ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ September 2028 ​ 28 GHz Licenses ​ ​ 2,883 ​ ​ ​ October 2, 2029 (7) ​ October 2029 ​ 24 GHz Licenses ​ ​ 11,772 ​ ​ ​ December 11, 2029 (7) ​ December 2029 ​ 37 GHz, 30 GHz and 47 GHz Licenses ​ ​ 202,533 ​ ​ ​ June 4, 2030 (7) ​ June 2030 ​ Subtotal ​ ​ 11,453,128 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Non-controlling Investments: ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ AWS-3 Licenses ​ ​ 9,890,389 ​ October 2021 (4) ​ October 2027 (8) ​ October 2027 (8) ​ Capitalized Interest ​ ​ 5,321,968 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Total ​ $ 26,665,485 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (1) The build-out deadlines for these licenses have been met. (2) For these licenses, we must offer 5G broadband service to at least 20% of the U.S. population and have developed a core network by this date. (3) For these licenses, we must offer 5G broadband service to at least 70% of the U.S. population and have developed a core network by this date. (4) For these licenses, Northstar Wireless and SNR Wireless must provide reliable signal coverage and offer service to at least 40% of the population of each license area by this date. (5) For these licenses, we must offer 5G broadband service to 70% of the U.S. population by this date. (6) For these licenses, we must offer 5G broadband service to at least 75% of the population in each Partial Economic Area (which are service areas established by the FCC) by this date. (7) There are a variety of build-out options and associated build-out metrics associated with these licenses. (8) For these licenses, Northstar Wireless and SNR Wireless must provide reliable signal coverage and offer service to at least 75% of the population of each license area by this date. If the AWS-3 interim build-out requirement is not met, the AWS-3 expiration date and the AWS-3 final build-out requirement may be accelerated by two years (from October 2027 to October 2025) for each AWS-3 License area in which Northstar Wireless and SNR Wireless do not meet the requirement.

Segment Reporting (Tables)

Segment Reporting (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020
Segment Reporting
Schedule of assets, revenue, and operating income by segment	​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ As of ​ ​ ​ September 30, ​ December 31, ​ ​ ​ 2020 2019 ​ ​ (In thousands) ​ Total assets: ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Pay-TV ​ $ 33,706,649 ​ $ 31,531,612 ​ Wireless ​ ​ 28,717,584 ​ ​ 25,686,381 ​ Eliminations ​ ​ (26,323,796) ​ ​ (23,987,058) ​ Total assets ​ $ 36,100,437 ​ $ 33,230,935 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ For the Three Months Ended ​ For the Nine Months Ended ​ ​ ​ September 30, ​ September 30, ​ ​ ​ 2020 2019 2020 2019 ​ ​ (In thousands) ​ Revenue: ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Pay-TV ​ $ 3,190,664 ​ $ 3,169,967 ​ $ 9,595,131 ​ $ 9,569,972 ​ Wireless ​ ​ 1,341,512 ​ ​ 64 ​ ​ 1,343,893 ​ ​ 187 ​ Eliminations ​ ​ (585) ​ ​ (1,668) ​ ​ (2,954) ​ ​ (3,340) ​ Total revenue ​ $ 4,531,591 ​ $ 3,168,363 ​ $ 10,936,070 ​ $ 9,566,819 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Operating income (loss): ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Pay-TV ​ $ 803,817 ​ $ 491,696 ​ $ 2,040,970 ​ $ 1,406,179 ​ Wireless (1) ​ ​ 7,431 ​ ​ (22,804) ​ ​ (447,994) ​ ​ (50,255) ​ Eliminations ​ ​ — ​ ​ — ​ ​ — ​ ​ — ​ Total operating income (loss) ​ $ 811,248 ​ $ 468,892 ​ $ 1,592,976 ​ $ 1,355,924 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (1) The nine months ended September 30, 2020 were negatively impacted by “Impairment of long-lived assets” of $356 million, resulting from non-cash impairments of the T1 satellite and D1 satellites, as well as capitalized costs of equipment, labor and other assets and operating lease assets related to the narrowband IoT deployment that would not be utilized in our 5G Network Deployment. See Note 2 for further information.
Schedule of revenue by geographical region	​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ For the Three Months Ended ​ For the Nine Months Ended ​ September 30, ​ September 30, Revenue: ​ 2020 2019 2020 2019 ​ ​ (In thousands) United States ​ $ 4,516,475 ​ $ 3,156,853 ​ $ 10,899,922 ​ $ 9,533,647 Canada and Mexico ​ ​ 15,116 ​ ​ 11,510 ​ ​ 36,148 ​ ​ 33,172 Total revenue ​ $ 4,531,591 ​ $ 3,168,363 ​ $ 10,936,070 ​ $ 9,566,819 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​
Revenue from external customers disaggregated by major revenue source	​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ For the Three Months Ended ​ For the Nine Months Ended ​ ​ ​ September 30, ​ September 30, ​ Category: 2020 2019 ​ 2020 2019 ​ ​ (In thousands) ​ Pay-TV video and related revenue ​ $ 3,139,575 ​ $ 3,117,191 ​ $ 9,455,429 ​ $ 9,427,533 ​ Wireless services and related revenue ​ ​ 1,082,570 ​ ​ — ​ ​ 1,082,570 ​ ​ — ​ Pay-TV equipment sales and other revenue ​ ​ 51,089 ​ ​ 52,776 ​ ​ 139,702 ​ ​ 142,439 ​ Wireless equipment sales and other revenue ​ ​ 258,942 ​ ​ 64 ​ ​ 261,323 ​ ​ 187 ​ Eliminations equipment sales and other revenue ​ ​ (585) ​ ​ (1,668) ​ ​ (2,954) ​ ​ (3,340) ​ Total ​ $ 4,531,591 ​ $ 3,168,363 ​ $ 10,936,070 ​ $ 9,566,819 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​

Contract Balances (Tables)

Contract Balances (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020
Contract Balances
Summary of activity in the allowance for doubtful accounts	​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Allowance for credit losses Balance at Current Period Provision for Expected Credit Losses Write-offs Charged Against Allowance Balance at ​ ​ (In thousands) ​ For the nine months ended September 30, 2020 ​ $ 19,280 ​ $ 60,964 ​ $ (15,630) ​ $ 64,614 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​
Schedule of changes in deferred revenue related to contracts with subscribers	​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Contract ​ ​ ​ Liabilities ​ ​ ​ (In thousands) ​ Balance as of December 31, 2019 ​ $ 613,272 ​ Recognition of unearned revenue ​ ​ (6,457,508) ​ Deferral of revenue ​ ​ 6,627,478 ​ Balance as of September 30, 2020 ​ $ 783,242 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​

Related Party Transactions (Tab

Related Party Transactions (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020
NagraStar
Schedule of transactions with related party	​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ For the Three Months Ended ​ For the Nine Months Ended ​ ​ ​ September 30, ​ September 30, ​ ​ ​ 2020 2019 ​ 2020 2019 ​ ​ (In thousands) ​ Purchases (including fees): ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Purchases from NagraStar $ 14,073 $ 14,434 ​ $ 41,424 $ 43,148 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ As of ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ September 30, ​ December 31, ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ 2020 2019 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (In thousands) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Amounts Payable and Commitments: ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Amounts payable to NagraStar $ 8,745 $ 9,630 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Commitments to NagraStar $ 4,260 $ 4,893 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​
Dish Mexico
Schedule of transactions with related party	​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ For the Three Months Ended ​ For the Nine Months Ended ​ ​ ​ September 30, ​ September 30, ​ ​ ​ 2020 2019 ​ 2020 2019 ​ ​ (In thousands) ​ Sales: ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Satellite capacity ​ $ 5,462 ​ $ 1,275 ​ $ 16,387 ​ $ 1,275 ​ Uplink services ​ ​ 1,207 ​ 1,406 ​ ​ 3,876 ​ 4,222 ​ Total ​ $ 6,669 ​ $ 2,681 ​ $ 20,263 ​ $ 5,497 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ As of ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ September 30, ​ December 31, ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ 2020 2019 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (In thousands) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Amounts Receivable: ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Satellite capacity receivable ​ $ 13,686 ​ $ 5,866 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Uplink amounts receivable from Dish Mexico ​ 2,603 ​ ​ 1,191 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ $ 16,289 ​ $ 7,057 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​

Organization and Business Act_2

Organization and Business Activities (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	153 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2020USD ($)itemsegment	Sep. 30, 2020USD ($)item	Dec. 31, 2019USD ($)
Spectrum Investments
Number of primary operating business segments | segment		2
Number of business units | item		2
Number of Pay-TV subscribers | item		11,423,000	11,423,000
Number Of wireless subscribers | item		9,418,000	9,418,000
Payment to acquire certain wireless licenses and related assets			$ 21,000,000
FCC authorizations		$ 26,665,485	26,665,485	$ 25,779,503
Total debt and equity investments in subsidiaries		10,000,000	10,000,000
Non-cash impairment charge	$ 253,000	227,000
Network Development Future Expenditures		10,000,000
Capitalized interest on FCC authorizations [Member]
Spectrum Investments
FCC authorizations	$ 5,000,000	$ 5,000,000	$ 5,000,000
Prepaid Business
Spectrum Investments
Number of retail wireless subscribers acquired | item		9,000,000
Sling TV Holding L.L.C.
Spectrum Investments
Number of Pay-TV subscribers | item		2,458,000	2,458,000
Ting Mobile
Spectrum Investments
Number of retail wireless subscribers acquired | item		200,000
Dish TV
Spectrum Investments
Number of Pay-TV subscribers | item		8,965,000	8,965,000
Wireless
Spectrum Investments
Payment to acquire certain wireless licenses and related assets			$ 11,000,000
FCC authorizations		$ 11,453,128	11,453,128
Northstar Spectrum And SNR Holdco
Spectrum Investments
Total debt and equity investments in subsidiaries		$ 10,000,000	$ 10,000,000

Organization and Business Act_3

Organization and Business Activities - Asset Purchase Agreement (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Apr. 01, 2020	Jul. 26, 2019
Asset Purchase Agreement
Asset Purchase Agreement
Purchase price		$ 1,400
Spectrum Purchase Agreement.
Asset Purchase Agreement
Purchase price		$ 3,590
Option Agreement
Asset Purchase Agreement
Term of final judgement from the date of its entry with the District Court.	7 years	7 years
Term of final judgement if DOJ gives notice	5 years

Summary of Significant Accoun_4

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jul. 01, 2020	Sep. 30, 2020	Mar. 31, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2019
Accounting policy disclosures
Trade accounts receivable, net		$ 1,143,500			$ 1,143,500		$ 588,358
Allowance for credit losses		64,614			64,614		19,280
Capitalized Contract Cost		131,000		$ 67,000	213,000	$ 159,000
Amortization expense related to the programs		43,000		21,000	99,000	52,000
Total costs capitalized		414,000			$ 414,000		300,000
Revenue, Practical Expedient, Financing Component [true false]					true
Derivative Financial Instruments
Derivative instruments - net realized and/or unrealized gains (losses)		(12,450)			$ (12,450)
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets
Impairment of long-lived assets					356,418
Variable Interest Entity
Redeemable noncontrolling interests		633,949			633,949		552,075
Advertising expenses		160,000		141,000	381,000	375,000
Research and Development
Research and development cost		$ 6,000		$ 4,000	$ 17,000	$ 15,000
Leases
Option to extend - Operating					true
Option to extend - Finance					true
Option to terminate period - Operating					1 year
Option to terminate period - Finance					1 year
Option to terminate - Operating					true
Option to terminate - Finance					true
Minimum
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets
Useful life					1 year
Business Combinations
Acquired intangible assets, average finite useful life					1 year
Leases
Option to extend period - Operating		1 year			1 year
Option to extend period - Finance		1 year			1 year
Maximum
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets
Useful life					20 years
Business Combinations
Acquired intangible assets, average finite useful life					20 years
Leases
Option to extend period - Operating		7 years			7 years
Option to extend period - Finance		7 years			7 years
NBIoT capitalized costs
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets
Impairment of long-lived assets			$ 253,000
EchoStar
Accounting policy disclosures
Trade accounts receivable, net		$ 4,000			$ 4,000		$ 1,000
Northstar Manager LLC | Minimum
Variable Interest Entity
Number of years after wireless spectrum license is granted until put right vests					5 years
Northstar Manager LLC | Maximum
Variable Interest Entity
Number of years after wireless spectrum license is granted until put right vests					6 years
SNR Wireless Management LLC | Minimum
Variable Interest Entity
Number of years after wireless spectrum license is granted until put right vests					5 years
SNR Wireless Management LLC | Maximum
Variable Interest Entity
Number of years after wireless spectrum license is granted until put right vests					6 years
AWS-4 Satellites
Accounting policy disclosures
Fair value after write down		0			$ 0
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets
Impairment of long-lived assets					$ 103,000
Sprint Asset Acquisition | Minimum
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets
Useful life	1 year				1 year
Sprint Asset Acquisition | Maximum
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets
Useful life	10 years				10 years
Ting Mobile | Minimum
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets
Useful life					2 years
Ting Mobile | Maximum
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets
Useful life					10 years
BoostUP
Accounting policy disclosures
Trade accounts receivable, net		148,000			$ 148,000
Allowance for credit losses		$ 21,000			$ 21,000
Installment plan period for long term customers					18 months

Summary of Significant Accoun_5

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Impairment of Long-lived assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020	Sep. 30, 2020
Impairment of long-lived assets		$ 356,418
T1
Impairment of long-lived assets		48,120
D1
Impairment of long-lived assets		55,000
NBIoT capitalized costs
Impairment of long-lived assets	$ 253,000
NBIoT capitalized costs | Construction in progress
Impairment of long-lived assets		226,742
NBIoT capitalized costs | Operating Lease Assets [Member]
Impairment of long-lived assets		$ 26,556

Basic and Diluted Net Income _3

Basic and Diluted Net Income (Loss) Per Share (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended						9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2020	Mar. 31, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2019	Mar. 31, 2019	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019
Basic and Diluted Net Income (Loss) Per Share
Net income (loss)	$ 532,959			$ 377,157			$ 1,112,638	$ 1,079,022
Less: Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests, net of tax	28,360			23,853			82,597	68,914
Net income (loss) attributable to DISH Network	504,599	$ 452,343	$ 73,099	353,304	$ 317,043	$ 339,761	1,030,041	1,010,108
Net income (loss) attributable to DISH Network - Diluted	$ 504,599			$ 353,304			$ 1,030,041	$ 1,010,108
Weighted-average common shares outstanding - Class A and B common stock:
Basic (2) (in shares)	525,532			477,495			524,329	471,736
Dilutive impact of Convertible Notes (in shares)	58,192			58,192			58,192	58,192
Dilutive impact of stock awards outstanding (in shares)	233			59			74	113
Diluted (in shares)	583,957			535,746			582,595	530,041
Earnings per share - Class A and B common stock:
Basic net income (loss) per share attributable to DISH Network (in dollars per share)	$ 0.96			$ 0.74			$ 1.96	$ 2.14
Diluted net income (loss) per share attributable to DISH Network (in dollars per share)	$ 0.86			$ 0.66			$ 1.77	$ 1.91

Basic and Diluted Net Income _4

Basic and Diluted Net Income (Loss) Per Share - Performance based stock (Details) - $ / shares shares in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019
Antidilutive securities excluded from computation of earnings per share
Anti-dilutive securities excluded from computation of earnings per share	61,894	61,144
Strike price of the warrants	$ 86.08
Anti-dilutive stock awards
Antidilutive securities excluded from computation of earnings per share
Anti-dilutive securities excluded from computation of earnings per share	8,761	5,181
Performance based options
Antidilutive securities excluded from computation of earnings per share
Anti-dilutive securities excluded from computation of earnings per share	5,317	8,418
Restricted Performance Units/Awards
Antidilutive securities excluded from computation of earnings per share
Anti-dilutive securities excluded from computation of earnings per share	1,787	1,516
Common stock warrants
Antidilutive securities excluded from computation of earnings per share
Anti-dilutive securities excluded from computation of earnings per share	46,029	46,029

Supplemental Data - Statement_3

Supplemental Data - Statements of Cash Flows (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
		Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019
Supplemental Data - Statements of Cash Flows
Cash paid for interest (including capitalized interest)			$ 647,572	$ 737,311
Cash received for interest			5,512	38,101
Cash paid for income taxes			22,939	26,304
Capitalized interest (1)	[1]		685,749	743,864
Master Transaction Agreement, net of deferred tax of $166,161				497,145
Employee benefits paid in Class A common stock			$ 28,301	27,004
Deferred other tax expense (benefit)		$ 166,161		$ 166,161
[1]	See Note 2 for further information.

Acquisitions (Details)

Acquisitions (Details) $ in Thousands, customer in Millions	Jul. 01, 2020USD ($)customer	Jul. 26, 2019USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2020USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2020USD ($)itemstore	Sep. 10, 2020USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019USD ($)
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill			$ 214,000	$ 214,000		$ 126,000
Period in which at least 20% of population served to avoid payment of damages		3 years
Annual Lease payment					$ 56,000
Master Network Service Agreement
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Maximum permitted ownership percent				50.00%
Master Network Service Agreement Period				7 years
Service Receipt Period				2 years
Service receipt period				2 years
Provision For New User After Change Of Control				6 months
Threshold Ownership Percentage Of Not Permitted Owners				50.00%
service pass through costs and out of pocket expenses charging period				36 months
Percentage Of Wireless Communication Business Assets Are Sold				50.00%
Percentage Of Voting Power Or Economic Value Held By Restricted Persons				50.00%
Option Agreement
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Spectrum Lease Period		6 years
Number of cell sites | item				20,000
Number of retail stores | store				400
Period in which cell sites are scheduled to be decommissioned				5 years
Option agreement term				5 years
Period after closing of prepaid business sale, transfer asset request is admissible		1 year
Period within closing of prepaid business sale, required to offer nationwide postpaid retail mobile wireless service		1 year
Percentage of purchase price		10.00%
Percentage of population served		20.00%
Period obliged to provide DOJ with description of deployment efforts		180 days
Damages To Be Paid In Case Of Breach Of Agreement		$ 360,000
Transition Services Agreement
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Transaction Agreements Period After Provision New Or Existing Customers Of Prepaid Business	2 years
Transition Services Agreement Provided At Cost Period	2 years
Spectrum Purchase Agreement.
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Period within which divesture to be completed after receipt of FCC approval				3 years
Threshold divesture deadline extension period				5 days
Spectrum lease back period				2 years
per-Pop rate				$ 68,000
Decrease in purchase price due to failure to complete rebanding activities				72,000
Damages sought value in case of breach of agreement				72,000
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquisition related transaction costs			1,000	$ 11,000
Minimum
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Useful life				1 year
Maximum
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Useful life				20 years
600 MHz Licenses | Minimum
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Percent Of Coverage On Available Licensed Geographic Areas		70.00%
600 MHz Licenses | Maximum
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Percent Of Coverage On Available Licensed Geographic Areas		75.00%
AWS-4 Satellites | Option Agreement
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Damages To Be Paid In Case Of Breach Of Agreement		$ 2,200,000
AWS-4 Satellites | Minimum
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Percent Of Coverage On Available Licensed Geographic Areas		20.00%
AWS-4 Satellites | Maximum
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Percent Of Coverage On Available Licensed Geographic Areas		70.00%
700 MHz Licenses | Minimum
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Percent Of Coverage On Available Licensed Geographic Areas		20.00%
700 MHz Licenses | Maximum
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Percent Of Coverage On Available Licensed Geographic Areas		70.00%
AWS H Block licenses | Minimum
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Percent Of Coverage On Available Licensed Geographic Areas		20.00%
AWS H Block licenses | Maximum
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Percent Of Coverage On Available Licensed Geographic Areas		70.00%
Aws4 And 600 Mhz
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
No sale agreement period				6 years
Sprint Asset Acquisition
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Total consideration	$ 1,346,024
Trade accounts receivable and allowance for credit losses	539,000
Allowance for credit losses	(21,000)
Inventory	141,718
Amount of below market contracts acquired as intangible assets	37,000
Spectrum purchase option fair value	713,000
Intangibles	591,000
Goodwill	$ 87,530
Sprint Asset Acquisition | Selling, General and Administrative Expenses [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquisition related transaction costs			$ 1,000	$ 11,000
Sprint Asset Acquisition | Minimum
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number Of Retail Wireless Subscribers Acquired | customer	9
Useful life	1 year			1 year
Sprint Asset Acquisition | Maximum
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Useful life	10 years			10 years
Sprint Asset Acquisition | Customer relationships
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangibles	$ 458,000
Sprint Asset Acquisition | Trade Names [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangibles	$ 96,000

Acquisitions - Fair Value of Co

Acquisitions - Fair Value of Consideration (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jul. 01, 2020	Sep. 30, 2020
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Cash consideration		$ 1,312,500
Sprint Asset Acquisition
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Cash consideration	$ 1,400,000
Net working capital	33,524
Softbank funding	(87,500)
Total consideration transferred	$ 1,346,024

Acquisitions - Purchase Price A

Acquisitions - Purchase Price Allocation (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2020	Jul. 01, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Net [Abstract]
Goodwill	$ 214,000		$ 126,000
Sprint Asset Acquisition
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Net [Abstract]
Trade accounts receivable		$ 518,476
Allowance for credit losses		(21,000)
Inventory		141,718
Other current assets		3,000
Intangibles		591,000
Goodwill		87,530
Other noncurrent assets		713,000
Total assets		2,054,724
Trade accounts payable		451,967
Deferred revenue and other		174,733
Other accrued expenses		82,000
Total liabilities		708,700
Total purchase price		$ 1,346,024

Acquisitions - Pro Forma Result

Acquisitions - Pro Forma Results (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Information [Abstract]
Total revenue	$ 4,537,708	$ 4,410,580	$ 13,484,804	$ 13,403,813
Net income (loss) attributable to DISH Network	$ 515,183	$ 293,514	$ 849,744	$ 808,825

Marketable Investment Securit_3

Marketable Investment Securities, Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents, and Other Investment Securities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Marketable investment securities, restricted cash and other investment securities
Strategic - available-for-sale	$ 195	$ 196
Other	983,859	416,704
Total marketable investment securities	1,018,974	417,094
Restricted cash and cash equivalents	73,273	60,677
Total other investment securities	148,246	160,074
Total marketable investment securities, restricted cash and cash equivalents, and other investment securities	1,240,493	637,845
Other investment securities
Marketable investment securities, restricted cash and other investment securities
Other	983,664	416,508
Other investment securities - equity method	148,246	160,074
Restricted Marketable Investment Securities [Member]
Marketable investment securities, restricted cash and other investment securities
Total marketable investment securities	$ 35,115	$ 390

Marketable Investment Securit_4

Marketable Investment Securities, Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents, and Other Investment Securities - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2020	Feb. 28, 2017
Other investment securities:
Capital transaction recorded in additional paid-in capital	$ (497,145)
Commercial paper | Maximum
Other investment securities:
Debt term of Maturity		365 days
Corporate securities | Maximum
Other investment securities:
Debt term of Maturity		18 months
NagraStar
Other investment securities:
Ownership interest (as a percent)			50.00%

Marketable Investment Securit_5

Marketable Investment Securities, Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents, and Other Investment Securities - Unrealized Gain (Losses) On Marketable Investment Securities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Components of our available-for-sale investments
Marketable Investment Securities	$ 1,018,974	$ 417,094
Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Marketable Investment Securities
Unrealized Gains	23	96
Unrealized Losses	(1)	(1)
Unrealized Gains Losses, Net	22	95
Accumulated net unrealized losses
Accumulated net unrealized gain (loss), before tax, in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	1,000	1,000
Accumulated net unrealized gain (loss), net of tax, in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	1,000	1,000
Contractual maturities of restricted and non-restricted marketable investment securities
Debt securities with contractual maturities within one year	195	196
US Treasury and agency securities
Components of our available-for-sale investments
Marketable Investment Securities	302,754	10,016
Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Marketable Investment Securities
Unrealized Gains	18	32
Unrealized Gains Losses, Net	18	32
Commercial paper
Components of our available-for-sale investments
Marketable Investment Securities	652,953	369,397
Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Marketable Investment Securities
Unrealized Gains		2
Unrealized Gains Losses, Net		2
Corporate securities
Components of our available-for-sale investments
Marketable Investment Securities	62,748	28,796
Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Marketable Investment Securities
Unrealized Gains	5	4
Unrealized Losses	(1)	(1)
Unrealized Gains Losses, Net	4	3
Other
Components of our available-for-sale investments
Marketable Investment Securities	$ 519	8,885
Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Marketable Investment Securities
Unrealized Gains		58
Unrealized Gains Losses, Net		$ 58

Marketable Investment Securit_6

Marketable Investment Securities, Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents, and Other Investment Securities - Investments Measured at Fair Value On A Recurring Basis (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Fair value of marketable securities
Marketable Investment Securities	$ 1,018,974	$ 417,094
US Treasury and agency securities
Fair value of marketable securities
Marketable Investment Securities	302,754	10,016
Commercial paper
Fair value of marketable securities
Marketable Investment Securities	652,953	369,397
Corporate securities
Fair value of marketable securities
Marketable Investment Securities	62,748	28,796
Other
Fair value of marketable securities
Marketable Investment Securities	519	8,885
Fair value measurements on recurring basis
Fair value of marketable securities
Cash Equivalents (including restricted)	1,750,477	2,436,545
Total	1,018,974	417,094
Fair value measurements on recurring basis | US Treasury and agency securities
Fair value of marketable securities
Marketable Investment Securities	302,754	10,016
Fair value measurements on recurring basis | Commercial paper
Fair value of marketable securities
Marketable Investment Securities	652,953	369,397
Fair value measurements on recurring basis | Corporate securities
Fair value of marketable securities
Marketable Investment Securities	62,748	28,796
Fair value measurements on recurring basis | Other
Fair value of marketable securities
Marketable Investment Securities	519	8,885
Fair value measurements on recurring basis | Level 1
Fair value of marketable securities
Cash Equivalents (including restricted)	963,274	246,876
Total	302,754	10,016
Fair value measurements on recurring basis | Level 1 | US Treasury and agency securities
Fair value of marketable securities
Marketable Investment Securities	302,754	10,016
Fair value measurements on recurring basis | Level 2
Fair value of marketable securities
Cash Equivalents (including restricted)	787,203	2,189,669
Total	716,025	406,882
Fair value measurements on recurring basis | Level 2 | Commercial paper
Fair value of marketable securities
Marketable Investment Securities	652,953	369,397
Fair value measurements on recurring basis | Level 2 | Corporate securities
Fair value of marketable securities
Marketable Investment Securities	62,748	28,796
Fair value measurements on recurring basis | Level 2 | Other
Fair value of marketable securities
Marketable Investment Securities	324	8,689
Fair value measurements on recurring basis | Level 3
Fair value of marketable securities
Total	195	196
Fair value measurements on recurring basis | Level 3 | Other
Fair value of marketable securities
Marketable Investment Securities	$ 195	$ 196

Marketable Investment Securit_7

Marketable Investment Securities, Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents, and Other Investment Securities - Other Income Expense (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019
Other Income (Expense)
Marketable investment securities - realized and unrealized gains (losses)	$ 87	$ 1,346	$ 177	$ 5,240
Derivative instruments - net realized and/or unrealized gains (losses)	(12,450)		(12,450)
Costs related to early redemption of debt		(44)		(483)
Equity in earnings of affiliates	(824)	(5,467)	(221)	(4,476)
Other	(13)	2,369	902	9,843
Total	$ (13,200)	$ (1,796)	$ (11,592)	$ 10,124

Inventory (Details)

Inventory (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Inventory
Finished goods	$ 470,980	$ 255,155
Work-in-process and service repairs	29,000	34,120
Raw materials	16,236	33,623
Total inventory	$ 516,216	$ 322,898

Property and Equipment and In_3

Property and Equipment and Intangible Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020	Sep. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Property and equipment
Total property and equipment		$ 6,949,573	$ 7,261,038
Accumulated depreciation		(4,723,150)	(4,554,856)
Property and equipment, net		2,226,423	2,706,182
Impairment of long-lived assets		356,418
Non-cash impairment charge	$ 253,000	227,000
Wireless
Property and equipment
Impairment of long-lived assets		227,000
Equipment leased to customers
Property and equipment
Total property and equipment		$ 1,772,000	1,861,668
Equipment leased to customers | Minimum
Property and equipment
Depreciable Life		2 years
Equipment leased to customers | Maximum
Property and equipment
Depreciable Life		5 years
D1
Property and equipment
Property and equipment, net		$ 55,000
Impairment of long-lived assets		55,000
T1
Property and equipment
Accumulated depreciation		(18,000)
Property and equipment, net		48,000
Impairment of long-lived assets		48,120
D1 and T1
Property and equipment
Estimated fair value		0
Satellites
Property and equipment
Total property and equipment		$ 1,734,025	1,855,096
Satellites | Minimum
Property and equipment
Depreciable Life		2 years
Satellites | Maximum
Property and equipment
Depreciable Life		15 years
Satellites acquired under finance lease agreements
Property and equipment
Total property and equipment		$ 888,940	888,940
Satellites acquired under finance lease agreements | Minimum
Property and equipment
Depreciable Life		10 years
Satellites acquired under finance lease agreements | Maximum
Property and equipment
Depreciable Life		15 years
Furniture, fixtures, equipment and other
Property and equipment
Total property and equipment		$ 2,073,041	2,010,094
Furniture, fixtures, equipment and other | Minimum
Property and equipment
Depreciable Life		2 years
Furniture, fixtures, equipment and other | Maximum
Property and equipment
Depreciable Life		20 years
Buildings and improvements
Property and equipment
Total property and equipment		$ 354,739	349,347
Buildings and improvements | Minimum
Property and equipment
Depreciable Life		5 years
Buildings and improvements | Maximum
Property and equipment
Depreciable Life		40 years
Land
Property and equipment
Total property and equipment		$ 17,810	17,810
Construction in progress
Property and equipment
Total property and equipment		109,018	278,083
Construction in progress | Software
Property and equipment
Total property and equipment		43,011	51,493
Construction in progress | Wireless
Property and equipment
Total property and equipment		40,952	207,814
Construction in progress | Other
Property and equipment
Total property and equipment		25,055	$ 18,776
Property Plant And Equipment Net
Property and equipment
Impairment of long-lived assets		$ 330,000

Property and Equipment and In_4

Property and Equipment and Intangible Assets - Depreciation and Amortization (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019
Depreciation and amortization expense
Depreciation and amortization expense	$ 199,083	$ 154,181	$ 518,027	$ 457,022
Equipment leased to customers
Depreciation and amortization expense
Depreciation and amortization expense	71,568	91,090	220,797	287,109
Satellites
Depreciation and amortization expense
Depreciation and amortization expense	50,193	25,321	152,530	62,956
Buildings, furniture, fixtures, equipment and other
Depreciation and amortization expense
Depreciation and amortization expense	32,303	36,239	97,679	100,713
Intangible Assets [Member]
Depreciation and amortization expense
Depreciation and amortization expense	$ 45,019	$ 1,531	$ 47,021	$ 6,244

Property and Equipment and In_5

Property and Equipment and Intangible Assets - Additional Information (Details) - EchoStar XVIII, including capitalized interest	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020item
Property and equipment
Number of satellites utilized in geostationary orbit approximately 22,300 miles above the equator	13
Owned Satellites	8
Number of satellites utilized under operating lease	1
Number Of Satellites Lease From Third Parties	4

Property and Equipment and In_6

Property and Equipment and Intangible Assets - Estimated Future Amortization (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2019
Intangible Assets
Intangible Assets	$ 753,582		$ 753,582		$ 128,220
Accumulated Amortization	(165,187)		(165,187)		(118,166)
Amortization expense	45,000	$ 2,000	47,000	$ 6,000
Goodwill	214,000		214,000		126,000
Estimated future amortization of identifiable intangible assets
2020 (for the remaining three months)	45,850		45,850
2021	157,105		157,105
2022	130,198		130,198
2023	127,809		127,809
2024	69,512		69,512
Thereafter	57,921		57,921
Total	588,395		$ 588,395
Minimum
Intangible Assets
Useful life			1 year
Maximum
Intangible Assets
Useful life			20 years
Technology-based
Intangible Assets
Intangible Assets	63,078		$ 63,078		63,077
Accumulated Amortization	(58,194)		(58,194)		(57,414)
Trademarks
Intangible Assets
Intangible Assets	133,428		133,428		37,010
Accumulated Amortization	(37,259)		(37,259)		(32,619)
Contract-based
Intangible Assets
Intangible Assets	41,500		41,500		4,500
Accumulated Amortization	(13,750)		(13,750)		(4,500)
Customer relationships
Intangible Assets
Intangible Assets	515,576		515,576		23,633
Accumulated Amortization	$ (55,984)		$ (55,984)		$ (23,633)

Leases (Details)

Leases (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 10, 2020
Option to extend - Operating	true
Option to extend - Finance	true
Option to terminate period - Operating	1 year
Option to terminate period - Finance	1 year
Option to terminate - Operating	true
Option to terminate - Finance	true
Annual Lease payment		$ 56
Minimum
Option to extend period - Operating	1 year
Option to extend period - Finance	1 year
Maximum
Option to extend period - Operating	7 years
Option to extend period - Finance	7 years

Leases - Components of Lease Ex

Leases - Components of Lease Expense (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2019	Sep. 10, 2019
Leases
Operating lease cost (1)	$ 18,281	$ 40,831	$ 54,130	$ 205,815
Short-term lease cost (2)	2,726	2,915	8,284	9,141
Amortization of right-of-use assets	17,829	7,187	53,488	17,100
Interest on lease liabilities	5,070	2,352	16,326	4,632
Total finance lease cost	22,899	9,539	69,814	21,732
Total lease costs	43,906	53,285	132,228	236,688
Operating lease assets	$ 112,922		$ 112,922		$ 144,330	$ 495,000
Lease expense		$ 25,000		$ 159,000

Leases - Supplemental Cash Flow

Leases - Supplemental Cash Flow Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019
Leases
Operating cash flows from operating leases	$ 54,611	$ 209,435
Operating cash flows from finance leases	16,326	4,637
Financing cash flows from finance leases	47,301	17,681
Operating leases	$ 41,665	110,235
Finance leases		187,339
Right-of-use assets and liabilities recognized upon adoption of ASC 842		$ 733,584

Leases - Supplemental Balance S

Leases - Supplemental Balance Sheet Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020	Sep. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Sep. 10, 2019
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Operating lease right-of-use assets		$ 112,922	$ 144,330	$ 495,000
Other current liabilities		$ 59,228	57,910
Operating Lease, Liability, Current, Statement of Financial Position [Extensible List]		Deferred Long-term Liability Charges
Operating lease liabilities		$ 73,057	84,795
Total		$ 132,285	142,705
Operating Lease, Liability, Statement of Financial Position [Extensible List]		us-gaap:OperatingLeaseLiabilityNoncurrent us-gaap:AccountsPayableCurrent
Property and equipment, gross		$ 6,949,573	7,261,038
Accumulated depreciation		(4,723,150)	(4,554,856)
Property and equipment, net		2,226,423	2,706,182
Other current liabilities		66,075	61,493
Other long-term liabilities		118,318	171,706
Total		$ 184,393	$ 233,199
Operating Lease, Weighted Average Remaining Lease Term		2 years 10 months 24 days	3 years 1 month 6 days
Finance Lease, Weighted Average Remaining Lease Term		3 years 2 months 12 days	3 years 9 months 18 days
Operating Lease, Weighted Average Discount Rate, Percent		4.30%	5.00%
Finance Lease, Weighted Average Discount Rate, Percent		10.40%	10.20%
Asset Impairment Charges		$ 356,418
Property and equipment [Member]
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Property and equipment, gross		889,708	$ 890,598
Accumulated depreciation		(736,462)	(683,271)
Property and equipment, net		153,246	$ 207,327
NBIoT capitalized costs
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Asset Impairment Charges	$ 253,000
NBIoT capitalized costs | Operating Lease Assets [Member]
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Asset Impairment Charges		$ 26,556

Leases - Maturities of Lease Li

Leases - Maturities of Lease Liabilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Maturities of lease liabilities: Operating lease
2020 (remaining three months)	$ 17,461
2021	58,963
2022	33,785
2023	15,723
2024	9,337
Thereafter	4,523
Total lease payments	139,792
Less: Imputed interest	(7,507)
Total	132,285	$ 142,705
Less: Current portion	(59,228)	(57,910)
Long-term portion of lease obligations	73,057	84,795
Maturities of lease liabilities: Finance lease
2020 (remaining three months)	15,961
2021	82,610
2022	48,306
2023	40,942
2024	30,707
Total lease payments	218,526
Less: Imputed interest	(34,133)
Total	184,393	233,199
Less: Current portion	(66,075)	(61,493)
Long-term portion of lease obligations	118,318	$ 171,706
Future minimum payments for total lease liabilities
2020 (remaining three months)	33,422
2021	141,573
2022	82,091
2023	56,665
2024	40,044
Thereafter	4,523
Total lease payments	358,318
Less: Imputed interest	(41,640)
Total	316,678
Less: Current portion	(125,303)
Long-term portion of lease obligations	$ 191,375

Long-Term Debt and Finance Le_3

Long-Term Debt and Finance Lease Obligations - Fair Value of Long-Term Debt (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Debt Instrument
Carrying Value	$ 14,580,718	$ 14,670,946
Fair Value	14,728,508	14,968,494
Unamortized debt discount on the Convertible Notes	(657,591)	(735,811)
Unamortized deferred financing costs and other debt discounts, net	(25,120)	(28,739)
Finance lease obligations	184,393	233,199
Total long-term debt and finance lease obligations (including current portion)	$ 14,082,400	14,139,595
5 1/8% Senior Notes due 2020
Debt Instrument
Carrying Value		1,100,000
Fair Value		$ 1,110,208
Interest rate (as a percent)	5.125%	5.125%
6 3/4% Senior Notes due 2021
Debt Instrument
Carrying Value	$ 2,000,000	$ 2,000,000
Fair Value	$ 2,055,660	$ 2,109,420
Interest rate (as a percent)	6.75%	6.75%
5 7/8% Senior Notes due 2022
Debt Instrument
Carrying Value	$ 2,000,000	$ 2,000,000
Fair Value	$ 2,090,160	$ 2,129,580
Interest rate (as a percent)	5.875%	5.875%
5% Senior Notes due 2023
Debt Instrument
Carrying Value	$ 1,500,000	$ 1,500,000
Fair Value	$ 1,533,990	$ 1,543,770
Interest rate (as a percent)	5.00%	5.00%
5 7/8% Senior Notes due 2024
Debt Instrument
Carrying Value	$ 2,000,000	$ 2,000,000
Fair Value	$ 2,064,700	$ 2,049,080
Interest rate (as a percent)	5.875%	5.875%
2 3/8% Convertible Notes due 2024
Debt Instrument
Carrying Value	$ 1,000,000	$ 1,000,000
Fair Value	$ 910,700	$ 918,720
Interest rate (as a percent)	2.375%	2.375%
7 3/4% Senior Notes due 2026
Debt Instrument
Carrying Value	$ 2,000,000	$ 2,000,000
Fair Value	$ 2,202,920	$ 2,128,900
Interest rate (as a percent)	7.75%	7.75%
3 3/8% Convertible Notes due 2026
Debt Instrument
Carrying Value	$ 3,000,000	$ 3,000,000
Fair Value	$ 2,757,390	$ 2,907,870
Interest rate (as a percent)	3.375%	3.375%
7 3/8% Senior Notes due 2028
Debt Instrument
Carrying Value	$ 1,000,000
Fair Value	$ 1,032,270
Interest rate (as a percent)	7.375%	7.375%
Other notes payable
Debt Instrument
Carrying Value	$ 80,718	$ 70,946
Fair Value	$ 80,718	$ 70,946

Long-Term Debt and Finance Le_4

Long-Term Debt and Finance Lease Obligations (Details) - 7 3/8% Senior Notes due 2028 - USD ($) $ in Billions	Jul. 01, 2020	Sep. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate (as a percent)		7.375%	7.375%
DISH DBS Corporation ("DDBS")
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate (as a percent)	7.375%
Principal amount of debt	$ 1
Redemption price as a percentage of principal amount	100.00%
Percentage of principal amount at which notes may be required to be repurchased in event of change of control	101.00%
DISH DBS Corporation ("DDBS") | Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage of Principal Amount Redeemed	35.00%

Commitments and Contingencies_2

Commitments and Contingencies (Details) $ in Thousands

Oct. 01, 2020USD ($)

Sep. 02, 2020USD ($)item

Apr. 09, 2020USD ($)

Mar. 12, 2020USD ($)item

Oct. 22, 2019USD ($)

Jun. 07, 2018USD ($)

Jun. 06, 2018

Aug. 18, 2015USD ($)

Oct. 31, 2027

Sep. 30, 2020USD ($)item

Jun. 30, 2020USD ($)

Mar. 31, 2020USD ($)

Mar. 31, 2018USD ($)item

Sep. 30, 2020USD ($)item

Sep. 30, 2020USD ($)item

Jun. 14, 2025

Jun. 14, 2023

Jun. 14, 2022

Oct. 31, 2021

Dec. 31, 2019USD ($)

Commitment and Contingencies

Remaining three months of 2020

$ 1,959,000

$ 1,959,000

$ 1,959,000

2021

61,000

61,000

61,000

2022

27,000

27,000

27,000

2023

9,000

9,000

9,000

Total

2,056,000

2,056,000

2,056,000

Payment to acquire certain wireless licenses and related assets

21,000,000

Carrying amount

588,395

588,395

588,395

Percentage of Population 5G Services offered

75.00%

70.00%

20.00%

40.00%

Percentage of Population Northstar Wireless and SNR Wireless offered

75.00%

FCC authorizations

26,665,485

26,665,485

26,665,485

$ 25,779,503

Impairment of long-lived assets

356,418

Commitments relating to AWS-3 Auction

Noncontrolling Interest in Variable Interest Entity

10,000,000

10,000,000

10,000,000

Capitalized interest on FCC authorizations [Member]

Commitment and Contingencies

FCC authorizations

5,000,000

$ 5,000,000

5,000,000

5,000,000

Wireless

Commitment and Contingencies

Payment to acquire certain wireless licenses and related assets

11,000,000

FCC authorizations

11,453,128

11,453,128

11,453,128

H Block Licenses

Commitment and Contingencies

FCC authorizations

1,671,506

1,671,506

1,671,506

DBS Licenses

Commitment and Contingencies

FCC authorizations

677,409

677,409

677,409

700 MHz Licenses

Commitment and Contingencies

FCC authorizations

711,871

711,871

711,871

600 MHz Licenses

Commitment and Contingencies

FCC authorizations

6,211,154

6,211,154

6,211,154

MVDDS Licenses

Commitment and Contingencies

FCC authorizations

24,000

24,000

24,000

28 GHz Licenses

Commitment and Contingencies

FCC authorizations

2,883

2,883

2,883

24 GHz Licenses

Commitment and Contingencies

FCC authorizations

11,772

11,772

11,772

37 Ghz, 30 Ghz and 47 Ghz Licenses

Commitment and Contingencies

Payment to acquire certain wireless licenses and related assets

$ 135,000

$ 203,000

FCC authorizations

202,533

$ 202,533

202,533

Number of wireless spectrum licenses | item

2,651

37 Ghz And 39 Ghz Licenses

Commitment and Contingencies

Number Of spectrum licenses | item

50

47 Ghz Licenses

Commitment and Contingencies

Number Of spectrum licenses | item

2,601

Licenses 3550-3650 MHz [Member]

Commitment and Contingencies

Payment to acquire certain wireless licenses and related assets

100,000

$ 83,000

Purchase price

$ 730,000

$ 913,000

Number of priority access licenses | item

5,492

AWS-3 Licenses

Commitment and Contingencies

Accelerated build out period

2 years

FCC authorizations

9,890,389

$ 9,890,389

9,890,389

AWS-4 Licenses

Commitment and Contingencies

FCC authorizations

1,940,000

1,940,000

1,940,000

Capitalized Interest

Commitment and Contingencies

FCC authorizations

5,321,968

5,321,968

5,321,968

Northstar Spectrum And SNR Holdco

Commitment and Contingencies

Ownership interest

634,000

634,000

634,000

Commitments relating to AWS-3 Auction

Noncontrolling Interest in Variable Interest Entity

$ 10,000,000

$ 10,000,000

$ 10,000,000

Northstar Spectrum And SNR Holdco | American III

Commitment and Contingencies

Number of wireless spectrum licenses | item

244

244

244

Northstar Spectrum And SNR Holdco | AWS-3 Licenses

Commitment and Contingencies

Interim Build-out Requirement (as a percent)

40.00%

Final Build-out Requirement (as a percent)

75.00%

Accelerated period to meet Final Build-Out Requirement on failure to meet Interim Build-Out Requirement

2 years

Commitments relating to AWS-3 Auction

Percentage of bidding credit

25.00%

Northstar Spectrum And SNR Holdco | SNR Licenses

Commitments relating to AWS-3 Auction

Percentage of bidding credit

25.00%

Northstar Wireless or Northstar Spectrum

Commitment and Contingencies

Interim payment percentage

15.00%

Re-Auction payment

$ 1,892,000

Overpayment of interim payment

$ 334,000

Northstar Wireless or Northstar Spectrum | Preferred Class A

Commitment and Contingencies

Ownership percentage

100.00%

Northstar Wireless or Northstar Spectrum | Class B common stock

Commitment and Contingencies

Ownership percentage

85.00%

Commitments relating to AWS-3 Auction

Controlling interest owned by other companies

15.00%

Northstar Wireless or Northstar Spectrum | Northstar Manager LLC

Commitments relating to AWS-3 Auction

Equity contribution

$ 133,000

Northstar Wireless or Northstar Spectrum | American II

Commitment and Contingencies

Loan made

$ 69,000

Window of days for management to put its interest

90 days

30 days

Additional days allowed for management to put its interest

90 days

Commitments relating to AWS-3 Auction

Equity contribution

7,621,000

Northstar Wireless or Northstar Spectrum | American II | Maximum

Commitment and Contingencies

Preferred stock quarterly distribution (as a percent)

12.00%

Northstar Wireless or Northstar Spectrum | American II | Minimum

Commitment and Contingencies

Preferred stock quarterly distribution (as a percent)

8.00%

Northstar Wireless or Northstar Spectrum | AWS 3 Auction

Commitment and Contingencies

Interim Payment

$ 334,000

Interim payment percentage

15.00%

Northstar Wireless or Northstar Spectrum | Northstar Licenses

Commitment and Contingencies

Number of wireless spectrum licenses | item

261

261

261

Commitments relating to AWS-3 Auction

Gross winning bids

$ 5,619,000

Bidding credit value

$ 1,961,000

Northstar Wireless or Northstar Spectrum | AWS-3 Licenses

Commitment and Contingencies

Non-payment gross winning bids

$ 2,226,000

2,226,000

$ 2,226,000

Commitments relating to AWS-3 Auction

Gross winning bids

$ 7,845,000

Percentage of bidding credit

25.00%

Net winning bid

$ 5,884,000

Number of licenses returned | item

84

SNR Wireless or SNR Wireless Holdco

Commitment and Contingencies

Re-Auction payment

$ 1,029,000

Ownership interest

$ 552,000

Overpayment of interim payment

$ 182,000

SNR Wireless or SNR Wireless Holdco | Preferred Class A

Commitment and Contingencies

Ownership percentage

100.00%

SNR Wireless or SNR Wireless Holdco | Class B common stock

Commitment and Contingencies

Ownership percentage

85.00%

Commitments relating to AWS-3 Auction

Controlling interest owned by other companies

15.00%

SNR Wireless or SNR Wireless Holdco | Maximum

Commitment and Contingencies

Preferred stock quarterly distribution (as a percent)

12.00%

SNR Wireless or SNR Wireless Holdco | Minimum

Commitment and Contingencies

Preferred stock quarterly distribution (as a percent)

8.00%

SNR Wireless or SNR Wireless Holdco | SNR Wireless Management LLC

Commitments relating to AWS-3 Auction

Equity contribution

93,000

SNR Wireless or SNR Wireless Holdco | American III

Commitment and Contingencies

Loan made

$ 344,000

Debt outstanding amount

5,065,000

Principal amount of debt

500,000

Window of days for management to put its interest

90 days

30 days

Additional days allowed for management to put its interest

90 days

Commitments relating to AWS-3 Auction

Equity contribution

$ 5,590,000

Gross winning bids

$ 4,271,000

SNR Wireless or SNR Wireless Holdco | American III | Preferred Class A

Commitment and Contingencies

Number shares issued in conversion | item

5,065,415

Preferred stock quarterly distribution (as a percent)

12.00%

SNR Wireless or SNR Wireless Holdco | American III | Maximum

Commitment and Contingencies

Interest rate (as a percent)

12.00%

SNR Wireless or SNR Wireless Holdco | American III | Minimum

Commitment and Contingencies

Interest rate (as a percent)

6.00%

6.00%

6.00%

SNR Wireless or SNR Wireless Holdco | AWS 3 Auction

Commitment and Contingencies

Non-payment gross winning bids

$ 1,211,000

$ 1,211,000

$ 1,211,000

Commitments relating to AWS-3 Auction

Gross winning bids

5,482,000

Net winning bid

4,112,000

Bid withdrawal payment

8,000

SNR Wireless or SNR Wireless Holdco | AWS-3 Licenses

Commitment and Contingencies

Non-payment gross winning bids

1,211,000

$ 1,211,000

1,211,000

Commitments relating to AWS-3 Auction

Percentage of bidding credit

25.00%

SNR Wireless or SNR Wireless Holdco | AWS-3 Licenses | SNR Wireless Management LLC

Commitment and Contingencies

Interim payment percentage

15.00%

SNR Wireless or SNR Wireless Holdco | SNR Licenses

Commitment and Contingencies

Interim Payment

$ 182,000

Non-payment gross winning bids

1,211,000

1,211,000

1,211,000

Additional Bid Withdrawal Payment

3,000

Commitments relating to AWS-3 Auction

Bidding credit value

$ 1,370,000

Prior Arrangement | Northstar Licenses

Commitment and Contingencies

Non-payment gross winning bids

$ 2,226,000

$ 2,226,000

$ 2,226,000

Prior Arrangement | Northstar Spectrum And SNR Holdco | SNR Licenses

Commitments relating to AWS-3 Auction

Number of licenses returned | item

113

Northstar Operative Agreement | Northstar Spectrum And SNR Holdco | American II

Commitment and Contingencies

Debt outstanding amount

$ 6,870,000

Northstar Operative Agreement | Northstar Wireless or Northstar Spectrum | American II

Commitment and Contingencies

Principal amount of debt

$ 500,000

Loan balance maturity period

10 years

7 years

Removal of consent for unsecured financing and equipment financing

$ 25,000

Northstar Operative Agreement | Northstar Wireless or Northstar Spectrum | American II | Preferred Class A

Commitment and Contingencies

Number shares issued in conversion | item

6,870,493

Preferred stock quarterly distribution (as a percent)

12.00%

Northstar Operative Agreement | Northstar Wireless or Northstar Spectrum | American II | Maximum

Commitment and Contingencies

Interest rate (as a percent)

12.00%

Northstar Operative Agreement | Northstar Wireless or Northstar Spectrum | American II | Minimum

Commitment and Contingencies

Interest rate (as a percent)

6.00%

SNR Operative Agreement | SNR Wireless or SNR Wireless Holdco | American III

Commitment and Contingencies

Loan balance maturity period

10 years

7 years

Removal of consent for unsecured financing and equipment financing

$ 25,000

FCC Wireless Bureau

Commitment and Contingencies

Payment to acquire certain wireless licenses and related assets

$ 68,000

NBIoT capitalized costs

Commitment and Contingencies

Impairment of long-lived assets

$ 253,000

SNR Credit Agreement | SNR Wireless or SNR Wireless Holdco

Commitment and Contingencies

Loan made

$ 500,000

Northstar Credit Agreement | Northstar Wireless or Northstar Spectrum | American II

Commitment and Contingencies

Loan made

$ 500,000

Commitments and Contingencies -

Commitments and Contingencies - Part 2 (Details)

Jun. 29, 2020USD ($)

Sep. 27, 2019USD ($)

Apr. 05, 2018USD ($)

Oct. 06, 2017USD ($)

May 22, 2017USD ($)

Sep. 23, 2016USD ($)

Aug. 18, 2015USD ($)

Dec. 23, 2013USD ($)

Dec. 31, 2016USD ($)item

Sep. 30, 2020USD ($)

Feb. 12, 2020USD ($)

Dec. 31, 2019USD ($)

Aug. 12, 2019patent

Jun. 05, 2017USD ($)

Loss contingencies

Impairment of long-lived assets

$ 356,418,000

Network development future expenditures

10,000,000,000

Turner Network Sales, Inc.

Loss contingency terms

Claim amount

$ 159,000,000

Claimed interest

$ 24,000,000

Remaining claims, incremental exposure

$ 206,000,000

Payment For License Fee

$ 20,000,000

ClearPlay

Loss contingency terms

Claim amount

$ 543,000,000

Northstar Spectrum And SNR Holdco | AWS-3 Licenses

Loss contingencies

Interim Build-out Requirement (as a percent)

40.00%

Final Build-out Requirement (as a percent)

75.00%

Accelerated period to meet Final Build-Out Requirement on failure to meet Interim Build-Out Requirement

2 years

Loss contingency terms

Percentage Of Bidding Credit

25.00%

Northstar Spectrum And SNR Holdco | SNR Licenses

Loss contingency terms

Percentage Of Bidding Credit

25.00%

Northstar Wireless or Northstar Spectrum | AWS-3 Licenses

Loss contingency terms

Percentage Of Bidding Credit

25.00%

Northstar Wireless or Northstar Spectrum | AWS-3 Licenses | Vermont National Telephone Company

Loss contingency terms

Percentage Of Bidding Credit

25.00%

Recovery amount

$ 10,000,000,000

Bidding Credit

3,300,000,000

Northstar Wireless or Northstar Spectrum | AWS-3 Licenses | Minimum | Vermont National Telephone Company

Loss contingency terms

Claim amount

5,500

Northstar Wireless or Northstar Spectrum | AWS-3 Licenses | Maximum | Vermont National Telephone Company

Loss contingency terms

Claim amount

$ 11,000

Northstar Wireless or Northstar Spectrum | Northstar Licenses

Loss contingency terms

Bidding Credit

$ 1,961,000,000

SNR Wireless or SNR Wireless Holdco | AWS-3 Licenses

Loss contingency terms

Percentage Of Bidding Credit

25.00%

SNR Wireless or SNR Wireless Holdco | SNR Licenses

Loss contingency terms

Bidding Credit

$ 1,370,000,000

Telemarketing Litigation

Loss contingencies

Period of injunctive relief sought from placing any outbound telemarketing calls to market or promote its goods or services

5 years

Period barred from making outbound telemarketing calls

2 years

Number of telemarketing calls | item

51,119

Litigation per call damages

$ 400

Telemarketing Litigation | DISH Network L.L.C.

Loss contingencies

Damages awarded to state and federal plaintiff

$ 280,000,000

Loss contingency terms

Claim amount

$ 270,000,000

Telemarketing Litigation | DISH Network L.L.C. | Other Accrued Expense

Loss contingencies

Litigation accrual

$ 280,000,000

$ 280,000,000

Krakauer Action

Loss contingencies

Third party number of call made in case trebled damages per call

$ 1,200

Settlement amount awarded to other party

$ 61,000,000

Judicial Ruling | Krakauer Action

Loss contingency terms

Claim amount

$ 10,760,000

Mobile Networking Solutions [Member]

Loss contingency terms

Number Of Patents | patent

2

Segment Reporting (Details)

Segment Reporting (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2020USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2019USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2020USD ($)segment	Sep. 30, 2019USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019USD ($)
Segment information
Number of primary operating business segments | segment				2
Total assets	$ 36,100,437			$ 36,100,437		$ 33,230,935
Revenues	4,531,591		$ 3,168,363	10,936,070	$ 9,566,819
Operating income (loss)	811,248		468,892	1,592,976	1,355,924
Non-cash impairment charge		$ 253,000		227,000
Asset Impairment Charges				356,418
United States
Segment information
Revenues	4,516,475		3,156,853	10,899,922	9,533,647
Canada And Mexico
Segment information
Revenues	15,116		11,510	36,148	33,172
Pay-TV | Operating segment
Segment information
Total assets	33,706,649			33,706,649		31,531,612
Revenues	3,190,664		3,169,967	9,595,131	9,569,972
Operating income (loss)	803,817		491,696	2,040,970	1,406,179
Wireless | Operating segment
Segment information
Total assets	28,717,584			28,717,584		25,686,381
Revenues	1,341,512		64	1,343,893	187
Operating income (loss)	7,431		(22,804)	(447,994)	(50,255)
All Other and Eliminations | Other and Eliminations
Segment information
Total assets	(26,323,796)			(26,323,796)		$ (23,987,058)
Revenues	(585)		(1,668)	(2,954)	(3,340)
Pay-TV video and related revenue
Segment information
Revenues	3,139,575		3,117,191	9,455,429	9,427,533
Wireless services and related revenue
Segment information
Revenues	1,082,570			1,082,570
Equipment sales and other revenue | Eliminations
Segment information
Revenues	(585)		(1,668)	(2,954)	(3,340)
Equipment sales and other revenue | Pay-TV
Segment information
Revenues	51,089		52,776	139,702	142,439
Equipment sales and other revenue | Wireless
Segment information
Revenues	$ 258,942		$ 64	$ 261,323	$ 187

Contract Balances - Valuation A

Contract Balances - Valuation And Qualifying Accounts Activity (Details) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020USD ($)
Contract Balances
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts Receivable, Beginning Balance	$ 19,280
Charged to Costs and Expenses	60,964
Deductions	(15,630)
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts Receivable, Ending Balance	$ 64,614

Contract Balances - Deferred Re

Contract Balances - Deferred Revenues (Details) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020USD ($)
Contract Balances
Balance at Beginning of Period	$ 613,272
Recognition of unearned revenue	(6,457,508)
Deferral of revenue	6,627,478
Balance at End of Period	$ 783,242

Related Party Transactions (Det

Related Party Transactions (Details)

Sep. 10, 2019shares

Aug. 19, 2016

Oct. 02, 2012

Sep. 30, 2019item

Feb. 28, 2019

Mar. 31, 2017

Jul. 31, 2016

Dec. 21, 2012

Jan. 31, 2012item

Dec. 31, 2011USD ($)

Sep. 30, 2020USD ($)item$ / shares

Sep. 30, 2019USD ($)

Mar. 31, 2013item

Sep. 30, 2020USD ($)item$ / shares

Sep. 30, 2019USD ($)

Dec. 31, 2019USD ($)$ / shares

Dec. 31, 2011USD ($)

Dec. 31, 2009item

Dec. 31, 2008item

May 19, 2019$ / shares

Related Party Transactions

Common Stock at a ratio

0.23523769

Common stock par value (in dollars per share) | $ / shares

$ 86.08

$ 86.08

Trade accounts receivable, net

$ 1,143,500,000

$ 1,143,500,000

$ 588,358,000

Trade accounts payable

747,533,000

747,533,000

$ 280,645,000

Cost of sales - equipment and other

$ 515,643,000

$ 55,753,000

$ 586,672,000

$ 147,210,000

Class A common stock

Related Party Transactions

Common stock par value (in dollars per share) | $ / shares

$ 0.01

$ 0.01

$ 0.01

Number of additional shares | shares

22,937,188

Class B common stock

Related Party Transactions

Common stock par value (in dollars per share) | $ / shares

$ 0.01

$ 0.01

$ 0.01

Collocation And Antenna Space Agreements

Related Party Transactions

Term of renewal option

1 year

Collocation And Antenna Space Agreements | Maximum

Related Party Transactions

Notice period for termination of agreement

120 days

Collocation And Antenna Space Agreements | Minimum

Related Party Transactions

Notice period for termination of agreement

90 days

Professional Services Agreement

Related Party Transactions

Automatic Renewal Period

1 year

Rovi License Agreement

Related Party Transactions

Payments to third party

$ 0

Hughes Broadband Distribution Agreement

Related Party Transactions

Term of renewal option

1 year

Hughes Broadband Distribution Agreement | Minimum

Related Party Transactions

Term of renewal option

180 days

Hughes Broadband Master Services Agreement

Related Party Transactions

Payments to third party by related party under extension option

$ 4,000,000

4,000,000

13,000,000

15,000,000

TT & C Agreement

Related Party Transactions

Term of renewal option

1 year

Minimum required notice period for termination of agreement by related party

12 months

Renewal notice period prior to agreement expiration

90 days

EchoStar

Related Party Transactions

Trade accounts receivable, net

4,000,000

4,000,000

$ 1,000,000

Trade accounts payable

10,000,000

10,000,000

$ 10,000,000

Equipment sales and other revenue

2,000,000

2,000,000

6,000,000

5,000,000

Subscriber-related expenses

5,000,000

31,000,000

15,000,000

191,000,000

General and Administrative Expense

$ 3,000,000

6,000,000

$ 10,000,000

17,000,000

EchoStar | El Paso Lease Agreement

Related Party Transactions

Number of consecutive three year renewal options | item

4

Term of renewal option

3 years

EchoStar | 90 Inverness Lease Agreement

Related Party Transactions

Number of consecutive three year renewal options | item

4

Term of renewal option

3 years

EchoStar | Cheyenne Lease Agreement

Related Party Transactions

Number of one year renewal options | item

12

12

Term of renewal option

1 year

Renewal notice period

180 days

EchoStar | Gilbert Lease Agreement

Related Party Transactions

Term of renewal option

1 year

EchoStar | American Fork Occupancy License Agreement

Related Party Transactions

Term of renewal option

5 years

EchoStar | Collocation And Antenna Space Agreements

Related Party Transactions

Number of renewal options | item

4

Term of renewal option

3 years

Minimum required notice period for termination of agreement by related party

180 days

EchoStar | EchoStar XVI

Related Party Transactions

Term of renewal option

5 years

Agreement term

4 years

Extension of initial term

1 year

Reduction of first renewal option

1 year

Additional term of renewal option

5 years

EchoStar | Nimiq 5 Agreement

Related Party Transactions

Agreement term

15 years

Number of DBS transponders available to receive services | item

32

EchoStar | DISH Nimiq 5 Agreement

Related Party Transactions

Agreement term

10 years

Number of DBS transponders currently used | item

32

EchoStar | QuetzSat-1 Lease Agreement

Related Party Transactions

Agreement term

10 years

Number of DBS transponders available to receive services | item

32

EchoStar | QuetzSat-1 Transponder Agreement

Related Party Transactions

Number of DBS transponders currently used | item

24

Number of transponders subleased | item

5

EchoStar | 2012 TT&C Agreement

Related Party Transactions

Number of one year renewal options | item

4

Extension of initial term

1 year

Minimum required notice period for termination by the reporting entity

12 months

EchoStar | Meridian Lease Agreement

Related Party Transactions

Additional term of renewal option

1 year

EchoStar | Santa Fe Lease Agreement

Related Party Transactions

Additional term of renewal option

1 year

EchoStar | 100 Inverness Lease Agreement

Related Party Transactions

Notice period for termination of agreement

180 days

EchoStar | Professional Services Agreement

Related Party Transactions

Agreement term

1 year

Minimum notice period for termination of a specific service

30 days

EchoStar | Professional Services Agreement | Minimum

Related Party Transactions

Notice period for termination of agreement

60 days

EchoStar | Patent Cross-License Agreements | Maximum

Related Party Transactions

Payments to third party

$ 10,000,000

Payments to third party by related party under extension option

$ 3,000,000

EchoStar | Rovi License Agreement

Related Party Transactions

Agreement term

10 years

EchoStar | Tax Sharing Agreement

Related Party Transactions

Net amount of the allocated tax attributes payable

$ 84,000,000

$ 84,000,000

HNS

Related Party Transactions

Broadband equipment purchased from related parties

4,000,000

2,000,000

11,000,000

10,000,000

HNS | Collocation And Antenna Space Agreements

Related Party Transactions

Number of renewal options | item

4

Term of renewal option

3 years

Antenna space and power term

5 years

HNS | Collocation And Antenna Space Agreements | Maximum

Related Party Transactions

Notice period for termination of agreement

120 days

HNS | Collocation And Antenna Space Agreements | Minimum

Related Party Transactions

Notice period for termination of agreement

90 days

HNS | Hughes Broadband Sales Agency Agreement

Related Party Transactions

Notice period for termination of agreement

90 days

Agreement term

5 years

Automatic Renewal Period

1 year

HNS | Hughes Equipment and Services Agreement

Related Party Transactions

Term of renewal option

1 year

Minimum required notice period for termination of agreement by related party

180 days

Agreement term

5 years

Minimum required notice period for termination by the reporting entity

365 days

NBIoT capitalized costs

Related Party Transactions

Cost of sales - equipment and other

$ 1,000,000

$ 4,000,000

$ 3,000,000

$ 4,000,000

Master Transaction Agreement | Newco

Related Party Transactions

Common stock par value (in dollars per share) | $ / shares

$ 0.001

Master Transaction Agreement | EchoStar | Class A common stock

Related Party Transactions

Common stock par value (in dollars per share) | $ / shares

0.001

Master Transaction Agreement | EchoStar | Class B common stock

Related Party Transactions

Common stock par value (in dollars per share) | $ / shares

$ 0.001

Related Party Transactions - Pa

Related Party Transactions - Part 2 (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2019	Feb. 28, 2017
NagraStar
Related Party Transactions
Ownership interest (as a percent)						50.00%
Purchases from related party	$ 14,073	$ 14,434	$ 41,424	$ 43,148
Amounts payable to related party	8,745		8,745		$ 9,630
Commitments to related party	$ 4,260		$ 4,260		4,893
Dish Mexico
Related Party Transactions
Ownership interest (as a percent)	49.00%		49.00%
Revenue from related party	$ 6,669	2,681	$ 20,263	5,497
Amounts receivable from related party	16,289		16,289		7,057
Dish Mexico | Satellite Capacity
Related Party Transactions
Revenue from related party	5,462	1,275	16,387	1,275
Amounts receivable from related party	13,686		13,686		5,866
Dish Mexico | Uplink Services
Related Party Transactions
Revenue from related party	1,207	$ 1,406	3,876	$ 4,222
Amounts receivable from related party	$ 2,603		$ 2,603		$ 1,191

Uncategorized Items - dish-2020

Label	Element	Value
Spectrum Purchase Agreement [Member]
Period Of Spectrum Divestiture Extend	dish_PeriodOfSpectrumDivestitureExtend	60 days
Spectrum Purchase Agreement [Member] | Spectrum Purchase Agreement [Member]
Spectrum Purchase Application Deadline	dish_SpectrumPurchaseApplicationDeadline	3 years
Option Agreement [Member]
Period Within Entry Of Final Judgment	dish_PeriodWithinEntryOfFinalJudgment	5 years