EchoStar (SATS) 10-Q 7 May 20 2020 Q1 Quarterly report Financial data

Cover Page

Cover Page - shares	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020	Apr. 30, 2020
Document Information [Line Items]
Document Type	10-Q
Document Quarterly Report	true
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2020
Document Transition Report	false
Entity File Number	001-33807
Entity Registrant Name	EchoStar Corporation
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code	NV
Entity Tax Identification Number	26-1232727
Entity Address, Address Line One	100 Inverness Terrace East,
Entity Address, City or Town	Englewood,
Entity Address, State or Province	CO
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	80112-5308
City Area Code	(303)
Local Phone Number	706-4000
Title of 12(b) Security	Class A common stock
Security Exchange Name	NASDAQ
Trading Symbol	SATS
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Interactive Data Current	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
Entity Small Business	false
Entity Shell Company	false
Entity Central Index Key	0001415404
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2020
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Class A common stock
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		50,187,977
Class B common stock
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		47,687,039

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 1,599,025	$ 1,519,431
Marketable investment securities	790,361	940,623
Trade accounts receivable and contract assets, net	187,919	196,629
Other current assets, net	189,887	179,531
Total current assets	2,767,192	2,836,214
Non-current assets:
Property and equipment, net	2,428,543	2,528,738
Operating lease right-of-use assets	119,794	114,042
Goodwill	509,315	506,953
Regulatory authorizations, net	471,164	478,598
Other intangible assets, net	25,826	29,507
Other investments, net	298,147	325,405
Other non-current assets, net	339,640	334,841
Total non-current assets	4,192,429	4,318,084
Total assets	6,959,621	7,154,298
Current liabilities:
Trade accounts payable	107,245	124,080
Contract liabilities	99,266	101,060
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	239,706	270,879
Total current liabilities	446,217	496,019
Non-current liabilities:
Long-term debt	2,390,218	2,389,168
Deferred tax liabilities, net	339,006	351,692
Operating lease liabilities	105,482	96,941
Other non-current liabilities	73,123	74,925
Total non-current liabilities	2,907,829	2,912,726
Total liabilities	3,354,046	3,408,745
Commitments and contingencies
Common stock, $0.001 par value, 4,000,000,000 shares authorized:
Additional paid-in capital	3,307,360	3,290,483
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	(192,218)	(122,138)
Accumulated earnings (losses)	569,446	632,809
Treasury stock, at cost	(137,347)	(131,454)
Total EchoStar Corporation stockholders’ equity	3,547,346	3,669,805
Non-controlling interests	58,229	75,748
Total stockholders’ equity	3,605,575	3,745,553
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	6,959,621	7,154,298
Class A common stock
Common stock, $0.001 par value, 4,000,000,000 shares authorized:
Common stock	57	57
Class B convertible common stock
Common stock, $0.001 par value, 4,000,000,000 shares authorized:
Common stock	48	48
Class C convertible common stock
Common stock, $0.001 par value, 4,000,000,000 shares authorized:
Common stock	0	0
Class D common stock
Common stock, $0.001 par value, 4,000,000,000 shares authorized:
Common stock	0	0
Preferred Stock
Stockholders’ equity:
Preferred stock	$ 0	$ 0

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANC_2

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Parenthetical) - $ / shares	Mar. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Statement of Financial Position [Abstract]
Preferred stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.001	$ 0.001
Preferred stock, shares authorized (in shares)	20,000,000	20,000,000
Preferred stock, shares issued (in shares)	0	0
Preferred stock, shares outstanding (in shares)	0	0
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.001	$ 0.001
Common stock, shares authorized (in shares)	4,000,000,000	4,000,000,000
Class A common stock
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.001	$ 0.001
Common stock, shares authorized (in shares)	1,600,000,000	1,600,000,000
Common stock, shares issued (in shares)	56,760,433	56,592,251
Common stock, shares outstanding (in shares)	50,078,513	50,107,330
Class B convertible common stock
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.001	$ 0.001
Common stock, shares authorized (in shares)	800,000,000	800,000,000
Common stock, shares issued (in shares)	47,687,039	47,687,039
Common stock, shares outstanding (in shares)	47,687,039	47,687,039
Class C convertible common stock
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.001	$ 0.001
Common stock, shares authorized (in shares)	800,000,000	800,000,000
Common stock, shares issued (in shares)	0	0
Common stock, shares outstanding (in shares)	0	0
Class D common stock
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.001	$ 0.001
Common stock, shares authorized (in shares)	800,000,000	800,000,000
Common stock, shares issued (in shares)	0	0
Common stock, shares outstanding (in shares)	0	0

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMEN

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2019
Revenue:
Revenues	$ 465,666	$ 454,382
Costs and expenses:
Selling, general and administrative expenses	125,281	112,114
Research and development expenses	6,254	6,888
Depreciation and amortization	132,368	118,978
Total costs and expenses	455,063	426,334
Operating income (loss)	10,603	28,048
Other income (expense):
Interest income, net	15,583	24,429
Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized	(36,233)	(53,199)
Gains (losses) on investments, net	(46,672)	6,936
Equity in earnings (losses) of unconsolidated affiliates, net	2,613	(6,353)
Foreign currency transaction gains (losses), net	(10,844)	(1,160)
Other, net	(279)	(42)
Total other income (expense), net	(75,832)	(29,389)
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes	(65,229)	(1,341)
Income tax benefit (provision), net	7,492	(2,898)
Net income (loss) from continuing operations	(57,737)	(4,239)
Net income (loss) from discontinued operations	0	19,247
Net income (loss)	(57,737)	15,008
Less: Net loss (income) attributable to non-controlling interests	3,442	(806)
Net income (loss) attributable to EchoStar Corporation common stock	$ (54,295)	$ 14,202
Earnings (losses) per share - Class A and B common stock:
Basic and diluted earnings (losses) from continuing operations per share (in dollars per share)	$ (0.56)	$ (0.05)
Total basic and diluted earnings (losses) per share (in dollars per share)	$ (0.56)	$ 0.15
Total services and other revenue
Revenue:
Revenues	$ 408,357	$ 402,668
Costs and expenses:
Cost of sales - (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)	145,252	143,347
Total equipment revenue
Revenue:
Revenues	57,309	51,714
Costs and expenses:
Cost of sales - (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)	$ 45,908	$ 45,007

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEM_2

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2019
Statement of Comprehensive Income [Abstract]
Net income (loss)	$ (57,737)	$ 15,008
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Foreign currency translation	(80,362)	911
Unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale debt securities	(3,366)	3,287
Other	(2,675)	(2,800)
Amounts reclassified to net income (loss):
Realized losses (gains) on available-for-sale debt securities	0	(549)
Total other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	(86,403)	849
Comprehensive income (loss)	(144,140)	15,857
Less: Comprehensive loss (income) attributable to non-controlling interests	19,765	(806)
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to EchoStar Corporation	$ (124,375)	$ 15,051

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEM_3

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Total	Class A and B Common Stock	Additional Paid-In Capital	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	Accumulated Earnings (Losses)	Treasury Stock, at cost	Non-controlling Interests
Beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2018	$ 4,155,474	$ 102	$ 3,702,522	$ (125,100)	$ 694,129	$ (131,454)	$ 15,275
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Exercise of stock options	2,046		2,046
Employee benefits	6,654		6,654
Employee Stock Purchase Plan	2,749		2,749
Stock-based compensation	2,628		2,628
Purchase of non-controlling interest	(7,313)		(2,666)				(4,647)
Other comprehensive income (loss)	849			849			0
Net income (loss)	15,008				14,202		806
Other, net	1,441		(156)		1,597
Ending balance at Mar. 31, 2019	4,179,536	102	3,713,777	(124,251)	709,928	(131,454)	11,434
Beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2019	3,745,553	105	3,290,483	(122,138)	632,809	(131,454)	75,748
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Exercise of stock options	178		178
Employee benefits	6,920		6,920
Employee Stock Purchase Plan	2,924		2,924
Stock-based compensation	2,384		2,384
Issuance of equity and contribution of assets pursuant to the Yahsat JV formation	2,824		4,338				(1,514)
Contribution by non-controlling interest holder	4,000						4,000
Other comprehensive income (loss)	(86,403)			(70,080)			(16,323)
Net income (loss)	(57,737)				(54,295)		(3,442)
Treasury share repurchase	(5,893)					(5,893)
Other, net	133		133		0		0
Ending balance at Mar. 31, 2020	$ 3,605,575	$ 105	$ 3,307,360	$ (192,218)	$ 569,446	$ (137,347)	$ 58,229

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEM_4

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2019
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income (loss)	$ (57,737)	$ 15,008
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash flows from operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	132,368	154,221
Losses (gains) on investments, net	46,672	(6,418)
Equity in losses (earnings) of unconsolidated affiliates, net	(2,613)	6,353
Foreign currency transaction losses (gains), net	10,844	1,160
Deferred tax provision (benefit), net	(10,064)	6,455
Stock-based compensation	2,384	2,628
Amortization of debt issuance costs	1,050	2,010
Other, net	(4,899)	1,754
Changes in assets and liabilities, net:
Trade accounts receivable and contract assets, net	(7,664)	(19,231)
Other current assets, net	(16,127)	(10,370)
Trade accounts payable	(9,559)	8,831
Contract liabilities	(3,212)	17,896
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	(4,922)	(9,914)
Non-current assets and non-current liabilities, net	(5,226)	5,563
Net cash flows from operating activities	71,295	175,946
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases of marketable investment securities	(550,891)	(325,557)
Sales and maturities of marketable investment securities	687,579	712,666
Purchase of other investments	(5,500)	0
Expenditures for property and equipment	(104,604)	(111,962)
Expenditures for externally marketed software	(8,638)	(7,600)
Net cash flows from investing activities	17,946	267,547
Cash flows from financing activities:
Repurchase of the 2019 Senior Secured Notes	0	(8,046)
Payment of finance lease obligations	(215)	(9,882)
Payment of in-orbit incentive obligations	(801)	(1,573)
Net proceeds from Class A common stock options exercised	150	2,047
Net proceeds from Class A common stock issued under the Employee Stock Purchase Plan	2,924	2,749
Treasury share purchase	(5,893)	0
Contribution by non-controlling interest holder	4,000	0
Purchase of non-controlling interest	0	(7,313)
Other, net	817	(131)
Net cash flows from financing activities	982	(22,149)
Effect of exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents	(4,809)	(133)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	85,414	421,211
Cash and cash equivalents, including restricted amounts, beginning of period	1,521,889	929,495
Cash and cash equivalents, including restricted amounts, end of period	$ 1,607,303	$ 1,350,706

Organization and Business Activ

Organization and Business Activities	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
ORGANIZATION AND BUSINESS ACTIVITIES	ORGANIZATION AND BUSINESS ACTIVITIES Principal Business EchoStar Corporation (which, together with its subsidiaries, is referred to as “EchoStar,” the “Company,” “we,” “us” and “our”) is a holding company that was organized in October 2007 as a corporation under the laws of the State of Nevada and has operated as a separately traded public company from DISH Network Corporation (“DISH”) since 2008. Our Class A common stock is publicly traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market (“NASDAQ”) under the symbol “SATS.” We are a global provider of broadband satellite technologies, broadband internet services for consumer customers, which include home and small to medium-sized businesses, and satellite services. We also deliver innovative network technologies, managed services and communications solutions for enterprise customers, which include aeronautical and government enterprises. We operate in the following two business segments: • Hughes — which provides broadband satellite technologies and broadband internet services to domestic and international consumer customers and broadband network technologies, managed services, equipment, hardware, satellite services and communication solutions to service providers and enterprise customers. The Hughes segment also designs, provides and installs gateway and terminal equipment to customers for other satellite systems. In addition, our Hughes segment designs, develops, constructs and provides telecommunication networks comprising satellite ground segment systems and terminals to mobile system operators and our enterprise customers. • ESS — which uses certain of our owned and leased in-orbit satellites and related licenses to provide satellite services on a full-time and/or occasional-use basis to U.S. government service providers, internet service providers, broadcast news organizations, content providers and private enterprise customers. Our operations also include various corporate departments (primarily Executive, Treasury, Strategic Development, Human Resources, IT, Finance, Accounting, Real Estate and Legal) and other activities that have not been assigned to our business segments such as costs incurred in certain satellite development programs and other business development activities, and gains or losses from certain of our investments. These activities, costs and income, as well as eliminations of intersegment transactions, are accounted for in Corporate and Other . We also divide our operations by primary geographic market as follows: (i) North America (the U.S. and its territories, Mexico, and Canada); (ii) South and Central America and; (iii) All other (Asia, Africa, Australia, Europe, India, and the Middle East). Refer to Note 14 . Segment Reporting for further detail . In September 2019, pursuant to a master transaction agreement (the “Master Transaction Agreement”) with DISH and a wholly-owned subsidiary of DISH (“Merger Sub”), (i) we transferred certain real property and the various businesses, products, licenses, technology, revenues, billings, operating activities, assets and liabilities primarily related to the former portion of our ESS segment that managed, marketed and provided (1) broadcast satellite services primarily to DISH and its subsidiaries (together with DISH, “DISH Network”) and our joint venture Dish Mexico, S. de R.L. de C.V. (“Dish Mexico”) and its subsidiaries, and (2) telemetry, tracking and control (“TT&C”) services for satellites owned by DISH Network and a portion of our other businesses (collectively, the “BSS Business”) to one of our former subsidiaries, EchoStar BSS Corporation (“BSS Corp.”), (ii) we distributed to each holder of shares of our Class A or Class B common stock entitled to receive consideration in the transaction an amount of shares of common stock of BSS Corp., par value $0.001 per share (“BSS Common Stock”), equal to one share of BSS Common Stock for each share of our Class A or Class B common stock owned by such stockholder (the “Distribution”); and (iii) immediately after the Distribution, (1) Merger Sub merged with and into BSS Corp. (the “Merger”), such that BSS Corp. became a wholly-owned subsidiary of DISH and with DISH then owning and operating the BSS Business, and (2) each issued and outstanding share of BSS Common Stock owned by EchoStar stockholders was converted into the right to receive 0.23523769 shares of DISH Class A common stock, par value $0.001 per share (“DISH Common Stock”) ((i) - (iii) collectively, the “BSS Transaction”). Following the consummation of the BSS Transaction, we no longer operate the BSS Business, which was a substantial portion of our ESS segment. As a result of the BSS Transaction, the financial results of the BSS Business, except for certain real estate that transferred in the transaction, are presented as discontinued operations and, as such, excluded from continuing operations and segment results for the three months ended March 31, 2019, as presented in these unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and the accompanying notes (collectively, the “Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements”). All amounts in the following footnotes reference results from continuing operations unless otherwise noted. Refer to Note 4 . Discontinued Operations

Summary of Significant Accounti

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES	SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES Basis of Presentation These Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements are prepared in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) and the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X for interim financial information. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and notes required for complete financial statements prepared in conformity with U.S. GAAP. In our opinion, all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring adjustments, considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. However, our results of operations for the interim periods presented are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the full year. All amounts presented in these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements are expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except share and per share amounts and unless otherwise noted. Refer to Note 2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies to the consolidated financial statements in our Form 10-K for a summary and discussion of our significant accounting policies, except as updated below. Use of Estimates We are required to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. The most significant estimates and assumptions are used in determining: (i) inputs used to recognize revenue over time, including amortization periods for deferred contract acquisition costs; (ii) allowances for doubtful accounts; (iii) deferred taxes and related valuation allowances, including uncertain tax positions; (iv) loss contingencies; (v) fair value of financial instruments; (vi) fair value of assets and liabilities acquired in business combinations; and (vii) asset impairment testing. We base our estimates and assumptions on historical experience, observable market inputs and on various other factors that we believe to be relevant under the circumstances. Due to the inherent uncertainty involved in making estimates, actual results may differ from previously estimated amounts and such differences may be material to our consolidated financial statements. Additionally, changing economic and other conditions may increase the inherent uncertainty in the estimates and assumptions indicated above. We review our estimates and assumptions periodically and the effects of revisions thereto are reflected in the period they occur or prospectively if the revised estimates or assumptions affect future periods. Principles of Consolidation We consolidate all entities in which we have a controlling financial interest. We are deemed to have a controlling financial interest in variable interest entities in which we are the primary beneficiary and in other entities in which we own more than 50% of the outstanding voting shares and other shareholders do not have substantive rights to participate in management. For entities we control but do not wholly own, we record a non-controlling interest within stockholders’ equity for the portion of the entity’s equity attributed to the non-controlling ownership interests. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. Reclassification Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform with the current period presentation. Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements Credit Losses On January 1, 2020, we adopted Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2016-13 - Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326) , as amended, and codified in Accounting Standards Codification Topic 326 (“ASC 326”). ASC 326 introduces a new approach to the periodic estimation of credit losses for certain financial assets based on expected losses instead of incurred losses. It also modifies the impairment model for available-for-sale debt securities and provides a simplified accounting model for purchased financial assets that have experienced credit deterioration since their original purchase. We have elected to apply the requirements of the new standard prospectively and we recognized a cumulative effect of adoption of $9.1 million to Accumulated earnings (losses) as of January 1, 2020. Based on this election, we did not restate our comparative Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and they continue to be reported under the accounting standards in effect for the periods before January 1, 2020. The following describes the accounting impacts, by major balance sheet line item, of our adoption of this new standard based on the relevant types of losses that we and our equity method investees may be subject to: • Trade Accounts Receivable and Contract Assets, Net — Our trade accounts receivables and contract assets consist of amounts due from both our consumer and enterprise customers. Our receivables and related credit losses for our consumer customers are limited due to policies that require advance payment for services, predominant use of credit card and ACH payment processes, and our ability to promptly terminate service when timely payments are not received. However, for our enterprise customers, we estimate expected credit losses on a collective basis based on our historical loss experience, as adjusted to reflect changes in relevant factors, such as macroeconomic conditions and customer mix, that can significantly impact collectability. We apply our collective estimation processes separately to several pools of receivables that share common risk characteristics, generally based on the customers’ geographical location. Customers with significant past-due balances or other atypical characteristics are excluded from our collective analysis and evaluated on a case-by-case basis. Our estimates of expected credit losses for such receivables reflect significant judgments that consider customer-specific matters such as the customer’s financial condition, payment history, and recent developments in the customer’s business and industry. Due to the short-term nature of our trade receivables and contract assets, forecasts about the future have limited relevance to our expected credit loss estimates. We record our customer related estimated credit losses as a component of our bad debt expense as reported in Selling, general and administrative expenses . • Other Current Assets, Net, and Other Non-current Assets, Net — We estimate expected credit losses for receivables with payment terms longer than one year separately by borrower, due to the unique risk characteristics of such receivables. We generally use discounted cash flow techniques to estimate such credit losses. In applying such techniques, we may estimate principal and interest cash flows under probability-weighted scenarios that consider entity-specific matters and forecasted economic conditions. The majority of our other non-current receivables are from entities in the telecommunications industry. The collection of contractual principal and interest on these receivables is highly dependent on the future business operations of those entities. Our estimation of expected credit losses for such receivables requires significant judgment about matters specific to the borrower and their industry. Accordingly, our actual collection experience may differ from the assumptions reflected in our expected credit loss estimates. We record our estimated credit losses as a component of our bad debt expense as reported in Selling, general and administrative expenses . • Other Investments, Net — We estimate expected credit losses on our other debt investments with payment terms longer than one year separately by debtor, due to the unique risk characteristics of such debt investments. We generally use discounted cash flow techniques to estimate such credit losses. In applying such techniques, we may estimate principal and interest cash flows under probability-weighted scenarios that consider entity-specific matters and forecasted economic conditions. The majority of our other debt investments are with entities in the telecommunications industry. The collection of contractual principal and interest on these debt investments are highly dependent on the future business operations of those entities. Our estimation of expected credit losses for such debt investments require significant judgment about matters specific to the debtor and their industry. Accordingly, our actual collection experience may differ from the assumptions reflected in our expected credit loss estimates. We record our other debt investments related estimated credit losses as a reduction of Interest income, net . Financial Impact of Adoption. Our adoption of this new standard resulted in the following adjustments to our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet: Balance at December 31, 2019 Adoption of Balance at Trade accounts receivable and contract assets, net $ 196,629 $ (13,672 ) $ 182,957 Other current assets, net $ 179,531 $ 6,723 $ 186,254 Other investments, net $ 325,405 $ (7,381 ) $ 318,024 Other non-current assets, net $ 334,841 $ 4,050 $ 338,891 Total assets $ 7,154,298 $ (10,280 ) $ 7,144,018 Deferred tax liabilities, net $ 351,692 $ (972 ) $ 350,720 Accumulated earnings (losses) $ 632,809 $ (9,068 ) $ 623,741 Non-controlling interests $ 75,748 $ (240 ) $ 75,508 Total stockholders’ equity $ 3,745,553 $ (9,308 ) $ 3,736,245 Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity $ 7,154,298 $ (10,280 ) $ 7,144,018 The application of ASC 326 requirements did not materially affect our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three months ended March 31, 2020. Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted In December 2019, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued ASU No. 2019-12 - Income Taxes (Topic 740): Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes (“ASU 2019-12”) . ASU 2019-12 is part of the FASB’s overall simplification initiative and seeks to simplify the accounting for income taxes by updating certain guidance and removing certain exceptions. The updated guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020 and interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted. We are currently assessing the impact of adopting this new guidance. In March 2020, the FASB issued ASU No. 2020-04 - Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848), codified as ASC 848 (“ASC 848”). The purpose of ASC 848 is to provide optional guidance to ease the potential effects on financial reporting of the market-wide migration away from Interbank Offered Rates (“IBORs”) to alternative reference rates. ASC 848 applies only to contracts, hedging relationships, and other transactions that reference a reference rate expected to be discontinued because of reference rate reform. The guidance may be applied upon issuance of ASC 848 through December 31, 2022. We are currently assessing the impact of adopting this new guidance, but do not expect it to have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

Revenue Recognition

Revenue Recognition	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]
REVENUE RECOGNITION	REVENUE RECOGNITION Contract Balances The following table presents the components of our contract balances: As of March 31, 2020 December 31, 2019 Trade accounts receivable and contract assets, net: Sales and services $ 147,288 $ 152,632 Leasing 4,301 4,016 Total trade accounts receivable 151,589 156,648 Contract assets 46,938 63,758 Allowance for doubtful accounts (10,608 ) (23,777 ) Total trade accounts receivable and contract assets, net $ 187,919 $ 196,629 Contract liabilities: Current $ 99,266 $ 101,060 Non-current 9,426 10,572 Total contract liabilities $ 108,692 $ 111,632 For the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 , we recognized revenue of $52.2 million and $39.5 million , respectively, that were previously included in the contract liability balances as of December 31, 2019 and 2018 , respectively. The following table presents the activity in our allowance for doubtful accounts: Balance at Credit Losses (1) Deductions Foreign Currency Translation Balance at For the three months ended: March 31, 2020 $ 23,777 $ (5,754 ) $ (6,325 ) $ (1,090 ) $ 10,608 March 31, 2019 $ 16,604 $ 4,177 $ (6,738 ) $ (15 ) $ 14,028 (1) The impact of adopting ASC 326 on January 1, 2020 was a net decrease to our allowance for doubtful accounts largely driven by a $13.4 million reclassification to Other current assets, net and Other non-current assets, net , offset by a $2.9 million adjustment to Accumulated earnings (losses) . Contract Acquisition Costs The following table presents our unamortized contract acquisition costs: As of March 31, 2020 December 31, 2019 Unamortized contract acquisition costs $ 110,397 $ 113,592 The following table presents the amortization of our contract acquisition costs: For the three months 2020 2019 Amortization expense $ 25,431 $ 21,115 Transaction Price Allocated to Remaining Performance Obligations As of March 31, 2020 , the remaining performance obligations for our customer contracts with original expected durations of more than one year was $736.6 million . We expect to recognize 39.6% of our remaining performance obligations of these contracts as revenue in the next twelve months. This amount e xcludes agreements with consumer customers in our Hughes segment, our leasing arrangements and agreements with certain customers under which collectability of all amounts due through the term of contracts is uncertain. Disaggregation of Revenue Geographic Information The following table presents our revenue from customer contracts disaggregated by primary geographic market and by segment: Hughes ESS Corporate and Other Consolidated For the three months ended March 31, 2020 North America $ 382,715 $ 4,652 $ 2,440 $ 389,807 South and Central America 33,956 — 92 34,048 Other 41,811 — — 41,811 Total revenue $ 458,482 $ 4,652 $ 2,532 $ 465,666 For the three months ended March 31, 2019 North America $ 367,829 $ 4,033 $ 4,872 $ 376,734 South and Central America 26,863 — 140 27,003 Other 50,645 — — 50,645 Total revenue $ 445,337 $ 4,033 $ 5,012 $ 454,382 Nature of Products and Services The following table presents our revenue disaggregated by the nature of products and services and by segment: Hughes ESS Corporate and Other Consolidated For the three months ended March 31, 2020 Services and other revenue: Services $ 390,000 $ 2,765 $ 1,288 $ 394,053 Lease revenue 11,173 1,887 1,244 14,304 Total services and other revenue 401,173 4,652 2,532 408,357 Equipment revenue: Equipment 24,839 — — 24,839 Design, development and construction services 31,557 — — 31,557 Lease revenue 913 — — 913 Total equipment revenue 57,309 — — 57,309 Total revenue $ 458,482 $ 4,652 $ 2,532 $ 465,666 For the three months ended March 31, 2019 Services and other revenue: Services $ 380,783 $ 2,817 $ 1,737 $ 385,337 Lease revenue 12,840 1,216 3,275 17,331 Total services and other revenue 393,623 4,033 5,012 402,668 Equipment revenue: Equipment 25,960 — — 25,960 Design, development and construction services 25,066 — — 25,066 Lease revenue 688 — — 688 Total equipment revenue 51,714 — — 51,714 Total revenue $ 445,337 $ 4,033 $ 5,012 $ 454,382 Lease Revenue The following table presents our lease revenue by type of lease: For the three months 2020 2019 Sales-type lease revenue: Revenue at lease commencement $ 913 $ 688 Interest income 69 252 Total sales-type lease revenue 982 940 Operating lease revenue 14,235 17,079 Total lease revenue $ 15,217 $ 18,019 Substantially all of our net investment in sales-type leases consisted of lease receivables totaling $6.6 million and $6.5 million as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 , respectively. The following table presents future operating lease payments to be received as of March 31, 2020 : Amounts Year ending December 31, 2020 (remainder) $ 32,008 2021 34,910 2022 32,052 2023 30,285 2024 28,219 2025 and beyond 123,520 Total lease payments $ 280,994 The following table presents amounts for assets subject to operating leases, which are included in Property and equipment, net : As of March 31, 2020 December 31, 2019 Cost Accumulated Depreciation Net Cost Accumulated Depreciation Net Customer premises equipment $ 1,409,187 $ (1,089,152 ) $ 320,035 $ 1,377,914 $ (1,043,431 ) $ 334,483 Satellites 104,620 (33,104 ) 71,516 104,620 (31,360 ) 73,260 Real estate 47,243 (16,374 ) 30,869 46,930 (16,048 ) 30,882 Total $ 1,561,050 $ (1,138,630 ) $ 422,420 $ 1,529,464 $ (1,090,839 ) $ 438,625 The following table presents depreciation expense for assets subject to operating leases, which is included in Depreciation and amortization : For the three months 2020 2019 Customer premises equipment $ 45,721 $ 45,812 Satellites 1,744 1,737 Real estate 232 558 Total $ 47,697 $ 48,107

Discontinued Operations

Discontinued Operations	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020
Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]
DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS	DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS BSS Business The following table presents the financial results of our discontinued operations for the BSS Business for the three months ended March 31, 2019: Amounts Revenue: Services and other revenue - DISH Network $ 70,826 Services and other revenue - other 5,874 Total revenue 76,700 Costs and expenses: Cost of sales - services and other (exclusive of depreciation and amortization) 10,224 Selling, general and administrative expenses 20 Depreciation and amortization 35,243 Total costs and expenses 45,487 Operating income (loss) 31,213 Other income (expense): Interest expense (6,683 ) Total other income (expense), net (6,683 ) Income (loss) from discontinued operations before income taxes 24,530 Income tax benefit (provision), net (5,283 ) Net income (loss) from discontinued operations $ 19,247 No assets or liabilities attributable to our discontinued operations of the BSS Business were held by us as of March 31, 2020 or December 31, 2019 . The following table presents the significant supplemental cash flow information and adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash flow from operating activities for discontinued operations of the BSS Business for the three months ended March 31, 2019: Amounts Operating activities: Net income (loss) from discontinued operations $ 19,247 Depreciation and amortization $ 35,243 Investing activities: Expenditures for property and equipment $ 108 Financing activities: Payment of finance lease obligations $ 9,597 Payment of in-orbit incentive obligations $ 1,035 Terminated or Transferred Related Party Agreements Effective September 10, 2019, the following agreements were terminated or transferred to DISH Network as part of the BSS Transaction. Unless noted differently below, we have no further obligations and have neither earned additional revenue nor incurred additional expense, as applicable, under or in connection with these agreements after the consummation of the BSS Transaction. Satellite Capacity Leased to DISH Network. We entered into certain agreements to lease satellite capacity pursuant to which we provided satellite services to DISH Network on certain satellites, as listed below, owned or leased by us. The fees for the services provided under these agreements depended, among other things, upon the orbital location of the applicable satellite, the number of transponders that provided services on the applicable satellite and the length of the service arrangements. The terms of each of the agreements are set forth below: • EchoStar VII, EchoStar X, EchoStar XI and EchoStar XIV — In March 2014, we began leasing certain satellite capacity to DISH Network on the EchoStar VII satellite, the EchoStar X satellite, the EchoStar XI satellite and the EchoStar XIV satellite. • EchoStar XII — DISH Network leased satellite capacity from us on the EchoStar XII satellite. • EchoStar XVI — In December 2009, we entered into an agreement to lease satellite capacity to DISH Network, pursuant to which DISH Network leased satellite capacity from us on the EchoStar XVI satellite beginning in January 2013. • Nimiq 5 Agreement — In September 2009, we entered into an agreement with Telesat Canada to lease satellite capacity from Telesat Canada on all 32 direct broadcast satellite (“DBS”) transponders on the Nimiq 5 satellite at the 72.7 degree west longitude orbital location (the “Telesat Transponder Agreement”). In September 2009, we entered into an agreement with DISH Network, pursuant to which DISH Network leased satellite capacity from us on all 32 of the DBS transponders covered by the Telesat Transponder Agreement (the “DISH Nimiq 5 Agreement”). Under the terms of the DISH Nimiq 5 Agreement, DISH Network made certain monthly payments to us that commenced in September 2009, when the Nimiq 5 satellite was placed into service. Following the consummation of the BSS Transaction, we retained certain obligations related to DISH Network’s performance under the Telesat Transponder Agreement. • QuetzSat-1 Agreement — In November 2008, we entered into an agreement to lease satellite capacity from SES Latin America, which provided, among other things, for the provision by SES Latin America to us of leased satellite capacity on 32 DBS transponders on the QuetzSat-1 satellite. Concurrently, in 2008, we entered into an agreement pursuant to which DISH Network leased from us satellite capacity on 24 of the DBS transponders on the QuetzSat-1 satellite. The QuetzSat-1 satellite was launched in September 2011 and was placed into service in November 2011 at the 67.1 degree west longitude orbital location. In January 2013, the QuetzSat-1 satellite was moved to the 77 degree west longitude orbital location. In February 2013, we and DISH Network entered into an agreement pursuant to which we leased back from DISH Network certain satellite capacity on five DBS transponders on the QuetzSat-1 satellite. TT&C Agreement. Effective January 2012, we entered into a TT&C agreement pursuant to which we provided TT&C services to DISH Network, which we subsequently amended (the “2012 TT&C Agreement”). The fees for services provided under the 2012 TT&C Agreement were calculated at either: (i) a fixed fee or (ii) cost plus a fixed margin, which varied depending on the nature of the services provided. Real Estate Leases to DISH Network . We entered into lease agreements pursuant to which DISH Network leased certain real estate from us. The rent on a per square foot basis each of the leases or subsequent amendments was comparable to per square foot rental rates of similar commercial property in the same geographic area at the time of the leases or subsequent amendments and DISH Network was responsible for its portion of the taxes, insurance, utilities and maintenance of the premises. These components of the BSS Transaction do not qualify for discontinued operations treatment, and therefore the revenue from these lease agreements has not been treated as discontinued operations. The terms of each of the leases are set forth below: • Santa Fe Lease Agreement — DISH Network leased from us all of 5701 S. Santa Fe Dr., Littleton, Colorado. In connection with the BSS Transaction, we transferred this property to DISH Network. • Cheyenne Lease Agreement — During 2017, we and certain of our subsidiaries entered into a share exchange agreement (the “Share Exchange Agreement”) with DISH and certain of its subsidiaries whereby we and certain of our subsidiaries received all the shares of preferred tracking stock previously issued by us and one of our subsidiaries (the “Tracking Stock”) in exchange for 100% of the equity interests of certain of our subsidiaries that held substantially all of our former EchoStar Technologies businesses and certain other assets (collectively, the “Share Exchange”). Prior to the Share Exchange, we leased to DISH Network certain space at 530 EchoStar Drive, Cheyenne, Wyoming. In connection with the Share Exchange, we transferred ownership of a portion of this property to DISH Network and we and DISH Network amended this agreement to, among other things, provide for a continued lease to DISH Network of the portion of the property we retained (the “Cheyenne Data Center”). In connection with the BSS Transaction, we transferred the Cheyenne Data Center to DISH Network. Real Estate Leases from DISH Network.

Business Combinations

Business Combinations	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2019
Business Combinations [Abstract]
BUSINESS COMBINATIONS	BUSINESS COMBINATIONS In May 2019, we entered into an agreement with Al Yah Satellite Communications Company PrJSC (“Yahsat”) pursuant to which, in November 2019, Yahsat contributed its satellite communications services business in Brazil to one of our Brazilian subsidiaries in exchange for a 20% equity ownership interest in that subsidiary (the “Yahsat Brazil JV Transaction”). The combined business provides broadband internet services and enterprise solutions in Brazil using the Telesat T19V satellite, the Eutelsat 65W satellite and Yahsat’s Al Yah 3 satellite. The results of operations related to the business we acquired from Yahsat have been included in these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements from the date of acquisition. Through March 31, 2020, we have incurred $1.6 million of costs associated with the closing of the Yahsat Brazil JV Transaction. All assets and liabilities acquired from Yahsat have been recorded at fair value. The following table presents our updated preliminary allocation of the purchase price: Amounts Assets: Cash and cash equivalents $ 7,858 Other current assets, net 7,106 Property and equipment 86,983 Regulatory authorization 4,498 Goodwill 6,328 Other non-current assets, net 1,502 Total assets $ 114,275 Liabilities: Trade accounts payable $ 3,879 Accrued expenses and other current liabilities 4,796 Total liabilities $ 8,675 Total purchase price (1) $ 105,600 (1) Based on the value determined for the equity ownership interest issued by our Brazilian subsidiary as consideration for the business acquired by us in the Yahsat Brazil JV Transaction. The following preliminary valuation of the acquired assets was derived using primarily unobservable Level 3 inputs, which require significant management judgment and estimation: Amounts Satellite payload $ 49,363 Regulatory authorization 4,498 Total $ 53,861 The satellite payload and regulatory authorization were valued using an income approach and are being amortized over seven and 11 years , respectively. We recognized goodwill of $6.3 million , including a currency translation adjustment of $1.2 million . The goodwill is attributable to expected synergies, the projected long-term business growth in current and new markets and an assembled workforce. This goodwill has been allocated entirely to our Hughes segment.

Earnings Per Share

Earnings Per Share	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
EARNINGS PER SHARE	EARNINGS PER SHARE We present basic and diluted earnings or losses per share (“EPS”) for our Class A and Class B common stock. Basic EPS for our Class A and Class B common stock excludes potential dilution and is computed by dividing Net income (loss) attributable to EchoStar Corporation common stock by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding for the period. Diluted EPS reflects the potential dilution that could occur if shares of common stock were issued pursuant to our stock-based compensation awards. The potential dilution from common stock awards is computed using the treasury stock method based on the average market value of our Class A common stock during the period. The calculation of our diluted weighted-average common shares outstanding excluded options to purchase shares of our Class A common stock, the effect of which would be anti-dilutive, of 4.8 million and 4.9 million shares for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 , respectively. The following table presents the calculation of basic and diluted EPS: For the three months 2020 2019 Net income (loss) attributable to EchoStar Corporation common stock: Net income (loss) from continuing operations $ (54,295 ) $ (5,045 ) Net income (loss) from discontinued operations — 19,247 Net income (loss) attributable to EchoStar Corporation common stock $ (54,295 ) $ 14,202 Weighted-average common shares outstanding: Class A and B common stock: Basic and diluted 97,811 95,386 Earnings (losses) per share: Class A and B common stock: Basic and diluted: Continuing operations $ (0.56 ) $ (0.05 ) Discontinued operations — 0.20 Total basic and diluted earnings (losses) per share $ (0.56 ) $ 0.15

Marketable Investment Securitie

Marketable Investment Securities	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2019
Investments, Debt and Equity Securities [Abstract]
MARKETABLE INVESTMENT SECURITIES	MARKETABLE INVESTMENT SECURITIES The following table presents our Marketable investment securities : As of March 31, 2020 December 31, 2019 Marketable investment securities: Debt securities: Available-for-sale: Corporate bonds $ 446,515 $ 568,442 Other debt securities 303,703 335,580 Total available-for-sale debt securities 750,218 904,022 Fair value option - corporate bonds 12,181 9,128 Total debt securities 762,399 913,150 Equity securities 29,673 35,566 Total marketable investment securities, including restricted amounts 792,072 948,716 Less: Restricted marketable investment securities (1,711 ) (8,093 ) Total marketable investment securities $ 790,361 $ 940,623 Debt Securities Our corporate bond portfolio includes debt instruments issued by individual corporations, primarily in the industrial and financial services industries. Our other debt securities portfolio includes investments in various debt instruments, including U.S. government bonds, commercial paper and mutual funds. Available-for-Sale The following table presents the components of our available-for-sale debt securities: Amortized Unrealized Estimated Cost Gains Losses Fair Value As of March 31, 2020 Corporate bonds $ 449,483 $ — $ (2,968 ) $ 446,515 Other debt securities 303,694 9 — 303,703 Total available-for-sale debt securities $ 753,177 $ 9 $ (2,968 ) $ 750,218 As of December 31, 2019 Corporate bonds $ 567,926 $ 518 $ (2 ) $ 568,442 Other debt securities 335,572 8 — 335,580 Total available-for-sale debt securities $ 903,498 $ 526 $ (2 ) $ 904,022 The following table presents the activity on our available-for-sale debt securities: For the three months 2020 2019 Proceeds from sales $ 10,000 $ 435,978 Gains (losses) on sales, net $ — $ 549 As of March 31, 2020 , we have $705.7 million of available-for-sale debt securities with contractual maturities of one year or less and $44.5 million with contractual maturities greater than one year. Fair Value Option The following table presents the activity on our fair value option corporate bonds: For the three months 2020 2019 Gains (losses) on investments, net $ (4,208 ) $ 4,198 For the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, we did not have any sales of fair value option corporate bonds. Equity Securities The following table presents the activity of our equity securities: For the three months 2020 2019 Proceeds from sales $ 134 $ 50,877 Gains (losses) on investments, net $ (11,115 ) $ 30,249 Fair Value Measurements The following table presents our marketable investment securities categorized by the fair value hierarchy, certain of which have historically experienced volatility: As of March 31, 2020 December 31, 2019 Level 1 Level 2 Total Level 1 Level 2 Total Debt securities: Available-for-sale: Corporate bonds $ — $ 446,515 $ 446,515 $ — $ 568,442 $ 568,442 Other debt securities 1,711 301,992 303,703 8,093 327,487 335,580 Total available-for-sale debt securities 1,711 748,507 750,218 8,093 895,929 904,022 Fair value option - corporate bonds — 12,181 12,181 — 9,128 9,128 Total debt securities 1,711 760,688 762,399 8,093 905,057 913,150 Equity securities 23,090 6,583 29,673 27,933 7,633 35,566 Total marketable investment securities, including restricted amounts 24,801 767,271 792,072 36,026 912,690 948,716 Less: Restricted marketable investment securities (1,711 ) — (1,711 ) (8,093 ) — (8,093 ) Total marketable investment securities $ 23,090 $ 767,271 $ 790,361 $ 27,933 $ 912,690 $ 940,623 As of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 , we did not have any investments that were categorized within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.

Property and Equipment

Property and Equipment	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT	PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT The following tables presents the components of Property and equipment, net : As of March 31, 2020 December 31, 2019 Property and equipment, net: Satellites, net $ 1,688,827 $ 1,749,576 Other property and equipment, net 739,716 779,162 Total property and equipment, net $ 2,428,543 $ 2,528,738 Satellites As of March 31, 2020 , our operating satellite fleet consisted of 10 satellites , seven of which are owned and three of which are leased. They are all in geosynchronous orbit, approximately 22,300 miles above the equator. The following table presents our owned and leased satellites: Satellite Segment Launch Date Nominal Degree Orbital Location (Longitude) Depreciable Life (In Years) Owned: SPACEWAY 3 (1) Hughes August 2007 95 W 10 EchoStar XVII Hughes July 2012 107 W 15 EchoStar XIX Hughes December 2016 97.1 W 15 Al Yah 3 (2) Hughes January 2018 20 W 7 EchoStar IX (3) ESS August 2003 121 W 12 EUTELSAT 10A (4) Corporate and Other April 2009 10 E - EchoStar XXI Corporate and Other June 2017 10.25 E 15 Finance leases: Eutelsat 65 West A Hughes March 2016 65 W 15 Telesat T19V Hughes July 2018 63 W 15 EchoStar 105/SES-11 ESS October 2017 105 W 15 (1) Depreciable life represents the remaining useful life as of June 8, 2011, the date EchoStar completed its acquisition of Hughes Communications, Inc. and its subsidiaries (the “Hughes Acquisition”). (2) Upon consummation of our joint venture with Yahsat in Brazil in November 2019, we acquired the Brazilian Ka-band payload on this satellite. Depreciable life represents the remaining useful life as of November 2019. (3) We own the Ka-band and Ku-band payloads on this satellite. (4) We acquired the S-band payload on this satellite in December 2013. Prior to acquisition, the S-band payload experienced an anomaly at the time of launch and, as a result, is not fully operational. The following table presents the components of our satellites, net: Depreciable Life (In Years) As of March 31, 2020 December 31, 2019 Satellites, net: Satellites - owned 7 to 15 $ 1,803,878 $ 1,816,303 Satellites - acquired under finance leases 15 352,206 381,163 Construction in progress — 377,369 365,133 Total satellites 2,533,453 2,562,599 Accumulated depreciation: Satellites - owned (788,241 ) (756,635 ) Satellites - acquired under finance leases (56,385 ) (56,388 ) Total accumulated depreciation (844,626 ) (813,023 ) Total satellites, net $ 1,688,827 $ 1,749,576 The following table presents the depreciation expense and capitalized interest associated with our satellites: For the three months 2020 2019 Depreciation expense: Satellites - owned $ 32,073 $ 32,015 Satellites acquired under finance leases 6,013 6,490 Total depreciation expense $ 38,086 $ 38,505 Capitalized interest $ 6,681 $ 4,901 Construction in Progress In August 2017, we entered into a contract for the design and construction of the EchoStar XXIV satellite, a new, next-generation, high throughput geostationary satellite. The EchoStar XXIV satellite is primarily intended to provide additional capacity for our HughesNet satellite internet service (“HughesNet service”) in North, Central and South America as well as enterprise broadband services. In the first quarter of 2020, Space Systems/Loral, LLC (“SS/L”), the manufacturer of our EchoStar XXIV satellite, invoked the “force majeure” clause of our contract and notified us of a possible delay in completion of the satellite due to “shelter-in-place” orders affecting personnel at SS/L and its subcontractors, and other potential impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. We currently expect the EchoStar XXIV satellite to be launched no earlier than the second half of 2021. Capital expenditures associated with the construction and launch of the EchoStar XXIV satellite are included in Corporate and Other in our segment reporting. Satellite Commitments As of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 , our satellite-related obligations were $402.7 million and $419.0 million , respectively. These primarily include payments pursuant to agreements for the construction of the EchoStar XXIV satellite, payments pursuant to regulatory authorizations, non-lease costs associated with our finance lease satellites, in-orbit incentives relating to certain satellites and commitments for satellite service arrangements. In certain circumstances, the dates on which we are obligated to pay our contractual obligations could change. Satellite Anomalies and Impairments We are not aware of any anomalies with respect to our owned or leased satellites or payloads that have had any significant adverse effect on their remaining useful lives, the commercial operation of the satellites or payloads or our operating results or financial position as of and for the three months ended March 31, 2020 . Satellite Insurance We generally do not carry in-orbit insurance on our satellites or payloads because we have assessed that the cost of insurance is not economical relative to the risk of failures. Therefore, we generally bear the risk of any in-orbit failures. Pursuant to the terms of the agreements governing certain portions of our long-term debt and our joint venture agreements with Yahsat, we are required, subject to certain limitations on coverage, to maintain only for the SPACEWAY 3 satellite, the EchoStar XVII satellite and the Al Yah 3 Brazilian payload, insurance or other contractual arrangements during the commercial in-orbit service of such satellite or payload. Our other satellites and payloads, either in orbit or under construction, are not covered by launch or in-orbit insurance or other contractual arrangements. We will continue to assess circumstances going forward and make insurance-related decisions on a case-by-case basis. Fair Value of In-Orbit Incentives As of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 , the fair values of our in-orbit incentive obligations from our continuing operations, based on measurements categorized within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy, approximated their carrying amounts of $56.2 million and $57.0 million

Regulatory Authorizations

Regulatory Authorizations	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]
REGULATORY AUTHORIZATIONS	REGULATORY AUTHORIZATIONS The following table presents the components of our Regulatory authorizations, net : Finite lived Cost Accumulated Amortization Total Indefinite lived Total Balance, December 31, 2018 $ 46,787 $ (16,790 ) $ 29,997 $ 400,042 $ 430,039 Amortization expense — (878 ) (878 ) — (878 ) Foreign currency translation (854 ) 331 (523 ) — (523 ) Balance, March 31, 2019 $ 45,933 $ (17,337 ) $ 28,596 $ 400,042 $ 428,638 Balance, December 31, 2019 $ 58,451 $ (20,144 ) $ 38,307 $ 440,291 $ 478,598 Amortization expense — (964 ) (964 ) — (964 ) Foreign currency translation (1,828 ) 366 (1,462 ) (5,008 ) (6,470 ) Balance, March 31, 2020 $ 56,623 $ (20,742 ) $ 35,881 $ 435,283 $ 471,164 Weighted average useful life 13 years Finite Lived Assets In November 2019, we were granted an S-Band spectrum license for terrestrial rights in Mexico for $7.9 million . The acquired asset is subject to amortization over a period of 15 years . In November 2019, we also acquired Ka-band spectrum rights for $4.5 million , upon consummation of the Yahsat Brazil JV Transaction, which are subject to amortization over a period of 11 years .

Other Investments

Other Investments	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020
Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures [Abstract]
OTHER INVESTMENTS	OTHER INVESTMENTS The following table presents the components of Other investments, net : As of March 31, 2020 December 31, 2019 Other investments, net: Equity method investments $ 163,689 $ 166,209 Other equity investments 43,364 66,627 Other debt investments, net 91,094 92,569 Total other investments, net $ 298,147 $ 325,405 Equity Method Investments Dish Mexico We own 49% of Dish Mexico and its subsidiaries, a joint venture that we entered into in 2008 to provide direct-to-home satellite services in Mexico. Historically, we provided certain satellite services to Dish Mexico. However, following the consummation of the BSS Transaction, we no longer provide these services. Deluxe/EchoStar LLC We own 50% of Deluxe/EchoStar LLC (“Deluxe”) , a joint venture that we entered into in 2010 to build an advanced digital cinema satellite distribution network targeting delivery to digitally equipped theaters in the U.S. and Canada. We recognized revenue from Deluxe for transponder services and the sale of broadband equipment of $1.3 million and $0.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 , respectively. As of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 , we had trade accounts receivable from Deluxe of $1.0 million and $0.6 million , respectively. Broadband Connectivity Solutions (Restricted) Limited In August 2018, we entered into an agreement with Yahsat to establish a new entity, Broadband Connectivity Solutions (Restricted) Limited (together with its subsidiaries, “BCS”), to provide commercial Ka-band satellite broadband services across Africa, the Middle East and southwest Asia operating over Yahsat’s Al Yah 2 and Al Yah 3 Ka-band satellites. The transaction was consummated in December 2018 when we invested $100.0 million in cash in exchange for a 20% interest in BCS. Under the terms of the agreement, we may also acquire, for further cash investments, additional ownership interests in BCS in the future provided certain conditions are met. We supply network operations and management services and equipment to BCS. We recognized revenue from BCS for such services and equipment of $1.7 million and $2.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 , respectively. As of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 , we had trade accounts receivable from BCS of $4.5 million and $5.2 million Other Equity Investments During the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 , we recorded a $21.3 million and a $28.7 million , respectively, reduction to the carrying amount of our investments based on circumstances that indicated the fair value of the investment was less than its carrying amount. Other Debt Investments, Net The following table presents our other debt investments, net: As of March 31, 2020 December 31, 2019 Other debt investments, net: Cost basis $ 103,768 $ 102,878 Discount (10,442 ) (10,309 ) Allowance for credit losses (2,232 ) — Total other debt investments, net $ 91,094 $ 92,569 The following table presents the activity in our allowance for credit losses: Balance at Credit Losses (1) Deductions Balance at For the three months ended: March 31, 2020 $ — $ 2,232 $ — $ 2,232 (1) The impact of adopting ASC 326 on January 1, 2020 was a $2.1 million adjustment to Accumulated earnings (losses) . During the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 , we recorded interest income related to these debt instruments of $3.3 million and zero , respectively.

Long-Term Debt

Long-Term Debt	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]
LONG-TERM DEBT	LONG-TERM DEBT The following table presents the carrying amounts and fair values of our Long-term debt : Effective interest rates As of March 31, 2020 December 31, 2019 Carrying Fair Carrying Fair Senior Secured Notes: 5 1/4% Senior Secured Notes due 2026 5.320% $ 750,000 $ 748,133 $ 750,000 $ 825,308 Senior Unsecured Notes: 7 5/8% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2021 8.062% 900,000 922,527 900,000 963,783 6 5/8% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2026 6.688% 750,000 770,715 750,000 833,903 Less: Unamortized debt issuance costs (9,782 ) (10,832 ) Total long-term debt $ 2,390,218 $ 2,441,375 $ 2,389,168 $ 2,622,994 No amounts on our long-term debt are due during the next twelve months.

Income Taxes

Income Taxes	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
INCOME TAXES	INCOME TAXES Our income tax provision for interim periods is determined using an estimate of our annual effective tax rate, adjusted for discrete items, if any, that are taken into account in the relevant period. Each quarter we update our estimate of the annual effective tax rate, and if our estimated tax rate changes, we make a cumulative adjustment. Our interim income tax provision and our interim estimate of our annual effective tax rate are influenced by several factors, including foreign losses and capital gains and losses for which related deferred tax assets are partially offset by a valuation allowance, changes in tax laws and relative changes in unrecognized tax benefits. Additionally, our effective tax rate can be affected by the amount of pre-tax income or loss. For example, the impact of discrete items and non-deductible expenses on our effective tax rate is greater when our pre-tax income or loss is lower. Our income tax benefit was $7.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2020 compared to $2.9 million of income tax provision for the three months ended March 31, 2019 . Our estimated effective income tax rate was 11.5% and (216.1)% for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 , respectively. The variations in our effective tax rate from the U.S. federal statutory rate for the three months ended March 31, 2020 were primarily due to the increase in our valuation allowance associated with certain foreign losses and the impact of state and local taxes, partially offset by the change in net unrealized losses that are capital in nature, permanent book tax differences and research and experimentation credits. The variations in our effective tax rate from the U.S. federal statutory rate for the three months ended March 31, 2019 were primarily due to the increase in our valuation allowance associated with certain foreign losses and the impact of state and local taxes, partially offset by the change in net unrealized losses that are capital in nature and research and experimentation credits. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”) was enacted in March 2020. The CARES Act features significant tax provisions and other measures to assist individuals and businesses impacted by the economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, including a five-year carryback of net operating losses, relaxation of Section 163(j) interest deduction limitations, acceleration of Alternative Minimum Tax refunds, relief for payroll tax and tax credits for employers who retain employees. These provisions did not affect our income tax provision for the three months ended March 31, 2020 .

Contingencies

Contingencies	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
CONTINGENCIES	CONTINGENCIES Patents and Intellectual Property Many entities, including some of our competitors, have or may have in the future patents and other intellectual property rights that cover or affect products or services directly or indirectly related to those that we offer. We may not be aware of all patents and other intellectual property rights that our products and services may potentially infringe. Damages in patent infringement cases can be substantial, and in certain circumstances can be tripled. Further, we cannot estimate the extent to which we may be required in the future to obtain licenses with respect to intellectual property rights held by others and the availability and cost of any such licenses. Various parties have asserted patent and other intellectual property rights with respect to our products and services. We cannot be certain that these parties do not own the rights they claim, that these rights are not valid or that our products and services do not infringe on these rights. Further, we cannot be certain that we would be able to obtain licenses from these parties on commercially reasonable terms or, if we were unable to obtain such licenses, that we would be able to redesign our products and services to avoid infringement. Certain Arrangements with DISH Network In connection with our spin-off from DISH in 2008 (the “Spin-off”), we entered into a separation agreement with DISH Network that provides, among other things, for the division of certain liabilities, including liabilities resulting from litigation. Under the terms of the separation agreement, we assumed certain liabilities that relate to our 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 we will generally only be liable for our acts or omissions following the Spin-off and DISH Network will indemnify us for any liabilities or damages resulting from intellectual property claims relating to the period prior to the Spin-off as well as DISH Network’s acts or omissions following the Spin-off. In connection with the Share Exchange and the BSS Transaction, we entered into the Share Exchange Agreement and the Master Transaction Agreement, respectively, and other agreements which provide, among other things, for the division of certain liabilities, including liabilities relating to taxes, intellectual property and employees and liabilities resulting from litigation and the assumption of certain liabilities that relate to the transferred businesses and assets. These agreements also contain additional indemnification provisions between us and DISH Network for, in the case of the Share Exchange, certain pre-existing liabilities and legal proceedings and, in the case of the BSS Transaction, certain losses with respect to breaches of certain representations and covenants and certain liabilities. Litigation We are involved in a number of legal proceedings against us concerning matters arising in connection with the conduct of our business activities. Many of these proceedings are at preliminary stages and/or 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 and to determine if accruals are appropriate. We record an accrual for litigation and other loss contingencies when we determine that a loss is probable and the amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated. If accruals are not appropriate, we further evaluate each legal proceeding to assess whether an estimate of possible loss or range of loss can be made. There can be no assurance that legal proceedings against us will be resolved in amounts that will not differ from the amounts of our recorded accruals. Legal fees and other costs of defending legal proceedings are charged to expense as incurred. For certain proceedings, management is unable to predict with any degree of certainty the outcome or provide a meaningful estimate of the possible loss or range of possible loss because, among other reasons: (i) the proceedings are in various stages; (ii) damages have not been sought or specified; (iii) damages are unsupported, indeterminate and/or exaggerated in management’s opinion; (iv) there is uncertainty as to the outcome of pending trials, appeals, motions or other proceedings; (v) there are significant factual issues to be resolved; and/or (vi) there are novel legal issues or unsettled legal theories to be presented or a large number of parties are involved (as with many patent-related cases). Except as described below, however, management does not believe, based on currently available information, that the outcomes of these proceedings will have a material effect on our financial condition, operating results or cash flows, though there is no assurance that the resolution and outcomes of these proceedings, individually or in the aggregate, will not be material to our financial condition, operating results or cash flows for any particular period, depending, in part, upon the operating results for such period. We intend to vigorously defend the proceedings against us. In the event that a court, tribunal, other body or jury ultimately rules against us, we may be subject to adverse consequences, including, without limitation, substantial damages, which may include treble damages, fines, penalties, compensatory damages and/or other equitable or injunctive relief that could require us to materially modify our business operations or certain products or services that we offer to our consumers. Elbit On January 23, 2015, Elbit Systems Land and C4I LTD and Elbit Systems of America Ltd. (together referred to as “Elbit”) filed a complaint against our subsidiary Hughes Network Systems, L.L.C. (“HNS”), as well as against Black Elk Energy Offshore Operations, LLC, Bluetide Communications, Inc. and Helm Hotels Group, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, alleging infringement of U.S. Patent Nos. 6,240,073 (the “073 patent”) and 7,245,874 (“874 patent”). In December 2019, we entered into a comprehensive settlement agreement with Elbit pursuant to which we paid a total of $33.0 million in satisfaction of all amounts relating to these matters and all open proceedings, including appeals, were dismissed with prejudice. Shareholder Litigation On July 2, 2019, the City of Hallandale Beach Police Officers’ and Firefighters’ Personnel Retirement Trust, purporting to sue on behalf of a class of EchoStar Corporation’s stockholders, filed a complaint in the District Court of Clark County, Nevada against our directors, Charles W. Ergen, R. Stanton Dodge, Anthony M. Federico, Pradman P. Kaul, C. Michael Schroeder, Jeffrey R. Tarr, William D. Wade, and Michael T. Dugan; our officer, David J. Rayner; EchoStar Corporation; our subsidiary Hughes Satellite Services Corporation (“HSSC”); our former subsidiary BSS Corp.; and DISH and its subsidiary Merger Sub. On September 5, 2019, the defendants filed motions to dismiss. On October 11, 2019, the plaintiffs filed an amended complaint removing Messrs. Dodge, Federico, Kaul, Schroeder, Tarr and Wade as defendants. The amended complaint alleges that Mr. Ergen, as our controlling stockholder, breached fiduciary duties to EchoStar Corporation’s minority stockholders by structuring the BSS Transaction with inadequate consideration and improperly influencing our and HSSC’s boards of directors to approve the BSS Transaction. The amended complaint also alleges that the other defendants aided and abetted such alleged breaches. The plaintiffs seek equitable and monetary relief, including the issuance of additional DISH Common Stock, and other costs and disbursements, including attorneys’ fees on behalf of the purported class. On November 11, 2019, we and the other defendants filed separate motions to dismiss plaintiff’s amended complaint and during a hearing on January 13, 2020 the court denied these motions. On February 10, 2020, we and the other defendants filed answers to the amended complaint. We intend to vigorously defend this case. We cannot predict its outcome with any degree of certainty . License Fee Dispute with Government of India, Department of Telecommunications In 1994, the Government of India promulgated a “National Telecommunications Policy” under which the government liberalized the telecommunications sector and required telecommunications service providers to pay fixed license fees. Pursuant to this policy, our subsidiary Hughes Communications India Private Limited (“HCIPL”), formerly known as Hughes Escorts Communications Limited, obtained a license to operate a data network over satellite using VSAT systems. In 1999, HCIPL’s license was amended pursuant to a new government policy that eliminated the fixed license fees and instead required each telecommunications service provider to pay license fees based on its adjusted gross revenue (“AGR”). In March 2005, the Indian Department of Telecommunications (“DOT”) notified HCIPL that, based on its review of HCIPL’s audited accounts and AGR statements, HCIPL must pay additional license fees, interest on such fees and penalties and interest on the penalties. HCIPL responded that the DOT had improperly calculated its AGR by including revenue from licensed and unlicensed activities. The DOT rejected this explanation and in 2006, HCIPL filed a petition with an administrative tribunal (the “Tribunal”), challenging the DOT’s calculation of its AGR. The DOT also issued license fee assessments to other telecommunications service providers and a number of similar petitions were filed by several other such providers with the Tribunal. These petitions were amended, consolidated, remanded and re-appealed several times. On April 23, 2015, the Tribunal issued a judgment affirming the DOT’s calculation of AGR for the telecommunications service providers but reversing the DOT’s imposition of interest, penalties and interest on such penalties as excessive. Over subsequent years, the DOT and HCIPL and other telecommunications service providers, respectively, filed several appeals of the Tribunal’s ruling. On October 24, 2019, the Supreme Court of India (“Supreme Court”) issued an order (the “Order”) affirming the license fee assessments imposed by the DOT, including its imposition of interest, penalties and interest on the penalties, but without indicating the amount HCPIL is required to pay the DOT, and ordering payment by January 23, 2020. On November 23, 2019, HCIPL and other telecommunication service providers filed a petition asking the Supreme Court to reconsider its decision. The petition was denied on January 20, 2020. On January 22, 2020, HCIPL and other telecommunication service providers filed an application requesting that the Supreme Court modify the Order to permit the DOT to calculate the final amount due and extend HCPIL’s and the other telecommunication service providers’ payment deadline. On February 14, 2020, the Supreme Court denied this application and directed us and the other telecommunication service providers to explain why the Supreme Court should not initiate contempt proceedings for failure to pay the amounts due. During a hearing on March 18, 2020, the Supreme Court ordered that all amounts that were due before the Supreme Court in October 2019 must be paid, including interest, penalties and interest on the penalties. The Supreme Court also ordered that the parties appear for a further hearing addressing, potentially among other things, a proposal by the DOT to allow for extended or deferred payments of amounts due. This hearing was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic and not yet rescheduled. To date, the DOT has issued HCIPL written assessments totaling $28.4 million , comprised of $4.0 million for additional license fees, $4.1 million for penalties and $20.3 million for interest and interest on penalties. In the first quarter of 2020, HCIPL paid the DOT $2.9 million with respect to this matter. As a result of the Supreme Court’s orders in this matter, HCIPL’s payments to date and the impact of foreign exchange rates, and using the DOT’s methodology as reflected in the assessments HCIPL has received as of the date of the Order, we have recorded an accrual of $77.1 million as of March 31, 2020 , comprised of $3.8 million for additional license fees, $3.9 million for penalties and $69.4 million for interest and interest on penalties. We had recorded an accrual of $80.2 million as of December 31, 2019 . Any eventual payments made with respect to the ultimate outcome of this matter may be different from our accrual and such differences could be significant. Other In addition to the above actions, we are subject to various other legal proceedings and claims, which arise in the ordinary course of business. As part of our ongoing operations, we are subject to various inspections, audits, inquiries, investigations and similar actions by third parties, as well as by governmental/regulatory authorities responsible for enforcing the laws and regulations to which we may be subject. Further, under the federal False Claims Act, private parties have the right to bring qui tam, or “whistleblower,” suits against companies that submit false claims for payments to, or improperly retain overpayments from, the federal government. Some states have adopted similar state whistleblower and false claims provisions. In addition, we from time to time receive inquiries from federal, state and foreign agencies regarding compliance with various laws and regulations. In our opinion, the amount of ultimate liability with respect to any of these other actions is unlikely to materially affect our financial position, results of operations or cash flows, though the resolutions and outcomes, individually or in the aggregate, could be material to our financial position, operating results or cash flows for any particular period, depending, in part, upon the operating results for such period. We also indemnify our directors, officers and employees for certain liabilities that might arise from the performance of their responsibilities for us. Additionally, in the normal course of its business, we enter into contracts pursuant to which we may make a variety of representations and warranties and indemnify the counterparty for certain losses. Our possible exposure under these arrangements cannot be reasonably estimated as this involves the resolution of claims made, or future claims that may be made, against us or our officers, directors or employees, the outcomes of which are unknown and not currently predictable or estimable.

Segment Reporting

Segment Reporting	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020
Segment Reporting [Abstract]
SEGMENT REPORTING	SEGMENT REPORTING Business segments are components of an enterprise for which separate financial information is available and regularly evaluated by our chief operating decision maker (“CODM”), who is our Chief Executive Officer. We operate in two business segments, Hughes and ESS, as described in Note 1 . Organization and Business Activities . The primary measure of segment profitability that is reported regularly to our CODM is earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, net income (loss) from discontinued operations and net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interests (“EBITDA”). Total assets by segment have not been reported herein because the information is not provided to our CODM on a regular basis. The following table presents revenue, EBITDA and capital expenditures for each of our business segments. Capital expenditures are net of refunds and other receipts related to our property and equipment. Hughes ESS Corporate and Other Consolidated For the three months ended March 31, 2020 External revenue $ 458,482 $ 4,367 $ 2,817 $ 465,666 Intersegment revenue — 285 (285 ) — Total revenue $ 458,482 $ 4,652 $ 2,532 $ 465,666 EBITDA $ 154,641 $ 2,030 $ (65,440 ) $ 91,231 Capital expenditures $ 91,517 $ — $ 13,087 $ 104,604 For the three months ended March 31, 2019 External revenue $ 445,337 $ 3,852 $ 5,193 $ 454,382 Intersegment revenue — 181 (181 ) — Total revenue $ 445,337 $ 4,033 $ 5,012 $ 454,382 EBITDA $ 161,132 $ 1,729 $ (17,260 ) $ 145,601 Capital expenditures $ 73,821 $ — $ 38,033 $ 111,854 The following table reconciles Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations to EBITDA: For the three months 2020 2019 Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes $ (65,229 ) $ (1,341 ) Interest income, net (15,583 ) (24,429 ) Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized 36,233 53,199 Depreciation and amortization 132,368 118,978 Net loss (income) attributable to non-controlling interests 3,442 (806 ) EBITDA $ 91,231 $ 145,601

Related Party Transactions - DI

Related Party Transactions - DISH Network	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS - DISH Network	RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS - DISH NETWORK Overview EchoStar Corporation and DISH have operated as separate publicly-traded companies since 2008. A substantial majority of the voting power of the shares of each of EchoStar Corporation and DISH is owned beneficially by Charles W. Ergen, our Chairman, and by certain entities established for the benefit of his family. I n addition, prior to March 2017, DISH Network owned the Tracking Stock, which in the aggregate represented an 80% economic interest in the residential retail satellite broadband business of our Hughes segment. The Tracking Stock was retired in March 2017. In connection with and following the Spin-off, the Share Exchange and the BSS Transaction, we and DISH Network entered into certain agreements pursuant to which we obtain certain products, services and rights from DISH Network, DISH Network obtains certain products, services and rights from us ; and we and DISH Network indemnify each other against certain liabilities arising from our respective businesses. Generally, the amounts we or DISH Network pay for products and services provided under the agreements are based on cost plus a fixed margin (unless noted differently below), which varies depending on the nature of the products and services provided. We may also enter into additional agreements with DISH Network in the future. The following is a summary of the transactions and the terms of the underlying principal agreements that have had or may have an impact on our consolidated financial condition and results of operations. Services and Other Revenue — DISH Network The following table presents our Services and other revenue from DISH Network: For the three months ended March 31, 2020 2019 Services and other revenue - DISH Network $ 10,313 $ 15,062 The following table presents the related trade accounts receivable: As of March 31, 2020 December 31, 2019 Trade accounts receivable - DISH Network $ 10,948 $ 10,683 Satellite Capacity Leased to DISH Network. We have entered into an agreement and have previously entered into a now terminated agreement to lease satellite capacity pursuant to which we have provided satellite services to DISH Network on certain satellites owned or leased by us. The fees for the services provided under these agreements depend upon, among other things, the orbital location of the applicable satellite, the number of transponders that are providing services on the applicable satellite and the length of the service arrangements. The terms of these agreements are set forth below: • EchoStar IX — Effective January 2008, DISH Network began leasing satellite capacity from us on the EchoStar IX satellite. Subject to availability, DISH Network generally has the right to continue leasing satellite capacity from us on the EchoStar IX satellite on a month-to-month basis. • 103 Degree Orbital Location/SES-3 — In May 2012, we entered into a spectrum development agreement (the “103 Spectrum Development Agreement”) with Ciel Satellite Holdings Inc. (“Ciel”) to develop certain spectrum rights at the 103 degree west longitude orbital location (the “103 Spectrum Rights”). In June 2013, we and DISH Network entered into a spectrum development agreement (the “DISH 103 Spectrum Development Agreement”) pursuant to which DISH Network may use and develop the 103 Spectrum Rights. Effective in March 2018, DISH Network exercised its right to terminate the DISH 103 Spectrum Development Agreement and we exercised our right to terminate the 103 Spectrum Development Agreement. In connection with the 103 Spectrum Development Agreement, in May 2012, we also entered into a ten -year agreement with Ciel pursuant to which we leased certain satellite capacity from Ciel on the SES-3 satellite at the 103 degree west longitude orbital location (the “Ciel 103 Agreement”). In June 2013, we and DISH Network entered into an agreement pursuant to which DISH Network leased certain satellite capacity from us on the SES-3 satellite (the “DISH 103 Agreement”). Under the terms of the DISH 103 Agreement, DISH Network made certain monthly payments to us through the service term. Effective in March 2018, DISH Network exercised its right to terminate the DISH 103 Agreement and we exercised our right to terminate the Ciel 103 Agreement. Telesat Obligation Agreement. We transferred the Telesat Transponder Agreement to DISH Network as part of the BSS Transaction; however, we retained certain obligations related to DISH Network’s performance under that agreement. In September 2019, we and DISH Network entered into an agreement whereby DISH Network compensates us for retaining such obligations. Real Estate Leases to DISH Network. We have entered into lease agreements pursuant to which DISH Network leases certain real estate from us. 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 at the time of the leases or subsequent amendments and includes DISH Network’s portion of the taxes, insurance, utilities and/or maintenance of the premises. The terms of each of the leases are set forth below: • 100 Inverness Occupancy License Agreement — Effective March 2017, DISH Network is licensed to use certain of our space 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. This agreement may be extended by mutual consent, in which case this agreement will be converted to a month-to-month lease agreement. Upon extension, either party has the right to terminate this agreement upon 30 days ’ notice. In connection with the BSS Transaction, we transferred to DISH Network the Englewood Satellite Operations Center located at 100 Inverness Terrace East, including any and all equipment, hardware licenses, software, processes, software licenses, furniture and technical documentation associated with the satellites transferred in the BSS Transaction. • Meridian Lease Agreement — The lease for all of 9601 S. Meridian Blvd., Englewood, Colorado was originally for a period ending in December 2016. We and DISH Network have amended this lease over time to, among other things, extend the term through December 2020. After December 2020, this agreement may be converted by mutual consent to a month-to-month lease agreement with either party having the right to terminate upon 30 days TerreStar Agreement. In March 2012, DISH Network completed its acquisition of substantially all the assets of TerreStar Networks Inc. (“TerreStar”). Prior to DISH Network’s acquisition of substantially all the assets of TerreStar and our completion of the Hughes Acquisition, TerreStar and HNS entered into various agreements pursuant to which we provide, among other things, warranty, operations and maintenance and hosting services for TerreStar’s ground-based communications equipment (the “TerreStar Agreements”). In December 2017, we and DISH Network amended these agreements, effective as of January 1, 2018, to reduce certain pricing terms through December 31, 2023 and to modify certain termination provisions. DISH Network generally has the right to continue to receive warranty services from us for our products on a month-to-month basis unless terminated by DISH Network upon at least 21 days ’ written notice to us. DISH Network generally has the right to continue to receive operations and maintenance services from us on a quarter-to-quarter basis unless operations and maintenance services are terminated by DISH Network upon at least 90 days ’ written notice to us. The provision of hosting services will continue until May 2022. In addition, DISH Network generally may terminate any and all services for convenience subject to providing us with prior notice and/or payment of termination charges. In March 2020, we entered into an agreement with DISH Network pursuant to which we perform certain work and provide certain credits to amounts owed to us under the TerreStar Agreements in exchange for DISH Network’s granting us rights to use certain satellite capacity under the Amended and Restated Professional Services Agreement (as defined below). Hughes Broadband Distribution Agreement. Effective October 2012, we and DISH Network, entered into a distribution agreement (the “Distribution Agreement”) pursuant to which DISH Network has the right, but not the obligation, to market, sell and distribute our HughesNet service. DISH Network pays us a monthly per subscriber wholesale service fee for the HughesNet service based upon a subscriber’s service level and based upon certain volume subscription thresholds. The Distribution Agreement also provides that DISH Network has the right, but not the obligation, to purchase certain broadband equipment from us to support the sale of the HughesNet service. The Distribution Agreement had an initial term of five years with automatic renewal for successive one year terms unless terminated by either party with a written notice at least 180 days ’ before the expiration of the then-current term. In February 2014, we and DISH Network entered into an amendment to the Distribution Agreement which, among other things, extended the initial term of the Distribution Agreement until March 2024. Upon expiration or termination of the Distribution Agreement, we and DISH Network will continue to provide our HughesNet service to the then-current DISH Network subscribers pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Distribution Agreement. DBSD North America Agreement. In March 2012, DISH Network completed its acquisition of all of the equity of reorganized DBSD North America, Inc. (“DBSD North America”). Prior to DISH Network’s acquisition of DBSD North America and our completion of the Hughes Acquisition, DBSD North America and HNS entered into various agreements pursuant to which we provide, among other things, warranty, operations and maintenance and hosting services of DBSD North America’s gateway and ground-based communications equipment. In December 2017, we and DBSD North America amended these agreements, effective as of January 1, 2018, to reduce certain pricing terms through December 31, 2023 and to modify certain termination provisions. DBSD North America has the right to continue to receive operations and maintenance services from us on a quarter-to-quarter basis, unless terminated by DBSD North America upon at least 120 days ’ written notice to us. In February 2019, we further amended these agreements to provide DBSD North America with the right to continue to receive warranty services from us on a month-to-month basis until December 2023, unless terminated by DBSD North America upon at least 21 days ’ written notice to us. The provision of hosting services will continue until February 2022 and will automatically renew for an additional five -year period until February 2027 unless terminated by DBSD North America upon at least 180 days ’ written notice to us. In addition, DBSD North America generally may terminate any and all such services for convenience, subject to providing us with prior notice and/or payment of termination charges. Hughes Equipment and Services Agreement . In February 2019, we and DISH Network entered into an agreement pursuant to which we will sell to DISH Network our HughesNet Service and HughesNet equipment that has been modified to meet DISH Network’s internet-of-things specifications for the transfer of data to DISH Network’s network operations centers. This agreement has an initial term of five years expiring February 2024 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. Operating Expenses — DISH Network The following table presents our operating expenses related to DISH Network: For the three months ended March 31, 2020 2019 Operating expenses - DISH Network $ 1,455 $ 916 The following table presents the related trade accounts payable: As of March 31, 2020 December 31, 2019 Trade accounts payable - DISH Network $ 1,229 $ 1,923 Amended and Restated Professional Services Agreement . In connection with the Spin-off, we entered into various agreements with DISH Network including a transition services agreement, satellite procurement agreement and services agreement, all of which expired in January 2010 and were replaced by a professional services agreement (the “Professional Services Agreement”). In January 2010, we and DISH Network agreed that we continue to have the right, but not the obligation, to receive the following services from DISH Network, among others, certain of which were previously provided under a 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 DISH Network agreed that DISH Network would continue to have the right, but not the obligation, to engage us to manage the process of procuring new satellite capacity for DISH Network (previously provided under a satellite procurement agreement), receive logistics, procurement and quality assurance services from us (previously provided under a services agreement) and provide other support services. In connection with the consummation of the Share Exchange, we and DISH amended and restated the Professional Services Agreement (as amended to date, the “Amended and Restated Professional Services Agreement”) to provide that we and DISH Network shall have the right to receive additional services that either we or DISH Network may require as a result of the Share Exchange, including access to antennas owned by DISH Network for our use in performing TT&C services and maintenance and support services for our antennas (collectively, the “TT&C Antennas”). In September 2019, in connection with the BSS Transaction, we and DISH further amended the Amended and Restated Professional Services Agreement to provide that we and DISH Network shall have the right to receive additional services that either we or DISH Network may require as a result of the BSS Transaction and to remove our access to and the maintenance and support services for the TT&C Antennas. The term of the Amended and Restated Professional Services Agreement is through January 2021 and renews automatically for successive one -year periods thereafter, unless the agreement is terminated earlier by either party upon at least 60 days ’ notice. We or DISH Network may generally terminate the Amended and Restated Professional Services Agreement in part with respect to any particular service it receives for any reason upon at least 30 days ’ notice, unless the statement of work for particular services states otherwise. Certain services being provided for under the Amended and Restated Professional Services Agreement may survive the termination of the agreement. Real Estate Leases from DISH Network . We have entered into lease agreements pursuant to which we lease certain real estate from DISH Network. The rent on a per square foot basis is comparable to per square foot rental rates of similar commercial property in the same geographic area at the time of the leases or subsequent amendments and, includes our portion of the taxes, insurance, utilities and/or maintenance of the premises. The terms of each of the leases are set forth below: • Cheyenne Lease Agreement — Effective March 2017, we entered into a lease with DISH Network for certain space at 530 EchoStar Drive in Cheyenne, Wyoming for a period ending in February 2019. In August 2018, we exercised our option to renew this lease for a one year period ending in February 2020. In connection with the BSS Transaction, we transferred the Cheyenne Satellite Operations Center, including any equipment, software licenses, and furniture located within, to DISH Network and amended this lease to reduce the space provided to us for the Cheyenne Satellite Access Center for a period ending in September 2021, with the option for us to renew for a one year period upon 180 days ’ written notice prior to the end of the term . • American Fork Occupancy License Agreement — Effective March 2017, we entered into an agreement with DISH Network for certain space at 796 East Utah Valley Drive in American Fork, Utah for a period ending in August 2017. We exercised our option to renew this agreement for a five-year period ending in August 2022. We and DISH Network amended this agreement to, among other things, terminate this agreement in March 2019. Collocation and Antenna Space Agreements . We and DISH Network have entered into an agreement pursuant to which DISH Network provides us with collocation space in El Paso, Texas. This agreement was for an initial period ending in August 2015, and provides us with renewal options for four consecutive years. Effective August 2015, we exercised our first renewal option for a period ending in August 2018 and in April 2018 we exercised our second renewal option for a period ending in August 2021. In connection with the Share Exchange, effective March 2017, we also entered into certain agreements pursuant to which DISH Network provides collocation and antenna space to EchoStar through February 2022 at the following locations: Cheyenne, Wyoming; Gilbert, Arizona; New Braunfels, Texas; Monee, Illinois; Spokane, Washington; and Englewood, Colorado. In October 2019, we provided a termination notice for our New Braunfels, Texas agreement to be effective May 2020. In August 2017, we and DISH Network also entered into certain other agreements pursuant to which DISH Network provides additional collocation and antenna space to us in Monee, Illinois and Spokane, Washington through August 2022. Generally, we may renew our collocation and antenna space agreements for three -year periods by providing DISH Network with prior written notice no more than 120 days but no less than 90 days prior to the end of the then-current term. We may terminate certain of these agreements with 180 days ’ prior written notice. In September 2019, in connection with the BSS Transaction, we entered into an agreement pursuant to which DISH Network provides us with certain additional collocation space in Cheyenne, Wyoming for a period ending in September 2020, with the option for us to renew for a one-year period, with prior written notice no more than 120 days but no less than 90 days prior to the end of the term. The fees for the services provided under these agreements depend on the number of racks located at the location. Also in connection with the BSS Transaction, in September 2019, we entered into an agreement pursuant to which DISH Network will provide us 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. Hughes Broadband Master Services Agreement . In March 2017, we and DISH Network entered into a master service agreement (the “Hughes Broadband MSA”) pursuant to which DISH Network, among other things: (i) has the right, but not the obligation, to market, promote and solicit orders and upgrades for our HughesNet service and related equipment and other telecommunication services and (ii) installs HughesNet service equipment with respect to activations generated by DISH Network. Under the Hughes Broadband MSA, we and DISH Network make certain payments to each other relating to sales, upgrades, purchases and installation services. The Hughes Broadband MSA has an initial term of five years through March 2022 with automatic renewal for successive one -year terms. Either party has the ability to terminate the Hughes Broadband MSA, in whole or in part, for any reason upon at least 90 days ’ notice to the other party. Upon expiration or termination of the Hughes Broadband MSA, we will continue to provide our HughesNet service to subscribers and make certain payments to DISH Network pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Hughes Broadband MSA. We incurred sales incentives and other costs under the Hughes Broadband MSA totaling $4.6 million and $4.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 , respectively. 2019 TT&C Agreement . In September 2019, in connection with the BSS Transaction, we entered into an agreement pursuant to which DISH Network provides TT&C services to us for a period ending in September 2021, with the option for us to renew for a one-year period upon written notice at least 90 days prior to the initial expiration (the “2019 TT&C Agreement”). The fees for services provided under the 2019 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. Any party is able to terminate the 2019 TT&C Agreement for any reason upon 12 months ’ notice. Other Receivables - DISH Network The following table presents our other receivables owed from DISH Network: As of March 31, 2020 December 31, 2019 Other receivables - DISH Network $ 93,299 $ 92,892 Tax Sharing Agreement. Effective December 2007, we and DISH Network entered into a tax sharing agreement (the “Tax Sharing Agreement”) in connection with the Spin-off. This agreement governs our and DISH Network’s 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 DISH Network and DISH Network indemnifies us for such taxes. However, DISH Network is not liable for and does not indemnify us 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 Code, because of: (i) a direct or indirect acquisition of any of our stock, stock options or assets; (ii) any action that we take or fail to take or (iii) any action that we take that is inconsistent with the information and representations furnished to the 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, we will be solely liable for, and will indemnify DISH Network for any resulting taxes, as well as any losses, claims and expenses. The Tax Sharing Agreement will 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, in September 2013, we and DISH Network agreed upon a supplemental allocation of the tax benefits arising from certain tax items resolved in the course of the IRS’s examination of our consolidated tax returns. Prior to the agreement with DISH Network in 2013, the federal tax benefits were reflected as a deferred tax asset for depreciation and amortization, which was netted in our non-current deferred tax liabilities. The agreement with DISH Network in 2013 requires DISH Network to pay us the federal tax benefit it receives at such time as we would have otherwise been able to realize such tax benefit. We recorded a non-current receivable from DISH Network in Other receivables - DISH Network and a corresponding increase in our Deferred tax liabilities, net to reflect the effects of this agreement in September 2013. In addition, in September 2013, we and DISH Network 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 DISH Network for such combined returns, through the taxable period ending on December 31, 2017 (the “State Tax Arrangement”). In August 2018, we and DISH Network amended the Tax Sharing Agreement and the 2013 agreements (the “Tax Sharing Amendment”). Under the Tax Sharing Amendment, to the extent permitted by applicable tax law, DISH Network is entitled to apply the benefit of our 2009 net operating losses (the “SATS 2009 NOLs”) to DISH Network’s federal tax return for the year ended December 31, 2008, in exchange for DISH Network paying us over time the value of the net annual federal income taxes paid by us that would have been otherwise offset by the SATS 2009 NOLs. The Tax Sharing Amendment also requires us and DISH Network to pay the other for the benefits of certain past and future federal research and development tax credits that we or DISH Network receive or received as a result of being part of a controlled group under the Code, and requires DISH Network to compensate us for certain past tax losses utilized by DISH Network and for certain past and future excess California research and development tax credits generated by us and used by DISH Network. In addition, the Tax Sharing Amendment extends the term of the State Tax Arrangement to the earlier to occur of termination of the Tax Sharing Agreement, a change in control of either us or DISH Network or, for any particular state, if we and DISH Network no longer file a combined tax return for such state. We and DISH Network file combined income tax returns in certain states. We have earned and recognized tax benefits for certain state income tax credits that we would be unable to utilize currently if we had filed separately from DISH Network. We have charged Additional paid-in capital in prior periods when DISH Network has utilized such tax benefits. We expect to increase Additional paid-in capital Other Agreements Master Transaction Agreement. In May 2019, we and BSS Corp. entered into the Master Transaction Agreement with DISH and Merger Sub with respect to the BSS Transaction. Pursuant to the terms of the Master Transaction Agreement, on September 10, 2019: (i) we transferred the BSS Business to BSS Corp.; (ii) we completed the Distribution ; and (iii) immediately after the Distribution, (1) BSS Corp. became a wholly-owned subsidiary of DISH such that DISH owns and operates the BSS Business and (2) each issued and outstanding share of BSS Common Stock owned by EchoStar stockholders was converted into the right to receive 0.23523769 shares of DISH Common Stock. Following the consummation of the BSS Transaction, we no longer operate the BSS Business, which was a substantial portion of our ESS segment. The Master Transaction Agreement contained customary representations and warranties by us and DISH Network, including our representations relating to the assets, liabilities and financial condition of the BSS Business, and representations by DISH Network relating to its financial condition and liabilities. We and DISH Network have agreed to indemnify each other against certain losses with respect to breaches of certain representations and covenants and certain retained and assumed liabilities, respectively. BSS Transaction Intellectual Property and Technology License Agreement . Effective September 2019, in connection with the BSS Transaction, we and DISH Network entered into an intellectual property and technology license agreement (the “BSS IPTLA”) pursuant to which we and DISH Network license to each other certain intellectual property and technology. The BSS IPTLA will continue in perpetuity, unless mutually terminated by the parties. Pursuant to the BSS IPTLA, we granted to DISH Network a license to our intellectual property and technology for use by DISH Network, among other things, in connection with its continued operation of the BSS Business acquired pursuant to the BSS Transaction, including a limited license to use the “ESS” and “ECHOSTAR SATELLITE SERVICES” trademarks during a transition period. EchoStar retains full ownership of the “ESS” and “ECHOSTAR SATELLITE SERVICES” trademarks. In addition, DISH Network granted a license back to us, among other things, for the continued use of all intellectual property and technology that is used in our retained businesses but the ownership of which was transferred to DISH Network pursuant to the BSS Transaction. BSS Transaction Tax Matters Agreement . Effective September 2019, in connection with the BSS Transaction, we, BSS Corp. and DISH entered into a tax matters agreement. This agreement governs certain of our rights, responsibilities and obligations with respect to taxes of the BSS Business transferred pursuant to the BSS Transaction. Generally, we are responsible for all tax returns and tax liabilities for the BSS Business for periods prior to the BSS Transaction and DISH is responsible for all tax returns and tax liabilities for the BSS Business from and after the BSS Transaction. Both we and DISH made certain tax-related representations and are subject to various tax-related covenants after the consummation of the BSS Transaction. Both we and DISH Network have agreed to indemnify each other for certain losses if there is a breach of any the tax representations or violation of any of the tax covenants in the tax matters agreement and that breach or violation results in the failure of the BSS Transaction being treated as a transaction that is tax-free for EchoStar or its stockholders for U.S. federal income tax purposes. In addition, DISH Network has agreed to indemnify us if the BSS Business is acquired, either directly or indirectly (e.g., via an acquisition of DISH Network), by one or more persons, where either it took an action, or knowingly facilitated, consented to or assisted with an action by its stockholders, that resulted in the failure of the BSS Transaction being treated as a transaction that is tax-free for EchoStar and its stockholders for U.S. federal income tax purposes. This tax matters agreement supplements the Tax Sharing Agreement outlined above and the Share Exchange Tax Matters Agreement outlined below, both of which continue in full force and effect. BSS Transaction Employee Matters Agreement . Effective September 2019, in connection with the BSS Transaction, we and DISH Network entered into an employee matters agreement that addressed the transfer of employees from us to DISH Network, including certain benefit and compensation matters and the allocation of responsibility for employee related liabilities relating to current and past employees of the BSS Business. DISH Network assumed employee-related liabilities relating to the BSS Business as part of the BSS Transaction, except that we are responsible for certain pre-BSS Transaction compensation and benefits for employees who transferred to DISH Network in connection with the BSS Transaction. Share Exchange Agreement . In January 2017, we and certain of our subsidiaries entered into the Share Exchange Agreement with DISH and certain of its subsidiaries pursuant to which, in February 2017, we received all of the shares of the Tracking Stock in exchange for 100% of the equity interests of certain EchoStar subsidiaries that held substantially all of our EchoStar Technologies businesses and certain other assets. Following consummation of the Share Exchange, we no longer operate the transferred EchoStar Technologies businesses and the Tracking Stock was retired and is no longer outstanding and all agreements, arrangements and policy statements with respect to such Tracking Stock terminated and are of no further effect. Pursuant to the Share Exchange Agreement, we transferred certain assets, investments in joint ventures, spectrum licenses and real estate properties and DISH Network assumed certain liabilities relating to the transferred assets and businesses. The Share Exchange Agreement contained customary representations and warranties by the parties, including representations by us related to the transferred assets, assumed liabilities and the financial condition of the transferred businesses. We and DISH Network also agreed to customary indemnification provisions whereby each party indemnifies the other against certain losses with respect to breaches of representations, warranties or covenants and certain liabilities and if certain actions undertaken by us or DISH causes the transaction to be taxable to the other party after closing. Share Exchange Intellectual Property and Technology License

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RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS - OTHER	RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS - DISH NETWORK Overview EchoStar Corporation and DISH have operated as separate publicly-traded companies since 2008. A substantial majority of the voting power of the shares of each of EchoStar Corporation and DISH is owned beneficially by Charles W. Ergen, our Chairman, and by certain entities established for the benefit of his family. I n addition, prior to March 2017, DISH Network owned the Tracking Stock, which in the aggregate represented an 80% economic interest in the residential retail satellite broadband business of our Hughes segment. The Tracking Stock was retired in March 2017. In connection with and following the Spin-off, the Share Exchange and the BSS Transaction, we and DISH Network entered into certain agreements pursuant to which we obtain certain products, services and rights from DISH Network, DISH Network obtains certain products, services and rights from us ; and we and DISH Network indemnify each other against certain liabilities arising from our respective businesses. Generally, the amounts we or DISH Network pay for products and services provided under the agreements are based on cost plus a fixed margin (unless noted differently below), which varies depending on the nature of the products and services provided. We may also enter into additional agreements with DISH Network in the future. The following is a summary of the transactions and the terms of the underlying principal agreements that have had or may have an impact on our consolidated financial condition and results of operations. Services and Other Revenue — DISH Network The following table presents our Services and other revenue from DISH Network: For the three months ended March 31, 2020 2019 Services and other revenue - DISH Network $ 10,313 $ 15,062 The following table presents the related trade accounts receivable: As of March 31, 2020 December 31, 2019 Trade accounts receivable - DISH Network $ 10,948 $ 10,683 Satellite Capacity Leased to DISH Network. We have entered into an agreement and have previously entered into a now terminated agreement to lease satellite capacity pursuant to which we have provided satellite services to DISH Network on certain satellites owned or leased by us. The fees for the services provided under these agreements depend upon, among other things, the orbital location of the applicable satellite, the number of transponders that are providing services on the applicable satellite and the length of the service arrangements. The terms of these agreements are set forth below: • EchoStar IX — Effective January 2008, DISH Network began leasing satellite capacity from us on the EchoStar IX satellite. Subject to availability, DISH Network generally has the right to continue leasing satellite capacity from us on the EchoStar IX satellite on a month-to-month basis. • 103 Degree Orbital Location/SES-3 — In May 2012, we entered into a spectrum development agreement (the “103 Spectrum Development Agreement”) with Ciel Satellite Holdings Inc. (“Ciel”) to develop certain spectrum rights at the 103 degree west longitude orbital location (the “103 Spectrum Rights”). In June 2013, we and DISH Network entered into a spectrum development agreement (the “DISH 103 Spectrum Development Agreement”) pursuant to which DISH Network may use and develop the 103 Spectrum Rights. Effective in March 2018, DISH Network exercised its right to terminate the DISH 103 Spectrum Development Agreement and we exercised our right to terminate the 103 Spectrum Development Agreement. In connection with the 103 Spectrum Development Agreement, in May 2012, we also entered into a ten -year agreement with Ciel pursuant to which we leased certain satellite capacity from Ciel on the SES-3 satellite at the 103 degree west longitude orbital location (the “Ciel 103 Agreement”). In June 2013, we and DISH Network entered into an agreement pursuant to which DISH Network leased certain satellite capacity from us on the SES-3 satellite (the “DISH 103 Agreement”). Under the terms of the DISH 103 Agreement, DISH Network made certain monthly payments to us through the service term. Effective in March 2018, DISH Network exercised its right to terminate the DISH 103 Agreement and we exercised our right to terminate the Ciel 103 Agreement. Telesat Obligation Agreement. We transferred the Telesat Transponder Agreement to DISH Network as part of the BSS Transaction; however, we retained certain obligations related to DISH Network’s performance under that agreement. In September 2019, we and DISH Network entered into an agreement whereby DISH Network compensates us for retaining such obligations. Real Estate Leases to DISH Network. We have entered into lease agreements pursuant to which DISH Network leases certain real estate from us. 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 at the time of the leases or subsequent amendments and includes DISH Network’s portion of the taxes, insurance, utilities and/or maintenance of the premises. The terms of each of the leases are set forth below: • 100 Inverness Occupancy License Agreement — Effective March 2017, DISH Network is licensed to use certain of our space 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. This agreement may be extended by mutual consent, in which case this agreement will be converted to a month-to-month lease agreement. Upon extension, either party has the right to terminate this agreement upon 30 days ’ notice. In connection with the BSS Transaction, we transferred to DISH Network the Englewood Satellite Operations Center located at 100 Inverness Terrace East, including any and all equipment, hardware licenses, software, processes, software licenses, furniture and technical documentation associated with the satellites transferred in the BSS Transaction. • Meridian Lease Agreement — The lease for all of 9601 S. Meridian Blvd., Englewood, Colorado was originally for a period ending in December 2016. We and DISH Network have amended this lease over time to, among other things, extend the term through December 2020. After December 2020, this agreement may be converted by mutual consent to a month-to-month lease agreement with either party having the right to terminate upon 30 days TerreStar Agreement. In March 2012, DISH Network completed its acquisition of substantially all the assets of TerreStar Networks Inc. (“TerreStar”). Prior to DISH Network’s acquisition of substantially all the assets of TerreStar and our completion of the Hughes Acquisition, TerreStar and HNS entered into various agreements pursuant to which we provide, among other things, warranty, operations and maintenance and hosting services for TerreStar’s ground-based communications equipment (the “TerreStar Agreements”). In December 2017, we and DISH Network amended these agreements, effective as of January 1, 2018, to reduce certain pricing terms through December 31, 2023 and to modify certain termination provisions. DISH Network generally has the right to continue to receive warranty services from us for our products on a month-to-month basis unless terminated by DISH Network upon at least 21 days ’ written notice to us. DISH Network generally has the right to continue to receive operations and maintenance services from us on a quarter-to-quarter basis unless operations and maintenance services are terminated by DISH Network upon at least 90 days ’ written notice to us. The provision of hosting services will continue until May 2022. In addition, DISH Network generally may terminate any and all services for convenience subject to providing us with prior notice and/or payment of termination charges. In March 2020, we entered into an agreement with DISH Network pursuant to which we perform certain work and provide certain credits to amounts owed to us under the TerreStar Agreements in exchange for DISH Network’s granting us rights to use certain satellite capacity under the Amended and Restated Professional Services Agreement (as defined below). Hughes Broadband Distribution Agreement. Effective October 2012, we and DISH Network, entered into a distribution agreement (the “Distribution Agreement”) pursuant to which DISH Network has the right, but not the obligation, to market, sell and distribute our HughesNet service. DISH Network pays us a monthly per subscriber wholesale service fee for the HughesNet service based upon a subscriber’s service level and based upon certain volume subscription thresholds. The Distribution Agreement also provides that DISH Network has the right, but not the obligation, to purchase certain broadband equipment from us to support the sale of the HughesNet service. The Distribution Agreement had an initial term of five years with automatic renewal for successive one year terms unless terminated by either party with a written notice at least 180 days ’ before the expiration of the then-current term. In February 2014, we and DISH Network entered into an amendment to the Distribution Agreement which, among other things, extended the initial term of the Distribution Agreement until March 2024. Upon expiration or termination of the Distribution Agreement, we and DISH Network will continue to provide our HughesNet service to the then-current DISH Network subscribers pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Distribution Agreement. DBSD North America Agreement. In March 2012, DISH Network completed its acquisition of all of the equity of reorganized DBSD North America, Inc. (“DBSD North America”). Prior to DISH Network’s acquisition of DBSD North America and our completion of the Hughes Acquisition, DBSD North America and HNS entered into various agreements pursuant to which we provide, among other things, warranty, operations and maintenance and hosting services of DBSD North America’s gateway and ground-based communications equipment. In December 2017, we and DBSD North America amended these agreements, effective as of January 1, 2018, to reduce certain pricing terms through December 31, 2023 and to modify certain termination provisions. DBSD North America has the right to continue to receive operations and maintenance services from us on a quarter-to-quarter basis, unless terminated by DBSD North America upon at least 120 days ’ written notice to us. In February 2019, we further amended these agreements to provide DBSD North America with the right to continue to receive warranty services from us on a month-to-month basis until December 2023, unless terminated by DBSD North America upon at least 21 days ’ written notice to us. The provision of hosting services will continue until February 2022 and will automatically renew for an additional five -year period until February 2027 unless terminated by DBSD North America upon at least 180 days ’ written notice to us. In addition, DBSD North America generally may terminate any and all such services for convenience, subject to providing us with prior notice and/or payment of termination charges. Hughes Equipment and Services Agreement . In February 2019, we and DISH Network entered into an agreement pursuant to which we will sell to DISH Network our HughesNet Service and HughesNet equipment that has been modified to meet DISH Network’s internet-of-things specifications for the transfer of data to DISH Network’s network operations centers. This agreement has an initial term of five years expiring February 2024 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. Operating Expenses — DISH Network The following table presents our operating expenses related to DISH Network: For the three months ended March 31, 2020 2019 Operating expenses - DISH Network $ 1,455 $ 916 The following table presents the related trade accounts payable: As of March 31, 2020 December 31, 2019 Trade accounts payable - DISH Network $ 1,229 $ 1,923 Amended and Restated Professional Services Agreement . In connection with the Spin-off, we entered into various agreements with DISH Network including a transition services agreement, satellite procurement agreement and services agreement, all of which expired in January 2010 and were replaced by a professional services agreement (the “Professional Services Agreement”). In January 2010, we and DISH Network agreed that we continue to have the right, but not the obligation, to receive the following services from DISH Network, among others, certain of which were previously provided under a 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 DISH Network agreed that DISH Network would continue to have the right, but not the obligation, to engage us to manage the process of procuring new satellite capacity for DISH Network (previously provided under a satellite procurement agreement), receive logistics, procurement and quality assurance services from us (previously provided under a services agreement) and provide other support services. In connection with the consummation of the Share Exchange, we and DISH amended and restated the Professional Services Agreement (as amended to date, the “Amended and Restated Professional Services Agreement”) to provide that we and DISH Network shall have the right to receive additional services that either we or DISH Network may require as a result of the Share Exchange, including access to antennas owned by DISH Network for our use in performing TT&C services and maintenance and support services for our antennas (collectively, the “TT&C Antennas”). In September 2019, in connection with the BSS Transaction, we and DISH further amended the Amended and Restated Professional Services Agreement to provide that we and DISH Network shall have the right to receive additional services that either we or DISH Network may require as a result of the BSS Transaction and to remove our access to and the maintenance and support services for the TT&C Antennas. The term of the Amended and Restated Professional Services Agreement is through January 2021 and renews automatically for successive one -year periods thereafter, unless the agreement is terminated earlier by either party upon at least 60 days ’ notice. We or DISH Network may generally terminate the Amended and Restated Professional Services Agreement in part with respect to any particular service it receives for any reason upon at least 30 days ’ notice, unless the statement of work for particular services states otherwise. Certain services being provided for under the Amended and Restated Professional Services Agreement may survive the termination of the agreement. Real Estate Leases from DISH Network . We have entered into lease agreements pursuant to which we lease certain real estate from DISH Network. The rent on a per square foot basis is comparable to per square foot rental rates of similar commercial property in the same geographic area at the time of the leases or subsequent amendments and, includes our portion of the taxes, insurance, utilities and/or maintenance of the premises. The terms of each of the leases are set forth below: • Cheyenne Lease Agreement — Effective March 2017, we entered into a lease with DISH Network for certain space at 530 EchoStar Drive in Cheyenne, Wyoming for a period ending in February 2019. In August 2018, we exercised our option to renew this lease for a one year period ending in February 2020. In connection with the BSS Transaction, we transferred the Cheyenne Satellite Operations Center, including any equipment, software licenses, and furniture located within, to DISH Network and amended this lease to reduce the space provided to us for the Cheyenne Satellite Access Center for a period ending in September 2021, with the option for us to renew for a one year period upon 180 days ’ written notice prior to the end of the term . • American Fork Occupancy License Agreement — Effective March 2017, we entered into an agreement with DISH Network for certain space at 796 East Utah Valley Drive in American Fork, Utah for a period ending in August 2017. We exercised our option to renew this agreement for a five-year period ending in August 2022. We and DISH Network amended this agreement to, among other things, terminate this agreement in March 2019. Collocation and Antenna Space Agreements . We and DISH Network have entered into an agreement pursuant to which DISH Network provides us with collocation space in El Paso, Texas. This agreement was for an initial period ending in August 2015, and provides us with renewal options for four consecutive years. Effective August 2015, we exercised our first renewal option for a period ending in August 2018 and in April 2018 we exercised our second renewal option for a period ending in August 2021. In connection with the Share Exchange, effective March 2017, we also entered into certain agreements pursuant to which DISH Network provides collocation and antenna space to EchoStar through February 2022 at the following locations: Cheyenne, Wyoming; Gilbert, Arizona; New Braunfels, Texas; Monee, Illinois; Spokane, Washington; and Englewood, Colorado. In October 2019, we provided a termination notice for our New Braunfels, Texas agreement to be effective May 2020. In August 2017, we and DISH Network also entered into certain other agreements pursuant to which DISH Network provides additional collocation and antenna space to us in Monee, Illinois and Spokane, Washington through August 2022. Generally, we may renew our collocation and antenna space agreements for three -year periods by providing DISH Network with prior written notice no more than 120 days but no less than 90 days prior to the end of the then-current term. We may terminate certain of these agreements with 180 days ’ prior written notice. In September 2019, in connection with the BSS Transaction, we entered into an agreement pursuant to which DISH Network provides us with certain additional collocation space in Cheyenne, Wyoming for a period ending in September 2020, with the option for us to renew for a one-year period, with prior written notice no more than 120 days but no less than 90 days prior to the end of the term. The fees for the services provided under these agreements depend on the number of racks located at the location. Also in connection with the BSS Transaction, in September 2019, we entered into an agreement pursuant to which DISH Network will provide us 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. Hughes Broadband Master Services Agreement . In March 2017, we and DISH Network entered into a master service agreement (the “Hughes Broadband MSA”) pursuant to which DISH Network, among other things: (i) has the right, but not the obligation, to market, promote and solicit orders and upgrades for our HughesNet service and related equipment and other telecommunication services and (ii) installs HughesNet service equipment with respect to activations generated by DISH Network. Under the Hughes Broadband MSA, we and DISH Network make certain payments to each other relating to sales, upgrades, purchases and installation services. The Hughes Broadband MSA has an initial term of five years through March 2022 with automatic renewal for successive one -year terms. Either party has the ability to terminate the Hughes Broadband MSA, in whole or in part, for any reason upon at least 90 days ’ notice to the other party. Upon expiration or termination of the Hughes Broadband MSA, we will continue to provide our HughesNet service to subscribers and make certain payments to DISH Network pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Hughes Broadband MSA. We incurred sales incentives and other costs under the Hughes Broadband MSA totaling $4.6 million and $4.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 , respectively. 2019 TT&C Agreement . In September 2019, in connection with the BSS Transaction, we entered into an agreement pursuant to which DISH Network provides TT&C services to us for a period ending in September 2021, with the option for us to renew for a one-year period upon written notice at least 90 days prior to the initial expiration (the “2019 TT&C Agreement”). The fees for services provided under the 2019 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. Any party is able to terminate the 2019 TT&C Agreement for any reason upon 12 months ’ notice. Other Receivables - DISH Network The following table presents our other receivables owed from DISH Network: As of March 31, 2020 December 31, 2019 Other receivables - DISH Network $ 93,299 $ 92,892 Tax Sharing Agreement. Effective December 2007, we and DISH Network entered into a tax sharing agreement (the “Tax Sharing Agreement”) in connection with the Spin-off. This agreement governs our and DISH Network’s 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 DISH Network and DISH Network indemnifies us for such taxes. However, DISH Network is not liable for and does not indemnify us 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 Code, because of: (i) a direct or indirect acquisition of any of our stock, stock options or assets; (ii) any action that we take or fail to take or (iii) any action that we take that is inconsistent with the information and representations furnished to the 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, we will be solely liable for, and will indemnify DISH Network for any resulting taxes, as well as any losses, claims and expenses. The Tax Sharing Agreement will 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, in September 2013, we and DISH Network agreed upon a supplemental allocation of the tax benefits arising from certain tax items resolved in the course of the IRS’s examination of our consolidated tax returns. Prior to the agreement with DISH Network in 2013, the federal tax benefits were reflected as a deferred tax asset for depreciation and amortization, which was netted in our non-current deferred tax liabilities. The agreement with DISH Network in 2013 requires DISH Network to pay us the federal tax benefit it receives at such time as we would have otherwise been able to realize such tax benefit. We recorded a non-current receivable from DISH Network in Other receivables - DISH Network and a corresponding increase in our Deferred tax liabilities, net to reflect the effects of this agreement in September 2013. In addition, in September 2013, we and DISH Network 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 DISH Network for such combined returns, through the taxable period ending on December 31, 2017 (the “State Tax Arrangement”). In August 2018, we and DISH Network amended the Tax Sharing Agreement and the 2013 agreements (the “Tax Sharing Amendment”). Under the Tax Sharing Amendment, to the extent permitted by applicable tax law, DISH Network is entitled to apply the benefit of our 2009 net operating losses (the “SATS 2009 NOLs”) to DISH Network’s federal tax return for the year ended December 31, 2008, in exchange for DISH Network paying us over time the value of the net annual federal income taxes paid by us that would have been otherwise offset by the SATS 2009 NOLs. The Tax Sharing Amendment also requires us and DISH Network to pay the other for the benefits of certain past and future federal research and development tax credits that we or DISH Network receive or received as a result of being part of a controlled group under the Code, and requires DISH Network to compensate us for certain past tax losses utilized by DISH Network and for certain past and future excess California research and development tax credits generated by us and used by DISH Network. In addition, the Tax Sharing Amendment extends the term of the State Tax Arrangement to the earlier to occur of termination of the Tax Sharing Agreement, a change in control of either us or DISH Network or, for any particular state, if we and DISH Network no longer file a combined tax return for such state. We and DISH Network file combined income tax returns in certain states. We have earned and recognized tax benefits for certain state income tax credits that we would be unable to utilize currently if we had filed separately from DISH Network. We have charged Additional paid-in capital in prior periods when DISH Network has utilized such tax benefits. We expect to increase Additional paid-in capital Other Agreements Master Transaction Agreement. In May 2019, we and BSS Corp. entered into the Master Transaction Agreement with DISH and Merger Sub with respect to the BSS Transaction. Pursuant to the terms of the Master Transaction Agreement, on September 10, 2019: (i) we transferred the BSS Business to BSS Corp.; (ii) we completed the Distribution ; and (iii) immediately after the Distribution, (1) BSS Corp. became a wholly-owned subsidiary of DISH such that DISH owns and operates the BSS Business and (2) each issued and outstanding share of BSS Common Stock owned by EchoStar stockholders was converted into the right to receive 0.23523769 shares of DISH Common Stock. Following the consummation of the BSS Transaction, we no longer operate the BSS Business, which was a substantial portion of our ESS segment. The Master Transaction Agreement contained customary representations and warranties by us and DISH Network, including our representations relating to the assets, liabilities and financial condition of the BSS Business, and representations by DISH Network relating to its financial condition and liabilities. We and DISH Network have agreed to indemnify each other against certain losses with respect to breaches of certain representations and covenants and certain retained and assumed liabilities, respectively. BSS Transaction Intellectual Property and Technology License Agreement . Effective September 2019, in connection with the BSS Transaction, we and DISH Network entered into an intellectual property and technology license agreement (the “BSS IPTLA”) pursuant to which we and DISH Network license to each other certain intellectual property and technology. The BSS IPTLA will continue in perpetuity, unless mutually terminated by the parties. Pursuant to the BSS IPTLA, we granted to DISH Network a license to our intellectual property and technology for use by DISH Network, among other things, in connection with its continued operation of the BSS Business acquired pursuant to the BSS Transaction, including a limited license to use the “ESS” and “ECHOSTAR SATELLITE SERVICES” trademarks during a transition period. EchoStar retains full ownership of the “ESS” and “ECHOSTAR SATELLITE SERVICES” trademarks. In addition, DISH Network granted a license back to us, among other things, for the continued use of all intellectual property and technology that is used in our retained businesses but the ownership of which was transferred to DISH Network pursuant to the BSS Transaction. BSS Transaction Tax Matters Agreement . Effective September 2019, in connection with the BSS Transaction, we, BSS Corp. and DISH entered into a tax matters agreement. This agreement governs certain of our rights, responsibilities and obligations with respect to taxes of the BSS Business transferred pursuant to the BSS Transaction. Generally, we are responsible for all tax returns and tax liabilities for the BSS Business for periods prior to the BSS Transaction and DISH is responsible for all tax returns and tax liabilities for the BSS Business from and after the BSS Transaction. Both we and DISH made certain tax-related representations and are subject to various tax-related covenants after the consummation of the BSS Transaction. Both we and DISH Network have agreed to indemnify each other for certain losses if there is a breach of any the tax representations or violation of any of the tax covenants in the tax matters agreement and that breach or violation results in the failure of the BSS Transaction being treated as a transaction that is tax-free for EchoStar or its stockholders for U.S. federal income tax purposes. In addition, DISH Network has agreed to indemnify us if the BSS Business is acquired, either directly or indirectly (e.g., via an acquisition of DISH Network), by one or more persons, where either it took an action, or knowingly facilitated, consented to or assisted with an action by its stockholders, that resulted in the failure of the BSS Transaction being treated as a transaction that is tax-free for EchoStar and its stockholders for U.S. federal income tax purposes. This tax matters agreement supplements the Tax Sharing Agreement outlined above and the Share Exchange Tax Matters Agreement outlined below, both of which continue in full force and effect. BSS Transaction Employee Matters Agreement . Effective September 2019, in connection with the BSS Transaction, we and DISH Network entered into an employee matters agreement that addressed the transfer of employees from us to DISH Network, including certain benefit and compensation matters and the allocation of responsibility for employee related liabilities relating to current and past employees of the BSS Business. DISH Network assumed employee-related liabilities relating to the BSS Business as part of the BSS Transaction, except that we are responsible for certain pre-BSS Transaction compensation and benefits for employees who transferred to DISH Network in connection with the BSS Transaction. Share Exchange Agreement . In January 2017, we and certain of our subsidiaries entered into the Share Exchange Agreement with DISH and certain of its subsidiaries pursuant to which, in February 2017, we received all of the shares of the Tracking Stock in exchange for 100% of the equity interests of certain EchoStar subsidiaries that held substantially all of our EchoStar Technologies businesses and certain other assets. Following consummation of the Share Exchange, we no longer operate the transferred EchoStar Technologies businesses and the Tracking Stock was retired and is no longer outstanding and all agreements, arrangements and policy statements with respect to such Tracking Stock terminated and are of no further effect. Pursuant to the Share Exchange Agreement, we transferred certain assets, investments in joint ventures, spectrum licenses and real estate properties and DISH Network assumed certain liabilities relating to the transferred assets and businesses. The Share Exchange Agreement contained customary representations and warranties by the parties, including representations by us related to the transferred assets, assumed liabilities and the financial condition of the transferred businesses. We and DISH Network also agreed to customary indemnification provisions whereby each party indemnifies the other against certain losses with respect to breaches of representations, warranties or covenants and certain liabilities and if certain actions undertaken by us or DISH causes the transaction to be taxable to the other party after closing. Share Exchange Intellectual Property and Technology License

Supplemental Financial Informat

Supplemental Financial Information	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
SUPPLEMENTAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION	SUPPLEMENTAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION Research and Development The following table presents the research and development costs incurred in connection with customers’ orders: For the three months 2020 2019 Cost of sales - equipment (exclusive of depreciation and amortization) $ 6,692 $ 5,395 Research and development expenses $ 6,254 $ 6,888 Cash and Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash The following table reconciles Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash, as presented in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, to the total of the same as presented in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows: For the three months 2020 2019 Cash and cash equivalents, including restricted amounts, beginning of period: Cash and cash equivalents $ 1,519,431 $ 928,306 Restricted cash 2,458 1,189 Total cash and cash equivalents, included restricted amounts, beginning of period $ 1,521,889 $ 929,495 Cash and cash equivalents, including restricted amounts, end of period: Cash and cash equivalents $ 1,599,025 $ 1,349,724 Restricted cash 8,278 982 Total cash and cash equivalents, included restricted amounts, end of period $ 1,607,303 $ 1,350,706 Other Current Assets, Net and Other Non-Current Assets, Net The following table presents the components of Other current assets, net and Other non-current assets, net : As of March 31, 2020 December 31, 2019 Other current assets, net: Trade accounts receivable - DISH Network $ 10,948 $ 10,683 Inventory 88,446 79,621 Prepaids and deposits 52,380 50,145 Contract acquisition costs, net 14,290 16,869 Other, net 23,823 22,213 Total other current assets, net $ 189,887 $ 179,531 Other non-current assets, net: Other receivables - DISH Network $ 93,299 $ 92,892 Restricted marketable investment securities 1,711 8,093 Restricted cash 8,278 2,458 Deferred tax assets, net 7,145 7,251 Capitalized software, net 104,401 101,786 Contract acquisition costs, net 96,107 96,723 Contract fulfillment costs, net 2,782 3,010 Other, net 25,917 22,628 Total other non-current assets, net $ 339,640 $ 334,841 The following table presents the activity in our allowance for doubtful accounts, which is included within Other, net in each of Other current assets, net and Other non-current assets, net in the table above: Balance at Credit Losses (1) Deductions Foreign Currency Translation Balance at For the three months ended March 31, 2020 Other current assets, net $ — $ 1,595 $ — $ — $ 1,595 Other non-current assets, net $ — $ 13,379 $ — $ (358 ) $ 13,021 (1) The impact of adopting ASC 326 on January 1, 2020 was a net increase to our allowance for doubtful accounts largely driven by a $13.4 million reclassification from Trade accounts receivables and contracts assets, net . Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities The following table presents the components of Accrued expenses and other current liabilities : As of March 31, 2020 December 31, 2019 Accrued expenses and other current liabilities: Trade accounts payable - DISH Network $ 1,229 $ 1,923 Accrued interest 36,072 42,622 Accrued compensation 38,542 50,787 Accrued taxes 18,183 18,525 Operating lease obligation 13,527 14,651 Other 132,153 142,371 Total accrued expenses and other current liabilities $ 239,706 $ 270,879 Inventory The following table presents the components of inventory: As of March 31, 2020 December 31, 2019 Raw materials $ 8,399 $ 4,240 Work-in-process 9,421 6,979 Finished goods 70,626 68,402 Total inventory $ 88,446 $ 79,621 Supplemental and Non-cash Investing and Financing Activities The following table presents the supplemental and non-cash investing and financing activities: For the three months 2020 2019 Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information: Cash paid for interest, net of amounts capitalized $ 43,847 $ 54,572 Cash paid for income taxes $ 716 $ 772 Non-cash investing and financing activities: Employee benefits paid in Class A common stock $ 6,920 $ 6,654 Increase (decrease) in capital expenditures included in accounts payable, net $ (5,549 ) $ (15,320 ) Non-cash net assets received in exchange for a 20% ownership interest in our existing Brazilian subsidiary $ 2,824 $ —

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Basis of Presentation	Basis of Presentation These Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements are prepared in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) and the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X for interim financial information. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and notes required for complete financial statements prepared in conformity with U.S. GAAP. In our opinion, all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring adjustments, considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. However, our results of operations for the interim periods presented are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the full year. All amounts presented in these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements are expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except share and per share amounts and unless otherwise noted.
Use of Estimates	Use of Estimates We are required to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. The most significant estimates and assumptions are used in determining: (i) inputs used to recognize revenue over time, including amortization periods for deferred contract acquisition costs; (ii) allowances for doubtful accounts; (iii) deferred taxes and related valuation allowances, including uncertain tax positions; (iv) loss contingencies; (v) fair value of financial instruments; (vi) fair value of assets and liabilities acquired in business combinations; and (vii) asset impairment testing. We base our estimates and assumptions on historical experience, observable market inputs and on various other factors that we believe to be relevant under the circumstances. Due to the inherent uncertainty involved in making estimates, actual results may differ from previously estimated amounts and such differences may be material to our consolidated financial statements. Additionally, changing economic and other conditions may increase the inherent uncertainty in the estimates and assumptions indicated above. We review our estimates and assumptions periodically and the effects of revisions thereto are reflected in the period they occur or prospectively if the revised estimates or assumptions affect future periods.
Principles of Consolidation	Principles of Consolidation We consolidate all entities in which we have a controlling financial interest. We are deemed to have a controlling financial interest in variable interest entities in which we are the primary beneficiary and in other entities in which we own more than 50% of the outstanding voting shares and other shareholders do not have substantive rights to participate in management. For entities we control but do not wholly own, we record a non-controlling interest within stockholders’ equity for the portion of the entity’s equity attributed to the non-controlling ownership interests. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
Reclassification	Reclassification Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform with the current period presentation.
Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements and Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted	Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements Credit Losses On January 1, 2020, we adopted Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2016-13 - Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326) , as amended, and codified in Accounting Standards Codification Topic 326 (“ASC 326”). ASC 326 introduces a new approach to the periodic estimation of credit losses for certain financial assets based on expected losses instead of incurred losses. It also modifies the impairment model for available-for-sale debt securities and provides a simplified accounting model for purchased financial assets that have experienced credit deterioration since their original purchase. We have elected to apply the requirements of the new standard prospectively and we recognized a cumulative effect of adoption of $9.1 million to Accumulated earnings (losses) as of January 1, 2020. Based on this election, we did not restate our comparative Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and they continue to be reported under the accounting standards in effect for the periods before January 1, 2020. The following describes the accounting impacts, by major balance sheet line item, of our adoption of this new standard based on the relevant types of losses that we and our equity method investees may be subject to: • Trade Accounts Receivable and Contract Assets, Net — Our trade accounts receivables and contract assets consist of amounts due from both our consumer and enterprise customers. Our receivables and related credit losses for our consumer customers are limited due to policies that require advance payment for services, predominant use of credit card and ACH payment processes, and our ability to promptly terminate service when timely payments are not received. However, for our enterprise customers, we estimate expected credit losses on a collective basis based on our historical loss experience, as adjusted to reflect changes in relevant factors, such as macroeconomic conditions and customer mix, that can significantly impact collectability. We apply our collective estimation processes separately to several pools of receivables that share common risk characteristics, generally based on the customers’ geographical location. Customers with significant past-due balances or other atypical characteristics are excluded from our collective analysis and evaluated on a case-by-case basis. Our estimates of expected credit losses for such receivables reflect significant judgments that consider customer-specific matters such as the customer’s financial condition, payment history, and recent developments in the customer’s business and industry. Due to the short-term nature of our trade receivables and contract assets, forecasts about the future have limited relevance to our expected credit loss estimates. We record our customer related estimated credit losses as a component of our bad debt expense as reported in Selling, general and administrative expenses . • Other Current Assets, Net, and Other Non-current Assets, Net — We estimate expected credit losses for receivables with payment terms longer than one year separately by borrower, due to the unique risk characteristics of such receivables. We generally use discounted cash flow techniques to estimate such credit losses. In applying such techniques, we may estimate principal and interest cash flows under probability-weighted scenarios that consider entity-specific matters and forecasted economic conditions. The majority of our other non-current receivables are from entities in the telecommunications industry. The collection of contractual principal and interest on these receivables is highly dependent on the future business operations of those entities. Our estimation of expected credit losses for such receivables requires significant judgment about matters specific to the borrower and their industry. Accordingly, our actual collection experience may differ from the assumptions reflected in our expected credit loss estimates. We record our estimated credit losses as a component of our bad debt expense as reported in Selling, general and administrative expenses . • Other Investments, Net — We estimate expected credit losses on our other debt investments with payment terms longer than one year separately by debtor, due to the unique risk characteristics of such debt investments. We generally use discounted cash flow techniques to estimate such credit losses. In applying such techniques, we may estimate principal and interest cash flows under probability-weighted scenarios that consider entity-specific matters and forecasted economic conditions. The majority of our other debt investments are with entities in the telecommunications industry. The collection of contractual principal and interest on these debt investments are highly dependent on the future business operations of those entities. Our estimation of expected credit losses for such debt investments require significant judgment about matters specific to the debtor and their industry. Accordingly, our actual collection experience may differ from the assumptions reflected in our expected credit loss estimates. We record our other debt investments related estimated credit losses as a reduction of Interest income, net . Financial Impact of Adoption. Our adoption of this new standard resulted in the following adjustments to our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet: Balance at December 31, 2019 Adoption of Balance at Trade accounts receivable and contract assets, net $ 196,629 $ (13,672 ) $ 182,957 Other current assets, net $ 179,531 $ 6,723 $ 186,254 Other investments, net $ 325,405 $ (7,381 ) $ 318,024 Other non-current assets, net $ 334,841 $ 4,050 $ 338,891 Total assets $ 7,154,298 $ (10,280 ) $ 7,144,018 Deferred tax liabilities, net $ 351,692 $ (972 ) $ 350,720 Accumulated earnings (losses) $ 632,809 $ (9,068 ) $ 623,741 Non-controlling interests $ 75,748 $ (240 ) $ 75,508 Total stockholders’ equity $ 3,745,553 $ (9,308 ) $ 3,736,245 Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity $ 7,154,298 $ (10,280 ) $ 7,144,018 The application of ASC 326 requirements did not materially affect our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three months ended March 31, 2020. Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted In December 2019, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued ASU No. 2019-12 - Income Taxes (Topic 740): Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes (“ASU 2019-12”) . ASU 2019-12 is part of the FASB’s overall simplification initiative and seeks to simplify the accounting for income taxes by updating certain guidance and removing certain exceptions. The updated guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020 and interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted. We are currently assessing the impact of adopting this new guidance. In March 2020, the FASB issued ASU No. 2020-04 - Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848), codified as ASC 848 (“ASC 848”). The purpose of ASC 848 is to provide optional guidance to ease the potential effects on financial reporting of the market-wide migration away from Interbank Offered Rates (“IBORs”) to alternative reference rates. ASC 848 applies only to contracts, hedging relationships, and other transactions that reference a reference rate expected to be discontinued because of reference rate reform. The guidance may be applied upon issuance of ASC 848 through December 31, 2022. We are currently assessing the impact of adopting this new guidance, but do not expect it to have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Schedule of new accounting pronouncements and changes in accounting principles	Financial Impact of Adoption. Our adoption of this new standard resulted in the following adjustments to our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet: Balance at December 31, 2019 Adoption of Balance at Trade accounts receivable and contract assets, net $ 196,629 $ (13,672 ) $ 182,957 Other current assets, net $ 179,531 $ 6,723 $ 186,254 Other investments, net $ 325,405 $ (7,381 ) $ 318,024 Other non-current assets, net $ 334,841 $ 4,050 $ 338,891 Total assets $ 7,154,298 $ (10,280 ) $ 7,144,018 Deferred tax liabilities, net $ 351,692 $ (972 ) $ 350,720 Accumulated earnings (losses) $ 632,809 $ (9,068 ) $ 623,741 Non-controlling interests $ 75,748 $ (240 ) $ 75,508 Total stockholders’ equity $ 3,745,553 $ (9,308 ) $ 3,736,245 Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity $ 7,154,298 $ (10,280 ) $ 7,144,018 The application of ASC 326 requirements did not materially affect our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three months ended March 31, 2020.

Revenue Recognition (Tables)

Revenue Recognition (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]
Contract with customer, asset and liability	The following table presents the components of our contract balances: As of March 31, 2020 December 31, 2019 Trade accounts receivable and contract assets, net: Sales and services $ 147,288 $ 152,632 Leasing 4,301 4,016 Total trade accounts receivable 151,589 156,648 Contract assets 46,938 63,758 Allowance for doubtful accounts (10,608 ) (23,777 ) Total trade accounts receivable and contract assets, net $ 187,919 $ 196,629 Contract liabilities: Current $ 99,266 $ 101,060 Non-current 9,426 10,572 Total contract liabilities $ 108,692 $ 111,632
Activity in allowance for doubtful accounts	The following table presents the activity in our allowance for doubtful accounts: Balance at Credit Losses (1) Deductions Foreign Currency Translation Balance at For the three months ended: March 31, 2020 $ 23,777 $ (5,754 ) $ (6,325 ) $ (1,090 ) $ 10,608 March 31, 2019 $ 16,604 $ 4,177 $ (6,738 ) $ (15 ) $ 14,028 (1) The impact of adopting ASC 326 on January 1, 2020 was a net decrease to our allowance for doubtful accounts largely driven by a $13.4 million reclassification to Other current assets, net and Other non-current assets, net , offset by a $2.9 million adjustment to Accumulated earnings (losses) . The following table presents the activity in our allowance for doubtful accounts, which is included within Other, net in each of Other current assets, net and Other non-current assets, net in the table above: Balance at Credit Losses (1) Deductions Foreign Currency Translation Balance at For the three months ended March 31, 2020 Other current assets, net $ — $ 1,595 $ — $ — $ 1,595 Other non-current assets, net $ — $ 13,379 $ — $ (358 ) $ 13,021 (1) The impact of adopting ASC 326 on January 1, 2020 was a net increase to our allowance for doubtful accounts largely driven by a $13.4 million reclassification from Trade accounts receivables and contracts assets, net .
Contract acquisition costs	The following table presents our unamortized contract acquisition costs: As of March 31, 2020 December 31, 2019 Unamortized contract acquisition costs $ 110,397 $ 113,592 The following table presents the amortization of our contract acquisition costs: For the three months 2020 2019 Amortization expense $ 25,431 $ 21,115
Disaggregation of revenue	The following table presents our revenue from customer contracts disaggregated by primary geographic market and by segment: Hughes ESS Corporate and Other Consolidated For the three months ended March 31, 2020 North America $ 382,715 $ 4,652 $ 2,440 $ 389,807 South and Central America 33,956 — 92 34,048 Other 41,811 — — 41,811 Total revenue $ 458,482 $ 4,652 $ 2,532 $ 465,666 For the three months ended March 31, 2019 North America $ 367,829 $ 4,033 $ 4,872 $ 376,734 South and Central America 26,863 — 140 27,003 Other 50,645 — — 50,645 Total revenue $ 445,337 $ 4,033 $ 5,012 $ 454,382 The following table presents our revenue disaggregated by the nature of products and services and by segment: Hughes ESS Corporate and Other Consolidated For the three months ended March 31, 2020 Services and other revenue: Services $ 390,000 $ 2,765 $ 1,288 $ 394,053 Lease revenue 11,173 1,887 1,244 14,304 Total services and other revenue 401,173 4,652 2,532 408,357 Equipment revenue: Equipment 24,839 — — 24,839 Design, development and construction services 31,557 — — 31,557 Lease revenue 913 — — 913 Total equipment revenue 57,309 — — 57,309 Total revenue $ 458,482 $ 4,652 $ 2,532 $ 465,666 For the three months ended March 31, 2019 Services and other revenue: Services $ 380,783 $ 2,817 $ 1,737 $ 385,337 Lease revenue 12,840 1,216 3,275 17,331 Total services and other revenue 393,623 4,033 5,012 402,668 Equipment revenue: Equipment 25,960 — — 25,960 Design, development and construction services 25,066 — — 25,066 Lease revenue 688 — — 688 Total equipment revenue 51,714 — — 51,714 Total revenue $ 445,337 $ 4,033 $ 5,012 $ 454,382
Schedule of Operating Lease Revenue	The following table presents our lease revenue by type of lease: For the three months 2020 2019 Sales-type lease revenue: Revenue at lease commencement $ 913 $ 688 Interest income 69 252 Total sales-type lease revenue 982 940 Operating lease revenue 14,235 17,079 Total lease revenue $ 15,217 $ 18,019
Schedule of Sales-type Lease Revenue	The following table presents our lease revenue by type of lease: For the three months 2020 2019 Sales-type lease revenue: Revenue at lease commencement $ 913 $ 688 Interest income 69 252 Total sales-type lease revenue 982 940 Operating lease revenue 14,235 17,079 Total lease revenue $ 15,217 $ 18,019
Schedule of Operating Lease Payments to be Received	The following table presents future operating lease payments to be received as of March 31, 2020 : Amounts Year ending December 31, 2020 (remainder) $ 32,008 2021 34,910 2022 32,052 2023 30,285 2024 28,219 2025 and beyond 123,520 Total lease payments $ 280,994
Schedule of Property and Equipment Subject to Operating Leases	The following table presents amounts for assets subject to operating leases, which are included in Property and equipment, net : As of March 31, 2020 December 31, 2019 Cost Accumulated Depreciation Net Cost Accumulated Depreciation Net Customer premises equipment $ 1,409,187 $ (1,089,152 ) $ 320,035 $ 1,377,914 $ (1,043,431 ) $ 334,483 Satellites 104,620 (33,104 ) 71,516 104,620 (31,360 ) 73,260 Real estate 47,243 (16,374 ) 30,869 46,930 (16,048 ) 30,882 Total $ 1,561,050 $ (1,138,630 ) $ 422,420 $ 1,529,464 $ (1,090,839 ) $ 438,625 The following table presents depreciation expense for assets subject to operating leases, which is included in Depreciation and amortization : For the three months 2020 2019 Customer premises equipment $ 45,721 $ 45,812 Satellites 1,744 1,737 Real estate 232 558 Total $ 47,697 $ 48,107

Discontinued Operations (Tables

Discontinued Operations (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020
Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]
Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations	The following table presents the financial results of our discontinued operations for the BSS Business for the three months ended March 31, 2019: Amounts Revenue: Services and other revenue - DISH Network $ 70,826 Services and other revenue - other 5,874 Total revenue 76,700 Costs and expenses: Cost of sales - services and other (exclusive of depreciation and amortization) 10,224 Selling, general and administrative expenses 20 Depreciation and amortization 35,243 Total costs and expenses 45,487 Operating income (loss) 31,213 Other income (expense): Interest expense (6,683 ) Total other income (expense), net (6,683 ) Income (loss) from discontinued operations before income taxes 24,530 Income tax benefit (provision), net (5,283 ) Net income (loss) from discontinued operations $ 19,247 The following table presents the significant supplemental cash flow information and adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash flow from operating activities for discontinued operations of the BSS Business for the three months ended March 31, 2019: Amounts Operating activities: Net income (loss) from discontinued operations $ 19,247 Depreciation and amortization $ 35,243 Investing activities: Expenditures for property and equipment $ 108 Financing activities: Payment of finance lease obligations $ 9,597 Payment of in-orbit incentive obligations $ 1,035

Business Combinations (Tables)

Business Combinations (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2019
Business Combinations [Abstract]
Schedule of Recognized Identified Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed	All assets and liabilities acquired from Yahsat have been recorded at fair value. The following table presents our updated preliminary allocation of the purchase price: Amounts Assets: Cash and cash equivalents $ 7,858 Other current assets, net 7,106 Property and equipment 86,983 Regulatory authorization 4,498 Goodwill 6,328 Other non-current assets, net 1,502 Total assets $ 114,275 Liabilities: Trade accounts payable $ 3,879 Accrued expenses and other current liabilities 4,796 Total liabilities $ 8,675 Total purchase price (1) $ 105,600 (1) Based on the value determined for the equity ownership interest issued by our Brazilian subsidiary as consideration for the business acquired by us in the Yahsat Brazil JV Transaction.
Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets	The following preliminary valuation of the acquired assets was derived using primarily unobservable Level 3 inputs, which require significant management judgment and estimation: Amounts Satellite payload $ 49,363 Regulatory authorization 4,498 Total $ 53,861

Earnings Per Share (Tables)

Earnings Per Share (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
Schedule of earnings per share, basic and diluted	The following table presents the calculation of basic and diluted EPS: For the three months 2020 2019 Net income (loss) attributable to EchoStar Corporation common stock: Net income (loss) from continuing operations $ (54,295 ) $ (5,045 ) Net income (loss) from discontinued operations — 19,247 Net income (loss) attributable to EchoStar Corporation common stock $ (54,295 ) $ 14,202 Weighted-average common shares outstanding: Class A and B common stock: Basic and diluted 97,811 95,386 Earnings (losses) per share: Class A and B common stock: Basic and diluted: Continuing operations $ (0.56 ) $ (0.05 ) Discontinued operations — 0.20 Total basic and diluted earnings (losses) per share $ (0.56 ) $ 0.15

Marketable Investment Securit_2

Marketable Investment Securities (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020
Investments, Debt and Equity Securities [Abstract]
Schedule of marketable investment securities	The following table presents our Marketable investment securities : As of March 31, 2020 December 31, 2019 Marketable investment securities: Debt securities: Available-for-sale: Corporate bonds $ 446,515 $ 568,442 Other debt securities 303,703 335,580 Total available-for-sale debt securities 750,218 904,022 Fair value option - corporate bonds 12,181 9,128 Total debt securities 762,399 913,150 Equity securities 29,673 35,566 Total marketable investment securities, including restricted amounts 792,072 948,716 Less: Restricted marketable investment securities (1,711 ) (8,093 ) Total marketable investment securities $ 790,361 $ 940,623 The following table presents the activity on our available-for-sale debt securities: For the three months 2020 2019 Proceeds from sales $ 10,000 $ 435,978 Gains (losses) on sales, net $ — $ 549
Schedule of unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities	The following table presents the components of our available-for-sale debt securities: Amortized Unrealized Estimated Cost Gains Losses Fair Value As of March 31, 2020 Corporate bonds $ 449,483 $ — $ (2,968 ) $ 446,515 Other debt securities 303,694 9 — 303,703 Total available-for-sale debt securities $ 753,177 $ 9 $ (2,968 ) $ 750,218 As of December 31, 2019 Corporate bonds $ 567,926 $ 518 $ (2 ) $ 568,442 Other debt securities 335,572 8 — 335,580 Total available-for-sale debt securities $ 903,498 $ 526 $ (2 ) $ 904,022
Schedule of activity on fair value option bonds	The following table presents the activity on our fair value option corporate bonds: For the three months 2020 2019 Gains (losses) on investments, net $ (4,208 ) $ 4,198
Schedule of activity in equity securities	The following table presents the activity of our equity securities: For the three months 2020 2019 Proceeds from sales $ 134 $ 50,877 Gains (losses) on investments, net $ (11,115 ) $ 30,249
Schedule of fair value measurements	The following table presents our marketable investment securities categorized by the fair value hierarchy, certain of which have historically experienced volatility: As of March 31, 2020 December 31, 2019 Level 1 Level 2 Total Level 1 Level 2 Total Debt securities: Available-for-sale: Corporate bonds $ — $ 446,515 $ 446,515 $ — $ 568,442 $ 568,442 Other debt securities 1,711 301,992 303,703 8,093 327,487 335,580 Total available-for-sale debt securities 1,711 748,507 750,218 8,093 895,929 904,022 Fair value option - corporate bonds — 12,181 12,181 — 9,128 9,128 Total debt securities 1,711 760,688 762,399 8,093 905,057 913,150 Equity securities 23,090 6,583 29,673 27,933 7,633 35,566 Total marketable investment securities, including restricted amounts 24,801 767,271 792,072 36,026 912,690 948,716 Less: Restricted marketable investment securities (1,711 ) — (1,711 ) (8,093 ) — (8,093 ) Total marketable investment securities $ 23,090 $ 767,271 $ 790,361 $ 27,933 $ 912,690 $ 940,623 As of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 , we did not have any investments that were categorized within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.

Property and Equipment (Tables)

Property and Equipment (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]
Schedule of property and equipment	The following tables presents the components of Property and equipment, net : As of March 31, 2020 December 31, 2019 Property and equipment, net: Satellites, net $ 1,688,827 $ 1,749,576 Other property and equipment, net 739,716 779,162 Total property and equipment, net $ 2,428,543 $ 2,528,738 The following table presents our owned and leased satellites: Satellite Segment Launch Date Nominal Degree Orbital Location (Longitude) Depreciable Life (In Years) Owned: SPACEWAY 3 (1) Hughes August 2007 95 W 10 EchoStar XVII Hughes July 2012 107 W 15 EchoStar XIX Hughes December 2016 97.1 W 15 Al Yah 3 (2) Hughes January 2018 20 W 7 EchoStar IX (3) ESS August 2003 121 W 12 EUTELSAT 10A (4) Corporate and Other April 2009 10 E - EchoStar XXI Corporate and Other June 2017 10.25 E 15 Finance leases: Eutelsat 65 West A Hughes March 2016 65 W 15 Telesat T19V Hughes July 2018 63 W 15 EchoStar 105/SES-11 ESS October 2017 105 W 15 (1) Depreciable life represents the remaining useful life as of June 8, 2011, the date EchoStar completed its acquisition of Hughes Communications, Inc. and its subsidiaries (the “Hughes Acquisition”). (2) Upon consummation of our joint venture with Yahsat in Brazil in November 2019, we acquired the Brazilian Ka-band payload on this satellite. Depreciable life represents the remaining useful life as of November 2019. (3) We own the Ka-band and Ku-band payloads on this satellite. (4) We acquired the S-band payload on this satellite in December 2013. Prior to acquisition, the S-band payload experienced an anomaly at the time of launch and, as a result, is not fully operational. The following table presents the components of our satellites, net: Depreciable Life (In Years) As of March 31, 2020 December 31, 2019 Satellites, net: Satellites - owned 7 to 15 $ 1,803,878 $ 1,816,303 Satellites - acquired under finance leases 15 352,206 381,163 Construction in progress — 377,369 365,133 Total satellites 2,533,453 2,562,599 Accumulated depreciation: Satellites - owned (788,241 ) (756,635 ) Satellites - acquired under finance leases (56,385 ) (56,388 ) Total accumulated depreciation (844,626 ) (813,023 ) Total satellites, net $ 1,688,827 $ 1,749,576 The following table presents the depreciation expense and capitalized interest associated with our satellites: For the three months 2020 2019 Depreciation expense: Satellites - owned $ 32,073 $ 32,015 Satellites acquired under finance leases 6,013 6,490 Total depreciation expense $ 38,086 $ 38,505 Capitalized interest $ 6,681 $ 4,901

Regulatory Authorizations (Tabl

Regulatory Authorizations (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]
Schedule of components of regulatory authorizations	The following table presents the components of our Regulatory authorizations, net : Finite lived Cost Accumulated Amortization Total Indefinite lived Total Balance, December 31, 2018 $ 46,787 $ (16,790 ) $ 29,997 $ 400,042 $ 430,039 Amortization expense — (878 ) (878 ) — (878 ) Foreign currency translation (854 ) 331 (523 ) — (523 ) Balance, March 31, 2019 $ 45,933 $ (17,337 ) $ 28,596 $ 400,042 $ 428,638 Balance, December 31, 2019 $ 58,451 $ (20,144 ) $ 38,307 $ 440,291 $ 478,598 Amortization expense — (964 ) (964 ) — (964 ) Foreign currency translation (1,828 ) 366 (1,462 ) (5,008 ) (6,470 ) Balance, March 31, 2020 $ 56,623 $ (20,742 ) $ 35,881 $ 435,283 $ 471,164 Weighted average useful life 13 years

Other Investments (Tables)

Other Investments (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020
Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures [Abstract]
Components of other investments	The following table presents the components of Other investments, net : As of March 31, 2020 December 31, 2019 Other investments, net: Equity method investments $ 163,689 $ 166,209 Other equity investments 43,364 66,627 Other debt investments, net 91,094 92,569 Total other investments, net $ 298,147 $ 325,405 The following table presents our other debt investments, net: As of March 31, 2020 December 31, 2019 Other debt investments, net: Cost basis $ 103,768 $ 102,878 Discount (10,442 ) (10,309 ) Allowance for credit losses (2,232 ) — Total other debt investments, net $ 91,094 $ 92,569
Allowance for credit loss	The following table presents the activity in our allowance for credit losses: Balance at Credit Losses (1) Deductions Balance at For the three months ended: March 31, 2020 $ — $ 2,232 $ — $ 2,232 (1) The impact of adopting ASC 326 on January 1, 2020 was a $2.1 million adjustment to Accumulated earnings (losses) .

Long-Term Debt (Tables)

Long-Term Debt (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]
Schedule of carrying amounts and fair values of the entity's debt	The following table presents the carrying amounts and fair values of our Long-term debt : Effective interest rates As of March 31, 2020 December 31, 2019 Carrying Fair Carrying Fair Senior Secured Notes: 5 1/4% Senior Secured Notes due 2026 5.320% $ 750,000 $ 748,133 $ 750,000 $ 825,308 Senior Unsecured Notes: 7 5/8% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2021 8.062% 900,000 922,527 900,000 963,783 6 5/8% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2026 6.688% 750,000 770,715 750,000 833,903 Less: Unamortized debt issuance costs (9,782 ) (10,832 ) Total long-term debt $ 2,390,218 $ 2,441,375 $ 2,389,168 $ 2,622,994

Segment Reporting (Tables)

Segment Reporting (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020
Segment Reporting [Abstract]
Schedule of revenue, EBITDA, and capital expenditures by operating segments	The following table presents revenue, EBITDA and capital expenditures for each of our business segments. Capital expenditures are net of refunds and other receipts related to our property and equipment. Hughes ESS Corporate and Other Consolidated For the three months ended March 31, 2020 External revenue $ 458,482 $ 4,367 $ 2,817 $ 465,666 Intersegment revenue — 285 (285 ) — Total revenue $ 458,482 $ 4,652 $ 2,532 $ 465,666 EBITDA $ 154,641 $ 2,030 $ (65,440 ) $ 91,231 Capital expenditures $ 91,517 $ — $ 13,087 $ 104,604 For the three months ended March 31, 2019 External revenue $ 445,337 $ 3,852 $ 5,193 $ 454,382 Intersegment revenue — 181 (181 ) — Total revenue $ 445,337 $ 4,033 $ 5,012 $ 454,382 EBITDA $ 161,132 $ 1,729 $ (17,260 ) $ 145,601 Capital expenditures $ 73,821 $ — $ 38,033 $ 111,854
Schedule of reconciliation of EBITDA to reported income from continuing operations before income taxes	The following table reconciles Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations to EBITDA: For the three months 2020 2019 Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes $ (65,229 ) $ (1,341 ) Interest income, net (15,583 ) (24,429 ) Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized 36,233 53,199 Depreciation and amortization 132,368 118,978 Net loss (income) attributable to non-controlling interests 3,442 (806 ) EBITDA $ 91,231 $ 145,601

Related Party Transactions - _2

Related Party Transactions - DISH Network (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]
Schedule of related party transactions	The following table presents our Services and other revenue from DISH Network: For the three months ended March 31, 2020 2019 Services and other revenue - DISH Network $ 10,313 $ 15,062 The following table presents the related trade accounts receivable: As of March 31, 2020 December 31, 2019 Trade accounts receivable - DISH Network $ 10,948 $ 10,683 The following table presents our operating expenses related to DISH Network: For the three months ended March 31, 2020 2019 Operating expenses - DISH Network $ 1,455 $ 916 The following table presents the related trade accounts payable: As of March 31, 2020 December 31, 2019 Trade accounts payable - DISH Network $ 1,229 $ 1,923 The following table presents our other receivables owed from DISH Network: As of March 31, 2020 December 31, 2019 Other receivables - DISH Network $ 93,299 $ 92,892

Supplemental Financial Inform_2

Supplemental Financial Information (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Schedule of cost of sales and research and development costs	The following table presents the research and development costs incurred in connection with customers’ orders: For the three months 2020 2019 Cost of sales - equipment (exclusive of depreciation and amortization) $ 6,692 $ 5,395 Research and development expenses $ 6,254 $ 6,888
Schedule of cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash	The following table reconciles Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash, as presented in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, to the total of the same as presented in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows: For the three months 2020 2019 Cash and cash equivalents, including restricted amounts, beginning of period: Cash and cash equivalents $ 1,519,431 $ 928,306 Restricted cash 2,458 1,189 Total cash and cash equivalents, included restricted amounts, beginning of period $ 1,521,889 $ 929,495 Cash and cash equivalents, including restricted amounts, end of period: Cash and cash equivalents $ 1,599,025 $ 1,349,724 Restricted cash 8,278 982 Total cash and cash equivalents, included restricted amounts, end of period $ 1,607,303 $ 1,350,706
Schedule of cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash	The following table reconciles Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash, as presented in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, to the total of the same as presented in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows: For the three months 2020 2019 Cash and cash equivalents, including restricted amounts, beginning of period: Cash and cash equivalents $ 1,519,431 $ 928,306 Restricted cash 2,458 1,189 Total cash and cash equivalents, included restricted amounts, beginning of period $ 1,521,889 $ 929,495 Cash and cash equivalents, including restricted amounts, end of period: Cash and cash equivalents $ 1,599,025 $ 1,349,724 Restricted cash 8,278 982 Total cash and cash equivalents, included restricted amounts, end of period $ 1,607,303 $ 1,350,706
Schedule of other current and non-current assets	Other Current Assets, Net and Other Non-Current Assets, Net The following table presents the components of Other current assets, net and Other non-current assets, net : As of March 31, 2020 December 31, 2019 Other current assets, net: Trade accounts receivable - DISH Network $ 10,948 $ 10,683 Inventory 88,446 79,621 Prepaids and deposits 52,380 50,145 Contract acquisition costs, net 14,290 16,869 Other, net 23,823 22,213 Total other current assets, net $ 189,887 $ 179,531 Other non-current assets, net: Other receivables - DISH Network $ 93,299 $ 92,892 Restricted marketable investment securities 1,711 8,093 Restricted cash 8,278 2,458 Deferred tax assets, net 7,145 7,251 Capitalized software, net 104,401 101,786 Contract acquisition costs, net 96,107 96,723 Contract fulfillment costs, net 2,782 3,010 Other, net 25,917 22,628 Total other non-current assets, net $ 339,640 $ 334,841 The following table presents the components of Accrued expenses and other current liabilities : As of March 31, 2020 December 31, 2019 Accrued expenses and other current liabilities: Trade accounts payable - DISH Network $ 1,229 $ 1,923 Accrued interest 36,072 42,622 Accrued compensation 38,542 50,787 Accrued taxes 18,183 18,525 Operating lease obligation 13,527 14,651 Other 132,153 142,371 Total accrued expenses and other current liabilities $ 239,706 $ 270,879
Activity in allowance for doubtful accounts	The following table presents the activity in our allowance for doubtful accounts: Balance at Credit Losses (1) Deductions Foreign Currency Translation Balance at For the three months ended: March 31, 2020 $ 23,777 $ (5,754 ) $ (6,325 ) $ (1,090 ) $ 10,608 March 31, 2019 $ 16,604 $ 4,177 $ (6,738 ) $ (15 ) $ 14,028 (1) The impact of adopting ASC 326 on January 1, 2020 was a net decrease to our allowance for doubtful accounts largely driven by a $13.4 million reclassification to Other current assets, net and Other non-current assets, net , offset by a $2.9 million adjustment to Accumulated earnings (losses) . The following table presents the activity in our allowance for doubtful accounts, which is included within Other, net in each of Other current assets, net and Other non-current assets, net in the table above: Balance at Credit Losses (1) Deductions Foreign Currency Translation Balance at For the three months ended March 31, 2020 Other current assets, net $ — $ 1,595 $ — $ — $ 1,595 Other non-current assets, net $ — $ 13,379 $ — $ (358 ) $ 13,021 (1) The impact of adopting ASC 326 on January 1, 2020 was a net increase to our allowance for doubtful accounts largely driven by a $13.4 million reclassification from Trade accounts receivables and contracts assets, net .
Schedule of inventory	The following table presents the components of inventory: As of March 31, 2020 December 31, 2019 Raw materials $ 8,399 $ 4,240 Work-in-process 9,421 6,979 Finished goods 70,626 68,402 Total inventory $ 88,446 $ 79,621
Schedule of noncash investing and financing activities	The following table presents the supplemental and non-cash investing and financing activities: For the three months 2020 2019 Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information: Cash paid for interest, net of amounts capitalized $ 43,847 $ 54,572 Cash paid for income taxes $ 716 $ 772 Non-cash investing and financing activities: Employee benefits paid in Class A common stock $ 6,920 $ 6,654 Increase (decrease) in capital expenditures included in accounts payable, net $ (5,549 ) $ (15,320 ) Non-cash net assets received in exchange for a 20% ownership interest in our existing Brazilian subsidiary $ 2,824 $ —

Organization and Business Act_2

Organization and Business Activities (Details)	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019$ / sharesshares	Mar. 31, 2020segment$ / shares	Dec. 31, 2019$ / shares
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Number of business segments | segment		2
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)		$ 0.001	$ 0.001
Class A common stock
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)		$ 0.001	$ 0.001
BSS Corp. | Class A and B Common Stock
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.001
DISH Network | Class A common stock
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.001
Stock conversion, numerator (in shares) | shares	0.23523769

Summary of Significant Accoun_4

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2020	Jan. 01, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Cumulative effect of new accounting pronouncement
Cumulative effect of accounting changes		$ (9,308)
Trade accounts receivable and contract assets, net	$ 187,919		$ 196,629
Other current assets, net	189,887		179,531
Other investments, net	298,147		325,405
Other non-current assets, net	339,640		334,841
Total assets	6,959,621		7,154,298
Deferred tax liabilities, net	339,006		351,692
Accumulated earnings	569,446		632,809
Non-controlling interests	58,229		75,748
Total stockholders’ equity	3,605,575		3,745,553	$ 4,179,536	$ 4,155,474
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	6,959,621		7,154,298
Accumulated Earnings (Losses)
Cumulative effect of new accounting pronouncement
Cumulative effect of accounting changes		(9,068)
Total stockholders’ equity	$ 569,446		$ 632,809	$ 709,928	$ 694,129
Adoption of ASC 326 Increase (Decrease)
Cumulative effect of new accounting pronouncement
Trade accounts receivable and contract assets, net		(13,672)
Other current assets, net		6,723
Other investments, net		(7,381)
Other non-current assets, net		4,050
Total assets		(10,280)
Deferred tax liabilities, net		(972)
Accumulated earnings		(9,068)
Non-controlling interests		(240)
Total stockholders’ equity		(9,308)
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity		(10,280)
Balance at January 1, 2020
Cumulative effect of new accounting pronouncement
Trade accounts receivable and contract assets, net		182,957
Other current assets, net		186,254
Other investments, net		318,024
Other non-current assets, net		338,891
Total assets		7,144,018
Deferred tax liabilities, net		350,720
Accumulated earnings		623,741
Non-controlling interests		75,508
Total stockholders’ equity		3,736,245
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity		7,144,018
Accounting Standards Update 2016-13
Cumulative effect of new accounting pronouncement
Accumulated earnings		2,900
Accounting Standards Update 2016-13 | Accumulated Earnings (Losses)
Cumulative effect of new accounting pronouncement
Cumulative effect of accounting changes		$ (9,100)

Revenue Recognition - Contract

Revenue Recognition - Contract Balances with Customers (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2019
Trade accounts receivable and contract assets, net:
Trade accounts receivable	$ 151,589		$ 156,648
Contract assets	46,938		63,758
Allowance for doubtful accounts	(10,608)		(23,777)
Total trade accounts receivable and contract assets, net	187,919		196,629
Contract liabilities:
Current	99,266		101,060
Noncurrent	9,426		10,572
Total contract liabilities	108,692		111,632
Revenue recognized	52,200	$ 39,500
Sales and services
Trade accounts receivable and contract assets, net:
Trade accounts receivable	147,288		152,632
Leasing
Trade accounts receivable and contract assets, net:
Trade accounts receivable	$ 4,301		$ 4,016

Revenue Recognition - Allowance

Revenue Recognition - Allowance for Doubtful Accounts (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2019	Jan. 01, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Balance at Beginning of Period	$ 23,777	$ 16,604
Credit Losses	(5,754)	4,177
Deductions	(6,325)	(6,738)
Foreign Currency Translation	(1,090)	(15)
Balance at End of Period	10,608	$ 14,028
Accumulated earnings (losses)	$ 569,446			$ 632,809
Accounting Standards Update 2016-13
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Other current assets and other non-current assets			$ 13,400
Accumulated earnings (losses)			$ 2,900

- Contract Acquisition Costs (D

- Contract Acquisition Costs (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2019
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]
Unamortized contract acquisition costs	$ 110,397		$ 113,592
Amortization expense	$ 25,431	$ 21,115

Revenue Recognition - Revenue P

Revenue Recognition - Revenue Performance Obligation (Details) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2020USD ($)
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]
Remaining performance obligation	$ 736.6
Remaining performance obligation, as a percentage	39.60%

Revenue Recognition - Disaggreg

Revenue Recognition - Disaggregation of Revenue (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2019
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	$ 465,666	$ 454,382
Services
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	394,053	385,337
Lease revenue
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	14,304	17,331
Total services and other revenue
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	408,357	402,668
Equipment
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	24,839	25,960
Design, development and construction services
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	31,557	25,066
Lease revenue
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	913	688
Total equipment revenue
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	57,309	51,714
North America
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	389,807	376,734
South and Central America
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	34,048	27,003
All other
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	41,811	50,645
Hughes
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	458,482	445,337
ESS
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	4,367	3,852
Operating Segments | Hughes
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	458,482	445,337
Operating Segments | Hughes | Services
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	390,000	380,783
Operating Segments | Hughes | Lease revenue
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	11,173	12,840
Operating Segments | Hughes | Total services and other revenue
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	401,173	393,623
Operating Segments | Hughes | Equipment
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	24,839	25,960
Operating Segments | Hughes | Design, development and construction services
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	31,557	25,066
Operating Segments | Hughes | Lease revenue
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	913	688
Operating Segments | Hughes | Total equipment revenue
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	57,309	51,714
Operating Segments | Hughes | North America
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	382,715	367,829
Operating Segments | Hughes | South and Central America
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	33,956	26,863
Operating Segments | Hughes | All other
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	41,811	50,645
Operating Segments | ESS
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	4,652	4,033
Operating Segments | ESS | Services
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	2,765	2,817
Operating Segments | ESS | Lease revenue
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	1,887	1,216
Operating Segments | ESS | Total services and other revenue
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	4,652	4,033
Operating Segments | ESS | Equipment
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	0	0
Operating Segments | ESS | Design, development and construction services
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	0	0
Operating Segments | ESS | Lease revenue
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	0	0
Operating Segments | ESS | Total equipment revenue
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	0	0
Operating Segments | ESS | North America
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	4,652	4,033
Operating Segments | ESS | South and Central America
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	0	0
Operating Segments | ESS | All other
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	0	0
Corporate and Other
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	2,532	5,012
Corporate and Other | Services
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	1,288	1,737
Corporate and Other | Lease revenue
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	1,244	3,275
Corporate and Other | Total services and other revenue
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	2,532	5,012
Corporate and Other | Equipment
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	0	0
Corporate and Other | Design, development and construction services
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	0	0
Corporate and Other | Lease revenue
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	0	0
Corporate and Other | Total equipment revenue
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	0	0
Corporate and Other | North America
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	2,440	4,872
Corporate and Other | South and Central America
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	92	140
Corporate and Other | All other
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenues	$ 0	$ 0

Revenue Recognition - Lease Rev

Revenue Recognition - Lease Revenue (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2019
Sales-type lease revenue:
Revenue at lease commencement	$ 913	$ 688
Interest income	69	252
Total sales-type lease revenue	982	940
Operating lease revenue	14,235	17,079
Total lease revenue	15,217	$ 18,019
Sales-type lease receivable	$ 6,600		$ 6,500

Revenue Recognition - Future Op

Revenue Recognition - Future Operating Lease Payments (Details) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2020USD ($)
Lessor, Operating Lease, Payments, Fiscal Year Maturity [Abstract]
2020 (remainder)	$ 32,008
2021	34,910
2022	32,052
2023	30,285
2024	28,219
2025 and beyond	123,520
Total lease payments	$ 280,994

Revenue Recognition - Property

Revenue Recognition - Property and Equipment Subject to Operating Leases (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property and equipment, net	$ 2,428,543	$ 2,528,738
Customer premises equipment
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Cost	1,409,187	1,377,914
Accumulated Depreciation	(1,089,152)	(1,043,431)
Property and equipment, net	320,035	334,483
Satellites
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Cost	104,620	104,620
Accumulated Depreciation	(33,104)	(31,360)
Property and equipment, net	71,516	73,260
Real estate
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Cost	47,243	46,930
Accumulated Depreciation	(16,374)	(16,048)
Property and equipment, net	30,869	30,882
Total Assets Leased to Others
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Cost	1,561,050	1,529,464
Accumulated Depreciation	(1,138,630)	(1,090,839)
Property and equipment, net	$ 422,420	$ 438,625

Revenue Recognition - Depreciat

Revenue Recognition - Depreciation Expense (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2019
Customer premises equipment
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Total depreciation expense	$ 45,721	$ 45,812
Satellites
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Total depreciation expense	1,744	1,737
Real estate
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Total depreciation expense	232	558
Total Assets Leased to Others
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Total depreciation expense	$ 47,697	$ 48,107

Discontinued Operations - Finan

Discontinued Operations - Financial Results of Discontinued Operations (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2019
Revenue:
Total revenue	$ 465,666	$ 454,382
Other Income (Expense):
Net income (loss) from discontinued operations	0	19,247
Discontinued Operations | BSS Business
Revenue:
Total revenue		76,700
Costs and Expenses:
Cost of equipment, services and other		10,224
Selling, general and administrative expenses		20
Depreciation and amortization		35,243
Total costs and expenses		45,487
Operating income		31,213
Other Income (Expense):
Interest expense		(6,683)
Total other income (expense), net		(6,683)
Income from discontinued operations before income taxes		24,530
Income tax benefit (provision), net		(5,283)
Net income (loss) from discontinued operations		19,247
Total services and other revenue
Revenue:
Total revenue	$ 408,357	402,668
Total services and other revenue | Discontinued Operations | BSS Business
Revenue:
Total revenue		5,874
DISH Network | Total services and other revenue | Discontinued Operations | BSS Business
Revenue:
Total revenue		$ 70,826

Discontinued Operations - Suppl

Discontinued Operations - Supplemental Cash Flow Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2019
Operating activities:
Net income (loss) from discontinued operations	$ 0	$ 19,247
Financing activities:
Payment of finance lease obligations	215	9,882
Payment of in-orbit incentive obligations	$ 801	1,573
BSS Business | Discontinued Operations
Operating activities:
Net income (loss) from discontinued operations		19,247
Depreciation and amortization		35,243
Investing activities:
Expenditures for property and equipment		108
Financing activities:
Payment of finance lease obligations		9,597
Payment of in-orbit incentive obligations		$ 1,035

Discontinued Operations - Narra

Discontinued Operations - Narrative (Details) - transponder	Feb. 28, 2017	Feb. 28, 2013	Sep. 30, 2009	Nov. 30, 2008
TeleSat Transponder Agreement | Telesat Canada
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Number of DBS transponders available to receive services			32
DISH Network | DISH Nimiq 5 Agreement
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Number of DBS transponders available to receive services			32
QuetzSat-1 | Satellite Services Agreement | S E S Latin America
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Number of DBS transponders expected to receive services				32
QuetzSat-1 | DISH Network | Satellite Capacity Lease Agreement
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Number of DBS transponders currently receiving services				24
Number of DBS transponders receiving certain satellite services from related party		5
EchoStar Technologies segment | DISH Network | Share Exchange Agreement
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Ownership interest acquired by related party (as a percent)	100.00%

Business Combinations - Assets

Business Combinations - Assets and Liabilities Acquired (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Nov. 30, 2019
Assets:
Goodwill	$ 509,315	$ 506,953
Yahsat
Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents			$ 7,858
Other current assets, net			7,106
Property and equipment			86,983
Regulatory authorization			53,861
Goodwill			6,328
Other non-current assets, net			1,502
Total assets			114,275
Liabilities:
Trade accounts payable			3,879
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities			4,796
Total liabilities			8,675
Total purchase price			105,600
Regulatory authorization | Yahsat
Assets:
Regulatory authorization			$ 4,498

Business Combinations - Level 3

Business Combinations - Level 3 Rollforward (Details) - Yahsat $ in Thousands	Nov. 30, 2019USD ($)
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquired assets	$ 53,861
Satellite payload
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquired assets	49,363
Regulatory authorization
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquired assets	$ 4,498

Business Combinations - Narrati

Business Combinations - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended
	Nov. 30, 2019	Mar. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Useful life	11 years
Goodwill		$ 509,315	$ 506,953
Yahsat
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Equity ownership interest	20.00%
Costs incurred		$ 1,600
Useful life	11 years
Goodwill	$ 6,328
Currency translation adjustment	$ 1,200
Satellite payload | Yahsat
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Useful life	7 years

Earnings Per Share - Narrative

Earnings Per Share - Narrative (Details) - shares shares in Millions	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Stock awards
Antidilutive Securities Excluded From Computation Of Earnings Per Share
Anti-dilutive securities excluded from computation of earnings per share (in shares)	4.8	4.9

Earnings Per Share - Basic and

Earnings Per Share - Basic and Diluted Earnings Per Share (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2019
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
Net income (loss) from continuing operations	$ (54,295)	$ (5,045)
Net income (loss) from discontinued operations	0	19,247
Net income (loss) attributable to EchoStar Corporation common stock	$ (54,295)	$ 14,202	$ 14,202
Class A and B common stock:
Basic and diluted (in shares)	97,811	95,386
Basic and diluted:
Continuing operations (in dollars per share)	$ (0.56)		$ (0.05)
Discontinued operations (in dollars per share)	0	$ 0.20
Total basic and diluted earnings (losses) per share (in dollars per share)	$ (0.56)		$ 0.15

Marketable Investment Securit_3

Marketable Investment Securities - Schedule of Marketable Investment Securities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Debt securities:
Debt securities	$ 750,218	$ 904,022
Fair value option - corporate bonds	12,181	9,128
Total debt securities	762,399	913,150
Equity securities	29,673	35,566
Total marketable investment securities, including restricted amounts	792,072	948,716
Less: Restricted marketable investment securities	(1,711)	(8,093)
Total marketable investment securities	790,361	940,623
Corporate bonds
Debt securities:
Debt securities	446,515	568,442
Other debt securities
Debt securities:
Debt securities	$ 303,703	$ 335,580

Marketable Investment Securit_4

Marketable Investment Securities - Schedule of Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Available-for-Sale Securities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2019
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Debt securities	$ 750,218		$ 904,022
Corporate bonds
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	449,483		567,926
Unrealized Gains	0		518
Unrealized Losses	(2,968)		(2)
Debt securities	446,515		568,442
Gains (losses) on investments, net	(4,208)	$ 4,198
Other debt securities
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	303,694		335,572
Unrealized Gains	9		8
Unrealized Losses	0		0
Debt securities	303,703		335,580
Total available-for-sale debt securities
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	753,177		903,498
Unrealized Gains	9		526
Unrealized Losses	(2,968)		(2)
Debt securities	$ 750,218		$ 904,022

Marketable Investment Securit_5

Marketable Investment Securities - Activity on Available-for-sale Debt Securities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2019
Investments, Debt and Equity Securities [Abstract]
Proceeds from sales	$ 10,000	$ 435,978
Gains (losses) on sales, net	$ 0	$ 549

Marketable Investment Securit_6

Marketable Investment Securities - Narrative (Details) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2020USD ($)
Investments, Debt and Equity Securities [Abstract]
Available-for-sale securities with contractual maturities of one year of less	$ 705.7
Available-for-sale securities with contractual maturity of greater than one year	$ 44.5

Marketable Investment Securit_7

Marketable Investment Securities - Equity Securities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2019
Investments, Debt and Equity Securities [Abstract]
Proceeds from sales	$ 134	$ 50,877
Gains (losses) on investments, net	$ (11,115)	$ 30,249

Marketable Investment Securit_8

Marketable Investment Securities - Fair Value of Investment Securities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Fair value of marketable securities
Total debt securities	$ 750,218	$ 904,022
Fair value option - corporate bonds	12,181	9,128
Total debt securities	762,399	913,150
Equity securities	29,673	35,566
Total marketable investment securities, including restricted amounts	792,072	948,716
Less: Restricted marketable investment securities	(1,711)	(8,093)
Total marketable investment securities	790,361	940,623
Corporate bonds
Fair value of marketable securities
Total debt securities	446,515	568,442
Other debt securities
Fair value of marketable securities
Total debt securities	303,703	335,580
Level 1
Fair value of marketable securities
Total debt securities	1,711	8,093
Fair value option - corporate bonds	0	0
Total debt securities	1,711	8,093
Equity securities	23,090	27,933
Total marketable investment securities, including restricted amounts	24,801	36,026
Less: Restricted marketable investment securities	(1,711)	(8,093)
Total marketable investment securities	23,090	27,933
Level 1 | Corporate bonds
Fair value of marketable securities
Total debt securities	0	0
Level 1 | Other debt securities
Fair value of marketable securities
Total debt securities	1,711	8,093
Level 2
Fair value of marketable securities
Total debt securities	748,507	895,929
Fair value option - corporate bonds	12,181	9,128
Total debt securities	760,688	905,057
Equity securities	6,583	7,633
Total marketable investment securities, including restricted amounts	767,271	912,690
Less: Restricted marketable investment securities	0	0
Total marketable investment securities	767,271	912,690
Level 2 | Corporate bonds
Fair value of marketable securities
Total debt securities	446,515	568,442
Level 2 | Other debt securities
Fair value of marketable securities
Total debt securities	$ 301,992	$ 327,487

Property and Equipment - Compon

Property and Equipment - Components of Property and Equipment, net (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Property and equipment, net:
Property and equipment, net	$ 2,428,543	$ 2,528,738
Other property and equipment, net	2,428,543	2,528,738
Satellites
Property and equipment, net:
Property and equipment, net	1,688,827	1,749,576
Other property and equipment, net
Property and equipment, net:
Other property and equipment, net	$ 739,716	$ 779,162

Property and Equipment - Narrat

Property and Equipment - Narrative (Details) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2019USD ($)satellitemi	Mar. 31, 2020USD ($)
Satellites
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Number of satellites in geostationary orbit, utilized by reporting entity	10
Satellites in geosynchronous orbit length above equator | mi	22,300
Satellites, Owned
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Number of satellites in geostationary orbit, utilized by reporting entity	7
Satellites, Leased
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Finance lease, right-of-use-asset, number of units	3
Satellite-related obligations
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Satellite-related obligations | $	$ 419	$ 402.7
Level 2
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
In-orbit incentive obligations | $	$ 57	$ 56.2

Property and Equipment - Satell

Property and Equipment - Satellite Fleet (Details)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020
SPACEWAY 3
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Depreciable Life (In Years)	10 years
EchoStar XVII
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Depreciable Life (In Years)	15 years
EchoStar XIX
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Depreciable Life (In Years)	15 years
Al Yah 3
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Depreciable Life (In Years)	7 years
EchoStar IX
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Depreciable Life (In Years)	12 years
EchoStar XXI
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Depreciable Life (In Years)	15 years
Eutelsat 65 West A
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Depreciable Life (In Years)	15 years
Telesat T19V
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Depreciable Life (In Years)	15 years
EchoStar 105/SES-11
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Depreciable Life (In Years)	15 years

Property and Equipment - Sate_2

Property and Equipment - Satellite Breakdown (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property and equipment, net	$ 2,428,543	$ 2,528,738
Satellites - owned
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Total property and equipment	1,803,878	1,816,303
Accumulated depreciation	(788,241)	(756,635)
Satellites
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment and finance leases, before accumulated depreciation	2,533,453	2,562,599
Accumulated depreciation	(844,626)	(813,023)
Property and equipment, net	$ 1,688,827	1,749,576
Satellites - acquired under finance leases
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Depreciable Life (In Years)	15 years
Finance leases	$ 352,206	381,163
Accumulated depreciation	(56,385)	(56,388)
Construction in progress
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Total property and equipment	$ 377,369	$ 365,133
Maximum | Satellites
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Depreciable Life (In Years)	15 years
Minimum | Satellites
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Depreciable Life (In Years)	7 years

Property and Equipment - Deprec

Property and Equipment - Depreciation Expense (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2019
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Total depreciation expense	$ 132,368	$ 118,978
Capitalized interest	6,681	4,901
Satellites
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Total depreciation expense	32,073	32,015
Finance lease amortization expense	6,013	6,490
Total depreciation expense	$ 38,086	$ 38,505

Regulatory Authorizations - Int

Regulatory Authorizations - Intangibles Rollforward (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Cost
Weighted average useful life	13 years
Accumulated Amortization
Amortization expense	$ (964)	$ (878)
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Total
Balance at the beginning of the period	25,826		$ 29,507
Balance at the end of the period	25,826
Indefinite lived
Balance at the beginning of the period	440,291	400,042
Foreign currency translation	(5,008)	0
Balance at the end of the period	435,283	400,042
Other Intangible Assets, Total
Balance at the beginning of the period	478,598	430,039
Foreign currency translation	(6,470)	(523)
Balance at the end of the period	471,164	428,638
Regulatory authorization
Cost
Balance at the beginning of the period	58,451	46,787
Foreign currency translation	(1,828)	(854)
Balance at the end of the period	56,623	45,933
Accumulated Amortization
Balance at the beginning of the period	(20,144)	(16,790)
Amortization expense	(964)	(878)
Foreign currency translation	366	331
Balance at the end of the period	(20,742)	(17,337)
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Total
Balance at the beginning of the period	35,881	28,596	$ 38,307	$ 29,997
Foreign currency translation	(1,462)	(523)
Balance at the end of the period	$ 35,881	$ 28,596

Regulatory Authorizations - Nar

Regulatory Authorizations - Narrative (Details) $ in Millions	1 Months Ended
	Nov. 30, 2019USD ($)
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite-lived intangible assets, additions	$ 7.9
Useful life	11 years
Finite-lived intangible assets acquired	$ 4.5
Licensing Agreements
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Useful life	15 years

Other Investments - Components

Other Investments - Components of Other Investments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Other investments, net:
Equity method investments	$ 163,689	$ 166,209
Other equity investments	43,364	66,627
Other debt investments, net	91,094	92,569
Total other investments, net	$ 298,147	$ 325,405

Other Investments - Component_2

Other Investments - Components of Other Debt Investments, Net (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2019
Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures [Abstract]
Cost basis	$ 103,768		$ 102,878
Discount	(10,442)		(10,309)
Allowance for credit losses	(2,232)		0
Total other debt investments, net	91,094		$ 92,569
Interest income	$ 3,300	$ 0

Other Investments - Narrative (

Other Investments - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2019
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Services and other revenue - DISH Network		$ 10,313		$ 15,062
Trade accounts receivable - DISH Network		10,948	$ 10,683
Investment impairment		(21,300)		(28,700)
Broadband Connectivity Solutions
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Equity interest, percentage in joint venture	20.00%
Services and other revenue - DISH Network		$ 1,700		2,300
Payments to acquire equity method investments	$ 100,000
Dish Mexico
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Equity interest, percentage in joint venture		49.00%
Deluxe
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Equity interest, percentage in joint venture		50.00%
Services and other revenue - DISH Network		$ 1,300	900
Trade accounts receivable - DISH Network			600	$ 1,000
Broadband Connectivity Solutions
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Trade accounts receivable - DISH Network		$ 4,500	$ 5,200

Other Investments - Allowance f

Other Investments - Allowance for Credit Loss (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020	Jan. 01, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Equity Securities Without Readily Determinable Fair Value, Allowance For Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Balance at beginning of period	$ 0
Credit Loss	2,232
Deductions	0
Balance at end of period	2,232
Accumulated earnings (losses)	$ 569,446		$ 632,809
Accounting Standards Update 2016-13
Equity Securities Without Readily Determinable Fair Value, Allowance For Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Accumulated earnings (losses)		$ 2,900
Investments In And Advances To Affiliates, Subsidiaries, Associates, And Joint Ventures | Accounting Standards Update 2016-13
Equity Securities Without Readily Determinable Fair Value, Allowance For Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Accumulated earnings (losses)		$ 2,100

Long-Term Debt (Details)

Long-Term Debt (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Debt and Capital Lease Obligations
Less: Unamortized debt issuance costs	$ (9,782)	$ (10,832)
Carrying amount	2,390,218	2,389,168
Fair Value	$ 2,441,375	2,622,994
5 1/4% Senior Secured Notes due 2026
Debt and Capital Lease Obligations
Interest rate	5.25%
Effective interest rates	5.32%
Carrying Amount	$ 750,000	750,000
Fair Value	$ 748,133	825,308
7 5/8% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2021
Debt and Capital Lease Obligations
Interest rate	7.625%
Effective interest rates	8.062%
Carrying Amount	$ 900,000	900,000
Fair Value	$ 922,527	963,783
6 5/8% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2026
Debt and Capital Lease Obligations
Interest rate	6.625%
Effective interest rates	6.688%
Carrying Amount	$ 750,000	750,000
Fair Value	$ 770,715	$ 833,903

Income Taxes (Details)

Income Taxes (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2019
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Income tax provision	$ 7,492	$ (2,898)
Effective income tax rate	11.50%	(216.10%)

Contingencies (Details)

Contingencies (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2020
License Fee Dispute
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Total written assessments		$ 28.4
Payments for written assessments		2.9
Hughes Network Systems | Elbit
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Amount paid to other party	$ 33
Hughes Network Systems | License Fee Dispute
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Loss contingency accrual	$ 80.2	77.1
Additional License Fee | License Fee Dispute
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Total written assessments		4
Additional License Fee | Hughes Network Systems | License Fee Dispute
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Loss contingency accrual		3.8
Penalties | License Fee Dispute
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Total written assessments		4.1
Penalties | Hughes Network Systems | License Fee Dispute
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Loss contingency accrual		3.9
Interest and Interest on Penalties | License Fee Dispute
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Total written assessments		20.3
Interest and Interest on Penalties | Hughes Network Systems | License Fee Dispute
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Loss contingency accrual		$ 69.4

Segment Reporting (Details)

Segment Reporting (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020USD ($)segment	Mar. 31, 2019USD ($)
Segment Reporting [Abstract]
Number of business segments | segment	2
Segment Reporting
Revenues	$ 465,666	$ 454,382
Capital expenditures	104,604	111,854
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes	(65,229)	(1,341)
Interest income, net	(15,583)	(24,429)
Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized	36,233	53,199
Depreciation and amortization	132,368	118,978
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	3,442	(806)
EBITDA	91,231	145,601
Hughes
Segment Reporting
Revenues	458,482	445,337
ESS
Segment Reporting
Revenues	4,367	3,852
All Other Segments And Eliminations
Segment Reporting
Revenues	2,817	5,193
Operating Segments | Hughes
Segment Reporting
Revenues	458,482	445,337
Capital expenditures	91,517	73,821
EBITDA	154,641	161,132
Operating Segments | ESS
Segment Reporting
Revenues	4,652	4,033
Capital expenditures	0	0
EBITDA	2,030	1,729
Intersegment revenue
Segment Reporting
Revenues	(285)	(181)
Intersegment revenue | Hughes
Segment Reporting
Revenues	0	0
Intersegment revenue | ESS
Segment Reporting
Revenues	285	181
Corporate and Other
Segment Reporting
Revenues	2,532	5,012
Capital expenditures	13,087	38,033
EBITDA	$ (65,440)	$ (17,260)

Related Party Transactions - _3

Related Party Transactions - DISH Network - Services and Other Revenue - DISH Network (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2019
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]
Services and other revenue - DISH Network	$ 10,313	$ 15,062
Trade accounts receivable - DISH Network	$ 10,948		$ 10,683

Related Party Transactions - _4

Related Party Transactions - DISH Network - Real Estate Leases to DISH Network (Details) - DISH Network - Related Party Transactions, Lessor, Operating Lease, Real Estate	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2020
100 Inverness Lease Agreement
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Required minimum notice for termination of agreement	180 days
Required minimum notice period for termination of agreement after extension	30 days
Meridian Lease Agreement
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Required minimum notice period for termination of agreement after extension		30 days

Related Party Transactions - _5

Related Party Transactions - DISH Network - TerreStar Agreement (Details) - TerreStar Agreement - DISH Network	1 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Minimum termination notice period	21 days
Required minimum notice for termination of agreement	90 days

Related Party Transactions - _6

Related Party Transactions - DISH Network - Hughes Broadband Distribution Agreement (Details) - Hughes Broadband Distribution Agreement	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2012	Mar. 31, 2020
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Automatic renewal period	1 year
DISH Network
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Agreement term	5 years
Required minimum notice for termination of agreement		180 days

Related Party Transactions - _7

Related Party Transactions - DISH Network - DBSD North America Agreement (Details) - DBSD North America Agreement - DISH Network	1 Months Ended
	Feb. 28, 2022	Feb. 28, 2019	Dec. 31, 2017
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Required minimum notice for termination of agreement			120 days
Minimum termination notice period		21 days
Subsequent Event
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Minimum termination notice period	180 days
Forecast
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Automatic renewal period	5 years

Related Party Transactions - _8

Related Party Transactions - DISH Network - Hughes Equipment and Services Agreement (Details) - Hughes Equipment And Service Agreement - DISH Network	1 Months Ended
	Feb. 28, 2019
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Agreement term	5 years
Required minimum notice for termination of agreement	180 days
Minimum termination notice period	365 days

Related Party Transactions - _9

Related Party Transactions - DISH Network - Operating Expenses - DISH Network (Details) - DISH Network - USD ($) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended							3 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019	Feb. 28, 2019	Dec. 31, 2017	Aug. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2017	Aug. 31, 2015	May 31, 2012	Mar. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2019	Aug. 31, 2018
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Operating expenses - DISH Network								$ 1,455	$ 916
Trade accounts payable - DISH Network								1,229		$ 1,923
EchoStar Amended and Restated Professional Services Agreement
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Automatic renewal period	1 year
Required minimum notice for termination of agreement	60 days
Required minimum notice for termination of individual service	30 days
Hughes Broadband Master Services Agreement
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Automatic renewal period					1 year
Required minimum notice for termination of agreement					90 days
Agreement term					5 years
Sales commissions and fees								$ 4,600	$ 4,800
TT&C Agreement
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Required renewal notice	90 days
Termination notice required	12 months
Term of renewal option	1 year
DBSD North America Agreement
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Required minimum notice for termination of agreement			120 days
Minimum termination notice period		21 days
Hughes Equipment And Service Agreement
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Automatic renewal period		1 year
Required minimum notice for termination of agreement		180 days
Minimum termination notice period		365 days
Agreement term		5 years
Collocation and Antenna Space Agreements
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Agreement term	5 years
Termination notice required				180 days
Term of renewal option	3 years			3 years		4 years
Ciel Satellite Holdings Inc | 103 Spectrum Development Agreement
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Agreement term							10 years
Maximum | Collocation and Antenna Space Agreements
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Required renewal notice	120 days			120 days
Maximum | Antenna Space And Power Agreements
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Required renewal notice	120 days
Minimum | Collocation and Antenna Space Agreements
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Required renewal notice	90 days			90 days
Minimum | Antenna Space And Power Agreements
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Required renewal notice	90 days
Related Party Transactions, Lessee, Operating Lease, Real Estate | Cheyenne Lease Agreement
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Operating lease contract term											1 year
Lease renewal term											1 year
Minimum termination notice period		180 days
Related Party Transactions, Lessee, Operating Lease, Real Estate | American Fork Occupancy License Agreement
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Operating lease contract term				5 years

Related Party Transactions -_10

Related Party Transactions - DISH Network - Other Receivables - DISH Network (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
DISH Network
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Other receivables - DISH Network	$ 93,299	$ 92,892

Related Party Transactions -_11

Related Party Transactions - DISH Network - Other Agreements (Details) - shares	1 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019	Feb. 28, 2017
EchoStar Technologies segment | Share Exchange Agreement | DISH Network
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Ownership interest acquired by related party (as a percent)		100.00%
Class A common stock | DISH Network
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Stock conversion, numerator (in shares)	0.23523769

Related Party Transactions -_12

Related Party Transactions - Other (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2019
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Services and other revenue - DISH Network	$ 10,313,000	$ 15,062,000
Trade accounts receivable - DISH Network	10,948,000		$ 10,683,000
Maxar Technologies Inc.
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Aggregate costs payable	7,900,000	35,700,000
Trade accounts payable - DISH Network	0		0
Global IP Revenue
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Services and other revenue - DISH Network	0	0
Trade accounts receivable - DISH Network	$ 7,500,000		7,500,000
TerreStar Solutions, Inc.
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Ownership percentage in equity method investment (at least)	15.00%
Services and other revenue - DISH Network	$ 2,200,000	$ 5,100,000
Trade accounts receivable - DISH Network	$ 2,300,000		$ 2,700,000
Hughes Systique Corporation
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Ownership interest in related party (as a percent)	43.00%
Ownership percentage by related party	25.00%

Supplemental Financial Inform_3

Supplemental Financial Information - Research and Development (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2019
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Research and development expenses	$ 6,254	$ 6,888
Cost of sales - equipment (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Research and development expenses	6,692	5,395
Research and development expenses
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Research and development expenses	$ 6,254	$ 6,888

Supplemental Financial Inform_4

Supplemental Financial Information - Cash and Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 1,599,025	$ 1,519,431	$ 1,349,724	$ 928,306
Restricted cash	8,278	2,458	982	1,189
Total cash and cash equivalents, included restricted amounts, beginning of period	$ 1,607,303	$ 1,521,889	$ 1,350,706	$ 929,495

Supplemental Financial Inform_5

Supplemental Financial Information - Other Current and Non-Current Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Other current assets, net:
Trade accounts receivable - DISH Network	$ 10,948	$ 10,683
Inventory	88,446	79,621
Prepaids and deposits	52,380	50,145
Contract acquisition costs, net	14,290	16,869
Other, net	23,823	22,213
Other Assets, Current	189,887	179,531
Other non-current assets, net:
Restricted marketable investment securities	1,711	8,093
Restricted cash	8,278	2,458
Deferred tax assets, net	7,145	7,251
Capitalized software, net	104,401	101,786
Other, net	25,917	22,628
Total other non-current assets, net	339,640	334,841
DISH Network
Other current assets, net:
Trade accounts receivable - DISH Network	10,948	10,683
Other non-current assets, net:
Other receivables - DISH Network	93,299	92,892
Contract Acquisition Costs
Other non-current assets, net:
Capitalized costs, net	96,107	96,723
Contract Fulfillment Costs
Other non-current assets, net:
Capitalized costs, net	$ 2,782	$ 3,010

Supplemental Financial Inform_6

Supplemental Financial Information - Activity in Allowance For Doubtful Accounts (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2019	Jan. 01, 2020
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Balance at Beginning of Period	$ 23,777	$ 16,604
Credit Losses	(5,754)	4,177
Deductions	6,325	6,738
Foreign Currency Translation	(1,090)	(15)
Balance at End of Period	10,608	$ 14,028
Other current assets, net
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Balance at Beginning of Period	0
Credit Losses	1,595
Deductions	0
Foreign Currency Translation	0
Balance at End of Period	1,595
Other noncurrent assets, net
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Balance at Beginning of Period	0
Credit Losses	13,379
Deductions	0
Foreign Currency Translation	(358)
Balance at End of Period	$ 13,021
Accounting Standards Update 2016-13
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Other current assets and other non-current assets			$ 13,400

Supplemental Financial Inform_7

Supplemental Financial Information - Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities:
Accrued interest	$ 36,072	$ 42,622
Accrued compensation	38,542	50,787
Accrued taxes	18,183	18,525
Operating lease obligation	13,527	14,651
Other	132,153	142,371
Total accrued expenses and other current liabilities	239,706	270,879
DISH Network
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities:
Trade accounts payable - DISH Network	$ 1,229	$ 1,923

Supplemental Financial Inform_8

Supplemental Financial Information - Inventory (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Raw materials	$ 8,399	$ 4,240
Work-in-process	9,421	6,979
Finished goods	70,626	68,402
Total inventory	$ 88,446	$ 79,621

Supplemental Financial Inform_9

Supplemental Financial Information - Noncash Investing and Financing Activities, Narrative and Research and Development (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2019
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
Cash paid for interest, net of amounts capitalized	$ 43,847	$ 54,572
Cash paid for income taxes	716	772
Non-cash investing and financing activities:
Employee benefits paid in Class A common stock	6,920	6,654
Increase (decrease) in capital expenditures included in accounts payable, net	(5,549)	(15,320)
Noncash net assets exchanged for BSS Transaction (Note 5)	$ (2,824)	$ 0

Uncategorized Items - sats03312

Label	Element	Value
Stockholders' Equity, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest, Adjusted Balance	us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterestAdjustedBalance1	$ 3,736,245,000
Treasury Stock [Member]
Stockholders' Equity, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest, Adjusted Balance	us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterestAdjustedBalance1	(131,454,000)
Retained Earnings [Member]
Stockholders' Equity, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest, Adjusted Balance	us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterestAdjustedBalance1	623,741,000
Noncontrolling Interest [Member]
Cumulative Effect of New Accounting Principle in Period of Adoption	us-gaap_CumulativeEffectOfNewAccountingPrincipleInPeriodOfAdoption	(240,000)
Stockholders' Equity, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest, Adjusted Balance	us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterestAdjustedBalance1	75,508,000
AOCI Attributable to Parent [Member]
Stockholders' Equity, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest, Adjusted Balance	us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterestAdjustedBalance1	(122,138,000)
Additional Paid-in Capital [Member]
Stockholders' Equity, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest, Adjusted Balance	us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterestAdjustedBalance1	3,290,483,000
Common Stock [Member]
Stockholders' Equity, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest, Adjusted Balance	us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterestAdjustedBalance1	$ 105,000